The palace was empty and deserted. Marshall looked out of the gate, and could faintly see the smoke rising from the cooking stove around him, and the lush greenery, which seemed to be interspersed with a thin wall. According to her judgment, this palace is not located on a hill, at least it is the highest point in this place. It's not that there's nothing in this [land of nothing], it's just that the palace here seems to have been abandoned for a long time.

"Can we get out?" Marshall tried, "There's nothing here, and I want to see what's in this [land of nothing]." ”

"Miss Marshall, I don't advise you to go out now, if you do, you will definitely be defeated by those orcs with bad intentions." "If you listen to the history of Yaris that I tell you, you will know why I organized you to go out." ”

Marshall nodded, it is not a way to go out rashly, listening to Wu's tone, here, the relationship between orcs and humans is not very good.

"At the beginning of the founding of the Yaris, the king of the Yaris, the first Jonny, signed a pact with the Dragon Deacon under the World Tree Destinor."

"Deacon Dragon?"

"Dragons...... The only race directly blessed by the World Tree, Estine. "Only they can abandon the earth and fly in the sky." The dragons themselves are extremely few in number, and as the agents of the World Tree in the world, we respectfully call them 'Dragon Deacons'. Their whereabouts are uncertain, everything is at their fingertips, they could be beyond the material, but they are extremely cunning and treacherous...... Aside from the Dragon Deacon's execution of the World Tree's orders, they had done nothing good. They are the aggregate of the eight sinful natures of the orcs. ”

"Eight sinful natures? Why do you call them dragon deacons when they do so much evil? ”

"If you don't do it outside this city, it's tantamount to looking for death." Wu shook his head, "Do you know what this city and the [Gongzhi Key] in your hand does?" ”

Marshall shook his head.

"The reason why [Communal Key] is called Communal is because it can forcibly normalize the power of all life within a certain range, whether it is a wolf orc, or a tiger orc, or a dragon, or something else...... Can't escape its scope! Dragons are able to switch between ontological and human forms, skipping the stage of runic life level jumping. I don't really understand what it is, because that's what the king of Yaris said at the time......"

"If we talk about the specific eight natures, it is to go back to the origin of the original communication between the orcs and humans of Kajaya and Rubis."

"Although orcs have human-like intelligence, we still can't get rid of our bestiality, and at most we can only suppress it for a moment. At certain times of the year, we can't contain our madness, and everything goes into chaos. And these eight natures represent the eight largest races on this continent......"

"Of course, these eight natures are also the characteristics set for us by your Yaris people, after all, the languages we speak now are all transmitted from you, if it weren't for the lingua franca, the current orc race would definitely not be able to reach the level of inside and outside the city."

"Before humans came to this continent, we were completely limited by our instincts and nature, and human nature was squeezed by instinct to an extremely small degree, not only killing between races, but also killing each other within the group, devouring cubs was a common thing. At that time, we did not have a unified language, and communication between ethnic groups was impossible. We were no different from wild beasts, we lived in fear and hunger all day long, ate the last meal and the next, and even killed our own mates to eat. ”

"This, this is terrible!" Marshall covered his mouth, his face pale, "So, what did we bring you to make you what you are today?" ”

"The first is language, and the second is human ingenuity." "At that time, people first divided the nature of each ethnic group into roughly eight types: arrogance, jealousy, anger, indifference, laziness, greed, gluttony, and lust. Arrogance is the first of nature, and the specific representative is the first of evil: the dragons. The cat represents jealousy, the ape represents rage, the lizard represents indifference, the bear represents laziness, the fox represents greed, the boar represents gluttony, and the sheep represent lust. ”

"Why are there eight natures? What does this have to do with the Land of Nothing? Marshall seemed to remember something from Haru's words, and he seemed to have said that there seemed to be a city within Rubis, and that if you entered it, you would no longer need to be afraid and run for your life.

"Only by abandoning everything and letting go of one's own animal nature can one gain further humanity. We're tired of this nightmarish life, and we're hoping that something can break the deadlock. And you humans have sent us the dawn of the orcs. We were born of beasts, enlightened by the magic of runes, but we have no way to educate ourselves. ”

"Humanity has made a pact with the orc races, and if we can help you build a state, you can provide us with a comfortable place. There, we will leave behind all insight and hatred, hunger, thirst and insecurity, and embrace warmth. This was the beginning of the name Land of Nothing. ”

"Although the majority of the tribe did not agree, there was always a small number of people who came into initial agreement and were the first to come into contact with the people's writing and culture, and built an unprecedented mixed city in the deepest part of the forest, and the only city within Rubis."

"At that time, the [Male Key] had not yet been made, and after we gathered the strength of the whole clan to defeat one of the dragon deacons, slay him, and put into this small key the blessing bestowed by the inner Estino, which has the power to make all things equal to each other. We smear dragon's blood on the walls, and dragon's blood can suppress our nature and make us look at people of a different race from ourselves normally. ”

"Of course, there are also a large number of orcs who came to Jaccan to participate in the construction of the capital of Yaris, Vatican, after all, the two sides have signed a mutually beneficial contract, and the original group of orcs also settled in Yaris, although they worked hard at the time, but they must be happy."

Marshall couldn't help but ask, "But ...... Why did the original thriving scene become the way it is? Even the palace was deserted......"

"While our bestiality is suppressed, we underestimate the dark side of human nature...... Although the conflict on the bright side has been resolved, the conflict on the dark side has been continuous, and the human being, as the leader of the orcs, was assassinated by the original fox clan in the fourth generation! The city has been in turmoil ever since, and although a new human has taken over, the chaos shows no signs of stopping. The orcs seem to be fed up with human guidance, and they wish they could become the rulers of this city! ”

"We werewolves have volunteered to be the guardians of your humanity, and we firmly believe that if this city loses its roots, it will soon be destroyed. And every monarch of Yaris has taken on the task of reviving the Land of Nothing! Miss Marshall, though you are still young, I am confident that you will be able to unify the city with your strength! And in this city, the power of the dragon's blood is gradually dissipating, and the oppressive nature is growing day by day, and these eight evil natures are once again released from the prison, and the conflict between the races is repeated in this kind of city. ”

"Now, the city is divided into six zones, and apart from arrogance and indifference, the remaining six zones are occupied by their respective races...... The environment in which the circulation used to circulate has also become stagnant. Although the current situation is not optimistic, the ...... Miss Marshall, this key in your hand will be the key to solving the problem! ”

"If you can restore this city to its original form, we will do our best to solve your problems! Even if you go to the soup and fire, you can't do it! Nothing was on his knees, and after saying this, he believed that there was hardly anyone who would not bow down to his words!

But the little girl in front of her looked embarrassed and spit out the next few words: "I...... Can you wait a few years for me? ”

"Huh? Yes! Sure, for a few years? ”

"About six years." Marshall said with a little shame, "I am not capable enough now, even if I stay, I will only lag behind, I will try to become strong, and strive to bring this city back to its original glory!" ”

"Oh, oh......" Wu looked hurt as he stood up, his tail hanging down to the ground, "I, I'll wait, waiting for you to return." ”

"It's not that we don't see each other again, I'll come over from time to time, if you can, please take me out of the palace and let me know about the outside world."

Nodding nodding, he said, "Well, but I need Miss to prepare a robe here to cover her body, and appearing as a human will always cause a riot." By the way, if the [Metric Key] in your hand leaves this palace, the plants will quickly overgrow again......"

"It's a relic left to me by my father, and I hope it can be kept close to me." Marshall said firmly, "Isn't it possible to just pour blood on the key and go back?" ”

"Yes, miss."

If she doesn't go back, she will probably be suspected by others. Marshall said goodbye to Wu casually, hurried through the corridor, returned to the original mountain stream, slashed his palm with the key, and jumped into the space gate.

Watching Marshall leave from afar, his eyes fixed on the sometimes brilliant, sometimes quaint key, and his hands gradually clenched.

"If it's that simple, it won't be ...... Alas. With a sigh, he returned to the tattered palace, took out a hooded robe from behind his throne, bowed his head, and draped it over himself.

And bear with it...... Still have to wait...... Six years...... It's so long, it's so long!