Chapter 3, Liber first speed
The Bakery Cafe [Morji] is a bakery on West Street, and it is also the place where a support request was issued to the Special Mission Support Division today.
The small two-story building is made of brick and stone, and the smell of freshly baked bread seems to be able to come through the cracks in the glass, and the balcony on the second floor is lined with a row of flower beds, and the green vines and plants crawl on the wall next to it.
There is a small lawn in front of Morgi, with a few parasols spread out, and round tables and high-backed chairs placed underneath, and the guests who have bought bread and are eager to taste it deliberately sit here, order a cup of coffee, and taste the bread in the beautiful scenery.
Push open the glass door, and the smell of hot inside greets you.
"Welcome, what kind of bread do you order?"
A man with short blue hair and a white hat for pastry chefs smiles at the counter.
"It's not like 'what bread do you want?' at this time......" Lloyd walked over to him a little helplessly.
The blue-haired young man's name was Oscar, Lloyd's best friend. After Lloyd left Crossbell, the two kept in correspondence.
Conscientious, responsible, honest and steady, this is the advantage of Oscar.
Always missing the point, unexpected carelessness in small places, this is Oscar's shortcoming.
Just as Oscar knew Lloyd well, Lloyd knew his friend.
Looking at him, I'm afraid he forgot that he had asked the Support Division for a commission.
"Oscar, didn't you ask the Support Section for a commission?"
"Ah, there's such a thing?"
The honest and steady man smiled innocently and scratched his head a little embarrassed. If it weren't for the fact that he had seen the task and made notes, anyone would have felt that they had misremembered, and would not have doubted this honest man.
After thinking for a while, Oscar showed a suddenly realized expression, and slapped his right fist on his left palm.
"By the way, I commissioned it, and I hope you can help me collect the ingredients for making the new bread. The merchant I originally asked seemed to have delayed the delivery for some reason, and the materials were a little insufficient. ”
"Yes, you can't make bread without ingredients." You also helped him say a word.
"So, what exactly is the material?" Lloyd took out a pen and paper, ready to record as Oscar answered.
"Four Monster Fish Meat and Three Monster Eggs. The rest of the material is sufficient. ”
"Huh? Warcraft? Lloyd was a little surprised, and Yu explained to him: "The materials on the monster. Although the Demon Beast will return to the earth after being defeated, if the special parts of their body are separated from the Spirit Core of the Demon Beast before then, then this process can be greatly delayed. This is what we often call Warcraft ingredients. ”
Oscar nodded and said, "This guerrilla brother knows very well." ”
You was stunned: "Why do you know?" You looked at Lloyd and got an innocent look: it didn't look like he had told Oscar about You.
"Isn't it?" He smiled innocently, but it made You Jue feel that he was making a big fuss. Lloyd leaned into his ear and whispered, "Oscar's instincts are very strong, and although he is otherwise dull, he can sometimes get the word right. ”
"Well, that's right." This is not an unsightly thing, You decisively admitted.
He was not taboo about his identity, which shows that he did not leave Liber because he hated guerrillas.
Lloyd glanced at You, remembering this detail in his heart.
After saying goodbye to Oscar, the two had just taken a few steps out of the door when a woman with long green hair followed.
Pink headbands, pink dresses, white gloves, and high heels. A rather fashionable girl. It seems, two or three years younger than Oscar.
"Let's go." The green-haired girl said this, and Lloyd and You quickly separated to make way for a path. It stands to reason that she could have bypassed the two of them, but she still chose this somewhat rough way.
I saw her slamming her body into the open-air seat, her hands on her cheeks, and she looked unhappy. He muttered, "It's really cunning to ask someone else to help collect the ingredients...... Obviously, I'm also working on a new bread ......"
Be...... Oscar's colleague? Seems to have a big opinion of the Oscars......
Both of them are good at observation and analysis, and they can see through her identity at once.
Is she also distressed because the delivery provider is late? Lloyd thought of this and had a plan in his heart.
"That ......" Lloyd stepped forward to talk, and the green-haired girl raised her eyes and glared at him unkindly. Lloyd smiled bitterly in his heart, and his face was still the same: "I heard that the delivery of ingredients was delayed, are you also worried about this?" If you don't mind, we'll help collect it too, right? ”
The green-haired girl looked at him blankly, and the disdain and hostility in her eyes disappeared in an instant, but the girl's unique shyness still made her not directly shout something like "great".
"Then, then, please help me collect two monster eggs, please. Please hurry, I want to research the new bread before Oscar. With that, the green-haired girl folded her hands above her head.
"Got it, give us a little time." Lloyd gave a reassuring smile. Something was wrong with the way you looked at him.
Ahh Or did you do the best thing unintentionally? It's like a specially formulated way of saying it was designed to please her.
It must be a good woman, Lloyd.
I don't know why, You suddenly thought of the scene where the green-haired girl, the gray-haired girl (Ellie), the blue-haired girl (Theo), and the black-haired girl (Rui) gathered together, and laughed very unkindly.
Realizing that he was a little rude, You felt like he covered his mouth and hid a large smile.
Lloyd didn't expect his partner to be thinking about such a thing, so he took the extra commission, and the two of them continued to walk out of the city.
The target is West Cross Bell Street.
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The task entrusted by Oscar is very embarrassing......
Because, according to the information that you have at hand, the magical beast that can collect two kinds of ingredients is located in the East and West Crossbell streets. In other words, if you want to collect them all, then you will inevitably have to run through the entire city of Crossbell.
It's not a hassle, but there is still a commission from the garrison at hand, although there is no need to rush over as soon as possible, but it is not good to be too late. In this way, time is still a bit tight.
"Swim."
At the entrance of West Crossbell Street, Lloyd suddenly stopped his colleague.
"I just wanted to ask, why are you so clear about the distribution of demonic beasts here?"
"Ah, this is information negotiated from the Guerrilla Association. At least the distribution of Warcraft still needs to be remembered. The lobby pointed to the square leather box that held the belt in place, which contained police notes, of course, the contents were only the distribution of the monsters and some simple topographical records. This is very useful information for planning tactics.
"Guerrilla Association, ah......" Speaking of which, Lloyd doesn't seem to have greeted the Guerrilla Association yet! After all, the Support Section has borrowed a lot of guerrilla things, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the police version of the Guerrilla Association.
Once you've settled this matter, let's go say hello...... Hopefully, the guerrilla associations will not kick us out. Lloyd nodded as if determined.
"That, Lloyd. Would you like to experience the 'Liber First Speed'? With a malicious smile on You's face, Lloyd couldn't help but shudder, and just as he wanted to refuse, he was hugged by You's waist with one hand.
"Lloyd, if you don't want to fall, hold me tight."
"Oops, hey, hey?!"
Subconsciously, Lloyd obeyed this instruction and hugged You's waist with both hands. You put away his smile and took a deep breath......
With a loud shout, Lloyd suddenly felt a lightness under his feet, and the solid touch was gone, and he subconsciously looked down, only to see that the stone road was getting smaller and smaller.
Fly! Ah, the correct way to put it is to jump up. Yu Tatsumi took a person and jumped high.
There are many low mounds and peaks on the streets of West Crossbell, and when You's arm is raised, the silver-white translucent chains catapult rapidly, and after they are fixed, there is a subtle grinding sound in the chain box behind You.
Although some parts were damaged during the previous battle with Vincent, it was not difficult to repair. Customize the same parts and replace them.
Throwing the chains alternately with both hands, his body flew over a traction point, and he immediately recovered the chains so as not to affect the movement, and used the traction force to move forward at high speed, because it was in mid-air, so many roads that were not suitable for humans and cars were completely ignored by him. If the position is too low, he will run a few steps on the road and jump again, and the impossible actions for ordinary people will be achieved on him.
Whether it is the coordination of alternating hands, the timing of the contraction of the chain, or the ability to keep up with the speed of gliding, it is not easy for ordinary people to do, especially the first series of movements are done with a person hanging from his chest.
How much power is hidden in the body of this seemingly thin Oriental?
Lloyd couldn't help but have this question in his mind.
Still, let's wait until he can open up and take the initiative to tell us. Until then, let me trust you as your teammate, Tactician. I can trust you, Yuki Tatsumi.
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"Found you!"
The corners of Yu's mouth rose upward, and his right hand threw out a chain, dragging his body to the ground at high speed.
Lloyd subconsciously looked to the ground, only to see a group of fiery lizards lazily resting on the edge of the pond.
Flame goby. A lizard-type monster that inhabits the streets of West Crossbell. Slightly larger than a baby, but very threatening. Not only are they irritable and aggressive, but their skin is also nearly hot, allowing them to easily ignite other things.
Compared to other Warcraft, they also have some relative intelligence. For example, although they hate water, they know that many monsters like to rest near the water, so they build their nests nearby to facilitate hunting.
Looking at this posture, it should have happened to be the vanguard that came to reconnoiter before the hunt.
"Lloyd, let's try a joint battle!" You glanced at Lloyd and got an affirmative answer from his brown-haired teammate.
"Ah, no problem, leave it to me!"
Lloyd said, glanced at the ground to confirm the height, pressed his hands on You's shoulders, kicked on You's legs, and rushed towards the ground like a sword!
"Full of cold light and raw iron clothes!"
You left hand pinched a handprint, and Lloyd felt the feeling of the last time again, the amber veins of his body were intensified by a certain aura, and his skin and muscles were strengthened to a certain extent.
No matter how many times I think it's amazing kung fu! Lloyd sighed in his heart, and stimulated the fighting spirit in his body without reservation, on the one hand, as a buffer for falling from a high altitude, and on the other hand, it could also deter the opponent with the first blow.
The group of flame gobys sensed that something was wrong, looked up, and saw a powerful air mass rushing towards them, faintly like a tiger, where would these demonic beasts stay stupidly, their short but muscular limbs almost instantly accumulated strong strength, and they jumped to the side and escaped.
Lloyd didn't chase either, and the strong, condensed fighting spirit just formed an effective buffer, kicking up a large cloud of dust. Rao was like this, and Lloyd's own legs couldn't lift up for a while because of the impact.
Although the flaming goby escaped the first blow, they did not recklessly flee or pursue. Flying dust can effectively block the view of Warcraft, but it has no effect on Warcraft like Goby......
Just like the snake character in the name, the vision of this magical beast is the same as that of a snake, not to capture images, but to capture heat. In their eyes, the figures of Lloyd and Yu Tatsumi are extremely clear, and the not-so-red image shows that they don't actually have much energy in their bodies, so is there any need to hunt them?
That's why the goby didn't attack......
After hesitating for less than half a minute, the goby school immediately came to the conclusion that ants are small but also meat!
The three gobies paced forward in small steps, their short limbs, their muscles tense, and they saw that the two people in the dust did not move, and they were bold and fluttered!
Brush Brush Brush ......
Three throwing knives stabbed them in the forehead with incredible precision! Then three more flew out diagonally downward, passed through their tails, pinned them to the ground, and squeaked and screamed.
This angered the flame gobys, where did they suffer this loss? A few powerful flaming gobys lunged at the two of them, and more goby swooped down on them at high speed.
A chain swept out like a whip, but the blow didn't use all its strength, it just knocked down all the gobies that were flying in mid-air, and two throwing knives nailed the tails of the two gobys to the ground.
Lloyd's feet recovered from their numbness, and a sliding shovel kicked at the goby. The beast was small in stature, and it was not easy to attack them with the range of Lloyd's whirlwind. Wrap the vindictive spirit around your feet, and even a normal sliding shovel will be quite threatening. The goby fish sensed that it was not good, and jumped up one after another, and in mid-air, its stomach suddenly bulged......
In order to maintain the high temperature of the body, the fire attribute veins in the body of the flame tiger snake fish can be said to be very active, inhale a lot, and store it in the stomach for a while, and the ordinary air will immediately transform into raging flames. This is the fighting method that the Flame Goby is best at.
"Lloyd!"
With a low shout, the chains of the swim were thrown at the right time, and the high-speed chains circled around their necks twice, blocking the way out of the flames in their stomachs, and dragging them violently in front of Lloyd with great force.
"Ora!" Lloyd's right hand was charged, and by the way, he turned on a switch on the whirlstick. With a click, the body of the whirling stick immediately split into two sections, and the lower end slid a section, revealing the delicate guiding decoration inside. With the sound of Zrazla, an electric arc faintly danced on the whirlstick.
Just as the flaming body was about to slap into his face, Lloyd's right hand swept with a slamming blow, sending them flying like tennis balls.
Seeing the fiasco of their companions, the remaining demonic beasts quickly scattered and fled. Lloyd was about to chase after him, but Yuki Tatsumi held him down on the shoulder.
"It's okay, our goal isn't to kill them all." As he spoke, he pointed to the five gobys on the ground, whose tails were nailed to the ground by flying knives. However, due to the high temperature, the blade has gradually turned red.
"Speaking of which, is this how the ingredients for Warcraft are collected?" Lloyd was curious. He knew about Warcraft ingredients, but he hadn't seen how they were obtained. The statement in the book is only that the nutrition and taste of Warcraft ingredients are slightly better than ordinary ingredients, and the police academy is not a cooking school, and there are no related courses.
You nodded, and took out a special knife from his waist bag, like a scalpel, thin and sharp, about two middle fingers long, I saw that he looked solemn, and carefully put the blade close to the soft belly of the goby.
Suddenly, his eyes closed, his hand fell, and with a silver light, he neatly cut off a piece of flesh from his abdomen. The goby let out a mournful cry, and the purple light disappeared, shattering the crystal sparkle on the ground. However, the piece of meat in your hand did not disappear.
"Separating the parts that people need from the spirit core while the monster is alive can keep the monster ingredients for a long time, and the longest can even exceed 2 months." You turned to the other goby with an unchanged expression.
Lloyd's expression was solemn, and Yuki Tatsumi, who noticed this, added lightly: "Lloyd, don't tell me anything about this is cruel, this is the food chain." ”
"No...... I'm not because of this. Lloyd shook his head. You Yi shrugged his shoulders, and thought that this kind young man would be a little unbearable to show such an expression, but it seems that there are other considerations?
Lloyd, on the other hand, pondered Yu-Tatsumi's knife technique.
No matter how you look at it, it was too neat, and although it can be explained that being proficient in cooking or guerrilla work requires frequent picking, Lloyd thought of something else. That kind of unmistakable technique is a killing technique no matter how you look at it. Aim for the weakest spot and strike with precision.
Sure enough, the real identity, is it the perpetrator? Thinking so, Lloyd shook his head and refuted his theory: if he really committed the crime, the Guerrilla Association would definitely arrest him. Even if it's a friend, you won't indulge.
While Lloyd was thinking wildly, Yu Tatsumi had already finished collecting, five demonic beast fish and a small bag of crystal flares.
"However, it is said that it is a joint operation...... It feels like the tacit understanding is not enough at all....... Yu Tatsumi complained intentionally or unintentionally.
"Sorry......"
"Well, there's no need to apologize, it's not anyone's fault." You rubbed his hair casually, opened his arms, and motioned for Lloyd to come over.
With the subtle sound of the chains expanding and contracting at high speed, the figures of the two disappeared into the quiet street.