Chapter 166: Getting Married and Becoming a Family
Loria doesn't jump to conclusions, she is well-prepared.
Because the simulator's simulations were centered around her, she couldn't fully grasp the direction of the upcoming war.
Because the simulator's results are not 100% accurate, she wouldn't rely on the simulator's results for her own judgment, especially for simulations with a very long time span.
But even without these things, as long as she based her conclusions on her own firsthand experiences, she could come up with many interesting conclusions.
Just like the saying goes, "One leaf can predict Autumn."
The performance of this army in front of her reveals a lot of useful intelligence.
In the Oder Empire, the nobles hold very high power, and even impoverished nobles are not to be provoked by ordinary soldiers.
Under normal circumstances, upon hearing that the convoy belongs to Count Lidilia, the leading officer should immediately go forward to verify it.
But instead of verifying, he directly started mocking. Does this mean they have a lot of courage?
However, courage alone is clearly not enough to explain.
The most likely reason is that they no longer respect the "ordinary" nobles in their hearts.
This respect ultimately comes from fear of the empire's authority. Losing this fear means the empire is no longer as scary in their eyes.
"Something must have happened that I don't know about, something that has made these stationed troops unwilling to follow the empire's orders anymore."
Loria nodded quietly.
The internal and external collapse of the army will surely lead to the empire's collapse.
This is not a situation that can be reversed by a few loyal and powerful knights. There will be more knights who realize the situation and join the opposition against the empire.
"I wonder if there is any useful information in the newspaper."
Loria pulled herself back from her thoughts.
She silently stared at the officer who was kneeling on the ground, trembling.
How should we handle this person?
Before she could make a decision, a magic arrow suddenly shot out from behind, piercing the officer's forehead directly.
Thud.
Loria looked in shock at the body lying on the ground, blood pouring out continuously.
Coming over was Coleridge, who said, "This person's hands have already been stained with so much blood. Killing him would indirectly benefit the world."
Loria nodded.
Coleridge was right. This kind of person cannot be let go. If released, he would not only be ungrateful, but also find ways to seek revenge.
"Resolve the issue on the spot, once and for all."
Loria returned to the carriage and listened to the sound of the wheels rolling as they headed towards the evacuation site selected by Count Lidilia.
This journey is a bit boring. the guildmaster is still getting used to the power within her, and Tracy is not getting along well with her at all. So she can only talk to Miss Plump Sheep and Lady Luciene.
Miss Plump Sheep loves to talk about adventurers the most.
Unfortunately, Loria, who is an adventurer, has no interest in that at all.
Instead of listening to other adventurers' adventure stories, she thinks it's better to read more books.
Lady Luciene's topics, on the other hand, are much more varied, but mostly about trivial things.
For lazy dog Loria, those things are too distant. She thinks it's better to discuss with Lady Luciene the ways to play with her rich collection of toys.
"It's so annoying, with so many people around, I can't even hide and play by myself."
This boredom was relieved the next day.
The carriage stopped in a small town, and Loria got off and bought a newspaper. Then she began to verify the news and simulated content written in the newspaper one by one.
Soon she came to a conclusion--
Any news simulator closely related to Weaver cannot accurately simulate.
"It seems that this simulator in my hands was created by a 'god', and even if this 'god' is stronger than Weaver, they are not much stronger."
This conclusion made Loria worry.
How can we defeat such an opponent, relying on the Goddess of Dawn, Wind, and Sky?
Talking about this, Loria gets angry.
The evil god and their followers are causing trouble everywhere, why doesn't this goddess react at all?
"You're just bullying the weak, always using thunderstorms to intimidate me, a helpless woman. Are you even human?"
Keep pretending, keep going until all your followers abandon you, then you'll know how to cry.
Loria turned off the simulator and organized the news from the newspaper into different categories.
These days, Count Norton joined Hidden Leader and caused trouble in the territory, spreading news of rebellion against the empire everywhere.
However, the emperor didn't immediately order to suppress the rebellion. Instead, he laughed and said that Count Norton was just a small bird in a cage.
"What can he do? I can teach him a lesson with a short stick."
What does it mean to be arrogant and oblivious?
When Loria saw this sentence written in the newspaper, she was so shocked that she couldn't say a word. She even suspected that these reporters were deliberately smearing the emperor.
Is this the emperor? Perhaps he's a living Buddha.
After repeated advice from his advisers, the emperor finally gave the order to suppress the rebellion.
But the result was surprising.
People thought that the rebel group organized by Count Norton was weak, but they didn't expect the first army that came to suppress the rebellion to be even weaker.
They came running with great momentum, eating hotpot and singing songs, but they were ambushed on the way and scattered in all directions.
The defeat was like a collapsing mountain, causing all the other armies coming to suppress the rebellion to change their minds.
Forget it, let's try to slow down and let those who arrived first take charge.
"What a great talent!"
Loria at this moment urgently wanted to know who was leading that army.
It was a complete mess, the situation had completely deteriorated.
The local army could no longer contain Count Norton's rebel forces, they were simply delivering food and making Count Norton stronger.
At this point, the only way to suppress the rebellion was to mobilize elite forces.
But the empire's elite forces were limited in number, so sending one to deal with Count Norton would inevitably create a gap elsewhere.
"Oh no, oh no."
Loria felt fortunate that she had met Vita and had hidden a Stone of Enka in advance, or the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Let's hide for a few months and see how the situation unfolds."
Loria didn't want to get involved in such a chaotic situation.
As a level B adventurer, she didn't have the ability to influence the course of war.
Despite her incredible performance in simulations, where she could even defeat the Dark Elf Queen and the Dream Demon Empress, it was all thanks to extensive training in monster slaying and leveling up.
In reality, she was just a super innocent girl.
If she rashly joined the battlefield and happened to be caught by the Dream Demon Empress and her minions, it wouldn't be long before she would be... Um... killed.
When human power reaches its limit.
Even she cannot easily surpass humans and she doesn't have the ability to resurrect like the followers of the Goddess of Madness and Indulgence.
Clang clang clang...
The carriage continued to move forward.
Loria felt quite relaxed, these past few days she hardly paid attention to the outside world and her thoughts were mostly focused on her upcoming secluded life.
Her goal is to find the person who did bad things with her that night, and then continue doing bad things together with that person.
She didn't want to do it because of a porn addiction, she only wanted to use this method to quickly improve her skills and increase her ability to survive in the upcoming chaotic world.
However, the good times didn't last long, Loria's dream didn't last too long.
On the seventh day after leaving Count's place, she saw a disturbing message in the simulation.
With the arrival of the empire's elite forces, Count Norton's rebellion was finally quelled, and during this process, several assassins of the Hidden Leader were captured.
Vita was also captured, but it wasn't the empire who captured her, it was the Hidden Leader.
Loria in the simulation knew about this because a royal knight fighting on the front lines sent back a message.
He received information that the Hidden Leader was supporting Count Norton in order to obtain the Stone of Enka, which perfectly confirmed the message that Loria had passed on to Count Lidilia.
In addition to delivering this message, the royal knight also mentioned hearing that the Hidden Leader severely punished those assassins who failed to successfully bring back the Stone of Enka.
"Some even died on the spot."
Loria's expression couldn't help but darken upon seeing this news.
The person who was killed wouldn't happen to be Vita, would it?
If she hadn't intervened, Vita and the others would have surely been able to obtain the Stone of Enka successfully, and they wouldn't have been punished.
But now...
Loria's heart became more and more anxious.
How could she sit by and don'thing at a time like this?
Just take Vita away from the Hidden Leader, she's already betrayed them twice. If she keeps staying there, something bad will happen sooner or later.
There was always a voice echoing in her mind.
After sitting quietly for about ten minutes, Loria suddenly opened her eyes.
She couldn't just sit here, or she would definitely regret it later.
When the carriage stopped by the roadside again to replenish food and water, Loria jumped off the carriage to bid farewell to Count Lidilia.
"Are you going to save someone you have a close relationship with?"
"Hmm."
Count Lidilia stared at Loria for a while.
"Then let's go."
It is praiseworthy to strive for the people one cares about.
Loria packed her belongings and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, she had to say goodbye to Miss Plump Sheep and the others, as leaving without a word was not her style.
Miss Plump Sheep immediately expressed her desire to go together, but was suppressed by Coleridge, and as for Lady Luciene, it was even more impossible for her to go along.
When it was Doris's turn, the outcome was unexpected.
"Are you going with me?"
Loria looked in astonishment at the "big girl" holding onto her dress.
"This trip will be very dangerous, and there will be lots of trouble. Aren't you afraid of trouble?"
Doris nodded, then shook her head. "Are you going to abandon me?"
Loria said, "Of course not, I'm just going out for a while. I'll come back very soon."
Doris continued shaking her head. "I don't believe you. A long time ago, the doctor told me the same thing, and then, and then..."
She scratched her head, seeming to remember something, but appeared troubled.
"I don't remember very clearly, but afterwards, I was digging rocks, I dug for a very long time, until I met you again."
Doris found complex, long sentences too challenging, but her body language already showed her attitude.
Loria was still a bit hesitant.
She definitely wanted to bring Doris, the helpful assistant, to rescue Vita, but Doris had the Hollow Stone inside her.
Even though she didn't know the purpose of the Hollow Stone, since the Hidden Leader wanted it, she absolutely couldn't give it.
"Bring her along."
Just at that moment, a clear voice rang out.
Loria turned her head and saw the guildmaster, who had changed into a simple knight's gown, walking towards them from afar.
"the guildmaster？"
"I'll go with you."
"No, um, well..." Loria waved her hand, "the guildmaster, aren't you still undergoing training?"
The guildmaster said, "It won't take long. It will take a few days to reach Count Norton's territory, and we can digest along the way."
She gently flicked her golden long hair, her impressive figure captivating everyone.
In the end, Loria, who was defeated by the guildmaster's gaze, had to accept this reality and changed the solo mission to a group mission.
Sitting in the fast car, Loria occasionally stole glances at the guildmaster. the guildmaster had his eyes closed, his face expressionless. It was unclear whether he was accepting the inheritance or simply resting.
"If we successfully rescue Vita, what should we do next?"
Loria couldn't help but think of the epic battle between the guildmaster and Vita in the simulation.
Trying to reconcile the two of them would be difficult, even for someone as smooth as her. These two people might not accept the situation of being caught in the middle.
"the guildmaster."
Loria suddenly spoke up.
She decided to find a topic of conversation to avoid getting lost in her own thoughts.
"Have you thought about important decisions in your life?"
"What kind of important decisions?"
"Like getting married and such."
The guildmaster said, "I've never thought about it before. Having a partner means nothing to me. To satisfy my natural desires, buying toys is enough."
No wonder the guildmaster doesn't mind having toys at home.
Loria secretly rolled her eyes and said, "I've never thought about it before. Does that mean you're thinking about it now?"
This time, Doris responded, "What is marriage?"
Loria explained, "Marriage is making a commitment with the person you like and staying together as family for a long time."
Doris looked up and said, "I like Loria. Can I marry Loria?"
"？？？"
Loria and the guildmaster both turned their heads to look at Doris.
Miss Knight laughed and waved her hand, saying, "You can't do it, you're too young. If you grow up a little, I can consider it."
The guildmaster："..."
Doris pouted, "Does Loria not want to be my family?"
Loria responded, "Being family doesn't necessarily mean getting married, there are other ways."
"That's right, it doesn't have to be marriage."
The guildmaster lovingly reached out and rubbed Doris's head.
"Don't rub, you've messed up my ears."
Doris unhappily moved away from the guildmaster and moved closer to Loria.
Hehe.
The guildmaster decided not to stoop to the level of this little girl.
She continued to close her eyes and accept the legacy.
The express carriage raced at a speed five or six times faster than a regular carriage. And so, on the evening of the next day, after breaking through the blockade of two bandit armies, the three of them arrived near Count Norton's territory.
This place had already become a battlefield, but because the war came too suddenly, the civilians living here didn't have time to evacuate and could only passively accept the cruelty before them.
The devastation weighed heavily on Loria's heart.
Just a few days ago, when she came here, it was still thriving and prosperous.
"Let's simulate it first."
Sighing, Loria opened the simulator.
Before formally taking Vita with her, she decided to practice in order to minimize the risks.
