Seeing the Insight Card, Su Yao knew it was time to deal with the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group.

"Can I see the prophet's secret now?"

[Yes, please confirm if you choose the prophet Xi Ao as the target person?]

"Confirm!"

Su Yao's question confirmed that the system's intention in giving this card aligned with her own. It also aimed to help Su Yao eliminate the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group; otherwise, the card's function wouldn't be so powerful.

Name: Xi Ao

Identity: Pack of Wolves Mercenary Group Prophet (Human)

Age: 37

Magic Level: 8

Strength: 9

Agility: 7

Mental Strength: 8

Comprehensive Physique: 8 (Strong, Very Strong)

From the appearance of the first mysterious fruit until now, a total of twenty mysterious fruits have been successfully cultivated in the inn. Su Yao still did not monopolize these twenty fruits; she distributed them to everyone in the inn. However, because she and Ya had the weakest constitutions, they received a bit more.

After eating so many fruits, Su Yao's strength, agility, and mental power had just reached 5, 7, and 7, with an overall assessment of only 7.

With the data speaking for itself, Xi Ao's strength was easy to compare; it could be said to completely crush Su Yao.

Su Yao couldn't help but feel dazed. If Zhan Xing and Felix had such strength, she wouldn't find it strange. After all, they weren't human, their body structures were different, and they had lived for a long time.

However, Xi Ao is different. He is the human being whom the system has identified without error. The fact that he possesses such formidable strength at the age of thirty-seven is simply terrifying!

The most important thing is that Xi Ao has developed in a balanced way, with every number being quite average. There isn't a single subject that is a shortcoming; he's practically a "hexagonal warrior from another world."

Su Yao, who has achieved balance by "consuming elixirs," expressed jealousy!

[Perhaps he also has other elixirs.]

Before revealing Xi Ao's secret, the system took a moment to comfort Su Yao.

Su Yao nodded, feeling that the system made sense. After all, the mysterious fruit wasn't exclusive to her; someone like Xi Ao might be able to obtain it as well.

"Go on, I want to see his secret."

[Upon examination, the secret Xi Ao most wishes to conceal is: he cannot predict the future; he is simply exceedingly intelligent, able to see through many things, plan ahead, and strategize effectively.]

This secret..

Su Yao propped up her chin with one hand, feeling that this secret was a bit of a loss, but after thinking it over, she felt it was quite valuable.

Xi Ao was not a prophet, or perhaps there were no prophets in this world, as Su Yao had previously speculated. So, this secret seemed a bit disappointing, but the system's confirmation of this guess did provide her with the right direction.

"Let's just pretend it's not a loss."

The tone was still somewhat regretful, but without looking for the system's input, the system indicated that this was just fine, and it pretended not to hear.

……

"Not a prophet?"

Upon hearing this conclusion, everyone, like Su Yao, had a feeling of "it should be this way, but it also feels like it shouldn't be this way."

"The appearance of the prophet was incredible, hard to believe. Yet he did indeed predict many things correctly, making me feel as if he truly could perceive future events."

When Sharp and Robertson were confined in the weapons town, they also heard quite a bit about the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group from the guards, and these stories mostly revolved around the Prophet.

Guang and the other person knew that Xi Ao had predicted correctly three times, and those three times on the battlefield, they defeated the city forces and the old troops of the Grand Duke, causing them to retreat step by step.

"However... to say there's nothing strange would be incorrect. I do remember someone mentioning before that the matter of the prophet has always been kept secret by the Wolf Pack Mercenaries."

As soon as Sharp finished speaking, Robertson immediately raised a question, "Isn't the secrecy because they don't want the world to know, being seen as a thorn in the side by those major powers?"

"You're right, they definitely kept it a secret to prevent others from finding out, but that's not what I meant," Sharp hurriedly explained. "At that time, they were already on the path to becoming the fourth major power, and the prophet was widely known among the general public. Logically, they should have taken this opportunity to promote the prophet's situation and gain more support, but they didn't."

"It isn't? It does seem that way." This sentence was picked up by Su Yao, who had been prompted, "When I went to the north, many people already knew about the prophet's matter, but the Wolf Pack Mercenaries were not very willing to let people discuss it. Whenever you passed through their territory, they always seemed to be deliberately concealing it."

Su Yao personally witnessed a member of the mercenaries telling a new recruit that discussing the prophet was forbidden at all times.

This command seems fine at first glance, but upon closer consideration, it becomes quite strange.

"Obviously they know, yet they insist on stopping the spread, which clearly shows a guilty conscience."

"He is not a prophet..."

After everyone concluded with the words "guilty conscience," Su Yao expanded on the sentence.

This expansion seems to have brought up a new issue: "He's already very formidable. Even if we say he's not a true prophet, it doesn't seem to have much impact. His strength is there, his historical achievements are there, and surely there will be people who continue to believe in him. He shouldn't be this insecure, should he?"

Su Yao's mind was in a mess. She wasn't a schemer; she might have a bit of cleverness, but when it came to playing mind games and using wisdom, she just couldn't do it!

"System! Can I borrow your big data analysis? It feels off if I think too little, but if I think too much, I'm afraid I'm really overthinking."

Whether you think too much or too little, it's not good.

Su Yao was devastated!

Felix spoke, as if he had seen through Su Yao's heart, "Thinking too much might cloud your judgment, but thinking too little is definitely not an option."

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"Do you think there might be other things he's feeling guilty about?"

Felix shook his head, "I don't know, but I feel like something good is going to happen later."

……

Su Yao said something good was going to happen, and Ya didn't quite believe it, but when Felix said something good was going to happen, she absolutely believed it.

On July 1st, the good news finally arrived.

"Boss, last night someone tried to assassinate the Prophet, but they were counter-killed by the Wolf Pack Mercenaries and the Prophet together." This was the news from "Trader" Gerard.

Gerald had completely integrated into the city of Chillon.

Qiulun City is the most mineral-rich city in the north, with its annual gold production accounting for two-thirds of the entire northern output.

Since the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group occupied this city, they immediately settled down with their main forces. Their leaders, Lis and Xi Ao, were also here.

Gerald's entry into the city was something of a coincidence; he arrived even earlier than the Wolf Pack Mercenaries.

Originally, he intended to trade with ordinary people within the city's sphere of influence, but before the transaction could begin, the city was taken over by the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group, and he became one of the natives trapped inside.

Gerald could have teleported away, but considering the Wolf Pack Mercenaries were here and he could gather information, he voluntarily applied to stay with Su Yao. During this time, he even teleported to the Misty Forest to get a few communication cards, all for better message transmission.

Su Yao became interested when she saw that the prophet had been assassinated and asked Gerard to explain in detail.

With communication being convenient, Gerard no longer saved on words and told Su Yao everything he knew.

After listening, everyone in the inn sensed the implied meaning in Gerard's words.

Su Yao: "So you think the assassin this time knows the prophet?"

Gerald: "Yes, although I witnessed the scene myself, from the information I heard, I can vaguely deduce that the assassin and the prophet knew each other. That person even called out the prophet's name, but unfortunately, he was killed before he could say more."

After the outbreak of the war, the hiring hall saw a significant increase in assassination missions.

As the ace player of the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group, the prophet Xi Ao was both a favorite of many forces and a thorn in their side.

With the mindset of destroying what he couldn't obtain, Xi Ao had faced assassination attempts not just dozens, but possibly hundreds of times.

But this time was different; the assassin shouted out Xi Ao's name and was killed by Xi Ao himself.

According to Gerard's inquiries, Xi Ao never used magical energy, and even many members of the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group didn't know he was a magician.

"His rank is very high, and anyone below his rank cannot see through his strength. So as long as he doesn't speak or take action, no one would really know that he is a magician."

"So this time he suddenly took matters into his own hands, he must be afraid that person would reveal some secrets... It seems he's deliberately trying to hide something." Even Peng San could see Xi Ao's intentions.

Peng Er shook his head and sighed, "This guy is really something, keeping both sides in the dark. If I were as clever as him, I would have stolen from the entire continent by now!"

The first half of the sentence was fine, but as soon as the second half came out, it immediately earned another slap from Peng Yi.

"That's all you can see! Useless!"

Su Yao continued to ask Gerald, "Is there anything else suspicious? He met an acquaintance, so it seems unlikely he would remain so calmly holed up inside without going out. Keep a close watch."

Gerard replied, "I thought the same, so I stuck the weapon and tools given by Master Percy on the house opposite the prophet's. When he goes out, I'll know."

This weapon tool was given to Gerald by Percy, but it was originally made by Su Yao using a mechanical card, and its prototype was a surveillance camera. After Percy's improvements, this surveillance device could operate without being connected to electricity and could also alert Gerald if the target he was observing left the premises.

This was taken by Gerard along with the communication card, and it was really convenient to use. Seeing Gerard's feedback, Su Yao wanted to make a few more and place them next to various forces in the north.

Gerard ended the conversation with a final remark, and Su Yao didn't send any more messages.

"Then Ah Yao, what is our next step in the plan?"

Judging by the situation in the north, it seems that the Wolf Mercenary Group cannot be dealt with directly yet.

Su Yao truly didn't want the Wolf Pack Mercenary Group to exist any longer. Over the past year, they had committed too many misdeeds. Not only was the Anxin Inn attacked, but even other regions in the south were invaded. Fortunately, without the knowledge of those in the north, she had reached agreements with various places, and the people in the south regarded her as the second coming of the Magic God, ensuring that their relationships wouldn't be disrupted.

"The plan has been ready for a while, the next step is to retract the restrictions!" Su Yao stuck a piece of paper on the small blackboard, clearly listing the tasks ahead. "Tomorrow, Zhan Xing will be able to bring all the mayors from the south. In the meantime, everyone should work hard on gathering materials and expand the hotel a bit more before they arrive!"

Gathering these mayors was to test the anti-restriction policy.

The North has unique resources, and so does the South. The North can restrict the South, and the South can completely restrict back!

The South is different from the North, too loose, with not many major forces able to lead everyone in implementing policies together, so Su Yao had this idea but has never been able to successfully carry it out.

It was only last month that she finally spoke with all the mayors and confirmed this front line.

Starting tomorrow, the magical ores and other minerals from the Southern Capital will no longer be transported to the North!