I was raised in the simulator, and I’m really not a bad woman in Ark!

But since Ling had told everything, it was not easy for Nian to do anything further.

After hearing Ling's words, Xi felt relieved that he was caught. After all, if it was Shu, he could indeed rely on that authority to do something of this extent.

After thinking about it, although he was not very willing to do so, he considered that Shu even used his power to find Tao, and that he had already been caught.

Xi finally told the whole story about his painting scroll unwillingly.

Nian Heling nodded his head, Lin Yuxia asked questions, and Wei Yanwu, who had just arrived here through the news of the shadow guard, fell into deep silence.

So...the fragments of these giant beasts can be organically split again?

Chapter 155: The Girl's Worries After Landing on Rhodes Island

"Hello, I am Ascalon, the personal guard of Her Highness Theresa. May I ask who among you is Miss Luciana?"

In the territory of Kazdel, the Tower of Babel control area, outside the main ship of Rhodes Island, the purple-haired Sarkaz lady, whose body was mostly hidden by a hooded windbreaker, released her Originium skills and walked out from the shadows.

He came in front of Ekalos and his companions who subconsciously took a alert posture.

"Oh, that's right, I'm Luciana. May I ask, young lady, are you the one sent by Her Highness Theresa to pick us up?"

After hearing what Ascalon said, Luciana raised her hand to attract Ascalon's attention, and asked with a smile, while signaling Ekalos and Arturo beside her to put down their weapons.

Icarus and Arturo looked at each other, then looked at the mercenaries around them. After receiving the mercenaries' approving looks, they were completely relieved, put away their respective guard guns, and re-installed the open safety.

"That's right. His Highness admires your courage very much, so he sent me to be responsible for your personal safety during the Tower of Babel." Ascalon glanced at the guard guns of Ekalos and Arturo, and then spoke to Luciana as if he were a distinguished guest. His neither humble nor arrogant attitude did not show any discrimination against Sakota like the ordinary Sarkaz, which well demonstrated the good qualities that a personal guard of Theresa should possess.

At least Luciana was quite satisfied with Ascalon's attitude towards her.

After all, although the other Sarkaz treated him indifferently because of Ikaros, they didn't treat him well, but they didn't discriminate against him either.

But Luciana understood that this was ultimately the influence of her beloved daughter Icarus.

Although it is unclear why Ikaros was able to establish good relations with those cautious Sarkaz...

Askalon is different. He doesn't hate Shakota at all. Or rather... compared to hating him, Askalon's attitude towards Shakota seems to be more inclined to indifference.

No, that's not right... It shouldn't be a simple indifference towards Sakota, but a kind of indifference towards all existence, just like a butcher who will not be stingy with the butcher knife in his hand because of the lives of the chickens and ducks on his chopping board.

Luciana's battlefield instincts, forged from years of wandering on the brink of life and death, told her that the Sarkaz man in front of her named Askalon was definitely a terrifying existence who would kill without blinking an eye.

Otherwise, there would definitely not be such an indifferent attitude.

But even though she had seen through Ascalon's true nature, Luciana did not feel afraid.

Instead, I felt a little excited!

Ahem, of course, this is not to say that Luciana has some indescribable little hobby, such as liking to be in danger and experience the joy of hovering between life and death.

She simply saw that His Highness valued her group from the fact that Ascalon was sent to protect their safety!

It would be really cool if the devil's personal guards could serve as your bodyguards!

Back in Lateran, this time Luciana felt she could brag to her colleagues for at least a year!

No, it cannot be called bragging, it should be called being realistic and realistic, and it should be called something you can brag about for a year!

By then Luciana would have thought about how she was going to speak.

That’s when…

Colleague: Hey, Luciana, how’s the editing of this issue of battlefield news going? I’m almost done here, why don’t we publish it together?

Luciana: How do you know that I was invited by the Demon King to Kazdel and was protected by the Demon King's personal guards?

Colleague: ...No, who asked you?

Luciana: How do you know that I was received as a distinguished guest by the Demon King despite my identity as Sakota?

Colleague: Are you sick?

Luciana: You are right, but I got the first-hand information about Kazdel under the protection of the Demon King's personal guards, and the Demon King respects me.

Colleague: *Rutland swears!!!

Hehe, it’s so cool to think about such a future, right? A person’s happiness is always built on the pain of others.

This is certainly true among the people of Lateran, where everyone is having fun!

Although the law states that you cannot harm your own kind, the law does not state that you cannot tease or play with your own kind.

Ms. Luciana, what she likes most is to see her colleagues being incompetent and furious, but then having to kowtow to her for news materials, and even having to pay for her meals!

...Well, although in the end Luciana would always pay the full amount herself as a senior.

"Is that so? Then for the next period of time, the safety of me and my daughters will be in your hands, Miss Escalon." Coming back to her senses from her fantasy of the future, Luciana smiled and stretched out her hand to Ascalon. After being politely shaken by the other party, she continued to ask:

"By the way, have my schedule been arranged? Will I have a chance to meet Her Highness Theresa?"

"You're welcome. It's just my duty. If you want to thank someone, thank Her Highness Theresa." Ascalon was not impressed by Luciana's thanks and only gave a formulaic answer. However, when Luciana asked the following question, he did think about it and said slowly:

"...As for whether you can meet Her Highness Theresa, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be able to meet Her Highness in a while."

After all, this was said by His Highness himself, and Ascalon would not make some meaningless concealment.

"What about Ikaros and I?"

At this time, Arturo suddenly asked Askalon.

Askalon was stunned for a moment, and then, realizing that His Highness had not given any relevant orders, he replied apologetically:

"I'm sorry, Her Highness Theresa has only explicitly invited Ms. Luciana to meet her. As for you and Ms. Icarus, I'm sorry that I can't suggest that you go to meet Her Highness Theresa. But if you have such intention, then I can ask Her Highness whether she will allow you to meet her."

"But before that, please visit the Tower of Babel under the protection of other operators."

There was no explicit refusal, but there was no agreement either. From the perspective of a guard, Ascalon was undoubtedly very qualified, and he answered Arturo's questions in a very concise manner.

After all, to be honest, the only person Theresa explicitly invited was Luciana.

After all, he is the king of a race and the leader of a force. It would be strange for him to suddenly agree to meet more people without thinking twice.

So neither Arturo nor Luciana felt any emotional fluctuations after receiving such an answer; they just felt that it was as it should be.

However, Ikaros felt inexplicably relieved, even though the girl was a little confused as to why she suddenly became nervous.

Logically speaking, Ikaros shouldn't be afraid of Tracy Ya.

Simulation is simulation, reality is reality, the girl firmly believes this in her heart.

But... As expected, if it is possible to avoid meeting Theresa, Ekalos, who is more or less affected by the Archduke's memory, feels that it would be better for him to avoid meeting Theresa as much as possible.

At least that was the case until Ikaros felt he was mentally prepared.

However, when Ekalos breathed a sigh of relief, he obviously did not notice that his slightly relaxed expression was keenly noticed by Askalon, who silently remembered it in his heart.

Such behavior of distrusting the guest is indeed very rude, but as the personal guard of Her Highness Theresa, Ascalon must be responsible for his position and for the great Demon King.

So she must eliminate all possible risks for His Highness.

This is true even if the target seems to be a harmless, cute, and inexplicably likable Sakota.

In other words, it was precisely because Ekaros inexplicably gave Askalon a sense of déjà vu that she was not a bad person that Askalon paid more attention to Ekaros and became more wary of her.

However, although this was the case on the surface, subconsciously, under the influence of the harmless aura emanating from Ekalos, Ascalon subconsciously removed the other party from the list of dangerous elements. He was just wary and suspicious, but had no intention of monitoring the other party and deliberately restricting his personal freedom.

All I can say is that simulation talent does have a role after all.

It’s just that in many cases, the impact it brings is subtle.

Just like the people in reality, to Ikaros himself it is like the sea water corroding the reef, corroding everything bit by bit, slowly, silently, unnoticeably, but it really exists.

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Finally arrived in Rhode Island.

Led by Ascalon, Ekalos and his party waved goodbye to Karin's mercenary group again, and then drove an off-road vehicle into the Tower of Babel, which is currently serving as the headquarters of the Tower of Babel.

The steel behemoth looks like a mountain from a distance and is no less impressive when viewed up close. The texture of steel and the heavy and complex machinery that make up this technological product always make people feel awe and shock.

In the corridor, in order to allow Ikaros and his party to successfully reach the island, the reception area of ​​Rhodes Island, which had been specially stopped, was already crowded with staff members adjusting the data of this landship that had just been repaired not long ago, in order to avoid any mistakes.

After Luciana and her group successfully landed on Rhodes Island and entered the Tower of Babel.

Although she was a little reluctant, Luciana still separated from her two lovely daughters under the arrangement of Ascalon and the guidance of the assigned operators.

She needed to meet Theresa alone, so before that, Ascalon needed to conduct a routine check on Luciana and go to the guest room for a short rest. During this period, in order to ensure Theresa's safety, Luciana had to be under Ascalon's surveillance at all times.

After all, Kazdel is still in the midst of a civil war, and no one knows that Theresa and Theresis have reached a reconciliation and are about to cease fire. In addition, Luciana's identity as a Sakota is indeed a bit sensitive to Kazdel at this point in time.

So it's normal to be so cautious.

Luciana also expressed understanding, as did Ekalos and Arturo.

Although they were somewhat worried about whether Luciana would do something weird on her own, Ekalos took Theresa's character into consideration. After secretly casting a defensive spell on Luciana, he gave her a few instructions and said no more.

Although Arturo originally wanted to go with his current to meet the prince.

But unfortunately, because he had not received an invitation from His Highness in advance, although Arturo wanted to accompany Luciana, in the end he could only go with Ekalos, which was a neutral result.

Therefore, not long after arriving on the island, Icarus and Arturo separated from Luciana.

The latter, under the leadership of Ascalon, went to the Human Resources Department to handle some formalities and passed some simple question-and-answer tests, and the subsequent itinerary was also arranged.

As for Ikaros and Arturo, they were assigned rooms and a Babel operator as a guide, and then released on Rhodes Island.

After roughly touring the general structure of Rhodes Island, the guide let us go again, under the pretext of giving guests enough freedom and respect. In fact, anyone could see that this was just an excuse for the Tower of Babel's current shortage of staff.

But Icarus and Arturo are happy to see it happen.

After all, there was suddenly an outsider between the childhood sweethearts. Although neither Ekalos nor Arturo had any objections on the surface, they were still somewhat restricted in their hearts and actions because of the outsider.

So it’s a good thing that the Babel operator who served as a temporary guide has left.

At least it can allow Ekalos and Arturo to move more freely and interact with each other more naturally.

And in a corridor of the Tower of Babel.

Icarus and Arturo were strolling here, visiting the interior of Rhodes Island.

However, when the two women came to a corridor where they could see the outside scenery through tempered glass, they both stopped at this moment, and then looked at the vast desert outside the window together in the corridor that seemed dark because there was no light.

"Ekalos." Suddenly, the originally quiet Arturo called out to the slightly absent-minded silver-haired girl.

Call the latter back from his scattered thoughts.

"What's wrong, Arturo?"

Looking at the black-haired girl beside him, Ikaros asked with some confusion.

"Are you worried about something related to Theresa?" After hesitating for a moment, Arturo blurted out his concerns.

After all, along the way, Ikaros had become somewhat distracted since he boarded the landship.

Arturo, thinking of what Ekalos said earlier, was somewhat worried.

Chapter 156: Arturo, Invincible!!! (Fifth consecutive update!)

Arturo's question, out of concern, caused Icarus to fall into a brief silence.

Yeah, what happened to me?

I clearly know that simulation and reality are not the same thing, I clearly know that Theresa in the simulation and Theresa in reality are two completely different people, and I clearly know that I am not the last Grand Duke of the Manchester family...

But why, why ever since I arrived at Rhodes Island, ever since I said I didn't want to meet Theresa.

Why did I start to feel uneasy?

It's so strange, this inexplicable feeling, as if something is forced into my heart.

Isn't it enough for me to just have Arturo by my side?

But why... why am I so uneasy now, so...