This isn't a souls-like game at all.

"The descendants of the Ars family have had many unfortunate fates. The eldest and second young masters both died in infancy. And when the third young master was born, his wife died of complications during childbirth.

"The master was dealt a heavy blow. Even though he had been granted the title of 'Royal Craftsman' by the royal family and was a prominent figure that even bishops wanted to curry favor with, he still couldn't recover...

"In order to escape the depression in his heart, the master put all his thoughts on the ancient artifacts in the construction factory, thus ignoring the feelings of the third young master..."

Ye Yiyi held the pendant tightly and asked in confusion.

"Why are you telling me this specifically?"

"Humph! I don't want to tell you this either!"

Eddie rolled his eyes and snorted in disdain, but then his expression softened and he let out a long sigh.

"But the young master is very optimistic about you. Perhaps he wants to prove his judgment to the old master, or perhaps he wants to prove to the old master that he is already an adult and can stand on his own...

“In any case, the young master gave you the pendant.

"I am a servant of the Ars family. Since the young master has decided to do something, even if it is wrong, I will only support him..."

Eddie turned around, shook her head and walked towards the guards, speaking softly.

"So, Sullivan, don't let the young master down or make him sad... Otherwise, I won't let you go no matter what."

This guy... seems to be missing something when he is called a good person, but his loyalty as a servant is impeccable.

Ye Yiyi looked back at him with a puzzled expression, then looked at the pendant in her hand and shook her head slightly.

No matter what, he has taken on this "side quest".

It’s just that Ars’s identity is a little different from what he imagined.

How could a disciple who served the King of Craftsmen, who was known for his ingenious skills, work for the Curse Master who controlled the life and death of others?

There must be some unspeakable secret that he doesn't know about. All he needs to do is find Ars and ask him clearly.

Thinking of this, he took a quick glance at the kingly magic that came with the pendant.

[Secret of Skill: Membrane of Protection]

Spell Slots: 10

Skill cost: 350

Requirements: Intelligence 75, Faith 75

Item Description: The power shared by the ingenious machine.

　In the group chat, Lingjiuqi has deleted one of the high-level magic secrets.

It can form a protective film that rejects any physical changes in form and nature.

The ingenious machine that is the mother box of all things,

Able to spend the long ages of the universe in an immortal life form,

It is said that this is also her way to survive the stagnant tide,

Preparations for rebuilding a new world.

"Grass……"

This quick look stunned Ye Yiyi.

"10 spell slots occupied? 350 spell cost? Double 75 usage requirement?

"Is this actually one of the secrets of the magic of Qiaoji Shenji?"

He was not unfamiliar with the mysteries of magic. For example, the culprit that caused Alice's amputation was the high-level magic of the Creator of Heaven - the collapse of the essence of matter.

However, compared to the extremely aggressive magic, the "protective membrane" of the clever tricks and magic machines is extremely inclined towards defense and protection.

"So, this catalyst's unique combat skills also originated from this king's magic."

No wonder Fulton dared to say that this could protect him. Are you kidding? This is the amulet worn by Master Wang himself!

"If this is the reward for the side quest, then it's worth more than exploring the construction plant itself..."

He put on the pendant with a sigh, then went to the guards.

At this moment, most of the guards entered the construction factory in groups of two, but Si Luo remained where he was, waiting for him with two things in his hands.

"It's our turn, Sullivan!"

Si Luo said solemnly: "Lord Yars is in danger now. There is no time to lose. If Lord Eti hadn't asked me to wait for you, I would have gone in alone by now."

"What's at stake? Can't you find something nice to say? Maybe Lord Ars just took a nap in there and forgot to contact the outside world?"

"How is that possible? Lord Ars is a true genius. He wouldn't let laziness delay his work. He must have encountered something..."

"Alright, alright, just shut up!"

He quickly covered Slo's mouth and pulled him towards the building behind him under the angry stares of the Law Knights, and entered the construction factory through a small door.

"Pong!"

As the iron door closed, the sound and light were cut off, and darkness fell.

Unlike the outside world, the construction factory was not illuminated by street lights. There were very few light sources at a glance, with only a faint light coming from a small window next to the huge metal factory in the distance.

Fortunately, the moon is bright tonight, illuminating the earth with a vast blue sky, so there is no need to worry about lighting problems.

"So this place is so big, where should we go to find Lord Ars?" He looked at Slo who was spreading out the parchment beside him.

"Uh……"

Si Luo's tone froze for a few seconds, and he suddenly handed over the parchment in his hand with some embarrassment.

"I have night blindness and can't see the words on it..."

"???"

Seeing Si Luo's embarrassed expression, Ye Yiyi suddenly felt a little confused.

"Night blindness? Are you serious?"

"I just can't see the words clearly..." Si Luo tried to defend himself weakly, "But I can still see the road clearly."

"?"

Ye Yiyi waved his hand with a strange expression on his face. Seeing that Si Luo's eyes were clear and he didn't look like a blind man, he couldn't help but feel a little confused.

"You can't be... illiterate, right?"

"If you know, don't say it out loud..."

Si Luo shrugged his head weakly.

"It's not shameful to be illiterate. Can't you just say it out loud?"

Rather, literacy was a rare thing for common people in the Middle Ages.

"That's different..."

Si Luo said with some self-abandonment: "I was a poor student who was expelled from the church school. In the end, I was able to get into the Yars family as a guard through connections."

"Oh? I didn't realize your family is quite powerful?"

Ye Yiyi was a little surprised and took the map from his hand.

"What kind of power? He's just the youngest son of a country baron with no inheritance rights." Si Luo rolled his eyes.

"is it?"

Ye Yiyi looked at him thoughtfully, then lowered her head to look at the map.

The light curtain then popped out.

[Map fragment: South side of the construction site]

Item Description: Map of the south side of Panyuan Tectonic Field,

The lost tectonic site has been washed away by wind and rain for thousands of years.

Although it was repaired by Wang Jiang's apprentices,

But there are still a lot of dangerous factories and facilities.

It is said that it is haunted by spirit golems and fallen servants, corrupted by spirituality and time.

"Panyuan Tectonic Field..."

This name is somewhat similar to the previous Panya Dragon City. I wonder if the two are related.

Ye Yiyi summoned the map light screen with his eyes and analyzed it again according to the map.

Although the construction site is located in the inner city of the royal capital, the entire royal capital was actually once part of the construction site.

However, after enduring thousands of years of wind and rain, some of the facilities have completely sunk into the ground and merged with the earth.

What remains on the surface today are only the residential areas and some industrial areas of the tectonic field that have been well preserved under the effects of magic.

The residential area is now Campbell's inner city, and the latter is a construction site and factory building enclosed by high walls.

The map he got only recorded a part of the industrial zone, and the part further north involving the core of the industrial zone was not recorded.

But even if it is only a part of it, Ye Yiyi has discovered that there are still many explorable areas.

For example, the non-industrial metal finished product casting and processing plant in front of Ye Yiyi was circled by the cartographer with a white pen, meaning that it was a safe area that had been repaired by Yars and was now in operation.

The red circle, as marked on the side, means "under repair", but there are still dangerous areas within it.

Those areas that have not been repaired and where the so-called "Sunken Spirit Puppets" and "Fallen Slaves" roam are circled with a black pen and a big cross is drawn on them.

For example, there is the "Puppet Shell Parts Repair Factory" located northwest of the factory.

Looking at the entire map fragment, there are three white safe factories, one red factory, and three black factories.

In other words, as long as you don't enter the black factory, you won't be in danger.

But unfortunately, these white factories are not located in the same place.

For example, to enter the red factory building in the north, you must pass between the two black factory buildings.

"No wonder Fulton said there was danger..." Ye Yiyi said with a frown.

Running to this damn place late at night, who knows if you will be killed by some monster without a sound?

No wonder the old man had to use hypnosis, otherwise how could these guards come in on impulse?

After thinking for a while, he looked at the other item in Si Luo's hand - a dream item.

"what is that?"

"It's a conversation..."

"what!!!"

Before Si Luo finished speaking, a shrill scream suddenly came from afar.

Ye Yiyi's eyes focused and suddenly looked in the direction where the sound came from. Then he saw a human-shaped black shadow flying high into the sky, and then with a "bang" it turned into flesh and blood and exploded everywhere.

"That……"

Si Luo's eyes were dull and his expression was horrified and confused.

"If I'm not mistaken, that seems to be... a person?"

"You're not mistaken." Ye Yiyi replied in a low voice.

He felt the vibration and movement coming from the ground and slowly drew out his two swords from behind.

"This place is truly eerie... Be prepared, the enemy is coming."

Chapter 418: Dog Fire King and [Shenling Soul Devouring Axis]

"Enemy? Where are the enemies?"

Si Luo panicked when he heard this, and hurriedly drew his sword from his waist. In a moment of anxiety, the object in his hand fell to the ground and he stepped on it.

"Click..."

"???"

Ye Yiyi was stunned when he heard this, and looked down suddenly, only to see sparks suddenly appearing under Si Luo's feet and white smoke billowing.

Si Luo was also startled and quickly moved away.