Endless Silver Machine

"Sister Ling, let's wait for you to come back and then go to the bathing place together."

"Don't wait for me. I don't know when we will talk about it. Anyway, there is no time limit for the use of the bathhouse here. I can just wash it after I come back."

After Ling left the room, Aika was already waiting for her in the corridor.

"how's it going?"

Ling asked this question just to be on the safe side.

"What happened?"

"That's what you said in the car just now!"

Seeing Aika's confused look, Ling finally restrained herself from getting angry. Do you have to say it so clearly so that he can understand? This is true for everything, think more about how hard it will be for the other person!

Really, why should I be angry over such boring things...

"That one has been roughly sorted out, but it's just my guess."

"What on earth is going on? Can't you tell me now?"

Ling softened her attitude slightly, with a hint of pleading in her tone.

"What's wrong with you? Do you really want to know?"

Aika felt that Ling was a little strange today. In my impression, she would never be so interested in something she mentioned casually.

"I just want to know now..."

I want to know what Lan Ming is thinking before he does...

Ling knew exactly why he did this. Yes, that’s what I think! Don’t families just care about each other? It’s definitely not surprising to have such thoughts!

While Ling defended herself in her heart, she secretly looked at Aika's reaction. Unexpectedly, he was looking at her with an expression of incomprehension, so Ling quickly avoided his sight.

"Forget it, forget it, it's coming soon... I'll listen to you later!"

She probably turned her head away, said contradictory words and quickened her pace.

"Actually, it's about you."

Upon hearing this, her shoulders shook as she walked in front.

Taking this opportunity, Aika caught up with her from behind.

"I promise I will tell you everything in a while, but I need Lan Ming... Her Highness the Princess to confirm some of my assumptions."

"Well..." Ling responded without raising his head, "Then it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer..."

Ling finally gave up and Aika breathed a sigh of relief. If you had gone to Lan Ming's room with the atmosphere just now, you would have spent all your time explaining.

Xia Luo was also in Lan Ming's bedroom. She was sitting a little further away and seemed not to comment on the conversation between the three of them.

"If you change your mind now, I will use my rights to help you refuse."

Lan Ming unpretentiously suggested from the beginning that the two of them give up participating in next week's competition with the Knights of the Bisi Empire.

"Is there any special reason why you bring it up now?"

Although Lan Ming raised objections in the reception hall, he did not express such clear opposition. And now, she's making her thoughts clear.

"No matter how you think about it, it's wrong, right? Why should you, who only have magic tools and are just students, fight with well-trained knights? Let them choose your opponents, and they will never give you a chance to win. If it is passed on If there are rumors that the Knights of the Bisi Empire lost to the students, the entire Knights, and even the entire royal family, will lose face. Therefore, such unreasonable demands cannot be made easily before they are sure of winning. ."

Lan Ming's opinion is reasonable and not difficult to understand. Even if he is not a royal family or a knight, everyone will avoid bringing disadvantages to themselves. Therefore, Aika did notice the violation that Lan Ming considered.

"I understand what you mean. Before replying to your suggestion, I also have a question that I want to know the answer to."

Aika paused for a moment.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming Yiela, what do you think of magic equipment?"

"The question is..."

"I want to know the answer in your heart."

Aika looked directly into Lan Ming's eyes. The dark blue and gold could completely attract people's attention.

Since he used his full name to call himself, Lan Ming knew that Aika was serious. To be honest, it wasn't that Lan Ming didn't hear his question clearly, but that he didn't know his intention.

"What do I think of the magic costume..."

She gently repeated Aika's question and thought about it for a while.

Ling never expressed her opinion, but silently listened to the exchange of opinions between Aika and Lan Ming. This time, there was no chest tightness like being left out.

Knowing that Aika was talking about something related to her, she felt a little relieved and also had some faint expectations.

Normally, a conversation with this kind of content would be boring to the point of falling asleep while sitting. Now is no exception, but the source of sleepiness is the warmth that spreads from the chest to the whole body.

"For the royal family and some nobles, the magic costume is a symbol of the family. The history recorded in textbooks is not accurate. The magic costume was not created by humans during the 'cross-border war', but is something much older. I just vaguely remember hearing about this kind of thing when I was a child, and I hope Mr. Aika and Miss Ling can keep it a secret."

"Since it is such an important secret, there is no need to tell it..."

Cold sweat broke out on Aika's forehead. At this moment, he felt as if he had come into contact with something extraordinary.

"Is it necessary to hide this kind of thing?"

Ling finally couldn't help but ask the question.

"Ling, just listen to what she has to say."

"If you want to hide it, it must be because there is something you don't want the outside world to know. As mentioned just now, magic equipment is a very ancient thing. Today's magic equipment is made according to the known structure of magic equipment. But after all, it is just a copy. It’s such a high-quality product that it can’t even bring out one ten thousandth of its ability.”

The ability of magic equipment cannot be explained by common sense, and Aika and Ling have already felt it deeply.

"So, magic equipment is of great significance to the Bisi Empire and even the entire continent. However, magic equipment can only be used by blood relatives of the family, otherwise it cannot be activated. Therefore, families who own magic equipment, without exception, have certain Status. This is true whether it is the Bis Empire or other countries on the mainland. So I can only answer you this question - magic equipment is a vital existence for a country, and it is also a measure of the combat power between countries. one of the standards.”

As the third princess, Lan Ming finally explained her position from the position of the country. This kind of answer was expected by Aika, because when she was in the Tebiri Kingdom, senior Tiruya also said similar things.

"In other words, the Bisi Empire hopes to have as many magic costumes as possible."

Aika was now certain of the idea.

"In this case……"

Ling found a sense of violation in Aika's speculation.

"In this case, why would the Senate still recruit Ling, who has lost his magic costume?"

Aika spoke up for Ling.

"That's just social rhetoric..."

"Even if it's just social rhetoric, it doesn't make a promise to be responsible for Ling's life." Aika rejected Lan Ming without hesitation, because he was already sure of his own thoughts, "The reason for doing this is because of suspicion The 'Light Flame Sword' still exists."

"But this is a report from the Holy See...ah!"

Having said this, Lan Ming immediately let out a small exclamation.

"You've discovered it, right?"

——The relationship between the Holy See and the royal family is not as harmonious as it appears.

Wei Xi did say this when she was enjoying the opera, and Lan Ming also affirmed it. In this case, the royal family and the Holy See may be in a state of mutual suspicion, and they will naturally doubt the information that "the 'Light Flame Sword' does not exist." The product of this was the Senate's proposal. If a situation was created where magic equipment had to be used, they would be able to find out.

"So that's it...I didn't expect this at all..."

Lan Ming seemed to regret it, and his voice lost strength.

"It was only when I came out of the opera house that I suddenly thought about whether this was really the case..." Aika smiled bitterly, "But it's also possible that nothing will happen, and we are just worrying about it here. ."

"One thing I care about..." Ling looked thoughtfully at Aika and Lan Ming, who were having a heated discussion, "Why did the Holy See tell the Senate wrong information? Is there any benefit to them? "

Ling, who has always been worried about the Holy See, is very puzzled by their actions. On the one hand, he is paying attention to his own movements, and on the other hand, he is using false information to confuse the Senate. I really don’t understand the meaning of this approach.

"The false information is probably to stop the Senate from focusing on the Heinz family. As for the reason for doing this, only they themselves will know."

Aika responded to Ling's question half-jokingly.

"Miss Ling, I wonder if I can ask more about your family..."

Lan Ming hesitated to touch on this overly sensitive topic, looking like he was hesitant to speak.

"...Well, it doesn't matter."

Ling was also a little surprised that Lan Ming brought up such a topic at this time, so he hesitated for a few seconds before nodding.

"It was only when I was in the audience hall of the Senate that I found out you were a child of the Heinz family. After that, I did a little research, and I really felt out of breath at that time..."

Lan Ming seemed to be talking about his own family affairs, with a full sense of depression in his expression and words.

"I will never agree with this approach of the Holy See. But after I just discovered that, I was thinking..."

Lan Ming's voice became smaller and smaller, and it seemed difficult for her to speak the next words.

"Maybe this idea is very disrespectful to you and your family, but if there is such a possibility... I think it should be conveyed to you anyway..."

"Your Highness, if you believe in yourself, tell me what you are thinking."

Ling's voice was very soft. This is not the "lightness" that is without mass and empty, but the "lightness" that is left behind after abandoning the heavy burden.

With Ling's encouragement, Lan Ming adjusted his posture slightly and was finally able to look into her eyes.

"Miss Ling, your family..."

She took a breath, then put that possibility into words.

"Are you still alive now?"

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