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Chapter 209: The Battle of Apex City (Part 4) (Catch-up)
Chapter 209: The Battle of Apex City (Part 4) (Catch-up)
In the central square of Apex City.
At the center of the square stood a rather crude wooden building.
Just half a minute after Su Yu sent his private message, the wooden building suddenly shattered into a cloud of splinters, the debris swirling in a chaotic "shrapnel storm."
Two figures, one red and one blue, emerged from the shattered building and flew toward Su Yu and Tina.
These two figures were, of course, the "Lord Alex" and "Lady Camilla" Su Yu had mentioned. Both were High Rank Mages from the Scholar's Sanctuary.
After the two High Rank Mages flew away, nearby players were amazed to discover a sizable teleportation array beneath the shattered wooden building, glowing with a brilliant magical light.
This was a medium-sized teleportation array, which allowed players and NPCs to teleport to various major cities within the empire.
Su Yu had started planning the construction of this teleportation array as early as the completion of the 25th Ring of the Tina Line.
During the 25th Ring of the Tina Line, the empire's guardian, Kevin Plantagenet, left Oran City and wouldn't be back for a while.
This created a serious problem—
In the past, Su Yu didn't fear offending the city lord, Claude, because the guardian was there. He had encouraged Tina to kill the city lord's uncle, obtaining the blueprint for the Auction House and providing funds for Tina's subsequent reforms.
But now the guardian was gone.
The guardian had left without a care, but Su Yu's territory was still in Oran City. He could easily predict that Claude would target his territory, perhaps even launch a military assault.
And his prediction came true—Claude did indeed send troops to attack his territory.
After the 25th Ring of the Tina Line, to counter Claude's impending actions, Su Yu turned to his own faction—the Scholar's Sanctuary.
The Scholar's Sanctuary had three 6th Rank High Rank Mages and thirty-five 5th Rank Mages, giving them a significant edge in high-level combat over the Oran City Lord's residence. With their support, Su Yu wouldn't have to fear Claude's attacks.
However, the Scholar's Sanctuary was far away in Plantagenet City, and their influence didn't extend as far as Oran City. So, Su Yu began planning the construction of a teleportation array.
At that time, little Kathy hadn't yet upgraded her quality and didn't know the Teleportation Gate skill.
So, Su Yu assigned the Neon Nuclear Wastewater team a series of hidden quests.
Half of these quests were designed to help them acquire equipment and skill books to boost their strength; the other half were prerequisites for the teleportation array.
In the end, the Neon Nuclear Godzilla team had better luck.
Godzilla won the affection of the lewd NPC, Jenina, with a powerful kiss, raising her affinity to Passionate.
After an indescribable series of events, Godzilla found the Teleportation Array Blueprint in a storage box under Jenina's bed.
Godzilla returned triumphantly with the teleportation scroll, and Su Yu rewarded the team with 100,000 Spirit Coins. However, he instructed them to keep it a secret.
With the blueprint in hand, Su Yu personally traveled to Pearl City to purchase the necessary materials. He had little Kathy and the magic craftsmen work overnight to construct the array, and even had the old carpenter, Brook, build a crude wooden shell over the teleportation array to hide it.
These measures ensured that, apart from Su Yu and the Neon Nuclear Wastewater team, no other player knew about the teleportation array.
This maximized the secrecy of the array, preventing word from reaching City Lord Claude and giving him time to prepare.
...
Until now, when Lord Alex and Lady Camilla, the two High Rank Mages, shattered the wooden shell and revealed the teleportation array below, the players were finally enlightened:
Oh! So this crude wooden building was hiding a teleportation array!
...
Lord Alex and Lady Camilla moved swiftly, and the two figures, one blue and one red, arrived at Su Yu's position in an instant.
"Lord Alex, Lady Camilla, welcome to our humble abode." The five members of the Scholar's Sanctuary quickly bowed to the two newcomers.
Su Yu also bowed respectfully and added, "Thank you both for your timely support."
"Think nothing of it, we are all in this together," Alex said as he flew over to Su Yu, giving him an approving pat on the shoulder.
In Alex's eyes, Kexing was a remarkable young man, well-versed and knowledgeable. At such a young age, he had already passed the advanced scholar examination, an incredible feat!
Moreover, Kexing was incredibly wealthy and had made significant contributions to the Sanctuary. Alex was more than happy to work with such a talented and resourceful young man.
Camilla, a powerful Saint Domain expert, appeared as a kind old grandmother with a head of white hair. She fixed her gaze on the approaching City Lord Claude, pulling a fiery red staff from the void into her hand. "So, you are Claude Strife?"
"That's right, I am," Claude replied with a grim expression, leading his nine subordinates as they slowly flew over.
Claude had been confident that this mission would be a surefire success. Following the orders of his superior, he was to take advantage of the Guardian's absence and kill Tina Garcia.
Destroying Su Yu's territory was merely an added bonus.
However, he hadn't anticipated the arrival of five Fifth-Rank experts from the Scholar's Sanctuary, let alone two Saint Domain experts.
If it weren't for the fact that Kexing was an adventurer from another world, Claude might have suspected that Kexing was Alex and Camilla's illegitimate child.
But the situation was dire.
With Kexing and Tina now backed by two Saint Domain experts, their side had a significant advantage in high-tier combatants. How was he supposed to kill Tina now? Claude's brow furrowed in frustration.
However, there was no time to dwell on it. Since they were here, Claude decided to start with a verbal probe.
"Greetings, Masters of the Scholar's Sanctuary. I am Claude Strife, the City Lord of Oran."
"May I ask why your esteemed Sanctuary has decided to meddle in the internal affairs of our city? Do you think that because Oran is not as powerful as the capital, you can bully us at will?" Claude's words were laced with sarcasm.
"Lord Claude, I believe you have misunderstood," Alex said with a smile. "In our Scholar's Sanctuary, there are two opposing viewpoints that have been in constant debate."
"One viewpoint holds that the Sanctuary should attract wealthy merchants and nobles, have them pay membership fees, and use these fees to cover the Sanctuary's daily expenses.
With the funds, the Sanctuary can purchase more high-value books, establish its own academic journals, and engage in scholarly exchanges with scholars across the land, fostering collective progress and innovation."
"The other viewpoint firmly opposes the inclusion of wealthy merchants and nobles, arguing that it would corrupt the purity of the Sanctuary."
"This viewpoint maintains that the Scholar's Sanctuary should be a sanctuary for academic discourse, free from the taint of money and power. It should not allow these merchants and nobles to rise to high positions, thereby turning the Sanctuary into a tool for political and commercial interests."
"Have I made myself clear?" Alex looked at Claude with a kind and gentle expression.
"I think so," Claude nodded, still a bit confused. "But what does this have to do with your interference in Oran's internal affairs?"
(End of Chapter)
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