Triumph City.

Under the steps of the Glorious Courtyard are dotted with sparks, which are torches in the hands of the citizens of Triumphant City.

From deaths to celestial threats, the inhabitants of the Willant Alliance have survived all the crises.

Now that the Alliance and the Survivor Forces have jointly announced the end of the Wasteland Age, the Battlefield Atmosphere Team has finally waited for the opportunity to confess everything to the residents of Triumph City.

From the battle of the Fallen Leaf Valley to the thousands of miles of riding alone in Luoxia Province, to the critical order of Xifan Port and being imprisoned for being involved in a power struggle, he told all the encounters along the way.

Including his being a resident of Vault 404, including his initial joining of the Legion to get information, including his later being moved by the other side of the Willants, including what he decided to do to help those around him and all those trapped by the past......

Except for the part about the game and the player, he almost told everything he could confess...... Even if he didn't say anything, no one would blame him or question him.

However, thinking about what had happened after Marshal Julius had left, he thought for a moment and finally chose to be honest with those who supported him.

Some things can be left to time, but some things are destined to become historical regrets if they are not done today.

To the surprise of the Battlefield Atmosphere Team.

After listening to his statement, the Willant standing at the foot of the steps of the Glory House was calmer than he had imagined.

Including Corway

Including Penny, as well as her father, Captain Benottwan, and many more...... Those civil servants who supported his ascension.

Perhaps—

They had already guessed it, and they might have guessed it.

The rest of the Battlefield guys didn't know, but Bennott might have guessed a little.

However, at that time, Triumph City needed the help of the Alliance, and there was indeed no one in the entire Triumph City who could stand up and carry the banner, so all those who knew tacitly turned a blind eye and ignored these unimportant details.

Politics itself is the art of compromise.

At least for the civilian clique representing the citizens of Triumph City, it doesn't matter whether the regime that exists in the province of Wiellant is called the Legion or the Willant Alliance.

What matters is whose interests it represents, for whom it speaks, and for whom it protects.

The guy may not be a skilled consul, but he does have those who support him in mind.

That's enough.

In the shadow of the side nave.

Looking at the pangolin standing on the steps, Captain Benottwan was silent for a long time and sighed softly.

“…… He was an honest lad, but unfortunately not a full-fledged politician. ”

Penny's expression was much more complex, ranging from shock and astonishment, to sadness and sadness, to bewilderment and many things that she couldn't articulate herself.

Although she had actually noticed something before, especially after learning that he was from the River Valley Province......

But each time she convinced herself, and finally buried her doubts in the depths of her heart.

However, what she didn't expect was that he picked it all out himself......

“…… Why is he lying. Penny's eyes were full of confusion, and she felt as if the filter in her heart had shattered.

Bennott glanced at his daughter, sighed softly, and took a rare stand in the position of "pangolin".

"Although it may be difficult for you to accept that I say this, from my point of view, his behavior can be called honest...... It's just that in some cases a part of the truth is selectively retained. ”

"But why?" Penny looked at her father incomprehensibly, her eyes full of sadness, "He can't...... Confess everything from the beginning and make things clear to us? ”

Bennot was silent for a moment before speaking.

"I'm asking you in turn, if he hadn't done this, would you still be able to stand firmly with him when he was in Xifan Harbor and Tiandu."

Penny looked at her father in a daze, speechless for a moment.

She wanted to say the word "would" without hesitation, but found that she was not as determined as she thought.

Looking at Penny, whose eyes were confused, Bennott's eyes suddenly brought a bit of approval and kindness.

He reached out and stroked his daughter's hair, like a father for the first time in a long time—not a minister.

"When you start to hesitate, it means that you have begun to look into your heart...... It's not like other young people who are not deeply involved in the world, who just blindly regard the pursuit of progress as a fashion. ”

"People always want the other person to treat them unreservedly, but they are rarely willing to be honest with their hearts. In fact, we all know that as human beings, we ourselves are not the kind of flawless people, so why bother to force others to become people that we can't become? ”

"I'm not trying to say how honorable his actions were, or maybe he had better options or could have done better, as you said, but that kind of thing only exists in our imaginations."

"At least in terms of results, he has never used your trust to do anything to be sorry for you, nor has he been sorry for the people who support him, even if he has a lot of struggles of his own...... I think that's enough, and even if I don't think I'm going to be better than him in the same position. ”

"I want to ...... That's what most people in this settlement think. And on the murals of the Glory Temple, there will also be a wall that belongs to him. ”

When everyone longs for a perfect saint, then what they end up with must be a clever liar.

Because there are and only liars who can fulfill all the desires of people's hearts...... No matter how contradictory, distorted, and unreasonable it sounds.

In fact, Tyre is such an existence.

He depicts an era in which the Willant can do anything, and promises his supporters that such an era will come as long as they follow him.

Eventually he took everyone to hell.

So much so that in the end, his dream was shattered, and he unabashedly showed his twisted and ugly spirit, and not only wanted to destroy everything in the Southern Legion, but also wanted to wipe out the Willant people themselves from this world.

It's hard to say that it was bewitched by the celestials.

After all, it wasn't the obsession of one or two people at all, but everyone in the entire Southern Legion.

Penny lowered her head with a complicated expression, her heart was mixed, and she couldn't speak for a while, as if she was hesitating about something.

Bennott didn't speak again, just looked at the steps in the distance.

Suddenly, he realized that his daughter had grown up and was no longer the girl who didn't know anything.

She should go and live her life.

He silently made up his mind that no matter what decision she made, he would respect her choice......

……

The presentation has come to an end.

And as Pangolin said at the beginning, this was his last speech.

“…… My mission is over, and the way forward will be yours to walk and only you can walk it yourself. ”

"Hold the reins in your hands, and do not give it to anyone, but hold it in your own hands forever. Be true to yourselves, to your family and friends, to your loved ones...... Asking yourself before you do anything is whether you are worthy of them, and this is the noblest form of loyalty. ”

"As for me—"

"I'll go back to where I came from."

The Warfield gave a deep bow, then walked down the platform, blending in with the torch-wielding crowd.

From now on, he will no longer be the Archon of the Willant Alliance, but an ordinary Vault 404 resident.

Before that, he had done enough work to deal with the aftermath, and even in the past six months, he had been preparing for this matter.

When he leaves office, the civilian clique will initiate a new selection process, elect the next consul, accept people's scrutiny, and lead the survivors living in the province to continue in the new era......

People consciously moved out of the way, nodded to him, shook hands with him, and even saluted.

The Battlefield Atmosphere Team responded with a smile to the respect they expressed.

The scene is finally over, and it is the most appropriate moment to have a beginning and an end.

After all, he is not a professional politician, nor does he have the same management experience as a manager, and if he continues to work in the position of consul, he will definitely mess up, so it is better to quickly cede to a truly talented expert after the end of the Wasteland Age.

With the help of the Praetorian Guard and the civilian clique, he perfected the selection mechanism, terms of reference, and accountability for the position of consul he created, and institutionalized the existing political factions, turning the original black box into a relatively transparent box...... That's the only thing he can do in the end.

As for the rest, I will leave it to history to evaluate.

He eventually lives up to no one and is back to being himself after confessing everything.

He only felt more relaxed than ever, and this long-awaited day finally came!

He worked undercover from the grassroots to the position of the boss, and in the end, he was able to leave with a lot of praise-

If this manager doesn't seal him as "the first detail in the history of the alliance", I'm afraid it will be difficult to end up in the end.

The people standing at the foot of the steps of the Glory House watched him leave.

People watched with reluctance as he got into the black car parked on the side of the road, and did not leave for a long time until the headlights disappeared at the end of the road......

Today is destined to be a sleepless night.

This is true for all the people in this city......

……

Return to your accommodation.

The Warfield simply packed his bags and planned to leave for the Alliance tomorrow.

His work on the ground has come to an end and is highly appreciated by the management.

It is said that a new version will be released after the open beta, and a new map and main story content will be released at that time.

In order not to be left behind by other players, it is time for him to level up and catch up with the progress he has fallen behind.

"This set of power armor...... It's better to leave it to the locals. ”

Looking at the gold-coated power armor, the Battlefield felt a little reluctant in his heart, but finally decided to leave it here.

Although Julius had already given it to him, these things were housed with the feelings of many Willant people, and they were no longer the private property of a certain person.

Maybe he is too deep into the drama and has too strong a sense of substitution, and he really can't treat the people here as pure NPCs.

In his mind, they have long been his comrades-in-arms, comrades, and even relatives who are not related by blood......

“…… Anyway, I've already got the reward for my mission. Looking at the golden-colored power armor, the Battlefield Atmosphere Group muttered, and a smile suddenly curled up at the corner of his mouth.

He believed that if the spirit of Marshal Julius in the sky was watching, he would be pleased with his choice at this moment.

What's harder than picking up is letting go.

The golden-colored armor glowed faintly in the light, as if it approved his choice.

At this moment, there were soft footsteps outside the door, followed by a knock on the door.

"May I come in?"

It was Penny's voice.

Although they didn't know how to face that face, the Battlefield Atmosphere Team finally said "Please come in".

The door creaked open.

Penny stood in the doorway.

She wore a long skirt with slanted shoulders and a slightly slit hem that reached her knees.

Her supple brown hair was draped over her shoulders, and the tips of her hair were like squirrel tails falling from the treetops.

is different from her usual simple and capable appearance, she is like a princess in casual clothes in a stage play, vigorous and resolute without losing her calmness and elegance.

Stared directly at by those sapphire eyes, the Battlefield Atmosphere Team didn't know where to put their eyes for a while, and their eyes suddenly fell on the suitcase in her hand.

“…… Where are you going? ”

He didn't have anything to say, but Penny, who accosted him, seemed to come prepared.

She glanced at the trunk spread out on the floor, and gently curled the corners of her lips with lip gloss.

"Wherever you go, I'll go."

Perhaps because of the resignation, the battlefield atmosphere group at this moment did not have the calmness when standing on the high platform just now, and coughed hastily and said.

"Don't make a fuss, your father is a minister, and I won't be an archon from tomorrow."

"Does it matter?" Penny said nonchalantly, "That's his business, it's none of my business." ”

Looking at the expression of indifference, the battlefield atmosphere team couldn't help but whisper a complaint.

"It has nothing to do with you, anyway, he killed me in the end."

Penny asked defiantly, raising her eyebrows slightly.

"Are you scared?"

Out of the dignity of a man, it is certainly impossible for the Battlefield Atmosphere Group to say that it is afraid.

But out of the responsibility of a man, he finally said "don't make trouble".

"I'm going back to the league soon...... As for the future, I don't even know where I'm going. ”

Penny said teasingly.

"You have done such an earth-shattering thing, and even frightened the emperor of the Eastern Empire and the president of the new federation, can your administrators still evaporate you from the world?"

The Battlefield Atmosphere Group shook its head.

"Not really, but I might go to a new map to open up the wasteland - ahem, I mean another planet, the kind outside of the solar system."

"What's that," said Penny, nonchalantly, "I'll just come with you." ”

The battlefield atmosphere team looked at the wayward guy in front of them in a daze, and always felt that she had become different from before, but they couldn't tell whether she had become more mature or naïve.

Maybe it's not her who has changed, but the self who suddenly became hesitant and forward-looking at some point.

He wasn't like that before.

Looking at the pangolin, or the battlefield atmosphere group, who was speechless for a long time, Penny continued in a serious tone.

"I'm not kidding you, I don't care what 'code names in the vault' and what 'real names', I can't remember anything that complicated...... I only know one thing, you are my pangolin, so your answer is? ”

"Frankly, it's a very attractive proposition, can I understand it as a confession—"

She didn't want to listen to this guy's nonsense anymore, threw her suitcase into the door, and then grabbed him by the neck under the stunned gaze of the Battlefield team, twisted and pushed him against the door.

The door slammed against the door frame, and an abrupt sound echoed through the empty hallway.

Maybe this is the tradition of the Wilantes -

But is there something wrong with this position?

The Battlefield Atmosphere Team originally wanted to resist for a while, but suddenly realized that they weren't so resistant.

After experiencing so many things together, he actually already had the answer in his heart...... It's just that because of some concerns and a sense of responsibility in my heart, I have never crossed that line.

And just a few hours ago, with his confession, those concerns were no longer there.

His head buzzed for a moment, and he finally only had time to squeeze out a sentence in a soliciting tone.

"Wait—I'll accept your wishes, but can you give me a better name?"

Gan!

The name pangolin has no sense of substitution!

He knew that he shouldn't have listened to the instigation of those dogs in the first place, so he simply used his real name!

Anyway, that's his name, and that's fine.

But now it seems too late to regret it.

Looking at the guy who lifted the rock and smashed himself in the foot, Penny's face appeared like a little devil's smile, and she bit down mercilessly.

"Don't even think about it!"

……

Nothing was said all night.

……

The next morning, the sparse light filtered through the gaps in the leaves outside the window and spilled onto the messy room.

The overturned tables and chairs and scattered cabinets felt as if they had been blown by a tornado.

At this moment, the battlefield atmosphere group sitting on the edge of the bed has entered the sage time.

Thinking back to last night's madness, he couldn't help but slap himself in the head a few times.

Originally, the two of them were rookies pecking each other, and the theory was far greater than the practice.

In short, someone said something triumphant like "You've played your cards well", and the game dragged on from the early hours of the morning to the second half of the night.

In the face of the provocation of the gifted Willantes, the Battlefield Atmosphere team finally managed to maintain the dignity of the Fourth Scourge before they died of exhaustion.

Unfortunately, though, his discipline is gone......

Looking at the quiet sleeping face bathed in the sun, a soft smile suddenly appeared on the face of the battlefield atmosphere team.

Speaking of which, it was the first time he had seen her like this.

The even breath gently blew the emanation that fell on the tip of his nose, and he reached out to push her away, only to find that the sapphire eyes were staring at him motionlessly.

"Are you awake?"

Penny nodded slightly, didn't speak, just looked at him with doting eyes.

It looked like a well-fed cat, sleeping in the sun and licking its paws leisurely.

The Battlefield Atmosphere team felt their hearts beat a lot faster, but they were a little distressed, and stroked their soft hair.

"Can you still get up?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Penny, who had been lying on her side, sat up with a yawn, stretched, and grabbed her clothes and draped them over her shoulders.

"Are you kidding? It's just a small injury, it's nothing to me. ”

The Battlefield Atmosphere Team made a helpless expression.

"Are you sure? That's not what you said yesterday. ”

"That's the exception."

Penny narrowed her eyes slightly, curling the corners of her mouth slightly.

"I'm not going to lose next time."

I always felt that this guy's desire to win or lose was used in strange places, but the Battlefield guy didn't want to argue.

In the future, he still has to be as gentlemanly as possible, and let him be more humble when he should be humble.

After all, she sacrificed so much for herself that she decided to accompany herself to a place so far from home......

As if reading his eyes, Penny stretched out her index finger and flicked it on his forehead.

"Listen, I don't want you to feel like I've made some big sacrifice, or that you owe me a great favor to make things look like some kind of deal."

Holding the soft and powerful hand, the Battlefield Atmosphere Group said in a solemn tone.

"I swear I didn't think about it that way, I just thought about it...... About my responsibility. ”

Although it was a bit fleshy to say this, he really couldn't think of a more appropriate way to express it.

"You'd better not," said Penny in a languid voice, narrowing her cat-like eyes slightly, "as for responsibility, you just have to think of you, I'm not a child, I'll be responsible for myself." ”

When she said this, she suddenly looked at him with a smile and said in a non-joking tone.

"So if you dare to be disloyal to me or do something sorry for me, I won't have to do it with my father, I'll do it myself."

The Battlefield Atmosphere team had no doubt that she could do it, even if she was not her opponent at all.

However, that kind of thing will not happen at all, and he can vouch for it with his character.

Whether it's a character in reality or a game.

Looking at those sapphire eyes, he made the most solemn promise in his life.

"I promise! If there really is such a thing, the contemptible person will never bother you to do it, I will solve it myself. ”

Those bright eyes shook with ripples of emotion.

She could feel that there was no reservation in this promise.

It is not an oath made in anyone's name or in a name that can be discarded at any time, but a solemn promise made by one soul to another.

The two stared at each other intently, and the room was silent for a moment.

Anything to say at this point seems superfluous.

Biting the edge of her lip, Penny stared at him for a long time, finally confirming the same unreserved intentions, and then laughed out loud.

"No, I've got the final say."

Throwing down this sentence with a hint of coquettishness and cunning, she suddenly pounced on it like a predatory tiger, and suddenly pressed the unsuspecting battlefield atmosphere group onto the pillow.

Outside the window, the branches bent by the snow swayed gently in the north wind, and the snowflakes falling from the sky were like wedding dresses for the earth.

Perhaps—

There is no need for me to leave in such a hurry.

The Battlefield Atmosphere Group thought about it for a long time.

In fact, he didn't live up to anyone, and even almost failed a person he shouldn't have disappointed the most, making a girl who had been with him for a long time a pity to die.

Wait a few days before you go.

I have to tell Benott about Penny, and I have to meet my future mother-in-law.

I'm ashamed to say it.

After coming to Triumph City for so long, he has been busy with business, and he has not even officially visited her house.

Although the Willant people don't care much about this, they do have their own traditions and cultural practices......

It's hard to do.

How can you talk about this kind of thing with your family?

Married to a paper man?

That can't be sent to Professor Yang!?

Thinking about a lot of things in a mess, this time the battlefield guy completely lost the game.

Looking at that smug face, he raised his hands in surrender after lying down completely.

No matter!

Anyway, it's good to take one step at a time, and get married before returning to the alliance.

That's what Penny had in mind, too.

Although she also said that this was just a hello, and if her father didn't agree, he wouldn't care about that old Deng, but he couldn't be as willful as her, leaving an eternal regret for this happy ending.

In any case, the period leading up to my birthday is probably busy......