Coming out of the hot spring, Rowe yawned slowly.

After not closing his eyes for nearly two days and one night, he told the girls to go to rest.

When Ryan and Marcus recover, the Legion will probably start a second meeting soon, and considering that the battle will be continuous in the future, it is better to let them sleep peacefully.

He himself handed over the matter of agreeing to Felica's purchase to Belier, and visited the three Xiaomi Noni by the way.

As a result, they were surrounded by all kinds of whimsical questions.

"How are seeds formed?"

"Why does it grow when buried in the soil?"

"If you bury people in it, can you open up new villains?"

Luo Wei used his scarce knowledge to answer, feeling that he was about to be entwined, and he never thought that discussing the mystery of life with a girl was such a brain-burning thing.

agreed to give them the correct answer next time, and one of the first two came out of the garden, and they couldn't help but start thinking about the meaning of life.

“……”

Forget it, sleep matters.

Clearing these time-wasting questions, he walked down the hallway, and was about to go back to his room for a good night's sleep, when suddenly a voice sounded in his head.

"Can you come to me?"

He stopped, a wry smile on his face.

Should I say sooner or later.

But instead of being taken care of by the other party, he hopes that he cares more about the other party.

"Hoo ......"

Shaking his head in place, Rowe turned to the other side of the hallway and pushed open the door to the outside.

Come to the courtyard.

The white stone pavilion at the top of the steps of the workshop, the person who hoped to see him sat dignified, his eyebrows as wide as ever, full of motherhood.

“……”

Artetana.

Sometimes Luo Wei would wonder if he was a little bit buried in this god, generally an existence like her would not appear directly in front of people, but at the moment she was guarding the courtyard for them.

However, this situation was also taken into account in advance, and at the beginning of the construction of the workshop, the shrine of the Mother Goddess was located at the innermost highest point, which was a distance that could not be seen. And the existence of the Beast God Realm can also isolate all means of trying to clearly detect her true face.

Luo Wei stood there looking at the other man's appearance for a few seconds, then walked over with a pout.

"You're here." Athetana said.

She wore a flower crown on her head, and a light green gold cloak covered with a light white veil, making her look more mature and stable, holding the solemn temperament of a god.

Of course.

Luo Wei guessed that she didn't want to do this because of her overly conspicuous figure and unusual skin color.

But the tail can't help it.

As the mother goddess, the tail is naturally different from ordinary people, sticking out from the lower end of the cloak, a large piece of furry and soft tucked at the feet, looking as if sitting in the pure white snow.

“…… Are you looking for me? Rowe smacked his lips.

Artetana looked at him with a sigh, not with the look of a child, but with the concealment of his knowingly questioning.

"I wish you had come to me."

She whispered, holding out a hand forward.

"You don't need to be afraid of me."

Sitting upright, she exudes the radiance of divinity, symbolizing the supreme existence of a race, and it is true that not everyone can go up and get close to it.

"Will you eat me, then?" Rowe smiled.

"Of course, I promise I won't even give you any bones." Athetana glanced at him reproachfully and patted her side, "Come on, I'm not going to get to the bottom of it." ”

Rowe sat down on her knees beside her.

She was already two heads taller than him, and now sitting here, her skeleton was bigger than herself, and she looked like a child in comparison.

"I'm not going to ask you anything."

Arttana didn't look at him, didn't intend to persecute him, and left him with the right space.

"As long as you know your physical condition, if you have any anxiety or trouble, you can come to me even if you don't say it."

“……”

Luo Wei was a little embarrassed for a moment.

She is more tolerant and perceptive than she imagined, and has always looked at them like an elder.

In this regard, I really lost to her.

It's not that he intends to hide it, but that the incident itself is his "price". In any case, after the Craftsman's Guild took this step, his plan to use the other party's plan would eventually come to fruition.

Only then will there be no burden after that.

"I ......"

"You don't have to say anything," said Arttana with a smile, "it's been a long time since you've closed your eyes, all you have to do now is get a good night's sleep." ”

Luo Wei was stunned for a moment.

Could it be ......

Arttana sighed softly, and then turned to him and smiled.

"Oh, I slept so peacefully last time, and I didn't admit it so quickly?"

Luo Wei: "......"

Not really.

Arttana immediately retracted her expression, her green eyes staring at him.

"At least as you said, every time you come back, you can be greeted with a hug, and I want to do everything I can to bring you peace."

It's not just what he's doing, it could affect whether the world is destroyed or not.

It's not just these children that make her can't help but want to take care of them.

And one more thing, as he said, is that before the foundation of all that, they were friends.

"I want you to know that no matter what you do, Vimere's child will support you unconditionally."

"There are also Sha Ye and Ayining, even if they usually disagree with your opinions, I think they should all believe that your actions will not be meaningless."

"So, how much effort has been made for this, I will not tell you, not to live up to them."

"Just follow the path you have identified."

She gently grabbed Rowe's wrist and guided him into her arms, soothing his back and soothing what he was carrying in secret.

The corners of Luo Wei's mouth were shallow with a smile.

Probably nothing could be more reassuring than this.

Leaning on the arms of the mother goddess, the tidal wave of exhaustion seemed to come up, causing his consciousness to settle down slightly.

And Artetana, whose pure white tail slowly changed to make it longer and fluffier, slowly covered him from behind.

"Sleep."

She whispered, like whispers floating in the air, and soon even breathing came from her arms.

Maybe one day I won't be able to keep up with his growth, but at least for now, or at least, give him a harbor to dock into.

But the quiet sleeping face is really a little different from usual, should it be said that the eyes are too distracted.

"I'm still a kid of this age..."

Time passed.

Arttana slowly raised her head and saw a red-white figure looking at the door of the workshop.

When the two looked at each other, she wanted to convey something to each other through her eyes, but the latter didn't seem to listen to it, as if she had a deep grudge.

Shayer: "......"

Artetana: "......"

Angel rage: 100%

Should I say that I have recently vacated the piece that belongs to her, can I feel the incomprehension that I can't let go of in the arrogance, obviously I've already gone back to the room, and I've been thinking about it so I can't sleep?

Arttana pursed her lips and beckoned lightly.

Xhayer stood there visibly shaken.

It seemed that the next moment would come towards them at any moment, but the crimson pride eventually overpowered everything and turned and entered the workshop.

The look in his eyes didn't seem to have misunderstood them, but he stubbornly put them aside, spitting on the snub he deserved, and never intended to bow his head.

Arttana couldn't help but glance down.

"You...... What the hell are you trying to do again? ”

And the sleeping side face responded to her with the harmless breath of humans and animals.

……

……

In the afternoon of the same day, 18 o'clock.

Courtyard meetings were held as usual.

The Legion brought back information from the first round of expeditions, but most of them were not good news.

After learning that the surface of the magic weapon could not be destroyed even by Marcus, the new craftsmen and the adventurers' guild and other forces fell into suspicion.

Especially when Ryan was still seriously injured and had an arm tied until now, in their opinion, no matter how they looked at it, this expedition was a complete failure.

As the magic guide weapon shook the earth every half an hour, getting closer and closer to the uncrowned city, the anxiety of burning eyebrows gradually spread to the hearts of everyone present.

"Guys, don't be too pessimistic."

Felica glanced back in the square, because it was late, and the group did not come in with the crowd, but stood on the periphery and listened, as if not intending to express an opinion.

"It's not that we're bringing back good news, on the contrary, this temptation can be said to determine whether we can stop it later."

These words were not her turn to speak.

If you want to settle the score, as the creator of the magic weapon, some of the wars and disasters faced by the last round of the Crownless City came from her, but she is not as well-known as Marcus.

Filica was not going to apologize either, in this matter, if it were not for the betrayal of the Artisans' Guild, she did not think that there was anything wrong with the position of her own country's orders, they had come to take the Crownless City in the first place.

But now, in order to make the artisan who used her work wantonly, pay the price, and as the person most familiar with the technique, it was clear that she was the only one who could come up with a reasonable explanation to prove it.

"But you don't say what!" Someone spoke up, "It makes me wonder if this is true." ”

"Yes! If there really is a way, why not tell us? ”

"I can't stop it even a step, how can I believe it!"

Compared with the last meeting, this time not only were the two big names of the Lion Court absent, but Marcus was also absent due to injury, and the speeches present became less formal.

But more often than not, anxiety is spreading.

"Everyone—"

Ryan spoke at this point.

He also glanced at Luo Wei on the periphery of the crowd like Felica, this piece of information was brought back from the rear, and after the expedition that he thought the dust had settled, it was undoubtedly unexpected news of strategic significance.

Only a few people know about the fact that the magic weapon is a skillful machine.

In order to prevent the information from being revealed to the other party, I have to say that Luo Wei's hand left them plenty of leeway, and now the intelligence is in a situation where they know more about the other party, and the other party doesn't know that they have seen through her true identity.

Of course, there is no such thing as an impermeable wall, and no one expects this news to be kept on forever.

But just two days is enough.

"We'll stop it at Bucket Ridge."

Ryan said with a bright flame in his eyes.

"I won't take the suburbs of Uncrowned City as a retreat, the next expedition will be a decisive battle."

As the hub of the Alliance, he showed his determination and walked the talk.

The dwarven people have begun to evacuate the Iron Bucket Ridge, and the corresponding preparations are already underway, rather than choosing to take the Iron Bucket Ridge, it is better to say that the magic guide weapon can only descend the Broken Ridge Plateau from here.

Therefore, there is no more suitable place to fight, and when you set foot on the plains on the northern outskirts of the Crownless City, you will lose your geographical advantage if you want to block anything.

Although it was not explicitly stated, everyone could hear that this was a promise to cover up this topic, and it was natural to think that if this kind of information was known to the Craftsman Society, it would probably not be so useful.

"So...... Even the attack of the Eastern Marshal is out of reach, how can we defeat it? It's just that you're stuck in the terrain of Iron Bucket Ridge, so it's impossible to trap the magic guide weapon all the time, right? ”

"...... about this"

Ryan closed his eyes, and Marcus woke up for a while after that, and according to his limited memory, the attack really couldn't break through the defenses of the magic weapon.

Filica explained to them that this was most likely due to the local hardening ability of the Craftsman. Mecha's armor plates can be as soft as skin, but they can also be hard enough to resist magical explosions.

And the magic weapon is undoubtedly better in this regard.

The Demon Marshal couldn't come up with a better way for the time being, so he could only suggest that they attack from different parts, but there was no guarantee that if the opponent's whole body hardened, the time to hold out might be enough to climb out of the deep mountain.

Only when this problem is solved can there be a breakthrough in tactical arrangement.

Isn't there a better way to do it?

"Such as... If that's the case, maybe I know how to do it. ”

All eyes turned to the source of the sound.

found that the person who spoke turned out to be Marcus's ingenious machine girl.

Originally, he was just observing the content of the meeting on behalf of the master, and when everyone was at a loss, no one expected that Bena would speak at this time.

"You know what to do?" Felica was also a little incredulous.

This machine mother...... Isn't following Marcus only fighting and killing? Even the modules are all types of combat stress, and I heard that Duomi disliked that the other party wouldn't even change the armor plate by itself, and it was all modules with unknown functions.

What can she do to solve the hardening of the whole body of the magic guide weapon?

"Yes...... After all, I've seen it with my own eyes, if that's really what I'm saying......"

Bena hesitated twice, her eyes wandering.

Then, she slowly floated up, pointing straight to the back of the crowd—

The people who were pointed out retreated one after another, and an empty path was quickly made in the middle of the crowd.

As Vimir and Ayinen stepped away, Lowe stood there, yawning slowly without much sleep, and stepped aside without much interest.

It turned out that there was no one behind him.

He turned his head sideways and looked up at Bena, who glanced at him.

Luo Wei: "......"

Bena: "......"

I can't keep this machine.

(End of chapter)