Sun, beach, coconut trees.
Waves, sea breeze, bikini.
This is probably the most beautiful seaside appearance that everyone dreams of.
Valentine had never seen the real sea during his lifetime, and all the images related to it in his memory came from film and television works, which were more or less beautified in the later stage.
This also caused him to feel a little dissonance in his heart after he created the beach in another world, and when he looked at the beautiful scenery that once existed only in his imagination but now became a reality, he couldn't get rid of it.
But generally it made Valentine feel comfortable.
He didn't make any further adjustments, and just let the scenery created by Ma Xingkong that day exist until the end.
But if there is an opportunity to see the golden beach in reality, Valentine will definitely not let it go.
Even if it might shatter his beautiful fantasy.
The reality has always been like this, beauty that can make people unable to find flaws does not exist.
Just like the NPC portraits in Arknights, some are no worse than the installed operators.
For example, Li in "The Man in the Painting", Koral in "Cavalry and Hunters", and Ines with very white legs.
This gives people the illusion that "the world of Terra is full of beauties".
From Valentine's perspective, this statement is actually correct. However, the vast majority of Terran people do not reach the level of appearance of the above-mentioned NPCs, and they have some flaws.
It's above the standard line of "good-looking", but not even close to them.
This also shows how helpless reality is.
Even if you really come to a beautiful world that you once imagined, what you see after traveling will still be worse than what you imagined in the past.
It just doesn’t give you complete satisfaction.
So what does Siesta's beach look like?
Can the operators of Rhode Island really roam the city with seemingly no restrictions as shown in the plot?
After all, many people are infected, and many of them are poor people who are severely infected.
Yes, I’m talking about Ifrit.
When I first watched the plot of Heart of Fire, I thought it was nothing, but now that I think about it, I just feel there are a lot of problems.
Especially the Obsidian Festival, a rock and roll party so grand that it dances on the edge of chaos. If an infected person in the audience has a conflict with a normal person, how will it end?
Valentin has never attended this kind of concert, but he has seen what it looks like on video websites.
It's not as formal as a symphony concert.
Perhaps Siesta, as the host city, has a way to handle the venue issue between the infected audience and the ordinary audience, but as long as these two mutually hostile classes exist in the same scene, the seeds of conflict have already been planted.
Maybe they will temporarily blend in because of the same preferences, but if someone picks a fight...
Then this fragile trust may turn into hatred.
"Aha……"
Several hours of continuous fighting made Valentine's time as a sage surprisingly long this time.
In the past, at this time, he should be holding angels and dragons and having spring and autumn dreams, but now the stars have faded, the sky has turned from black to blue, and Valentine is still in the shower room worrying about the bureaucrats in Siesta.
It was as if his sleepiness and desire were wiped out in the battle, and the clarity of day came early the next day.
Click.
Turning off the shower, Valentine took a towel and wiped his body, rubbed his hair and walked into the bedroom.
The room was as silent as a void, and even in the dead of night it was more lively than it was now.
Maybe it's because of my state of mind.
People are always peaceful when they see the dawn. No matter how tired or busy he was at night, at this moment his heart was definitely still and even his breathing slowed down.
Afraid of frightening Chaoyang who had just woken up.
Raphael and Xing Yihuang slept on both sides of the bed, and there was a space for Valentine in the middle. On it were various props that were used not long ago, scattered here and there.
After they were comfortable, they went to sleep, and almost forgot to untie Valentine.
Fortunately, Xing Yihuang pulled off the leather strap on his wrist before falling down, otherwise Valentine could only think about life in a sticky mess.
It's not a good feeling to sleep tied up.
Moreover, there was a strange smell permeating the room at this moment. If there was no ventilation, the bath would be in vain.
Valentine wrapped a towel around his head, found a blanket to cover the two girls, and then opened the glass door to go to the balcony to welcome the sunrise, but was blown back by the cold morning breeze.
Even though the weather has warmed up now and the location is right by the sea, the morning wind is still cool. After just a second, Valentine got goosebumps all over his body, rubbed his arms with his hands and jumped back into the house.
"I'm not welcome here at Xiista at four in the morning..."
His body was flashing with electricity. He found some clothes and put them on before going out again, holding a teapot in his hand.
The sunrise is beautiful.
At least for Valentine, this is a rare beauty that fits his fantasy.
————————More than two hours later————————
Unlike Xing Yihuang, Raphael is not good at fighting protracted battles, so she went to bed early last night.
The biological clock is still normal. Getting up on time at 6:30 in the morning can only happen earlier but not later.
The weather is getting warmer and it is already bright. Sister Angel yawned and subconsciously reached out to the man next to her with her left hand, but found nothing.
Rubbing his eyes, Raphael's vision returned to clarity and he saw the open balcony door and the petite figure.
"It's quite strange."
She knew that Valentin was a lazy dragon, and he might not have woken up so early today because the sun had risen from the west.
Raphael stretched, got dressed and started to wash up. Not long after, she walked up to Valentine with breakfast and put the plate on the table next to him.
It turns out that she thought too much, and this brat is still like that. I didn’t even feel hungry even if I got up so early.
There is a pot of tea on the table...
But can tea overcome hunger and be yourself?
And there's something wrong with this tea.
"Wolfberries, mulberries, chamomile and longan."
As a doctor, Raphael naturally recognized what was in the tea at a glance.
I also understand the efficacy of this tea.
Nourishes the kidneys and liver, nourishes yin and blood, clears away heat and improves eyesight.
And judging from the number of wolfberries, this tea is mainly used to nourish the kidneys.
"When people reach middle age, they can't help but soak wolfberries in a thermos cup."
Valentin noticed something was wrong in Raphael's eyes and sighed softly.
After saying that, he drank all the tea in the cup and clicked his tongue a few times.
His facial expressions and movements were just like those of the old man on the streets of Xi'an, very old-fashioned.
"You are only twenty-three, how can you be middle-aged?"
Raphael curled his lips, gave Valentin a headache, and poured himself a glass.
"Wow - it's so painful."
As a result, I took a sip and my facial features were twisted into twists.
“Good medicine tastes bitter.”
Valentine smiled, took Sister Angel's cup over, and drank it in one gulp.
"Cool!"
His voice was bold, as if he was drinking wine instead of tea.
Just when Valentine was about to pour another cup, Raphael slapped the back of his hand and took the teapot away.
"You can't drink such strong tea so early in the morning."
Then she pushed over the plate with eggs and bread.
"Eat quickly."
"After dinner, I'll use the Origin Stone Skill to replenish it for you."
Last night had been their first high-intensity battle since returning from Walden Pond. Valentine is no longer the God of Creation, and it is normal for his body to be unable to hold on.
It’s already great that he can always maintain his best condition with his Origin Stone skills.
If you use Source Stone skills to replenish the lost essence, you may have to go to the medical department to get inhibitors.
But Raphael is also a doctor, and she can use Source Stone skills to repair Valentine's body.
This can be regarded as a little compensation for Valentine.
"Uh, the milk is a little cold."
"ah?"
"...Sister~ I want to drink hot milk~"
"Heat it up yourself."
"Hmph, ruthless."
"Hey!"
*sound of bullets being loaded*
…
Breakfast was short, but they also talked a lot. Raphael figured out the real reason why this kid got up so early, and the reason why he was wearing her nightgown.
Xing Yihuang had been sleeping soundly, and Valentine did not wake her up because he knew that this girl was the most tired one last night.
But a piece of news shortly after breakfast still woke her up.
Xing Yihuang sat up instantly when he heard the alarm on his cell phone, as if there was a spring in his lumbar spine.
She opened the message and saw only a short sentence.
"Please gather all infected operators at the Operations Department training ground."
