He was imprisoned in Nibelungen for a thousand years, only to find out upon his release that he was

"Originally, I was worried that you might secretly sabotage the person in charge of 'The True History of Dragon Raja' because of your personal beliefs."

"But after seeing your performance this time, I know that my thinking was too narrow. You must have realized and worried about the dangers of Odin's ambition and conspiracy long ago, and I suppose your arrangements for him were quite appropriate, right?"

Lu Ming said.

"Hey, Lu Ming, what do you mean?"

"Oh, I'll go check the progress and see how it's going."

Lu Ming pondered that since he had obtained intelligence from the "Odin's lackey" and was also questioning other personnel on site, it was necessary to summarize and compare similar information from different sources.

Intelligence always needs to be verified from multiple sources to be more complete and credible. That's what professionalism is all about!

Ishtar: "......"

She was sweating a little.

I vaguely remember that, in order to prevent Alexandre Dumas from spreading "The True History of the Dragon Clan" everywhere, I arranged for someone to keep him under house arrest in his writing room under the pretext of safety.

However, considering that locking someone in a dark room often significantly increases a writer's writing efficiency...

So, in order to indirectly delay Alexandre Dumas's writing progress, they provided him with delicious food and filled his room with electronic devices and various entertainment facilities. Dumas seemed to enjoy it quite a bit, staying there every day eating and playing...

Right now, could it be that he hasn't uttered a single word?

Finished!

About ten minutes later.

"Oh! You guys finally came to urge me," Alexandre Dumas laughed heartily, revealing two rows of teeth. "I didn't expect the boss to take this so seriously, coming in person..."

“Of course,” Lu Ming accepted the invitation and prepared to enter the room. “This involves an important plan. The True History of the Dragon Clan is essential reading for our entire team, no, for everyone in our entire city…”

"Hahaha, then the number of readers for the works I handle this time is really going to skyrocket!" Dumas was even happier.

"Wait!" Ishtar hurriedly grabbed Lu Ming's hand. If Lu Ming really saw that she had imprisoned her writer and was deliberately delaying work, then everything would be over...

"Actually, he only recently took over this project, and reviewing historical materials and familiarizing himself with the timeline—the preliminary work—requires a considerable amount of time..."

"Huh? What are you talking about!"

Alexandre Dumas looked at her with a puzzled expression. "I finished the manuscript two days ago. I was wondering why you sent so many people to guard my courtyard, but it turns out that someone is only coming to collect the manuscript now."

"?"

Ishtar stared wide-eyed.

How do you manage to dedicate so much time to enjoying yourself while also significantly improving your writing efficiency?

"?"

Alexandre Dumas's eyes widened as well.

Is his masterful writing ability just a boast?

You've really been looked down upon, you bastard!

......

"Fantastic! Fantastic! Your attention to detail here is particularly outstanding!" Lu Ming exclaimed as he flipped through the manuscript.

This writing also has polishing skills, which are more than ten times better than the stuff written by Ishtar!

Alexandre Dumas laughed even more unrestrainedly, "Which scene is the boss's favorite?"

"Start with the section where 'Odin sent dragons to act as the seventy-two demons of Solomon and control the ancient Jewish dynasty'!"

Lu Ming reached out and gently stroked the manuscript, which exuded the scent of ink, as if he were touching some priceless treasure.

"Then, 'Solomon's disciples and the organization he founded have been indirectly controlled by Odin for thousands of years,' that's brilliant!"

This not only aligns with what Lu Ming already knew—that Odin had been active among humans for thousands of years.

What's even more brilliant is that it directly reveals the underlying threads of this story!

Alexandre Dumas detailed Odin's initial strategy, how he used the various legends surrounding King Solomon to send dragons to his side in an attempt to usurp his power. While Odin appeared to become a demon god, seemingly at Solomon's beck and call, a hidden danger of backlash lurked beneath the surface...

Later, Odin further facilitated the formation of a secret organization by King Solomon's close disciples to research inhumane projects and develop technologies, continuously contributing power to Odin...

This perfectly matched Lu Ming's requirements, reflected the characteristics of Odin's organization, and almost flawlessly wrote the continuity of historical truth!

It's not just amazing, it's absolutely brilliant! Exquisitely subtle! Truly divine!

Furthermore, given Ishtar's promise that he is quite skilled at collecting historical materials, the authenticity of the information is likely to be fairly guaranteed.

"Is the boss so satisfied?" Dumas felt that Lu Ming's expression had surpassed the level of a reader's fervent love for a novel.

“Yes, this content is quite important, and I need to verify it with some other things.”

Lu Ming hurriedly said goodbye to Dumas and pulled Ishtar towards the next direction. "Come on, where is Olga Marie? Before we go back to the temporary interrogation place, let's find something to ask her on the way."

Because Lu Ming suddenly remembered that Olga Marie was also someone related to Odin.

However, these unfamiliar faces were actually Odin's henchmen, while Olga Marie was the victim.

Remember her father, Marisbury, a dead man who was once Odin's subordinate.

And that "Cú Chulainn" said that the organization that planned Odin's actions was called "the Sovereign".

Could it be that...

"Master? Is there something you need from me?"

Olga Marie shook her reddened little hands and walked over.

When Lu Ming called her over, she was still fiddling with various materials for the doll, clearly preparing for the post-war maintenance of the Tiamat operation.

Lu Ming waved his hand, "I haven't formally become your apprentice yet, so let's not use the title 'master' for now! I'm just here to ask you a few questions."

“Okay.” Olga Marie smoothed a strand of hair behind her ear, stood with her slender legs together, and waited patiently for the question.

"No need to be so serious... Never mind, I just wanted to ask about your father... Marisbury, he was a monarch, wasn't he?"

"Correct."

Upon hearing this, Lu Ming perked up, "Are there many more monarchs like this?"

"Yes... a little over ten."

"I heard that thousands of years ago, King Solomon gave the teachings, and then his disciples formed an organization and have continued to practice anonymity to this day?"

“Yes,” Olga Marie replied blankly.

I really don't know what's so interesting about asking about official information about this clock tower.

But since it was Master who asked this question... there must be a deeper meaning behind it.

"That's really true!"

Lu Ming thought to himself, "The True History of the Dragon Clan really found the right historian! To be able to reveal a conspiracy of Odin's thousands of years so smoothly, this is truly the work of a master."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Olga Marie, the true nature of your father, the truth he has been hiding, may soon be revealed."

"Really!"

Speaking of this, Olga Marie instantly woke up from her sleepiness.

“That’s right. We captured a group of suspicious individuals at Crystal Hill. They were spies sent by Odin, including one of the nodes He used to launch a sneak attack on us, all of whom were hiding there.”

Lu Ming patted his chest and said, "This is very likely. We can obtain more high-value intelligence about Odin, including how your father worked under Odin and what plans he implemented—"

"Don't worry, young lady. Even without this master-disciple relationship, I still assure you that all evil will be brought to justice! All the truth will come to light!"

"Thank you, Master!"

Olga Marie was deeply moved, and a blush rose to her cheeks.

However, she was also a bit of a "pretentious" person, unable to do the flamboyant girlish behavior of Francesca, such as hugging and cuddling. Therefore, she came over shyly and let Lu Ming pat her head.

...Seriously, isn't this just a compensatory behavior for a lack of fatherly love?

Ishtar, who was deeply moved as she watched the two proclaim the truth, remained silent.

They held on with great difficulty.

According to her previous "sober persona," she should be laughing right now.

But now I'm actually an openly "conspiracy theorist"! This means that no matter how uncomfortable I feel, I have to keep a straight face.

Otherwise, the "repentant and reformed" persona she had painstakingly built up in front of Lu Ming would completely collapse.

Once it collapses, everything is gone. All the efforts so far have been in vain.

Thinking about this, Ishtar felt both amused and exasperated...

Damn it! She had everything planned out perfectly from the start, how did it all turn out like this...?

This is like a Peking Opera performer who has studied diligently for ten years, only to be told on stage that he has been transferred to a completely unrelated circus, where he is made a clown in front of the audience and ridiculed by them!

What's even more infuriating is that when they tried to make amends afterward, their layman superiors retorted, "Isn't a clown just a clown? Your Peking Opera also has different roles like male, female, painted-face, and clown, so this matches up perfectly!"

Yes, yes, yes, right my foot!

I'm so sad, so devastated, so frustrated...

Volume 1: Chapter 144 You have no idea about the darkness of Chaldea!

The barrier of light formed a cage, and the surrounding fields were pitch black in the dead of night.

Outside the distant city walls, war raged, and the colossal Mother Goddess, towering as a mountain, cast a massive shadow, as if she were about to crush the thick walls and unleash a monstrous wave to engulf the city.

Any prisoner in such a situation would inevitably experience a chilling and terrifying feeling of being enveloped in darkness.

In the dimly lit barrier of darkness, Mashu and Ritsuka, separated by a layer of light, were trying their best to communicate with each other by exchanging glances.

—I used to think that the "read my eyes and do what I want" approach in TV dramas was pure nonsense.

Unexpectedly, this kind of scenario actually reflects the reality they face today...

"Hey Mashu, why aren't we here yet? Have the people ahead of us already been let out?"

Ritsuka had a bitter face.

The good news is that although it is under temporary supervision, it doesn't seem to be being treated badly.

The bad news is, there was absolutely no treatment, no arrangements, no notification; they just left them waiting, grinding away, enduring the ordeal. It was like being in jail.

Time is the hardest thing to pass the time. Are you just trying to age yourself out like this?

"Senior, from what I've observed, Miss Tini has already been released. As long as we answer their questions truthfully, there shouldn't be any major problems."

"After all, we Chaldea have no criminal record and have no connection with Odin."

"That's true!"

After talking about it, the two of them felt a little more relaxed and waited more at ease.

"Speaking of which..."

"I wonder how Mr. Cú Chulainn is doing."

“Mr. Cú Chulainn is highly skilled and his survival ability is definitely better than ours. He may have already come up with a plan to counterattack.”

"real or fake?"

"..."

The two girls were chatting idly to pass the time.

After an unknown amount of time, a commotion came from outside, and it turned out that Lu Ming had brought several people with him.

Outside the barrier's light membrane, layers upon layers of shadows were silently cast.

Miss Kyoshiko crouched low, her slender figure crouching in the shadows, wary of any potential enemies, or rather, reinforcements sent by Odin.

At the same time, she must also guard against Odin's spies lurking among the innocent people launching another attack or escaping.

"Are the interrogations of the others still ongoing? How are they progressing?"

"Is the teacher back?"

Kyoko stood beside a broken roof beam, crouching low and peeking out from a blind spot. "Report, based on my observation—"

"The venue had a total of over ninety people, most of whom were found to be normal after interrogation, and their activities were traceable."

"Then, as you said, we didn't let Cú Chulainn go, but we paid special attention to those who were close to him in terms of coordinates during the interrogation process."

"So far, only one person has been released."