The closer you get to the Universal Exposition, the more lively Greenwich and its surroundings become.

The city, which used to be only the Els and a small number of foreign races, has now become like a hodgepodge, filled with people of all races.

The Firuts have been in their old business, pouring goods from all over the world into Greenwich, and even opening a small market next to the lake.

Mages roam the streets, selling new and interesting magical items, while also working with the El artisans to develop new equipment.

The aristocracy and merchants of mankind fill the streets and alleys, making the city extremely noisy.

This result was of course welcomed by the artisan alliance, which not only increased Greenwich's tax revenue, but also allowed many businessmen who were unable to come to Greenwich due to various factors such as distance and energy in the past to see the developed machinery industry here, laying a good foundation for the future investment environment.

In fact, so far, they have cracked the plans of several criminal gangs, but there is no trace of cultists among them, and those unlucky crimes are basically thieves or robbers who want to make money.

At this moment, Rosen is at the headquarters of the Artisan Alliance in the center of the city, talking to several rotating presidents of the Artisan Alliance.

"I didn't know there was such a thing in Greenwich. ”

Heidegger said, looking at Rosen and thinking to himself how much this ash knew.

"The Retreat Furnace is a technology that was only mastered during the Divine Era, and Greenwich was built on that era, and I think there may be some connection between the two. ”

Instead of denying it directly, Tagio said frankly.

"But our ancestors have also had this idea, and they have searched Greenwich for a long time, but they have never found any trace of the retreating furnace. ”

"So what exactly is the energy that keeps the city running?"

Rosen asked.

Hearing his question, Tagio shook his head.

"This question is also an unsolved mystery in Greenwich, we have searched every inch of Greenwich, analyzed the structure of these mechanical long legs, but found nothing, the energy seems to appear out of thin air, flowing to every corner of the city. ”

"Sounds suspicious. ”

Rosen shrugged, but there was no need for Tagio to deceive him, so Rosen turned his head to look at Fina, who had been silent beside him.

"What do you think?"

At this time, Fina was already occupied by Avinia's personality, she looked at Tagio and the others, and said in a deep voice.

"Most of the Retreat Furnace has been destroyed in the Holy War, and the few that remain have long since been sealed, which is too powerful and could lead to an even greater disaster if not used properly. ”

Avinia said, looking back.

"So even if the Retreat Furnace does exist in the city, it will be hidden in some way, and there is no way to find it under normal circumstances. ”

"It makes a lot of sense. ”

Seeing that although Fina was young, she exuded a mature and steady aura on her body, and her tone of voice was quite quaint, so he had some guesses, and he knew that he should not ask rashly, so he didn't talk much.

"If we can find a retraction furnace, it will also be extremely beneficial for Greenwich, although we have lost the technology to make the retraction furnace, but if we can get a sample, even if it is invalid, then the research on the retraction furnace can be taken one step further, and maybe we can make a replica version of the retraction furnace. ”

He said sincerely, Tageo knew that Rosen was not just the king of ashes, judging from his every move, this ash knew a lot about ancient things, you know, even in Greenwich, the rumors of the retreat furnace are only accessible to a small number of people, and Rosen actually talked about this directly, so that Tageo had to be honest.

On the one hand, since it is the one who knows these ancient secrets, there is no need for the Artisan Alliance to hide it, and on the other hand, Tagio does want to learn some secrets about the Retreat Furnace from Rosen, and even relies on Lawson to find the legendary Retreat Furnace in Greenwich.

"I will instruct others to cooperate with your investigation as much as possible, and I hope to hear good news from you. ”

Tagao said that they had searched Greenwich for many years, but they still hadn't found any clues about the retreating furnace, the source of the energy that drove the city, and even if they found a powerful mage to probe, they couldn't find anything, so now he asked Lawson to search at will, and some of them tested Lawson's meaning.

"Thanks, then we'll take our leave. ”

Rosen received Tagao's approval and immediately left, ready to search for suspicious locations in the city with Avinia.

When they left the building, they happened to meet a nobleman with a few knights, who looked like they were from the Wendland Federation.

In the past few days, most of the envoys from various countries on the mainland have visited the headquarters of the Craftsmen's Federation and exchanged some information, but the Wendland Federation has not come until now, which is enough to see the arrogance of the country itself.

In fact, as one of the most powerful countries among the human nations, the image of the Wendland Federation on the international stage can be said to be very strong, since the independent establishment of the country four hundred years ago, the Wendland Federation has been annexing and encroaching on the surrounding small countries, until decades ago, the Wendland Federation launched a war of aggression against the Kingdom of Aster.

In the great war, now known as the "Eclipse of the Moon War", the Kingdom of Astor was once on the verge of extinction, and finally relied on the strength of Her Royal Highness the Princess at that time to turn the tide, and it was also the last annexation war launched by the Wendland Federation.

The reason why Rosen was attacked by the Wendland Federal Air Force during the test flight was also completely because they were arrogant and used to riding on the heads of others, so even in the territory of other countries, they acted recklessly.

Lawson and Avinia passed by each other, but they didn't expect that someone in the mission recognized Lawson.

"You were the ...... of the day"

Hartmann, as the leader of the Wyvern Knights, also took on the responsibility of guarding the mission this time, this time with the representative of the mission, Delsini, the son of the Speaker of the Federal Assembly of Wendland, to meet with the rotating presidents of the Artisan League.

Rosen was stopped, looked back, looked at the unfamiliar mission, and then at Hartman, who had stopped him, and tilted his head.

"Who are you?"