The cultural background and architectural style of Ziwu City are different from any civilization in the old era. It is like a product of the combination of Arabian and Western European styles. It is exquisite and gorgeous, but also mysterious and exotic.
The mansion Yavid gave to Lu Xiao was originally the private property of the royal family and was one of the properties purchased before Yavid launched a coup and took power.
Of course, a mansion that could attract the attention of a prince would not stretch the crotch. Lu Xiao fell in love with this mansion the first day she moved into it.
The total population of mankind after its destruction and rebirth is not large. As the most prosperous city in the new era, the total population of Ziwu City is only a few hundred thousand.
The sparse population also means that there is not much need to build high-rise buildings during the construction process of the city.
The luxurious villa that Yavid gave to Lu Xiao only has two floors, but it covers a large area.
The villa is built near the cliff on the edge of the mountaintop platform. From the flower-filled back garden, you can directly see the clouds and mist lingering in the valley below, giving people a real feeling of being on the top of the mountains.
You can also see beautiful scenery near the manor Lu Xiao purchased in the main world, but the landscape styles of the two mansions are completely different.
The Bolgheri Manor, surrounded by vineyards, has both vast pastoral scenery and coastal scenery, while the mansion in Meridian City is surrounded by the magnificence of mountains and rivers.
Aloy is not interested in the low-key and luxurious scenery in the house, and her level of taste is not yet able to accept the beauty of civilized society.
Aloy passed through the lobby and rushed directly into the garden.
Standing in the sea of flowers with open arms, Aloy closed her eyes and took a deep breath, and the fragrant floral fragrance poured into her nose.
The Nola tribe's territory is at a higher altitude and is covered with snow for nearly half of the year. Aloy, who grew up in high-altitude primeval mountain forests, has never seen so many types of flowers.
Yongzhen also accompanied Aloy to enjoy the beautiful scenery in the garden. She also liked this mountain city surrounded by mountains very much.
Since Yongzhen and Aloy wanted to enjoy the scenery of the garden, Lu Xiao simply moved the conversation location to the pavilion in the garden.
Regarding Aloy’s learning progress, Yongzhen will report to Lu Xiao through Focus every day.
He briefly asked Aloy about his views on Assassin's Creed, which as expected aroused the impatience of this wild girl.
The education Aloy received since she was a child was all about physical matters. She never believed in the so-called mother of all things of the Nora tribe, and she had always scorned the illusory belief in gods.
Lu Xiao had no intention of making irresponsible remarks on Aloy's views on religion. Strictly speaking, the Assassin's Creed modified by the European Brotherhood cannot be completely regarded as faith, but more like the pursuit and practice of personal ideas.
At present, Aloy has not yet found her true faith. She is obsessed with finding out who her parents are and why she was left alone in the Nora tribe to be raised by Rost.
Just like Lu Xiao's private evaluation of Aloy, Aloy is still unable to control her temper. Her eyes are staring straight at the road leading to the end called "life experience", and she is not aware of what is happening around her.
Many things are of no interest.
Help Sona hunt down the Solar Eclipse Cult, on the one hand, to fulfill her promise to her eldest mother, Tirsa, and on the other hand, she also hopes to obtain clues related to her life experience through the pursuit of the Solar Eclipse Cult.
Paranoid, this is Lu Xiao's deepest impression of Aloy, and this may also be the character she inherited from Elizabeth Sobek.
Most genius scientists are paranoid. As a saying goes, there is only a thin line between genius and madness.
It was this kind of paranoia that made Elizabeth Sobek unwilling to give up even when facing a desperate situation. She united the strongest scientific research team in mankind and developed the real artificial intelligence Gaia, which ultimately preserved the fire for mankind to rise again.
Sensing Aloy's impatience keenly, Lu Xiao knowingly stopped the temptation.
The conversation changed and Lu Xiao brought the topic to Aloy's life experience.
"Aloy, have you ever thought that maybe the end point you are pursuing with all your strength does not have the answer you want."
Aloy, who grew up in the mountains, is simple but not stupid. The clever brain of Elisabeth Sobek made her sensitively aware that there seemed to be some hidden meaning in Lu Xiao's words.
"What's the meaning?"
Lu Xiao shrugged and said, "Literally."
"So far, you have been pursuing it with hatred on the premise that you were abandoned by your parents."
"What if, I mean what if, the truth is completely different from what you imagined, will you hate the world because of it?"
Lu Xiao's words didn't provide any clues, and it was so confusing that Aloy couldn't figure it out, but she roughly understood what Lu Xiao meant.
"...You guys, have you known about my life experience for a long time, so you made me mentally prepared in advance?"
Lu Xiao pretended to be silly and smiled: "Where do you start talking about this? Today is the first time I have officially met you. I have only heard about you from Yongzhen's mouth before."
'That's right, our first official meeting.'
Aloy reluctantly tried to pry words out of Lu Xiao's mouth, but the slick Lu Xiao kept talking about it.
Aloy, who has a very straight temper, became more and more impatient during the conversation, but Lu Xiao's tactful speaking skills prevented her from finding a chance to get angry.
After receiving the signal from Lu Xiao's eyes, Yongzhen stood up and changed the topic tacitly.
Through the conversation with Aloy, Lu Xiao got the information she wanted.
Although this child is a bit stubborn, just like Yongzhen said, her nature is not bad.
As long as someone gives correct guidance, it is easy to pull Elloy to the good side on the scale of good and evil.
'I hope that after learning the truth, Aloy will not give up on himself.'
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At noon, Lu Xiao walked slowly towards Ou Lin's mansion after having lunch.
Aloy followed Lu Xiao angrily, staring at his back angrily. Yongzhen held Aloy's hand and whispered comfort.
When the three of them arrived at the door of Olin's mansion, the door was already open, and Olin and his wife were ready to welcome the distinguished guests.
The lock on the front door of Ou Lin's house has been changed. After welcoming Lu Xiao and the others into the house, Ou Lin ordered his wife to lock the door and took the three of them to the basement for a detailed discussion.
Yongzhen temporarily suppressed Aloy, who was full of questions, and Lu Xiao got straight to the point and asked Olin for information.
"I have many questions to ask you, but first let's talk about the weapon of war you mentioned not long ago."
Lu Xiao's expression became serious: "What did the Eclipse Sect dig up?"
There was a hint of fear in Orin's eyes. He took a deep breath to control his emotions before speaking: "According to the information obtained by the Eclipse Sect, the huge machine is called the Death Messenger, and it is a killing weapon made by ancient people."
Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly: "How do you know it is an ancient killing weapon??"
Orin shook his head: "I didn't know that on the day the Death Messenger was dug out, a mysterious man who claimed that the Eclipse Cult had deviated from its original intention of founding told me the news."
Lu Xiao asked thoughtfully: "The founder of the Solar Eclipse Sect, is he a physical human being or...a machine?"
"It's human."
Orin said with certainty: "At least I don't think his clear-cut words can be spoken by a machine. Sirius must have met him as well."
'People...?'
Lu Xiao's brows furrowed tightly. He originally thought that the person behind the Eclipse Cult was the twisted artificial intelligence Hades, but the situation seemed to be different from what he imagined.