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"You, what did you say,"

Wen Luan had never had the problem of slurring his speech before, but now neither God nor Satan can cure him of this sudden symptom.

"The new speaker of the Dark Parliament."

The black cat seemed to have realized it, squinted its green eyes, pretended to be an innocent kitten, and tilted its head to look at Wen Luan, "Your Excellency, you don't think that there are only elders in the Dark Council, right? There is a nominal Chief Speaker."

The strong dizziness made Wen Luan tremble uncontrollably, trying to grab the loose key.

Syer showed the advantages of being a mechanical intelligent life at a critical moment - it was still very calm, because of its size, there was only one chair in the control room, and there was no room for more instrument parts. It was considered a sealed cockpit. Shier only adjusted the armrest of the chair, and Wen Luan effortlessly touched the said "very important" key.

Wen Luan seemed to have suddenly gained strength from the key, and he tried his best to make his voice into a sneer: "Great!! Then the two elders want to tell me that it has a long history, strong members, and is the chief designer of Deep Blue Star Architecture. In the Dark Parliament, the way to select a leader is to rely on a doorknob? Let the people who come in take turns to test, can I say that this is really a fair election method?"

It's stupid!Only a fool would believe it! !

"No, actually this door is just for decoration...everyone walks through it directly, and no one has pulled the doorknob for hundreds of years." The third elder muttered.

Wen Luan ignored the black cat's words. Through Seier's eyes, he stared fiercely at the necromancer who was idly watching the show with his arms folded: "Put such an important and precious item with a strong symbolic meaning in this kind of place— —”

Deliberately biting the accent, Wen Luan manipulated Seier to turn around and leave:

"Sorry we don't have any room to talk anymore, I don't need such an unreliable organization as an ally."

The Great Elder rubbed his nose and said unhurriedly: "The Magic Key recognizes the new owner, all the magic lines and magic circles on it have been activated, each of which corresponds to the internal structure of the Dark Council, you have power and respect, The Dark Council also has the obligation to protect the leader, and it can answer your call anytime and anywhere."

——This means that no matter where you go, the location will be locked.

The silver armored knight turned his neck stiffly, making a clicking sound.

This action was controlled by Wen Luan, and Shier was analyzing the data calmly, proving that the necromancer's words were correct, and the mysterious key had automatically established a spiritual connection with Wen Luan.

"What's going on?" Wen Luan threw away the key for the second time, and asked Shier angrily.

"Insufficient information, unable to answer." Shier added a sentence after the reply in the system format, "Judging from the energy flow, the way to establish a connection with this key is not like turning on the key, but rather like restarting."

Wen Luan couldn't control the black lines all over his head: "Seer! It's a magic item from the Dark Council, not the mech you are familiar with."

"No, it's not different." Ser raised the volume and confirmed it emphatically, "Although its structure is a bit more complicated, its main body is similar to Raymond Gayton's mecha, and some basic energy cycles are very similar to my program."

Wen Luan was puzzled at first, then he immediately thought of it.

——The Dark Council can act as an urban architectural designer, and of course it will also promote the development of weapons and technology in the Deep Blue Kingdom in order to ensure the safety of the residence.

Wen Luan's body trembled slightly, it was not from fright, but from anger.

He frowned tightly, angry at the fact that he initially believed what Prince Maike said, that dark creatures brought lost civilization and beautiful art to the Deep Blue Kingdom, and created the highest taste and most elegant life in the Beluga Galaxy.

"I'm still too naive... How could the Dark Council only do that?" Wen Luan said to himself, from the layout of the city he saw from a high place today, and the secrets that Xier inadvertently revealed, all prove that the Dark Council Is a real behemoth.

The time of 2000 years not only made the succubus become terrifying and powerful, but also made the dark race like a spider laying out a nest, connecting itself inseparably with the entire deep blue star and the entire deep blue kingdom.

"Sier, if someone is proficient in the magic circle...I mean proficient in your energy program composition, can he control you?" Wen Luan forced himself to calm down, he had to confirm some issues as soon as possible.

"No." Shier replied clearly, "I have a master, that is, an official manipulator, and I am only loyal to you."

"Then forcibly decipher your smart program and break into the background like a virus or a Trojan horse? Is this possible?"

Xier was a little unhappy: "I am a Raymond Gayton mecha with independent intelligence and thinking modules! When encountering viruses and abnormal programs, I don't know that it is the optical brain that I am hiding from. They only build firewalls to block and block malicious attacks. Even the maintenance optimization is carried out by myself, and there is no chance for anyone other than the owner to touch any part of my cockpit."

"I'm sorry." Wen Luan immediately apologized, and asked, "What about the other Raymond Gayton mechas that don't have operators?"

"We only obey the orders of the chip owner with the highest authority." Syer replied, "There are only these three principles that need to be followed, and the other two are 'always belong to the Deep Blue Kingdom' and 'protect the Deep Blue Star'. The highest authority of the chip is greater than the latter two , without obviously destroying the Deep Blue Star or declaring war with the Deep Blue Kingdom, the mecha can obey the orders of the person with the highest authority and go against the interests of the Deep Blue Kingdom."

This is set by the ruling party in order to maintain its voice and dominance.

Wen Luan could think of this, but he still instinctively felt something was wrong.

"Kingdom Prime Minister Cyrus, the person who owns Raymond Gayton's chip, is also a member of the Dark Council?" Wen Luan asked the two elders.

The two elders who were watching the silent silver mecha guessed that Wen Luan was communicating with him, so they politely did not disturb.

Hearing this question at this moment, the black cat's front paws softened, and its whole body slid two meters away.

The necromancer wrapped in a black robe had a strange face, as if he was desperately trying to express a normal expression, but the respected elder had never encountered such a funny situation, so it was a bit of a failure.

"Maybe I asked a question that can't be said?" Wen Luan said playfully, but his heart was heavy.

Since the Dark Council helps humans to manufacture high technology, how can it not control it?

Now the mystery of the mad scientist of the Deep Blue Star Research Institute has also been solved-this deep second-hand attribute, inexplicably super powerful, isn't it just the characteristics of the dark creatures represented by the blood race?

If Cyrus were here, he would probably silently cry out for his colleagues.

Among the scientists who participated in the manufacture of Raymond Gayton's mecha, the race is purely human, which definitely occupies the majority.

Birds of a feather flock together, and people divide into groups. Even people with different personalities, for the same goal, will move closer to each other and become accustomed to behave similarly for decades.

"The secret you need to know is inside the Dark Council."

The Great Elder worked hard for a long time, but he couldn't express a qualified expression. He simply gave up, just looked at Wen Luan weirdly, lowered his head slightly, made a gesture of invitation to the stairs inside the door, and said slowly: : "Actually, the Dark Parliament has not had a speaker for more than 2000 years. We are still living a good life. The Deep Blue Star has nothing but succubi. Everyone listens to operas, eats and plays bones as usual, and will not be affected in any way. Of course, we also Respect whatever the key chooses, as this is our important 'tradition'!"

As he spoke, he raised his eyebrows and showed a strange smile. The Great Elder believed that the Eastern Demon would understand this hint.

Although the strength revealed by the Dark Parliament terrified the Eastern Demons, it was not achieved in one day by the Dark Parliament. The huge power had been formed for a long time.

That's right, even if Wen Luan turns around and leaves now, it won't change the fact that the Dark Council is strong.Abandoning this alliance and making the relationship stalemate will definitely be harmful and not beneficial.

Wen Luan thought stiffly, he couldn't leave at all, because he still had to find out more information for the Dream Demon.

"No, it's not for Ellen, it's for our future." Wen Luan murmured in the cockpit.

There is food, there is pursuit, the future of a peaceful and stable life!

"Sel, let's go in. The force of Raymond Gayton's mecha is too important. If the prime minister of the kingdom is also a member of the Dark Council, Ellen and I will be in trouble."

"..."

Shier silently thought, it is really unfortunate that the key point is wrong.

The silver armored knight looked up and found that neither the necromancer nor the black cat wanted to remind Wen Luan, and was going to rely on this misunderstanding to make Wen Luan willingly enter the Dark Council.

After thinking about it, Se Er also decided not to talk about the truth.

"Be happy, master, think about it, you have been recognized by this strange key, and you have obtained the Dark Council!" Shier said excitedly, "What a turning point in an adventure novel, a powerful support, a mysterious organization..."

Wen Luan was so depressed that he almost vomited blood.

"Well, even the nominal president of the Dark Council sounds pretty good! Master, you have a good title, which is very important. The protagonists in adventure novels must have this."

"..."

The stairs behind the roof door are very narrow, and they are still made of wood. Although they are painted with beautiful red paint, they are radiant, but they creak when they step on them, which makes Wen Luan immediately adjust Seier's anti-gravity module.

Then Wen Luan found out speechlessly that even if the knight in silver armor stood on the weighing scale, the displayed weight would not exceed one hundred catties.

"Crunch." The black cat ran over from behind, and the steps it pawed on also made a sound.

"Please don't worry, this staircase is specially designed, as long as you touch it, it will make an ancient sound that is overwhelmed and about to collapse. If you don't like this sound, you can choose this-" The black cat ran up the stairs carved with thorns and vines Slip down the handrail, "..."

"Or like this!" The Great Elder clapped his hands slowly, and a dozen skeletons in old waiter clothes wobbled out from under the stairs, lying on the stairs hand and foot.

When a skeleton stood on each step, the creaking sound stopped, and the Great Elder walked down slowly, but there was no sound at all.

"..."

The sound principle of this staircase is the same as that of piano keys?Hold it down and it won't ring?

Wen Luan, who had never closed Shier's Eye of Reality, found that whether it was the skeleton or the stairs making strange noises, they were all real.It seems that the Dark Council was not sloppy with the interior decoration.

Ignoring the twitching eyelids, Wen Luan said calmly:

"Isn't it a visit? I'm not interested in stairs."

"Honorable Your Excellency, let me take my leave first. I need to call a meeting of the elders who have seats in the Dark Parliament to officially announce the emergence of the new speaker."

Wen Luan thought that he was about to face a group of wizards, vampires, and orcs who were sitting upright, surrounding him like visiting a zoo, and his scalp went numb.

"No, I don't think so." Wen Luan said immediately, "It's too troublesome, and I don't intend to accept this inexplicable position."

"Actually, it's not troublesome at all." The Great Elder replied.

"If you have any face-saving respect for the so-called speaker, you should know that I made it clear that I don't want to be visited by the elders of your dark council in turn!" Wen Luan said viciously.

"I promise it won't happen."

The Great Elder said immediately, with a deep smile.

Below the stairs is a dark corridor with mottled oil paintings hanging on the walls. The floor space is more than three meters high, so Shier can only bend over or shrink the joints of the mech's knee joints when turning.

I walked a few more secret and narrow stairs, just like the necromancer promised, and I didn't meet anyone.

Finally, the Great Elder used his staff to push open a dark door decorated with a goat's head.

A circular hall appeared in Syer's field of vision, like the Colosseum, surrounded by empty platforms, which extended in steps.

The light source is on the last step.

Two white candles flickered faintly.The three chairs in the center were illuminated——the corners of Wen Luan's mouth twitched, because the three chairs were still at different heights. The most accurate description is the Olympic podium, on which there are three medieval spherical round legs covered with black velvet The chair is exactly the same as the one in front of you.

Now two of the three chairs have "people".

A black cat was squatting on the position of No.3, and the runner-up's chair was curled up like a puddle of black cloth like mud.

"This is a traditional council hall. It used to be the speaker's position in the center, but the dark council has not had this seat for 2000 years, so I moved the position of the elder to the middle without authorization."

"No, just sit down." Wen Luan's eyelids were twitching.

How much did the first dark speaker torture himself, let himself squat in the middle of the Colosseum, and all his subordinates sat higher and higher?

When the great elder walked in the door, the last candle was also lit.Apparently the candles correspond to the three chairs on the "podium".

"So?" Wen Luan looked at the empty hall, "Did the other elders of the Dark Council die in the nuclear war on the ancient earth?"

"I disappoint you. In fact, there are only three elder seats in the Dark Council." The necromancer grinned, "It's all in front of your eyes. The reason for building such a large council hall is because the first speaker said it looked comfortable."

"..."

"By the way, the first speaker still left a prophecy, so the magic key was placed on the gate, because 'the visitor from afar who opened the gate of hell is the real owner of the magic key. His whole body is wrapped in cold silver, and no one can see him. eyes, he is neither an enemy nor a friend. He does not symbolize Satan, nor does he believe in the light'..."

The elder looked at the silver armored knight, touched his chin and said, "What a correct prophecy!"

The author has something to say: here is a reminder, why did the first speaker make the conference hall like this, and if you guess it, you will know the truth about things like prophecies and keys.