Book 1 The Kingdom of the Dead (6) Caesar
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It's another sunny morning, and at Roger's house, at the end of Maple Road, a pair of young people are snuggling together, and the bed is messy.
Despite Roger's care, the sound of squirming woke Lynn from her sleep, and when she got up, Lynn shook her furry ears, rolled over and snatched the quilt, shielding herself from the increasingly dazzling sunlight, and continued to snore happily over her head.
Roger, who had a shirt on his body, yawned and came out of the toilet, turned into the kitchen to make a cheap cup of coffee, casually pressed the magic crystal radio, and sat down in front of the desk with a mess of papers.
With a few 'sizzle' sounds, a clear voice sounded from the radio, it was an advertisement about the Chamber of Commerce. Thanks to the hard work of generations of mages, Roger has enjoyed the convenience of modern civilization.
"I guess after a few remakes, I'll be able to use the magic computer." Roger, who had no clue about this month's manuscript, tried hard to divert his attention.
Taking a sip of coffee, Roger added two sugar cubes to the cup as usual, and the bitter taste was slightly palatable, and the boring advertising time was over.
"Welcome back to the audience, it is 8 o'clock in the morning Tallinn time, the temperature is 24 degrees, the magic concentration is 1.2, it can be seen that the weather in the airspace is sunny, but the air humidity is large, there is a possibility of rain, friends who want to rush in the air, please prepare rain gear, pay attention to safety, and the next is the current political news......"
The sound of "boom" broke the air, and I was about to listen to the radio to evaluate the scene that happened in the Sky Ring yesterday, when a black shadow hit him, and Roger helplessly grabbed the pillow that was thrown over and turned down the volume of the radio.
"Yesterday, a new session of the Municipal Assembly was held at the Sky Ring, and under the leadership of Speaker Steve, in line with the principle of fairness, justice and openness, 256 members voted to approve 13 major issues, and the meeting was a complete success. Here's the detailed report......"
After listening to Roger for a long time, he didn't notice the slightest report about yesterday's commotion, Roger was a little listless with his chin propped up, obviously he didn't succeed in hitting the prestige of the nobles, which hurt Roger very much, and there was always a feeling of being busy in vain, and Steve didn't seem to want to completely tear his face with Wilson.
Roger stirred his coffee and thought about how to pry the situation, and quickly shook his head, "It's better to keep a low profile lately, but someone followed me all the way last night, and I don't know if it was Steve or Wilson who sent ......."
The sound of soft footsteps behind interrupted Roger's thinking, and before Roger could turn around, his white arms bent around his neck, and a delicate body lay behind Roger's back, Roger turned his face sideways, Lynn's delicate face was hidden in his messy long hair, and his chin rested on Roger's shoulder, sleepy-eyed. Roger said helplessly, "Woke you up, why don't you even wear clothes." ”
Lynn lay behind Roger, letting the twin peaks be exposed to the air, the black cattail loosely wrapped around Roger's waist, and said in a lazy tone, "Stinky Roger, you are wearing my clothes, don't you think the clothes are small." ”
"I said something was wrong. Roger took off his shirt in embarrassment and handed it to Lin, but Lin threw it away in disgust, and Lin, who was still sleepy, stretched her waist and went to take a shower naked, and soon the sound of water sounded in the bathroom.
Looking at the silhouette of the swaying arc on the toilet glass, Roger shrugged, turned off the magic crystal radio, and returned to the bedroom, and when he put away the messy pillow, Lynn appeared at the door wiping her hair, and said lazily, "What do you eat in the morning?"
Glancing back at the looming breasts hidden by Lynn's bathrobe, a pair of long snow-white legs leaning against the door, Roger said, "If I say eat you.... That's impossible" Seeing Lynn's disgusted face, Roger jumped out of bed and said, "I'll go buy some from Big Brother Gough." ”
"Milk, and croissants"
"Got it"
On Maple Road in the morning, the inns and taverns on both sides of the road sent out flowery women and drunken mercenaries, which was the most deserted time on Maple Road. Waiting for breakfast at the Gough Tavern, Roger greeted Anna and grabbed the newspaper on the counter, a small newspaper in the southwest that specialized in lace news, and Roger only occasionally read it when he was idle and bored. When I turned to the second edition, a piece of news made Roger, who was drinking water, squirt out.
"Ahem, the reappearance of the king, the runaway night elves, if it were Caesar, I wouldn't be surprised. Roger, who was choked, wiped his mouth, scanned the content of the news, and finally Caesar's whereabouts were unknown, and complained expressionlessly, "I guess if this thing will come to me." There is no doubt that the probability is almost 100%, and Roger, who took over the breakfast, has already begun to think about the plan to move.
"Lynn, I'm back" Roger, who ran home, put breakfast on the dining table and entered the bedroom, but saw Lynn half-tired and curled up in the bed, sleeping soundly, Roger had to cover the door and retreat.
"Let me see", the idle and bored Roger crossed his legs on the desk and unfolded the newspaper, carefully looking at the exaggerated and embellished report, "Tut-tut, this kid appeared this time, the whole movement is a bit big, what is he trying to do." Roger thought with his chin clenched. When he wasn't looking, quietly, the morning sunshine became darker and darker.
The world is like a black veil, neither dark nor light.
"Why is the light so weak, it's raining?" When Roger noticed the change in sunlight, the sky outside was already dim as if it was dusk, Roger jumped up and leaned on the window, through the eaves of the building, the distant skyline glowed brightly, it was the sun called "Cando" on this continent, and the clear sky was rendered into a strange sunset afterglow by the strange arrival of the 'night'.
This scene was deeply imprinted in Roger's heart.
Roger, who reacted, walked to the door as if resigned, "Hey, don't, don't....... It's really you. Roger looked at the elf in front of him with a constipated expression.
Caesar put down the hand that had raised the door to knock without a trace, and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to come over and surprise you in a low-key way, but there are a lot of children in the neighborhood here, so I helped you clean it up." "Behind Caesar, the 'rats' who had been called in to spy on Roger fell silently in the shadows, and fell into eternal sleep with a peaceful smile on their faces.
"Surprised, not happy", Roger replied expressionlessly, this time Caesar did not seem to be a good person.
Sensing Roger's tense muscles, as if he wanted to fight back at any moment, Caesar laughed and said, "Why are you so nervous, I can't eat you." Obviously hidden in the shadows, his smile was unexpectedly sunny, "Don't you invite me in and sit?"
"Ha, you're on the point, don't want to, you can't send it off", Roger slammed the door and turned into the room. As soon as Roger entered the living room, he unsurprisingly saw Caesar curiously looking at the furnishings of the living room, and the golden bow symbolizing the elven kingship was casually put aside.
"It seems that you don't understand what it means to be unwelcome, did I just say please come in", Roger naturally leaned against the bedroom door, locked the door with his hands behind his back, and a little light passed through the wooden door and fell to the sleeping Lynn pillow.
Caesar didn't care about Roger's small movements, and picked up the coffee cup that Roger put on the table, and at the moment Caesar picked it up, the objective world changed insignificantly, and something at a deeper level changed, bringing the macro result that Caesar's lips were filled with mellow coffee again.
"It's a little bitter, can I add some sugar cubes," Caesar said, pointing to the sugar jar on the table.
Cause and effect?
Two possible concepts flashed in Roger's mind, Roger sat opposite Caesar, and said with a painful face: "If you have something to say, what are you pretending to be with me, you won't really be like what the newspaper said, make the belly of the demon princess bigger, and run away." ”
Caesar was busy pouring sugar cubes into his coffee, and without looking up, he poured almost the entire jar of sugar into it, and as Roger knew, Caesar was a deep lover of sweets.
"What the newspapers say about me, you know, I never pay attention to that"
Roger threw the newspaper he had brought back in the morning in front of Caesar, "Remove the meaningless embellishments, it means that you enlarged the belly of the princess who is the most beloved of the Demon King, and then lifted your pants and left," Roger leaned back on the sofa and gloated, "I heard that the Demon King is very angry and threatens to declare war on the entire order side for this"
Caesar tasted the liquid that he didn't know whether to call coffee or syrup, and looked pleasant, "That old guy Huck has long lost the sharpness of his early years, I have what he wants, and he doesn't want others to know, and he will only do some such boring tricks to get me back, just leave it there to dry." I said a long time ago, the demon race, such a tenacious race, is not good at training muscles, what kind of conspiracy and trickery?"
"So it's true that the big demon princess is in belly, should I congratulate you on the expansion of your harem", Roger stared at the dead fish eyes and continued to complain.
Caesar straightened up, the space behind him surging, and a well-dressed waiter stepped out of nothing, handed Caesar's handkerchief, and then disappeared gracefully into the air.
"Isn't this exactly the life that a traveler like us should have, when we wander around in our spare time, we can pick up adventures, retreat and practice, sit on beautiful women, and finally slaughter gods and destroy Buddhas. Caesar wiped his mouth with a handkerchief, "What a wonderful life, isn't it?"
Caesar, your concept is definitely not the 'night' in the mouth of outsiders, but after all this time, why can't I guess your concept, Roger thought silently.
Caesar leaned forward again, almost touching Roger's face, "Why are you looking at me like that? because I took away your concept? your protagonist aura?" Caesar helped Roger brush up the curls around his ears, revealing his pointed ears, which was a testament to Caesar's integration into Roger's bloodline, which was a ....... Compensate.
Roger said indifferently, "You have taken almost everything from me, should I thank you for not taking my dog's life?"
In the dim sunlight, the two looked at each other, "I'm sad if you say that, Roger, you're called that now, aren't you?" Caesar sat back down, asked uncertainly, and continued: " Rebirth', Roger, this is your concept, because it you have countless opportunities to start over, and every time you fail will become an excuse for you to reset, at first you were so bright, but I am still a newcomer to the little elf hunter, it is you who brought me to know this world, centuries have passed, I am now the eternal lord of the elven court, Julius Caesar, and you are sinking in the opportunity after opportunity, seeing you like this, shouldn't I do this"
Roger looked at Caesar's handsome face that could eat on his face, and said in a depressed tone, "You can almost be said to be synonymous with perversion now." ”
Of course, this taunt will not affect Caesar, "Don't resent me, Roger, in the old saying of our hometown, 'If you don't do it for yourself, heaven and earth will perish', not to mention..."Caesar stared at Roger, and his fist was clenched in front of Roger's eyes, "Don't you still retain some of the concept." ”
As he spoke, Caesar opened his hand, and a bead landed on the table, gurgling and rolling, and finally stopped in front of Roger's eyes, and the feeling of darkness came back again, and the trivial whisper urged Roger to merge it into his body.
It was Roger's 'eyes', and Roger, who had been looking for it for a long time, lowered his head and was silent.
"I left you with some remnants of the concept, only a little, so insignificant. I thought you would be silent, but I have to say, Roger, you are really unexpected, you actually came up with the idea of turning the soul and spirit of this growth into a certain part of your body every time you are reborn! I think that when you return, these will be integrated into yourself, so as to break through the disadvantages of the broken concept of 'rebirth' that leads to the escape of the soul, and the shackles of automatic rebirth in 20 years, when your body is replaced by a condensed, higher-level structure, what will happen?
Roger was still silent, but his spirit had been mobilized to the most nervous state, Caesar was completely different from the gentle elf in Roger's memory, and today his calm appearance hid a mad soul. Caesar didn't wait for Roger's response, and asked himself, "It may take centuries, or more? Time doesn't mean anything to you, so one day in the future, when you're reborn, you'll get the level of life sublimation, and you want to become a god, Roger." ”
Caesar said this softly, Roger's body trembled slightly, and he didn't react more, "So, you want to end me now?"
Hearing Roger's words, Caesar hurriedly waved his hand and put on a harmless smiling face, "How is it possible, I'm just expressing my understanding of my old friend, and by the way, I'll bring you my eyes"
"Thank you then. Roger reached out to pick up the 'eye', but was held down by Caesar, Roger looked up and said, "What?
"Of course not, I just want to make a deal with you. Caesar said earnestly.
"What do you want, what else do you want in me now?"
The dim light suddenly became brighter, as if someone had opened the curtain covering the sky, and the figure of Caesar, with his back to the sun, was dyed gold.
"What do I want, Roger", Caesar said softly, holding Roger's face, "It's not an important thing, I just want the ..... that fell from the heavens in the AE1027 'Miracle of Magic' campaign."
"True oracle. ”