Chapter 47: Choice
Egypt, Libyan desert, an ancient village near the Nile.
A group of aborigines sing and dance around a bonfire under the night sky. The stars in the night sky seem to be so low that you can grab them with your hand. The night wind blew the flames and shook them as if they were alive, twisting their fiery waists. The nebula in the sky is reflected on the surface of the slowly flowing Nile, rippling with the water. The soft cry of the nightingale, echoing with the ancient emotional song of Bes, the god of music in Hindu mythology, resounded throughout the night.
The simple and wonderful singing, the ancient and unique dance steps, under the night sky swayed by the Nile, are performed, intertwined with the softness of the night.
At this time, under this simple paradise, in the deepest underground, a group of black-pressed buildings, like dungeons, stand in a hard and thick almost borderless rock layer.
The Hokage, which can be seen everywhere, tells everyone who sees this place that this is a living city!
In the middle of this dungeon, a tall and towering nine-story tower is brightly lit.
In front of this tower, a huge lone wolf statue was carefully carved out of a whole ancient star meteorite. The statue looked like a living thing, and in this dark space, its eyes glowed with a faint green light—two large fluorescent emeralds.
The lone wolf stood in front of the giant tower like this, with its mouth open, showing its neat fangs with a cold light, leaning forward and taking a step forward, as if in the void of nothingness, there was its lifelong opponent, and it also stood in front of it. Its every move seems to be defending this giant tower.
Heavy footsteps echoed across the empty road. A tall man dressed in a wolf's skin, walking alone in the tower. The bulging muscles of his body made a fierce arc as he walked.
It was a palace-like room, with a high dome and a mound with an inverted spire like stalactites. The rooms, like the tower itself, are made of stone. Most of the stone hall was shrouded in darkness, except for the majestic throne with huge bonfires on both sides, burning violently, acting as the only source of light in the stone hall.
The two armrests of the throne, if you look closely, you will find that they are actually two carved squatting fierce wolf bodies, and the wolf teeth seem to have a faint blood light against the firelight.
The man in the wolf's skin walked in, stood still, put his right hand into a fist on his heart, lowered his head, and bowed respectfully to the other man in black robe standing in front of the throne in a unique way of the wolf clan: "Wolf King, Second Highness has news. ”
The black-robed man's body trembled imperceptibly, and his tone was still calm: "Say." ”
"The Second Highness went to the outside world to practice, but somehow it happened, his whereabouts were exposed, and he was discovered and detained by the Secret Bureau. ”
"Interesting...... But how could he reveal his identity? He wouldn't be stupid enough to do that......" The Wolf King was silent for a long time, the light of wisdom flashing in his eyes, "Godot, you go and inform the Nine Great Elders to come to the Wolf's Lair to discuss matters. ”
"Yes, Wolf King. ”
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"Brother Ai Yan, let's eat alone here, Sister Ran Yin, if they know that we don't call them, they won't be angry, right?" Liu Xike asked anxiously as she ate her late breakfast.
"Hmm......" Ai Yan finally swallowed a piece of barbecue meat with full color and flavor, and swore an oath: "No, you can rest assured." Besides, it's not like we won't let them come. ”
"But, Brother Ai Yan, you said that someone should stay behind......" Liu Xi said weakly.
Ai Yan coughed dryly: "This...... Anyway, if we don't say it, who knows? What do you say?" Ai Yan looked at Chen Yang and Hao Ren who seemed to be reincarnated as hungry ghosts, and said quietly.
"Of course, of course, we won't say that—oh, are we eating alone?" the two hurriedly agreed, their faces changing rapidly.
"Yes, we clearly didn't eat at Tamir Manor, we dragged our hungry and tired bodies here with our hearts. Ai Yan nodded with satisfaction, with a look of "the child can be taught".
Liu Xi swept around the three of Ai Yan with contempt, but when she looked at the mountain-like food in front of her, she decisively gave in. I have to say that this is the best they have eaten in a month or even a few months, and several people even suddenly have the idea of never returning to the dark situation and have been doing tasks outside......
At this time, the "bee eye" sounded at an inopportune time.
Several people took out their "bee eyes" at the same time and looked around, and then looked at Ai Yan together.
Ai Yan looked helpless, opened the "bee eye", and found that it was Mu Tian who was contacting him, so frightened that he hurriedly ran to the side, away from the table, and connected the message.
"Mu Tian, is there any situation?"
"Ai Yan, Yue Ling and I found out that there was a problem with our mission, you can take a look at the task bar of 'Bee Eye'. ”
"What!
At this time, Chen Yang and the others heard that something was wrong and walked over.
"That's right, we used to just find out the identity of the thief, but now we have to deal with the guy in the shadows!"
When Chen Yang heard this, he understood, and said nonchalantly: "It's nothing, we came here, and the patriarch said the same thing." ”
"However, this nature is no longer the same!" Mu Tian almost shouted.
"Nature,, yes!" Ai Yan came back to his senses, and Gu was all shocked. Is this a mistake caused by the negligence of the "queen bee"? Or is it possible that the "queen bee" will make a mistake? The only global artificial intelligence in the world? If she makes a mistake, Ai Yan will not believe it, because if this kind of thing happens, then there is nothing credible in this world, and the Internet has become a concentration camp for gods! What is the cause of that? Artificial?
Ai Yan first thought of the obscene strange uncle, the guy who opened the back door for them when choosing a mission. But why did he do this? Ai Yan and the others wondered, they didn't have any hatred......
"Mu Tian, what do you think of this matter?" Ai Yan took the lead in calming down - somehow, since Canglong improved his body, his brain seemed to be getting more and more bright, and his personality became more and more calm, as if he had grown up a lot in an instant, which made him admire Canglong, a cheap master, and he really had some ability.
"I discussed it with Yue Ling and Ran Yin, and I didn't think it was like a momentary mistake by the 'Queen Bee', and we just confirmed this by asking the 'Queen Bee'. Then the rest is only someone inside...... It's not convenient to speak with bee eyes, when are you coming back? ”
"Well, alright!" Ai Yan didn't procrastinate, "We'll get in touch with Sikal later, but it might take some time when we get back." ”
"Well, there's no hurry at this time—uh, Ai Yan, what's at the corner of your mouth?" Mu Tian looked at the old man for a long time, and finally asked with confusion and curiosity.
Ai Yan et al.: "......"
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On the throne of the wolf's lair, the wolf king Kai'an sat solemnly, and under the main hall, the nine elders of the wolf clan stood respectfully on the left and right. The four elders are on the right, and the remaining five elders are on the left.
Of the nine elders, all of them were men, except for the fourth elder, Dona, and the youngest, but only the relatively female ninth elder.
Godot bowed to the Wolf King, consciously exited the main hall, closed the door, and stood outside the hall to prevent the contents of the meeting from being overheard—even if such a thing was almost impossible to happen in this dungeon, it was better to take precautions.
"Wolf King, I don't know what it is about summoning us this time?" the straight-tempered Sixth Elder Siruti was the first to speak.
Siruti has the characteristics unique to the wolf clan: tall, almost two meters, muscular, knotted, sharp hands like eagle claws, nails reflect sharp light, hair is casually draped behind his back, a few natural bangs scattered in front of his forehead, very casual, his eyes have a violent aura, and his reckless character can be seen everywhere in his gestures, he is a man with a true temperament.
"I think the Second Highness has news? Since the Second Highness went out to practice alone, and the people who secretly followed him suddenly disappeared, the Wolf King sent many of the most elite agents of our wolf clan to find clues, and they must have gained something. The corners of the Third Elder Simon's eyes flashed with a hint of sinister and rebelliousness, but he hid it well.
Second Elder Emrian glanced at Simon who was speaking, and was silent.
The other eight elders were also silent, standing respectfully.
Kai'an looked down at them, and his cold gaze, with a kind of "king" momentum, pressed on the nine elders, except for the Great Elder Gesbudo and the Second Elder Engrian, everyone else was overwhelmed by the momentum that seemed to be substantial. In particular, the third elder Simon, who was already trembling with fright at this time, regretted his previous talk, and seemed to have said the wrong thing for a while. And the fifth elder on the opposite side, Tal smiled gloatingly in his heart.
"The elders are gathered today because there is a matter to be discussed. Kayan's majestic voice came from the throne, "Indeed, as Elder Simon said, my second son, Second Highness Vie, has already received news. ”
"Oh, haha, I knew that this kid was clever and would be fine. The figure should be convex, the upright, bumpy and convex Aria covered her mouth and chuckled charmingly. Because of his status as a wolf clan, the Ninth Elder was extremely plump, and his bewitching face made others dare not believe that this woman, who seemed to be in her twenties, was actually nearly forty years old.
"I got the news, but it was bad news. Kayan continued quietly.
"What!, could it be that something happened to His Royal Highness?" Aria, who was originally smiling, was a little stunned.
"Yes, but it's not life-threatening for the time being. ”
"Wolf King, I wonder what happened to His Second Highness?" Second Elder Englian, an old man with half-white hair, stepped forward and bowed to Kai'an and asked.
"Elder Emrian. Kayan nodded to Emrian. For old people like the Great Elder Gesbudo and the Second Elder Emrian, both in terms of seniority and dedication to the wolf clan, the wolf king had to respect them, "Viy was robbed by the Dark Evil Bureau during his training, and is now being detained at the headquarters of the Dark Evil Bureau. ”
"But the Wolf King, how could His Second Highness be robbed by the Secret Evil Bureau? The Eighth Elder Venus, who had never had any sense of existence, stepped forward to bow excitedly, looking at the posture, as if he was trying his best to show himself to the wolf king.
Kayan didn't pay much attention to him, paused for a moment, and said, "Wie's whereabouts have been leaked. ”
When the nine elders heard this, they had doubts and doubts, and the more of them remained silent.
Everyone didn't say too much about "why did the Second Highness's whereabouts leak out", it seemed that everyone wanted to avoid this topic as much as possible, so it was logical to discuss the situation of the Second Highness.
"Wolf King, what does this mean?" Siruti strode forward, "Are they trying to provoke a war? Don't think that if there are 'Gu Yuan' and 'Heavenly Rebellion' behind them, we will be afraid of them!"
"Are they trying to force us to make a choice?" the Fourth Elder Dona frowned, "The Blood Clan that has always been opposed to us, it is rumored that they strongly support 'Gu Yuan', and I think they also want to see our attitude. ”
"Forcing the palace?" Simon Senran smiled, "Are they afraid that we will leave the house and possibly threaten their future plans?"
"It's not hard to understand that there is such an idea. The Fifth Elder Tary's tone was full of discrimination, "Their own affairs, but they want to get other races to participate! Now it's the Blood Clan, our Wolf Clan, and other races such as the Corpse Clan and the Soul Clan, and it's almost ......."
"Tar. Englian interrupted him, "You know, before the origin of the alien race, we were all the same race, but it was only later that our race chose to be independent and keep the purity of the ancestors' abilities preserved, so that we can continue to this day, and we are not like them, the bloodline is redundant and impure, and even the direct blood family members, the abilities will be mutated." ”
"Then Second Elder, what do you mean......" Kayan asked.
"This is fate, the fate of our wolf clan. We can't hide the fact that we're among the aliens, even if we've been deceiving ourselves. However, this time it is a major matter related to the entire alien race, and we can't ignore it, which will only attract the suspicion of the two sides of 'Gu Yuan' and 'Heavenly Rebellion', and even work together to destroy the hidden danger of our wolf clan before the war. Even on their side, it's not hard to do that, and I think you all know that. ”
The elders did not speak, not even the wolf king, but bowed their heads in contemplation.
Yes, they all know this, even if they don't want to admit it, they don't want their people to be hurt undeservedly, but they have to make a choice.
"What do you elders think?" Kayan raised his head and looked at the elders of His Highness.
"What the second elder said is very true, and we have to make a choice. Dona spoke, "The Blood Clan chose 'Gu Yuan', and do we Wolf Clan also have to choose the same side as them, or choose their opposite? I personally dare not make a decision alone, but I still feel that if I conspire with the Blood Clan, I feel ashamed to be with them, and I don't want to!"
"Wolf King, I think what Elder Dona said is quite right. We have been fighting with the blood clan for so many years, and if we want to live in harmony with them, I feel ashamed of our dead ancestors! Even if we were willing, our people, they would not be willing! This is a blood feud, and blood needs to be repaid!" Siruti, a straightforward man, did not hide his bloody true feelings.
"Elder Siruti. Kai'an looked at the upright and unyielding Siruti and said calmly, "This is a big matter for us in the whole wolf clan! It's not a child's play! We need to think carefully and make rational decisions, not just impulsively." I hope you can understand. ”
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