Chapter 18: They Don't Know

Joshua believed No. 3's guess. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Miss AI originally didn't know how to say the words 'doubt', 'maybe', and 'maybe', and there were very few processes in her logic in an ambiguous intermediate state, almost nothing, but because of her long contact with humans, No. 3 learned to use these words, but this does not mean that the essence of her logic will change.

Her suspicions and speculations are in fact 100 percent certain, and euphemisms do not change the facts.

"Is it dead?"

Joshua turned his head, he looked a little distracted to the west of the main city of Moldavia, and his eyes were fixed on the mansion where Alfonso Carlos had lived: "Speaking of which, it's been two years. ”

It's been two years since he crossed over into this world. In the past two years, he has changed many things and changed the fate of many people, although Joshua did not deliberately protect or protect anything, but there are very few people who die for no reason because of him, and it can even be said that there are almost none, Alfonso may be the first.

Two years was not a long time, and the warrior remembered the middle-aged merchant who had sent him a kind reminder on that winter day when the first snow fell. Alfonso was a man of good character, ambition, courage, decisive determination, and excellent speech skills, and he was relieved that he was in control of his own business. The warrior could see that this man believed in contracts and responsibilities, and it was impossible not to betray him, so the power entrusted to Alfonso was increasing.

But he died. Maybe that's why he died.

No one would target and deliberately murder an ordinary businessman and conceal his death. Without thinking about it, Joshua knew even if he thought on his knees that the people behind the conspiracy must have done it to target the Radcliffe family, that is, to target him.

"More than a week ago, I was in the Holy Mountain, and His Majesty Israel happened to leave."

Joshua looked at the crowded streets, his voice was calm, and he couldn't hear any emotion: "Master Nostradamus is studying the black blood plague with the group of imperial capital mages at the Winter Castle Management Academy, and the power of the Kaos family has also been dispersed with Brandon going to Moldova. Indeed, in the eyes of some people, this is probably the time when my power is at its lowest, and it is the most appropriate time to cut off my arm. ”

No. 3 didn't speak, and the keen AI could see that Joshua's body was really lifeless. The opponent's heartbeat was slow and steady, his breathing was calm and powerful, and the blood flowed in his veins with the surging life energy, and all the signs of a warrior were so normal...... So much so that she felt fear.

"Alfonso is just an ordinary human, his strength is so weak that it can be ignored, killing him will not leave too many traces, and most of the clues will be naturally broken by concealing it for a period of time through forged reports and communications." Not noticing No. 3's expression, Joshua whispered to herself, "But why? Why would someone target me? ”

His voice was low, a heavy sense of doubt echoing through the air.

And the instinctive sense of panic from the soul is spread in the depths of the soul of the artificial intelligence.

Number 3 felt an invisible, undetectable energy interfering with the projection of her magic, causing her body to begin to fluctuate and distort like a picture in the water.

This was nothing more than the result of Joshua's instinctive mental fluctuations, and a trace of his anger inadvertently stirred the invisible elements and magic in the atmosphere, and even activated their activation, causing the temperature of the entire tower of the Lord's Mansion to gradually rise, and even produced a magical flash like an aurora.

Just as No. 3's magic projection was about to dissipate, Joshua turned his head, noticing the situation, and immediately reached out to help the AI stabilize its body. The agitation of the elements was calmed down, Joshua calmed down, and all the surrounding visions disappeared, he laughed apologetically, and No. 3 calmly took over the conversation after stabilizing his body: "Joshua, there have always been many people targeting you. ”

She didn't mind this little accident, but instead floated in front of the warrior, and said one reason after another: "The Radcliffe family is one of the exclusive ore suppliers of the five major legions directly under the emperor, and occupies a large part of the profit cake, and it is not strange for other ore merchants to target you, this is one of them." Second, your family's industry is gradually transforming and is ready to take over the entire production chain, and the established merchants related to weapons and armor also see the Radcliffe family as a thorn in their side. ”

The next reason, most of them are interests, but after hearing this, Joshua was not surprised, any nobleman and merchant has countless natural competitors, that is, the so-called enemies, before the empire is not bigger, everyone's share is fixed, and only by robbing others can they make themselves stronger.

The same is true of his industry, where Warrior and Alfonso were stealing market share from the established arms dealers, which must have caused displeasure among most people. And as soon as Alfonso dies and the Radcliffe family's estate falls into chaos, it is natural that someone else will take the place of the sword hand in the market.

In the time between Alfonso's death and his discovery, perhaps many shares have been taken away under the manipulation of the other party, and the further back it goes, the greater the loss.

In addition to interests, No. 3 also stated several political reasons.

The contradiction between the royal faction and the aristocratic faction, the contradiction between the commoner mage and the aristocratic college, the contradiction between the local nobles and the foreign nobles in the imperial capital, the contradiction between the northern faction and the southern faction, the contradiction between the new aristocracy and the old aristocracy, the dispute between the military aristocracy and the traditional aristocracy, and the commercial aristocracy...... The Nuo Empire is full of mountains, and there are countless different factions competing with each other in each field, taking the small four northern realms as an example, some are close to the royal family, some are close to the church, some have a tacit relationship with the Royal Mage Association, and some are dedicated to being the emperor of the soil.

The human heart is so changeable. Due to the growth of the princes and princesses, many factions have gradually begun to divide from this, and each secretly supports different princes, which is also a big faction.

"The Radcliffe family has attracted the attention of the entire empire because of your activity, which can certainly make us very famous, but it will also be targeted by many, Joshua, don't underestimate your own prestige, Mr. Carlos's death may even be assassinated by your other subordinates in order to ascend to the throne, in order to get your attention. It's not impossible. ”

Number 3 said as he floated to the side of the warrior, while Joshua stretched out his left hand so that the opponent's petite body could sit on his arm, he turned his head sideways to look at Miss Artificial Intelligence, his brows furrowed: "It's actually come to this point?" ”

"Of course it's come to this." No. 3 shook his head slightly and sighed lightly: "How many extremely strong people are there in the empire?" How many are there in the entire Mycrof continent? As the youngest Extreme Willpower in history, you can be said to be a legend in the future, and many people will not dare to offend you because of this, but there are still a small number of brave people who want to try your waters."

"In the eyes of those people, this may be just a small temptation, assassinating an inconsequential, manager sent to the imperial capital can be said to be painless to a big noble family with extremely strong intentions, it will not cause much revenge, and it can also see the strength and reaction of you and the family behind you, so that they can plan their next move."

"What's next?"

Hearing No. 3 say this, Joshua couldn't help but sneer, as if he had heard some big joke: "Won't it cause much revenge?" ”

He didn't continue, but glanced coldly in the direction where the imperial capital was located, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised.

- Of course not, there is never a next step.

Hearing the warrior's self-talk, the AI sitting on the other's arm blinked, then laughed silently.

-- Those people don't know you, they think you're an ordinary nobleman, an ordinary warrior, an ordinary person who can be tempted, guessed, and pondered.

They were wrong. Thinking so, Number 3 watched as the light in Joshua's eyes gradually lit up and became as bright as a burn. 3 knew that this was a sign that the warrior was starting to get serious, and his anger was burning in his heart, building up strength.

For the first time in the hearts of artificial intelligence, there is a glimmer of pity for those enemies who still do not know who they are, and it is pity for the ignorant who will die, the arrogant, the arrogant, and the arrogant.

They never know what they are provoking.