Chapter 314: The Road Ahead
In fact, Hao Ren originally wanted to go home directly - the "Origin Hallows" brought back from another space really made him itch, and the words revealed by Bessemos were even more curious, and he couldn't wait to go home to study what it was, but Hethanna kindly invited everyone to stay for another half a day to have a meal before leaving, so he reluctantly stayed.
Well, in fact, Vivien was the only one who was graciously invited, and Hethanna really had to let Hao Ren and them stay here with her......
The city was in ruins, there were still a lot of wounded to deal with, so this half-day was not a post-war celebration at all, but rather a bleak lesson summary meeting, and Heatherian and Jean had each put their family affairs in order, and made some arrangements for the emergency repair and strengthening of the city's defenses, so that they had time to calm down and think about the future. Now there are only two of the three major families in the city, and the remaining small forces basically have little to say in this situation, so Hethanna and Jean? Lucas and the others are the only remaining leaders of the sanctuary. They personally ran around the city, and invited all the ancients who played a decisive role in the defense of the city, and there was Vivien's prestige town, and this time everyone came together.
The only ancient man who didn't show up was the guardian of the ancient tree Gangrudar, after all, due to its size and mobility, it seemed unrealistic to invite it over, but it sent a clone to convey its thoughts to observe the meeting, and this clone was placed in front of Hethiana, a pot of leeks.
Hao Ren must keep an eye on Doudou who is bouncing in front of him at all times. to prevent the little one from jumping over and nibbling off the leek...... Although the little one doesn't eat greens, she has been especially fond of nibbling on weird things lately to grind her teeth!
That's it. The long hall of the Hethanna family's main house is home to some of the city's most powerful and prestigious people, who are divided into two factions for the future of the sanctuary.
Some people feel that shelters are no longer safe. They want to abandon this place and run out and wander or go to another shelter to ask for help, while others feel that the situation is not so bad and they want to re-establish order in this place.
The abandonment faction is very realistic, but the left-behind faction has its own reasoning, especially in this current situation where everywhere is not safe, in fact, there is no difference between inside and outside the shelter. The main reason for the breach of the shelter this time was the failure of the shadow layer, and as long as the shadow layer was rebuilt, the witchers still had nothing to do with this place - for thousands of years, this shelter was actually in front of the witchers' eyes, and they all knew that there was a large group of aliens gathered here. Just as they know about several other shelters in the world, the location of the shelter is not a big problem, the only problem is defense.
As long as the defense can be rebuilt, the previous situation can be restored.
The main builder of the Shadow Layer is the Shadow Fiend, but vampires and some other dark creatures also have this technology, and with the Shadow Layer's foundations not being destroyed, it is not very difficult to rebuild defenses. In fact, now that the shadow layer has been reactivated, it is only because everyone is worried that the shadow fiend will still leave some hidden dangers in the defense system, so this set needs to be reorganized - on the premise of not giving up this shelter, of course.
Hao Ren knew that he was an outsider here, but he couldn't help but want to reconcile when he heard these discussions about the fate of the city. He looked at Hethanna beside him: "What do you think?" β
"Me? I think this sanctuary will probably remain," Hethanna didn't seem to think it was a big deal, "but it's been breached by witches several times beforeβmost recently when there was a great burning of witches in Europe, when a horde of witchers came here. It was more lively than today, but then it was held, and then we had a meeting and it was still the same. A few left, and many more stayed. The witchers were also afraid of various reasons and did not continue to attack. This is probably the case this time. After all, after several wars in the Age of Mythology, there were constant wars for thousands of years. The losses of demon hunters and aliens are actually not small, and it is difficult to destroy a city at every turn like it did in the past. β
After Hethanna finished speaking, she let out a long sigh: "And it's not safe anywhere, this kind of discussion has no result at all, just pick a less bad one among a bunch of bad options." Most of the witchers will not come in again, and they also have to consider their own losses, and also consider the possibility that we will be buried with the two Athens after we are forced to be in a hurry, so ...... Ha, don't think about it so much. β
It turns out that Hethanna was right.
As a result of the discussions, the sanctuary will continue to exist, and the delicate confrontation with the witchers will continue after the repairs. This is not the first time this crisis has occurred, and the city's residents are accustomed to it, and a few of them will probably leave soon, but many more will stay and continue to operate the place. The meeting of the ancients also represents the future course of the asylum, and Hethanna and Jean? Lucas raised no objection on this issue.
After the meeting, everyone gathered in groups to gossip, and Hethanna sneaked over, and she tugged at Vivian's sleeve: "Lord Vivian, Master Vivian, I will discuss ...... with you."
Vivien subconsciously shook her head: "No." β
Heatherana: "I haven't said it yet......"
"Oh, get used to it, object first," Vivien scratched her cheek, "then you can say it." β
Hethanna blushed: "Lord Vivian, shall I move to you?" β
Before Vivien could say anything, Hao Ren's ears suddenly pricked up, but the first one to shout was Lily: "No, no! There's already a vampire in the house! Why are you moving in?! β
Hethanna squinted at Lily, "You want to care?" You see how chaotic the city is right now, and it's obviously not safe to live for the time being, and I've heard that Vivian's side is a safe shelter, so let me go over for two days to eat......"
Hesperius happened to be passing by, and when he heard this, he glanced at Hethanna with a strange expression: "You are the grass on the wall, where is it safe to fall over there?" Don't forget, you're the only one left in the city now, you and Jean, and we're old guys who don't care. β
Hethanna proudly puffed up her chest: "How can I be a wall-to-wall grass!" I'm a tumbleweed, don't say it's windy, even if there's no wind, I can run to Vivian's side on my knees, Vivian, you say yes, yes, hehehe......"
As she spoke, she rubbed hard into Vivien's arms, who suddenly got goosebumps: "Go and go...... How many times have you said that you should be reserved! β
Then Vivian looked at Heathera sternly: "This time it's really not good, because everyone here needs you, and you can't leave at this critical moment." But when you're done arranging here, you can come and play with me for a few days......"
When Hethanna heard this, she couldn't believe it: "Really? β
Vivian glanced at Hao Ren, and only after receiving an affirmative answer did she turn her head with a smile: "Our side was originally willing to take in the lone alien, of course you are not one of them." In fact, I was forced to leave you alone before, and I really couldn't support you at that time......"
As soon as the look of emotion on Hethanna's face was half revealed, Vivien followed up with the second half of her words: "Of course, the more important thing is that you are too annoying." β
Hao Ren coughed lightly twice, drawing Heatherian's attention: "Besides, you can help us a little by staying here - well, it's always okay to help Vivien, right?" β
This trick worked unusually well for Heatherian, and the other party immediately clicked his head as if he had turned on the vibration mode.
"Pry something out of Bethhemoth's mouth," Hao Ren lowered his voice, "We don't have the conditions for torture here, and I don't have this experience, but you should have, no matter what he says, you sue me...... Okay, sue Vivien, right? β
Hethanna looked at Vivien and nodded in agreement.
"And then there's the matter of the Origin Hallows," Hao Ren looked at Jean in the distance quietly. Lucas glanced at it, "Behemoth may say it, and there may also be records of the Origin Hallows in the Shadow Demon Castle, so Jean must have known that this thing was taken by us sooner or later, but to be honest...... I'm really useful for this, and it's dangerous, I really can't let you study it casually, you just look at my face...... Well, for Vivien's sake, keep this matter down. β
Heather Anna also agreed, and Hao Ren couldn't help but sigh: "Alas, it's so tiring to talk to you, I have to bring Vivian with me every time...... It's not that you don't know, helping me is helping Vivian. β
Heathera puffed out her face, her eyes swept quickly between Hao Ren and Vivien, and then she grinned and grimaced at Hao Ren and suddenly said, "Anyway, I won't call you dad if I die!" β
Hao Ren: "What? β
At this time, Heatherena had already run away like the wind, leaving Hao Ren and Vivien in an embarrassed daze, and finally the two of them said in unison: "The bear child is talking nonsense, don't pay attention to her!" β
This time, even Hesperius's expression became strange: "Your tacit understanding is too high......"
Hao Ren coughed twice in embarrassment, and when he saw Hesperis, he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, what about your business-do you want to cure your brain hole problem?" (To be continued......)