In theory, there were five emperors in the new Empire. Other than me and Sandora, there was the retired elder sister, Uncle Halland who was diligent in government affairs, and Belavilla who was always in a state of AFK. Of the five, the elder sister could only be considered a nominal title due to historical issues, so she was directly eliminated. Among the remaining people, Belavilla was the most lazy and lacked the aura of an emperor. Usually, I would admit that I didn't have much energy, but the Queen in front of me was even more vicious. Have you ever seen someone who was training new recruits on the training field, but suddenly wanted to slack off, so they pretended to switch personalities on the spot and went home by themselves? This one could do that …
So, not only was she lazy, more importantly, she had no professional ethics at all. If it wasn't for the fact that her nature as a Shiring Apostles allowed her to guarantee that she wouldn't screw up, I suspected that she would have asked me and Sandora for a private solar system to retire at home …
"I can't help it. I was too tired in the past. Now, you have to allow me to relax." Belavilla picked pastries from Liliana and I's plates and tossed them into her mouth without affecting her speech. "You should be content. Originally, I had already decided to distance myself from the affairs of the Empire and work here as a pastry chef. At most, I would occasionally come out to save Sylvia. If it wasn't for the fact that you and Sandora are working hard to revive the Empire, and your new Empire is really interesting, do you think I would come out to work for you so easily?"
I used my pastries to appease the agitated Liliana while I looked at Belavilla curiously. "To be honest, I feel that this state of yours is quite magical … Although one's personality would change drastically after being contaminated by the Chaos Abyss, look at Halland, look at Zadom and the Carlo brothers. No matter how their personalities changed, their military style didn't change. Why did you change so much? "
This was something that I had never understood: Belavilla's current mental state and living habits were completely different from the soldier she had been in the past. Although I didn't know what the Raven King's personality was like back in the day, she definitely wouldn't have been as muddle-headed as she was now. There were many other Shiring Apostles who had been modified by the Chaos Abyss, but I had never seen any of them as lazy as she was now.
"On one hand, I'm really tired, and on the other hand, Sylvia," Belavilla said nonchalantly. "She's not just a new personality, she's also a complete soul with her own thoughts and personality. So, when I influence her, she influences me, and slowly, she becomes like this. The days of schizophrenia are not as easy as you think. "
"Forget it, as long as you don't screw up." I changed the topic for the time being and got back to business. "You already know about the Void Cataclysm and Abyssal Schilling. Is there anything else you want to say?"
"What else can I think? I'm just as surprised and at a loss as you are. "Belavilla had a helpless look on her face." Our days in the Abyss are muddle-headed. We're like carbon-based organisms with parts of our brain removed, moving around in a chaotic state, carrying out missions, fighting, and killing. There's no chance for us to understand things that we shouldn't understand. Abyssal Schilling may be an excellent calculator, but she's definitely not a smart ruler. She rules the Abyss in a programmed way, causing all the Apostles except the researchers to only know how to follow orders and not to explore the truth. We can only passively provide her with computing power, but we don't know what we're calculating. I've been in the Abyss for so many years for the Great Cause, but in reality, I don't know what the Great Cause is, just like everyone else. Even now, when I finally know the truth, I only found out after joining your faction. "
Under Abyssal Schilling's rule, the Abyss was like an experimental base: she was the highest mainframe of the base, and everything else was under her control, including the equipment and observation samples. She drew computing power from the nodes to deduce her own Great Cause, but those nodes had no chance to understand what the data flowing through the core of their minds was. The warlords in the Abyss fought and schemed against each other, and there were even vicious incidents such as faction annexation and faction destruction, but Abyssal Schilling never did anything to stop them. This was because she didn't realize the harm: when the old warlords perished, new warlords would naturally rise, and as long as the number of nodes in the Abyss did not plummet, Abyssal Schilling believed that everything was normal. Just like the human brain — it thinks, judges, and pays attention to a larger world than itself, but it never realizes the life and death of the brain cells that make up its body. As long as these cells maintain a certain scale and order in the larger environment, then to the brain, "everything is normal."
Of course, Belavilla, who was freed from this ruling system, was full of resentment.
But after complaining for a while, Belavilla changed the topic with a little sigh. "Actually, it's all thanks to this programmed rule … She turned the entire Abyss into an amazingly efficient computing machine. Everyone doesn't need to know anything else, so they can put as much computing power as possible into one thing. She's the only insider and executor of the 'Great Cause,' so the whole plan doesn't have a single bit of waste. If not for that, I'm afraid no one could complete the 'Great Cause' … Analyzing the data sent from the other side, reconstructing the Void Model, understanding the relationship between the Abyss and the bridge, and so on — these are not simple things. "
"In that case, we should thank her for her iron fist policy." I pulled the corner of my mouth to reveal a hint of a smile. Then, before Belavilla could react, I hurriedly stuffed the last piece of dessert into Liliana's mouth. "Don't steal the customer, okay? You're at least a store manager, how can you do business like this! "
"Tsk, you're at least a landlord. Would it kill you to be more generous?" Belavilla snorted disdainfully. Then, she furrowed her eyebrows. "Abyss Schilling's iron fist policy has indeed ensured that the Great Cause could go smoothly until today. But no matter what, I don't intend to go back … You don't know how terrible the living environment in the Abyss is. Among the three of you, one of them will definitely want to kill you — that's how it goes."
"…" I was speechless. This brat has absorbed the culture of Earth quite thoroughly.
Just as I was about to discuss the cultural and environmental issues of the Abyss with Belavilla, I suddenly heard a melodious sound of wind chimes coming from the entrance of the store. Then, a familiar voice sounded. "It seems that someone has a serious grudge against me."
I looked toward the source of the voice and saw a girl standing at the entrance. She wore a black dress, had long black eyes, and seemed to be shrouded in a serene, pitch-black aura. Beside her was a large box …
I was surprised. "Abyss Schilling? Aren't you in the research center? "
"I'm not a prisoner. I have the freedom to come out and walk around after I'm done with my research, right?" Abyss Schilling shrugged. "Plus, your good scientist put a bunch of surveillance cameras and sabotage devices in my box. It's like I'm walking around with my back against my cell."
Belavilla gaped at the person who appeared at the entrance. It took her a long time to react. "So this is what you look like?"
I glanced at her. "You don't know? Didn't you find out about her coming through the information link? "
"I only paid attention to the text and didn't look at the picture."
Liliana immediately seized the opportunity to turn her head and ridicule Abyss Schilling. "Look at how much of a failure you are as a boss. After so many years, your subordinates don't even know what you look like. My boss is much better than you!"
"It doesn't matter." Abyss Schilling pushed her box over. "I just heard from Tawil that there's a special person here. I wanted to come and take a look … Oh yeah, there are a lot of people outside. I don't know any of them. There are too many strange people in this city."
Hearing that, I quickly stretched my neck to look out of the display window. In the end, I saw a group of people walking over. The ones in front were Uncle Kenser and Lin. Behind them were the two good Popes who loved their jobs. Behind them was the sloppy Bindis. Lastly, there were two familiar faces that I hadn't seen in a while: Funa and Biburu.
Speaking of which, I didn't expect Bibolu to come as well. He was now the leader of the civilization community. He was extremely busy every day. This time, he was probably here to visit his former queen.
This majestic … well, it wasn't exactly majestic. Six people and a ball walked into Sylvia's shop. In an instant, the quiet dessert shop became lively. I didn't know how they happened to be together. Anyway, looking at how they were chatting and laughing along the way, I knew that this group of "people" got along well. Among them, Icetis's big mouth, which was naturally familiar with everyone, must have contributed a lot.
"Yo! Chen! I sensed that you were nearby. I didn't expect you to be here. "Icetis's loud voice was the first to ring. Then, she arranged seats for the others like a big sister." Kenser and Lin, you two lead your popes over there. I will go with the little queen to Chen's side. Hey, why hasn't the ball over there come in yet? "
Bibolu's low, muffled voice sounded outside the door. "Who can help open the door wider? I can't get in …"
Fei Na stood up to open the door for Bibru. I stared blankly at the large group of people moving around two to three meters in front of me. After holding it in for a long time, I finally remembered what I should say. Thus, I grabbed Bindis who was walking past me and said, "How did such a large group of people get together?"
"I heard that Kenser and two of Lin's lackeys came to visit, so I rushed over to join in the fun. On the way, I met Fina and Bibolu shopping, so I dragged them along." Icetis pointed at Fina, who was helping Bibolu slowly float in. "This little girl is quite interesting. When we first met, she was riding on that big metal ball. I don't even know how she maintained her balance."
I was stunned for a while and finally confirmed that Fina had completely integrated into the 'atmosphere' of the city. Then, I patted the slightly stunned Belavilla. "I say, you are the manager, right? Why aren't you getting up to greet the customers?"
Icetis joined in the commotion when she heard that. She slammed the table twice. "That's right. I have brought a lot of business for you today. You might not even have so many customers in a day. Hurry up and give me two nut muffins, one chocolate cake, two chicken skewers, three egg tarts, two kidney slices, a plate of fried stinky tofu, and lastly, a draft beer for each of us … That's it for now. If it's not enough, we can order more later."
Belavilla glared at me fiercely. "It would be better if you didn't come. Did you pay?!"
"Ah, you are the one on duty 'outside' today?" Icetis was stunned. "Where is that adorable girl? Is she sleeping? "
While Icetis and Belavilla were gossiping, the other side was also very lively. Uncle Kenser and Lin let their pope sit across the table. This made the two mortals very embarrassed. The country bumpkin Gandalf, who looked like he was in his nineties, sat down on his seat and asked nervously, "Lord, do I really have this honor?"
The Amazon warrior-like Pontiff of the Dragon God furrowed her brows as she looked for a place to put her wheeled battle axe. "I say, is it okay to put the axe next to the counter? This thing is heavy. Do I have to pay for it if I break it? "
Bibru struggled to move his huge body into the shop. At this time, he was carefully floating in the air, looking for a place to sit. Fina pointed the way for him and shouted, "Make way, make way, be careful of bumping into your head … Bibru, lower down, you're going to hit the chandelier!"
"When will the things I want come up!"
"Lin, don't touch the things on the counter. Be careful not to break them."
"Lord, why do I feel a little dizzy …"
At this time, for some reason, Liliana suddenly jumped on a chair and shouted, "Wait a minute, I am going to call my god over. She loves a lively scene!"
I pulled her down and turned to look at Belavilla. She finally realized that if she did not take action, her shop would be torn down. So, she decisively snapped her fingers. Immediately, I saw two teleportation screens open on the side. Two production ravens walked out of the teleportation screen and bowed respectfully to Belavilla. "Mother, did you summon us?"
Belavilla pointed at the messy scene and said, "Go and receive the guests."
I immediately sent a message to the nearby security personnel and the construction department, asking them to come over tonight to help repair the shop. A bunch of troublesome guests and two technologically stupid magical girls. If this shop can last until the afternoon, I will eat two pounds of dog food in front of everyone!
As expected, the moment I sent the message, I heard a "bang" sound from the coffee machine. A clumsy raven tried to use elemental resonance to quickly boil water. Now, we have a liquid coffee machine …
I can tell you one thing here. That is, no matter what the situation is, as long as there are more than three people on the scene and Bryndis is present, the atmosphere will explode very quickly. Of course, this time is no exception. While the two clumsy ravens were messing around in the shop, the group of people had already become lively. A bunch of people who knew each other for a long time or just got to know each other started chatting enthusiastically. Liliana was like an agile little animal, darting between the tables. Icetis would occasionally tease the honest Lin or the ineloquent Biburu. The dessert shop had been messed up like a barbecue stand at 8: 30 at night. Abyss Schilling looked at the scene in front of her with a dumbfounded expression. I poked her with an amused expression and asked, "How do you feel?"
"How can it be so chaotic?" The black-haired girl looked incredulous. "Where is their discipline?"
"Why do they need to be disciplined?" Belavilla's voice was stiff. "They are just customers, not soldiers."
Abyss Schilling glanced at Belavilla. Perhaps she recalled what she had heard when she came in earlier. "Speaking of which … you have a lot of opinions about me."
Belavilla bit her lip and her gaze paused on me for a while. Finally, she sighed and said, "Sigh, forget it. It's all in the past. Since you are here to help, I will treat you as a customer. What do you want to eat? Let me make it clear that this is a dessert shop. We don't have the draft beer or kidney that the female pervert mentioned earlier. "
Abyss Schilling was surprised. "Eat? Me? "
"Is that strange?" Belavilla seemed to be even more surprised than Abyss Schilling. "Your sister comes here every day to buy cakes. I thought that you two were at least the same in terms of life form."
Abyss Schilling turned around and patted her big box. "I am just an interactive interface similar to a mass projection … and Schilling should be an interactive interface similar to me. Why is she eating?"
"Why can a mass projection eat? Why can a thousand-year-old demon fox defeat a dog? Why can twenty elites from all walks of life teach a silly brat? Why can a puppet that needs to be wound up drink two liters of yogurt every day? " I counted with my fingers and explained to Abyss Schilling. "I used to have more questions than you, but now I know that everything doesn't matter. Don't talk about the original process. As long as you are willing, you can do whatever you want. Even if you directly fuse the food you eat or throw it into a black hole, you can eat it if you want. This is the first step of living in the City of Shadows: Abandon your worldview and don't try to rebuild it. Believe me, the speed of your rebuilding will never be able to keep up with the speed of destruction. "
Abyss Schilling listened to my nonsense in a daze. In the end, his expression became a little sluggish. Looking at this scene, I felt an unprecedented sense of accomplishment. It's not easy. With my brain, I can actually make such a shrewd guy show such a sluggish expression. Although this doesn't necessarily mean that my strategy has improved, it definitely means that Abyss Schilling's brain power is declining … I am indeed suitable for rebuilding other people's worldview after a disaster.
At this time, Belavilla impatiently asked again, "So … what do you want?"
Abyss Schilling looked around helplessly. In the end, he pointed at the plate in the hands of a mass-produced raven that was sprinting past. "Then let's take these in her hands."
Belavilla raised her chin at me. "Put it on your tab." Then, she went behind the counter to prepare some snacks.
I looked at the magical scene in front of me: Shiring Apostles, Half Shiring Apostles, Protoss, Demigods, humans, Draconians, and even a giant metal ball. In the end, there was also the supreme ruler of the Abyss … Such a messy group of people gathered in a small shop that was only a few dozen square meters in size. From the looks of it, they wouldn't be fighting for the time being. This was an unprecedented grand occasion.
Looking at Lin and her Amazonian Pope (Isn't this a creative combination?) While they were chatting, an originally unrelated matter suddenly flashed across my mind like lightning.
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