Chapter 249: The Truth Revealed
The health park Mishuram is a modern comprehensive health park jointly completed by the "IBC" and the Crossbell government in recent years, and is built on the warm land in the southeast of Elm Lake, and it is also one of the largest large-scale tourist areas on the mainland. Since its completion almost half a year ago, there has been a steady stream of tourists, not only indulging in the well-designed luxury streets, the dazzling array of high-end goods, and the pure white and beautiful lakeside beaches, but also marveling at the architectural design here. Among the brains of all these architects, the City of Mirrors, located in the southern part of the resort, is undoubtedly the first place in everyone's hearts – the dreamy and beautiful mirrors created by the carefully designed and polished mirrors are all convincing.
It's just that Lloyd and the others didn't come here to travel like they did a few months ago, and then sigh at the above content by the way—at this moment, the celestial globe in the center of the staircase corridor at the entrance of the Mirror City is emitting countless tiny hair-like points of light, and even the nearby air is trembling slightly under the influence of this magic power—Theo has come to the conclusion through the analysis of the Eternal System that this is a sign of the extraordinary spiritual power here.
Passing through the well-maintained mirror, which would still shine even if no one wiped it down, Lloyd and the others arrived at the true heart of the "City of Mirrors", a huge hub filled with various guiding devices and transportation pipelines. And the Kia they were looking for was in the middle of the strange machine connected to the pipeline.
Seeing Lloyd and the others, Qiya's originally dim eyes shone with a little hope and light, but then quickly disappeared. Next to her, one of them was the powerful warrior who had defeated them with just one move a few days ago, the "Holy Maiden of Steel" Arian Heard, while the other person was unexpected, and it was understandable that the mastermind behind the scenes, which became more and more clear under the speculation of intelligence, Mariabel Cullois.
Arian Heard was still the same as before—wrapped in strangely crafted armor and wearing a metal mask that obscured his face. In contrast, Mariabel, who usually wears a casual suit and only occasionally wears the clothes of a working woman, is now wearing a pair of purple-black light leather armor, but with a very large skirt that is almost defenseless and looks very obstructive. In her hand, she held a strange magic wand, which was filled with magic circuits and rune decorations that Lloyd and others couldn't understand. Seeing the complicated expressions of Lloyd and the others at this moment, a playful smile also bloomed on her face.
Lloyd shouted Kia's name, and Ellie shouted her best friend's nickname with some hurricity. Acting with Lloyd, in addition to the Special Support Section, there are also Guy Bannings and the "Wind Sword Saint" Arios, these two powerful people are also looking at Arian Heard with nervous eyes at this moment.
"Are you finally here...... It's not too late. Mariabel didn't seem surprised at all, "I won't miss the next show." ”
"Bell, ...... you" hesitated for a moment, and the reserve of his friend turned into worry about his family, and confusion and anger about all this: "Why the hell are you in such a place?" ”
"It is my duty to be a descendant of the Cullois family, who have inherited the great treasures...... I'm just doing my duty. The answer, which seemed to have been prepared for a long time, was gently spat out by Mariabel, "Maybe you already know...... It's the ones that are similar to the "Ring of Radiance" ......"
"......" frowned as he listened to Mariabel's explanation—it occurred to Arios that what Mariabel had said was exactly what Heliga had speculated before.
"In short, we have built a huge 'Shiki' under Crossbell...... Harness the principle of one of the most difficult functions in the conductive network. Speaking of this, Mariabel glanced at Theo deliberately, and the latter showed a thoughtful expression, "Integrate modern guiding technology with ancient magic alchemy...... On that basis, we have finally accomplished this miracle. ”
"I see...... It is not your Kulois family who built the "Tower of Stars" and provided the alchemy technology to the Order. ”
"That's ......," Guy reacted slowly, but suddenly realized that he had heard another person say this theory a long time ago—except that it was just speculation at the time, and now it is a reality that is taken for granted.
"That's right...... Including Ellie, you just asked, about the "cradle" where Kia slept, and we also provided it to them, so that they could serve us wholeheartedly. The remains of that thing are still in that cave...... You were focusing on that, but you were completely out of the picture. ”
"The Order was secretly induced by your family?" There was a chill in Guy's tone.
"That's right...... They are just puppets from start to finish. But they don't have any self-knowledge. Mariabel felt no guilt.
"The great undercurrent hidden beneath Crossbell's glamorous exterior, the mastermind behind the play with people's hearts and trampling on personality and dignity......," Guy said, "That's you." ”
"That's right." Mariabel graciously admitted, "Everything is for the millennial wish of the Cullois family, everything is for the reproduction of the great treasure." ”
"Although there are many things that I still can't fully understand." Lloyd took a deep breath, and after a long and fierce inner struggle, he finally understood what he really cared about - although he didn't have any feelings for Crossbell, what he really cared about was actually those he regarded as companions and friends - and Kia was one of them, "But I will never allow you to involve Kia in your own delusions of frivolity!" ”
"Kia! Come back! I don't know how they instigated you, but Kia is always Kia! Ellie looked excited, "Come back!" Don't sit in that chair with a sad face! ”、
"I ......" Qi Ya's eyes were red, and she subconsciously raised her thin arm.
"Oh yes...... They said so, what are you going to do? Kia. Mariabel looked at her with a smirk.
"......" Qi Ya lowered her arms, lowered her head, and said nothing.
"What's wrong? As usual, he threw himself into Lloyd's arms. Randy encouraged him.
"Come on...... It doesn't get much more important than that. Theo, who always had a cold face, also showed a warm smile that was refreshing.
"Haha...... It's so hilarious. "It's just that at the critical moment - there is another spoiler.