Deep Sea Hunter, but Deep Sea Titan

So Lottin left the Council of Witnesses and found Marner and Margaret, asking them to accompany him to the Council—or more accurately, the site of the Council of Witnesses. Lottin intended to record the correct version of history in a suitable manner.

Marna carried his sword with him, remaining vigilant, but in order to uncover the truth, he had no choice but to follow the silver knight to the ruins of the slain Witness Council.

A heavily reinforced blast door, which only the Grand Knights of each generation could open, was unfortunately demolished by Skadi along with the surrounding wall structure when Lotin came before her.

The severe weathering proves that this is a genuine antique. It is placed in a bulletproof glass panel, which records another glorious victory of the knights of Kazimierz.

The preceding text briefly described how the Giant Knights protected the early Casimir Kuranta tribe, and also briefly mentioned how knightly culture arose under the influence of the Giant Knights.

Then it shamelessly states: "The chivalry and code of the Kazimierz people are already superior to those of the giant knights of old."

Then it goes on to describe how the knights of Kazimierz engaged in a protracted tug-of-war with the giant knights, the so-called "dismemberment of the giants plan".

finally......

"In memory of Kazimierz being freed from the tyranny of the Giant Knights."

The ancient Kasimir script is identical to the tombs in the village of Waterdrop.

The stone tablet was crookedly inscribed with words like "glory," "victory," and "worth remembering." Luo Ting looked it over and examined it repeatedly, but then he saw the word "betrayal."

According to the inscription on the stone tablet, even though these knights acknowledged that back when the Giant Knight could collect tithes of "honor" from the entire Kazimierz, he did have some real deeds to do—fight against the Scourge, requesting him to defeat the Khan after the defeat of the Golden Blood Pegasus, or sending away the maddened Tidehunter Knights.

A chilling laugh erupted; Loting was genuinely amused by the situation.

Contact with the stone tablet provided Loting with more detailed information from the system. Memories and images flowed into Loting's mind. They believed that the victory of the "Dismemberment of Giants" plan was merely because the giant knights thought these knights were hopeless and left Kazimierz for other places.

It's true that they were temporarily disgusted and left, but the Giant Knight at that time still held onto illusions, fantasizing that true glory would return to Kazimierz, and the result is what we have now.

These knights shamelessly recorded it as "the giant knight who was no longer revered by the Kazimierz and thus lost his power fled in disarray."

Now that Lok Ting has returned to this land, the Securities and Futures Commission is still dealing with him in the same way, and is even going further, turning from expulsion to attempting to control and exploit him. It's a complete escalation of their behavior, and their inflated attitude is no less than it was back then.

Luo Ting felt that his ruthless killing was even more justified.

It seems that these old guys still had some sense of decency at the supervisory meeting. In their oral accounts, some of the more laughable details were embellished into more neutral descriptions.

For example, the Great Khan's conquests shook the foundations of Pegasus's rule. If the Pegasus had not sought the protection of the Giant Knights at that time, their bloodline would probably have become as rare as that of Draco or Aslan.

However, this history is recorded on this stone tablet as follows: "The Golden Blood Pegasus colluded with the Giant Knight to obtain scorching magic, attempting to suppress his dissent through cruel means due to the failure of the Nightmare Expedition."

This also explains why the Originium Arts of the Nearl family are so similar to the Death Ray used by the Knights of Light.

The spells were probably taught, but suppressing dissent...

Perhaps the reason why the Nearl family has been suppressed for generations is because their magic itself is the afterglow of the Giant Knights, and they have become part of that dismemberment.

It wasn't the enemy, but rather a malicious individual within the Grand Knights.

"I must also admit that this is a long story."

"But at least for the Lin Guang family, I can be considered a patriarch."

Lotin read the inscription on the stone tablet to Marna and Margaret. The thoughtful Laurentina had even prepared an ancient Kasimir dictionary published by Kasimir State University in advance.

"If I were really as incompetent as they said back then, would I have been able to destroy the garrison fleet outside the city?"

Luo Ting pointed at the stone tablet and laughed again.

"You, what did you say?"

Margaret's expression had become more rigid than ever before.

Chapter 96: A Sudden Realization

"You destroyed the garrison fleet?"

On the way there, Marner was still trying to convince himself to accept the fact that the Registry had become a ruin.

Then, the other party showed him a sensational anecdote about Kazimierz, which even involved the origin of the Nearl family's inherited Originium Arts.

Then, they said they had blown up the garrison fleet in Kazimir.

This put pressure on Marner that was no less than working overtime for ten years straight without a break.

The rules and rule-makers that he had always resisted but was powerless against were thus temporarily eliminated by Lotin.

The bulletproof glass showed no signs of being moved or opened by anyone, and the long-accumulated dust lay quietly on the glass cover.

It is indeed unlikely that this was forged recently by the other party.

To be honest, Marner's feelings toward the Securities and Futures Commission are incredibly complicated.

He was once a member of the Grand Knights, protecting the safety of Kazimierz alongside Margaret's biological parents.

However, after Margaret's parents disappeared after a battle, Marna gradually lost faith in the Council due to its attitude.

He once suspected that his brother had become a victim of the Securities and Futures Commission.

Even though there are still factions within the Council that support the Nearl family, it is not enough to change Marna's mind. There are quite a few other knightly families that want to wipe the Nearl family out of Kazimierz.

Once trust is squandered and trampled, it is difficult to rebuild.

This long-buried history has utterly disgraced the Grand Knights.

“It’s ruined. They were called in by the Securities and Futures Commission.”

"Moreover, the threat from the Unarmored Alliance has been eliminated."

Luo Ting nodded slightly, as if he were talking about a trivial matter.

The fatigue from growing to such a large size was still intense, but with the mana boost from [Mana Binding] and [Winter's Arrival], Lotin was no longer in a state of uncontrollable temporary slumber due to fatigue and hunger.

Moreover, the tithes collected by Lotin in the Grand Knights had already brought him a considerable number of mana potions.

With the addition of some potions only available in older versions, Loting has reason to suspect that the system has crammed some strange and unusual items from older versions into this lottery function, so it's not impossible to win some very retro gadgets.

However, having extra income is never a bad thing.

"Will you destroy the rest of Kazimir's army as well?"

As a former professional soldier, Manner keenly perceived the consequences of a huge power vacuum that had suddenly appeared in Kazimir's central government.

Will the local garrison incite a rebellion? Will it lead to local separatism? How will the core fleet in Kazimir react?

These are questions that Marner thinks about as if by conditioned reflex.

Considering that the garrison fleet was destroyed so easily, and that the public health system of the Great Knight Territory, which was still maintaining basic operations, was unable to detect an increase in the concentration of Originium dust, Marna reasonably speculated that the garrison fleet had suffered a crushing defeat.

Silver Spear Pegasus has already been defeated at the Great Knights' territory, and the garrison fleet has also been destroyed.

What worries him is that foreign powers eyeing Kazimir might take action after hearing the news.

“You’re worried about this, worried that your niece won’t be able to cope with this terrible pressure.”

"Perfectly reasonable."

Marna certainly has reason to worry about Margaret, because the Radiant Knights cannot face a fleet like Lotin.

Lotin's support for the Radiant Knights was essentially about finding a reliable person to run Kazimierz and ensure it continued to provide tithes while maintaining normal operations.

If this person is appointed or tested by Lotin, it will be quite convenient for [Light Knight Nautilus] to maintain his influence over Kazimierz.

The residents of Kazimierz are relatively better off, and Lotin also receives a huge tithe.

Is it possible that this kind of pressure is unlikely to exist?

"Think about the fate of the Ursus Third Army."

It would be best if the troops stationed in those areas could realize Lotin's good intentions.

However, if Lotin is forced to embark on another journey around Kazimierz, then the Radiant Knight will have even more room to maneuver.

The same applies to the rest of the Kazimir fleet.

Although Lotin could not conduct such large-scale warfare conveniently outside of Kasimir, it was not possible.

However, given that Lotin has already maximized the potential of the [Light Knight Nautilus], and is only fighting within the home territory of the Kingdom of Kazimierz, it is not a pipe dream to confront the rest of Kazimierz's fleet.

"You were also the one mediating between Ursus and Lungmen."

Marna tried her best to appear calm in front of Margaret.

"Trust me, Marna Nearl, you and your two nieces are safer than ever before."

“You can even take action to prepare to find your brother.”

"You've been tirelessly buried in endless meetings and designs for ten years, as if you were being tortured, all for this?"

Upon hearing this, Marn suddenly raised his head.

"Don't be surprised, I've been watching over Kazimir even when I wasn't around."

"Otherwise, how would I have known about the Radiant Knight's potential?"

Loting was already used to explaining the plot he knew in various ways.

Sometimes these explanations may not be reasonable, but when combined with Lotin's appearance and overall demeanor, they are still convincing enough.

"Then, do you know where they are?"

With such an omniscient ancient being standing right in front of him, Marna finally couldn't help but ask the question.

Unfortunately, Luo Ting also didn't know the truth about this matter, which wasn't answered in the original storyline.

"Perhaps the documents left by the witness committee will contain the answer you are looking for."

Lottin has carefully preserved the items left behind by the Witness Council, especially various documents. This is a small detail that Lottin did while searching for relevant historical evidence.

Marner's expression gradually changed from dejected to indifferent; he knew he couldn't set off yet.

Kazimierz is currently in a turbulent vacuum, and Lotin is not yet someone he can fully trust, so he decided to stay with Margaret and Marie as a precaution.

“Even you, Marna Nearl, are not incapable of illuminating others once again as a knight of Casimir.”

Lotin understands Marna's current distrust, since the other party has not shown any hostility or intention to obstruct; his only motivation is to protect his family.

"And what about you? The stone tablet says that you are the originator of the Kazimierz knight culture."

Margaret listened quietly to Lottin and Marna's conversation, and many of her questions were answered.

The awkward atmosphere that had been hanging over her eased considerably.

No wonder she didn't feel anything was off when she heard "You passed," it turns out the other person really was the source of the Originium Arts of the Nearl family.

"The blazing, blinding light of destruction is so intense, how many people can bear to look directly at it?"

“When the people of Kazimierz remember me, it is with more awe than worship.”

"However, I hope that everyone will make sure to preserve this stone tablet properly, as it is both history and evidence of crime."

Lotin shook his head. That was indeed not his area of ​​expertise, and he wouldn't stay in Kazimierz for very long.

It took several months, until the situation in Kazimir completely settled down and stabilized.

If anything really serious happens, we can just teleport back.

Chapter 97: An episode where there's so much money you can't spend it all

While waiting for a response from the Kazimierz garrison in the Great Knight Territory, Lotin was also sorting through the large amount of bounty he had received since entering the territory.

At the time, Lothing only managed to rout the Ursus Third Army; the only warships actually destroyed were the flagship and a few transport ships, while the individual warships of the garrison fleet had even lower bounties.

However, those were high-speed warships that started with defensive tower units, and the officers on board were generally of higher rank, and the soldiers were of better quality. Therefore, the bounty that Luo Ting received was higher than the reward for defeating the Ursus Third Army.

Lotin destroyed far more units than Ursus' Third Army when he destroyed the garrison fleet, and the quality of the targets killed was also far higher on average than that of Ursus' Third Army.

This part brought in about 5000 gold coins, and even upgraded Loting to level 11 and his ultimate skill to level 2.

"The bounty for Silver Spear Pegasus is 250 gold coins per kill."

Loting couldn't help but lament that even among high-ranking individual combat personnel from different nations, there were differences between them.

Even after discounts, the bounty for defeating Shadow Guard is over 200 gold coins, while the bounty for killing Silver Spear Pegasus is only 250 gold coins.

The mere annihilation of the Silver Spear Pegasus team provided Luo Ting with over 4000 gold coins. After synthesizing [Winter's Arrival], he still had over 3000 gold coins left, enough to buy a [Endless Hatred] item worth 2800 gold coins.

【HP: 400】

Armor: 55

[Skill Speed: 10]

[Agony: While in combat with a hero, deals magic damage based on level and 3% bonus health to nearby enemy heroes every 5 seconds, and heals yourself for 250% of the damage dealt.]