Childhood Anime Grand Tour

Chapter 102 Crotova's Ambition, The Dilemma of Three Girls

Like the monk with the lumps before him, or rather, Crotova's shadow is reflected in the monk with the lumps. Crotova's ambition is not an ideal, but an envy of the illusory.

He had no firm beliefs, nor was he born with a destiny like Musca. He was just one of the masses. To call it ambition was more like empty talk!

After all, we've all fantasized about being royalty or the world's richest people, but we don't actually aim for those ideals! Crotova is one of those people.

Power was merely a tool for him. Although Crotova was in turmoil at this moment, he was still able to admonish himself not to embark on this path of no return. Wasn't this a kind of self-awareness?

[Emperor Gaozu often traveled to Xianyang. Looking around, he saw the Qin Emperor and sighed deeply, saying: "Alas, a true man should be like this!"] ---- *Records of the Grand Historian, Annals of Emperor Gaozu*

[When Qin Shi Huang toured Kuaiji and crossed the Zhejiang River, Liang Yu and Xiang Yu both watched. Xiang Yu said, "He can be overthrown and replaced!"] ---- *The Annals of Xiang Yu*

Two different people, two different classes, two different mindsets.

The giant's veins and heart continued to pulsate, the sounds of life force seeming particularly eerie in the quiet environment, but Crotova had no time for fear.

Because he knew that, no matter what, the Kingdom of Dorumechia would surely be engulfed in bloodshed because of this guy, and that disaster would be even more terrible than the struggle between royal families.

At that moment, an even more terrifying scene unfolded: the soldier who had fallen was being slowly devoured by the writhing flesh beneath the giant's feet.

Upon witnessing such a horrifying scene, Crotova's eyes widened in shock.

"What?! So that's how it is! No wonder the Pejite people didn't awaken this monster!!"

But Crotova quickly recovered from his fear; after all, his profession involved risking his life, so he had the mental fortitude to handle it.

"Heh! You really are a monster. I bet you ate all my previous colleagues! Well, only a monster can purify all this."

Although Crotova was mocking himself, he still looked down on the Pejite royal family. If it were him, even knowing the tragic end, he would have taken a few people down with him before he died.

Meanwhile, outside, Kushana, with the help of her maids, changed into military attire. The heavy armor on her body did not diminish her stature.

"Your Highness, Captain Crotova is here!"

"Oh! What a troublesome person!"

"Your Highness, the captain..."

“I know that my brothers are no less weak and foolish than our father, and that’s why they’re so keen on scheming and plotting. Luckily, the secret stone isn’t in our possession, so let’s leave it with that girl for now!”

After a quick check, Kushana confirmed that Liu Yufei did not take the Secret Stone with him when he went to the Valley of the Wind, and there was a 50% chance that the Secret Stone was still in Nausicaä's hands.

The fact that Crotova was able to walk out of the tunnel alive shows that he is indeed capable and not as incompetent as he appeared before.

"Your Highness, this was sent from the capital by His Majesty! I've already eaten it, and it's not poisonous!"

"Ah! Hahaha, the old man doesn't know how to use such methods. This must have been sent by the Empress Dowager!"

Looking at the bright red fruits in front of her, Kushana only picked the two on top, and let the maids take the rest!

Meanwhile, Nausicaä looked at the small fruit in her hand. These were picked for her by her sisters in the Valley of the Wind before she came. Thinking of this, Nausicaä's eyes welled up with tears. She took one and put it in her mouth. The sour taste immediately filled her taste buds, but Nausicaä still couldn't bear to spit it out.

He immediately picked up an even redder one, trying to mask the taste in his mouth, but little did he know that this fruit was even more bitter.

"Woo..."

"Your Highness, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Grandpa Mitt, can you please stop staring at the radio? Or I'm turning it off!!"

"Don't shut it off! If you do, these old geezers will beat me to death!!"

Hearing Nausicaä's teasing voice, Mito finally felt relieved. Since she accidentally killed someone while trying to rescue the clan leader Nausicaä, her emotions had changed a lot.

Adding to what happened later, Mitt always believed that Nausicaä was still trapped in her psychological struggles.

Upon hearing Nausicaä's voice, Mit knew that Master Yuba was right.

Nausicaä's innate power allows her to hear sounds others cannot: the whisper of the wind, the emotions of plants, and the songs of insects. This is not a power of struggle, but a power of healing.

Nausicaä finally selected a suitable fruit; its sweet taste burst in her mouth, masking all the previous bitterness! But Nausicaä didn't continue; instead, her eyes remained fixed on her pocket.

The scene shifts again, and Rasdel looks at all sorts of exotic fruits before her. Even as a princess, she rarely gets to enjoy such treatment, and most of the varieties in front of her are ones she has never seen before.

Not only her, but also many small animals came to share the food at the table. This scene brought a bit of tranquility to Lasdale's fluctuating emotions.

But faced with the delicious food before her, Rasdale had no appetite to taste it.

"Miss Rasdale, these are freshly ripe honey loquats. Would you like to juice them? It would make them even more fragrant!"

"Ah, Sivir, do you have a sense of smell?"

Rasdale never expected that Sylvie, as a robot, would recognize the fragrance, while Sylvie smiled and picked up a cherry-like fruit, saying:

"Hehe, I not only have a sense of smell, but also a sense of taste? This is really a headache!!"

As she spoke, she popped a sweet cherry into her mouth, a look of enjoyment on her face. Seeing Sivir like this, Rasdale became even more curious.

"Isn't this a good thing? Why bother worrying about it?!"

"Ugh! It's all because of the young master. The fruit he likes tastes and feels good enough, but he insists on modifying the smell, saying it's not stinky enough and has no soul!! What soul does a piece of fruit need?! It makes his room smell terrible all the time, and I'm even thinking of quitting my job!"

"Oh! You can resign too?"

A robot that can be manufactured and then resign? This was a question Rastell hadn't considered.

"Miss, it's just a job transfer. Just format the current system and install the combat system!"

When the combat system was mentioned, Sivir's eyes lit up with excitement. Clearly, she had been eyeing the combat system for a long time and always wanted Liu Yufei to install it for her.

But Liu Yufei thought that Laputa's security forces were already sufficient, after all, he wanted to create a paradise, not a military organization.

Laputa's current military technology has surpassed that of the original Laputa. Unfortunately, the Guardian robot's system has been restricted. Liu Yufei certainly has the ability to refurbish it, but there is no need for him to do so.

Laputa's greatest power is not in the hands of the Guardian robots, but in the hands of Sivir, which makes Sivir even more envious.

“Sivir, actually, there are some things I’ve been keeping from you. Now I understand, this thing is only safe here.”

He looked at Sivir with a determined expression, while Sivir smiled and said:

"Miss Rasdel, are you referring to the Titans?"

"Ah! How did you know?"

Laputa's information network spans the entire world, and very few things can be kept from the young master.

"The whole world? How could that be?"

If it were the entire world, how much manpower and resources would that require?! For a moment, Lasta couldn't even imagine it. Clearly, she was imagining Laputa through her own lens.

The gap in industry has exhausted people's imagination, just like an old farmer harvesting grain with a sickle who has never imagined that there is such a thing as a harvester.

Sivir pointed to the even better sky, seemingly unable to explain herself for a moment.

“We have signal stations in the sky, satellites...it’s like having a giant eye watching everything on the ground.”

Some things can't be understood just by talking about them. If you can't understand them, the more you talk about them, the more mysterious they become. A pair of eyes that can watch every movement on the ground—isn't that a divine ability?

"It's not that mysterious. The most important thing about a signal station is communication. Just like the colony mentality of the Ohmu, our combat units also receive signals through a station, which is why the guardian robot saved you earlier!"

Upon hearing the term "nest mentality," Lastall understood something and only then realized what it meant, saying:

"Sivir, how were my previous injuries healed?"

"Ah! An infection? The medical team had already finished when I arrived. These minor injuries are nothing to Laputa! Actually, I still don't understand why Laputa even needs a medical team?"

Fungal infections are considered incurable by people on the ground, but in Laputa it's a minor matter, which made Rastael even more curious, and she immediately asked:

"Does your young master never get sick?"

"Ah! Hahaha, sick? How could that be? An infection? You know all bacteria and fungi are servants of the young master!"

Seeing Sivir's nonchalant attitude, Rasdale was speechless. This was too much! Putting aside your control of robots and your condescending attitude towards humanity, it's one thing to control unprecedented high technology, but now you're so arrogant as to treat bacteria and fungi as your servants.

This person is either a delusional person, a lunatic, or a real god!

Liu Yufei had no idea! If he did, he would definitely show that little loli, Rasdale, how he acted like a cocky guy.

Indeed, Sivir wasn't exaggerating, because the first fruit the Divine Tree bore after she came to this world was the Paramecia-type Fungus Fruit, whose power is to control bacteria and fungi.

Just then, Liu Yufei walked over with a robot beside him. This robot was much larger than a robot; it was more like a mecha!

"Asbel has been found! Let's go there right now!"

"elder brother..."

Upon hearing news of her brother, Lasdale was excited, and the robot behind Liu Yufei opened the hatch and put Lasdale inside with both hands.

This is Laputa's most cutting-edge technological achievement: a childcare robot. One robot could easily wipe out a small country, but of course, it still can't compare to the childcare robot in Liu Yufei's mind. (Haha! Everyone knows that, right? Who doesn't yearn for it?)