The weak Laurend spoke too much in one breath and coughed repeatedly. The slightly chilly wind made him subconsciously tighten his clothes. This action was quickly caught by everyone, and they took him back to the Pope's Tower without any explanation.
"I want to talk to Lu Yu alone."
Lu Yu wanted to refuse because Laurend looked tired and he felt uncomfortable talking too much in one go.
Last year's serious illness completely took away Laurend's vitality and vitality. Now it is not the illness that will defeat him, but something that the magicians and doctors of the Theocracy are helpless to do. At present, it is very equal to all living beings - aging.
Clorance, who used split consciousness to avoid decay in the Twilight City, and finally became a ninth-level puppet master through superpositions, was so powerful that he was also dragged down by his old and weak body and was unable to exert the power of his heyday.
Laurend grabbed Lu Yu's hand, his eyes firm, as if pleading.
Mao Jing grabbed the mist demon who was chasing a kitten and gently closed the door, leaving enough time and space for the two of them.
Lu Yu sighed and carefully tucked Laurende's exposed arms back into the quilt.
"Tell me the plan."
After confirming that the shielding circle was operating normally, Lu Yu described in detail the plan he and Sera had made to steal the ashes.
Laurend sometimes thought, sometimes frowned, sometimes closed his eyes tightly, and sometimes raised the corners of his mouth. Judging from the last expression, he was very satisfied.
"Actually, we have also considered whether it is possible to directly steal your body..."
Before Lu Yu could finish speaking, Laurend's eyes changed, stern and serious, but in just a moment, he sighed heavily: "Don't make risky moves for me, if gambling is not the best choice, you will Restrain your impulses and choose to act wisely and safely. This is what I admire about you."
"The plan for the ashes is very good. Let's do it like this. Promise me not to take any risks on this matter." Laurent said, "The risk of failure is something you and your territory cannot bear."
Lu Yu nodded: "I understand."
Doing good deeds is also one of the reasons why Laurende likes Lu Yu.
"Have you ever thought about the future direction of the territory?" Laurende asked. "I'm not referring to the development plan. I've heard enough from Lulu and Sera recently. I'm referring to...the core goals and... Something on a larger level.”
According to Lu Yu and Lu Lu's original idea, the territory was actually a paradise for them to escape from troubles and stay away from nobles and troubles.
Lulu was fed up with being deceived and plotted by nobles. She couldn't tell what purpose the other party had in approaching her, so she simply closed the door and lived her own life.
She succeeded for a time, and if that big explosion hadn't happened...
Lu Yu was fed up with dealing with a group of people who thought they were smart but were extremely selfish.
Along the way, starting from Yas, passing through Grand, Thoresen, Mostana and Kelai, in addition to the mushrooms, werewolves and demon foxes in the blue water, I felt the rare warmth of this land. , most of the time Lu Yu’s heart was cold.
He tried his best to pretend to be less conspicuous in the crowd so that he could blend in with these people, but he could not become them after all.
The land that raised him gave him unique values, but he also knew that he could not go against the trend of the times. The long history told Lu Yu that anyone who dared to do so would inevitably be dead.
Lu Yu did not have the ability to save too many people. Just like the prophecy delivered to him by Lawrence in an orphanage, he decided to protect the people and things he cherished within his ability.
Something bigger…
Lu Yu said thoughtfully: "If I have the ability, I will release some seeds."
"What seed?"
"A seed that can slightly stir up a stagnant environment." Lu Yu said, "Have you heard of Vanessa?"
"Sela told me her story. I really didn't expect that the great Sayel Lucamia would have such a powerful partner who has never been recorded in any classics."
"She wrote a diary in the cabin where she lived, and there was a paragraph in it..."
"I will open up everything I know to the best of my ability, not for fame, fortune, or reward."
When Lu Yu was reading it, he was deeply shocked by Vanessa's spirit. She had suffered many hardships since her birth and gradually became a magician who transcended the times.
Unlike those magicians who cling tightly to the knowledge in their hands, she tried to break the occlusion on her own.
An unknown accident caused her to disappear in the long river of history. Lu Yu couldn't help but wonder, if Vanessa had not disappeared, whether she could have brought a little bit of vitality to this stagnant and closed-minded magic world.
In an instant, Laurend understood Lu Yu's thoughts. He patted Lu Yu's hand approvingly, with a face filled with relief. But soon, he smiled bitterly, and his smile turned into sadness.
His expression was so complicated that Lu Yu could no longer find the exact words to describe it.
For a long time, Laurent said: "Don't forget your original purpose. Everything should be carried out without affecting the territory. If you want to sow the seeds of knowledge, then throw them out intermittently and step by step. Don't throw yourself out." Standing on the opposite side of all schools of thought... National conquests have to consider interests, but schools of thought do not. They restrict craftsmanship. You already know the things about warriors. The use of force is commonplace, and vicious methods are endless. "
"The tide of magic will temporarily disrupt the order of the school and cause the academic tower they have carefully built to collapse. However, after re-accumulating knowledge and experience, the tower will surely stand on the earth again, and the cycle starts over and over... Everything is just a cycle."
Laurent warned seriously: "If you can, it doesn't matter if you don't sow. Protect yourself...and everyone in the territory..."
Lu Yu suddenly thought of Lawrence.
Laurender and he both saw it through - history repeats itself, everything that happened in the past will also happen in the future, the only difference is that a group of actors have been changed.
For example, Laurent spent eighty years trying his best to prop up the Theocracy. He was powerless and unable to solve the conflicts hidden deeper.
Because once he touches it, the enemy he faces is no longer a specific person.
It was a monster that was a thousand times more terrifying than the impregnated spirit and the giant dragon, and it was enough to overturn a country in an instant.
"I also told Sera these words. She will supervise you and Lulu." Laurende smiled proudly.
It sounds like Sierra put a leash on him and Lulu?
"Have some faith in me. I want to have a family more than anyone else. I have been floating for too long without roots... It's time to put down roots."
Laurend did not expose Lu Yu.
Lu Yu once said that he came from a distant country where his family and the land he couldn't let go, but in fact... he was very lonely.
Just like Sera struggling on the earth during the great cold wave that year - an abandoned wild child.
Laurende doesn't care about Lu Yu's past and the secrets he hides. He only knows that the person in front of him will bring peace and stability to the nuns and the Papal Knights in the territory, and will perform together with Sera and Lu Lu. It's just a matter of imagination. Interesting daily routine that will make your mouth smile.
"Do you like Lulu?"
Thinking that it was time to take medicine, Lu Yu, who was about to give Laurende the medicine, had his hands shaking. He was too quick to avoid spilling the medicine on the bedding, but it did drip all over the tray.
He began to clean up impatiently.
"Ah, it's leaking out. I have to wipe it up quickly...hiss...why is this bowl still so hot...ow...how can this splash on me..."
Laurend couldn't help laughing when he saw Lu Yu, who had always been steady, fussing around.
"This question is very destructive." He couldn't help but joke.
Lu Yu decided to change the topic and picked up the medicine bowl again: "How about you take the medicine first?"
"Put down the medicine and answer my questions first."
His expression didn't change, but with a twitch of his eyebrows, Laurend's whole aura changed.
His voice was so calm, but Lu Yu heard an undoubted flavor. This was the majesty that matched the status of the Pope. It was also the first time in so long that Lu Yu truly felt that the kind and kind old man in front of him was the fourth generation. The leader of the Theocracy who has held power for the longest time and has the highest prestige in the history of a great country.
"No...Does this issue require such momentum?" Lu Yu's pressure suddenly increased, and he couldn't help complaining in his heart.
He put the bowl down obediently, and Laurend immediately had a smile on his face, which made Lu Yu couldn't help but wonder if he simply didn't want to take medicine...
It was not a good feeling to be stared at. Lu Yu sat up straight and tried hard to think of how to evade...er...modify it.
Looking at Laurende's eager eyes, Lu Yu still couldn't bear to be embarrassed, so he nodded shyly.
But then he immediately made additional modifications: "Actually, I'm not sure whether this is liking or whether it's more like love... You may have noticed it, but Sera also likes Lulu very much. There are some differences between her and me. Promise…”
"Promise?" Laurent became interested.
"Work together to correct Lu Lu, let her abandon the wrong perception created by Tanya, and become a proud great magician again." Lu Yu sighed, "Sela is right, Lu Lu's love for me may partly come from Tanya's influence, she was just trying to find someone to rely on, and I just filled that gap and made her subconsciously..."
Lu Yu looked out the window: "Anyway, I hope Lu Lu likes me because she understands what love is... I don't want to take advantage of others, that's a bit shameful."
At first, when Lu Yu found out that he really liked Lu Lu, he really felt a little shameful...
Lu Yu once felt that in the eyes of uninformed people, picking up Lu Lu would lead to a certain degree of misunderstanding. Being pushed to the floor by the trial court or the law enforcement tribunal should be one of the foreseeable scenes... I hope they can leave some time for themselves. There's time for explanation, rather than just emptying the magazine... Oh, thank God, there are only Magic Guns here and no Glocks and Maxims.
Sera was very confused by Lu Yu's imagination. She patiently explained to Lu Yu the two races - elves and jellyfish.
Some individuals among elves will always retain the appearance and height of childhood or youth.
Some branches of the jellyfish family can transform their bodies filled with magic into the size of a human palm. This transformation is completely controllable. Although none of the highly intelligent jellyfish currently visible have chosen to transform into humans, there is no guarantee that the next time they will use magic You can see the tide.
Misunderstand?
There is no misunderstanding. Lu Lu has a normal body shape. He may find it strange because Lu Yu has too little experience.
Listening to you is better than ten years in prison... It seems that Lu Yu is still conservative.
Laurende was very satisfied. He tried his best to suppress the rising corners of his mouth and asked the second question seriously.
"What about Sera?"
Lu Yu quickly became vigilant, like a wild beast smelling danger. He drew his head back, his brain spinning rapidly, and he carefully considered his words.
"Wha...what Sera?"
"Don't you like her?"
Lu Yu aimed at the medicine bowl, but couldn't muster the courage to interrupt again.
"I like it...but...don't be impatient, don't be impatient..."
Laurend didn't say anything, but Lu Yu was inexplicably under great pressure.
He stood up, waved his hands repeatedly, and quickly explained: "I mean...no, no, no...oh, right, right..."
"I really appreciate Sera, her kindness that treats everyone equally, her eloquent confidence, her wisdom that quickly understands the essence of things, her strength beyond her peers, and her incomparable profound knowledge..."
Laurende interrupted Lu Yu: "I know that Sera is very good. What I'm asking is... Sera seems to not be in line with your aesthetics in terms of appearance?"
Lu Yu sweated more and more: "What exactly do you want to ask from me... If nothing else, Sera is really charming..."
"Be specific."
Still specific?
Lu Yu only felt that he was carrying two bags of gifts into his father-in-law's house... something was wrong. Why did he think of this metaphor in the first place?
"The bunny ears stand up and droop down again, so cute..."
"anything else?"
"The red eyes remind me of spicy rabbit heads, very delicious..."
Laurend was stunned for a second, and then he said calmly: "The one just now doesn't count, what else is there?"
"Also...and...okay, she has a good figure..."
Seeing Lu Yu trembling, Laurende laughed.
"Stop teasing me!" Lu Yu couldn't help but say.
"I'm just curious about why you didn't take notice of my little Sierra. I couldn't help myself. I'm sorry."
Lu Yu breathed a sigh of relief and said casually: "You should know that she likes girls, so what can I do if I fall in love with her?"
"Oh, you mean, you actually did like Sera, but you gave up because she liked Lu Lu?"
Lu Yu covered his face. He wanted to give himself a big mouth and retracted what he just said.
The cheerful conversation in the room suddenly stopped, Laurend's eyes were blurred, and his sight seemed to travel through time and space.
Lu Yu did not interrupt, but quietly picked up the medicine bowl. When Laurende came to his senses, he urged him to drink it.
"Take good care of her for me." Laurent's eyes were filled with tears. "She hides all her soft sides. In fact, she is also a child who is afraid of getting hurt...I am always a little worried."
Lu Yu nodded.
Laurend held Lu Yu's hand, as if waiting for something.
Lu Yu said: "In the territory, she will be happy...certainly."
