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Of course, the Magic Kingdom only claimed that it stole something out of shame and anger, while the other kingdoms copied it openly.

Even the predecessor of the Magic Kingdom, a small kingdom with nothing, could learn something from the technology of the Age of Gods, not to mention the large kingdoms with a solid foundation. It was even easier for them to learn something from the degraded version of magic technology.

Magic technology quickly became popular, and the advantages of the Magic Kingdom disappeared. The arrogant king immediately made a very absurd and wrong decision, which was to skip countless steps and directly make magical creations.

What happened after that was the same as Blaze knew. The research on magical creations encountered a bottleneck. The magical creations were benchmarked against the God-era Grem. Without the key core AI, the Magic Kingdom would never be able to produce qualified magical creations. So the Magic Kingdom made the unscrupulous choice to use souls as the core.

After that, the king of the Magic Kingdom launched an attack on the Immortal Tribe that practiced the Rejuvenation Ritual in order to test the power of the Magic Creation Legion and for eternal life. He became one of the many kingdom armies fighting for the power of rejuvenation, and eventually became the winner, snatching the Sun Gem.

But there is a problem, that is, the king of the Magic Kingdom has a way to achieve immortality.

Compared to rejuvenation, a body created with a magic core is obviously more perfect and powerful, and will not have any impact on the soul, while rejuvenation cannot change the weakness of the body.

It's impossible to say that the Magic Kingdom developed the manufacturing technology for magic core creations from the Sun Gem. This is unlikely. There is almost no connection between the two.

This doubt was the information that the Ninth Princess used to save her life.

"In fact, the king had no intention of stealing the Immortal Tribe's ability to rejuvenate. He had already ordered people to study his [Immortal Body] as early as when magical creations were first developed."

"Rather than trying to steal the Rejuvenation Ritual, he'd rather seize the opportunity to annihilate the armies of several kingdoms while they're locked in a fierce battle."

"But the appearance of one person changed his mind."

Chapter 1855 It’s Hard to Be a Villain

He was a big man in a black robe, with almost no skin exposed. Apart from his somewhat disproportionate body structure, all that could be seen was his thick hair.

The mysterious man in black robe made a deal with the king.

The Ninth Princess stopped abruptly and looked at Blaze and Lupin XIII eagerly. The next step was the most critical part, and she hoped that her life could be guaranteed to some extent.

Lupin 13 was in a dilemma. He pinched his brows and frowned for a long time before he reluctantly swore to ensure the safety of the Ninth Princess.

But Blaze saw Lupin XIII's left hand behind his back, with his index and middle fingers crossed to make a cross. If he remembered correctly, this meant "The oath I just made is invalid."

Blazer shook his head and sighed in his heart. This was the consequence of not going out and not interacting with society. You know, when a stranger swears, it is common sense to make sure that the stranger is not making any gestures behind his back.

The Ninth Princess suffered a loss due to her lack of common sense.

After receiving the guarantee, the Ninth Princess did not ask for more. After all, she was the one begging the two people in front of her. If she said a few more words, she would probably be killed. So she immediately told the content of the deal between the mysterious man and the king.

If you can snatch the Sun Gem, you will be given a real body that is immortal and has the power to destroy the world.

As a token of sincerity and proof, the mysterious man made nine bodies for the king.

These nine bodies are extremely magical. As long as the soul is placed in them, they can automatically adapt to the soul's appearance and replicate the perfect body of the magic core creation.

This was a sure-win deal, so the king readily agreed and sent his army to attack the Immortal Tribe.

The only problem was that the king was reluctant to use the magical creation army, and he sent out the human army.

If a human soldier dies in battle, his soul will be directly extracted and injected into a magical creation to become the core.

Blaze frowned again. This behavior was not even that of a tyrant, but only that of a nouveau riche slave owner.

"If I remember correctly, not long after the Magic Kingdom obtained the Sun Gem, the Magic Creation Army went out of control, right? Ah, this is the opportunity." Lupin XIII's eyes twitched. No wonder they went out of control.

"Indeed, the king created a legion of magical artifacts from a large number of fallen soldiers. Due to the soldiers' resentment, the army went out of control and the kingdom was destroyed. However, the king left a will before the destruction."

The Ninth Princess raised her hand and pointed at the fragments of the sun gem in the core area.

"This is about something that only the nine of us heirs know. The king gave us nine fragments of the Sun Gem and told us that they are the map and key to the true treasure of the Magic Kingdom."

"He has commanded us to protect this key, and has us fight among ourselves until a victor emerges. Whoever obtains all the fragments will gain access to the treasure trove of the Magic Kingdom and gain the power to conquer all."

"Of course, I know this is just helping the king. In fact, although that person looks like he wants to destroy the kingdom on purpose, I know that he is just having a hard time." The Ninth Princess couldn't help but sneer.

"Isn't the Magic Kingdom's legacy the invincible body that mysterious man promised? Why would he leave it to us? I'm afraid he's simply using us to draw fire while hiding in the heritage's location, waiting for us to bring the Sun Gem to claim it."

"Haa~" Lupin XIII held his forehead and let out a long breath, which immediately attracted Blaze's attention.

"What's wrong? Did she lie?"

"No, I'm just sighing that [this kind of development] is probably normal." Lupin XIII recalled many works he had seen and experienced.

A kingdom that was so powerful at its peak but suddenly perished, a kingdom that had a perfect immortal body but gave it to its own offspring, and left behind regrets about its enormous power when the kingdom was destroyed... These elements are quite classic.

Generally speaking, the king of the Magic Kingdom is someone who calculates everyone. Unless the protagonist cheats, or relies on friendship and other random factors that the king has not calculated to launch a surprise attack, the king will definitely be the final winner.

But this is usually arranged in advance, and there is not even a development process itself, but it is directly written into the background, in order to create a powerful villain who controls everything.

Sometimes the villain's meticulousness makes people feel unreal. Normally, how could it be calculated so accurately? Especially for some plans with a long time span, involving a large number of people and so many variables, how can success be guaranteed? The villain may have more cheats than the protagonist.

The King of the Magic Kingdom introduced by the Ninth Princess has a very real feeling rather than a clown.

If all goes well, he could become a terrifying villain, but just like there is no such thing as a perfect person, there seem to be some errors here and there.

He has the ambition to conquer the world, but lacks the temperament and ability. He has the luck to get the support of a mysterious person, but his luck is not enough. Before he can obtain an invincible body, his kingdom is destroyed by his own magical creation army.

It seemed like he had set up a shocking conspiracy hidden in history that could use everyone to achieve his goal, but in fact it was a last resort, and he almost lost the game before it even started.

Even so, the plan largely failed. It was impossible to collect all nine fragments of the Sun Gem. Most of them disappeared in history, and several were crushed by the evil Titan.

Let alone the nine princes competing for the throne and selecting the true dragon, even this last one can only be described as a survivor, not a winner.

In comparison, the Ninth Princess in front of him is much more qualified. She has a very good character of admitting defeat when it is time to do so.

If it was someone else, he would definitely be able to take advantage of it and achieve a certain degree of counterattack, but unfortunately he was unlucky and ran into Blaze head-on.

The summary of Lupin XIII is that some villains are more difficult than the protagonist, have more cheats than the protagonist, and are extremely charming. Especially those who are set to be smart and almost demonic will look like they have a halo of reduced intelligence because of the intelligence of their creator.

"So this plot goes against the grain? There's a kind of imperfect beauty in a program that's already mostly broken, yet still manages to function."

"Or is there an unexpected twist?"

More than three years after the release of "Godlock" and after a year of turmoil, Lupin XIII still firmly believes that everything was arranged by the genius producers.

Chapter 1856 Cooperation

Blaze pinched his chin and looked at the Ninth Princess. Although he did not feel that the Ninth Princess was lying, he still noticed a lot of incongruity in her words.

One of them is [time].

Shortly after the Sun Gem was snatched from the Immortal Tribe and several kingdom armies, the army of magical creations went on a rampage and the kingdom was soon destroyed.

But the stolen Sun Gem was divided into nine pieces. He admitted that this world might have the technology to cut the Sun Gem, but it definitely could not be done in a short period of time.

He was a blacksmith by profession and had a vague instinct. He felt that cutting the sun gem was an extremely long and tedious process, which would require at least several years of extremely focused operation, and he could not be disturbed during this process.

Blaze looked at Lupin XIII, who was muttering about how being a villain was more tolerable these days than being a good guy.

Perhaps... the King of the Magic Kingdom is not that unlucky, he is just being used.

He had a rough guess, but it was a bit too bold and unfounded, and required a lot of evidence to prove it.

Of course, there is another possibility, that is, the Ninth Princess is lying.

After thinking for a moment, Blazer chose to follow his old rules, which was to ignore all the trivial matters and do what he could do first.

No matter what is hidden behind the history of the Magic Kingdom, he may not destroy the Ninth Princess for the time being, but the Fortress of Destruction must be dealt with.

"I'm sure you don't want your father to get what he wants. Before we reach the treasure of the Magic Kingdom, you and we share the same goal, right?"

The Ninth Princess thought seriously for a while and nodded.

Although Blaze and Lupin XIII assumed that she would definitely betray them after finding the treasure and killing the King of the Magic Kingdom, which was scary, at least she was safe now.

And what they said was right. As a crown princess, it was normal for her to want to get rid of her incompetent father and take the throne, especially now that she was the only crown prince left.

"Then if we dismantle this mobile fortress, it shouldn't affect you." Blaze narrowed his eyes and observed the reaction of the Ninth Princess.

The Fortress of Destruction is in the hands of the Ninth Princess. Although it has now entered fortress mode and cannot move, as long as enough materials are provided, it can be restored to mobile fortress mode. It is a very dangerous force.

"It's best not to do that." The Ninth Princess said stubbornly, despite the pressure of death. "If we want to find the treasure of the Magic Kingdom, we must have a mobile fortress."

"Even though the king has ill intentions and intends to use us, it doesn't change the fact that he intends to use us, the Crown Princes of the Magic Kingdom, and the Mobile Fortress is the Crown Prince's identity verification."

"I doubt that it's you who are being used. If even you are being used, let alone those who have heard the rumor that gathering nine mobile fortresses will give them the power to destroy the world." Blaze rolled his eyes. He was not stupid.

"I'm more inclined to believe that the Sun Gem fragments are the key to identity verification. Perhaps there are many ambitious families and kingdoms secretly collecting and searching for the Sun Gem fragments in the Nine Mobile Fortresses."

"It's not 'maybe', it's 'yes'." Lupin XIII corrected her, fiddling with the fragment of the Sun Gem in her hand that had lost its power.

"I found this out from a family with rebellious ambitions. I can guarantee that there are more than one family with such ambitions."

The Ninth Princess opened her mouth but was speechless. At the same time, she felt as if she was about to die. Her plan to keep the mobile fortress as a trump card was exposed.

"But just in case, we should keep the Fortress of Destruction. However, you must let us renovate it and give up at least half of our control. This is our bottom line."

Oh! This person is surprisingly kind!

The Ninth Princess couldn't help but look at Blaze and nodded repeatedly.

"Then as a sign of good faith, please close the entire Fortress of Destruction."

"no problem!"

As the Ninth Princess finished speaking, the huge, roaring Fortress of Destruction gradually stopped operating, and the corridors grew darker. Finally, only the fragments of the Sun Gem in the core area were still emitting light.

On the surface, the Fortress of Destruction was captured, and the method used was very [gentle] to persuade the controller of the Fortress of Destruction to cooperate.

Not long after the Fortress of Destruction ceased operations, the Einherjar and technicians from the Hermes Brigade arrived and began to renovate the Fortress of Destruction.

With the experience of transforming the mobile opera house Venus, transforming the Fortress of Destruction became much easier, and Jasmine was there to provide guidance.

It won't be long before the Fortress of Destruction will be half controlled by the Ninth Princess, just as planned.

Blaze and Lupin XIII watched this process from a distance, and Lupin XIII took the initiative to speak.

"Do you believe her?"

"There's no way I'd trust her. It's just that there are things she knows, and I know them too, but we're just too lazy to expose each other." Blaze curled his lips. "That's the kind you were talking about, the kind who would betray without warning for their own ends."

"And we do have to consider that we need to move the fortress and one of the crown princes to open the treasure of the Magic Kingdom, or to make the Magic Kingdom King hiding there lower his guard."

"I understand, I understand." Lupin XIII nodded repeatedly. According to the routine, since the King of the Magic Kingdom would give nine perfect magic core bodies to the Crown Prince and let the Crown Prince fight for something that he himself had not obtained, he would definitely do something about it.

Maybe it's a button that can make the magic core creation fall down directly, and then arrogantly say something like "Your father is your father."

"By the way, have you found any clues to other fragments of the Sun Gem?" Blaze asked. If he wanted to find the treasure of the Magic Kingdom, he would need the fragment of the cut Sun Gem.

"I really want to play the role of a reliable thief who takes out a bunch of things as soon as he appears on the stage, but unfortunately my ability is limited." Lupin XIII sighed helplessly and took out four sun gem fragments from the warehouse and placed them on the ground.

"Only four were found in total."

"Four is also amazing. Most of the nine mobile fortresses have disappeared in history." Blaze sighed at the reliability of Lupin XIII while piecing together the sun gems on the ground, and a rough sphere appeared.

He squinted his eyes and looked at it carefully, and sure enough, there were some unnatural pictures and texts on it.

Chapter 1857 Let’s Talk About It Then

Blaze used paper to copy the pattern on the sun gem. Because five pieces were missing, the pattern was quite incomplete, basically looking like the traces left by natural wind and frost.

But Blaze could be sure that these must be meaningful texts because the [Seal of St. Longinus] was pointing to these pictures and texts.

Although the [Mark of Saint Longinus] simply chose to give up when facing Tiamat, Blaze still chose to forgive it considering that it had not failed normally.

But this also means that all the fragments of the Sun Gem must be found to obtain complete intelligence.

According to the process, there is no problem, but the difficulty is extremely high.

There are a total of nine mobile fortresses, three of which were destroyed in the past two years. The sun gems that had lost their power were originally placed in the treasuries of the Giant Kingdom and the Holy Cross Kingdom respectively, and now they are in front of them. The other one that has not lost its power is being placed in the Freemasonry Guild.

The Masonic piece is not a problem; the problem is the remaining five pieces of the Sun Gem fragments.

It's not that there are no traces at all. The conquest of the infamous moving fortress is an event worthy of being recorded in history. If you follow the clues, you can still find them. Lupin XIII found two, but only two.

It was precisely because he had no idea what to do with the remaining three pieces that Lupin XIII appeared here. The worst-case scenario was that the remaining three pieces had already turned into ordinary rubble over time.

This is also the reason why Blaze turned a blind eye to the Ninth Princess in the end. He needed the person involved to fill the vacancies of the three sun gems.

However, this meant that their initial speculation that the Sun Gem would contain information about the location of the Sun Chariot left by the Immortal Tribe was wrong.

On the Sun Gem is a map to the treasure location of the Magic Kingdom.

In fact, he had a bold guess that the mysterious person who helped the Magic Kingdom was actually from the Immortal Tribe. However, this speculation was just his intuition, and there were many unreasonable contradictions in it.

For example, why did they allow the Magic Kingdom to attack their tribe? Was it because they planned to drive out the wolves and devour the tigers, and use the Magic Kingdom to eliminate other invaders?

This is no different from trying to get the skin of a tiger. Judging from the impression given to him by the king of the Magic Kingdom, the king doesn't mind razing the Immortal Tribe in order to get a few more cores of magical creations.

Either he guessed wrong, or there was an incredible [twist] in these contradictions.