Three Eastern Courts.
After hearing this unfamiliar yet familiar name, Magnum III fell into silence. After a long time, he looked at Zhou Li and said quietly:
"The Three Eastern Courts cut off all external contact fifteen days ago."
"Um?"
This news stunned Zhou Li. He frowned and asked, "Disconnection? What is the specific situation?"
"well."
Magnum III let out a long sigh. He looked at the starry sky pattern above his head made of mithril and said slowly: "Fifteen days ago, all our intelligence personnel and diplomats in the Three Eastern Courts disappeared, and all contact was severed. .At the same time, according to file records, a total of sixteen Magnum merchant ships anchored at the Oriental Santang Port lost their signals and there was no news."
"Did you send someone?"
Facing Zhou Li's inquiry, Magnum III nodded and continued: "The day after the contact was disconnected, I began to observe the Three Eastern Courts in different ways. We are diplomatically and scientifically An archaeological team was dispatched in the name of Kao, and a new diplomatic team was dispatched in the name of deepening ties."
"Then, I contacted Master Kenny of the Shadow Guild. He attached great importance to the news. However, he was injured in Tariq at the time, so he did not take action personally. Instead, he sent one of his demigod-level Disciple, cooperate with my shadow guard to sneak into the territory of the Three Eastern Courts to investigate the disappearance case."
"I can guess the result."
Zhou Li rubbed his eyebrows with a headache, while Magnum III nodded and said slowly: "That's right, the entire army was wiped out, and not a single one came back."
"The only one who sent back the news was the scientific expedition team. They sent a message three minutes before entering the territorial waters of Dongfang Santing."
Magnum III waved his hand, and Levis on the side took out a piece of paper engraved with a magic telegram. Zhou Li took the paper and read the words on it.
[Southern Star Light Scientific Expedition Team at 12:50 on December 28, 1899]
[We have sailed into the high seas area close to Dongfang Santing and are now making diplomatic applications. We are expected to enter the territorial waters of Dongfang Santing in three minutes]
[Southern Star Light Scientific Expedition Team at 12:52 on December 28, 1899]
【We... No, no! The front is not the sea, but the sky...]
"In the end, the Southern Star Light scientific expedition team lost contact completely. The soul marks of one hundred and seventy-nine people, including the crew, disappeared without any trace."
Looking at Zhou Li with a solemn expression, Magnum III continued: "Master Kenny's disciples and my shadow guards didn't even send back this kind of news. The moment they entered the Three Eastern Courtyards through the forest border, they Completely disconnected from the mainland, both the magic signal and the soul imprint have quietly disappeared from our sight without any trace."
Zhou Li put down the report in his hand and looked at Magnum III. A solemn smile appeared on his face. "It seems that the matter has reached a point where even you are helpless."
"That's right."
Magnum III was very candid. He nodded and said bluntly: "It's not just me. After Magnum's diplomatic mission and intelligence personnel disappeared, the leader of the Muqi Kingdom found me. According to his description, Everyone in the Three Eastern Courts has also lost contact."
"Then, I contacted Yingnan, Sage, Onsno, Fanke, Nora Republic and other countries. Except for a few countries that did not reply, the replies from all the other countries were surprisingly similar to Muqi's. unanimous."
Gently tapping the armrest of the throne, this was the old man's subconscious action when he was anxious. He sighed softly, and then said to Zhou Li: "All disappeared, no news."
"Huh~"
After hearing the news, Zhou Li was silent for a long time. Then he breathed out, looked at Magnum III, and asked, "When was the specific time when people disappeared for the first time?"
"December 15th."
Magnum III says
After giving the date, he paused and added: "According to speculation, the specific time should be at dusk on December 15, that is, around 6 pm. Because before 6 o'clock, our contact system also received After several meaningless information transfers, it was obvious that someone was still controlling these devices at that time."
"But I'm not guaranteed to be yours."
Zhou Li's face was very serious. After thinking for a moment, he snapped his fingers and then said to Magnum III: "Old Ma, have you ever dealt with the commanders of the Three Eastern Courts?"
"The commander of the Three Eastern Courts..."
Magnum III thought for a moment, and a look of memories appeared in his somewhat cloudy eyes. After a long time, he raised his head and said: "In my impression, there are three monarchs in the Three Eastern Courts, who rule humans, immortals, and monsters respectively. Three different races."
"The Three Eastern Courts divide their country into three parts, namely the Human Court, the Demon Court and the Immortal Court. There is no distinction between high and low among these three courts, only responsibilities. The Human Court is responsible for external exchanges and maintaining nationality relations. The Demon Court seems to be responsible for the production, and of course the Human Court will also be involved. The Immortal Court is more mysterious. They seem to have their own unique mission and rarely appear in front of outsiders."
The old man tapped his deputy and said slowly: "Each of the three eastern courts has its own court master. So far, I have only met the masters of human beings and demons. As for the fairy court, I have even seen their ordinary people. Never seen it."
"The name of the leader of the Renting Court is Ying Ji. He is about forty years old. He has a resolute face and a gentle personality. At the same time, he has a sense of domineering that cannot be ignored. Various meetings at the twelve o'clock and some meetings that require the presence of several of our big countries It was he who made the decision on behalf of the three Eastern Tribunals. And based on his subsequent performance, his decision will be supported unconditionally by the other two Tribunals."
"The owner of the Demon Court is a girl named Su Yuli. I met her once because a legal amendment to the twelve-quarter cultural copyright affected several of her works. She seemed to be in a good mood at the time. So she came to the Twelve Hour Meeting in person. She is very young and looks younger than Torea, but..."
As if thinking of the fox-like smile of the black-haired girl, Magnum III frowned and said with some confusion: "This girl seems to be able to see through people's hearts. The first time I saw her, she told me that in Among the three courts, time is the most meaningless thing, and the same is true for age."
"Time is the most meaningless thing."
The moment he heard these words, Zhou Li seemed to have thought of something. Vaguely, he seemed to have noticed an easily overlooked but crucial fact.
"This is my understanding of the Three Eastern Courts."
Magnum III supported his head with his hands, looked at Zhou Li, and asked in a deep voice: "Zhou Li, do you have any plans?"
"Those of your people are probably not dead."
Zhou Li, who recovered from his thoughts, looked at Magnum III and said to him: "At least, there is no danger to his life."
"Do you have an idea?"
Magnum III seemed to be relieved and asked softly: "Why do you say that?"
"Killing does not require silence."
Zhou Li looked at Magnum III and said calmly: "At least these people who killed you don't need to be silent in response."
In his previous life, Zhou Li entered the Three Eastern Courts and stayed there for a long time. However, after leaving Santing, most of the memories about that land disappeared from Zhou Li's mind.
However, when Magnum III said those two names, some originally forgotten memories gradually emerged in Zhou Li's mind.
Win the season, the master of the human court. One hundred and seventy-six years old, with a firm and gentle personality, and at the same time, he is also a domineering overlord in his bones. In his more than 100-year career as the head of the court, this man has used an almost royal method to win staggering international benefits for the Three Eastern Courts. At the same time, his personality is approachable, and he was very friendly and helpful at the conference. The appearance is quite different.
Su Yuli, the master of the Demon Court. Three hundred and twenty-five years old, with a smart, cunning and eccentric personality. In Zhou Li's memory, the petite and cute girl was already over 300 years old.
Although she has no ability to give birth, her character remains the same as that of a nineteen-year-old, rarely changing.
As the head of the Demon Court, Su Yuli rarely appears in the international community because she is not so much a leader as the strongest person in the Demon Court. Of course, the strongest means that her painting skills and writing skills are the best, and she is also extremely knowledgeable. Among the three courts, in addition to being responsible for spreading their own culture and publishing cultural works, the demon court is also responsible for conducting production research with the human court. For example, most high-grade silk or porcelain containing magical energy are their masterpieces.
And Su Yuli is one of the best. The best proof of this is that Louis XVI, the artistic genius of the year, once discussed literature and art with Su Yuli at a banquet. In the end, this unruly man who even considered gods in his art resigned himself to defeat by Su Yuli.
At the same time, there is a piece of information that no one knows, including Magnum III and those intelligence personnel.
The power of these two court masters is not what the outside world calls demigods at all.
They are all gifts from God. A god-given possessor of unique authority and the power of law.
Zhou Li frowned. He suddenly discovered a problem. He had been avoiding matters in the Three Eastern Courts before. Every time I want to come into contact with the Three Eastern Courts, I only have a brief taste of it. I only understand a little bit and then start to pay attention to other things.
It was like I had never heard two important names from Magnum III until now. But according to Zhou Li's character, after he found out that his memory of the Three Eastern Courts was very vague after his rebirth, he would focus on collecting information about the Three Courts and try to recall the lost memories.
However, since his rebirth, Zhou Li has not paid much attention to the Three Eastern Courts. He didn't even notice these two names that were easier to get.
No, definitely not right.
But now, Zhou Li noticed something was wrong with him and became alert. However, what is even more troublesome now is this thing that should not have happened in his mind.
Outsiders disappear.
"If the Three Eastern Courts really want to take action against these people, you won't notice anything unusual at all. Even if you look at it from a criminal perspective, the disappearance of this person is too rough."
Zhou Li rubbed his brows and said while thinking, "The words left by your scientific expedition team are very important. There must be some information hidden in them."
"I think so too."
Magnum III nodded and said seriously: "After receiving this news, I specially dispatched two fleets to conduct a close observation of the territorial waters of the Three Eastern Courts. What we analyzed is that as long as we do not enter the Three Eastern Courts, Territory, there is a high probability that it will not disappear.”
"But there is a small chance that it will happen, right?"
Facing Zhou Li's inquiry, Magnum III nodded helplessly and sighed: "The two fleets have a total of six ships, each of which is equipped with platinum-level high-sea navigators, and there are also water elemental mages. Pay attention to the surrounding environment. . However, during the observation process, a fleet entered the territorial waters of the Three Eastern Courts due to a sudden appearance of water elemental bombs. Within twenty seconds, both fleets disappeared."
***···
Zhou Li frowned tightly. In his impression, this kind of thing had never happened at all. At this point in time, Torrea, as the Demon King, has not yet fully invaded, and the Three Eastern Courts should also participate in various meetings normally, while maintaining the image of being both mysterious and friendly to the people.
But now, this friendly country suddenly opened its huge mouth and ate many people.
"I'll think of a way."
After a long time, Zhou Li raised his head and said to Magnum III: "Now let's suspend the surveillance of the Three Eastern Courts. Even if we monitor, we can only watch from a distance. Don't let anyone in for no reason."
"I think so too."
Magnum III nodded and said seriously: "Although Magnum can bear these losses, it will not accept them."
The scientific expedition team, the Shadow Guard, Kenny's personal disciples, and the two fleets, these people are all top talents, not to mention the diplomats and intelligence personnel who are themselves top talents.
of these people
The disappearance was a serious blow to Magnum.
"What do other countries say?"
Zhou Li looked at Magnum III and asked, "Do they have any plans?"
"As far as I know, Yingnan seems to want to send out troops."
Magnum III recalled: "But their king seemed to have used the Three Powers Act to directly veto the news. To be honest, I have always thought that the parliamentary system in Yingnan is quite good, but in recent days, I feel like they have It’s really a bit retarded.”
like? that is!
Zhou Li did not tell Magnum III about the consequences if capital gained absolute monopoly power. He just thought for a moment and said to Magnum III: "Get ready."
"what to prepare?"
Magnum III was stunned for a moment.
"Receiving foreign dignitaries."
Zhou Li pinched his fingers and said calmly: "It seems that it is time to hold a meeting of braves."
