wBy the time Zero arrives at the Hanging Gardens located outside the Great Hall, he has become a well-known upstart in Asgard.) On the much-anticipated rostrum, Zero, Kaede, and Su were all awarded the name of the Holy Spirit at the same time. In Valhalla's rank system, the Holy Spirit is an upper-middle class, equivalent to a lieutenant in the Dark Council.

Although the three of them were awarded the title of Holy Spirit at the same time, only Zero attracted much attention, and in addition to Zero's own achievements, it was also inseparable from his strength. Although Kaede and Su had passed the Battle of Jotunheim, Liliang had already reached the critical point of the Eighth Order. But their genes are undergoing a series of evolutions, and only after they stabilize will they truly metamorphose, so as to be promoted to high-level abilities in their respective professions.

Zero, on the other hand, has completed its metamorphosis, and the slight time difference on the path of evolution has directly illustrated the advantages and disadvantages of potential. There is no doubt that in the eyes of many people, as a high-level ability, Zero's potential is far greater than that of the other two teammates. Therefore, after the ceremony, Zero found that there were more noble ladies entangled around him.

Zuihou still used the excuse of going to the bathroom to get rid of the big group of little nobles who wanted to recruit him, and came to this hanging garden instead.

The Hanging Gardens are much quieter than the banquet halls, where a well-dressed blonde woman plays Chopin's Serenade, a well-known music master of the old era. The beautiful and gentle music floated smoothly from the black sè piano case from under the smart ten fingers, and floated leisurely in every corner of this hanging garden.

The quaint lampposts are cleverly designed between the stones behind the trees, and the lighting is soft and ambiguous, giving the sky garden a kind of old-time petty bourgeoisie.

The garden is dotted with fancy tables, each of which has a beautiful lampstand, and in a lampshade made of lace, there are candles that flicker and illuminate the faces of the talkers.

Zero managed to find an empty table in a corner outside the stone fence on the edge of the edge and was able to sit down. As soon as he sat down, a waiter served a drink, and without asking for a cocktail, he leaned back in his chair and looked at Asgarth in the night.

From this direction, most of the buildings in Asgard are hidden in the dark. The starry sky of Tianhe, calculated by the holographic electronic board, fills the city with a romantic atmosphere, and the city at night, dotted with bustling lights, turns into another bright galaxy on the ground.

For a moment, Zero was stunned.

"It's beautiful, isn't it? ”

A cold voice sounded next to him, and when Zero came back to his senses, he found that Valkyrie, who was dragging the ground in a silver dress, didn't know when he was standing next to Zero. The goddess tonight pulled her long, sea-blue hair up high, and pinned her smooth forehead with a fancy crown adorned with rhinestones. Other than that, Valkyrie has no other accessories, and then again, her beauty never needs anything superfluous to embellish.

"Won't you invite me to sit down?" Valkyrie asked softly.

Zero hurriedly jumped up and pulled out a chair for Valkyrie before he said, "Please take a seat." ”

Valkyrie smiled and said, "You can see, Mr. Redern has taught you a lot of things. He was a strict man, and he personally instructed me in my etiquette lessons. ”

Zero remembered the old man's old-fashioned face and said, "I'm afraid it won't be a pleasant experience." ”

"That's right. Valkyrie smiled again, and her smile was so much more than the usual iceberg beauty.

The smile is like a glimpse, and Fang is now closed. Valkyrie put away his smile, looked at the city in the distance, and said, "Before I was five years old, I lived in ruins and garbage heaps. I didn't even know who my parents were, but I remember that ever since I was sensible, I had to go with adults to find food in the dangerous wilderness. This kind of life is something that most people in the city do not understand, and among the homeless people in the wilderness, the old people and children do not receive special preferential treatment, but because they are not the main laborers, they can only eat the leftovers of the men in their prime. For me, life before the age of five was hell until I met my current father. ”

"Ben?"

Valkyrie nodded and said, "The founder of Valhalla, who is also my father, Ben. He found me in a ruined supermarket, and here I am. At that time, Asgard was not on the scale it is now, it was only a little larger than a normal settlement, but for me, the city was nothing short of paradise. I don't have to worry about food for the next meal, all I have to do is train with the children my father brings back from all over the world under Mr. Cario's training. The training was hard, but I worked hard to learn everything. History, economics, military affairs, philosophy, and even art, as long as it was taught by the teacher, I tried my best to write it down. Because I know that this is the only way to escape that hellish fate. ”

Looking at Valkyrie, who was dressed in luxury, it was hard for Zero to associate her with the wilderness.

"Luckily, Tyr, Thor, Loki and Badr and I all have the potential to please my father. The reason why we have everything today is the result of our father's painstaking cultivation, and if my father was a gardener, then Asgard is the fertile ground for us to grow up. Father takes us into the wider Shijie, and Asgard is the hope in our hearts, and Father said that a capital like this will one day appear in every corner of Shijie. Valkyrie looked at Zero and said, "We have been fighting with this faith, and we are willing to do everything we can to save more children like us from a tragic fate!"

Zero was shocked in his heart, Valkyrie's seemingly weak body contained the light of unwavering faith. In her cold exterior, there is a fiery heart. In front of her, those so-called aristocratic and wealthy families will gradually defile themselves, which is the difference between righteousness and self-interest.

"I once heard a friend say that. Zero also spoke at this time, and Agatha's beautiful face naturally surged in her mind: "She said that her dream is to find someone to love, guard a house, take care of the children every day, and quietly wait for her husband to return from work." But in such a shijie, such a dream seems so ridiculous. And it wasn't until she died that I realized that she was using her life to try to change this shijie. So"

Zero clenched his fists and said, "It may be a bit overwhelming to say that, but I'd like to try." Try to create the kingdom she wants!"

"Is this your utopia?" Valkyrie asked faintly.

"Utopia? Perhaps, in everyone's heart, there will always be a dream country of their own. Zero laughed.

"Actually, that's good. Valkyrie looked at the night sky and said, "We have similar dreams, so let's work together to make them come true!"

The goddess raised the wine in her hand and said, "For the dream." ”

"For our utopia. Zero smiled.

So the two wine glasses staggered in mid-air, clinking together.

When the wine was exhausted, Valkyrie stood up and said, "I'm leaving, your party should be indispensable tonight, and there will be more in the future." But don't forget, the root of everything is liliang, and only liliang can make this shijie hear our voice. ”

Leaving these words, Valkyrie smiled and left. Looking at the distant silver figure, Zero actually felt a slight sense of disappointment. At this moment, the figure in front of him flickered, and an old man dressed as a housekeeper approached Zero and said, "This must be Mr. Zero." ”

Zero thought about Valkyrie's words, it seemed that it was another entertainment. He thought to himself, and said, "I am, may I ask who you are?"

The old man smiled and said, "I am Casirio, the housekeeper of the Black Rose family, and the master of the family wants to invite Mr. Zero to meet in private, I don't know if Mr. Zero can appreciate this face." ”

The Black Rose family, one of the three wealthy families, has no reason not to give face. Zero Heart said, stood up and said, "Mr. Casilio, please lead the way." ”

Casirio said lightly: "Mr. Zero, please call me Leo, please come with me." ”

So under the guidance of the old butler, Zero followed him around in the hanging garden for most of the circle. As he walked, he thought about the intentions of the Black Rose family. Thinking about it, although he was promoted to the Holy Spirit, the size was equivalent to that of a minor nobleman, but he had the additional right to set up a personal guard. With Zero's current status, it's just a matter of low-class nobles to make friends, and Zero can't see at all that he has any value worthy of being invited by the Black Rose family, one of the three wealthy families.

As he passed through the Hanging Garden, Zero heard whispers coming from all corners. There are quite a few middle- and upper-class nobles here who don't take warriors like Zero seriously, but they recognize Casirio who leads the way. When Redn mentioned the three giants of Asgard to Zero, only Casirio, the butler of the Black Rose family, was compared by Redn to the current head of the family, Beonlis, which is an honor that the butlers of the other two giants do not have.

The reason why Casirio is worth paying attention to is not only because of his qualifications as the head of the Black Rose family for two generations before and after, but also because Casirio himself is a tenth-order powerhouse. However, Liliang, who has the level of the main god, Casirio is willing to hide under the light of his home. As for the reason, outsiders only vaguely guessed that he was related to the first head of the family, Gaphne.

Legend has it that the relationship between Casillio when he was young and Gaphne, the head of the family, was ambiguous, but the identities between Casirio and the head of the family were far apart. In order to obtain a status worthy of Gaphne, Casirio was ordered on an expedition to try to improve his status with his military exploits. But when he returned, Gaphne was critically ill.

In times of crisis, Gaphnito Casirio takes care of her daughter, who is now the head of the family, Beonlis. Since then, Casirio has put down the longsword he has fought for many years and put on the butler's gown instead, and has been wearing it for twenty years!

It can be said that Casirio is an important figure in the Black Rose family's ability to deal with the other two giants. If it weren't for him, a high-level powerhouse, the Black Rose family, which was inferior to the other two giants in terms of resources and talents, would not have been able to escape the fate of being annexed. m