[The following files are records of special file KCT-002 and will be directly transferred to the "Archives" for sealing and recording. Permission Applicant - Archives Level 5 Administrator, Rawls.
Scene: Four Seasons Garden
Summary: ※This project is not authorized.
Regulated transportation: 27 people
Survivors: 22
Special reminder: Due to the particularity of the scene, the records this time will not be included in the general statistical tables and dynamic adjustment tables.
Staff report:
Five people died: Chudley, Cherronshire, Alpha, Nemophis, and Libei Yangmu.
Survivors: This time the survivors have a majority of perfect scores, and their performance will be re-evaluated for their potential.
Lewanska, Lu Ning, Cheng Wuling, Helena, Samuel Anna, Rosa, Mayuri Daida, William Siss, and Li Bei Fengdai received full marks.
The remaining survivors - Maoyou, Ji Changhao, Lizono Qiuye, Ninomiya Makoto, Kogami Rinko, Gan Xu, Duanmuxi, Fu Junnian, Zhongfu, Si Fanle, Kanzaki Takaya, Huo Zhaonan, Naimu ·Kote.
Special pass: Shan Lianmei, Duan Yunxiu, ██
Note: Next time this kind of thing should be dealt with by the fourth-level administrator, my old bones are almost exhausted! 】
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Lu Ning felt sore all over.
The overall time of the Four Seasons Garden is too compact, and the actual time that passes is more compact than all the scenes she has experienced before. All abnormalities on the body will be cured when he is taken back, but the mental fatigue will still remain and be completely released in a sleep.
But after moving for a while, she soon felt better.
Twenty-two people finally came back, and what greeted them was a rather retro wooden pirate ship, the kind that would make a slight creaking sound while sailing.
Lu Ning walked out of the cabin and came to the deck. The ship was sailing on a vast ocean, with a gorgeous starry sky above its head. At the bow of the ship, a group of people set up a bonfire, and someone could be heard singing a song with a very strange melody. Lu Ning walked over and found that many people had gathered here.
"Lu Ning!" Si Fanle held a wooden wine glass about the same size as his head, with a slightly tipsy look on his face. He held a lute in his arms and occasionally played with it with his free hand. For a moment, I seemed to enjoy the atmosphere very much.
The one who was singing was Kogami Rinko. Several of her companions looked at her helplessly. Lu Ning approached Gan Xu and asked what was going on. The fashionable man showed a very unfashionable expression: "I'm drunk." .”
Lu Ning was a little dumbfounded.
"Hey, Lu, do you want some barbecue? There is bread and salad on the table over there." Lewanska, who was sitting on a wooden post, waved to her. He was looking after the barbecue next to the campfire, with more than a dozen pieces of meat. The skewers are sizzling and exuding an alluring flavor of spices. Even if Lu Ning is not too inclined towards Western food, she still feels like her index finger is moving.
Rosa, who was sitting next to her, had already filled her mouth with meat skewers and a wine glass in one hand. William was standing at the table holding a glass of white wine. Lu Ning walked over and took a look at the simple burger in his hand. Packed with several kinds of vegetables.
"vegetarian?"
"It's not that strict. I won't deliberately follow the taboos in the scene, but I try to abide by them after leaving the scene." William took a bite of the burger, "By the way, I have eaten some vegetarian meals, and there are very good restaurants in the distribution center. "
"You're the first vegetarian I've ever met."
"Actually, there are still many people. I know several monks of the third level. Many of them still abide by the precepts of certain beliefs even in such an environment. They are very worthy of respect."
"Maybe I should make more friends in the third level."
"It's very simple." William laughed and pointed to the Rose Cross badge on Lu Ning's collar. "With that badge, you are a welcome guest in many organizations."
"Does Rosicrucian also have a high reputation among you?"
"The relationship between the Golden Dawn and the King's Continent has always been good." William shrugged, "So there are often some social activities between the Rosicrucian and the Glorious Expedition."
Lu Ning knew that the Glory Expedition was a subordinate of King Continent. After hearing what William said, she paid attention to his new clothes, and sure enough, she saw a silver gryphon pattern near the second button under the collar.
She took a glass, glanced at the dazzling array of food and drinks on the table, and finally took a bottle of blueberry juice.
At this time, someone else came to the bow of the ship.
Samuanna has returned to her usual smile, but Naim still looks a little gloomy. After the two came, they took a glass of wine from the big wine barrel here and sat next to the bonfire.
"How are you guys resting?" Samiana raised her glass.
"Not bad, this scene is really tiring, isn't it?" Lewanska nodded.
"It's far more difficult than the usual third-level scenes. Fortunately, we also have a group of teammates who are far above our usual level." Samuanna smiled slightly, "I hope there will be opportunities to cooperate in the future... in a scene that is not so confrontational."
"Hahaha! It's true! It's really a headache to have you as my opponent!"
The two chatted happily. Lu Ning looked at the people present and found that someone seemed to be missing.
"Who are you looking for?" A voice suddenly came from the shadow of a canvas. Lu Ning looked there carefully and found Mao You lying there, as if he had just woken up.
"You're going to sleep here?"
"The starry sky is the roof, and the earth... well, the deck is the bed. This feeling is really great." Maoyou got up.
"It's just a hangover." William exposed him unceremoniously.
"Don't you gringos all like this kind of romantic style?"
"I'm sorry, my motherland is famous for its strict self-discipline...and now that we have reached a place like this, is there any general national impression left?"
Mao You pulled the clothes on his body and managed to tidy them up. He stepped out of the shadows and said to Lu Ning, "It's a pity that you didn't come to attend last night."
"At night?" Lu Ning pointed to the starry sky above her head, "Isn't it always like this here?"
"For example! Okay, okay, anyway, you missed a lot of good shows." Mao You smiled slyly.
"Your bonfire party lasted for more than ten hours. I'm sure there was a lot of fun in it."
Mao You grabbed a hamburger on the table: "Of course! Do you know how exciting the scene was when Rosa tried to kiss Lewanska under the influence of wine? And there was also Lao Si playing the string with one hand to show off his skills? What happens after that? By the way, Hongshang looks completely different when he’s drunk, hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha... Hey, she’s still singing?”
"It's the second round." Gan Xu gestured, "You kid can still remember so clearly when you're drunk. You've been talking nonsense for a long time. If everyone hadn't stopped you, you could have jumped off the railing."
"What?"
Lu Ning looked at Mao You suspiciously, becoming more and more suspicious that this guy was not acting his true self in the garden.
At this time, a person grabbed a rope and descended from the watchtower above. It was Duanmuxi.
"Okay, Lu Ning is not concerned about these gossips."
She probably didn't participate in the drinking, so she seemed to be a relatively reliable person among this group of people.
"Cheng Wuling is providing psychological counseling to Li Bei Fengdai, and the situation should be good. Helena's group is not with us, but Mayuri has a message for you..."
"What words?"
"Play chess with her when you have time."
"?" Lu Ning was a little confused.
The sailing of the pirate ship seemed slow, but in fact it was very fast. After another four or five hours, everyone saw the outline of the distribution center under the starry sky in the distance. The sea had come to an end without knowing when, and it was time to say goodbye.
"Contact us anytime!" Samiana and Naim were the first to disembark. She waved happily, but no emotion could be seen behind her expression.
Next, there is the distribution center where Lu Ning is. There are many people disembarking here. Lu Ning, Cheng Wuling and Si Fanngle are naturally together. Li Bei Fengdai actually also walked out. Helena and the four of them, plus Enter William.
"Lu! Let's meet again when we have a chance!!" Mao You waved his hands crazily at the bow of the ship. Even though he already knew Lu Ning's full name, he still used to call Lu Ning by this title. Lu Ning turned her head and saw Lewanska leaning on the railing and waving slowly, Rosa with her thumb raised, Ji Changhao with a smile, and Duanmu River climbing back to the watchtower higher up.
My mood suddenly improved a lot.
This time, Lu Ning successfully obtained the third-level full score of fifteen thousand, which was completely enough for the hospital's expenses. Unexpectedly, in such a special scene, the damage was very little, and even 2,000 points solved all the problems.
As soon as she walked out of the hospital, Lu Ning was patted on the shoulder.
"Hey!"
Lu Ning naturally turned around and saw a familiar face.
"I thought you were going to turn around and strangle me!"
"What kind of environment should you use? In addition, welcome to the third level, Zhao Xihua." Lu Ning smiled at the person in front of him.
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Steam rises slowly in the air, and a bitter and slightly sweet smell lingers in the small room. The extraction pot is undergoing further refinement, and a steady and strong hand wipes the clean white coffee. The cup was placed by the table for later use.
"Heroes Tomb, you don't drink this often."
"Except when I think back to my hometown."
The woman in a dark blue dress sat quietly next to the bar, with a look of nostalgia in her eyes.
"Then let me correct you, you miss home quite a lot."
"Shitong, you never seem to miss anything or have special feelings for anything. You are the same as the Speaker, I don't even know what you want - people, no matter good or evil, always have something to maintain. We will continue to work hard to survive.”
"I know what he wants. And I...I really don't want anything."
Shitong slightly crossed the fingers of his hands, and then placed his hands on the bar.
"What have you experienced? Or...what exactly is there?"
"Even if you are curious, I don't recommend you try it. The war is over, Junying, and the peace in the distribution center has lasted for more than a hundred years. Although we will not grow old, we will still die."
"Including you?"
"Of course, even if I know more than many people."
"In that dark age, the Astral Temple you founded protected countless people who were struggling to survive at that time. And during the war, you personally killed two 'monarchs'... But I saw it from the first time When it comes to you, you don’t feel like a hero.”
"Because it wasn't originally." Shitong continued to fiddle with the instrument, and a cup of slightly thick coffee began to appear at the bottom of the cup.
"But the Speaker still has ambitions that we don't know about. Why do you..."
"This may be due to people, or it may be the influence of experience. Jun Ying, you don't have to have any doubts. Everyone has their own way to go. I am not the direction you should look forward to."
"……I see."
The coffee cup was pushed to Jun Ying's hand. She picked it up and took a sip, and the air became quiet.
After a while, the fog dispersed, and Shitong spoke again.
"Smells of home?"
"No, it just makes my nearly forgotten memories come back to life." Jun Ying looked a little disappointed, "This is actually good."
"No one can force you to make a choice. You can go home. With your current knowledge and force, it is not too difficult to pass the final test."
"No."
"Is this still the answer?"
"Ever since I truly understood the existence of the distribution center, there is only one way left in front of me. And this road does not lead to my hometown."
"I said...choice."
"Shitong, what was the world you lived in like?"
"forget."
"forget?"
"I have been at the distribution center for a long time. Even though I no longer need the hospital, my early experiences have worn away my memories of the past. My hometown, my relatives, and my death have all been lost. The tainted soul is lost in those instruments.”
"...so you wouldn't understand."
"Oh, I understand. Although a lot of the past has disappeared, the past I have accumulated is greater than what I have lost. I can understand your mood, so I just advise you not to regret it."
Jun Ying pinched her fingers and didn't know how to answer for a moment. She is also a fifth-level tourist with long experience, but when facing Shitong, she seems to be facing the history of the entire distribution center, and the sense of weight is even greater than that of the Speaker.
"I heard that you seemed to have done something at a low-level distribution center."
"Yes, after all, this year's [visa] will expire if you don't use it anymore. It's not a good habit to waste it."
"What will be the result?"
"Maybe nothing will happen. Maybe we won't see it until more than ten years later. In short, by that time, it is unknown whether you and I will still exist here."
"I will wait until the day it blooms and bears fruit." Jun Ying held the coffee cup, "And you...is there anything else that can kill you?"
"Yes, elimination scene."
"Even you now?"
"You seem to have misunderstood something, Junying. The elimination scene is a place where all the malice of the distribution center has been devoted. All the traps designed there lead to miserable death. Even those who have passed it once will still be afraid of entering that kind of place again. ." Shitong smiled faintly.
