The misunderstanding was resolved quickly. Yan Qi drew a teacher's qualification certificate and threw it to Gongsun Ce. The latter used this to make nonsense of the fact that this was a "rare academic inspection activity" and happened to be passing by to visit relatives. After making a phone call to Principal Onover himself, the Spencers believed someone's lie and started busy entertaining guests.
"It's been a long time since we had so many guests at home," Rhea Spencer sighed. "The last time was when your sister brought her classmates to a birthday party."
"Are they having fun?"
"Not so good. I got into an argument with your mother in the middle of the conversation. The whole table took turns talking about new culture and environmentalism, but she finally criticized me for losing my temper."
The hat girl chuckled: "It's so graphic, she should be mad."
Alfroda in the kitchen was furious: "If you have time to chat, come and help me prepare snacks. There are eight more people in this room!"
Rhea hurriedly walked away. He is a middle-aged man with a gentle face, wearing a pair of small round glasses, his hair is a little thinning, and he still has some dust on his body from cleaning up the house. Rhea's wife has a completely different style from him. Alfloda Spencer wears ripped jeans, a navel-baring top, and a small black jacket. Although she is middle-aged, she is still well-maintained. Very good, there is probably no problem in playing a female agent on TV. Others can easily imagine the way they usually get along, with one responsible for giving orders and the other responsible for executing them.
"When I saw you back then, I knew that you two were perfect," Gongsun Ce and Brother Tie whispered, "You are exactly the same as her parents."
Shigurei smiled awkwardly: "But she is quite rebellious..."
"Shigure-kun, have you told Caldesia's family?" Qin Qianbai gossiped.
"Not yet, so I'm very tight..."
The sound of mother and daughter chatting came from the kitchen: "Mom, I'm going to get engaged to Reiichi." "Have you chosen the ring?" "I don't want to wait for him to choose it yet..." "How can you find a man like this?" It’s not easy to take care of, so just listen to me and be responsible for buying the ring.”
There was a strange laugh on the sofa. Shiyurei buried his face in his hands and was silent for a long time, then walked into the kitchen with the momentum of breaking a jar.
"Aunt Alfroda, please let me help too!"
"You're so sensible. Peel the apple for me."
The food for the guests was quickly prepared with the joint efforts of the whole family, including a fried food platter ordered from takeaway, a plate of sliced sausages, nachos with spicy meat sauce, chocolate cake taken out of the refrigerator and freshly soaked Fruit tea. The Spencer's dining table seemed too crowded at this time, so Gongsun Ce simply made another set of tables and chairs out of white matter and put them together with the original one, which was appreciated by the hostess.
"You're as smart a kid as ever. Aren't you going to dye your gray hair back?"
"This is really an influence of ability..." Gongsun Ce scratched his head. Alfroda had already changed her mind: "Cardesia, please introduce your friends. I look at these children and I don't even know their names."
Gongsun Ce was not nervous at all. He had already made a confession with the hat girl on the way here. Yan Qi's identity is "the supervising teacher sent by Cangdu", Alandia is the "instructor of the small club", Qiluo is a good sister she met in the club, and Rei Shigure is responsible for Yu Reiichi's sister and concurrently Guardian... there is no falsehood in any identity, even Caldesia will not reveal any flaws by lying!
"This is Teacher Yan Qi from the school..."
Gongsun Ce nodded with satisfaction, and someone's voice suddenly sounded gloomy: (Gongsun, now is the last chance. If you do it, there is still hope.)
(Don’t scare me, can she memorize these words incorrectly?)
(What a pity, there is no hope...)
Gongsun Ce was confused. At this time, the top-hat woman had introduced the members of the Morning Star. She told the refreshing truth without any insider information about the world in her usual concise and lively style: "Xiaoqian, you have known each other for a long time. They are Qiluo, Shigurei and Alandia, they are all Gongsun Ce’s girlfriends!”
"-Cardesia Spencer!!!!"
Gongsun Ce screamed and stood up and rushed towards the top hat girl. Shi Yurei quickly used both hands to stop his best friend's claws. "Gongsun, this is the path you chose!" "Damn your girlfriend tried to kill me!" "A man with many boats should not say such things!" The two people at the dining table fell into a myth-like situation. The stalemate on the ancient battlefield! Kill!
Rhea was not surprised and spoke to Teacher Yan on the side: "You see, this is what young people are like now."
"I'm so frizzy," Teacher Yan poured a cup of fruit tea, looking like an old scholar, "I don't care about the occasion when I speak and do things."
Gongsun Ce went crazy: "You are the least qualified to say this!"
Qin Qianbai raised his palms expressionlessly. Alandia whispered that she wasn't, but no one was listening.
The commotion at the dinner table ended with both men receiving a slap on the wrist (Cardesia twice). The performance of the two parents can be described as calm.
"Girls will definitely like his temper. Besides, you are all in jail, so it would be nice to live in peace." Alfroda gave each of them a small piece of cake. "We are relieved to see that you are doing well recently." When you just passed by, Rhea couldn't sleep all night, and as soon as you closed your eyes, it was when you just awakened your abilities."
"Mom, stop talking!"
Caldesia hurriedly stopped her, but her father remained unmoved. Rhea looked nostalgic: "I still remember that night. Alfroda and I went to the supermarket to do some shopping and we were discussing whether to go out for dinner at night. When we entered the door, we saw you sitting on the ground with your mouth open and spitting out fire. The living room There was a large area of darkness on the wall, and you said happily, 'Mom and dad, look at me breathing fire'!"
Caldesia muttered and started again, and the girls who heard the story for the first time secretly laughed. Rhea added: "The two of us stood at the door with our convenience bags, as shocked as two moles emerging from the ground for the first time."
"It's pretty good. In fact, it was almost the same when I first awakened my ability." Gongsun Ce said to ease the atmosphere, "Where are you, Miss?"
Qin Qianbai looked calm: "I was very happy at the time. I beat up my family first..."
"Thank you, let's skip this topic, Qiluo, come on."
Qiluo smiled stiffly: "My ability is a doppelganger. My parents firmly believed that if a female thief entered the house, they should call the police..."
"...In comparison, just burning down some of the walls is pretty good, right?"
"Compared to most superpowers, she is quite worry-free. Apart from her studies, she has almost no problems." Alfroda changed the topic and stared at his girl with suspicious eyes, "So what exactly are you here for this time? What project are you doing research for? It’s not that mom doesn’t believe you, it’s just that it’s hard to imagine that your little head can hold any professional knowledge besides eating, drinking and having fun..."
"Mom, if you keep doing this, I'm leaving!"
"You feel guilty. Neither of you, Gongsun Shigure, can speak, let her answer on her own."
The members of the small club kept their mouths shut and quickly exchanged confessions secretly through telepathy. Caldesia answered confidently: "This is a task personally assigned by Principal Onowell. Abnormal weather conditions have been frequent in the Northern Continent recently. I am here to do it." The local security guards came with me to investigate the local culture and geological changes of the Firewind State - my superpowers are particularly advantageous in this regard!"
This reason is quite convincing, after all, she can really control fire. The Spencer couple's expressions relaxed. Rhea wiped his glasses and looked very interested: "This is a topic worth studying! I can give you the lesson plan for class later, but now I just have it. We can start from a relatively simple aspect... Do you know the image of fire in mythology?"
"The incarnation of the devil who brings destruction, the intuitive manifestation of the terrifying power of nature." Caldesia made a face, "Forgive me, my mother told me this every day when I was a child."
"On the other hand, a small number of local non-believers firmly believe that fire is the cradle of civilization and the origin of all good things. They believe that the world originated from a wonderful flame, and that original fire is still there today. Somewhere in the world is burning quietly. Some say the original fire is in the lowest level of hell, while others say it is high and high in heaven."
Mr. Rhea said it vividly, and Alfroda disapproved of it, calling it "the bizarre belief of a nature worship sect." Yan Qi on the side took the initiative to join the conversation and seemed to be somewhat interested.
"The primitive worship of fire is common in belief systems everywhere. Have you ever researched the separation of fire from the image of the heavenly wheel?"
"Of course, it's too famous, isn't it?" Mr. Rhea gestured, "Imagine there is a fire here. It helps people cook food, brings warmth in the cold, and drives away wild beasts in battle. The ancestors naturally used it As the protectors of civilization. They look up at the sky. The scorching sun disk is like a big fire ball hanging in the sky. It is very natural that the sun and fire are equated.
But after the emergence of the familiar myth of the heavenly wheel, this originally harmonious image was separated by doctrine. The sun is the celestial wheel and fire becomes 'evil' and 'dangerous', which is interesting. Why the saint and his followers thought like this is still a topic worth exploring in mythology research. "
Mr. Rhea's narration made the children very bored, but Yan Qi was still communicating with this mediocre scholar: "I guess you are also a teaching scholar. I wonder how you talk to the students in class? "
"First of all, I will talk about the content in the textbook in detail. The knowledge in the textbook is always important." Rhea said with great interest, "And during the free discussion time, I will talk about my own views with the children. I think all mythological concepts All changes must have reasons related to the real environment. Even if the saint has great supernatural powers, he has no reason to give birth to new doctrines and ideological trends out of thin air. The changes in the concept of flame are likely to be related to the changes in the landscape of the Fire Wind State. This land The land should not have looked like this a thousand years ago. The flames at that time were very gentle and would not explode when touched by the wind, and could be easily exploited by people..."
Alfroda poked him with his elbow: "Rhea, everyone is almost asleep. This is at home, not in class. Can you please stop talking about the whims of the Nature Worship Sect?"
Rhea was not convinced: "My dear, I never disturb you when you tell the children about the return of the saint..."
"Come on, our return sect is not on the same level as your niche branch of belief. Besides, your arguments have never been proven. Do you know what people say about theories without evidence? Random thoughts."
"Maybe Caldesia will make a new discovery that will shock the academic world..."
Mr. Rhea said softly, and when he saw his daughter's blank eyes, he immediately stopped thinking: "Pretend I didn't say anything, and take this opportunity to have fun with my classmates."
"get out of class is over!" Caldesia cheered as she got rid of the explanation and began to eat the cake.
Gongsun Ce found it interesting to listen to the couple's chat. There were subtle differences in their respective beliefs. The Return sect is one of the many branch sects of the Church of Ustes, characterized by the belief that the saint will one day be resurrected and return. Often mentioned together with it are the Holy Trinity sect (which believes that the saint is the Supreme God and the celestial trinity) and the Angel sect (which believes that the saint is the incarnation of an angel). He asked Caldesia in a low voice: "Which sect do you believe in?"
"I belong to the 'Remember the Holy One with Everyone' sect." Cardesia said.
"You bastard believer." Rei Shigure poked the landlord in the back. She picked up two pieces of sausage and found that they tasted surprisingly good. The marinated pork is mixed with liver, garlic, onions and various spices, giving it a rich texture that's definitely not something you'd find in a convenience store.
"The sausage is so delicious. Isn't it troublesome to make this?"
"This is an old skill passed down from family. You have to prepare a lot of time in advance. You just happened to catch up today..." Alfroda suddenly stood up in the middle of the sentence and slapped his head, "Oh damn! I even forgot about it!"
She and Rhea hurriedly ran towards the door, and as soon as they opened the door, they heard an angry female voice: "Thank God you still remember that you have a daughter! There is no need to go to the train station to pick her up, I have already taken the bus back by myself." Got it!"
"OK, this time it's your mother's fault."
"Wow, the sky is falling, isn't it? You actually admit your mistake to so many people?"
A blond girl pushed a small suitcase into the house. She was wearing blue sweatpants and a white T-shirt. From her tone, you could tell she was a rebellious high school student. She was first startled by the crowded formation at home, then stared blankly at Caldesia and let out a surprised cheer.
"elder sister!"
"I'm back Putana!"
Caldesia ran to the door and picked up her little sister. The two blond girls smiled extremely alike. "You finally escaped from prison?" "Why did you say this when you met me?! I came out through normal procedures!"
They walked around the hall twice, and the hat girl excitedly introduced everyone: "Putana Spencer, my biological sister! She was too young and never been to the Sky City before, so you haven't seen her yet... …What’s wrong with you two?”
The expressions of Qin Qianbai and Shigurei were very exciting. The latter kept making mouth movements to signal the high school girls to shut up.
Putana pointed at them and let out a squeal of surprise.
"You are a magical princess!"
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"So you really told high school girls that you are a magical princess?"
"I didn't, Rei Shigure said so."
"She said she was a life-or-death cowboy."
"That's you too."
There were two unhappy women squatting at the door of Spencer's house. Gongsun Ce stood behind them and couldn't stop laughing. He was glad that he was not the one suffering from severe embarrassment this time. It seemed that the Spencer family did have a powerful mysterious power that made everyone who came close to them touch their toes to the ground from time to time.
Tonight's dinner was especially sumptuous, because the couple had to entertain not only their daughter's friends but also her daughter's benefactor. Rei Shigure repeatedly explained in an attempt to convince the couple that there was no need to make such a big fuss, because Putana's relatives as the most dangerous ability must be secretly protected by agents, and even if there was no chance encounter, nothing big would happen.
"Gongsun Ce, how do agents usually deal with this kind of thing?" Alfroda asked.
Gongsun Ce has rich experience: "The way things are handled here is quite rough. They are used to letting unlucky children go deep into danger and then make heroic appearances at critical moments - you know, this makes it easier for children to remember."
"Thank God this stupid girl didn't let those idiots take responsibility."
The Spencer couple thus strengthened their desire to thank their benefactors.
Gongsun Ce's belly was bloated after eating tonight, so he had to go out to relax first. Putana in the room was still gossiping about "Whose boyfriend is Brother Gongsun?" This topic made the magical princesses overwhelmed and fled to the courtyard. The street lights on the roadside were turned on in advance before nightfall, and the lava in the distant rift valley continued to surge, making the night sky glow red like burning clouds. Gongsun Ce felt extremely calm as the night wind blew.
He himself felt that the day's schedule was in a mess. In the morning, he was still thinking about the church and the overall situation of the war. In the afternoon, he was visiting a friend's house and talking about trivial matters. He felt a little ashamed thinking about it. The enemy was approaching and the situation was tense. He should have used this time to do more important and meaningful things... But he didn't feel a little irritated when he was a guest. He wished he could continue chatting leisurely like this. The further away you can get from those bullshit, the better.
"What are you thinking about?" Yan Qi came over while picking his teeth.
"I should have concentrated on thinking about how to take revenge." Gongsun Ce confessed, "But I played all afternoon."
"Why don't you practice spiritual practice if you want revenge so much?"
"I can't fucking help it...I can't calm down at all!"
Yan Qi smiled half-heartedly: "Oh, I can't calm down when I practice. How come I didn't see you going crazy when I was chatting and spanking with my friends?"
Gongsun Ce was stunned when he heard this, but Yan Qi said no more. He walked to the door, spit out the toothpick, raised his hand and said, "Let's go."
"What?"
"It's night, go and do the business you care about most!"
Gongsun Ce was about to rub out some Nirvana and burn the toothpick, when he realized that the toothpick started to burn on its own. It turned into a handful of ashes without warning, and then a fiery red light spot appeared on the road, and a gadget about the size of a fist slowly emerged from the ground.
It has a streamlined dark red carapace, and a small eye on each side of its bullet-like body, which looks like an insect.
(End of chapter)
