Chapter 370 - 252: You are a Wizard?
Lin Qi had just gotten back to his room. Before he even had a chance to sit down, he saw a message from King Arthur.
’What do I want?’
’The Sword in the Stone?’
’King Arthur thinks too highly of me.’
However, Lin Qi didn’t refuse outright. Instead, he first asked Guang Ling a question.
Wizard: "What’s the current battle situation over at the Sword in the Stone? And where is the Floating Vehicle?"
Guang Ling: "The Round Table Knight Billson is tied up with Aishwarya. The Floating Vehicle is being targeted by the T0-level Mercenary Corps [Holy Relic Legion] and the T1 Mercenary Corps [Fluorescent Blue Sea]. However, the vehicle is loaded with a number of S-Class Weapons that violate the Asian Administrative Region’s restrictions, so it won’t be taken down quickly. But the Floating Vehicle has already left the Alliance City’s range. Without a High Level floating vehicle for support, you won’t be able to catch up."
Guang Ling’s message completely extinguished any thought Lin Qi had of helping out.
Originally, Lin Qi had thought that since all the Tier Four Powerhouses were gathered to fight in Alliance City, the battle over by the Sword in the Stone might not be as high-level, and he might have a chance to intervene.
But in reality, the fight there was probably even more intense than the one in Alliance City, and it had already moved far away.
King Arthur: "Then forget it. On second thought, I’d better not let a Wizard touch the Sword in the Stone. It holds profound significance for Knight Professionals and can’t be defiled by a Wizard."
Wizard: "?"
It seemed the pressure Baili Xueyuan and her group of Tier Four Extraordinaries were putting on King Arthur wasn’t great enough, since he was still in the mood to joke around in the group chat.
But on closer inspection, King Arthur’s concern wasn’t entirely baseless.
The ability Lin Qi had displayed among the members of the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps was extremely powerful; he didn’t look at all like an Extraordinary who had just entered Tier Three.
In the eyes of a High-tier Wizard Professional, a Tier Five Extraordinary Item like the Sword in the Stone was the perfect material for advancement.
The number of known Tier Five Extraordinary Items in the world could definitely be counted on one hand.
Lin Qi didn’t send any more messages in the Highest-Level Mercenary Corps’ temporary chat. Instead, he opened his email and composed a message to Guang Ling.
"The communication channel with Aishwarya can be closed. She has already broken free of her predicament, so the channel has lost its value."
Guang Ling’s reply came back instantly:
"I suggest keeping the channel open for now. She is currently the most powerful Wizard Professional in the Asian Administrative Region and is about to become a leader for Wizard Professionals worldwide. It might have unexpected value for you."
Lin Qi was inclined to listen to Guang Ling’s advice. After some brief consideration, he had to admit it made sense.
Aishwarya’s decision had been decisive. Stylistically, it was a rare display of backbone from her—it was practically like she stood up and slapped the Europeans across the face.
For the longest time, the Round Table Conference’s Witch Hunt had never been conducted openly. In fact, the vast majority of Wizard Professionals had no idea that the true force behind the Witch Hunting was the Round Table Conference—the European Big Business Alliance.
Theoretically, committing unprovoked slaughter was illegal in any Cyber City.
In any administrative region, it was an act against humanity.
Although the Cyber Society was built on profit, no faction would ever bring such inhumane acts out into the open.
This time, by flipping the table, Aishwarya had seized the moral high ground. At the same time, she branded the Round Table Conference as anti-humanitarian, and in doing so, cleared herself of any suspicion of colluding with the Europeans.
It was a triple victory, leaving only the Europeans and Director Jin Yuanxi to nurse their wounds.
Keeping a covert communication channel with Aishwarya, even if their relationship wasn’t good, still had some value.
In fact, it wasn’t as if Lin Qi had no way to repair his relationship with her.
Sitting in his room, Lin Qi used the Alliance Mansion’s network to briefly browse the news in Alliance City and check the latest livestreams.
Aishwarya and the Round Table Knight Billson had stopped fighting. The two were now in a stalemate.
A massive Black Domain swirled around Aishwarya; she made no effort to conceal her methods.
As for Billson, he looked much worse for wear than Aishwarya. Even his prosthetic arm showed signs of malfunctioning.
He was no match for Aishwarya.
In the top-right corner of the screen was a light blue watermark.
The light blue watermark identified it as an "Exclusive Livestream from Cyber Network Company - Asian Administrative Region Media."
’As expected of a business under the Cyber Network Company. They can even livestream a battle between Tier Four Powerhouses, and exclusively at that.’
Unfortunately, the screen was suddenly covered in mosaic censorship.
In the second before the mosaic appeared, Lin Qi clearly saw a familiar figure enter the frame.
Baili Xueyuan!
She was a Tier Four Blood Robe from the Eastern Alliance, though on the surface she belonged to the T1 Mercenary Corps, the Assassin Alliance. She had just joined the battle.
The moment she appeared, even the Cyber Network Company had to show her respect by heavily censoring the livestream.
Lin Qi didn’t need to pay too much attention to what happened next; he could already guess the outcome.
Although the Round Table Knight had broken the rules, he was still part of the European Big Business Alliance. Even the Eastern Alliance wouldn’t make things too difficult for him, but he would probably still have to pay a necessary price.
As for Aishwarya, she had already proven herself. It was even less likely that she would be given any trouble.
Lin Qi thought for a moment, then opened the communication channel with Aishwarya and composed a message.
"You did very well. I can now fulfill my promise. Considering you’ve already removed the Holy Light on your own, I can help you perfectly recover from the injuries caused by its removal, if you need it."
Looking at the results, Aishwarya had fulfilled all of Lin Qi’s requests.
Both in dealing with Ninghang Technology and handling Director Jin Yuanxi.