Section 20 Methodology

Through the small window on the wall, you can see the crescent moon curving in the starry sky. In the canons of the Church, there is a mysterious legend. That is, in addition to the bright moon visible to the naked eye, there is also a "black moon" that is invisible to the human eye. That moon is the source of evil in this world, and it is from there that the demons originate.

Ashruphat looked at the moon with his eyes and unconsciously remembered this allusion.

"My lord, do you have something on your mind?" said Léa in his ear. Her smooth arm reached over and rested softly on Ashrufat's chest.

Ashrufat touched his hand, but Rhea immediately begged for mercy. "Don't do that, sir...... I'm running out of energy...... And it hurts a little...... It was crazy before......"

"What's wrong? I just fell asleep...... "Scarlet on the other side rubbed her eyes and lifted half of her body. She was really a little dazed. "Hey...... It's too much to want now...... The host, the two of us were also unbearable...... If it's not enough, you might as well go find the third and fourth one......"

"Don't talk stupid, keep sleeping!" Ashrufat pressed Scarlet down with his hand, and the latter soon fell asleep again. Although after the biochemical transformation, Scarlet needs a lot less sleep time, but her body also really needs sleep. But Ashrufat didn't actually need sleep.

There was a moment of calm in the bedroom.

"I don't have anything on my mind. Ashrufat whispered to reassure Reya.

"Won't you tell me?"

"Who told you I had something on my mind?" asked Ashrufat. "What do I have to worry about now?"

"Nobody told me. Léa replied. "But a woman...... It's superpowered. She was able to feel the uneasiness in her lover's heart without the help of anything. Are you unhappy with the situation?"

"For what you will have this thought. ”

"Because you...... As if the two of us can't satisfy you...... Actually, you don't have to worry about this...... This one...... The bed is huge, even if it sleeps five or six people......"

"Don't say that. Ashrufat sighed softly. A man can be disguised all day long, and he can be fake all day long (as in his current situation), but he must also have a small corner where he can show his true side.

"Such a wife is very rare. Carrie's voice suddenly sounded in her head. "If other men knew the truth, they would probably be jealous to death. Master, by the way, Scarlet has woken up and is now pretending to be asleep. ”

"I'm thinking about dwarves. "Ashrufat decided to tell the truth. "Remember the story I told you earlier? I disguised myself as a nezumi and led the nezumi to capture a dwarven fortress according to the agreement of the rat god who helped me out of trouble. ”

Ashrufat did not hide his experience. It should be said that he did not completely conceal the experience, and he had inadvertently told his two wives what happened on this long trip, especially the rat man. There may have been a lot of details he hadn't detailed, but at least both wives understood what he had been putting off for so long.

It's a good story. Carrie reminds him that he should keep most of the details from them so that he can tell them later. In fact, if he hadn't experienced all of this himself, Ashrufat himself wouldn't have believed that such a story existed. Even the most imaginative poets, or writers who write folklore full-time, could not have come up with such bizarre and incredible stories.

"Dwarves, are you worried about their retribution?" Leia was keenly aware of what Ashrufat meant. "But your worries are unwarranted. Dwarves live far away, and it is impossible for them to cross long journeys to Sivania to find your trouble. ”

"Even if they come, I'm not afraid. Ashrufat replied. "I'm worried about something else. The dwarves are masters of digging, and with their help, the dangers of Sivania would be gone. He whispered.

Sivania is located on the edge of the Anthropocene, cut off by mountains, and there is only one road (of course, there are two now) that connects it to the Anthropocene. This is also the reason why Ashrufat is able to occupy this land. If Sivania is a region located in the hinterland of the Anthropocene realm, with no danger to defend and transportation in all directions, then no matter how powerful he is, it is impossible for him to divide one side.

"So, sir, what do you want ......?"

"I want to solve this problem. Ashrufat replied. "The emissary we sent to make contact with the dwarves in the past two days has brought a piece of news. When he talked about this topic, he couldn't help but smile wryly. "My name is indeed recorded in the Book of Hate, and I heard it takes up ten chapters. ”

"Can't you use any diplomatic means to ease this contradiction?" Rhea suggested.

"Dwarves are narrow-minded and stubborn. Scarlet said suddenly. "They will never forget the hatred. Blood debt is their law, and nothing else can make them give up their hatred. ”

"You know the way?" asked Leia.

"The Hama and the Dwarves have dealings. Scarlet replied. "Then there was a commercial dispute, as if a dwarven merchant had been deceived by a swindler. Originally, this kind of thing was always inevitable, but they put this responsibility on the heads of all the Bin, and even recorded it in the book of hatred. No matter how we explain it, it's useless if it has nothing to do with our official business. ”

"What about the last?"

"At that time, in order to carry out the war with the Ryans, this instability had to be eliminated. In the end, it seems that Damon stepped forward and made monetary compensation. This is how the account was finally crossed out from the book of hatred. ”

"Hey, something like this is going to be recorded in the Book of Hate?" asked Leia curiously. Although she is also from the Bin, she has never been involved in such high-level incidents.

"As long as they feel hurt, anything can be recorded in the book of hatred. Scarlet replied. "Of course, after this happened, the Hama tribe reduced their contact with the dwarves as much as possible. ”

"Is there any other way for the dwarves to cross out the records in the Book of Hate other than this method?" Ashrufat asked.

"I don't know the way, maybe Damon will. Scarlet replied.

"Master, do you remember the dwarf with the same name as you?" said Carrie suddenly.

This sentence is like a key that instantly opens the door to memory. Ashrufat remembered what had happened on his way to Sivania. So much happened after that he even forgot about the little thing.

"Do you remember what the dwarves said, they came to kill dragons because of the book of hatred. You need to understand that even the deeds of a dragon with little intelligence can be included in the Book of Hate, so you don't have to think that you can erase your name from the Book of Hate. Blood debts are paid in blood, money is paid in money, and only in this case can the record in the book of hatred be erased...... You can flip through the books on them, and this aspect of the matter has been explained very clearly. ”

"This hatred will never be forgotten until I die, and will they take any opportunity to take revenge on me?"

"That's it! unless ......"

"Unless?"

"I have an idea, master, and it's just an idea at the moment. We'll trade more with the Dwarves, we'll have more dealings, and we'll get more information...... Only then can conclusions be drawn. Carrie said in her head.

Somewhere, in a distant place, in a room, several people were gathered.

At this time, the room was no longer dark, but bright. A light source from an unknown source illuminates the room, allowing a clear view of the metal walls. This unknown metal is silvery-white and has a luster unlike any metal known to man.

Five or six figures were sitting in a circle around the room, their gray cloak sitting in the center, holding what looked like a stack of paper. They are as thin as paper, but if you look closely, you can see that the words on the "paper" are not written or printed, but "emerge".

"The analysis answer is out? It didn't alarm the artificial intelligence, did it?"

"Rest assured, we're careful when reading the data. Because of the frequent start-up and shutdown, it seems that the signal collection device is now almost obsolete...... It has to be said that we were right to encrypt all of our data in the first place. The AI couldn't crack all the passwords for a while, so she only picked out some of the commonly used ones, and transferred the rest to the database of the 'Dark Castle'...... So now we can see that it's been calling data frequently lately...... That must be decryption. ”

The gray cloak looked at one of the papers. "Ylang is closing the personality control device?"

"In our judgment, it should be like this. There's no way around it, it's just a one-in-four chance random selection. It's like throwing dice, what you throw is completely up to fate and out of our control. But don't be too sad, after all, the logic bomb has been defused anyway. ”

"In recent times, artificial intelligence has been frequently trying to decrypt the data that has been stolen from us. The gray cloak picked up the second report. However, this operation suddenly stopped, and it seemed that it had found its purpose. That's the last file she decrypted?"

"That's right, that's exactly what it wants. Someone replied. "Let's make comparisons...... It's a record of our expeditions...... It is the site of the spaceship in the peninsula area. ”

The gray cloak frowned, "Ship ruins?" but I remember that place...... We didn't go deeper?"

"That's right, so we don't know what's in there. However, it was determined that the downed ship's engines and AI had been damaged, so it didn't make much sense to our construction plans. We wasted no time in making detailed observations. As for now...... There's green skins everywhere there. ”

"What are the AI's intentions for that ruin? But it's a zone beyond the reach of the Scarlet Duke. How did he get there?"

"He can disguise himself as a greenskin...... Of course, dwarves do. Someone replied.