After arriving at Black Sword City, Earl Lionheart entered a state of paranoid suspicion. Everyone he looked at looked like a traitor or a traitor. The Lord of Black Sword City was his best friend, but Earl Lionheart also felt that this guy was a traitor who betrayed him.
Ironically, the only people Earl Lionheart can trust now are Zhou Hua, who escorted him all the way here, and Lu Cheng, whom he had just recruited on the way.
He hasn't completely believed Lu Cheng yet, but at least he is sure that Lu Cheng is not an assassin who wants to kill him.
Earl Lionheart, who was as suspicious as Cao Cao, took Zhou Hua secretly to the Mage Tower in Black Sword City.
The Mage Tower is a building that every country in the Far South will be equipped with. The magic skills and forging skills of the Far South Empire are far ahead of other countries in the Far South continent, and the Mage Tower is the core product of the Far South Empire's combination of magic skills and construction technology.
Its function is simple, which is to enable the leaders of various cities to communicate. This is well known in the Far South Empire. Therefore, every time Far South conquers a city, it will "stab" this magic tower like a black sword into the land of the city.
In Lu Cheng's eyes... the highest crystallization of magic technology in the Far South Empire is actually a mobile phone, the kind that only local lords can use.
Earl Lionheart broke into the Mage Tower without an appointment. He revealed his identity only after he entered the depths of the Mage Tower. The guards did not dare to stop him after recognizing Earl Lionheart and hurriedly made way for the old earl.
There must be spies planted by the assassination forces among these guards, but it was too late when they wanted to inform their master. Earl Lionheart connected the "consultation hotline" of the Emperor of the Far South Empire.
Lu Cheng was unable to follow Earl Lionheart to the Mage Tower, but Zhou Hua, who was considered to be Earl Lionheart's confidant, followed him in. The pinhole camera Zhou Hua carried with him gave Lu Cheng and all the members of the investigation team a... live broadcast.
The central part of the Mage Tower is a circular hall with a glowing turntable in the center. There are faint inscriptions around the turntable, and a huge white crystal is hung upside down above the turntable. Magic particles overflow from the crystal and fall onto the turntable.
Earl Lionheart dragged the steel turntable with some difficulty and printed the inscriptions on the turntable onto the pointers one by one.
Lu Cheng guessed that he was dialing a phone number. Finally, the pointer pointed to thirty-seven inscriptions one after another, and the white crystals falling from them were activated.
The white beam of light shot directly into the turntable below, and the next moment, a scene appeared that made Lu Cheng and the members of the expedition team behind him so surprised that they almost stood up...
A man's figure appeared in the white light column. The man was translucent, but judging from the crown on his head and his clothes, the man with half of his eyebrows broken and a strong face was the emperor of the Far South Empire.
"Holographic projection?"
An investigator uttered this word with some amazement.
"It's magic, but it can still be explained by science."
Since Lu Cheng came to this world, he has encountered too many incredible things done by magic, but when he saw the holographic projection-like magic in front of him, Lu Cheng was still a little surprised.
After being surprised, the unanimous reaction of all the investigators present was "We must find a way to understand the principle of this thing."
Soon after Earl Lionheart dialed the consultation hotline of the Emperor of the Far South Empire, he began to report to the Emperor. The general content of the report was about the breeding of blood crystal beasts in the Gray Feather Kingdom.
The more the emperor of the Far South Empire listened, the angrier his expression became.
"Failed? Those bold guys still want to hide this from me?" The emperor was so angry that he threw the cup in his hand to the ground.
All the blood crystal beasts bred by the Gray Feather Kingdom were blown to pieces by the fuel-air explosive bombs dropped from the city ship. Lu Cheng originally thought that the emperor of the Far South Empire had known about this for a long time, so the high-ranking officials of the Far South Empire should be in panic.
But someone concealed this matter. Not only that, they also wanted to kill Earl Lionheart who wanted to tell the emperor the truth.
Lu Cheng guessed that the purpose of these people should be... to make the emperor continue to invest in the blood crystal beast breeding program.
The empire's most powerful weapon was reduced to ashes by an explosion from nowhere. Upon hearing this news, the emperor's idea of breeding blood crystal beasts should be shaken.
But the answer is no. The emperor of the Far South Empire quickly controlled his anger and sat back on the throne.
"Count Lionheart, I will find out the traitor who dared to attack you as soon as possible! And I will replace a group of people to continue the training plan of the blood crystal beast."
"Your Majesty, you have already sacrificed the core of the Grey Feather Kingdom. Are you going to sacrifice the core of the Principality of Leslota next?"
Count Lionheart still knew some inside information. The energy contained in the core of the Grey Feather Kingdom's earth veins allowed them to cultivate hundreds of thousands of blood crystal beasts in a short period of time, but they all disappeared in the explosion of unknown origin.
Even if the core of the Grey Feather Kingdom's earth veins escaped the fate of being destroyed, where would the energy come from to reproduce such a large number of blood crystal beasts
"Sacrificing another country's geocentric core will cause panic in other states." The emperor understood the negative impact brought about by the Gray Feather Kingdom. It was not only the resentment of the nobles of this country, but also the panic from other vassal states of the Far South Empire.
"Then Your Majesty..."
"We still have millions of slaves who can serve as nutrients for cultivating blood crystal beasts." There was no trace of emotion in the emperor's voice. "It would be a pity to send all those rebels and betrayers to the guillotine. Their existence will become nutrients for the Far South Empire to move towards glory."
When Earl Lionheart heard this, his heart sank, but he didn't dare show it on the surface. He thought for a while and decided to change the subject.
"Your Majesty, General Helauren and your daughter are innocent. I think the biggest suspect is Kanas, the manager of the Dragon Scale Chamber of Commerce and the Eye of Conquest." said Earl Lionheart.
"I will start an investigation and send my trusted men to protect your safety. Finally, Earl..." The emperor said, looking at Earl Lionheart who was still half-kneeling. "I know you think my methods are cruel, but if sacrificing 10,000 slaves who can only do hard labor can save the lives of 100 clerks, spellcasters, and knights, what is your choice?"
To save...life? Isn't that conquest
Earl Lionheart originally wanted to say that a slave could potentially become an excellent clerk or spellcaster, which was allowed in the Far South Empire, but the probability was very slim.
"I...will choose those who can fight for the Far South." said Earl Lionheart.
"It seems you understand. Hold on, Count. I will soon find out who those traitors are!"
The emperor seemed to have misunderstood Earl Lionheart's words. His next sentence was that even slaves might fight for the Far South. Unfortunately, he couldn't say it out loud, and the emperor disappeared in front of Earl Lionheart.
Lu Cheng recorded the entire conversation live.
There are no magic props for recording images in this world. In the minds of people in this world, no matter what happens, it is over. Time can neither be frozen nor go backwards.
So it is impossible for them to guard against the 'video recorder that can store time'.
"I took some interesting pictures." Lu Cheng played the video in reverse and roughly thought about how to use these things.