Fire Cultist analysis shows that the situation is basically true. Under the current conditions, helping the Prophet get back Manuscript is the best choice and has many benefits. At least Holy Grail and Manuscript are treasures, and Manuscript is just copied by hand, one copy per person. You can even evaluate the value of Manuscript to see if it is worth exchanging for the secret of Liu Meier. The best news is that Lank they don’t know about the existence of Manuscript. As long as they find the passengers’ supplies, they can get them back even if they are treated as garbage. Under such circumstances, Fire Cult agreed to the agreement, and the agreement was for twenty days. After twenty days, the prophet did not expect to recover Manuscript. But Fire Cult did not expect that the resistance would be great. Lank suddenly blocked Pirate City, only allowed to go out, not to enter. Ships within three hundred miles of Pirate City will be regarded as hostile ships. The Fire Cult Practitioner who sneaked into Pirate City had a head-on confrontation with a Fishman, which shows that the current vigilance in Pirate City is very strong. There are currently five practitioners in Pirate City. Although their strength on land is not top-notch, on the sea, they are all kings. Why? According to Clue, Fire Cult believes that Lank guessed or knew something about Manuscript. It is unclear whether the prophet communicated with Lank or whether it was due to some actions of Fire Cult that led to the leak. On Twelfth Day, a practitioner of Fire Cult found Manuscript as he wished. It was a booklet made of sheepskin, but the text on it was completely incomprehensible. At this time, Lank led people to intercept Fire Cult Practitioner. Outnumbered, the practitioner was captured and tortured to no avail. Lank Put this practitioner to death. But this practitioner had already hidden the Manuscript before encountering Lank, and Lank found nothing. But Lank is more determined, someone is looking for something in their territory. ThirteenthDay. Lank used manpower to find the Manuscript under the stone at the river near where the practitioner was intercepted. Lank found a valuable treasure and immediately looked for professionals to translate it. Pirate City is considered by one of the most learned scholars to belong to the text of Eastern Continent, which is very similar in style. Lank sends a practitioner to Nordo City in the Eastern Continent to find a scholar who knows this writing. Unexpectedly, the practitioner has just arrived in the Eastern Continent. Immediately ambushed by Fire Cultist, killed on the spot, Fire Cultist obtained the sample. Fire Cultist found scholars to inquire, and Twilight City scholars clearly told them that this is the writing of a lost civilization. This kind of writing is recorded in the official cultural relics of Dawn City, because before the lost civilization and Dawn City There are diplomatic contacts. But now there are almost no people who can understand this kind of writing. If there is one, it is only a scholar from Dawn Empire. This scholar has been engaged in archaeological research for sixty years and is familiar with various texts. FireCultThe troops are divided into two groups. On the one hand, we are looking for this scholar, and on the other hand, we are starting to arrange for the robbery of Manuscript. Eighteenth Day, the headquarters of Pirate City. That is to say, a battle broke out where the city lord was located. Six Masked Man broke into the headquarters. A cultivator happened to be at the headquarters and resisted desperately, but was beaten to death by the Masked Man. After receiving the news, Lank immediately returned to the headquarters, returned to the headquarters with Fishman and Big Guy, and found that the underground vault where Manuscript was stored had been blown open and Manuscript had been snatched away. Seeing his brother die, the other party is so arrogant. The extremely angry Lank ordered via telegraph that all pirate ships intercept the Masked Man ship. In the end, the two sides met on the sea five hundred nautical miles away from Pirate City. After a fierce battle, although Masked Man had six people. But the world belongs to Fishman and BigGuy. Fishman killed two people in a row, one of them was left behind, and the other three fled in a hurry. After the war, Lank discovered from their physical appearance that this group of mysterious people was probably a Half-Orc Organization. Anyway, Fire Cult brought Manuscript back, copied Manuscript, and contacted the messenger. Unexpectedly, the messenger disappeared like air. Fire Cult I realized that I had been tricked, but I still had a lucky mentality. Maybe something happened to the messenger. So he sent people to Silent City to see the elder prophet.
Silent City is a chaotic place, devoid of guards or sentinels. Within half an hour of entering the region, two mad sorcerers captured a messenger and took him for experimentation. They were attempting to enhance their magical array using the pain of practitioners to summon powerful Otherworldly Creatures.
Twenty days passed—twenty inexplicable days during which no results could be confirmed—but the troubles did not end there. A self-proclaimed Prophet's Messenger contacted Liu Meier's Costume Designer by phone, questioning why a delivery to Silent City resulted in death. The Prophet's Messenger seemed to realize the gravity of the situation and quietly hung up.
In the next phase of their plan, Wandering and Cui Ming found themselves at odds. Cui Ming wanted the Prophet to bite Liu Meier, regardless of whether it was true or false. However, Wandering believed that Liu Meier's value was immense; having a spy within the alliance could sometimes be beneficial. Wandering insisted on keeping Liu Meier around, allowing her to continue playing her role. Cui Ming acknowledged that Wandering's idea had merit but argued that Liu Meier was ultimately uncontrollable and could easily bring trouble upon herself. Wandering assessed Liu Meier's potential for destruction and deemed it manageable. In the end, Cui Ming could not convince Wandering, and Liu Meier was allowed to remain undercover in the alliance with her innocence intact. Meanwhile, Wandering spent his days pondering how to extract more from Liu Meier.
Having engaged in Counter-espionage once, Wandering found it exhilarating, though Cui Ming chose not to associate with him any longer as more people from Hero City began to arrive. The new Assessment Match was approaching, along with the inaugural Force Alliance Tournament and Liu Meier's martial arts matchmaking event.
Liu Meier arrived in Hero City ten days early. Upon her arrival, she participated in an exclusive interview with Liu Na for the Hero Report, where she expressed her views. Heroes struggle with beautiful women, and beautiful women struggle with heroes; she hoped to meet more heroic men during the Competition Match. She clarified that this was not a publicity stunt or a grandstanding effort but rather a choice—one that also served as a method for the Liu Family to select her suitor. The Head of the Liu Family respected Liu Meier's decision.
During the interview, Cao Yi shared his perspective on Liu Meier, stating that many considered her frivolous, which he deemed a grave misunderstanding; on the contrary, he found her quite conservative. Cao Yi remarked that a woman's beauty is not her fault; if others judge her character based on her looks, that is equally misguided. He expressed his intention to showcase his best self during the Competition Match while also conveying his admiration for Liu Meier.
Cao Yi was correct in this regard; Liu Meier had no scandalous news surrounding her. She was beautiful, famous, and talented in singing—none of which should serve as grounds for negative judgment against her. Moreover, Liu Meier possessed many admirable qualities: she was gentle, intelligent, empathetic, and highly educated.
Due to these attributes and her appearance, ordinary men both feared and admired her from afar. It became evident that only a few truly had a chance with her—Ye Wen and Cao Yi were among the most popular candidates. Some astute observers believed that both Ye Wen and Cao Yi were heirs apparent; noble families preferred a compliant matriarch over one who was too opinionated or capable. Thus, these families would likely oppose any union between their heirs and Liu Meier. More promising candidates might include significant figures within noble circles—young heroes like Yellen who held considerable reputation within the alliance—or Alliance Hunters. Of course, there were also skilled practitioners from common backgrounds who could be among Liu Meier's potential suitors.
The influence of ordinary civilization still permeated the world of practitioners. Had it been several centuries ago, Ye Wen would have had no choice but to marry Dina, while Cao Yi would have been compelled to wed Ding Wen as noble families continued their intermarriage traditions. However, times had changed; aside from resolutely opposed matches, noble families had relaxed their standards when it came to choosing spouses for their members.
For instance, although Ye Wen faced opposition from elders within the Ye Family regarding his relationship with Liu Meier, the resistance was not particularly strong. This led Ye Wen to state during an interview with Force Report in Twilight City that Liu Meier had always been a good friend of his. When asked by Liu Na if there was potential for development between them, Ye Wen diplomatically replied that he would demonstrate his strength during the Competition Match.
Everyone knew about key figures among noble families; fewer were aware of those in secondary positions, while hardly anyone paid attention to scattered practitioners.
In this assessment and upcoming Competition Match, several individuals stood out: Ye Wen, the newly appointed head of the Ye Family; Ding Wen from the Ding Family; and Cao Yi from the Cao Family. As for Vlad and Ding Tai, they currently lacked any notable reputation beyond their immediate circles. Among scattered practitioners were couples Romir and Fanxi from the Eastern Continent's Northern Plateau who garnered significant attention; scientific madman Mi Big Head; steel giant Mi Xiaobo; Blind Monk Lee Sin; Silver Arrow Wei; and others.
Feng and Cui Ming had been missing for nearly three years, and during this time, there had been no news of them, nor any reports from Force Report, so they did not appear on the list.
On a sunny day, Cui Ming sat on the balcony reading Force Report while Li Qing was meditating, and Mi Xiaonan was still engrossed in her dramas. A month had passed, and many things had happened outside, but it seemed unrelated to them. The only connection they had was that Beiyue had officially become the seventh hunter of the Force Alliance. That evening, everyone celebrated, and the next day Beiyue left Hero City to visit an elder's secluded residence to inquire about the witches near Antarctic Island. She had officially begun her quest for the truth about her father. Unlike three years ago, she was no longer the little girl trapped in Dawn City who had only ventured as far as Dawnmoon City. She planned to return to Hero City before the Competition Match began.
Unfortunately, there was still no news of Ding Ze. Cui Ming contacted Raefus, who informed him that due to the busy schedule of the Wandering Gang, he needed to focus on New Island and Bit Island and might not have time to participate in the Competition Match. Raefus also told Cui Ming that if he hadn’t left the team, they would have made time to express their gratitude for his help. Since Cui Ming had departed from the team, they retained their appreciation for him.
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