The cultural background and architectural style of Meridian City are different from any civilization of the old era, like the product of a combination of Arabic and Western European styles, exquisite and ornate at the same time quite mysterious and exotic.

The mansion that Yavid gave to Lu Xiao was originally the private property of the royal family, and it was one of the properties that Yavid purchased before he staged a coup d'état and came to power.

Of course, the mansion that can be favored by the prince will not pull his crotch, and Lu Xiao liked it on the first day he moved into this mansion.

The total population of Meridian City is only about 200,000 as the most prosperous city in the new era.

The sparse population also makes it impossible for cities to build high-rise buildings during the construction process.

The luxury villa that Yavid gifted to Lu Xiao is only two floors, but it covers a large area.

The villa is built near the cliff at the edge of the hilltop platform, and from the flower-filled back garden, you can directly see the clouds and mist swirling between the valleys below, giving you the feeling of being on top of the mountains.

Lu Xiao can also see beautiful scenery near the manor he purchased in the Overworld, but the styles of the two mansions are completely different.

Surrounded by vineyards, Bulgari Estate is a combination of rural and coastal views, while the Meridian Mansion is surrounded by mountains and rivers.

Aloy was not interested in the low-key luxury of the house, and with her level of appreciation, she could not accept the beauty of civilized society.

Passing through the lobby, Aloy rushed straight into the garden.

Standing in the midst of the sea of flowers with her arms outstretched, Aloy closed her eyes and took a deep breath, the fragrance of flowers pouring into her nose.

Growing up in the high-altitude forests of the Nora tribe, Aloy, whose territory is covered in snow for nearly half of the year, has never seen such a variety of flowers.

Yongjin also accompanies Aloy to enjoy the scenery in the garden, and she also loves this mountain city surrounded by mountains.

Since Yongzhen and Aloy wanted to enjoy the view of the garden, Lu Xiao simply moved the conversation to the gazebo in the garden.

Regarding Aloy's learning progress, Yongzhen will report to Lu Xiao through Focus every day.

A general inquiry about Aloy's opinion on Assassin's Creed unsurprisingly aroused the wild girl's impatience.

Aloy's childhood education was physical, and she never believed in the Nora tribe's so-called mother of all things, and she had always scoffed at the ethereal belief in gods.

Lu Xiao had no intention of making irresponsible remarks about Aloy's views on religion, strictly speaking, the Assassin's Creed, which had been modified by the European Brotherhood, was not entirely a faith, but more like the pursuit and practice of personal ideas.

Aloy has not yet found her true faith, and she is obsessed with figuring out who her parents are and why she was left alone with the Nora clan to be raised by Rost.

Just like Lu Xiao's private evaluation of Aloy, Aloy can't control her temper now, her eyes are staring straight at the road to the end of the road called "Life Experience", and she has no interest in many things happening around her.

Helping Sona hunt down the Eclipse Cult is, on the one hand, fulfilling her promise to her eldest mother Tirsa, and on the other hand, hoping to obtain clues related to her own background through the pursuit of the Eclipse Cult.

Paranoia, this is Lu Xiao's deepest impression of Eloy, and this may also be the character she inherited from Elizabeth Sobek.

Most genius scientists are paranoid, and as the saying goes, there is a fine line between a genius and a madman.

It is this paranoia that makes Elizabeth Sobek unwilling to give up when facing a desperate situation, and integrates the strongest scientific research team of mankind to develop the real artificial intelligence Gaia, and finally reserves the fire for humanity to rise again.

Sensing Aloy's impatience keenly, Lu Xiao interrupted the temptation with interest.

As soon as the conversation changed, Lu Xiao led the topic to Aloy's life experience.

"Aloy, have you ever thought that maybe the end you are trying so hard to pursue does not have the answer you wanted."

Aloy, who grew up in the mountains, is simple but not stupid, and her smart brain from Elizabeth Sobek makes her sensitive to the fact that there seems to be something hidden in Lu Xiao's words.

"What do you mean?"

Lu Xiao shrugged his shoulders and said, "Literally." ”

"So far, you have been pursuing with hatred on the premise that you were abandoned by your parents."

"If, I mean, the truth is completely different from what you made up in your own mind, will you hate the world for it then?"

Lu Xiao's words didn't pick out any clues, and the clouds made Aloy confused, but she roughly understood what Lu Xiao meant.

“…… You, this guy, did you already know my life experience, so let me prepare mentally in advance? ”

Lu Xiao pretended to smile stupidly: "Where do you start with this?" Today I have only officially met you for the first time, and I have heard about you from Yongzhen before. ”

That's right, the first official meeting. ’

Aloy reluctantly wanted to pry words out of Lu Xiao's mouth, but the old and spicy Lu Xiao kept talking about it.

Aloy, who has a very straight temper, became more and more impatient during the conversation, but Lu Xiao's sleek words and Tai Chi made her unable to find a chance to get angry.

received Lu Xiao's eyes, and Yongzhen tacitly stood up to deviate the topic.

Through the conversation with Aloy, Lu Xiao got the information he wanted.

Although this child is a bit brainless, as Yongzhen said, her nature is not bad.

With the right guidance, it's easy to pull Aloi to the good side on the scales of good and evil.

I hope that after learning the truth, Aloy will not give up on herself. ’

……

At noon, Lu Xiao, who had had lunch, paced slowly towards Oulin's mansion.

Aloy followed behind Lu Xiao angrily, staring at his back with angry eyes, and Yongzhen took Aloy's hand and whispered comfort.

When the three of them arrived at the door of Orin's mansion, the door was already open, and Orin and his wife were ready to welcome their guests.

The lock of the door of Ou Lin's house has been replaced, and after welcoming Lu Xiao and the three into the house, Ou Lin instructed his wife to lock the door and take the three of them to the basement for a detailed discussion.

Yongzhen temporarily suppressed the problem of Aloy, and Lu Xiao asked Ou Lin for information straight to the point.

"I have a lot of questions for you, but first, let's talk about the weapon of war you mentioned not long ago."

Lu Xiao's expression became serious: "What did the Eclipse Sect dig up?" ”

There was a hint of fear in Orin's eyes, and he took a deep breath to control his emotions before he spoke: "According to the information obtained by the Eclipse Sect, that huge machine is called the Deathbringer, and it is a killing weapon made by ancient people. ”

The corners of Lu Xiao's eyebrows raised slightly: "How do you know that it is an ancient killing weapon??" ”

Orin shook his head: "I didn't know that on the day I dug up the Deathbringer, a mysterious person who claimed that the Eclipse Cult had deviated from the original intention of its founding told me the news. ”

Lu Xiao asked thoughtfully, "The founder of the Eclipse Sect, is he a human being with physical existence or ...... A machine? ”

"It's people."

Orin affirmed, "At least I don't think his clear words can be spoken by machines, and Sirius must have met him." ”

'People...... Is it? ’

Lu Xiao's brows furrowed tightly, he originally thought that it was the distorted artificial intelligence Hades who was hiding behind the Eclipse Sect, but the situation seemed to be a little different from what he imagined.