After the crowd dispersed, the two met in front of the clock tower.
"How do you feel?" Luo Wei teased.
The setting sun lengthened the shadows of the two people. It had been almost a year since they had ventured out from Harry Village. At this moment, they met each other again in another city. People couldn't help but think of that morning of farewell. The blond boy said goodbye to his best friend, and they embarked on different paths. .
The sunshine that day was vaguely visible, and it seemed to give people the same feeling as the sunset, but it seemed completely different.
"This is much more people than the courtyard meeting," Ryan scratched his face in embarrassment, "I was almost nervous when I first stood up."
What has changed is growth. Compared with a year ago, both of them have made great progress.
What remains unchanged is the original intention. Along the way, the reason why the two embarked on the journey in the first place has not changed at all.
Even though the attire has changed a lot, you can still see the familiarity in the other person's eyes.
"Have you grown taller?" Rowe glanced at the top of Ryan's head. It stands to reason that the two of them should be about the same height.
"That's what I think of you," Ryan said helplessly, "and it stands to reason that you should be thinner than me, but I can't even tell it now."
"..."
Maybe the food there is better.
Plus there are a lot of foodies, and at night...ahem.
Moisturizing.
"Want to compare?"
"OK."
The two compared their heights, and it was clear that they were still the same height.
As for physique, the function of muscles in this world is mainly to control force-generating skills, and the strength of force is related to the utilization rate of magic power. Although Luo Wei has little magic power, his skills and experience allow him to maximize his strength, but he does not use sword skills as many times as Ryan.
Therefore, no matter how much their strength increases, they probably won't be able to become as strong as Marcus.
Unless he specifically trains muscles, Luo Wei has no intention of doing so.
"By the way, Luo Wei, are you free next?"
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, it's just that I just have time next time and want to walk around the city," Ryan said calmly, "I still want to be down-to-earth and see people's reactions."
"..."
Good guy, you are dragging me to work again.
He was afraid that he wouldn't be able to come back before midnight, so Luo Wei subconsciously began to think of reasons to run away.
"What's wrong," Ryan looked at him with a smile, "Is it true that only Miss Priest and the others can date you, but not me?"
"……you are vicious."
"Haha, don't say that," Ryan patted him on the back, "We haven't been together for a long time."
Luo Wei spread his hands helplessly, "Okay, let's go, lest you say that I value sex over friends."
"I didn't say that."
As the sky gradually fell into the night, the two of them walked around the central square, first heading towards North Street.
Ore lamps were lit on the street, but the road was still congested. Shiyuan's army maintained order and stopped vehicles that were traveling too slowly from the fast lane. But because the slow lane was also full of traffic, he swerved casually and the carriage and the tricycle collided with each other.
"You're very good at hitting, aren't you!"
"I hit you!"
"Just wait, I'll drive out my track roller when I get back!"
Luo Wei looked at it and shook his head. It seemed like it was time to consider asking them to add a turn signal. He also emphasized that turning right should turn left, turn left and go straight...
Most of the workshops on the roadside are in operation, and the flames in the furnaces can be felt outside.
But there is also a small part, like stars that have lost their light, embedded in the brightly lit streets, silent.
"It seems that most people tend not to make a decision first," said Rowe. "Consideration takes time. Maintain the status quo in hesitation, and then slowly find out the answer."
Ryan also saw this in his eyes.
He did not repeat the answer that Rowe had already said, and instead looked at the extinguished workshops: "Actually, the person standing on the podium today should be you."
Luo Wei sneered.
"Then you're making things too difficult for me. It's better for you to deal with this kind of trouble."
"But after all, you discovered all of this," Ryan turned to look at him. "The city still doesn't know who found out the truth for them. If you hadn't been unwilling to be mentioned, I would have said it on stage. It’s your name.”
"I don't have much credibility," Luo Wei spread his hands, "mentioning my name will only make things more complicated."
Ryan stood on the side of the road and took a deep breath with a complicated expression.
"When I explained this proposal to you word for word, you quickly supported me, but I have been wondering if you actually have a better way."
"Heh... if you want to say that, it's true."
"..."
Ryan fell silent.
If you put it this way, wouldn't it mean that his decision disrupted his plan?
"But if you think my plan is perfect, you are totally wrong." Luo Wei said at this time.
"……Um?"
"It's a simple truth. There is more than one way to achieve the goal. You and I will make different choices, just because of different styles of behavior." Luo Wei wrote lightly, "My plan may not make these workshops burn out, but even if the essence He is indeed thinking about them, but his behavior is similar to that of a craftsman who would deceive and take advantage of them."
"Rowe..."
"So you don't need to be influenced by me at all. The goals we want to achieve are the same, but the choices are different." Luo Wei raised his head, "You lose this part of the help, but you gain morality, and the people also wake up to it. To the current situation. You also said that this city still has to rely on themselves after all. Your plan and my plan are just a matter of time for them to wake up to the difference. "
He wasn't trying to influence the way Ryan acted.
When it comes to saving the world, Rowe hopes that Lane can become the real Lane, not the second Rowe.
Therefore, he did not intend to lead Ryan as a tool at all, but regarded him as another force that could truly fight with him in the finale and resist at the same time.
"Besides," Luo Wei smiled, "using my method, when you are scolded by the people for deceiving them and asked to get out of the city, don't blame me."
Continuing to keep it a secret may maintain the stability of the craftsmen.
But if you know that they know something but don't report it, if you don't handle it carefully, it will cause backlash.
This is a matter of making different choices. No one is right or wrong. Unless Ryan said that he did not expect that the craftsmen would leave, then Luo Wei would look down on him.
He supports the other party only on the premise that he knows the stakes and is prepared to take responsibility.
Ryan had an embarrassed look on his face.
"I don't know why, but sometimes I feel that I have been taken care of too much by you, Luo Wei."
"That's probably your hallucination. Well, I'll just criticize your naive and optimistic attitude over and over again."
"That's right..."
Ryan smiled and raised his head.
"But it's precisely because of this that it always inspires me to see my feet clearly."
Luo Wei shook his head and slapped him on the back of the head rudely, "Stop inciting me here. Anyway, no matter whose plan is used, you are not the only one who implements it. It has nothing to do with me. You can figure out how to deal with it yourself. Those are the troubles, I don’t have the time to listen to your reasoning here.”
Ryan shook his head and smiled helplessly.
It seemed like he was scolding me again.
This close friend is as helpless as ever, and it always feels like no one can influence his point of view.
"In that case, how about you accompany me for a drink before you get busy tomorrow? I know a good pub on North Street."
Rowe shrugged.
"You treat me to a treat, and don't drag me to a meeting again later."
"Hahaha, no, let's go."
…
Afterwards, the two stayed in the pub until late at night.
Luo Wei returned to the courtyard in a daze, holding on to the corridor at the door of the room, complaining helplessly in his heart.
As a result, I came back late at night.
He was about to take out the key from his cloak and open the door when he heard the sound of the door opening coming from the other side of the corridor.
The two looked at each other in the corridor.
"..."
"..."
Then Luo Wei walked over.
(End of chapter)
