Chapter 444: It turns out to be my illegitimate father
To put it simply, any extraordinary person who holds the Dragon Breath Cannon will become a first-tier combat force.
No, that's too conservative. Even the strongest [Skinned One] in a head-on combat can't kill the first-tier [Investigator] in seconds, right?
What's more, after the investigator's body was strengthened, at his strongest moment, the Dragon Breath Cannon could still kill him in seconds without leaving any trace.
In the future, the extraordinary combat power will only be divided into two types, those with dragon breath cannons and those without dragon breath cannons. As for the power of the extraordinary people themselves, it is not that important.
As long as one is a superhuman and possesses physical fitness far beyond that of ordinary people, one can use the Dragon Breath Cannon and use the Dragon Breath Cannon to immediately reach the top of superhuman combat power. This is no less of a subversion of the entire superhuman system than the first time someone brought a pistol to a duel.
The extraordinary beings were downgraded from powerful and mysterious beings to vehicles for the Dragon's Breath Cannon.
Xius was a little hesitant for a moment, perhaps things would really change in the future.
"Richard, we need to continue optimizing the Dragon Breath Cannon. It seems that it is worth improving now. By the way, what is the effective range of this cannon in extraordinary combat?"
"Very short. The jet of the Dragon Breath Cannon decays quickly after leaving the barrel. It seems to be less than a hundred meters at present, and the maximum killing range is only thirty meters." Richard pushed his monocle. "In fact, I would rather use it in close combat like Grandma did, so that the opponent has almost no reaction time."
Zeus sighed inwardly. This weapon was useful, but its range was too short and it was not very suitable for the battlefield.
"Mother-in-law, there is one more thing I want to ask you. What is the situation in the North?"
Hearing this question, my mother-in-law's expression became serious.
"I didn't get too far into the investigation before I was spotted by the [Investigator]. In fact, I only got to the vicinity of the Grand Duke of Longya."
Upon hearing this, Zeus unfolded the map and looked at the northern border.
There are three grand dukes in the four northern territories. Grand Duke Dragonfang's territory is in the south, Grand Duke Alvarez's territory is in the southeast, bordering the Storm Ocean, and the west is Octavia's territory. In between these three is the territory actually controlled by Count Bazel.
Further north is the Canary Mountains, which stretch across the northern border of the empire, facing the destroyed White Crow Principality across the way, and also blocking the white disaster from moving southward.
The mother-in-law pointed to a point on the map. It was a medium-sized town, a long way from the earldom where the resistance army was active.
"I'm too far away from there, and I haven't been able to contact any members of the resistance." Grandma sighed, "I know the style of the [Investigators]. As long as they find the Fire Moth, they will report it immediately. Whether I kill him or not, more people from the Church will come here."
"Why are there people from the Church in the North? Is Grand Duke Longya still in contact with the Empire?"
"It's hard to say. The secular war does not restrict the extraordinary people much. Most of them can easily cross the blockade of ordinary people. It is normal to see people from the Church. It is rare to see no trace of the Church at all like Tis."
The mother-in-law paused and frowned: "Perhaps the prince has put a lot of effort into the blockade. After all, he has extraordinary people under his command."
"Speaking of which, Galahad is also a transcendent, right? What is his path?"
The mother-in-law's expression immediately became strange. "He is a [Knight], not belonging to any church, but an extraordinary path cultivated by nobles. This path can gain power through oaths, and will lose control if the oath is broken. The combat ability is okay, but the other abilities are mediocre. The biggest feature is that loyalty is limited by oaths after all."
"I see. How many such channels are there in the Empire?"
"Not many. Apart from the royal family, only a few dukes still have the inheritance. It was rumored that the inheritance was cut off in Tis, but I didn't expect that there are still some. Um, except for Grand Duke Tis, most of the remaining knights are members of the royal party."
"For example, Duke Cohen has it."
"Duke Cohen?" Hughes felt confused. Why did the Empire have so many dukes? Each name was harder to remember than a physics formula.
When he looked up, he found that Richard and his mother-in-law had very strange expressions.
Richard cleared his throat and said, "Well, the Duke of Cohen is a staunch royalist. To show his loyalty, he sent his illegitimate son to be a border earl."
Xius covered his face with his hands. He suddenly remembered that this person sounded familiar to him. It turned out that he was his illegitimate father.
How come everyone in the empire knows that he is a bastard?
Wait, there are other extraordinary people in my family? Could it be old Connor and the others?
This thought flashed across his mind for a moment before being thrown out of his mind. The Fire Moth was very good at exploration, and any extraordinary person would have discovered it long ago.
I don’t know how his cheap father is doing now. Maybe he can still fight a war in the future.
"Let's not talk about this for now. The Queen is gone, so it doesn't matter whether we are part of the Royal Party or not. Mother-in-law, have you found any news about the resistance army in the North?"
"Yes, there are some, but most of them are rumors and have not been verified."
"But it's okay."
Grandma nodded. "It is said that the Winter Wolves under Bazel fought a battle with the resistance army. The Winter Wolves won a great victory. The severed heads were piled up into a small mountain. The battlefield was extremely tragic."
Hughes fell silent. Could it be that the resistance army was really wiped out? Fortunately, Nora was not there. She had just felt offended and was sulking. If she knew about this, it would be too cruel.
"Any other news?"
"No, this is the latest news. It should have happened a few days ago." The mother-in-law's eyes dimmed a little. "Do we still need to support the resistance?"
Most people are not optimistic about the Resistance. Even Nora has to admit that the Resistance will not last until the day when rescue arrives.
Xiu Si pondered for a long time, his eyes gradually became firm: "We still have to rescue him, no matter if we have time or not, we have to go and see if going north directly is not possible, right?"
He looked down at the map. The only way to the North from Tis was through the territory of Grand Duke Longya. To the west was the Empire's front line, and to the east was the Storm Ocean.
"Send a boat, and a smaller airship, from this side." Hughes stretched out his hand and drew a line along the coastline, "Go ashore from Riften City and go through the territory of Grand Duke Alvarez to take a look."
This route is longer, but it can avoid the Candlelight Society's search.
The mother-in-law nodded, and the two of them turned around and prepared to go back to make some preparations.
But before he could even leave the door, Hughes called him.
"One more thing. Do you know what's going on with the inexplicable fog on the sea?"
"Mist? Extremely thick mist that won't dissipate?"
Zeus nodded, and the body of the worker Zeus was trapped in the fog.
"Then you should ask Nora. This is the White Scourge, the most terrible phenomenon in the North."
(End of this chapter)
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