Another week passed, and Martin thought the time was ripe, so he planned to carefully select a group of knights from the Sixth Legion to take on this important task.
He worked tirelessly to visit the ten knightly orders one by one, determined to identify those knights who met the loyalty standards, and then terminate their slave contracts and recruit them as his sworn guards, secretly responsible for this crucial task.
However, when Martin arrived at the Sixth Knight Order, he was shocked by what he saw.
He discovered that the loyalty of most of the knights in this order was negative.
Martin couldn't believe it and checked it carefully again, only then he confirmed that the knights' loyalty was extremely polarized, either die-hard loyalists or simply negative.
In an instant, a terrible and almost impossible thought flashed through Martin's mind - could it be that the Sixth Knights had rebelled collectively? But how could this be possible?
After all, these knight orders usually ate, lived, and trained together. Why did this happen only to the Sixth Order? Martin suppressed his astonishment and calmly went to check with the other knight orders, but found no similar strange situation.
Afterwards, he pretended nothing had happened and quietly returned to the main tent, but his heart was already in turmoil.
After Martin returned to the main tent, he immediately called Mander.
Mander hurried over, and Martin told him the news of the collective rebellion of the Sixth Knights with a serious expression.
When Mander heard this, his face was full of disbelief, but he always believed in Martin's words.
Mander did not dare to delay and immediately led the First and Second Knights to rush to the Sixth Knights' camp.
Upon arriving at the camp, members of the First and Second Orders sprang into action, working in groups of two as they charged into the Sixth Order like tigers, precisely controlling each individual.
During the process, he encountered some resistance, but the angry Mander was merciless and crushed anyone who resisted.
However, those who resisted seemed to be possessed by evil spirits. Even after suffering such heavy blows, they continued to struggle regardless.
After everyone was temporarily controlled, Martin immediately asked Eric and Shuang Ning to go and check what was going on.
After all, the knights had signed slave contracts with him, so a large-scale rebellion would be impossible according to common sense.
Eric used his powerful knightly powers to carefully examine a rebellious knight and was shocked to find that the knight's brain was empty, with only a wriggling little insect left.
At this moment, something unexpected happened.
A knight burst out with a huge force from nowhere, suddenly broke free from the two people who were controlling him, and rushed towards Martin like crazy.
Eric and Frost reacted extremely quickly, instantly exerting the power of knights to imprison the knight.
But when Eric used the power of the knight to explore his body again, he was shocked - the entire body of the knight was empty, and it was full of insects.
Eric hurriedly signaled Frost to freeze him so that he could further investigate the source of the bugs.
As Frost Condensation cast the freezing spell, the knight was instantly frozen. The other knights who had been struggling suddenly stopped moving as if they had lost their souls, and stood there blankly. The scene was extremely weird.
Martin was so angry that his face turned red, and he yelled at Mander with his eyes wide open: "This is the Knights Order you led? The Knights Order is about to be destroyed, and you don't know anything about it? What on earth do you do for a living!"
Mander knew that no matter how he explained, it would be difficult to calm Martin's anger, so he chose to remain silent and silently endure Martin's stormy scolding.
After a long while, Martin calmed down a little. He gasped and said to Mander, "I'll give you one day to find out which force is behind this. I'll make them pay a heavy price for their actions. No one can escape!"
Mander quickly wiped the beads of sweat from his forehead, and after receiving the order, he hurried down to investigate.
Martin calmed himself down, thought for a moment, then took out the communication crystal and dialed Duke Merlin's number.
Soon, the communication was connected, and Martin hurriedly said, "Your Excellency the Duke, good afternoon."
Duke Merlin's slightly teasing voice came: "Little Martin, you have been neglecting my granddaughter recently."
Upon hearing this, Martin quickly apologized with a smile and said, "Your Excellency, I'm so sorry. I've been so busy making money lately that I've been so busy that I haven't been able to take care of anything else."
After hearing this, Duke Merlin couldn't help laughing and said, "You just wanted to become a fat man in one bite. Now you are bloated, right?" Martin nodded in agreement.
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and Duke Merlin said with a smile, "Well, Martin, I don't think you just want to chat with an old woman like me, right? Tell me, what's the matter?"
Martin smiled sheepishly and said, "Your Excellency, I can't hide anything from you. Something really strange has happened to me."
Martin then recounted in detail the bizarre incident that had occurred to the Sixth Knights.
After listening to Martin's story, Duke Merlin's tone suddenly became serious. He said, "I think I know what that insect is. It's called the Worm Queen. Although this insect has no clear level classification, it has terrifying abilities."
"It can control humans below Rank A, and is ineffective against other creatures, specifically humans. This type of bug is extremely rare nowadays, unless someone deliberately bred it. Are you in Shadow City now?"
Martin was surprised that Duke Merlin knew his location. After a moment's pause, he answered honestly, "Yes, Your Excellency. The territory is in urgent need of funds, so I came to this no-man's land, hoping to mine and earn some extra money."
Duke Merlin said slowly, "That's not surprising. This kind of insect mother has appeared in Shadow City before, and even the Merlin family has been lured there."
When Martin heard this, he hurriedly asked anxiously: "Your Excellency, do you know who did this?"
Duke Merlin pondered for a moment, then shook his head helplessly. "I have no clue. The Merlin Family thoroughly searched Shadow City at the time, but couldn't find a single clue. But one thing is certain: the mastermind behind this is a certain force within the city."
"Later, we encountered several similar situations. The Merlin family had no choice but to evacuate Shadow City. Martin, you must be careful of this insect mother. It can turn everyone around you into its puppets without you even noticing."
Martin looked solemn and nodded seriously, then ended the communication with Duke Merlin.
Martin acted decisively, took out the communication crystal and notified Mander to come. Soon, Mander hurried to Martin, saluted respectfully, and shouted "loyalty".
Martin gave the order without hesitation: "Ramp up the army now, immediately, and surround Shadow City completely. I have something to say to the people in the city."
Upon hearing this, Mander turned around and carried out the order without any hesitation.
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