My two-dimensional resident

These people in front of him were all his residents and close friends. After hearing Hyuga Neji's question, Lin Tian expressed his thoughts.

Chapter 304 The Imperial Palace

"Let's go then, let's find that king and ask him directly if he has seen Kikyo and the others."

After hearing this, Ace clenched his fists and pounded them in front of his chest, his immature Conqueror's Haki emanating from him, looking eager to try.

"No need, we can just attack the palace and interrogate him," Lin Tian said, shaking his head slightly.

"Hmm? Lin Tian, ​​I know you're worried about Kikyo and the others' safety, but is this really what you're doing?"

As a knight who follows the path of justice, Artoria frowned slightly after hearing Lin Tian's words. She did not want to bring disaster to this innocent country because of her search for someone.

“Artoria, I understand what you mean. However, King Edolas is a tyrant, greedy and extreme in nature. He will stop at nothing to obtain magic power, and he even wants to convert the magical beings in Ishgar, where Erza is, into his eternal magic power. If we don’t kill him this time, the lives on Ishgar will become his magic power.”

Lin Tian's assessment of King Faust of Edolas was that he was a thoroughly selfish and tyrannical ruler who would even abandon his only son for his own plans. He had absolutely no concern for the lives of ordinary people.

Even without magic, humans can still live. But in order to maintain his dictatorial rule, he dared to develop super-level magic that captures life forms from other worlds and converts them into magic power.

Although his strength was not as great as that of the Black Dragon Acnologia, the harm he did was no less than that of the Black Dragon Acnologia.

It is currently the year X778, and there are still six years until X784. If Lin Tian does not intervene to stop his evil deeds, many humans in Ishgar will be converted into magical energy by his magic.

Therefore, Lin Tian decided to deal with this scourge while searching for Kikyo and the other two.

"this..."

Artoria said nothing more; a king who had defied the way of the king was not worth saving.

"Alright, let's go!"

"Ok!"

......

In the Edolas Palace, the elderly King Faust's expression darkened after hearing Chief of Staff Bairo's report that the number of magic crystals collected after this super-rank magic was activated was not as many as last time.

“Bairo, if we continue at this pace, we will never achieve our grand plan. We must increase the conversion efficiency every time we cast a spell, the next time, and the time after that—no! Every time we cast a spell in the future—so that the amount of magic power recovered each time is more than three times that of this spell.”

The aged voice was powerful and resonant, and the oppressive aura of a tyrant constantly intimidated his subordinates below.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Upon hearing the king's request to increase the efficiency of magic recovery, Bairo below trembled and quickly bowed his head in agreement. Increased recovery efficiency meant increased magic consumption.

The activation of super-tier magic is not always successful. If the next time the efficiency of the super-tier magic is improved but no magic power is recovered, then he will have to bear the responsibility.

'Sigh...looks like it's time to find myself an assistant...'

"Alright, you may leave. Hughes, that traitor who betrayed the kingdom, any news?"

After Chief of Staff Bayro withdrew, Faust turned his gaze to Hughes, the captain of the Kingdom's Third Magic War Unit, who was standing to the side.

The culprit he spoke of was none other than his own son, Gerald. That damned son had dared to oppose his national plans and openly betray the entire kingdom. Faust vowed to bring this unfilial son back and personally carry out his execution.

"Your Majesty, Gerald..."

"who?"

boom!

Just as Hughes looked troubled, wondering how to answer Faust that he hadn't found the prince's whereabouts, a guard's warning suddenly came from outside the palace. When he turned to look at the palace gate, he saw six hostile strangers slowly walking into the palace.

"Who are you people? How dare you break into the palace! Hughes, capture them all!"

Faust, sitting high on his throne, was so angry that his pale eyebrows stood on end when he saw people arrogantly barging into his palace. He immediately ordered Hughes, the captain of the Kingdom's Third Magic War Division, to capture them.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Hughes pulled out a toy bear from behind him, preparing to imbue it with magic to defeat Lin Tian and the others. But a sword shadow appeared behind him without warning. As he wondered why the bear in his hand had broken in two, his body, like the bear in his hand, was split in two.

"As expected of a Shinigami who survived in the Great Forest of Hueco Mundo, impressive."

Seeing that Asido had instantly killed his opponent, Lin Tian clapped his hands in praise.

"Damn it, you actually killed my captain, Bairo!"

Seeing his subordinate die like this, Faust's eyes blazed with fury. This time, he ordered the kingdom's strongest man, his most loyal subordinate, Bairo, to fight.

"Humph!"

Seeing that the old king still wanted to resist, Lin Tian shot a cold glint from his eyes, snorted coldly, and released the massive and powerful Conqueror's Haki within him.

Faust and Bairo, the two old men who were suppressed by Conqueror's Haki, suddenly felt as if an incredibly heavy stone was being carried on their backs, and their bodies crashed to the ground.

"I'll give you a chance. Tell me, how many times have you cast super-tier magic during this period?"

Lin Tian walked up to Faust, squatted down, and spoke slowly and emotionlessly.

Faust trembled all over as he struggled to lift his head to look at Lin Tian, ​​his eyes filled with hatred.

"You won't talk? Very well, very well!"

Lin Tian looked at Faust, who was already a prisoner, and saw how stubborn he was. He kicked him away and then walked up to Bairo.

“Chief of Staff, you don’t want to see the King die in front of you either, do you? Tell me, have you captured the three intruders from the continent of Ishgar, a 20-year-old girl, and two 12-year-old girls, during the several times you activated the super-level magic arrays recently?”

"Twice! Just twice, but only today did it succeed. We've never actually seen those three people you're talking about. I swear!"

When Bairo heard Lin Tian threaten him with the Emperor's life, and saw the Emperor curled up in pain, groaning softly, he had no choice but to betray his country for the sake of the Emperor's life.

"No?"

Upon hearing Bairo say that the Kingdom of Edolas had never seen Kikyo and her two companions, Lin Tian's expression darkened, but he did not give up.

“Take me to your treasury where you store magic. I need to check it, and if I find you've lied, your old king won't see the sun rise tomorrow.”

Lin Tian snorted coldly, lifted Bairo up with one hand, and without waiting for the other's consent, led him out of the main hall.

"Bardock, bring that king along too!"

To prevent Faust from escaping, Lin Tian instructed Badak to take him along to the kingdom's treasury.

Please take sick leave

As the title says... I'm already in a hospital bed... I need to take a day off.

Chapter 305 Good News is Worse Than Good News (4000 words per chapter from now on)

Edolas's transcendental magic transforms magical beings on the continent of Ishgar into solidified magic crystals. After the transcendental magic ritual is completed, the selfish and tyrannical King Faust stores the collected magic crystals in the kingdom's treasury. If Kikyo and her companions were indeed transformed into magic crystals, they would certainly be stored in the treasury.

"Halt! Intruders! Release our King and Chief of Staff at once!"

When Lin Tian and his group arrived at the lowest level of the kingdom's castle, a winged black cat wielding a giant sword led a large number of royal soldiers to block the entrance to the treasury.

"A talking cat?"

Upon seeing that the leader of the group was actually a cat, Ace scratched his head, pointed at him, and then turned to look at Lin Tian.

"Captain Lili, they are too powerful. You must go find God. Only God can save His Majesty."

Before Lin Tian could speak, Bairo, whom he was carrying, suddenly shouted at Lili, the captain of the Kingdom's First Mo Team, with all his might, as if he had gone mad. Then he looked up at Lin Tian and continued speaking.

"Our goddess is a being who controls life and death in this world. If she makes a move, you will all die without a doubt. If you want to live, release His Majesty and me!"

Upon hearing Bairo mention the existence of gods in their world, the others exchanged glances, their faces filled with curiosity. Lin Tian, ​​however, wore a strange expression before letting out a cold snort.

Seeing Lin Tian's disdain for this god, Artoria looked at him curiously, "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the god of this world?"

Lin Tian threw Bairo on the ground to make him dizzy, then turned his gaze to Lili.

"The god they speak of is the queen of the black cat clan before us; they are known as the Transcendent Ones. As for their strength... don't expect too much. Let's go in."

The Beyonders are a type of cat that uses "magic: wings." They are not inherently powerful, but their queen possesses the ability to foresee the future and can see the deaths of some people.

To protect the Beyonders from human enslavement, the Queen used this ability to portray herself as a god, gaining human worship and faith. From then on, the Beyonders, under their Queen's leadership, ruled over humanity.

For Lin Tian, ​​he was only there to find Kikyo and the other two; as for the relationship between the transcendent and humans, they had no time to concern themselves with it.

"You dare!"

When Lili saw that these people were ignoring his presence, not only refusing to release the king and chief of staff, but also trying to enter the treasury, he was immediately enraged. Instantly, his entire body grew to more than two meters tall, and the original black cat instantly transformed into a black panther.

"You can even grow bigger? Then let me see just how powerful you are!"

Seeing Riki transform from a 40cm-tall black cat into a black panther over two meters tall, Ace's eyes lit up with excitement, and then he dashed toward Riki.

Seeing Ace and the black cat Rili fighting, Lin Tian shook his head slightly, then led the remaining people toward the royal treasury.

The soldiers blocking the doorway immediately raised their weapons upon seeing Lin Tian and his group approach. However, they were all subdued by Lin Tian's Conqueror's Haki.

Inside the treasure vault, a dazzling array of treasures were displayed on both sides, but these were not what Lin Tian was looking for. He led the group to a high mountain composed of magic crystals.

Looking at the enormous magic crystal, a chill ran through everyone, and their cold gazes were all turned to the past Faust in Bardock's hand.

Each magic crystal represents the loss of a life. Faust, in order to consolidate his rule, is willing to sacrifice lives from other worlds to create magic crystals. It's infuriating!

Lin Tian placed his hand on the pile of magic crystals, then closed his eyes to sense the auras of Kikyo and the other two.

Ten seconds later, he opened his eyes. He turned around and shook his head at the group.

"What do we do next?" Artoria asked Lin Tian, ​​who looked somewhat dejected.

The presence of Kikyo, Erza, and Illya within the magic crystal indicates that none of the three were captured by Edolas's super-tier magic.

This is good news for the others, since if Kikyo and the others were transformed into magic crystals, it would be very troublesome to restore them to human form.

But Lin Tian didn't think so. The absence of Kikyo and the others meant he still had a long way to go in his search. Besides, his trip to Edolas this time was a waste of time.

“Let’s go find that transcendent queen who ‘rules’ this world. Let her send us back.”

After shooting a flame at the Faust in Bardock's hand, Lin Tian addressed the crowd.

The journey from Edolas to Ishgar is a cross-plane travel, and Lin Tian currently has no ability to achieve this kind of interdimensional travel.

Therefore, if he wants to return to Ishgar, he can only seek help from the Queen of the Beyonders, since only the Beyonders in the world of Edolas possess this ability.

"So much gold, and we can't take it with us. It's such a pity."

On his way out, Lin Tian looked at the gold and silver treasures on both sides, but he couldn't take them with him. He thought to himself, "What a pity."

Because of the constraints of the sin assessment system, Lin Tian and his companions cannot take away a country's king's treasure. Taking such treasure could directly impact the lives of the country's commoners, leading to an increase in his sin value. Furthermore, in order to find Kikyo and the others, he cannot be sent back to the adorable Rabbit Island by the world's will.