The 14th Area Military Camp is a very special military camp in the Roxy Empire.

He built it outside the imperial capital, in a city close to the headquarters of the Arctic Giant Elephant.

He is not a member of the 13 large knight orders, but a legion directly under the Honorary Emperor of the Lokshi Empire.

The honorary emperor of Roxy is different from Enther's inheritance based on royal bloodline.

As you can tell from the title, Honorary Emperor...it means that this emperor is not nailed down to a certain faction.

There are 13 families, or 13 ethnic groups, derived from the 13 bloodline factions, and each "family head" has the opportunity to compete for the throne of honorary emperor.

The incumbent can become the ruler of the empire during his term of office.

So the question is, if the power held by the emperor is the same as before, would anyone be willing to take this position? After all, each family manages a large knight order. If the emperor fails to expand his power, then wouldn't the emperor be in vain? Obviously, this is not the case.

The military faction to which the Fourteenth District Military Camp belongs is a special army that is only loyal to the emperor and not to any bloodline family.

Now the army welcomed a group of distinguished guests.

"The Fourteenth Legion, Neo Baroque, nice to meet you gentlemen."

Neo Baroque, the actual manager of the 14th Legion, Lieutenant General, and a legendary strongman.

At this moment, he was looking at the guests here with curious eyes.

He was wearing typical Unther Empire clothing. Under the simple yet luxurious clothes, he had a strong physique that could not be concealed.

This is the person Neo wants to meet today, a Saint Realm warrior from the Enther Empire across the mountain, born on the land blessed by the Emperor.

Kulin Yodel.

More often than not, people like to call him the "Imperial Sword Master".

"Mr. Kulin, please."

Somewhere Louis didn't know, someone was carrying the burden for him.

Of course, no one would come to him specifically to brag about their achievements.

The same is true for Kulin.

Just run to Louis and say, "You can directly obtain the inheritance of the Cursed Swordsman and even the Lord of Arms, and I also have a share of the credit because I agreed to have technical exchanges with Roxy."

The authority of the holy realm is quite respected in certain circumstances.

Especially when they use the holy realm martial arts they created as an agreement, they will basically abide by the agreement.

No matter they are good or bad people, under normal circumstances, those who can enter the holy realm must have devoted enough enthusiasm to their inheritance.

Even a bad person would feel uncomfortable if he made a promise with something he cherished and then broke it.

Therefore, when the Sword Master handed over the inheritance, he did not ask Kulin to give it first, but fulfilled the agreement himself first, and then let Kulin carry out the agreement to exchange martial arts.

Neo Baroque had previously gone to a certain area to carry out a mission on the emperor's orders and had just returned.

I heard that Kulin had selected outstanding combat seeds in the 14th Legion and taught them the way of the Sword Saint for several days, so I hurried here to meet this legendary Sword Saint.

"Your Excellency Sword Saint, how is the level of the outstanding seeds in our fourteenth district?"

Kulin said with emotion: "Their talents are better than I thought, and are in no way inferior to the geniuses I have taught over the years."

As soon as these words came out, Captain Neo was not convinced:

“Are the two children of Saria and Barton just no less than them?”

Hearing Captain Neo say this, Kulin thought of the two children: "Thalia and Barton, they are indeed geniuses among geniuses, much better than other seeds."

When Neo heard Kulin say this, a smile appeared on his face.

But the smile didn't last long before Kulin broke it: "Very good, comparable to my evil disciple."

"Hmm?" Captain Neo didn't react at first, but immediately pointed to the person he was talking about, "Are you talking about Captain Jino?"

Neo smiled slightly and said, "At his age, he is able to reach the peak of his professional level. He is indeed an excellent professional."

Kulin's nose almost turned up.

Even though he often bickered with his apprentice in private, to others, his apprentice who had no respect for his teacher still gave him a lot of pride.

Take Neo for example. Although he is also a captain and a legendary swordsman, he is already 120 years old.

But what about Keno?

He is only a little more than a quarter of Neo's age.

Now he is preparing to become a legend, and maybe at some point he will have a small breakthrough and be promoted to the legendary realm.

By then, he might become one of the people in human history who have been promoted through conventional means and become a legend the fastest.

You have to know that each and every one of those people is either a great hero or a great disaster.

How to give high ratings to Salia and Patton?

Answer: Their talent is no less than Keno’s.

"It's a pity that they were born in the wrong era." Kulin didn't know what he was thinking about and suddenly sighed.

Neo could probably guess what Kulin was thinking. He frowned and said, "Is Prince Louis's talent really that strong?"

Kulin was stunned for a moment, then immediately said: "No, I'm not talking about Louis. Louis should not be included in the evaluation system."

"ah?"

"Why did you have the idea of ​​competing with the great sin?"

"We are all human beings, why can't we compete with the great sin?"

Kulin actually understood what Neo meant, but he still said: "I know that for you Curse Swordsmen, you don't believe that there is nothing you can't do, and you believe that human potential can surpass everything..."

"That's why I said, so what if it's a serious crime? If we don't compare, who will know?" Neo said calmly.

The Roxi people do not believe in gods, and they do not think that those who possess power and have started the path to deification are above themselves.

After all, five of the thirteen families have plundered the power of sustainable inheritance through human means.

Compared to the unstable and extremely dangerous authority of the Great Sins series, it is not as noble.

But Kulin didn't think so.

He gave Neo a strange look and said, "When you have a fight with that guy, you will understand."

"I just think that you think too highly of those who have embarked on the path to becoming a god."

Kulin shook his head again: "I actually understand what you mean. You want to say something like man can conquer nature, but you subconsciously regard the deadly sinners as the lucky ones."

"Isn't it?"

"How could it be..." A strange laugh suddenly came from behind Kulin.

Neo looked at the middle-aged man: "Your Excellency is..."

"I am the Kino you just mentioned." Kino nodded and said, "Only those who don't understand the great sin would think that the birth of the successor to the great sin is lucky."

Neo did not deny it, but just said, "What do you think?"

Jino sighed and said, "Did you know that the power of mortal sin can be transferred?"

"Um?"

"It seems that the Frost Giant Mammoth faction has kept this matter secret from you." Jinuo shook his head and said, "In history, the Frost Giant Mammoth once killed the immature Great Sin, Envy, and then transferred the authority of the Great Sin to another person through experiments."

Neo's eyes widened.

He had never heard of this news before, and even thought it was something Kino had made up.

Jinuo seemed to understand his thoughts and said directly: "I'm not lying to you. This incident happened to their family before your Honorable Emperor ascended the throne."

The honorary emperor of this generation of Roxy is the Lord of the Arctic Giant Elephant.

"And then what happened?"

"Dead. The legendary warrior who transplanted the great sin of jealousy died instantly."

Neo's expression finally changed: "What's the reason?"

"It was unable to withstand the backlash of the power of the great sin and exploded into a ball of flesh and blood." Jinuo snorted coldly and said, "You should have heard about what happened in the Troll Empire some time ago?"

"Um, what's the problem?"

"Didn't they receive the blessing of the Great Sin and Rage?" Neo asked curiously, "I heard that they activated their bodies through secret methods and their lifespan is limited."

"It's not that they were affected by the secret magic and their lifespans were limited. Instead, they consumed the flesh and blood of the Wrathful King. Hidden in that flesh and blood was the aura of Sin and Wrath. The extremely dangerous power was difficult for ordinary people to control. In the end, they couldn't bear the power and their bodies exploded and died."

This matter is still known only to a few countries.

But one thing is certain, the power of a mortal sin is simply not something a normal person can bear.

That is a poison that ordinary people cannot understand.

Neo was also extremely surprised after hearing this news: "You mean, it's not that the Great Sin chooses the host, but that only those few hosts can withstand this power?"

Jinuo nodded and said, "So rather than saying that the hosts of the past deadly sins are very strong, it's better to say that they are naturally very talented and have the ability to control the deadly sins."

Neo was silent.

Isn't it because he became a great sin that he became powerful? Rather, he was already qualified to be powerful, which is why he became a great sin? If so, then I can understand why they made this comment.

"I won't be able to stay in Area 14 for long this time. Something is happening in the Falling Star Sea."

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several people changed significantly.

"Is the news confirmed?"

"It's confirmed. It hasn't been spread out yet."

"It's troublesome... What Louis said about some changes that might have taken place in the Pirate Islands has come true."

Everyone's scalp tingled.

Louis’ status and position are different now, and many of the information he said in the past are not true.

But now, even if he is just talking nonsense, there will still be some people who believe him and verify what he says.

District 14 was originally going to investigate the affairs of the Abyss Church branch on the Falling Star Sea.

But Louis said that a merchant from the Meyer Chamber of Commerce saw signs of dozens of abyss demons' activities in the Falling Star Sea, and this was told to him by President Meyer.

Then Louis began to ask some intelligence personnel from Enser to investigate the situation around the Falling Star Sea.

In fact, it's not just Eunseol.

In order to avoid possible sneak attacks from demons on the other side of the Pirate Islands channel, this matter was circulated among the top leaders of various countries along the coast of the Falling Star Sea.

Unther, Loxie, Tunisia, Dragon Empire, High Forest, Crucible...

Don't ask why so many big countries are on the coast.

Only those who are strong enough can occupy the coastal areas.

However, no one has been able to find any trace of the devil during this period, and some people have begun to suspect that the prince is talking nonsense.

But what no one expected was that the Rockhi people actually discovered it.

"No, I must tell the Regent about this as soon as possible."

Kulin and Jinuo's expressions changed: "We have to leave first."

"Do you want us to escort you back?"

Both Kulin and Gino chose to refuse.

After all, this place is close to the capital of the Rockxi Empire, and the overall environment is still very safe.

Moreover, if both of them are unable to deal with the opponent, then unless the leader of District 14 personally escorts them, calling their people will not change the outcome.

Looking at the backs of the two people leaving in the carriage, Neo frowned.

This time he personally went to investigate with an elite team and discovered that twelve demons were attacking merchant ships on the Falling Star Sea.

If there were only one or two demons, he might have suspected that some demon believers had summoned them.

But twelve... this is not the number of demons that can be obtained through normal blood sacrifice.

There is a saying in the Roxy Empire: "When you see more than 5 demons in a village, it means there are more demons hiding in the corners."

He sat in the military camp and reported what he had found to the emperor.

After discovering the demon before, he simply used an emergency notification to tell the emperor about it.

However, it is not convenient to report the specific details using communication crystals.

The magic crystal burned too fast.

There were quite a few problems discovered during this operation.

Two hours passed like this. Just as Neo was still writing his report, an officer suddenly rushed in:

"It's bad, Captain."

"What's the matter?" Seeing his deputy rushing in with a panicked look on his face, he instinctively felt that something was wrong.

"Our soldiers patrolling the outer circle were all killed in an unknown attack."

With a bang.

The table in front of Neo instantly split into two pieces. He stared at the adjutant with his scarred face:

"Which team are you from, brother?"

"Team Barnes." Fine beads of cold sweat oozed from the adjutant's forehead.

Barnes was once a great hero in the history of the Rockxi Empire. With his courage to die bravely, he made great contributions to the growth of the Rockxi Empire.

The name of the Barnes Squad of the 14th Legion was left in his memory.

Of course, that's not the point.

The key point is that this kind of team has a special title, not a numerical number, which is enough to show that it is an elite team in the 14th Legion.

Capable, capable, and courageous...

Even Patton, the genius who is much loved by Neo, is a member of this team.

But the adjutant said...

All killed.

Thinking of this, Neo's heart bleeds.

But his identity as the leader still made him calm down quickly, but his voice had become extremely cold:

"Have you figured out who did it?"

"From the traces at the scene, the person who did it looks like a colleague from the assassination team."

"Assassination unit?"

"Yes, the assassination team."

"It can't be them. If there is, it must be done by a spy in the assassination unit."

As Neo thought about it, he suddenly felt his scalp tingling.

"After searching for traces at the scene, did you find out where the other party was heading?"

"It seems to be in the direction of the imperial capital."

"Not good! Call someone immediately, bring the best horse, and set off with me!"

There is only one straight road from District 14 to the Imperial Capital.

If the killer was heading towards the imperial capital, considering the patrol time of the Barnes team and the time it took for the adjutant to report...

That person was very likely to meet the two distinguished guests who were on their way to the imperial capital.

Letting a foreign guest die on Roxy's land was something Neo could not accept.

As for why he dared to make such a judgment?

...Because Team Barnes is a team that can kill legends.

(End of this chapter)