"Dead in...... South China Sea ......"

Looking at the pair of eyes that had been looking at him tenderly in the past, Isengard couldn't understand the meaning of the other party's words for a while, and could only repeat: "The last ...... Opportunity? ”

But he wasn't really stupid after all, just in an instant, the young man understood: "Uncle, what do you mean...... Is it for me to fake my death?! ”

"Yes."

And Patrick put his hands in the pockets of his jacket, and it seemed that he really had no intention of fighting: "If it's in the outside world, you have to die...... At the very least, they have to lose their potential for advancement. ”

"But here—Ethan, you can die, but you don't have to really die."

"On the contrary, you can be set free by death."

- Sure enough.

At this point, Ian had already figured out what Patrick, or rather, the Ellen family was thinking.

Patrick's actions are obviously not really just his own thoughts...... The Marquise may not know, but the Marquis of Ellen himself, absolutely knows!

Patrick is just a knife in the marquis's hand, and a knife that can easily pull out his own - that's why the other party is so contradictory, it seems that he doesn't want to kill Ethan, but he goes all out to kill him, leaving no room for anything!

Patrick, there must be a handle that cannot be refused in the hands of Marquis Ellen!

"Uncle, do you mean to say that someone wants to be against me?"

If it were Isengard in the past, hearing Patrick's words at this moment, he would probably be greatly relieved, and rejoice that his uncle did not really want to kill him—he was so naïve.

However, after going through a lot of things, he gradually understood these so-called 'human feelings'.

Isengard wasn't really stupid, but he didn't have to think about the details that didn't mean anything to him.

So, the blonde boy, who also guessed something, took a step back.

He said with some bitterness: "And the identity of that person is our Ellen family...... Yes, Dad can't resist it? ”

"Even if Dad can't resist, he can only deal with it in this way...... Could it be that it is my grandfather......

At this point, his voice was so dry that it was difficult to continue with the rest of the words.

"Haha."

Patrick didn't admit it directly, he just chuckled, and then looked at Ian: "Ethan, you may not have heard, but I believe that Ian, you, must have heard my muttering earlier." ”

"Indeed."

He simply admitted, "It's your grandfather." Ethan, the Emperor, His Majesty Axel, our Protector of the Land. ”

"But why?!"

Isengard suddenly raised his voice, his voice trembling, but he dared to speak: "No matter what the reason, I have always been in the imperial capital - no matter what my grandfather wants to do to me, he can do it a long time ago?!" ”

"If my grandfather really wants to be unfavorable to me, how can I leave the imperial capital and come to the South China Sea......"

At this point, his voice became quieter.

Because Isengard has found the reason.

"He needs me to be stronger." Ethan muttered to himself, he raised his hand and stared at his fingers dyed with various alchemy materials in several colors: "He needs me to grow...... Growing up in the true sense of the word, going through many things...... Become stronger and meet his requirements......"

Just relying on the pile of resources, the third energy level may be the limit, if you want to advance to the fourth energy level, what you need is a transformation of the heart light body, a condensation of your own soul.

Under the care of Mr. Goser and Uncle Patrick, he came to the South China Sea to capture a crystalline dragon by himself, theoretically, it is indeed not a difficult thing, at least he can hold his own life.

Not to mention, failure is also a kind of growth......

"What exactly does Grandpa want to do to me?"

Raising his head, the blonde boy's green eyes flickered with light and dark, and he gritted his teeth, and even the dark metal inscription under his left eye began to lighten.

Patrick didn't say anything.

He waited patiently for Isengard to think for himself and find the answer for himself.

The man just looked at his nephew gently, as always.

Even, with a little expectation.

And just when Isengard gritted his teeth but slowly calmed down.

Ian stared at Patrick, who turned his head.

Ian lip-synched.

[Echo].

Patrick's pupils dilated slightly, he didn't expect Ian to know this word.

"How do you know?!"

He even took a step forward excitedly, causing Ethan, who was still frowning and thinking, to raise his head and look at his uncle warily.

It's just a momentary gaffe. In the next moment, he realized that this was a ploy to deceive himself.

Calm down for a few breaths, Patrick quickly thought of the possibility.

"The people of white, yes, yes, you are the people of white......"

He was a little stunned, and then laughed without a smile: "Haha, yes, I see, the Black King dealt with the Chehalorvo family because of this - because of the echo!" ”

"You bastards are the ones who bring the echoes out of the ancient ruins...... Let me guess if your family thinks it's the path to eternal life?! ”

Staring at Ian's indifferent expression, Patrick was unimpressed by the boy's hostility.

He raised his head, stared at the glittering splendor at the top of the sacrificial ground, and sighed: "The Black King, who was spurned by the world as a tyrant, has obviously done so many good deeds in his life, even the Chehalorvo family, who unearthed the 'Echo', actually left you in the ...... of Port Harrison."

"He can't kill people, is it really father and son with Axel, a dog mongrel?!"

"Uncle!"

Isengard couldn't help but speak, "What exactly are you talking about?" Can't you just tell me the answer?! ”

"If you really want me to live, why don't you tell me what happened? If you really want to kill me, why don't you do it now? ”

"It's simple."

In response to Isengard's questioning, Ian responded by taking a step forward and stopping the blonde boy behind him.

He raised the heavy abyss iron sword in his hand and calmly confronted Patrick: "He is still hesitating whether to kill you or not—what he just said is indeed true, at least ten seconds ago, he didn't want to kill you." ”

"But right now, he's struggling."

"At the end of the day, Patrick." Ian took a hand behind him and gestured to Isengard, who was still hesitant.

His brow furrowed, but the blonde boy didn't hesitate to turn around and run away at a rapid pace towards the passage.

He had promised Ian that he would obey his orders no matter what.

What's more, the confrontation like this now is dangerous, and he has to go to the reinforcements immediately.

As for whether Ian can stop Patrick on his own......

He could only believe.

Patrick's attention was all focused on Ian just now, and he didn't react at all at the first time, and his nephew, who was still communicating with him before, actually turned around and ran away directly, which was decisively incredible.

He even moved slightly, and he had the urge to chase after him.

But Ian also took a step forward, the bladeless sword flashing, and a strong sense of danger stopped Patrick.

"At the end of the day." The white-haired young man said lightly: "You are just a half-ass." ”

"Whether it's a friend, a student, or a boss; Uncles, nobles and courtiers - you are all half-, and you are all hesitating to make a final decision. ”

"Now that Isengard is no longer here, you can make it clear to me without any scruples."

Turning his head sideways, Ian's eyes swept to the learning machine on the ground.

He said solemnly: "What do you call 'echoes'...... What is the connection with this precious 'learning machine' of the pre-era civilization? ”

Silence lasted for some time in the sacrificial grounds.

The blonde nobleman took several deep breaths before he calmed down his emotions of anger or rejoicing.

“…… Didn't you already guess it? ”

He sneered, with an inexplicable pity: "Learning machines? It's really a good name, maybe in the pre-era civilization, it was really just a device for learning knowledge. ”

"It's not the true form of an echo, but with your ingenuity, Ian, can't you understand what this evil facility can be used to instill 'someone's memory' into 'someone else'?"

Ian narrowed his eyes and clenched the sword in his hand.

- Indeed, he had guessed a long time ago, but because of the memory of the Earth, he really couldn't understand why anyone would do this...... Or maybe you can 'think' like that.

To use the sacred things that are used to transmit knowledge to be ...... Such a boring and uninteresting blasphemy.

"I'm a half-ass, why aren't you? is so smart that he doesn't want to think about the ugliness of human nature. ”

With irony, Patrick's voice became heavy and solemn, and he withdrew his hand from his jacket and the electric current flickered, picking up the mirror-like shell of the learning machine on the ground.

The man used the shell as a mirror, reflecting his face, and then pointed it at Ian, so that the white-haired boy could also see his slightly deformed face through the metal mirror.

He laughed and said, "Look, it's a 'mirror.'" ”

"It's a bit distorted, but it's just that the material of the 'mirror' isn't good enough. If there is a perfect mirror, isn't it exactly the same inside and outside? ”

"And 'echo', in a sense, isn't it a mirror of sound?"

As he spoke, he crushed the metal lens in his hand and let out a piercing roar, which echoed through the hall one after another.

The blonde aristocrat stared at the teenager in front of him: "Nature......"

"It's the mirror of memory."

Notice that Ian's expression gradually became solemn, and Patrick's tone became more and more wild: "Yes, 'echo' and 'mirror' are two forbidden technologies that originated from pre-era civilizations - a kind of ...... that reproduces everything, and reverberates everything a person has, along with thoughts and memories, in another place."

"The Law of Eternal Life!"