Chapter 145 Chapter 145: Little Elysia: What Did You Just Say?
Chapter 145: Little Elysia: What Did You Just Say?
"Um, Mr. Kevin... I wonder if you've heard about the origins of the Xianzhou Alliance?"
Qingque suddenly raised her small hand, explaining to Kevin: "The earliest predecessors of our Xianzhou Alliance were nine planetary-class warships sent out by an unknown emperor to seek immortality."
"And at the same time, to ensure that the people he sent out wouldn't deviate from his original purpose, that emperor also assigned numerous 'Golden Men' forged by ancient mechanical arts on the Xianzhou ships, to supervise and assist humans in warfare."
"But that initial emperor was, after all, just an ordinary human. No matter how glorious he was in life, he likely turned completely to dust a few hundred years after the Xianzhou ships set out... And after experiencing a certain 'Golden Men Rebellion,' these original Golden Man mechanisms were all subdued by the Xianzhou people, strictly controlled with talismans, and used to guard various important facilities."
"Like this Golden Man here... it's probably been placed here for at least a few hundred years, right?"
Don't ask why Qingque suddenly became so reliable—she'd love to keep slacking off, but she was the one who gave directions, and she almost caused a big trouble just now. If she dared to say nothing again, wouldn't her butt be on the line!
To be honest, no matter from which angle you look at it, Kevin's nuclear deterrence is unparalleled.
"Talismans for strict control?"
Kevin slightly furrowed his brows, staring at the patterns on the Golden Man while asking Qingque: "So, according to what you mean... these so-called Golden Men, could they actually possess their own consciousness?"
Even if Kevin tried to capture any expression on the Golden Man mechanism's face, it was useless... because this thing simply can't make any expressions at all.
And Kevin, he actually doesn't understand so-called mechanical life at all. The closest thing to this would probably be Prometheus from the past... but Kevin still couldn't be sure whether the final Prometheus had truly developed emotions like a human, yet still didn't regret her mission.
"Huh? This... I'm not very clear about it either? After all, those initial Golden Men are from several thousand years ago. I guess there are hardly any people on the Xianzhou now who know their original origins?"
Having been serious for barely a few seconds, Qingque suddenly leaned close to Kevin's ear and whispered: "But I heard that some of the newly produced Golden Men nowadays are actually made from those who committed heinous crimes after being judged by the Ten-Lords Commission... They caused trouble for others while alive, so naturally their souls shouldn't have an easy time after death either."
"This is a piece of gossip I secretly heard at the card parlor. You absolutely must not tell a third person. If the Ten-Lords Commission finds out, I'm done for!"
If it's false, that's one thing, but if this news is actually true, then wouldn't she, Qingque, be utterly screwed?!
In most people's eyes, the image of the Ten-Lords Commission is no different from the legendary Netherworld from long ago. After all, everyone is taken back to the Hall of Karma by the Ten-Lords Commission's judges before their Mara-Struck state arrives... Isn't that exactly like evil ghosts hooking souls and无常索命 (Wuchang demanding lives)!
"But I already heard it too?" Little Elysia clearly loves stirring up trouble without worrying about the consequences. Not only did she sneak over to eavesdrop, but she also had to specifically inform others.
"What?! Then we absolutely cannot let a fourth person know!" Qingque hurriedly added.
"Oh."
Little Elysia responded without any emotion, then immediately lowered her head, raised her megaphone, and pressed her finger on the 'Playback' button.
"But I heard that!"
"I heard that!"
"Heard that!"
"That!!!"
"......."
Instantly, Qingque's sneaky, thief-like voice began echoing across nearly half of the Artisanship Commission in an extremely exaggerated manner. To say no one heard it is impossible—it just depends on how many people she should silence.
"You, you... what are you doing?!"
Qingque was on the verge of collapse at this moment. Probably as a diviner, no matter how much she calculated, she never expected that this little Elysia never plays by the rules.
If someone like this were stuffed into the Divination Commission, probably the Master Diviner's 'Eye of Insight' would have to be used just to observe whether this troublemaker caused any disasters today, right?
"......"
Kevin rubbed his temples with a headache. He finally understood that no matter how much he scolds her, Elysia's memory never improves at all. She's completely the type who can climb up and tear off roof tiles if not disciplined for three minutes.
Just wait. Sooner or later, he'll think of a way to keep this troublemaker tightly restrained.
"Alright, put that thing away... The situation here will eventually be handled by the Luofu people. We should go in now."
With his ice crystals as restraints, this Golden Man probably won't be able to break free for at least a few days—that should be enough time for the Xianzhou people to deal with their troubles and then come back to sort out this chaotic Artisanship Commission.
"Okay!"
Hearing this, Little Elysia immediately stuffed the megaphone in her hand back into her fourth-dimensional pocket. At least within Kevin's line of sight, to ensure her butt doesn't suffer, how could she possibly not listen when he speaks?
Ahem, of course, if she can ensure she won't be discovered outside his line of sight... then it's completely无所谓 (no problem)!
Thinking of this, Little Elysia even wanted to put her hands on her hips and laugh a few times to praise her own cleverness. But when she lowered her head to work hard on managing her expression and looked up again, she suddenly realized everyone else had already walked dozens of meters away.
"Hey! No! Can't you guys at least wait for me! I'm supposed to be the main character in this team!!!"
Little Elysia immediately took three steps in two as she chased after the group ahead. But this passageway that seemed to extend underground with almost no light was so long, and the people ahead showed no intention of stopping to wait for her.
And the result was—poor Little Elysia had to run with all her might on her short legs for a full ten minutes just to close that gap of several dozen meters. She finally caught up with everyone at the end of the path where light was visible.
"No... why did you have to walk so, so fast! I almost couldn't catch my breath..."
Little Elysia's words were only halfway out when she suddenly froze upon instinctively glancing outside the passageway.
"This... what is this?"
"This is war, Elysia... You haven't forgotten, right?"
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