Chapter 35: The Night Stalker
"It's just so hateful!" Al was indignant, "how can this be, when they are all human beings, why do they have to flaunt the race of their own skin color?
"It is precisely because there are so many simple fools in this world that the Creator is constantly using malice to teach people to grow and remind them of kindness. In a short time, Li Shiyi had already compiled a lifelike "green dragon" in his hands, and he was carefully adding claws to this dragon, "I don't know when simplicity has become a sin, the original sin of the oppressed." ”
"Senior brother, why do I think you speak so obscurely?" Al dragged his chin, his gaze was also attracted by the gadgets in Li Shiyi's hand, "Or do you people in the Eastern Continent talk so eloquently?"
"When you really understand what I'm saying, you'll miss the time you had now. Li Shiyi looked at the "Green Dragon" in his hand for a while, and casually threw it to Al, "For you, the gadgets of the East, bamboo and grass weaving, there is no bamboo in the Western Continent, so I have to use grass stems instead." ”
"Senior brother, it's amazing! I always thought that the people who used knives were all powerful, strong and vigorous people, but I didn't expect your hands to be so dexterous, senior brother. Al was as excited as Columbus had discovered the New World when he saw this kind of thing for the first time, "I'm curious about what kind of place the Eastern Continent is, and your country, Senior Brother." ”
Al's eyes were full of brilliance, he looked at Li Shiyi with a look of hope, hoping that he could tell him about the Eastern Continent, he had only heard Uncle Paul vaguely mention this place after he was drunk, but when Uncle Paul sobered up, Al asked him about the Eastern Continent again, but Uncle Paul flatly denied that he had said it. So Al wondered if the Eastern Continent was full of gold, as explorer Marco Polo had suggested, or if it was just a fabrication he had made up for fame.
But Li Shiyi didn't answer Al immediately, he just put his hand on his knee and looked in the direction of the blue sea. At this moment, a gust of wind struck, and through the faint moonlight, Al could see Li Shiyi's face clearly, clearly defined under the cover of black broken hair, and the eyes under the sword eyebrows were extremely bright, like two lightning rays piercing the night.
It is said that when a martial artist with a sword cultivates to a certain level, his eyes will change, and he will become like an awl that can pierce the soul and see through every movement of the opponent. That's because in their opinion, the opponent's moves and styles seem to have slowed down, just like a slow-motion performance, in fact, it is not the opponent's actions that have slowed down, but the warrior himself has become faster.
Al wondered if Li Shiyi's eyes were as sharp as the sword of hair were the ones he had heard before.
"A land of despair, you won't like it. Li Shiyi said lightly, the shadows in the surrounding bushes swayed, the wind destroyed the falling, and the owls were waiting in the treetops for the prey that fled in a hurry.
"Why do you say that? Isn't that your hometown, Senior Brother, in the wanderer's heart, shouldn't hometown be the most beautiful and desirable place?" For Al, although most of the people in Nack's town rejected him, there were some good things that were always kept in his heart, and it was still heartwarming to recall from time to time.
"No, you're wrong. From the moment I jumped aboard the devastated ship, the planks that burned on the deck were burned by the fire and dissipated into the wind, along with the so-called homeland, and I have not belonged anywhere since. ”
Al felt that if there was a bottle of spirits at the moment, it would be better to have that kind of strong vodka, and Li Shiyi would definitely drink it all in one go, or the kind that would be drunk in one go without panting halfway. It is said that wine can drown sorrows, and I don't know how much wine can solve the story in the heart of this shadowy young man.
From his words, Al heard despair and determination, as if he had some compulsion and helplessness, and now he finally knew why Li Shiyi was reluctant to talk more about orcs, but when he mentioned his own memories, he suddenly talked more, people who sympathize with each other often know each other best.
He is not a cold animal, but he lacks an object to confide in, you can imagine the loneliness when Li Shiyi came here alone before, and he had nowhere to speak, so he handed over his heart to the sea and the galaxy, filled the sorrow with the vastness, and washed the loneliness with the mountain wind.
"Senior brother, in fact, I, like you, have no place to go. I was born without parents, and I was brought up by a kind-hearted uncle, who disappeared after the uncle tricked me into going to the imperial capital. Al said softly, "It's just that I won't be depressed, Professor Russell told me that people don't feel empty as long as they have faith, and I will try to uphold justice, although many people are disappointed in this bad world, but I won't, because I don't want other children like me to be bullied." ”
"The world kisses me with pain, but I repay it with a song?" Li Shiyi looked up at the dark night sky, where the clouds obscured the stars and the moon, but the moon was still stubbornly radiating, very faint but enough to penetrate the shadows of the clouds.
Li Shiyi got up and stood up, he stretched out a palm, and suddenly a small splash of water splashed, and the broken raindrops rushed through the last layer of defense of the heavenly realm and fell from the clouds. He glanced to the east, where the clouds were thick and staggered like a column of out-of-control ships.
"Senior brother, it looks like it's going to rain heavily, do you want to leave?" Al also noticed the rain falling in the sky like cow hair.
The wind blew in gusts, carrying a lot of leaves to the grass, as if a huge wing of the wind was suddenly flapping in the forest. Although the slopes of Arthur's Seat are wooded, they do not provide any protection from the wind for the two of them halfway up the mountain.
In the distance, on a stretch of sea near the harbor of Truf, white waves crashed against the outer wall of the lighthouse, shattering into countless broken waves in the oppressive light, and then falling back to the huge black rock below the cliff.
"No, it's weird. Li Shiyi's gaze swept over the area of the Imperial Military Academy, and finally focused on a low building in the teaching area of Department B, where a small yellow point of light flickered and disappeared.
"What's wrong? Al asked, confused, "Looks like you're a little nervous." ”
"It's so quiet, it should be around eight o'clock when you look at the moonlight, and the people from the security department should start patrolling the campus, but no one has passed near the college archives in the teaching area of Department B. ”
Al also stood up at Li Shiyi's reminder, and noticed that the area around the low, earth-gray building was indeed unusually quiet, in contrast, there were lights flickering along the street in Sections A, C, and D, which were the security personnel on routine patrols.
"Could it be that I forgot, or that I was late. Al shrugged, "Senior brother, you're too sensitive, aren't you?"
"They've never been late since I started school. Li Shiyi took the knife in his hand and slung it cross-body around his waist, "If I am a stalker hiding in the dark night, then the night of the rainstorm is a good cover for me, because some things will be much easier when they happen in the chaos." ”
Li Shiyi's eyes lit up, and he shot out in an instant, and the black robe roared past Al's side, disappearing into the dense forest flooded by the night wind, like a black lightning. Before Al could react, the young man who had been quietly talking about his past a second ago was like a rabbit and left quickly.
"You go to the security department to find out the reason, quick!" Li Shiyi's extremely cold voice came from the downhill path hidden among the trees.
"Senior brother!" Al looked in the direction where Li Shiyi had disappeared, it was already empty, and even the broken leaves that had been swaying when Li Shiyi left had not yet completely fallen.
"What are you doing? Al frowned, and stared towards the B-department teaching area, which was almost completely wrapped in the veil of the Dark Goddess.
How did he find out? Could it be that since he ascended to the mountainside platform of Arthur's Throne, Li Shiyi has been secretly observing everything that is happening in the Imperial Military Academy?
Al hesitated for a while, but in the end he still chose to listen to Li Shiyi's words, trying to search in his mind for the general location of the academy's security office, Al hurried down the way he came, and the sound of his leather shoes landing on the stone steps was crisp and hurried.
The rain was a little dense, and you could even hear the rumbling thunder on the sea, and the strong wind carried the raindrops to the place where the two had stayed before, and soon, several bluestone slabs were soaked for the most part.
Imperial Military Academy B-Department Teaching Area, Academy Archives.
Ten minutes ago, outside the main entrance of the Academy's archives, the archivist in the uniform of the Imperial Military Academy was closing the entrance to the archives after finishing his day's work, and then preparing to go to the handover with the administrator on the night shift.
The fortress-like archives are close to the fighting dojo and the B-department training base, and the reason why it was established here is also for the security of many of these secret files, after all, the students and teachers of the B-department are basically active here, and as for the security level, it must be the highest. Because apart from the Imperial Military Academy Archives, there is hardly a safer place in Xinlan City other than the Imperial Palace.
The Archive's door locks are a mix of combination locks and steel locks, and the airtight black iron gates, barred windows, and tempered glass make it look more like a metal prison standing tall in the cold wind.
Just as the archivist was fumbling for the key, suddenly, a strong wind behind him, several times more fierce than the sea breeze just now, slammed like a swooping falcon.
"Why is there such a big demon wind all of a sudden?" The strong wind was mixed with sand and dust, so that the archivist couldn't open his eyes, he took the key tray and searched for it several times but couldn't find the key that belonged to the school archives, "Damn, I can't see clearly!"
"Do you need me to help you?"
Just as the archivist was anxious, a male voice suddenly sounded from behind him, causing him to tremble and the keyplate to the ground.
The Administrator turned pale from fright, and he patted his chest and turned his head to see an academy security officer in a gray-green uniform, his broad hat covering almost his entire face.