The legend of the Crimson Demon clan started from Suqing.

Chapter 592 The Mech-Type Young Lady Wants Me to Confess

He recounted all the discoveries made in the newly relocated city of the Forest Spirits, and the fact that the Ancient Fourth Blessing had indeed been developed.

"As expected, my guess was right."

Rick looked serious.

Although the human race is relatively isolated from information, he still managed to guess, through gathering information from various sources, that the forest elves' true purpose was most likely to be fishing.

This combination of reality and illusion is the most unacceptable thing. The forest elves originally intended to lure the goblin people, but unexpectedly, other people appeared, which may have disrupted their plans.

Actually, it's not important whether it disrupts the forest elves' deployment; what's most important is that it gives the human race room to survive.

"Your Excellency, well done."

"well enough."

Setting a trap for Sink Barbarian was his own idea, but he did a good job of managing to outmaneuver the forest elf genius.

"As for me..."

Rick glanced at Shubi beside him; his meaning was already quite clear.

The two met near the old capital of the Forest Elfs, and their investigation was naturally interrupted.

"But it shouldn't matter anymore, since it's already confirmed that the Forest Elves have indeed woven the Fourth Blessing, a destructive spell capable of destroying everything. Now, what we need to do is..."

"Yes, take care of yourself and focus on your development."

Zun Zun continued the conversation.

They are the human race, the insects least respected by other races. Even with such valuable intelligence, they would not be accepted by other races, and their authenticity would be questioned.

Humans are like soldiers on a chessboard, but they can be captured at will. Unless they can reach the enemy's base, they have absolutely no way to be promoted.

"Hey you," Rick said, glancing at the silent and obedient Shubi, "what do you guys think about the spirit destruction techniques of the Forest Elves?"

He wasn't asking about an individual, but rather the intentions of the machine race, but he was still disappointed.

"No... data."

Unsurprisingly.

Even among the races associated with the Great War, the Machine Race is an extremely special race.

First of all, they are a mechanical race, not even biological beings. They act as interconnected entities. In other words, what one machine sees is the same as what the entire machine sees; to be hostile to one machine is to be hostile to the entire race.

They are considered a very special group because of their combat actions.

They can analyze any attack they receive in less than a second, and then reproduce and counter it, whether it's the magic of the forest elves, the spirit armor of the elves, or even the breath of the dragon elves.

However, the theoretically unlimited machine species also possess another characteristic: they do not take initiative.

While an attack may lead to retaliation, as long as one does not become an enemy, one will not be attacked.

Therefore, the records of the goblin race clearly state that they are a dangerous race that should not be touched, and of course, the same applies to the forest elves.

The forest elves certainly wouldn't just ignore it like that; they must have confirmed this after conducting extensive magical tests.

As a result, the Spirit Destruction Technique, including the First Protection, has never been used against the Machine Race.

Furthermore, the four blessings of the forest elves are all prepared for the goblin race and will naturally not be revealed to other races.

If they could kill the goblin species, they would still be worth having as a trump card. Unfortunately, it was destroyed by a special individual of the Skywing species with an unreasonable divine strike.

"It's really useless."

Rick said this with a look of disdain.

In a slice-of-life romance novel, this line would definitely be a major no-no, easily damaging a girl's affection. But Shubi remained expressionless, showing no sign of being hurt.

"Unable to access the terminal... However, before I disconnected from the terminal, there was no information about the Fourth Blessing of the Forest Elf."

"Yes, after all, the other party has been hiding it from the beginning."

"There's no point in saying all this, so let's put that aside for now. The most urgent thing is how to develop our territory. Also... I really need your knowledge, so you'll stay by my side for now. You absolutely mustn't leave my sight!"

Rick, as the leader of the settlement, made a decision, and at this moment he was incredibly tough.

"Ah."

Hughie nodded slightly to indicate that she understood.

"Harm to people in the settlement is absolutely forbidden!"

"Ah."

"And the use of magic is absolutely forbidden!"

"Ah."

Rick then made many more demands, some of which were excessive or even rude, but Hugh had no intention of bargaining and said he would comply with everything.

It looked just like a human programming a machine.

But Rick was still uneasy and asked Zun Zun if he could kill it, to which he received the answer—

"It's a little difficult, but not a big problem."

"Yeah……"

"What's wrong? Your expression is complicated."

"I just wish that one day humans wouldn't be afraid of machine races or other races."

Rick's wish was simple and pure.

Unfortunately, it is very difficult to achieve.

"But you can try."

"What do you mean?"

Zun Zun didn't answer, but instead looked at Shubi's tail—the end of the machine armor used to connect to the Elf Corridor—and then picked it up and examined it carefully. Rick and Shubi both kept their mouths shut and didn't disturb him. After a long time, he finally came back to his senses.

"As expected of a creation of a divine species, truly admirable." The Crimson Demon Clan are all masters of magical artifacts, but they are still no match for a divine species. With Venerable's current knowledge of magical artifacts, he is not yet able to fully analyze Shubi.

Rather, it's as if, to prevent anyone from exploring the weaknesses of the Machine Gundam, it would die instantly, or be discarded, once it lost power or was severely damaged.

But now there are special individuals.

Like the Skywing race, the Machine race also has special individuals who want to seek hearts from humans, so Zun Zun has no reason not to dismantle them properly.

"Humans can use magic now?"

"possible."

Humans do possess magic, but their magical reserves are negligible (as stated by Jibril and Blank in Volume 9), and their connection to the Elf Corridor is virtually nonexistent. Therefore, they might as well follow the example of the Mech race and create other external tools or organs to connect to the Elf Corridor.

Just like the Crimson Demon Clan.

"By the way, Rick. If you had to insert a tail or something into your body like the Machine Race, what kind of design would you like? By the way, I think horns would look better."

"Then I hope it's something inconspicuous."

"It is speculated that... the probability of humans using magic is... unknown."

Hugh said this in a low voice.

The machine race's offline database told her that humans were a weak race and absolutely incapable of using magic, but with unknown factors at play, all the data became meaningless.

Most importantly, Rick believed it too.

"Hehehe..."

"Human modification? It's definitely worth a try."

A red light flashed in Zun Zun's eyes, and coupled with his sinister smile, he was almost indistinguishable from an evil scientist.

But Rick doesn't think so.

Since humans can use magic, it means they have greater security for survival! ...Is that right?

He suddenly realized something.

"Wait a minute... if humans learn magic, then what about the other races...?"

"According to calculations, the probability of being discovered and annihilated by goblins, forest elves, and orcs is... 100%!"

"Tsk!"

Upon hearing Shubi's words, Rick, whose expression had become twisted, couldn't help but click his tongue in disbelief. He already knew this would be the outcome, but hearing it aloud still made him somewhat unhappy.

That's right.

This is similar to how small countries in the past didn't have individual armed forces. It wasn't that small countries lacked the money or resources to build their own armed forces, but rather that large countries wouldn't allow it.

Although there is no such thing as a military garrison in this world, once they discover that the human race is making progress, they will surely be met with a devastating blow.

"Isn't this a complete lack of options?!"

Rick slammed his fist on the table, and the table, used for eating, discussing, and playing chess, finally gave way and fell into pieces, just like the helpless young leader's mood.

You're thinking too far ahead.

Zun Zun patted him on the shoulder.

"The modification hasn't been implemented yet, and being discovered by other races is something we should consider later. What we need to do now is try to see if it can succeed, right?"

"……you're right."

Rick exhaled, realizing that he had been emotionally affected by the battle, and that the lock on his heart had been unlocked at some point, quickly returning him to his usual calculating and indifferent self.

Hughie tilted her head.

"Rick...why did you pretend?"

"Nothing to do with you."

"I suspect this is a kind of heart. As agreed upon after winning the game, Rick should tell me."

"Well."

When pressed by Shubi, Rick was unusually speechless, but since he had lost the game, he could only give her a pretentious explanation.

The three then discussed for a while, mainly about improvements to the settlement, when the war between the forest elves and the goblins would begin, and the human race modification event.

"But you're really bold. Even Zun Zun said he could easily kill you, but you still act like it doesn't matter."

"Because of the research... and since Zun Zun has no ill intentions, plus his familiarity with Rick... it is speculated that he is harmless."

It has to be said that the machine-type is indeed a master at analyzing others, which makes Rick even more puzzled. How can someone who can do this well not understand what the heart is?

None of that matters anymore. Before she understands the heart, let them make good use of this machine race.

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

"...I'm sorry to bother you."

It was Chloe's voice outside the door.

"Your Excellency has done what you asked before. Also, I've noticed that the Fairy Essence seems to have changed a bit. Could you please take a look?"

"...Okay, coming right away."

"Wait a moment."

As Zun Zun got up to leave, Rick suddenly spoke up: "You said before that Chlorine has the adaptability to fairies, so she also has it in the Elf Corridor..."

"Unfortunately, whether or not it is suitable for the use of immortals depends on a different set of evaluation criteria."

"Yeah……"

This was undoubtedly telling him to stop fantasizing, and after Zun Zun left the room, he heard a helpless sigh.

(End of this chapter)