Origin Paradise!

July 7th, before dawn.

The Saint Lilith secretly arrived at the port in the central part of the kingdom.

Jiang He tucked the ship into the portable sanctuary, Rock Town, and swam directly to the harbor mudflats.

The morning sun shone on the beach. Si Ning stepped out of the sea, her wet hunting clothes drying in the blink of an eye. She put her hands on her hips and laughed:

"It takes seven days to get from here to the capital by carriage."

"The disappearance of HMS Victory and HMS Sentinel is a bit of a problem."

"It's certainly interesting to walk the streets of the capital and see the bones of nobles, but I must warn you beforehand that the capital has the powerful figure of the Red Rose Knight in charge. The good news is that he doesn't interfere in politics, so even if you want to do something wrong, you have to follow the rules."

Chapter 305 Perfect-grade Explosive

Explore the year 1600, August 13th.

A carriage travels through Nachshire and approaches the capital.

The carriage is made of sturdy black oak, carved with exquisite aristocratic patterns. The wheels are tall and thick, and the canopy is made of fine leather. Four black horses pull the carriage, their hooves intertwined, kicking up clouds of dust on the road.

Inside the carriage, Jiang He sat cross-legged, constantly manipulating his body with his internal energy and self-control, causing his muscles to tremble. The frequency and amplitude of this movement perfectly overlapped with the effect of the Gray Horse Breathing Method, which meant he didn't need to make any special movements.

As the breathing technique was activated, strands of external extraordinary factors flowed into the body. The stimulation at the lower stage was obviously insufficient to improve the Great Knight, but the energy continued to accumulate.

Within Jiang He's body, a vortex composed of gas energy gradually emerged, which was the source of power for the Knight system.

During the Bronze Age, knights formed nine vortexes of fighting spirit within their bodies. By the Silver Age, the gaseous state had liquefied, and both the quantity and quality of their fighting spirit had seen an exceptionally significant improvement.

Legend has it that the fighting spirit of the Golden Giant has transformed from a liquid state to a solid state. This solidified energy crystal is the cornerstone supporting the domain, and its strength is vastly different from that of the lower-level liquid and gaseous states.

More than a month has passed since Jiang He obtained the Gray Horse Breathing Technique. A fourth gaseous vortex is forming within Jiang He's body. Thanks to the thousand Gray Horse Potions he has refined, his cultivation speed has increased exponentially.

The formation of the four vortexes also brought about an increase in energy.

[Silver Energy: 6301→6701]

"A thousand doses of medicine, a million gold coins, a quarter of the capital's annual revenue, you must be really rich."

Across the carriage, a hint of envy flashed in Si Ning's eyes. For some reason, the other person's digestion speed of the medicine was ridiculously fast.

Normally, a knight needs to practice breathing techniques to gradually digest the nutrients from the potion, but this guy is more like a bottomless pit. For seven days, he has been continuously drinking potions, and despite such gluttony, there have been no side effects.

“I need to temporarily change my identity,” Jiang He said.

His unbridled piracy at sea has made many nobles in the capital potential enemies, and as the Earl of the Chaotic Corridor, his arrival in the capital at this critical juncture when a local war has already broken out is undoubtedly dangerous.

“Identity is a minor issue,” Si Ning said, crossing her arms. “The main thing is your purpose in coming to the capital.”

Jiang He directly granted partial access, revealed his main quest, and frankly stated, "I hope to gain the fear and hatred of the Kingdom of Stuart."

As for the mission to kill members of the royal family in the Proof of the Strong, he did not intend to reveal it to the other party. After all, Princess Chesia's identity was somewhat sensitive, and the two sides could not be said to completely trust each other.

Seeing this, Si Ning also revealed her main quest. Her quest involved chaos points, and the more chaotic the Kingdom of Stuart was, the higher the final evaluation would be.

With the two sides having overlapping missions, a preliminary cooperation agreement was reached.

Jiang He said, "It would be a waste to execute the Moon Elf directly in the street. She is a deadly threat to Queen Margaret, but on the other hand, she is also a guarantee for our cooperation with Margaret."

“If Margaret becomes regent, the conflict between the Stuart nobles and her will reach its peak. The former's regency represents royal power, and chaos at that time is to be expected. Of course, if you are willing to step forward, I will naturally prefer someone I know.”

Si Ning raised her pretty eyebrows and said, "In the capital, there are only two paths for a regent or a queen: one is to have a daughter but no sons, in which case the princess will take the throne; the other is for the heir to be too young, in which case the queen will seize power. I want to make it clear in advance that with the Duke of Dejouk's rebellion imminent, I will not stand on the front lines under any circumstances."

“Then let’s support Margaret,” Jiang He said.

To kill all the important members of the royal family, especially those with high heirs, the first step is to gather them all in the capital. Some of these princes and princesses are away serving in government posts, while others are married to nobles and scattered throughout the kingdom.

Si Ning had no objection. As long as the situation was chaotic, she believed it didn't matter who she supported. The premise for Margaret to serve as regent was the death of Henry VI. The chaos that would result from the death of a king was self-evident.

……

Night falls on the banks of the Blue Hems River.

The largest city of the Stuart Kingdom stands here.

The capital city boasts a population of one million, with countless merchants traveling here daily to trade goods. Natives of the New World and foreign races from city-states are everywhere. The city is high and the moat is deep, making it look like a giant fortress from the outside.

Si Ning first led someone to the office. Because of the former's status as the capital's garrison officer, they had no trouble getting there. Then the two went to the garrison's garrison and did not return to the inner city garrison officer's villa until evening.

Jiang He borrowed the original identity of the guitar boy, who was already dead and had no relatives or friends, yet whose identity could withstand scrutiny and investigation. The current time was the most suitable.

"Annor Yeruvich, a down-on-his-luck nobleman who wandered during the colonial wars, eventually became a Grand Knight and gained the favor of Princess Chesia, serving as the First Captain of the Royal Capital Garrison. How does this story sound?"

On the second floor of the villa, Si Ning looked at the young man in the mirror. He was tall and slender with handsome features, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. Overall, he was a perfect specimen of a human male skeleton, very valuable for collection. After changing into the garrison uniform, he had a very capable demeanor.

"What are the Royal Capital Garrison responsible for?" Jiang He covered his face with a magic steel mask, mainly to hide the Red Moon Mark. As the Saint Lilith gradually recovered, Lilith had recently entered a drowsy state and rarely left the spiritual world.

"For maintaining order, defending the city, and apprehending criminals, soldiers are recruited from the permanent residents of the capital. The finance department is responsible for a scale of 5000 people, divided into ten teams, each led by a captain."

Si Ning picked up the military cap from the clothes hanger and put it on her head, looking like she was about to go out.

"I'm going to the Red Keep to arrange a meeting with Queen Margaret, and also to deal with the aftermath of the Victory and the Sentinel. The Marquis of Lannister and the Earl of Rhine perished together in the storm; don't let that slip."

"What happened to the original first captain?"

“It wasn’t just him. Several captains I promoted died on the Sentinel. You have to recruit the garrison yourself. The First Team’s base is in the barracks next to the villa. They are my direct subordinates.”

"understood."

Jiang He watched the other person leave until their figure disappeared into the inner city streets. Then, he summoned the Rabble and the Flying Bird Legion from his personal sanctuary.

"Boss, everything is normal in Rock Town."

"Find a suitable armory."

"clear."

Wuhe commanded the birds to leave the villa like free-range chickens, until they were some distance away from the villa before flying into the night.

Jiang He took the map and went out, heading to the slave market. There was no curfew in the capital, and the streets were brightly lit. He was followed by ten fierce knights who served as his personal guards.

The slave market is located on the edge of the inner city. Nobles come here every day to select slaves from all over the world. The fact that it can operate in the inner city for a long time and occupy most of the market share indicates that the slave owners here have powerful backgrounds.

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Anor… Captain, let me introduce myself. My name is John, from Nachshire.”

The person who entertained the man was not a slave owner, but a member of the merchant guild, a tall and strong man in his prime.

Jiang He glanced at the densely packed iron cages in the market. Rare goods such as New World natives, mixed-race elves, mountain dwarves, and forest centaurs were displayed in the most conspicuous positions, and the prices were quite high.

"I plan to buy five hundred pardoned criminals."

John was stunned for a moment upon hearing this. The captain of the Royal Capital Garrison was a mid-level official with real power. Since Princess Chesia took office, the garrison had been purged several times. Five hundred criminals were capable of fighting and were cheap. If they were used to supplement manpower, it meant that the garrison had recently suffered heavy losses.

"No, it's still not available," Jiang He asked.

John laughed and said, "Sorry, I was just a little dazed. Of course there are slaves. Five hundred of them. I'll charge you two thousand gold coins."

The entire transaction went very smoothly, with ten construct knights serving as attendants. The captain was undoubtedly of noble birth.

The slave market was teeming with criminal slaves. When the king was pleased, he would issue pardons indiscriminately, and when he was not, he would imprison them at will. Some criminals would be "imprisoned" again before they even left the prison after receiving a pardon. The constant changes in the laws led to the development of a massive slave trade system.

The vicious knight handed over two heavy leather bags. Jiang He led away five hundred criminals. No one escaped on the way. Normally, this would be a profession with a high threshold and high salary for the garrison.

Back at the barracks next to the villa, ten houses were arranged closely together. This was the fixed location of the first garrison unit, and several cannons were placed on the wall as a symbol of their presence.

All the criminals were asked to come to their beds, and the evil knight recorded their information one by one with paper and pen.

"Boss, how do you spell Helenard's Helenard?"

Jiang He was a bit troubled. The intelligence level of the evil soldiers was equivalent to that of children, and even upgrading them to evil knights had not changed this. He had to find a way to improve this shortcoming.

"Hold on."

Ah Da and Ah Er led five hundred unranked evil soldiers away from Rock Town and took over the record-keeping work at the barracks.

After two hours of work, Jiang He had barely finished processing 500 identity files. He looked down and thought to himself that the cultural level of all the members of Yuwang City, including himself, needed to be improved. With tens of thousands of demons and monsters gathered together, only a mob could be considered half a college student.

"Boss, we've found the armory. It's located in the southeast corner of the inner city. It looks like a castle. I've already deployed the Flying Beast Legion there. Gathering intelligence won't be so slow anymore." Wuhega chimed in, eager to take credit.

"sharp."

"hey-hey."

Jiang He stamped the identity files with the garrison captain's seal. Theoretically, copies need to be sent to headquarters, namely Si Ning, when there is time, and then reported to the Privy Councilor, who is equivalent to the prime minister. Finally, they need to be approved by the Minister of the Seal, who represents the king's will, before they can officially take effect.

But there's no need for such trouble now, since the Privy Councilor and the Lord Keeper of the Seals are both dead in the Red Keep. Nowadays, a stamped file is all it takes to receive a salary and gain official recognition.

"Boss, these criminals..." Ah Da asked in a low voice.

"Get rid of them all," Jiang He said casually.

Five hundred vicious soldiers came to the bedside of the barracks one by one and drew their swords to kill at the same time. At first, most of the criminals were still talking and laughing, until they realized something was wrong when they were about to die.

"Ah Da, take some men to the garrison headquarters to collect weapons and uniforms."

"A bunch of scoundrels. Pick a notorious minor nobleman from around the armory, someone whose assassination would be justifiable."

“One fierce knight steps forward.”

Jiang He issued orders one by one, while simultaneously activating a rare-level transformation technique to change the appearance of the evil soldiers.

……

late at night.

The southeastern part of the inner city was completely silent.

The long street was shrouded in night, the streetlights cast a dim yellow glow, a few moths occasionally fluttered their wings, the summer breeze gently stirred the withered grass in the corner of the wall, and a few clear barks of dogs gradually drifted into the distance.

"Hey hey hey..."

A low, eerie laugh, like that of an owl, echoed from the attic of a three-story villa.

In the cluttered attic, a withered, desiccated figure lay on the ground, her limbs bound by shackles, her chest rising and falling almost imperceptibly, her sunken cheeks still faintly revealing her former beauty. Due to prolonged lack of water, she was only one step away from death.

Wow!

Suddenly, the sound of flowing water rang out, and the mummified woman opened her mouth greedily, ignoring the strange smell of the water; she had long since lost her sense of taste and sight.

"Hey hey hey..."

"You are so beautiful..."

Young Lord Johnny pulled up his trousers, squatted down, and stroked the woman's hair with a dazed look in his eyes. He was completely absorbed in the feeling that the other woman could only rely on him. As the younger brother of the second heir's wife, he only needed to beckon, and countless nightingales would rush to him. But those nightingales were just common beauties.

"The next one is in two days."

"Let us wait and yearn."

The mummified woman fainted after replenishing her fluids.

Lord Johnny rose and looked around at the dozen or so mummies hanging on the shelf. He nodded in satisfaction. This low-key and frugal hobby satisfied him without causing trouble for the prince and his sister. He considered himself to be very restrained in the social circles of the capital.

puff!

A scimitar pierced Lord Johnny's chest.

The malevolent knight yanked hard, and the tip of his scimitar brutally ripped out his heart.

Lord Johnny lay in a pool of blood, his eyes vacant as he stared at the mummified woman he had clung to in life, before he died shortly afterward.

The malevolent knight turned and went downstairs. The corpses of the butler, maids, guards, and others lay scattered everywhere, their wounds gruesome, and the air thick with the stench of blood.

"Boss, kill them all."

"Go attack the armory; I've already taken care of the knights."

"clear."

The evil knight rushed out, followed by a blood-red figure. The perfect-level skill, Blood Shadow of the Möbius Knight, possessed the same base stats and Blood Bat Knight abilities as its user. Jiang He could only unleash the power of an ordinary Grand Knight when controlling the Blood Shadow, but the capital city was not yet at the point where Grand Knights were everywhere.

As they traveled, guided by several birds, the malevolent knights arrived at the armory castle, where the gates were already open.

at the same time.

Two drunkards, enraged, chased after a bird that was defecating on their heads. They stormed into the lord's villa, only to find it littered with corpses, instantly sobering up.

"They're all...dead."

"...Has the murderer left?"

The two stared at each other stiffly, then turned and ran in fright. Before long, they ran into the guard team members who were on their first patrol.

"Sir, that villa is full of dead people!"

"Get the gun, get the gun!"