“Tsk,” Tayanan turned his head away, “My sister has grown up, and it’s not easy to deceive her anymore…”

“I heard it!” Kasti opened her mouth and grabbed her sister’s hand, pretending to bite it. But her attention was diverted the next moment, and her eyes were on the magic armor lying flat in the rear compartment of the hovercraft.

“Why does His Majesty always invent some strange but useful things?” Kasti said, “Everyone says that compared to animals and plants, His Majesty always trusts only cold metals.”

“For we cannot and will not, as our cousins ​​of Ulthuan have, bask in the power of dragons and other beasts,” said Tayanan, reaching out to touch her sister’s hair as they sat next to each other. “Dragons are allies, not servants. When the Longbeard War first broke out, the dragons of Ulthuan flocked to the Old World to fight; and when the dragons grew tired of the war for one reason or another, they returned to Ulthuan to sleep.”

“But your majesty’s creations are different. These cold steels are forever loyal to the kaldorei, and their power is ours forever. The dragons will abandon the Asur, but the warships and mage armor will only fight to the last moment and then rest with the kaldorei.”

“Only dragons would do this,” Casti said softly, “Griffins and giant eagles would never abandon their companions, and fighting falcons would be even less likely to do so.”

“That’s because they are not strong enough. Dragons don’t actually need elves, they are too strong.” Facing his sister’s gaze, Tayanan lowered his eyes, “No matter how powerful the war machine created by Your Majesty is, its power is completely controlled by us.”

The elves fell silent until the driver of the hovercar, a wanderer who had only recently begun to learn this skill, shouted, “We are almost at our destination.”

“Have everyone stop,” Tayanan suppressed some of his emotions and quickly got into character. “The pilots must board the plane according to the procedure, and the convoy must stay on standby. Remember to prepare your weapons, as we know very little about this area.”

After giving the order, Tayanan looked at his sister and said, “Your training has just begun. Besides, there are no robots here, so you should stay here… Protect the convoy. I don’t want to walk back on my own two legs in a magic armor.”

“Leave it to me,” Casti said, putting on her helmet. “You can always trust me, sister.”

……

Note 1: Falcon Cavalry are all nobles.

Chapter 510 Whereabouts

The convoy stopped in an area where the trees were relatively sparse.

The suspension transport vehicle used by the Black Arrow Squadron uses the same chassis as the suspension self-propelled artillery designed by An Jiyue. The resistance of the Kaldorei magic technicians to psychic technology is not worth mentioning in the face of practical difficulties: the development of the magic version of the suspension engine has not been smooth, while the psychic version of the suspension technology is a mature technology of the Faceless Men.

The former is almost climbing the technology tree from scratch, and it is impossible for them to compete with the latter in a short period of time. This is the first time that the Zhemu King’s Court has entered a state of full mobilization since moving to the South. The army’s multi-pronged attack has led to unprecedented pressure on logistics. In order to prevent the tribe from going to war on an empty stomach and counting arrows, the magic technicians can only try their best to ignore the distrust of psychic technology and try to solve the problem with technology from alien races.

It was impossible for the magic technicians to develop a new chassis in just one month. They were not the two big Jiba who could come up with a design for a complex weapon system like a frigate within a month. In the end, the Kaldorei simply chose to use the existing chassis to make a batch of transport vehicles.

This floating transport vehicle, which has no name yet, has a maximum suspension height of five meters and can carry three tons of cargo. The first batch of trial production models rolled off the production line half a month ago and received warm praise from Wang Tinglujun as soon as it was delivered: except for its relatively slow speed, which can only reach a maximum of 30 kilometers per hour, users are very satisfied with its overall performance.

As a unit that King Evergreen highly values, the Magic Armored Forces received a batch of transport vehicles almost at the same time as the traditional army. The three-ton load capacity is just enough to carry one Magic Armored Force. The empty weight of the Sabre Mk2 in maintenance status is 2.2 tons, plus the energy backpack is 2.5 tons, and all kinds of miscellaneous equipment are fully loaded, which is close to three tons.

As the load had reached its limit, the driver, who had only received ten days of intensive training, did not dare to increase the speed to the maximum. So after receiving this long-distance reconnaissance mission, the Black Arrow Team had to spend a whole week on the road, and they had many passionate confrontations with various “hospitable” local residents along the way.

Fortunately, the performance of the magic armor was strong enough and the drivers were elite enough. Apart from some ammunition consumption and minor faults that the Black Arrow team could repair themselves, they did not pay any more price.

At Tayanan’s command, the hover transporters connected end to end in a circle, then released the support frame and landed on the ground. Then, the Kaldorei jumped onto the rear compartment of the transporter in groups of two, unfastened the locks and thin straps used to secure the magic armor one by one, and finally pressed the opening button somewhere on the side of the torso of the lying magic armor.

The magic armor had no head, or rather, the head was integrated with the torso. The front of the torso slowly opened downward, revealing the compact cockpit inside. Including Tayanan himself, the seven pilots of the Black Arrow Squad first circled the transport vehicle and visually confirmed that there was no obvious damage to the exterior of the magic armor, or other problems that could be seen at a glance. Then, with the light movements unique to the elves, they turned over and got into the cockpit.

Limited by the size of the machine, whether it is the Mk1 that has been converted to teaching or the Mk2 that is currently in service, the pilot can only kneel inside. Of course, there is a seat under the buttocks to support it, and you are not really asked to learn from the Nipon people and sit directly on your feet. After lying down in the cockpit and fastening the seat belt, Tayanan pressed a button on the side of the backrest with a little awkwardness, and the hatch on the front of the magic armor torso slowly closed, gradually covering the clear sky of the South.

The hatch closed and then locked automatically. The cockpit was completely dark, and Tayanan could clearly hear her own breathing. A dark red light lit up in this small space. The eldest daughter of the Wind Feather family counted five seconds in her heart, and then a projection screen appeared less than 20 centimeters away from her face.

[Auxiliary energy unit activated, remaining energy 99%. ]

There was no display screen on the magic armor. Instead, it was a projection screen developed through the analysis of illusions. Under the dim red light, Tayanan found a button with a protective cover on the left-hand operation panel and pressed it, and the content on the projection screen changed accordingly.

[Operating system starting up, initializing… Initialization completed, executing inspection items Group A… Executing inspection items Group B… Group C… Self-inspection completed, no fault feedback. Main energy units starting up…]

Even with the sponge cushion blocking him, Tayanan still felt the slight vibration coming from his back. The micro reactor on the back of the magic armor was awakened, and it began to emit magical radiation that was fatal to mortal flesh and blood, but it was firmly locked inside the energy module by the composite shielding layer.

[The main energy unit is online. The auxiliary energy unit is shut down and is replenishing energy. ]

The dark red light suddenly went out, and the next moment, a soft white light illuminated the cockpit. The elf’s overly sharp eyesight made Tayanan squint subconsciously. When Kaldorei’s eyes refocused, she once again saw the cloudless blue sky of the Southland…although she saw it indirectly through the projection screen.

[Thought sensing unit is online, clutter filtering is activated. ]

For a moment, Tayanan felt that her soul had left her body and merged with the steel outside. In a trance, she seemed to be observing the flesh and blood in the cockpit from the perspective of the magic armor, but this illusion only lasted for a moment and then ended. Tayanan’s consciousness returned to her body. She was still a Kaldorei, not a machine.

The magic armor was not controlled by force feedback, but by a more sophisticated method of direct control using the mind. By borrowing some of the Faceless Men’s technology, the control system was able to efficiently filter out the noise in the driver’s thought activities while not filtering out the actual thoughts used to control the armor.

In order to avoid misoperation as much as possible while ensuring operating efficiency, Morgan equipped his work with a mind control system that uses a semi-hijacking mode – when the mind sensing unit of the magic armor is activated, part of the driver’s neural signals will be unilaterally hijacked and will only be transmitted to the magic armor, not to his own body.

Corresponding to the semi-hijacking mode are no hijacking and full hijacking. In the no-hijacking mode, all nerve signals will be transmitted to the driver’s own body and the magic armor at the same time, while in the full hijacking mode, all nerve signals will only be transmitted to the magic armor, and the driver will enter a state similar to “sleep paralysis”.

The Sabre Mk2’s cockpit is so small that there is no space for the pilot to move his hands and feet, so it is naturally impossible to use the most driver-friendly non-hijacking mode; as for the full hijacking mode, on the one hand, “sleep paralysis” will cause great discomfort to the pilot, and on the other hand, it will become more difficult to filter out mental clutter in this state, and it is very easy to make mistakes.

“This is Black Arrow 01, comm test begins,” Tayanan cleared his throat. “Repeat, this is Black Arrow 01, comm test begins, over.”

“Black Arrow 02 received, over.” “Black Arrow 03 received…” “Black Arrow 04…”

The call quality was as clear as ever, Tayanan thought. After everyone had reported their numbers in order, Tayanan said, “Black Arrow Squad is ready to go. As usual, pay attention to biochemical protection.”

As she spoke, her machine was the first to straighten its upper body from the carriage, then turned over and stood on the ground. The torso of the magic armor swayed left and right, and the one-eyed main sensor emitting scarlet light took the other machines into its field of vision.

“Black Arrow 02 and Black Arrow 07 stay to protect the convoy,” Tayanan said in the team channel, “According to what the Giant Eagles heard from the Pterosaurs, there are several Triceratops families in this area, and there are also Tyrannosaurus Rex active. Remember, it’s better to be careful.”

“Yes!” Black Arrow 02 and Black Arrow 07 said loudly in the channel.

“The rest of you, follow me,” Tayanan turned the machine around and walked out first, “Let’s go see what secrets are hidden here…what’s that smell?!”

In the rainforest, the wind direction quietly changed, bringing with it a horrible stench that, even after being filtered by the filtering device on the magic armor, still caused the Kaldorei’s stomachs to protest the most strongly.

Enduring the physical discomfort, Tayanan manipulated the machine to run forward while pressing several buttons on the control panel with his left hand. The “Shadow Veil” device unique to the Reconnaissance Mk2 was activated, and a layer of magic energy enveloped the entire magic armor, making this three-meter-tall steel creation completely disappear from the visual level.

The other four magic armors quickly followed, their iron hands tightly grasping large pulley bows and melee weapons. After crossing a small hill, the five magic armors lined up in a row stopped at the same time –

The plague-spreading ark, which had been rotten at both ends and was almost left with only its skeleton, suddenly caught the eyes of the Kaldorei.

Chapter 511: Blending Method

NATO was formally formed, and the meetings continued.

The first day of the meeting only finalized the most important matters, including NATO’s institutional setup and basic operating model. For the bigwigs who rarely get together, there are still many things that need to be decided by them personally, such as where NATO’s headquarters should be located and how much membership fees each country should pay.

Whether it is between people or between countries, talking about money can easily hurt feelings, but what if money is directly linked to voting rights? The location of NATO’s headquarters is also an issue that needs to be carefully considered. Everyone wants to put the headquarters on their own territory, so that they can naturally gain greater influence and voice within NATO.

The bigwigs had a “heated” discussion about this, trying their best to prove that placing the headquarters in their own territory was the best solution. An Jiyue watched the whole argument of these people, until everyone was tired of arguing, and then the governor gave her opinion: just put Kislev City directly, if not, then Prager.

Just like the genuine NATO headquarters is located in Brussels, Belgium, the reason why An Jiyue proposed to place the headquarters of the North Pacific Treaty Organization in Kislev is actually the same. As soon as this proposal was thrown out, the bigwigs immediately understood it and said that this was a good idea. NATO’s headquarters should be placed here!

“Oh, you have good vision,” Boris Bokaha did not understand why these people who had been fighting so hard just now suddenly agreed to put the headquarters in their own city, but this did not prevent the Red Tsar from instinctively asking for benefits, “NATO’s headquarters will definitely require a lot of land. It is not a small amount of money to confiscate so much land and let the original owners move away. You can’t let my kingdom pay for nothing, right? Anyway, you have plenty of gold, I think…”

“NATO’s headquarters will be built where we are now,” An Jiyue ruthlessly broke the other party’s daydream, “I have already bought the land in this area through some ‘special’ channels. Do you need me to show you the title deed? Tianting is willing to transfer the title deed to NATO for free, without any additional conditions.”

Looking at the distorted face of the Red Tsar, the Jiedushi was so happy that he could not express it in words.

The location of NATO headquarters was decided, but the next problem was the real difficulty – it was easy to get the bigwigs to promise to pay a certain amount of membership fee, but it was another matter to get them to actually pay the money. A basic characteristic of political creatures is that on the one hand, they require others to abide by the rules honestly, but on the other hand, they always rack their brains to find loopholes in the rules and do not think there is anything wrong with their behavior.

It’s impossible for NATO to be established just one foot and then disbanded because of the membership fee issue right after? An Jiyue didn’t believe that these people would pay the money honestly and not do anything weird. Especially Tyrell. If the Empire had enough understanding of the role of NATO because it was under great pressure from Chaos, then Tyrell, a country that rarely encountered Chaos invasion due to its geographical location, would definitely make some small moves.

If you want to make these troublesome people obedient, it is absolutely not advisable to force them blindly; but if you use a more political way to deal with such problems, An Jiyue really can’t stand the disgust. In the final analysis, the establishment of NATO is the result of An Zhendan’s strong promotion, not the old world being unable to bear the chaos and deciding to unite.

If you want to be the boss when the situation seems to be okay, you need both carrot and stick. Specifically speaking, in the case of NATO, the “carrot” is to win over and bribe the locals with benefits, while the “stick” is the force that is enough to deter all the scoundrels: the expedition to the Norsca Peninsula is not only to save Shenzhu, but also to show the power of Zhendan to the old world.

It’s easy to show off your muscles, at least for the Lord of the Holy Scripture, but it’s difficult to win over these bastards with benefits. If you give them too little, it’s useless. If you give them too much, do they deserve it? In the period before the NATO founding conference, An Jiyue was once entangled until Xiao Yiyue sent her a private message through the chat group to wake her up.

【Xiao Yiyue: Did you subconsciously put them into modern countries?】

[Xiao Yiyue: There is one thing you must always keep in mind. You are facing a group of feudal regimes from the early Middle Ages to the late Renaissance, with steampunk elements in between. You are not trying to buy off the country, but the people who rule the country.]

The price of winning over a country and winning over a monarch is very different.

On the meeting of October 10, the entire morning was spent arguing about where NATO’s headquarters should be located, until An Jiyue gave the truly optimal solution; in the afternoon, when it was time to decide the dues shares of each country, the Jiedushi who presided over the meeting did not get straight to the point, but talked about other things instead.

“This is the [Old Age Pill], a magical potion unique to Zhendan,” the alchemist girl said, holding up a small crystal bottle. “Our ancestors once invented a potion called the [Elixir of Immortality], which can restore the person who takes it to youth and never have to worry about aging again… Unfortunately, the method of making that thing has been lost. Many alchemists have tried to reproduce this great masterpiece, and although no one has succeeded so far, their research has not been in vain.”

“Although the elixir of immortality cannot be created, someone has invented another magical potion based on the remaining information and the research results of the predecessors. This is what I have in my hand. Its effect is very simple, it prolongs life. Depending on the individual’s physical condition, the elixir of immortality can increase the life span of the user by ten to fifteen years. Oh, and by the way, each person can only take the elixir of immortality once in his life. Repeated use will have no effect.”

“Except for Atum and the immortals who don’t need this stuff, I have prepared a bottle of Old Year Pills for the leaders of all the founding member countries, with three pills in each bottle. Please note that this is not a gift, but a deal proposed by the Heavenly Court to ensure that the countries you represent take their obligations to NATO seriously,” An Jiyue emphasized the word “seriously”, “and it is also a reminder to think twice before determining the amount of your own membership fees.”

When determining the dues, they first reported a figure that was impossible to come up with, thereby obtaining a higher voting right, and then used various methods to play tricks when the dues were actually paid. An Jiyue had heard of similar operations even if she had not seen them with her own eyes. Again, NATO could not be reduced to a makeshift team, let alone become a joke, so the girl took precautions from the beginning.

“Duke, if someone accepts the potion but still breaks the promise, how will the Heavenly Court retaliate?” Karl Franz asked this question on behalf of everyone: “Will the Heavenly Court start a war for this?”

“The person who accepts the potion needs to swear an oath to the god he or she believes in in public. The specific oath and the language used are determined by the Heavenly Court, and the person taking the oath cannot change even a single punctuation mark,” An Jiyue replied, “Those who cannot accept it can refuse the deal. War? The Heavenly Court will not start a war so easily.”

In a world where gods really exist, swearing an oath to a god is really useful. Playing tricks is tantamount to seeking death, because if you break your oath, the gods will really punish you, even though the gods in the Warhammer world have relatively limited ability to interfere with the mortal world.

“I sincerely hope that the oath is not too harsh. As a mortal, I have to admit that it is difficult for me to resist the temptation of prolonging my life… Oh, there should be no side effects, right?” said the emperor with a smile.

“It is because there are no side effects that the Old Years Pill can only increase lifespan by fifteen years at most. If we don’t care about the side effects, we can even make a pure-blooded human live to be a thousand years old,” the governor shrugged. “The price is that the person’s mind will become increasingly dull, and in the end, he will be almost the same as a plant.”

“If the content of the oath is fair enough, and the effect of this potion is the same as you described, I think the deal is acceptable,” Carl said, “although the church will probably accuse me of openly practicing witchcraft.”

“If necessary, I will go talk to Sigmar. I don’t think Walkermar will disobey his god,” An Jiyue replied. “And Urik, Ersun, Mirmidia… can you all talk?”

The emperor’s expression suddenly became a little stiff. He suddenly realized that the girl in front of him was actually a being who could communicate directly with the gods, and he always inexplicably ignored this point.

“Everyone,” An Jiyue clapped her hands, “I’ll give you half an hour to think about this. After half an hour, we’ll discuss the membership fee issue.”

As soon as the words fell, a Kaldorei walked in quickly and whispered a few words in Arwen’s ear. The governor’s clone first showed a surprised expression, then she looked at the original body and transmitted the information with her psychic power.

“…I’ll leave for a while and come back in half an hour.”

After saying that, An Jiyue and Al Wen walked out of the meeting hall side by side.

Chapter 512: Conception of the Cruiser

The escaped plague-spreading ark has been found…partly.

[Morgan Ringo: My people found the bodies of the two infected arks. The initial estimated time of death was a month ago, which was almost exactly a few days after the air battle. In addition, some suspicious traces were found at the scene.]

[Morgan Ringo: <Video File><Video File><Picture Collection>]

An Jiyue opened the file with her mind and found that the two videos were clips of on-site inspection records. They seemed to have been taken by the main sensor on the magic armor. Due to the hot and humid climate of the tropical rainforest, and the Chaos Nest Clan was originally a pile of rotten meat, the two plague arks were almost rotten, leaving only skeletons and shells scattered on the ground.

[Morgan Linge: Now only the last Plague Ark is missing… But what concerns me more are the traces found at the scene. From the survey results, it seems that some giant object fell from the sky and left many traces on the ground. Unfortunately, the vegetation in the rainforest grows too fast, and many traces have been destroyed or covered up. Because of the residual evil power of Nurgle in the Plague Ark, normal plants cannot grow on its remains.]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: It sounds like you have gained something. ]

[Morgan Linge: Rather than saying there was a harvest, it’s more suspicious because there was no harvest. My people spent a lot of time digging up those vines and tropical plants, and conducted an archaeological search of the traces of the crash, but they couldn’t find any solid wreckage, not even a small piece of debris! Judging from the traces at the scene, even if the size of this thing is not as big as the Ark of the Plague, it is definitely much larger than the frigate. But after it fell, there was no wreckage at all.]

[Morgan Ringo: Even if the victor cleaned up the battlefield after the battle, it is impossible that there would be no debris left, right? In addition, even though this battle has been over for a month, there are still many obvious traces of magic left at the scene. Putting all the details together, the answer seems to be obvious.]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: Some kind of demon construct similar to the Soul Grinder… but much larger in size. They had a fierce battle with the Chaos Hive, and the latter won the battle after paying a heavy price with two Plague-spreading Arks. Well, in other words, the three aviation-type Plague-spreading Arks did not actually escape, but took the initiative to fight against this hostile force whose true identity is unknown, most likely Tzeentch, and very unlikely Hasut. ]

[Morgan Linge: Are you sure that the Chaos Nest won? ]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: With the speed of the Ark of the Plague, how can it escape if it loses? As for teleporting again? Not to mention how difficult it is to cast this level of teleportation spell continuously when the Maelstrom is still alive, the force fighting against the Chaos Hive is most likely Tzeentch and the Tzeentch Army. Do you think there is anyone in this world who can withstand the spell counterattack of the Tzeentch Army and cast such a complex and sophisticated teleportation spell? ]

【Morgan Ringo: Um, maybe you can? I definitely can’t do it.】

[Group leader #An Jiyue: Even for me, doing this is almost like gambling with my life… Besides, the Chaos Nest has already teleported once before, and using such powerful spells continuously in a short period of time is too exaggerated. ]

[Morgan Linge: In short, although the threat of the Chaos Hive has not been eliminated, the threat level has been greatly reduced. I plan to let you and Lao Xiao’s fleet go back, otherwise you can’t always rely on the Grasshoppers and Javelin of the Army Aviation? I now have four Eclipse-class ships on hand, plus other flying units, which is almost enough. ]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: I know what you are worried about. Don’t think too much. The loss of the three Swift-class ships is indeed heartbreaking, but A Yue and I will not blame you for it. It will not be too late to consider sending the Shenzhou fleet back after finding and dealing with the last Ark that spread the epidemic. Before that, the six frigates should continue to stay with you. ]

Morgan Ringo: Hmm…

[Group leader #An Jiyue: By the way, how is your cruiser design going? Anyway, I’m just waiting for the 10,000-ton slipway to be completed before I can start construction. Although the overall design of the cruiser was only recently completed, the various subsystems have been prepared for a long time, otherwise I wouldn’t have been able to come up with the design drawings and calculations so quickly. ]

[Morgan Ringo: I have only drawn a few sketches, and the project is still a long way off… What will you name your cruiser? Will it have any special equipment?]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: Because it is a transitional model that will only be built for four ships before production stops, I didn’t think seriously about the ship class names. The four cruisers can be directly called Pioneer, Forerunner, Pioneering, and Vanguard. ]

[Morgan Linge: Pfft, you are too casual… Are the guns still 4 180mm? ]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: It has been replaced with four 200mm projectile guns. Perhaps the accumulation in the early stage has finally reached the point of bursting into life. The artillery department of Xuanshui Arsenal has made many technological breakthroughs recently. With the weight not increasing much compared to the 180mm model, a new design of 200mm projectile gun has been produced, and the performance is quite excellent. Referring to your actual combat experience, the overall design of the Vanguard class is mainly based on artillery combat, and the tracking rocket is only auxiliary. ]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: Unless there is a technological breakthrough during this period, the future 200 to -ton cruisers will also use this mm projectile gun. Of course, it will be changed to a twin-mounted one. ]

[Morgan Ringo: What about special equipment? ]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: The next cruiser will be equipped with a small barrier tower, and then equipped with a high-level alchemist. Forget about the Vanguard class, its 4,000-ton body really can’t fit it. If it insists on fitting it, it may have to remove a main gun. ]

[Morgan Ringo: Not bad, I think I can also put a magic tower on my cruiser, and put a spellweaver in it permanently. Such a cruiser will be very functional and can cope with various situations.]

[Group leader #An Jiyue: Are you sure you won’t build an illegal building like the ones in Xiao Ri? The reason why the barrier tower of Jiuzhou barrier is in the shape of a tower is to prevent it from being blocked by other things. The flying battleships in the sky don’t have this problem. The barrier tower can even be made in the shape of a bungalow. ]

[Morgan Linge: Uh… I’ll study it later.]

Just as An Jiyue was about to “speak”, she felt Jin Zhifan walk into this secluded side room. The governor could only leave a “88” and then disconnect the mental link with the chat group, looking up at his maid.

“It shouldn’t be half an hour yet,” An Jiyue said while lying on the recliner, tilting her head, “What’s wrong?”

“Chen Dalang is in trouble,” Jin Zhishi frowned slightly as he said this. “This fool did not listen to the advice of the commander-in-chief. Without anyone to protect his soul, he tried to meditate with the “General Outline of the Mysterious Dao of the Imperial Dynasty” given by the commander-in-chief. As a result, his mind was disturbed by the demon from outside the domain. He urgently needs the commander-in-chief to rescue him.”

“…I know you hate this greasy middle-aged office worker, but next time you can be more concise, just like when you usually report intelligence,” An Jiyue covered her forehead and stood up from the recliner, “Come closer, I’m going to cast a spell.”

Upon hearing this, the deputy captain stepped forward obediently. The next moment, [Shrinking the Earth into an Inch] was instantly performed, and the figures of the two girls disappeared from the side room.