Interlude 1 The general and Kayla's common hobby
It was the first time that Shilinya had seen such a situation in the church of Astania. Built in a building with little light, it relied on the fire sword for lighting, and now the conspicuous fire sword was gone, leaving only the branches that were still glowing green after being burned by the flames.
Shilinya tried to find Christina, but was told by the visiting church medical staff that their church leader had left in a hurry with the sword of fire, and did not know where to go.
"Really, why play Disappearance at such a time?" Shilinya was very distressed, she came with important information, but what she got was the result.
"Forget it, let's find Kayla. I wonder how the other party is doing, I've slept for so long......" Shilinya slowly walked to Kayla's room, but as she was about to open the door, she heard a voice that surprised her.
It's Kayla's voice! Kayla is awake!
Shirinya immediately pushed open the door that was blocking in front of her, and her urgent heart made her very rough.
Bang!
The roar of the door stopped the little girl's voice in the room. But when Shilinya saw this scene in front of her, she never imagined that this guy in front of her would appear in Kayla's room.
"Huh, what's wrong?" a rough, loud voice echoed through the room, creating an echo that made Shilinya even more confused.
"You...... Why is this place?" Shilinya's eyes swept back and forth across the room, and she saw Kayla playing happily on her bed, and Kayla's bed was filled with all kinds of dolls, from wood to fluff.
At Kayla's bedside sat a tall, gray voice, whose iconic horns identified it as a Kunali.
"Are you Your Excellency the General?" In Shilinya's eyes, these Kunali people who crossed the sea were all the same, and the only thing Shilinya could identify was the voice.
"Hmm. The general replied softly, pointing to Kayla's doll-covered bed, "There are no more stools here, sit here ......"
Before the general could finish his sentence, Kayla, who had been playing happily with the dolls in bed, immediately jumped up from the bed and threw herself on top of Shirinya.
"Sister!"
The sudden weight on her neck caused Shilinya to stagger a few steps, and she struggled to balance herself so that Kayla would not be thrown to the ground.
Shilinya hugged the child and let her face appear in her eyes, Shilinya swayed the other person's immature little face from side to side, observing any changes in the other person's body. The long treatment had changed Kayla slightly, her skin was fairer, but it was a sickly color, her body was thinner, her nutrition seemed to be unable to keep up during the treatment, and the only thing that comforted Shilinya was the other's look, much more cheerful and optimistic, not as depressed and pessimistic as at the beginning.
"How is Kayla feeling now?" Shirinya poked her hand at the other's little face, feeling the softer skin of the other.
"Happy!" a smile filled Kayla's face, the only time Shilinya had seen the other person have such a happy expression.
"Why are you happy?" Kayla returned to normal, and a large rock in Shilinya's heart finally fell, and she walked to the messed up hospital bed as she looked at the child in her arms.
She wanted to know what it meant for this great general to be here.
"Hello, Your Excellency, General. Shilinya put Kayla back into her hospital bed, but Kayla refused to let go of the hands that hugged Shilinya, "I'm sorry, Kayla seems to miss me a little, make you smile......"
"Yes, it doesn't matter. The general propped his head, his eyes fixed on the two sisters in front of him, as if thinking about something important.
"Excuse me, why is His Excellency the General here?" Shilinya tried to pull Kayla apart, but the other party was still clinging to her, no matter how hard she tried, it was useless.
The general didn't answer Shirinya's question, she looked at the two interacting people, sometimes nodding, sometimes making a positive voice.
"Your Excellency, are you alright?" Shirinya didn't know what the other party's current state meant.
"Oh!" Shirinya's reminder finally brought his distracted state to an end, "I'm sorry, I was just thinking about an academic question. ”
The general spread his hands helplessly and shrugged his shoulders. He apologized to Shilinya for this informality.
"I'm a biologist in my hometown, and I've just been working on a research project. The General explained to Shilinya, pointing to Kayla in Shilinya's arms, "Sister Ling provided me with the inspiration for the research I had conceived. ”
"......I see," Shilinya was surprised by the other party's answer, she never imagined that these guys with five big appearances and three thick appearances and brain tissue made up of muscles would have such a side.
"I didn't expect that His Excellency the General also had enviable wisdom when he was strong in force. Everyone likes to hear compliments, and Shilinya believes that these aliens from afar are no exception.
"Well...... It's a pleasure to be affirmed. The Kunali's smile was not hideous, and Shilinya's approval turned his serious face into a bright smile, "However, Ms. Shilinya doesn't know what I'm studying, so it's too early to tell." ”
"Hahaha......" Shilinya was slightly embarrassed.
"So, can I know what His Excellency the General is studying?" In fact, in her heart, Shilinya was curious about what these Kunali people, who had a highly developed civilization in the legend, were studying, and how their research methods differed from those of human elves.
"To study the survival habits and emotional changes of intelligent animals in the New World. ”
“......”
"Your Excellency, General, mean that you are studying us?" Shilinya began to wonder why she was at first confused, but immediately reacted.
General Kunali didn't answer, he just nodded slightly, acquiescing to Shirinya's statement. He continued to prop his head on, continuing to watch Shilinya's expression change with his eyes on things.
He and Kayla weren't studying this one issue together, was he? Shilinya pulled Kayla away from her and carefully examined everything on her body until she was sure she wasn't hurt.
"Don't worry, I'm just playing with my sister and I didn't cause any harm to her. The general found out that Shilinya had misunderstood him, and immediately explained his actions.
"I am the president of the Wildlife Conservation Society in my hometown, and I have lived up to the oath I made when I founded the association. ”
"Okay......" Shilinya wanted to say something, but thinking of the other party's different way of thinking from herself, she gave up the idea of discussing with the other party, not thinking that she was just a wild animal in his eyes.
"Anyway, I don't know why His Excellency the Great General is here. Shirinya, who had been weakly traumatized by Sanguan, asked weakly, she didn't understand why the other party wanted to find Kayla, could it be that the other party still wanted to study the so-called "New World" god structure system and its influence on mortals? Maybe they would call the gods higher beings! After all, they are all atheist guys.
"I was injured in yesterday's battle, so I'm here to recuperate. The General poked Kayla's face with his big thick hands, and Kayla didn't resist it.
But yesterday evening, Ling Mei woke up and cried loudly. The doctors couldn't do anything about it, and I was thinking about how to carry out my research project, so I came here to accompany Ling Mei and get some materials. ”
"And these. He pointed to the many toys on the bed, "I originally bought them from a merchant and planned to bring them back to my hometown as research materials, but I didn't expect them to come in handy here." ”
Silence, Shilinya heard the general's explanation and fell silent. She thought of one thing, one thing that would attack her three views and cognition again.
"With all due respect, did the General take these dolls here for treatment?" she asked, pointing to the many kinds of dolls on the beds, but all of them with cute appearances.
"Well, I liked these gadgets very much when I was in my hometown, and I didn't expect to be able to find resonance with Ling Mei here in a foreign country. The General reached out and stroked Kayla gently, messing up her long, untidy hair.
What is it like for a muscular man of two meters and three to be surrounded by a group of dolls? Shirinya felt a sense of disobedience just thinking about it.