Chapter 1 Although

Although, when you come to a world, you should learn to adapt to its customs and culture, Su Zhou had already prepared himself to eat a meal of dark cuisine, but the breakfast prepared for him by the young Archduke of the Neisser family was unexpectedly rich.

Roasted mushrooms, roasted meat, a pot of fried shrimp, and wine—a very healthy and high-protein meal. He ate it with great satisfaction, having eight helpings in a row.

It was strange, to say the least. Roasted mushrooms and fried shrimp were understandable, since Neisser City was indeed humid and had lakes nearby. But wine, a luxury item, still existed in this doomsday world, which was truly odd.

"Lord, some areas in the maze are more suitable for growing crops," a maid, who was wiping cold sweat and watching Su Zhou gobble up the sanctuary's assets, answered in a low voice. "With the assistance of some druid magic, at least food is not a concern."

According to her, not only were there crops, but the breeding speed of the transcendent magical beasts in the maze was also much faster than it had been on the surface before the apocalypse. So, the city was not lacking in transcendent materials and magical beast meat.

Elias was currently in the secret chamber, reviewing some of the Neisser family's logs and records to grasp the current state of the sanctuary city, so he did not have breakfast with Su Zhou.

"So, if it weren't for the end of the world, your world would almost be able to rely on the maze to achieve world peace, or at least a state where everyone has enough to eat and wear."

The locals of the other world naturally couldn't understand Su Zhou's teasing. Seeing the confused expression on the other person's face, Su Zhou also felt a little bored. He began to miss his phone and the internet: "Oh, when will I have a phone that can connect to the internet even in another world? When that time comes, if I encounter something I don't understand, I can just look it up on Qiandu, ask a question on Dao乎, and say 'Online now, urgent!'"

Thinking like this, he lost the desire to continue eating. He waved his hand, signaling the maid to start clearing the table, while he returned to the study to continue reading magic books.

However, just after Su Zhou left the dining room, the maid's expression changed slightly. She first let out a breath, then nervously looked around, and took out a colorless, semi-transparent magic item from her chest, similar to a crystal shard.

Then, she placed the crystal shard on the spot where Su Zhou had been sitting... In just an instant, the originally colorless crystal turned purplish-blue.

After doing this, feeling that this series of actions seemed to have gone unnoticed, the maid took another deep breath, calmed down, and began to clean up the dishes and plates normally.

Following the normal procedure, she finished her work, and then asked the steward for leave, claiming that she was feeling unwell and needed to see a doctor, which she quickly received permission for.

Next, the maid left the Archduke's mansion and headed to a remote area of Neisser City.

"I hope the communication altar that Messenger-sama gave me will work properly..."

Hiding in a deserted alley, she found a rather exquisite crystal altar from the hidden brick ruins. After composing herself, the maid began to chant in a strange tone that even the locals of Neisser City couldn't understand, and then solemnly placed the purplish-blue crystal shard on the altar.

A series of magical lights flickered, and the magic circle on the altar activated.

"Messenger-sama, this is the magic fluctuation of that wilderness wanderer who killed the three messengers. I have stored it in the crystal chip you gave me..."

As she chanted, the maid, who originally had no magic power in her body, also began to ripple with wave-like undulations, and she also poured her thoughts into the altar: "The newly appointed Archduke is a fourteen-year-old boy with only formal low-rank strength and no threat. However, the wilderness wanderer he hired is no weaker than the previous Archduke. And after obtaining the magical inheritance of the Neisser family, his strength will definitely improve further."

"If you want to eliminate him, you must send a sufficient number of messengers, otherwise, it is very likely..."

She didn't continue speaking.

Because Su Zhou, who appeared behind her, had decisively knocked her unconscious.

"I thought it was strange before, how could someone hide a magical artifact in their chest? It made me wonder if I was being misunderstood as liking big breasts, and my reputation would be ruined."

Throwing the unconscious maid aside, Su Zhou looked at the small crystal altar in front of him with interest: "Interesting, it's actually a composite magical artifact that can transmit information and magic power? The little bit of residual spiritual power that I deliberately left behind is on this, right? What a pity, I originally thought I could follow the vine and catch other lurking traitors, but I didn't expect it was just for communication."

Thinking like this, he took out the crystal shard placed on it, casually crushed it into powder, and let it scatter in the wind.

At this time, on the other end of the magic circle, the communication was connected.

"Is that a compatriot from Neisser City? Three messengers fell there some time ago, and most of the compatriots were also purged. The progress of finding the Father God's Shrine has stalled once again. What happened?"

He could hear a hasty male voice coming from the other end of the communication. He was eager to know the news from this side.

The language he spoke was not the local language of Neisser City, not even the language of the Thousand Lakes Kingdom era, but an earlier era, a more ancient language family—of course, no matter what language he spoke, Su Zhou couldn't understand it.