Amber left, Gao Wen stared quietly at Veronica/Ophelia who looked calm and calm, while Pitman stood quietly aside, his eyes slightly narrowed, as if he was closing his eyes to rest.

"I thought you would leave," Veronica said to Gowan, "after all, you look very concerned about your 'guard'."

"I know her, and she wants to be quiet for a while now," said Gao Wen. "Before this, I have something to say to you."

"…The disobedient are a group of paranoid and fanatical disobedient people, and the same is true for our plans," Veronica said calmly before Gowen spoke. "We should keep humanity as much as possible in the plan, but humanity alone cannot fight against gods and the end of the world - sometimes, some of our methods will appear to you as cold-blooded and cruel as those cultists, and I hope you know this."

"Don't worry, I know this very well. The God-Infernal Project that Carmier has participated in is not essentially different from the 'Shadow Project', and these plans are quite similar to the methods of the end of everything," Gao Wen shook his head, "The difference is that you are at least trying to maintain humanity."

"It's no different - at least for parties like Miss Amber."

"She will calm down, but there are too many things happening today for her," said Gao Wen. "I have some questions to ask you."

Veronica nodded: "Please speak."

"Sarry Randolph took the order from Francis Moen and went to the Dark Mountains to find Shadow Fortress-Why did Francis II know about the existence of Shadow Fortress?"

This is a very critical issue. The plan of disobedience is one of the biggest secrets left by the ancient Gondor Empire, but not many people know this secret. So why did Francis II know about the existence of Shadow Fortress when he was young? He even had a pair of Shadow Seal Rings used to open the fortress - Sarry Randolph's mission had a very high level of confidentiality, and even the Regent Duke at that time was not aware of this. Does this mean that Francis II had some contact with an ancient disobedience in secret and thus mastered the clues of Shadow Fortress?

Although the power of Ansu has ended and the secret that Francis II once had is no longer important today, Gao Wen couldn't help but ask a few more questions when this matter involved disobedient plans.

"My 'father'..." Veronica's face clearly showed a hint of sigh when she heard the name of Francis II. She sighed softly and shook her head. "I don't know where he learned about the 'Shadow Fortress', but based on my observation and judgment, he was not aware of the disobedient plan."

"Your observation and judgment?" Gao Wen keenly grasped another meaning in Veronica's words, "Did you also suspect that he knew about the plan of disobeying?"

"He has a Shadow Seal Ring in his hand, which is enough to make me interested," Veronica said calmly, "But after investigation, I found that he only regarded the Shadow Seal Ring as a powerful extraordinary equipment. Therefore, I once thought that he had just obtained an ancient heritage by chance - the creation of the ancient Gondor Empire was taken out of the wasteland with the pioneering troops that year. Now there are still many scattered everywhere, and similar situations are not special. But today after hearing what you are talking about, I have new speculations..."

Gao Wen raised his eyebrows: "New guess?"

"He has the Shadow Seal Ring and knows that the ring is the key to opening the Shadow Fortress, but just as he doesn't know the connection between the ring and the disobedient plan, he shouldn't know the secret behind the Shadow Fortress - he probably only knows that there are powerful powers or some kind of treasures hidden in the fortress. These two things are very attractive to the king when he was young, not to mention that he was eager to change his puppet situation back then," Veronica said clearly about his guess, "and these incomplete clues and the two seal rings...maybe someone with ulterior motives revealed to him."

Gao Wen frowned: "A person with ulterior motives?"

"... Maybe there are disobedients besides me and Kamier," Veronica said. "We, before the final goal is achieved, will not dare to die. Even if the demon tide breaks out and the empire is destroyed, there will be more than one stubborn ghost crawling out of that wasteland and continuing to implement the plan of that year. If these "ghosts" exist, they may be the most dangerous."

The two of them became quiet for a moment.

Although what Veronica said was all inferences, after all, she had been in contact with Francis II as a "daughter" for so many years. Her judgment was extremely credible in Gao Wen's opinion, and the situation she said... seemed to be the most likely explanation.

Another disobedient was still active in the world. She or he secretly contacted Frances II, but she obviously did not want to find an ally like Veronica/Ophelia. - she just used the young king at that time as a move, and wanted to open the ancient Shadow Fortress through the hands of Frances II to get what she wanted - but the leak of intelligence led to serious consequences. The Royal Shadow Guard carrying the Shadow Seal Ring never returned, and the mysterious disobedient simply cut off the line.

After that, Francis II had no follow-up information about Shadow Fortress and the disobedient plan, and his private actions could not be known by the regent at the time, so the matter was finally left unresolved. No one knew that the king had sent the Royal Shadow Guard to find any ancient relics, and the Shadow Seal Ring with special power was also packaged by the king as a powerful magic prop obtained by coincidence. If Francis had a higher ability to make stories, he might even package the ring into a treasure circulated by the family: before the Second Dynasty, the Moen family had a wide range of branches and leaves, and had a large number of Gondor relics. Although Francis II was a descendant of the illegitimate son, he was also qualified to contact part of the Moen's legacy, so lies in this regard were very difficult to expose.

If all this is true, then there is a question that is crucial: Who wants to obtain the "legacy" in the Shadow Fortress through the hands of Francis II, or to put it more directly - who wants to make amber idea decades ago?

Veronica saw Gao Wen's thoughts and said casually: "As long as you think about the greatest value of 'Artificial Man 36' in the field of technology, it is not difficult to guess who is making her up."

"…The highest crystallization of biochemical technology," Gao Wen said in a deep voice, "It is the end of everything - the clues are finally connected."

The clues finally connected-

Gao Wen had long known that there was a shadow of disobedient plan behind the death of all things. The Crystal Cluster Disaster they caused was a clear proof that those Crystal Cluster Giants were essentially a continuation of the "God-Sad" project, so they undoubtedly retain part of the inheritance of the Disobedient Plan!

It is precisely for this reason that it is not surprising that one or two ancient disobedients who have survived to this day. These ghosts who survived from the demon tide... had tried to contact the Ansu royal family decades ago. They not only wooed and exploited Edmund Moen, but also attacked Francis II!

All of this changed the fate of Surrey Randolph by chance and brought Amber from that subspace fortress to the real world...

Several years later, Amber accidentally loosened the coffin board of Gowen Cecil by chance, and released Gowen, who was just possessed and reborn. Gowen, who was lifted up from the coffin, eventually led to the destruction of the demise of all things.

"Fate is really something that is indescribable," Gao Wen's mind flashed through this chain woven from countless coincidences and necessities, and couldn't help but sigh, "But no matter what... all things will eventually perish."

"What perishes is that all things will eventually die, but the 'ghosts' can always return from death," Veronica reminded, "Please don't relax your vigilance so easily... A huge dark sect will have countless broken limbs and broken arms that will continue to move in the ruins after destruction. If a ghost with patience survives, these broken limbs and broken arms will likely gather together and be reborn."

"Your metaphor is very special, but what you said makes sense--the Empire will continue to wipe out those cultists. I will never let my guard down in this regard," Gao Wen said with a serious expression, then raised his head and glanced at the mechanical watch hanging on the wall. "...The time is almost over, I should go and see the situation of Amber."

Veronica lowered her head deeply: "Please take care of yourself."

"Yeah." Gao Wen nodded, turning around and leaving, but before he took a step, he heard Veronica's voice coming from behind again:

"From your perspective, how do you view our behavior at Shadow Fortress back then?"

Gao Wen did not look back. After a moment of thinking, he spoke in a deep voice: "Do you still remember what you said to me? About sacrifice-"

"The appearance of every victim can only prove our incompetence."

"Remember this, even if you are doing experiments on yourself."

"This is the principle of the disobedient."

Gao Wen nodded and stepped out of the hall.

Veronica stared at the direction of Gao Wen's departure, and the platinum scepter in her hand slightly released the white light under the storm of the holy light.

She spoke softly, her voice low as if she murmured: "If it were in the Gondor era... you would definitely be an excellent disobedient..."

Pitman raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at Veronica: "You 'disobedient people' are quite persistent in their careers."

"We are all ghosts who have already deserved damn it, and we are still stubborn and unwilling to leave. It is precisely because of this persistence."

"Then when will you ghosts die completely?"

“…When you die without regrets.”

Pittman shrugged, his hands behind him, and his hunched body slowly left, leaving a low mutter: "Anyway, don't cause trouble for Amber."

...

The night wind blew the flags above the terrace, and the cold air from the north swirled between the towers and the portals of the castle. The music from the banquet hall and the courtyard, the celebration echoed in the wind, with a sense of distance, and it clearly came into Gao Wen's ears.

He came to the deserted terrace, walked straight to the edge, and said casually, "Is this what you mean by blowing the air?"

Amber's figure emerged in the darkness, and she sat on the ground with her knees bent, without raising her head: "Is there any problem?"

Gao Wen looked at the "half-elf" and looked around her again. He didn't know how much effort it took to maintain the calmness of his tone: "If I had known that you had brought three plates of cakes, four plates of peanuts, four plates of melon seeds, two plates of candied fruit, five portions of barbecue and three bottles of wine when you came to the air. "

Amber looked up at Gao Wen and raised his hand: "I also took two chicken legs - you came just after eating one..."

"...so I should leave you here for a night," Gao Wen glared at the guy, "It took a lot of effort to collect so many things around the banquet halls inside and outside, then pack them up and bring them with you?"

"Actually, it's okay, I've asked my subordinates to help..."

Gao Wen stared at the "half-elves" with an incredible action mode for a long time, but finally couldn't figure out whether he should throw this guy off the terrace. He could only sigh with a laugh and cry: "Are you thinking about life?"

This time, Amber finally remained silent for a few seconds and sighed rarely: "I was thinking, but I haven't figured it out yet..."

"I can't understand what I think?" Gao Wen came to Amber and said, "Tell me."

"Artificial human..." Amber muttered, "You said, am I still a normal person?"

"It depends on your feelings - have you encountered any abnormal situations in your life so far because of your 'man-made human' identity?"

"...I have something to say. My shadow talent is so strong, and I'm a thief who is stolen..."

Gao Wen: "…"

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