Ling was a little surprised that Joshua recovered his memory so quickly. Although this situation was also her expectation, she originally thought it would take more time to achieve it, and it might be delayed until the end of the gospel plan.
When she was in Chase, Ling had a conversation with Joshua and "spoiled" a lot of things to him. Could this be the source of awakening his curiosity to pursue the past? No, maybe it's more than that.
Ling should have realized this during the day during the martial arts competition finals. When fighting Valut, Joshua's movements were obviously different from those in the previous semi-finals. The origin of fighting spirit is the sublimation of the combination of will and body, even if
Unlike magicians who learn how to refine their spiritual power, warriors will also exercise their spiritual power. In battles where the gap between the two sides is not large, it is often said that the key to victory or defeat is the level of spiritual will. This is reasonable.
The higher the mental power, the higher the resistance to suggestion types. Wiseman's spells cannot be effective on warriors of Cassius or Levi's level. If Ling hadn't taken the initiative to open her psychological barrier, she would have been absolutely useless.
It is impossible to fall into the trap. Therefore, as long as Joshua can train his mental power to be strong enough, sooner or later he will notice the disharmony in himself.
After carefully identifying Joshua's mental state with her own perception ability, Ling confirmed that there were no cracks in Joshua's spirit. It was probably the same as the one in the original book where the professor used external force to break open the blockade and remove the memories that had been separated for five years.
The situation that is poured into your head is different. If you break through the blockade with your own spiritual power, it may just be the feeling of "recalling the past that has been away for a long time."
Ling had a similar experience not long ago. When she was in Luan City, she learned that Delmon had gone to the Republic to engage in speculation business and was moved. She recalled the years before she was sold to the cult by human traffickers.
It is true that she has an important memory in her life, but this will not distort her now formed personality.
Joshua is different now than he was then. He is no longer the black fang with a broken mind, but a young man who can cry and laugh, exuding vitality. Even if his memory is restored, it will only affect his mental cultivation.
More complete. Being able to return to the "way of man" is undoubtedly a good change. The person who is happiest about this is probably Levi.
Levi lied to Joshua, but Joshua, who was immersed in the joy of reunion, didn't seem to notice. In Ling's view, if his memory was restored, he would definitely be interested in "acting with Professor Yaruva"
"I'm wary of myself", or is it that he knew this possibility, but naively believed that Ling was not a bad person? Well, although it was quite stupid, Ling found that she didn't seem to hate Joshua like this.
After Reinhardt left the Queen's Palace in a hurry, Ling followed closely behind.
When Ling passed by, Queen Alicia, who was talking to Joshua and Estelle, suddenly raised her head, but found nothing.
"Is it an illusion?" the queen said to herself with some doubts. Opposite her, Joshua and Estelle were chatting enthusiastically and did not notice anything unusual.
"So, Second Lieutenant Lawrence is your brother? This is great! No wonder you say that his swordsmanship is very familiar." Estelle said happily.
"Well, Lawrence is a pseudonym. His real name is Reinhardt. I usually call him Levi. In addition, after talking to Levi, I was convinced of another guess. Estelle, your
My intuition is quite accurate. Ling's last name is not a coincidence, she is really my sister. After my father comes, I will tell you everything I have experienced in the past... and my relationship with them."
Joshua has made up his mind. This is the promise he made to Estelle last night. The man kept his promise, even if today he recovered the forgotten past by crossing the battlefield in his heart, he had no intention of breaking his promise and concealing it.
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Returning to the underground area again, on the first floor of the air corridor, Ling saw Valut, Luciola and Blubrand who had disappeared from Grancel City and then appeared.
"Hey, girl Ling, you are here." Walut waved his hand and said hello to Ling.
"We rushed here after receiving your notification and contact. There seem to be a lot of interesting things here. My Phantom Thief's right hand is already very thirsty." Blubrand was very interested in exploring this dungeon, and his
Enthusiasm is second only to Ling among the four.
"That Levi guy was in a hurry, did something good happen?" Luciola was a little concerned about the person who just disappeared in front of the three of them like an afterimage.
"Well, that's right. He has been supervising the lifting of the time freeze of the first seal of the Ring of Glory. He will handle it over there. We don't have to worry about him. I received a notification from the professor that he and Ken
Parela has returned to Gulorias, and they will probably go to the stars to report to the alliance leader. If the progress goes well, everyone will be able to see the show begin soon."
Ling was the only person present who could directly contact the Red Ark, so Bai Mian had previously been granted the authority to command the executors.
In addition to witnessing the historic moment when the first seal was lifted, Ling's real purpose was actually to take everyone to visit at the last moment, which was supposed to be a sideshow.
"Will there be no chance to come in the future? Indeed, in a place where this teleportation technique cannot be used, it may be our only chance to come in." Luciola said.
"Is my job just to pick up junk?" Blubrand waved his wand, and as the gem at the top of the wand emitted a strange light, the thaumaturgy shrank, and the mechanical debris that was shot quickly became smaller and became something that could be held in his hand.
style and put it in Blubrand's handbag.
"You don't need all of them, just take one of each type of puppet weapon. It can be regarded as a souvenir for the Thirteenth Workshop."
Under Ling's guidance, a group of four people quickly reached the bottom floor. Under her guidance, everyone entered the hidden room.
"There is such a good thing. If it can resume action, it should be very powerful, right? It seems that I won't have to worry about not having sandbags in the future." Valut said while looking at the huge puppet weapon that exceeded ten yamo.
"Is this feeling a bit similar to the ancient puppet Storm Raider in the old campus of King Janice Academy?" Blubrand said to Ling.
"Have you also gone to the old school building to see that one?" Ling certainly knew what he was talking about. She also specifically investigated the ancient puppet that was immune to both fire and wind attributes.
"Haha, after all, I have stayed in Luan for so long. As a collectible of the Phantom Thieves, the antique centaur has very good taste. By the way, I have already repaired it." Blubrand showed off in a
Said in tone.
Ling nodded to him, and then introduced the origin of this super large mechanical beast to the three of them.
"The ace of the Gulibel people, a mass-produced puppet weapon with unlimited energy powered by the Ring of Light. The body development number is Fantasia. Although the torso, left arm, and right arm of the mechanical beast can fight independently,
When they are combined, they become a complete body. The action pattern of an excellent warrior is input into the mechanical beast. By waving its arms during battle, it can neutralize most external attacks. After obtaining the energy of the Ring of Glory, the guardian
The right arm generates a force field that is extremely resistant to spell attacks, while the left arm of the guardian arm generates a force field that is resistant to physical attacks. How this black technology was created is still a mystery. I didn’t find any relevant information when I investigated the device tower.
material."
"The left hand of Monomon and the right hand of Momo? The big toys of Monomon and Momo are really troublesome. If we fight against each other without knowing it, maybe even I will suffer a loss. But now that I know the specific information,
Then it's not a problem. Only the material aspect is worth looking at." Valut knocked on the shell of the mechanical beast's torso and found that it was a novel material that he had never seen before.
"Without energy, you don't have that kind of ability. And it's not immune. It's just a terrifyingly high level of endurance. Compared with the concept of ancient dragon protection, it shouldn't be that strong." Ling said to a few people.
"Conceptual protection? I've never heard of this word." Blubrand asked strangely.
"Ah, it's a word I made up for the convenience of research. It's not in the dictionary. When I was fighting Regnart before, I discovered a strange phenomenon that only exists in the Holy Beast of the Sky. Usually it's very strange.
It’s hard to come across, so don’t worry about it.”
Ling came to the position equivalent to the mechanical beast's torso and head, opened the cover behind it, and inserted her fingers into the interface.
"What are you doing?" Luciola was a little confused about Ling's actions.
"Lock their main control program. This is only a temporary solution to prevent them from going on a rampage after gaining energy after the first seal is lifted. According to the information I have obtained, although Fantasy Music is a man-made machine, it also possesses a certain degree of
AI. So the certification process of the Gospel is also valid for them. When we return to the Red Ark and install the Gospel on them, we can use them as our combat force."
"They? Are there more than one big guy like this?" Valut asked.
"Well, there are quite a few more. Blubrand, I'm asking you to take care of me here too."
After watching Blubrand use thaumaturgy to stuff the first Fantasia into his bag, the group followed Ling's footsteps and went to four more hidden rooms.
A total of five sets of fantasy music that had lost power were also packed away. Just when they were about to go to the sixth location, a strange black wave came from the entire underground space, and then the entire underground area vibrated and shook.
While shaking, all the lighting tubes on both sides of the road went out, plunging into darkness. Everyone knew what happened.
"The guiding force stops, right? So, the gospel has finally started?" Luciola looked towards the direction of the wave.
"That's probably it. It seems that the show has finally begun." Blubrand turned around and headed deeper into the bottom floor. Others followed suit.
After the gospel was activated, Alan Richard maintained a military posture and stared motionlessly at the core device entangled with a combination of seven light wheels.
After nearly half an hour of waiting, all seven light wheels disappeared, and the black light emitting from the gospel also disappeared at the same time.
Just after Richard shouted excitedly, what responded to him was not the dusty treasure he was expecting. In front of his eyes, the seven light wheels that had disappeared for a while reappeared. At the same time, there was also
A mechanically synthesized sound of some inorganic substance.
…Warning…Warning to all personnel…
"Is this device talking?"
The first barrier of the Ring of Glory seal structure has been confirmed to have failed. It is speculated that the gospel was used in the deepest part of the seal area... The device tower has been activated...
"The installation tower, could it be said to be..."
Richard looked back and saw that the four giant pillars that were slowly rotating had changed. They slowly descended, and their tops were finally flush with the ground.
"This..." Richard was at a loss for a moment. He thought that as long as he used the gospel, he would be able to lift the seal and obtain the Ring of Glory, but the scene in front of him was not like that.
Ignoring what he meant, the sound of the device continued.
When the first barrier failed, a small amount of interference waves were released from the ring. The seal of the guardian of the ring has been lifted. All relevant personnel, please evacuate the sealed area as quickly as possible.
The device fell into silence after issuing a warning. However, a sound came from the wall next to it. On the white wall that Richard originally thought was a dead end, he opened the door, and there was an ugly big guy with two little brothers.
The empty device walked out.
...the link is fixed...the guidance force supply is restarted...the restart is complete...mode: intrusion to search for enemies...coordinate confirmation...the deepest part of the sealing mechanism facility...the ring guardian's fantasy music, searching for invading enemies...
"Warcraft? No, puppet weapons? No, could it be the Guardian of the Ring in that voice? Could this guy's original mission be to destroy the facility that sealed the Ring of Glory? However, when the Ring of Glory was sealed,
, it also stopped functioning in this door... Could it be said that around this ring of brilliance, ancient people had a history of mutual opposition? Or... but... the most critical question is, where is the ring of brilliance?
where?"
The mechanical beast did not respond to Richard's doubts. It walked out of the door and moved its body on its own.
Before Richard could figure out what it was going to do, the three mechanical beasts merged directly in front of him and became a complete body.
Mode: Complete annihilation... The Fantasy Music of the Guardian of the Ring, launching another annihilation operation...
"I thought you were supposed to be my helper, but didn't expect that I couldn't communicate? So, are you blocking my final test to the Ring of Glory?"
Richard, who finally reacted, drew his sword and charged towards the mountain-like fantasy music.
In the distance where the fierce battle was taking place, Ling and others looked through Luciola's water mirror technique, as if they were watching a live broadcast, leisurely watching Alan Richard jumping up and down to compete with Fantasia.
"This Colonel Richard is quite powerful, isn't he? Maybe he is more reliable than the old man I met in the royal city?" Valut evaluated the opponent's combat effectiveness.
"No, all the sword moves were blocked by that dark blue left hand. If you can't find the key to the problem and continue to consume your energy like this, it will only be a matter of time before you lose." Blubrand said.
"He is no less than our executor. It's a pity to be abandoned by Bai Mian. Should we invite him to be our executor?" Luciola's views were somewhat different from those of the two men.
"It's impossible for him to agree to it himself. After all, we all have our own circumstances, and Colonel Richard doesn't seem to have any dark past?" Ling said to them.
After a few minutes, Richard was indeed at a disadvantage. Unable to find a chance to win, his situation became increasingly unfavorable. As his sword was broken by Fantasia's iron fist, the situation suddenly became unfavorable to him. Take
Richard, who was holding the broken sword, was unable to make an effective attack, and was finally caught in Fantasia's hand.
Just when all the bones in his body were about to be crushed, a lightning-like figure appeared in the field, and with a flash of golden light, Fantasia grabbed Richard's arm and split his body into two
.Richard was also thrown away and fell to the ground.
"Well, you are...Lorensburg?"
Richard reluctantly stood up and recognized that the man with pale blond hair who had rescued him was his subordinate. But what surprised him even more was the terrifying aura on the other side.
One sword cut off another arm, another sword separated the head of Fantasy Music, and another sword split the huge mechanical beast into two.
With just three swords, the fantasy music that made Richard fight so hard was broken into several parts.
"Thank you... thank you for saving me. You are indeed much stronger than me."
"No, Colonel, it's just the difference in weapons. If you have a good weapon, you won't lose to this guy."
"By the way, the Ring of Glory! Where is the Ring of Glory? Lieutenant, please help me look for it," Colonel Richard said quickly.
When he was about to fumble around, Lieutenant Lawrence stopped him.
"There is no need to look for it, the Ring of Glory is not here."
"Second Lieutenant, what are you talking about?" Richard didn't understand what he said.
"Even without the Ring of Radiance, if the Kingdom of Libel can analyze the power of the ancient puppet weapons and turn it into its own technical power, there may be a way to fight against the Erebonian Empire. You who just fought with this guy should know what I mean.
That's true. Colonel, your efforts are not meaningless."
"Wait... Lieutenant, what do you mean by this..." Richard felt that the other party's tone was a little different from usual.
"I've been very happy to have been with you for more than a year. It can be said to be the most relaxing time in the past ten years, but it's time for me to go. I came here to say goodbye to you."
"Lorrens! Wait, our plan is not over yet! We haven't gotten the Ring of Glory yet!"
"Haha, this is just a fake name. There is no need for me to tell you my real name. We probably won't meet again."
"you……"
As soon as Richard opened his mouth, he suddenly saw silver thorns surrounding him. He widened his eyes and tried to remember this man's face, but in the end he couldn't resist the illusory guiding magic, and finally lost consciousness and lay down on the bed.
land.
"When do you want to see it again?"
After Reinhardt spoke in the distance, the four executors hiding in the distance quickly came closer. They looked at Alan Richard, who was unconscious and unable to speak, and watched inhumanely.
"Aren't you going to silence him? He has had too much contact with you. Will keeping him alive have an impact on the plan?" Valut said to Reinhardt.
"No, that's not necessary." Reinhardt shook his head.
"You must be reluctant to kill him. It seems that he is a man that you like very much." Luciola quipped, covering her face with a folding fan.
"Levi also has Levi's thoughts. Let's not pursue it. The first seal of the time freeze has been successfully unlocked. Next, let's enter the next stage of the gospel plan. It's time for us to leave." As the team leader, Ling began to give orders.
A group of five people returned from the original route by the guidance elevator and came to the ground. After receiving Ling's notice, the enhanced hunters had already prepared the association's airship to greet them. Taking the association's red airship, everyone returned to the ground eight thousand years away.