Chapter 1081: Chapter 90: The Hero’s Invitation

The headquarters of the Hermo Association in Chaldea is a rectangular space, very spacious inside, and even seems bright and clean—with “windows” that are actually screens, looping real-time simulated open ground scenes. There are even many polygonal characters playing in those virtual scenes.

From the outside, it doesn’t look like the commerce base one would expect inside the tense Space City environment.

And under the introduction of the Hermo Association, Jeanne sat down with a Mysterious Person.

[This is likely a hero.] Xiang Shan commented.

Jeanne was slightly surprised: [Does the Hermo Association have this kind of background? A hero?]

[Perhaps they do, perhaps not.] Xiang Shan said, [The Hermo Association itself likely doesn’t count as a hero, but they can be considered ordinary people united under the banner of chivalry. They offer support to heroes. Hmm, that’s basically it.]

The person got to the point, saying, “Hello, Hunter. My name is Liliang Chuangkou. I heard you can profile personalities with inner strength and distinguish a specific group among the crowd. I suppose I don’t need to further introduce myself; you can probably guess why I’m here.”

Jeanne shifted her attention to the hallucination of Xiang Shan next to her.

Then, this hallucination of Xiang Shan sighed: [Meeting right off the bat is a test of abilities, is it? Still playing this set in this era. She’s definitely a hero, with no traces of involvement in militarized groups, likely operating mostly solo. You’re more familiar with this era than I am, just make up the rest yourself.]

Jeanne said, “Are you a hero? But unrelated to the White Fleet Prosthetics Followers or Black Ship Righteous Followers.”

Liliang Chuangkou nodded: “Amazing, there’s really such… astounding skills. Meeting you, I now know those myths aren’t just experts boasting.”

“Miss Window, you can state your purpose directly.”

“You can deduce gender biases as well? I thought I had concealed my biases well.”

“Some traces might have a deliberate feel… I’m guessing.”

“That’s certainly not just wild guessing.” Liliang Chuangkou gave Jeanne a deep look, “Would it be convenient for you to tell me your name?”

“Jeanne.”

“Alright, Jeanne… miss?”

“You can refer to me that way.”

“Miss Jeanne, perhaps we can collaborate.” Liliang Chuangkou stated their purpose.

“Collaborate? In what area?”

Liliang Chuangkou said, “Regarding the Six Dragons Sect. You should know, a while ago, the Twelfth Martial God relayed a message on Earth, saying ‘the Flower of Rhetoric’ has abandoned our shared dream, joining an organization called the Six Dragons Sect. Now, all the big figures in the Solar System want to know what happened. Just last week, in front of many Guardians in Chaldea, a Swift Army soldier injured and abducted a protector of the Six Dragons Sect. The King of Godspeed likely pays attention to this matter as well. On our side, many great heroes, who are mainstays under the banner of righteousness, are disciples or even further successors of the Flower of Rhetoric. They are equally concerned about this issue.”

For a moment, Jeanne felt a bit dazed.

Perhaps influenced by Tumor Xiang Shan, in the depths of her heart, characters like the Flower of Rhetoric and the King of Godspeed were associated with the concept of “junior.” In fact, the Flower of Rhetoric and the King of Godspeed were only about twenty years younger than that old thing, Xiang Shan.

The Flower of Rhetoric was Xiang Shan’s closest disciple and the one who advocated for Xiang Shan’s ideas. She wasn’t as powerful or undefeatable as Xiang Shan, so she appeared on the frontlines very rarely. She excelled at understanding and conveying, and she was responsible for introducing the martial arts created by Xiang Shan to other heroes, also leading the exchange in the budding Cyber Martial Arts community.

Many heroes regarded Kanhara Kotoba as a mentor.

After the “only defeat” of the Martial Ancestor, she was the one who stood up to uphold the banner of chivalry and continued spreading the Path of Chivalry. She shared the darkest times of the Path of Chivalry with the heroes of that generation.

However, perhaps because the prolonged battles exhausted her soul. Before the dawn, she told everyone, “I need to rest for a while.”

This was the last public record left by the Flower of Rhetoric.

Due to the secretive nature of chivalrous actions, some thought this first-generation old hero was merely feeling tired and needed a break for ten years or so. She was once Homo sapiens. The mentality of Homo sapiens only needed to function steadily for a hundred years.

Perhaps after a decade, she was already fighting for the light somewhere in the darkness.

Of course, even if she retired, no one would blame her. If a 100-year-old elder said she wanted to rest, wasn’t that her right?

Most of the young people back then were already dead. Those who weren’t had grown into the famed heroes of today.

They naturally couldn’t accept the news delivered by the Twelve Martial Gods.

Moreover, Kanhara Kotoba’s disciples and further descendants were widespread. Kanhara Kotoba had once been regarded as one of the sources of their prestige. Her betrayal was considered a blow to the entire chivalric force.

They must know the truth. This was the old heroes’ only consideration.

Jeanne nodded. Although she wasn’t a hero, she felt the complex emotions of Xiang Shan.

“What do you want to do? Find Kanhara Kotoba?”

Liliang Chuangkou shook her head: “If it’s just ‘identifying the Flower of Rhetoric from a crowd,’ quite a few people can do it. Some have already set out to do that. We’re here with a different request. We hope to thoroughly investigate the Six Dragons Sect organization.”

Jeanne thought for a moment, then said: “Okay. But I will only accept limited cooperation. I cannot act with you all the time. If there are leads, send them to me by email, and I will investigate. How does this cooperation style sound to you?”

Liliang Chuangkou hesitated for a moment: “You probably don’t know our channels in this neutral area…”

“No, I believe it very much, which is why I don’t want to work with you,” Jeanne shook her head, “You can’t ensure your own ranks aren’t infiltrated by the Six Dragons Sect, can you?”

Liliang Chuangkou was silent for a moment, then hesitantly nodded: “Indeed, there’s such a factor.”

This is to be expected. Since many of Kanhara Kotoba’s sect members are among the heroes, how can you be sure Kanhara Kotoba hasn’t swayed her former disciples?

The heroes are also suspicious within themselves. Therefore, they are even more eager to understand the Six Dragons Sect.

They are currently in a trust crisis. The old seniors who structured the organization framework are no longer reliable. The source of the water was contaminated from the beginning. If they cannot promptly dispel this crisis, the overall strength of the chivalric forces will be affected.

The war in the Jupiter Domain has reached a critical moment.