Chapter 70
"Or do you want to drink it with me?"
Morgan le Fay smiled, her beautiful eyes also reflecting a warm smile.
Lan Ze was somewhat tempted, glanced at the woman in front of him a few more times, then waved his hand and firmly refused, saying, "Princess Morgan, please don't joke around. I'm not that kind of person."
Morgan le Fay stared intently at Lan Ze and said, "The truth?"
"That's the truth." Lan Ze said firmly, his expression resolute.
"Really?"
"Of course." Lan Ze frowned. "Princess Morgan, what kind of person do you take me for?"
"Speaking of which, I have a kind of Magecraft that can tell if someone is lying..." Morgan le Fay looked at Lan Ze with a smile in his eyes.
"Damn, you should have said so earlier..." Lan Ze thought to himself, nodding slightly. "Hmm, I see. It's a very interesting Magecraft."
A moment of silence fell over the Magic Workshop. Morgan le Fay smiled without saying a word, simply looking at Lan Ze.
Lan Ze coughed lightly and said, "If Princess Morgan has nothing else, I'll be leaving now."
"Wait a minute," Morgan le Fay said softly.
When Lan Ze turned to look at her, the woman with an impressive figure smiled slightly and said, "Desire is an instinct for both men and women, so you don't need to worry about what just happened."
"Your words of comfort actually make me feel a little conflicted," Lan Ze sighed.
Morgan le Fay narrowed his eyes, picked up the small glass bottle on the table, and after confirming that the bottle opening was properly sealed, handed the glass bottle to Lan Ze.
"I see you seem quite interested in this. Since you want it so much, I'll give it to you."
Morgan le Fay said, "Consider it a gift for your new role under my command."
"Didn't you say this thing was too dangerous..." Lan Ze said.
"It is quite dangerous, but as long as you don't open it, nothing will happen," Morgan le Fay said with a squinting smile. "Consider it a souvenir from me. This is a sample I made; it's quite a valuable keepsake."
So, is this a case of me working like a slave for her, and she giving me the grass first...? Lan Ze nodded slightly. "In that case, thank you very much, Princess Morgan."
He felt that Morgan le Fay wasn't as difficult to get along with as he had imagined, nor did she seem as "darkened" as he had thought.
In Lan Ze's memory, the Royal Sister in the Type-Moon history should be considered to be playing the role of the villain... However, it is also possible that the world he is in now is somewhat different from the Type-Moon history in his memory.
After all, Artoria in this world not only possesses the Holy Lance, but also the Holy Sword.
"By the way, how's Xiao Mo?" Lan Ze suddenly asked, remembering his daughter who had been following him around like a puppy yesterday.
Morgan le Fay's smile softened, and he nodded slightly. "She's fine, it's just..."
She paused for a moment, then said, "After I took her home yesterday, the child seemed a little sullen."
"Maybe they haven't had enough fun yet, and maybe they were more cheerful yesterday because they felt I was friendly or something?" Lan Ze guessed.
Morgan le Fay immediately gave Lan Ze a dismissive glance. "You mean I'm not very friendly?"
To be honest, that's really what I think... Lan Ze didn't say it aloud, he just smiled, and everything was understood without being said.
"After we got back yesterday, I did as you said and gave her some free time."
Morgan le Fay paused, then continued, "After that, I treated her with a gentler attitude, but for some reason, the child seemed even more afraid of me than usual."
At this point, Morgan le Fay's smile faded considerably, and he seemed somewhat depressed.
After a moment's thought, Lan Ze offered a suitable suggestion. "Hmm... I think you should treat her with the same attitude as usual."
He could actually understand Xiao Mo.
Imagine this: your mom usually tells you to do your homework and review your lessons as soon as you get home. Then one day, she suddenly brings you a cake and urges you to go play games and not tire yourself out... It just feels so incongruous.
Looking at the dejected Morgan le Fay, Lan Ze said, "If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now, Princess Morgan."
After speaking, seeing that Morgan le Fay did not reply, Lan Ze took it as a tacit agreement, turned around and strode away from the Magic Workshop.
He strolled through the palace gardens, Magic Potion tucked in one pocket and Crystal Ball in the other. The weather was quite pleasant, a gentle breeze carrying the fragrance of the grass.
After taking a walk for a while, Lan Ze quickly found a beautifully carved stone chair. He leaned back in the chair, squinting his eyes leisurely, feeling relaxed both physically and mentally.
"Magic Potion that can stimulate desires... Thinking about it, it is indeed quite dangerous." Lan Ze muttered to himself, toying with the Magic Potion in his hand.
After putting the Magic Potion in his pocket, he leaned back on the stone chair and basked in the sun for a while. The warm sunlight made Lan Ze squint his eyes comfortably, and he felt a wave of drowsiness slowly creeping over him.
When Lan Ze woke up again, it was already dusk. He opened his eyes, looked at the blood-red sunset, and stretched comfortably, feeling that the physical strength he had been drained last night was instantly replenished.
"It's about time to go back..." Lan Ze muttered to himself, about to get up and leave.
Just then, he suddenly felt that the Crystal Ball in the other pocket seemed to be slightly warm.
Lan Ze took the Crystal Ball out of his pocket. The Crystal Ball shimmered with a faint light, twinkling and sparkling, as if it had resonated with something.
"... What's going on?"
Lan Ze's gaze froze for a moment. Soon, he sensed the information transmitted to him from the Crystal Ball, so he looked up at a place not far away in the palace, where there was a tall tower that faintly emitted a charming halo in the dim sunset.
This Crystal Ball... resonated with that Tower of Radiance?
After hesitating for a moment, Lan Ze immediately came to a conclusion.
--You'll know once you go and see.
He walked in the direction of the Tower of Radiance and soon arrived near it.
This colossal tower looks exceptionally magnificent; its exterior faintly radiates a holy light, inspiring a sense of awe in those who see it for the first time.
A massive iron gate surrounds the Tower of Radiance, and heavily guarded the area outside.
Clearly, this is probably a forbidden area.
Lan Ze glanced at the Crystal Ball and noticed that Crystal Ball temperature had become even hotter, as hot as a mobile phone that had been playing a high-performance game for a long time.
It seems this Crystal Ball really does resonate with the Tower of Radiance... Lan Ze pondered for a moment, then made up his mind: he had to go in and take a look.
He held his breath slightly, concentrated, and closed his eyes slightly.
The next moment, when he opened his eyes again, his dark eyes became incredibly calm. As he stepped forward, his figure moved like a ghost, almost instantly passing through the guards' line of sight and entering the area of Tower of Radiance.
At that moment, the Crystal Ball in the pocket shone with an even more dazzling and captivating light.
"Is this thing calling me to enter that space?"
Lan Ze took out the Crystal Ball. A thought flashed through his mind, and then, in the next moment, the surrounding environment subtly changed.
This is the very place where Lan Ze first met Scathach... that mysterious hall!
"You actually managed to wake me up... What's your name, human?"
Before Lan Ze could recover, a cold, clear voice suddenly reached his ears. When he turned around, he could only see a blurry figure, but he couldn't make out her face.
However, this figure looked very familiar; it seemed like he had seen him somewhere before.
As if guessing what Lan Ze was thinking, the woman said calmly, "Don't guess, I'm not anyone you know."
"As for my name... I can't reveal it yet." The woman suddenly chuckled and pointed to the nameplate on her table.
"Just call me Number Nine."
The sign clearly displayed the number "nine".
Before Lan Ze could think any further, he suddenly heard a soft and pleasant voice ring out in the space:
"I sensed the commotion and came to check it out. I didn't expect there to be newcomers here."
He turned his head and saw another woman whose features he couldn't see clearly, only a rough outline. Judging from her curvaceous figure, she was definitely a great beauty. In front of her was another sign with the number "three" engraved on it.
"I thought it was something important that you summoned us here for no reason." A lazy yawn suddenly came from the side. Number Five crossed his legs and casually played with a folding fan in his hand.
"It's been so long since it's been this lively..." At this moment, a slightly muffled voice came from the side. The signal on the other end of the Number Eight seemed to be not very good, so the voice was intermittent.
"If you have something to say, say it quickly. If not, I'm leaving. I have important matters to attend to," Number One said coldly.
"The so-called important matter, could it be that you mean burning away Humanity's Order?" Number Three's gentle voice came through. "Although I don't dislike such things, if we were to reset all of humanity, I still find it a little hard to accept."
"After all... I like humans the most."
"Do you like humans, or do you wish all humans liked you?" Number Four sneered.
"Are you all done chatting? I still need to go back and cook dinner." Number Six's voice was clear, sweet, and full of elegance.
Holy crap, did I just tamper with something...?
Listening to these people's conversation, Lan Ze maintained a calm demeanor on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.
Without a doubt, these people are definitely beasts!
When Lan Ze first saw Number Nine, he hadn't thought about it in this way. But just now, Number Three said the phrase "burn away Humanity's Order," which means that Number One is definitely Goetia!
This space... is actually a gathering place for beasts?!
Lan Ze's expression turned slightly serious as he secretly scanned the group of people in front of him.
"Speaking of which, wasn't it Number Nine who summoned us?" Number Four rested his chin on his hand, glancing at Number Nine's figure. "Is there something you want to say?"
"Actually, I was only just awakened myself," Number Nine said calmly.
"Wait a minute--"
At this moment, Number Six slightly raised his hand, his gaze fixed on Number Nine: "May I ask who woke you up?"
In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Number Nine.
"Number Ten." Number Nine pointed to Lan Ze sitting at the end of the table and said softly, "After I awoke, I sensed that Humanity's Order was burning away, so I summoned you all to this hall."
Lan Ze gleaned a piece of information from this statement: Number Nine was likely only recently awakened by him.
This is important!
In other words... Number Nine must be someone connected to the Tower of Radiance.
While Lan Ze was still pondering, Number Nine continued, "Actually, the only person I wanted to remind immediately after waking up was Number One."
"What are you trying to say?" Number One frowned.
"Even after Incineration of Humanity, you will still be unable to rule this planet," Number Nine said calmly.
Number One said indifferently, "Are you questioning my abilities?"
"No," Number Nine slowly shook his head, "Neither Alaya nor Gaia can make you succeed."
"Planetary consciousness, or primate consciousness?" Number One sneered. "We'll destroy them all together then."
"If it were that simple, this planet wouldn't have existed for so long," Number Nine said calmly.
"So what are you trying to say? Did you summon us here to unite against the planetary consciousness or Alaya?" Number One shook his head and sneered, "I'm afraid we'll have to fight amongst ourselves before we can even unite."
The various beasts are all roughly equal in strength, and none of them are willing to submit to the others. They are like a disorganized mess, so how can they cooperate?
"There's no need for alliances; just appropriate mutual assistance is enough," Number Nine said.
"Helping each other..." Number Five pondered for a moment, her eyes flickered slightly, and then she smiled sweetly.
"As far as I know, the one who controls this hall and allows us to gather here through consciousness seems to be Number Ten, right?" She raised her eyes and glanced at the person who had remained silent.
"I wonder what he's thinking?"
"Regardless of what he thinks, I'm not interested in this kind of thing. You guys go have fun, I need to go back and prepare dinner." Number Six said, then stood up, seemingly intending to leave.
Number Five stared at Number Ten and continued, "Mr. Number Ten, what are your thoughts?"
I just want to get out of here as quickly as possible... Lan Ze pondered for a moment, feigning profundity, and said, "I think it's feasible."
He didn't know why the Crystal Ball allowed him to enter this space. These beasts were indeed a great threat, but if dealt with properly, they could be a great help to him.
Rather than having the various beasts scattered in different places, it's better to have a main base. Whether he's there to spy on others or not, it will be very useful.
The moment Lan Ze spoke, Number Six suddenly froze, turned her head and looked at Number Ten in surprise for a few moments, and after staring at her for a while, she suddenly plopped back down in her seat.
The group looked at Number Six with puzzlement.
Number Six gazed at Lan Ze for a long time before suddenly coughing lightly and saying, "I unconditionally support Number Ten in the cooperation. Please proceed."
Number Three was silent for a moment, then spoke in a gentle voice, "I agree with Number Nine's opinion. Perhaps we will need your help if we encounter any difficulties later."