Endless Silver Machine

"This can't be the Principality of Setia!" Lolo struggled to break away from Lilicia's arms, shaking his head in disbelief and retreating, "The Principality of Setia was destroyed by the Bis Empire a hundred years ago!"

Luoluo firmly believed that he would not be deceived by Lilicia's rhetoric. She had seen the real Principality of Setia with her own eyes, and it was a completely different world from the scene in front of her.

What's more, the only two survivors of the Principality of Setia, Wei Xi and Liuyin, both admitted the demise of the Principality of Setia. There will be no second Principality of Setia in this continent.

"It turns out that Miss Luoluo already knows the Principality of Setia to this extent. This is really unexpected. But that's fine. I don't need to repeat the history of how the Principality of Setia disappeared from the mainland. ."

The fact that Wei Xi is Mephis Setia, the contracted magic suit of the Grand Duke of Setia, is only known to those involved in the ruins exploration, and the Nemesis Society has not yet penetrated this far.

Luoluo was not prepared to tell Lilicia where she learned the truth. She would keep this secret forever for Wei Xi.

"What you see in front of you is indeed the destroyed Principality of Setia. The Principality's magic weapon 'Snow Tide Ji' sealed the entire capital area for unknown reasons at the end of the Bisi Empire's invasion. This The area was not liberated from the space rift by the Nemesis Society until fifty years after the Principality of Setia disappeared from the continental plate, and was transferred into the World Tree along with the space rift.”

"world Tree……"

This term is not unfamiliar to Luo Luo, but he has only had a rough understanding of it during extracurricular self-study.

The existence of World Tree was not emphasized in the public courses of Shuoyue Academy. Luoluo learned about it accidentally when looking up the history of cross-border wars and the current situation of the continent in the big library.

The World Tree is a mysterious life form that has stood in the eastern sea since the continent existed. Because it continuously radiates a large amount of magic power to the surroundings, the floating islands and sea areas surrounding the World Tree are rich in vitality.

The appearance of the World Tree is that of a giant tree with a trunk whose maximum diameter is comparable to that of a medium-sized city in the empire. It is rooted in the deep sea, and its height cannot be surveyed because it exceeds the maximum height of an aviation guided ship.

The origin of the name of the World Tree has been unclear. Its body is also protected by an isolation ending that is different from the ruins. There is still no way to approach within a kilometer radius of the World Tree.

After discussions among scholars, World Tree was determined to be a type of Warcraft. After the cross-border war, the Bis Empire and the Elf Tribe had studied it, but in the end they dropped it.

"Is this... the inside of the World Tree?"

"I didn't expect it," Lilicia came to Luoluo's side, leaned out with her hands on the window sill, "The inside of the World Tree is actually another world. I said the same thing when I first came here. "

He is now in the body of a mysterious monster, and just being in shock is not enough to describe Luo Luo's mood at the moment.

In addition to being skeptical about the vast world in front of him, Luo Luo remembered that Lilicia's explanation was only halfway through.

"You mean, this is the Principality of Setia, which was liberated only fifty years ago..."

From an intuitive point of view, the development level of the city in front of us is no less than that of the Bis Empire, and the history of the Bis Empire's revival took nearly a hundred years.

Moreover, the atmosphere of this city is far removed from the East and South districts of the imperial capital, which are more suitable for daily life, and it vaguely exudes a feeling similar to the northwest industrial area.

“Are you trying to say that it’s impossible to develop a small city on the verge of destruction to this extent in fifty years?”

"That's true...but it's not completely impossible." Before Lilicia opened her mouth, Luoluo speculated on the question, "If you 'learn' from the mature magic technology of the Bisi Empire, you can save Gone are the decades spent exploring new technologies."

Although Luoluo calls it "borrowing". In fact, anyone with common sense knows that the unauthorized use of research results from another country is simply considered "theft."

Even an independent country like the Tebiri Kingdom must accept technical support from the Bes Empire on the basis of diplomatic agreements.

"Miss Luoluo's thinking is indeed much sharper than I expected. I really don't know that Aika Qianse would choose so many detours even with a person like you by her side..."

"Don't speak ill of your brother in front of me!"

Luoluo suddenly turned his head and said angrily to Lilicia, her voice full of anger and oppression.

The words spoken with strong emotion unconsciously activated Orchid Heart's ability.

Lilicia didn't want to touch Luo Luo's reverse scale. She was originally just going to shut up and stop talking about it, but her body couldn't be controlled by her own consciousness.

"I'm sorry, I won't say any more unnecessary words."

"Yes, I'm sorry..." Realizing that Lilicia's apology was due to the interference of the "absolute royal power", it was Luoluo who felt scared, "I didn't intend to do this..."

Luo Luo originally thought that using his ability would anger Lilicia, but in fact it didn't seem to be the case.

"You can't understand it just by seeing it with your own eyes, but after experiencing it for yourself, you'll probably know what's going on. Is this Miss Luoluo's magical costume ability?"

"..."

"When I followed you into Rosenberg, I also saw an incredible phenomenon along the way. If I guessed correctly, the ability of 'Heart of Orchid' should be spiritual magic with an incomplete structure at present, right?"

Lilicia saw all of Luoluo's wavering.

Even if she didn't answer anything, she indirectly confirmed her guess.

"Regarding the information about the 'Heart of Orchid', no matter which aspect we started to investigate, there was no result. In the end, we can only think that it did not appear publicly in the cross-border war."

Luoluo never thought about delving into the details of Orchid Heart. She had thought about countless possibilities as to why "Qianse"'s family had two-body magic costumes.

Orchid Heart was inherited from her mother, and her mother may have told her a story; or it may be a simple coincidence, or it may have crossed the bloodline boundary like Teacher Letika's Aurora of Mirrors and Flowers...

After considering so many possibilities, the only thing Luo Luo did not do was to personally investigate the historical inheritance of this aqua blue necklace.

In Luoluo's view, knowing or not knowing is meaningless. It would be happier not to know some things.

"Miss Lilicia, this is the Principality of Setia inside the World Tree. I already know it..." Lolo changed the subject forcibly, "But the purpose of the Nemesis Association... you haven't answered my question yet. "

Lilicia looked into Luo Luo's eyes seriously.

"If the sins of the Bis Empire need to be quickly and completely eradicated, the only way is to completely reset that land."

"Reset..."

Luoluo's knowledge does not include this unfamiliar vocabulary.

"Your brother and the third princess know that the ruins regarded as the birthplace of magic equipment form a magic circle covering the entire continent. When all the ruins are activated, a spell will be activated to eliminate all magic particles in the entire continent. , you should know the meaning of this, right?"

Not only life requires magic power, but the changes of all things depend on the flow of invisible magic power.

Completely removing the magic from an area is tantamount to turning that area into a wasteland.

"Is this a reset..." Luoluo, who finally understood what Lilicia's "reset" meant, was speechless. "My brother and Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming never told me..."

The subject of the topic suddenly jumped to the entire continent before she had time to react.

Aika never discussed this matter with everyone, which shocked Luoluo a little. Looking back now, it is understandable that Aika asked Wei Xi to stop the activation of the floating island ruins.

"The magic ripples when the ruins are activated are the same as the magic ripples of the magic equipment. The magic array can also be activated by activating the magic equipment at various base points of the magic array."

This is why the Nemesis Society strives to recruit magic equipment holders, and it is for this purpose to hunt down many nobles with surnames in the Bis Empire.

"We tried to reconstruct the magic circle. Because of insufficient base points, we could only launch small-scale spells within the town. But these are just theories now..."

"Are you going to sacrifice all the innocent citizens of the Bis Empire?"

Luo Luo, who finally couldn't listen anymore, interrupted Lilicia's explanation loudly...

"Where did you get the confidence to say that all the people in the country knew nothing and were innocently led by Augustus?"

But Lilicia responded calmly as if she had expected such a protest.

"I know it's impossible for everyone to have made no mistakes, but they have no responsibility to lose the right to live just for your revenge! Depriving the family of their rights and arbitrarily convicting the family... These are not supported by the people. Made from scratch!"

"Miss Luoluo, the premise of your judgment may be wrong." Lilicia told Luoluo in a noncommittal tone, "The Nemesis Society is not an organization gathered for revenge. Everyone here has their own wishes. We only have the same end goal."

The goals of the Nemesis Society are so perfect that they do not hesitate to eliminate everything and create a new world from scratch.

"What we want to eliminate is not the Bis Empire, but the dark side of this world. And now the place with the thickest shadow in the continent is the Bis Empire. Miss Luoluo should have heard this saying, 'Where there is light, there must be light. Along with darkness'. This world will never lose its light, and darkness will never be completely eliminated, so the Nemesis Society has continued over the past hundred years."

——The real darkness only needs the Nemesis Society.

Finally, Lilicia's addition brought an end to Lolo's question.

"Miss Luoluo, do you know why I want you to see the current Principality of Setia with your own eyes?"

"...Is it because they are a country that was once invaded by the Bis Empire?"

"When the Bes Empire invaded the Principality of Setia, were the citizens of the Principality of Setia innocent? Are the soldiers who attacked the Principality of Setia guilty?"

"..."

"Only this capital city remains of the Principality of Setia that was liberated fifty years ago. The survivors include both citizens of the country and soldiers of the Bis Empire. Most of the relatives of those soldiers died during the fifty years of sealing , so they also gave up the idea of ​​returning to their own country. Have you ever thought about where the Bisi Empire would get the troops to start a war just after the cross-border war? "

"conscription……"

"Correct. When these soldiers were questioned, they replied that they were forcibly recruited into the army without knowing what happened. They were originally 'innocent' citizens. But what about the Principality of Setia that was invaded? The Principality The nobles were tempted by interests and personally opened the country's gates for the enemy; Grand Duke Mephis Setia gave up the defense of the city gates when the army approached the city, disregarding the lives of the citizens. So in this war, what happened? Who is truly innocent?"

Luoluo didn't know that Lilicia was originally a noble with a surname from the Bis Empire. She would never win against a politician in a debate on this issue.

Even so, she still did not give in to Lilicia's series of rhetoric.

"There are no longer correct values ​​​​in war itself... In war, all people involved will get their bodies dirty to a greater or lesser extent. They face only two choices. This is not a way to discuss justice and discern what is good. What a bad situation!"

For Luoluo herself, her values ​​will not be shaken by a slightly stronger atmosphere.

Perhaps she didn't realize it, but she and her brother would also carry out what they believed to be justice to the end. Even their sophistry was so similar.

The only difference is that Lolo lacks Aika's unique male strength and the tenacity to persevere regardless of the surrounding atmosphere.

"Miss Luoluo, don't you think your words are contradictory?"

"Eh……"

That's why Luo Luo still looks extremely immature in front of Lilicia, who has entered the high-level positions of the Bis Empire and the Nemesis Society.

"As long as the identities are slightly changed, the correct values ​​​​will no longer apply to the same people. This argument is still applicable in today's world." Lilicia opened the folding fan in her hand with a "pop", "If it doesn't happen, When the source of darkness is uprooted, darkness will continue to arise. Veer should have conveyed these words to you, and you have recognized this fact. That's why Miss Luoluo is standing here now."

She completely denied Luoluo's insistence.

Luo Luo could no longer find a so-called right argument to dismiss Lilicia. According to her words, I am already a sinner standing here.

To save your family? In order to find back the lost peaceful life? This is the same as getting your hands dirty with the blood of your enemy in order to survive.

It doesn't matter if the values ​​are denied, as long as you firmly believe in them and have confidence in them.

But his own behavior is negated by the values ​​​​that he has always believed in...

Self-denial is the most terrifying thing. Once you fall into it, you can no longer get out of the quagmire independently.

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