Chapter 1,425 Hesitation

"I'm sorry, Mr. Ragdoll Bear, the magic device didn't respond." Hilmanya rushed back in a hurry and gave me a slap on the head.

Ah, as expected, not everyone can survive the death struggle. Do you think it’s the fifth child?

Strong, take this kind of thing for granted.

Of course, I prefer to attribute the failure to this skull biscuit. Not only does it look like a copycat, but its performance is also extremely copycat.

no solution anymore.

[Hilmanya, you stay and leave the rest to me]

I nodded towards Hilmanya, put down Lena in my arms, and gently rubbed her head.

[Mr. Ragdoll Bear, please be careful. 】 Lena grabbed my bear paw with worried eyes.

Nod, nod.

"I think things are not that simple. There is always an element of uneasiness lingering around. Please be careful."

Lena was still worried, so she held my arm in her arms and warned me solemnly again.

ah!

You idiot, you used prophecy, right?

I stared at Lena closely. If Somako hadn't been there, I would have given her a good lesson.

Although Lena's prophecy skills have made great progress, at least in the eyes of Akara and Yalandlan, her current level is not enough to stand alone. She still needs more teaching and experience, and the energy consumed by prophecy skills will also intensify. Lena's physical burden has become the biggest obstacle to her learning.

These are all minor problems. The biggest problem is that the object of her prophecy is me. Even Akala cannot accurately predict me, but she foolishly tries to do it. If it is just a simple divination, such as the recent luck divination, it will not work. Okay, but listening to what Lena said just now, she is definitely not just making prophecies. This will inevitably consume an unknown amount of mental energy, and even cause huge backlash to her.

I stared at Lena for a long time, until she admitted her mistake and lowered her head.

【Are you feeling well? 】

"fine."

Seeing that my expression softened, Lena nodded happily and held on to my hand. Really, when did I secretly learn the puppy withdrawal technique from Vilas.

【Nothing will happen next! 】

"Yes, I understand." Lena responded softly as she sipped her cherry blossoms and lowered her head.

He clearly looked like he didn't want to know.

Hey, Lena is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. Even if she is stubborn, she is not someone who will give in easily. Now is not the time. When I find the right time, I will definitely use [Brother’s Majesty] to make her nod her head and agree. .

It's okay to simply divine with myself, but to go further and use prophecy on me, I will never let Lena do this kind of thing. Besides, although she doesn't have the aura of domineering that I can't help but control my fate, But I don’t want to know in advance something that will happen in the future before doing something. Knowing some things in advance is not necessarily a good thing, but will restrict myself.

[Then, I’ll leave first. Lena will leave it to you, Hilmanya. 】

Nodding towards the two girls, I took quick steps and left the Madea settlement before those elf children discovered [a lonely stuffed bear] and happily ran over and threw the Master Ball at me.

"Eh?" Staring blankly at the disappearing figure in the distance, Hilmanya came back to her senses and suddenly screamed.

"What's wrong, Sister Hilmanya?"

"Lady Lena, we seem to have forgotten something." Hilmanya said hesitantly.

"one thing?"

Lena was stunned for a moment, and then she remembered it without waiting for Hilmanya's explanation. She couldn't help but show a troubled expression. Because she knew someone was very forgetful, she kept this matter in mind and prepared to remind him, but just now After being gently scolded by the other party, and leaving immediately, no one could react at all, so Lena also neglected it.

It seems that my brother (owner) didn’t mark his location. If he ran out like this and had such a poor sense of direction, could he really come back?

The two of them thought this in unison.

"Yawn!!" I had canceled the Hell Fighting Bear transformation and changed into the form of the Demon Moon Wolf Witch. I was riding a ghost wolf in the forest when I suddenly sneezed inexplicably.

What's going on? Who is talking about me behind my back?

By the way, I have been having this vague feeling just now, as if I have forgotten something that needs to be done, but since it is something that can be forgotten, it means it is not very important, forget it, there is no point in thinking about it.

After spending a whole morning, I re-observed the dwarf tribe last time and found what Somako said was the largest dwarf tribe around, with five or six thousand dwarfs.

Unfortunately, other than that, there is no other gain yet.

You guys are going to mutate, you bastards.

Hidden in a dense forest ten miles away from the largest dwarf tribe, looking at the busy figures of thousands of dwarfs not far away, I murmured and urged, wishing to rush forward and threaten these dwarves. Little mouse, let me find the place of mutation.

After waiting for another half hour, I didn't find the opportunity like yesterday, so I gave up observation.

Implementing plan B, a blind cat bumps into a dead mouse.

Using all the mental power of the Demon Moon Wolf Witch, I scanned a radius of several kilometers. I began to follow the footsteps of groups of dwarfs and search the surrounding areas.

Although this is the most tiring method, it is also the most reliable. I don't believe that under the mental scanning of the Demon Moon Wolf Witch, the source of the dwarf's mutation can be hidden safely.

This kind of confidence was maintained until the sun gradually grew bigger and turned fiery red, dyeing the sky into a red cloud, and then disappeared.

Waiter, I should have searched the area nearby. "I patted Ghost Wolf's hatband and asked.

"Woo~"

The waiter barked twice and nodded the wolf's head. The other three ghost wolves were still milling around, frightening the small animals hiding in the grass from time to time and running away in panic. They chased them to exhaustion like a cat playing with a mouse. Then he took the credit and piled it up at my feet, as if he hadn't had enough fun.

"It's weird and makes no sense." I frowned and thought deeply.

In one afternoon, I searched dozens of kilometers around, and I found all the dwarf tribes mentioned by Somaco one by one, but I couldn't find anything strange.

Generally speaking, a dwarf cannot be too far away from its own territory. If it is too far away, I conducted an experiment and found that if a dwarf was thrown hundreds of miles away, it would not be able to find its home.

Therefore, the area I searched just now should be almost all the activity areas of the nearby dwarfs. If there is a place that can cause them to mutate, then there is more than 90% chance that this place should be in the area I searched. in.

However, I just can't find it.

After thinking about it, I think there are three possibilities.

First, I missed something: second, there is a magic barrier around the source of mutation, a magic barrier that can prevent my mental power from scanning it; third, there is no such fixed source dwarf at all Mutations occur randomly and can occur anywhere.

The first possibility is okay. If I go back and think about it, there are wise generals like Lena, Linya, Princess Sanwu, and Artolia. They can always fill in the omissions, but what if it is the second and third possibility? , that’s more difficult.

Whether it is the second or third type, it is enough to show that the mutation of the dwarves is man-made. The second case is more complicated. It may be the conspiracy of the hell clan, but it may also be the legacy left by the predecessors that caused the emergence of dwarfs. Mutation, because I have never heard of any magic circle that can deceive even mental power. It is not a barrier. If the mental power is blocked, I can immediately detect the abnormality. Only the detection of the mental power particles can be carried out to a certain extent. This can only be achieved through interference and deception. To put it bluntly, this method is like a hacker implanting a fake image into the camera.

This kind of effect is probably only possessed by ancient civilizations and ancient magic arrays where powerful people were everywhere in the past.

I don't intend to make any judgments before I have enough information to prove it.

As for the third situation, if it is the case, then there is no need to doubt it. It is definitely a living conspiracy. Someone or some monster is working secretly, which makes me anxious and searching to no avail.

In addition, there was no sign of little King Arthur today. Could it be that he noticed my actions and hid in fear? I was unwilling to use my mental power to detect at first. This is the reason. The movements were too big and very dangerous. It's easy to scare the snake away, so that little King Arthur finds out and becomes vigilant.

Forget it, that’s it for today’s search.

I recalled the other three ghost wolves that were still struggling nearby, caught them, put away the prey they had brought back, and then patted the waiter: "It's getting late, go back today, waiter."

After saying this, I gently closed my eyes, planning to use the little time on the journey back to sort out the guesses and clues in my mind.

But after waiting for more than ten seconds, there was no whistling sound in my ears as expected.

When did Xiaoer and the others act so strangely? There was not even a trace of movement at all.

I opened my eyes in surprise, and found speechlessly that the waiter was still standing there, turning back and looking at me with innocent eyes, as if asking, go back? Back to where?

"Madeya settlement." I told it naturally.

Where is the settlement of Madea?

The waiter blinked his cold eyes innocently again.

This umbrella...

Only then did I remember that I summoned Xiaoer and the others after leaving the Madeya settlement for some distance.

So that's the case, no wonder the waiter didn't know, but it doesn't matter, Lou has this, the magical device prepared by the maid, it's great to be prepared for a rainy day.

With the momentum of Doraemon, I rummaged through the inventory, then raised a palm-sized, compass-shaped magic device high above my head, and took a close-up shot.

Hmm, remember that stupid maid said, how to use it, first position it correctly, press this button to fix the immortal...

Positioning... positioning... positioning...

Huh?

A cool dusk breeze blew, and one person and four wolves stood there stupidly, as if they were petrified. For a long time, they remained motionless...

It wasn't until night fell that I returned to the Madaya tribe, threw away the crutches that supported my physical and mental exhaustion, wiped the branches and leaves off my body, and flicked away an arrogant spider spinning a web above my head, and then I regained my composure. With nearly exhausted spirit, he strode into the settlement.

Rejecting Somako's enthusiastic offer to stay, we rushed back to the Elf King City again. Today's return time seems to be a little later than yesterday. Now, I can't wait to go home and see with my own eyes whether the little guy has returned.

It turns out that this little little king secretly ate one of my favorite dishes in Kitchen A again. Really, did I have any grudge against her in my previous life?

"Today we went to the Madea tribe and searched there several times." After dinner, while little King Arthur didn't leave secretly, I deliberately read it out loud in front of Linya and the others. Familiar aura, it was really her words, so my bold actions today must have alarmed her and let her know that we are also active in the Madeya settlement area.

Secretly watching the reaction of little King Arthur, I raised the volume one more point.

This little guy is too calm, right? Seeing little King Arthur patting his full belly as if nothing had happened, squinting his eyes in satisfaction, as if what we are discussing here has nothing to do with her at all.

Too calm and able to put on a show. If this acting skill were in the original world, it would have been nominated for an Oscar.

However, just because of this calmness and the nonchalant disregard of the relationship, I am even more sure that it is her. If it were a normal little King Arthur, when I said this, he would definitely not be able to help but shout and show interest. Listen, she even scolded me for being such an arrogant mount without telling her and letting her go along with me.

Judging from the little...budian Wang who is suspected of being a child with ADHD and loves to join in the fun, she will definitely do such a thing.

Now, he shows a look of indifference, but it is more obvious.

I seem to have seen the ending.

Pushing my nose deeply, I moved my attention away from little King Arthur and stopped paying attention.

When he came back to his senses, the little guy was gone again.

"Brother Wu, what should I do?"

At this point, if Linya and the others still can't see that this mission is related to little King Arthur's recent unusual behavior, then they will be living up to Akara's high hopes for them.

"Let's observe the situation for now."

My eyes fell outside the window. The soft light emanating from the crystal tree made the forest in the distance darker and darker. I turned around and sighed softly.

To be honest, I really don't want to do this kind of thing. It always feels like I am digging and peeping into other people's secrets openly, and I feel very guilty.

Little King Arthur also has his own "freedom", and she doesn't want to tell me her own secrets. Although she cares about it, I will never ask to the end, in case there is a bloody plot, and this matter involves her. Some dark history that I don’t want others to know. Wouldn’t it be embarrassing for me then?

It's just that he probably saw her birth with his own eyes. Subconsciously, he always regarded the little King Arthur as a child. Of course, he and Artolia ahem, anyway, he just saw her encountering difficulties. I really want to worry about her, even regardless of whether she is willing to let us do her will.

Coupled with Yalandan's push, now I seem to be in a difficult position.

"Artolia, is this really okay for us?" Artolia will come over to have dinner with us after she is busy with business these days, and today is no exception.

"From a logical point of view, I completely disapprove of this practice of peeking into other people's privacy." Artolia raised her eyebrows slightly, with a serious expression, and said sternly, but then her expression softened, The soft little hands gently held it.

"But, as Fan's wife, Lou will fully support you."

The palms of hands were connected, and Artolia's thoughts and thoughts were completely conveyed to me. Just like me, no, this feeling of intimacy should be even greater than mine.

Before the little King Arthur was reincarnated, his soul had always been placed in the golden hair on her forehead. Then, with the help of the inheritance of the artifact fragments, Artolia and I (through the magic replenishment, it can be regarded as containing my power) Energy is the source, and her template is the framework for reincarnation.

If normal childbirth is regarded as the blending of men and women and the birth of a child at the physical and physiological level for ten months, then little King Arthur is the birth of soul and energy level. Artolia and I are her parents at this level. Whether King Arthur himself admits it or not, at least Artolia and I have this vague feeling for her.

Therefore, even if it is wrong to do so, there is no way to leave her alone.

Holding Artolia's little hand behind her back, we looked at each other and laughed in unison. The playful affection and determination not to hesitate were all contained in this look and smile.

When I came back to my senses, I found that the girls who were still there just now had all returned to the room. The last girl to leave met my eyes as she closed the door. In the ever-shrinking crack in the door, In those purple eyes, at the very end, a sour look flashed with jealousy.

"Cough cough cough!!,, I coughed heavily, these guys can really push people to the edge. We are not in the Ice Valley now, how can we mend the magic just as long as we want...,!.