Li Cheng颐 did not even look at the barbarian warrior who had fallen to the ground, nor did he care about the strange moment of silence on the battlefield.

His gaze turned to the distant snowfield, to the even further distance from which the barbarians had come.

He quickly retracted his gaze and looked at the remaining barbarians, sword in hand.

"Those who kneel will not be killed."

Whoa!!!

The soldiers were silent for a moment, then erupted into indescribable cheers.

Their lord had actually killed a barbarian warrior one-on-one with ease!

This meant that their lord had likely reached the level of a Glorious Knight!

A Glorious Knight before the age of twenty!

This was simply a miracle!

Some knowledgeable soldiers immediately went crazy, their morale soaring to its peak as if they had taken stimulants in a short period of time.

The four knights were also discerning individuals. Recalling the scene just now, they couldn't help but gasp.

They knew how much strength and precision it took to kill a warrior single-handedly.

It was precisely because of this that they understood how much skill Li Cheng颐's strike had contained.

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!!"

All the Black Fortress soldiers roared and charged forward.

The barbarians, on the other hand, had lost their backbone, their morale plummeted, and they retreated.

Li Cheng颐, single-handedly with his sword, casually chased and killed, leaving behind dozens of barbarian corpses.

His relaxed and powerful posture stunned everyone around him. They simply couldn't believe it.

Soon, this small battle quickly ended. The human side suffered more than thirty deaths and more than fifty injuries. The barbarians suffered nearly a hundred deaths and five were captured.

It was a completely unprecedented and huge victory.

And Li Cheng颐's reputation began to spread for the first time from here.

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White Tower.

Thirteenth floor.

Mida opened his eyes from meditation again, frowning as he looked at the mechanical watch on his wrist.

"The time is up... why hasn't Brian returned yet?" He sent the owl Brian to investigate the situation, but so far there has been no reply.

This was not normal.

According to Brian's habit, she should have already sent back preliminary results through the intelligence network.

Knock knock.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

His new assistant's voice came from outside the door.

"Lord Mida, are you finished with your meditation?"

"Yes. What is it?" Mida frowned.

When he finished meditating, the status marker outside the room would automatically change.

"Lady Penny from the Tower of Knowledge has come to visit and has been waiting for you for a long time," the assistant replied.

"Penny..." Mida knew this young genius mage, but the Tower of Knowledge and the White Tower had never had much contact. What was she here for?

"Please, invite her in."

"Yes."

In any case, Mida could not refuse a visit from a rising genius who was at least a level four mage.

After all, he himself was only a level six mage, and it might only be a matter of a few years before he was overtaken.

Soon.

The door was gently opened.

A cold woman with snow-white hair draped over her shoulders, wearing a blue mage robe and holding a white wooden staff, walked into the room.

Mida stood up and accepted her slight bow.

"Mage Penny, what brings you here?"

"According to our investigation, a messenger from our Tower of Knowledge, Havina, has disappeared in Okra Territory. The White Tower is also said to have lost several mages in the vicinity. Therefore, I have reason to believe that there may be an immeasurable unknown danger near that territory," Penny said in a deep voice.

"You want to jointly investigate?" Mida was taken aback, then reacted.

"Yes. We strongly suspect that the elves are showing signs of revival. The only ones with the courage to attack mages and our two organizations are probably the elves," Penny said solemnly.

"I agree." Mida nodded slightly. His own Brian and Tig had disappeared in that area, which was obviously the key reason why the other party had come to join forces.

"Then next, I will personally lead a team to investigate. It is said that the White Tower's high-ranking mage, Lord Asler, is also there. I hope to share some of the investigation data," Penny said.

Among mages, level six was already considered high-ranking, and the highest level of mage was level nine.

Mida and Asler were on good terms, and passing messages between them was a minor matter.

"Alright. In that case, I will report to the higher-ups and ask the royal family to cooperate and dispatch some troops to investigate in detail. During this critical period of barbarian invasion, there must be no loopholes internally," Mida said solemnly.

"Thank you for your cooperation." Penny bowed.

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The Battle of Green Screen Town allowed Li Cheng頤's reputation to spread rapidly.

His figure, as light as an eagle, killing a barbarian warrior, was praised as the Eagle of Okra, and the name Carlos spread rapidly with this nickname.

But at this time, after repelling the barbarians, he took the prisoners back to the testing ground, continuing his daily cycle of research, observation, learning, and exploration.

Time slowly passed.

As the research on the barbarian's body structure came to an end.

The flames of Li Cheng颐's sword furnace had once again increased to three-tenths.

He was delighted by this, and his physical fitness also slowly improved and strengthened, reaching more than ten times that of Milton.

But at this moment, he also had some doubts.

There were so many races in this world. Just humans and barbarians had already given him three-tenths of the progress. Wouldn't the rest of the races combined allow him to directly break through the limits of the Primordial Spirit Sword Palace and far exceed the needs to ignite the divine fire?

And then there were the elves.

After finishing his research on the barbarians, Li Cheng頤 turned his attention to the elves.

He had only captured one elf, and the sample size was too small.

Although the elf Pariya had provided him with a lot of relevant information, it was said that there were various different professions and gifted individuals within the elves.

Moreover, because of their longevity, the knowledge and history accumulated by the elves were definitely far beyond those of other races.

After repelling the barbarians, he devoted himself to capturing elves.

In the blink of an eye, three months had passed.

Black Fortress Training Ground.

Clang!

Li Cheng颐 casually deflected a young knight's greatsword, sending it flying. The blade easily hovered at the other party's neck before stopping.

"Too slow, too many flaws. Do you want to continue?"

The young knight bowed dejectedly, picked up his sword, and left the field.

In the past few months, as his reputation spread, the number of knights who came to challenge him gradually increased.

But no matter which knight it was, they were all dealt with in a few moves in front of Li Cheng颐.

Successive victories gradually added a new title to his name: Carlos the Undefeated.

After the barbarian warrior was killed in a few strokes, the safety of Okra Territory was never again attacked on a large scale.

The safe environment attracted new refugees to gather here, and the territory's population continued to grow.

Old Buck also had the happy problem of having too much to do.

After sheathing his sword, Li Cheng颐 took the towel from the maid to wipe away his sweat and was about to rest.

"Lord, the White Tower and the Tower of Knowledge's mage teams have arrived," a soldier guard stepped forward and whispered.

"Oh? Alright, I'll go take a look." Li Cheng颐's eyes lit up. It was said that this time a high-ranking mage was leading the team. He wanted to see what a high-ranking mage was like, and perhaps learn some knowledge that he had not yet mastered.

On the way through the training ground to the Black Fortress Hall.

In the gardens on both sides, tall barbarian warriors were wearing gardener outfits. When they saw Li Cheng颐 passing by, they fearfully bowed their heads and knelt in salute.

Two women wearing fully enclosed helmets leaned out from a small pavilion window in the distance.

Through the eyeholes of the helmets, they saw Li Cheng颐 passing by.

Their pupils both shrank, and they didn't dare to look any longer.

They were Mina and Havina. Since being knocked unconscious, they had been confined here to cooperate with Li Cheng颐's research. Now, they were mainly acting as assistants.

And the more they understood Li Cheng颐, the more afraid they became of him.

Barbarians and elves were just Carlos's slaves here.

And the strange things in the experimental area made it even more impossible for them to understand.

Li Cheng颐 quickly entered the hall and saw three mages and four knights sitting on high-backed chairs at a glance.

Of the three mages, one had a snow-white beard that dragged down to his abdomen, a white pointed hat, and a black iron staff in his hand.

"Asler." This old mage stood up and turned to face Li Cheng颐 after he entered the door.

"This old man's name is Asler, Baron Okra. We are here this time to give you a simple little test."

He slowly took out a small black book from his pocket.

It was the Mage's Book that Havina had used for testing before.

"I hope you will cooperate with the test. After it is over, we will leave and go to the next lord," Mage Asler said lightly.

Li Cheng颐 looked at the Mage's Book and then at the other knights.

One of the four knights had the Glorious Knight mark certified by the imperial royal family.

Moreover, the three mages were now faintly suppressing strong fluctuations that could erupt at any time.

Obviously, they were here specifically for him.

That's right, he had done so many things one after another, and there was no airtight wall in the world. There were so many soldiers and maids around the Black Fortress, with so many people and eyes, it was very common for secrets to be leaked.

"Perfect, I also have some things that I want to communicate with the White Tower." Li Cheng颐 paused and smiled.

"Baron Okra, there are thousands of troops from nearby territories stationed outside the Black Fortress right now. Your every word and deed are related to the safety of everyone in the entire Black Fortress. You should know what to do," Asler said lightly.

He was almost certain that the person in front of him was likely the real culprit colluding with the elves.

The last place Mina and Havina disappeared was here. Even if Okra wasn't the one who did it, he must be inextricably linked.

"Tell me, what exactly have you done? What's the truth?" Asler looked into Li Cheng頤's eyes.

Seeing that the other party was so certain, Li Cheng頤 was too lazy to pretend anymore.

Gently clapping his hands, he showed an expression of admiration.

"Alright, I admit it, I was the one who killed the Gryphon, killed the two teams of mages in the Cedar Forest over there. I was also the one who captured the elves wandering there, killed two rebellious elf tribes. Furthermore, I was the one who captured the messenger from the Tower of Knowledge, hunted down and imprisoned several barbarian warriors and dozens of barbarians as laborers."

"But I also have my own difficulties." Li Cheng颐 smiled and spread out his hands, "I gave them the opportunity to exchange knowledge fairly, but they didn't cherish it... Not only did they not cherish it, they even tried to attack me, threatening to kill all humans. So I had to get rid of them all. A tribe of more than two thousand people... they wasted a lot of my time..."

Asler and the others initially listened with fairly normal expressions. After all, their suspicions had already been confirmed.

But the further they listened, the more wrong the expressions on their faces became.

The recent events near Okra Territory seemed to correspond to everything that the current Baron Carlos said.

"Knowledge should be fluid. In order to reduce stubborn elements like them who hoard and hinder the exchange and sharing of knowledge, I had to kill them all... Killing elves should be a great achievement in imperial law, right?" Li Cheng颐 stared intently at Mage Asler.

The malice in his eyes was already obvious.

It was clear that as long as the other party dared to say no, no one present would be able to leave this hall today.

A dense murderous aura that made people's bodies numb quietly emanated from Li Cheng頤.

Outside the hall, barbarian warrior gardeners slowly gripped huge soil shovels, blocking the doors and window exits, glaring at the people inside.

Glurp.

Asler unconsciously swallowed a mouthful of saliva. As a high-ranking mage, he was the first to sense the blood energy on the other party's body.

That terrifying blood energy, which had not yet completely dissipated after killing a large number of living beings, seemed to be tangible, lingering on the person in front of him.

He felt that terrifying and cruel fluctuation...

(End of Chapter)