Chapter 370: Chapter 269 Shall We Practice?
This is the Imperial City, where officials and nobles roam the streets, and the population is dense. At the same time, this is the place with the strictest defense. It would only take three minutes for a dragon to be turned into a sieve by a dragon-hunting crossbow from the moment it took to the sky. Even if Blood Coagulation has gone mad, it is absolutely impossible for a Flying Dragon to appear in the sky above here.
Blood Coagulation has already used various measures, but the results are meager. Particularly the Imperial Research Institute which had just completed a major purge not long ago. Spies of the Black Dragon Empire were chopped down in large numbers, even some innocents were implicated. The remaining hidden ones dare not make any moves. Some people, unable to bear the constant commands from the Black Dragon Empire, defected to the White Dragon, confessing all their secrets, these secrets almost led to the complete downfall of Blood Coagulation.
"Damn it!"
Toen cursed again viciously. At present, the Imperial City of White Dragon Empire is extremely critical, Toen here is under too much pressure. The secrets of the Golem have not been obtained yet, and the Black Dragon Empire continues to send people with secret orders.
They are simply bastards! They aren’t the ones fighting tooth and nail in the front lines! These bastards are keeping their secrets too closely! No one has entered or left the entire Imperial Research Institute for a long time! Even grocery shopping is done by people of Vice Dean level! They are followed by two hundred soldiers and four Dragon Knights for protection! Even the Emperor doesn’t have this pomp when he goes out!
It’s just like seeing a ghost!
And, they even want to deal with Long Yi!
Yes! It’s that Long Yi! The same Long Yi!
Who the hell wants to deal with Long Yi!
Toen always thought he was the ruthless one, but compared to Long Yi, he felt like a damn nameless pawn!
Look at him, in the past year, he has done almost everything that Toen has dreamed of doing in his lifetime. Why does he have to be Long Yi’s enemy!
Despair flooded Toen’s mind.
Eh?
Yeah, why do I have to be Long Yi’s enemy?
Blood Coagulation’s problem is a real one. If Blood Coagulation is not taken out, the whole Imperial City would be at risk. Especially recently, with Blood Coagulation’s relentless assassination attempts. Although none have succeeded so far, they have already resulted in many deaths and even more injuries.
The most important point is, these assassinations are taking up too many defense forces. An assassin could be just one person, but it requires ten, even a hundred times the force to protect the target, and this is the most troublesome part.
Ais’s injury has enraged Ai Lin, she wants to find where Blood Coagulation is immediately. But before that, they had already taken down three of Blood Coagulation’s bases, yet Blood Coagulation remains. After all, Blood Coagulation has been around for too long, the official attempt to eradicate this assassin organization has been tried more than once since they discovered its existence. However, it’s easier said than done, as Blood Coagulation is made up of countless individuals. The Imperial City of the White Dragon Empire, being the largest commercial city in the world, has a massive flow of people. Restricting the flow of people would have an adverse effect on business. Given this balance, the White Dragon Empire can only helplessly watch as Blood Coagulation operates right under its nose, without much to do.
Originally, the White Dragon Empire had sent spies into Blood Coagulation. They even once eradicated Blood Coagulation from the White Dragon Empire. But before long, Blood Coagulation reappeared.
There isn’t much they can do about it, unless the Emperor himself scrutinizes every person entering the Imperial City, otherwise, there are always loopholes to be exploited.
This is the current situation.
Even Long Yi doesn’t have a good solution.
How does the saying go?
It’s nothing but internal and external troubles.
It’s heard that when Long Yi arrived in the Imperial City, Wesley immediately paid a visit, the Cook and Mosquito also hurried over. All three of them looked elated, obviously, they must have received a lot of praise from their family during these few days at home. They were admitted to the Dragon Knight Academy just a year ago, yet they’ve accomplished what others might not achieve in several years. No matter which way you look at it, it’s quite an honor. Of course, behind all these accomplishments is a name.
Long Yi.
So, when they proposed to find Long Yi, their family immediately agreed without any hesitation.
Returning three days early, they already knew about the current situation in the Imperial City. Even they had to be extra careful when going out. Who knows who Blood Coagulation would target, these three were Long Yi’s brothers and the conflict between Long Yi and Blood Coagulation is well-known. One could say, nobody is safe.
"I asked my father, these bastards operate in secret, all contacts are done separately, it’s impossible to trace them." Wesley said first.
"Our brothers also inquired at home, but there’s not much useful information. The entire Imperial City is searching for Blood Coagulation, but there aren’t many usable clues." Cook and Mosquito said.
"I bet there are traitors among the high-ranking officials in the Imperial City."
Wesley proposed.
"Really? Why so?" asked Long Yi.
"What other reason could there be that allows them to wander freely in the White Dragon Empire for so many years without being discovered?"
Wesley retorted.
"You make a compelling point, but we have no proof," said Long Yi thoughtfully.
Unfounded suspicion would only make the entire high rank officialdom on tenterhooks and might even lead to internal strife. After all, in officialdom, even seemingly united factions like the White Dragon Empire are bound to have disagreements. This is human nature.
This situation is rather tricky. When it comes to battles, that’s Long Yi’s forte. But as for scheming...
Forget it, better focus on training.
Even though it’s summer break, Long Yi has no intention of taking it easy. In his mind, he’s already taken it too easy recently.
When the colossal Bajie appears outside the Imperial City Dragon Knight base, almost all of the dragon knights stop in their tracks.
Since Long Yi left last time, the stationed troops at this base have changed several times, except for a few regular dragon knights. By now, the majority of them are from the Fifth Dragon Knight Legion.
Long Yi and his companions jump off Bajie’s back, and Bajie reverts to rest mode. From afar, two Earth Dragon Knights run out of the base.
"Who’s there!" they shout.
"I’m Long Yi. This is Ai Lin, and..." Long Yi calls out.
"Damn it! We’re not ’and...’! I’m Wesley!"
"I’m the chef!"
"I’m Mosquito!"
These three behind Long Yi, omitted by the ’and...’, exclaim.
The colossal Bajie combined with Long Yi’s fame can surely be correlated, and the image of Ai Lin, the Fairy Dragon, is deeply ingrained within the dragon knight community. Today, seeing them in person, the two Earth Dragon Knights are naturally a bit excited. However, excitement aside, they know that intruding into a military camp is still not allowed.
"Ah, it’s Sir Long Yi. How may we help you?" the two dragon knights speak in a significantly more respectful tone. Although Long Yi is young, he is a war hero who helped the White Dragon Empire defeat the Black Dragon Empire. As military men, they admire powerhouses like him the most.
"Ah, we don’t need much. We’re just looking for a suitable location to train. Since it’s difficult to find a sufficiently large dragon knight training ground in the Imperial City, we were wondering if we could use this field here."
In truth, if it was just a matter of space, they could train anywhere. But for training purposes, Long Yi and his friends lack suitable opponents.
It’s not so much of a problem for Long Yi; it’s mainly Ai Lin and Wesley, as well as the chef and the Mosquito. This group needs to enhance themselves through combat, especially Ai Lin. As a Fairy Dragon and Magic Fighter, Long Yi is a master in combat, but not in air-to-air combat. Therefore, Ai Lin must glean her own experiences through a large number of battles.
In reality, Long Yi should go to the palace and ask the Emperor for an entry permit. With the Emperor’s approval, they could easily gain entry here. But due to sheer laziness, Long Yi decides to ask himself, feeling that it should not be much of a problem.
One of the Earth Dragon Knights readily runs back, and soon, he returns with an order.
"It’s okay; Captain Sweel has agreed."
"Is it really Captain Sweel? I thought he would have moved out with the previous stationed troops." Long Yi asks the dragon knight leading the way.
"Ha, Sir Long Yi, you don’t know about this. Our Captain Sweel is the captain of this military base. He’s responsible for daily camp maintenance and dragon knight training. He’d never move out with another set of stationed troops. Us brothers are the same."
Before long, Captain Sweel comes out to greet them.
"Ha, ha, ha, a war hero of the empire!" Sweel’s face is filled with a sincere smile. Behind Sweel, there are two people with dark expressions - Vincent and Linter.
The previous time Long Yi came here, he nearly butchered Linter, while Vincent ended up all dirty. Now, Long Yi appears once again, and this time with a more dazzling reputation. Although Long Yi hasn’t specifically antagonized these two, they always feel that Long Yi is always mocking them.
Long Yi has a clear goal in mind. Captain Sweel doesn’t waste words and immediately leads them to the training grounds.
"All yours," Captain Sweel states.
Being a Dragon Knight camp, the training grounds here are vast, otherwise, there would be no room for so many Dragon Knights to train. When Long Yi arrives, more than sixty Dragon Knights from the Fifth Legion are in the middle of training. But now, they are all staring at Long Yi and his crew.
"Hello, everyone. I am Long Yi." Long Yi is beaming as he walks over, sweeping his gaze across everyone. He can see one particular emotion in their eyes.
Frenzy.
It’s a worship for the powerful and for military feats.
"This time, I have a small favor to ask of you all. I hope everyone can help us complete a series of training. Of course, I believe that I can also contribute to your progress."
Long Yi doesn’t beat around the bush at all while begging for a favor; he even shamelessly says that he can help others progress. It’s not at all the attitude of someone asking for a favor, but due to his capabilities and strength, most present believe his words.
When he has the skills and strength, his words are convincing.
Among the folks present, Vincent and Linter aren’t included. After their battle with Long Yi last time, the two cooled off for a while. But once the stationed troops changed, Vincent and Linter returned to their old habits. Of course, they never uttered a word about anything related to Long Yi.
Eventually, news about Long Yi kept spreading, and everyone in the camp regarded Long Yi as a war hero, except the duo, who always snorted at him. Finally, one Dragon Knight couldn’t stand it any longer and invoked the mantra of ’U CAN U UP,NO CAN NO BB.’ Then, Vincent said, "This dolt Long Yi won against Yake Black by luck with Elsa’s support. If he appears before me, he won’t withstand my three moves!"
And then, barely a few days after that statement, Long Yi shows up.
Now, many in the crowd are snickering at Vincent. They’re waiting for Vincent to make good on his promise of three moves. (To be continued. If you like this work, please vote for recommendations and monthly tickets at qidian.com. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com).
