From star abyss

"Come here with me."

The blacksmith pulled N4 to the side. Stated the matter briefly.

"...Well, I really didn't expect that there would be such a thing."

N4 crossed his arms and was slightly surprised by what the blacksmith said:

"If what you said is true, then someone in your family should have come to Dragon Satellite through the portal a long time ago - is there anyone missing in your family?"

"I...Lee Ozi's father."

The blacksmith recalled it and said:

"Li Mingji, male, was 46 years old when he disappeared. He was of medium build. He had been working in a fertilizer factory. Later, the factory was laid off and laid off, so he had to borrow a training loan and go to the south to work - and then lost contact. The time of disappearance happened to be when I was going there. Two years ago, I disappeared into the human realm."

"Li Mingji...this name is really bad."

N4 shrugged.

"Isn't your own company also called Mingji Heavy Industry?"

"The nature is different. This is to integrate into the frost plating market."

N4 held his chin and said:

"The time of disappearance basically coincides with the time when the portal was activated. It is unlikely to be a coincidence - is there anything special about your father?"

"No, never."

The blacksmith shook his head:

"He is a very ordinary worker, with an ordinary appearance, dull speech, and does not like to socialize. His work is only at the level of an ordinary worker."

"Then why are you so beautiful?"

"...It seems so."

When N4 said this, the blacksmith suddenly noticed something was wrong.

When Li Ozi was still a mortal, he initially had a [Charisma] of up to 13.

What is this concept?

A pampered little beauty like Yawen has to rely on makeup and careful grooming to avoid labor and dress extremely fashionably to reach 11 o'clock.

Without any props or cosmetics, Li Ozi without makeup has a total of 13 points!

Just by looking at his appearance, he is already able to surpass 99% of ordinary people.

As long as he can speak a little and find the right way, Li Aozi doesn't need to work at all and can live a very nourishing life relying on his looks.

According to Li Aozi's recollection, although his ancestors had a grandfather who was a high-ranking official in Shuangping, his grandmother was only an ordinary person. His parents were all farmers, and his appearance was rough, not good-looking at all.

It just so happens that we are in Li Ozi's generation. The eldest sister is beautiful and has been surrounded by boys since she was a child. The younger sister has been spoiled by boys and girls since she was a child. In the frost-plated capital, she dropped out of high school before finishing high school and joined a bunch of spirited girls. Her friends are basically eager to give her money and food.

Li Ozi is simply unlucky. His external features are too obvious, his skin is pale, and he is discriminated against when looking for a job, but his facial features are the best among the three children.

The change in appearance was so obvious that my mother always felt that there was a genetic mutation in her family.

But now that I think about it…

"If Li Mingji himself concealed his appearance, then it would be explained why you were so beautiful from birth."

N4 said and joked:

"I thought you were really a hero of the common people, but I didn't expect you to end up like this 'I'm a hero and I'm a good guy'. It seems that no one can escape the lineage theory."

The blacksmith was silent for a moment, then suddenly had an idea and asked:

"Is it possible that the portal was not placed by Li Mingji?"

"Then you mean..."

"The Void," the blacksmith guessed: "The Void has been infiltrating the layout from the beginning, invading the abyss. The next destination is probably the Azure Star."

This statement made N4 think for a moment.

"All I can say is, it's possible."

N4 did not deny it immediately:

"Whether Void is the culprit, it is also possible that your father "Li Mingji" is the target of Void's choice. However, the specific result is not certain. Just like before Lord Entropy, the four countries thought that the sky that swept the world was Because of the misuse of technology by people in the old days.”

"It doesn't matter, I'm not familiar with him anyway."

The blacksmith said indifferently.

This is not to separate the relationship. The relationship between the predecessor Li Ozi and his family was not very harmonious. His mother favored her daughter and refused to let him take the college entrance examination. His sisters used him as a cash machine. His father and he could not talk to each other all year round. Only his grandfather, who was a policeman, had a decent relationship with him.

After Li Mingji disappeared mysteriously, everyone's impression of him became even worse, and the family, which was not already wealthy, became even more impoverished.

Of course, with the rise of time travel, everything changed completely. Li Ozi's dissatisfaction with his native family and his individualistic mentality made him never participate in the investigation of subsequent events.

As for Li Mingji's question - if N4 hadn't brought it up again, it would have taken the blacksmith more than an hour to even think of the name.

"Let's talk about this later."

The blacksmith does not have the keen insight and long-term knowledge of Li Ozi, which are qualities of the soul.

In other words, almost all of Li Ozi's best qualities can be found in Paulina.

But the blacksmith never wanted Polina to get involved in these complicated matters. Li Ozi was already in pieces, so let him disappear completely. It would be best for them who inherited his abilities and memories to live an ordinary life without fighting against the world. .

In the blacksmith's opinion, Polena was just a whim. As long as she returned to a good living environment, within a few days, she would feel regretful and ridiculous for her previous impulsiveness and immaturity.

Young people are always like this. Their thoughts change faster than the weather in the mountains. It can turn from sunny to cloudy to heavy rain and then sunny again in one afternoon.

"Let's not talk about my affairs here... I will naturally investigate Li Mingji's problem, but you - N4, what are your plans in the future?"

the blacksmith asked doubtfully.

Until now, he doesn't know what N4 is thinking about?

"Me? Dear Li Aozi, this is not the first time we have met. Don't you still know what I think?"

N4 pulled up his long gray hair, and the implanted nerve cords at the roots glowed slightly:

"This is actually one of my reproductive clones. You [Master] use the colonial armored soldiers as puppet weapons, while we [Biochemists] use them as tools. This is the difference between us."

"So your body is still somewhere else?"

"exactly."

The blacksmith did not continue to ask questions.

The N4 colony is at the Zeta level. As for her purpose, the blacksmith knows that it is just that. For some knowledge achievements, she will definitely get involved with the void.

It doesn't matter, after all, whether it's N4 or Azure Star, the blacksmith is determined to give up everything related to Li Ozi.

Even if the universe burns and the stars boil, it has nothing to do with him.

"Well, good luck to you."

So said the blacksmith.

N4 blinked his big eyes, looked at him and said:

"Lee Aozi, five years ago I took your name and gave you this body to accommodate you - which is enough to reach about 9 towers! And I placed you in Gufeng Village. I wanted to protect you. , place you, and wait until later to make plans, even to conquer this planet."

"I'm tired." The blacksmith said calmly: "For me, it's all over. I'm tired of the journey."

"You have become decadent because your life is too peaceful?"

"I'm just tired of the endless fighting and action. I'm also a human being, and I also feel pleasure and fatigue. This may not be the best place to retire, but where else can I choose to go?"

The blacksmith shook his head:

"I'm very tired, N4. I have no hope for anything in the future. I have witnessed too much in the past. It only took me 8 years to complete the path that ordinary people take for hundreds of years, and I have never really enjoyed life."

"You have no interest in the Xingyuan and the Tao, even if you have been to the universe?"

"Lee Ozi was once more enthusiastic than you."

said the blacksmith.

‘But I’m not Lee Ozzy. ’

Let Li Ozi disappear alone.

"Now that you have made your choice, I don't force you to continue planning with me."

N4 shrugged:

"But with this body of yours, I have to remind you."

"What's the reminder?" the blacksmith said calmly.

"Although this body was picked up on the roadside, it has the strength of the Yota level. But as far as I know, there are not many people on this planet with the ability of the Yota level."

N4 said calmly:

"Nine of them are from the high table, the powerful person in the Kingdom Council."

"Are you trying to say that my body comes from one of the Nine Knights of the High Table?"

"It's very possible." N4 said: "As one of the powerful people in the only kingdom of Dragon Satellite, he is left on the roadside in an embarrassing posture like garbage. It is inevitable... that it will make people daydream, right?"

"Political persecution, failure in struggle, brutal assassination, key defeat... there are many possibilities that will force one of the real rulers of this planet to live in exile, right?"

N4 said with great interest:

"Although you long for a peaceful old age, peace may not necessarily come to you, especially now that you have taken back so many things that belong to you. The Fermi Institute will not let you go."

"Is this also your plan? Lead me out deliberately to regain my arcana and characteristics..."

"It was an accident."

N4 grinned:

"Would you believe it if I said that?"

"...That doesn't matter."

The blacksmith's eyes froze slightly.

——N4 is indeed tampering behind the scenes.

This woman cannot stay, and she wants to return to a peaceful life. N4 knows that she has too many details, and she is also vaguely aware of the high-top table.

She must die!

The blacksmith was not in a hurry to take action. As the other party said, the [Biochemist]'s cloak was just a tool and could be thrown away at any time, and her true body must still be admiring him from a distance.

Instead of alerting the enemy and possibly exposing the truth that he is not "Lee Aozi", the blacksmith prefers to find out the opponent's real existence and kill the opponent completely.

N4 is certainly useful to Li Ozi, but what does that have to do with the blacksmith?

Even if a god comes to hinder his seclusion, he will kill it quietly.

N4 squinted his eyes and looked at him with a smile.

It seemed that she was aware of the blacksmith's hostility, and there was a faint coldness in her narrowed eyes.

"Dear Li Aozi, since we have nothing to do with each other anymore, even if we part ways in the future - I won't disturb you, and you'd better not disturb me."

"...each other."

The atmosphere between the two gradually reached a freezing point, and with the breakdown of their former alliance, their conflicts quickly surfaced.

The blacksmith believes that N4 holds his own handle.

N4 is wary of Li Ozi's fighting ability.

"Hello! You guys have been chatting for a long time!"

Paulina walked over excitedly, holding two baked potatoes in her hand:

"Qiang Qiang Qiang! I was bored just now, digging around in the soil, and I didn't expect to find such a good thing! Uncle Blacksmith, Ms. N4, do you want to try it?"

The tense atmosphere immediately dissipated.

N4 casually took out her pocket watch, and the hands turned into three little snakes were completely curled up. She looked at Paulina and said to the blacksmith:

"The rain has stopped. There is no need for me to take you the rest of the way."

"Eh? Do you want to say goodbye here?"

Polina was stunned and immediately asked:

"Ms. N4, won't you join us?"

"My identity is still a member of the Fermi Institute, Miss."

N4 smiled slightly, turned around and walked a few steps towards a road in the grotto, then stopped:

"For the sake of your courage and character, let me give you some advice, young lady."

Polina was puzzled, but nodded anyway:

"Please say."

"Quality rain will only fall when the void is active."

N4 said calmly:

"The rain is man-made. Apart from snake watches that are suddenly scattered around the world, there is almost no way to predict the rain."

"The only thing that is certain is that this rain essentially appears to destroy the void."

"However, even though all the void creatures are killed after the quality rain, the kingdom's army often approaches. They seem to have been searching for the source of the rain..."

N4 seemed to want to say something else, but a bolt of lightning suddenly struck from outside the cliff, tearing the sky apart and illuminating the world.

Rumble…

N4 closed his mouth, remained silent for a moment, and said:

"That's about it."

She glanced at the blacksmith and said:

"Whether you can return to a peaceful life, you know in your heart. The landmines are buried there, and no one cares about them at ordinary times, but if they are triggered, you will never be able to return to peace."

After saying that, she turned around and left, quickly disappearing from sight.

"The source of rainfall..."

Polina frowned, still thinking about N4's words.

"Don't think too much."

The blacksmith took the potato from her hand and took a bite:

"When the rain stops, I'll take you and Nail back home, take a good bath, sleep for a night, and don't think about anything else."

"What about the dead people..." Paulina asked

"Let's talk about it the next day." The blacksmith said calmly: "You are all a group of children making noises. It is estimated that the parents will be missing for two or three days before they can react."

"Before that, will I hide the truth about their deaths?"

"It can only be delayed for a while." The blacksmith said: "Besides, it is not a good thing to let everyone know about the Fermi Institute. It may even lead to death."

"But we can't keep the parents of these people in the dark, right? Their children died at the hands of the institute, but they can't even know who the murderer is. We went out together, but I was the only one who came back safely... …”

"That's not something you should consider."

The blacksmith said coldly:

"Your grandpa is very powerful locally. It's nothing to suppress these things. As for the Fermi Institute, you can talk to him and the adults will find a way to handle everything."

"I……"

"Don't think about anything."

The blacksmith grabbed the remaining potato, stuffed it into the other person's mouth, and warned:

"This is not an era of telling the truth. The more people know the truth, the easier it is to lose the existing order."

"This is society, using lies and self-deception to maintain a fragile balance."