HBWnovel Chapter 908 - 708 Lanci Perfectly Integrates
Chapter 908 - 708 Lanci Perfectly Integrates
"Just go, I won’t kill you," Lanci sighed softly.
...
Unity observed the old-looking Empire officer, unable to analyze the unfathomable shift in his thinking.
"... Are you with the Silvermoon Reform Association, or the Radical Anti-Aristocracy Faction?"
Unity stared at him tentatively.
Although Unity’s intuition told her that the man was a genuine Empire person, she was well aware of the intricate problems within the Empire, as well as the hidden forces and stances that existed.
Even within the Cerryti Empire Central Executive Committee and the Military Committee, there might be Empire forces that wanted to stir up trouble.
"You should be able to judge for yourself whether we’re more likely to be friends or enemies," Lanci responded tersely to her.
Even as an ally, he couldn’t expose his true cards; after all, the identity Nigel had given him belonged to the most secret military intelligence of the Poseen Kingdom, not the Kingdom Joint Council alliance. He only had Nigel as a contact, and he did not share the same system as the Western Hub Zone Camberra Kingdom; Unity could not match any secret signal with him.
Unity hesitated for a moment.
In theory,
the fact that the man had the ability to peer into her spirit without the need for interrogation yet chose to let her go at this time suggested that he indeed didn’t seem to be fishing for a bigger catch by letting her off the hook.
Because if he really wanted to pry out her information, there was no need to let her go now.
Maybe she really did have a stroke of luck today.
Or it was the spirits of her fallen comrades looking out for her from the heavens.
That she should not die so soon allowed her to cling to life a while longer.
Unity decided not to entangle herself here any longer and directly approached Landry Washington’s body; she wanted to take away Washington’s belongings and the Magic Card.
Suddenly, Lanci reached out to stop her, and once again, she stopped her actions.
"Why did you kill him?" Lanci asked.
If Unity had simply left, he wouldn’t have done anything else, but if she showed interest in Washington’s belongings, it might indicate her killing Washington was premeditated, not a coincidence.
In Lanci’s eyes, Washington was a decent Empire person.
He at least needed to understand this issue.
...
This guy was clearly an insider of the Empire, yet he wanted to steal Landry’s identity to infiltrate another agency of the Empire!
"...Yes." Lanci nodded lightly, already beginning to squat down and take the items from Landry’s body.
The headmaster of Saint Kray Temple who was stationed there year-round, Aqua Jade Olette, also known as the Sixth Army God—if she exposed him, it was basically game over.
In the heart of the Cerryti Empire, to be exposed was equivalent to death, a formula that would barely change, unless one could accumulate the power to confront the city’s defenses head-on, similar to the Floral City Pariel incident once initiated by Perlman. Not only did that require the perfect timing, location, and people, but theoretically, to stir up trouble in the Capital Bulerida of Crystal, the difficulty was not on the same level as the Floral City Pariel, as the tier and scale of these two cities were conceptually worlds apart.
"Moreover, Landry was a genius in Magical Engineering, and was also proficient in Demon Magic Text, what level are you at, such that you can replace him without being discovered?" Unity asked with a hint of contempt.
She felt this man was a bit too arrogant.
What if he was an idiot? Then it wouldn’t just be his own death at stake, but also Landry’s relics wouldn’t be obtained by the Allied Forces.
"Trust me, you can’t go wrong." Lanci gave her this simple reply, with quite a sense of professional confidence.
"..." Unity inexplicably felt that this wasn’t the first time this guy had done such a thing – taking someone’s place.
Such confidence wasn’t merely due to talent, but was laden with considerable experience.
It was as if he was a repeat offender!
Let alone what kind of a steely heart he had, even now she couldn’t feel the slightest heartbeat from him, as though he didn’t find such high-risk behavior the least bit frightening.
There was a kind of calm madness, strong and sinister, full of riddles, utterly untrustworthy.
The key issue was, she couldn’t beat this man in a fight, and agreeing with him wasn’t guaranteed to be a win-win.
But to continue the stalemate would surely lead to a lose-lose, to the benefit of the Cerryti Empire.
"You remember this, you despicable peeper of dreams, I hope you survive a few more days in Saint Kray Temple." Unity hesitated briefly, then finally made her judgment, picked up Landry’s body, and then disappeared from sight.
She didn’t for a second think this man could successfully impersonate Landry in Saint Kray Temple.
But if the guy wanted to commit suicide, she had no need to stop him.
Empire people were destined to be her mortal enemies – betrayal was just a matter of time; she didn’t expect this Empire officer to keep helping her indefinitely.
As the smoke cleared, the broken furniture of the carriages, shattered glass, charred metal could be seen strewn about, piled up haphazardly as if having survived an apocalyptic catastrophe. The remnants of flames still danced among the ruins, emitting wisps of black smoke, mixed with the smell of blood that made one’s throat tighten.
After returning to compartment 404, Lanci breathed a sigh of relief and began to change his disguise quickly.
Sometime later.
Maybe ten or so minutes passed.
When the door to the compartment was opened again by an incoming Empire officer, there was just a young man with black hair and blue eyes left, raising his hands, harmlessly signaling to the Empire officer – he was not an extremely dangerous extremist who had attacked the train.