First Player

Chapter 2 · "My Dear Father"

In the dim room, the little boy in pajamas was holding his clothes, with an extraordinarily dependent look in his eyes.

...As if looking at a trusted elder, the young boy looked at him, as if his hand had grasped a life-saving straw and refused to let go.

Su Mingan had long guessed about his identity...how could he be an ordinary down-and-out nobleman.

Whether it's the Art Stone worth thousands of dollars hidden in the room, or judging from his previous experience... his identity cannot be that simple.

And now.

The Grand Duke of the Yate Empire, the highest-ranking nobleman on the Yate, pulled me and said, "Everything is his order"?

He sat down on the edge of the bed and stared at the little boy.

The young boy's eyes were very confused, like a child who has not yet grown up. Judging from his age, he looked more like an aristocratic child who was bewitched by Su Lin.

...So, what did Su Lin rely on to bewitch the other party?

"Pule is dead." Su Mingan spoke first. He wanted to see the other party's reaction.

To his surprise, the other party seemed very happy.

"Really?" The young boy said with a smile: "Then we have one less obstacle. Congratulations."

Obstacle?

Su Mingan understood.

Puller, who is responsible for guarding the Duke, is not one of his own in the eyes of the Duke.

Then it can only mean that... Puller is not loyal to the Duke. The object of Puller's loyalty may be the empire itself.

Then he didn't count out the ulterior motive of killing one of his own people.

"Sir." The young boy suddenly said: "Everything is going very smoothly. When those hunters are driven off the ship, I will dedicate them to you for the Art Stones you want..."

Su Mingan thought for a moment.

"Do you still have the Stone of Ater?" he asked.

"You need it now? Please wait." The young boy jumped out of bed and ran directly to the room next to him, seemingly respecting his order.

Su Mingan followed the Duke to another room and watched him enter a password. The door opened with a "click".

The Duke opened the door.

Su Mingan was a little surprised.

The condition of the Art Stone inside the door... was completely different from the few he had owned before.

Among them, the most different point is the size.

The Art Stone he owns is a small piece, like a transparent gemstone, which can be stuffed into clothes or suitcases.

But the Stone of Art in front of him was being held up by a huge stone.

The boulder almost occupies the entire room, holding the small Stone of Art to a height close to the ceiling. The entire boulder is like a giant tray.

There was a ladder covered with soft carpet next to it. The Duke climbed up and after putting on his gloves, he carefully removed the small Stone of Ater held by the huge stone.

"This is a piece that I currently own privately." The Duke climbed down the ladder and handed him the Art Stone. His eyes were full of expectation, like a child eager for praise: "The rest are in the cargo hold, and the Soul Race is needed. It can only be mobilized with the permission of the hunter. You should be careful. If you leave these Qatar stones, the energy in the Art Stone will escape within a day... Ah, by the way, but if it is you, the energy should be fine."

Su Mingan saw that from the moment the Art Stone was removed, it began to emit white gas, like ice cubes melting.

The moment he took the Art Stone, the stone's steaming condition immediately disappeared. The Art Stone lay quietly in the palm of his hand, like an ice soul that never melted.

The system interface prompt appeared in front of his eyes.

[*You have obtained a special prop (Stone of Art)]

[Stone of Art:...]

[Number of uses: 2/2]

…

Just like before, the exact same prompt showed that there was no difference between the Art Stones he had obtained one after another. They were all the same thing.

However, the storage conditions required for this Art Stone are so exaggerated. If you put it on such a large boulder tray, the energy will escape if you leave it.

After thinking for a moment, Su Mingan figured it out.

The Stone of Ater probably needs this kind of storage method. It needs the huge stone of Qatar to maintain its energy, a huge storage area, and this huge "Ater" to transport it.

It's not something you can just throw in your suitcase.

However, the Ater Stone, which originally would lose energy as soon as it left the Qatar boulder, stabilized its energy when it touched his hand. It can be placed casually in the suitcase.

Even if he puts the Art Stone aside again, its energy will no longer escape.

……I see.

Is it your hidden special ability? Like, a special ability that can preserve the energy of gems?

This ability is very strange and should be related to one's own identity.

The initially strange points were cleared up in an instant, and Su Mingan immediately understood the entire plan.

Once the nobles abandon the Ater in order to save their lives, the Ater Stone will inevitably be abandoned as well.

Because something of such a large size cannot be carried into a lifeboat.

The energy of the Art Stone will escape quickly. Once the energy escapes, it will be no different from an ordinary broken stone.

With the call of the Duke, giving up the Stone of Art is not something that cannot be done.

As for the down-and-out noble Su Lin, who was unable to grab a lifeboat and was forced to stay on the ship, after the only obstacle - the three soul hunters loyal to the empire all left, he was able to control this world with his "some kind of power". Seat number.

This plan is actually quite idealistic. The biggest obstacle is the unruly soul hunter, but now it goes wrong and one of them has been killed by himself.

In this way, this plan seems to make sense...

"My lord, my lord?"

The Duke's call interrupted his thoughts.

Su Mingan suddenly realized that the Duke must know his true identity, otherwise he wouldn't respect him so much.

"Sir, do you have any other instructions?" The young boy tilted his head and looked at him.

"What do you think we should do?" Su Mingan asked him.

"...Hmm." The young boy seemed a little troubled: "According to the plan, Sir, you will take control of the Ater... I will wait for you in the sea city... No more?"

Su Mingan was thinking.

After all, the only doubt he has now is what is his identity that makes the Duke of a country respect him so much...

As he was thinking this, he suddenly saw the other party suddenly approaching.

"Sir, I'm hungry..." the young boy suddenly said.

"Hungry?" Su Mingan didn't understand what the other person was saying.

"My lord, my lord, you said that after the plan is successful, you will give me souls to eat, but now that I see you, I suddenly feel very hungry. I am extremely hungry. I may not be able to wait until you arrive safely at Sea City. Can I, Can you..." The little boy looked at him, his eyes full of longing: "Eat a little, I will... just eat a little..."

At the same moment when the young boy came up, Su Mingan saw the Art Stone in his hand suddenly light up red.

The red light was extremely dazzling, as dazzling as a flame that shot up in an instant.

Su Mingan knew what the light meant.

...That is what it means that the Art Stone test was successful.

other side.

It's the soul clan.

The Duke of Ate, a country, is from the Soul Clan.

……absurd.

Su Mingan saw that the number of uses of the Art Stone in his hand was reduced by one, and he immediately pushed the opponent away.

The young boy stumbled a few steps back, but when Su Ming'an pushed him, he clearly felt an obstacle.

...It's as if the opponent's strength suddenly increased. He felt like he was pushing a rock.

At the same moment, red light suddenly dyed the other person's eyes, and the color that was originally as beautiful and pure as the sky and sea turned into scarlet.

As if he suddenly lost his mind, the originally respectful young man's eyes turned red and he pounced on him like a wild beast.

Su Ming'an knew that the soul clan would lose their minds if they were extremely hungry, otherwise the Duke would not take action against him.

...Then what is my identity? ?

"clang--!"

The blade deflected and he slashed at the opponent's arm, feeling like he had hit a huge boulder.

The sword struck the opponent's arm and made a sound like gold and stone clashing.

The soul clan is indeed very strong.

However, Su Ming'an's strength was obviously higher than that of his opponent. After one sword deflected, he directly threw the opponent to the left.

"Bang!"

The boy's small body was thrown against the wall with a loud noise.

Su Mingan stood up and pointed the tip of his sword downward.

"Remember your identity." He suddenly said: "Answer me - who am I?"

The little boy was lying in the corner, breathing heavily.

He seemed to be awakened by this blow, and the red light in his eyes began to fade away...

"You are," he said softly, "my dear father..."

Listening to this answer, Su Mingan almost threw down his sword.

The little boy gasped, and the last trace of redness in his eyes slowly disappeared like the setting sun, and then he fainted.

Su Mingan sheathed her sword.

The floor beneath his feet was shaking slightly, and he heard the rain outside getting louder and louder.

He put away the Art Stone in his hand, arranged the scene, walked quickly through the room, and went out.

... He knew that the "father" in the Duke's mouth was definitely not the normal meaning of father. Su Lin's body is very young, no more than twenty-five years old at most. It is impossible for him to have such an old son.

The "father" in the Duke's mouth may mean a godfather, a teacher who is regarded as a father, or other aspects of respect...

No, there is another possibility.

Suddenly, he had a new guess.

But this possibility was so outrageous that he still couldn't believe it.

He suddenly raised his eyes and glanced at the barrage.

At this time, after experiencing such a big situation, even the barrage was rioting:

【? Did I hear wrongly? ? What is this kid calling? 】

[He called Su Mingan’s father... Damn it! I don’t have a cheap son as big as you, and I haven’t given birth to a child yet! 】

【? Whoever has yellow urine should wake up the person in front of him. 】

[It is a reasonable guess that Su Lin’s identity may be related to the Soul Clan? 】

[...This requires you to make a reasonable guess, anyone with a discerning eye can see it. 】

[This wave of identity is probably a trick. I don’t believe that the person who can control a duke is an ordinary human being. 】

【? Why can't it be an ordinary human being, but the strongest soul hunter? Soul hunting is so strong, why does it have to have something to do with strange species? Look at the Nayat Stone, it doesn’t react either...]

【……】

There were various speculations in the barrage, with varying proportions, and some people also put forward similar views to his.

Su Mingan walked into the corridor.

Puller's body was still lying on the corridor, with large expanses of blood, and the scene looked very horrific.

Su Mingan knelt down, took out the green injection and the diamond-shaped scalpel, and processed the body according to the original steps, turning it into the appearance of being attacked by the Soul Clan.

He looked at it and felt it was not good enough, so he switched to shadow state, stretched out his hand, and completely melted the opponent's neck to prevent others from seeing that it was the damage caused by the blade.

After doing all this, he briefly dealt with the scene, and suddenly heard footsteps coming from downstairs.

He glanced down along the gap in the stairs and saw a black piece of clothing and the bright silver firearm that the man was wearing.

...The second soul hunter, probably the old man next to Saya, came here on patrol.

The time is just right.

He didn't go downstairs, otherwise he would bump into someone head-on.

He directly shifted in space and passed by it.

When he arrived at his room and opened the door, he heard the sirens on the ship and an extremely angry exclamation from the old man.

Things are fermenting.

very good.

He opened the door and closed it lightly.

Outside the window, the rain was pouring and the night was dark.

…

[The second day after the copy is opened·Daytime]

【Floating City on the Sea Praia】

The floating city on the sea, called Playa, is a city built on miracles.

It has the most beautiful port, the freshest air, and the most distinctive architectural layout.

In front of the house, the waterway is filled with boats of various colors, most of which are white.

Numerous white boats float on the current. Viewed from a height, they look like white doves kissing the clear mirror.

Praia, with its open folk customs, has a hot climate and people are walking in the streets and alleys wearing clothes with very little fabric. Beautiful and dark-skinned girls have also become a colorful landscape.

The winding water lanes, the flowing clear waves, the boats rowing slowly on the river...

This is a city built on water, and water is the soul of Praia.

Any visitor who comes to visit will be attracted by its developed inland river network, and then be shocked by the clarity of its rivers and the blue sky. If they look up, they can even see a city floating in the sky...

It was a treasure city that attracted countless voyagers, a legendary city in the clouds filled with gold, and... a place where gods lived in prophecies.

When travelers come here, they will immediately have the idea of ​​​​staying for a long time.

...This kind of thinking is only during the day.

Because, once night comes. The pure and beautiful Praia... will become an alternative carnival city.

The terrifying murderous race, the Soul Clan, is overrun in this city. Bloody incidents can happen in any corner of this city...

"...This city on the water is dominated by the gods of the city in the clouds, and it also emphasizes the law of the jungle. The island at night is a hotbed of evil, and all evil can be unleashed; the princess with siren blood will A feast on the sea will be held in the near future, at which time all people can participate, and the winner can have dinner with the princess and receive a pass to the City in the Clouds..."

Beside a waterway, a grocery store proprietress with very little fabric on her body and long red hair was introducing enthusiastically to a tall, thin and fair young man in front of her.

After listening to her introduction, Lu Shu raised his head.