After coming out of the hot spring, Luo Wei slowly yawned.
After not sleeping for almost two days and one night, he asked the girls to rest.
When Ryan and Marcus recover, the Legion will probably start their second meeting soon. Considering that the battle situation will be very continuous in the future, it is better for them to have a good sleep now.
He himself handed over the matter of agreeing to Felica's purchase to Belle, and visited the three little Minoni by the way.
As a result, I was surrounded and asked all kinds of fantastic questions.
“How are seeds formed?”
"Why does it grow when buried in the soil?"
"If you bury people in it, can you create new ones?"
Luo Wei answered with his lack of knowledge, feeling like he was getting involved. He never thought that discussing the mysteries of life with a girl would be such a brain-burning thing.
Promising to give them the correct answer next time, the two older ones came out of the garden and couldn't help but start thinking about the meaning of life.
"..."
Forget it, sleep is important.
After clearing his mind of these time-wasting questions, he walked down the corridor and was about to go back to his room to take a nap when a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Can you come to my place?"
He stopped, with a wry smile on his face.
Should I say it sooner or later?
But rather than being taken care of by the other person, he hopes that he cares about the other person more.
"call……"
Shaking his head on the spot, Luo Wei turned to the other side of the corridor and opened the door to the outside.
Come to the courtyard.
In the white stone pavilion at the top of the steps of the workshop, the person who wanted to see him sat there dignifiedly, his eyebrows as broad as ever, full of motherhood.
"..."
Athetana.
Sometimes Luo Wei would feel that he had neglected this god. Generally speaking, a being like her would not appear directly in front of people, but now she was guarding the courtyard for them.
However, this situation was considered in advance. When the workshop was first built, the temple of the Mother Goddess was located at the highest point on the innermost side, which was a distance that no one could see clearly. The existence of the Beast God Realm can also block all attempts to clearly detect her true appearance.
Luo Wei stood there and admired the other party's appearance for a few seconds, then walked over with his lips curled.
"You're here," Athetana said.
She wore a flower crown on her head, and the thin white gauze was covered with a light green gold-patterned cloak, making her look more mature and steady, with the solemn temperament qualified for a god.
certainly.
Luo Wei guessed that she did this because she didn't want to attract attention because of her overly conspicuous figure and skin color that was different from human beings.
But there was nothing the tail could do.
As a mother goddess, her tail is naturally different from ordinary people. It sticks out from the bottom of the cloak, and is a large piece of furry and soft that is gathered at her feet. It looks like she is sitting on pure white snow.
"...You're looking for me?" Luo Wei smacked his lips.
Athetana sighed and glanced at him. It wasn't the expression she was looking at a child, but she had expected him to cover up his knowing questions.
"I wish it was you who came to find me."
She said softly, reaching forward with a hand.
"You don't have to be afraid of me."
Sitting here, she exudes the radiance of divinity, symbolizing the supreme existence of a race. Indeed, not everyone can get close to her.
"Then will you eat me?" Luo Wei smiled.
"Of course I will, I promise I won't even leave any bones for you." Athetana gave him a reproachful look and patted her side, "Come here, I have no intention of getting to the bottom of it."
Luo Wei sat down with his knees beside her.
She was already two heads taller than him, but sitting here now, her frame was also bigger than his own, making him look even more like a child in comparison.
"I'm not going to ask you anything."
Athetana didn't look at him, not intending to force him, leaving him some space.
"As long as you are aware of your physical condition, it will be fine. If you are anxious or worried, you can come to me even if you don't say it."
"..."
Luo Wei felt ashamed for a moment.
She is more tolerant and more perceptive than she thought, and she has always looked at them like an elder.
In this aspect, I really lost to her.
It's not that he intends to hide it, but the fact itself is his "price". In any case, after the Craftsman Association takes this step, his plan to use the opponent's plan will eventually come to fruition.
Only then there will be no burden after that.
"I……"
"You don't have to say anything," Athetana said with a smile, "It's been a long time since I closed my eyes. All you have to do now is have a good sleep."
Luo Wei was stunned for a moment.
Could it be that……
Athetana sighed softly, then turned to him and smiled.
"Oh, I slept so peacefully last time, why are you denying it so soon?"
Luo Wei: "..."
Not really.
Athetana immediately calmed down and stared at him with her green eyes.
"At least as you said, you will be greeted with a hug every time you come back. I want to do my best to bring you peace."
It's not just what he's doing that could affect whether the world ends.
It wasn't just these children that she couldn't help but care for.
Another point is that he also said that before the foundation of everything, they were friends.
"I hope you know that no matter what you do, that kid Vermeer will support you unconditionally."
"There are also Shaye and Ayi Ning. Even if they usually oppose your opinions, I think they all believe that your actions will not be meaningless."
"So, I won't tell you how much effort I have put into this, and I won't live up to them."
"Just keep walking on the path you are determined for."
She gently held Luo Wei's wrist, guided him into her arms, soothed his back, and soothed what he was also secretly carrying.
There was a slight smile on Luo Wei's lips.
There is probably nothing more reassuring than this.
Leaning in the arms of the Mother Goddess, a tide of exhaustion seemed to come over him, causing his consciousness to settle slightly.
And Athena slowly changed her pure white tail, making it longer and fluffy, and slowly covered him from behind.
"Go to sleep."
She spoke softly, like whispers floating in the air, and soon her even breathing came from her arms.
Maybe one day in the future I won't be able to keep up with his growth, but at least now, or at least this way, I'll provide him with a harbor where he can dock.
But that peaceful sleeping face was really different from usual. Should it be said that his eyes were too distracted.
"Obviously he is still a child of this age..."
Time passed.
Athetana slowly raised her head and saw a red and white figure looking at the door of the workshop.
As the two looked at each other, she hoped to convey something to the other party through her eyes, but the latter seemed not to listen, as if she had deep grudges.
Shaye: "..."
Athetana: "..."
Angel Rage: 100%
Should I say that the space that belongs to her has been vacant recently? Can you feel the confusion that cannot be let go in the pride? She has obviously gone back to the room, but she is still thinking about it in her heart, so she can't sleep?
Athetana pursed her lips and waved slightly to the other party.
Shaye stood there visibly shaken.
It seemed that he would come towards them at any moment, but his crimson self-esteem finally overcame everything and turned around and entered the workshop.
The look in his eyes didn't seem to have misunderstood them, but he looked away stubbornly, spurning the neglect he deserved, and never intending to bow his head.
Athetana couldn't help but glance down.
"You...what are you planning again?"
And those sleeping side faces responded to her with the harmless breathing of humans and animals.
…
…
That afternoon, 18:00.
Courtyard meetings will be held as usual.
The legion brought back the intelligence from the first round of expedition, but most of it was not good news.
After learning that even Marcus could not destroy the surface of the magic weapon, the newly joined craftsmen, the Adventurer's Guild and other forces fell into suspicion.
Especially when Ryan was still seriously injured and still had one arm tied up, in their opinion, no matter how they looked at it, this expedition was a complete failure.
As the magic weapon caused vibrations in the earth every half hour, getting closer and closer to Crownless City, the burning anxiety gradually spread into the hearts of everyone present.
"Everyone, don't be too pessimistic."
Felica glanced back in the square. Because they arrived relatively late, the group did not crowd in, but stood on the periphery and listened, as if they did not intend to express their opinions.
"What we brought back is not without good news. On the contrary, this test can be said to determine whether we can stop it in the future."
It was not her turn to say these words.
If you want to settle accounts, as the creator of magic weapons, part of the wars and disasters faced by Crownless City in the last round came from her, but she is not as well-known as Marcus.
Felica didn't intend to apologize. In this matter, if it weren't for the betrayal of the Craftsmen's Guild, she didn't think there was anything wrong with the position of following the orders of her country. They were originally here to capture the Crownless City.
But now, in order to make the craftsmen who wantonly use her achievements pay the price, as the person most familiar with this technology, it is obvious that only she can come up with a reasonable explanation to prove this matter.
"But you didn't even say what it was!" Someone said, "This makes me doubt whether it is real."
"Yes! If there is really a way, why don't you tell us?"
"It didn't even stop him even one step, how can I believe it?"
Compared with the last meeting, this time not only were the two big figures from the Lion Garden absent, Marcus was also absent due to injury, and the speeches at the meeting became less formal.
But more than anything, anxiety and panic are spreading.
"Everyone——"
Ryan spoke at this time.
Like Felica, he also glanced at Rowe outside the crowd. This piece of information was brought back from the rear. After the expedition, which was thought to have settled, it was undoubtedly an unexpected piece of good news with strategic significance.
Only a few people know that the magic weapon is a skilled machine girl.
The purpose is to prevent the information from being leaked to the other party. It has to be said that Luo Wei's move left them plenty of room. Now they are in a situation where they know more about the other party, but the other party does not know that they have seen through her true identity. .
Of course, there is no impermeable wall in the world, and no one expects this news to be sealed forever.
But just two days is enough.
"We'll stop it at Barrel Ridge."
Ryan said brightly with bright flames in his eyes.
"I will not use the suburbs of Crownless City as a retreat. The next expedition will be a decisive battle."
As the linchpin of the alliance, he expressed his determination and kept his word.
The dwarf people have begun to evacuate Tietong Ridge, and corresponding preparations are already underway. Rather than choosing to take Tietong Ridge, it is better to say that magic weapons can only go down to the Broken Ridge Plateau from here.
Therefore, there is no more suitable place to fight than here. Once we set foot on the plains on the northern outskirts of Wuguan City, any obstruction will lose its geographical advantage.
Although it was not stated clearly, everyone could tell that this was a promise to cover up the topic. Naturally, they could also imagine that if this kind of information were known to the Craftsmen Association, it would probably not be so useful.
"So... even Marshal Dong's attack is useless. How can we defeat it? It's just trapped in the terrain of Tietong Ridge. It's impossible to trap the magic weapon all the time, right?"
"About that..."
Ryan closed his eyes, and Marcus woke up for a while after that. According to his limited memory, the attack could not break the defense of the magic weapon.
Felica explained to them that this was probably due to the local hardening ability of the Mechanical Girl. The Mecha's armor plates can be as soft as skin, or hard enough to withstand magical blasts.
Magical weapons are undoubtedly better in this regard.
The magic marshal could not come up with a better method for the time being. He could only suggest that they attack from different parts. However, there was no guarantee that if the opponent's entire body became hardened, they would be able to persist long enough to climb out of the deep mountain ridge.
Only by solving this problem can there be a breakthrough in tactical arrangements.
Isn't there a more clever way?
"If...if that's the case, maybe I know a way."
Everyone's eyes turned towards the source of the sound.
He discovered that the person who spoke was actually Marcus's skilled machine girl.
Originally, she was just listening to the meeting on behalf of her master. When everyone was at a loss, no one expected that Beina would speak at this time.
"You know what to do?" Felica was also a little unbelievable.
This machine girl... follows Marcus, doesn't she only know how to fight and kill? Even the modules are all of the combat stress type. I heard that Duo Mi disliked the opponent for not even being able to change the armor plate himself. They were all modules with unknown functions.
Is there any way she can solve the problem of the whole body hardening of magic weapons?
"Yes...after all, I saw it with my own eyes. If that's what I said..."
Bena hesitated for a moment, her eyes wandering.
Then, she slowly floated up and pointed straight to the back of the crowd——
The people who were pointed out stepped away one after another, and an empty path quickly opened up in the middle of the crowd.
As Wei Mier and Ayi Ning also retreated, Luo Wei stood there, yawned slowly without much sleep, and stepped aside without interest.
It turned out that there was no one behind him.
He turned his head and looked up at Bena, who glanced at him.
Luo Wei: "..."
Beina: "..."
This machine girl can't be kept.
(End of chapter)
