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"That was close! We almost got caught! No way, I'll have to ask Josh for some compensation next time, or I won't be cleaning up his messes!" Gu Yi glanced in the direction Icarus had left, wiped non-existent sweat from her forehead, and muttered to herself.

Meanwhile, Josie, aboard the Margot, was unaware that she had inexplicably taken on a large debt.

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Chapter 212 The Surprise Brought by Little Abydis

"A very strange material, a very peculiar existence. Even a corpse can exude a special quality. Is it a creation of the gods? How interesting!" In the scene of the interdimensional trading system, Yuri, like a pervert, was playing with an arm, somewhat mesmerized.

That arm was none other than the arm of Zhuke, who had just died.

The moment the mechanical legion returned, he took Zhuk's body, along with everyone except Carter who had been controlled by Zhuk, into the system space.

He then contacted Daenerys and Yuri.

First, those tens of thousands of people were handed over to Daenerys—because these tens of thousands of people had been detached from the real world for hundreds of years and had been living a medieval life. It would be very troublesome to let them come into contact with modern society so abruptly, especially since there were quite a few of them.

It would be better to send them to Daenerys, at least the social environment there wouldn't be too different from their previous environment, which would be perfect for them to integrate.

As for contacting Yuri, the discussion naturally revolved around the Eternals.

"Ahem, you can study this part of the limb first. I'll give you the rest after I've used them all. As for the living body, you should think about whether there's anything that can restrain that speedster." Although he knew that Yuri was only behaving this way because of the special nature of the Eternal race's body, Josie still felt a little strange.

What Josie traded to Yuri for research was only Zhuke's body; Josie kept his head temporarily.

Because he wanted to use this thing to set a trap for Macari.

While the speedsters in the Marvel Universe are not nearly as overpowered as the Speed ​​Force users in the DC Universe who can travel faster than the speed of light, those who can cover tens of thousands of kilometers in minutes are still not to be trifled with.

In the movie, even Icarus, the little Superman, was once beaten senseless by Macari.

Given Josie and his men's abilities, as evidenced by the fact that the broken steel sword was snatched from their hands earlier, they would normally be unable to even catch a glimpse of their opponent, making a direct confrontation impossible. Therefore, a trap is necessary.

Even with a typical trap, the other party may not necessarily fall for it.

But Zhuke is different; he's having an affair with Macari.

Therefore, it is the best bait.

However, aside from the bait, the most important part—the trap—remains to be seen, and we'll have to see if Yuri has the necessary skills.

"The speedster... I need to think about that!" Faced with Josie's question, Yuri touched his shiny head, frowned, and fell into deep thought.

After all, Yuri had never encountered anything like a speedster in the Red Alert world.

"All I can think of is using gravity, space, and time to limit his speed. I can even make some devices using these technologies," Yuri said after thinking for a moment. "But there's still a big problem. These devices basically need to be actively activated and are extremely energy-intensive, so they can't be kept on all the time until the enemy arrives. But if they're not on, we might not be able to detect when the enemy arrives or leaves, so there's no point in talking about activating these devices... You understand what I mean, right?"

“I understand what you mean, this is indeed a very serious problem!” Josie nodded upon hearing Yuri’s words.

The biggest problem with the speedster is not how to kill him, but how to restrict his movement. Therefore, the best trap is one that is passively triggered. However, it is very difficult to do this with technology. The time it takes for the device to activate may be enough for the opponent to run back and forth several times. The margin for error is too low.

"Regardless, I would still appreciate it if you could make one of each of the corresponding instruments. Even if we don't need them to deal with the speedsters, they will still be useful in the future!" Josie thought for a moment and finally said to Yuri.

"Give me a few days, and I'll let you know when it's done!" Yuri nodded, not refusing.

The two then ended their communication. After ending the communication with Yuri, Josie browsed through the system's trading partner list and finally settled on the portraits of Chae Rin from The Legend of the Gods and the portraits of Abidis the Younger from Azeroth.

After thinking for a moment, Josie dialed Cai Lin's number.

The communication was quickly established, and Cai Lin's figure appeared on the screen. However, her current environment caught his attention—she was in the middle of a desert, and behind her was a huge construction site where countless laborers were digging hard.

"Where are you?" Josie asked curiously upon seeing this.

“Egypt, Hamnata!” Chae Rim replied with a slight smile.

"Are you poaching Imhotep?" Upon hearing Chae Rim's words, Josie was slightly taken aback and immediately asked in surprise.

“Yes, thanks to the good fortune of our Emperor, the territory of the Great Han Empire now encompasses the entire Central Asia region, and Egypt is also under our control. So I’ve come to see this unfortunate man from my predecessor. It’s just that our army encountered some trouble when it was expanding into Europe and the Americas.” Cai Lin tossed her hair and then answered.

"Oh? What kind of trouble?" Josie asked curiously. With the size of the Dragon Emperor's immortal army, and equipped with modern weapons, could Europe and the United States still stop them?

“Of course, it’s not the armies and governments of mortals, but superhumans. They even possess methods to completely annihilate the undead legion. Although their numbers are small and the operation is extremely difficult, they have still caused us a great deal of trouble. This makes us suspect that they have the support of gods behind them—Lord Kahn, you should understand that although gods rarely manifest in our world, they are real!” When talking about gods, Chae Rim’s expression became serious.

Although they have all stepped into the extraordinary realm, apart from the Dragon Emperor who is at a higher level, the rest are basically at the entry level.

When it comes to gods, they can't help but be serious.

"I see. So your purpose in excavating Hamunaptra is probably not just Imhotep, is it?" Josie asked after thinking for a moment.

“Yes, after His Majesty’s recovery, he once again searched extensively in the mountains of the Great Han, trying to find traces of those gods and immortals, but so far he has found nothing. The only clues about the gods, apart from those possible Western gods, are actually the Egyptian pantheon that you told me about. So the ultimate purpose of my excavation of Hamunaptra is to see if I can use the Egyptian pantheon to corroborate the whereabouts of those gods and immortals!” Cai Lin explained.

Why do Egyptian gods, despite their existence, almost never appear in the world except for some surviving miracles, even allowing the mortal civilizations that worship them to be destroyed and replaced? Although in the 21st century, ancient Egyptian mythology is still widely circulated in the world because of its mysterious nature, its basic belief system has long since collapsed and has been basically replaced by the three religions of Central Asia.

Is this because the Egyptian gods cannot appear in the world for some reason, or do they simply not care about their faith tradition?

These are all things that the Dragon Emperor and Chae Rim want to know.

Of course, Josie was also very interested.

Especially the Book of Death and the Book of the Sun; I wonder if the spells in them can be used in my own world.

However, when Josie contacted Cai Lin, the excavation work had just begun. Neither Cai Lin nor Josie had the patience to keep an eye on the excavation site, so Josie only mentioned the problems she had encountered to Cai Lin briefly.

After Cai Lin said she would relay the message to the Dragon Emperor, Josie hung up the communication and then looked at the last option, Little Abydis.

After a slight hesitation, Josie still connected with Abidis.

Although it's unlikely that a five-year-old could theoretically help him, what if he could?

The communication was connected, and Abidis appeared on the screen, dressed in an exquisite leather hunting outfit, holding a long sword, and covered in sweat, seemingly practicing swordsmanship.

Of course, the sword that little Abidis used, although it looked rather heavy, was undoubtedly a rather light wooden sword.

Although it is classified as the Middle Ages, and Abidis' family was of military lord and noble lineage, and the humans of Azeroth were more precocious and stronger than those on Earth, it is still far-fetched to the point of training a five-year-old child with a heavy real sword.

"Are you practicing your sword? Is it convenient to talk?" Josie asked, looking at little Abidis.

"It's okay, I've actually finished the assignment the teacher gave me today. I'm just doing extra practice on my own now," Little Abidis replied, catching his breath.

"Then you'd better take it easy. You're so young, it's not suitable for excessive training." Josie frowned slightly upon hearing this.

"Haha, don't worry about that. My mentor is a retired high-ranking knight from the Arathi Knights. He has countless disciples who started training around the same age as me!" Little Abidis patted his chest proudly like a little adult.

"...Knight, speaking of which, Abidis, haven't you ever thought about learning magic?" Hearing little Abidis say this, Josie didn't continue to persuade him, but instead asked in return.

Like in other ancient worlds, knights have undoubtedly been the core military force of the Arathor Empire and later the Seven Kingdoms for over a thousand years in Azeroth, possessing extremely formidable strength.

But in the end, this thing is just a "riding warrior".

In the wild days when Azeroth was still untamed, powerful heavily armored knights might have been able to achieve unparalleled victories.

However, with the rise of supernatural powers such as magic, the role of traditional knights will become increasingly less important.

The decline of the Arathor Empire and the rise of the Seven Kingdoms serve as excellent evidence—who was the strongest among the early Seven Kingdoms?

It is not the Storm Kingdom.

The true rise of Stormwind was actually due to Aegwynn's betrayal of the Council of Tirisfal, leaving Medivh behind. Medivh then joined Stormwind, transforming from a guardian of the Council of Tirisfal into a guardian of Stormwind.

Of course, the Guardian was both his strength and his weakness – Medivh was manipulated by Sargeras, which directly led to the destruction of Stormwind.

Before the Kingdom of Stormwind became powerful, the most powerful of the Seven Kingdoms were the Kingdom of Lordaeron and Dalaran.

why?

Because Lordaeron has the Church of the Light, while Dalaran is all about magic.

Although the Paladin class did not exist in the early days of Lordaeron, the presence of Holy Light Priests as healers made Lordaeron's army extremely powerful, with a very low casualty rate in normal combat, so it could be said that they grew stronger as the war progressed.

Therefore, after the rise of the Holy Light Cult, Lordaeron directly occupied the top position among the Seven Kingdoms.

Later, the Paladins created by Alonsus Faol brought Lordaeron to its peak.

Let's not even talk about Dalaran. Although every version has its own meta, mages will always be Blizzard's favorite.

In contrast, the Kingdom of Stromgarde (Stromgarde), as the true successor of the Arathor Empire, while not at the bottom in this era and still boasting the largest total military force, is only considered mid-tier in overall strength due to the lack of high-level forces.

Basically, it can only be ranked ahead of Alterac, Gilgis, and Stormwind, ranking fourth among the seven human kingdoms, even inferior to Kul Tiras. Because it almost monopolized the maritime trade of the human world, the foundation of the Kingdom of Kul Tiras was far beyond the imagination of other countries at the time. In fact, if only economic strength is considered, there is no problem with Kul Tiras ranking first.

However, like the Kingdom of Stromgarde, early Kul Tiras also lacked supernatural power, so its strength was still inferior to that of Lordaeron and Dalaran.

This is one of the main reasons why King Daelin Proudmoore sent his daughter to Dalaran to learn magic from a young age—not only because Jaina had amazing magical talent, but also because Kul Tiras really needed it.

What Dai Lin never expected was that her careful nurturing would result in a brat who would sell his father out.

Of course, Josie didn't mean to look down on warriors. After all, there are many pure warrior powerhouses and heroes in Azeroth.

For example, the ancient human emperor Thoradin, Anduin Lothar, the first leader of the Alliance, Llane Wrynn and Varian Wrynn, the two kings of Stormwind, and the orcs Saurfang and his son, Grom and his son.

They were all extremely powerful warriors.

Especially Saurfang's brother Broxigar, who even wounded Sargeras!

However, it is equally undeniable that in Azeroth, the path to becoming a top-tier warrior is much more arduous than that of some other professions, with a limited ceiling and a much smaller number of warriors compared to other mainstream professions.

What is the ideal career path?

Paladins, warriors, mages, priests, and rangers—these are the most distinctive and widely recognized professions among ordinary people; they are the true mainstream professions.

Of course, for orcs and night elves, shamans and druids should also be included.

In contrast, classes like Demon Hunters, Death Knights, Warlocks, and Rogues may have very strong individual abilities, but the nature of their power and their way of doing things means that even if they stand on the side of justice, they will hardly gain the recognition of the vast majority of mortals. At best, they are lone heroes and can only serve as a foil to the first few mainstream classes.