bayedsolid Chapter 500 Tower
Chapter 500 Tower
Fortunately for Lin Yu, Huo Le did not let him go to see her mother alone, but chose to go with Lin Yu.
He didn't know where the head of the Buye Tian family was now.
And the facts also prove that...
It is indeed difficult to find the place where Huo Le’s mother is staying in Nevernight.
After the two left the tea room, they walked straight to the deepest part of the Buyetian family manor - walking along the corridor for nearly half an hour.
Lin Yu and Buyetian Huole passed by the kitchen where servants were bustling with activity, by the winding artificial stream and the landscape waterwheel, by the Zen-like garden, and by the ancestral hall with more than ten white jade statues...
The long corridor became quieter and straighter, and the buildings on both sides gradually became taller, grander but more monotonous.
From the beginning, the simple wooden courtyards and single-family buildings gradually became like solemn and tall palaces.
Finally - Lin Yu gradually saw a tall, gray-black hexagonal tower standing at the end of the Nevernight Manor.
Its shadow covers the corridor and other surrounding buildings, as if it has swallowed up other buildings and grown step by step.
What makes Lin Yu puzzled is...
He didn't seem to have seen the building before—or rather, he hadn't even noticed it.
"Is it some kind of cognitive interference method, or is the design of the entire Nevernight Manor simply too ingenious?"
Lin Yu was full of curiosity, but had no way to ask.
After all... Fu Luo may have asked and understood the truth.
Fortunately, the two summoned creatures sitting on Lin Yu's shoulders were well aware of this.
"Quack... Director, I'm afraid some kind of 'illusion' substance was used in the construction of this building. So, if you're at a certain distance, it will interfere with your correct perception of its existence."
"I suspect this is some kind of defense against external attacks. It's not just effective against the 'cognition' of life, but can also interfere with the recording and recognition of external objects... I'm afraid it would be difficult to achieve even with video or positioning."
"Quack, I've seen this kind of thing before, but something this big... this is the first time!"
Lin Yu nodded: "It turns out that there is something wrong with the tower itself. Is it the same type as your ink?"
Hannah hesitated. "Hmph, that seems a little different. My ink is based on optical and aesthetic principles, while this is more like a 'conceptual' creation..."
Lao Zheng spoke up and took over Hannah's words.
"It's Miracle Alchemy... In the 'Wasteland World,' although it seems that technology companies now dominate the world and various new technologies are the most critical, the cornerstone of this world's technology tree is still 'alchemy.'"
"Every noble family that has survived to this day and achieved a lofty status relies on the alchemy of 'equivalent exchange' and 'creating miracles'."
"The company decoded the 'equivalent exchange' aspect of alchemy into repeatable experiments and theorems that could summarize laws, forming a 'new alchemy' that continues to develop. However, the 'miracle-making' aspect remains firmly in the hands of the nobles."
"Even without 'miracle alchemy', the previous 'equivalent exchange' is nothing but a castle in the air."
"And the core of 'Miracle Alchemy' comes from the gods—that's why the Wasteland appears to be the world least influenced by the gods, but is actually the world most influenced by them."
"Because in other worlds, gods usually connect directly with specific beings through religion, spokespersons, or divinely chosen beings. But in the wasteland, and especially in this city that never sleeps, the power of the gods is passed down layer by layer through the pyramid structure."
"It is precisely because the power of the gods is transmitted downwards that the power structure of the wasteland world is constructed. Although this is just my speculation, the natural high status of the kings and nobles probably comes from the gods."
Old Zheng spoke eloquently about his analysis of this world.
Lin Yu understood what Lao Zheng meant.
"So, the existence of this building means that I have finally reached the top, where I am only one person away from God, right?"
"Yes...so I suggest you put both Hannah and I away."
Lao Zheng suggested cautiously.
"Normally, Hannah's disguise is absolutely effective, but when facing someone who might be a spokesperson for God, it's best to be fully prepared."
"This Patriarch of the Buyetian Family is probably someone similar to the Lord of Kirishima or Hannah's uncle."
Lin Yu let out a sigh when he heard this.
"No matter what, the [Mask] should still be reliable. After all, it can even deceive gods..."
The effects of [Items] from the "Death Game", especially [Professional Items], still have the highest priority.
However, Hannah's own abilities are indeed less reliable.
"So, it's really not appropriate for you two to stay outside."
Lin Yu put away Hannah and Lao Zheng, and let them return to the [Prop Space] in the form of [Little Chef Apprentice] and [Active Brain of the Wise Man].
"Fu Luo, you really gave me a big surprise... You're almost 'all-powerful' in this city that never sleeps!"
"He's not even at the 'first level', yet he's actually connected to a god..."
Lin Yu really felt a headache.
Indeed, the more noble and upper-class Fu Luo's identity is, the more convenience and ease he has as an imposter - if it were Lin Yu himself, how to sneak into Huo Xing's birthday party in Buyetian and contact Art Mercury would be a tricky problem.
Now, not only can Lin Yu attend the event as a guest, but he can even pull Art Mercury into a small room for a private chat when he sees him!
But Fu Luo's current identity is too "prominent", which has created new problems.
The quality of his social circle in the city that never sleeps is a bit too high.
Paris, the Nightless Sky Fire Tree, the Nightless Sky Fire Music...
These three people are already more difficult to fool and deceive than the other, and now there is even the head of the Buyetian family... and he is chosen by God!
But now the arrow is on the string and has to be shot, Lin Yu can't care about so much.
What's more, although Lin Yu had a headache, he still had some confidence.
"What are you daydreaming about again?"
The urging voice of Huo Le from Buyetian came.
"I was just thinking about my opening remarks for a while," Lin Yu came back to his senses and started talking nonsense, "Pleasing and pleasing your mother is not an easy task."
Huo Le sighed.
"That's true..."
The two of them walked to the end of the corridor and the foot of the hexagonal tower.
A long and spacious flight of 100 stone steps leads to the bottom of the tower - where there is a tightly closed metal door.
On both sides of the gate stood two guards in heavy armor.
Rather than being the place where the head of the Nevernight family lives, this place is more like...
A prison that holds dangerous people, or a demon-locking tower that suppresses demons.