Sanctuary Paradise

Chapter 674 Preparation
"What we are going to talk about next is the Behemoth Awakening Battle that took place in the 101st year of the Tower Calendar. That year..."

The pyroxene lamp emitted a faint light. Seventeen children were crowded in a dilapidated tin house, and gray traces were spread on their faces.

Antoine held the chalk in his half-crystallized right hand... or rather the fragment he picked up from the ruins, and wrote words on the portable blackboard that was already full of traces of time. Looking at the children in front of him with curious eyes, a gratified smile appeared on his weak face, and he slowly narrated in his hoarse but unusually clear voice.

"During that battle, the giant beast sleeping in the underground awakened, bringing a huge disaster to everyone. The tower, the federation, and the Huiyuan sect had no choice but to cooperate and seek a way out together..."

Under the dim light, the elderly teacher continued to tell stories, using fascinating stories to tell pieces of history to the children in front of him.

Time passed little by little, and the light of the pyroxene lamp hanging on the roof of the tin house became weaker and weaker. After finishing the last part of the story, Antoine looked at the child in front of him who was already beginning to feel sleepy, smiled, and said in a hoarse but warm voice:
"Okay, that's all for today's class. Come with me, kids. It's time to go back and rest."

"Yes." "Teacher Antoine, will you continue telling the story of the giant beast tomorrow?"

"Of course, no matter how much you want to hear, the teacher will tell you."

One after another, childish voices, either expectant or tired, were heard, and seventeen children followed Antoine obediently, walked out of the tin house, and moved around in the small base built around the abandoned train. They came together to a renovated narrow carriage, and climbed onto their own "beds" on tiptoe under Antoine's gaze.

"Good night, Teacher Antoine." "Good night... Teacher Antoine."

"Well, goodnight, kids."

Greetings before going to bed fell quietly from the carriage, and faint snoring sounds were heard. Antoine looked at the children who were gradually falling asleep in front of him, with a gentle look in his eyes. After carefully closing the door, he looked at the pyroxene lamp in his hand that flickered like a candle in the wind, took out a small cloth bag from his arms, looked at the few remaining pyroxene fragments in it, and a complex look appeared in his eyes.

"Is it going to run out again..."

Antoine looked at the shriveled cloth bag in his hand, lowered his eyes, and his left hand unconsciously touched the magic unit on his waist that had little luster left, and what he thought about was the expenses for the next few days.

Should he go to the mines again to look for the pyroxene beast? But with his current body, if he casts those pyroxene spells again, I'm afraid...

Or should I even do this...

Antoine looked at the magic unit in his hand that he had taken off at some point, and the memory of when he got it flashed through his mind, and he gradually fell silent.

As a pyroxene disease patient, even without a spell-casting unit, he can still release pyroxene spells relying solely on the pyroxene crystals in his body, and the power will not decrease too much. However, the price of one spell-casting unit can at least buy enough food for 17 children and one terminally ill adult pyroxene disease patient for two high tower months.

"Oh, well, if Raph were here, she would probably make the same decision, right?"

Finally, Antoine seemed to have made a decision. He silently put the magic unit in his hand into the bag containing the pyroxene fragments. After the bag became bulging, he closed his eyes and sighed. He seemed to have aged several years in an instant. At this moment, a knock on the door suddenly sounded from the end of the corridor:
Boom, boom, boom——!!

who? ! !
The rhythmic knock on the door was like a thunder, waking Antoine suddenly. He looked towards the corridor in front of him. The dark corridor was like the mouth of a wild beast, dark and disturbing.

Boom, boom, boom!

The knocks on the door continued to echo, and as time passed, Antoine gradually noticed some differences.

no the same……

Unlike those rude pyroxene disease patients, the knocking sounds echoing in the ears were not urgent in rhythm, and even gave people a feeling of politeness and propriety.

Antoine's expression gradually changed after noticing this, but the alertness on his face did not disappear. Instead, he carefully picked up the magic unit in the bag and went deeper into the darkness step by step. He came to the iron door that was shaking slightly in the night wind, carefully opened a gap, and then...

"Excuse me, do you accept overnight stays here?"

A light cough was heard, and a dishevelled young man was seen standing at the door. He tapped the hole on his forehead awkwardly in front of Antoine's stunned gaze, and asked politely.

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Kota Fort.

Dazzling lights shone from the magnificent dome inlaid with pyroxene crystals, illuminating the floor that was wiped clean like a mirror.

The rich aroma of wine filled the hall. In front of a huge round table full of luxury, the White Crown gently shook the wine glass in his hand, glanced at the five figures in front of him, lowered his eyes slightly, and said:

"How about it, what do you think of today's negotiations?"

"Haha, what else can I think? I just confirmed the actual situation of that guy."

A voice with a hint of arrogance sounded, and the Red Crown, who was supposed to leave, sat lazily in his seat, with a dangerous light in his pupils.

"Just as we guessed, the technology in their hands can indeed bring great changes to our world. If we use it well, after everything is over, we can completely wipe out the Gusa Federation and the Huiyuan Sect in one fell swoop."

A rational voice sounded, and the slovenly Blue Crown said, with a cold look in his eyes, which was completely different from the attitude he showed when facing the Dark Steel Mecha before.

"Oh, you have the nerve to say that. When he said he wanted to trade with you alone, you didn't look like you were pretending, did you?"

When the red-haired lady heard the words of the sloppy middle-aged man, she glanced at him and sneered twice.

"So what? Your Excellency the Crimson Crown, are you planning to make us abandon the precious knowledge that is right before our eyes? Or... do you think you can understand that knowledge?"

Facing the other party's questioning, the sloppy middle-aged man simply pushed his glasses on his nose and answered nonchalantly.

“You what…!”

"Okay, everyone, be quiet. Chi, you should change your temper. And Qing, you should stop irritating her by saying so many words."

Before the red-haired lady could get angry, the White Crowned Soldier sitting on the main seat interrupted her and looked around at the Crowned Sorcerers in front of him. He then said, "Now, the first thing we need to discuss is the matter of the outsiders."

The White Crowned One said this, narrowing his eyes slightly and tapping the table lightly with his index finger. The next second, a holographic projection rose directly from the center of the round table. The content it played was the scene of their negotiation with the black-haired young man.

"You should have all read the information about the outsiders, so..."

Having said that, the White Crown paused for a moment, staring at the other Crown Warlocks in front of him. The contents of the holographic projection were reflected in his pupils, and he slowly spoke:

"Now, let's get to the vote on that matter."

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Nott's Fortress.

What a bunch of old foxes...

In the hall where only Ling Yuzi and he were left, Xin Lailai looked down at the CNC board powered by pyroxene energy in his hand, recalling the half-hour's communication in his mind, a deep look flashing across his pupils.

In fact, judging from the surface, their negotiations were extremely smooth. Not only did they get a promise to send troops, but they also exchanged technology from the tower. No matter how you look at it, they made a big profit.

But if you pay close attention, you will find that these are basically all the tricks of the Tower of Order. Even if they were not well prepared and had not used the intelligence obtained by Soul Capture in advance to make targeted responses, it would have been very difficult for them to avoid being fooled by the Tower of Order, let alone gaining an advantage.

Let’s take the Red Crown’s outburst during the negotiation as an example. On the surface, it seemed that he had a conflict with the other Crowns because of his hot temper, but if you pay close attention, you will find that he had two outbursts. One was to directly intimidate them, and the other was to interrupt their rhythm at a critical moment and forcibly give the White Crown the initiative.

There is also the Blue Crown who they regard as a breakthrough. On the surface, he gives people the impression of being a fanatical technology geek who is only interested in various technologies and knowledge. However, when actually exchanging technical knowledge with him, Xin Lailai discovered that although the other party's desire for their technology is strong, it is far from as exaggerated as it appears.

Facts have proven that none of those who can rise to a high position in this kind of world are easy to deal with. Perhaps there are indeed some frictions and conflicts among these crown warlocks behind the scenes, but Xin Lailai dares to guarantee with his own paradise points that the relationship between the six crown warlocks is definitely not as cold as it appeared during the negotiations.

Just as they were using the identities of Performer and Black Sword to put on a crazy show, the Grand Warlock of the Tower of Order was also using this negotiation to convey all kinds of wrong information to them. As for the other party's purpose in doing so...

"I feel like they're going to do something behind our backs..."

"Be assured, it's not a feeling, it's a certainty."

Ling Yuzi's voice sounded in his mind, and Xin Lailai just narrowed his eyes and affirmed in his mind.

That's right, he was very sure that the probability that the Tower of Order would backstab them later was almost 100%.

In other words, the reason why the Tower of Order agreed to the conditions of exchanging both parties' technologies so readily was not only because the technology they provided was indeed very tempting, but more importantly, the other party was not worried at all that they would actually leak the technology.

——In other words, there is no plan to let them leave this world alive.

As for Xin Lailai's attitude towards this...

"However, from the current situation, their situation is actually more beneficial to us."

Xin Lailai said in his mind, with a glimmer of anticipation in his eyes.

That's right, from the current situation, the Order Tower, which has made up its mind to backstab them, is more advantageous to them, because this means that the Order Tower will take the initiative to make various concessions in the early stage in order to stabilize them.

Not only that, in order to ensure the success rate of the backstab, the other party must have tried their best to study the techniques they traded in the past during this period of time, and even put them into practice in a preliminary manner. This will not only help them learn more about their methods, but also effectively improve the overall strength of their own camp.

And this is exactly what Xin Lailai wants to see.

After all, unlike them who started from scratch, for the Tower of Order which has accumulated rich foundation in this world, many of Xiaobai's knowledge and technologies can be replicated at the speed of light as long as there are sufficient manpower and material resources, such as the production lines in machinery factories, large-scale mining machines, new means of transportation, and so on.

At first glance, it might sound terrible, as it is like watching the enemy increase their troops and store food. However, in contrast—

As long as they can build these things in the Tower of Order and then overturn it, then wouldn't all these things built by the other party be equivalent to working for them?
Of course, all of this is based on a prerequisite, that is, they can really defeat the entire Order Tower on their own.

As for whether they can do this?
Xin Lailai could only say that he was now thinking about how to design the script and retain his strength so that he could induce the Tower of Order to take action at the right time.

This is not because he is arrogant, but in front of the external echelon, the dominant force in the third-order native world is really fragile, not to mention that the Tower of Order in front of them is a force that combines magic and technology.

The Pale Witch had already verified how huge the disadvantage of the native magic system of the original world would be when facing the magic system from the Star Realm that had developed for several epochs. And what would be the result of the technology system developed by the native forces of the original world facing the technology system in the Star Realm...

[Hint: The permanent summon "Mechanic Master Xiaobai" has been summoned. The current remaining duration is: 11 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds]

A cold reminder sounded, and in the hall, Xin Lailai unfolded the Starry Field, destroying all the "eyes" inserted around the hall, and completely isolated the surrounding scenes with his aura.

Om-! !

The next second, a dazzling blue light burst out, and the figure of a small white crab gradually emerged from the light.

"Yeah!"

A confident babbling sound was heard, and Xin Lailai looked at Xiaobai who was already ready in front of her, smiled slightly, and looked at the data tablet in her hand with a hint of amusement.

He was somewhat curious. When Pyroxene Technology, which had proactively disclosed its technological system, encountered the dual masters of mechanics and technology notarized by the Void Tree and the Six Paradises, how long could it maintain its "chastity"?
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(End of this chapter)