Unlike the world of Ilgnar, which is full of heavy rain, haze and thunder, the late night in Moldavia is warm and quiet. The dry summer wind blows from the western hilly wasteland and passes through the empty streets. , there was no light in the whole city.
Except for one thing.
Lord's Mansion.
The Lord's Mansion in the city center is still brightly lit at night, and on the third floor of the mansion, next to Joshua's study, there is a peculiar room. This room is filled with many complicated magic circles, all of which are organized by the Royal Mage Association. It was drawn by the master, and some were even painted by Nostradamus himself. In the center of the magic circle spread across the room, where all the magic power converged, a violet crystal rune core was embedded here.
The crystal shone with a hazy light, while a petite figure floated above it.
Miss Artificial Intelligence seems to be asleep now, with her eyes slightly closed, holding her knees and floating on her own body, with runes surrounding her side, disappearing, as if she is protecting her.
If you just take a casual look, No. 3 is no different from before, but if you look closely, you will notice that compared with the previous delicate facial features that were like a doll, there is a slight softness, and the girl is almost pale. The transparent skin also has a bit of blood-colored ruddy color, and the long blue hair floating in the air dances with the wind as if it were real, not to mention the Gothic dress that clearly references many costumes.
Compared to the past, when you could tell it was an illusion at a glance, the image of Miss Artificial Intelligence while sleeping is now enough to be real. Human observation over the past few days has made her look more and more like a real human being, rather than an artificial one. mind.
However, as if being disturbed by something, the originally dormant rune crystal began to flicker and begin to operate, and No. 3 slowly opened his eyes, with a faint blue light flashing in his pupils.
"Intruder."
She said calmly, with a hint of helplessness in her tone: "Are they those cultists again? They always come out in the middle of the night."
After finishing speaking, with a flash of light, the girl's image disappeared in place, leaving only the violet rune crystal still running.
And in the distance, in the civilian areas on the edge of the city.
Six men in black were sneaking quickly towards the inner area of the city.
Since the operation in the imperial capital was foiled by Joshua Van Radcliffe a few days ago, the Order has gradually shifted the focus of the sacrifice to Moldavia in order to retaliate against the warrior who ruined their plan, but Since the Northland is too far away from the religious group and there are too few believers who can reach it, they can only focus on the main city to facilitate the gathering of people.
But just as they were running and still planning their follow-up actions, accompanied by a burst of magic power, a petite figure appeared silently above their heads. Before the leader of the black-robed cultist could even raise his head, He was fixed in place by a human immobilization technique, and while the magic power was pouring out, the other five men in black had been knocked unconscious by the air hammer.
The dress was dancing in the wind. No. 3 stretched out in a very humane manner and yawned again. The girl's expression looked a little boring: "Another group of weak scum, vulnerable bugs... Joshua What I usually say is quite useful, these words are quite fun."
After she finished speaking, she seemed to be amused by her words again, but although No. 3 smiled, she did not stop her hand. The girl's gesture changed, and the six cultists seemed to be put on a layer of invisible shackles. They were dragged by a certain entity towards the cathedral in the city center. At the same time, the paladins on duty also received the news. They hurried out and saw six unconscious black-robed weirdos lying at the door.
"The backhand left behind by the lord is really powerful."
He kicked these unconscious cultists with some disgust, and a paladin couldn't help but admired. He looked very excited: "Just a few days after you left home, cultists have sneaked into the city at least five times, but every time He was discovered by the mysterious master every time."
"Yes, these damn bastards are always unpredictable. No matter how precise the patrol is, they can avoid it, but they can't escape the eyes of that mysterious master."
Another paladin agreed, and he moved his wrist: "How to deal with these guys now?"
"The old method, take him to the dungeon and wait for Lord Artanis to interrogate him tomorrow morning."
The little storm in the evening passed like this, but the winged girl had no intention of resting. No. 3 flapped her wings and flew over Moldavia. She looked at the city tenderly and the people who lived in it. , all the people living here have a trace of care and... envy in their eyes.
She is an artificial intelligence. This has been determined since she was created more than a thousand years ago and embedded in the core of the Action Fortress. The fact that she has a real soul is just an accident. No one This can be expected.
Perhaps, being an artificial intelligence has many benefits, such as not having to worry about fatigue or diet. As long as the magic power is sufficient, she can always be awake and have energy. Her thinking speed is far faster than that of ordinary people, and she can even pay attention to everything in the entire city at the same time. Every move of a person.
But the girl was really bored—
She wants to be human.
A real person who can touch, breathe, be touched, communicate normally with others, stand firmly on the ground, and hug other people.
It is not a very important wish, nor is it a goal that must be achieved. The artificial intelligence girl just wants to become a human being out of curiosity and try to live a physical life like that warrior. In true human form, Hotaru, like Rin, stood beside him.
This is not a lofty ideal, nor is it a real hope. It is just a fleeting and insignificant thought in the girl's mind.
After landing in the lord's mansion, the girl walked through the empty corridors. The maids and attendants also went to rest late at night. Except for the footsteps of several patrolling guards, there were no other sounds in the mansion.
From the third floor to the second floor, and walking to the lobby on the first floor, No. 3 suddenly stopped. She saw a pair of decorative armor placed beside the corridor. This armor had hard lines and was unusually tall. It looked like a girl. If you want to see the whole picture, you need to raise your head.
It's so similar, just like that time...
An image of a person flashed through her mind. Miss Artificial Intelligence wanted to reach out and touch the armor for some reason.
But her hand went through.
After being slightly startled, No. 3 realized that she was just a projection now. No matter how much she looked like a human being or how much she imitated a human being, it still couldn't change the fact that she was just a shadow.
It seems that the distance is still a bit far.
With a faint sigh, No. 3 raised her head, as if she wanted to say something, but in the end she remained silent, returned to the room on the third floor, and continued to sleep.
And in the world of Ilgna.
The earth is shaking.
Huge beasts walk among the hills.
Lightning flashed across the night sky, illuminating the land in the suburbs. One could see a huge rock giant a hundred meters high in the distance, walking towards the province of Babel with earthquake-like steps, towards the city that shimmered with the power of order. People move forward.
The existence of that person is like a distant lighthouse. Although the light is weak, it can penetrate the fog. After noticing this disgusting aura, the first goal of all the puppets has changed. They unanimously gave up on other cities that were under siege. Instead, they headed towards the capital of Babel Province.
The stone demons stopped attacking. They gave up on the city walls and puppets they were about to break. They didn't care at all about the elves' crazy pursuit of their backs. They just obeyed the rules in their minds, acted naturally, and gathered in one place.
And in the ranks of countless puppets, giants appeared one after another. They were composed of hundreds of stone puppets, and there were also many mithril and fine gold puppets. They had magical powers that ordinary people could not imagine. In the past wars with the elves, this method had never been used, but now, because of the appearance of that aura, this combination, which can be called the final method of the stone demon, was used without hesitation.
In the weak space caused by the cracks in time and space, infinite magic power surges, allowing these giants to have enough power in this element-poor world. The rumbling sound is heard. As time goes by, there are more and more giants, and the first stone giant Also came to the territory of Babel Province.
Because the haze was too thick and the fog was too tight, none of the observation circles noticed this scene. The major elven cities that had finally escaped the entanglement of the stone demon were rejoicing and gasping. Although they were wondering why this was happening, they did not People care about this.
On the outskirts of the capital, the black dragon noticed something was wrong early on. It stood up slowly and looked around with some doubts. Its instinct was warning it to leave as soon as possible. It was extremely dangerous here and could die at any time.
But how could Hei have the character to run away in embarrassment because of his instinct? No matter how dangerous it is, it still has to see who the enemy is before deciding on its next action.
What's more, now that the owner is with it, no matter how dangerous it is, it is no longer scary.
Time has passed, and now, even on the outskirts of the capital, you can feel the earth shaking. This is not an earthquake, but the sound of rhythmic footsteps. Not only Hei, but even the elves in the capital have discovered this. Shelter In the center, the little boy was a little scared to tell his parents how he felt. The nervous girl asked her boyfriend if he felt the same way, and the paladin who was still helping the elves in the ruins also raised his head and looked into the distance.
The footsteps became heavier and heavier, and the vibrations became louder and louder, until finally, an exclamation came from the mayor's office that controlled the surveillance circle.
"Oh my god! What, what is this?!"
The voice was extremely panicked and contained a hint of hidden despair. Everyone else hurriedly put aside their work and looked towards the place where the voice came from.
What was displayed on the screen was a huge creature walking in stride.
This monster is more than 100 meters tall, and its body is made up of irregular rocks. Countless stone monsters gathered together to form a giant statue that can collapse hills with just one step. As it moves, the jungle is destroyed, and rivers It was cut off, and the villages and small cities it passed were easily trampled into ruins. Two huge light spots flashed on its head, releasing obvious energy fluctuations.
The alarm sounded immediately, the bells in the city center turned back, and an almost hoarse shout came from the magic circle, asking all the people to go back to the shelter to hide, but there was no confidence in their voices. That kind of colossus only needs to be trampled It can easily crush all the elves in a shelter to death, but now there is no other way.
There was nothing they could do in the face of such a disaster.
With the superiority of Shenji's psychic body, both Ying and Rin could see the huge energy source and fluctuations in the distance. The boy and girl frowned at the same time, Rin looked serious, and Ying also looked solemn.
"This kind of power is more than ten times stronger than the demon in the imperial capital..."
The black-haired boy was calculating, and the silver-haired girl nodded in agreement: "But compared with Master Nostradamus, it lacks a trace of charm. It is not as extreme as it is, it is just very strong gold."
In this case, it should be nothing. Just when the two of them were relaxing, more and more huge energy sources appeared in the distance. This immediately made Ying and Rin's expressions freeze, with incredible expressions on their faces.
"Why so many?!"
"This number, twelve?! Still increasing?!"
Even the two people who have seen strong winds and waves can't help but be a little stunned. Although the colossus has not reached the ultimate state, its pure power is not much different. One head is okay, two heads are okay, but twelve heads, or even more. , even they felt it was too much.
Not to mention the weak weapons in this world, even if we return to Mycroft Continent, these are a group of war machines that can make the empire take it seriously!
Just when Yilong and the two were panicking, a voice pierced the rain curtain and reached their ears.
"Okay, don't panic."
A figure walked out of the dark mist, and heavy rain poured down, but no raindrops could fall on the man. He did not pay attention to the huge giant statues that kept appearing in the distance, but said calmly: "It's just a bunch of stupid people. Get ready to fight.”
After hearing this voice, both the half-dragons and the divine machines seemed to have a backbone, and they responded in unison, full of fighting spirit.
Standing in the wilderness, with his back to the elven city, the black-haired warrior looked at the looming rock giant in the distance in the mist and darkness. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, revealing an excited smile.
The reason why a brave man is called a brave man is not because he is not afraid of difficult and powerful enemies.
But because his existence itself will bring fighting spirit and courage to others.
"This is the life I'm looking forward to."
(End of chapter)