"It's raining."

When Su Lin returned to the Nightingale Tavern, it was already raining lightly, and the last bus happened to pass by the street, splashing a small splash.

Judging from the increasingly dense rain in the street lights, I am afraid that the rain will get heavier and heavier tonight, Su Lin put away his umbrella and paced to the negative floor.

Unexpectedly, there were only a few scattered tables of guests, and the service staff at the counter watched the Rune Daily pass the time, and when they saw Su Lin coming, they hurriedly stood straight and said hello.

Su Lin waved his hand, work hard when it's time to work, and touch the fish when it's time to touch the fish.

Rune's group of aristocratic lords don't choose to go out to gamble on a rainy day, so tonight is destined to not have much to make a living, and the rich second generation who live in this neighborhood are frequent visitors here.

Su Lin glanced around, didn't see McCarroud, sensed it, and walked towards a certain room.

in the room

A young man in elaborate costume slumped on Simmons, saliva sliding down the corners of his mouth and soaking the pillow as if he had had a wonderful dream.

Sitting in a chair not far away, Mai Rouka scribbled on straw paper with a fountain pen in her hand, sometimes writing and sometimes revising.

After a long time, she experienced a slight mood swing, but the psychiatrist's ability quickly calmed her down, and she glanced at the contents of the papyrus, which was crumpled and tossed aside.

"Alas"

With a sigh, McAroux glanced at the clock on the wall, stood by the bed and lifted the young man's cup.

"Mr. Dick, Mr. Dick." McAsoft called softly, and the young man woke up from his dream, his eyes still a little confused, as if he was reminiscing about the beautiful charm of Fang Cai.

"Well, am I asleep again?" Dick rubbed his eyes, skillfully pulled a leather bag from his bosom, and took out a gold pound in the face of five from inside.

"Every time I'm with you, I seem to have inexhaustible strength, and I won't get tired." Dick looked at McAroux obsessively, and said, "Don't you really consider my proposal, Miss Madisi, although my father will not approve of you, you can live in my private estate." ”

McArou was silent for a moment when he heard this, and thought silently in his heart:

Of course you're going to feel strong, because I've actually given you a psychotherapy, and after a good dream, it's a deep sleep, which is much better for your body than a wine-colored injury.'

McArou deliberately showed a touched expression, and then said softly and resolutely:

"You are so generous every time. Mr. Dick, you deserve better girls."

After skilful shirking, McAsoft watched Dick, the most generous guest, out the door, while she left to tidy up the room, such as the scratch paper she had just thrown away.

She looked back at where she had been sitting, and saw a familiar figure sitting in a chair, crumpled pieces of scratch paper in her hand.

"Boss?!"

"Shh Su Lin made a quiet gesture and flipped the pages in his hand.

A moment later.

"It's not my favorite genre, but it's pretty well written." Su Lin nodded and commented, "What's the matter, you want to change careers?" ”

The story written above is a classic Cinderella-esque plot in which a commoner-class girl meets a young aristocratic earl.

McCareu smiled more ugly than crying, and replied in a trembling voice:

"What's the matter, it's just a hobby haha, when did you get here?"

She said that Jennifer said that the boss went to a private dinner, and the nobles' socialization was not particularly time-consuming?

"About twenty minutes ago, I came to inform you that Thursday was off." Su Lin got up and walked up to McArou, took the gold list with denomination 5 from her hand, and changed 4 gold pounds with denomination 1.

"It's a venue fee." Su Lin also put the crumpled stack of pages in her hand:

"I suggest you write something about the overbearing Russell falling in love with me or something, maybe Rune's readers like that?"

Watching Su Lin walk out, McArou glanced at a few gold pounds in his hand, so, Mr. Salil acquiesced to her behavior?

"Are you and your family free this Thursday morning?" Su Lin suddenly turned back and asked McCarroud.

McCarroud's head buzzed, and he fell into a brief void.

What was he just talking about? Did my ear hear it wrong? He asked me if I was free on Thursday morning. The psychiatrist's ability lost its effect at this moment, and his own rationality was at a historical low.

"I'm going to hold a team building for employees, you may not know what team building is, um" Su Lin thought for a while, and said: "I plan to organize a trip, right here, our store is closed to the public, so that everyone can relax." ”

"I don't have to go to work on Wednesdays, I meet at the tavern at 8 a.m. on Thursdays, and at noon I have dinner at Sezoren's restaurant, and I'm in for a treat."

McCarroux withdrew from the unrealistic thought she had just had, and she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this is normal, no.. It's not normal to be a boss either.

What she didn't know was that on Thursday morning the fleet of floatboats of the Vorsack Empire would cross the border of Sunia Island, in a sequence of two angels. With the help of a weather warlock, the bombardment was launched silently.

Neither Su Lin nor Zhongli could directly stop this action, but these people under him, Su Lin, could easily protect their safety.

Beckland

"Be sure to bring your family with you to the Nightingale Tavern, there will be valuable gifts." Su Lin said to McArule.

"Okay."

Su Lin closed the door, leaving McArou stunned.

family

Early the next morning

McArose returned home before dawn, and as always, she restrained her disgust before entering, and her lips twitched a few times to reveal a smile.

"I'm back."

"I've said it several times, don't get up so early and wait for me."

McAruy opened the door and looked at a blonde girl with double pigtails and freckles on her face, and took out a few gold pounds from her pocket.

"Ellis, Harvey, Gardner, Jeff's tuition and living expenses, mail them over."

"In two months, you should go to school."

"Levy, from today onwards, you will follow Sister Vina to buy bread and vegetables, learn how to make it, you are a mature boy." McAru crouched down and touched the head of a boy about 10 years old.

"I don't have to eat brown bread this week, my sister's new boss is a good person and has given my sister a lot of salary increases"

"Well, the previous boss is also a good person, don't get me wrong."

In the eyes of the children, McAruy is full of maternal radiance, going out and working hard every day to bring them food and clothes.

"This pound." McArouge hesitated for a moment and took out a gold pound from his bag: "You can buy more meat this week, and my sister will have to go to work during the day on Thursday, so she doesn't have to do my share." ”

Feeling a little sleepy as she had finished, McAru made her way to her room, and peered out the corridor at the clean glass window, where the sky glowed with a faint white light.

She suddenly had the illusion that all the hardships of the past, the hardships of life, and the injuries of the past gradually dissolved into the hazy white light hidden by the clouds.

McAroux looked away, instantly in a state of rationality, and she used reassurance to herself.

She still wasn't used to the day.

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Inside the manor house of Earl Hall

Klein plays Dawn. After exchanging a few words with Count Hall, Dantès walked towards the center of the crowd with the cane in his left hand and a glass of champagne in his right.

"Mr. Mora, with all due respect, this Foundation is not your own business." A councillor righteously scolded' the elegant middle-aged man in front of him, "As a member of the Rune Kingdom, I have the responsibility and obligation to participate in the best of my ability. ”

"Exactly, it's a very meaningful foundation." A nobleman held a red wine glass in his hand and said affirmatively:

"As Russell the Great said, take it from the people and give it to the people."

"If that day does come, I will actively participate in the operation of the Foundation, money and food are far less than the smiling faces of the civilians of Beckland."

Zhongli politely complimented, "Your kindness and love are as vast as the Hornachis Mountains. ”

He made eye contact with Crane, who smiled and looked up at the golden ceiling overhead.

On the carriage back at night

Audrey sat opposite Zhongli and Klein, her eyes were bright, and the corners of her mouth outlined a smile and said happily:

"Great! Mr. Pope, Mr. World. ”

"Everyone is willing to participate in the major disaster emergency fund, maybe there is no way to stop the war, but the damage can be minimized as soon as possible."

The driver of the carriage did not know that the daughter of Earl Hall was also in the carriage, and he only obeyed his master's order to remove the Mr. Mora and the Dawn of the carriage. Mr. Dantès was returned to 160 Berlund Street.

"Miss Justice, I want you to be prepared in advance." Crane took off his top hat and put it in his arms, "You should know." ”

The smile on Audrey's lips slowly disappeared, and she seemed a little lost, "Most people don't take it seriously, just compliments to make friends with Mr. Pope." ”

But Audrey's tone was full of expectations, "There are also many people who feel that they can participate in this matter and think that this matter is meaningful." ”

"Although they feel distant. Hmm."

She seemed to be thinking of a word to describe it, and wanted to use words to describe the psychological state of these people.

"It's like a pursuit, a quest for the meaning of life, wanting to do something good."

"In my experience," Zhongli seemed to be reminiscing, his pupils dilated slightly, and the long history seemed to be condensed into an undetectable light in his eyes, "The unity of knowledge and action is often the most difficult step. ”

"What you think in your heart doesn't mean you can do it, and what you think at the time may not change in the future."

"I understand" Audrey's eyes sank slightly, she thought of her parents at this time, she thought of her brothers, if it was her parents and brothers.

She didn't know what the real situation of the war was, so she could only try to learn from the books she had learned in the past, from the cold data and the tragedy between the lines, to bring a sense of urgency to herself.

How will the lives of those masses change?

The sound of the wheels of the carriages and the clattering of the horses' hooves is very crisp in the streets at night, and these sounds reach the ears like the waves of the river rolling in, like the coming war.

"Miss Justice."

After a brief silence, Klein spoke:

"This war is also an opportunity for you to be promoted."

"You can try to digest the Dream Walker's potion as quickly as possible."

Audrey smiled bitterly, "It's a lot of money, I see, Mr. World." ”

"Can I know how long it will take?"

Klein thought for a moment, folded his palms from his upturned legs, and compared a number.

"Two months?" Audrey asked tentatively.

"Two days."

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"Well, these are the first few cases lately." A pirate with a slightly graying beard dragged the blood on the deck with a mop, "You kid, what are you doing with me?" ”

"You're the captain."

"Captain"

He was a little lacking in vocabulary, and he couldn't say it, but he didn't dare to say it, and if it was heard by those guys in the cabin, his old bones would probably fall apart.

"Forget it." He continued to scramble to clean the clotted blood clot, and pulled a sharp knife from his waist to pick out the blood in the crevice.

"You learn from them, don't you?" Lu Mingfei was holding a rag in his hand, and he was busy, and the place where the rag had been wiped was smooth and bright, because he had secretly cast a spell.

"Old John, what kind of pirate are you at such an age?" Lu Mingfei stood up straight and looked at the 'battlefield' in front of him because of his instigation, today it was the second boatswain and the fourth boatswain who had a friendly exchange, but someone did not talk about martial arts and carried out a sneak attack on the way, causing a scuffle of dozens of people.

Unfortunately, it wasn't me who caused it directly.

Old John was ordered to clean the deck, the old pirate was almost 60 years old, and he did the logistics work on weekdays.

Lu Mingfei felt a little uneasy, so he took the initiative to clean up with him on the deck, although Lu Mingfei was a newcomer, but now no one dared to command him.

"Can't you retire early?" Lu Mingfei took two steps to the front of the deck and started a new round of operations: "Could it be that you also want to be the king of the pirates, chasing a unique treasure?" ”

"Hahaha" Old John stood up straight and rubbed his waist twice, "Retire, what to retire, I only got on the boat this year, and I haven't saved enough money." ”

Lu Mingfei's eyes widened and he looked at Old John in disbelief.

"What? Not like? Old John patted the biceps of his arm and said, "I used to work as a boatman in the docks of Beckland, and I only went to sea this year. ”

"You're so old, why are you here to be a pirate?"

Lu Mingfei thought that he had been on the ship for many years, after all, the other party had bronzed skin and obvious traces of wind and sun, and his appearance looked older than normal people.

"Your son didn't stop you?"

He had only heard old John talk about his son two days before, and he seemed to be living on shore.

"Missing." Old John picked up the wooden handle of the mop and continued to work, "You know the Great Smog of Beckland, right? ”

"He disappeared on the third day."

Lu Mingfei felt that he had stepped on thunder, but two days ago, when John was chatting, he said as if his son had done something recently.

"Where's your wife?"

"Sick and dead." Old John's hand paused slightly.

"I'm sorry." Lu Mingfei secretly slapped himself in the mouth and concentrated on wiping the stain.

"Actually, I have a daughter." Old John walked to Lu Mingfei's side, looked up at the stars in the sky and the red moon, there is a benefit in the sea, you can often see the stars and the red moon.

Lu Mingfei was a little afraid to answer.

"She's beautiful, if she's still alive I'd like to introduce her to you, provided you're not a pirate hahahaha." Old John buried his head in the cleanliness and hygiene.

"Is it because of the smog?" Lu Mingfei looked at Old John and remembered the big smog incident that everyone talked about at the Tarot meeting.

"Hmm." Old John said without raising his head: "My son is missing, my daughter is sick, I am unemployed at home when the dock is closed, and my wife goes out to sell herself for a living, but she is also sick." ”

"I thought it wasn't interesting to be alive, so I jumped off the dock."

"When I woke up, I had been fished up by the boatswain, and I stayed on the ship ever since."

Lu Mingfei subconsciously clenched the rag in his hand, and he felt that the blood flow on his body became slow.

"When I was young, I longed for the sea, but I never went to sea in my life, and I carried it on the dock every day." Old John sneered, "I didn't expect this old man to become a pirate." ”

"Fate is amazing, hehehe."

Old John looked at Lu Mingfei as if he remembered something, lowered his voice and said: "Actually, being a pirate is also beneficial, the food is much better than when I was working on land, and I have meat to eat every meal." ”

"You need to eat more with this little body, maybe one day hehe, it will be useful."

Old John laughed obscenely, and his gaze flickered from Lu Mingfei's body to the top of the main ship, where was the captain's room.

Lu Mingfei pulled out a smile and continued to squat down and wipe the deck.

The waves crashing against the side of the ship stirred up layers of snow-white spray, and the sea breeze rushed in, the cool wind carried the salty smell of sea water into the nostrils, and the smell of rust left behind by the dried and congealed blood.

(End of chapter)