"There is nothing wrong with me," Gongsun Ce told himself. "Everything is normal with me. I have enough strength to face all difficult challenges."
Qin Qianbai lowered his head and glanced: "Ace, your legs are shaking."
Gongsun Ce gave his thighs two hard slaps. His legs stabilized and his hands began to tremble. He began to adjust his tie, fix his hair in front of the mirror, and tried his best to move his tense face. After doing all this, he turned back and asked: "You, you, you, what do you think of me now?"
Rei Shigure covered his face with his hands and couldn't bear to stare: "Have you ever seen anyone sleeping in a suit?"
"I think it should be more formal..."
Gongsun Ce took out the suit he wore last time he went out for dinner. He was dressed up like an elite in the workplace with just a touch of hair oil. Qiluo stood up on tiptoes and grabbed her boyfriend's face, and said in a gentle tone: "Gongsun Ce, take off your suit now and take a shower, put on your pajamas and go to bed."
"But I..."
"You are right to listen to me." Qiluo's attitude left no room for doubt, "It's already 11:13 now, go to bed early!"
Gongsun Ce nodded repeatedly and walked to the bathroom holding on to the wall as if sleepwalking. The girls all breathed a sigh of relief. Shigurei lay down on the sofa, pointed to the second floor and asked, "What's wrong with her?"
"It's A Ce who thinks too much." Qin Qianbai said.
Rei Shigure laughed when he heard this: "Hey, can you think too much? Who wouldn't think wrongly?"
"Alandia is a straightforward person. I don't think she will mince words to give out erotic hints." Qin Qianbai said seriously, "When she says we sleep together, she really means we sleep together."
Gongsun Ce finally entered the bathroom at this time. Qiluo whispered: "Should we remind Gongsun Ce..."
Qin Qianbai said sympathetically: "Happy fantasies are always harmless, let the fool indulge in them a little longer."
·
Half an hour later, Gongsun Ce mustered up the courage to open the door. He changed into summer short-sleeved pajamas. Maybe he should just come in in his underwear, he didn't know. No matter how far you practice the law of impermanence, it cannot provide any help in this regard.
"You're here, Ce."
Alandia was waiting for him at the table. She was wearing a simple gray pajamas, and the thin fabric was wrapped around her beautiful figure like a piece of running water. She led Gongsun Ce towards the bed, and the fair skin under her collar made people think. He knew that the Knight of Dawn could feel it but he couldn't control his thoughts. All the longings of the past were mixed with absurd imagination and reality, making Gongsun Ce unable to tell whether he was in a dream or reality.
Alandia got on the bed first. She lifted the quilt halfway and waved to him. Gongsun Ce swallowed loudly, subconsciously turned off the light, lay next to the woman, and hugged her gently...
"Good night." Alandia leaned on his shoulder, closed her eyes and fell asleep.
"Good night————Hey wait a minute!!!"
Gongsun Ce was deeply shocked. At this time, it was difficult for him to have any other emotion besides shock. But the Dawn Knight really fell asleep. She slept deeply in Gongsun Ce's arms, like a returning bird that had found its nest. In Gongsun Ce's heart, thousands of troops and horses were galloping past, and he subconsciously wanted to raise his voice to wake up the knight.
But then he realized that he was also very tired, so tired that he didn't even have much desire. He rubbed the side of the knight's face in retaliation and whispered: "You bad woman has been teasing me since four years ago... Have a good sleep."
He fell asleep.
·
Gongsun Ce rarely dreams since he gained access to the gods. For safety reasons, he always chooses a dreamless sleep. But that night he had a rare dream. In the dream, he was wearing black clothes and a cloak, dressed exactly the same as four years ago. He stood in front of an old residential building. The walls of the six-story old building were mottled. Not far from the south of the building was a railway track, and the train made a clanging sound as it passed by.
"I really admire you..."
Gongsun Ce felt helpless. He walked up the green iron ladder outside the residential building and climbed up the old stairs step by step. He easily found the unit where Alandia lived when she was a child. Among the gray windows, only one was white. Gongsun Ce dug out some old props in his pocket and used a piece of wire and a piece of paper to open the lock from the outside. The moment he turned over and entered the room, he felt like a little thief.
This room is exactly as Alandia described it back then. A small bookcase and a wooden bed are squeezed into the small space. On the desk are a few ugly hand-stitched dolls and several tomes. They were piled neatly on the ground. Gongsun Ce guessed that they were books that he had not finished reading yet could not put down. Alandia was sitting on the little bed, waving to him as usual.
"Ce, you're here."
"I should have thought that if you can enter the depths of my heart, I can also run into yours..." Gongsun Ce sighed, and at this time the last delusion in his heart disappeared, "I really admire you. Why on earth do you have to come here to talk about something so personal?"
"This is the safest place I can think of." Alandia patted the bed and motioned for him to sit down. "I want to discuss the future battle plan with you."
"Hey, this isn't fair! When you come to my room, you just look around and I come to your room, but I can only act as a consultant?" Gongsun Ce protested loudly.
"You can read all the books here." Alandia said without changing her expression.
Without saying a word, Gongsun Ce grabbed a thick book from the ground and flipped through a page. His eyes casually glanced at one of the lines: "On July 23, the weather was cloudy. Today Ce made a date invitation for the third time. I I thought he might be interested in me..."
Gongsun Ce closed the book with a bang and said loudly: "Let's get down to business quickly!"
Alandia smiled: "Not many people would feel embarrassed if they read other people's diaries."
"In front of you, I will always be the stupid young man I used to be." Gongsun Ce sat down next to her, "What do you want to discuss?"
"The decisive battle with Situ Yi."
Gongsun Ce's expression suddenly became solemn: "You say it."
"During my coma, I reviewed the whole story of the kingdom's collapse again and again. From this, I came up with a bad suspicion about Situ Yi's Chaos Theater." Alandia said, "I think that man's The World Creation Method can 'record' everything that happens on the stage."
"...Record?" Gongsun Ce repeated in disbelief, "Do you think he can control all events on the board in real time?"
"If not, we can't explain why Situ Yi can predict the enemy's opportunities every time." Dawn Knight said, "His Chaos Theater relies on 'prediction' of other people's actions to gradually exert control, but if Situ Yi cannot control the overall situation, How can he conclude that his prediction is successful? I can only get one answer: The Chaos Theater is his stage and his eyes and ears."
Gongsun Ce remembered when Situ Yi showed the "script" four years ago, and recalled the extremely detailed predictions line by line in the book. At that time, he was too emotional to think about it. Now that he thinks about it, that scene is truly bizarre: Where did Situ Yi get so much detailed information? If he doesn't even know where his opponent is and what he's doing, then his directing can't even begin!
Now that I think about it, part of the script is probably not "directing" but "recording". The man took the events that happened in reality as the beginning of the drama, and then began to gradually weave the drama... At that time, Situ Yi might have needed the help of Crikey, Gray, the Lord of the Invisible Rhythm, and others. Now he has broken through to the level of creation. The pinnacle of the world. Perhaps even without the help of others, he can completely control the events on the stage...
Gongsun Ce frowned: "That's troublesome. His theater is invisible and formless. We may all be in the theater now. If he could record everything in reality, why would we have a war meeting...ah!" He suddenly realized. "That's why we're here!"
Alandia nodded: "This is not reality, it is just you and me."
"Excellent. Do you want to make a comprehensive plan or discuss backup options?"
"You and I are not enough to determine the overall situation. That is the task of the think tanks far away in Cangdu. I want to discuss with you the trump card that can be used at critical moments. I don't ask for clever calculations, but for surprise."
"I believe you have an idea."
"We have made a lot of preparations for this..."
Then, Alandia described to him in detail the various supports that the officials had prepared for this decisive battle so far. That includes Mo Yuankai's situation, a trump card far away in the capital, Yan Qi's Seal of the Third World, and a preparatory plan related to the Capital of the Sky.
"...The only combat forces that can go to the scene to participate in the battle should be everyone currently on the board. These supports set up just in case will probably only delay the enemy's actions for a while, but will not have the final effect."
"No, no, no, no matter how you look at it, this support is far from a delay!" Gongsun Ce was deeply shocked, "Guang Yanqi's third-generation seal is so outrageous that it's inexplicable, and the plan of the Cangcun Capital is simply nonsense. ! Do we really need any strategies if we are so well prepared? Just go ahead!"
"forever--"
"Don't underestimate the opponent's preparations, I know." Gongsun Ce sighed, "What are you most worried about?"
"Situ Yi's drama." Alandia said, "Four years ago, he used to control our members as a director. Now his power has become stronger, and he still has the legacy of the Dragon of Void Light in his hands. That' control 'The thread has to be guarded against."
"We have the eldest lady's martial arts."
"Situ Yi will only play this card at the most critical moment, and Miss Qin may not be able to make it to the scene at that time." Alandia pointed out the problem, "To prevent us from falling into a desperate situation during the directing process, we need a card A card that can turn the tide.”
Gongsun Ce had a guess: "You mean the Holy Grail?"
"I have a slightly risky plan..."
Alandia detailed her plan for this weapon, and Gongsun Ce gradually showed a smile of surprise on his face.
"This is a great plan," he said happily. "It's to my liking. I support it."
Alandia nodded: "We also need a surprise back-up, which must be an unprecedented method that even I and Situ Yi can't think of - I will leave this task to you, Ce."
"Your aura." Gongsun Ce said without thinking, "We can..."
"This was a trump card before the fierce battle in Sound Curtain City, but I'm afraid it won't work now, Ce." Alandia said seriously, "Situ Yi directly set a spell on your aura, and I must maintain the current state. , otherwise when I pull away, Situ Yi will probably take this as an opportunity to directly control you."
"Oh shit."
Gongsun Ce cursed and then began to ponder in silence. He reviewed his preparations outside the United States one by one in his mind. kingdom? empire? Big brother? Other superpowers? These are all too obvious. Are there any factors that have been on the table for a long time but even you have ignored? Something inconspicuous... it must be something that Situ Yi knows but doesn't care about...
He thought about it.
"Hey, Alandia." Gongsun Ce scratched his head, "I thought of a bad idea. It's terrible. It's treasonous. It's simply shameless. But I think this is really not going according to the rules. You have to promise not to scold me first."
"I promise."
Gongsun Ce said his bad idea.
"Cheer!" Alandia's expression was surprisingly similar to Orianna's.
Gongsun Ce raised his hands: "You promised."
"This is too much..." Dawn Knight slowly shook his head, "You always surprise me. I want to object, but I can't find a reason to refute."
"Then we adopt it?" Gongsun Ce said seriously, "I promise that I will not let you down."
The Dawn Knight could see his determination, and she made up her mind.
"We'll adopt it," she said. "That's it."
Gongsun Ce put his arm around her shoulders. They cuddled together, leaning against the yellowed wall of the old house.
"There is one last question." Gongsun Ce said, "How can we ensure that all these preparations will not be 'recorded' by Situ Yi's script after we wake up?"
"I have come up with a countermeasure." Alandia was confident. "If we ourselves don't know our plan, then it will be impossible for Situ Yi to make predictions."
Gongsun Ce suddenly realized. This is the method that Situ Yi used four years ago, and now he is returning the favor in his own way.
They sealed the memories of tonight and placed them in each other's hearts.
·
The next day, early morning.
Gongsun Ce woke up very early that day. He opened his eyes drowsily and was doubly shocked by the female knight in his arms. He was confused for a while before he remembered what happened last night. A nasty prank led by Miss Knight.
"Alandia." Gongsun Ce looked gloomy, "You really really went too far this time."
"Did you sleep well?" Alandia opened her eyes.
"It sucks." Gongsun Ce said. He reluctantly added: "Okay, I slept well. But Alandia, my endurance is limited. If the situation was not like this, I would have taken the risk. Do you understand?"
"I understand." The Dawn Knight remained calm as usual. Gongsun Ce couldn't get angry at her look, so he hugged her tightly as revenge.
"Alandia, just wait for me. I will never give you a chance to escape after everything is over."
"Now, let's think about the current matter first." The Dawn Knight blinked. Gongsun Ce vaguely remembered the agreement in last night's dream. They should have put something in each other's hearts, and the one he kept seemed to be related to...
"Holy Grail?"
"It's time to reforge the Holy Grail."
Ten minutes later, Gongsun Ce returned to the Great Rift Valley of Molten Valley City, dived into the silent lake, and took out his trophies.
The Holy Grail of Defilement, the Creation Armament left behind by Master Chi, is always used as fuel to replenish the Nirvana due to its incompatibility with him. Gongsun Ce looked at the many bump marks on the rim of the cup and had several thoughts of repairing it in his mind.
(You see, I have no shortage of means of killing now, but the battery life is still a bit poor. Zero Shigure still has some rainwater from the Blade Rain State, and there are also many sacred objects here at the church headquarters. I can rebuild it into the original canon. The true Holy Grail contains the elixir that heals wounds. It can bring the dead back to life in battle.)
(This is a very feasible idea.) Dawn Knight said. Gongsun Ce was familiar with this tone, and he sighed: (But it’s still not perfect? Come and tell me your ideas.)
(As a Kingdom person, I am more familiar with the legend of the Holy Grail spread by Morton.)
Holy Grail Quest, the story of knights leaving the royal city to find the almighty wish-making Holy Grail for King Morton. Just like those old fairy tales, knights often do not get concrete "results", but they can often find friendship, love, consciousness and other beautiful qualities in return.
The Dawn Knight revealed: (I hope you can use friendship, honor, sincerity and other beautiful qualities as materials to repair the Holy Grail.)
(This is no use.) Gongsun Ce frowned, (The foundation of this thing is too dark, Master Chi’s greed has soaked it. It is already very difficult to turn this greed into good medicine, and it is too difficult to force the wishing machine, The conflict between hearts may completely destroy the Holy Grail.)
(The likelihood of failure is high.) Dawn Knight agreed, (but might as well give it a try.)
(Why? Is this part of the plan?)
Not surprisingly, Gongsun Ce heard a complicated laugh. He looked at the Holy Grail in his hand and said to himself: "Miss Knight has high hopes for you."
He started new work while pondering the story of the Kingdom's Holy Grail. With previous forging experience, the repair process this time was completely stress-free. He looked at the Holy Grail from a memetic perspective and carefully burned away purely negative thoughts such as poison and corrosion. The part about greed is like a ball of red gold. Gongsun Ce carefully guides the transformation of greed into the desire to realize wishes, turning red gold into pure gold.
The rest of the process seemed simple. He used the white matter to derive various beautiful thoughts and carefully filled the cracks in the cup. The legend of the Holy Grail is running in my mind. I am looking for the wishing machine for the king. It is a long journey and many hardships. Beautiful qualities are the real treasures...
"!"
Gongsun Ce suddenly had some thoughts. (Don’t think!) Can’t think. He completely extinguished that little bit of inspiration and concentrated on his work until the roar of the pile driver announced that the weapon was formed.
"Let me just say..." Gongsun Ce was quite frustrated.
The reshaped Holy Grail has no luster at this time. Its luxurious golden cup body looks like weathered brass. What is contained in the cup is no longer the tempting and fragrant blood wine, but transparent and clear water. It has not only lost its characteristics but also its power. The power of the Holy Grail is now greatly reduced. It can indeed make wishes come true, but the range of its ability to make wishes is quite small, at best a little stronger than Douglas's "Magic Wishing Lamp" back then.
This kind of weapon is not precious even if it is found everywhere. There are several similar holy objects in the church's arsenal.
(...I am eager for quick success.) Dawn Knight said.
"Alandia, you must be very nervous recently." Gongsun Ce scratched his head, "Don't think about it, let's just do this for now, and we'll see if we can get back to it again when we have the chance..."
"Ace, I'm afraid you don't have that much time."
Qin Qianbai jumped to him from nowhere and showed him the notification on her phone.
"The latest news from the Meteor City Observatory is that this year's meteor shower in the Bright Light State will be 14 to 17 days ahead of schedule. That is the day of each United Election." Qin Qianbai said, "The decisive battle is about to begin."
