The fate Char gave Hypnos is called "The Sandman", which is a Marvel TV series. The prototype of the Sandman in the TV series should come from the God of Sleep, but his status is much higher than that of the God of Sleep.
It has the same worldview as Constantine.
However, by weaving this destiny, the power of destiny he had accumulated over the years has been exhausted, but this may also prove that he can still weave the destiny of God.
He returned to the castle. Alicia seemed to have not returned yet, only Calcifer was burning in the furnace and taking a nap with his eyes closed.
As if feeling Char's return, Calcifer opened his eyes.
"Hey, are you back?"
"Is Alicia back?" Xia asked.
"It's outside," Calcifer said. "The castle is in a nice place."
Xia Ya raised his eyebrows, opened the courtyard door and walked out.
Behind the door is a large lake. The lake is crystal clear, reflecting the blue sky and a few lazy white clouds, like a sapphire.
A few fish jumped up from time to time, and splashed beautiful water when they fell, and the small circles also rippled in circles. The breeze blew, and the lake water changed into charming colors. There were ripples on the lake surface, and they were reflected in the sunshine. Under the illumination, it glowed with golden light.
There is a large grassland near Selim Lake, and the hills at the end of the flat are covered with spruce trees.
There are also stretches of snow-capped mountains in the distance, which make the scenery even more extraordinary.
This is already within the territory of Beichen, and this lake is called Selim Lake. It is the place where the warm and humid air currents from the Atlantic last favored, and there is a saying that "the last tear of the Atlantic Ocean".
Alicia moved a table to the lake, sat on a chair, and knitted the unfinished scarf.
There is still warm coffee on the table. The temperature here is very suitable, neither too cold nor too hot.
Xia slowly came to its side and looked at the lake with microwaves.
"It's so comfortable." Alicia said happily, "I heard my mother talk about the East. She came to Britannia with her father's business.
She said that this is a beautiful place. Unlike Britannia, which is surrounded by plains, it has very magnificent mountains and rivers. "
She picked up the scissors on one side and cut off the ball of yarn, then picked up the scarf and showed it to Char.
"How about it?"
Xia Ya nodded, "It looks good."
"Let's try it." Alicia wrapped the scarf around Xia's neck several times. The scarf was very big. After all, Alicia had been working on it for several months.
Even after being wrapped around a few times, it can even be draped over the shoulders, covering most of the shoulders.
"It seems suitable." Alicia smiled.
After a pause, she asked, "Is the matter done?"
"Almost, the world should be quiet for a while." Char said, "The war in Britannia is almost over."
Alicia nodded. She did not show too much excitement. Under such a scenery, no matter what kind of emotion she was in, she could become calm.
"Enough people have died in this war."
"Arthur will come to our place for dinner tonight." Xia Ya said.
Alicia's eyes lit up, "Really?"
"certainly."
She stood up, raised her hand, and made a gesture into the air, accompanied by an eagle cry.
Hai Dongqing, who had been hovering in the air, seemed to have received some kind of message and dived directly towards Sailimu Lake.
As the water on the lake splashed, a salmon that jumped out of the lake was caught by Hai Dongqing in mid-air and dropped to Alicia's feet.
The big fish kept flapping on the grass, very lively.
Selim Lake has no water outlet, so there were no fish in the lake in the past. These fish were artificially bred from eyed eggs transported from Lake Baikal.
In another time and space, Mr. Sun once said: If you want your headquarters, you will get Wuchang, if you want to conquer the vassal, you will get Xi'an, if you want the continent, you will get Yili.
This was his idea of establishing the capital at that time. Of course, these were just some casual ideas. They were mostly idealistic and there was no need to go into details.
But it is undeniable that Yili is the center of Asia, and relying on it can enhance its control over Central Asia.
However, although Ili is the most fertile place in the region, the environment does lack the carrying capacity of a capital city.
But even so, Beichen still uses it as a base for expansion into Central Asia and has invested heavily in it. The fish in Sailimu Lake is just one of the impacts.
This place is also the reason why Beichen has been able to survive for so long without disintegrating. However, after disintegration, this place can still play a key role in the future.
"How about continuing to eat grilled fish tonight?" Alicia said.
"Okay." Xia smiled, "But Arthur's appetite is not small, so one of these may not be enough."
"I'll go and release the golden eagle as well."
Alicia took out a whistle from her body and blew it in her mouth. With the sound that sounded like an eagle's cry, the golden eagle flew out of its nest and soared into the sky.
Following the rhythm of Alicia's blowing, the golden eagle and the sea turtle began to swoop alternately to catch the salmon in the lake.
The two little guys each had their own harvest, and soon they caught three or four.
Although Alicia can also use magic to make these fish jump on their own, this method is more fun and can also train the hunting abilities of these birds.
"Use one to make grilled fish, one to make pickled fish, and the other..." Alicia thought for a moment, "How about braised in soy sauce?"
Xia Ya nodded, "Sounds good."
“But wouldn’t it be too monotonous if it’s just fish? Let’s fry some other dishes.”
Alicia murmured as she walked towards the castle carrying the fish.
Xia Ya's eyelids closed slightly, raised his hand, collected all the tables and chairs, and walked into the castle.
Chinese food does take longer than Western food, and their home only has one stove. If they follow normal methods, they may not be able to finish cooking Alicia's menu in an afternoon.
But Alicia can use her word spirit magic to process it much faster. Under her command, all the fish will automatically take off their scales, open their intestines and disembowel themselves, and the internal organs will fall out on their own, and even perform the operation on their own. He changed the knife, and then lined up to marinate it for himself.
The scene was still very interesting, so although it was already past four o'clock when they started cooking, they still cooked a whole table before six o'clock in the evening.
Alicia was wearing an apron and standing in front of the stove, holding a pan in her hand and flipping it skillfully, but at this moment.
Calcifer spoke from under the pan.
"Alicia, someone is knocking on the door, it's the door of the Spanish Empire!"
Alicia picked up the pan and placed it on one side of the dining table, then walked back to the living room, walked down the stairs, and opened the door.
Arthur was standing just behind the door.
It had been a long time since Alicia last saw him.
Although his height and appearance have barely changed, it seems that his body has stopped growing due to the Holy Sword.
However, Alicia could sense from his body a kind of tenacity and maturity that had been tempered by blood and fire.
So although the person in front of her looked almost the same as the child in the past, Alicia still felt a sense of strangeness.
Alicia showed a faint smile and said softly, "This period of time is very hard, isn't it?"
When Arthur came back to his senses, his nose was a little sore. If it was him in the past, he would have started crying at this moment, but he has matured and his mood will be slightly more stable.
He smiled back.
"Long time no see, Alicia."
"Come in quickly." Alicia quickly made way for her. "The food just happened to be ready."
Arthur walked in, and then Alicia heard a dog-like huffing sound that she hadn't heard in a long time.
Alicia raised her eyebrows and saw a giant yellow-brown beast, grinning and sticking out its tongue, excitedly entering the door from the outside.
Alicia's expression changed and she quickly said, "Wait a minute, Sonny!"
"Huh~"
Sonny's head with thick mane was stuck directly in the door, no matter how hard he drilled forward, he couldn't get in.
Its feet kept pushing to get in, but as it exerted more force, the entire door began to tremble faintly.
"Okay, don't move!" Alicia shouted.
"How many times have I told you, don't go to this door, don't go to this door!" Alicia accused with her hands on her hips, "Do you have any wrong understanding of your body shape?"
Sonny looked at Alicia a little aggrieved and let out a low whine.
At this time, uncontrollable laughter came from the stairs on one side, and Xia Ya stood there.
Alicia turned her head to look at him angrily, "You are still laughing, think of a solution!"
Xia raised her hand and snapped her fingers. Sonny turned into countless petals and disappeared, and then slowly appeared inside the hall.
After confirming that he had come in, Sonny stuck out his tongue and rushed towards Alicia excitedly. His huge body even made a slight tremor while running, but because the wooden floor was too smooth, he almost slipped and fell. He fell down, saliva flying around on his tongue.
The vibrations caused by the huge body's running made the dishes and chopsticks around them make a slight collision sound.
"Stop!" Alicia quickly stretched out a finger and shouted.
Sonny stopped.
"sit down!"
Sonny took a few steps back and sat on the ground.
Alicia let out a breath, if such a big thing pounced on her, she would be in trouble.
Fortunately, what I taught it before is still useful.
Alicia stepped forward and gently touched its mane and chin. Sonny also kept licking Alicia's hand with his tongue, making a low whimper to express intimacy and grievance.
Sonny's mane is very hard and feels like steel needles. It doesn't feel very good, but it is precisely because of its strong mane that it can be invulnerable on the battlefield.
Its tongue also has some barbs, but they will be retracted when licking people, but they still have a frosted feeling.
Alicia's skin is very delicate and can easily leave some marks, so there are some red marks on her hands.
But Alicia didn't care and continued to respond to Sonny's emotions.
After a moment, she looked at Arthur.
"Eat, don't wait for the food to get cold."
After Alicia greeted them, they walked out of the living room and entered the courtyard.
Grilled fish needs to be heated by a stove, so it needs to be eaten outdoors.
The time that Char and the others are living now is North American time, but the East Eighth Time Zone is more than ten hours ahead of North America.
And the sunshine hours are longer in the west.
So even though it was eighteen o'clock in the evening for them, it was still broad daylight outside.
The grilled fish made a slurping sound under the heat of the fire. Arthur himself liked fish, and the richness of the dishes on this table was far beyond Arthur's imagination, which directly made the child's eyes shine.
He has been fighting abroad for these years, and his food is similar to that of other ordinary soldiers. Britannia's marching rations can only be said to be starving, and it is impossible to say whether they are delicious or not.
Not to mention the dozens of days of running.
After eating raw meat for so long, he now felt like vomiting when he saw red meat. White meat like fish was his salvation.
He sat down and was eager to pick up a piece of pickled fish, but was stopped by Xia Ya.
"Wait a minute." Xia Ya smiled, "There is still almost a soul."
Arthur turned his head, and Alicia was holding a pan and heating something. Soon, she came out with the pan, and Arthur saw clearly that the pan was filled with hot oil.
Alicia took the pan and poured the hot oil on the pickled fish fillets.
"Zizzizi~"
The sudden high temperature blanched the fish fillets, which induced the aroma of green onion and ginger sprinkled on the fish fillets. The alluring fish aroma was induced by the hot oil and gradually filled the air.
Arthur couldn't wait to pick up the tachyon again and wanted to pick up a piece of fish, but he didn't know whether it was because the fish fillet was too tender and smooth, so it was cut off directly.
So he picked up the spoon on one side, and the spoon and chopsticks worked together to get a piece of fish fillet into his bowl. He used the spoon to put the fish fillet into his mouth.
Due to the hot oil that was just poured on it, a layer of oil was formed on the outside of the fish fillet, which brought a smooth texture. The shredded fish meat melted in your mouth clearly, with the sauerkraut and spicy taste, like a feast for the taste.
Arthur's face showed a look of happiness.
At this time, Alicia also took out a large piece of tuna from the ice cellar and threw it in front of Sonny. The child had obviously never eaten this kind of meat, but he liked it after the first bite and swallowed it in a few bites. Entered the mouth.
It seemed that he was not full, and he hummed and acted coquettishly towards Alicia.
"After such a long time, my appetite has increased a lot." Alicia said with a smile.
But she turned around and returned to the ice cellar to bring him more food.
"What are your plans next?" Xia Ya asked while eating, "After the war is over, you will start to deal with internal affairs, and your powerful force will have no use here.
What you need to face is a more difficult enemy.
Moreover, you are still in a very special period. "
"Even during the war, I have never relaxed in my studies." Arthur said, "I think I already have a direction."
Xia Ya nodded, picked up the red wine on one side and poured a little for herself and Arthur.
"I won't interfere. This is your destiny. It's up to you to decide."
I'll post the next chapter in the morning. It's a big chapter. I'm too sleepy to correct it.
(End of chapter)
