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Chapter 1869: After the revision - 566 The Mecha Legion Arrives

Chapter 1869: After the revision: Chapter 566 The Mecha Legion Arrives

Time flew by, and nearly a month had passed.

In the outskirts of Rig City, Leonard Churchill and his camp moved every three to five days, and they were not disturbed.

However, daily intelligence reports about the million-strong Orlan Royal Court army advancing steadily arrived, casting an increasingly thick shadow of war over this mining city in the western part of the East Wilderness.

The number of people in the camp also increased steadily.

Recon vanguard squads from the Revolutionary Army, Rebel Dragon Army, and the Alliance Army had already arrived and formed a temporary alliance, preparing for the imminent final battle.

In the tense atmosphere of the impending battle, Camilla and Tracy Garcia also became busy.

As figures of Augustus and the High Priest, they faced a daily deluge of political affairs to handle.

Since the Herlands Family pledged their allegiance last time, the impact had quickly spread throughout the East Wilderness.

Former officials of Orlan continuously sought refuge with Camilla, the Exiled Princess.

Most of them, like the Herlands Family, had been exiled by King Arthur, who was increasingly walking the path of a tyrant, and by the Silver Moon Sect’s exclusion.

Of course, there was possibly a small number of spies, but that did not matter.

After the failed assassination attempt, the top echelon of Orlan’s largest intelligence organization, "Black Blade," suffered significant losses. Those who survived were punished and purged by an enraged King Arthur, leading to the complete collapse of the organization.

In the tense atmosphere of the impending battle, everyone was busy, making Leonard Churchill seem quite idle by comparison.

As a layperson, his daily routine involved reading books and practicing his skills.

Life went on as usual.

On this day, in the tent, Leonard Churchill’s desk was covered with scrolls filled with beautifully lined mysterious symbols.

Next to him stood a cloaked figure with a cold expression.

"So, you’re saying this High Elf Language phrase is actually an Elf Magic spell that can summon dark elements when recited?"

"Nothing strange about it. Elf Magic is the closest thing to Rune Symbols in natural language..."

"What about this one? How do you pronounce it?"

"This one is Water Element Natural Magic, and humans cannot chant it with their vocal cords..."

"..."

Whether it’s the language of Demons, Dragon Language, or Elf Language, all high order scripts describe the laws of the universe in transcendent symbols.

Like the fifty-two paths of a card master, different racial civilizations follow different paths.

Every high order script can provide enlightening insights.

Yet, Elf Language and Dragon Language are not meant for humans to learn or even possible for them to learn.

When Leonard Churchill unexpectedly encountered a High Pureblood Dark Elf fluent in this high order script, he did not miss the opportunity to study.

One asked; the other answered.

Leonard Churchill studied with great focus.

Indeed, this cloaked figure was the captured leader of the Black Blade Organization, "Emperor’s Shadow."

After Tracy Garcia conducted a Soul Search and gathered intelligence, the prisoner was not killed.

Instead, the search revealed not hatred, but an unyielding loyalty from this line of Dark Elves to the Augustus Royal Family.

Using the Emperor’s Shadow’s own words, history has seen multiple instances where two rightful heirs with Royal Destiny coexisted, and the Black Blade’s loyalty has always been to the one on the throne.

Even if her mission failed, returning to the Royal Court would only mean certain death.

So they didn’t kill her.

Leonard Churchill kept her at his side daily, learning Elf Language and extracting intelligence known only to the Black Blade leader, ensuring the prisoner’s value was not wasted.

Additionally.

Leonard Churchill and his companions had only speculated before, but now they received accurate intelligence from this Dark Elf: King Arthur’s contamination by the [Tyrant] origin card had become quite severe.

Brutal, arrogant, suspicious, vindictive... almost identical to Taron’s last Mad King.

Such contamination, like that from a witch, is undetectable to oneself.

Currently, King Arthur displays symptoms akin to paranoid delusions, seeing anyone in the court who opposes him executed or exiled.

This was also why more of Orlan’s former officials sought refuge with Camilla recently.

More were on the way.

...

The Emperor’s Shadow was kept in the camp without shackles.

Leonard Churchill kept her close by during the day, unafraid of any trouble she might cause, especially since her injuries were so severe that without top medical help from Tracy Garcia, she would never fully recover.

In the first two days after waking, this Dark Elf had thoughts of escape but Leonard Churchill’s strength left her no opportunity.

Moreover, after spending several days observing the rapidly increasing Royal Fortune around Camilla, Leonard Churchill sensed her rebellious spirit fade.

Aside from waiting for meals, she spent her days explaining Elf Language to Leonard Churchill or idly sitting in the dark.

The Black Blade leader, once a fierce horse, had become less noticeable daily.

Leonard Churchill thought this was a good sign.

Suddenly, a cheerful laugh came from outside the tent: "Brother Leonard, your idea about using the Thousand Mechanism Puppet God Sect’s secret skill to refine Divine Fire, I have found some new information from the consciousness fragment left by my ancestor. Could you help me figure out where it’s wrong?"

A burly man walked in; it was Lenny.

Even the ceremonial robes couldn’t hide the highly mechanical enhancements; apart from his head and heart, the rest of his body had been fully mechanized.

Previously, Lenny seemed like he was clad in junkyard scraps, still formidable in combat. Now, with top-notch high-tech from New World Technology City, he was truly upgraded.

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