"That's pretty much what I know so far."

In the depths of the Abyssal Wasteland, the Nezumi Settlement, Shugg's statement of what he knew was finally coming to an end: "I have gathered a lot of information from the fragments of souls scattered in the Abyssal Wasteland, and judging from the fragmentary memories of the dead, it is clear that the war and conflict in Van En has entered a new stage...... The kingdom of St. Steele, under the control of the Black Sun Society, has sensed the threat posed by the coalition forces, so they are also trying to fight back, and try to mobilize and contact the rest of the Black Sun groups in Van En as much as possible. ”

"It doesn't sound promising."

Azifu pushed aside the stone tablet engraved with characters in front of him, he pushed his reading glasses, then moved another new stone tablet from the side, and then he picked up the carving knife again and asked, "What do you think?" For this war against the Black Sun Society, especially the part that you were personally involved in before......"

"I have confidence, a lot of confidence in my comrades-in-arms."

"Hmm...... What is the source of this faith? Because of your close comradeship? Or something else? ”

Schug shook his head and replied, "From what I know about them, from the planning and work I have personally participated in...... Mr. Azifu, trust in the individual or the collective should not be blind in the first place, and in this respect, it converges with those judgments about the future situation and direction, and it originates from careful logic and meticulous understanding. ”

"Well, I agree."

Azifu nodded, the carving knife in his hand kept moving, but he recorded what Xiuge had just said.

"I have a lot of confidence in them, because I'm part of the plans and actions, and I know that everyone involved, whether it's a leader, a planner, a soldier or a logistician, has a clear idea of what they're doing and what they're trying to achieve at each stage," he continued. ”

"The memories provided by the souls of the dead have validated my judgment and opinion, and although sacrifice and casualty are inevitable in the process, on the whole, they have always traveled in their intended direction and have continued to make progress."

Xiuge breathed a sigh of relief: "I think they should have basically controlled Overwatch City by now...... Taking control of Overwatch would be the equivalent of controlling the most important hub on the northern edges, and if they were able to control the railroad routes that had been jointly built by Wattle and St. Steele in the past, they should have made even more significant progress. ”

"Aren't you worried about the counterattack of the Black Sun Association?"

Azifu asked, "Hmm...... According to the situations you have described, and what I have known about these fellows in the past, they are never good at confrontation with each other head-on, but they are like rats with a deadly plague on them, which can be easily driven and burned by fire, but one who accidentally sprang out of the corner and gnawed at people's heels, attacked, caused chaos, and hibernated...... That's what they do best, right? ”

"That's true."

Xiuge shook his head a little helplessly: "If you can, I really want to remind them that they must be as cautious as possible after taking control of Overwatch City, important leaders and commanders should not even enter the city, after all, the Black Sun Society's action ideas in the past are different from any normal organization, and other enemies may be concerned about the ordinary residents in the city or the possible collateral effects no matter what, but ......"

Azifu laughed: "The Black Sun Society, hehe, they never care about this kind of thing, although I don't know how they have changed in the past time, but I do know that the most common trait or idea of any individual who firmly follows the Black Sun is to abandon everything in their past and see themselves as part of the abyss. ”

Azifu turned around slowly, and the eyes behind the reading glasses flashed with wisdom: "And once they start to have this thought, the power of the abyss will begin to penetrate their bodies through rituals again and again, and then affect everything about them, even completely distorting and tampering with their minds. ”

"At this stage, it is too difficult to change or reverse something, after all, some of the concepts and ideas they held in the past are destined to turn into breeding ground for madness under the traction of the black sun."

Azifu's words were quite rhythmic, but his words were extremely cold and cruel: "In the future, all they can do is to be attracted by the shadow of the abyss, like stones that have been sunk into a bottomless quagmire...... If, in the process, they use some rituals to further transform themselves, then they can completely become new abyssal creations, and then they are no different from those vicious dogs, they are beasts that can be dismantled and dispatched at will. ”

Xiuge nodded in agreement: "You really know them. ”

"Of course, if it weren't for that, I wouldn't have survived in such a place with such a rotten body."

At this point, there was a very peculiar look on Azif's old nezumi face, at first glance, Azif seemed very lost and tired, but he was content and comfortable.

In this strange world with no time scale, Azifu can only live like this.

Live as a prophet of a race that has long been extinct in the Vana.

He can't connect with his hometown, he can't see a way out, he can't see the future, and he can't even find someone to talk to.

Until Shug came to him.

After a long period of torture and depression, a hearty conversation gave Azifu the greatest spiritual satisfaction, which was what he needed most at the moment.

"You're happy?"

"I've never been happier than ever."

Azifu replied as he got up from his chair, flipped his palms and magically lifted the stone slabs one by one, and floated them to a bed in the corner of the room, where they were stacked directly at the end of the bed, apparently planning to use these precious records as his bedtime reading.

"Is it because of Vann's news?"

"Of course it's more than ......"

Azifu smiled and turned his head, he took a slightly deformed metal cane from the side, and came to Xiuge with it: "Come, come with me, let's go outside for a walk, talk as we go." ”

So, one man and one rat walked down the stairs, and Shuge paid special attention to Azifu's footsteps, and after confirming that the old fellow had no problem walking, he said, "I thought you would be more anxious when you heard what I said...... After all, Vann's current situation is not optimistic. ”

"Yes, it's not optimistic, but I feel something else precious from what you said."

Azifu raised his hand and pushed open the door: "That's the change, the change of Vann." ”

The faint glow of the crystalline lamps outside the house shone in, and Shug saw that many of the nezumi residents were gathering in the distance, cautiously looking in this direction, and they were all relieved to find that their nezumi prophet had a good conversation with the mysterious guest, and then they all bowed their heads in the direction of Azifu, and quickly retreated.

"They...... Love you very much? ”

"Loved?"

Azifu was stunned: "Ah, according to Fan's usual thoughts, that is indeed the case, but these guys are rat people after all, they will always give more priority to their habits and instincts, even after so long, when they look at me, they are more afraid and worship, than the kind of respect you understand." ”

Then, the conversation returned to square one.

"I had no idea that Van would become what you say he is...... When I first heard the name of Merlin and the Legislature, I thought nothing had changed, but when you talk about the strange machines, vehicles, weapons, and wars, I start to be confused and surprised...... Do you know? At first, I thought you were lying to me. ”

Azifu said slowly, "But soon, I found out that everything you said coincided with each other, that they had no loopholes, and that they were very natural...... Although I still can't quite understand the kind of weapon that can be operated by ordinary people and directly kill a group of mages, I know that the appearance of this kind of thing will definitely bring new changes to Van Ron. ”

"And what surprises me even more is that these weapons are currently being used in the alliance with the Black Sun and against those dangerous things."

At this point, Azifu smiled with great pleasure and contentment: "This is a very, very good sign, although it means that the current Van En is once again in a critical moment, but think about it, those races who used to bow down under the black sun and countless gods now have all kinds of forces and means that can directly confront the enemy. ”

Azifu looked at Shuge, "Isn't that good news?" ”

"But even so, the struggle is still hard."

Xiuge said in a low voice: "After all, those countries and organizations in Vann are not monolithic, everyone has their own ideas and thoughts, and the Black Sun Association may bring more unpredictable troubles and threats at any time...... With those ancient rituals and magic, they can even invoke the shadows of the gods of the past, and the only thing they can rely on is magic and weapons in their own hands to face such enemies. ”

Hug didn't say all the second half of himself.

Today's Vann is destined to never have a god who can control everything like Mel, and in a way, what Mel said before he left is true, and after her, the word god can indeed no longer be born from the soil of Vann.

It's a pity that the enemies who were expelled in the past have once again set foot in the world she cherishes and defends.

"You're right, but so what?"

Azifu smiled: "If you don't want to perish, then you can only fight, if the strength is not enough to fight, then you can find ways to gain strength...... What simple and easy-to-understand rules, just like the rat people of the past, they even had the mood of division and infighting before the catastrophe came, and when the disaster really came, they had to gather together to survive. ”

"Since these nations and races in the Van Grace are still in the mood to fight, it means that they haven't been pushed to the limit, right?"

The old rat-man paused the cane in his hand vigorously, and his tone revealed two points of helplessness: "Just let them hesitate and struggle for a while, anyway, you can't do anything now, right?" Compared to that distant past, Van En is much better now. ”

"Perhaps......"

Shuge shook his head, he didn't fully agree with Azifu's opinion, but as he said, he seemed to be only a spectator now, and even the information he received was not timely and accurate.

In this case, anxiety and anxiety can be said to be useless.

At an intersection, Azifu stopped, he turned to Shuge and said, "Okay, we've talked about these things, and it's time to solve some of your problems." ”

Xiuge frowned slightly: "My problem? ”

"yes, you've come here all the way to solve something, right?"

Azivo laughed as he beckoned to several nezumi warriors in the distance, who sprang into action, and soon a special vehicle arrived in front of Xiuge.

It was a car, but it wasn't any kind of creature that Xiuge knew well, but two large, ugly-looking rats.

Xiuge took a closer look, and then he found that the tails of the two cart-pulling rats also had three tails on their tails, but except for the long tail in the middle, the tails on the left and right sides had degenerated, and now only a small section was left to drag on the side, which looked extremely funny.

On either side of their heads, where horns should have grown, there are now two rather redundant sarcomas, the result of the grace of Mother Earth.

Azifu's skills were quite athletic, and in the blink of an eye, he had already climbed into the humble carriage behind him, and raised his hand to pat the seat next to him: "Come on, that place is a bit far, we have to walk a long distance." ”

"Where are we going?"

"Go to see a place that will definitely interest you...... A place that might make you 'home'. ”

(End of chapter)