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Chapter 602
Chapter 602
‘It’s similar to a defensive formation but entirely made out of mana, must be Argus’ handiwork. I don’t think anyone besides me would be able to make it through this barrier without forcing it.’
Zhang Dong was inspecting the mana structure that surrounded the whole area. While the walls were high they could not halt anyone that was capable of flying. For this purpose, large barriers were always created to protect large settlements like this from all sides. This one was quite powerful as he could see himself having trouble blasting his way through. It would probably take a few battleships focusing their beams in one spot to leave and make a small opening for people to slip through. The time required and the energy expenditure would be tremendous.
He had made it past the wall where he saw something that looked like a medieval city. Luckily there were no farm animals walking around and no excrement was on the side of the street. At first glance, he noticed something off, while the city was quite large there weren’t that many people living here. It was as if they didn’t have enough manpower to fully use this place.
‘Hm, was my assumption correct?’
Previously he assumed that perhaps due to his involvement he changed the setting slightly. The golden knights when counter together weren’t all that strong compared to the enemy empires. Lucius and Argus would not have been able to defeat the demi-human emperor even if they combined their strength with some of the other golden knights. This side just didn’t have that emperor-level unit and the reason was probably that they discovered the secret blade with limited help.
‘It wouldn’t be strange for someone stronger to arrive after they start failing, the same thing happened to the demi-humans. The Emperor only showed up after several of their tribe leaders were killed.’
Perhaps Lucius and Argus weren’t the strongest but they still could put up a fight against the Saint Emperors. Luring in a stronger knight commander than Lucius also had drawbacks. The blond man was already stubborn enough, Zhang Dong could only imagine how prideful someone in a higher position could be. Then someone that was on an emperor-level could turn their fangs against him, it was probably better to work with these two.
‘Better to have weaker allies than stronger enemies.’
“Greetings Lord Dong.”
“Salutations to you Argus, did your beard get longer?”
Finally, someone that he knew appeared, and as always it was the wizard that greeted him first. Lucius was probably busy with some other stuff and still trying to act cool and collected.
“So then, I’m sure you got my message, I wanted to present it here as I was in the area...”
“Of course but... have you truly found the sacred aegis?”
“It should be it, it gave me the same impression as that sacred blade and it reacted to my holy energy in the same fashion.”
“It reacted? Do you actually have it with you?”
Argus’ old eyes lit up with excitement as it was revealed to him that the item they were looking for could be right here. Zhang Dong would have to disappoint the old man as he had no intention of handing it over just yet. This time around he didn’t want to beat around the bush. Perhaps it would be possible to toss it out after defeating the Emerald Phoenix Emperor for them to find but these were his allies, he wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt and just bargain with them instead.
“No, I don’t have it on me; however, your secret relic is in my possession just at a more secure location.”
“It is? This is grand news! , we must tell it to Lord Lucius and gather the knight order, this... this!”
“I do have your shield and I will hand it over if you help me out.”
“Help you out?”
“Yes, you scratch my back and I scratch yours.”
“Huh?”
Both Argus and Lucius were confused by the saying from his modern world. He could only cough into his fist while shaking his head before continuing with his point.
“I mean, that I’ll help you if you do something for me in return.”
“How do we know that this isn’t a trick? What evidence do you have of possessing the aegis?”
“Wasn’t finding your sacred sword proof enough already? You could say that I have a knack for finding holy relics.”
Zhang Dong smiled at the grumpy-looking knight in armor. He had proven himself by finding the first item and they didn’t have to know that it was just by pure luck. This however in their eyes was probably nothing more than a coincidence. Thus to make this more believable he decided to do a little demonstration.
“You will have to produce some evidence if you wish us to believe it.”
“That’s fine with me, just give me a moment, I’m sure Argus will be able to confirm my claim if he sees it.”
He reached out with his hand to produce a blue ball of energy. At first the knights and Lucius were ready to draw the weapons but Argus was quick to stop them.
“My lord, that’s a miniature teleportation gate, it’s harmless.”
“Teleportation gate?”
“Yes, and what do you think is on the other side?”
Argus was quick to move closer as he realized the item that was on the other side. It was clearly the aegis that they desired but before he could reach out to take it, Zhang Dong closed the connection to that location.
“Not so fast, first we make a deal, and then you’ll get your item!”
“... Name your price.”
Lucius had no reason to not believe Argus that was almost foaming at his mouth after seeing the sacred treasure. Now it was up to them to not get scammed too much but Zhang Dong on the other hand would make them work for it.