The villain's way to tame the protagonist

He even considered helping us with this! The eldest princess offended His Majesty, and she would be fine, but who can guarantee that the emperor would not do something crazy when he was furious? What she is doing now is crazy enough!

No one blamed Anser. Even though these scholars were smart, they had almost no political sense and it was impossible for them to see through the layers of...false truth.

Because they had no way of turning their attention to the palace, and it was even more impossible for them to obtain reliable news and intelligence from others, what they got after piecing together the information would only be close to the "facts" that Anser said.

Even Ming Fuluo had no way of analyzing how much of Anser's words were true and how much were false, but she keenly felt that... Anser was deliberately provoking hatred.

Hatred towards the Emperor and the Princess.

There is no doubt that Ming Fuluo also extremely disgusted these two crazy women, but as a person with non-god divinity in Anser's eyes, she could completely annihilate this emotion and remain unaffected when observing them coldly.

Then, she became aware of the emotions stirred up by Ansel's words - directing all the conflicts towards the emperor and the eldest princess... Although this was the fact, Ming Furo would never believe that he, as the fuse, did not do it on purpose.

The effect of the strange mechanical suit seemed normal to others, because Hydra had the right to be willful, or his self-restrained willfulness made people feel more at ease and easier to gain trust...but how could Ming Fuluo believe such nonsense?

Is there anyone in this world who knows more about mechanical equipment than him?

Moreover, Hydra did not choose any other reason. He knew that I could easily see through this excuse, but he still chose this reason.

Is this a provocation, or another trap?

Compared to Ming Fuluo who was carefully considering Anser's words and actions, Anser smiled with great ease: "It's good that you don't have any resentment towards me. To be honest, I really don't want you scholars who represent the new ether academic field to be buried in vain... You are all people who have the ability to create a new era, so I don't want you to lose in this duel."

If the initial frankness, sincerity and kind words only moved the scholars slightly, then now, in comparison with Ivora and the emperor, and with a higher degree of recognition, many scholars were completely and truly moved.

"However, please keep this matter confidential."

Anser said softly, "Your Majesty and Princess, so far, I cannot clearly stand on which side. I hope you can understand."

Hendrick nodded repeatedly: "You are willing to help us, which is a great favor to us... How could we possibly have any complaints against you!"

Not only is he helping us, but at this time... he's also considering the stability of the empire.

Lord Anser... He is truly the most perfect Hydra. If the eldest princess is like him, how bright will the future of the empire be?

If, if it was Lord Anser who led us, he would not only be able to fight against the Ether Institute, but also possess a large amount of resources, and also have the great Sage Flamel... If it was Lord Anser who led us, instead of Her Royal Highness the Grand Princess...

Then, everything will be different, right?

Hendrick thought this in his heart, and he was definitely not the only one in the room who thought this way.

The only bystander remained silent because she knew that she could no longer change anything.

She has been with this group of elders for many years, the longest of which has even lasted more than ten years.

She knew too well what these people were thinking, and at the same time, she looked at the devil who was smiling gently but seemed to have dominated everyone with an extremely fearful look.

Just a conversation of a few words was enough to make his status soar to this level.

It is not a status that is obtained through violence and oppression, but a status that is sincerely lifted up by others.

No... it wasn't just this conversation, it started earlier, much earlier...

From the moment he entered the aristocratic circle, from the moment his good reputation began to spread throughout the empire, he had been playing the role of "perfection" to the fullest for years...

Ming Furo gradually realized that Hydra did not possess the magic to convince people as soon as he opened his mouth, but he had made corresponding preparations for any moment in the future a long time ago.

This kind of preparation is more terrifying than any calculation or conspiracy. What else has he prepared? How many traps has he laid? How far into the future has he set his sights?

Ming Fuluo slowly clenched her fists. The pressure roared towards her like layers of sea waves. She wanted to stand still, and her will was indeed unmovable, but the facts did not allow her to stand still.

"Ms. Ming Fuluo."

Ansel's gentle words interrupted Ming Fuluo's thoughts.

"..." Under everyone's gaze, Ming Fuluo was forced to look at Ansher.

She stared into the ocean-blue eyes that she had seen countless times, trying to find a hint of teasing or mockery in them, but failed.

Ming Fuluo could only see an unfathomable gentleness in those eyes, a gentleness that made someone like her who liked to get to the bottom of things shudder.

He is playing a perfect person at this moment

Ming Fuluo told herself in her heart:

[Then he must be a perfect person]

Therefore, she gave up all her sharp attacks and all her incisive words, and lowered her head to Anser:

"What is it, Master Hydra?"

Hendrick breathed a sigh of relief. Although Ming Furo's tone was still disrespectful, he believed that Lord Anser would not care too much.

"You are the most sought-after genius warlock in the entire imperial capital."

Anser smiled and said, "I know something about the concept of guns and floating guns. They are indeed very impressive."

"..." Ming Fuluo had a blank expression on her face.

“I believe in the power of collective wisdom.”

Young Hydra looked around at the other scholars. Unconsciously, he seemed to have become a leader for some reason. His tone was calm, but very powerful:

"But you should know better than me that alchemy and creation are the fields of genius. Instead of relying on so-called discussions to pile up output, it is better to... proactively look for opportunities to create sparks."

He extended his hand to Ming Fuluo and said with a bright smile:

"I think that if I work with you, maybe... I can create something that can defeat that unknown alchemical creation called the Gear Suit."

"What do you think, Miss Mingfro?"

From the perspective of solving the current situation, there is no problem; from the perspective of the Tower of Babel, there is no problem; from your own perspective... there is no problem either.

The woman calmly extended her hand to Anser: "You are right, Lord Hydra."

Judge and choose, that's all.

Although Ming Fuluo knew that Anser must have come with a conspiracy, she had no choice but to eat the candy coated with honey poison.

Just go through the simplest rational analysis and then make a choice.

This situation no longer allowed her to look at the problem from the perspective of the chessboard, chess player and chess pieces. The Tower of Babel was on the verge of collapse. Once it failed, the Tower of Babel would be equivalent to a glaring stain in Ivora's fierce life.

The only outcome of a stain is to be erased.

And if it was Anser...if it was Hydra, then it was possible, no, it was certain.

Tower of Babel, there must be no possibility of failure.

Because even if he no longer wanted to admit it, he and she must be the most perfect match in the world.

*

Time is precious, and when Ansher decided to lend a helping hand to the Tower of Babel, he immediately plunged into research.

He used magic to change his appearance, and he, Ming Furo and six other extraordinary people with outstanding abilities will stay in the best alchemy workshop in the Tower of Babel for a long time.

As for why six more extraordinary people who are just "capable" but not top-notch talents are deployed... the reason is simple, because it is often more difficult for smart people to reach a consensus.

People who are a little smarter can do things better by just following the instructions of smart people.

"First of all, we need to clarify what the 'mechanical equipment' that the Ether Academy claims to be is."

Before the construction began, Anser, who had transformed into a middle-aged man, was explaining to everyone: "If you want to win, the best way is not to make the strongest weapon, but to make a weapon that can perfectly target the opponent."

"But we don't know what that thing is." Someone couldn't help but ask.

"The workshop that the Alchemy Association recently built is very huge. It is prepared for mechanical equipment."

Anser replied: "We can assume for the moment that the armor is a huge alchemical weapon."

"…Isn't that the Alchemy Fortress?"

The Alchemy Fortress is the absolute symbol of the alchemist's strength. Compared with it, the ritual tower standing on the ground looks majestic and noble, but in fact it is nothing.

"It's hard to say." Anser raised his eyebrows slightly, "Maybe it's something with more strategic value than the Alchemy Fortress."

"This is impossible. How can there be something more powerful than the Alchemy Fortress—"

"Shut up."

Ming Fuluo interrupted the Babel member coldly, then turned to look at Anser: "Don't waste any more time, tell me what to do, and we'll do it now."

"…Ms. Zeger."

Because Ming Fuluo had a "bad reputation", most people in Babel Tower didn't like her. In addition, her current remarks were too outrageous, so the person who was interrupted couldn't help but say, "Even if you... and this Mr. Anonymous are very capable, you should at least let us know the whole concept. If nothing is made clear, how can we start the work?"

"I don't think you can understand what he is saying." Ming Fuluo said expressionlessly, "You just need to follow our instructions. This is your job now."

…There is no work necessary.

She thought so in her heart.

"Well... since you said so, Ming Fuluo."

Anser rubbed his chin and said, "Okay, let's jump right into the work."

"In my opinion, the most effective means of killing is..."

When Anser began to describe in detail what he wanted to make, the other six members of the Tower of Babel were all stunned, and then they all showed incredible expressions in sync, as if they thought Anser was talking nonsense.

Because Anser said—he would make worms.

"Bugs that chew on the etheric circuit? How could there be such a thing?"

The members of the Tower of Babel expressed their incomprehension: "If the etheric circuit is so easy to destroy, can it still be called an alchemical weapon?"

Most of the time, being able to destroy the etheric circuit means that the alchemical weapon itself has been destroyed. Since even the weapon itself has been destroyed, why bother pursuing the wrong goal?

"Well, this involves..."

"Do not talk nonsense."

Ming Fuluo walked directly to the processing table and said without looking back: "Today I want to see a sample that is close to the concept. Let's get started."

The six members of the Tower of Babel looked at each other, but Anser shrugged at them, chuckled and said, "Then get to work. I'll guide you from the side."

The alchemy workshop started up quickly, and the flowing ether was driven and controlled by the alchemists. In fact, these warlocks who were arranged to assist Anser and Ming Furo all had quite impressive strength. In terms of combat power alone, Ming Furo was probably unbeatable by anyone, but she just happened to occupy a dominant position in the entire research.

"To engrave so many etheric circuits on such a small piece of magic gold? This is impossible! It's too tricky, and it will cause the magic gold material to collapse!"

"It's meant to collapse." "Its meaning is to collapse."

Two almost identical sentences sounded at the same time. Ming Furo turned her head to look at Ansher, but found that Ansher was not looking at her. Instead, he was concentrating on teaching the Babel Tower member something that seemed extremely simple to her.

"This ether diversion is too difficult... Damn it! Another piece of magic gold wasted."

"What is the purpose of this design? Why give it a high degree of assimilation?"

"Because this will allow the foreign ether to--" "Attempting to enter the ether circuit will have an impact regardless of success or failure."

Ming Fuluo took over...or rather interrupted Ansher's words first. She finished her words herself and looked at Ansher again.

But the other party still didn't look at her.

"..."

Ming Fuluo fell silent and began to focus on the task at hand.

He did it on purpose.

Ming Fuluo told herself this.

He had Hendrick add these mediocre people deliberately just to put me in this situation.

He knew very well that I was the only one who could understand his ideas the fastest and most accurately, and that other people simply could not get to the bottom of his thinking. But he still found so many people, using the excuse of speeding up the pace and improving efficiency... In fact, he was deliberately leaving me aside, trying to annoy me in this way and make me submit to him.

As long as Ming Fuluo thinks clearly about the crux of the problem, she will not fall into the trap, because she has the ability to completely control her emotions and will not be swayed by anger.

So she continued to devote her mind to realizing Anser's idea, listening to Anser's description of this new weapon...

"Autonomy... Do you mean to install the independent circuit of the floating gun? That's impossible! The etheric circuit is almost full!"

"Wait, this is too easy to be discovered. So much aether is concentrated in such a small piece of magic gold..."

"If we win by being small and numerous, we will be destroyed too easily. This is a battlefield, how can we use this method?"

Ming Fuluo couldn't listen to Anser's ideas about this new weapon - because all she heard were endless questions.

Every time before Anser had spoken a few words, someone would not understand a certain part of the idea, so Anser would have to patiently explain it to them, but Ming Furo would be able to think of the answer immediately and do it better when she got started.

But since Anser had been wasting her time on that group of people, she had no way of exploring further.

"Well, sir, do you think it would be safer to use the old-fashioned etheric circuit, or--"

"enough!"