Affected by the reduced intelligence, everyone else present showed a certain degree of sluggishness, as if thinking had become a difficult thing to do.

Vimir was completely unaffected.

She looked at Zolman, who was pressing his head not far away, and forced the other party to talk to her.

"Makes sense, and then what?"

"And ......," Zolman shook his head, "don't think you can fool me! ”

“……？”

Wasn't he so badly affected?

Zolman said dissatisfiedly: "You must want to imitate us after listening to it, don't you?" It's useless, how can our feat be replicated so easily, how much effort has it taken us to start this project twenty years ago. ”

All right......

Vimir leaned the staff in her hand and breathed a sigh of relief, "Since you can't imitate it, wouldn't it be even more irrelevant to say it, so that we can still know where we lost." ”

Zolman revealed, "Right? Expression.

But soon he put away his look, "Hmph, listen, stupid fellow, I'm going to tell you an amazing secret. ”

"Ah, yes, yes......"

Vimere nodded repeatedly, but snorted in her heart.

Fall into your own trap, and you're not smart enough!

"I want it too, I want it too!"

Lu Yi suddenly came over.

She waved at the two of them with excitement on her face, her feet hanging from the ground, and said, "I have a lot of secrets to share!" Luyi knows a lot! ”

"Oh?" Zolman was distracted, "What secrets do you have?" ”

"Hahahaha! You don't know it, but I stole what you were hiding from you! ”

"I know," Zolman replied, "I saw you break it up." ”

"Uh......" Lu Yi shrank suddenly, "Lu Yi didn't mean it, it's not about Lu Yi!" ”

Then a space jumped, and I don't know where it went.

Call......

Vimere breathed a sigh of relief and wiped her head secretly.

Originally, I was worried about the impact of Luyi's sudden appearance, so I didn't notice it at all after making a few glances at her.

Luckily, it's fine.

Zolman looked at the figure that disappeared for unknown reasons, but lowered his head and pondered, "But...... I obviously put it in the magic control box on my arm, and it stands to reason that under the protection of the massless shield and curvature force field, it is impossible to take it away......"

Jump, quack, bang.

As he pondered, the metal on his arm suddenly popped up with screws and springs, and various parts crackled and popped to the ground.

“……？”

Zolman showed his doubts, but Lu Yi reappeared coldly in the place where he had disappeared.

"Haha~ Who said I only went through one!" She playfully stuck out her tongue, as if her departure just now was just a disguise, "Iluth told me to seize the opportunity and take all the key props on you as much as possible~"

"What?!"

"Slightly~~"

Lu Yi grimaced, turned her back and patted her buttocks, looking triumphant about the success of the prank.

Zolman was stunned for a moment, but soon, the expression on his face turned to a sneer, and he didn't bother with the sparkling instrument in his hand.

"Your secret is nothing compared to mine."

He said confidently and with confidence.

Vimere: "......"

They don't seem to be aware of their declining intelligence......

However, this also let Vimir know that the other party will fall into her trap because Eloth took precautions in advance with Luyi, and I am afraid that when she was between Luo Wei and Luo Wei, she created a gap for Luyi to steal.

Not...... So Luo Wei is also aware of it?

So why didn't he move......

"Who, who said that," Lu Yi quibbled, "that was just an appetizer, and the real secret will scare you when it comes out!" ”

"Oh? So tell me about it? ”

"Hehe, I took the note from Ayining's door, she must still be holding a grudge against Uncle Luo Wei!"

Ayining: "......"

Vimere scratched her head.

What is the note on the crack in the door?

It just so happened that Zolman was thinking the same question, and, who was Rowe Brooke's uncle, and why did his uncle make people hold a grudge on a date?

Countless question marks popped up in his head, and Zolman stood still.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Lu was sluggish for a moment, and decided to take advantage of the victory to pursue: "Also, Shaye's ass is big and round, and she was touched all over by Uncle Luo Wei!" ”

Shaye: "......! ”

Not......

I always feel like a lot has happened in the past three days......

Now is not the time to think about this.

"Hu, Hu, Hu, Nonsense......"

The stunned Shaye was staggering over there, but Zolman raised his head, didn't even look at her, and smiled contemptuously at Luyi: "I thought what you were going to say, it's not just useless." ”

"What......!"

It was the unbearable angel who couldn't bear it, and the anger filled the godless eyes, and Shaya pulled out his spear and was about to stab someone, but was held down by Ayining, who was covering his head, and the two fell together.

Zolman snorted coldly, "It's all boring, though. ”

With a look of "since you want to know so much, then I will be merciful and tell you", and said slowly:

"We're doing a great business."

"The past history is constantly repeated, and the cities built on this land have been destroyed again and again, so frequently that even the major classics do not want to record them, and the current crownless city is just the next wreck to succeed at any time."

"The neighborhoods of great powers, the conflicts of different races, the monsters that emerge from the chaotic leylines, the otherworldly passages of the forest, the battlefields of the old god wars...... Due to its location and special and abundant resources, this area will inevitably be frequented, but it will never be able to erect a long-lasting city. ”

"Over the past fifty years, we have discovered this desperate truth."

"So we decided to save it."

Save.

I remember hearing Luo Wei mention that when he first met the people of the Craftsmen's Guild underground, the other party also said that what they did was to save the Crownless City, and even invited them to join.

is reduced in intelligence, and such words seem to represent the other party's true thoughts.

It's just that when it comes out of the other person's mouth, it always gives people a sense of madness.

"How to save?" Vimere asked.

"Heh, why should I tell you."

Isn't it too straightforward?

Vimeer sensed that if the question raised was too sensitive, the other party would be tight-lipped based on a certain sense of crisis.

But with a side knock, it's easy to convince the other party.

Belch...... Is it true that dealing with fools is what it feels like? How does it look like ...... I've experienced ...... too

"But there are some things we already know," Vimere said, glancing back, "like the mutants out there." ”

Zolman sneered.

"Variants? Is that what you call them, it's an expression of ignorance. ”

"And what are they?"

"They're nothing," Zolman replied to her, pressing his head, "they're the new inhabitants of the Crownless City. ”

"What... Meaning? ”

"I don't understand that, of course, when the Crownless City is protected from the surrounding influences, they will live in this new city."

The variant is...... New residents of the Crownless City?

"What about the original residents?" Vimere asked.

"Hehe......" Zolman sneered again, "Black Flame's technology has matured, and it is just a matter of ritual to go from the old people to the new people, but not everyone has the opportunity, and only those who pass our strict screening are eligible to become new people." ”

"But they ......"

Vimere thought of the process of transformation, these people who on the surface looked like humans, but who were driven by a single thought that would turn them into monsters with horns on their heads, and lose their sanity as humans.

"But this transformation is irreversible!" She said, "If you become like that, can you become human again?" ”

"Of course not." Zolman understated.

Immediately afterward, his eyes became feverish, and he opened his hands outwards with all his might, as if he had been looking forward to the day when he would be able to announce it to everyone.

"What's wrong with that? Human beings themselves are weak, only mandatory conditions can be constrained, if you don't want to lose your human identity, then try to realize your value in the city! The Crownless City has gone through so many tribulations, and the new city naturally does not need inaction. When it comes to the critical period, everyone has the responsibility to defend the city, and it is their qualification to sacrifice their lives to go to the city! ”

Vermier's eyes furrowed.

"You mean, all the new residents you have converted now, all of them are 'voluntary'?"

Zolman slowly lowered his hand, "They'll understand." ”

Vimere's face sank.

"Let me ask again, you said that you must pass the screening to become a new resident, what about those who don't pass?"

"These sacrifices are necessary to change the status quo of the Uncrowned City, and those who stand out from the old people will have outstanding bodies, perfect obedience, loyalty that will never leak information, and excellent coping skills, as long as they are driven by their thoughts to continue to build, the Uncrowned City will soon become an existence above the Second Continent and enter a new era!"

"Answer me head-on, what about those who don't pass!" Vimeer asked sharply.

Zolman was silent for a long time, his long narrow eyes narrowing slightly.

He ended up with just four words:

"Leave to fend for yourself."

Vimere choked up and gritted her teeth at the answer.

It's not "expulsion from the city."

It is "left to fend for itself."

Rovi's fears were right, if the city was to be destroyed in the end, it would not be the army that crushed the Frontier or the sanctions of the gods.

It was ruined at the hands of this group of madmen.

She secretly clenched her fists and decided to follow her own path, she didn't want to claim justice, and she also understood the necessity of conspiracy by following Luo Wei all the way.

But—

She never thought that the Artisans would act like this to save the Crownless City.

"Save? Stop. Vimeer gritted her teeth.

"What?"

"I only see you shackle people's minds, block the freedom of others, decide life and death with a single thought in your heart, and ruin their lives without mercy in the face of attacks. Even if you become your new people, I think it's better to let the Hoof Fire Empire rule, although it is deprived of the power of independent forging, but at least it will not be hastily taken away with your dream and life because of worrying about the thoughts in your heart! ”

Vimir glared at each other angrily and said word by word:

"As for those you don't plan to accept, you are even worse than ignoring their lives and deaths, I wish they would make sacrifices to establish your so-called new era, please make one thing clear first, the city without a crown is a city of craftsmen, not a city of craftsmen!!"

"Like you...... To abandon half of the people, and the other half to live as slaves of thought for your so-called order, is not a city at all, at most a prison! ”

"The profession of craftsman cannot be done by people who do not have dreams!"

Vimere roared, panting violently.

She had seen how much she loved forging, and she knew how dazzling new inventions she could find every time she walked through the streets of the Crownless City, and those people might end up being prisoners of the great powers used to make weapons, but their minds would never be willing to be bound!

The spirit of craftsmanship, the courage to pioneer, the eclectic creativity.

The city, which may not necessarily be getting stronger every day, is certainly getting more vibrant every day.

And to deprive them of all this, to uproot the entire city, and to destroy the dreams of 200,000 craftsmen, this despair was even greater than the slaughter of the city, and she could not imagine what that day would be like.

Zolman stared at her in amazement.

He didn't react, why did the girl who looked timid just now suddenly yell at him, and the momentum completely overshadowed him.

“……”

Vimir lowered her head and took a few deep breaths.

There were still some things she hadn't asked, and she had to force herself to calm down.

"What's next for you?"

"Next?" Zolman swallowed his throat, still recovering from Vimeer's roar.

"I just want to know how great your next career is."

She is learning from Luo Wei, to deal with this kind of person, you should use insidious tricks, don't blame me for bullying your brain!

"Next, we're going to ......" Zolman's eyes lit up, but slowly dimmed, "Next......"

There was a bit of confusion in his eyes, and he stared blankly above the empty object.

"I forgot."

“……？”

Vimere held the staff and touched her eyes, and the other party gave her the feeling at the moment, as if she had really lost her memory, as if she couldn't remember something important.

This gave her a sense of déjà vu.

I remember hearing Luo Wei mention that Filica, the Western Marshal of the Hoof Fire Empire, took out some of the key memories by himself to avoid leaking the information.

The third seat of the craftsman meeting in front of me also carried out such an operation?

Zolman looked down at his hands, and in confusion, he spread out his palms and looked at the fingers on his left and right.

"I can't remember."

He said.

"But I remember one name."

In the empty circular hall, the instruments around him were still in motion, and Zolman was immersed in his own vision.

"What is it?" Vimere asked.

The man with narrow eyes closed his eyes, then slowly raised his head.

"That name is—"

Zolman opened his eyes, and there was a little more cunning in them.

"Icarus."

The figure rapidly approached as the magic guide advanced, and the precautionary Vimir lowered her gaze, and the staff stretched forward to activate the shelter barrier, and at the same time prepared to trigger the magic explosion bomb that had already quietly penetrated the periphery.

In terms of insidiousness, you are far worse than him!

Vimeer was ready for battle.

Not only myself, but I will never let you hurt anyone else!

And it was in that moment.

Purple staff, brown sword shadow, aqua blue sword light—

Three figures crossed her at the same time.

(End of chapter)