At 8:25 pm Morton time, the "Sonic Feather Moth" landed in the inner city of Superbia. The first person to get off the plane was a young man in black. He jumped up with cheers and lay on the ground like a wanderer reunited after a long absence.
"It's the earth! Brother, look, it's the real earth!"
"Mr. Gongsun, please calm down!" Orianna hurriedly ran to his side to persuade him, "You will make Mr. Mo very embarrassed!"
Mo Yuankai looked up at the sky with an expression full of emotion: "Have you sensed the earth's gravity..."
"What are you talking about?!"
"Ah... I really want to throw space junk on such a land..." Gongsun Ce said with emotion.
"Why do you have such evil thoughts?!"
Orianna felt like she was about to collapse. She looked at Knight Rakel for help and saw a look of sympathy in his eyes.
"I think I need to go to the clock tower first to handle some necessary procedures for the two gentlemen."
Raquel took out the documents that the superpowers had just signed. The two people now have the authority to use their abilities normally in the city, but some necessary procedures still need to be completed as soon as possible.
"Can you please take the gentlemen to Knight Arlandia, Knight Orianna?"
Orianna looked at Gongsun Ce who was hugging the earth, almost desperate: "I can also go through the formalities, Knight Rakel."
"You're going to be with the guests for a long time, so it's best to adapt in advance. Come on!"
Knight Rakel (the wax figure) said goodbye to the superpowers and left in a hurry. Orianna stepped forward and said, "Gentlemen, I'm afraid the official work won't start until tomorrow. I want to say goodbye to the two first." An introduction to the knight who will be responsible for security during this period..."
"It's not urgent. Where should we stay?" Gongsun Ce turned over on the ground, "Presidential suite in a high-end hotel? Are there any B&Bs or knights' dormitories? Or do you want to live in a castle like a vampire?"
"Does the kingdom still use horse-drawn carriages?" Mo Yuankai asked enthusiastically, "Or are we talking about old-fashioned steam vehicles?"
"Gentlemen, I think there are some discrepancies between your understanding of the Kingdom of Morton and reality..." Orianna said tiredly, "I promise to arrange everything properly, please follow me now."
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The vehicle Orianna prepared for the superpowers was a white Kingdom-made car. It had a simple and beautiful appearance, and was comfortable and spacious inside. It was an ordinary vehicle that did not look like the so-called people in society.
Mo Yuankai's large luggage will be transported to his residence later. At the moment, he is sitting in the passenger seat, listening to Knight Orianna's explanation.
"Our current location is the inner city in the middle of Superbia. This is the area with the best security in the city. Most of the residents are from the upper class. The inner city has most of the important buildings in the city, including the three sacred bell towers, The world-famous Wyans Theater, the Royal Morton College of Magisters, the headquarters of the Knights, various government agencies and offices, and the Galatea Palace where Her Majesty the Queen and members of the royal family live..."
Gongsun Ce yawned: "This place doesn't sound very down-to-earth."
Orianna choked: "I'm sorry, but the most 'down-to-earth' area is not as safe as here. We are based on the principle of protecting the two of you to the greatest extent—"
"Protect what?" Gongsun Ce said aggressively, "Can you please wake up? How do you get the qualifications to protect us? Did you go to the inner city first after consulting us?"
Orianna suddenly became nervous: "I, this is..."
"Ace, stop looking for trouble."
Mo Yuankai observed the neat light-colored houses outside the window and interrupted his younger brother. "No matter what, they are only considering your safety. If you are not satisfied with the official arrangements, there is no need to blame Miss Orianna."
Gongsun Ce smacked his lips: "I don't understand why they need to stress safety in every possible way? My time bomb is so dangerous, isn't it?"
There was silence in the carriage for a while, and Orianna explained in a low voice: "That's not the case, Mr. Gongsun. What we are worried about is not only your own actions, but also the prejudice and malice coming from all parts of society..."
"It's okay, A Ce understands." Mo Yuankai smiled gently and started to make peace, "Let's not talk about this anymore. I wonder where we will stay tonight?"
Orianna was obviously relieved: "Oh, of course! Since the hotel is crowded, we have prepared a house under my personal name as a residence for you two. It is a typical Superbia building. Located at 91 Dawson Street, it has two floors, warm and comfortable, I think you will like it.”
"Sounds pretty good." Mo Yuankai nodded, "I wonder if there is an Internet connection?"
"Of course! In order to meet your needs, we specially installed those... um... electronic spider webs?" Orianna tried her best to describe the modern technology that she didn't quite understand. "The workers said it can be used normally!"
Mo Yuankai almost laughed out loud: "Miss Orianna is not very familiar with modern technology?"
"Yes..." Orianna looked downcast, "It's hard for me to understand how those plastics and metals work..."
The white car stopped at the intersection, and Gongsun Ce in the back seat remained silent. Orianna felt a little relieved because no one was looking for trouble. She tentatively said: "Mr. Mo, as I mentioned before, safety issues are very important. We are not too worried about your personal safety, but your assistant I'm afraid a certain amount of protection is needed. A knight of superior strength is willing to provide Mr. Gongsun with the necessary protection..."
"It's understandable." Mo Yuankai turned around and asked, "Ace, what's your opinion?"
"Me? What's my opinion?"
Gongsun Ce opened the door, got out of the car before the red light changed, and closed the door gently.
"I'll just take a stroll. I'll meet you at 91 Dawson Street. If you have any questions, call me. Bye."
Before Orianna could react, Gongsun Ce had already left quickly. Miss Knight screamed in surprise and was about to get out of the car and chase after her, but Mo Yuankai in the passenger seat stretched out his hand to stop her.
"He's just relaxing." Mo Yuankai shook his head, "Don't worry, Ace will be fine. Let him wait for a while."
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Most of the buildings in the inner city have a long history, and the dull-toned bricks and tiles reveal an atmosphere of stability polished by time. The people here also fit his stereotype of the kingdom: the gentlemen have beautiful beards, wear coats, and hold walking sticks; the ladies mostly hold the hands of their male companions, wear gorgeous long skirts, and wear aristocratic beautiful hats. , holding a small handbag.
It was getting late, and the street lights on both sides of the street were not bright enough. Many people were carrying old-fashioned lanterns in their hands to illuminate the road covered with fine snow. Gongsun Ce walked quickly among the old white buildings, and the light flashed across his exaggerated black clothes and cloak, attracting the silent gazes of gentlemen and ladies to this stranger with strange behavior. This sight made the superpower's mood worse than before.
What is the prejudice and malice from all walks of life? Orianna is worried that someone will attack them? But why do these people have ill intentions toward me? What right do they have to be hostile to me? He said it so lightly, as if this was a social trend that must be accepted, but why should he accept this unfair treatment and accept the fact that people with super powers are hostile?
Do they dare to be hostile to their elder brother? Do you dare to be hostile to the heroes of the sky? They don't dare, because they are just a bunch of people who bully the weak and fear the strong. They didn't have the guts to yell at the elder brother, so they had to send a weak little girl over and act like a weakling to ask the elder brother for help. They specifically considered Mo Yuankai's needs, specifically negotiated with Mo Yuankai, talked to Mr. Mo about the past of the royal capital, and always asked Mr. Mo's opinion on everything. But what about him? Where is Gongsun Ce? In the eyes of these people, Gongsun Ce is just a "dangerous" child. They just want to hire a bodyguard for Gongsun Ce out of fear of something happening!
"..."
He walked quickly for a while and then stopped. In front of him was an old wall. He unknowingly entered a sparsely populated path and entered a dead end. The cell phone in his pocket rang. It was a text message from his eldest brother, advising him not to be angry with himself.
"..."
The fine snow drifted down slowly, staining his black clothes with some white color. Gongsun Ce felt a little cold. He tightened his cloak, and his breath seemed like white mist in the cold city.
Gongsun Ce took a photo and sent it back together, telling his elder brother that he was not angry and was looking at the street scene on a snowy night. He felt a pang of guilt as he looked at the messages exchanged between the two. Because he knew that those things he had thought of before were all excuses...
He was just jealous of Mo Yuankai. He was jealous that the person receiving everyone's attention was not him, but his best friend.
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But Gongsun Ce didn't know that on the spire of a white building dozens of meters away, there was a cloaked figure silently watching him, watching the young man who was secretly sad in the snow.
The cloaked man found it very interesting, but also felt a rare sense of empathy. This young man shouldn't be standing there. The place that suits him best is the dark corner under the light, the dirty shadow behind the glory. He was born to be on his side! Since you have a despicable mentality and an ugly face, why should you stand in the light and suffer?
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"Captain. Can I borrow your script? Can I invite him over?"
The leader happily agreed, and the cloaked man laughed along with the leader. A notebook fell out of the dirty gray cloak, with brand new handwriting written on the latest page.
[As a hero, Mo Yuankai is invincible on the frontal battlefield, but he is not smart enough outside of battle. He will be careless and not sharp enough, so he needs the help of his deputy, and he will make mistakes. Just as he believed in his old friend's wisdom and strength at this moment, he also took into account the other's delicate mind. Therefore, he did not personally follow Gongsun Ce who ran away in anger, nor did he realize that an incident was about to happen. 】
The cloaked man melted in the snow, melting into a gray mist. This mist seeped into the cracks of the bricks, seeped into the houses, and seeped into the deepest part of the city.
An ancient and huge world opened a crack at this moment, sending out a cold invitation to newcomers.
Welcome to Superbia.
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"call……"
Gongsun Ce shook his body and sighed.
He found that he was still so naive. Even after following his elder brother for three years, he was still a child who couldn't control his emotions. Jealousy and anger came and went quickly. He just needed to be alone... Now he has recovered, just like a child who went to the house to stay for a while and then walked out naturally. It's time for him to go back.
Gongsun Ce turned around dully, his leather boots making a sticky sound. There was a strange smell in the nose, so bland that it seemed like an illusion.
He lifted his boots and found nothing beneath his feet. Gongsun Ce said nothing and just returned along the original road. The lights on both sides of the road were dim, and the street view ahead could not be clearly seen for a while, but the illusory smell was still there, looming like it was hidden in the air.
A bright light appeared at the intersection ahead, and a stooped old man walked slowly by carrying a lantern and wearing a hood, as if to hide from the cold winter wind. Gongsun Ce still maintained his original pace. He was thinking about a question that didn't make sense...
If there is not even a patch of snow under the boots, where does the sticky sound come from?
Gongsun Ce lowered his head and lifted the soles of his boots, discovering that the black rubber soles had been dyed a dirty red at some point.
He slowly raised his head. The old man not far away seemed to be alarmed by the sound and turned in his direction. The light of the lantern illuminated the old man's face, the black hair, the long and pointed mouth, the vertical slits in the yellow-eyed child, and the dirty flesh between the sharp teeth!
The lights flickered, the cloak flew up, and the stooped beast used its legs to rush towards the strange young man. Its roar carries the breath of blood, and its eyes are full of the greed and ferocity of a beast!
"What a surprise."
Then the beast flew up upside down and was crushed to the ground by the invisible force. The peculiar smell in the air became stronger and stronger. The young man in black looked coldly at the wall beside him and found that a dark red-black liquid, like rotten blood, was constantly seeping out from the cracks in the bricks.
Some strange force enveloped this street, causing the bricks and tiles to decay and age, and the sky became gloomy like rain. The street lights on the street have long been extinguished, the smell of blood has replaced the freshness of the snow, a hazy mist fills the streets, the turbid sky is full of clouds, and the full bright moon is astonishingly huge, as if it is about to touch the earth!
Gongsun Ce knocked the beast unconscious and quickly walked out of the dead end. He came to the main road and saw the crowds of people coming and going on the street. Everyone is holding a lantern in their hands, and everyone's body shape is unnatural or even weird. They all raised their heads and looked at the young man who broke into the street. The young man's expressionless face was reflected in the hundreds of pairs of yellow sticks.
"Sorry Orianna, I admit it's my problem this time." Gongsun Ce said softly, "I understand why you attach so much importance to safety."
Hundreds of wild beasts swarmed up, showing their fangs to the living flesh and blood!
