Section XI.Reflections
Ling knows this uncle in military uniform squatting in front of him! This austere soldier is the commander-in-chief of the hunters, the rank is only below himself, the commander-in-chief of all hunters, subordinate to the Hunters' Association, number A1, known as 'General Pud'.
Because he is usually rigorous and fair, he has always been a person he respects. I didn't expect him to come to this battlefield today. It seems that the association thinks that if he hadn't come, it wouldn't have calmed down, right?
"ZERO, WE'LL TAKE CARE OF THE REST OF THE MATTER, YOU ......" The visitor looked at Kate, who was surrounded by the army, and turned back to Ling and continued, "You go back and rest." Until the time of healing or the association is convened......"
"What do you mean! Obviously, you can come to support soon! Why is it only now! What's the point of you regular soldiers coming over at this time?! How many innocent people have been sacrificed! The third lap is already a collapse......"
"Is it an order from headquarters? Pudde. Ling interrupted Zhuge Xun's words. You came from the passage? Are these words you are going to say to me? Or is it an association? Are you here for the order of the association? β
The soldier named Pude silently responded to Lingtong Zhuge Xun's questioning.
"ZERO, the rest of the guild unanimously approved that you should go back to recover first. You have worked hard in this war, and the association will remember it for you. Of course, in order for you to heal your injuries thoroughly, so you don't have to attend any meetings of the association, and this is also for your own good. That's all I can say to you as a 'sweeper' this time. Pud avoided Ling's eyes, believing that ZERO would understand what he meant.
Ling didn't say anything, just because he noticed that Pud, who had turned away, seemed to be holding back something, and his hands were tightly clenched into fists!
Returning to the army, Pud motioned for the army to lift the siege on Kate in vampire form, and then began to clean up the battlefield. Order the remaining alien within a radius of 100 miles to cut the grass and eradicate the roots!
"Just let him go? Ling: Do you know what he just said? Zhuge Xun didn't understand why Ling would stop herself from going to that Pude to ask clearly.
"Are you alright?" Kate, freed, comes to Ling's side.
Because of Kate's relationship, Zhuge Xun has been hiding far away. The instincts of the body repel the pure-blooded Kate.
Kate picked up Yuan's body and said to Ling, who was barely standing up, "Let's go home." "Words without temperature, cold face without expression, and cold light shining in crimson eyes." Come along. That woman asked me to take you. "The speech is directed at Zhuge Xun in the distance.
"Where are you going?" Zhuge Xun stared at Kate's every move warily.
Kate took the key from her bosom, opened the door of time by her side, and walked in first with Yuan's corpse in her arms. Ling motioned for Zhuge Xun to let him follow Kate, and Ling herself glanced at the wreckage of the army in the central square......Big Brother'......
After Ling entered the door, the door merged on its own, as if the space had never been opened.
"What is this place?" Zhuge Xun looked around, dense forests, clear lake water, and an antique three-story annex by the lake......
"This is the southern border." Ling explained.
"Xiaoling, you take him to see the moon, I'm going to bury the garden."
"Okay. Mr. Zhuge and I will go back to the museum first. β
Hearing their conversation, Zhuge Xun followed Ling towards the annex by the lake. Kate, on the other hand, walked deeper into the forest with Yuan's body in her arms.
Ling took Zhuge Xun to the side door of the annex. And Zhuge Xun vaguely saw that there were many transportation tools parked in front of the main entrance of the annex that could only be seen in the circle! At the same time, many people came out of the annex with satisfied smiles. Seeing their expressions, it seems that everything they have just experienced is just a nightmare! What the hell is this place!
Ling takes Zhuge Kaoru to the hall on the first floor and tells Kaoru that he can sit casually.
I was so tired that Kaoru didn't have the strength to get up anymore as soon as she sat down...... His spiritual power has been consumed too much, and it seems that there is no time to recover for a while. "This is your and Kate's home?" That's all Kaoru could think of. I saw that this all-wooden hall gave people a very peaceful and relaxed feeling, and the smell that permeated the air relieved the tired body.
"Yes and no......" Ling heard Kaoru's question and didn't know how to answer. This is the lobby on the first floor of the Red Moon Pavilion. Ling took out a small glass bottle from the sideboard, poured the contents into the cup, took some water from the central pool, diluted it and drank it all. Ling's expression told Kaoru that this kind of thing was not delicious. Subsequently, Ling also diluted a cup and handed it to Zhuge Xun.
Kaoru took it in confusion, wondering whether to drink it or not.
"Drink, this kind of thing doesn't taste good, but it's good for your body."
Hearing Ling's words, Kaoru drank the liquid in the cup in one gulp. This is...... The taste of coffee? It's just that it's stronger than the coffee I've usually drunk, why is Ling's expression so painful? Does he hate coffee?
After seeing Kaoru finish drinking, Ling continued, "Since Yue asked Kate to bring you back, you should be able to see things outside this hall, right?" Ling looked up at the ceiling.
Because there are two kinds of people who can see the 'Red Moon Pavilion' main hall, one is the one who chooses the Red Moon Pavilion who can only see the empty hall on the first floor, and the other is the person who can see the second and third floors who are selected by the Red Moon Pavilion;
"You mean upstairs?" Although I can't see it all, Kaoru knows that in addition to this hall, it should belong to this annex upstairs.
"It seems that you are also the one who has been chosen." Ling sat across from Kaoru. "Take a break and wait for the moon to come back from the gift shop. We fought this battle too hard. If it weren't for you, the three laps would be completely over. Ling smiled wryly.
"Why? The rescue army can obviously come to support very quickly, why is it delayed until this time! Is that soldier Pud here to 'clean up the battlefield'? In addition, I want to remove your permissions, what is 'recuperation'! What's the deal with that 'channel' you're talking about? ......"Zhuge Xun has a lot of things that I can't figure out!
"Even if you question Ling now, Ling won't be able to answer you anything...... I'll answer you. β
"Moon ......"
"Did you drink that?" Red Moon came to Ling and saw that Ling's wound was almost healed.
Zhuge Xun looked at the girl who suddenly appeared: bright red top hat, dress and boots, long hair tied to the side of the head, snow-white skin seemed to be dyed red, this red was like blood, and the deep black pupils seemed to have some kind of magic to attract people's spirits.
"Hello, I am the owner of the Red Moon Pavilion, Red Moon. Welcome to the Pavilion of the Red Moon, Mr. Zhuge Xun. "Red Moon greeted Zhuge Xun with ancient Chinese etiquette.
"Hello, Miss Red Moon. I heard you invited me here? Zhuge Xun respectfully returned the salute. From the aura, you can feel that the woman in front of you is not an ordinary person, at least not worse than that vampire!
"Mr. Kaoru is polite. Just call me Red Moon. Let me explain Mr. Zhuge 's doubts. β
"Can I ask a question before that?" Zhuge Xun looked at the red moon very seriously.
"Excuse me."
"You know something about me?"
"Hmm. Zhuge Xun, the thirteenth grandson of Zhuge Kongming, a military strategist during the Three Kingdoms period of China. Because of the civil strife of the clan, which led to the extinction of the clan, only a few people survived, and only the one who really inherited Mr. Kong Ming's ability was ...... Mr. Kaoru is alone. Moreover, Mr. Kaoru was turned into a 'subspecies' by chance to have an immortal body. If I'm not wrong, Mr. Kaoru is now 367 years old. I actually hope that Mr. Zhuge Xun can stay, and I invite you as the owner of the Red Moon Pavilion. β
"So, this is really the 'Red Moon Pavilion' that only appears in the biography?" Zhuge Xun confirmed his guess.
"Yes."
"You said I could stay?"
"Yes. Become the third guest of the hotel. At the same time, it protects and is protected by the main building. β
"The third guest?"
"Hmm. Across from you are Hunter Ling and Kate Flarian, a vampire. β
"That's the ...... That vampire lives here too? β
"Yes, but if you don't want to meet, you won't have anything to do with each other."
"I'll think about it anyway......"
"What's so bad about living with me! Uncle Ben hasn't said he hates you yet, you hate Uncle Ben! Kate's arrogant voice rang out at the door. Little Lingling, today Dad, I behaved very bravely! Did Xiao Lingling look down on her father? Kate hugged Ling who was sitting on the couch.
βEβ¦β¦ ...... are you buried? β
Hearing Ling's inquiry, Kate let go of Ling and sat next to Ling, holding her chin with one hand and sighing sadly: "Xiaoling really doesn't know how to look at the atmosphere." By the way, Honghong, I'll ask you something later. β
"You go to the library on the third floor to find it yourself, about the relationship between you and E, Yuan......
"Okay. Then, Xiaoling, Dad, I'm going to do work, you continue. β
Ling knew that Kate was not as indifferent as she seemed on the surface, so why wasn't she, and she was somewhat responsible for Yuan's death...... If I had been stronger, I would have solved this turmoil earlier, perhaps...... Is it too late to start now?
"Mr. Kaoru, you may consider whether or not to stay, but the main building will leave a room for Mr. Kaoru, and he is always welcome to come."
"Thank you. Just call me Kaoru. Well, Miss Red Moon hasn't answered my original question yet. β
"And what do you want to ask?" Hongyue brewed the ground coffee and handed it to Zhuge Xun for a cup.
Kaoru took it and took a sip: "This is ......"
"I'm guessing you'll love this coffee β cappuccino."
"Why is help coming so slowly? Do governments and associations really want to give up the triple lap? β
"Does Kaoru-san know the current distribution of the ten circles in the world?"
"I don't know much about this, only the approximate location. I hate it there after all! And for some things, it is not something that we civilians can understand. Kaoru glanced at Ling, intentionally or unintentionally.
"Then let Red Moon explain it in detail to Mr. Kaoru. As we all know, there are now 10 'Circles of Protection' around the world. And the distribution of the 'protective circle' is also regular, not arbitrary.
In fact, the ten circles are overlapping with double pentagrams. Each circle is located at the top angle of the pentagram. The 10 circles are subdivided into 'inner five circles' and 'outer five circles'.
Inner 5 Circle: It is very close to the central circle and belongs to the positive circle. The numbers are two, four, land, and ζ.
Outer 5 Circle: Far from the central circle, it belongs to the side circle. The numbers are one, three, wu, qi, and jiu.
Among them, the headquarters of the Hunters' Association is located in the main circle.
In the center of the inner five circles is the 'central circle'. The Central Circle is where the heads of state of the world are concentrated. The perimeter of the central ring is surrounded by five protective walls. They are controlled by the five 'brains' in the inner circle at the same time, and if you want to force your way into the central circle, you must destroy the five 'brains' in the inner five circles. The people living in the 'Central Circle' are absolutely safe! Because it is simply impossible to destroy the five 'brains'!
At present, the clockwise order of the protection circle is: 1. The headquarters of the association, Wu, II, Jiu, Lu, San, Qi, and IV.
Ordinary people only know that the world is divided into ten circles, and as for the 'inner five' and 'outer five', they can't tell the difference, after all, the deviation is not so obvious. And this three-circle turmoil, it is obvious that there are 'insiders' behind the scenes. As for the purpose, I don't think I need to say it, Mr. Kaoru and Ling should be very clear in their hearts. Red Moon continued.
"Before you came back, didn't the association headquarters send someone to 'clean up the aftermath'? The reason why the rescue is slow is that, on the one hand, the third circle is far away from the headquarters of the association, and the third circle is also an existence that can be given up at any time. The people in the headquarters were also worried about whether to give three rounds of rescue, but in the end, it was because of the support of that person and the fact that the headquarters did not expect the development of the situation that they decided to send troops. β
"You mean Pudder?" Ling can only think of him, which is why he appears.
"Hmm. Pude is also because of Ling's relationship, maybe he thinks he owes Ling a favor.
Kaoru must have wondered why the rescue army came so quickly, right? The reason is simple, because there is an unknown secret passage between the circles that is used for emergencies. Moreover, the secret passage is also connected to the central circle. In fact, as long as you master the map of the secret passage, it is not impossible to directly attack the central circle, but it is just impossible. Red Moon lifted the coffee pot on the coffee table and filled her own cup with Kaoru. Are you satisfied with my answer to your question? β
Zhuge Xun didn't say anything, in fact, he didn't know what to say.
"Doesn't Mr. Zhuge want to do something for this world? Is Kaoru the same point of view? Hongyue squinted her eyes and observed the change in Zhuge Xun's expression.
For a while, Zhuge Xun didn't know how to think about the question raised by Hongyue, so he turned his gaze to Ling, and found that Ling was also thinking about Hongyue's words. For a long time: "What about Miss Hongyue?" Do you think it's better to ruin than to maintain? Even if the world is now rotten and on the verge of destruction, shouldn't those of us who are capable of trying to save it and get it back on track? Even if it is destroyed, will the new world be better? Miss Hongyue, I have lived for more than 300 years, and I have seen the rise and fall of many countries, and I have seen a country decay and destroy it, and the re-established country will become the same after a period of time, so destruction will not solve the problem. Isn't that what Miss Red Moon thinks? β
"Where's Ling?" Hearing Zhuge Xun's answer, Hongyue turned to ask Ling, who had been listening quietly.
"Month, I admit that my previous ideas were somewhat naΓ―ve, but only a small part! The headquarters and the world government are not completely broken, they can still be recovered, at least there are people like Pud. Ling also thought about it through this incident, and saw that it was impossible to completely change the current situation by relying only on the Hunters' Association and the World Government.
"Ling, I agree with you! I am willing to do something for the world with you! β
Hearing this, Hongyue smiled lightly: "Okay, let's see how hard you can go." But...... Forget it, just like your decision, I respect it. So you continue to plan how to redeem this world, I will go back to the gift shop in front of me to continue my business, even if the world is destroyed, as long as it does not harm their own interests, there are still people who are willing to stay out of it.
Mr. Kaoru can go to the second floor to choose a room first, whether you can stay or not, the Red Moon Pavilion welcomes you at any time. β
Red Moon pushed open the wooden door and walked towards the gift shop in front of her.
Because of the light, Zhuge Xun and Ling didn't see a meaningful smile on Hongyue's face......