Man in the Ark: Revitalizing Kazdel

Chapter 334: Confrontation with Carmen

The sword blade flashed with cold light and cut through the air. The cold tip of the sword swept in with the strong wind. The momentum that burst out from Carmen's body instantly was like the huge waves raised by the most violent storm on the sea, crushing her mercilessly.

"Ding!" A crisp metal collision sound was heard, and the tip of the sword was blocked by an index finger. The surging sword force messed up the furniture and floor in the room, but it didn't even lift off the opponent's hood.

Seeing that her proud swift thrust was blocked, Carmen quickly twisted her hips, drew back her sword and slashed at the enemy's waist. This time the blade was not blocked, but was caught by someone with bare hands.

"Heh, arrogant hooded boy. I'll take your palm." Carmen exerted force suddenly, trying to pull out the captured blade. He expected that the front half of the enemy's palm would be neatly cut off.

But the sparks produced by the friction between the two stung Carmen's eyes.

"How is that possible?" Although he is made of flesh and blood, his skin is so tough that it can rival the sharpness of a sword.

Realizing that the sword could no longer be drawn, the experienced Carmen acted decisively, dropped the sword and drew her gun.

At the same time, the noise caused by the fight between the two attracted the support of several great inquisitors.

They broke through the windows and doors, filed in, and surrounded the intruders in the house.

"Boy, you should know very well what kind of trouble you will get yourself into by invading the headquarters of the Inquisition alone. Tell me, who sent you here!"

"Sir Carmen, I said at the beginning that I am a guest of Iberia."

"Guest? Iberia does not welcome guests with unknown origins. Take him away for interrogation."

"Really?" After the words fell, the surrounding judges fell down one after another. Some of them tried to struggle after falling to the ground, but they raised their hands and finally fell down powerlessly.

"What did you do?" Carmen's expression was solemn, and he shouted angrily, his index finger already on the trigger of the hand cannon. He didn't even see the other party's face clearly, and several people were knocked down. If he hadn't wanted to find out the other party's background, he would have opened fire long ago.

"Don't be nervous, Mr. Carmen, we shouldn't be enemies." The hooded man threw Carmen's sword back to him and reached into his arms. Carmen took the hilt skillfully, aiming the muzzle of the gun as the hooded man's arm moved.

If the other party took out a dangerous weapon, he would shoot and break the arm without hesitation.

The mysterious hooded man took out an unusually large box from his arms and gently placed it on the ground. Carmen took a deep look at the hooded man's coat, wondering how he could hide such a large box underneath.

From the translucent cover, it can be judged that it is a plant. After putting the hand cannon back on her waist, Carmen carefully opened the cover of the box with the sword.

"A grain of rice?" Carmen could not see anything special about the rice grains in front of her with her naked eyes.

“Yes,” the hooded man put his hands in his pockets and nodded affirmatively.

"You risked being wanted by the entire Inquisition just to bring a grain of rice to me?"

"Risk? The Inquisition's wanted list is nothing to me. You can't find me. Besides, this is not an ordinary rice grain. Compared to the empty laws, it can bring real hope to Iberia."

"Oh? Can a plant be compared to the law that stabilizes people's hearts in times of disaster? I want to know the reason..."

"It can grow in soil soaked in sea water. This alone is enough." The hooded man raised a finger. Just one finger weighed a thousand pounds, making it difficult for Carmen to breathe.

For other countries on earth, the fact that food crops can grow in soil soaked by seawater is just a novel discovery published in the corner of a city newspaper.

But for Iberia, which has experienced seawater backflow and large areas of arable land cannot be used to grow crops, it is a priceless treasure.

Carmen took a few deep breaths to suppress his excitement. At this time, he had to stay calm, as the authenticity of the mysterious hooded man's words had not yet been verified.

“If you don’t believe it, Lord Carmen, you can verify it yourself. You should know better than me how to judge whether the soil is contaminated by seawater.” The hooded man took a few steps back and gestured to Carmen to come forward and check.

Carmen used her sword to carefully avoid the leaves and main stems of the rice and gently picked up a piece of soil.

"There is no pungent smell, but we cannot rule out the possibility of poisoning..." In Iberia, the easiest way to judge whether the soil has been soaked in sea water is to put it in your mouth and taste the saltiness.

Carmen was not sure whether the soil was toxic or contaminated, so he did not want to take the risk. So he wrapped the collected soil in paper and waited to take it for testing later.

"Your Excellency is quite cautious, but it is understandable. After all, with your status and position, how could you easily trust an intruder who came from nowhere?" The hooded man spread his hands helplessly, bent down to close the lid of the incubator, and lifted it up into his arms.

"Take it. Once you've thought it through, destroy the crystal." A transparent crystal was left on the ground, waiting for Carmen to pick it up.

"I have a question, why did you choose me?" Carmen put the sword back into the scabbard and asked the hooded figure.

"Because I have a friend who is very experienced and can judge people very well. She described you as a respectable judge."

"If there is any hope for Iberia's future, it must be inseparable from judges like you."

"Someone is approaching quickly. I should go." The hooded man walked into the deep darkness in front of him and disappeared in the blink of an eye. The fallen Inquisitors gradually woke up.