"【frost-walker】 once lived with us for a thousand years... never mind."
The Midwinter prime minister shook his head upon hearing this and said:
"Whether the 【frost-walker】 is a blasphemous thing or not is no longer important. The key is the curse... as long as the curse is lifted because of this, you can do whatever you want."
The grail knight, whose face was normally as calm as an old well, heard Arcturus's doubt and immediately barked sternly:
"Is the Lady of the Lake's promise fake? Are you questioning the Lady?!"
"The Lady's wisdom and foresight are not for us mortals to speculate on. If you hesitate and remain stationary, then I will go and complete the Lady's mission alone!"
After speaking, Dathrohan turned his horse around and ordered:
"Golden eagle knights, advance! Dedicate this victory to the Lady!"
"For the Lady!"
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Before the brass gates of the 【Mountain Father】, the frost-walkers were already fully armed, warily confronting the human legion at the other end of the wilderness.
On the horizon, the human legion pressed closer step by step, tightening the encirclement.
Regrettably, this wonder constructed by the frost-walkers did not possess any long-range fire capabilities; they could only wait for the enemy to approach.
It could only be said that this was the ancestral way of the fairy tale world.
Guns and cannons? What impure things those were!
The titan frost-walker spoke plainly:
"We have never been combat-specialized constructs. From the very beginning, the 【frost-walker】 was responsible for building the foundation of the tower in the polar regions. We were not installed with any combat calculation cores or equipment. Even if defense operations must be carried out, we merely refit mining equipment into tactical cases."
The only reason these construction workers could crush human armies like dead wood before was simply due to an overwhelming disparity in raw stats.
Selena furrowed her beautiful brows, crossed her arms, and said:
"Where does the kingdom get the courage to wage war against the frost-walkers? Even a prime minister who wants me dead wouldn't be stupid to this degree."
The spherical titan's core replied:
"It is not just the Midwinter Kingdom's legion. According to scanning and analysis, a 【grail knight】 leading his knight order has joined the battle."
"A 【grail knight】?"
Faust was incredibly confused when he heard this term:
"Where did a 【grail knight】 come from? Why? Why would a grail knight?"
Large numbers of followers would gather around any 【grail knight】, forming a 【grail knight order】. The duty of these warriors was to defend world peace and subjugate fierce beasts and monsters.
By deploying a grail knight order, were they treating him like a wild mob to be farmed?
【Faust, did you forget the Lady of the Lake we met before? That creature is extremely narrow-minded; she's likely fixated on you】
Mephistopheles reminded him:
【She will use any means necessary to achieve her goals. Mobilizing a grail knight order to satisfy her private desires is a common occurrence】
"Why can a Lady of the Lake be so arrogant, using grail knights like private soldiers? Can't anyone control her?"
Faust found it incomprehensible. The Lady of the Lake should be part of the 'establishment' as well. How was there no restraint at all?
Fairies? Fairies, help me out here!
【Normally, a Lady of the Lake would be governed by fairies. An ordinary Lady of the Lake would not be so unscrupulous, but the Azure Maiden is an exception】
Mephistopheles said indifferently:
【Because she keeps a piece of divine authority in her possession. I mentioned it to you, 'Great Thunder.' Therefore, no fairy is willing to touch that hot potato; they all want to stay as far away from her as possible】
Faust frowned. "Divine authority? What does that mean? Is that bitch actually a deity?"
【A deity? Of course not. Only fairies have the qualification to play the role of a deity... speaking of which, I haven't explained this to you in detail yet】
Mephistopheles slowly recounted a secret known only to fairies.
In this world, any sentient thing must play a role on the stage; this was a fate that could not be disobeyed.
Usually, fairies played the role of the 【script host】, but when necessary, they would also play the role of a 【deity】.
That was right. Mortals always viewed all fairies as deities without exception, but this was actually incorrect. The boundary between a fairy and a deity was very clear.
【Only a fairy who has accommodated divine authority can be called a deity. At that point, the fairy's behavioral patterns will be completely changed by the divine authority. Every word and action must follow the divine authority. For us, it is truly a form of torture】
Mephistopheles spoke with lingering fear.
Ordinary fairies, though bound by fate and unable to directly interfere in the mortal world, were generally free. Like Mephistopheles, if it wished, it could completely refrain from hosting any fate script and could observe any corner of the world.
If it were bored, it could go count ants. There was no requirement that it must work.
But by becoming a 【deity】, a fairy must fulfill its duties, and not a single bit of slack was allowed. It was a forced execution, like entering a sweatshop with no breaks for hundreds or thousands of years.
Therefore, for a fairy, becoming a god meant their life was effectively over.
But this miserable chore could not be refused just because one wanted to. When the wheel of destiny condensed 【divine authority】, it would randomly select a lucky fairy to play the 【deity】.
【To escape the restrictions of divine authority, fairies would do anything. Some succeeded, some failed... and the price of failure was death】
【The Azure Maiden was once under the jurisdiction of a deity, but that deity's attempt to break free from the shackles failed. The remaining divine authority, 'Great Thunder,' was accepted and kept by the Azure Maiden】
【Even though the Lady of the Lake cannot use the power of 'Great Thunder,' as long as she keeps it in her hands, no fairy is willing to approach her... Possessing such a deterrent, as long as the Azure Maiden does not defy the logic of fate, she can indeed act without scruples】
So she was holding a dirty bomb that could take out a fairy at any time!
That made sense then. That made perfect sense.
Faust nodded in realization, then suddenly asked:
"In that case, Little Mephi, did you play the role of a 【deity】 before?"
Reasonably, as a primordial fairy, the probability of Mephistopheles being hit by 【divine authority】 should be extremely high.
As soon as the Qingxi prince finished speaking, the voice of the fairy in his mind went silent. After a long period of silence, Mephistopheles spoke gloomily:
【Ah... Faust, my dear Faust, why must you ask such sharp questions... Regarding this matter, please allow me to maintain a little bit of mystery】
【But if you truly want to know, I will not hide it from you. I hope you will not mind my past】
Faust quickly said, "If it's hard to talk about, then forget it. I was just asking casually."
Even between the best of friends, there were things kept private.
Just as Faust would not tell Mephistopheles why he knew the script of the 【witches' feast】, Mephistopheles certainly had a past it didn't want to reveal no matter what.
Continuing to pry would be impolite; it was good to keep some distance between each other.
However, Mephistopheles's words were also a subtle answer. It had definitely played the role of a 【deity】 before, but had later successfully jumped out of those shackles.
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