"To Little Friends of Rowe Brooke:"

"I hope this letter didn't bother you, and if it is, allow me to apologize for being thousands of miles away."

"It shouldn't have been bothered in this way, but I think you should know about some of the discoveries I've made in reclaiming my power."

Listening to Athetana read the contents, the banished demon god was as humble as ever.

The letter pointed out that in the process of hunting down the mechanics and recovering the power of the demon god, Urs found some obscure clues about the past, which pointed to the fact that after the fall of the mechanic goddess, the entire sect was used by unknown forces to develop into the current cult that explores taboos.

And the traces he found were-

Fallen Angel.

Hundreds of years ago, angels with vaguely black wings infiltrated the Cult of the Mechanics.

I see.

Rowe came to some conclusions.

In the past, in White Harbor Town, after the failure of the Mechanic God Cult, the next day the fallen angel went to the volcano to recover the breath of the ancient gods, and suddenly looked at the movement of the camera, which startled Saiya.

I thought it was the high power given by its master that made it perceive, but now that it looks at it, it is because they themselves have enough knowledge of magical creations.

Is there a connection between the two?

This makes the Mechanic God Cult in White Harbor look like an abandoned child thrown out for some experiment.

"Everyone, listen to me."

Explaining the inference with Sound Jewelry, Luo Wei emphasized that the answer to the abandoned son was his bold assumption, but if it was really all prepared for the conspiracy of the current Uncrowned City, it showed that the previous speculation about the Craftsmen's Guild was slightly off.

——This is not a plan that is limited to a dozen or decades without a crown city.

Rather, it is a vast premeditation that has been prepared for hundreds of years and has been executed everywhere.

「……」

After listening to this, several people were silent for a long time, and Eluss looked at her as if to say, I didn't expect you to solve such an incident.

At the same time, it seems a little surprising that such a conversation did not exclude her.

"Let's combine the two," Artetana said in a deep voice, "and see what conclusions can be drawn, and maybe in turn it will verify the authenticity of the clues."

「…… In that case, I have an assumption." Ayining closed her eyes and said, "Do you remember what started the dispute between the bright faces of the Crownless City?"

Is that......

The Hoof Fire Empire's Ancient Magic Weapon Project.

The group was silent for a moment again, and Saya frowned.

"What you mean is that the Cult of the Mechanics, the Fallen Angels, the Craftsmen's Guild, and the Ancient Magic Weapons...... It's all connected?"

"That's right," Ayining nodded, "It's my bold guess, but doesn't it seem too coincidental?" The Hoof Fire Empire wants to create magic weapons, and the fallen angels are related to the mechanic faction, and the craftsmen are closely connected to the fallen angels. Going back to the beginning, could it be that the timing of the Hoof Fire Empire's acquisition of that blueprint coincided with the plot under the table of the Craftsman's Guild?"

"You mean, maybe the blueprint was leaked by the craftsman?"

"Hmm...... But there is no substantial evidence."

The cause and effect seemed to be clear, but Shaye's brow still didn't loosen.

"But the question is, if the blueprints are for the Artisans to put out, why would they let the Hoof Fire Empire attack their city?"

"This ......," Ayi pondered for a moment, this is indeed something that does not make sense.

But maybe there is some internal cause, they don't know yet.

"The motives are always contradictory until the truth is revealed," Luo Wei was noncommittal, looking down at the Divine Power Print, "I want to make sure that the God of Bone and Blood has indeed left no traces on you, right, Artetana?"

"Huh......?"

Artetana didn't expect to suddenly point at herself, but when she realized it, she showed a smile that she couldn't do anything about him.

"Don't worry, I've confirmed it a long time ago that there won't be any seeds of conspiracy brewing in me."

When she was in the same ritual with the god of bones and blood, the other party's consciousness completely disappeared after it ended, and she was sure that there was no residue.

As the mother goddess of beasts,

Am I so uncomfortable......

Luo Wei nodded, already having some kind of conjecture in his mind.

"Look at the next letter."

The other one was sent by Loveletosia.

Related to Ayining.

Loveley sent a reconnaissance team from Grey River along the Kingdom Road to White Harbor, and found a strange relic with new traces under Ember City.

Out of an abundance of caution, they let the trained hounds enter with surveillance projections strapped, but the footage was affected the moment they entered, and nothing could be filmed, and the hounds did not return.

A large-scale anti-magic enchantment?

"Is Saiya still there?" Luo Wei asked, "Let that scout team stop going down, continue along the main road to White Harbor Town, and inquire about Ananing on the way."

"I'm ...... Okay, I know, I'll tell you to the princess."

Ayi Ning looked at him at a loss, not knowing what to say, when facing these things, he was really rare serious.

But......

She didn't expect that the things she avoided could also be related to the mechanic faction.

Luo Wei raised his gaze and looked at everyone with a gloomy look.

"Since it has appeared in the Lion Garden, I am not sure for the time being whether it is the machinist's conspiracy or the tactics of Prime Minister Randall, but it is clear that Randall must have a great degree of knowledge about this matter, so let that little ghost also be prepared."

"Oh, oh......"

Ayinen and Eloth frowned.

Did he mean that he was slipping his mouth or something, and he actually called the five princesses of the Lion Garden a little ghost?

Only Shaya looked at him with disdain.

Luo Wei continued:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I think it is not by chance that these two letters have been delivered one after another, I am afraid that the plans of all parties have entered the next stage, and if nothing else, there will be unexpected forces ahead."

Was this an accident or not......

Several people stood up one after another, and it seemed that there was nothing to hesitate about.

"Ah, what you're talking about is so complicated...... Lu Yi doesn't care so much, he just wants to end the exploration as soon as possible and go back to play, "Let's go, let's go~"

Shaye hung up her spear and glanced at Rowe more.

"You've been talking like this because someone is spying on us?"

"I don't know......"

Luo Wei smiled bitterly, he hoped that he was too worried, after all, he was not sure if what was hidden behind him was the one he knew.

However, having already suffered two losses, this feeling of not knowing if there is any eye on the body is really unpleasant, and I even want to go back and sprinkle the fire on Saiya.

If it goes on like this, even if there is no anti-magic guide equipment one day, he can feel it shivering.

"Let's start a normal conversation," Luo Wei said in his final voice, "I'll leave the breath probing to you, Ayi-ning."

"Understood."

"Okay, okay, keep up~" Lu Yi couldn't wait to speak, and she held back for a long time just now.

A few people walked along the open-air ruins under the starry sky, and soon arrived at a teleportation circle.

Having come to the conclusion that Athetana had not been tampered with, Rowe stepped in first.

The field of vision is falling.

It was a vertical passageway, surrounded by ancient-style walls, and he used his short sword to draw a magical platform, waiting for the others to come down one after the other, and then jumping down together.

Except that he has the ability to fly in the air, there is nothing to worry about, after more than ten minutes of falling, Shaye reluctantly picked him up at the end, and the five of them landed safely.

Another portal appeared ahead.

"It seems to be a place like a connecting passage," Ayining guessed and glanced up, "It's really a long drive now." ”

"Connecting to the deepest?" Shaye clenched her gun tightly, ready to come to her senses.

No matter what awaits her in front of her, the clues about her mentor and the Burning Sun Spear must be not far away.

After a short wait for Arttana to confirm the portal, the five of them passed through again, and the vision in front of them changed, and the scene became somewhat unremarkable.

"Isn't this ......" Shaye choked up, but said after hesitation, "Isn't it very similar to the shallow terrain of mining above, we shouldn't be sent back, right?" ”

They were in the middle of a mine cave at this time, and the walls were poked out of crystalline ore, which did indeed look like some kind of mining mecca.

However, after a few people walked in, they quickly realized that they had not been sent back.

"Knot God Mine." Rowe has the answer.

All of these ores are contaminated with divine power, absorbing the nutrients of the fallen gods immersed in the leylines, and possessing properties that exceed ordinary materials.

The name "Kazumi Mine" was also chosen because it was rumored that if the ore bloomed one day, it would be able to bear the meaning of the gods.

And there are so many here.

"This place seems to have accumulated quite a bit of divine power, and ...... There's a human breath ahead."

Mankind......?

Although there was no opening, everyone was ready to deal with it head-on.

Walking along the dirt road, which was slightly narrowed by the ore, and following Artetana's instructions, they ignored the forks in the road, and after about thirty minutes they saw an iron gate with a railing.

There were two soldiers guarding the door.

The uniform he wears is decorated with the coat of arms of iron hooves breaking through the flames.

“！”

Shaya paused abruptly.

The people of the Hoof Fire Empire!?

She had thought that she would catch the coolies that the craftsmen would mine here, how could the soldiers of the largest country in the mainland appear in such a deep place in the underground pit?

With a cold look, she saw Luo Wei walking straight towards the soldier.

"Stop! This place is under the control of the Empire and is forbidden to pass! ”

"Really?" Luo Wei raised his head and looked at the surveillance projection set up in the corner, "Just send this kind of miscellaneous soldiers to guard here, do you want to stand on the moral high ground and condemn us after I kill them?" ”

There was a sizzling sound of magic conduction electricity from the projection.

"Don't dare," said the voice of the urn, "just to make our position clear." ”

"In other words," Rowe narrowed his eyes at the two men, "it's okay to kill them along the way, right?" ”

The two soldiers immediately drew their sabers.

“…… Come in and see me. The voice said.

Luo Wei ignored the other party in the slightest, and swung his sword lightly, and the water-blue ring slammed through the two soldiers, cutting a circular gap in the iron railing, and the metal pipe fell to the ground with a clatter.

"I'm sorry then," he said, looking at the two stunned soldiers, who still looked like they were using their sabers, "I have my position too." ”

"Wait!" The voice spoke out in time, "...... I came out to see you. ”

"Very good, I'll only wait for you for five minutes, and we'll kill you when the time is up."

Ayining and the others held their foreheads behind for a while.

In terms of negotiating conditions,

He still never disappoints.

Three minutes later, a short, blue-haired woman, with the help of a magic thruster, took off her device, and collapsed through the ring that Luo Wei had chopped out.

Dwarf......?

No, it seems to be a hybrid of humans and dwarves, with human body surface features, but only the height of a dwarf.

"Now that you're here, I don't think there's anything to hide."

The blue-haired woman said slowly.

"Introduce myself, I'm Marshal of the Hoof Fire Empire, Filica Ednoa, and I hope you don't interfere with our country's covert operations here."

Marshal of the Reich West?

Ayi Ning never thought that in addition to the Eastern Marshal Marcus, there was actually an Imperial Marshal in the Crownless City.

She's here at the moment, that means it......

"Really...... It seems that you are still not sincere enough. Luo Wei walked straight up to the unarmed counterpart.

And at this moment, the magic power maintained by Ayi Ning sensed something, and immediately reminded Luo Wei.

Smack——!

Swing the Anti-Magic Wave Sword with his backhand.

A petite figure with yellow hair fell from the sky.

Luo Wei turned his head and looked at the skillful machine girl on the ground who was convulsing with electricity.

"Three times."

"You've got enough."

(End of chapter)