The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

　The winged beasts that can return here are, of course, those that have returned in triumph.

　They probably didn't expect that after returning, the fate waiting for them was to be abandoned.

　"Okay, let's go in."

　Xingmo nodded, took Aurora's hand, and followed Arcadia together.

　The interior of the workshop was very dark, with a dim and turbid light hanging from the high ceiling, casting a little light on the road made of mossy granite.

　Most of the people working here are short giants, averaging three to four meters in height. Most of them are dressed in rags, and their pale skin has gradually revealed bluish-gray features.

　Along the way, Xing Mo got a glimpse of the appearance of this assembly line: the various parts of the winged beasts after being dismembered were transported to different departments by manpower, and then reprocessed and refined.

　Through the stone window, Xingmo saw the limbs of the winged beast being thrown into the furnace, burned into liquid like molten iron, and then passed through steel pipes and finally flowed into a large crystal jar.

　After being packed, the large cans were thrown onto a pulling cart, and the ones pulling the cart... were actually winged beasts that had lost their wings.

　The corners of Xing Mo's mouth twitched slightly, and she felt that this was a bit too hellish.

　Arcadia smiled faintly:

　"Supernatural Essence, an element that has yet to be deciphered by the science of the Giants. It is unstable and dangerous, and will either explode when in contact with air or burn when in contact with open flames."

　"Their properties are beautiful, invisible, and exude an alluring... aura."

　"Is this your job? Disassembling winged beasts?" Xing Mo asked.

　"I said, this is to give them a path to meaning..." Arkady pushed open the door, "Come, let's have a good chat... Merlin's guests

　. "

　Following Arcadia through the gate, the room that came into view finally had some connection with the word "craftsman": a neat row of weapons were placed against the wall, and a huge furnace was placed on one side of the room. The flames inside were like tentacles, curling around the strangely shaped metals.

　Arcadia sat down next to the forging table. He pulled out a rock wand and manipulated two chairs to land opposite the forging table.

　"Please take a seat," Arkady chuckled, "and then I'll answer your questions."

　Xing Mo turned around and glanced at Aurora, only to see that the little girl's face was indeed not very good, so she patted her back gently.

　Aurora hated the way people treated life so cruelly.

　"Be good, don't get angry later," Xing Mo said in her heart, "at least ask the questions you need to ask first."

　Aurora didn't respond, but sat down obediently next to Xingmo.

　Seeing the two of them sitting down, Arcadia smiled faintly and said:

　"Your questions... seem to be about ice flames... Does this mean you've already seen those self-igniting giants in the abyss?"

　"They stabbed the weapons you forged into their chests," Xingmo said without hesitation, "and then used the extraordinary essence in the blades to self-ignite."

　Arcadia raised the corner of his mouth in a huge arc:

　"That's right... mad creatures will instinctively move towards madness... and devour each other..."

　"So, you did this on purpose, right?" Xingmo asked.

　Arcadia did not answer directly, but instead said:

　"You should have noticed that I am called the Son of the Craftsman, right?"

　Xingmo nodded and waited for Arcadia to explain himself.

　Then Arcadius continued:

　"...My family originates from the Age of Gods. From the very beginning, we have been followers of the extraordinary..."

　"...Yes, the extraordinary is so beautiful, unstable... changeable... like a firefly flapping its wings, each time flashing a completely different light..."

　He paused in fascination, the smile on his face becoming more and more obvious:

　"You must have heard that the Ice Flame Legion attacked from the far north, leaving no grass behind..."

　"Even the Giant King's Court could hardly stop the legion that inherited the icy flame—their flame came from the great Dark Moon Dragon, the terrifying roar of the eternal night..."

　"We were defeated... until... my ancestors found a way..."

　Found a way...? Xingmo's heart tightened.

　Isn't that just... letting the giants devour the extraordinary ones from the wreckage of the Ice and Flame Legion and become even more powerful?

　"Yes, you've guessed it," Arkady noticed the change in Xingmo's eyes. "That's right... Whether it's the emergence of the Disqualified or the birth of the Sorrowful Evil, it's all thanks to my ancestors, to the lineage of craftsmen..."

　"You seem very proud." Aurora said coldly.

　"But this is the only way the Royal Court has survived to this day," Arkady grinned, his teeth broken. "Even Her Majesty the Queen admits... even though assimilating with the Ice Flame Legion was crazy, if we hadn't done that... the Royal Court might have been destroyed long ago... we wouldn't even have the chance to survive in the Earth's core now..."

　Arcadia smiled, then picked up a hammer from the side and hit it on the forge.

　"clang--"

　Along with the sound of knocking, ice-blue flames gushed out and burned on the forging table.

　"Ice Flame is evil, there's no doubt about that," Arkady whispered. "It's the sinful seed left by the Dark Moon Dragon in the world, symbolizing its evil and greed, just like the Ice Flame Legion that burns across every hill, attempting to turn the earth into an altar to serve it..."

　"But if it weren't for the Ice Flame, the Royal Court wouldn't have survived until now, and perhaps would have long since turned into the dust of history..."

　"Weapons infused with transcendental essence, through the runes of the craftsman's lineage, can burn the essence within into icy flames, thereby severing space and even harming... spirits."

　Arcadia drew a dagger, and rubbed it on the forge, and flames began to burn on it.

　"All rune-based weapons of the Royal Court use ice flame as their medium, because the residual essence of the Ice Flame Legion still flows in the blood of every giant. The light of the Earth's core can only contain it, but cannot completely purify it."

　"The giants will be bound to their past sins for eternity, and will never be able to escape..."

　"So, the madness of coexisting with the extraordinary... is what we should endure..."

　Arcadia said, and stuck the dagger into the forge.

　Staring at the burning ice flame, Xingmo nodded silently.

　She roughly understood the logic of the Giant King's Court and knew why they embraced the ice-blue flame that had brought them to this point.

　"So, in order to survive, you can embrace anything, right?" Xing Mo said lightly.

　"It's the law of nature, survival of the fittest." Arcadia smiled.

　"Your empress asked you to pass on the message, right?" Xing Mo narrowed her eyes. "She wants us to...not meddle in other people's business?"

　"I didn't... say that." Arkady's eyes rolled around.

　"It's okay, I understand."

　Xingmo stood up and nodded slightly to Arcadia.

　"Thank you for your generosity. I will remember it."

　"We have a common enemy, don't we?" Arcadia chuckled. "Merlin's guests don't want to take advantage of me.

　"Want to buy a weapon? The price of the giant weapon... is not very good outside..."

　"No need," Xingmo shook her head, "I have mysophobia."

　After saying that, she took Aurora by the hand and walked out of Arcadia's workshop without looking back.

　Walking in the dark corridor, Xingmo lowered his head in thought, while Aurora remained silent.

　As they walked, Aurora suddenly sighed softly.

　"What's the matter?" Xing Mo lowered her head.

　"Isn't it funny? He keeps emphasizing the sacrifices the giants made to survive, but never mentions the poor animals they slaughter."

　Aurora's voice was low, without any anger in it, only a hint of frustration.

　"Those winged beasts are part of the extraordinary essence cycle. They are extraordinary creatures, and their bodies are more prone to producing essence. After fighting under the floating clouds, they were close to losing control. At this time, they were slaughtered, and the essence in their bodies was extracted and forged into weapons."

　"Then, at the end of their lives, those Stone Nest Giants plunged their weapons into their hearts, transforming the essence into icy blue flames that ignited themselves."

　"Yes, they need courage, but what about the animals?"

　Aurora covered the side of her ear. In her ears, the souls of the winged beasts that dissipated when they died were roaring miserably.

　"The flowers and plants were not only put in pots, but also sent to the gallows," she whispered.

　Xingmo didn't know what to say, so she gently rubbed Aurora's head.

　She knew that the little guy had grown a lot. If it were before, she might have flipped the table long ago.

　After all, the reason Aurora came to this world was to chase those abducted flowers.

　Not long ago, Aurora saw the flower in Merlin's eyes at the Nefera Beta School of Magic - that flower was given to the descendants of the Star Goddess, turning into a lone boat in the madness of this world.

　Innocent lives are always being exploited, but no one ever remembers their forced sacrifice.

　That nobility has long been named by others.

　"...Let's not talk about that anymore. I'm not a child anymore," Aurora muttered. "Little Saint, do you think Arcadia is a favored one of the evil gods...eh?"

　Aurora looked up and saw Xingmo drawing a golden star symbol in the air with his magic wand, and then pinching it with his hand.

　"What?" she asked.

　"Little Ancestor, why don't we just be kids together for once?" Xing Mo said calmly, "They talked so much, aren't you tired of listening to them?"

　Aurora was stunned for a moment, then nodded slightly:

　"is a bit."

　"Anyway, they always like to boast about how noble they are and how much they've sacrificed," Xingmo smiled. "The Sky Giant used the Stone Nest Giant's death to flatter itself, and the Stone Nest Giant used the Winged Beast's death to ignite itself. Anyway, they all have their own logic and theories."

　"And those arguments are biased and guiding, trying to steer everyone's thoughts in a direction that benefits them and proves they are right."

　Xingmo didn't think too much about it, but after talking with Arcadia, she decided that she could not trust the Giant King's Court.

　This magnificent royal court standing on the core of the earth appears bright and beautiful on the surface, but in fact it is secretly based on layers of oppression from top to bottom.

　Their logic is to use madness to maintain stability, and then use stability to breed madness.

　Xingmo cannot trust such an ally.

　So she didn't dare to make any rash conclusions and couldn't say for sure who was the evil god's follower.

　If you don’t want to play anymore, just turn it over.

　"What did you just do?" Aurora asked.

　"Don't they love to embrace the uncontrollable extraordinary?" Xing Mo smiled faintly, "I brought the extraordinary here."

　As they were talking, the two of them walked through the workshop's door and arrived at the floating platform above the boulder forest.

　Looking out from the platform, the blue sky is extremely pure, and winged beasts are flying through the sea of ​​clouds.

　Suddenly, the blue sky was no longer blue, and fiery cracks bloomed across the sky, as dense as a spider web.

　And inside the crack, a pair of golden vertical pupils opened.

　"buzz"

　"Ding-dong-dong—ding-dong-dong—"

　The airspace above the royal court was filled with the long sound of wind chimes, and winged beasts cut through the sky, quickly forming an array in the air.

　At the same time, a pair of dragon claws broke out from the largest crack and tore the crack open.

　The majestic dragon head of Bahamut, the elder of the Hell of Fire, passed through the crack and arrived in the airspace of the Royal Court!

　She let out a long dragon roar, and cracks in the sky opened up one after another. The offspring of the fire dragon passed through the cracks and circled densely in the air.

　At this time, there were still two days before the date agreed with Wang Ting, but Xing Mo didn't want to wait any longer.

　"With two days, that evil god's followers might have enough time to dispose of the evidence."

　Xing Mo put his hands behind his back, looked at the dragons in the sky, and smiled faintly:

　"Why not make a big scene now?"

　"What do you say?"

Chapter 303: Judgment Announcement (Part 3) -4k- (Two Updates in One)

　It seems reckless, but Xingmo's choice is actually supported by sufficient conditions.

　First of all, the Flower of the Royal Court, Alovetes, is currently in a weak state. She has just served as the core of the altar of angel-level magic, and the consumption of both spiritual power and mental strength is immeasurable.

　This means that the most powerful fighting force of the royal court is currently defenseless.

　Secondly, after confirming the "Ice Flame"