Section 05

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A room so small that it only has a bed and a table, and there is not even a window, this is where Chen Yin lives now.

(greensleeves)

The Scottish-style sound reverberates in this intimate space. The crisp main theme is melodious with a touch of sadness, and slowly releases his emotions in the low melodic accompaniment.

When was the last time you played this piece?

Chen Yin couldn't remember it clearly.

Maybe it'...... 1 year ago?

Or was it 2 years ago?

I still remember the first time I heard this song of green sleeves, Chen Yin was still in school. I don't remember whether it was junior high school or high school, but I remember that it was in front of a video store, and the incredible melody floated out of the stupid, black, ugly speakers......

…… He just stood there dumbfounded, and he didn't want to leave until the song was over.

I remember that the beautiful salesman sister noticed Chen Yin and asked him if he liked the song, and specially wrote the Chinese and English song titles of the green sleeves to him.

The cassette tapes that I bought for lunch, the Walkman that cost my mother a month's salary, and the days of sitting at an old little table with headphones plugged in and reviewing my homework......

Those memories that have been dusted away, like those yellowed old photographs, the details of which have long been blurred, may fade in memory at some point......

…… But when the melody passes through the soul, the accumulated emotions and emotions are still fresh and timeless.

The crisp harmony of the two strings vibrating at the same time pushes the green sleeves to a climax, and then everything calms down in the aftermath of the strings.

“…… It's coming, it's coming, what's the point of not talking and eavesdropping? Chen Yin placed the guitar on the table next to him.

"A song with a story."

Vittoria appeared on Chen Yin's bed at some point, with her knees together and her lower legs on the bed, holding a large pillow in a mermaid sitting position, her chin resting on the pillow, and her long hair that was usually tied in a ponytail was scattered to one side.

"Hmm."

"Tell me?"

"Nope."

Chen Yin unceremoniously refused, picked up the cut black bread next to him, sandwiched the fried egg and the tender and juicy meat chops and nibbled on it.

"Stealing again?"

"There's no show anyway." Chen Yin muttered inarticulately.

"In case any noble lady comes to you...... What to do? Vittoria's moist lips curled into a smile.

"To be a bard like me, who dedicates his life to his art and has few desires, of course refuses." Chen Yin took a sip of fruit wine, "Didn't you say that you should meet as little as possible?" Surely you didn't come to me today to eavesdrop, did you? Got progress? ”

"Nope. The church is loose on the outside and tight on the inside, and there is nothing to see on the surface, but in fact it has been under martial law, and almost all the departments on the surface, including the arbitration tribunal, the cathedral, etc., have actually laid out detection stealth and detection camouflage, which is like an iron wall that cannot be entered at all. ”

Vittoria shook her head, "But no news is naturally news, at least it means that there must be something wrong within the Holy Light Church, and it's not an ordinary big problem!" Otherwise, it would never be like this, I just don't know what they are guarding against......"

"The channels that could get the information before are basically broken, and the few remaining secret channels can't find a chance to connect, and I can only know what the church is crazy about until you connect with your little lover."

When Vittoria said "little lover", her expression was very special, but Chen Yin's attention was all on the homemade burger, and he ignored this subtle detail.

"Oh." Chen Yin replied lightly, stuffed the last bite of the burger into his mouth, poured a sip of wine and went down, and then asked, "Then you came for something else?" ”

"And then."

Chen Yin looked at the pencil-like device in his hand, shook his head, and threw it back.

"Did the captain reach out?"

"Hmm." Vittoria looked at Chen Yin curiously, "Since you expected this to happen, why did you stop me from using the charm of humans?" Instead, let that even more unreliable sandman spy on him? ”

“…… Habitual thinking, maybe that's my weakness. Chen Yin smiled self-deprecatingly, "I can't get rid of that bit of humanity." ”

"Humanity? Greed, ignorance, cunning, meanness, wickedness, cruelty, ......"

"Okay, okay, I got it."

“…… Arrogance, jealousy, laziness, **** ......"

"Stop." Chen Yin waved his hand to interrupt the slightly excited girl, "Human, the more you go to the top, the more vicious your heart becomes, and the less humanity you will be left behind. Those who can stay with you are naturally the best of the best, so what you see is naturally the ugliest side of all human nature. And I'm different, I'm just a ****, and the conscience that remains here hasn't faded yet, so I'm still a little unaccustomed to this kind of thing. ”

"Poof...... Vittoria suddenly laughed, jumped off the bed and waved her hand, "Okay, ****." I have to go. ”

She had already walked to the door, her hand had already touched the armrest, and she suddenly hesitated: "That song...... What is your name? ”

"Green Sleeves."

"Oh? Listen to the name, the story has already been written? ”

"A violent king rode past a field and saw a girl with blond hair, running and laughing, with her green sleeves fluttering and smiling like a flower, which made the king fall in love at first sight. But she rejected the king's courtship and disappeared into the vast sea of people. A momentary encounter that will never be forgotten. ”

"Green Sleeves is that girl?"

"Hmm."

"Nice story, goodbye."

The door closed softly.

There was only a faint scent of a girl in the air.

“…… It's a beautiful fairy tale, isn't it? It's a pity that behind fairy tales, there is often shocking dirt and filth. The prototype of the story may be that a rapist misses the victim who ran away, so he made a song...... Do you say, Henry VIII? ”

Chen Yin was talking to himself, and he didn't know who he was sarcastic.

Night.

Chen Yin, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

It was already the middle of the night, and the city had fallen into a dead silence after a noisy day.

Chen Yin changed into dark clothes, opened the door and looked at both sides, and quietly sneaked out.

……

The City of Light is a very large city.

But to be precise, the real city of holy light should only be the mysterious city of steel in the holy mountain. Although the sacred mountain is not tall, it is surrounded by very tall and towering trees, and the lush branches and foliage hide the mysterious place deeply.

The part of the city that can be seen now was originally just a residence for pilgrims, but after many years of development and construction, it has expanded into a giant city with a permanent population of more than 5 million and a floating population of tens of millions.

The best part of the city is naturally at the foot of the holy mountain, but it is no longer a place that ordinary people can enter, and the people who live there now are the residences of the great nobles who have been passed down for countless thousands of years, and it has become the so-called "aristocratic city" recognized as "aristocratic city".

At the edge of this "aristocratic city", at the foot of a small building adjacent to the business district, a figure emerged from the darkness, looked around, threw something and hung it on the balcony on the third floor.

After pulling the rope vigorously and confirming the bearing capacity, the figure climbed upstairs with three or two clicks along the rope.

"So late today?"

A deep male voice rang out behind the figure.

"Sorry, I overslept a little." The figure took off his mask and revealed Chen Yin's face, "How is it?" What's the progress? ”

"According to the information you provided, I have traced Lancelot's whereabouts as a friend, and the last time I have received information is that he was ...... half a year ago," a deep male voice said slowly.

“…… Half? Doesn't that mean he's gone when he comes back? Chen Yin frowned.

"That's right."

"Are you sure he's back here?"

The man said, "Of course, he had returned with Her Highness the Holy Maiden, and that was his last public appearance. However, Her Royal Highness the Holy Maiden appeared a few times after that, but she didn't communicate with anyone else, just said something official. ”

"You didn't notice anything wrong when you got off the airship?" Chen Yin thought for a moment and asked.

The man groaned for a moment, but still shook his head and said, "Nothing special. After getting off the airship, we separated. McCarthy followed the young men beside the saint, and heard that he was going to the Holy Mountain. After some time of training, the other clergy were sent out, but it is not known which parish they went to. ”

“…… Are all the clues broken......" Chen Yin sighed, picked up the wine bottle on the table and looked at it, and whistled, "Wow, the special provision inside the church?" It seems that there is no place to buy this thing if you have money. ”

Chen Yin sighed in admiration: "It seems that you are having a good life this day, Your Majesty." ”

The man smiled, walked out of the shadows, took two cups, and poured a glass for himself and Chen Yin.

Moonlight sprinkled on his face, if there was any Mogot...... No, if the people of the Pound Empire saw this face, they would naturally recognize him as the last emperor of the Mogot Empire, the victim of the War God Rebellion.

"It's okay, at least there is no shortage of food and clothing." Mogote smiled.

“…… Why help me? When the Duchess of Elshara recognized me, I thought you would report me. Chen Yin shrugged and smiled.

"Because I owe McCarthy a favor, he told me that you would come to you sooner or later, and that I would be sure to help you then. I'm just keeping my promise. Mogote took a sip of wine and said lightly, "Besides, my current treatment is also what McCarthy helped me fight, otherwise the emperor of a dead country like me in a remote area would have been sent to the slums to fend for himself." ”

"How so? An emperor, they actually ......"

"Do you know who lives here? A baron is a legendary emperor from a thousand years ago, not to mention those grand dukes, what do you think an emperor like me who is not even a precept keeper is in front of them? Mogot laughed miserably.

"Baron? Legend? Chen Yin's heart suddenly moved. If the barons are all of the legendary rank, then they are arranged according to the titles of duke, marquis, earl, son, and baron......

"How many nobles are there?"

"Got it? Hehe, there are about 200 houses in the southwest area, and each one is a noble family. As for the rest of the districts...... With a low-level aristocrat like me, I don't even have the qualifications to go. ”

The former Mogot Emperor seems to have lost his ambitions: "So think twice." The nobles of the southwest region alone are already staggeringly strong, plus the other three districts, it is conservatively estimated that there are at least 800 nobles alone, and no matter how much the legendary powerhouses are discounted, they will not be less than 500. ”

"Oh? Do you know what I'm going to do? ”

"Isn't it rescuing His Highness McCarthy and His Highness the Holy Maiden?" Mogot wondered.

“…… You're tempting me. Chen Yin suddenly smiled, "It seems that you are not very comfortable here?" Isn't it different from the peaceful days you imagined? ”

The next one will repair 600

, you will naturally recognize that he is the last emperor of the Mogoth Empire, the victim of the rebellion of the god of war.

"It's okay, at least there is no shortage of food and clothing." Mogote smiled.

“…… Why help me? When the Duchess of Elshara recognized me, I thought you would report me. Chen Yin shrugged and smiled.

"Because I owe McCarthy a favor, he told me that you would come to you sooner or later, and that I would be sure to help you then. I'm just keeping my promise. Mogote took a sip of wine and said lightly, "Besides, my current treatment is also what McCarthy helped me fight, otherwise the emperor of a dead country like me in a remote area would have been sent to the slums to fend for himself." ”

"How so? An emperor, they actually ......"

"Do you know who lives here? A baron is a legendary emperor from a thousand years ago, not to mention those grand dukes, what do you think an emperor like me who is not even a precept keeper is in front of them? Mogot laughed miserably.

"Baron? Legend? Chen Yin's heart suddenly moved. If the barons are all of the legendary rank, then they are arranged according to the titles of duke, marquis, earl, son, and baron......

"How many nobles are there?"

"Got it? Hehe, there are about 200 houses in the southwest area, and each one is a noble family. As for the rest of the districts...... With a low-level aristocrat like me, I don't even have the qualifications to go. ”

The former Mogot Emperor seems to have lost his ambitions: "So think twice." The nobles of the southwest region alone are already staggeringly strong, plus the other three districts, it is conservatively estimated that there are at least 800 nobles alone, and no matter how much the legendary powerhouses are discounted, they will not be less than 500. ”

"Oh? Do you know what I'm going to do? ”

"Isn't it rescuing His Highness McCarthy and His Highness the Holy Maiden?" Mogot wondered.

“…… You're tempting me. Chen Yin suddenly smiled, "It seems that you are not very comfortable here?" Isn't it different from the peaceful days you imagined? (To be continued.) )