Dominate the Treacherous Realm

　　 When he got in the carriage again to go to the church, Jenkins was still lamenting that things went well. Then he took the jar in Alexia's hand, and when he opened the lid, he saw the black mist pulsating inside, and he immediately realized:

　　 "It turned out to be self-directed and self-acted, so I said, how can it be such a coincidence that when I just moved outside, I encountered a supernatural event?"

　　 The black mist in the jar is a supernatural substance called [Fearful Fog] by the benefactors, and it often appears in abandoned cemeteries or in the living areas of some alien creatures with [fear aura] [intimidating aura].

　　The only function of this kind of fog is to make people with poor spirits produce horrible hallucinations. Besides, it is also a common ritual consumable. According to Alexia, the liquid that Jenkins placed in B-03-1-8383 [The Secret Terror Glass] placed by Dolores is highly concentrated and qualitatively changed, according to Alexia. After the product.

"But in any case, the fog of fear cannot appear in the downtown area. And if someone wants to disadvantage Dolores's sister, it is impossible to use such a simple method. She did it herself, right? Dolores asks for help, then takes refuge in her...the word refuge seems to be something wrong."

　　 Jenkins said so, and the ladies agreed with him.

　　 There is nothing wrong with Ajelena Stuart’s approach. Now the children of the Stuart family know that with their father’s serious injury, there are some things they have to face.

　　 At this time, wanting to stay out of things and wait for the birth of a new king is undoubtedly the most stupid way other than being a horror. So everyone is betting, and considering that there are many children in the Stuart family, even the seemingly weak Dolores will have certain supporters.

　　 "Speaking of which, what is your father doing in the palace recently?"

　　 Thinking of the situation in the Kingdom of Hampawo, Jenkins couldn't help but sigh. The current situation of Roon is even more chaotic than the other two countries where war is about to break out.

　　 "I don't know, my father changed the servants and guards in the palace drastically on the grounds of guarding against spies for the Kingdom of Cheslan and Fedictelli. I don't think no one knows what my father does in the bedroom every day."

　　 Dolores replied sadly.

　　 It’s hard not to remind people. Perhaps His Majesty is thinking of borrowing some taboo ways to "borrow from the sky for another five hundred years." Thinking of this, Jenkins looked at the palace standing on the low Shangqiu in the middle of the city, but found no unusual aura.

　　 "But it is indeed worthy of vigilance."

When the convoy reached the fork in the road ahead, Dolores and Julia changed to a carriage with the front and rear convoys to the direction of the City Hall of Rouen, while a separate carriage carried Jenkins and Alexia across the city. , Came to the Church of the Sage on the edge of Ruen.

　　 As soon as Jenkins got out of the car, Father Fernando walked out of the church like an unknown prophet. It seems that Jenkins’ public whereabouts are not a secret. Father Fernando happened to have something to look for Jenkins, and his arrival was actually very coincidental.

　　 Alexia waited in the carriage, and Jenkins followed the priest into the church. It is customary to pray for a while under the holy emblem, and then follow the priest into the corridor on the side of the main hall.

The church in the diocese of Ruen is much larger than the diocese of Nolan. On the one hand, because it is the capital of the country, it is more important than Nolan; on the other hand, the church in Ruen is outside the city rather than in the city center. Smaller.

　　 After passing the corridor and stairs, the priest and a group of nuns led Jenkins to the second floor of the tower on the side of the church.

　　 This whole floor is open, like a small square. The blue light was imprisoned in the center, it was an ice blue heart.

"Regarding the monsters you and others defeated on the road, after checking the information and conducting folk investigations, we found some traces. Its origin is unsearchable, but it is indeed sealed by the Orthodox Church. It is very old. What we can know about the story before time is that this heart is the source of the monster's power. If it does not impose a seal, it will rely on this heart to regenerate."

Father 　　 introduced, and then he used his eyes to signal that everyone in the room except the secret guard who was in charge of guarding it could go out. Ruen doesn't have Nolan's [Gate of Vientiane], and every item with a specific nature must be picked up in a suitable place, so this heart will be in the church room.

　　 "Rebirth?"

　　 Jenkins became interested, eagerly thinking about which of his own abilities could completely destroy this heart.

Chapter 1277 Chapter 1256 Machinery and Treasure Hunting

　　 "Meow~"

　　Chocolate is also eager to try, his eyes lightened and his head stretched out to look at the heart of the snowman who was imprisoned in the center of the space.

"No, no, St. William, after we informed Beldiran of the situation, the Holy See said that it would not plan to destroy it for the time being. As you know, there is no peace everywhere now. Three days ago, the law near the Whirlpool Islands in the open sea Licks volcano erupted, and a lifeless giant hand emerged from the ground. The church wanted to use the power of this heart to help seal the giant hand. The original owner of that hand is very likely..."

Father 　　 looked around carefully, then whispered to Jenkins:

　　 "Probably the leader of the [Molten Giants] clan killed by Ms. Yinyue in the 15th era. As you know, those alien species that live in the open sea volcanoes all year round offend taboos..."

　　 This refers to their attempts to sublimate the blood of the race through the power of the tricks, resulting in a catastrophic disaster. Even though it was thousands of years ago, a lot of history still records the fact that the sea level of the material world dropped by about 0.1 inches (0.25 cm).

In order to commend Jenkins for his contribution in this matter, Bel Dylan originally planned to give him a public commendation. Of course, the reason for the public commendation is other things, which can be regarded as gradually pushing the saint to the positive. One of the steps.

　　 But because of the chaos in the material world recently, most of the gifters who are eligible to attend the commendation in the Church of the Sages are "fighting the fire" everywhere. Therefore, the award ceremony was postponed, and this time the award was changed to give Jenkins the right to mobilize all the resources of the Diocese of Ruen.

　　 "Mr. Rosier just left Luen yesterday. Something happened to the east... After he came back, he personally told you..."

　　 "No, I don't need any rights."

　　 Jenkins waved his hands again and again, he was not ready to take responsibility, and he was here as a guest, he had to consider the local host's ideas.

　　 In addition to the snowman, the bodies of the two demigods defeated by Jenkins and Alexia in the House Square were also found.

　　 The corpse of the puppeteer defeated by Alexia was only the part above the head. The autopsy showed that he had come into contact with the [Frost Victory Contract], and he was promoted to the demigod because of this. There is no problem with this person's identity. After being wanted for so many years, the church has long known most of his situation.

　　 It's a pity that the church couldn't find anyone who killed him, so the huge bounty was unclaimed. Jenkins suggested that it is better to donate the money to help the people affected by this disaster, but this kind of thing cannot be done in a short while.

　　The one who was defeated by Jenkins, because the direct cause of death was that he lost consciousness and fell to his death after being extracted by the vine of [Profane Production], so the body was quite intact.

　　 This corpse was also subjected to an autopsy by [The Church of Death and the End], but the results were quite amazing.

　　 "Specifically, his body is more than two-thirds geared. Yes, he was promoted to a demigod for this reason, and it is not a normal promotion process."

　　 In addition to Father Fernando, who explained to Jenkins in the office, there are also several scribes with the title of "Office Director". Jenkins has not yet remembered their names.

　　 "What's the matter? When I was in Nolan, I also encountered weird phenomena related to gears. Are these two things related?"

　　 Jenkins questioned, this time he thought of the differential engine of Nolan Underground. Not surprisingly, the weird gear stolen from the [Gear Craftsmen's Association] by the Thief Divo is one of the rewards that the craftsmen would gain underground.

　　 Hearing his question, several people in the office looked at each other. In the end, the local old secret guard answered this question:

"St. Williams, we haven’t seen Nolan’s steam machinery giant personally, so we can’t give you an exact answer. But based on the growing evidence over the years, the [Church of Creation and Machinery] is doing similar research. This is unquestionable. Although these two things are definitely not what they did, the best way to know the source of the power of these strange gears is to ask them."

　　 There is no [Church of Creation and Machinery] locally, not even Nolan. If you want to know their secrets, you can only negotiate with the Holy See.

　　 Jenkins is always wary of such arbitrary use of gear power. He instinctively tells him that it is extremely dangerous to modify the human body without restrictions. This is the conclusion that strangers learned from the knowledge of the past.

　　 Regarding tobacco matters, because Jenkins only found that kind of stuff in Nolan, it is impossible for people to submit the report in Luen. But the investigation on those will never end there. The broken box is Jenkins's next target of investigation. Although the box style is normal and there is no special logo, Alexia said that given some time, she can trace the information of the previous owner from the box.

　　 "Divination?"

　　 Jenkins asked curiously.

　　 "No, it's fuzzy calculation with big data."

　　 The "treasure" location provided by the fairy in the book to Jenkins is in the mountains south of Ruen. Although they are mountains, the mountains here are just low hills, which are completely incomparable with the mountain system that lies north of Nolan in the middle of the mainland.

　　 After leaving the church, the carriage drove the two of them out of the city. Jenkins asked the carriage to wait near the tavern on the edge of the city. Then after leaving the city with Alexia, they rode unicorns and flew together.

　　 The unicorn seems to particularly like Alexia, which is a treatment that Hathaway did not get.

　　 all the way to the south, snow-capped mountains and gullies flashed by. Although it was only dictated, the place where the fairy narrated was very detailed. She uses the number of times "my wings flash" as the unit of measurement, and Jenkins only needs to hold a pocket watch to record the number of frequencies, and then simply do some multiplication calculations to know the true distance.

　　 The mountains in the south of Ruen are low and continuous, and at the same time, this is also a rare unmanned area in the four directions of the royal capital. When the unicorn slowly landed with the two of them, Jenkins felt a little bit cold, and the cat was hiding in his arms and reluctant to come out.

　　 "This is the first time I have come to this area. From the map, there should be a small valley nearby."

　　 Alexia shook her fingers as she spoke, and as the sky-blue halo flashed, she seemed to have discovered something, leading Jenkins to walk along the snow-covered mountains.

　　 It took less than five minutes to walk and it was a snow **** with an exaggerated slope. After sliding to the bottom and walking for a while, I saw the entrance of the valley. There is no sunshine all year round at the bottom of the valley, and the snow cover is basically the same as in winter.

　　 stepped on the snow with one foot deep and one foot shallow and walked inward, and then, as expected, his eyes found strange auras on the rock wall.

Chapter 1278 Chapter 1257 Ruins and Machines

"I saw."

　　 After discovering the aura, Jenkins said to the short lady next to him, and then followed the fairy’s prompt and stretched out his hand to make a weird and complicated gesture. While doing this, he slowly activated his soul emblem. When the gesture and the emblem overlapped, the snow-covered rock wall facing the finger flashed a dazzling white light.

　　 Then the rock formation seemed to be melted and faded, revealing the hole where a man of Jenkins's height can stand upright, and there is a shadowy light in the hole.

　　 "It's here, it's really smooth."

　　 Jenkins said with a smile, and then walked in first. Alexia looked at the surrounding environment with some doubts, and then followed.

　　 I thought that the opening of the hole was already spacious enough, but I didn't expect that the more I walked inward, the more open the space would be. The light in the cave is all emitted by the ore scattered on the walls and under the feet. Jenkins and Alexia do not recognize this kind of stone that can emit light on its own, but only by visual observation, it seems to be pure natural without artificial treatment. Of stone.

　　 The passage is not long, but when Alexia threw a metal charm, the white light that lit up allowed them to see the murals on the rock walls on both sides of the passage.

　　 The text may be lost, but as long as the eyes and senses of intelligent creatures do not degenerate, the information conveyed by the picture is common.

　　 extends from the entrance to the distance, and the murals seem to depict a coherent story. It's just that because the time is too long, the pictures and colors are mostly mottled, and they can only barely recognize that the ancients living in this area have put a huge thing and a large number of treasures into the depths of the cave.

　　 "This pattern is meant to be a warning. It is still used now, but as part of the coat of arms of the nobility of the Hampawo Kingdom, which represents the family's ‘strong force’ in the coat of arms."

　　 Alexia pointed to the mural and introduced it.

　　 "So it is very likely that there will be problems in this? It is better to have some insurance. If any ancient monsters are released, it will be very troublesome when I think of it."

　　 Jenkins said this, and the shorter lady agreed with this view, so the two stayed inside the passage for two hours to ensure that they could enter, but no one but the two could get out, so they continued to move forward.

　　 After walking for less than ten minutes, you can see the light that represents the exit. When the two stood at the exit of the passage, they were both surprised by the scenery they saw in front of them.

　　 In the center of a white snowfield, a standard silver-white metal cube has one corner down, spinning slowly around the lead vertical line of this corner, and silver light spills over the entire snowfield.

　　 Although the area of ​​this snowy field is not large, it should never appear at the end of the passage. When observing from the sky just now, Jenkins was pretty sure that there were absolutely low rolling hills nearby. He would not miss such a conspicuous plain like this.

　　 "It is a spatial anomaly."

　　 Alexia, who was standing next to him, explained that Jenkins understood it all at once. Although the spatial stability of the material world is extremely strong, under certain special circumstances, such as the destruction of powerful space-like numbered items, it is possible to create some strange spatial phenomena.

　　 There are quite detailed records, but Jenkins still can't imagine anything that can create such a large area of ​​strange space.

"what is that?"

　　 He looked at the huge silver metal cube in the middle of the snowy field. The metal texture on its surface was very strong, like the luster of liquid mercury. The flat, mirror-like surface and the sharply angular shapes are not something that can be made by the technology of this era.

　　 "This...I really want to know what it is."

　　 Jenkins asked casually, but he didn't expect Alexia to actually answer it. He looked at the short lady in surprise, who was puzzled:

"I'm pretty sure this is the thing I know, but it's a bit too coincidental. Obviously we were still talking about it a few days ago, and now it appears in front of us in its entirety. This is really suspicious... .... The only clue I found about the difference engine you mentioned was the record in "Northland Poetry"."

There were many large continents in the material world of the 15th era. Among them, the current Luen was almost on the northern continent at the time, called Hokuriku; and what Alexia called "The Hokuriku Poetry" Jenkins It is also known that this is a forbidden book written by a bard who went crazy in the 15th century. It records the crazy conjecture he saw after seeing an unknown existence. It is a relatively well-known taboo in contemporary times.

"A wealthy businessman came to Hokuriku with a magical machine. People were amazed by the machine's ability to'foresee' and'divine' almost everything. They trusted it, respected it, admired it, and finally the one who was machined. The city dominated by Guidance has fallen into eternal destruction. The fragments of "The Hokuriku Poems" I saw in the ruins three years ago recorded the appearance of the machine..."

　　 said, Alexia raised her finger to the front:

"That's it. The machine I got from the ruins may still be in Hokuriku, so I wanted to look for clues in the tower, so I came to Ruen; and, I think in the mural we just saw, that was The huge objects that the ancestors sealed in the cave should also be this."

　　 As Alexia's fingers lifted, water lines flashed on the surface of the silver cube. The spin speed of the cube began to slow down, and as the frequency of water ripples became more frequent, six faces with their own characteristics gradually emerged from the bottom of the surface to the surface.

　　 The six raised faces looked at Jenkins and Alexia in turn with extremely slow spin speeds. The unified feature of their faces was their extremely sharp edges and corners, and their huge eyes gradually became humanoid colors from apathy.

　　 It should be in the afternoon, but the sky dimmed quickly. Clouds obscured the sky. With the appearance of whispers and human voices, old buildings large and small in the snowfield rose from the ground. In a few seconds, the one standing in front of Jenkins and Alexia became a building. Small cities. Only by looking up can one see the six silver cubes with raised human faces floating in the center of the city.

　　Those whispers are not that when the deceit appears, they induce confusion in the bottom of my heart, but that there are really countless people talking. The old city is waking up, and the people who live in it take to the streets to live and work as they did a thousand years ago.

　　 Jenkins glanced behind him. The cave exit had disappeared. Behind them is now the path leading to the countryside.

Chapter 1279 The Stone Slab Under the Altar

　　 "If someone pulled us back in time, I would definitely not believe it."

　　 Looking at everything in front of and behind him, the two of them were silent for a few seconds before Jenkins said so, and Alexia also added:

　　 "It's an illusion, and it's a very clever illusion."

　　 She stretched out her hand and wiped it forward. The mottled color blocks appeared in the air along with the palm of her hand, but in the next second they returned to the street scene of the city.

　　 "Although the machine and my power are essentially different, they have similar expressions. It seems that the thing that creates illusions wants us to enter this city."

　　 Alexia said lightly, without feeling any pressure.

　　 "It's probably a few thousand years, making it too boring, so we weave such an illusion."

　　 Jenkins sighed as he looked at everything in front of him, stretched out his palm, and four ice chess pieces emerged from his spirit automatically. With a throw, the chess piece fell to the ground. With the icy blue light shining in turn, kneeling down on one knee, swordsmen, knights, astrologers, and priests who greet Jenkins appeared beside Jenkins.

　　 They no longer had the light of humanity when they challenged Jenkins in front of the palace, and became completely manipulated puppets. Jenkins guessed that the soul of the chess piece has returned to the world of [Lord of Winter], leaving only the chess piece corresponding to the power.

　　 "Go ahead."

　　 He gave a very simple command, and then the chess pieces got up and walked towards the city, and soon disappeared from sight.

　　 Jenkins closed his eyes and shared the blurred vision of these chess pieces, and both the cat and Alexia looked at him curiously. After a while, the young man opened his eyes, took a dip in the air, and the four chess pieces appeared in his palm again.

"coming."

He said this, turning around and picking up Alexia and jumping up suddenly. Almost in the next second, a hot red ray flew from a distance, leaving a white smoke on the ground under the feet of the two. The nicks.

"The icefield at the beginning was not an illusion, but it was not the complete truth. I saw through the eyes of the chess pieces. The cube itself is in a completely sealed state. The only thing it can affect is the area around it. Tempt us."

　　 Jenkins hugged Alexia when he jumped up, and after he jumped up, Alexia hugged Jenkins while flying.

　　 After getting Jenkins's hint, Alexia took Jenkins directly to a very high altitude. As they moved away from the ground, the illusion of the city disappeared little by little, and the snowfield reappeared under their feet. At the same time, the dense bronze chains that could not be observed on the ground also appeared in the field of vision.