Above The Sky
Chapter 467 - 467 437 Ian Huh

467: Chapter 437 Ian: Huh?

I’m the Core?

(1/3) 467: Chapter 437 Ian: Huh?

I’m the Core?

(1/3) The warehouse where the Magnetic Light Knight and the Purple Maple Knight met should be a raw material storage of an Alchemy Workshop; the door and windows were sealed tightly, likely welded shut from the inside.

But when the Magnetic Light Knight reached out, the firmly sealed locks automatically gave way and fell to the ground.

The mist of Foresight View surged, and Ian saw through the walls that inside the warehouse, there were many kinds of magical beast parts and herbs, stored in individual sealed cabinets, where the Magnetic Light Knight and the Purple Maple Knight were exchanging information.

Ian found a restaurant close to the warehouse, ordered some drinks and ice treats, and sipped on red plum juice while remotely using Clairvoyance to eavesdrop on the traitor’s conversation.

Because it was across two streets, even with the analysis of movements through Foresight View and the enhanced perception from the Silver Chip, he couldn’t fully make out what the others were saying.

But the thing is, most of the time, you just need to get the gist of human language to understand the meaning…

And if that doesn’t work, he could always move a bit closer.

As for now, the Magnetic Light Knight was proposing a collaboration to the Purple Maple Knight.

And the target of their proposed collaboration was quite ironic.

It was none other than Ian himself.

“As long as you can capture him…

your goal can be achieved…”

That was the voice of the Magnetic Light Knight, undoubtedly the same person who had tracked Ian outside Twin Trees Town, associated with the Spirit Wisdom Institute, with a likely powerful figure supporting him from behind.

“Knight, your proposal lacks sincerity.

Why should I attack an Imperial Knight who has nothing to do with my needs?

Especially since he attended Marquis Barton’s private dinner just yesterday…”

This competent-sounding female voice belonged to the Purple Maple Knight, her voice clear and not lacking in intelligence.

Ian took another sip of juice and continued listening.

Then, he came to know the thoughts of both the Magnetic Light Knight and Purple Maple.

As he pieced together their conversation, Ian had completely understood the full scope of his involvement in the Dragon Worship Cult-Canaan Moore incident.

The Purple Maple Knight was an undercover agent that Canaan Moore had placed within the Dragon Worship Cult and had become part of its middle leadership, with a status perhaps only slightly lower than elders like Elder Mantle, who could directly contact the King of the Mountain and take care of His children on behalf of a Fourth Level powerhouse.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been tasked with leading the members of the Dragon Worship Cult from the Canaan Moore branch, carrying the ‘Essential Object’ to South Ridge, the former lair of the Qing Steel Dragon, seeking assistance from the South Ridge Worship Dragon Sect led by the King of the Mountain.

This was clearly an excellent opportunity, and so the undercover Purple Maple Knight directly contacted the Torchbearers, attempting to capture the members of the Canaan Moore Dragon Worship Cult at sea.

She succeeded—and yet she failed.

Because Anfa, another Elf, was indeed the real bearer of the Essential Object.

Her exposure not only failed to obtain key intelligence but also revealed an intelligence network centered around her.

All of Canaan Moore’s important undercover agents within the Dragon Worship Cult died as a result.

Anfa, acting alone, carrying the Key Metal Alloy Stone, reached South Ridge, traveling like a true Scholar, observing the local customs and culture, and following the southward path…

but he still gave himself away.

His excessive interest in sacrifices and dragon-related matters amongst the Mountain People was noticed by the Radiant Nun—Yingguang connected recent disappearances in South Ridge with Anfa.

Being tracked by the Huai Guang Church isn’t a trivial matter…

You can’t really kill them because if you take one down, a group of Holy Hall Enforcers comes next, and if someone was foolish enough to take down that group—

The Holy Mountain would send someone.

Typical case of ‘strike the small and the big ones come calling.’

Anfa apparently realized this, so he used the Dragon Worship Cult and Mountain People’s information channels to get ahead of the Radiant Nun to find Leyan Territory, using himself as bait to shift suspicion onto the increasingly unhinged Baron Leyan.

If you can’t provoke them, let them investigate someone else!

So, he left swiftly during his second encounter with Ian, and the following Radiant Nun promptly noticed something amiss in Leyan Territory.

During this process, Anfa met Ian twice and like Elder Mantle, sensed the faint Dragon Blood aura on Ian…

For normal people, this scent was nearly undetectable, but for them, who also had Dragon Blood, they could sense their own kind.

However, the aura on Ian was quite peculiar, and they could not confirm it completely.

Therefore, after the incident in the Leyan Territory ended, there was the event where Sio, the True Dragon using a human body, came to confirm it.

Master Oak was here to smooth things over after the mess that the Purple Maple Knight had made, and it just so happened that on the day of his meeting with Marquis Barton, all members of Canaan Moore’s Dragon Worship Cult had escaped from prison—Marquis Barton allowed Master Oak to pursue these escapees, and it was then that Ian encountered Master Oak.

The subsequent events are easy to understand.

The Magnetic Light Knight did not believe that Ian was the one who killed Night Snake, but he thought that Ian definitely knew something…

He worried that Ian had information on the true identity of Night Snake and also keenly noticed that Ian might have some connection with the Dragon Worship Cult.

As the leader of the Marquis’ Knight Order, he naturally knew that Marquis Barton didn’t really want the members of the Dragon Worship Cult to be captured by Master Oak, so he used Ian as an excuse to release them, and it just so happened that Ian was so conveniently saved by the Dragon Worship Cult—it was hard not to be suspicious.

Therefore, he straightforwardly approached the former undercover of the Dragon Worship Cult and planned to join hands with the Purple Maple Knight to obtain key intelligence from Ian.

But this cooperation was far from satisfactory.

Because his partner was not brainless and would not take his word for it without question.

[Magnetic Light, I don’t know whether it was Marquis Barton or someone else who sent you, but no matter who it was, even if the Guide Knight you’re talking about really is associated with the Dragon Worship Cult—he’s just a teenager, fourteen or fifteen years old]

[How could he possibly know any core intelligence?]

The Purple Maple Knight’s recent days were clearly not easy, an undercover who had toiled in hiding for more than a decade, only to ultimately fail in her mission, not achieving her goal, and even causing the Dragon Worship Cult to be alert at the critical moment, clearing out Canaan Moore’s hidden agents—not to mention reward for hard work, the fact that Master Oak did not imprison her as a double agent for the Dragon Worship Cult and allowed her to move freely in Nauman City was already out of respect for the many years of diligent service of the Purple Maple Knight.

She was obviously very unwilling, with so many years of hard work wasted overnight, having betrayed the Dragon Worship Cult and not getting respect in Canaan Moore, she felt so upset that even gambling didn’t interest her.

But even so, the Purple Maple Knight knew how insane Magnetic Light’s proposal was: [It’s you who wants to act against the Guide Knight and make me the scapegoat, right?

To be honest, if there were really a chance to reverse my situation, I wouldn’t mind being your blade, but if it’s just for your personal agenda, then I cannot accompany you in this]

Ian listened with great interest; he too wanted to know how the Magnetic Light Knight planned to convince the other party.

“Could it be you’ve fabricated some reason that there’s important information on me?

Like that secret message from the marquis or something?”

To the young man’s surprise, the Magnetic Light Knight actually had a whole set of justifications.

[You say the Guide Knight is young and doesn’t know the core intelligence?

You are wrong]

The voice of Magnetic Light was actually deep, and he began to laugh, causing the surrounding cabinets to vibrate slightly: [Do you know where he comes from, whose knight he is, and what mission he was on when he left?]

Ian also wanted to know, he took a large sip of red plum juice, closed his eyes, and listened carefully.

Then, he heard a conjecture that left him extremely astonished.

[He comes from Harrison Port, his real name is Ian, and he’s the knight of Viscount Grant—and his mission was to carry the Earth Series Demonic Beast Materials urgently needed by the Dragon Worship Cult away from Harrison Port]

[He escorted the materials of the Swamp Crocodragon to Agate Stone Plains, ensuring that these materials reached Nauman City]

[Following that, in the Leyan Territory, he met with his Dragon Worship Cult companion, also your important target, codenamed ‘Ancient Scholar’, the Elves Scholar Anfa]

[You say, the Guide Knight does not know core intelligence?]

[You are utterly wrong, he is the core of this entire plan!]

Ian, who was drinking his beverage, froze in astonishment.