He has always had great respect for Theseus' warnings.

Therefore, after pouring out a small amount of "Radiance of Life", Xiuge immediately stopped, he resealed the bottle of "Radiance of Life", and then began to carefully observe "Justina" on the table.

Under the influence of this new force, the qualities of "Justina" that originated from the children of the Abyss seem to be rapidly disappearing.

A thick fog of the abyss, a translucent black body......

All of these features have now been replaced by the unique light and color, and at this moment, I am afraid that no one will associate the current "Justina" with the "Silt" of Salem and the strange magical creatures of the shapelings.

Although its silhouette is still erratic, the pure color is not at all reminiscent of those evil concepts.

A large number of complicated mood swings also entered Xiuge's mind at this time.

Previously, the emotional fragments transmitted by "Justina" were only a little vague, and it was easy to distinguish them, but now, these words poured into Xiuge's mind at a high frequency were completely entangled like thin threads piled up randomly.

In this case, not only is there no way to respond effectively to "Justina", but he is also unable to accurately judge the emotions it expresses.

However, judging by the fluctuations in the magic around her, "Justina" seems to be "in pain and happy" right now.

Shuge was very pleased with his cautious habits, and if he hadn't set up a protective ritual to block out the fluctuations of mana in advance, the restlessness here would have been enough to trigger the Vigilance Ritual on the Aurora and attract all the mages near the harbor.

In this way, while maintaining the protective ritual in the cabin, Xiuge closely observed the changes of "Justina", and time passed little by little.

This change lasted for two and a half hours, and finally, the flickering strange light dimmed, and "Justina", which had been constantly changing, slowly stopped.

At this time, Xiuge saw that the previous surging colors had completely merged with the body of "Justina".

The deep black began to return, it was still the dominant color, but it was more transparent and clear than before, and if it weren't for the fact that the silhouette of "Justina" still fluttered every moment, Shug would almost have thought that he was facing a huge precious black gem.

A clear fluctuation came, and Xiuge raised his eyebrows, and then gently stretched his palm forward in accordance with the request of his "heir".

The soft, translucent black light fluttered slightly, then it swelled upward, and a small tentacle slowly stretched out from its inside, gradually changing into the shape of a child's palm.

In this way, the palms of one big and one small touched together.

“……”

Just like the first cry of pure life at the beginning of its birth, the moment the two palms touched, the crisp sound echoed in Xiuge's head.

It's just that in the next moment, Xiuge's expression froze.

Because this time, he finally understood what "Justina" wanted to say to himself.

"Father, do you have anything to eat?"

……

At about nine o'clock in the morning, Xiuge finally left his cabin and came to the dock again.

In the slightly drowsy daylight, he couldn't help but yawn.

"Mr. Ernst, didn't you rest last night?"

The familiar sailors greeted Xiuge in a friendly manner, and Xiuge naturally responded with a smile: "It's just that I'm not used to living on a boat, but I think it'll be fine if I come for a few more days." ”

"Haha, that's ......"

The two men briefly exchanged a few words, and then the sailor went back on duty, while Hug walked towards the "makeshift office" where Darswell and the others had been.

Of course, he had no way of telling anyone that the reason why he seemed so sleepy was because he had been busy "taking care of the children" since he woke up in the middle of the night.

Yes, "take care of small children".

After completing the initial fusion with Colour of Life, Justina's form has clearly improved across the board.

Its thinking is rapidly improving, and its ability to express emotions and thoughts is recovering at an alarming rate.

Now "Justina" is no different from a normal child in terms of expression, although it is still very limited in size and power, but it is able to convey clear sentences to Shuge through magical connections and its own actions.

That's a good thing.

But for Xiuge, it can be regarded as a small trouble.

Because today's "Justina" is obviously no longer the restrained female scholar of the past, she seems to have completely embraced her new identity, not only directly referring to Shuge with words such as "father", but also becoming indistinguishable from a real child in terms of various needs and expressions.

This situation is an extreme headache for Xiuge, who is seriously inexperienced in this field.

Although the current "Justina" is far from becoming a "bear child", the high attachment of young children to their elders has begun to show uncontrollably.

If it is summed up in Xiuge's own words, then the current "Justina" can be regarded as a ......

Weak, clingy, and extremely gluttonous.

Yes, in the past time, "Justina" has been persistently asking Xiuge for all kinds of things to eat, from magic crystals, to "color of life", to all kinds of edible and inedible ...... Even the breakfast given to Xiuge by the crew of the Dawning Goddess was divided into two bites.

In the end, Xiuge confirmed that the most important food for "Justina" at the moment is still those things that contain magic and life force, magic crystals are naturally the most important components, and the power of "Life Color" is too abundant, and he must feed it in different stages, as for some other foods, it seems that they can only be used to satisfy the child's appetite.

Now, Shug only hoped that the large pile of magic crystals he had poured on it would allow it to digest for a while.

Of course, he is also full of expectations for the future of "Justina", and his intuition tells Xiuge that this special being, which combines multiple forces and has clearly transcended those mutilated children, is destined to have extremely considerable room for growth.

Shuge even believed that it was of great significance to Vann, who had already begun to be enveloped by the black sun.

"Mr. Ernst, it seems, you had a pretty average rest last night?"

Darthville's voice came from the front, and when Hug looked up, he found that he had unknowingly walked to the door of the Dawn Society's makeshift office, where Dustwell and Felix were each holding a cigarette and spitting through the clearing.

Xiuge smiled: "It's really average, there are a lot of things in my head, and it's always difficult to rest completely." ”

Darswell shrugged, glanced around, and saw that a female scholar was not there, so he took out his cigarette case and handed one over.

As a result, there were three people who swallowed the clouds and spewed the fog.

Hugg had come to appreciate the qualities of Darthville, the core leader of the Dawn Society, and he and Frey Meyer were two completely different people - he was like a ruthless working machine, thinking out of the box, and forever surrounding the troubles he was facing.

Even in a state of smoking and resting, his small talk did not depart from the situation of Van En and the work of the Dawn Society itself.

"We're trying to build a closer relationship with the Legislative Committee, hehe, it's amazing, isn't it?"

Darthwell puffed out a puff of smoke in his mouth and smiled at Hugh, "Of all the countries and organizations, Merlin Lehe is the most active and eager, they are not far from St. Steele, so they are more aware of the threat of the Black Sun Society. ”

Xiuge frowned: "So, the mages of Merlin Le and want to cooperate directly with us?" ”

Felix rubbed his eyes twice, he yawned, and replied, "Yes, they are in a hurry...... Because of the spread of the power of the Black Sun Society, the foundation of Goddess Mel's faith has begun to shake or even collapse, and this influence has even begun to spread to Merlin and the interior. ”

"They are now similar to us, they all want to purge all the Black Sun Society believers in their control as soon as possible, of course, their internal situation is much more critical, I am afraid they are already traitors."

Shuge spat out his cigarette, he looked at Felix with dark circles on his face, and asked, "I remember, you've been doing something similar lately?" ”

"yes, but it seems to be easy at the moment, at least the Dawn Society is very stable internally, but the nearby towns are different."

Felix snuffed out the cigarette in his hand with a bit of a headache, and said to the two of them, "I'm sure that the Black Sun Society is trying to infiltrate this place, buy off the fishermen, or use magic or something to bewitch the common people...... This kind of thing can only be solved by professional secret agents, and it is not possible to rely on experienced veterans. ”

"So I'm going to have Felix set up a new organization within the Dawn Society, dedicated to overseeing our comrades and identifying potential enemies."

Darswell added as he nodded lightly at Shug: "Of course, they can also cooperate with people like you, Mr. Ernst, to carry out some special tasks in special areas. ”

Hearing this, Xiuge's expression became subtle, he took a sharp puff of his cigarette, and then smacked his lips again: "Tsk, why do I think I shouldn't have come here this morning?" I haven't solved a matter here yet, is this a new arrangement? ”

"Ha, it's essentially the same thing, don't be nervous."

Darthwell laughed as he scratched at his messy hair, "After all, if you want to operate in the dangerous North, it is not enough for elites like you alone, just as they infiltrate us, we have to beat our power into their interior like nails!" ”

"Ah, that's a good point!"

Meyer's voice suddenly came from behind, and Xiuge turned his head, only to see him carrying his coat and hat, and walked over in a hurry: "I absolutely agree with this matter, and I think that not only for those new members who are about to join the Dawn Society, but also for ourselves, we also need strict supervision and review...... Come to think of it, the mages who were able to stay in Merlin Le must have been staunch believers in Goddess Mel in the first place. ”

"However, such a group of elites with firm beliefs were eventually corrupted by the Black Sun Society unknowingly, including a deep-sea mage, who would believe this kind of thing when it was said before!"

Seeing that Meyer was very skillful in getting a cigarette from his old friend, Shug reluctantly raised his hand and gently rubbed out a cluster of magic flames.

At this time, the number of people who swallowed the clouds and spitted fog increased to four.

Mayer pointed to the scepter that Shuge was carrying, and said, "We discussed it carefully, given that some of the affairs of our 'Mr. Ghost' are more important, so it is not suitable for you to be in charge of the relevant affairs, but your experience is very important, so everyone hopes that you will have time and opportunity to give a few regular lectures or share some practical experience for those comrades who have joined the 'Sword of Dawn'." ”

"You'd better arrange me clearly...... And it seems like I don't have the right to say no at all, do I? ”

Shug shrugged and glared at the three people present.

Darswell pulled out another cigarette: "So will you refuse?" ”

"Of course not, I still like to be a teacher to others."

"That's right."

So everyone laughed tacitly, and after two seconds, Felix stopped laughing, and he said seriously: "'Sword of Dawn' is our tentative name, and I am in charge for the time being, and the first batch of members to join has also passed the internal review, but now...... There is a great need for the first task or the first lesson to break the ice. ”

"First Lesson...... Hmmm......"

Hearing this, Xiuge couldn't help but squint.

As if to cater to his thoughts, the next moment, a message from afar reached his mind, and it was the warning of General Bernhardt, who was ambushed in the old fisherman's house.

Just now, several strangers came to the old fisherman's residence, and through his own abilities, General Bernhardt confirmed that these visitors all had magical fluctuations in their bodies, and none of them seemed to be local residents.

Receiving the clear news, Xiuge immediately extinguished the cigarette in his hand.

He raised an eyebrow at Felix, "Want to take class?" Now is your chance...... Inform those who stay in town to assemble quickly, take care of concealment, and keep in touch with the secrets! ”

(End of chapter)