The villain's way to tame the protagonist

Ansir Hydra, who designed the murder plan in the imperial capital, is the one who deserves to die the most.

Even if they might not think of the second possibility, Ivora's return alone would be the greatest disruption to the balance.

She has the power to control space. Even if the thirteen grand dukes attack her collectively, she can escape as long as she remains vigilant. So, for the sake of Ivora, will the grand duke point his hesitant or already put down guns again at Anser?

The current balance is fragile and sensitive. Anser's current attitude of looking down on the empire and the prosperity and stability of Hydra Territory are all based on the fact that the Flame Feasting Royal Family has been cut off.

Once Ivora successfully emerges, coupled with the push of fate, the consequences will be disastrous.

That's why Anser let Shadow Marsh take over this task, and didn't rule the Western Kingdom openly as Hydra. He couldn't let anyone discover that there was something wrong with him.

However, having said that, Anser no longer had the crazy, hysterical sense of urgency he had before.

Searching for Ivora in the gate of the Zero Point Maze is an extremely huge project. According to the frequent opening of the gates in the West Country, Ivora is most likely not in a maze at all, but is drifting directly in the endless Zero Point Maze, trying to open the gate directly back to the original plane. At most, he will jump to a maze to regroup when he needs to rest and replenish.

As for whether fate would deliberately push Ivora to rest, and then happen to open the door there so that adventurers could find Ivora, or let Ivora have a way to return to the original plane directly, Anser was not worried.

As the "plot" progresses to this point, the future has long been chaotic and he has lost his greatest reliance in fighting against fate.

But Anser, who had been playing chess with the transcendent being sitting high in the sky for six whole years, could already vaguely see through the clouds and the sky and see where that hand would place the chess piece...

He is waiting for an opportunity.

The Western Kingdom is in turmoil. The two Grand Dukes are fighting to the death, Long Yu is waiting to make a move, and the warmongering Grand Duke Qing Jin is sending mercenaries everywhere. He wants to fight with Tian Ran and Xue Chen until the sky and the earth of the Western Kingdom crack. Finally, the dragon disaster has arrived, and the modern Dragon King may have cast an extremely dangerous sight of slaughter.

Many contradictions are entangled and integrated here, and the final fruit that emerges is the opportunity that fate has been waiting for. Ivora... is very likely to be the one who picks the fruit.

Of course, it could also be an offering of fruit.

In any case, Anser just needs to get rid of Ivora before that opportunity comes, there is no need to rush.

It is better to keep a calm mind and observe the fate calmly, while doing some things you wanted to do before, and also filling Ming Fuluo with some of the worldly affairs that she should have experienced.

The moment he stopped in the flower field and watched Flamel fall into a deep sleep, Ansel indeed received unprecedented redemption.

The world before his eyes also became wider.

"Almost... the prototype looks like this, Anser, help me take a look... Anser, Anser?"

Ming Fuluo's call brought Anser back to his senses. He cast his eyes towards a huge... box-shaped device on the workbench and tilted his head slightly: "This thing?"

Ming Fuluo was a little curious about what Anser was laughing at just now, but considering that he always had this smiling face every day, she didn't think much about it and said to him seriously:

"You said before that in places like the Western Country... especially in the cities controlled by adventurers, they don't understand what city planning is. No, they don't really care what a city looks like."

Ming Fuluo placed her hand on the machine and whispered, "There are many places that are too... ridiculous. If possible, I hope to make some changes, even if it's just a little bit."

"So you just... figured this out?"

Anser glanced at the square device and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Purification, conversion... Oh, for treating the environment."

He immediately saw the purpose of this device: "Do you want to purify the environment of the lower city?"

"You've taught me." Ming Fuluo looked up at Anser with an extremely serious expression, "Change is complex and difficult... If it is not controlled, some people will benefit, but others will be sacrificed."

"So now, I plan to start with something that is not big but can still make an impact."

Although she said this, Ming Furo's expression was still a little nervous. It was obvious that she was still not confident about her own direction, so she wanted to seek Ansel's opinion.

"This device is just like what you said. It's just a very simple... air purification device. It's very easy to mass-produce. According to the structure of the lower city of Strife Castle, about thirty of them will be enough to completely cover it."

Ming Fuluo, who had seen the absurd structure of the Lower City, said: "Living in that kind of place, it's a miracle to live beyond fifty. Even if I can't change their living conditions and living environment... I can still do it."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Anser with some uneasiness. The shadow cast by the soil strengthening agent incident had not yet subsided.

"In this case, there shouldn't be any additional victims."

"..."

Anser just looked at the air purification device, which was very simple for Ming Furo to make in just a few minutes, and did not say anything.

He suddenly understood one thing, that is, no matter how much Ming Furo understood him, no matter how much she had the same tacit understanding and vision with him, she was still fundamentally a person of this world.

There are some things that no matter how advanced or talented the scholar is, she, as a person in the situation, will never consider.

In fact, he had already determined this matter, otherwise he would not have handed over the power to Marina. It was just that sometimes he still hoped that Ming Furo could be in tune with him and suddenly understand many things.

But in the end... it's not very realistic.

But this was no problem. Xitana and Ming Fuluo were already very good girls, and Anser never wanted to force anything. Other things... were his own business. In fact, compared to these things, Anser was more willing to satisfy their wishes, because what they were pursuing was also very close to his expectations.

"I'll take you to see Xi'er and Marina." When Ming Fuluo's expression became more and more nervous, Anser suddenly smiled and said, "Since we are going to do these things in the lower city, we have to ask their opinions first, right?"

"...That's right."

Although she didn't know why Anser was silent, Ming Furo was slightly relieved when she saw that Anser did not raise any objections at the first time.

Xitana clumsily but diligently followed the guidance in her heart, moving forward unswervingly towards her life goal.

As for Ming Fuluo, she had already made up her mind when she saw the civilians living in iron boxes and rotten wooden houses in Strife Castle.

As expected... I still want to change all this, not for grandpa, not out of obsession, but for them, for the future.

This world, and everyone living in it, shouldn't be what it is now.

Even if they are in urgent need of growth and are still confused about the road ahead, a hero will always be a hero.

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Shitana was squatting on the large chair in the office, hugging her legs obediently. Although she was extremely confused after hearing what she said, she still tried hard to force herself to listen to what Marina said.

"We need to make them believe from the bottom of their hearts that living is valuable and meaningful, rather than just hoping for a gift from a supernatural being to change their lives."

Marina's voice was light but firm: "So we need to create more jobs that can bring them positive feedback, so that their life motivation can be transformed from unrealistic delusions to realistic power. The specific situation..."

In fact, Marina has a simpler and more effective way to change the current situation in the downtown area.

That is to directly copy the political system and class structure of the empire. According to the system that has been continuously improved by the empire and has been in place for thousands of years, it will replace the chaotic rule of adventurers. In this way, not to mention making the civilians in the lower city happy, at least it will definitely be much more stable than before.

But Marina didn't do that. Firstly, adventurers were not worthy of becoming the superstructure of such a system, and secondly... she didn't want to continue using something that she originally disliked.

She also secretly vowed to let Xitana leave with satisfaction and to devote all her strength to Anser who was pursuing that path.

So Marina is exploring a new path, but she is not treating the civilians in the lower city as test subjects. After all, Mibaita is her own people, and if there are any omissions, she can adjust them immediately.

Such opportunities are rare and must be cherished. Marina even occasionally felt that this was the reason why Anser deliberately arranged for her to be next to Xitana. This was a great test for her. As long as she could do something that even Xitana could not criticize... then she would definitely go a step further.

"In the name of the civilians, clearing out the criminals in the lower city through commissions is one way to unite them and give them a sense of 'collective honor', so that they can -"

dong dong dong-

A dull knock on the door interrupted Marina's words, and Xitana immediately frowned in dissatisfaction and shouted, "Who is it? I'm busy!"

"Fen, Sister Fenrir! That...that Faust, the legendary adventurer! He's here to see you!"

bang——

Shitana jumped up from the chair, instantly forgetting about Marina, and jumped to the door. She opened it hurriedly, scaring the little brother outside the door.

"Where are the people? Where are they?"

After seeing the familiar face so close to her, the girl's anxious voice immediately became obedient subconsciously.

"Yes, it's okay!"

In just a moment, Miss Fenrir put on a serious tone again, drove away her little brother, and at the same time crossed her arms across her chest, raised her chin and said: "Why, do you want to talk to me about something?"

While putting on this proud attitude, she looked around to see if her little brother had gone far away. After the man disappeared at the end of the corridor, she immediately put away her serious expression, grabbed Ansel's wrist, and pulled him in.

"Anser, hey hey hey, Anser!"

Just as the girl was about to jump onto Anther and give him a bear hug, iron-gray particles had already condensed in front of Anther and pressed Shitana down.

"Anser didn't come here for you to act like a spoiled child." Ming Fuluo frowned, "Get out of the way."

"Humph, Anser doesn't even need that fake face when he sees me, what do you care?"

Seeing that the two girls were about to quarrel again, Anser looked at Marina, who was standing quietly at the desk, leisurely and calmly, and said softly: "How have you been these days, Gan Leiqing?"

"I'm fine, Mr. Faust?"

"Why do you have to take care of your stupid sister so much?" Ming Fuluo curled her lips, "It must be very hard. It's not pleasant to be in jail."

"You are joking, Miss Mingfu Luo."

Xitana also grabbed Ming Fuluo angrily and said, "That's right, what does it mean to go to jail? I'm so nice to Lina! Every day..."

"Alright, alright, for Anser's sake, I won't argue with you... take it."

She waved her hand, and a large iron box fell into Hitana's hands.

The girl was startled by the iron box and asked suspiciously, "What is this big square... for?"

Ming Fuluo's eyes were slightly disdainful, but she still told Xitana the purpose of this thing and her own purpose.

"...Anyway, that's it."

After a brief narration, he said, "I am here to ask for your opinion, as Anser intended."

She tilted her head slightly: "Are we going to drop these things off in the downtown area?"

"Yes! Of course!"

When Marina's pupils shrank and her eyes flickered, Xitana immediately said with shining eyes: "Why don't you install this good thing quickly! You are still very useful, little dwarf!"

Because they had reached an agreement this time, Ming Fuluo didn't pay much attention to Xitana's words. She just said calmly: "Then I will bring all the purifiers tomorrow, and then I will teach you how to install them."

"Okay, okay...don't worry! After these things are installed, I will definitely have people protect them!"

Xitana patted her chest confidently and said, "If anyone dares to move, I will blow his head off!"

Ming Fuluo secretly breathed a sigh of relief and turned to look at Anser, who had not expressed any opinion.

Her intuition and the tacit understanding between her and Anser told her that Anser must have something else to say.

But until now, Anser still smiled without saying anything and did not express his opinion.

So Anser... agreed?

By now, Ming Fuluo definitely didn't think Anser still wanted to trick her, and her worries gradually eased -

"Ms. Ming Fuluo, Ms. Fenrir, could you please... listen to my opinion?"

At this moment, Marina, who had also been silent, suddenly spoke.

"...Oh? Ah! Yes, and Lina too. Lina is much smarter than me."

Sitana scratched her head after realizing what was happening: "Perspectives definitely make more sense."

Ming Fuluo nodded slightly: "Please go ahead."

"Thank you both for your tolerance."

Marina lowered her head slightly, and after a brief silence, she said in a very light voice:

"I don't think the lower city of Fort Strife is suitable for installing these things."

"…What?" "Huh?"

Although the two girls spoke different words, their astonishment and confusion were exactly the same.

Only Ansel stood quietly by the side, tapping his arm lightly, with a glimmer of satisfaction and sigh in his eyes.

Ming Fuluo was the first to react: "Why don't you tell me...why?"

why?

Marina looked at Ming Furo's puzzled expression, with a hint of bitterness in her eyes.

Miss Ming Fuluo, even a great genius like you can't understand why?

Yes, after all, you are a transcendent.

The reason for not allowing this kind of thing to appear in the downtown area is simple.

Things like purifiers will not benefit one group of people while causing great impact to another group of people like soil enhancers do. There are no sanitation workers in the downtown area.

But...it affected the adventurers' entertainment and their "purification".

The current environment of the Lower City was originally a tragic place deliberately designed by Mibai Tower for himself and other adventurers to save. This tragedy is reflected in many places, and the environment is only one of them. But even if it is only one of them... the adventurers will not agree to let others interfere with this "entertainment".

Marina organized her words and thought about how to explain it in concrete but somewhat obscure words. She continued softly, "The tavern will be included in the sphere of influence, the casino will be controlled by others, and even the toilets may be controlled by others... Miss Ming Fuluo, the situation in the downtown area is very complicated."

"You installed something like this with good intentions, but will you stay here forever? Will Mr. Faust stay here forever? After you two leave, who will manage and control these purifiers? When the residents of the lower city are used to fresh and healthy air, these purifiers fall into the hands of dangerous rulers... Will they be controlled and oppressed again?"

"I……"

Ming Fuluo was startled. She thought of the Little Pelican City, the Pelican Chamber of Commerce, and the man who sacrificed everything for a chance to be promoted to an extraordinary level. In an instant, cold sweat broke out on her back.