Chapter 26: The Dark Shadow of Alexandria
The Caledonia has been lifted and will soon call at the port.
Joan of Arc's voice sounded in Ye You's heart.
In the contract space, the contractor and the owner seem to be able to communicate with the spirit.
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"Joan of Arc, you're awake. Are you okay? You okay? β
Facing the devastated spear of light, he slept for several more days.
"Thank you master for your concern, I'm fine. It's just that the mana is exhausted, so it needs to rest. In the master's space, though, my mana seems to recover faster. It's about 30% recovered. β
"It's okay."
Ye You breathed a sigh of relief.
Although it is speculated that the reason for Joan of Arc's sleep may be due to the release of the treasure, the first time I experienced such a thing, I always had a heart hanging in my heart.
But... Ye You still feels that the contract space is closed.
Joan of Arc cannot come from within.
Asking Joan of Arc leads to the same conclusion.
"It's like there's a barrier like a film." "But it's okay, I can feel the barriers slowly waning," Joan of Arc said. β
As for why there was such a spatial barrier, Ye You guessed that it was probably because of "crossing the dimensional channel".
The contract space is similar to the associated subspace, which is inseparable from Ye You.
When Ye You was in the dimensional channel, the power of time and space inside it was extremely unstable, constantly impacting the contract space, so in order to stabilize its own existence, the contract space formed a barrier to block the erosion of the turbulence of time and space.
This is probably a spontaneous phenomenon, like the protective mechanism of the body's immune system.
When the space is stable, the protective barriers will naturally disappear again.
It's just that this time seems to be a bit long.
I can't come out for the time being, so I can only stay in the contract space.
But Joan of Arc's current body is still hungry.
Although her current constitution will not starve to death even if she does not eat for a month or two, the discomfort will always exist.
Joan of Arc naturally doesn't say such inconsequential things, and it doesn't change anything if she says it.
However, after the barrier to the contract space is gone, it is recommended that the master store some food and water here in the future.
Joan of Arc broke off the spiritual connection with Ye You, closed his eyes in this void and limited space, and curled up with his knees in his arms, his golden soft hair spread out like water.
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Alexandria, the bustling city that never sleeps, the shining pearl on the banks of the Danube.
This time, the submarine "Caledonia" landed in such a beautiful and civilized city.
Most of the drifters on the isolated island planned to settle here, and Captain Shakespeare seemed to be familiar with the officials here, and said that all the relevant procedures would be handed over to her.
Taking the ferry boat, Ye You and everyone came to Alexandria.
Climbing the weathered and somewhat pale seawall, Ye You overlooks the skyline of the world's largest city, with white and red roofs undulating against each other under the blue sky, winding to the end of the world. There is a retro feel to coming to the Middle Ages.
Along with Ye You are Bianca, the previous mechanic, James Jimmy Watt.
According to Captain Shakespeare's request, new and old crew members must act in pairs, and she probably wanted to strengthen the relationship in this way.
Yeyo, Bianca, and Jimmy are in a group.
Rita and Captain Shakespeare stayed on the submarine to load and unload the cargo.
So, I'm a crew member?
Ye You thought to himself.
However, before the journey is over, they can only follow Bianca and Rita.
This is the Sea of Quantum, a world bubble that is extremely unstable.
They had the means to return and said they could give me a ride.
But you have to wait until the mission is completed.
And the "Aether Anchor" they are looking for seems to be related to the holy sword "Glondelle".
So until they could find a better way, Bianca and Rita had no choice but to follow Shakespeare to collect the scattered gems.
In this way, it seems that it is really a crew.
"It's finally land, but this city is so casual that it doesn't even have a customs office to put on a show." Bianca, as a Valkyrie, after landing in the city, the first thing she paid attention to was the defense system.
Jimmy, the mechanic, was a shy kid who had been to the city several times with Shakespeare, so he knew something about it, and timidly said, "That's... Because, the way the city is managed β ah, here it is. β
Then Ye You and Bianca saw a strange red robot, wearing a black top hat, with a body like a cylinder mailbox, but with limbs stretched out, walking flexibly towards this side.
The robot stopped in front of Ye You and the others, and said in a unique electronic voice: "Mr. James Watt, and the unknown Miss and Mr., welcome to Alexandria. β
Then the robot's eyes turned to Ye You and Bianca: "This machine is the city's police. Unknown Miss and Sir, because you are landing in Alexandria for the first time, so this machine needs to enter some of your basic information, please cooperate. β
Ye You and Bianca were surprised, obviously the style of the whole city looked like ancient Rome, but there were such advanced robots?
Although the style looks quite retro, since it can communicate like this, it should be equipped with a strong artificial intelligence system.
The Valkyrie began to enter information.
[Name: Bianca Atagina]
[Gender: Female]
[Age: 12 years old]
[Date of birth: January 1st]
"Anyway, take fingerprints one last time, and that's it."
"Yes, thank you for your cooperation."
After Ye You also entered his fingerprints according to the program, he couldn't help asking, "Your birthday is January 1st?" β
Although it is said that there are people born from beginning to end of the year, but the birthday happens to be New Year's Day, and Ye You is still seeing it for the first time.
"Ye You. It's not gentlemanly to peek into someone's privacy. β
"How can I peek, am I standing behind you in the light?"
"Uh......"
Bianca was speechless.
"It's not my real birthday, though. It's just that the doctor at the nursing home filled it out for me. β
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Ye You was stunned for a moment, "Isn't it too casual." β
Bianca didn't care, but smiled: "Anyway, I don't know my date of birth, so I use the beginning of the new year, isn't it just right." β
Hearing this, Ye You searched in his mind, and in the few things he knew about Youlandel, he remembered that it seemed that she was a survivor of the second Honkai Attack.
In a disaster that cost hundreds of millions of lives, Bianca lost not only her parents, but also her memories.
It turns out that her birthday was taken at random...... Ye You's heart suddenly gloomy.
At that moment, Bianca jerked her head back and looked into the corner of a house in the distance.
A dark figure quickly withdrew its gaze, turned and ran deeper into the alley behind it.
The light and swift body, like a leopard, disappeared into the intricate deep alleys with just a few ups and downs.
"What's wrong?" Ye You asked.
Bianca frowned, looking at the direction where the black shadow disappeared, thinking to herself, is she preparing to blackmail the outsiders and hooligans?
She shook her head and said, "Nothing."
It doesn't matter if there is anything, as a Valkyrie, she is still very confident in her own strength.