Chapter 1493: Chapter 1168: Who Do You Think is More Important
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I knew it, this matter has always been inextricably linked with Suolin.
Long Yi covered his face and shook his head.
The light in Wu Se’s eyes dimmed, and he stood motionless.
"Well, Wu Se, can you tell me what exactly is going on?" Long Yi asked.
"Yes, that is indeed my mission. But the Space-time Freeze directive is collapsing, so I suggest you immediately redon your disguise, and I will enter a state of disguise as well," the Golem Wu Se said.
Upon hearing this, Long Yi immediately summoned his suit of armor and donned it.
The Space-time Freeze vanished, and everything returned to normal.
Long Yi looked at Wu Se, and Wu Se looked back at Long Yi.
Three minutes passed.
"I resign," Wu Se suddenly said.
"Eh?"
A sound of immense surprise emanated from the crowd.
Despite having witnessed a fierce battle between Long Yi and Wu Se, in the eyes of the spectators, Long Yi and Wu Se seemed to have merely stood there for less than three minutes without even beginning their fight!
"Are you sure, Wu Se? This was your chance that you specifically came for!" the Group Leader called from above.
"Yes, Group Leader sir, just by standing there, I was able to feel his impregnable aura, and I suddenly lost confidence. I believe it’s hard to win against him after losing confidence, so I’ve decided to resign."
Such a graceful reason! In that moment, Wu Se was practically possessed by the spirits of Wang Jiawei and the Ancient Dragon, his cool factor immediately escalated by more than just one level. With a single phrase, he not only overturned the demoralizing effect of his own resignation but also established himself as a formidable figure in the minds of everyone present.
Long Yi couldn’t help but want to applaud.
When the Group Leader heard this reason, his first reaction was disbelief. He had never seen anyone surrender with such grace, but since Wu Se had given up, Long Yi would inevitably remain the honorary champion. But who was the true champion? Clearly, by challenging Long Yi and resigning, Wu Se lost his qualification to fight, and Elsa naturally became the champion. The initial third place thus became the runner-up.
The battle turned out completely different from all expectations; it lacked the anticipated earth-shattering conflict, yet the outcome was no different.
The Emperor watching the fight, however, was not displeased at all. In fact, he was not just pleased; he was even a bit elated.
As soon as the Group Leader announced the winners and the runner-up, the Emperor couldn’t wait to stand up.
"Well then, I might as well take this opportunity to announce some news," the Emperor began.
The news the Emperor was about to announce was the one that had been most speculated about before the intra-Knight Order tournament—concerning the members of the Imperial Guard.
"I have seen the battles of all of you, and I have also witnessed your performances in combat. As an Emperor, I am proud to have such excellent warriors like you. However, even though you are all outstanding, there are only two who are the most excellent. And, I believe, you all should know their names."
"Henki! Aisa!"
"Henki! Aisa!"
The Emperor looked down at the warriors, who had already started chanting on their own. Henki and Aisa had defeated every doubt with their own strength.
"Yes! They are Henki and Aisa! They have defeated every challenger! They are the warriors among warriors! The most excellent! Therefore, I declare that Henki and Aisa, these two, will officially join my Imperial Guard! Becoming the warriors I trust the most in my Imperial Guard!"
At the Emperor’s proclamation, everyone cheered.
"And furthermore!" the Emperor hadn’t finished, "Not only that, but I also hope they can contribute even more to our Empire!"
While the Emperor didn’t specify what these further contributions were, there was no need to say more. Those keenly aware understood that whether it was the constantly impressive new type of alloy or the automatic Magic discovered later, these technologies had an immediate impact on strength enhancement. No one would pass up on these two powerful technologies, let alone the Emperor.
All was going smoothly.
Long Yi and Elsa had finally achieved their goal of getting close to the Emperor.
Now, all that was missing was an opportunity.
With the culmination of the intra-Knight Order tournament, Long Yi sought out Wu Se to learn the full details of the whole affair.
And Wu Se had naturally been waiting for Long Yi.
Long Yi, Elsa, and Wu Se came to Long Yi’s personal room. As the champion who had just been appointed to the Imperial Guard by the Emperor, his personal room was naturally spacious. Of course, it would not belong to him for much longer; Long Yi and Elsa had to report to the Imperial Guard, so he had to seize the opportunity to learn from Wu Se what exactly had happened in the future.
"I am a member of the Nightmare Knight Order, serving under Group Leader Ruosha, assigned as the one hundredth thirty-seventh Nightmare God to join the War of the Gods. I cannot provide more details about the battles, as my permissions are limited. In my memories, I was captured by the Space God Suolin. She used her administrator privileges to forcibly alter my memories and to deceive the enemy gods with checks, successfully dispatching me to the past, which is the time period I am currently in, to deliver to you the information that had been sealed away."
Long Yi took out the device from his personal space. Could this device be housing the information Suolin intended for me? The external device certainly looked as if it was containing something.
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