The Flame of All Things Chapter 21 - The Theory of the Flock
"No, even a C-level commissioner can't take you to win. There are variables in the number of ghosts in each task, and the iron needs to be its own, if you can't even save your life against the fierce beast, then maybe the mission can be successful, but you can't come back. Chen Mingming looked at Ji Jie.
"My suggestion is to team up, after all, we all know each other well, and the number of D-class missions is limited to three to ten. Xia Linyu said
"I agree with the same agreement! 10,000 in favor. We are all good classmates and comrades-in-arms. Ji Jie hurriedly agreed
In fact, needless to say, it is normal to form a team, each crusade mission is carried out by a group of people, the number of D-level and C-level missions is still smaller, and B-level missions can even apply to mobilize local branch forces. Because the beasts of that level can easily destroy a lot of things.
"What do you think?" Bika pushed Gu Xiaobei.
"I, I'll just follow you. Gu Xiaobei came back to his senses and replied.
His mind was full of the shadow of the disaster at the hotel in City A, which Professor Shepherd had mentioned and which was rated as B. There is a difference of two levels between B and D, what kind of weakening will it be? You must know that the ghost killing at that time was just a matter of waving his hand, and no one knows if he will still be alive in the next second.
"Lei Xiangtang, what about you?" said the squad leader, with a smile on his lips.
"Teaming up is your business, not mine. Lei Xiangtang, who was sitting in the corner, was still doing his own thing. Withdrawn to withdrawn, the tone is still soft.
Xia Linyu stuck out his tongue at him, and secretly scolded this guy is really unpleasant, a typical knife mouth tofu heart.
Until the end of the self-study, everyone could not talk about the result. But those who are interested in teaming up will naturally win over the team members and invite others to join. Gu Xiaobei actually doesn't like team action, he thinks that he is a person with secrets now, and it is not good to follow everyone. And that doubt in his heart has always existed, which makes him a little uncomfortable.
At night, it's the grilled fish shop outside the school again
"Four bottles of beer, two pounds of lobster, steamed and stir-fried garlic in half. For another pangasius, garlic sauce is also required. The senior brother shouted at the waiter.
"Generous!" Gu Xiaobei gave a thumbs up, and his admiration for his senior brother deepened a little.
"Well said, is it a feeling of transformation for you to catch the wind?" Ji Yuanyuan put the chopsticks in the cup, and the cups were full one after another.
"There is no metamorphosis, there are some molting. ”
"It's darker. Ji Yuanyuan looked at Gu Xiaobei and nodded
"It's okay, I'll take it as a school for military training. ”
"Bah, I'm still enrolled in military training, I said it so lightly, maybe I hid under the covers and cried at night?"
"Senior brother, have you done this?" Gu Xiaobei looked at him faintly.
"Get out of here!. The senior brother gave him a blank look.
"What have you been doing for the past three months?"
"What else can I do? I take classes and take credits, what else can I do?" Ji Yuan put on plastic gloves, peeled the shrimp, and poured the dry dish sauce into it halfway through.
"Didn't go on a crusade mission?" Gu Xiaobei also hurriedly got started, and the crayfish covered with garlic on the back disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"Where do you come from to do tasks every day, and it's not a game, it's very dangerous!. "Senior brother's mouth is full of oil.
"Isn't this what this is all about?" Gu Xiaobei didn't let it go.
"I told you a long time ago, except for fighting fierce beasts, this is a normal university, and there will be exchange activities with other places every year, and it is not Penglai Immortal Island. ”
You say a word, your hands don't stop, it's good that this place is clean, otherwise the people around you will think that these two guys have just been released from the dungeon.
"I know, just talk about it. ”
"Training camp is over, and the freshmen are going to do a D-class crusade, you know no. ”
"Yes. Gu Xiaobei stopped and took off his dirty plastic gloves.
The advantage of the street table is that it is cool, there are occasional pedestrians walking by on the road, and the whole road is old and small houses with a bit of European style. Unlike the big cities, the night here is mostly dotted with moon and stars, and there is no such shock of neon.
"Don't think about it, it's very simple, when the time comes, follow a reliable commissioner, just be obedient on the road, the D-level charm is very weak, I can do one. Seeing that Gu Xiaobei didn't eat it, the senior brother took the opportunity to put his plate in front of him.
Gu Xiaobei leaned back in his chair, his head hung back, and he didn't do anything, just looked vertically at the sky like that.
"What are you doing?
"No, I just suddenly don't know what's wrong, and I feel bored again. In fact, when I first came, I didn't have any energy, so I just relied on the novelty to survive. Now the novelty is gone, and it's boring again. ”
"Tired?"
"yes, it's a strange feeling...... I can't tell. He thought that his brother would tease him with those nonsense jokes. But the senior brother is rarely serious.
"Do you know how many witch bloodlines there are in this world?" the senior brother stopped, grabbed a napkin and wiped the oil from his mouth.
"I don't know. ”
"There are probably only one or two in a city. ”
"So rare?"
"No, how to put it, there are some places, even the whole country, but there are places that are all over the place, like this one. Overall, people with the blood of the Wu clan are still super rare. ”
"What do you want to say, you want to say that there is 'blood gold' everywhere here?"
"In fact, the whole society can be compared to a flock of goats, and our Wu clan is like a black goat, the black goat is not a scarce product in terms of race, but think about it, what will happen if a black sheep is suddenly born from a large group of white sheep?" The senior brother burped, and a smell of garlic came to his face, and Gu Xiaobei hurriedly turned his head to avoid it.
"What will happen?"
"Black sheep will feel very lonely, and may have bad moods, low self-esteem, conceit, and all kinds of strange psychology. But in fact, these white sheep cannot see the difference between black sheep and them, because they cannot judge black and white. It's just the feeling that the black sheep themselves have."
"What the hell are you trying to say?"
"What I want to say is that those of us who have the blood of Wushan are black sheep, and your A city is a flock of white sheep, and the mixing of black sheep and white sheep will make you feel lonely, but this loneliness can be adapted. You are used to living with Aries, and when the black sheep return to a group full of black sheep one day, even if there is no difference, you will feel uncomfortable. ”
"I'm a black sheep? This is a black sheepfold?"
"That's right, so you're just a little uncomfortable. ”
"But I haven't felt lonely for so many years, could it be that I'm actually just a white sheep with black skin?" Gu Xiaobei looked at his white skin and fell into deep thought.
The senior brother felt that this stupid junior brother might not even be able to tell whether he was lonely or not.
"Don't be a sheep, let me ask you if you have many friends?"
"Not much, there used to be some...... After a little bigger, there don't seem to be many of them. ”
"Isn't that enough, will you be in a daze?"
"I'll be alone on the roof of a building looking at the sky, and then the afternoon will pass by to pass the time. ”
"Looks like you used to be lonely to death. Senior brother said
Gu Xiaobei really thought that he was lonely? When he was very young, his parents went out and lived with his grandmother, and freedom is freedom. But when I got out of school, I watched the other guys being picked up by their parents one by one. Hang out with your brothers. In the end, I was the only one left...... Inevitably, there is some loss. Suddenly, he realized that the older he became, the more friendless he became. When I was in high school, I desperately wanted to get into the crowd, but I no longer had the "brothers" who were floating by the river like before.
"I can't tell, but I guess it's lonely. He said lightly.
"So let you pay attention to the beautiful schoolgirl, the lonely need comfort. A man who gives up his love will not succeed!"
After a while, the senior brother returned to that somewhat unserious state.
A large sip of cold beer was poured down, and Gu Xiaobei let out a long sigh.
After three months of depression, it is not bad to be able to blow a cool breeze on the side of the street, drink some beer, and blow some cowhide with my senior brother. He doesn't care about other things, the moment the plane in City A takes off, he decides to start a new life.
It's like Murakami's words - don't worry too much about the present, don't worry too much about the future, when you have experienced something, the scenery in front of you is not the same as before.
Day 2 College Hub Mission System Hall
If the giant robots on the entrance test make the whole academy full of high-tech atmosphere, then the mission system hall is like a spaceship base in a science fiction movie. The floor and walls are made of silver-white metal, and the circular screen shows the events of this time and the tasks being carried out.
The touchpad on the bottom has five colored touch bits. Each of the five levels of the mission corresponds to each of the five levels. Previously, the topmost dark gold file frame was closed, forever in a gray and black state. But now, it's been opened, shining brightly.
Due to the special status and mystery of this level of the S-class in Gusuli, everyone is curious and in awe of it.
"Self-service registration?is such a high-tech?" Ji Jie couldn't control his hands, and was fumbling around, curious about everything here.
"Of course not, this is just a place to play the delivery task, and you need to register with the corresponding task description to register. The manager kindly prompted
Ji Jie withdrew his uncontrollable hand.
"Eh, you said we can secretly report an S-level mission, even if we can't complete it, it's good to have an eye over. He said to Chen Mingming
"I can't report it, high-level tasks need to have a pass, and the highest pass in the academy at the moment is A-level, and I haven't heard of S-level. ”
Gu Xiaobei had heard of this name. It was a bet between Nijir, the president of the Blazing Sky Society, and the elder brother Jinglian at the club exchange meeting. Although the gambling game ended with Gu Xiaobei's obstruction, judging from the tone of those two, the A-level pass is a very important thing.
At the manual registration office, Chen Mingming, as the captain, took over a D-class crusade called "Nightcrawler". The blue mission statement was placed on a round table, and eight people sat down in a circle.
In fact, there are about 30 people in the class, and it is impossible for everyone to get together, and the squad leader himself goes to pull people one by one. The last one is Gu Xiaobei.
"The name of the D-Class Commissioner is: Boley. I'm in charge of contacting him, and he'll have to set the exact time. This is the information of the mission, let's take a look at it first. ”