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she thinks.

—"May Goddess bless you, Hallelujah."

The Tale of the Lost: The Lost Child - Chapter 375 Accelerated Montage - Part Two

When Xiangzi arrived at the dwarfs' Sky City, all he could feel was awe.

Before the cabin landed, Xiangzi saw the enormous goddess statue, over a hundred meters tall, standing out among the buildings in the center of the city.

As for why it appeared above the holy city of the kingdom.

That brings us to the topic of empires.

What happened to Xiangzi after he left the cockpit was actually quite simple.

Stepping out of the cockpit and walking along the streets plastered with posters of the "Regent," I learned that this place had been under the control of the Empire for a long time.

and then.

In this seemingly peaceful and tranquil scene, he was recognized as a wanted criminal.

Then came a pointless massacre, the trail of black blood tearing away the city's peaceful surface and revealing its bronze-colored interior, tainted with the stench of monsters.

Monster weapons modified by steam technology, fanatics even more fervent than the believers of Sanctuary, and ubiquitous "Regent" posters.

The seemingly beautiful Sky City can be transformed into a mobile military fortress with just a few modifications.

Xiangzi and Chuhua, who arrived in Sky City a step later, fought their way to the control room of Sky City, only to find that no one was actually controlling the city; all actions were made by the city itself.

This city—or rather, what drives this city—is itself a monster. A monster called "Tinderbox," forged from the "Steam Core," a fragment of the Holy Grail from the world of rage.

Meanwhile, the Sky City, controlled by the monsters, has arrived directly above the kingdom.

War broke out.

boom--

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"The worlds of Wrath, Envy, and Gluttony are almost devoid of human activity. Decades ago, the Gluttony World possessed a human force roughly the size of a kingdom, but due to famine and plague, it was almost entirely wiped out, leaving only monsters. The Holy Grail fragments were lost around that time, and this circle marks the last location where the Holy Grail fragments appeared."

The tobacco pointer left several circles on the map.

Jealousy, gluttony, and sloth.

Hailing and Lixi spent almost a full cycle passing through the Gluttony World before returning to the World of Desire.

Therefore, they naturally knew what the harsh natural environment that tobacco companies described looked like.

Ruins were everywhere, and few people were alive. The most numerous creatures were wandering monsters.

Anyway, it's a place that doesn't really have any life.

“But you don’t need to look anymore.” Tobacco put his hands together and said, “The fragment of the Gluttony World is in the hands of the Kingdom. The Empire spent a lot of money to enter the Sloth World in order to catch up with the Kingdom’s progress and find that fragment.”

Tobacco held up two fingers.

"So the Empire and the Kingdom are actually two to two."

“Now it’s one to two, the Red Queen and the Fragments of Life are on our side,” Xiangzi said.

"No, no, no, if you're talking about the current situation, it's not one to two, it's zero to two. The Empire is extremely anxious about this."

"what's the situation?"

"Big news," Tobacco added, "Top secret information known only to insiders like me!"

"Don't be pretentious."

"The fragments found in the Lazy World have been stolen."

"Who?"

"Gross of Santos, it is said that he single-handedly stormed into the research institute and stole the Sloth Fragment in the form of a book in front of everyone."

"Such a big thing, how come nobody knows about it?"

"It would be a huge loss of face if word got out. Since the Saint Hughia is spreading the word, the Empire will definitely keep this news tightly under wraps." Tobacco shrugged.

"No, according to you, since Sanctuary belongs to the kingdom, shouldn't the score be 0 to 3?"

"The upper echelons of the Empire suspect that the Kingdom and Sanctuary are not of one mind, or more accurately, the Kingdom and Gross. Therefore, this fragment, like our little queen, has been attributed to the third power."

"How to say?"

"The actions of the St. Suarez are based on the letters from Gross to issue missions, which you should know. This means that all the actions of the St. Suarez sect are not directly related, but are indirectly assigned through letters."

“From a macro-statistical perspective, we found that the actions of Sanctuary were very disjointed. Sometimes one attack did not harm any innocent people at all, while another attack was a massacre in the name of the goddess. It seemed as if there were two completely different leaders issuing orders.”

"Hmm...it is indeed a very valuable piece of information, but we can't get in touch with either the Kingdom or Gross right now." Xiangzi sighed helplessly. "To say it's useful is an understatement."

“Well, whether it’s Saint Seiya, the Kingdom, or the Empire, if you want to stop them, the best thing to do is to get the remaining fragments before everyone else.” She put one hand on her hip, held a pointer, and drew a circle on a piece of the sea.

The topic finally returned to the fragments.

"This was once a world of jealousy."

"In the past? And now?"

"Yes, it has now sunk into the water and disappeared."

"what?"

“The world of envy was very prosperous three hundred years ago, but more than two hundred years ago, shortly after the goddess disappeared, it was wiped out overnight by a disaster,” Tobacco said. “There wasn’t even an empire back then.”

"Is it related to the Holy Grail fragments?"

"Yes, and it's very important." Tobacco licked his dry lips. "I personally gathered this information, so I know quite a bit about it."

"Oh?"

"The original country sank into the sea overnight. The reason it sank completely was a monster—Hydra."

"It carried the capital, destroyed the entire country, and continues to operate in that sea area to this day." Tobacco drew a general circle around the area. "The fragments are hidden on it."

How can you be so sure?

“Because the records state that the country once briefly possessed a fragment of the Holy Grail, and disappeared overnight not long after that, I can’t think of any other possibility besides Hydra.”

"...How do I find it?"

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"As long as it operates in that sea area, it will come looking for you. The Empire has already lost quite a few ships because of it—"

Lixi steadied the mast of the small boat and shouted in the wind and rain.

"Did that guy with the blue hair say that?!"

Boom——!

A clap of thunder sounded in the sky.

A fierce wind was blowing across the sea.

"Yes—!" Hailing responded with the same shout, one hand covering her head and the other gripping the edge of the boat tightly.

Even with the strongest shouts, they could barely be heard in the wind and rain.

But right now.

——!

The sound, like the cry of a whale, pierced through the storm and was deeply etched into the minds of the two men.

Suddenly, a bulge appeared on the sea surface. After a moment, the surface tension of the seawater was no longer enough to sustain the bulge, and it exploded with a bang. Water droplets filled the sky and merged into the rainstorm. A monstrous creature with horns and fins, carrying a city on its back, broke through the sea and pierced the sky filled with lightning and thunder.

"Wow! What's that?!"

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"Don't worry about what it is, just give it a try."

Let's go back to where it all started.

The starting point.

"Huh... but can this really be eaten?"

"I followed the steps Lin Hai taught me, so it should work... right?"

"What does it mean? Su Shishi, don't do this, take that dark thing away!"

"It's just bread, give it to me quickly—please help me try it!"

"No!!"

"Stinky Pink Hair, don't run away!"

"Don't chase me! Take it further away!"

Aiyin circled around the kitchen's load-bearing pillar in a flash, with Xiaosu following behind, carrying a baking pan containing an unidentified black object.

The two of them ran around the pillar for a long time, arguing and bickering.

They didn't stop until the kitchen door creaked open.

Lin Hai stood with his hands on his hips, watching the two girls run around the pillar like two little dogs chasing each other's tails, and sighed helplessly.

"I'm telling you guys..."

She slightly opened her mouth, inhaled the burnt-smelling air into her lungs, took a deep breath, and opened her mouth wide forward.

[This side faces the enemy]

"Have you had enough fun?!"

The Tale of the Lost: Chapter 376 I'm Afraid of Loneliness

"Your Majesty, you may wish to make bread, but could you please inform me beforehand? I saw black smoke coming from the kitchen and thought there was a fire."

"oh......."

The little queen with flaxen hair obediently knelt before Lin Hai, lowered her head in guilt, and meekly accepted the scolding.

If Lin Hai hadn't suddenly returned, she wouldn't have known that the oven almost burned down when she was chasing Ai Yin to ask her to try making bread.

"It's rare for her to have something she wants to do, so don't upset her," Ai Yin whispered to Lin Hai.

It would have been better if she hadn't spoken; the moment she did, the nun's criticism immediately turned against her.

"And you too, Aine. Didn't I tell you to clean up the rats in the basement? Why are you here fooling around with her?"

"sorry......"

Two messy little balls of fur, one pink and one brown, knelt obediently in front of Lin Hai, bowing their heads in guilt and accepting the scolding obediently.

She remembered that someone had indeed warned her this morning that there were rats in the basement.

"Sigh... Anyone who didn't know better would think I was taking care of a child." Lin Hai rubbed his temples, looking exasperated. "But it's good that everything's alright, at least the kitchen didn't burn, right?"

For some reason, after hearing Lin Hai say that, Xiao Su Shi wanted to find a place to crawl into even more.

She shook her head, turned and walked out of the kitchen. Before leaving, she seemed to remember something, turned back, and her gaze fell on Aine.

"What's wrong?" Ai Yin pointed to her own and said with an embarrassed smile, "I'll go get rid of the mice right away!"

"Ah, okay, okay." Lin Hai nodded, then pretended nothing was wrong and left.

Ai Yin frowned as she watched her departing figure.

"I got scolded." Xiao Su Shi, holding the dark bread, stood next to Ai Yin, pinched off a small piece, and threw it into her mouth. "Ptooey! Ugh! Disgusting!"

"I already told you not to eat it." Ai Yin glanced at her indifferently, "But you still insisted that I try it."

"I......"

Speaking of it.

Xiao Su Shi suddenly lowered her head, and her voice became almost as soft as a mosquito's buzz.

“...I just want someone to keep me company,” she mumbled. “The atmosphere has been so heavy lately, like it’s about to freeze.”

Yes, ever since everyone set off towards their own goals, only a few of them remain at the starting point, staring blankly at the tightly closed Rainbow Bridge gate every day.