That night, the Feishui Station was brightly lit and crowds poured in from all directions to see off the glorious soldiers, who prepared food, bright light, and wine to entertain them, young girls and young women screamed in spite of their reserve to catch a glimpse of the Wings of Liberty Rangers, devout Tunnel Mother believers prayed for the Children of Flame, they tried to offer their fellow believers the blessing of victory, and the soldiers of the Escort sang and danced with their parents, female companions, and children.

They want glory, they want to show the world their fearlessness, and almost everyone thinks so.

It is no wonder that they are so confident, on the other side, in the arduous and arduous clean-up war carried out in the aquarium, they have not been able to gather so many soldiers now, which makes them more confident.

Summer quietly gazed at the young men and women dancing around the flames and lights, and couldn't help but think about the possibility of failure. Maybe then, it's the opposite crying, swearing, wailing, hurting, and the confusion and fear that comes with it.

If they fail this time, I don't know if they will have the courage to fight again next time, and maybe Noo will be saddled with a sinful name, which is a good thing for Summer, and Noo's reputation here is terrifying.

"Why don't you join them?" Wei Ning appeared next to him almost silently, the girl's figure became more and more secretive, hidden to the point that people had to be wary, he didn't know if the synths really claimed that they could completely control her, but he could only pray that it was better, of course, this girl was a handleless double-edged dagger, the more deadly she was to herself, the more dangerous she would be to her enemies.

"This is a banquet for the dead," his deep voice was a little hoarse, "look at the most showy guys, these people may be the bravest tomorrow," and the dead may be the fastest, "I don't want to steal the limelight from them." ”

"Boys and girls, they all applaud the feat of the Wild Boy, they thought he was in charge, they worshipped him as the wisest leader, they worshipped him, they admired him, but they didn't know that you were the one who made it happen, and he was against you before," Wei Ning's red eyes reflected the rising bonfire in the center of the celebration hall, which made her look even more scarlet, like a vampire hiding in the shadows waiting to hunt her prey, she was even more dangerous than when she first met her in the summer, I couldn't figure out her thoughts.

The fear hidden in Summer's heart seemed to be magnified, he took a deep breath of air, and the entire Fat Water Station seemed to be filled with smoke from the flames, which made him even more depressed, "You are encouraging me to ......"

"I'm just weird," she smiled, a cautious and dangerous smile, "if you want to develop in the Fat Water Station, if you want to be loved, if you want to be trusted, you have to let others see what you're doing, but you're always hiding behind others, Boliva, Norio, Mr. One, Tess Merchant, it's Natalia, and these mercenary leaders, what are you hiding?" ”

What is hidden? "Maybe I'm keeping my mystery alive," he said, "so that I can arouse the curiosity of the beautiful girl, or if you see my superficial nature, you will soon lose interest in me." With that, he stood up, "To show you that I am open-minded, ma'am, how about inviting you to join them in their revelry?" ”

Wei Ning tilted her head, "Happy." ”

The two stepped out of the shadows side by side. At the lit bonfire, the Children of the Flame knelt around a line of burning braziers, chanting prayers from the Trinity Bible to the Mother of Flames, while the Fire Sacrifice knelt quietly among three rusty old stone statues, like three women on fire. The orange-red light stained his face like a kumquat, and he claimed to have seen the instructions of the gods in the flames, but from Summer's point of view, he only saw a godstick brainwashing. In the surrounding area, men and women are either in groups or snuggling up to each other, whether they are watching the trick of the "fire sacrifice" with a foolish attitude, or whether they sincerely want to witness the existence of the true God.

It was foolish to deny God in front of believers, so Summer, who had always been fond of mocking the gods, would just quietly look at the flames, at the woodwood, the coals, and some kind of black oil crackling in them, and then he saw someone grilling a dead pig on a bonfire.

"This is a blessing for the Mother of Flames."

Summer looked away and glanced curiously at the girl beside her, "Have you read the Trinity Bible lately?" ”

"When Mother Earth fell into a deep sleep, it was the Mother of Flame who brought the pigs of the world into the ground, and let them multiply in the darkness to become the only delicious food left on the human table, as it is said in the ninth chapter of the third book of the Three Gods Bible, which I just turned to last night."

Summer was even more surprised, but he remembered that when she was in school, Lady Dave had said that Wining was the best student in her class, so it might not be so strange that she loved to read. "Compared to your learning, my mind is barren and has no wisdom." He gave a rare word of approval.

Wei Ning chuckled, "With Mr. Summer's methods, even a girl who has suffered from radiation for many years can be restored in the blink of an eye, so why bother to kill me like this, a little girl who can only memorize the Bible?" ”

"If only you had thought so," Summer blinked, with a hint of sarcasm, "but that's not what you said when you talked to Natalia. ”

"So you're eavesdropping on our conversation," Wei Ning found a comfortable place to sit down, she was wearing an off-white jeans, except for the overalls of the Dawning base, which she only wore when she went out on weekdays. "I remember it was a violation of safety management regulations."

Summer casually bought some kebabs from the platforms on both sides of the tunnel, and served two cups of sweet wine tea, "There are always emergency exceptions in times of emergency, we just met at that time, I need to find a suitable person to help me manage the base, Natalia is a very well-behaved girl, and she is also very sensible, I just want to hear what she says behind her back, to see what kind of person she is, you know, people will always have one thing on the surface, one thing behind the back, and I have high hopes for her, in fact, she did not disappoint me." ”

"If I tell her about it again......."

"Then you must be a black-eyed girl," Summer sighed bitterly, "I have no reservations about you, and you treat me like this, it makes you want to cry." ”

The girl whispered comfortingly, "Cry as much as you want, Mr. Summer, and I will remember your tear, and its color." ”

He lamented and drank the sweet tea, hoping that the alcohol in it would make him a little intoxicated, but he knew that it was impossible, and the owner who sold the sweet wine tea was not stupid.

They watched for a while at the trick of the gods of the "Fire Sacrifice", and Summer was bored when he saw no sign of the gods' apparitions, and he walked to the other side, where the Sifu from Grey River Station was impassioned with the fugitives, and although he did not mention the name of the Tess merchant, Summer could still see that he was deliberately announcing to others how powerful his supporters were. Is this guy bribing them? Most of his suspicions were true, and those people were attracted by the guns, food, and other supplies he had brought, and they all decided that he would take them out of their predicament, and some even said that they wanted him to be the stationmaster and re-lead the Gray River Station.

Summer turned to another campfire, where the Rangers were, but now there was a crowd of young girls and young women, dressed sensibly, or rather sloppy, and huddled almost unreservedly in the ranks of the chaotic Rangers, drinking with them, singing and dancing with them, and handsome young men among them.

He saw two young girls giggling at the boring joke of a handsome ranger, a third girl flattering him, a familiar young woman and another young woman were riding on two rangers and pushing each other, he saw the young woman in red on the left who was half of her shoulder shirt stripped by her opponent, revealing her smooth white shoulders, she laughed and fired back at her opponent, but it was the robe of the cavalry under her that was torn off, this is the legendary game of "cockfighting"?

For a while, Summer couldn't tell who was molesting whom. But there is no doubt that both ladies are veritable "rangers", which makes him doubt the noble qualities of Wings of Freedom.

Maybe this is where I belong, Summer thought as she walked over to the group. It's a pity that people recognize him and let go of him, and he is sad to find that not even a single girl present dares to attack him, which is a big bad thing about power, why has no one ever mentioned it?

In the end, he found the deputy head of Baisse who was drinking alone, his expression was cold, and he described it as withered, and what he was holding in his hand was not a sweet wine to relieve sorrow, but a dagger that killed his parents, so bitter and hateful, no wonder no girl dared to approach him, even if it was a, most of them would think twice. "Deputy Head of Baise," he always felt as if he had found a confidant, "why don't we have a drink." ”

The deputy head of the regiment glanced at him indifferently, as if he were looking at a black beast that had intruded in recklessly, but he just casually tossed him a jug of wine, and then drank the jug in his hand without taking care of it.

In the summer, he opened the cork and drank a small half, and the sweet, sour and greasy sweet fruit wine made him sick to his stomach, and the overflowing wine passed down his neck, making him feel that it tasted sour and rancid. But for some reason, he began to like the sweet feeling. "People say you used to be a dumb man," he burped, paying homage to the emaciated regimental commander, "I don't think so, tell me how you got into the Rangers." ”

The deputy head of the regiment glanced at him, and took a few sips to himself, "for the sake of the women," he said, "for the sake of one of them." ”

Summer snorted a few times, "It looks like you're disappointed." ”

"It's not too disappointing," he didn't want to say, and he wouldn't ask more in the summer, but he knew that this person was still unmarried, and it was a tragic love story.

They drank each other one bite at a time, as if they had been friends for many years, and soon, the last drop of the jug was swallowed by Summer, and he left the jug and said goodbye to Baisse. "I hope to see you tomorrow and see your men slaughtering everywhere," he said, smiling as he glanced at the Freedom Wings members who were so messy that they had lost their manners, "I don't want to see a bunch of drunks." ”

Baisse tapped his chin, but he was very stingy with his words, and Summer died in his silence at the end of the fire.

Wei Ning sat quietly in place, holding the already cold sweet wine tea in both hands, the eyes under the mask staring directly at the campfire in the distance, through the gap between the dark golden masks, outsiders could only see some of her facial features, the lines of the flame would be covered by the metal cover, this is the masterpiece of the engineers.

Whenever she goes out, she wears this alloy mask. Summer took advantage of the hustle and bustle to sit next to her, but she was still the first to notice it.

Looking back at the statue of the "fire sacrifice", I saw that the roast pig on the iron frame had long disappeared, most of them were eaten, and in the original position, there was a shriveled and smelly black corpse, like an orangutan, but not very similar, their limbs were long, and their faces were hideous and terrifying, making people almost unbearable to look at directly, "What are they burning?" He asked in a low voice.

"I saw them burn a black beast," she said......., pointing to the charred corpse in the fire, "and they prayed that tomorrow's adversary would be destroyed under the watchful eye of the Mother of Flames." ”

"Did they succeed?"

"This one succeeded, the others don't know," Wei Ning lowered her head and sipped herbal tea, "Am I going to follow you tomorrow?" ”

Summer nodded, he looked to the left, two young boys and girls were snuggling together, talking sweet words, talking about the mountain alliance and sea oath, his hands and feet were extremely restless, he retracted his gaze and stared at the ground slightly, "If we want to make people awe the dawn, we must show the strength to convince them, you and the fifth will shine tomorrow, I am sure of this." ”

"Need me to deal with the Black Beast King?"

Summer was silent for a long time, making people think he was thinking about something, but he just kept silent." No," he said, "Five alone will go fix it." ”

Wei Ning met his eyes through the mask, but his eyes still drooped, "You're so confident in him?" ”

"No, if he dies, he dies."

"Are you worried about me?" Wei Ning's eyes were as calm as water, and her tone was still not impatient, like old well water, "I don't think you'll ......."

He smiled again, "Let a cute girl go on an adventure?" It's hard to say, but to be honest, you're much more important than Five, because you can warm up your bed at night, and he can't. ”

Wei Ning didn't respond to his words, she just subconsciously looked at her wrist, and between the bare gaps in her palm, she saw the blood red. "What will I be because of this," she asked, on an unrelated topic.

"Freak, xenomorph, killer, god, or just an ordinary person," Summer leaned sideways, noticing that the two young men and women had gone to one side of the shadow, "You have a lot more options than anyone else, but you have to understand that it's hard for one person to play several roles at the same time, and you have to bear the consequences of all this." ”

Wei Ning stared at her hand for a long time, but couldn't figure out what she wanted to become.

"It's late at night," Summer took a deep breath, "that's it, have a wonderful night." ”

Wei Ning nodded, and it didn't take long for the two of them to rush back one after the other.