Endless Silver Machine

When the mimicry magic equipment system stopped responding, Lilicia knew that Miche and Komachi were defeated.

The original plan of the Nemesis Society was to use mimetic magic equipment to replace the insufficient number of orthodox magic equipment to activate the magic circle formed by the ruins, thereby activating super-scale magic that eliminates magic particles in the Bis Empire and restore that land. to the "original" form.

However, Mixie, who served as the technical support for the entire plan, lost to Aika and others in the Protoss territory. After using the safety device to convert it into a data stream, he could still control the mimicry magic equipment system. But this defeat announced that the mimicry magic equipment plan was completely abandoned.

Inside the World Tree, the antique residence is built on a high ground overlooking the outside world. This was once one of the landmark buildings in the capital of the Principality of Setia, the mansion where the Grand Duke of the Principality of Setia, Mephis Setia, lived.

The flowers and green grass in the courtyard are in full bloom regardless of the season. It is a wonder formed by the special influence of the World Tree itself.

In the courtyard paths paved with gravel, bamboo tubes that fall down after being filled with water knock against the stones, making a crisp and rhythmic sound. The sound of gurgling water and interval knocking sounds seem to add a Zen feel to this elegant ancient-style building.

Lilicia wandered the corridors alone. Looking past the continuous glass floor-to-ceiling windows, you can turn your head and enjoy the beautiful courtyard scenery.

But at this time, she had no intention of savoring it carefully. She just walked through the ancient corridor with her eyes lowered.

The soft layering left no sound of her footsteps, and it seemed that there were no traces of her walking here.

There was no blue-haired girl brought back from the outside world by her side.

The purpose of the Nemesis Association to win over the "Twin Towers of Bisi" is not only to obtain the powerful magical equipment inherited by the "Chise" family and the "Heinz" family, but also to use it to bring about great righteousness between the two families who have deep grievances. of status.

After Lilicia joined the Nemesis Society, she still retained her family name from the Bis Empire.

Behind her is the "Kalu" family, which is gradually declining under the pressure. Magic equipment is a tool to measure family status in the Bisi Empire. In order to completely end this bad habit, she will embark on the path of resisting the Bisi Empire.

If her goal can reach the final step, she will inevitably stand in the most visible position on the rebel stage on behalf of the "Kalu" family, so she needs to be able to support the righteousness of such an act.

Lilicia, who has been educated by princes and nobles since she was a child, still has a needless insistence on those rigid rules. Therefore, she cannot cause commotion without regard to the consequences like Will and Misty just for their own purposes. Lilicia believes that this is probably why the people above sent her to lead the pair of Will and Misty.

However, contrary to expectations, the two major families known as the "Twin Towers of Bes" have been slow to respond to the persuasion of the Nemesis Society, and even caused the counter-effect that she did not want to see. This caused Lilicia to question the higher-ups of the association who proposed the plan.

Passing through the corridor on the sunny side, the light in the windowless corridor gradually dimmed.

Lilicia came to a stop in front of one of the paper lattice shoji doors, stretched out her hands folded on her chest and pushed the paper attic door to the left and right.

In the dim room, there were only a few lit candles hanging on the walls on both sides, flickering with weak candlelight that seemed to be extinguished at any time, bringing sporadic light to this attic that had no exit other than this paper door. bright.

The opened paper door brought flowing air into the long-closed pavilion, and the candlelight on the walls on both sides danced actively, pulling the black shadow projected on the wall surface into an unknown and grotesque shape.

Although the candlelight is weak, it can make people see the furnishings in the cabinet clearly.

There was only minimal furniture here, and at first glance there seemed to be no trace of human habitation. The candles hanging on the walls on both sides were lit by someone unknown, and they had never been extinguished in a hundred years.

This is Lilicia's second visit to this chamber. The first time she came here was to take over this ancient building and transform it into a branch of the Nemesis Society.

Lilicia folded her arms in front of her chest again, and after pushing the door open, she just stood at the door and didn't go in.

It's not because he's afraid of this empty space that uses dancing flames to create a gloomy feeling, but because of other more important reasons.

She tapped her folded arms with her left index finger, staring into the dim space in front of her.

When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back into you.

When her fingers tapped for the third time, Lilicia took a step forward and walked into the darkened room.

She walked straight to the depths of the pavilion in a familiar manner, and the paper door behind her closed silently without any external force.

After the light from behind disappeared, the pavilion illuminated only by candlelight seemed to become a little brighter than before.

This was not the first time that Lilicia had approached this place. She was already familiar with the layout of this spacious pavilion, so she did not get lost in the darkness.

Her figure, illuminated by the flickering candlelight, was projected onto the walls on both sides, gradually lengthening back as she slowly walked forward.

When she reached the center of the room, Lilicia stopped.

Perhaps she couldn't see clearly in the dark, but the position she was standing on was actually the central point of some kind of magic circle.

She flows her magic into the center cardinal point beneath her feet. The candles lit on the walls on both sides were extinguished at the same moment, and were replaced by blue fluorescent light covering the wall in front of them, dyeing the dark room a different color from the previous one.

"I didn't expect you to take the initiative to contact me, Lilicia Caru."

The rich voice of a middle-aged man came from the blue fluorescent wall. That kind of magic for communication, a special magic that can still get in touch with somewhere on the outside continent in a completely isolated environment like the inside of the World Tree.

Magic that does not rely on magic technology or the core of light is developed by the senior leaders of the Nemesis Society. In addition, the Nemesis Society also has many specialized technologies, such as the magic weapon "Split the Sky" that was previously used by Feili. A large aviation magic ship that was destroyed by a "gun" and a spell that could nullify the girl's "absolute royal power".

It is said that none of the cadres of the same level as Lilicia in the Nemesis Society have personally seen the top leaders. What kind of big shot is running this mysterious organization for a hundred years? This question remains a secret to this day.

"Don't you think you have any idea to talk to me now?"

"I know that the situation on your side is not optimistic. There are too many uncertainties. It is not surprising that it will develop into the current situation."

Lilicia had anticipated these words before coming here. She raised her face slightly and looked at the blue fluorescent light in front of her that symbolized the mysterious and never-before-seen senior members of the Nemesis Society.

"All this has been expected by you, isn't it?"

Lilicia didn't feel proud when she revealed the truth that she had expected. On the contrary, she was ashamed that she, who always prided herself on being forward-looking, did not realize this until this moment.

Lilicia originally thought that the other party would be silent about this. Even if the only answer she received was silence, it would be equivalent to acquiescing to the truth. But the rich male voice admitted with surprising candor.

"This result is not difficult to predict. The third princess has joined forces with the Gods, and now they are preparing to form an alliance with the Tebiri Kingdom. Their power has developed far beyond the initial position we gave them."

Although Lilicia had already thought of this without saying anything, the issue she wanted to talk to the other party now was not how powerful the opponents of the Nemesis Society had grown.

The person who directly pushed the results to this level might be...

"The most critical factor for Lan Ming Yiala to reach this point is the support from the Qianze family and the Heinz family. If they had not established a relationship with Lan Ming Yiala, There is no reason to interfere in the internal affairs of the Bisi Empire. It should be easy for us to disintegrate the Bisi Empire from within."

"Indeed."

"You were the one who used me to propose to the radical faction of the Senate to hire mercenaries to attack Lan Ming Yiela's airship. At that time, I didn't know that people from the 'Qianze' family would be on that airship. , it was that operation that gave them the opportunity to get to know Lan Ming Yiala. Now it seems that you made a wrong decision."

"Lilicia Caru, do you think that as long as we prevent them from coming into contact with internal parties in the Bis Empire, it will not interfere with our plans?"

"At least their reasons for acting for the Bisi Empire, or for Lan Ming Yiela, will not be so positive. Although you have planned the script in advance, the actual development does not seem to follow your script. Let's win over' The purpose of Bisi Twin Towers was to gain their reputation as a righteous person. They forced Lan Ming Yiela to step down in order to completely paralyze the conservatives in the Senate. They commissioned the elves to attack the daughter of the Chise family, He Guangyan, at Frost Moon Academy. The holders of the sword are to activate their magic equipment... Initially, our purpose was to make them understand the darkness of the Bis Empire and get them to agree to assist our plan, or not to assist or interfere. But now it is the opposite. perspective, and looking at it from another perspective, we are helping them become stronger step by step."

"If the plan goes well, they will become the strongest support for the Nemesis Society. If it fails, they will become the most difficult enemy to deal with."

"Are you looking forward to the former or the latter more?"

Lilicia has made her words clear, and her doubts about the top leaders of the Nemesis Society are clear. This is her deliberate performance in front of the other party.

Lilicia's position in the Nemesis Society is close to the top. This is due to her retained aristocratic status and her ability to coordinate the implementation of various plans. She is regarded as the most powerful person in the Nemesis Society. It’s no exaggeration to say that traders are good at it.

She is now communicating with the real mastermind behind the Nemesis Society. The other party may be a big shot who can kill her with just his mouth, or he may just be pretentious.

The top leaders of Nemesis hide their identities from their subordinates, but they precisely control the operation of the association and promote the overall plan to dismantle the Bis Empire step by step.

The Nemesis Society was established at the end of the cross-border war. It has developed for nearly a hundred years and has formed a relatively stable layout. The core members are old aristocrats who have lost what they should have due to various negative factors in the past and have gathered together to support each other. They then become helpers by recruiting interested organizations or individuals. The Nemesis Society's sphere of influence has spread from The human-dominated Bisi Empire and the Tebiri Kingdom.

During these hundred years of development, the top leaders of the Nemesis Society have changed for countless generations. Perhaps, the original purpose of the Nemesis Society has been pushed off its original track without any trace by people with ulterior motives.

Although the members of the Nemesis Society are not only humans, but also other races like Misty, they are only in the minority after all. In addition to the "Chamber of Commerce" in the Gods' territory, there is no cooperative relationship with organizations of other races.

"Lilicia Caru, do you have any ideas of your own?"

The man whom Lilicia addressed as "you" did not respond directly to her question, but just asked her calmly.

Lilicia did not pursue the man's perfunctory behavior. Because as long as the other party didn't say it clearly, she had no basis to guess his thoughts. Now I only vaguely have this idea, but in the end it is just a speculation based on various signs and coincidences.

"The war between the Bisi Empire and the Tebiri Kingdom has begun for more than a month now. The civil war started by Zi Ming Yiela will also heat up in a short time. Our strength should have been at the forefront of the Bisi Empire. Use it when you are weak. Although Lan Ming Yiela and the people around the 'Bes Twin Towers' are the biggest threat now, I just don't want to run into them. Wait until the incident is over, and I will get an opportunity like this next time. I don’t know how long we have to wait. Since your script has completely deviated from the ending, it would be more appropriate to hand the pen and paper into my hands, right?”

"I'd like to know what you plan to do with Will and Misty next."

"I have my own plan and I don't need them to get involved. Will should be unable to continue fighting. If he is not around, Misty will not listen to me. Let them go."

Weir was punched by the angry Aika for hurting Wei Xi. At that time, thanks to his self-rescue, Lilicia was able to move him from the scene who lost mobility and his left arm. Since that time, Vail had lost most of his combat capabilities in a short period of time, and Misty's focus was entirely on taking care of the seriously injured Vail, which was basically of no use.

Arranging them to go to the northwest district of the imperial capital to assist Miche and Komachi in supervising the mimicry magic equipment system was just to find a reason to keep the two away from her. Lilicia did not place her hopes on this pair from the beginning.

Lilicia knows what Wil and Misty really think.

Now that the mimicry magic equipment system has completely lost its effect, it should mean that all four people who stayed in the northwest area of ​​the Bisi Empire were defeated. Having lost the core of the Mimicry Magic Equipment Plan, Lilicia can only find other ways out on her own, and cannot be trapped in a dead end and lose the best opportunity.

"You can move freely. Most of the other members of the association are like you and will not let go of this great opportunity. Our forces all over the Bis Empire and the Tebiri Kingdom should be in full swing. At this time, restraint Sexual instructions have no effect, and those people will only act for their own purposes."

"Since you agree, let's do this for now."

"Before you leave here, I still want to know what you are going to do."

"Since you have given me freedom, don't you need to know so much before seeing the results?"

"Hahaha! It seems that I have completely lost trust."

"You're worrying too much."

At this point, both Lilicia and the man knew that the topic could be ended.

She turned around and walked out of the pavilion at the same pace as she used to. The other party made no further noise to stop her, and just asked her final question before she pushed open the door.

"Lilicia Carlu, where is the child from the 'Qianse' family that you brought back?"

Lilicia tilted her head slightly, with a "You finally asked" expression on her face. After all, if my speculation is correct, how could the current top leaders of the Nemesis Society not care about the girl's situation?

"She is very obedient," Lilicia replied with a tone that sounded victorious. "Thanks to the spell you made for Orchid Heart, with a little improvement, I can use her ability in turn."

In this way, she answered the question from behind. There was no need for Lilicia to reveal more, and she left the darkened cabinet without looking back.

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"This...should be the last time I come here."

After the paper shoji door behind her closed, Lilicia softly uttered this emotion.

Regardless of whether the result is success or failure, this will be Lilicia's last challenge. She doesn't have the time or patience to wait for a second chance, because she is just a "short-sighted person" who pursues immediate happiness. She just wants her family, or her family, to be relieved while she is alive, not for " The "Kalu" family has paved the way for generations to come who will never know their appearance.

If she succeeds, all her efforts will be rewarded; if she fails, only a chaotic future awaits her.

Returning to the sunny corridor that she passed through, Lilicia slowed down her pace.

This time, she finally had the time to turn her head and look at the colorful flowers blooming in the courtyard through the floor-to-ceiling glass windows around her.

It’s time to say goodbye to this incredible beauty. Ever since she moved in here a few years ago, she couldn't remember whether she had ever carefully appreciated the scenery in the courtyard.

Lilicia stopped walking in front of the next floor-to-ceiling glass window, turned sideways, and pushed open the floor-to-ceiling glass window horizontally with one hand. She walked out onto the porch and onto the gravel path that led to the house.

The scenery in the courtyard is full of vitality like the blending of four seasons. The unique high-concentration magic particle environment inside the World Tree has changed the ecology of the capital of the Principality of Setia, achieving a balance in the past fifty years of evolution.

The vegetation that flourished in an environment rich in magic was only for viewing in Lilicia's eyes, but the girl was able to make effective use of it and make the potions she needed in a simple workshop.

Walking onto the stone bridge, listening to the clear and crisp sound that she couldn't remember coming from time to time, Lilicia stood on the edge of the stone bridge and looked at the flowing stream and the rockeries of different shapes.

The girl's "arbitrariness" took the Nemesis Society in a new direction. First, he used the ability of Orchid Heart to easily capture the impregnable Imperial Intelligence Agency. After that, he took over the development project of mimic magic equipment in the territory of the Gods, and joined forces with the "Chamber of Commerce" to launch a surprise attack on the Palace of the Gods. However, in the end, due to the fugitives of the escapees, Intrusion leads to failure.

Lilicia handed over all the command rights to her. This approach had broken away from the script of the top leaders of the Nemesis Society and completely followed her ideas. This allowed the authority Lilicia to discover Ni behind the previous actions. end.

The girl's purpose is to completely remove the darkness that threatens her family and create eternal happiness for her family. All her actions were to avoid the family members who were subconsciously concerned about the seal as much as possible, but this approach accelerated the plan to disintegrate the Bisi Empire.

Of course, the fueling of Lilicia and the radical faction of the Senate was also an important reason why the Bis Empire fell into internal and external troubles within a few months from its prosperity. But according to the girl's approach, this process can be advanced faster.

In the final analysis, if the people of the "Chize" family and the "Heinz" family entered Shimozuki Academy peacefully and grew up happily and ignorantly in Shimozuki Academy until they graduated, the Bisi Empire might have already changed its dynasty by that time. A new leader led by the Mystic Society took over.

"We've already come this far. What kind of meaningless assumptions am I making..."

Lilicia lowered her head to look down at the figure reflected in the stream, and smiled self-deprecatingly.

A year after her sister Tara Caru, who was born a year earlier than her, left the "Caru" family, Lilicia entered the Nemesis Society. At that time, she was also at that girl's age.

His talents were not taken seriously among the nobles of the Bis Empire, but because of his status as the only current nobleman in the Nemesis Society, he gained favor and became a bridge of communication between the Nemesis Society and the empire.

Later, Lilicia entered the ranks of the upper echelons of the Bis Empire by means that were far from aboveboard, and officially began her perverse path, taking advantage of the contradiction between the radicals and conservatives in the Senate to destroy the Bis Empire step by step. Pushing into the murky waters.

The fiery red maple leaves falling from the branches fell on the continuously flowing water. The beautiful face reflected in the water became fragmented in the spreading ripples, which also interrupted Lilicia's thoughts.

She took two steps back and returned to the center of the stone bridge. The falling fiery red maple leaf had disappeared from sight along the flowing stream, and not far away there was another clear and clear sound of bamboo tubes hitting rocks.

Lilicia lost her interest in continuing to watch in the courtyard, and turned back to the depths of the ancient building along the gravel path.

…………

Aqua-blue phosphorescence embellishes a space that seems to have no boundaries, like looking up from beneath the water to the blue sky reflected on the water.

Stretching infinitely around, the space of water and sky is composed of phosphorescence like water drops. That kind of phosphorescence is a solid particle, as warm and soft as a soft gauze, wrapping everything in this space.

In the sparkling hall, there was a high-backed chair placed alone, and the sleeping girl rested her head on the back of the chair and fell asleep quietly.

The long sky-blue hair is spread on the seat and armrests of the chair, as if it is gradually integrating with the aqua-blue phosphorescence around her.

The girl's delicate body was naked, with only the gentle phosphorescence of gauze draped under her shoulders like a dress.

This is Luoluo's spiritual world, and it is also the spiritual world that coexists with Orchid Heart. The magical equipment and the holder's spiritual world blend with each other to create this infinite illusory space.

Any foreign matter that tries to invade here is like a pebble thrown into the deep sea, and even the ripples are difficult to detect.

Orchid Heart is a special existence. The meaning of her existence is to "eliminate", and she is tolerant of everything like the sea.

The aqua-blue phosphorescence that makes up the main body of this space was once a substance that existed in the spiritual world of Orchid Heart.

She is different from all the magic costumes born in the World Tree.

Because of its innate characteristics, the existence of Orchid Heart has never been made public. She is a magical costume that has not been recorded in history, and her appearance has fundamentally violated the will of Yggdrasil.

The ethereal aqua-blue phosphorescence gradually converged into a hazy figure, but in the end it was just a shadow whose outline could be clearly seen.

Several faintly visible phosphorescent ribbons wrapped around her body. That is not some kind of decoration, but comes from its own constraints.

The talisman that was supposed to be immune to "absolute royal power" in turn restricted Orchid Heart's freedom. Even as the actual controller of this power, he is still powerless when faced with his own abilities.

She, Orchid Heart, who turned into a hazy figure, came to Luo Luo and reached out to stroke her hair hanging down her face, but the sleeping girl did not wake up from her dream because of such a small movement.

——Lolo…

To continue sleeping like this may be a hundred times happier than using "absolute royal power" to bury oneself and go against one's sincerity.

——Staying ignorant like this, ushering in the final ending...

Her fingers brushed Lolo's cheek. But the sleeping girl is just a construct of the spiritual world at this time, an illusory figure made of the same material of the spiritual world as herself.

Luoluo's heart, when Orchid Heart was restrained by the outside world, instinctively closed itself in the sleeping illusory body like self-protection.

Orchid Heart wants to fulfill Luoluo's wish, but she understands that it is absolutely impossible for Luoluo's wish to come true.

What Lolo wants to create is an ideal place that absolutely cannot exist in reality, but reality is not a Garden of Eden specially created for her and the people she cherishes.

Orchid Heart never raised any objections, just complied with her request and lent her his power.

Even doing so will only make Lolo go further down the wrong path.

Orchid Heart's responsibility is neither to take orders from Luo Luo nor to be entrusted by someone to protect Luo Luo's growth. Since the day she was born, she has not had a blood-based contractor like other magic costumes.

——Lolo, what is the happiness you want...

Orchid Heart has never had a heart-to-heart communication with Luo Luo, and even if she borrows her power, it is only what the situation requires.

She lives in Luoluo's spiritual world and knows everything about Luoluo, including her hidden thoughts in her heart.

Perhaps due to the influence of the host, Orchid Heart felt that some changes had occurred in itself, which was not fully understood by humans. She has no desires or desires and really wants to know what kind of ending Luo Luo will have and where her wish will go.

The ethereal aqua-blue phosphorescence exudes the same ethereal sense of stillness. Apart from the two of them, not even a single sound was heard here.

The silky sky-blue hair slipped from Orchid Heart's fingertips, and the hazy figure changed. The gauze-like aqua blue phosphorescence gradually dissolved and collapsed, spreading around like silky cream, and then turned into an aqua blue oval shape from bottom to top, wrapping the two people who were the only ones in this world together. .