The villain's way to tame the protagonist

"……I see."

Ming Fuluo regarded the tiny thought that arose in her mind as absurd and quickly rejected it with an indifferent expression: "Learn... to laugh, I will try."

"Let's make it clear in advance that if you can't do it, there will be a punishment."

Anser chuckled and said, "Okay, let's get started. How can I help you?"

Ming Fuluo calmed down and said: "Phase Stabilizer, the theoretical concept you mentioned encountered a bottleneck when it came to extraordinaryization. I tried to use materials with high-level spatial elements..."

As a bystander, Marina had no idea what Ming Fuluo meant by those words, but she still gained something from doing what she did best.

This Miss Zeger... has an extraordinary passion and... talent for studying these things.

As Marina grew older, she could vaguely sense the changes in Ming Fuluo's emotions when she talked about these things. Although from a third-person perspective, she still maintained that indifferent look that kept people at a distance, and her tone was flat, Marina could sense a glimmer of desire from the depths of Ming Fuluo's eyes.

The black market game did bring Marina extraordinary gains. Although she was almost crushed by the tremendous terror, fortunately Ansher controlled the scale in time, which allowed her to make great progress in understanding people's hearts.

The girl thought silently. According to her sister, Miss Zeger in front of her would most likely be Anser's second contract leader. To become Anser's contract leader requires talent and qualifications, as well as absolute loyalty. Such fanatics with certain ideals in their hearts would find it difficult to devote themselves to anything other than ideals. Marina wanted to know...how Anser was going to tame her.

At the same time, she had her own considerations in mind.

——Anilissa’s words and Ansher’s slightly abnormal behavior in the black market made Marina realize something, but she couldn’t confirm it, and she didn’t dare to... confirm it.

She wanted to investigate further, but she didn't want to alarm Ansher and let him know that she was so rude and rebellious as to try to pry into the past and secrets of the person she served... But Marina had made up her mind.

It was not only because of his ambition to become Anser's leader, but also because of the pain and despair he had felt in that game, which made him more determined to untie Anser's knot.

Three years ago...that was a critical point. Marina learned from Sitana that Ansher had tried to tame Mingfuluo three years ago, but failed in the end.

If Xier were to ask what happened between Mr. Anser and Ms. Zeger in the end... there should be no problem, but I can't, and I can't let Xier ask.

Marina whispered in her heart as she quietly stared at Ming Furo who was entering the state.

At the same time, I can't contact Miss Zeger rashly because I don't know what arrangements Mr. Anser has made... and so on.

A thought suddenly flashed through her mind.

[What if this is Mr. Anser's arrangement? Although Mr. Anser didn't say anything and didn't give me any instructions, but...]

The girl subconsciously shifted her gaze to Ansel, who seemed to sense it and turned his head slightly, looking at her with a smile. Marina immediately lowered her head slightly to hide her strangeness.

This time, it was her instead of Sitana who followed Ansher. It was not Ansher's initiative but Marina's suggestion. She wanted to take this opportunity to get to know Ming Furo.

In fact, Marina didn't have any expectations for this, but Ansel agreed readily.

[What if... Mr. Anser just wants me to say something to Miss Zeger? What if this is his way of taming Miss Zeger? ]

A logical chain instantly connected in Marina's mind. She gradually understood and then deeply realized the mission of her coming here.

I see... that's it. I understand. This is the only way to make Miss Zeg...

The snow-haired girl standing beside was even more silent and quiet, but she was already fully prepared for what she should do next.

Although she was just being used on this trip, Marina was not unhappy at all. Instead, she was extremely happy that she could provide more practical help to Anser.

"No, no, no, space alone is useless. To determine your position and existence in the Zero Point Maze, you need more elements. Have you forgotten?"

"I remember clearly that what you told me at that time was 'absolute spatial stability'."

"Dear Miss Ming Fuluo, you must have been asleep at that time. Were you dreaming?"

"Dear Mr. Anser, I have absolute confidence in my memory."

"Okay, so what you're saying is that I'm the one who's wrong."

Anser sighed and rubbed his temple, and said in distress: "It seems that there is indeed something wrong with my thinking. Why don't we put this thing aside for the time being? Anyway, you can't make it with your current alchemy level."

"..."

Ming Fuluo's forehead twitched, and she subconsciously tightened the alchemical carving knife in her hand to avoid using too much force and damaging the prototype.

And this sudden and familiar anger and dissatisfaction made her dazed again.

This long-lost feeling, not for the purpose of completing any specific task, but simply for being immersed in the communication with each other, and being annoyed by Anser's nonsense... is so similar to three years ago.

A chill ran down Ming Fuluo's spine.

With just a few words, the devil dragged me back to the past... which was still a good time in my eyes. What on earth was he going to do? Why did he do such a thing when he always said he wanted to turn himself into a rational monster?

Ming Fuluo took a deep breath and suppressed her slightly surging emotions:

"I... remembered it wrongly, Anser, let's continue."

"Good girl!" Anser rubbed Ming Fuluo's head with a smile, "It's a good thing to admit your mistakes and correct them. Then continue."

This thing that would have made Ming Furo go berserk in the past did not cause her to have an outburst now. However, the slight rise and fall of her small chest with her breathing was enough to prove that she was not actually calm at the moment.

It's...ridiculous.

Miss Ming Furo, who thought she would no longer have any emotional fluctuations because of Ansher, subconsciously clenched her fists... She obviously would not feel sad because he was so cold-blooded and wanted to turn her into a tool, so why did she lose her composure because of a few words he said and a few random actions he made?

But the key point is that she can't force herself to cut off this emotion with reason - because she doesn't want to turn into a cold machine without any emotions so quickly.

The combination of these abnormalities made her current relationship so...absurd.

"Mr. Anser."

Marina, who had been waiting quietly, suddenly spoke up: "Someone is trying to contact you."

"...Hmm?" Anser raised his eyebrows slightly, "Give me the communication magic crystal."

The girl did as she was told and quickly came to Anser's side, handing him the communication magic crystal with both hands. Anser glanced at the contact person and his eyebrows raised slightly.

"It's him..."

Young Hydra pondered for a moment, then suddenly laughed:

"Ming Fuluo, I have to leave for a while. Marina, let's go."

"...Mr. Anser."

Marina, who was standing next to Anser, suddenly asked, "Do you need my help over there?"

Her words surprised Anser a little: "That's not the case... Do you want to stay here?"

"Yes." Marina nodded gently. "I want to get to know Miss Zeger better. Please forgive my presumptuous behavior."

These seemingly frank words perfectly concealed her true intentions.

Anser laughed heartily: "What's the big deal... It's just that Ming Fuluo is not easy to approach. Then you stay here. Be careful and don't get too close to her."

"Okay, Mr. Anser."

After Ansher left the alchemy workshop, Ming Furo remained silent and deliberately kept a distance from Marina. In this seemingly bustling but actually deserted workshop, without that person... it seemed as if most of the fresh air was missing.

Marina stood quietly in the distance, staring at Ming Furo's profile. She was sure that... Miss Zeger was in completely two different states when Ansel was present and when he was not.

It's not a difference in ability or performance, one is better and the other is slightly worse, but a deep, illusory, radiating aura.

In this aura, Miss Zeger refused anyone to approach her, refused anyone to communicate with her, and refused anyone to...interfere.

But only Mr. Anser can be in this aura very naturally, and it seems that he can change this aura in the direction he wants.

This kind of connection is only possible between people who have an extremely close relationship... Just like Hitana, who is usually casual and rude to others, and even extremely terrifying when facing her enemies, becomes lazy and coquettish when she is with Anther.

"…Ms. Zeger."

After thinking for a long time, Marina finally said, "Can I ask you a question?"

"explain."

Ming Fuluo responded indifferently without even raising her head.

"Mr. Anser was once...close to you, right?"

The woman standing on the block paused slightly, stopped what she was doing, tilted her head slightly and looked at Marina, her eyes cold and sharp.

"I didn't mean to offend you." Marina remained humble. "I'm sorry if this makes you unhappy."

"……almost."

After a brief silence, Ming Fuluo replied in a low voice: "He and I were friends, of course, only in the past."

In Ming Furo's eyes, no matter what Marina said, it ultimately represented Ansher's will, so she would naturally answer truthfully.

"Just... before?"

Marina smiled gently: "But, I feel that your relationship with Mr. Anser is not bad now."

Ming Fuluo, who was about to start engraving the etheric circuit again, twisted her wrist and directly scrapped the materials in her hand.

"What are you...babbling about?"

There was a distinct chill in her tone, and although the sight of her petite figure working on the blocks was quite comical, both her tone and her expression showed that Ming Furo was full of oppression.

"Don't you feel it?" Marina tilted her head, completely ignoring Ming Fuluo's hidden anger. "I saw it clearly from the side. The you who worked with Mr. Anser and the you now are... completely different."

"If there is any difference..."

The girl thought for a while, then said with great certainty:

"I am not denying your passion for your career. Even if you are alone, I can feel your dedication and focus when you are working. I also have that kind of determination to immerse yourself in something that you are willing to sacrifice everything for."

"It's just that even if you have this attitude alone, you are obviously more..."

Marina considered her words for a while, then said with a smile:

"Moreover...color, a vivid and brilliant color."

"……go out."

Ming Fuluo's breathing seemed a little unsteady as she spoke word by word: "I don't welcome any self-righteous guys here. You leave here immediately."

"But it was Mr. Anser who asked me to stay here."

"I will apologize to him. This has nothing to do with you."

An invisible force bound Marina's body, and the door of the alchemy workshop was open. Ming Furo obviously wanted to throw Marina out directly.

"Ms. Zeger."

Marina was not angry at being treated like this. She just stared at Ming Fuluo and said in an extremely serious tone:

"Mr. Anser gave up something that was extremely important to him."

As soon as she finished speaking, her figure was frozen in mid-air.

"This is the real reason why I want to stay."

"What happened between you three years ago? What is the thing that Mr. Anser cherishes and is so important to him? Can you please tell me?"

boom!

The door of the alchemy workshop slammed shut, and Marina was violently and quickly pulled in front of Ming Furo. The force made her, as an ordinary person, frown slightly because of the pain, but she soon endured it.

"I understand why you stay here."

Ming Fuluo stared into Marina's eyes and said, "You are the tool he uses to influence me. He knows I won't trust him anymore... so he wants to use other people's words to influence me?"

"Then you will be disappointed, Ms. Zeger... Could you please put me down first?"

"..."

Marina, who was put on the ground, straightened her skirt and bowed slightly in a dignified and elegant manner: "In fact, Mr. Anser... doesn't know about this matter. So far, all the conversations I have had with you have been my own decision."

"If you don't believe me." Marina smiled brightly, "You can use a lie detector or mind-reading technique to test it."

Ming Fuluo looked at the kind and gentle smiling face for a long time, and then threw a piece of jade out of thin air: "Take it."

Marina followed his instructions and asked curiously, "Can I just talk?"

Ming Fuluo ignored her and asked directly: "Did Anser send you here?"

"No." The girl repeated her words calmly, "I didn't receive any instructions from Mr. Anser. I did everything on my own."

The jade in her hand was icy cold and unresponsive.

The petite woman's expression became a little unnatural. She was silent for a moment, then asked again very cautiously: "Not just direct orders, but also hints."

"No." Marina shook her head and said frankly, "Mr. Anser didn't give me any explicit or implicit instructions in this regard. I did this out of my own consideration."

Not only that, she continued, "And this sentence is not something I guessed by myself, but what the lady said."

"Ma'am, you mean...Ansher's mother?"