Chapter 618 Gentlemen's Club

The other Wolf Guards were all serving in the Resurrection Kingdom Army, and getting them over required going through the official procedures of both worlds, so Huni turned to the Legion Commander Luca for help.

The Silver Skull quickly issued a formal letter, and after Apostle Yan Jiu signed it, the letter was delivered all the way to the Temple of Resurrection City.

Four days later, Chaji and his two companions arrived at Blood Hill with light luggage.

Hu Ni hosted a banquet at the "Sanilo Holiday Restaurant" in Ice Lake City to entertain several comrades.

"I was worried that you were too busy to come here, so I'm very grateful that you all came to help. After this case is solved, I will ask Commander Luca to commend you all, and the Resurrection Kingdom will also record your achievements."

Chaji looked a little embarrassed. "Captain, now we understand. You are right. The development of Blood Hill is really rapid. You are now a senior inspector of the Ranch Corps, and Bezibu is also an inspector. This level is equivalent to the commander of the Resurrection Kingdom... Alas, I chose the wrong path. No matter how hard I try, I can't catch up with you."

The wolf guard who was missing three claws smiled bitterly: "Brothers, if we can help this time, we hope to work with you again, Captain. From now on, we will go the way you say, and we will do whatever you want us to do."

In response to Chazhi's sworn statement, Huni simply said: "I understand your original choice."

"We all left our homes, so why do we stay here? Because Lord Yao is different from Lord Wolf. Here we have abundant material resources, advanced civilization, and no endless wars. We can get the life we ​​dreamed of in the past, and we can also have the opportunity to be promoted and choose."

"Of course, I'm not saying that Wolf City is bad, it's just that this place is better."

Huni laughed and said, "It won't be affected if we are gone from Wolf City. There will always be new blood joining us. According to the training methods of the Wolf Guard, the soldiers will always grow up."

"Wolf City has been worthy of us. We risked our lives on the battlefield to fight for it. Now that the war is over, it's time to start a new life."

"That's all."

The Wolf Guards all nodded, agreeing with him.

"After all that talk, brothers, eat first. I ordered a lot of delicious dishes today, including the famous deep-fried black water strider, grilled oysters, steamed native chicken, and charcoal-grilled bighorn sheep."

Hu Ni stroked his wolf beard and introduced it in a show-off manner: "This Holiday Restaurant was first opened in Sanilo, and it has been hundreds of years old. It is not easy to reserve a seat. In the past, many celebrities left their handwriting and allusions in the restaurant, such as the great writer Pava, the founder of the Old Museum, Bianni, the chess king Buma..."

“This is a branch, but the dishes and chefs are from the main store. You must try it.”

Dishes were placed on the table.

Although the Wolf Guards were eating, each of them had a worried look on their faces.

Hu Ni knew that they were in a hurry to come to the ranch, and they didn't care about anything else at the moment. They just wanted to solve this strange theft case as soon as possible.

"What do you think about this case?"

Wolf Guard Byron spoke first: "It is almost impossible for one person to disguise, sneak in, steal, keep a distance, hide, observe the situation, and transfer the stolen goods. So this is most likely a group collaboration. It should be an organization with a clear division of labor that is planning this."

Huni nodded.

Another werewolf, Rocky, also gave his own opinion: "The enemy's actions were orderly and secretive. They are veterans. They evacuated quickly after the incident. It is very likely that someone in the ranch or related personnel of the pursuers tipped them off."

Huni said, “That makes sense.”

Cha Ji said: "After the incident was exposed, the enemy retaliated against Bethel. This group of people dared to do this because there was no god in this world. If there was a god, these methods would be useless. So I suspect that the leader is not from Xueqiu, and his base is most likely in another world."

After listening to what everyone said, Huni felt like he was on the battlefield again.

Each of these guys has done a lot of homework, and the insight they acquired in the past during life and death situations is still there.

Hu Ni looked at his deputy next to him and said, "Bethel has encountered a new situation recently."

The other werewolves all looked at this fellow who had become famous.

Bethel wiped his mouth with a towel and said, "Two days ago, a bird flew to my house and brought a cloth bag containing 14 all-powerful stones."

"It told me, 'This is a deposit. I hope there will be more opportunities for cooperation in the future. You and your friends are welcome to join.'"

In fact, after the last explosion in the hut, Bethel was attacked several more times.

Once when he was patrolling on the grassland, when he went to a small river to fill up water, the water surface suddenly froze into ice and he was almost frozen in the river.

Another time, when Bethel was returning home after patrolling, he suddenly felt his steps become extremely heavy, as if something was pulling him from the ground.

Bezebub then realized that his feet were entangled in a lot of sand and he was being dragged underground. Fortunately, other patrolmen were nearby and rescued him from the chaotic and violent earth element.

The most bizarre thing was that five days ago, Bethel woke up and found himself lying on a cliff. If he was not careful, he would fall from it and die or be injured.

"...I finally understood that they didn't want to kill me."

Bezebub's face was calm. "They did it on purpose to show off to others, pretending to fight to the death with me. What they really want is to drag me - and the captain, and our group of Wolf Guards - into the water to be their accomplices."

“That’s a really good calculation.”

Cha Ji snorted coldly: "This group of people may have forgotten that demonic energy is a new field that Lord Yaoshen values. They really want to die."

Bezebub said: "Their actions may seem arrogant, but they are always sharp and wise in erasing key traces. Whether it is the [Pasture Legion] or the [Temple Society], the clues that can be found are broken."

"I guess their base camp is a place without the supervision of gods, which can ensure the safety of their real core members."

Chaji's eyes became sharp. "There is no place in the Yao world where gods reside, except here and in the Resurrection Kingdom. Although there is no official god in the Resurrection Kingdom, there are apostles comparable to gods, and gods like the Mystic Star Crow."

Bezebub hummed, "I think the greater possibility is... the Mystic Kingdom."

The Wolf Guards came back to their senses.

"No wonder we couldn't find these bugs! They were hiding over there! The Mystic Kingdom does have a lot of troublesome people hiding in it."

"Everyone, please be patient."

Hu Ni cleared his throat: "This is still speculation at the moment. We need to verify it."

"Now we split into two groups. Bezebub and I will continue to dig deeper into the suspicious people here. Chaji, you go to the Kingdom of Mysticism and look for Ni Tou, the leader of the Harvest Brotherhood in the Resurrection Kingdom, and Ao Shen, the dragon girl of the Four Seas Temple."

"Lord Shiohisa has already sent an official letter, just show it to them. They are trustworthy and will help you."

The old captain of the Wolf Guard said seriously, "Although the Mystic Kingdom is administered by the Resurrection Kingdom, you should know that it is actually in a state of autonomy. There are many city-states, and the locals believe in different gods, and the relationships between them are complicated."

"As the old saying goes, safety first."

The three Zhaji answered, “Yes.”

…

The Wolf Guards returned to their old duties and advanced on two fronts.

Under the introduction of Bloodbai, the commander of Ice Lake City, Huni visited a prestigious local blood elf.

"I have long heard of Ms. Xuezhen's name."

Hu Ni gave a professional fake smile and said, "I'm sorry to have come to visit you this time. I hope you can give me some advice."

Standing opposite him was a woman in her twenties, wearing a long grey dress and sketching with charcoal in front of a drawing board.

"Commander Blood Defeat is a senior who has done me a great favor. If it weren't for him, I would have been rotting in prison now. Just tell me what you want to say. I will help you if I can."

Xue Zhen's voice was very soft.

"Then I won't beat around the bush. We suspect that the blood elves are involved in this theft of demonic energy. Can you give us a few names?"

Huni got straight to the point.

The young lady in front of him was elegant and quiet, but she actually had a criminal record. Xue Zhen had committed crimes of all sizes in the Yao Clan's various worlds, but due to her superb skills, she had never failed.

Eventually she surrendered herself in Ice Lake City and handed over all the stolen goods.

The reason for surrendering himself was rather strange.

Xue Zhen said that she was tired of this kind of life and wanted to try to be a good person.

Binghu City Commander Xuebai vouched for Xuezhen, and Binghu City also paid a heavy price to completely wipe out these past criminal records.

Xue Zhen has retired from the blood elves now, but he still has an influence among the blood elves that cannot be underestimated.

"I don't know who did it."

Xue Zhen drew a petal on the white paper and said, "But you can go to No. 4 Rose Street and ask Feld. The prototype of the [Self-Destruction Treasure Box] he designed was stolen three years ago. You were hit by an explosion. Ask him and you may find something."

So Huni and Bessibul drove all the way to Rose Street.

Feld was a bald old goblin wearing dirty overalls, a dented wooden helmet, and a pair of thick glasses on his nose.

"Investigation? Ha! You guys are here! I've been waiting for three whole years!"

The goblin wiped his trousers with his hands and said excitedly: "My [Self-Destruction Treasure Box] is the best invention of my life, my sweetheart, my blueprint, my data, all on the prototype! Did you find the blueprint? Did you catch that bastard?"

“…”

Huni had to tell him that this was not what they were there for.

This makes the goblin very sad.

"Oh, damn thief, damn it! I didn't do anything, I was just researching goblin technology, and I'm so unlucky, and I have a bad memory..."

Only after hearing what Feld said did Hu Ni know.

The self-destructing treasure chest uses goblin gunpowder as the trigger source and the omni-stone as the explosive enhancer. There is a complex mechanical structure inside the box, and it is a very sophisticated device.

Feld installed a wind element crystal in the box, equipped with a controller also equipped with a wind element crystal.

After securing the treasure chest, he activated the controller in his hand, releasing the power of the wind element, inducing resonance of the wind element within the effective range, triggering a detonation reaction inside the treasure chest and causing it to explode.

As for the treasure chest design, Feld imitated the treasure chest monster to lure the greedy people closer.

The appearance of the treasure chest, the way it was used, the form and scale of the explosion described by the old goblin were all consistent with the attack suffered by Beelzebub.

"That must be my precious treasure chest! That damn thief stole my inventions and wisdom!"

"Why can't Ice Lake City catch these guys yet? The city guards can kill all kinds of monsters, but why can't they catch these rats hiding in the corners?"

Feld cursed bitterly.

The old goblin gave an important clue.

Few people knew about his invention until it was stolen, and only Kaka, the great engineer of the Resurrection Kingdom, and the battle cat Reginder knew about it.

Great Engineer Kaka is also a goblin. Together with another great engineer Buggy, he created the great cause of the Bone Project. To this day, he continues to conduct research and teach at the Bone Engineering Academy.

It's easy to rule out Kaka as a suspect.

Huni focused on investigating Reginder.

This war cat and Feld are old friends. The two once participated in a search and repair mission of a mobile fortress together, and later kept in touch.

Beelzebub quickly discovered the suspiciousness of this Reginder.

"Reginde spends nearly two-thirds of his time working outside every year. He has neither joined the Extraordinary Union nor gone to Sand City with other War Cats... But he has never lacked money, and he likes making friends everywhere, and he is always generous."

"When the [Self-Destruction Treasure Box] was stolen, he was in Ice Lake City. When the demonic energy case and the explosion occurred, he was also seen in Ice Lake City."

“And now, Reginder has suddenly disappeared.”

Huni found out some of Reginder's private information through the Ice Lake City Hall.

He worked in the Four Kingdoms of the Abyss all year round, employed by various employers there.

When the abyss is involved, the situation becomes more complicated.

At this time, Bethzebub received a new message.

It was also a bird that delivered the message.

——It would be rude to continue like this, Patrolman Beelzebub, come to Oxhorn Valley and talk.

This time Huni forbad Bethzebub to take any risks.

"No matter where we made the discovery, it proves that we must have made some progress, which forced the enemy in the dark to respond."

Hu Ni said calmly: "The enemy is in the dark and we are in the light. Although we are temporarily in a passive position, we are the stronger party. No one dares to openly disobey Lord Yaoshen, and no one can fight against the regular army of the Yao clan."

"As long as we find out where they are and their identities, this secret war will collapse on its own."

…

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Two and a half months later, Chazhi returned to the Ranch Corps alone and reunited with Huni.

His head was bandaged and his left eye was blind.

"We found those guys. Byron was injured and is recuperating in the hospital of the Resurrection Kingdom. Rocky is still keeping an eye on their people."

Chaji did not mention his injuries or the difficulties he encountered, but only spoke briefly about his discoveries on this trip.

"With the help of the Brotherhood leader Mudhead, we entered the Kingdom of Mystic Arts. There, Mudhead found a middleman for us, and with the middleman's introduction, we met a group of mystics. This group of people all came from the Black Templar, and they made all kinds of mystic arts, spells, and spell scrolls."

"Among them, there are spells like [Disguise], [Shape Changing], [Wind Listener], and [Overlook]. You don't even need to be a blood fairy. As long as you have these scrolls, you can sneak into the ranch and work together."

Chaji took a sip of water and wiped the corner of his mouth with the back of his paw. "The Holy Hall has close business dealings with another group of people. It is a secret organization called the Gentlemen's Club, which adopts a recommendation system for old members to join."

"We managed to track down several club members and found that this organization includes mystics and sorcerers from the Temple, goblin merchants, engineers and wizards from the Yao tribe, senior military officers from the Warrior Kingdom, mine owners from the Mining Kingdom, and timber merchants from the Logging Kingdom..."

"During the tracking process, we found that the club regularly holds an event called [Gentleman's Tasting], usually once every three days, and is held in the Twin Snake Merchant Republic."

"The so-called [Gentleman's Appreciation] is actually a kind of underground fighting match. The special thing is that the fighters are not ordinary people, but white bone earth dragons."

"These white-bone earth dragons are controlled by drivers in underground boxing rings, engaging in unrestricted fighting in closed iron cage rings, often resulting in bloodshed and casualties."

"The club holds this kind of event and invites people from all walks of life to participate, watch and bet, and the revenue is amazing."

Hu Ni's heart sank.

The source is not the Yao civilization, but the kingdom of God under the command of the messengers of the gods.

Things get even trickier.

Chaji continued to talk about his discovery: "In fighting competitions, the participating bone dragons must be of similar size, and there will be a weight standard."

"Currently, there are two weight levels. The first is the constant level, which is the basic bone dragon confrontation, and the number is the largest."

"The second is the heavyweight class, which is usually three times the size of the normal class."

"In heavyweight competitions, it is common for one of the bone dragons to be killed along with the driver, but this is also the most popular... and the spectators are most enthusiastic about betting. However, those who have such modification capabilities and fearless drivers are still a minority."

"Both weight classes have weight limits. This creates a potential competitive field where whoever can build more power within the weight limit will dominate in no-holds-barred fighting."

Cha Ji sniffed and said, "Whether a bone dragon is strong or not depends on two aspects. Either the structure and materials are strong enough, or the steam furnace inside is big and powerful enough to provide stronger instantaneous explosive power, speed, agility and static strength."

"So, all parties are racking their brains for this. But apart from the Yao Clan's Thousand-Change Paper Rose, no other material can be lighter than bones. The key is that other materials cannot complete the standard structure of bone dragons, and there will be varying degrees of imbalance and incompatibility."

“The key is energy supply.”

Cha Ji and his two companions followed the clues to the abyss, only then did they realize that the secret was in the [Secret Society Workshop] in the [Miniature Empire] in the abyss.

The Sifang Kingdom has developed a cutting-edge technology that has not yet been announced. It uses ice steam furnaces and metal mechanical water pumps from goblin technology to liquefy demonic energy through ultra-low temperatures and pressure.

After liquefaction, the demonic energy can compress its volume to 1/600 of its original gaseous state, and its weight is less than 50% of the same volume of water.

At the same weight, the energy released by Liquid Magic Energy is four times that of the Omnipotent Stone.

It’s just that the actual implementation is far more complicated than this.

[Gentlemen's Club] managed to obtain a stable supply of liquid magic gas through various means, brought it back and loaded it into the body of the bone dragon to be used as fuel for the gas furnace.

The bone dragon that uses liquid magic energy is like having its own berserk and bloodthirsty spells, and can easily kill traditional bone dragons of the same weight.

From now on.

The imitation and processing of liquid demonic energy is also carried out in the Twin Snake Merchant Republic.

Merchants use every possible means to obtain the raw materials of demonic energy, and then hand them over to underground workshops for processing.

The replicas produced would be much weaker and would present a great risk of explosion.

But the gentlemen who own bone dragons continue to purchase and install them in order to gain more victories and gambling money in the ring.

Not only magic energy, but all kinds of new technologies are coveted by the gentlemen in the club.

They specially hired a group of gentleman hunters to hunt in various worlds.

Chaji pulled out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, on which were dozens of names listed: "These are all."

Huni noticed one of the names.

Ice Lake City, Reginder.

He understood everything immediately.

It turned out that the self-destructing treasure chest was stolen by Rekind, and then installed in Bethel's house.

[Gentleman's Appreciation] is gradually becoming popular among the upper class of the kingdom. Everyone is jealous of the high profits it generates and wants to join in to share a piece of the pie.

A huge amount of money flowed into this field crazily, making businessmen active again.

Beelzebub showed a hint of surprise in his eyes: "So, the Kingdom of Mystic Arts is just one of them. Blood Hill, Kingdom of the Sun, Black Temple, Abyss... No wonder we haven't been able to catch the person behind it yet. This is an alliance of interests that affects many kingdoms of God..."

Zhaji suddenly said, "Captain, let's stop here."

"You were bribed?"

Beelzebub glared at Chazi.

Chaji said nothing.

Hu Ni felt the same pressure: "You mean, the gentleman's club is behind this incident, and it also involves the top management?"

Chaji whispered, "The initiator of the Gentlemen's Club is a mysterious businessman named Dot. We found out that this person has never appeared, but Dot has an agent, and that agent is the current leader of the Highland Knights."

"One of the electors... one of the highest authority in the Merchant Republic." Bessibul was a little incredulous: "Is this an official act of the Twin Snake Merchant Republic?"

"No, they wouldn't say that."

Chaji smiled bitterly: "The Highland Knights are loyal to Apostle Theodore."

“…”

After Huni integrated into the Yao tribe, he made up for a lot of common sense. The apostle Theodore was once the ruler of the Resurrection Kingdom and the companion of the god [martyr] of the gods' messenger.

Theodore represents the will to die for God.

A theft case not only involves an underground interest chain spanning many worlds, but also the presence of apostles and the figures of gods behind them.

"Captain, this matter involves the gods, we can't intervene." Cha Ji scratched his head and said, "It's not that I don't want to intervene, it's just that the matter is too big."

Bethel was silent too.

He may be the best at reconnaissance, but he also has difficulty making judgments when it comes to unknown areas.

This time, Hu Ni said firmly: "Others don't dare to take care of it! We will take care of it!"

A hint of cruelty flashed in his eyes: "We are defending Blood Hill and protecting the interests of Lord Yaoshen this time. So what if we are against a god? The whistleblower is strong enough, right? What will be the outcome?"

"Brothers, the winner takes all, the victor is everything, everything is for victory! Now we are on the side of the victor, why should we retreat? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"

"On the battlefield of the Principality of Capricorn, Luca not only became the noble Talos, but also became a hero. The apostle of Ice Lake City, Lord Yan Jiu, also fought his way up from obscurity to where he is today."

"In the peaceful world of the Yao clan, it is not easy to achieve success, but finding a divine enemy and his huge minions! This is the merit of establishing a heavenly cause!"

"All we have to do is be absolutely loyal to God Yao! This is the foundation of our lives!"

Bezebub was the first to speak out: "The captain is right, they should be the ones to be afraid."

Seeing that Chaji was still hesitating, Hu Ni shook his head and said, "Think about it, what did you rely on to come back safely? It was God Yao. Because you have God Yao behind you, the Gentlemen's Club doesn't dare to kill you... We just hope that you will retreat when you see difficulty."

"Either believe in God Yao and win everything yourself, or return to square one with nothing. This is the choice you must make."

Chaji's chest rose and fell violently. He finally slammed the table and said, "Done! For my eye, I'll fight for it!"

On this day, Hu Ni and his men hurried to the temple and reported the results of the investigation to the apostle Yan Jiu in person.

"You have done a great job. It is true that each generation is stronger than the previous one."

The old man showed an admiring look on his face: "Don't be afraid, I will pray to the gods right away, wait a moment."

As a result, I had to wait for two days.

The three werewolves didn't dare to leave and waited silently.

On the third day, when Hu Ni was feeling somewhat uneasy, he suddenly felt as if he was glowing. Some kind of power surged into his flesh and blood, and a flame burned in his chest.

This is……

His eyes suddenly widened.

A distant and majestic voice came from my mind.

--very good.

Hu Ni's arms were shaking slightly and his eyes were dazed.

A huge feeling of unreality lingered throughout my body.

The strong feeling of dizziness made the werewolf a little unsure whether he was in a dream.

Did I really... become an apostle? Did I jump several levels? Did this really happen to me? Yan Jiu smiled at him and said, "Congratulations. From today on, we are colleagues."

A moment later, Huni received his first order.

He grinned at Bethel and Chazi beside him, revealing his mouth full of sharp teeth.

"According to the oracle of God Yao, arrest the main culprit, Apostle Theodore."

There is only one chapter today (the plot is still complete). I have been taking care of postoperative patients these two days and I am really tired. I should resume two chapters tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)