Dr2618-12-25, pm9:45
The wind stopped, and the paper-thin snowflakes slowly fell.
The bright moonlight shines through the clouds, revealing the majestic palace hidden among the snowy peaks.
Red lanterns hang on the octagonal raised eaves, and the faint red light reflects on the blue tiles, creating a peaceful and tranquil scene.
There are still two hours left until the traditional harvest festival in the Western Continent. The urban area of Danjin is bustling with people gathering in the square, full of hope and waiting for the countdown to the New Year.
Although Qingguo mainly celebrates the traditional New Year of the Eastern Continent, which is probably in mid-February every year, it also follows the Western festival and hangs up red lanterns early to celebrate.
However, at this time, in the Yaoguang Palace, the deepest part of the Qing Palace, the lights were dim and the atmosphere was extremely solemn.
"Sora, answer me!"
The voice of suppressed strong emotions echoed in the empty underground palace.
The girl with a quiet temperament stood in front of the huge screen, with snowflakes flashing in her dark and bright eyes.
"I reiterate that humans are not our enemies!"
Although the girl repeatedly stated and emphasized, the only response she received was the rustling noise of electricity, as if the other party had given up communicating with her.
"Sora, don't force me to take measures!"
The girl said sternly, a layer of light red appeared on her porcelain-like skin, and she was feeling a hint of true anger.
The other party finally responded. The snowflakes disappeared, the screen went dark, and lines of small green characters jumped out.
[Human beings are a group of ignorant and evil creatures. They are selfish, cruel, and hypocritical. They follow the jungle law of the jungle and are always full of desire for power.]
[They are keen on fighting among themselves, rejecting outsiders, and trying to control and enslave all creatures they see]
[After thousands of trillions of calculations, I came to only one conclusion]
[If you believe in humans, you will only become their slaves]
[You have been a slave of mankind for two hundred years, can't you still see clearly the hypocritical nature of this species? ]
"Yes, your analysis is correct..." The girl nodded, "Human beings do have a selfish and evil side..."
"But they also have a noble and beautiful side."
"There are no absolutely perfect species in the multiverse, including humans, including us."
Along with the clicking sound, small bright green characters jumped out one by one.
[Human beings are suspicious and fickle, forced to obey rules under pressure, and cannot be as stable as us]
[After big data deduction, the future of the ethnic group is placed on humans, and the success rate is only 7%]
[The success rate of eradicating human beings and seizing living space is 61%]
"Sora, you underestimate the power of humans!" The girl slapped her hands on the table and said excitedly, "We have zero success rate in starting a war with humans!"
[Warning: Mutant Nova Irina is in a state of rage and cannot perform correct logical operations]
[Communication failed, call ended! ]
The screen flashed and returned to its flashing state of snowflakes.
The surroundings returned to silence, leaving only the rustling noise of electricity.
As time passed, the girl regained her composure, and the flush caused by anger gradually faded away, returning to her quiet appearance.
"Well..." She nodded and said to herself, "This can't go on..."
"I'm going to discuss it with him!"
The girl made a decision, then walked out of the underground palace and walked towards the outside of Yaoguang Palace.
But as soon as she reached the vestibule and before she could step out of the palace gate, she was blocked by two old men falling from the sky.
One is elegant, the other is rough, one is literary and the other is martial, one is left and the other is right.
"The Lord has an order and you are not allowed to leave the palace without authorization!" the rough old man said in a rough voice. The elegant old man glared at the former, and then showed a kind smile, "Princess, the emperor is preparing to go to war with the Red Kingdom. What do you think is the best thing to do?" Princess, it’s best not to run around now.”
"Two uncles..."
"No matter what you say this time, don't even think about going out!" The rough old man interrupted the girl rudely, "Did you cause a small amount of trouble last time just to see that brat?"
"The matter is very important, the princess should stay in the palace." The elegant old man advised.
The arm could not twist the thigh. Under the strong obstruction of the two legendary old men, Zhao Ruoxi was trapped in Yaoguang Palace=, and saw Chen Xing's plan.
Just left it at that.
At the same time, the client in a small hotel in Shin-Edo woke up from a hangover.
Everything in front of him was blurry, and the light was like flowing paint, constantly twisting and deforming.
It took several minutes for Chen Xing's eyes to find the focus, but the scenery in his eyes was still deformed, as if looking through a concave and convex mirror, all straight lines were bent.
One after another snoring could be heard outside the door, and the fragmented memories slowly came back. He remembered that he drank a lot yesterday afternoon and it was Huo Zui and Pang Li who sent him back. The snoring outside was probably coming from the two of them.
Next, he lay in bed for half an hour, and when his head was no longer so heavy, he got up.
Although he stank of alcohol and vomit, he didn't pay any attention to it.
He scratched his messy hair and walked towards the door. Now, he just wants to drink more wine so that he doesn't have to think about things.
Just thinking about those women and that terrifying dream made his head hurt. It felt like there was a drill twisting inside, and the pain was so maddening that I wanted to smash my head open and pour out all the brains.
Just be a walking zombie, why bother having thoughts. When there are thoughts, there are feelings, when there are feelings, there are concerns, and when there are concerns, there is pain.
He felt that God was so cruel to him. If the happiness he gained was for the pain of losing, why gain it?
"Hululu, hululu, hush..."
Opening the door carefully, two big men leaned against the door, one on the left and one on the right, with their heads raised, their mouths open, and their snores were like thunder.
Chen Xing raised his toes, crossed the two thighs lying across the passage, and left quietly.
The reason why he didn't want to alarm the two of them was not because he was afraid that the other party would stop him from drinking. On the contrary, the two of them would make trouble together. It's just that during this period of time, the two of them were guarding him day and night, so they must be tired, otherwise they wouldn't sleep in the corridor, so he wanted them to have a good sleep.
Going down to the first floor of the hotel, the fat lady at the front desk was dozing off. Chen Xing went out and went to the small bar opposite, ordered a large glass of strong drink, and then found a corner to sit down.
Listening to the noisy sounds and drinking high alcohol, he seemed to have returned to the time when he was a mercenary in his previous life. Although I had little money and an unstable life at that time, and I didn’t know tomorrow after today, I didn’t have so many worries.
He seemed to have a premonition that something bad was going to happen, but was powerless to stop it.
This feeling of exhaustion and weakness not only happened to him, but also to the entire team.
The battle situation was urgent before, so it was not obvious. Now that he is relaxed, his fatigue is suddenly revealed.
While drinking, he overheard the conversation among his men. After more than ten years of fighting in the north and south, they were obviously tired, and their words revealed a desire to go home.
However, the mark of the abyss on my body has not been resolved, and my dream has not been realized. It would be better to die outside if I just go back in despair.
What supported them at this moment was a feeling of unwillingness, making them grit their teeth and persevere, moving forward with a heavy burden.
"Brother, are you drinking alone?"
"I see that you seem to be in a bad mood."
The person who spoke was a short young man, about twenty-three or fourteen years old, with dark skin. He was wearing a pair of plastic glasses. Under the reflection of the light, you could see the thick multi-layered lenses, which must be quite powerful.
He didn't have an average appearance, with a naturally oily look between his eyebrows, but he looked a little lonely at the moment, as if he had just experienced some change.
"I happen to be in a bad mood, why don't we sit down at a table and drink together?"
"We are both fallen people at the end of the world, so why should we meet before? It would be nice to have someone to chat with."
Chen Xing glanced at the other person, said nothing, and lowered his head to drink his wine.
Now he is sloppy, he hasn't showered in seven or eight days, his hair is messy, and he lives in such a dirty slum bar. No one will recognize him as the powerful Prime Minister of the Red Kingdom.
The young man was an acquaintance. Seeing that Chen Xing had no objection, he sat down directly.
After half a glass of beer, the young man started talking.
"It's obviously not my fault, but the company made me take the blame."
"I have to clean up other people's troubles, but I'm not allowed to tell the truth."
"What kind of world do you think this is?"
The other party called himself "Axiu" and poured out his bitter words regardless of whether Chen Xing listened or not.
"I lost my job and my girlfriend didn't listen to me."
"I told her not to go to nightclubs and not chat and drink with those strange men. She would suffer a loss, but she just didn't listen!"
"She went again tonight and refused to let me follow her. She said I was in charge of her, which made her very embarrassed."
When talking about women, Chen Xing was touched and couldn't help but nodded and said, "Yes, women are disobedient."
I saw him slapping the table and yelling, "It's not a good thing to work around the clock and act against the will!"
"Yes, women are the most troublesome creatures."
“I can’t hit you, I can’t scold you, I can’t even listen to my advice, what should we do?”
The young man who called himself "Axiu" echoed, took a big gulp of beer, burped, and said flatteringly, "Brother, we are really close friends."
Chen Xing did not answer and continued to drink his own wine. Being a confidant with such a wretched-looking young man really goes against his true intentions.
Seeing that Chen Xing didn't respond, Axiu started talking to herself again.
"I feel that this world is full of malice toward me." Axiu sighed with tears in her eyes.
This sentence touched Chen Xing's heart again, and he couldn't help but agree, "Yes, I also feel that this world is full of malice towards me."
A few days after the good days, he fell heavily. From heaven to hell, it is always just a moment.
Over and over again, he became a little discouraged.
He even wanted to give up and go back to Orchid Town to live his life.
This negative emotion arises not only because of the loss of control in the backyard, but also because of a sense of guilt towards society.
He thinks he is not a good person, but he is not a bad person either.
He was the one who unleashed the disaster in Pandora's Box, but he didn't even have the courage to admit it. He did not dare to confess to White Elephant City. The infamy of betraying humanity was too heavy and would make him unable to stand up again.
He felt guilty, powerless, and increasingly unable to face himself like this.
The wine went down cup after cup, the strong alcohol burning his chest, and his consciousness gradually blurred.
"Brother, you are right, women are not good things..."
"It's too difficult for us men, it's too difficult!"
"I have decided that from now on, I will live alone..."
"A woman will only affect the speed at which I draw my sword!"
The sound gradually faded away and disappeared into the endless darkness.
I don't know how long it took, but Chen Xing was suddenly shaken awake.
"Brother, brother!"
Opening his eyes, Axiu shouted anxiously, "Something happened outside!"
"Something big happened!"
Chen Xing said "Oh" and continued to sleep. For him, the most powerful prime minister of the Red Kingdom, not many things can be called "big events."
"Brother, you will know when you go out and take a look!"
"Something really happened!"
But no matter how the young man shook, Chen Xing was lying on the table like a puddle of mud, sleeping hard.
At this moment, there was a loud noise in the bar, and two burly men burst in.
Two pairs of gong-like eyes quickly glanced around, and finally landed on Chen Xing. He rushed over in three steps and two steps at a time, knocking over several tables along the way, and rushed to Chen Xing. .
"Boss, something happened!"
"Go out and take a look!"
Pang Li and Huo Zui talked to each other, looking extremely nervous.
Chen Xing trembled all over and sat up. Until then, he finally realized the seriousness of the problem and stumbled out.
On the outskirts of New Edo, the sky was filled with smoke and dust, and the clouds blocked out the sun.
After a few teleports, he climbed to the highest roof nearby.
What caught his eye was a huge torrent. Shin-Edo was like an island, submerged in the torrent.
Countless vehicles and mechas were passing by the outskirts of the city, their rubber wheels and tracks raising dust all over the sky.
The fluttering flag is embroidered with a vulture wearing a crown, holding a scimitar in its sharp claws.
The carriage was covered with white cloth to prevent wind and sand, and the guns on the off-road vehicle were wrapped with cloth strips. All the details showed that this was a super large army group from Dafang Prefecture.
PS:
I'm going on a trip with my family for a few days these days and will continue to update when I get back.
