Who says the Magic Cyber ​​Police can't overthrow the Heavenly Gang?

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"For the middle and upper classes, what is most worthwhile to spend resources to fight for in this matter is not the Herod Ruins, but the demiplane opened up by the ruins. However, this demiplane is unstable now, which is why it occasionally overlaps with this space briefly."

"So, they gave up on seizing the Herod ruins because of this?"

"Not entirely. I suspect the old folks in the upper and middle levels are waiting for the lower floating islands to explore the entire path, or even for them to take the Herod Ruins away. They'll decide whether the upper and middle floating islands should intervene once this demiplane has stabilized."

"Is that so? Are demiplanes really that important?"

"Of course it's important! Let me just say this: Dragon Valley was built from a tiny demiplane. And our Queen is said to possess the coordinates of two small demiplanes. Our Kingdom of Norard's dominance over the entire continent of Atlantis isn't just due to the magic network, but also thanks to those demiplane resources..."

"I see, I've learned something..."

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Latis turned his head and glanced at the two men who looked like noble envoys from Norard at the table not far away, and fell into thought.

This was the first time he had learned that the Queen also had demiplane coordinates. He suspected that the fierce competition among the nobles in the capital was also related to the demiplane resources in the Queen's possession.

Based on this, it seems that Queen Whiteley's power is probably more than just the Black Hat organization.

The two nobles didn't shy away from discussing this topic, which seemed to be a consensus among the nobles. They also seemed to know about the upper and middle-level floating islands and weren't too worried about the lower-level floating islands, suggesting that the power of the noble group should not be underestimated.

"Big brother, I've finished the synchronization."

Artemis's voice whispered in his ear, and Latis turned his head slightly to look at the half-elf beside him, smiling gently:

"Arte, quickly sense the new solidification spell. Lady Orianna is really going all out."

"Okay~" The half-elf closed his eyes slightly and sank his consciousness into the ring on his ring finger.

Their matching rings were stolen when they were showing affection in front of Orianna last time, supposedly to be remade. Today, Latis finally had time to retrieve them, and now that they've found a tavern to sit down and rest, they've re-synchronized.

The remade ring retains the Elvish inscription "To the most important person" engraved on the inside of the ring, with only changes in form. In addition to the traditional Elvish foliage decoration, the ring now features the spire wall symbol representing the Mage Guild, making it look like a wall covered with foliage.

At the same time, Her Majesty Oriana used a three-dimensional structure similar to magic runes on both rings to form a few small words that are difficult for outsiders to discern on the decorative patterns of the rings: "Eternal Union".

Although it seems that Orianna had suffered emotional losses at the hands of the Titans in the past, she ultimately chose to sincerely bless them.

As for the ring's solidification spells, they were originally two basic spells, "Shield" and "Chain of Protection," but now that the two have leveled up, they no longer have much practical value in combat.

After all, the shield spell can only defend against targeted, one-time magic waves, and while the chain of protection can increase resistance and share damage, the increase in resistance is negligible, and the range is only twenty or thirty meters. For Latis at this moment, it's almost as if he can cross the connection range with just one step.

At this moment, under Orianna's rework, only one of the solidification spells remained on each of the two rings, but this single solidification spell was more powerful than imagined.

[Spell Solidification - Orianna's Unbreakable Synergistic Shield: Upon activation of the user's mana cycle, an unbreakable link is permanently added, amplifying the linked target's defense and resistances, with both sharing life force. The link's range is one kilometer, which can be extended further with the bonus of magic affinity.]

Compared to the increased resistance of "Chain of Protection", Orianna's spell has an effect that stacks, which is a completely different matter. With Latis's current physical strength, physical damage below the high level can hardly break through his defenses, and magic damage can also be reduced by most of it. When combined with Ateliers' own attributes, it can truly be called "terrifying"!

Simply put, now, whether it's Latis or Ateliers, as long as they still have magic power in their bodies, high-level physical damage can no longer break through their defenses, and high-level magical damage is reduced to half, with even a chance of immunity.

This made Latis extremely happy. His biggest worry was that Atelier's body would be more easily injured. Now, Atelier has become a monster of muscles!

The phrase "indestructible" is no exaggeration at all!

"Okay, so strong..."

Artemis opened her eyes in a daze, looking at Latis with shock in her deep blue eyes.

The spell was indeed powerful, but it was only after she felt the immense power emanating from the other end of the link that she was truly shocked.

She remembered that a few months ago when she used the Chain of Protection, she was able to protect Latis with her own body. She never expected that a few months later, Latis would truly become her biggest support!

Artemis blinked and couldn't help but chuckle softly. She stroked the ring for a moment, then took Latis's hand.

She now feels that even if her lover told her tomorrow that he had become a god, she wouldn't be surprised.

"Eh?"

Latis scratched his head with his other hand. Although he didn't know what Arte was thinking, she seemed to be in a good mood.

At this moment, two nobles at a nearby table suddenly stood up hurriedly and exclaimed:

"A message from the Nuri family! It's here! We have to go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, all the other guests in the tavern stood up instantly, dropped off their meals, and excitedly rushed out the door.

"The Herod Ruins have appeared?"

Latis frowned slightly and immediately activated his magic radar. Sure enough, an extremely strange magical fluctuation appeared about five kilometers away, looking like a drill about to fall.

He and Artemis exchanged a glance. They had originally planned to find the location of the ruins before they appeared, but it seemed they would have to compete with the lower-level families of the floating island for them now.

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"calm down……"

Nig Nuri looked up at the enormous roots that were gradually emerging from the spatial turbulence, clenching his fists tightly, a hint of wild joy in his eyes.

"Father, the message has been sent."

A similarly excited voice rang out beside him. Nig turned to look at his eldest son, Doug Nuri, took a deep breath, and asked in a low voice:

"Have both groups sent messages?"

"I've sent the message!" Doug revealed a sinister smile and said, "The lower-level families will definitely be locked in a stalemate with the nobles of the capital for a long time. I'll go into the ruins first and find out the way!"

"Excellent, excellent! In this way, the opportunity for our Nuri family to advance may very well be today!"

Unable to contain his excitement, Nig clapped his hands repeatedly and whispered:

"At that time, we will no longer use cotton as the family's main product and commodity. When the island rises and the concentration of magic essence increases, we can raise economic breeding stock such as white-feathered magic chickens, hahaha... At that time, I will fry two chickens every day, eat one and throw the other away!"

Doug glanced at his father, who had already begun to daydream, and suppressed the upward curve of his lips, his mind gradually filling with all sorts of imaginings.

As a family sent by the capital to infiltrate the floating island, they were constrained by both sides in everything they did, making their lives miserable. So, after doing their calculations, they decided to betray the country!

However, one cannot betray without reason. Although the Queen's clutches have not yet reached the floating islands, crushing a small family that originally grew cotton would be effortless.

Therefore, Doug secretly visited Miss Pearl, the heir of the 30th-ranked Grilli family on the middle-level floating island, and used all his natural dog-like skills to serve Miss Pearl so well that she was trembling with delight, and finally won her favor.

After enduring Miss Mingzhu's trampling for a long time with a bittersweet feeling, Miss Mingzhu finally agreed to form an alliance with the Nuri family, but on the condition that they could seize the Herod Ruins.

In order to break free from the constraints of the capital, for the future of the Nuri family, and for Miss Pearl's jailer, Doug must seize this ruin!

Doug was eager to use all his skills to explore the ruins before anyone else when suddenly the surrounding spatial turbulence trembled. The huge roots that were about to hit the ground suddenly seemed to be blown away and moved horizontally. The nearly overlapping demiplane space, which had just revealed an illusory scene, gradually dissipated.

"W-what?! Wait!"

Doug was shocked. He turned to look at his equally panicked father, gritted his teeth, and without hesitation, leaped up and grabbed the enormous root.

"Doug!" Nig's eyes widened instantly, and he stumbled out, reaching out his hand and shouting:

"Don't go, don't go! I was born without a father, and I don't want to lose you, my son!"

A violent wind, accompanied by spatial turbulence, swept past Doug's eyes. Hearing his father's shout, he couldn't help but cry out, his eyes welling up with tears:

"Goodbye, Dad, I'm setting sail tonight..."

Before he finished speaking, the demiplane vanished from its spot.

Nig stared blankly at the empty woods for a moment, then sighed with tears streaming down his face.

Doug left, so what? It's no big deal.

The problem is that they have just notified the lower-level families and the nobles of the capital. When they arrive and find that the demiplane has left and his son is not there, they will inevitably suspect that the Nuri family has broken their promise and carried out a private exploration.

That would be... very bad.

Nig swallowed hard, then quickly summoned the servants on duty nearby and whispered to them:

"Go, hurry up and bring your young master Xin back! That way, at least they'll think it's Doug patrolling the perimeter..."

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"Is this the elven camp? It looks quite old."

Latis stood in front of two intersecting trees, brushed aside the dense vegetation, and poked his head into the natural doorway formed beneath the trees to explore the situation inside.

To be honest, the location of this elven camp was somewhat similar to the location of the wilderness camp in the Monster Hunter game he played in his previous life. Both were very secluded, rather than the classical and luxurious elven buildings he had imagined.

However, Artemis did mention that there were elven camps that looked like palaces, and Teacher Yin had visited them before, but they had all gradually collapsed or disappeared into desolate places over time.

The elf camp in front of us is very large, like a large courtyard surrounded by seven or eight towering ancient trees. The tree holes inside form individual sleeping rooms, and at the top of the courtyard, the intertwined branches form a smooth skylight, letting the sunlight from outside into the camp.

Latis watched the half-elf return from circling the camp with an hourglass in his hand, and laughed:

"The camp looks to be in good condition; the elven descendants must have tidied it up properly after discovering it."

“Indeed!” Artemis nodded, glanced around the camp, and picked up the hourglass again, saying:

"Brother, let's continue to the location of the ruins. Once we've confirmed where to rest, it'll be easier to come back for supplies later."

"okay."

Latis nodded. This camp was conveniently located on the way to the ruins and offered a way to avoid the chaotic crowds, so they chose to take this shortcut.

The two left the elven camp, covered themselves with the vegetation, and looked at the path not far away.

"Let me see where to go next..."

He habitually activated his magic radar, intending to zoom in on the location where the demiplane reaction had occurred, but suddenly paused, staring at the empty magic grid, and murmured:

"No, where are my ruins? Where are my huge ruins?"

Latis scratched his head hard before realizing that the ruins must have appeared briefly and then disappeared.

"As expected of an unstable demiplane..."

He muttered something to himself, sighed, and was about to tell the half-elf the unfortunate news when he noticed her holding up the hourglass with a cross in her hand, her eyes wide with surprise.

"What's wrong, Arte?" Latis walked up curiously and glanced at the hourglass in her hand.

The sand, which should have been distributed in one or two directions, unexpectedly gathered in the very center of the hourglass.

Latis's brow furrowed, a strange suspicion forming in his mind. He asked, somewhat incredulously:

"What... what does this mean?"

"Big brother..."

Artemis snapped out of her daze, rubbed her forehead in bewilderment, then sighed and said with a wry smile:

"I'm afraid the Herod ruins are right above us right now..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a thick tendril emerged from the void, carrying an extremely surging life force, and landed in front of the two of them.