"Fake."

Joel raised his foot and kicked open the cover of the sealed metal box, and took out a crystal scattered on the ground. He glanced at it with the scanning mirror in front of his glasses and saw the authenticity.

Everyone was walking in the Crystal Ammunition Warehouse of Star Iron Castle. Lord William's men kept moving the boxes off the shelves. At first, they were just randomly checking. Unexpectedly, it was better not to check. After checking, it turned out that a large number of them were imitations of Aranite.

, Lord William's resolute and steady face also showed an ugly look. Such a ridiculous farce actually happened under his rule, and he himself cannot escape the blame.

In the end, they had no choice but to change from random inspection to comprehensive inspection. The Dragon Academy also dispatched several telepathic device experts to help them conduct the investigation. The giant warehouse of Star Iron Castle was terrifyingly large. It was built from the beginning to cope with the long-term war for more than a year.

, there were piles of materials stored inside, and the inspection lasted from early morning to afternoon. Joel was so tired that he shouted strike several times before he could finish checking the inventory in the warehouse.

The results of the inspection surprised everyone. Although it was certain that there were fakes in Star Iron Castle's inventory, no one expected that the proportion could be so high. According to Joel and several other telepathic device experts,

Testing revealed that only 30% of all tower crystals were genuine, and the rest had been replaced with fake ones made of aramite.

"Ahem!" Lord William's face was livid, and he was full of anger. People around him could feel the strong aura emanating from him.

"Without your authorization, how could someone steal so many things from the warehouse? Don't make people laugh so hard!" Tyer clasped his hands and snorted. Lord William could no longer get rid of his innocence, "What nonsense?"

Face person, I think you specifically let people spread the rumor!"

"Master Tire, I hope you will be more careful when you speak. I will not accept accusations without evidence." William Lord raised his head and glared at him. Although this matter was a huge dereliction of duty on his part, he could not accept such bloody remarks.

False accusation, "Fu Rui, collect all the entry and exit records during this period, I want to investigate this matter thoroughly."

"I direct and act myself, and I will report it truthfully to Mr. Lauren!" Tyr yelled viciously: "The lives of our twenty brothers cannot be left to chance. This is an insult to the Dragon Academy and the Lauren family!

"

"rub!"

Before Tyre finished speaking, a sharp sword light suddenly struck him. He did not react. William's sword had already been drawn out and was pressed against his chest.

"What? Are you so angry? You want to fight me here? Come on!" Ted raised his hands slightly, and the people from the Dragon Academy around him were getting ready for battle. The Starfall Light Master behind William also held his sword.

Hands, the scene is extremely tense and about to explode.

"If I can't find the culprit within three days, I will bear all the responsibilities for this time. I will bear the blame alone." William turned his wrist, rotated the hilt of the sword once and pointed it at Ted, with the tip of the sword facing him, "That

When the time comes, you can use this sword to understand me, and I will never have any excuses."

"Hmph!" Ted reached out and grabbed the sword. Veins popped up on his forehead. He suppressed the thought of slashing with the sword, waved his robe and led the people out of the warehouse. "This is what you said, I'll be waiting."

Ted and Arthur, who stayed where they were, bowed their heads in silence. The beast tide would come again tonight. Starfall Land had to face the incoming enemies while also investigating this matter. The pressure was understandable.

"Father, you are too hasty." A black-robed swordsman walked in from outside the gate, looked at the serious middle-aged man in front of him and shook his head, "I could have suppressed the matter, but you shouldn't have said it to Tyr.

So many.”

"Everyone is responsible for what he does. Since I am the lord of Starfall Land, I should take responsibility. If I can't find out after three days, I won't be able to live in the world without him taking action."

"You are still so stubborn..."

"There is a spy within us, and this person started planning it many years ago. It is definitely not a recent move." Arthur muttered in a low voice.

"Nonsense... It takes at least a dozen large trucks to transport so much stuff. How can it be taken away in a short time? Haven't you discovered the problem in so many years?" Yoel spoke eloquently. In fact, he was also angry, so

A large number of high-quality tower crystals flow into the black market, which is simply a waste of resources.

"Ten years ago, there was a smuggling case, and the amount involved was less than one ton... But this time, at least nearly a hundred tons of crystals were lost." Arthur murmured, he really couldn't figure it out, "The warehouse

Every entry and exit is recorded. If someone comes in and out frequently, he will definitely be discovered... Who can change hundreds of boxes of goods without anyone noticing? "

"That person can be considered very powerful if he can sneak in here. This Star Iron Castle is impregnable, and the possibility of a traitor is close to 100%." ​​Gen knocked on the iron wall of the warehouse. It was very similar to the Star Iron Castle. It was thick and strong, except for one

The warehouse outside the main door is airtight, with no windows or ventilation ducts, and it is even impossible to dig tunnels. In order to prevent underground mind beasts from breaking in, the entire Star Iron Castle underground has been specially reinforced with three layers of steel plates and four

Layers of concrete are stacked on top of each other, making it harder to break through underground than from the front.

"Teleportation gate?" Arthur had seen the teleportation technique of the blood descendant of Lathambo before, "If you use a teleportation gate, maybe you can do it."

"What are you trying to figure out?" Joel shook his head and denied this view, "You don't know how expensive the portal technology is. There are only a few in the world, and the startup cost is ridiculously high. It costs ten thousand taels of gold to activate it once, just to steal it.

Things? Unless you are a person with special abilities like Lathambo who can use portals... But that shouldn't be the case. Just to steal things and sell them for money, can't you just go into the bank vault if you have the ability? You have to come to Star Iron Castle.

?Looking for excitement?"

"Perhaps he is not doing it for money, but he needs such a large amount of tower crystals. There is no other place in the world where such a large amount can be found, right?" Genn immediately clarified the problem.

"Then it's possible that this person... needs to activate a mind-guiding device that consumes huge amounts of energy?" Joel also realized that his thinking was narrow.

"Anyway, let's start with the investigation. Look for any traces of the portal being activated here."

Everyone began to investigate separately. Arthur and Lord William began to mobilize all the light readers in the city to rule out the possibility of traitors one by one. Joel and Gen continued to work in the warehouse. Joel, who had been tired for a day, was very tired of this hard work.

Fearful, Lord William promised him a box of high-quality crystals as a reward before he reluctantly agreed.

There was no progress in the investigation until night. There were no traces of the portal in the warehouse. As long as it is a portal, whether it is opened by a telepathic device or a special light thought, it will definitely leave strong traces of the Vance effect. After all, that

But it is a sharp blade that cuts through space.

However, there were no traces in the warehouse, and Lord William's investigation did not find any clues. Everything was very normal. In fact, he felt incredible about this matter. Even in ordinary times, it would be impossible for him to have such negligence based on his character.

, Warehouse patrols are a daily routine, and no suspicious person can approach the warehouse... Even his most trusted subordinates must obtain permission from others if they want to enter or exit.

Just when the investigation reached a dead end and nothing could be done, another incident pushed the Starfall Land to the forefront.

While Gen and the others were still investigating carefully, a commotion suddenly broke out in the city. When they left the warehouse, they found that the Light Masters from both the Starfall Land and the Dragon Academy had already taken action. The two sides clashed with each other, and a fierce battle broke out.

The Dragon Academy side had a strong fighting force, and the Starfall Earth Light Masters were quickly defeated.

The battle between the two sides intensified, and in the end it was Lancelot and Master Curren who came forward to suppress the war.

"What happened?" Master Curren asked angrily, "Is the sword of the Light Master meant to point at one's own people?"

"They killed Grandmaster Long Yu!" A leading light reader had a mixture of grief and anger on his face, and his tone was extremely sad.

"What?" Curren felt for a time that he had heard wrong. How could this be possible...

"We...we haven't heard anything from the Grandmaster all day. We thought he was meditating in seclusion, but the defense line was severely damaged. We must let the Grandmaster take action tonight...We just opened his door...just look

When you arrive...you will see..."

"Saw something!"

"Uuuu..." The light readers gritted their teeth and couldn't bear to say any more. Curren let out an ouch, pushed them away and rushed upstairs.

Gen and Yoel exchanged glances. Although it was a matter of the Dragon Academy that they could not interfere with, but such a big matter... it was better to take a look. Then they followed Master Curren to the top floor of the Star Iron Castle.

There is the only private room here that looks like a guest room. In the all-metal Star Iron Castle, it is rare to see a flash of elegant wooden door.

But behind the wooden door, a bloody scene appeared in front of everyone. An old man with white hair and beard collapsed on the ground. Bright red traces extended from under him and stained the floor of most of the room. The blood had solidified.

It seems that he has been dead for a long time.

The most incredible thing is... there are no signs of struggle in the room.
Chapter completed!