I was raised in the simulator, and I’m really not a bad woman in Ark!

It's okay in front of outsiders, but if you put on an arrogant and domineering attitude even in front of people you can trust, even someone like the Grand Duke who once closed his heart would still be tired.

It's nice to let Theresa take the lead sometimes.

Anyway, I wouldn't be the Duke in the other party's eyes, right?

There is no need for me to do those meaningless and stupid things for my pitiful pride and glory.

The Grand Duke thought so in his heart as he was led by Theresa's hand, and gradually let go of his arrogance.

I couldn't help but feel a little bit of anticipation for the direction that Theresa would lead me to.

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And in Agor.

I had just finished making stew for Skadi, and suddenly I felt that the usually noisy spiritual space seemed unusually quiet today.

So, out of nothing to do, after watching Skadi's cute face while eating, she found an opportunity to return to the spiritual space, intending to see if anything had happened recently.

Then you won’t know until you see it, and you’ll be shocked when you see it.

After returning to the space of consciousness, Fanyu discovered that the Duke and Tao, who were always together discussing various things, were not together at the moment, which was rare. Only Tao was left sitting in the small pavilion between the mountains and forests built by memory, swinging her white silk feet under the red and gold cheongsam.

And was obviously stunned when he saw the arrival of the breeding.

But then she smiled gently, waved to Fanying, and patted the stone bench beside her, obviously inviting Fanying to sit here.

Breeding naturally would not refuse Tao's invitation. Among the three afterimages at present, the most easy-going one is the dark side of Sui simulated by Da Yan.

Even the arrogant and proud Grand Duke was willing to become her good friend, with whom she could talk happily and be inseparable.

It's perfect for getting information.

"Tao, where is that Grand Duke? Why can't I see her?" Fanying held up the skirt armor that protected her hips, sat on the stone bench next to Tao, glanced around and asked what she was curious about.

Tao had no intention of hiding the answer to this question. After all, his real body was still sleeping in the hall, and anyone could guess what had happened.

"The Grand Duke has taken control of his main body to look for Miss Theresa, so he's not here today."

"what?"

Breeding was immediately confused when he heard this. What does this mean? Did the Duke escape? How can he still be online to assist?

How come she doesn't know about this?

And why is it the Grand Duke? Why is it the Grand Duke?

Why can't it be me?! Even if I'm a glutton, it's better than the Duke who gets the moon first because he's close to the water!

And looking at the expression of Breeding, he was playing in the wild but his home was stolen.

Tao shook his head helplessly, and then further explained: "Don't worry, reproduction, anyway, things are probably like this..."

I briefly recounted what happened today.

With Tao's explanation, the breeding group quickly figured out why the grand duke was able to get out and his current situation.

Then breeding becomes even more exciting.

Unlike Tao, she did not trust the Grand Duke, even if he was an extension of her arrogance.

After all, emotions are sometimes extremely unreasonable, and trying to rely on one's own self-control to forcibly suppress one's inner desires goes against biological instincts.

So after listening to Tao's words, Fanyu left the spiritual space without looking back and returned to Skadi.

Not giving Tao any chance to say anything.

Originally, Breeding was because he could be with Skadi, and he still felt somewhat guilty towards his colleagues. However, now that the Grand Duke seemed to be stealing away by playing for others, Breeding didn't bother to care about guilt or anything like that.

The one who wins in the end is the one who can truly have the last laugh.

Go *Agor's foul language of fairness and guilt.

Reproduction must put the deep-sea hunters into action immediately, otherwise they will not be able to eat meat or even drink a sip of soup.

That would be too hopeless!

So she must regroup her troops immediately!

Let the hunters join the hunt in the future!!!

Therefore, Fanying left immediately, leaving only a little scent of the sea on her seat, silently indicating that she had been there.

"...Ha, is it necessary to be so excited? According to the Grand Duke's temperament, even if she is given a week, there may not be any results." And then, looking at the blue figure that disappeared like a flash of light, Tao could only helplessly retract his hand that he had just raised and sighed, but he did not intend to stop the reproduction that was leaving.

after all……

"Sister Shu should be arriving soon."

Feeling the lingering gentle atmosphere that had appeared not far from the border of Kazdel, Tao's originally helpless little face was once again covered with a happy smile.

The white silk feet that had stopped moving began to move again.

If you want to fight for reproduction, then fight.

Anyway, it won’t affect me. No matter how fast the hunters are, they have to come after my sisters.

The Archduke is just a tsundere monster, nothing to be afraid of.

Even Arturo has only just decided to take that step.

So no matter how you think about it, the advantages of this wave are all on our side, right?

Therefore, Tao naturally doesn't care about all this, even the fact that his cards have not been revealed.

What's more, what she was fighting for was the happiness of her sisters, so she had no sense of urgency or pressure.

As for my own pressure.

Tao thought about it and didn't feel that he had anything that could be considered stressful.

But if you really need some pressure.

Then Tao felt that his only two pressures were the problems caused by the internal conflicts among his sisters in the future due to the order in which they interacted with the main body, and...

——About the things that happened in this real world.

Chapter 187: Grand Duke: Don't underestimate my intelligence network! You have no memory!

The deep sea hunter is on his way on horseback.

The pioneers of the fragments also set foot on the land of Kazdel.

And what about the Grand Duke?

The Grand Duke was currently strolling with Theresa in the sea of ​​pure white flowers formed by Originium, chatting with Theresa casually.

The two of them didn't stop until they reached an area in the center that was surrounded by a complete sea of ​​​​crystalline flowers.

Neither of them spoke. Or to be more precise, ever since Theresa took the Grand Duke by the hand and walked around Rhodes Island, the two of them gradually ran out of topics to talk about.

This is normal.

After all, both of them are in a state of wanting to say something but not daring to say it. Logically, they should be the people who know each other best, but for various reasons they cannot say what they want to say.

So it's not surprising that they ended up in an awkward silence.

The Grand Duke didn't care. He was already satisfied just being able to stay by Theresa's side and watch her treat the Grand Duke like a ghost.

But it was obvious that Theresa did not want the atmosphere between the two of them to remain so distant and without topics to talk about.

Otherwise, she would not have brought Ikaros to this sea of ​​flowers made of Originium.

"Hey, Ikaros, what do you think of the Sarkaz and this land today?"

Suddenly turning around in the sea of ​​pure white crystal flowers, Theresa's gentle voice echoed in the space along with the fluttering of her white skirt.

The Archduke didn't know why Theresa asked this question, but as the saying goes, trust doesn't need a reason, so the answer is the same.

"I don't have any opinion about the Sarkaz, but if I must say, the Sarkaz, like most of the creatures on this land, are just the most oppressed 'lower class'. Compared to the poor people I've seen, the Sarkaz are not much worse than those poor people, except that they are discriminated against."

"We are all living at the bottom of the valley anyway. No matter how you look at it, we are all in hell. Why should we compare ourselves to others? We are just blinded by the hatred that can be guided by conquest and the country. We discriminate against the Sarkaz just like we discriminate against the Originium patients around us. We implicate all our suffering and misfortune on unrelated people, but we don't even know who we should hate and who is the real cause of our suffering and misfortune."

"Ignorance is my only opinion of them, and the same goes for the Sarkaz."

When the Archduke spoke these words, his expression was cold and indifferent, with a slight reminiscence in his eyes. At the end, he even smiled sarcastically. It was unclear whether he was really mocking those ignorant "lower class people" or the Sarkaz clan, or perhaps both.

She was arrogant and disdained to lie. Even if Theresa in front of her was the Demon King of Sarkaz, she would not choose to be euphemistic, but directly express her most straightforward thoughts.

"Ignorance? Other than that, they are not much different from the people of other countries."

Theresa was obviously not angry when she heard this. Instead, she repeated the Grand Duke's final evaluation, thought about the Sarkaz, and found that it was true. Then she sighed.

After all, what does it matter if you know and see these clearly?

Once hatred is planted, it cannot be easily removed.

Should I say he is worthy of being the Grand Duke of this world? I just wanted to find a topic to start a conversation between the two of us, but I didn't expect it to turn out like this... Sigh, but it doesn't matter, after all, this is indeed a good answer.

But since the atmosphere has reached this point.

Theresa didn’t intend to change the subject right away, so she sighed and asked, “So…what do you think of the suffering and scars of this land?”

She wanted to hear the Archduke’s opinion.

But this time the Grand Duke did not speak immediately. He just stared at Theresa's face for a long time, then slowly approached step by step, and in Theresa's slightly puzzled eyes, he bent down and found the most conspicuous "flower" that was "blooming" in the sea of ​​white crystal flowers.

Then he stood up, handed it to Theresa, and said slowly:

"My opinion on the answer to this question is actually not important."

“Bringing me here means that you have an answer in your heart that will never change, Theresa.”

"But if you really want me to give you an answer, then I will tell you that in my opinion, this land is already as bad as it can't get any worse. Anyway, no matter how you mess with it, it won't get any worse, so just do what you think is right."

"Perhaps in that way, you can bring a little different hope to this land?"

At this point, the Grand Guild's words somewhat misunderstood Theresa's intentions.

She thought Theresa brought her here and asked her such questions to test her credibility in predicting the future.

But she completely ignored the awkward figure of Theresa walking in front of her when they were chatting casually along the way. She didn't think about the possibility that Theresa just wanted to find a topic to chat with her.

But in fact, it was not surprising from the Grand Duke's perspective. After all, the questions Theresa asked were a bit strange. In addition, the information the Grand Duke obtained from the system also let her know where the room Theresa brought her to was.

So it is natural that the Duke would think from a more profound perspective.

And... there is one most important reason, that is, in the eyes of the Grand Duke, his Theresa would definitely be a super genius with far-sightedness, extraordinary wisdom and vision even without his teaching, and the destined savior of this earth.

Therefore, after adding such a thick filter, the answer given by the big guild can only be said to be unexpected, but also reasonable.

"...Thank you. I will." And Theresa faced the indifference of the Grand Duke with a look of trust and tenderness. She looked at the flowers handed to her by the other party. Although what she wanted to express was not what the Grand Duke thought, she got the Grand Duke's recognition of her ideals.

Theresa still had mixed feelings as she forced a smile and thanked him.

Then she took the flowers handed to her by the Grand Duke, and then looked at the crystal sea of ​​flowers around her. Finally, with the complicated emotions in her heart and the disappointment hidden deep in her heart, she sighed and asked the Grand Duke again,

"Huh... Now that we've come to this point, Ms. Ekaros, you probably know what my ideal is."

"Then can I ask you what you think of my ideal, or... do you think my dream, do you think the Tower of Babel can succeed?"

Although it is supported by one's own memories from another world, it is like theory and practice.

People who get full marks in theory may not necessarily be able to achieve any results in practice. Theresa is confident in herself, but since we have come to this point.

Then she also wants to get the other party's opinion on her ideals from the Grand Duke of this world.

Be it ridicule or recognition.

Theresa would not waver in her choice, at most her mood would change slightly due to the Archduke's different answer.

Well, just a little bit really.

……probably.

However, after hearing the Grand Duke's reply after a brief silence, Theresa was stunned.

Because the affirmation and denial she expected did not appear, and instead...

——"I don't know, but I don't care, Theresa."

This was the answer that Theresa had expected, and it caused her to be momentarily distracted and confused. After she came back to her senses and confirmed that she had not heard wrongly, she subconsciously asked back:

"why?"

The next moment after asking this question, Theresa realized that she had asked a very stupid question, so she quickly apologized: "Sorry... I seem to have asked a very stupid question, I hope you don't mind, Ekaros."