Qing Chen: "Big Brother!"
The two were like brothers who had been separated for a long time.
But Qingchen felt a pang of sadness, because the moment he took away Lao San's memories, he suddenly realized that Lao San might be the only... decent person in the Black Knights.
This third brother is a bit silly and reckless, but he's a decent person. He occasionally goes out to give alms to the poor to find peace of mind.
What's most impressive is that this third son has been genuinely loyal to the Silver Duke for hundreds of years.
In fact, the Silver Duke had considered abandoning him many times, and he was well aware of it, but he still remained loyal to the Silver Duke.
Such a rare find.
If the third brother could know this from beyond the grave, he would surely be lonely.
It's okay, we'll send your other brothers to see you soon, the whole family should be together.
Chapter 880, The Role of the Joker
At this moment, Qing Chen's identity had become the third in the Black Knights Order. Although he still looked like himself, in the eyes of all the Black Knights, he was the third in command... and a staunch supporter of the Silver Duke!
In the interrogation room.
The second brother, sitting opposite Qing Chen, asked, "What was the name of the criminal you possessed 120 years ago?"
Qingchen replied, "Gaoyang."
How much money do you owe me?
"I don't owe you any money. When I first started working for Big Brother, you cheated me twice, swindling 200,000 yuan from me!" Qing Chen said indignantly. "I don't even want to mention it. Have you no shame?"
The second brother scratched his head: "Damn it, you remember it so clearly, I thought you forgot. Don't worry, I'll return it to you tomorrow."
Qing Chen said expressionlessly, "You said the same thing hundreds of years ago, that you would always pay me back tomorrow."
"Forget it, forget it, let's not investigate anymore, it's pointless," the second brother said, getting up and cursing. "You got a huge advantage, this kid is really good-looking, and he has so much power behind him, how come he got such a good deal, you black donkey?"
At this moment, the Silver Duke walked in: "Second brother, if you're not satisfied, I'll let you interrogate me personally. Now, are there any problems?"
“No problem, it’s the third brother,” the second brother said, but he looked thoughtful. The third brother had indeed possessed Qing Chen, but if he possessed the third brother, wouldn’t he be able to get the power behind Qing Chen just the same?
Thinking of this, he glanced at Qing Chen, seemingly plotting something...
The eldest brother is steady, the third brother is relentless, and the second brother is ruthless—these are the well-known labels of the Black Knights.
However, if Qingchen knew what the second brother was thinking, he would be extremely grateful...
Now that he has plundered the third brother's memories, which contain many secrets, if he could also plunder the second brother's... The key is that this method of killing an A-rank knight is too simple. Just lie down in the device and wait for the other party to die.
Why don't all the Black Knights just try to possess him...?
Wait, is it possible for me to kill the Silver Duke and become the new Silver Duke?!
"Let's get down to business," the Silver Duke led everyone into the conference room and looked at Qing Chen. "Let's take it one step at a time. First, why were the knights of the Eastern Continent able to advance in rank after the Forbidden Sea appeared? They didn't have any magic potions, so what did they rely on?"
“Breathing technique,” Qing Chen said, “Knight Qin Sheng accidentally fell off a cliff while fighting someone, and found an ancient book in a cave that recorded a mysterious breathing technique and a mysterious method of dietary supplementation.”
The Black Knights looked at each other in disbelief. Qin Sheng's luck was just too good!
To be honest, if Qin Sheng heard this fabricated story from Qing Chen, he'd probably crawl out of Forbidden Zone 002...
"Dietary supplements?" Old Nine asked curiously, "Is it the same as drinking magic potions?"
Qingchen nodded: "Yes, but they eat eggs boiled in virgin boy's urine, and they have to drink the soup after eating the eggs. The good thing is that they have to eat the eggs every day, but they only have to drink the soup once a week..."
The Black Knights were dumbfounded. What kind of culinary disaster was this?!
But even such outrageous culinary creations were reasonable in the eyes of the Silver Duke: "Indeed, no one can rise above others without enduring hardship. If you want longevity and strength, you must pay the price. Tell the kitchen that you will all start eating this tomorrow, and no one is allowed to shirk their duties. Also, those disciples will have to start eating this too, urging them to quickly complete their life-or-death trials. You are all getting on in years, and you must hurry up and prepare for the possession of another body."
Second brother: "Big brother, aren't you going to eat?"
Silver Duke: "I'm already a demigod, will this even be of any use?"
Second brother: "..."
Silver Duke: "Third brother, continue."
“Okay, big brother!” Qingchen continued, “As long as you follow the recipe and eat the right diet every day, you won’t need to take any more potions. And if you maintain your breathing technique and take the life-or-death challenge, you can advance once for each challenge you complete.”
The Silver Duke's eyes shone brightly. When he heard about breathing techniques, he felt the world become a better place: "Come, teach the second son to try out the wonders of this breathing technique! The East is indeed amazing; it can unlock the body's potential through breathing!"
Qing Chen walked over, grasped the second brother's wrist to feel his pulse, and used his Knight Cloud Qi to guide his breathing, instantly aligning the second brother's breathing rate with his own.
The second brother exclaimed in surprise, "Hey! I can feel it! After my breathing rate changed, my knight's aura started to increase! It really works!"
The Silver Duke smiled and said, "Very good!"
The problem is that what Qingchen gave him wasn't the Knight's Breathing Technique at all, but the second section of the Zhunti Method.
This second section is quite ingenious; it's designed specifically for ordinary people to cultivate. Without the first section, the second section alone is useless.
If given to a knight, the second section can increase the knight's true energy, but it's useless for challenging life-or-death situations.
Now, the second brother truly felt that the Knight's True Qi was incredibly active and that it was really effective!
The Black Knights were in high spirits today, celebrating a joyous occasion. The second-in-command even took the other knights out for drinks to celebrate.
After the other knights left, Qing Chen looked at the Silver Duke: "Big brother, would you like to try the breathing technique?"
The Silver Duke shook his head: "No need. I have already achieved the status of a demigod, so there is no point in using breathing techniques now. Once I possess that disciple, you can teach me yourself."
Qing Chen noticed that the duke was very cautious, so he nodded and let the matter drop: "Alright... the second brother is getting more and more arrogant now. Can you still tolerate him, elder brother? Just give the order, and I'll go and kill him immediately. This Joker's body is exceptionally useful. I think killing the second brother won't be a problem."
The Silver Duke patted him on the shoulder with a smile: "Not yet, there are many things that will require him to take the lead. Third brother, you have been ill for ten years, and now that you have this health, you should enjoy a few days of life."
Qingchen suddenly said, "By the way, big brother, what about Joker's forbidden items? The forbidden item on his face that can disguise him, the black sniper rifle inside his body, the marionette on his wrist... how about you take them all?"
This is a known taboo, and there's no way to avoid it. Qingchen plans to retreat in order to advance.
The Silver Duke laughed and said, "Where would I have a chance to use a sniper rifle? The forbidden item that allows for disguise is also Joker's trademark. You'll still need to impersonate him to gain the trust of various forces in the Eastern Continent. Keep it. What kind of elder brother steals from his younger brother? You've worked hard all these years."
Qingchen was moved: "Big brother!"
“Disguise yourself as you were before,” the Silver Duke said. “The Joker is a prisoner now and cannot move around freely. We cannot let the outside world know that we have possessed him.”
Qingchen pretended to adjust for a long time before finally transforming into the appearance of the third brother.
He asked, "Brother, how do you plan to regain the trust of the Eastern Continent? If it's just a small-scale operation, they might become suspicious, right?"
The Silver Duke explained with a smile, "I've already made arrangements. I'll give you a chance to escape. Then, the second, fourth, sixth, ninth, eleventh, and twelfth brothers will launch a massive manhunt for you. You'll pretend to fight them and eventually escape. Everyone can fight more seriously then; it doesn't matter if a few of you get injured, since they should be possessing their disciples soon anyway."
Qing Chen's eyes lit up. Was there really such a good thing?
However, at that moment, a lone Class A airship flew in and landed on the helipad in front of the Black Knights headquarters.
The airship has the number 5 written on it; it's Lao Wu's airship.
The hatch opened, and Qingchen's eye twitched slightly, but quickly returned to normal.
But then they saw the fifth brother laughing heartily as he stepped off the airship, while the gene warrior behind him dragged He Jinqiu, who had been completely transformed into an experimental subject, and strode over.
Mr. He's wrists were wrapped in vines, and he was still unconscious.
Qingchen sighed inwardly. Boss He's fate was full of twists and turns. They had finally managed to trick him into giving them the potion, but unexpectedly, it led to Boss He being arrested instead.
Moreover, Mr. He's path to godhood was also cut off, and he ultimately became an experimental subject.
The fifth brother asked, "Big brother, is everything going smoothly?"
The Silver Duke nodded: "Everything is going well. Our Black Knights will usher in a new era!"
The fifth brother was excited.
Qing Chen looked at He Jinqiu, then asked Lao Wu, "This is... He Jinqiu? I've seen him in Joker's memories. He betrayed Joker before. How did you manage to capture him?"
The fifth brother chuckled and said, "He wanted to trade potions with us, so I gave them to him. Little did he know that I had mixed nanobots into the potions, which could locate him. That old bastard is quite something; he killed a third of our people in the royal city. I brought him back to see if he's of any use to me."
The Silver Duke thought for a moment and said, "Drag him to the dungeon for interrogation. This kind of person is hard to subdue and has no value for possession. If we can't get anything out of him, we'll kill him."
Qing Chen said, "Brother, Joker and He Jinqiu have a very good personal relationship. I think we can also make use of his Kyushu organization. I can try to recruit him, or use him to control the Kyushu organization and the Hu family's intelligence agency."
The Silver Duke shook his head: "There's no need. What if he pretends to be recruited but discovers that our plan has been leaked? Then all our efforts will be in vain. But what you said makes sense. We can't kill this person yet. Alright, go back and rest."
“Okay, brother,” Qing Chen just wanted to give the Black Knights a reason not to kill Boss He. He bid farewell to the Silver Duke without making a sound and returned to his car: “Drive.”
The third brother's convoy slowly started moving, heading towards the core wealthy area of Silver City.
Qingchen sat in the car with his eyes closed, thinking rapidly. He couldn't bear to watch Boss He be tortured to death.
The time left for Qingchen to rescue He Jinqiu is not much.
Chapter 881, The Black Knight's Secret
Return countdown: 16:00:00.
In the dimly lit dungeon, He Jinqiu slowly opened her eyes.
He had a very long dream.
In my dream, I was still that green recruit, just arrived at the recruit training camp, and ran my first 5-kilometer cross-country run, only to throw up halfway through...
He also dreamed that he was taken to the shooting range by his squad leader for the first time. He thought he would finally be able to hold a gun, but all the new recruits stood at attention for four hours with guns that had no bullets.
The squad leader even called it training their patience, saying that soldiers shouldn't think about handling guns all day long, but should first temper their will.
Back then, everyone really wanted to die.
In his dream, He Jinqiu dreamed of all the things he used to hate the most.
But these very things are now as sweet as candy.
That's strange.
At this moment, his hands were still bound by vines, and someone used an iron hook to pierce through his collarbone, suspending him halfway in the air.
With his entire weight pressing down on his two collarbones, he felt intense and excruciating pain... but it was nothing compared to the agony of his cells constantly dividing and merging.
But what's even stranger is that the wound on the collarbone didn't bleed.
He lowered his head in mid-air, looking at his gray body, then raised his head, bared his fangs, and roared at the fifth brother sitting in front of him.