The villain's way to tame the protagonist

After coming to the conclusion that "the God Seed is the greatest shackle in the world", Ming Furo will conclude that Anser must be lying, and everything is a lie, just as Anser said.

Therefore, let alone making such a choice, it is simply impossible for her to follow Helen's path in thinking.

But this is... the best.

Anser looked tenderly at his "daughter" who was isolated and helpless and seemed doomed to fail.

This is not the way of thinking that Ming Fro Zeger would have, and it is definitely not the conclusion that Ming Fro Zeger would come to. That groundless, unreasonable... absolute trust is what Anser wants.

What he wanted was not Mingflora Zegg. What he wanted was, and could only be... the present Helen.

"You will win, Helen," the young Hydra whispered softly, "You already know the key."

On the first day, Helen successfully and patiently polished out five key parts, but Ming Furo, who controlled Nidhogg, had already built the basic structure of the entire Type 7 Universal Aether Furnace.

On the second day, the two people who had not rested made great progress. Helen completed the fine polishing starting from the inner core, and the entire furnace core already had a prototype, while Ming Furo had completed filling one-third of the key parts on the basic frame.

On the fifth day, Helen and Ming Furo, who had only been supplemented with nutrient solution, showed obvious signs of fatigue under the extremely high-intensity work. From now on, it can be seen that Helen and Ming Furo have completely different research and development directions for the Type-VII Universal Ether Furnace.

Helen is still using traditional methods to build it, but Ming Fuluo, who has studied hard in the underground library of Hydra Manor for three years, has a more profound and detailed understanding, whether it is the internal structure or the creation of core components, the engraving method of the ether circuit, or the key, the operating mode of converting ether into universal energy...

After three years of devoting herself to the study of secret tomes that would drive the entire warlock world crazy, Mingflora Zeger's talent, which was favored by fate, showed her unparalleled excellence - she could even integrate Nidhogg, which had excellent ether conductivity, into the Type-7 Universal Ether Furnace.

In contrast, Helen, who had only been researching, studying, and even giving lectures at the Tower of Babel in the past three years, had hardly made any visible improvement.

On the eighth day, the alchemical carving knife fell from Helen's shaky hands. Unable to control her fatigue any longer, she fainted and died. Ming Furo was still gritting her teeth and persevering, but she also fell into a coma a day later.

On the twelfth day, the works of Helen and Ming Furo were almost completed. The former's Type VII ether furnace had no more energy to polish the outer shell, and it looked very rough and bulky. Ming Furo, while controlling Nidhogg, had already completed the general project three days earlier than Helen, and had been carefully polishing the details during this time.

On the fifteenth day, two miraculous creations from the same soul were officially completed.

Helen's face was pale and her lips were blue, while Ming Fuluo was not much better at the moment. The two looked at each other for a moment, and it was Ming Fuluo who spoke in a very hoarse voice:

"Do you want me to prepare for you for another three days?"

“…We can start now.”

She staggered towards the universal ether furnace on the workbench, holding an ether magic crystal in her hand, and her breathing became increasingly unsteady.

No one knew what Helen was thinking at this moment. She just silently put the magic crystal into the ether furnace and watched it start to work.

The output port of the universal ether furnace emitted a faint white light, and a visible waveform was transmitted, pouring into a special columnar vessel to which it was connected. Although nothing appeared in the vessel, the inner space began to distort continuously, and as the distortion became more and more intense, it even refracted colorful light.

Helen and Ming Fuluo watched this moment with bated breath at the same time, until the light faded, the chaotic glow gradually became transparent again, and an energy ball formed in the vessel due to the distortion of space, then they let out a sigh of relief at the same time.

The first step is to produce the "universal energy" that can bring about great changes but does not require extraordinary efforts and can be harnessed by everyone, and achieve success.

Then there is the question of stability.

There is no doubt that neither Helen nor Ming Furo currently has the ability to make a truly universal ether furnace. What they want to compete is simply whose universal ether furnace is more stable.

Helen counted silently in her mind while staring at the energy ball in the vessel. However, when she counted to the third second, the energy graph, which had been very stable just now, suddenly twisted violently, and Helen's expression changed instantly.

After 0.4 seconds, cracks appeared on the outer shell of the vessel.

One point and three seconds later, the vessel exploded instantly. The not-so-violent energy blew the transparent shell of the vessel into pieces. Helen covered her face with her hands, but it was a little too late. A clear blood mark appeared on her cheek.

"Four point thirty-three seconds."

Helen and Ming Fuluo spoke at the same time.

"It's an improvement of 0.92 seconds from three years ago...it's ridiculous."

Ming Fuluo whispered to herself.

But Helen smiled, and her cheeks, which had not yet been wiped of blood, looked somewhat charming because of her smile:

"This is the result of leaving your father."

"You're mistaken. What I meant was that I didn't expect you to improve by 0.92 seconds." Ming Fuluo glanced at Helen. "After being suppressed and besieged by the Ether Institute for three years, you have made such progress."

"But... that's all."

Ming Fuluo directly threw the ether magic crystal into her obviously more sophisticated and more complete universal ether furnace, and then looked at Helen:

"Your sad life ends here—"

boom!

Her voice stopped abruptly.

It was just... a moment.

At the moment when the ether was absorbed by the furnace and produced energy... the entire universal ether furnace exploded from the inside out.

This was a shocking change that no one could have imagined. It wasn't that Ming Furo hadn't tried to create something after leaving the underground library. Moreover, for someone like her, it was impossible for her to be unfamiliar with anything. How could she... how could she not even pass the most basic, very first level?

It exploded when producing energy. That was a problem with the Type IV ether furnace, and it was solved three years ago!

Ming Fuluo, with a stiff expression, found the crux of the problem in almost no time.

Then, her expression changed from stiff to extremely angry.

"What are you doing!"

She wanted to reach out and grab Helen's collar, but her wrist, which had almost completely lost its strength, was held firmly.

"Don't lose so badly, dear Miss Ming Fuluo."

The young Hydra who appeared here smiled gently:

"What do you want to do to my daughter?"

"This is... despicable... cheating!" Ming Fuluo growled, "Nidhoggr... you are in Nidhoggr, no... how can you still control it!"

But Helen did not answer her. Her body, which seemed to be easily blown down, leaned against Ansel's back. The petite girl murmured in a very soft voice:

"Father...are you willing to recognize me?"

Anser turned sideways, gently supported Helen's soft waist, and said softly: "You've worked hard, have a good sleep, and when you wake up, it's time to choose gifts."

"...No, wait a moment."

Helen stood on tiptoe and rubbed Ansel's cheek affectionately: "At the very least, you have to explain to her why she lost, right, father?"

Looking at Ming Fuluo, who had an extremely cold expression, Anser chuckled: "Then it's up to you."

Helen, leaning in Ansel's arms, nodded slightly. She looked at herself, whose emotions were out of control and abnormal, and looked at her with the same pity and sadness that Ming Furo had looked at her just now.

"You have abilities and knowledge far beyond mine. Even after Nidhogg was plundered by you, I had no ability to resist."

"But the key lies... right here."

Helen was extremely tired and panting, but her tone was full of pride: "Nidhoggr... is an idea provided by my father and a tool created by me. As someone like me... you can certainly see its prospects."

"——The prospects that Ming Fuluo saw in the past."

That is, to be used as a tool for creation.

It possesses the ultimate ether conductivity, unparalleled plasticity, and can even be disassembled into extremely tiny individuals equivalent to ether units... After being upgraded by Ming Furo, Nidhogg is indeed an unparalleled tool. This can be seen from her high-frequency use of Nidhogg and its use as part of the universal ether furnace.

“But for me, the importance of tools is not that high anymore.”

Helen held Ansel's hand tightly and said word by word:

"This is the only weapon I can grab, the only weapon that can help my father and kill the gods!"

"My abilities are limited. I have no way of raising Nidhogg's lethality to that level, but the most basic destruction... is not difficult."

"Self-destruction!"

Ming Fuluo spat out these two words from between her teeth.

Helen smiled and pushed up her glasses. "This is also... the only thing you can't reproduce in a short time. It is also one of the most important gifts my father has given me."

The light flashing on the lens showed what Helen was referring to. It was naturally the masterpiece that even Ansel was amazed by - the data system!

"I have considered all possibilities. When facing the Old Gods, facing a powerful existence that would threaten my father, Nidhogg's loss of control is naturally also taken into consideration. Then, the most effective way to kill is naturally Nidhogg's self-destruction."

"In order to prevent this secret from being discovered... the data system has only one option, self-destruction, which is related to Nidhogg. Apart from self-destruction, any other actions of Nidhogg cannot be controlled by the data system. In this way, the correlation between the data system and Nidhogg is minimized... Even you can't detect it."

After speaking for such a long time, Helen let out a breath and then revealed a faint, extremely moving smile.

"So... do you know why you lost, Ming Fuluo?"

The petite woman who was determined to kill her past self gently kissed Anser's cheek:

"Because you only care about yourself from beginning to end, and my attachment to my father..."

"It brought me this victory."

Chapter 94: The Node of Destiny (⑦K)

The owner and mistress of Hydra Manor are now in the alchemy fortress ten thousand meters above the imperial capital. Naturally, the only people who can visit the tea table in the garden are the future Hydra and his contracted heir.

And now, Miss Hitana, who possesses the power of two kinds of heads of states and thinks she is sitting on the throne of the first head of states of states, is sitting cross-legged on a chair without any manners. Her puffed-up look is so adorable that people want to pinch her.

Opposite her, a petite and lovely girl was sipping tea quietly. Although she could not be described as dignified and graceful, she looked very simple and generous, and had a special charm.

——If she wasn't sitting in Ansel's arms.

At the same time, Marina, who was standing behind Ansel, looked at her sister who seemed to be grinding her teeth, sighed silently with helplessness, and then looked at the person in Ansel's arms with extremely envious eyes... Miss Helen.

She will be the second Ansel Hydra, oh, strictly speaking, the third chief.

"Father, according to the plan you gave, the energy output time of the Type 7 Universal Ether Furnace can reach 9.36 seconds, and the increase rate exceeds 100%."

After placing the teacup on the tea table, Helen placed her hands flat on her legs and said quietly, "As expected, you... are the only hope."

Anser touched Helen's head and said, "Nine seconds and thirty-six? I thought it could be longer."

"If it is processed more finely, it should be possible, but it is not necessary."

Helen shook her head and responded: "The real research and development of the universal ether furnace is a matter for the future. Now all I need to focus on... is... only one thing."

In her dull purple eyes, there emerged a fanaticism that gave Hitana goosebumps.

"Clear the obstacles for you."

This was the key to her final victory in the gamble.

——This was an unexpected event that even Anser... had not expected.

The young Hydra stroked Helen's delicate cheek with his fingertips. The once cold and indifferent petite woman now pressed her face against Anser's hand so obediently and dependently, with a look of relief.

"Helen." Anser said, "I actually didn't think that you would win the final bet in that way."

Helen, leaning against Ansel's chest, replied softly, "What do you think I will do, father?"

The universal ether furnace is the pursuit engraved in the soul of the being "Ming Furo Zeg". Both Helen and Ming Furo recognize it as the criterion for victory.

But from common sense, Helen had no chance of winning against Ming Fuluo, who had practiced hard for three years.

"I thought you would ask for my help." Anser smiled, "But you are much better than I thought."

Ming Furo was able to get the opportunity to read the many secret books passed down by Hydra for thousands of years. This advantage was given to her by Ansher.

In order to make the gambling "fair", Ansher can of course give his daughter corresponding advantages.

Helen's advantage is that she has Anther's support in a real sense. She places her hopes for the future on Anther, so Anther... naturally should respond.

But at the same time, if she begged Anser for help in such a "sacred" duel between these two identical souls, it would be an unbearable humiliation for the soul of "Mingfruo Zeg". On the other hand...if Helen really did this, it would mean that she was fully capable of killing her past self, killing that...past soul.

But Helen used the self-destruction of Nidhogg's associated data system to cause the collapse of Mingfuluo's universal ether furnace, which was something Anser had never expected.

"She shouldn't make such a mistake, but she... despises you too much."

Anser sighed, and then couldn't help laughing: "She despises you for being so 'depraved' and so dependent on me. It seems that she will no longer pay attention to anything involving me through you."

"You would rather endure the torture of self-destruction and face the disaster of life collapse than let your feelings... have any contact with me?"

The young man lowered his eyes and whispered softly.

As a witness and as the subject of two identical souls, Ming Furo was able to understand everything Helen had experienced.

But she did not discover the fatal hidden danger that Helen had planted in Nidhogg. This question is not difficult to answer - because obviously, when Helen had thoughts such as "doing everything for her father" in her mind, Ming Furo must have taken the initiative to cut off her perception.

She had the courage to bear the despair that Ansel brought to Helen and to face the truth of that false life, but she was unwilling to accept that another "self" had a passionate and sincere feeling for Ansel.

How...ironic.

Ansel could even imagine what kind of disgusted expression Ming Furo would show when he felt Helen's feelings for him.

It was this extreme conflict between Mingfro and Helen in their feelings towards Anther that allowed Helen to win in a way that Anther had never expected.