Saturday, May 26. This day is still coming.

The Arctic Continent has vast territorial waters and abundant marine resources. Sea fishing is naturally an important production activity in many coastal cities, including Akiyama. The Arctic Sea fishing moratorium is from May to August every year, with 0:00 on the last Sunday of each month.

In other words, today is the last carnival before the closure of the sea.

At 5 o'clock, just after dawn, at the sea sand wharf, several fishing teams were ready to go, and the faster ones were already driving their fishing boats, galloping towards the sea.

On the shore, on a somewhat dilapidated fishing boat, several fishermen were checking the motors, nets, and the small crane at the stern. Next to the bow of the boat, a middle-aged man in his forties stood, smoking a cigarette and directing everyone to work.

He's the captain of the 80-ton fishing boat, Heidi Tobia, who wears a peaked cap, has little energy in his eyes, and his face is a little wrinkled, and the seafood market has not been very good in recent days, so he looks more like an old man now.

"It's all alive, boss!" A fisherman shouted at him.

Heidi threw the cigarette into the water, lowered her head, and stepped onto the boat.

"Where are you going today, Boss?" The fisherman asked again.

In the distance, the sun is shining on the sea, the sparkling waters, and several fishing boats are swaying, which is probably a picture of relaxation and happiness to outsiders.

However, Heidi was not that interested, and he was more worried about his livelihood after the closure of the sea. Hearing the fisherman's question, he touched his chin with his freshly shaved beard, and his eyes flashed twice.

"It's the last day, let's go to the 'suburbs'."

The fishermen were stunned for a moment, and some of them raised objections.

"As for it? It can't be picking up oysters, right? You can go somewhere else. ”

"Oysters aren't money, are they? Anyway, it's the last day, try your luck, in case you catch the treasure, won't we all make money? ”

The crowd just smiled bitterly and set sail.

The so-called "suburbs" are "reef areas" to be precise, and specifically refer to a reef-dense area northeast of the sea sand wharf. It's a place where all other fishing boats have to get around, but it's Heidi's "paradise".

He firmly believes that wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and no one comes, which means that no one robs. Of course, his ship had been hit by the rocks several times, but he still wouldn't give up the place.

Because, here and again, you will occasionally pick up something, and for some reason, fall into the sea, wash up on the shore, and finally get stuck in the reef group.

Heidi once fished out a small box full of gold and silver jewelry, presumably from a jeweler, who accidentally gave it to the sea while showing off his goods on the deck, and then puffed up Heidi's pocket.

Since then, Heidi has loved to go to the "suburbs" when she has nothing to do. The fishermen all said that he was called a waiter, and Heidi didn't care, after all, luck is such a thing, you don't need to work hard, just touch it.

More than ten minutes passed.

"Almost, huh?" A fisherman said, looking at the markings on the chart.

Heidi also looked at it, nodded and said, "Anchor!" ”

The boat dropped anchor not far from the reef, and Heidi found two fishermen and told them to change into wetsuits while he and the others prepared for the fish.

Although this reef is large, if you want to see it to the end, it will take more than ten minutes. As the two fishermen were working on an underwater adventure, Heidi had already prepared his nets, and he moved his shoulders and climbed into the wheelhouse and sat down in a chair. There was a telegraph in the wheelhouse, where he was going to wait for news from underwater.

Before the butt was hot, a green light flashed on the communicator, and it made a noise. Heidi hurriedly pressed the switch under the green light, and turned on the display of the communicator, and the image on it came from the camera on the diving helmet.

The scene presented in front of Heidi's eyes made Heidi smile. The "suburbs" are new again, and besides, it's very special.

"Guys!" He shouted outside, "We've won!" One more will go down to help, and the rest will get the lifter ready! ”

*****

In the morning, Rolov and Leo, grandparents and grandchildren, were listless in the office, around the computer screen. They were watching a report on Kogani City TV about Cullom's death.

"Former Mayor Cullom Durut, whose whereabouts are unknown after the election, was found near the town of Katwe at about one o'clock yesterday afternoon. According to the latest police release, the riots during the election, which were carried out by Cullom's opponents, and Cullom's disappearance after the election, as well as the subsequent shootout, are also believed to be related to the attack on Cullom. The identity of the attackers remains to be confirmed. ”

"As for the cause of Cullom's death, the medical examiner is still confirming it, and the preliminary conclusion is that he died of poisoning."

Reconfirm, it was nothing more than some kind of poison, and Rolov was not interested.

He was concerned about the aftermath of the incident. I've been thinking about it since I received reports from Leo and Akeya yesterday.

Kulom's violent death disrupted all the arrangements of the special detachment. Akeya had no choice but to send a message to Leo. Leo read the message and almost didn't startle it. I can't make my own decisions about this, so I have to ask the old man.

He sent Akeya's words to Rolov as they were, and in less than three minutes, he received a reply from Rolov.

Two words: throw the corpse.

But at that time, the car had already been on the highway, and it was not ordinarily difficult to throw the corpse. Because Drake didn't know what the special team was doing in Kogani City, he had to dump the body without the van driver's knowledge.

Leo and the three people in the cargo compartment exchanged information, and then went into action.

He advised the driver that it was safer to disperse and escape. After driving more than 30 kilometers, the van stopped at the junction leading to the town of Katwe. Taleni activates EHS, causing nearby surveillance cameras to temporarily disable. The sedan took the opportunity to get out of the cargo compartment and drove towards the town.

When the car drove away, the camera returned to normal. The van is back on the road.

On the way to the town of Cartwe, Akya found a random place where no one was, left Kulom's body behind, and hurried away. The two cars found their own way, did not meet each other, and finally arrived safely in Akiyama City.

Roloof asked Christie to get Julie and Bob in order, and let Kane and Tarini come to his house for the night, after all, the limelight has not passed, and you can't just leave personal information in the hotel. By the way, he also wanted to meet these two newcomers.

Kane is a good fighter. As for Tarini, Rolov felt that she was a big surprise enough to fill Dimmit's vacancy.

EIS, through the active EXP nervous system in Tarini's brain, that is, the AE system, controls the EXP space generated by the active EXP, and a weakened version of EHS, the hacking system. If Kane brings an increase in combat power, then Tarini brings a functional increase. In the future, the special detachment will be able to do more, and it will be safer.

Of course, good things don't come in vain. The two men also brought two troubles.

The first is Tarini's physical condition.

Although her AE system is innate, every time she uses EIS, it puts a huge burden on the brain. According to her own report, EHS needs to be restored for three days after using it once, and EHS should try not to exceed twice a day.

But Rolov believes that it is necessary to take into account the situation in which Tarini is overloaded with EIS. It's not that he is inhumane, and it is inevitable that he will encounter all kinds of unreasonable accidents during the task, and he may not have the time to care how many times you can use it in a few days. The so-called not afraid of 10,000 is afraid of what happens, and it is always right to be prepared.

In this case, it is best to have Luna give Tarini a comprehensive physical examination to grasp the specific consumption of EIS. Simply, it's better for Tarini and Luna to live together. In that case, Kane will arrange for Arkya to be at Akya's house.

This trouble is not difficult to solve, but the second one is difficult, the Executive Board.

Based on Leo and Akeya's report, as well as reports in the news, Rolov speculated that it would not be easy for the Executive Board to find the real culprit. Their men were wiped out by Kane, and the police didn't know that Kane was killing people in the building. In the absence of other clues, it would be better to investigate what happened to the Executive Directorate and Cullom's body together.

Perhaps, the vehicles that appeared on the scene will become a breakthrough.

In this way, Kane's car had to be dealt with, and Tarine's seat needed a "new home". And the owner of the van, who has participated in many links of the rose mechanism, must also be gagged.

The method of blocking, Dimmit has already demonstrated.

Leo looked at Rolov, who was frowning, and he had been called before breakfast. Rolov told Leo how to arrange for Kane and Tarini, and talked about the Rose Mechanism.

"How much is it going to burn?" Leo asked cautiously, after all, Tarinny and Kane had taken in on their own.

Rolov held his face in one arm, propped his elbow on the table, and swayed a notebook on the table with the other.

"Any idea what this is?"

"I don't know."

"The plan for Carlstone Street in the south of the city, the planning of that place started last year, and there are several companies waiting to bid. But now, I can only give it, let this Watson Pharmaceutical. ”

"What's the matter with the Rose Agency?"

"Many people on the board of directors of Watson Pharmaceutical, including the chairman, are all members of the Rose Agency. They contacted me last night. ”

"Yes, I see."

"In the past, I didn't want the Rose Mechanism to set up a stronghold in my city, but this time, I'm afraid I'll have to let go, alas!"

Rolov sighed and threw the plan away.

"And I'm more worried that they're grabbing the market for the Lepning Pharmaceutical Factory, which still has a cooperation with Luna's father's hospital, and I hope it won't be affected."

"Instead of worrying about others, think more about yourself, old man."

Leo's words made Rolov put away his lazy expression.

"You can say that too."

"I'm just watching the news, and I'm just a little emotional."

"What? Afraid that I'll end up like this? ”

"You're doing similar things to him, it's hard to say."

"Is it the same?"

"Isn't it different?" Leo asked rhetorically, "They are all mayors of stronghold cities, and they are all engaged in illegal EXP research, do you dare to say that you are different from him, and you have never done anything wrong?" ”

Listening to Leo's questioning, Rolov was not angry, but crossed Erlang's legs, hugged his arms, smiled and nodded.

"Yes, if you can have this kind of thought, you can be considered progress."

"Forget about progress, I advise you not to be like him, glamorous on the surface, dirty on the back."

"Isn't it good to have a shiny surface?"

"It's not good, people have the right to know the truth, but I agree with Zhu Liying's words more, let people know the truth, so that nothing will happen."

"Hahahaha, you little rabbit just don't know."

Rolov's smile embarrassed Leo, and he was going to pretend to be forced to leave, but at this time, I don't know if it was easier to get on an empty stomach, so he stopped.

"Then you have something insightful."

"Hmph, personally, your words may be true, but as a leader, do you think it's okay to do everything in the daylight?"

"Isn't it?"

Leo asked, raising an eyebrow. Ignoring his provocation, Rolov lit a cigarette.

"Since you agree with the reporter, I'll use the reporter as an analogy. Suppose you are a journalist and you hear that there is a hospital that goes to the town and holds a week of free clinics for residents, what do you do? ”

"Send someone to report it."

Rolov nodded and took a puff of his cigarette.

"But what would you do if a patient who received a free clinic said that he was more unwell and that the doctor might misdiagnose him?"

"Do you need to ask? To see if it's true or not, of course. If it's true, just interview and report it. Report on the misdiagnosis of these doctors. ”

Leo thought he was right, but he saw Rolov's look of disdain.

"Childish. What about the report? Have you thought about it? ”

"What have you thought about it, haven't you thought about it, isn't this how it should be? Are you turning a blind eye to misdiagnosis? ”

Rolov shook his head.

"That's where you think naively, you ignore a basic truth. The starting point of the free clinic is good, no hospital will deliberately deceive people when it is not profitable, which is tantamount to making yourself uncomfortable. Misdiagnosis is an isolated phenomenon that does not define the good faith of the diagnosis itself.

"But if you expose the misdiagnosis, then other people who receive free medical treatment will inevitably become suspicious, uneasy, and even difficult to the hospital. If there are some ill-intentioned people who take this opportunity to incite everyone, it is easy to blackmail and even distort the direction of public opinion. Outsiders are always prone to sympathy for the weak, and hospitals will fall into passivity. Even if public opinion is corrected later, the damage to the hospital is irreversible. ”

"What about misdiagnosis?"

"Naturally, there is an appraisal agency to deal with it. Think about it, what role does the media play here? In addition to igniting people's emotions, it doesn't help in the slightest to solve things! ”

Leo never expected to come to such a conclusion, and opened his mouth to refute it, but he couldn't speak.

Some things that are usually taken for granted are not actually justified once they are said.

Rolov gave himself another sip of tea and cleared his throat.

"As the so-called big line ignores the details, the big gifts are not resigned. Those who are not involved in the incident will always forget their identity as outsiders and make comments. But as a leader, you have to keep your eyes on the big picture.

"You say I'm like Cullom, and I don't object. In Akiyama City, I will never be able to get 100% of the people to support me. All I can do is weigh the left and right and choose carefully. You also have to keep these in mind. ”

"What does this have to do with me?"

"You're a captain anyway, and there will always be a time to make a choice. Are you going to let Akya give you ideas all the time? ”

Leo sensed that a large didactic word was coming, and hurriedly walked to the door.

"What's not to do? As long as the mission is completed, whose idea do you care? Let's go. ”

Leaving these words, he opened the door neatly and left. Looking at his appearance, Rolov looked sad, took one last puff, and snuffed out the remaining half of the cigarette. Talk to oneself.

"This can't be done, in this case, the purpose of setting up a special detachment will not be achieved."

He got up and moved for a while, looked at the mirror on the wall, and brushed his hair.

"Gotta figure figure out."

*****

"Welcome, Lord Dimmit!"

Looking at the familiar battle in front of him and listening to the respectful voice in his ear, Dimmit felt that the lineup that greeted him had been upgraded again. When he had come to Dior's castle before, he had never felt so bright in front of him. Today, I guess I turned on all the lights that could be turned on.

That's as it should be.

"I've kept you waiting, Dimmit." Dio greeted him with a smile.

"You've been busy these days, are you still having a good time talking to Infinis?" Dimmit also said with a smile.

"Haha, I finally solved the matter without doing anything."

"That's good, give."

Dimmit took the box and opened it, revealing the treasures inside. The shock on Dio's face was palpable, and his hands trembled a little, and he gently held up the fragments.

"Ahh Fragments of Istis! Haduru Firemer Garndo! ”

"Haduru, Feremer, Gando!"

The maids around him, as well as Taaffy the head maid and James the butler, knelt down in unison, pressed their hands to their chests, and said the same words as Dior in a tone full of awe—the Vian word means "thank you for your mother's gift."

Dimmit was amazed by such a flash mob scene, although he knew that the importance of the Dynik people to traditional rules had reached the point of outrageousness, but he couldn't understand the habit of kneeling and kneeling.

"As for it?"

"Of course," said Dio excitedly, calling everyone to their feet, "it is Istis that the superman is born, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the mother of the superman." ”

"That's what you Dynicks think. Okay, hurry, what's next? ”

"Next, there is a 'awakening ceremony', and we will prepare."

Dio said, looking at his watch.

"It's just past 8 o'clock, have you had breakfast?"

"I've eaten it."

"Then you might have to wait a little longer."

"It's okay."

"Okay."

Putting the pieces back in the box, Dio handed the box to James again and walked to the middle of the hallway. The carpet beneath his feet had a circular notch the size of a basket, and Dio stood next to the notch, allowing the shadow to cover the notch.

The shadow kept flashing with purple light, and with the sound of rattling, a marble cylinder rose from the gap, the sides were carved with patterns, and the meniscus of the Dineke clan was on the top.

Dio put his hands on the family emblem, his body glowed with purple light, and he entered the stone pillar with his hand, and the pattern of the stone pillar shone brightly. Dimmit suddenly felt that the entire castle was filled with EXP reactions, and there was a faint beep.

"Everyone, the Awakening Ritual is about to begin."

Dio's voice, coming from his mouth, echoed through the castle again. Then, out of nowhere, a low bell rang out.

"Whoever I call by name, immediately cleanse himself and change his clothes. Aisha, Su Wenli, Kale, Artenis, Rolting......"

He said the names of thirty maids in a row, paused, and continued.

"Within 30 minutes, gather at the Holy Land without delay."

Another bell rang, Dio raised his hands, the purple light faded away, and the stone pillar retracted. His eyes fell on James and Taaffy beside him.

"James, get the Soul Finder ready and take it to the Holy Land. Taffy, you also go to clean and change, and you will do the peripheral inspection. ”

James and Taaffe each took their orders and bowed and retired. Dio also asked a maid to lead Dimmit and wait in the Holy Land first, and he himself had to prepare.

The holy place was in the courtyard, and Dimiit had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow the maid into the courtyard full of fire. The colorful firelight floating here is terrifying, and even Dimiit can't stay here for long. It's not that I'm afraid, it's just that people instinctively reject the dark environment.

Fortunately, the holy place is not far away, and it takes more than five minutes to arrive.

This place is a little special. In order to shade the sun, there must be one tree every other distance, but here it is a large open space, with no trees, only rows of street lamps, enclosing a circular area about 30 meters in diameter.

Dimmit looked up and saw that the top of his head was covered by a large pitch-black visor. The visor extends from the top of a tall tower in front of it. Looking at the tower, Dimmit suddenly felt a warmth in his heart.

"Excuse me?"

He walked briskly, pressed his hand on the doorknob of the tower, and when he saw that the door was unlocked, he opened it a little. Sure enough, the strong sunlight couldn't wait to come out of it, and when he opened the door completely, he couldn't help but cover his eyes.

The tower was bright, and Dimmit slowly adapted to the bright light, opened his eyes, and walked into the tower. Looking up, I couldn't believe that I was actually in this woods and saw the blue sky at the mouth of the well.

It seems that this tall tower with an open top is taller than Heikunmu. There is a spot at the top of the tower that emits a strong light, making it difficult to look at directly. I guess there is a reflective device that allows sunlight to shine in.

The structure of the entire tower is very similar to that of the Kharuf sanctuary, and Dimiit is very surprised.

"Dinnick's territory, why is there such a building?"

The maid beside her replied, "This tower is the Radiant Shadow Tower that Lord Dio just mentioned, and it is said that it was built specifically for the awakening ceremony. ”

"Ceremonial? Specifically? ”

"I'm so sorry, Lord Dimmit, I've only been here for two years, and during that time the tower hasn't been used, and Lord Dior hasn't explained it."

Dimitry nodded, and he decided to wait in the tower for Dior to come.

The area of the tower is not large, except for two stone pillars standing on the ground, there are no other furnishings. The size of the stone pillar is very similar to the one Dior used just now, but the pattern on the top once again puzzled Dimet.

The diamond-shaped sun, the emblem of the Harif clan.

"W-what's going on?"

Dimmit, who was thinking alone in the tower, spent half an hour unconsciously. In the distance, he heard footsteps approaching, and he stepped out of the tower. His eyes re-entered the darkness, making him a little uncomfortable.

It was none other than Dio, who had changed into a purple-black robe, and it was so well made that outsiders could tell that the person who wore it was not an ordinary person. The pattern on the cuffs, as well as the pattern on the chest and back, are all made of gold thread with EXP attached, and a stitch is shown. Its shape can be seen even under the black kunlin.

Dior wears a silver headband with a knuckle-sized diamond in the center. In the crystal clear diamond, you can see a purple-black substance that looks like a liquid tumbling. As the "liquid" tumbles, the diamond will shine with varying intensities.

This is a ceremonial item made by the Dinnik people after special processing of diamonds, which can control and increase the strength of the Dinnick people, and the effect is obvious. If a natural person wears it, it can also effectively resist and control the Shadow EXP.

Overnight diamonds can only be seen in the nobles of Dinnick, and a very small number of them become rare after they are outflowed, and the price will never be less than 10 million. The selection of diamonds is extremely demanding, and the craftsmanship is extremely complex, and many famous jewelers can only make a few satisfactory pieces even if they spend their lifetime.

Dior, on the other hand, has three, one in his study, one on the band, and the last one in the ring.

It was the first time that Dior had seen Dior in a ceremonial attire, and he now had a new understanding of the Will family's wealth.

"Actually wearing two night mother diamonds on his body at the same time, rich people are different."

Dior smiled calmly: "Haha, this dress should be worn at least once a year on New Year's Eve, but I still can't get used to wearing it." ”

"Really? I don't think I'm used to it. ”

Dimmit said, gesturing to the Tower of Radiance behind him.

"Why is there a Haruf clan emblem on that stone pillar inside?"

"Because, that tower is for Mrs. Haru."

"Mrs. Haru?"

"That's right, the Awakening Ritual needs Lady Haru, or rather, your strength."