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Chapter 1871 The Unavoidable Distance
"Wow, this is so easy."

Lupin XIII's mouth twitched. She believed from the bottom of her heart that the technology of the Age of Gods, especially super artificial intelligence, appeared too early.

She didn't even have to think about it; just one scan revealed everything.

If there were no such thing as a dwarven dictionary at the moment, the dwarven text on the Sun Gem would probably be easily deciphered, and even the missing parts could be deduced.

It has to be said that this was a mistake made by the developers, but she also understood that they wanted players to get in touch with the technology of the Age of Gods as soon as possible.

This can be said that the producers made some sacrifices, reduced the difficulty of exploration, and improved the gameplay and content.

"Well, that's amazing! They are indeed genius creators! They made the choice decisively." Lupin XIII clenched his fists, his eyes sparkling.

Apart from the fictional character Lupin III, the people she admires most are the geniuses of [G] Company.

"Hmm...but..." Lupin XIII pinched his chin, frowned, and looked troubled. "To be honest, should we go and explore these four horse-shaped terrains? What if there are any important props inside?"

"Well, this is something that needs to be considered." Blaze took out the parchment map and pointed at the completely unrecognizable dwarven text on it.

"Perhaps the dwarven text above is telling us that we need something from these four terrains to unlock the treasure of the Magic Kingdom."

"And it won't take long to search for them. The Heroic Einherjar have recently improved their ability to move around in the wild."

If only one or two people came here, they would inevitably have to spend a lot of time searching the Four Horses terrain, but Blaze brought a whole huge army, with hundreds of Heroic Warriors alone. It was not difficult to divide them into teams of one hundred people to search the terrain.

"Yes, is that so?" Lupin XIII sighed regretfully.

In stories about thieves and treasure hunts, the protagonists are always at a disadvantage. There are only four or five of them, including undercover agents. They are obviously experienced thieves and archaeologists, but in the end, all they can use are a whip and a small pistol. As for key props and key information, let alone them, they will definitely become the enemy's wedding dress.

The villains always have a luxurious team, a large number of logistical personnel, combatants, and a complete supply of weapons and supplies. Sometimes they don’t even have to do anything, just follow the protagonists and pick up the leftovers.

It’s a pity that, according to the principle that the protagonist must win, the villain who is well prepared will definitely lose all his advantages due to various stupid behaviors.

But if you think about it carefully, this development is only necessary for the plot. Under normal circumstances, the villain will win. If you think about it carefully, there must have been a situation in the protagonist's background story where there was no villain causing trouble. At that time, the protagonist group must have achieved their goal quite smoothly.

Lupin XIII instantly lay flat on his back, yawning and sighing.

“Peace is the best.”

The Fortress of Destruction temporarily stopped its advance, and the Heroic Warriors landed along the spider's legs and explored the four horse-shaped terrains in an orderly manner.

Although the Heroic Warriors are extremely stubborn and will not learn their lesson until they suffer a loss, they are quite active in war and combat. They do not reject the technology of the Age of Gods too much, but accept it directly.

If they were not dead, their bodies would be reset when they were resurrected in Valhalla, and many heroes planned to undergo cyborg surgery in battle.

Blaze sat atop the Fortress of Doom, surveying the entire region. He was somewhat unaccustomed to the lack of a shared perspective from the sky. While the Eye of Athena could perform analysis and dialysis, its range was limited, requiring satellites and drones to expand its field of view.

Drones are fine; they're just small flying golems. Satellites, however, are a real problem. It's not that there aren't materials to build them, but rather that the laws of the Age of Gods prohibit the unauthorized launch of satellites; permission from various nations is required. Although the Age of Gods is gone, the law is the law. Launching a satellite without permission might be considered a threat, even though modern humans don't understand what a satellite is.

The Einherjar of the Horse Terrain No. 3 discovered a hidden area, which appears to be a small, ancient underground castle.

[Shared with other Heroic Einherjar teams, discovered the hidden underground castle in the horse-shaped terrain No. 2.]

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Jasmine reported the intelligence in an orderly manner. Under her command, the Heroic Warriors changed from their previous wild and rough nature and disorganized behavior. They were like a cold and efficient bayonet, extremely efficient.

After a while, the four horse-shaped terrains were occupied by the heroic warriors, but the mechanisms in them blocked the heroic warriors' footsteps, but it was only a temporary blockage.

"What a formidable army it is! It could conquer any kingdom if it chose."

Blaze tilted his head back, and Marika had kneeled down behind him without him noticing.

"Is this your opinion as the leader of the Royal Knights and Lord Fast?"

"Well, this is an undead army with an average level of LV120 or above, and it has a clear kingdom affiliation." Marika nodded without hiding anything, and her eyes became a little dim.

"Even the Giant Kingdom Alliance will no longer treat you with the same ordinary, friendly attitude as before."

"That has nothing to do with personal relationships. It's Falasha. Your Majesty, they must be responsible for their subjects."

There was a distance between her and Blaze because of their [identities]. It had shortened before, and she was ecstatic about it, but now it had grown again, and it couldn't be shortened anymore.

In the past, it was just a matter of highs and lows, but now it really is...

It grew larger up and down and left and right, transforming from a simple step into a huge crack.

The little king of the ancient kingdom in the Age of Gods, the heir of the Age of Gods...the difference in status became a question of stance.

Why has it become like this?

Marika lowered her eyes, she knew when [the mistake was made], but she only hinted that it could not be undone because that mistake was in the past.

She shouldn't have left.

Blaze gazed into the distance and sighed softly. He almost understood. Farasha was fine, but the Giant Emperor's attitude towards him was very subtle. It seemed that he wanted to treat him normally, but because of his various titles, it was impossible to treat him normally.

And Marika... She is the leader of the Royal Knights in the Giant Kingdom Alliance, the lord of the Fast territory, and holds an important position, representing the Giant Kingdom Alliance.

"Maybe at that time, keeping distance is the most appropriate state."

(End of this chapter)