9:45 pm, 91 Dawson Street, first floor.
Everything after that passed very quickly, and Alandia personally escorted her followers away. Due to her noble status as a manifested magician and the mere attempted theft, the former knight's attendant will probably not be imprisoned - however, she will definitely be expelled from the knights, and she will not be able to use anything in the royal capital. Supernatural power.
Jane Diera refused to answer any questions, including where she got the oil lamp that could summon shadows. She only cursed loudly before leaving, claiming that Airandia was cold-blooded, ruthless, and had no camaraderie and basic principles. Gongsun Ce is despicable, vile, and a low-level scumbag who deserves to be cursed and discriminated against.
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Gongsun Ce said everything you said is right, because your mother is still flying in the sky.
Before the scolding could escalate further, Jane was forced to quiet down. Now the three of them are sitting around the fireplace, each holding a cup of hot tea in their hands. Gongsun Ce took this opportunity to briefly talk to the two of them about everything that happened after he acted alone.
Orianna was dizzy because of this series of developments: "How could this happen... It is impossible for ordinary citizens to enter the Shadowmist City by mistake..."
"Then it seems that I am not an ordinary citizen." Gongsun Ce curled his lips, "By the way, your knights do not recruit people based on their quality? How did such a rotten person become a follower of the Dawn Knight?"
The female knight said sadly: "Jane has always been a strong and kind girl. We all see her efforts. Maybe she is a little too strong and confident occasionally, but... alas... I want to be a human being When he stands next to someone who is too good for a long time, he will always be affected in part."
Gongsun Ce's heart moved, thinking of his deliberately exaggerated words and deeds, he was speechless for a moment.
He knows that Orianna is right, because although the light will protect you, it is so bright that you have to find a way to take over the spotlight... to make other people's eyes slightly shift so that they can stay on you. Even for a second, weak and humble.
Orianna became even more sad: "But I never thought she would do such a despicable thing... Maybe that incident really changed her... Alas!"
Mo Yuankai didn't know what the female knight was talking about, and he couldn't find out. He just took a sip of tea and said, "The Dawn Knight didn't expect it either. She is very sad."
Gongsun Ce was used to making excuses: "Why are you sad? She looks very cold, doesn't she? Besides, how can you understand her just after meeting her once?"
Mo Yuankai patted the back of the younger brother's head: "I definitely understand! Isn't the follower the knight's younger brother? It doesn't matter if I steal something, but if I use the skills you taught me to do bad things, you still do it in front of me. You cleverly confuse right and wrong, and I can't think of any situation that would be more sad for a big brother."
Gongsun Ce said without thinking: "My little brother will stab you in the back."
The blonde duo both looked as if they had eaten flies.
"...Ace, you understand human nature better than I do."
Orianna waved her hands as if begging for mercy: "Gentlemen, please stop talking about this evil topic! Let's talk about something else... Ah! Mr. Gongsun, how did you light the second-story candle?"
"I think Mr. Gongsun used some props."
Alandia's voice came from the door. Although it was an inference, it was filled with firm confidence. The silver-haired woman put down her handbag and sat down on the fourth sofa.
"Guessed it right."
Gongsun Ce smiled evilly and took out his lighter and lit it up. He had no use for any supernatural powers. The flames left the lighter and floated around the room as he moved. It was the same little thing he had played with on the plane.
"A small prop for performing magic, a lighter with built-in flammable nanowires."
"Oh...!" Orianna suddenly realized that Gongsun Ce could easily light a fire with just one swing of this small prop, without delaying his time to go downstairs. "So, what's the wax on the box?"
Alandia picked up the candlestick that had been moved deliberately, flicked her wrist, and a drop of wax oil almost dripped, but she stopped it in advance.
"Another piece of evidence fabricated by Mr. Gongsun."
"You forged it?!" Orianna exclaimed.
"A little trick just in case." Gongsun Ce laughed. "If no one plans to frame someone, these tricks are useless. If someone really wants to harm me, I can use these to guide their thinking. ——I am an expert in lying."
Gongsun Ce stood up proudly and said with satisfaction: "What do you think now, Miss Alandia?"
Alandia looked him over and said succinctly: "It's unnecessary for you to be smart."
The two people laughed loudly in the room, and Gongsun Ce said angrily: "Why, why, why?!"
"If you had told the truth at the beginning, we wouldn't have had to waste so much time." Alandia hit the nail on the head, "Even if you didn't design Jane to make perjury, the oil lamp itself and the Mnemosyne records are enough as evidence. evidence."
Gongsun Ce responded tit for tat: "You are wrong, Dawn Knight. The premise of these words is that you will enforce the law impartially, and how can I know your character and style? If you deliberately cover up Jane Diera, or you yourself People who are prejudiced against people with superpowers want to harm me, so what better way can I do besides relying on these lies to obtain evidence?"
"..."
The Dawn Knight was rarely silent. She thought for a while and nodded.
"You're right. But I'm still against lying."
Gongsun Ce had prepared a bunch of rebuttals, but when he saw her being so straightforward, he had nothing to say. He rubbed his hair and quickly changed the subject: "Speaking of which, didn't you say you wanted to provide me with a bodyguard? Who is that bodyguard?"
"Me." The Dawn Knight poured himself a cup of tea, "However, since I still need to deal with my own work, the schedule planning will be based on my personal needs. If Mr. Gongsun has objections to this, you can try to apply Be protected by other professionals, or return to the Sky City.”
Gongsun Ce opened his mouth wide, trying to open and then stop speaking several times, with a mixture of surprise, surprise and fright in his eyes. He finally jumped up from the sofa and said in a rather complicated manner: "Good night!"
Gongsun Ce picked up his suitcase and hurried up to the second floor. Mo Yuankai shook his head with a wry smile and said to the Dawn Knight: "I'm sorry, Miss Alandia. I have to trouble you during this period."
"This is my job." Airandia said, "Sincerely welcome you to Superbia. Good night, both of you."
Alandia also went upstairs. For the convenience of protection work, her and Gongsun Ce's rooms were both on the second floor. Mo Yuankai waited for her to go up and then asked in a low voice: "How is the Dawn Knight's popularity?"
"...Not very ideal." Orianna frowned.
When Orianna said this, it basically meant "very bad."
"Everyone has their own personality!" Mo Yuankai exclaimed, "By the way, the Knight of Dawn doesn't need to bring luggage? And why is her seal in this room?"
"Because Knight Airandia originally lived here."
Orianna blinked and added: "Just...renting a house. I'm the landlord."
Mo Yuankai reacted immediately and pointed to the room on the first floor: "So, we, you and me..."
"Different rooms, of course!" Orianna explained hurriedly, "They all have independent bathrooms!"
"Very good, very good, very good." Mo Yuankai felt a little embarrassed. He chatted for a few more words, went up to the second floor, and knocked on Gongsun Ce's door.
Gongsun Ce stuck his head out and said with a smile: "Do you think these things today are all coincidences?"
"Treat them first, right?" Mo Yuankai comforted, "Go to bed early."
"Why should I sleep? I'm worried about being assassinated."
Gongsun Ce made a face and went back to the house to wash up.
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The chaotic day ended like this. An accident, a small incident, and the arrival of two superpowers were all trivial matters in this royal capital.
The cloaked man stood on the spire of the clock tower, listening to the sound of the big bell under his feet. The lights were extinguished one by one, and the royal capital was shrouded in darkness.
"Captain, I don't understand." The cloaked man asked, "Jane Diela is a stupid person. Her plan will definitely be discovered, even if Gongsun Ce is not here."
The leader's laughter was still weird.
"Don't laugh at those who are defeated and sink in the sand, and don't judge heroes by their success or failure!"
"Why?"
“Good deeds and evil deeds will leave their mark and burn into the heart and soul.”
The cloaked man thought for a while and thought he understood the leader's thoughts.
Even if the case is detected, the damage itself will not disappear. When a person dies, he or she is dead, and when a person's heart is hurt, he or she is hurt.
"The leader is much more evil than me. I just like killing people, but the leader likes to hurt people."
"Is this evil on my part?" the leader laughed, "Human nature is inherently evil!"
The cloaked man nodded silently, turned into smoke, and dispersed into the night.
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Mo Yuankai had a very bad sleep that night. A small part of it was due to the unfamiliar environment, but a large part of it was due to a strange dream.
In the dream, he was walking among clusters of glass-colored crystals, on a beautiful translucent road. The crystal is so huge that it can easily accommodate humans. He saw many humans lying quietly inside the crystal, with satisfied and peaceful smiles on their faces. There are also many people who have become one with the ore, talking and having fun with their crystal clear bodies.
Although this place is weird, it is also peaceful. It seems that there are some indescribable rules that allow this world to run smoothly for a long time. But when Mo Yuankai turned around, he saw another completely different kind of life: one with an animal head, long hair and fangs, and a greedy light shining in the erect child, like a human being transformed into a beast.
They failed to satisfy. Mo Yuankai understood it at a glance. The insatiable desire has caused them to change, from crystallized lives that should have been peaceful, to beasts with endless thirst...
But this shouldn't happen. Mo Yuankai thought to himself that this world has the ability to satisfy all desires.
He was walking alone in his dream, and at the front of the road was an empty throne. The throne is also made of crystal. It seems to be as high as a mountain range and as wide as the earth. It is gorgeous and solemn, magnificent and magnificent.
Mo Yuankai stood in front of the throne, and the beasts followed silently, their eyes seeming to beg him to sit on it. But at this moment, a voice sounded in the world, not as majestic as a king, but as gentle as a mother.
【Be careful】
[Be careful of the evil around you] [Beware of human malice] [Stay away from the fog of fear...]
"!"
Mo Yuankai felt that his vision was constantly improving, and he would soon be able to see a wider world. But the dream ended abruptly, and he sat up on the real bed. His breathing was not rapid, but he felt warm inside his body.
What he saw in the dream was completely different when he woke up. He couldn't even recall any fragments. He only vaguely remembered that there were crystals and beasts in the dream.
"Weird..."
Mo Yuankai took out an energy bar from the drawer of the bedside table and chewed it slowly. The food in his stomach satisfied his appetite, and he felt much better. He stretched, and with a flash of golden light from his superpower, he reorganized his pajamas into a long-sleeved T-shirt, trousers and vest.
Since he became proficient in using his abilities, Mo Yuankai spent less time changing clothes, because the material reorganization saves the time of doing laundry, which is convenient and fast. He opened the curtains. It was a good day today. The snowflakes seemed to have finished yesterday. There was no haze in the sky. It was refreshing to see it. He happily washed up and went out, smelling an alluring smell in the lobby on the first floor.
"It smells so good!" Mo Yuankai praised.
The first thing you smell is the mixture of sour, sweet and slightly burnt aroma, which comes from a bunch of freshly baked red vegetables on the plate. The freshly roasted tomatoes are sprinkled with cheese powder, which makes you appetizing. Next to the tomatoes are fluffy butter-scrambled eggs and freshly fried sun-cooked eggs. The crispy bacon and sausage exude the aroma of meat, and the main course is bread fried in butter, which is brown and crispy on the outside.
Orianna was holding a jar and pouring soybeans cooked in tomato juice onto the plate. Seeing Mo Yuankai approaching, she smiled sideways and said, "Good morning, Mr. Mo."
Mo Yuankai has seen many beautiful girls. Each of them is full of personality. They wear fashionable clothes and live their own way. Their gestures are filled with confidence brought by strength. They look like social elites at such a young age. They are at ease at the negotiation table and on the battlefield, and their strength or wisdom makes even adults inferior. They can dance as soon as they put their weapons away, attracting everyone's attention in dance halls or social gatherings, like a handful of exquisite weapons. The dagger reveals beauty in danger.
But daggers are not needed in daily life, so the girls in the Sky City rarely have fireworks, and they are determined not to let you enter their lives.
They will not greet you with a soft voice or look at you with a soft smile. They won't wear an apron to talk to you, and they won't help you make breakfast with their own hands. Nor will I smile brightly at you in the morning sunshine...
Makes you think this girl is really nice.
"Mr. Mo?" Orianna said doubtfully.
"Oh, it's okay." Mo Yuankai smiled, "I thought we were going out for breakfast."
"That's so rude. How could I do this to a landlord?"
"Our landlord doesn't provide catering..."
"In the Kingdom, many house owners will do this. We will carefully select the residents who live with us..." Orianna glanced upstairs and whispered, "I actually want to give Knight Alandia some good things." Impression. Because I admire her!"
Mo Yuankai said happily: "You also want to be a detective?"
"That's not suitable for me! I envy Miss Alandia's confident demeanor. She looks more like a knight, but I look like a follower."
Mo Yuankai picked up the plate and helped the landlord serve breakfast: "You don't necessarily have to imitate others, just have your own style."
"Oh, I am also a Star Knight." Orianna was a little frustrated, "I didn't expect you to be so smart, Mr. Mo... You understood the truth all at once last night, and you were able to encourage Mr. Gongsun to testify. I didn’t even understand half of it at the time.”
Mo Yuankai nodded and said, "I didn't understand what they were talking about at all."
"……ah?"
"I just believed that A Ce would be fine, and then I concentrated on observing whether there were any dark shadows around me." Mo Yuankai put two more sausages on his plate, "Anyway, he has always been smarter than me."
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When Gongsun Ce came down from the second floor yawning, the Dawn Knight was already at the dining table holding a newspaper. Mo Yuankai and Orianna were chatting and laughing at the side, chatting happily. The atmosphere was so harmonious that he was embarrassed to speak out.
Gongsun Ce used his telekinesis to grab a sausage and stuff it into his mouth, then stood behind Alandia: "Do you feel that you are redundant in front of these shining agents?"
"No." Alandia turned to the next page. Today's headline on the entertainment page was "Prince Charlie is suspected of being involved in a same-sex relationship scam." "Please pay attention to your behavior, Mr. Gongsun. It is very impolite to stand behind others while eating."
"I'm happy, what's the matter?"
"It makes you appear uneducated, vulgar, rude and gives others a reason to attack you."
"Do you have to be so serious?" Gongsun Ce sat down on the chair, "Okay ladies and gentlemen, what are we going to do today?"
Orianna said excitedly: "I will have the honor to invite you all to the headquarters of the Royal Knights of Morton this morning. We can officially start the work of repairing the armor. I really hope everything goes smoothly!"
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"Is it true that Jane Diela was expelled from the Knights?" "Is she really involved in the theft?" "Will this affect the royal duel early next month?" "Rumors say that this matter is related to people with super powers! "We want to know the attitude of the Knight of Dawn——"
It turns out that the reality is not as good as Orianna hoped. When everyone rode to the headquarters of the Knights (the glass-walled building at No. 1 Eping Street), what greeted them was not the noble knights lining up as they imagined, but a group of men and women surrounding the gate like a siege. Each of them held a camera like a spear or a cannon, and pointed the microphone like a spear at a big blond knight who was just going out.
The surrounded knight Raquel smiled like a pitiful wax figure: "Ladies and gentlemen, I still have official duties..."
"As the pride of the common people of the royal capital, why didn't Miss Jian get a fair and open trial?" A rough voice pierced from the crowd, triggering even more emotional questions from the reporters.
"Many people believe that this is another brutal suppression of civilians by the aristocracy and traditional forces." "Is the light of the Dawn Knight always short-lived?!" "The shameful corruption scandal has not yet been resolved..." "What a shameful darkness shrouds Above the royal capital!"
Orianna in the car groaned: "Gentlemen, would you mind taking the secret passage..."
The two superpowers looked at each other and said in unison: "No." "Please."
