The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

After putting the crystal worm in the metal box, the bishop of Chasing Light carefully put it in the inner pocket of his clothes, put it close to the body, and then briefly instructed the other clergy to continue to catch the crystal creatures at the bottom of the lake according to the original plan. And told them that they would look at the fishing results, and then promote a senior cleric from several people to supervise the camp.

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After he finished speaking, he couldn't wait to leave the warehouse, mounted his horse, and led his church knights back to the depths of the forest.

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"Are we going to follow?" Rutasi, the tree demon who also left the warehouse, asked Leo beside him.

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"No." Leo shook his head and said, "Let's go back to Qingshui Garden."

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"Aren't you going to investigate further?" The tree demon Lutaxi said with a puzzled face: "Aren't you curious about what the Light Chasing Church created this crystal insect? Don't you want to know what the gods behind the Light Chasing Church are? "

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"Why do I need to know?" Leo asked back, and added: "What good will it be for me to know?"

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The tree demon Lutaxi opened her mouth and was unable to answer. In fact, her curiosity at the moment was completely provoked. She saw with her own eyes that the senior cleric of the Chasing Light Church became a Crystal Insects also personally felt the strange divine power contained in Crystal Insects. Her curiosity was also drawn out little by little under this circumstance, and now she can clearly follow and investigate things clearly, but Leo But she gave up halfway, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable as if something was stuck in her chest.

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It's a pity that Leo didn't change his mind. In fact, he was also curious about everything planned by the Chasing Light Church and the divine inspiration behind it, but now there are more important things for him to do, such as entering the shadow world of branches and leaves in the world. Lake Narnia, also absorbed the power of the Stone Throne contained on that side, making the power of the Stone Throne even stronger.

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In fact, after the complete fusion of the power of the Stone Throne contained in the meteorite fragment at the bottom of Lake Narnia, Leo had a very obvious sense of unfulfilled. He always felt that the power of the fusion of the Stone Throne seemed to be missing something until he It was only when I remembered that the Dryad Lutassi had said that there was a Lake Narnia in the world in the shadow of the branches and leaves of the world, I realized the reason for that feeling of lack.

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For him now, the most important thing is not to satisfy his curiosity, but to fill in the missing part of the power of the Stone Throne, and see if he can use the power that truly belongs to the Stone Throne.

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You must know that although the Stone Throne has changed and has given Leo more powerful abilities, the power Leo usually uses has not changed in essence. Psionic energy, etc., the power that really belongs to the Stone Throne is still untouchable. This undoubtedly means that the incomplete part of the Stone Throne itself has not been restored to its normal state, and it is necessary to continue to look for the kind of stone contained in the bottom of Lake Narnia. Throne Power's Meteorite Fragment to repair the Stone Throne.

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Restoring the Stone Throne is an extremely long process for Leo. It may take thousands of years to complete it completely, and he does not have any clues. He can only find one solution, just like this one in Narnia. The same meteorite fragments in the shadow world of the lake.

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After making the decision, Leo left the camp of the Chasing Light Church, came to the place where the horses were hidden outside the camp, and drove the horse back to the Qingshui Villa.

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"What did you do in the lake?" The tree demon Lutassi, who was next to Leo, did not ask Leo if he would still investigate the light-chasing church, but instead asked another person who made her curious. He said: "When you were still in the water, I felt that Lake Narnia had changed a lot, and it no longer made me feel so dangerous. I could even get close to the lake. You must have done something in the lake. Bar?"

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"I took the power contained in a meteorite fragment." Leo replied truthfully: "That power is the source of the danger you feel, if I guess correctly, in Lake Narnia in the shadow world of foliage There is also a fragment of the same meteorite, so you should still feel dangerous to Lake Narnia in the shadow world, right?"

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When the tree demon Lutaxi heard the words, she didn't answer, she just nodded, and then asked, "Are you really going to save Devina?"

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"Yes, I can cure her, I remember you asked?" Leo nodded casually, looked at the tree demon slightly strangely, and asked: "Why are you asking about this now? You What are you doubting? Doubting my ability, or doubting my intentions?"

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"What's the benefit of you treating her?" The tree demon Lutaxi moved closer to Leo, looked at Leo, and said, "It can be seen from your behavior that you will consider the pros and cons of helping others, otherwise you will not You will do certain things for no reason, just like you don't continue to investigate the matter of the Chasing Light Church. If that's the case, then what's the benefit of you taking the initiative to save Devina? I don't understand."

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Leo didn't give any answer to the tree demon Lutashi, just smiled at her and ended the conversation.

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Afterwards, the two never talked again on the way back to Qingshui Villa from Lake Narnia. It was not that the two had no topics to talk about, but they both knew that what they wanted to know involved each other's privacy, even if they asked , the other party will not give any answer, so I don't want to do this.

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After returning to the villa, the Countess and Devina were still in the pavilion of the villa, but compared to the previous time Devina could only lie in the pavilion, now she can walk slowly with the help of the servants, It's just that the walking posture is not very good-looking.

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Leo appeared directly around the pavilion, and this behavior naturally caused some movement, but the countess quickly calmed down and ordered the servants to leave, leaving only the Emerald Knights to guard around.

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After there were only a few people left in the pavilion, the countess asked curiously, "Mr. Leo, you came back earlier than I expected. Have you done your business?"

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"It's done," Leo nodded and said, "But there was a little interlude in the middle, but luckily the result was good."

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"Interlude?" The countess was stunned for a while, and asked curiously, "Can you talk about it?"

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The Countess's curiosity was deliberately aroused by Leo. Seeing her questioning, she disappeared all the adult men who saw three towns on the road, and then saw some behaviors of the Chasing Light Church around Lake Narnia and told the Count seriously. The lady listened, and the countess's expression became particularly ugly when she was listening. Obviously, she did not know the actions of the Chasing Light Church around Lake Narnia.

"Damn it, those guys in the middle are playing tricks!" After hearing this, the Countess couldn't help cursing, and then expressed to Leo how grateful she was to know the news, and then left the pavilion in a hurry.

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"It looks like your mother is in big trouble." Leo said to Dwenna.

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Devina didn't show any emotional fluctuations, just smiled, and then said what she knew. Although she usually spends most of her time in the villa, she also helps the countess sometimes. Handle some affairs and prepare for inheriting the territory of the West Green Emerald Forest in the future, so she is no stranger to some of the government affairs of the West Green Emerald Forest.

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Although Lake Narnia is located on the edge of the Green Emerald Forest, and the surrounding forests are not entirely within the territory of the West Green Emerald Forest, Lake Narnia itself and the towns that Leo passed through are all part of the West Green Emerald Forest territory. All are under the jurisdiction of the West Green Emerald Earl.

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From Devina's mouth, Leo knew that the Chasing Light Church had come to the Countess to discuss the resource development of Lake Narnia. According to the Church of Chasing Light, they were responsible for the resource development of Lake Narnia and the surrounding areas and For matters such as resource trading, the West Green Jade Forest only needs to provide land and workers, and the profits earned will be divided into 60-40%. Of course, the Chasing Light Church will occupy 60%, and the West Green Jadeite will occupy 40%.

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Although such conditions are not very good, they are definitely not bad. There is no shortage of resources in the West Green Emerald area, but due to geographical location and surrounding political environment, it is difficult to transport resources even if they are mined, even if they are transported out. , the various taxes that need to be paid in the middle will also increase the price of these resources several times, and when they are finally shipped outside, there will be no price advantage at all, or even a disadvantage, and only some resources that are scarce can be sold. High price, profit.

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But the Church of True God is different. They can transport goods through the special channel of the church, which not only perfectly avoids all the complicated and redundant local taxes, but also can transport the goods more smoothly and safely.

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It is no exaggeration to say that if the Church of the True God is responsible for transportation and sales, and the West Green Emerald region is only responsible for mining various resources, then the final profit that the West Green Emerald region can obtain will definitely be far greater than mining, The final income after transporting and selling those resources, and at the same time, there is no need to worry about the goods being robbed by bandits, local nobles or underground forces on the road.

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More importantly, the profit ratio offered by the Chasing Light Church is six to four. Although this ratio is not the highest, it is quite good compared to the nine-to-one ratio between the general lord and the church.

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As usual, the Countess should not refuse to cooperate with the Chasing Light Church after hearing such favorable conditions, but the problem is that when the Chasing Light Church is negotiating cooperation with the Countess, it also cooperates with the Green Jadeite at the same time. A rival noble in the region was negotiating the same matter, and the Chasing Light Church was the first hostile aristocrat, and it seemed that an agreement had been reached, which made the countess vigilant and began to doubt the intention of the cooperation, and then denied the pursuit of light. Church cooperation requirements.

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The reason why the Countess had such a big reaction was because the Count of West Green Emerald was trapped on the battlefield a few years ago, and the Countess had to dispatch the defense army in the area to rescue, which caused the defense of the West Green Emerald area to be empty, and The hostile nobleman also seized this opportunity to attack the West Green Emerald area, and all the way to the West Green Emerald Castle, trying to break the castle, seize the countess, and completely disintegrate the regime in the West Green Emerald area in a short time.

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As a result, the Countess led everyone in the castle, from ordinary civilians to noble merchants, to defend the castle. Not only did she defend the castle, but she also led the emerald knight to attack the enemy outside the city at night, killing a large number of officers in the enemy army and burning it to the ground. The opponent's siege equipment was used, so that the opponent had no chance to break the castle. In the end, he had to withdraw from the West Green Emerald area while defending the troops in the West Green Emerald area.

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This offensive and defensive battle was an extremely dangerous battle for the Countess. It is no exaggeration to say whether the West Green Emerald Territory still exists depends entirely on the outcome of this battle. In the end, the Countess won and won the The people of the Green Jade Territory truly mastered the power of the West Green Jade.

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However, the Countess was not happy because Devina was missing in the war. After the invading army entered the West Green Emerald area, the hostile nobles sent an army of knights to attack the Clearwater Villa and try to capture Devina. Na, come to threaten the Countess, but until the end of the war, Devina and the knight army that captured her did not reappear. Later, a month after the war passed, Devina suddenly appeared in the restored villa, It's just that the servants in the villa didn't know how Devina appeared.

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After this incident, the countess, who suffered from her daughter's disappearance, naturally hated the hostile nobleman who only invaded the army. Now that she knew that the Chasing Light Church had sought cooperation with this nobleman first, she would definitely have a reverie in her heart. Nor is the trust on which cooperation was based.

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Now I know from Leo's mouth that the Chasing Light Church is reading books without her permission. uukanshu.com exploited the resources in the territory, and even silently kidnapped nearly 10,000 adult men in three towns. The matter has been elevated to the level of an existential matter.

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"Did you save her?" After Leo stopped Devina's narration, he turned to ask the tree demon Lutassi.

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The tree demon Lutaxi nodded and said: "It was very sudden at the time. I didn't think much about it, so I took her to the shadow world. It's just that something went wrong in the process. She was sent to other places. It took me a long time. It took time to find her and bring her back."

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"I had a good time there, and the people there are very interesting." At this moment, Devina suddenly turned her head and said to the tree demon Lutassi.

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Seeing Devina's reaction, both Leo and the tree demon Lutassi were stunned, and then Leo asked, "Can you hear the tree demon's voice?"

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"Yes." Devina nodded, seeming to be proud of the surprise she brought to the two, and then said to Leo: "I have been training according to the method you taught for the past two days. Not long ago, my I suddenly heard the sound of thunder in my ears, and then I was temporarily deaf. After returning to normal, I can hear some sounds that I can't hear normally. Just now I heard Xiaoshu's voice answering your question. Speaking of which, this is my first The second time I really heard Xiaoshu's voice, I just felt what Xiaoshu wanted to express before."

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