Volume VIII, Chapter 49
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Although time still stood still in the subtle gaps in the morning light, the goose-yellow morning light still cast a distorted and dim shadow in Francis's mind as the bleak and dry yellow of dusk.
Especially in such an environment where you can highlight your loneliness.
The pure circular glacial lake left behind by the Minar Forest because of Forrest Gump's creation of the ocean has thawed at this time, and in the square inch of land that has experienced the baptism of the laws of space elements, it seems to be a faint metaphor for the dark creation he has experienced. The Black Wings, once glorious under Orka's leadership, have disappeared into the same past.
He placed the ice-stained blue rose in his hand in front of the small tombstone on Eleonor's side, and to the left and right of her sleeping place were thousands of tombstones, also symbolized by granite pedestals. Some of them are just a well-dressed mound, but they do not bring the delicate and silky sorrow of wandering in the ice lake.
Except for Le Dien, who is no longer able to take care of himself, all the seniors of the Black Wings have passed away. The burden of fate fell on Francis's shoulders without mercy, and although he knew that Evan was carrying the same pressure in the South, he knew that the epaulettes set with black diamonds could only be a pair.
The arrows of the military uniform in bright black fur, the six black diamonds that still lingered in Orka's body temperature shimmered with subtle and illusory colors, and the reflection on the pale blue water seemed to be a pair of inky eyes with scrutiny and doubt. Under the flickering gaze, Francis finally gave way to his gaze, as the cold black light brushed his cheeks. He crouched down and placed another bunch of blue roses in front of Ibeh's tombstone. There was no body of Ibekh there. Nor did he leave any mark, except for a layer of transparent warm frost left on the icy surface of the granite by posterity.
"That's enough!" Francis spat out a sentence that didn't have much emotion. Then he turned around heavily, and a member of the Black Wings, who was more than ten years older than him, rushed to his side.
"Your Excellency Evan's reply has arrived today, and it is an express on the air line. ”
"Pick the point. ”
He said...... Because of the current Black Wings, the Demon Reservation that was already in harmony with the Grihua Empire gave them a lot of pressure. I can't take a break from thinking about what is going on here, and they want us to help them a little. Overall length. ”
Francis stared into the distance expressionlessly, "Of course this is what we have to do, but first of all, our logistics channels have been suppressed by the Osilian Empire, and now it is difficult for people to get out of the ceasefire line surrounded by their border army, let alone what help we provide to them." We still need to build an external base...... Evan said something else, right?"
"Yes. He said that what we have not lost yet is our technological advantage, and he hopes to get your permission to add our telecommunication technology to a nominal company in Feihuayuan in the form of technology shares, which can be regarded as our main shareholding, right?"
Francis nodded, and walked towards the crowded settlement that had begun to take shape, and although the rooms were made of the simplest and lightweight composite panels, they still gave them a fresh sense of hope when neatly arranged together.
The reporter next to him hurriedly followed him and began to state his thoughts.
"Feihuayuan used their means to open up logistics and transportation channels for us, and under the influence of the Empire, they can be regarded as gambling a large enough amount on us. In that case, we really don't have to lose. ”
Francis shook his head, "In the long run, no one can tell. The world is so varied by a communications company that Grimme once said. ”
Gremmel's name has become an unspeakable name in the garrison, because beneath the filth of betrayal is a bloody resentment.
"It's time for the teacher to come back, right?"
Of course, the reporter knew exactly who the teacher Francis was talking about. I also know the status of that demon in this demon clan and even in the entire Osilian demon clan. He hurriedly spoke, "Mr. Lovian must have arrived by now, I think we will be able to see it when we get back......"
Francis stood silently, then gave a military salute not far away.
Lovian returned the favor in the same standard pose.
The wings behind him fluttered. A subtle but oppressive elemental fluctuation made Francis's heart go into a trance. This is a familiar pattern of elemental fluctuations, a similar impact of power felt by Orka, who is a demon.
It also means a whole new level of power. It was the turmoil of the fourth crystal nucleus that began to throb in the demon's body.
"I'm really sorry, I've been locked up in the Dark City by the Elf King for a long time. I had no choice but to take it easy and leave you here, my sense of responsibility was really hurt. Luo Wei'an smiled, "The matter of the Flying Flower Courtyard, even if it is not in our interests, but at least for now this is the most direct way, let's do it for the time being." ”
Such straightforward words allowed Francis to confirm that the conversation between the two of them had been heard clearly by Lovian before. Although it was not a long absence, in less than two months, Francis found that it was still difficult to get rid of the confusion of relying on his elders for too long.
Francis nodded.
From his personal point of view, the matter of Black Wings is just Francis's work anyway, although he said that he didn't want to help him, but he always felt that if he was rashly involved in the open and secret battle of the Terran ideology, he might not bring a small loss.
After all, his psychological state is closer to that of demons than humans, and now that he lives in a human society, he can only cover himself in a reluctant way.
In any case, he is still a demon now, after all, the half of the human blood flowing in his veins did not bring him any sense of identification with human beings. For him to admit his human identity may only be a long time later, even long beyond his life cycle.
"Daddy!-" A long, clear voice rushed from behind. Quite skillfully tugged at the silky fluffy wing membrane on Lovian's wings, "Why did you come to Frannais so soon......?" Wings are such a good thing. It's a pity that I didn't have ......."
The brief frustration was quickly dragged over by Francis's unnatural face, and Xue Mo looked Francis up and down with his waist crossed.
"This dress is really not suitable for you! Wearing formal clothes every day will affect your growth and height!"
The reporter next to me didn't know when he slipped away. Francis scratched the brim of his hat, then said with a bitter face: "Wouldn't that make you look a little older, if you wear denim shorts and a canvas shirt every day - you can't be credible!"
"It's not like no one knows how old you are, and you have to come up with such high-sounding reasons. Xuemo muttered, and at this time Dingkan trotted out of the grass, holding a rumbling ledger in his hand.
"The Boss is back?" Dincan nodded symbolically, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his bulging nose, "Mistress Semiria—" His face stiffened, "plus Miss Lindsay's vote." You will not be able to withdraw money from our account for another five months. ”
Luo Wei'an's face immediately sank, except for a child of this age, who has worked at the top of the Black Wing for a short time like Francis, has a certain understanding of these jobs, and people like Xuemo don't really understand how money is earned, and now it seems necessary to talk about it-
"It seems to be your relationship. Lovian squinted at Francis as he turned around, "It's not your character to be interrupted, go back and reflect on it, but not everyone is qualified to use public accounts." You, Xuemo—don't pull Dingkan's hair...... Go back and make up for the money you spent during this time!"
Xuemo grabbed and bit Dingkan's other handful of hair, and Dingkan's gold-rimmed glasses fell into the grass and disappeared. Then she looked up rather unconvinced and said loudly, "Semirea is a minor!
Luo Wei'an snorted coldly, stretched out his hand like Xue Mo's head and poked it, Xue Mo was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously raised his hand. At this moment, a small concentric circle pattern appeared on the back of her hand, and then quickly rose into the air as Luo Wei'an's fingers approached, forming a small three-dimensional magic circle with power rotation - Xuemo's exclusive stunt.
His strength was immediately distorted to something else, but it was clear that that was what Lovien himself was aiming for.
"Go back and find Sicass and them. Find a magic patent that is not a core technology and sell it, and you can go back and copy the declaration form yourself!" "It must not be less than 1,000 words. ”
"Ahh
"You've fallen in love now!" said Lovian, feigning anger. "Go to Sikas now!"
Xue Mo pouted at the end, as if complaining that Francis hadn't called her shots, and then slipped behind him by the ear.
Evening.
Although the conditions here are very different from the beautiful and elegant indoor facilities of the Elven Dark City, the ordinary magic lights and candlelit dinner can bring Lovian a far warmer feeling than in the villa on the crystal platform of the Dark City.
The dishes have been put in the stomach of everyone who eats in the spirit of no waste, and the current link has successfully transitioned into a variety of unfounded chatter.
Xue Mo looked unhappy, looked at the messy notebook she wrote from time to time, and then drew a few simple symbols on the desktop with her fingers dipped in water droplets, and then put her palm on it, and then a small magic flame burst out, startling her.
Quietly pouring a small glass of Baileys into his half-cup glass of sugar cane juice, Lovian shook it and drank it with pleasure.
"Teacher, have you still learned to enjoy it? I think this is the most rewarding part of the teacher in the past few months, and he no longer lives an ascetic life creed like before. Julian sputtered in an unskilful tone, and his sister glanced at him on the other side.
"Teacher, tell me about your plans for the future. ”
Luo Wei looked around, Xue Mo was looking at the bottle with a very expectant eye, Luo Wei Yan easily touched Baileys from the restaurant where he worked in the dark city, and in a flash of black light, the wine bottle magically disappeared.
"This time, your foundation is almost complete. The environment here is not too good, and the Terrans are not so trustworthy. So I asked Feihuayuan to provide you with an opportunity to study abroad in Mingcheng before, I guess you won't be polite, right?"
One of the oldest, most beautiful and richest cities in Osiria. The crystallization of elven civilization and art, one of the twin cities of light and darkness - no matter which name it is, it will cause these children who are not deeply involved in the world to reverie infinitely.
Seeing their expressions of intoxication and delight, Lovian knocked on the table and made a conclusion.
"I only have one request for you, and that is to remember to come back after graduation in a few years. ”
"Teacher, certain!" exclaimed the four or five students present.
Xue Mo obviously had no interest in these things, her quirky eyes blinked, a pocket magic circle on a fingernail flashed, a frosted glass wine bottle floated over from nowhere, and Ding Kan looked at her with disdain. Xue Mo gave him a cup, and Ding Kan's sour expression immediately disappeared.
"The second thing is that in the next year, maybe a year or a few years, we may move, move south. Before we do that, we need to prepare. ”
Obviously, Luo Wei'an hadn't said this to everyone before, so the reaction was a burst of confusion.
"To the south, we're going to cross Ariante, and the Griva Empire isn't completely destroyed, so it's all people's territory. Even if Feihuayuan is willing to help us, it is impossible to help us get land. This Mang child named Simon, who had received Tiansu, raised his hand.
Lovian then said lightly, "That's why I chose to make you remember coming back. The Grivar Empire was not supposed to exist in the first place, it was just a freak born out of a false peace, and it was easy to take advantage of him. We just have to wait. Okay, and then there's the third thing—" Lovian clapped his hands, and Xue Mo and Ding Kan on the other side grabbed the bottle. Twisting the cork together, "After that I'm going to go further south, to the snowy region." Go meet an old friend of mine. ”
The word "old friend" can be quite shocking to the feelings of a regiment commander born 500 years ago. That must mean that a former powerhouse at the top of his life is going to reappear in everyone and even Osiria. This kind of thing that can bring a lot of variables, everyone is sensitive and silent.
"Don't worry about my safety, I think everyone has also felt that I am not so weak now. Lovian shifted to a relaxed position. I hope to use my own table xiàn to bring away the other people's strict mood, "Come back soon." The south is not only a matter of the Black Wings, but the other part of the Demon Clan's own land is also there, and the contradictions between the two parties have been increasing, I don't want the lingering Grihua to take advantage of the fisherman. Francis can't pull away, so I can only go and talk to our fellow demons to try to resolve these disputes. ”
Francis's figure appeared outside the tent, and with his trademark tired face after a long meeting, he reached out and pointed at Xuemo and Dingkan's cups, and the two little ones with snickering suddenly froze, and the transparent liquor in the cup was frozen into ice cubes.
Without raising her head, Snow Mo threw out a small three-dimensional circle, and the ice cubes in the cup smashed into it with lightning speed for Francis.
Mastma, who had been silent, reached out and knocked on the door of Xuemo and Dingkan's heads, and the ice that flew out after two bangs suddenly turned into a silky ice mist, and fluttered on the original trajectory and applied to Francis's face. The strong cold sensation made Francis, who was caught off guard, sneeze a few times, which made the other demon children notice this senior brother, and the noisy voice beckoned Francis to come over and taste some leftover desserts.
In a brief moment of joy and relaxation, Mastma leaned over to Lovian and said, "Isn't it okay for you to go alone?"
"I don't want to take you with me, I'm serious. Lovian replied in the Demon language.
"Take Ayan with you. ”
"Why her?"
"Lilin has said that if she can't awaken in time, our value of existence is in danger of disappearing in the eyes of the Holy Land. Although this is not a good thing to say, it is the truth, and the Imperial border troops around us probably mean this, and maybe it is also some kind of pressure on us. This time...... Maybe I've seen Leon's words, maybe it can help. Mastema said, looking at the cup in front of him.
Lovian was silent for a few moments, "Haven't you ever thought that if Ai'an awakens, her memories—memories of the past—are not friendly to us. ”
"It's better to choose the lesser of two powers. Masterma sighed slightly and said, "Besides, our relationship with her is quite good, even if her memory is restored, at least she will not do anything extreme to us, not to mention that now the power of the wolf clan is in Forrest Gump's hands, and she is not the king of the once powerful wolf clan anyway." If the Ai'an of the past were to appear in the present, it would be far from being the most powerful threat to us that it once was......"
"Are you relieved, then?" Lovian smiled faintly.
Mastma raised an eyebrow slightly, then snorted, "This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever heard - you'll talk to Ian tomorrow, and now that she looks flustered, I'm sure she'll be able to agree to go with you." ”
"So be it. Lovian stood up and began to clean up the plates and empty juice bottles on the table, not far away Xue Mo and Ding Kan began to habitually cooperate to bully Francis again, smearing ice on his clean uniform and hair, I don't know why Francis's attitude towards Xue Mo is no longer as evasive as before, this may be a good omen, in any case, the distance between Orka and Francis is too far, a realistic choice is more acceptable to anyone.
Lovean and Mastma, who were packing up their surroundings, looked at each other and smiled.
Under the eaves of the window, there was a warm frost. (To be continued......)