On the tallest building in the center of the courtyard, Ang stood in front of the open window, overlooking the outside world, separated by the towering and easily visible surrounding city walls, and farther away, the brightly lit imperial capital district, he thought that twenty years ago this was still a wilderness, and it was a bit of an exaggeration to say that it was a wilderness, but it was not too much, at that time it was just a habitable place with rich resources and a flat surface, and even if it was inhabited, it was only a scattered and sparse village. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

After a war that lasted for many years, Ang led the knights and the people to choose this area to re-establish a new capital as the imperial capital of the Moon and Night Realm, excavate the surrounding ore and earth, cultivate agriculture in the excellent soil, and lay the railroad in all directions, so that the current prosperity was achieved.

In the earlier wars, not only here, but the whole land was subjected to cruel baptisms, and too many people who survived the war now live in comfortable huts.

Every time he had a tea party, Cang Du couldn't help but ask curious questions, asking why every time he saw him, he looked out the window, as if the scenery outside was an incomparably beautiful view in the world, and he couldn't get enough of it.

It's just that for his own reasons, when he stood in front of the window, the distant earth was divided into two completely different scenes, one reflecting the earth of war and suffering, and the other showing the peaceful and beautiful era of peace and stability.

The suffering that poisoned the world was not just a war, and the happy era was not just in front of us.

It was dark in the room, and Ang didn't turn on the light, not because he liked to stand in the dark, and he would never go into the house as usual and turn on the light, then make a pot of hot tea, walk at the table and start to deal with chores.

"Every time you stand like this and look into the distance, your back is a loneliness that is difficult for outsiders to approach," said an old voice at the door, and Salo knocked on the door of the house beside him, leaning on his cane, "as if he couldn't get along with the whole world." ”

"It's long past the age when I felt sad because of some loneliness, but no matter how long it has passed, even if it has been a few hundred years, I will never completely forget that I really do not belong to this world," he said to her with his back to her, "I didn't expect you to come, but also, at the last moment, if there is anyone else who can talk to me, it is only you." ”

Sharo walked into the room and saw the outfit on Ang's body clearly, it was not the green rose armor created by the Knights, but a simple iron armor, without any complicated pattern craftsmanship added to it, it was created purely to resist the attack, the moonlight swept every scar on the armor, it was burned by the flames of that war, an indelible scar, an old armor that precipitated history and the past.

The last time she saw him in this armor, the war was not over, yes, it was the armor of the old man when he used to walk through the flames of war, which had been removed and sealed at the end of the war, and it represented the end of a long suffering, with so many wounds in it that it should have been left in the corner forever and allowed to accumulate in layers of dust.

But now, he put it on again, as if he was going back to the war years, as if everything in that era was not completely over.

"Are you leaving?" said Sarah, walking over to the table.

"When I enter here again, it will not be me who sits at this table," said Ang, "I am optimistic about Cangdu, among the knights of this year, all of them are intelligent in terms of qualifications, and he is the oldest, experienced, and has the ability and bearing to lead a country. ”

"Those children are the perfect things that have been born with all the best efforts of this era," said Sharo, "and after that, they will surely help each other and make the country more prosperous and healthy." ”

"Naturally, look at the cities outside, this is the first glimpse of the future direction of the world," Aung said, "They are a group of people that I have carefully selected, and they are also the pillars of the future, and in the future, it is enough to have them." ”

Then, he put the helmet he had been dragging on his head, like a soldier ready to go to a grand battle.

"You're going to see Sora," said Sharo, "and you've been feeling guilty about him and them. ”

"I didn't save them, I didn't fulfill my promise to them, I didn't take them to see the war calm down the peace of the country," Ang turned around, no longer the majestic leader, with only a sense of death, "I am the one who created the group of criminals who are in danger everywhere. ”

"But you did, the war is over, and now the country is peaceful," Sharo said, "but they didn't go with you to the end." ”

"That's my fault," said Aang, "that a new era will come, when the world will no longer need me, and the old one, I will be the last one at his end." ”

Aung walked past Sharo, who stayed at the table, her eyes showing reluctance to her old friend, she let out a helpless sigh, and couldn't help but reach out and pick up the porcelain cup in the tray, which was the teacup that Aung usually uses for tea.

"Would you like to have one last tea with me?" said Sarah.

"Do you know, why do I like the only kind of tea that I like the most, it is indeed the best quality, but there are more tea leaves better than it, the day the war ended, I personally led the team to the first village, when the dark clouds that covered the sky for many years finally dispersed, the moon that I had not seen for a long time shone down, I sighed that the moonlight was like a friend who had been separated for a long time, and then I saw the moonlight sprinkled in a field, planting those tea seedlings," Ang walked to the door, "After so many years, I have drunk enough tea, and I should have drunk enough." ”

"I'm a, long overdue. He said.

"The last time I saw him, I left my spell on him, and it should help you," Sharo said, "I think he should have noticed it, even though he didn't resist my technique." ”

"Actually, you, like me, have known that he is him for a long time, but you have always turned a blind eye. ”

"He's all a beloved child," Sharo sighed, "Don't worry, Ang, the cornerstone you have single-handedly supported will surely erect tall towers in the future, remember my prophecy, the foreknowledge that my physique will have, this world curled up by the heavens, must be born, not the end." ”

"I remember, after all, you've been chattering," Ang laughed, a rare laugh from the old man who had always been serious, "and then I would be relieved." ”

Aung Ogudo walked out of the house.

Leaving Sharo alone in this suddenly quiet room, she forced herself to slowly put down the cup to prevent her old friend's favorite porcelain cup from accidentally falling. Then she walked over to where Ang often stood, and looked out at the window, as the old man had always done, out of the window, at the vastness and richness of the earth.

"You are no longer a messenger of God, you are Aung Ogudo, a man who loves the world more than anyone else," Sharo said to himself, "I see it all, you have been working so hard for this world, and I hope that it will continue to prosper." ”

She looked out the window at the world, infinitely beautiful and prosperous.

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Templar Research Institute, underground area.

The ground around him was littered with parts and parts of a disassembled humanoid mech, and Hope sat on a massive mechanical torso, working hard with tools in hand, not even immediately noticing who was standing next to him.

"You are, Hope. The man spoke.

Hope was startled when he heard the human voice, his feet slipped and fell off the machine, his butt hurt from the fall, he hissed and rubbed his ass to stand up, and was even more frightened when he saw the face of the comer.

"Chief, Chief Knight, why are you here?" called Hope.

"These things are stronger," Aung sat down on a random square machine, looking at the large pile of parts placed behind Hope, "I hope you don't mind." ”

"Of course not, of course not," Hope hurriedly waved his hand, he was a researcher with no status or reputation, and it was the first time he had come into contact with the chief knight so closely, and his heart was excited and nervous, "Chief knight, why are you here?"

"Just call me Ang, I will no longer be the chief knight," said Ang, "is this the product of the long-term research project that your dean has always valued? ”

Hope immediately jumped into the clutter pile and rummaged through the cabinets, this boy has a very high talent, and he is also indispensable to the bad habit of putting things around, and after a while, he found the portable controller, pressed the button, and the lights on both sides were all turned on, illuminating the things placed in the display case.

A complete and perfect humanoid mecha, like a group of sleeping heavenly soldiers and gods, both the posture and courage of the gods and demons, even if you see that appearance, it makes people feel like they are being held back from breathing, it is indeed an extremely shocking creation, imitating the structure of the human body and adding backbone parts on its basis, making it have a human appearance while making up for the lack of human flesh, riding these mecha will definitely release human ability to the limit and surpass the limit again, and there are all kinds of suitable heavy weapons around.

"These finishes are only temporary, and there is still a lot of room for further development. Hope said.

"Why, would he want to make these things? What is the answer he gave?"

"Mr. Second Night said that he just thought that maybe one day mankind will face a great disaster, at that time, let alone pray to God, God himself may be the greatest enemy, and when it comes to the day when God is lost, human beings should have something that can overcome everything by themselves," Hope looked at these crystallized with wish and sweat, his pupils flashed with expectation, excitement, and a sense of fascination, "I admire Mr. Second Night, and I believe what Mr. Second Night said, look, how wonderful these things are, and they will become even more perfect." ”

"Yes, these will be the pillars of the future of this world," said Ang, "and keep up the good work, Hope," he paused, and then asked, "Did he give you that name too?"

Hope nodded.

"Hope," said Ang, thinking of something, "you are to inherit that man's wish and turn what is now an imaginary creation into a hope in the future of the moonlit realm." ”

He stood up and was about to leave, when Hope suddenly stopped him.

"Chief Knight, ah no, Mr. Ang," said Hope, "Mr. Second Night said that he was going on a trip, and this trip may be a long, long time, and he himself could not tell, if you see him, can you help me pass on a word," his eyes carried a firm conviction, "I will definitely do my best to create and realize everything that Mr. Second Night conceived, it is Mr. Second Night who rescued me from my lonely wanderings, and the future he wants to see, even if it is only for him, I will definitely try to realize it!"

Aung was silent for a moment, not trying to figure out what Hope had guessed from these words, just nodded.

"I promise you. ”