Chapter 68: Knight Association, Your Emperor Has Really Returned This Time

"Berserker? Let me search for it."

"Yes, it seems a monster called Berserker appeared in Oulu, but that was twenty years ago."

"In the records of Truth Technology, a monster we call Berserker once appeared."

As Xilina spoke, she projected a photo.

It was clearly a photo of the Needle Berserker.

"But haven't there been any in recent years?"

Su Jing pondered slightly.

So, the snake-skin monster seen back then was in Black Hole Form.

He was already at max level.

Why hasn't he started devouring the world yet? Can the snake-skin monster's personality really endure not causing trouble? A snake-skin monster that feels restless all over if it doesn't act up for a day has actually been quiet for so many years.

It seems other things have happened too!

"What about records from Mars? Or records from other planets?"

Xilina's deep blue eyes flickered with various data, then after a moment she shook her head: "Sorry, there are none."

"I see." Su Jing nodded slightly.

"Then does Truth Technology have any records of Helheim Forest?"

"Helheim Forest? What is that?"

Xilina blinked her eyes, looking a bit dazed and glitched.

Just by looking at her, one could tell there were none.

Just as Su Jing was about to give up asking, a familiar voice suddenly rang out.

"Helheim Forest, this term was mentioned once by Speaker Zhou Qingshan."

Deep blue light flickered, and it was clearly the Knight Association's artificial intelligence, Iris! "Iris?"

"Heh~"

"It's rare for you to come out and answer on your own."

"Congratulations on retaking control of the Knight Association. Now you are the supreme leader of the Knight Association. Iris is only responsible to the leader of the Knight Association." Iris explained.

Su Jing raised an eyebrow: "Heh!"

"You really are a coward, afraid I'll dismantle you?"

Iris fell silent and did not answer.

Su Jing was too lazy to bother; as long as she followed the victor, that was fine.

Then he just needed to keep winning.

He would deal with her slowly once he had time.

For now.

"Bring me all the current data of the Knight Association."

"Yes!" Iris nodded.

"What do you plan to do next?" Xilina asked.

"First, understand the current situation of the Knight Association, then there are some other Speakers who haven't resolved things; resolving them will mean sweeping the Knight Association clean."

"In short, now... I will become the leader of the Knight Association, and order will be re-established by me!"

Brother Xiao Ming is the leader of Great Shocker.

Then for him to become the leader of the Knight Association, isn't that very reasonable?! In Kyoto, inside a coffee shop.

"Come! My dear Xiao Xue, taste the coffee Grandpa specially brewed for you!"

"This is the latest model! Mars Black Hole Plus Version!"

An old man, though with a sharp spirit, held a cup of coffee and placed it before Yan Qingxue with a face full of expectation.

Yan Qingxue: "..."

"Grandpa, I don't want to die yet."

Her cold voice was full of cowardice.

When she was once young, she had accidentally tasted it once, and then she clearly realized.

Coffee can also kill people.

"Ah!!"

Upon hearing this, Yan Lou immediately showed a heartbroken expression: "Is it that exaggerated!"

"How about you try it? This time it absolutely won't fail!" Yan Qingxue gave him an awkward yet polite smile.

Next time for sure.

"Grandpa, where did you send Su Jing?" She awkwardly changed the subject.

"A forest, a place we call Helheim Forest. That is a... alternate dimension adjacent to our world."

"Of course, you probably don't know; very few people know about that place." Yan Lou explained: "About a thousand years ago!"

"That forest connected with our world, or rather, unfolded a trial for our world, and then, it is said, a large-scale war broke out."

"That forest was subsequently sealed."

"If that forest hadn't been sealed, I'm afraid our world would have become part of that forest."

"But the bad news is, the seal on that forest is gradually being broken."

"Gradually being broken?" Yan Qingxue frowned.

"Mm, the person breaking it, you should be very familiar with." Yan Lou hinted, then gestured for her to guess.

"Zhou Qingshan?" Yan Qingxue suddenly spoke.

"Truly worthy of being my granddaughter; indeed a genius."

"That is correct; it is Zhou Qingshan."

"As I thought, it is him! So that means! The Sengoku Driver device Zhou Qingshan used when he became Speaker, and that Knight System resembling fruit—could it be from..."

"That is correct; it comes from within the forest! The fruits within the forest only need the Sengoku Driver to be worn; once picked, they automatically transform into Lockseeds."

The Sengoku Driver and Lockseeds are precisely the transformation items for the Gaim-series Knights.

"He truly knows how to hide." Yan Qingxue frowned and let out a cold snort.

Zhou Qingshan was originally from the Knight Association, but merely the president of an ordinary branch.

Who would have thought that side of his suddenly developed a brand new Knight System, displaying immense power, proving he defeated a Speaker, and then became the new Speaker! Because of his status as Speaker, she had no authority to investigate him.

She never expected he was hiding such a vast forest behind him.

"So... Jiang Lingying was sent to that forest? Is he currently encircling and hunting down Jiang Lingying in that forest?"

"Then Grandfather doesn't know." Yan Lou shrugged.

Knight Association.

Su Jing now understood why Jiang Lingying valued Jiang Li so highly.

She is truly capable! Apart from combat, she handles matters in all aspects very well.

Now, even this mess of the Knight Association, she can restore to normal operation swiftly.

In terms of management, Su Jing has always been unskilled.

Previously, he was a hands-off boss, leaving matters mainly to Yan Qingxue to handle.

After all, at the very beginning, the greatest trouble was never internal affairs, but external threats!

Without eliminating external threats, whether the Knight Association could even survive was a question.

Let alone other aspects!

So he left all these to Yan Qingxue, while he went out to carve out the strongest reputation himself.

Now asking him to handle it, it is truly a bit troublesome.

Having been a hands-off boss for so long, acting personally even gives him a headache.

Fortunately, Jiang Li seems very familiar with this kind of work.

Regarding this, Jiang Li said the following.

"Speaker... is someone who looks perfect on the surface, but whose actual life is a complete mess."

"If she lived alone, I suspect she would even starve herself to death."

"Oh no, she can use the Time Advent Card to Rewind, making herself not hungry. At least before I met her, she always did this."

Su Jing: "..."

6!

Is this how you play with the Time Advent Card?!

Under Jiang Li's look of practiced ease, Su Jing indicated that the Knight Association matters should be left to her for now.

He was currently checking with Xilina the Knight Association data Iris had pulled up.

Searching for clues regarding Zhou Qingshan and the forest.

(End of this chapter)