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They brought Chiron to the man-made labyrinth...

“I thought you would be reluctant to come here,” Charles teased.

“This isn’t inside Mother’s body. What does it have to do with Mother if you’re building houses outside?” Chiron was puzzled. “I’m also drilling holes in Mother’s body to build houses. Isn’t that normal?”

Hmm, you don't seem to be that loyal to your mother either.

Ciel rolled his eyes...

This girl's so-called "will to protect the labyrinth" is just a naive and immature act. The artificial labyrinth is beyond her "design." Using this to define the values ​​of this half-centrifugal is baffling.

Inside the man-made maze.

Floors 19 through 25 have been completely leased by Fells and turned into her private workshop.

Inside the maze, there were rows of cyberpunk-style precision magical machine tools and round magical robots that transported herbs harvested from the Great Tree Maze, fed them into the machines, processed them into elixirs, and then bottled them at the rear equipment.

After waiting for a while on the 19th floor, Fells arrived late, accompanied by a unicorn rabbit with strange props on its ears.

"Greetings, friends from the ground. My name is Aruru," the unicorn rabbit said, wagging its tail.

"Bell spoke!" Alfia exclaimed.

"Hey, is it surprising that Bell can talk?"

Chiron picked up the rabbit and ruffled its head: "Where did this little brat come from, daring to call himself 'us'?"

Charles complained, "Shouldn't we be surprised by that sci-fi-looking thing on its head? Fels, what have you been doing with my funds?"

Chapter 384 Heretics, Your King Has Returned!

"Hmph, hmph~~" Fels, wearing a white lab coat, crossed his arms and struck a cool pose, shouting, "This is the world's choice! La Yodso Stiana!"

"So, who is that?!" Charles exclaimed, "Have I recently stumbled into a den of chuunibyou (adolescent delusions of grandeur)?"

Aluru emerged from the pouch: "This is our long-cherished wish! To realize the great project of human-demon empathy, hmph, under that lord's leadership, you will also be able to heed our decrees."

"Ah~ Spalashi, when I was first asked to wear this 'Magic Transfer Enhancement Device,' I was quite confused too..."

"But, all of this was indeed fate's arrangement!"

"I will praise you, black-clad magician! Ah~ the softness, the touch! This day symbolizes the arrival of spring in my life, truly Aruru's Independence Day!"

"Moreover, the centaurs are really promiscuous to wander around without any clothes on."

“You’re so noisy, rabbit. Can you just make a chirping sound?” Chiron pinched Aluru’s head and removed the strange device from her head.

"Chirp? Chirp chirp!!" Aruru tilted her head and made a cute chirping sound.

Charles stared at Fels: "You're going to waste my money on something like this?"

Fels coughed: "Ahem, it's just a tool to facilitate communication for the mute heretics."

"That's right! As long as humans can understand each other, then war will not break out in the world!"

"I think Aruru's about to get killed because the communication is too smooth!" Ciel rolled his eyes, pointing at the talkative rabbit. "It seems even her personality is messed up. Isn't all this kid doing now just chirping 'I'm hungry'? Before, she was a complete 'perverted gentleman'!"

"Well, it's still in the experimental stage... so it's normal to have some side effects."

Chiron disdainfully tossed the little rabbit to the ground: "Is this what my kin are? They can't even utter a word of loyalty; they have no right to follow the king!"

Fels turned his head: "And this is..."

"Ah...she is..."

Before Charles could speak, Chiron raised his head, interrupting his introduction, and proclaimed loudly: "I am the Descendant of Gaia, the Son of the God-King, the Primordial Beast, the Conqueror of the Sands, the Overlord of the Ice Plains, the sole Guardian of the Labyrinth, who faithfully fulfills my Mother's tragic wish!!"

Fels paused for a second, looking at Charles with confusion: "She wasn't wearing my 'device' either? Is this what the gods call...chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)? I never thought a heretic would contract this disease. This is dangerous. Take her to the operating table; let me get her brain thoroughly checked."

Upon receiving the news, Guros and Lid, who happened to be passing by, rushed forward and grabbed Chiron's hands, saying, "Is it her who has developed this terrible case of chuunibyou (middle school syndrome)? Fels, please get her treated quickly."

“I advise you not to do this…” Charles closed his eyes.

dong dong——

Two loud bangs, and the lizardman and the stone dragon collapsed to the ground.

"Lide! Guross! In an instant..."

Lei arrived late and stared wide-eyed at the scene.

Chiron crossed his arms, tilted his head back 180 degrees, and looked down at Rey flying in the sky, saying, "You dare to attempt to violate the King's body! Show me your strongest warrior! I'll tell you... Zenos! Your King has returned!"

Charles slapped the horse's rump...

"Ah~~" A soft, girlish voice came from the centaur's mouth.

"Be gentle with your subjects. Be lenient, be lenient, do you understand?"

“A king should be aloof and proud!” Chiron said, blushing, reaching out his hand…

Oh no, I can't reach it, it's so itchy!

"You son of a bitch!" Charles slapped him again.

"They are still your compatriots, not your subjects."

"Awoo~ Whoosh—" Chiron twisted his horse's rump: "Yamero, the king... the king's dignity is about to be ruined!"

Alfia stared at the horse's rump for two seconds, then looked at Charles with a strange expression: "Your interests are really a bit odd..."

No, we need to guide our children to have the right values. At the very least, the person they like has to be a real person.

……

A moment later, at Fels's summons, a group of heretics dressed in gray factory uniforms gathered.

Charles clapped his hands, gesturing for Fugros and Reid to stand up: "Alright, today we're introducing our new companion. As you can see, this is a senior colleague who has lived alone in the Deep for 80 years. She's not very familiar with our 'corporate culture,' so please bear with her."

"80 years? Really?"

"Bigger than Lei Yi!"

"Wow, Ju Ji Ran can live on the 60th floor for so long?!"

"As expected of a senior!"

The heretics cheered: "Let's stop work for seven days to celebrate the arrival of our new companion!"

"Oh!!!"

Ciel blinked: Valetta~~ Ah, no~~ 14 Valettas!!!

Charles turned to stare at Fels, his eyes blazing: "The employees are on holiday, what will happen to my production line?"

Fels scratched his face: "There are other Palu, their job is just to check the machines and notify me when they break down."

Charles said speechlessly, "You're using this man-made maze as a 'secret realm'?"

"It's convenient. It also helps monitor poachers, and if we encounter fellow countrymen, we can send them directly to the workshop."

……

Amid the cheers of the heretics, Charles followed the beast tide out of the workshop and arrived at the canteen, which was separated by two large caverns.

The heretics served up the unique fruit wines and foods found in various mazes.

Chiron, who had always lived on the ice plains, had never experienced such a culinary shock and was completely immersed in the dry rice.

A moment later...

After a hearty meal and drinks, Chiron, his face slightly flushed, raised his glass, placed his front foot on the table, and shouted:

"Fellow countrymen! Our mother's life is as fragile as a candle in the wind! Evil invaders are devouring her flesh and blood! We should unite as one and join me in punishing the villains who harm our mother! We should reclaim our territory!"

"Hahaha, Chiron is drunk! She's acting crazy again!" Reed squinted and grinned, revealing his sharp teeth.

"Hiccup~ I'm not drunk!" Chiron cried out with a sorrowful expression, as if he had personally experienced it:

“I could hear my mother screaming, struggling, and howling! She was in so much pain, telling me that I must kill that wretched reptile, that heretic corrupted and bewitched by the evil son of God!”

“Uh…” The three heretics exchanged glances.

"Big Sister, did you really hear Mother speak?"

"Of course!"

"Did Mother send you to find us and lead us to save her?" Guros asked.

"Absolutely true!"

"Have you seen your mother?" Lei asked.

“No!” Chiron said firmly, “But I did hear my mother pleading with me!”

"Uh... could you have misheard?" Lid paused for a moment, then tentatively asked, "Should we confirm with Mother in person?"

"Okay! Hmm?" Chiron's eyes turned into little beads... "See... Mother?"

Lei Yi laughed and said, "Yes, every time a heretic joins, we take them to see Mother so they can understand what she has to say and what she wants us to do."

“Since Miss Chiron says that Mother ordered us to defeat the invaders, we would like to confirm this for ourselves.”

"Hey, let's find some time to set off—to visit Mother in Cassios (the most abyss)."

Hmm? Hmm hmm hmm hmm?

Are you serious? As a descendant of Gaia, the King of Wisdom, and my mother's only protector, I've never even seen her. And you, her descendants, have already seen her?

Chiron's face was filled with confusion...

Chapter 385 The Mad Forge Masters

When Chiron began to doubt himself, wondering who his mother truly loved most, everyone decided to take him to the "deepest abyss" to see his mother's "shell." They also hoped that, as the oldest heretic, he could hear his mother's call.