Endless Silver Machine

Only the royal family can enter the highest floor of August's Document Hall, and Lan Ming has recently become a frequent visitor here.

The administrator did not have the power to open the door. All he could do was to respectfully guide Lan Ming.

This was the case the first time, but Lan Ming didn't like the feeling of being treated specially, and he would have to come here frequently in the future, so he didn't let the administrator follow him specially from the second time on.

Charlotte couldn't enter with Lan Ming and could only wait outside. There are no books in the library that are particularly suitable for girls of her age, so the waiting time will undoubtedly be very boring.

In order not to let Xia Luo's efforts go to waste, Lan Ming made up his mind to make full use of his time here.

Her purpose is to fully understand the information related to the ruins. In the previous time, she had found all the documents that recorded the words of the ruins. What she needed to do now was to summarize the scattered information.

The documents stored here are not only related to ruins, but also hidden history, unidentified existence, etc... These things that have not been published to the public are stored among the papers.

The documents that have been sorted out in common language actually don't have much value. Only the untranslated documents that seem to have some connection with the ruins may contain the required information, she discovered in these few days with little gain.

Lan Ming was forced to learn ancient Chinese that he didn't like because of his status, but now he has to thank himself for learning such a thing.

What she can do now is to piece together key words that she can barely understand, and then form a complete sentence based on her own understanding.

You cannot rely on professional translators to improve efficiency. Lan Ming can only do this.

"This one doesn't seem to be of any use..."

Lan Ming put the scroll in his hand back to its original place.

The information that came in and out of this place during this period must have reached the ears of others.

However, apart from arousing suspicion, no more information will be leaked out. What I am investigating here is only known to me and no one can verify it. This is an area that the Senate has no power to touch.

Therefore, Lan Ming can safely devote himself to the work in hand.

"The ruins are actually a magic circle covering the entire continent. This can't be a coincidence... The ability of the magic equipment can be explained by the nature of 'heritage'. In this case, you should change your thinking..."

This kind of silent environment is more suitable for thinking. Lan Ming quickly integrated the information he got now in his mind.

Magic costumes and relics, the documents in which they appear can be traced back to a hundred years ago, which is the time when they appeared.

But ‘heritage’ wouldn’t have been called ‘heritage’ a hundred years ago…

If you change the keywords, there should be older records, and you should be able to get more information from there.

--time is limited.

Philly's words echoed in her head.

"The destruction of the continent... will never happen..."

If there is an inducement, eliminate it. Lan Ming thinks of countermeasures based on the premise of believing in Feili's words.

The small chip that Feili handed to her contained a map of the distribution of ruins on the entire continent.

The original map had already been seen once in the space shared by the Holy See and the royal family, but the map Fei Li gave her also marked many important information around the ruins. This was a gift from Fei Li to express her willingness to cooperate.

This map can be of great help to exploration work, but Lan Ming has no intention of giving it to anyone now.

The purpose of Feili giving herself this map was not to promote the exploration of the ruins, but to prevent it.

Lan Ming did not continue to think about it. He would not make a judgment easily before he got confirmation.

If you want to completely confirm whether Feili's words are accurate, this little time is not enough.

As a royal, she has more important tasks.

Violating the mainland contract and exploring unowned ruins beyond the national borders is an action that must be stopped at this time.

Although there is no voice of opposition in the mainland yet, it is just because most countries and races have no time to care.

The sparks of disaster must be extinguished before they can spread into a prairie fire.

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There is no corner on the road in August that cannot be reached by street lights, but the black motorcycle slowly drives out of the empty street.

As if already aware of her visit, the mansion opened its heavy iron door, and the slowed-down black locomotive drove into the courtyard of the mansion without further slowing down.

After the car stopped, a guard stepped forward and opened the door for the person sitting in the back row. His dignity was evident.

"I came from such a far away place, but Lord Aemilius didn't even show his face."

The elegant but gorgeous woman, while deliberately complaining, stretched out her slender legs from the car door and got out of the car.

Her chestnut-colored curly hair was tied high on the back of her head. She closed the fan in her hand with a snap and placed it against her mouth with a dissatisfied expression.

"...Your Excellency Lilicia, thank you for your hard work coming from afar."

The guard who opened the car door for her didn't know how to deal with this troublesome big shot. No matter which one he leaned towards, he would offend the other, so he could only show a stiff expression and send a formulaic greeting to the woman named Lilicia Carlo. greeting.

And Lilicia didn't seem to expect that the guard who was paid to do things would react to her words. She stepped out of the car gracefully and passed by the guard with his head hanging down.

Lilicia had come all the way from her own territory to Augustus, not prepared to seek satisfaction from the adulation of the guards.

The person she was looking for, or rather the person who asked her to come here, finally walked out of the house with slow steps.

Lilicia showed an expression of disgust for a moment, but she perfectly did not let the people present notice the change of micro-expression.

After being disgusted, she still faced him with a false elegant smile.

"Your Excellency Aemilius, I wonder if I'm late?"

"No problem, it's my request to have you come from the territory suddenly."

Although the Senate has a higher political status than the nobles, the exchanges between the two sides still maintain a stable balance, because the Senate also needs the support of the nobles to continue.

In the political arena, those who do not know how to maintain balance, no matter how noble their status, will soon be overwhelmed by the invisible torrent.

"You are exaggerating. If it concerns the development of our Bisi Empire, the Karu family will definitely support it fully."

Wearing hypocritical masks, the senators and nobles exchanged "greetings" as if they were natural.

"... I would like to take the liberty of asking, is Tara Karu still determined to stay at Frost Moon Academy?"

"Sister-sama has left the Carlu family a long time ago. I believe Lord Emilius has already known this fact. Or are you still dissatisfied with me as the representative of the Carlu family?"

"Your Excellency Lilicia was joking. In fact, that sentence does not have such a deep meaning. As long as Your Excellency Lilicia is here, the development of the Bis Empire will definitely make a greater leap."

Aemilius smiled sarcastically and did not say the term 'the foundation of omniscience'. It would not help to say that the magic suit had escaped the jurisdiction of the Bisi Empire now, and it would also cause Lilicia's resentment.

Tara Caru left the Caru family two years ago. In fact, she did not sever ties with the Karu family, but because she voluntarily became the tutor of Frost Moon Academy, she became a noble beyond the jurisdiction of the Bis Empire.

Shimotsuki Academy has such an influence. Although its employees do not need to maintain a neutral status like Frost Moon Academy, they can also be protected by Frost Moon Academy.

If Tara Karu herself was unwilling to come out of Frost Moon Academy, it would be impossible for the Bisi Empire to use force to break into Frost Moon Academy and bring her back.

Aemilius didn't care about Tara Caru. She is just a member of the "Fu Surname" family, and there is more than one person in that family who can replace her. The Lilicia Caru in front of her is such a person.

But when Tara Karu left, she also took away the Karu family's magic costume - the "Omniscience", which made the Karu family's position very embarrassing.

The head of the Culloo family claimed they were unaware of Tara Carroo's decision. Because this family has not lost its "foundation of omniscience" on the surface, it cannot make unreasonable decisions about their status.

During this period, the second daughter of the Carlu family, Lilicia Carlu, stood up and replaced Tara Carlu as the family representative.

She does not hold a magic costume, but her strength as a national magician exceeds that of some "surnamed" nobles who hold magic costumes. Therefore, her existence has eliminated the political objections to the Carlu family to a certain extent.

Lilicia Caru is able to stand in her current position largely due to the support from the "left" of the Senate.

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Under the guidance of Aemilius, the two came to the living room of the mansion.

The nobles waiting here are all unfamiliar faces in Lilicia's impression. This group of people rarely gather together, and Lilicia has little contact with them.

"Your Excellency Lilicia, please take a seat."

Lilicia snorted coldly and sat down in the empty seat next to a noble.

"Your Excellency Lilicia, long-awaited greetings."

The noble next to her suddenly greeted her in a low voice. He was not someone who had ever communicated with Lilicia in person. The nobles never interacted with each other.

"Long time greetings, Your Excellency."

I don’t know the other person’s name, but Lilicia’s elegant attitude will eliminate this rudeness.

After greeting each other, Lilicia was not prepared to say any more words, but turned to look at the person convening this undisclosed meeting.

As expected, the noble was not disappointed with Lilicia's cold response. All the nobles here had a longer political age than Lilicia Carlu, who was just starting out.

For them, as long as they can speak to the parents or representatives of other nobles, it is equivalent to having a connection.

This unpublicized meeting was convened by the owner of the mansion, Aemilius, and two other senators who often attended the meeting. Lilicia still had an impression.

"Then, Your Excellency Lilicia has also arrived, so we can get into the topic."

Aemilius's words drew the attention of the nobles from Lilicia back to the meeting, which actually made Lilicia breathe a sigh of relief.

The already embarrassing status of the Carlu family is still unpopular in the eyes of some people. It is precisely because of this that Lilicia will find her own direction.

So, are you joining the Nemesis Society for revenge just like those in it? Lilicia laughed to herself in her heart.

"As we all know, our country has established diplomatic relations with the neighboring Kingdom of Tebiri, which is contrary to our goals. In return for providing human and material resources, we only received a small share of resource extraction rights."

Aemilius looked around at the nobles present. There was no voice of discussion, and both the heads and representatives of the nobles were just evaluating what Aemilius said in their hearts.

But in this elusive air, there is still a voice.

"Your Excellency Aemilius, why did we not raise any objections during the state visit?"

Lilicia finished speaking in a slightly mocking tone and waited for Aemilius, who was also attending a state visit on behalf of the Bis Empire, to answer.

The establishment of diplomatic relations between the Bisi Empire and the Tebiri Kingdom has gradually matured, and foreign trade has begun to be established between the two countries. The two human countries that originally had little exchanges have now come together.

Now walking on the streets of the Imperial Capital, although it is difficult to tell from the appearance, there are indeed many tourists or businessmen from the Tebiri Kingdom in the crowd.

"...Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming Yiela is also present at the same time, and His Excellency the Emperor will still pay attention to her opinions."

Keeping silent about his actions and weaknesses, Aemilius placed the blame on Lan Ming.

Lan Ming's presence has had a lot of influence on the topic trend of the state visit. This is something that everyone present can understand.

Not sure if they really agreed with Aemilius' words or just to express their position, they all nodded in understanding.

The nobles gathered in this living room all seemed to have the same goal, and because of this, a small clique was formed.

Lilicia Caru is also one of them, but she is not concerned about such boring little things as how the Bis Empire develops.

"Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming Yiela and Her Royal Highness Princess Ziming Yiela respectively inherited the power of the royal magic costume, so the words of the two princesses who have the right of succession cannot be ignored."

"That's right." As soon as Aemilius finished speaking, Lilicia immediately joined his opinion, "She is the only one who can confront Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming Yiela."

She looked at Emilius with a malicious smile, but Emilius did not waver at her sight.

"It is indeed as Your Excellency Lilicia said. However, it is a well-known fact that Her Royal Highness Princess Zi Ming Yiela is physically weak. Although she has a decision-making power that is not inferior to Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming Yiela,..."

"So didn't the Senate help her get her voice heard?"

I just don’t know whether this is the voice of Her Royal Highness Princess Ziming Yiela, or the voice of the "left" of the Senate.

None of the other nobles present interrupted. Lilicia was conveying the voice of all the nobles.

Although it was just her first contact with them, she already knew what they were thinking from their micro-expressions.

Being unpopular will not be a hindrance to her.

"Yes, we can only convey the meaning of Her Royal Highness Princess Zi Ming Yiela. But compared with Her Royal Highness Princess Lan Ming Yiela who is active on the stage, the power of just relying on these words is still slightly weak. .”

Lilicia couldn't get any more information from the old man's words. The only thing she could be sure of was the false emotion in this sentence.

"So, what exactly are you trying to explain by calling us here?"

Finally, a noble was unwilling to remain silent and spoke up after Lilicia.

"Please be patient. I believe that the reason why we are able to be in the same room is because of our loyalty to the Bis Empire. We have indeed achieved proud results in the reconstruction work, but it is just to be satisfied with the status quo. Proof of laziness.”

It has to be said that Aemilius knows how to control people's hearts. As long as he adds loyalty to the Bis Empire in his words, the voice of dissent can be completely disappeared.

Using military force to expand outward has always been the practice of great powers in history, and it is also the "left" idea of ​​the Senate.

"The current situation is not suitable for repeating what the Bis Empire did to the Principality of Setia, right?"

Lilicia talked about the fact that in the hidden history, the Bis Empire used force to destroy a small principality.

Aemilius opened his eyes that looked dim in surprise. Only they, the royal family and the "Fu Surname" family knew about this history.

Among the nobles present there were many families whose surnames were not "Fu". Aemilius looked at Lilicia reproachfully.

Now that she has told the truth, Aemilius is no longer prepared to hide it here.

Because indeed, as Lilicia said, the "left" of the Senate originally had this idea.

Not long after the cross-border war ended, humans established three countries, but now only the Bes Empire and the Tebiri Kingdom are left, and one name is buried in history.

The Principality of Setia, a principality whose territory and population were much smaller than the two existing human countries, was forcibly merged with the Bis Empire in the early days of its founding and disappeared forever from history.

The Bis Empire at that period was not yet led by the Iela family, but now the "left" side of the Senate decided to inherit the legacy of the late emperor.

Even if it was just a war between a big country and a small country, magic technology had not yet developed at that time. The war fought solely with the help of numbers and hot and cold weapons consumed most of the power of the Bis Empire, which shows the strength of the resistance of the Principality of Setia.

Therefore, after this, the Bisi Empire had no spare power to launch a war against the Tebiri Kingdom, and the mainland contract was concluded after this.

——Wars between countries and races were not allowed in the mainland for five hundred years. This contract was compiled by Shimozuki Academy, which rose rapidly after the war.

If this contract had been concluded one year earlier, the Principality of Setia could have avoided its destruction, but no one would pay attention to the demise of a small country at the moment.

"Even though the Bisi Empire's military power has grown, it is still restricted by contracts. Therefore, we will temporarily use our idle power for ruin exploration. The area currently being explored already involves the western sea."

There should be no nobles present who were unaware of the unwritten continental convention that "unauthorized exploration of relics beyond national borders is not allowed." However, there was no voice of dissent, indicating that they all recognized the Senate's approach.

As long as it can bring benefits, then unwritten regulations are not issues that need to be specifically considered. As long as the power remains, no small country will arrogantly protest against the big country.

"Won't Shigezuki Academy notice us?"

Lilicia asked knowingly.

If Shigetsuki Academy had any intention of interfering, they should have taken action long ago. But until now, they have still turned a blind eye to the violations committed by the Bis Empire.

"That stipulation is not written into the contract, so the exploration of unowned ruins is still within the allowed scope. As long as you have enough control over the unowned property, you can get it."

This sentence seems to be just a arrogant statement, but for everyone present, it is enough to inspire people.

A sense of belonging arises spontaneously, admiring the power of one's own country, and then projecting this power that does not belong to oneself onto oneself, which only increases complacency.

Only Lilicia could not empathize with them, but this unique idea only remained in her heart.

Although I feel disdainful of the Senate's rhetoric, it can indeed achieve its own goals indirectly, so use whatever you can.

It is for this reason that Lilicia continues to retain her status as a noble.

Playing a guiding role in the direction of the topic, she chose the same approach as Lan Ming, but in a different direction.

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