A windbreaker came into Rein's hands. There was nothing special about the windbreaker itself, but the coat of arms on the back of the black windbreaker made Rein frown: "This is..."
"Hall of Valor," sighed, Rein thought of the beautiful female warrior two years ago.
Victory Valkyrie!
"We also found things like this on the corpses of other invaders." A hunter with long hands and feet and a hunchback said excitedly: "My lord, this is the symbol of the Hall of Valor. Does that mean that we Going to war?"
(Is it war? It's not impossible. Those old grandpas have started to move around these years, and the Hall of Valor just gave them an excuse at this time. But, isn't this too much of a coincidence?)
"Don't make wild guesses, just do your own job well, and it's not our turn to consider other matters. Has the cause of death of Colonel All Choices been revealed?" Rein asked casually.
The mustache who found him before was coming from the opposite street: "It is already certain that the colonel killed a group of intruders there first. But then he met the other party's elite, and the preliminary judgment is that the guy who killed the colonel Possess power enhancements above the fifth level and below the eighth level. There is no trace of strong elemental activity in the nearby space, so the opponent should not be an ability user in the elemental domain. But there is a reaction of energy remaining in the space, which is a sign of an instant burst of biological energy Considering the Colonel's occupation, this seems to be his masterpiece. However, there are traces of explosions at the scene. From the nature of the damage, it is not like it was caused by an explosive ability such as violent slashing, but more like a biologically active cannon. Handwriting."
"Biologically active cannon?" Rein folded his hands around his chest, wondering: "Has the equipment level of the Hall of Valor already surpassed ours? We are still in the research room of the concept weapon, and they already have a finished product?"
"It's not sure yet, but here..." Mustache nodded on the ruins of the building next to them, then shook the energy analyzer on his hand and said: "The colonel has been attacked twice, obviously , this time he has no strength to resist..."
"I understand." Rein nodded: "You ask someone to take away the corpses of the colonel and Lieutenant Seurat on the wall. The other corpses are cremated together to avoid plague."
"Yes, my lord." The two hunters said at the same time.
Rein walked towards the temporary camp set up by the biochemical experts. Near the camp, specimen collectors and some assistants came in and out, looking very busy. Rein got in, and a temporary operating table had been set up in the tent, and the four isolators worked simultaneously to generate photon isolation walls to enclose the operating table. Two biochemical experts were dissecting the body of a man in black. Several assistants came in and out, keeping some organ or cell specimens in the freezer, and it seemed that they planned to transport them back to Eternal Night City to continue. Research.
Not long after Rein entered, a biochemical expert came out. This is an old man in his fifties, with graying hair, short and thin, but his eyes are very flexible. Laing remembered that his name was Mader, a director of the Biochemical Department of the Academy of Science and Technology. The Ninth Knight greeted him and asked, "Did you find anything?"
Dr. Mader took a sterilized towel from his assistant and wiped his hands. He said, "It is basically certain that the intruders are not human beings. Most of their organs have stopped functioning, and they look similar to living corpses. But the hearts of these things are not human." They were replaced with organs similar to crystal nuclei to supply the energy for their actions, but these things did not look like artificial transplants, but rather the products of some kind of mutation. Then their heads were found near their thalamus. Pocket chips, I speculate that they should be used to control the behavior of these living dead. In other words, these things are more like biological weapons."
"As for more information, we have to go back to Eternal Night City and use professional instruments to analyze it. This is probably the only information we can get now." After Mader finished speaking, he said goodbye and left. His complexion was very bad. It seemed that the continuous hours of dissection had exhausted him a lot of energy, so he should have gone to rest.
(Biologically active cannon? Biological weapon? Have a biological weapon that can kill a seventh-rank colonel? When did the technological level of the Hall of Valor lead us so much?)
Rein walked out of the tent with a slight worry on his face. If the opponent can produce biological weapons that can completely defeat those with abilities below the eighth level, then even if the council sends out all the blood knights, they probably won't have any advantage in a fight. Of course, the Scarlet Knights are just the force announced by the Dark Parliament. And within the council, there are two Knights of the Eternal Night and the Abyss. Regarding the information about these two knight orders, even with the authority of Rein, I don't know much. The Dark Parliament is just like its name, it is like a mass of darkness that is too thick to dissolve, even when outsiders think they understand it enough, they will only find that what they understand is just the tip of the iceberg.
On the second day, the investigation team set off to leave. The soldiers who died in battle, including the citizens, were all cremated together after the servants worked all night. They used a high-temperature flamethrower to spray a fire stream of nearly 1,000 degrees, and quickly burned these corpses to ashes. After doing these things, the servants were able to leave, and only a ruined city remained in the City of Shadows, which became a paradise for wilderness refugees or scavengers.
Three days later, a meeting of the highest standard was held in the conference hall of Eternal Night City. Not only the 24 representatives from the four giants and three large companies attended the meeting, but also Oglock, the speaker of the Dark Council, attended the meeting. The main content of the parliament was the destruction of the Shadow City. Rein's investigation team brought back amazing news. Whether it was the appearance of the Hall of Valor or the technology they displayed, all of them shocked the senior leaders of the Dark Council.
Early in the morning, vehicles from wealthy and aristocratic families arrived one after another at the meeting hall square located on the west side of Eternal Night City. These vehicles are painted with some special coats of arms, and each coat of arms represents a prominent family. However, some branches of the family will add other small patterns on their coats of arms to distinguish them, which makes the The number of coats of arms proliferated in multiples, which made the guards of the square miserable. They have to carefully identify where these coats of arms belong, and guide the vehicles to park in different positions that have been distinguished in the square.
In general, only the 24 congressmen have voting rights in today's meeting, but this does not prevent others from participating in listening. Therefore, no matter how large or small the family in Eternal Night City is, more or less Some important members of the family came to participate, so as to grasp the actions of the Dark Council at the first time. Anyone who is not deaf has heard the news that Rein brought back. The appearance of the great enemy of the Hall of Valor has made many people smell the smell of war. Oglock is not a generous and benevolent speaker. The war may be inevitable, but there are many differences in how to fight it. But just a small difference will determine the future decisions of many families. Therefore, as long as they are qualified to listen to today's meeting, they will not give up this rare opportunity.
Rein also participated in today's meeting, the difference is that he neither participated as a member of parliament, nor was he concerned about the future of the family and listening. It's just that as the head of the investigation team, he is obliged to explain the findings in the Shadow City to all the councilors, and answer the relevant questions raised by the councilors, as an important reference for these councilors when they vote.
Rein was sitting quietly on a black extended car that marked the coat of arms of the Augustus family. His face was as clear and calm as water, without any waves. Looking at the city scenery outside the window with a loose, even outsider's gaze.
"Line." A majestic voice sounded, it was a middle-aged man sitting opposite the Ninth Knight. His appearance is somewhat similar to that of Rein, but he is more stable than Rein, and his already silver-white double legs add a bit of imprint of the vicissitudes of time to him. He turned a finger on his hand, and there was a pattern of an angel with broken wings on the finger. This is the coat of arms of the Augustus family, and this middle-aged man is Lein's father, Leo Augustus, the patriarch of the responsible family.
"Your status is special today. I hope you can objectively explain everything you saw in the Shadow City from a fair standpoint. Don't add your own feelings to it, so as not to mislead the judges. Can it be done?"
"Oh." Rein replied casually. He still looked out of the window and said, "I thought my lord father wanted me to fight for something for the family."
"If it was the past, I would definitely do this. But today is different. After all, the opponent is the Hall of Valor. No matter what the outcome is today, it will have an incalculable impact on our family, the entire parliament and even this continent. So today , Today only, I ask you to forget your identity, Lein." Leo looked at his son and said seriously.
Lein nodded and said, "I see."
Looking at him, Leo shook his head and said, "It should be redundant for me to say this. In many cases, Rein, you don't regard yourself as a member of the Augustus family, do you?"
Rein laughed, he shook his head and said, "Don't say that, Father, I won't forget my surname."
"Then why don't you come back and help me? Don't tell me that there are so many tasks assigned to you at the Blood Cavalry headquarters. As far as I know, many of your so-called tasks are just excuses to leave Eternal Night City!"
Rein heard the slight anger from his father's tone, he was still unmoved, and said indifferently: "For family matters, there is Brother Hart. He is far superior to me in terms of personal force and political power. , that family doesn’t need me at all.”
"Fart!" Leo shouted, his hair stood up like an angry lion: "Listen to Rein, I have two sons. One is Hart and the other is you!"
Rein's smile faltered slightly, and he lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "I apologize for the rudeness just now, father."
Only then did Leo hum, and then said softly: "No matter how dazzling Hart is, in my heart, I will always remember that gentle and sensible child, Rein."
(Even if my mother came from humble beginnings? Father.)
In the car, the two father and son said nothing more. At this time, the RV turned into the Parliament Square, and the driver reminded the two adults behind: "Sir, we are here."
As the car door opened, Rein got out of the car, and in front of him was the parliament hall of Eternal Night City, a streamlined building with silver exterior walls full of futuristic style, and also the place of the city's highest authority!