mechanical court

"Thank you for your generous gift."

Herder looked at his back, the smile on his face quickly disappeared, and his eyes became serious.

At this time, the two people can be said to have their own ghosts, one is asking for a price, the other doesn't want to pay at all, and both want to kill the other.

Chapter 9 Game-in-game

Ekhtadden, Upper Lake District.

A newly-built luxury villa stands by the lake, with this white building as the center, the lush garden and a gravel road paved on the lawn, all of which are washed by the sun so brightly; Under the decoration of towering giant trees, the villa is as beautiful as a landscape painting.

Since Kidan and the others joined the Mechanical Empire, these four adventurers from the continent of Arad were temporarily arranged in this villa.

Although everyone owns a lot of land and wealth, they still habitually live together in groups, and usually go in and out together.

Since they were the first group of adventurers to seek refuge in the Machine Empire, they were well received by the creators, and the rewards they have received during this period of time are no less than those of Sword Soul.They are almost used to this kind of life, all in all—what to eat and what to take, all the gold, silver and treasures are accepted, and no beauties and handsome men are accepted.

That morning, just as they were preparing to go out for training, an imperial edict summoned them to the royal court, saying it was to discuss important matters.

It was early in the morning when we went, and it was already late at night when we came back, and there was a storm.

By the time they returned to the villa, the entire city was already torrential rain, the branches of the trees were dancing wildly in the wind, and the visibility became extremely low.

……

In the hall of the villa, Kidan looked worriedly at the dark sky. Lightning occasionally illuminated the scale-like dark clouds, as if there was a giant dragon straddling the sky.

His heart is very heavy now.

Because the manufacturer summoned them during the day and gave them an extremely strange task—requiring them to represent the Machine Empire to the home planet of Kashini, to hold some kind of war alliance, and to negotiate with other adventurers.

Although the purpose of the Soldiers Alliance is to eliminate misunderstandings and resolve the hatred between adventurers and the machine empire, he always feels that things will not be so simple.

Could this be a conspiracy by the maker?

If this is a conspiracy, what should I do?

"What are you thinking if you don't rest so late?" Just as Kidan was deep in thought, Nicole's voice came from behind the dark elf, making him wake up instantly.

"How can I sleep when I encounter this kind of thing." Kidan didn't turn his head, but just looked out of the window quietly, as if he wanted to see the truth hidden under the shadow through the black rain curtain.

"It just so happens that I'm also worried about this, so let's worry about it together."

Nicole walked to the tea table, carrying a white porcelain kettle, and was pouring hot water into a glass.

She filled the glass to [-]% full and gently picked it up.

The fresh tea leaves are soaked in the glass, and the soup is bright. The dark elf girl moved closer to the steamy cup, took a sip of the aroma, and nodded in satisfaction: "No matter what the maker is, at least he made it. The tea is a good thing, very much in line with my taste."

After she finished speaking, she poured another glass, walked to Kidan's side, and handed one of the glasses to him.

"Thank you."

Kidan took the fragrant tea and felt a faint fragrance coming from her fingertips, and couldn't help but glance at the dark elf girl.

From the aesthetic point of view of normal people, Nicole is also a standard beautiful girl, ignoring her chocolate-colored skin, she belongs to the kind of heroic and sporty beauty.Eyebrows are clear, with a kind of straightforward beauty, the bridge of the nose is slender compared to humans, but very high, the lips are plump, and the beautiful dark red eyes are brighter and sharper in the dark night.

"Are you peeking at me?" She seemed to notice something, and winked at Asura.

"Sorry, I'm blind, blind people can't see." Kidan remembered his identity as a blind person at the right time.

Long, long ago, when he was not awakened, in order to feel the power of fluctuations, he chose to give up his eyes.

Then in this way, Kidan learned the technique of perceiving the energy flow to grasp the enemy's movement, restricting the energy and emitting strong fluctuations.

In a sense, he exchanged his vision for the resolute will to have no regrets on the road to destiny.

With the gradual strengthening of his strength, especially after the deep awakening and opening of his eyes, Kidan is no longer blind.Due to the habit he has developed for a long time, he still regards himself as a blind person, but occasionally forgets this setting.

"It smells good."

After being perfunctory, Kidan picked up the glass and took a sip, his nostrils were filled with a refreshing fragrance.Then, imitating Nicole, he shook the tea in a decent way, took a sip, and after a few seconds, he narrowed his eyes in enjoyment:

"It also tastes good to drink."

"What do you think about the daytime thing?" Nicole suddenly got to the point.

"I always feel that the matter of the Elimination Alliance is not simple. The creator may intend to use us to achieve his ulterior motives." Kidan said calmly.

"I think so too... What do you think he will do?" The dark elf girl said calmly while holding a cup of fragrant tea and looking at the tea floating in the hot water.

"Maybe they intend to provoke us into a civil war?"

Kidan took another sip of tea, frowned, and said hesitantly: "Actually, I can faintly feel the sincerity shown by the maker. He doesn't seem to want to harm us. But this matter is definitely not as simple as it seems... …At worst, he may be planning to wipe us all out.”

"The worst outcome..." Nicole held the hand of the glass, trembling slightly: "Do you think he has the strength now? Eliminate so many immortal-level adventurers in one go!?"

"It might not work on him alone."

Kidan glanced around the courtyard outside the window, and after confirming that no one was there, he lowered his voice and said, "But just a few days ago, he had already divided up the territory of the Kashni Federation, that is to say, all the mechanical legions used to maintain stability can be transferred back .”

"Although they are suppressed, those top-level mechanical life forms are all immortal-level existences. With their strength and the help of those apostles, it is not impossible to destroy the adventurers."

"..."

Nicole put down the cup in silence, placed it on the edge of the window sill, then looked up at the sky, with the stormy night reflected in her pupils:

"If this is the case, we have to think a little further. As far as I know, among all the apostles, Anton, Bacal, and Sherlock have the best relationship with the maker, but they are not there at present. The existing Among the apostles, apart from Prey who is the maker's hard-core ally, the other two may not necessarily help the maker."

"Apostles to counterbalance the apostles?"

Kidan lowered his head, chewed her words silently, and scratched his head with some confusion: "Besides Prey and Ivan, the only remaining apostles are Kahn and Herder... Will they help us?"

"meeting!"

A third party's voice suddenly came from the hall, which surprised Kidan and Nicole, and their hairs stood on end.

……

The gust of wind blew open the gate of the villa, and the ensuing torrential rain wet a large area of ​​the gate.

The white curtains twisted spiritually, like white ghosts dancing.

Kidan and Nicole turned around at the same time, and looked at the living room with some anxiety, as if someone was watching them condescendingly, looking at them who were whispering...the weak.

Immediately afterwards, they saw a huge mirror in the very center of the hall.

The huge oval mirror is almost as tall as a person, and lightning and white light surge in the mirror; a gloomy and beautiful woman wearing a mysterious inverted triangle mask and a blue-black robe that fits the curve appears in the mirror In the middle—the scene reflected in the mirror is not the living room, but the mysterious ruins of Terra.