The farce of the Palmer family finally came to an end with Xi Duo being beheaded.
Although Edmond was not implicated in the end, killing Xi Duo was like cutting off one of his arms.
Besides, Grand Duke Palmer knew it clearly in his heart. Xi Duo was hanging out with Edmond all day long. How could Edmond not be behind this matter? Especially, Edmond was guilty and did not dare to plead for Xi Duo at the last moment.
Although Grand Duke Xi Duo was reluctant to behead him, he still had the heart to do it. But if Edmond was really implicated, how could he be so cruel as to kill his son? But after this incident, Edmond's status in the Grand Duke's heart has plummeted since then. Although the position of deputy legion commander has not been taken away from him for the time being, he has no other military power except for the 5,000-man elite division he was in charge of before.
The biggest beneficiary of this turmoil is naturally Hero Howells. In addition to the army he had already held, he also completely took over the military supply and logistics of the legion. At the same time, the generals in the army got to know the son-in-law of the Grand Duke again. This seemingly weak scholar made the Grand Duke kill his nephew with a little trick.
Some generals have secretly made a scale in their hearts. The Grand Duke supports Dino so much, and the position of the next legion commander of the Frost Thunder Legion may really be this weak scholar.
Is Dino really weak?
At this time, in Arthur's tent, Dino was telling Arthur about a past event.
Two pots of wine and two plates of side dishes, two men with an age difference of more than 20 years sat on the ground facing each other, talking about stories and wine while drinking.
"Since you have broken through the heavenly gate of the general, why are you still pretending that you have never practiced fighting spirit in front of others, especially in the old church, a dignified general warrior could tolerate those punishment knights to tie you up." Arthur finally had the opportunity to ask a question that he had been holding back for a long time.
Dino lowered his head and took a sip of wine, then looked up at Arthur, "Who told you I'm a general?"
Arthur chuckled, "I guessed right, the aura of a general warrior can't be hidden, and if you weren't a general, would Grand Duke Palmer let you take charge of an army?"
Dino sighed lightly, "You should have heard about my past. Many people think that I lost my eighth-level warrior cultivation. In fact, I had just crossed the general's heavenly gate at that time. I experienced a series of hard battles right after breaking through the gate, especially I was hit by the Grand Duke's palm, which almost took half of my life. At that time, the fighting spirit in my body was on the verge of losing control, and destroying my meridians was a last resort."
Arthur said lightly, with a little disappointment, "I thought you were really doing this for love?"
"Only by surviving first can you have the right to love and be loved." Dino said meaningfully.
Dino took another sip of wine and said with a wry smile: "It is not easy to rebuild the destroyed meridians. Most warriors will be ruined for life. I was lucky enough to embark on the road of warrior again, but you can't understand the difficulty. If I could easily deal with those church lackeys in the church, how could I let them get close to me?"
"So your meridians have not recovered in the church that year?"
"Not really. Once a warrior takes action, he may have to use all his strength to stimulate the circulation of fighting spirit, and the rebuilt meridians cannot withstand such violent fighting spirit. Unless it is a matter of life and death, I would have to pay a price for taking action at that time. At the least, my meridians may be destroyed again, and at the worst, I may die."
Arthur was stunned, and he suddenly thought of Captain Keynes. Keynes' situation must have been similar to Dino's. He deliberately suppressed his fighting spirit below the general. He was willing to use all his strength to burst out fighting spirit at the cost of his own life in order to save the brothers of the entire mercenary group.
Dino also noticed Arthur's strangeness, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I just suddenly remembered my captain. His situation is a bit similar to yours?" Arthur deliberately lowered his head to drink, trying to hide his slightly moist eyes.
Dino smiled slightly, pretending not to see it. Everyone has a story in their hearts.
Dino said lightly: "Are you talking about Keynes? His injury was really serious back then, and he was also alive from death."
"Do you know Captain Keynes?" Arthur suddenly raised his head.
Shine shook his head, "I've only heard a few things about him, that's why you agreed when I mentioned the Sighing Valley."
Arthur nodded, "I want to know what happened to Captain Cairns and his division in the Sighing Valley? This may be related to the assassination of the mercenary group by the mysterious killer organization."
"If you want to know about the battle in the Sighing Valley, I can talk to you briefly."
"Really? How do you know about that battle?" Arthur's eyes immediately showed surprise. He didn't expect to get news about that battle from Shine, who had nothing to do with the Snowstorm Legion.
"I know it's because the Frost Thunder Legion played a very dishonorable third party role in that battle. You have met with Juno. Has Juno told you why he is dissatisfied with the Frost Thunder Legion?"
Arthur shook his head.
"It's a bit long to tell the story from the beginning. The Sighing Canyon didn't exist originally. Twelve years ago, the current location of the Sighing Canyon suddenly rose and cracked, forming a deep canyon more than 200 meters above the ground and unknown depths underground. The wind blows from the canyon from time to time, like a sigh, hence the name."
"Because the Sighing Canyon is located at the junction of the human and beast races, it attracts many human mercenary groups and orc hunting teams to search for treasures in the canyon. Because of the old grudges between the human and beast races, the treasures were not found, but there were many battles between the two sides. No matter how fierce the battle between the mercenary group and the hunting team was, it was just a minor fight in the eyes of the two armies, but in the end, both armies were involved, and it even turned into a war between the two races."
"Why?" Arthur asked curiously.
"Because a mercenary group really found a treasure in the canyon."
"What treasure can involve the armies of both tribes?"
"A magical crystal similar to a magic crystal. We humans call it 'Yuan Jing', and the orcs call it 'Source Stone'."
"Yuan Jing?" Arthur had never heard of this thing.
Dino smiled, "It's normal that you haven't heard of it, because few people have really seen it. I also heard that Yuan Jing is a pure energy crystal, and it has no attributes. Whether it is a warrior, a magician or an orc, they can absorb the energy in it and convert it into fighting spirit, magic or totem power at will."
"There is such a magical thing in the world!" Arthur couldn't help but marvel at it.
"The energy contained in the Yuan Crystal is not only pure but also very abundant. A human warrior takes three days to completely absorb the energy in a Yuan Crystal. The You Qi absorbed and refined into the body is equivalent to the accumulation of three months of practice."
"This is equivalent to speeding up the practice time ten times. Human warriors and magicians will break their heads for it!" Arthur immediately thought of the impact it would bring.
"You are right. Not only warriors and magicians, but also the armies of the two tribes, joined the fight for the Nanjing for the first time. Because the greatest value of the Nanjing is not in the usual practice, but in the assistance when breaking through the level. How many warriors and magicians are stuck at the level of War School (senior magician) and War General (great magician). If they can have a Nanjing with sufficient energy to assist them when breaking through the level, the success rate of breaking through the level will increase to more than 80%, and the War General's Heavenly Gate will become a thoroughfare. Therefore, the Nanjing is equivalent to a strategic resource that determines the outcome of future wars for the armies of the two tribes."
The armies of the two tribes fought a great battle over the control of the Sigh Canyon. It was because of this war that the fate of many people changed...