"Speaking of which, this is the first time I've taken a private airboat seriously."

Russell sat at the spacious table and propped his chin with his hand, "I didn't expect to be able to order food here..... Across from him was a delphinium eating lunch.

Two plates of soft-boiled omelettes sprinkled with pepper and coarse salt, two synthetic snowflake steaks, and a spiral pasta with bacon, onion, garlic and tomato sauce.

Hearing this, Delphinium raised her head in some confusion and ate a piece of juicy and tender beef: "Didn't you sit on it when you came back from Tongshen Island?"

"It was morning, and I came after breakfast. And didn't I go to the emperor's show..... Russell looked at the steak cut by Delphinium, put his head on the table, and put his hands on top of his hands to show a pitiful expression: "Sister really won't give some? One piece is fine."

"Then you meow." 「..... Meow." "That's good~"

The delphinium happily picked up a piece of steaming meat and fed it to Russell. "How?"

"Well, the accident was good.....

Russell munched on the perfectly pan-fried synthetic steak and found that its toughness, softness, aroma, gravy and seasoning had been perfected.

He can be sure that even the highest level of "raw meat" will never taste better than it. Compared to synthetic meat, which mimics the texture in order to reduce costs, it is closer to the "molecular cuisine", and it is the only way to use technology in order to surpass the extreme taste of nature.

Originally, he had specially saved his stomach, planning to go hungry and wait until he arrived on Sogo Island to eat again. But smelling the aroma of the food in front of him, Russell couldn't help it for a while.

Seeing that Russell ate so well, Delphinium also chuckled and inserted another piece of meat. Without waiting for Russell to swallow the previous piece completely, it continued into Russell's mouth.

"Don't rush, eat slowly..."

She was a little helpless: "Who do you think I ordered two copies for? You're going to be hungry if you eat this in the morning."

"I was expecting Sogo Island to have a refreshing meal..... Russell was also a little aggrieved.

Delphinium grimaced, "No. Hungry and full, it hurts the stomach too much. If you want to eat more, I'll stay here with you for a few more days. You can eat a few more meals, but you can't eat too much."

Russell wanted to be stiff-mouthed and say something like "If you eat it badly, it's a big deal to change your stomach."

But he thought about it, but still didn't say anything back. After all, the delphinium was right. It's just that Russell's ears clicked softly.

Seeing this, the delphinium couldn't help but laugh.

She reached out and rubbed Russell's ears vigorously, until she rubbed the cat ears lying down until she stood up and jumped out violently in her palms, and then reluctantly let go of the soft ears.

"Don't talk about that."

The delphinium followed Russell's example, supporting her chin with her left hand, and her dexterous right hand spinning the stainless steel fork like a pen, letting it hover and fly between her fingers.

She simply stopped eating and focused on feeding Russell.

Each time, before Russell finished eating, another piece of meat was sent in.

"Just eat yours...... If you don't eat it again, it'll be cold. I'd better do it myself."

After being fed most of the steaks by the delphinium in a row, Russell suddenly couldn't help but reach out and refuse the delphinium. Because the delphinium's visible flesh continued faster and faster, Russell's cheeks couldn't hold it down.

He poured iced Coke into his mouth as he picked up a pair of chopsticks from the table and brought one of the plates of fried eggs in front of Delphinium to himself.

"Anyway, it's the first time I've come on an airboat."

The delphinium was not in a hurry to eat, but just spun the fork quickly. The stainless steel fork swirled like a silver moon disk in her hand, and Russell, who was sitting opposite her, felt a little furious.

"You mean the private airboat?"

"No, it's an empty boat. I've never been on a regular airboat..... Do you sell food on ordinary airboats?" "Yes, yes, but not much

。 Not only is it expensive, but it's also not tasty. Not even the food in first class......

"It's not that the food isn't fresh enough, it's because the most expensive thing is the labor cost..... In other words, "a person who can be absolutely trusted and absolutely loyal to his work". If you buy off the cook and poison the empty boat, you can't get it back if you want to save it. So the food on the airboat is cooked by the machine and then delivered to the rooms."

Russell shook his head, "After all, the airship can't fly far. The farthest distance is five or six hours. Unless you're too hungry to eat, it's not a problem to eat an hour or two late.

"It is in this kind of private airboat that this kind of chef will be raised, and the highest-level ingredients will be stocked without waste. Because this is actually a cook that the directors have raised themselves."

This kind of private airboat, which is not normally used, can only be dispatched with the permission of the board of directors. He is not usually used to transport elven directors, but to transport ordinary "elves" - those who cannot be reborn through the mother tree and are the highest level in this world.

Their brains are the treasures left behind by this world of decaying wood. Their near-immortal shells are merely shelves for these minds. The spirit transformation ritual is also only so that they don't get sick or go crazy for a long time.

They value the living specimens they "collect" more than the lives of the directors themselves.

It's like a game – your character can die, the battle can be lost, because everything can be repeated countless times. However, the equipment and accessories collected must not be dropped or shattered..... Because that's what they do.

From this point of view, Russell and Delphinium can already be called "elven reserves". Although it has no decent power, it has a much higher status than a human director.

At least it's been upgraded from "tool" to "pet".... It is the degree to which the owner will feel pain because of death.

Yes, the tool-

For these name-raiding elves who survived from the previous generation, humans are not their kindred, they can only be regarded as tools. It's only a few people who are dizzy and see humans as beings on the same level as themselves.

Modern human beings are all created by the "healer" of ampoule biomedicine. Although the embryos of old humans were used in this manufacturing process, they became "new humans" with animal symbols after they landed. Later, it was precisely because of the existence of those 84 "last heirs of civilization" who had compassion for their existence, and the dragon that also recognized them as "human", that the new generation of human beings was able to obtain free human rights.

—All of this evolution is exactly the same as the synthetics born in this era.

The perspective of the old name raiders is no different from the attitude of today's humans towards synths.

It is precisely because of this that Russell feels sorry for those people on Tongshen Island. The more they emphasize that synthetics are just machines and tools, the more they emphasize that synths can only be vassals and slaves of human beings, and the more they demand that the head office legislate to restrict the thinking ability of synthetics and limit the scope of their work..... The more the directors will sneer at each other.

After learning the secret of the "spirit relatives", Russell immediately understood why Shenzhi Heavy Industries did not restrain or guide the public opinion of synths at all—

The humans who are talking about it on the Internet are actually choosing their own attitude towards themselves for the elven directors.

And this is also the reason why Russell packed all the synths and brought them to the happy island where he can control public opinion-

You know, when Russell said that he wanted to transport all the synths away, the board of directors of Shensang Heavy Industries didn't react at all. Neither agrees nor opposes, but helps Russell transfer a private airboat that will only be allocated when transporting important talents..... At that time, Russell was already vaguely aware of their true attitude.

Delphinium watched Russell eat so deliciously, she didn't move her fork much.

Instead, he put his arm on the window and looked out the window at the sun

Sea. It's like the clearest aquamarine.

「..... Isn't the sea so beautiful?" The delphinium lost her mind for a while.

When Russell heard this, he also set his eyes on it.

He also looked at the empty sea, the scattered islands in the distance, and the flag belonging to the "Hudson Marine Mining Company" raised high above, and sighed a little lazily: "If there were no gray dome, it would be more beautiful."

"The sea will be brighter and more vibrant, not darker. He will shimmer in the sparkling sun under the dazzling sun. Like countless silver mirrors tumbling and shattering, and its farthest point is there. It blends in with the dark blue or sky blue sky, and it is not easy to see the border at a glance. The sun was so hot on me that I couldn't look at it directly."

"Sounds good."

Delphinium muttered softly, "It's a pity I can't see ..... It's a beauty that belongs only to the past, and it's out of print."

Russell also lowered his fork and sighed, "You'll see."

The sea outside the window does not shine brightly even in today's exceptionally bright daylight. And at this moment, the delphinium suddenly turned around.

Her sky-blue pupils were like the sky above the dawn sun: "Didn't you say that the sky should be ultramarine?"

"In ancient times, ultramarine was a noble color. It used to be more valuable than gold."

Russell whispered, "There was a painter named Raphael who blended it with 'white' and got a brilliant and pure sky blue..... Another artist, Vincent, used it to depict the night sky......

"Even though it's an industrially synthesized ultramarine, it's no longer noble, but it's just as beautiful. He used it to depict the most beautiful starry sky, and mortals would dream when they saw it. It was a burning life, an illusory fate."

「..... It's a pity I can't see that painting either." The delphinium lamented softly.

"You really won't see it. Because it depicts bright stars and moons, deep blue skies, naturally growing cypress trees, and peaceful villages at night. That's the beauty that no longer exists in this era.....

It was only then that Russell suddenly realized..... Why did I feel resonance when I heard the word "ultramarine" at that time, and why did I subconsciously think that the sky should be ultramarine?

Perhaps because when he thought of removing the gray dome, he missed the stars and the moon in the middle of the night. That was his despair and loneliness.

Although the painting depicts the stars, the moon and the night, it can only be painted for human beings who are small and weak, but still do not bow to fate.

"Everyone has a fire in their hearts, but those who pass by can only see smoke."

Russell whispered, "But there's always one man..... There was always someone who could see the fire and come over and accompany me...... Start with what your name is. And then there was everything."

"Is this also a poem from the past?" The delphinium asked softly, holding her face.

Russell turned his face and said with a smile, "It's the letter written by the painter." "It sounds like he's lonely."

「.... That's true." Russell nodded slowly. But he could only feel sadness.

"I don't remember much. The brains from this era do not store memories of that world...... Because they were all fragments of the demons stored in the "vessel of the gods." I can draw it, but I can't dream of the blue night sky again."

"Then draw it." Delphinium replied without hesitation. ..... What?"

"If it's an illusion that only exists in your memory, make it reality. Even if it's a fantasy that doesn't exist in reality, as long as you draw it..... You'll be able to dream about it, too.

"And we'll all be able to see it...... Ultramarine."

Russell couldn't tell whether the last name of the delphinium was calling his own generation

No., or the name of the paint, or the reference to the painting.

But he just let out a soft breath and felt a warmth from the bottom of his heart. Truly. There is always someone who can see the fire.....

With a faint smile, Russell got up from his seat and walked behind the delphinium amid the grumbling of "don't waste food".

He placed one hand on the shoulder of the delphinium and pointed to the floor-to-ceiling window in front of the delphinium with the other. That's what was originally blocked by Russell.

"Look over there..... That's Sogo."

Russell pointed into the distance, breathed in the fragrance of delphinium hair, and whispered, "That's my hometown." Delphinch's eyes widened and she muttered in a low voice, "It's so beautiful..."

In the position that Russell pointed to, it was not so much an island as a white tower. Of the seven empty islands, Sogo Island is the only one that stands "upright".

Underneath it, like other empty islands, has a deep well of resources that leads like an elevator to the bottom of the sea. But it is not wrapped in the interior of the Mage Tower, but stands alone on the outside. From this distance, it is impossible to even detect its existence.

Sogo Island, which is close to the sea, is only about a quarter of the size of Happiness Island. However, in the very center of the island stands a tall white tower that looks like a spiral spear, reflecting the divine light in the sunlight.

The original tower was just the center—countless buildings spread out around the original "Mage Tower".

At a distance from the spiral tower in the middle, there are three buildings that bend like "sharp claws", clustered around the perimeter of the tower. Their skin is made of mirrors and other reflective walls, reflecting dazzling rainbow light to the outside, and making the white tower in the middle of the "core" shine with a silvery white light. It looks like the tower is activating something.

Beneath the towers are countless tall buildings that are as solemn as temples. They are evenly distributed on the empty islands that resemble discs, and when you look at them from a distance, you can feel the beauty of order.

It is an overwhelming color of white, with a small amount of gold and a smaller amount of blue...... A complex of buildings that shine with Sogo.

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