Chapter 59

The Lake of Ice is located along the middle line of the two southeast districts, surrounded by a large area of ​​jungle, and there is only a small lake in the middle, which is the Lake of Ice.

There is a small mountain not far from the lake of ice. Standing on the mountain, you can look down on everything that is happening by the lake. The distance is neither too far nor too close. It can be said to be an excellent observation point.

When Shen Yi came here, Chen Yuntao and Pandora hadn't appeared yet. There is no one by the lake, only the mist from the cold lake.

These fogs have an extremely cold freezing effect, and once they are contaminated, their speed will be greatly reduced.

There is a big rock on the top of the mountain. The top of the big rock is as smooth as a mirror, and it looks like a small platform.

Shen Yi was standing on the boulder and looking down, the wind blew his clothes and made a rustling sound.

He put his hands behind his back and looked down.

After a while, he said: "Since you are here, let's have fun, my place is quite spacious."

Behind a big tree not far away, a person appeared, it was Chen Tao.

He looked at Shen Yi and said with a smile: "I lost."

"What?" Shen Yi was taken aback.

Another voice sounded in the distance: "I bet him that you will definitely appear here...I won."

Shen Yi was familiar with this voice, it was the person who mentioned the Colonel when talking with Chen Tao.

He was shocked.

A young man came out from a distance. Shen Yi clearly remembered that he had seen this person when he was challenging Isado. At that time, he was standing beside Christine.

"A member of the Dane family?" Shen Yi narrowed his eyes.

"My name is Cliff, the third heir to the Dane family. Nice to meet you, Mr. Shen Yi." The young blond man strode towards Shen Yi: "By the way, the colonel asked me to say hello to you. "

Shen Yi replied: "I never knew that the Dane family was still related to the Colonel."

"It has nothing to do with the family, it's purely a personal friendship." Cliff spread his hands, "But when it comes to not knowing, I don't think it may be true. Speaking of which, you forgot that there is one thing with us."

Speaking of Cliff taking out something from the coat of arms and throwing it to Shen Yi,

It was the electronic bee he put in Chen Tao's pocket.

Shen Yi took it, and said with a smile: "I said why one is missing, it turned out that it was disobedient and flew to your place."

"Maybe it's too obedient." Cliff laughed.

Shen Yi laughed, and put the Scout Bee back on his crest without any embarrassment—mosquito meat is also meat, and it is always good to save one.

Then Shen Yi looked at Chen Tao: "Then... you told me, is it also the colonel's intention?"

Chen Tao nodded: "You know that if the evil emperor has any plans, the colonel must be happy to destroy them. It just so happens that the Stormtroopers used to belong to the colonel... and they still are now."

Shen Yi understood.

Although the Blizzard team is finished, his agent Liu Haisu is still alive, and Chen Tao still has contact with the colonel, instead of going to another team to survive as Chen Tao said before.

Obviously, this is simply not true.

The Nether Wolf approached the Gale Team in order to form an anti-Determinant Blade Alliance, and the news naturally reached the Colonel's ears. The conflict between the Colonel and the Evil Emperor was naturally very happy to cause him some trouble, so he warned Shen Yi through Chen Tao and asked him to prepare in advance.

Therefore, even though Chen Tao didn't really want to join Shen Yi, he was indeed not a spy sent by the Anti-Broken Blade Alliance. He was just serving multiple organizations at the same time, just like Pandora.

Understanding this, Shen Yi looked back at Cliff: "It seems that you are the mastermind behind the scenes... I have to admit that you are not bad, you are the only one who has caught me since I entered the city."

Even though it wasn't an ambush, Shen Yi was still extremely upset about being guessed where his foothold was and waiting for the right thing to happen. If it wasn't Cliff and Chen Tao who were ambushing here, but someone who wanted to ambush him, then Shen Yi is probably dead now.

Therefore, Shen Yi secretly felt ruthless in his heart, and would never give anyone such a chance again.

On the contrary, Cliff smiled: "If you are prepared, you always want to take advantage."

He could see Shen Yi's thoughts, of course, it's not surprising, for people like them, being regarded as a behavioral pattern means a huge risk in action, which can't be easily forgiven.

But Cliff didn't feel complacent about it. As he said, he could expect Shen Yi only because he knew Shen Yi's existence, character, and even everything about him, but Shen Yi had almost nothing to him. learn.

This is an unfair game in itself, it is not unusual for him to win, but it is depressing to lose.

"You are quite understanding." Shen Yi smiled, and he glanced at the far bottom, where Chen Yuntao and Pandora had already appeared.

He said: "But I don't understand, since you are also a member of the Dane family, why do you still listen to the colonel's orders? I mean... I am not even sure whether you are an enemy or a friend now."

Cliff replied: "It depends on you, Mr. Shen Yi. If you want, you can completely hostile camps, but friendly relations... just like you and Wei Na, Lao Meng and the others."

Shen Yi's eyes shot out, and he said coldly: "It seems that you haven't been idle all this time, can you tell me how you know?"

"Of course. In fact, it's not difficult to find the truth. What's difficult is to find out the problem before that. To be honest, at first I didn't expect that you would have helpers in other camps." Cliff stepped forward and stood beside Shen Yi, looking Downward: "It wasn't until I saw the Scourge that I realized that you might not have entered this world for no reason. Then I remembered the order you gave Chen Tao...you let us all enter from the southern area."

"So you realized that I might have helpers in other camps, so you can only go to the South District."

"That's right. So I think it's necessary to check who are the people in those two districts. Fortunately, there is only one team of Chinese in the North District, so I just spent some blood points and got my team from the North District." The answer I wanted. It took me a while to get back to the West End. Fortunately, two members of your team happened to be in the West End, and they happened to be very close to a team called Eternal Night ..."

While Cliff was speaking, Chen Tao had already walked down the mountain. When the two masters met, the errand runners should leave automatically.

"The colonel asked you to destroy the evil emperor's plan, but he didn't ask you to expose me."

"No, the colonel asked me to observe the situation, act cautiously, seek self-protection first, and not easily fight against you."

Shen Yi was a little surprised: "This is what he explained to you? Aren't you here to sabotage the evil emperor's plan?"

"Yes, not all. Don't forget that I have a personal relationship with the colonel, but a family connection with Christine. If I listen to him, wouldn't it be betraying the family? So all the colonel can do is give you Issue a warning, the rest is ultimately up to you."

"Then what you are doing now..."

"It has nothing to do with the Colonel!" Cliff replied in a very sure tone: "It has something to do with the Scourge."

He looked at Shen Yi and said: "I know what you are here for, you may not admit a word of what I am going to say next, but your tone, attitude, expression and subtle movements will determine my understanding of this final fact. Judgment made. Attention, please don’t mislead me, it will directly determine whether there is a possibility of cooperation between us.”

As he said that, he paused every word: "You were entrusted by the space manager to kill this damned man!"

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By the small lake, Chen Yuntao and Pandora had already found their target, a huge Hydra. The two were fighting the big monster.

Shen Yi and Cliff stood on the big rock on the top of the mountain, watching this scene.

After a while, Shen Yi said slowly: "There is absolutely no such thing!"

Seeing Shen Yi's expression, Cliff showed a satisfied smile on his face.

Although Shen Yi's answer was that there was absolutely no such thing, his expression, behavior, even his long-term thinking, and the cautious tone of his speech at this moment fully demonstrated that "it is true."

Cliff breathed a sigh of relief, and he simply sat down.

Hold your knees and watch the battle below.

He said, "Do you know how many babies a spider can have in a year?"

Shen Yi was stunned, and Cliff had already said to himself: "More than five hundred, with a strong reproductive ability. When the little spiders break out of their eggs, they begin the process of foraging for food alone. Their whole life will be encounter many dangers, and in the end only a few survive to grow."

He looked at Shen Yi: "Those who can survive may not all be the outstanding ones, but they must all be the lucky ones."

Shen Yi didn't speak, he knew that Cliff would not say these things for no reason.

Sighing, Cliff said: "The Dane family is actually a huge spider's nest. Every heir must be like a little spider, relying on his own strength to hunt prey before he grows up. Before you really grow up, You don't have much power from the family at all. That's why Christine wants to take revenge on you, but she can only ask me for help."

"So, is the Dane family really a family?"

"How is it possible?" Cliff laughed: "No one can have a baby in the city. If there is, it must be a bug."

Hearing these words, Shen Yi's heart was shocked.

Cliff continued: "The Dane family has a bloodline called Phoenix. Sounds cool, right? But unfortunately, it's not really immortal. Phoenix bloodline doesn't have the ability to regenerate, but it can pass on part of its power to others. The designated target. In our words, the blood relationship between people is nothing more than the replication of genes. Phoenix blood, at least has the ability to copy part of its own genes... Therefore, you can also put People who accept this kind of blood inheritance are regarded as their own children. Of course, this is a little different from the traditional concept of family, and it is likely that your son is older than you, but you will get used to it after a long time."

"It turns out that this is the case. In fact, you are not a family born through blood and gestation, but a blood connection in another form."

"That's right!" Cliff snapped his fingers: "However, bloodline inheritance brings limited power enhancement. In the final analysis, it is just a form of family inheritance. To be precise, bloodline is the bond that connects families, and knowledge is what we pass on." The ultimate goal. The Dane family is a rare ancient family in the bloody city. It has existed in the city for hundreds of years, and each generation of patriarchs must also choose the blood of the phoenix. The inheritance of memory...comes from our knowledge and understanding of the world."

He looked at Shen Yi: "This is the most valuable part of it!"

Shen Yi nodded slightly: "So you know everything about the Scourge."

"Yes." Cliff replied. "The scourge... the scourge... Now that the city has been condemned, how can the city let it go, it is always necessary to send people to destroy it. But I didn't expect that you would take advantage of this opportunity, let us Killing each other with the Scourge... Fortunately, from the colonel, I know your relationship with that girl, so I can understand your choice."

Shen Yi didn't answer.

There are some things that you can understand in your heart, but you must never admit it with your mouth.

Now that Cliff has revealed the biggest inheritance secret about the Dane family, Shen Yi naturally knows how he knows all of this.

There is no doubt that the Dane family knows a lot about the city. They have hidden these secrets deep in their blood and left them as inheritance. They have accumulated from generation to generation, and they probably know more secrets than Shen Yi. much.

But the colonel knew something about what happened between him, the space manager and the girl in white.

So it was perfectly normal for Cliff to infer all of this.

The only thing he hasn't figured out yet is, since he knows all this, why hasn't he stopped it from happening?

By the bank of the cold lake, a large number of adventurers from the southern region had already rushed out, rushing towards Chen Yuntao and Pandora, among them were Nether Wolf and Gale Team, and even Chen Tao had joined the ranks of sniping.

The blood flashed, and a new cruel battle officially started.

Judging from the number of adventurers who appeared and the elf soldiers who surrounded him from all directions, this time's action was by no means an act, but a real attempt to kill Chen Yuntao.

But the two masterminds who were manipulating the battle behind the scenes were already sitting on the boulder talking and laughing, as if everything that happened under their noses was nothing more than a trivial matter.

Cliff's words reveal the mystery: "There are always some people who can only be cannon fodder, are only suitable for being manipulated, and are born to be managed."

"What about us? Are we born managers?" Honestly speaking, Shen Yi doesn't like this kind of lineage theory, but he can understand the inexplicable sense of honor that the other party comes from "an ancient family".

Cliff smiled: "No, I am also a managed person, but my status as a managed person is temporary."

"Then when will you become a manager?"

"The day I became the patriarch of the family." Cliff replied seriously.

Shen Yi's heart was shocked, at that moment he finally knew what Cliff wanted.

"You want Christine's life?"

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Today's Cliff finally no longer hides himself.

There was a rare angry expression on his face, which was a strong contempt for Christine, disdain and strong killing intent.

He said: "Kristen is an idiot. He is one of the few idiots in the family who did not grow up on his own. Because his father is one of the highest-ranking elders in the family. Yes, the city brought their father and son in. , at different times. Christine relied on his father's status to mix into the family and became the second heir of the family. But in terms of ability, he is the worst among the five heirs!"

"But you can't kill him, because if you kill him, then the family will trouble you?" Shen Yi asked.

Cliff took a long breath: "Although the family allows the little spiders to grow up on their own, they never allow them to kill each other. Since Cliff's father is an important member of the family, he will not sit idly by anyone A man killed his own son. Although I wanted him to die long ago, I had to be careful not to express any hatred towards him. Not only that, but I also had to get as close to him as possible, pretending to be his good friend, Be patient with all his stupidity and arrogance... No matter what the situation is, no matter how big a mistake he makes, I must try my best to speak good things about him, so as not to leave any excuses for others."

"So Kristen always thought you were his best friend."

"To be precise, he always thought that I was a guy who would obey him, and at the same time be useful, and not a threat to him."

"This shows that you are well disguised."

"It's a pity that no matter how good the disguise is, there will always be a day when it will be torn. The only problem is that I don't have much time to endure in the city... In a few months, the patriarch will walk into the Tongtian Tower. Wait until that day, and finally The heir to the patriarch of the family will follow."

"So you must hurry up and kill Christine."

"It was never a question of killing Christine, it was a question of who was going to take responsibility."

"Yes, you entered this world with Christine. If you kill him and return to the city, the family will not let you go."

"So there must be someone to help me take the blame."

Shen Yi nodded: "That's right, and this person must be voluntary, he must not be afraid of the Dane family, and he must have the strength to kill Christine, and most importantly, he must have reasons and desires to kill Christine... ...It seems that I am quite qualified."

"It's not just that. If this person is willing to help me take the blame, he will inevitably be hunted down by the family in the future. It just so happens that I am only the third heir. A boss is pressing on my head. If it is in the process of chasing and killing the target, the boss is also dead..."

"Then you can naturally become the number one heir, and no one will doubt you. Because I did everything, and I am the enemy of the Dane family!"

"That's right!"

"Then the only question now is...why should I help you take the blame?"

Cliff smiled: "Because I will also help you take the blame, a trouble you have been avoiding, a trouble of a higher level. For you, that is what you really don't want to face, and For me, since I haven't accepted anyone's entrustment, basically there will be no trouble..."

As he spoke, he pointed his finger at Chen Yuntao who was not far away: "I killed this man, and you help me deal with Christine. Let's take responsibility for each other together. How about it?"

Shen Yi stared at Cliff, and after a while he said: "You are the most intelligent opponent I have ever met since I entered the city."

Cliff immediately replied: "I'm not your enemy, Shen Yi! A truly smart person will never find someone like you as an opponent, but only as a friend."

"Friend..." Shen Yi smiled: "It seems that the Colonel has said a lot of good things about me."

"I accepted Christine's invitation just after listening to what he said to you."

"Then for you, this mission can also be regarded as your last chance."

"Yes!" Cliff didn't hide anything, for him, there was nothing better than this opportunity.

Shen Yi said indifferently: "The transaction is too beneficial to you, I have to attach three conditions. One: You must take the fourth place in the camp for this mission, and I don't want any additional changes in the main mission. If you don't pay the fine Money, I can lend you. Two, pay me 60,000 blood points, Broken Blade team 10,000 each, I offer a very cheap price, you can pay after the return. Three related to all actions of the Dane family, especially their possible future You must provide accurate information on our pursuit."

"Deal!"