Chapter 5: Blue Nights
Kingsley Relief Society.
The spacious hall is brightly lit, but it is slightly empty due to overly simple decorations. Perhaps because it was close to midnight, there weren't too many people, and the sporadic few people brought a bit of silence to the hall.
Neil stood in front of a pair of words hanging in the middle of the hall, his right hand holding the hilt of his sword, tilting his head slightly and squinting at the two words. "Kanatori?" "That's right, it's the word 'Kanatori'" A man of about twenty years old walked from the side, and he seemed to see the question in Neil's mind. He was wearing a uniform similar to that of Lyuk, and he smiled at Neil, sorry for the faux pas, and then added: "These two words are taken from the motto of Kingsley Grumman, the founder of the Relief Society, 'Gold in the mud is still available, what is the matter', which is also one of the creeds of the Relief Society. "Huh?" Neermo rubbed his chin in thought, waiting until his brow furrowed to realize that the man was missing. Although the man was gone, the chatter grew louder, especially in the hall near midnight. "What!?Master Grumman actually talked to that 'black hair'!" "Master Grumman?could it be Kingsley's Pierre Grumman, how could he take the initiative to talk to that kind of 'black hair'?" "Does Kingsley really want to be Harvey's Utah this time......?" The cacophony didn't seem to have affected Neil, who was now sitting on a wooden chair, tapping the wooden chair handle with the fingertips of his right hand and muttering, "Pierre Grumman?"
Neil taps the wood grain with a "click" sound, like a clock to record the passage of time. Just then, a loud "Brother Neil" interrupted Neil's clocking, ending the ordeal of the wooden chair. The door to the inner hall finally opened, and Erin and Fili, along with the person in charge, Luk, finally appeared. Excited little Irene ran up to Neil and shouted, "Brother Neil, Brother Neil, I'm Kingsley now, don't believe me." I saw that she couldn't wait to roll up her sleeves to reveal her dark and skinny little arm, on which a G-shaped gold character script was clearly visible. "Congratulations to Miss Erin Cafrino for being identified as harmless, talented Kingsley by our Kingsley Relief Society's 'Phnom Penh'. The Grumman family crest rune is proof of that. Liuke, who was on the side, announced to everyone present. After sending symbolic congratulations to little Irene, everyone slowly regained their composure.
Seeing that little Irene's 'Phnom Penh identification' had been completed, Neil was about to leave here, when he suddenly noticed that little Erin behind him was pulling the corner of his clothes. I saw that little Erin, who showed the cat's ears, handed the headscarf to Neil with both hands. She took a deep breath and then summoned up the courage to say to Neil, "Now Erin can protect herself. Next, it's up to Erin and me to protect Brother Neil. ”
Taking the turban, Neil touched Erin's head dotingly, a hint of warmth in his confused eyes. Hiding his black hair with a turban, Neil pushed open the door and re-entered the brilliant blue capital of midnight.
"Master Neil Cafrino, it's time to go to the Blue Capital Council to apply for the crystal card. Then use it as proof of your enrollment. Fili, who walked out of the relief society, said to Neil in front of her. "What is Brother Crow's plan?" "Subordinate Fei Li only followed the instructions of Captain Crow, and the head of the regiment did not explain to his subordinates in detail. Faced with Neil's doubts, Fili didn't know how to answer. "Well, got it. Miss Fili, lead the way. Filisennial bowed slightly in apology, and then led Neil and Irene through the blurred and empty streets towards the very center of the city, towards the strangely structured but magnificent building.
It didn't take long for the three of them to come to the building called the Senate. The three main bodies that make up this building can be seen at a glance, and their various shapes, spires and domes, are very different, but the integration of styles makes them unobtrusive, and expresses the will of "the maintenance of law and man" under the delicate balance, and this multi-style fusion structure has a strong Luowang architectural style.
"This is the Senate consisting of the Legislative Council, the Governing Hall, and the Judgment Hall. Fili introduced the two Neils. They walked over to the large arch of the Consulate, where Firi motioned for Neil and the two to wait for a moment, and then led the guards by the stone gate inside.
The waiting time is always boring and long, especially at midnight. At this moment, a noise from the hall dispelled some of the fatigue, and I saw a blonde girl in a gorgeous costume slowly rushing towards the door, surrounded by a group of boys who were extraordinarily well-dressed. "I have to go to school tomorrow, and now I have to go back to rest early, please don't bother me again. And I already have someone in mind. The girl almost shouted loudly. After a moment of silence among the teenagers, the small circle seemed to explode, and everyone said a word, noisy and extremely lively. "How is that possible!Miss Olivia, don't you remember when you were a child that you said you were going to be my wife!" "Hello Deba, Miss Olivia tell me who it is!" "Yes, tell us who it is." Otherwise, I will not give up......!" The scene was noisy again, and under the siege of everyone, the anxious eldest lady inadvertently caught a glimpse of Neil who was silently waiting for someone not far away. Without waiting for everyone to shut up again, she pointed her long index finger at Neil as if grasping at a life-saving straw, shouting, "He, it's him, he's my boyfriend." The crowd fell into a deathly silence again, and then one by one burst out laughing. One of the boys forced a smile and said to the girl, "Miss Olivia, you don't need to make such a joke even if you are reluctant to make a marriage contract with me." You can see clearly, he's 'black haired'!" it turned out that Neil's random turban around his head did not completely cover his black hair, and the ends of his jet-black hair were exposed. The girl who found the clue was also stunned, but after a moment she resolutely walked up to Neil and tried to hold Neil's palm with her trembling fingers. Her cheeks flushed, and she felt the heat at the base of her ears, and she glanced at Neil with her peripheral vision, and saw that he had not refused, so she made up her mind and whispered to everyone that Neil was her crush. Neil himself remained silent, and continued to wait for Fili with a blank face. Little Irene also tilted her head, thinking very confusedly about how this could have become like this, and everyone was stunned on the spot. At this time, Fei Li walked out of the hall, looked at the current scene in confusion, went straight to Neil, and said, "Young Master Neil, it's all right, please come with me." Neil then left the girl and followed Irene and Fili inside. "Is it really okay to leave that big sister there alone, Brother Neil?" "Don't get in trouble, let's go." "Oh!" Olivia was left stunned, embarrassed, she closed her eyes and tried to calm herself, but her eyelids couldn't stop jumping, as if the anger was about to burst out at any moment. Just when Olivia couldn't bear it anymore, a shining carriage covered with magic patterns stopped at the door of the Senate, and I saw a girl in a long skirt stepping down from the carriage, her seemingly slender body, but her gestures were so calm and capable. "Freya, you're finally here!" Olivia threw herself into the girl's arms with a cry.
Unfazed, Neil and Erin followed Fili through the labyrinth of corridors and stairwells, until they finally reached the door of a room with the Speaker's room written on it. Fili knocked on the door, then pushed it open. In the center of the empty room sat a middle-aged man reading, surrounded by shelves filled with all kinds of books. He closed the page in his hand, pushed the frame of his glasses that dragged on the tip of his nose, raised his head slightly, glanced at the three Neils, then smiled and said, "Please come in." ”
"Hello, I'm Rennie Derain, and I'm now the Speaker of the city. You're the two of Captain Crow's words, aren't you?" Rainey paused, looking into Neil's eyes, trying to see Neil through, and the situation was deadlocked, but his question was not answered. "Speaker Rainey, sorry to interrupt, I think Captain Crowe should have told you about the situation of these two. We only followed the instructions of the regimental commander to pick up the things. "I'm sorry, I accidentally committed an occupational disease. Miss Fili, don't put on such a terrible expression. Captain Crow's request for me has been done, and here it is. Pretending to cough twice, Rainey took out two blank crystal cards from a file bag and said, "This is what you want." The rest of the formalities have been completed, now you just need to put your hands on it and make the final identification. Once verified, your information will be logged into the Bafu Empire's population system and you will officially become a resident of Bafu. Neil and Erin each took a card, and when the card finished reading the body information, some basic information would emerge through specific runes. "Looks like it's done, let me check it out. Rainey pulled out a notebook from a pile of papers on the table, turned one of the pages, and saw that the paper was densely crawled with characters, and he pressed two fingers against the page, and the ring on his hand flashed, and the messy words lined up on their own, and in a few moments they put together the names of Neil and Erin and some information. "It's been found, and the registration is complete. From now on, you are the inhabitants of the Blue City, welcome to the Blue City. Rainey then opened his hands in a welcoming gesture. "Then we'll go back first, rude, Speaker Rainey. Fili left with Neil and Erin. Rainey put away his hand and smiled bitterly, and said to himself, "What an interesting teenager." Oh, by the way, I'll have to help Olivia find the right boyfriend. After saying that, he picked up the book from the beginning and flipped through it.
It's been a long night, and even for the bright blue capital, it's time to get ready for bed at one or two o'clock in the morning. Eventually, Fili took Neil and Erin to a hotel and opened a suite for Neil and the two to settle in while she prepared to return to the group. Neil and Erin both went to bed early as Fili had told, as they had to go to school at dawn.
In the dark of night, Irene, who had been woken up by something, dimly saw Neil sitting alone on the windowsill, only to see him turn around and smile and ask herself, "Now, Irene." Isn't school interesting?!" Little Erin opened her mouth to speak, but she felt a blur of consciousness and fell asleep again.