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Chapter 1714 Intelligence Gathering (Meow hiding in the quilt eating oranges)

Frankly speaking, when Duanmu Huai heard the answer, he was speechless at first, and then—well, he really couldn’t say anything.

After all, I am doing the same thing now.

And unlike Hoshino Ai, Kurokawa Akane agreed after knowing this, so he was even more helpless.

But Duanmu Huai still wanted to ask.

"why?"

“Because we don’t want to die either.”

Princess Nolen spread her hands and made a helpless gesture.

"Whatever the force that binds us here is, it is gradually weakening. In this case, I think we should also make a choice about our future. If we don't see the hero, perhaps disappearing in slumber and praying that we can be reborn in the future and live a happy life is also a solution. But since the hero is here, we will not let go of such a good opportunity."

"Haa ...

"of course."

Kurokawa Akane nodded vigorously, his eyes firm.

"I'll do it even if it means making a deal with the devil."

"You'd better not say such things, Miss Akane."

However, before Duanmu Huai could speak, Princess Norn started talking with a giggle.

"Although I know you want to show your determination, but if you really make a deal with the devil, then the hero will not show mercy to you."

"You really understand me."

Duanmu Huai shrugged his shoulders. Just like Princess Norn said, as a judge, making a deal with the devil is completely beyond the line, and it is an existence that needs to be purified. Even if it is Kurokawa Akane, Duanmu Huai will not show mercy to her. Of course, maybe he will give the other party a death before he can react, but Duanmu Huai will never let her off just because of Kurokawa Akane's determination.

Therefore, it can be said that if Duanmu Huai had not just confirmed that Freya and Princess Norn were similar beings to heroic spirits, he would have already taken action to purify all three of them.

It’s a pity that there is no Holy Grail War in this world, otherwise Duanmu Huai would really like to see who can summon them out.

"Yes, is that so?"

Instead, Kurokawa Akane was a little surprised.

"That's it. Don't say such things casually."

Duanmu Huai gave a serious warning to Heichuan Akane.

"Remember, I will not allow this to happen, no matter what the reason is."

To the Inquisitor, reasons are meaningless.

Duanmu Huai had experienced many similar missions in the game before. For example, once, as an inquisitor, he went to a city to investigate the invasion of the subspace demons there. However, when he arrived in that city, Duanmu Huai was attacked by a group of adventurers. They were a famous adventure team in the city. The reason they attacked Duanmu Huai was that the subspace demon promised them that if they could kill Duanmu Huai, they would cure the sickly sister of the captain of the adventure team.

So they made a contract with the subspace demons and launched an attack on Duanmu Huai.

Then of course he was killed by Duanmu Huai.

The frail girl also had her soul taken away by the subspace demon because she failed to fulfill the agreement. At the same time, it also widely publicized the fact that Duanmu Huai killed the adventurer team in the city.

Because this team of adventurers has a very high reputation in this city and has saved the city several times, the people in this city are quite disgusted with Duanmu Huai. Even if they cannot defeat Duanmu Huai, they remain completely uncooperative and simply reject all of Duanmu Huai's investigation requests.

After determining that he could not get any clues about the Warp Demons from these uncooperative citizens, Duanmu Huai quickly made a decision. He regarded all citizens as heretics who rebelled against the Inquisition and assisted the Warp Demons, and placed a thermal bomb in the city center.

Then the entire city, along with the tens of thousands of people in it and the subspace demons hidden in it, were all blown up into the sky.

This is the Judge.

I don’t give a f*ck about any bullshit reasons you have. If you dare to cross the red line of the court, you will only end up dead.

"Is that right?"

After listening to Duanmu Huai's explanation, Heichuan Akane was somewhat surprised.

"I thought Xiao Ai was the kind of person who didn't care about the ethics, morals and laws of the world..."

"I have my own rules. Of course, it was my fault for not telling you. Fortunately, nothing serious happened. Otherwise, it would be a different matter."

"Oh, yes...I'm sorry."

Faced with Duanmu Huai's serious tone, Heichuan Akane lowered his head in frustration.

In the final analysis, she didn't know Duanmu Huai well enough - this was understandable. After all, even if Kurokawa Akane could feel that Duanmu Huai was strictly observing a certain boundary, if she didn't explain it clearly, she would not be able to figure out what rules the other party was following.

No matter how powerful she is, she can't read minds.

By the way, there is no such thing as “ignorance is innocence” in the Tribunal.

"Anyway, seeing you here, I'm still worried... Is your work over there okay?"

Everyone knows that Duanmu Huai is used to slacking off, but Kurokawa Akane is not a slacking-off person like Duanmu Huai. If she doesn't work for a long time, it will be a different story.

"I have already taken leave, and..."

"And?" "It's not easy for me to explain..."

Kurokawa Akane turned his gaze to Princess Noren, who giggled.

"Master Brave, guess how we got here?"

“I really can’t guess that.”

"Hehe, you don't know, right? Actually, I just found out about this a while ago. Our world and the world where the hero is currently are relative!"

"Is that right?"

Duanmu Huai was somewhat surprised to hear Princess Norn's proud explanation, while Princess Norn nodded and began to explain.

After they found Kurokawa Akane in that world, Princess Norn also wanted to know about the situation in that world, so Kurokawa Akane bought a world map according to their request. Then Princess Norn found that her world and this world were just like reflections in each other's mirrors. Except for the different directions, the geographical environment on both sides was almost the same.

The way Kurokawa Akane came here was very simple. She first followed the instructions of Freya and Noren and took a plane to the place where Duanmu Huai was currently located in Kurokawa Akane's world. Then Freya cast a space spell. For Kurokawa Akane, this was more like a reversal of the scene. According to her, the moment she walked into the lake, she felt that the gravity was completely reversed.

The body that was supposed to sink into the lake was standing on the inside of the lake's surface instead. Then when Kurokawa Akane walked out of the lake again, she came into this world.

Of course, it is called a reflection world, but unless you compare the shapes of the continents from the perspective of space, you generally cannot detect it. After all, except for the shapes of the continents being opposite to each other, everything else is the same, east, west, south, and north.

According to Kurokawa Akane, she was going to Eastern Europe. Of course, before leaving, Kurokawa Akane also asked for leave, saying that she was going on a long trip. After arranging everything here, she set out to come here.

"Is there such a thing?"

It has to be said that Duanmu Huai was quite surprised to hear this. Although he also knew that since his world and this world were interconnected at the subspace level, there should be some connection, he just didn't expect it to be like this.

By the way, her luggage should still be at the hotel.

"You won't call the police?"

"Please don't worry about this, brave man. We have tried it and found that the speed of time in the two worlds is not the same. Even if we stay here for a year or two, it will only take a few hours in that world."

"I see……………"

This is understandable. After all, Duanmu Huai only spent sixteen years in that world, but a thousand years had passed when he returned here.

That would be convenient. After all, although Duanmu Huai had made mental preparations, he had not thought about how to explain to others if he just disappeared.

It seems that there is no need to explain now.

"In that case, let me first tell you what you know. I have only been back for a short time and I haven't figured out what is going on yet."

I can't get anything useful from the people here, but fortunately these two princesses have always been here, so they should know something.

"Okay, Lord Brave."

Princess Nolen lived up to expectations and quickly began to explain things to Duanmu Huai.

First, it is about the civilization aspect of this world.

After Freya and Norn unified the three kingdoms, they created a vast empire, and civilization developed rapidly during this period. By the time they were old, the development of technology had gradually become popular, and something similar to the first industrial revolution had begun throughout the country.

The reason for increasing investment in this area is, of course, because of the great power of the Iron Titan that Duanmu Huai showed them. The powerful force of machinery and gears was deeply imprinted in the hearts of those who fought against the demons at that time. Therefore, after that, focusing on the development of steel and machinery also became one of the basic national policies of the empire.

Of course, with the advancement of technology, magic has gradually begun to fade away. After all, magic depends on talent, and this kind of thing is very random. Sisters like Freya and Norn are good examples. Freya is a brave warrior of magic, while Norn can't use magic at all.

When they grow old and choose an heir, the explosion of technology creates conflicts between the old forces who are trying to protect magic.

Freya is of course on the side of magic, and needless to say, Noren is on the side of technology.

There is no need to say much about the result. Just look at the way Freya cried and complained to Duanmu Huai, and you will know who the winner is in the end.

After this, the empire continued to develop, but the royal power was not eternal. Eventually, domestic oppression led to resistance, which led to a popular uprising and the overthrow of the empire, which then split into several small countries.

The empire was ruined, so the two sisters naturally entered the mode of watching the show.

After that, it was mainly conflicts between human nations, sometimes peacefully, sometimes fighting. Civilization continued to develop, and later on, they seemed to have developed a modern civilization that broke through the atmosphere and explored the outer space.

But that’s where it ends.

Simply put, World War I broke out.

As for the cause of the incident, Freya and Noren were not clear. They only knew that all parties were in a frenzy and threw all kinds of weapons and bombs recklessly. In the end, the whole world was on the brink of destruction.

And these dragons only appeared after this.

For the current humans in this world, dragons are ancient creatures that appeared hundreds of years ago and threatened humans. But Norn was sure that before the world war, there were no such things as dragons in this world. According to her thinking, the so-called dragons might be the product of some kind of biological weapons, and they might also have used the research on the bloodline of magicians.

Unlike the world where Duanmu Huai lived, although the magic in this world had declined in the face of the technological trend, it had not completely disappeared. There were still a few magicians, but the magic they used was only average in power.

"It's really troublesome."

After listening to Norn's explanation, Duanmu Huai frowned slightly.

It seems that this matter is not so easy to settle.