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Boss Cat opened his mouth again and swallowed a mouthful of snow.
Only after the sled sped down the hill and gradually leveled off on the snow did the car body, painted crimson, slow down again, still standing out against the snow.
"Haha, even if I fall, I won't get hurt anyway. As for him... doesn't he have a wind-attribute wheelchair?"
Sid laughed so hard that she fell backwards. She turned her head to look at the little black cat on Lanqi's lap and said.
She knew that Lanqi had a lot of strange equipment and magic cards.
Considering the secrecy of the investigation of the final destination, the two changed their identities and appearances again after leaving the Snowfield Province.
They did not continue to use the identity of Loki and Sid's Protoss Royal School of Magic, but changed themselves to magic craftsmen and merchants in the Snowfield Province, wanting to do business in the northern border province.
This will prevent them from being tracked on their return journey after any investigation has uncovered anything.
However, Lanqi did have an excessive number of unused high-level purple magic cards in a sealed state, making him more like a magic card merchant than a magic card merchant. The advantage of sealing is that it is easy to identify its effect when it is ownerless.
However, it was hard for Sid to describe the quality of these cards. Most of them were waste magic cards used for decomposition, of all kinds. They did not look like the cards for the little black cat. Even Sid did not understand why he carried so many useless cards.
She only knew that these magic cards were almost all obtained by Ranch in the imperial capital by using his connections before leaving, and that Miss Duchess Chloris helped a lot. She didn't know what kind of deal they had reached that led her to pay Ranch such a large sum of money in advance.
"Meow meow……"
The cat boss sobbed and did not respond, and it turned into a crying cat head again.
It doesn't want to be with these two people anymore.
"If we can dig up some big news this time and expose it, the reputation of the empire will be greatly increased."
Lanqi slowed down the sled, loosened the reins with one hand, hugged the cat boss, and said with certainty.
The sled continued to move forward, its runners rubbing against the thick snow, making a rattling sound, and the snow marks stirred up at the back stretched out like a long tail.
Despite the howling wind, the two people on the sled didn't care and still enjoyed the feeling of being pushed on their backs.
According to the map, there should be a plain ahead, with no more rugged mountain roads and lakes. Driving at high speed, they should be able to reach their investigation destination, Bandera City on the northern border, soon.
"Didn't the investigation team led by Major General Fan Leiku go there first? He would probably be the first to discover any problems."
Sid replied nonchalantly.
"Not necessarily. If there is an eighth-level danger in the north, the investigation team may not be enough."
Lanqi pondered. Apart from the secret that Chloris told him, he had promised Chloris not to tell anyone else. For the rest, he still hoped that Sigrid could clearly realize the degree of danger in the northern border province.
"Those who can reach the seventh level are no longer mortals. It is easy to defeat them, but it is not so easy to kill them."
Sid spread his hands, as if recalling his strength when he just reached the seventh level.
"..."
Lanqi raised his eyes and looked at Sid, the abnormal human woman.
A fully-conditioned seventh-level monster would be very difficult to fight against even if a group of sixth-level monsters attacked him in a group. However, for the person next to him, he was "very easy to defeat".
Most of the time, Sid gave him the feeling that there was no distance between him and her, and her temper was unexpectedly good, which was completely different from a certain unmarried woman.
But only when talking about other strong people can he clearly feel from this cognitive bias that all his previous experiences are not in the same dimension as her strength.
"Don't worry, Saint Son, even if you have always been of a low rank, I will not look down on you. I will protect you, and you just need to work hard for me."
Sid grinned, with a bit of childish casualness but also the reliability of a promise made by the Queen.
"..."
Lanqi was silent for a moment.
"If I want to retire one day, will you let me go?"
In fact, he had already decided to disappear back to the southern continent when the time came, but he had been chatting with Xide very closely every day recently, and for some reason he felt reluctant to part with his friend Xide.
If possible, he didn't want to be an enemy of the tyrannical Catholic Sigrid in the future.
"..."
Sid hesitated for a moment before he said, "Let's discuss the score."
"for example?"
"If I have a low opinion of you, I will treat it as a betrayal and help you to completely retire."
Sid clenched his fingers grimly.
"..."
Lanqi didn't know whether she was jokingly telling him the consequences of having a low favorability rating, or whether she was really threatening him.
The cat owner who was held by Lanqi felt a chill and trembled with fear. He knew that Lanqi should not have anything to do with this female devil!
There is no way she can part ways with you in peace!
"But to be honest, in most cases, if you want to leave, I don't think I will let you go easily. I have made an exception and chosen you to be the Holy Son, so you naturally have to continue to serve me."
Sid honestly told Ranchi her real answer.
"understood."
Lanqi nodded. He probably guessed that this would happen.
He looked down at the trembling cat boss and smiled, not nervous at all.
"!"
The cat owner was startled, and immediately understood this nascent idea.
It could probably guess that if Lanci wanted to escape, he would at worst fake his death and create the illusion that "Rocky McCarthy" was dead, so that Sigrid would not even think of tracking him down!
Then the bastard transformed himself back into the "Lanch Wilford" of the Southern Continent, and had nothing to do with Sigrid anymore!
It’s just that the cat boss is a little scared. If Lanqi really does this, it will trigger a series of unpredictable chain reactions.
"What if your former saint wants to leave?"
The cat boss swallowed and dared to ask timidly in his childish voice.
Sigrid once lost a saint. If her subordinates had to choose between "leaving" and "dying", Boss Cat didn't know how determined Sigrid would be towards those who betrayed her.
If she is really extreme, then Lanqi will have no choice but to fake his death!
Hearing this, Sid was stunned at first, as if he had never expected such a situation.
Finally, she smiled helplessly.
"I should let her go and let her live the life she wants."
There was a rare hint of guilt and tenderness in her voice.
"..."
This time neither Ranchi nor Boss Cat said anything.
It looked up at Lanci.
It feels that if Lanqi really uses fake death escape at that time, it may evolve into another kind of nascent situation...
Chapter 329 Governor Lanqi's Challenge to the Northern Magic Realm
Northern Frontier Province.
Bandera is a city-state located at a high altitude, surrounded by steep mountains and rugged cliffs. In this cold area, eternal snowflakes and cold winds create the unique atmosphere of Bandera.
On the snowfield hundreds of meters south of Bandera City, snowflakes from the sky fluttered and drifted towards the earth or the bottomless cliffs and ravines.
At this time, a sled pulled by a huge black demon fox left a unique mark on the silent snowfield.
The sled stopped beside a frozen lake. The lake surface was like a perfect piece of white jade, reflecting the pale sky. There were several towering trees standing by the lake, their branches and leaves had long been covered with snow.
Two figures jumped off the sled.
"Based on the time, the investigation team arrived much earlier than us. If their routes are similar, we should be able to find out or detect their whereabouts on the way back."
Lanqi ordered the cat boss to put away the portable high-durability sled, and looked at the city from afar and muttered to himself.
The city of Bandera in the snow and wind is like a huge dark gray sculpture carved on the snowfield, standing tall. The snowflakes fall on the towering steel-like walls but can never turn them white.
Outside the city, various towers and spires reaching into the sky are dotted with dim lights in the snow, as if telling the world of its tenacity, vicissitudes and glory.
There were only a few fortresses, cities, and towns along the way these days. Geographically speaking, the two of them had already reached the northern border province.
Lanqi and Sid would try to rest in towns at night. If they couldn't find a city-state, they would look for a suitable place to camp at night. It was rare to see a large city-state, so theoretically it should be much easier. But now this city-state was a hundred times more oppressive and solemn than the imperial capital Helrom.
Lanqi stood in the distance of the city-state. Even before he got close, he could hear the imperial army's string music coming from the city-state. The distant sound was particularly clear in the wind and snow.
This orchestral music is similar to the one in Helrom's Magic Rail Station, but if you listen carefully you'll notice that it has many variations.
The magnificent melody that can never return to gentleness and calmness carries a deeper emotion of glory, betrayal, decisive battle and sacrifice.
In order to avoid unnecessary suspicion and trouble, Lanqi temporarily asked the fox to come back and prepared to walk over with Sid.
Entering Bandra City not only requires a pass, but also undergoes strict identity checks.
The city-state's barrier protection is very strict, and it is impossible to detect internal information from far away outside the city.
"Sid, you must be ready to protect me at all times."
Lanqi had a strong premonition that once he stepped into that city-state, unpredictable changes might happen in the next second.
This might be the first decisive battle in the demonic realm that he would have to experience after arriving in the Northern Continent and following the scattered weirdness and unusual things in the empire.
"Got it. I had already made preparations to protect you before I set out. Don't worry. As long as I'm alive, you won't die."
Although Sid didn't reveal too much to Ranchi, she did bring special spells that could protect vulnerable teammates.
Lan Qi nodded.
Although he has always been challenging shadow worlds that are much higher in level than him, the span this time is different from the past and far exceeds his combat capabilities.
If we use the concept of hierarchy to describe it, Purgatory Corridor Academy is probably a level 45 dungeon, Templar Villain Dinner is a level 55 dungeon, and the recommended level for the Northern Border Front ahead is probably level 89.
The investigation team, led by Major General Fan Reku of the 70s, may have met with an accident.
At this moment, they are close to the biggest conspiracy hidden in the north of the Protoss Empire. The only person who can uncover the mystery of the conflict between the empire and the northern countries is Rocky McCarthy.
Even the enemy who planned this war could not have expected that Tyrant Catholic was brought here by a great governor. This teammate who is at least level 85 is Lanqi's biggest reliance at the moment.