Alien Knights

The Muxi Knights and the North Island Knights left Muxi City successively according to the predetermined policy. The former, led by Huggins, marched towards Northstone Fortress as a target to attract the attention of the enemy; the latter, led by Brunhilde and Cumberland, entered the plank road of the Fallen Star Mountains and went around to surprise Silver Ring City.

Except for the king and a few commanders who knew about this crazy battle plan, others only thought that it was just a routine deployment and training of the army.

Looking at the "Umbrella" banner on the wall, Todd left the window and returned to the throne, looking at the documents on the desktop, lost in thought.

There was a knock at the door, and Mary and Friar Jo entered a little later.

A blank sheet of statistical data was placed in front of the king.

Mary first said: "Since the establishment of the Muxi Cooperative, a total of 1,000 holy bones have been issued, with a total cash stock of 1,159 silver months and 26 copper stars. The asset valuation is about 4,770 silver months, and the sum of the two is about 5,900 silver months."

"Very good." Todd nodded, then looked at Joe again: "Have all the invitations been sent out?"

The monk rubbed his bald head: "There are 75 holy bone holders in total. Except for a very few people who are out of business and cannot be contacted, everyone has been notified. The meeting venue is initially scheduled to be held at the Royal Grand Theater, and it will be held in a week. The most famous theater troupe in the city——"Golden Lark" was invited to be the guest of honor for the opening performance. Oh, by the way, here is the host's speech, please have a look."

Todd took the manuscript paper and looked at it, then put the letter paper on the table, looked up and said, "There are some places that need to be revised, and I will put it here first. By the way, do you have any clues about the land for the textile factory I asked you to find?"

Brother Joe took a quick look at Mary before answering: "There is a stone workshop that is being transferred near the "Fourth Diversion Canal" in the northern industrial area. I have visited it. The workshop and warehouse are all made of cement, and the daily maintenance is also very careful. With a little modification, it can be used directly."

Todd directly made a decision: "Then let's make a decision. In addition, equipment procurement and worker recruitment will be carried out as soon as possible."

Mary suddenly said, "Your Majesty, the textile factory and shop are the property of the royal family. I hope to sign a lease agreement with the royal family."

Todd looked at her, wondering why the other party brought up this matter at this time. Looking at Brother Qiao's gossiping face, the king instantly understood the meaning of the woman's words.

"According to what you said, the royal family will lease the textile factory and shops to you based on the market price. In addition, there will be a loan allocated to you for commercial operations. As for the agreement, Joe, it's up to you to draft it."

When the monk suddenly heard the king calling him, he was shocked and nodded hurriedly.

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Venus Avenue, a street less than 100 meters away from the port area, is also called "Love River" by the residents of the city.

Here, hundreds of vagabonds and prostitutes, relying on the flesh and blood business for themselves and their families, are seeking a way to survive in Muxi City.

In the streets late at night, there is no daytime hustle and bustle, and no nighttime candlelight. The only thing that can be heard is the snoring of the men staying in the brothels, and occasionally the suppressed weeping of the women.

The moonlight was shrouded in dark clouds, and the two figures slid down the tile slope of the roof to the second floor of the building, gently pried open the window, and entered the building cautiously.

Sabrina's voice was particularly ear-piercing in the empty and silent space: "Go along the corridor, turn right at the first turning, and the innermost room is."

Clarence followed the route to the designated room, looked at the lock cylinder on the door, and slowly inserted his finger into the lock hole. The skin and flesh on the hand began to deform and twist, and the fingertips seemed to be a piece of plasticine that automatically shaped, filling the entire keyhole.

With a slight twist of the wrist, the door lock opened with a sound.

The two walked around the screen in the room, walked to the big bed in the bedroom, and saw a man and woman who were completely naked, hugging each other and sleeping soundly.

Sabrina moved closer, took a closer look at the man's appearance, then nodded to Clarence and said, "That's right, it's Sidney, the director of the biochemical factory."

Clarence first took out a round wooden box, opened the lid, and put it under the woman's nose. Then, stretch out the index finger and middle finger of both hands, and press on the temple of Director Sidney.

The fingers transformed into spikes and slowly pierced into the opponent's brain.

Under the pain, Sidney woke up immediately. In the pitch-black house, a strange man and a woman were in front of him. Realizing that something was wrong, he just wanted to open his mouth to yell, but found that he couldn't make any sound.

Clarence looked at the man, smiled lightly, and said, "Mr. Sidney, don't be nervous. I need to know something about the 'successor' from you. Our minds have been connected together."

To Clarence's surprise, Sidney's first move was not to kneel down and beg for mercy, but to turn the ring on his ring finger.

He signaled Sabrina to take off Sidney's ring and put it under his nose. After careful inspection, Clarence found that there was actually a dark thorn on the back of the ring. As long as the switch was pressed, the liquid in the ring could enter the human body along the dark thorn.

"The smell of this venom is... belladonna? It seems that Rachel has learned and used it to train you." Clarence gently turned the needle on his finger, and said to Sidney: "Let me repeat, the ability of "soul link" can connect the minds of two people, and the one with a strong will can control the actions of the other, and even explore the memory and cognition of the other. So, Mr. Sidney, I advise you to give up resistance. Too much struggle may cause damage Your permanent brain damage."

The severe pain forced Sidney's face to contort. He tried his best to break free from the bondage of the other party, but everything was in vain, and he couldn't even move a finger.

Clarence said to Sabrina in a deep voice: "During our soul connection, we must not let anyone disturb us."

The latter nodded, sat on the chair beside the bed, and waited quietly.

Clarence closed his eyes, raised his head and said, "Mr. Sidney, let's get started. Let me find out if there is any secret of 'Successor' in your memory."

Five minutes later, blood overflowed from Sidney's eyes, nostrils, corners of his mouth and ears, and his mouth was opened wide towards the ceiling, with a terrified expression, as if he had seen the most terrifying thing.

Clarence withdrew his fingers, his face was pale, his fatigue and sleepiness made him no longer have the strength to stand up, but his spirit seemed unusually excited.

Sabrina looked sideways at the elder, and asked curiously: "Did you find what we need?"

"There is bad news, but there is also good news." Clarence took out a handkerchief, wiped the blood from his fingertips, and said with a happy smile, "The bad news is that Mr. Sidney doesn't know the secret of the 'successor'; the good news is that Muxi Kingdom's research on alien species and the results obtained are more than expected... more than you and I can imagine."

In the early morning of the next day, a shrill scream broke the tranquility of Venus Avenue.

An hour later, members of the Muxi Defense Team and the Alien Association rushed to the scene at the same time.

The door lock showed no signs of violent damage, the facilities in the room were intact, Sidney died of excessive fright and heart failure, and the autopsy of the deceased could not find any poisonous or fatal injuries...

After several days of investigation, nothing was found, and it ended hastily.

A murder immediately shrouded the entire Muxi City in a thick fog.