Fast forward to the next day.
"Wow, wow, wow..."
On the shore of a huge lake that stretches as far as the eye can see, the water is constantly hitting the shore, and Jasmine and her group appear.
Jasmine tilted her head slightly, looked at Su and the others who were following her, and said, "I have thought about it, we should carry out this matter alone. After all... it is safest only if our own people are involved. All the information about this matter will be handed over to us." You guys, if you all remember it well and won’t make mistakes, you will have a high chance of success this time.”
As soon as he finished speaking, almost everyone glanced at Hulk in unison.
Hulk stiffened slightly, opened his mouth and said, "Don't all of you look at me like this. I remember this time, I really remember it!"
Facing the extremely distrustful eyes of everyone, Hulk couldn't help but look at Jasmine and said aggrievedly: "Captain, you have to believe me, I really remember it."
"Just remember." Jasmine said seriously without saying much, "I hope everyone understands one thing. You don't trust outsiders, and I don't trust outsiders either. But only if we can solve the problem with our strength, can we not go there." Outsiders ask for help. Therefore, we must work together to get rid of outsiders and prevent the other party from joining in and causing changes. Do you understand?"
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison, with high morale.
"Very good." Jasmine nodded, "Let's go then."
As soon as he finished speaking, he faced the center of the lake, put his feet down, and flew away. The rest of the people followed quickly behind, full of confidence and momentum.
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…
Soon, a day and night passed.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Crash!"
Jasmine and her group flew back in a panic from the center of the lake, almost falling, and landed on the lake shore.
"One Eye" and "Wood", because they were exhausted, plunged into the lake near the shore in advance. It took a long time for my head to pop up, and I swam to the shore exhausted, turned over and lay down, gasping for breath, and stood up after a long time.
It could be seen that Jasmine and her group had no idea what they had gone through. Almost all of them were injured, looking extremely miserable, and their morale was extremely low.
The only thing that was better was Hulk. Apart from his clothes being a little tattered, he didn't have any injuries at all. However, Hulk was not very happy. Instead, he was a little annoyed and puzzled. He looked at Jasmine and said: "Captain, why don't you let me open the furnace and kill those hateful things?! If I take action, they will all die..." "
"Okay, shut up." Jasmine glared at Hulk and said rudely.
After straightening her hair and covering a scar on her face, Jasmine said, "You think I don't want to do this? But how many times have I told you that you are the most critical link in this operation. The energy furnace is too taxing on the body. It must be left to the end before it can be used. If it is used in advance, it will not be able to break through later and will only fail."
"But now, haven't we failed too?"
"It did fail, but it's not a complete failure. There are other ways to send you to a deeper place to open the energy furnace." Jasmine narrowed her eyes.
"Captain, what do you mean..." Hulk blinked.
"Of course I mean to ask outsiders for help. At this time, is there any other way?" Jasmine said.
As she spoke, Jasmine glanced at everyone, and everyone lowered their heads in shame.
"But, can the other party really agree to us?" Hulk asked in a low voice, "That guy is not very easy to talk to."
"We have to give it a try." Jasmine said seriously, "We still have a lot of things that we haven't taken out. I think he will be tempted."
"Forehead."
"Contact him."
"yes."
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Faroe City, noon.
Richard once again visited the sorceress Circe and discussed together the ideas for cracking some of the rare original texts. After the discussion, he returned to his residence.
As soon as he entered the door, Richard stopped for a moment. He reached out and took out a handkerchief from his arms - this was a magic prop given to him by Jasmine for communication before he explored the ancient ruins last time.
Several magic patterns on the handkerchief light up and flash regularly, giving information.
He was no stranger to this information. On the way back from exploring the ruins, Jasmine told him more ways to convey it. What she meant now was that she wanted to meet and talk with him, which would be two days later.
Meeting, two days later? What is this going to do
Because of Jasmine, he got the design of the energy furnace, so he still has a slight affection for the other party. However, due to some speculation about the identity of the other party, he has always maintained basic vigilance in contact with the other party. Now that the other party took the initiative to invite him to meet again, he was a little hesitant. After all, he didn't know what the other party's purpose was.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he made a decision, put one hand on the handkerchief, injected energy, and gave a "yes" answer.
After answering, he put away the handkerchief, thought about it, and took out the crystal ball. Activate the crystal ball and send a message to someone in Faroe City.
…
Not long after the message was sent, there was a knock on the courtyard door.
"Bang bang bang!"
With a creak, Richard opened the door, and as expected, Sherlock appeared outside. There was a carriage parked on the street. The horse pulling the carriage was panting heavily and foaming at the corners of its mouth. It was obvious that it had arrived in a hurry.
"What's going on? You're calling me here in such a hurry?" Sherlock asked after meeting, complaining somewhat unhappily, "Do you know that I'm busy?"
Richard ignored the second half of the words and said bluntly: "I want you to help collect some books recording the royal family members of various mainland countries. The more books the better, it is best to get them tonight."
"Books about members of the royal family..." Sherlock frowned and looked embarrassed.
"What? Are you having trouble?" Richard asked. Considering that the content of the book involves the royal family, it is understandable that there are some taboos.
Who knew that Sherlock shook his head and said calmly: "It may be a little difficult, but I can completely solve it. This is not the key - the key is that I have to attend a banquet tonight and I don't have time to help you."
Richard: "..."
"What banquet attracts you so much?" Richard was silent for a while, looked at Sherlock and asked strangely, "I remember, didn't you look down on Farrow's banquet before? You said the standards were too low and did not meet the standards. Your aesthetic.”
"This one is different." Sherlock smiled brightly and looked expectantly. "This time it is officially held by Faroe City. It is completely different from the shabby banquets held by the nouveau riche nobles. Not only is the scale larger, but the most important thing is the class. very high."
"How high?"
"It's higher than expected." Sherlock pulled it out by one meter with his hand, "At least to this extent. After all, this is related to the emperor of the Soma Alliance."
"Emperor?" Richard wondered, "What does this have to do with the emperor?"
"Haven't you heard?"
"What?"