"Sir Chen!"
Zhou Jinru raised his voice and rushed over to grab Chen's arm to prevent her from leaving.
What responded to him was a pair of stubborn eyes. Chen said nothing, as if waiting for an explanation.
"Don't get me wrong. When I said that, it was just a joke. Tallulah stabbed me in Saint-Aral and almost killed me. How could there be any personal feelings between me and her? I don't understand her. , even enemies, there is no emotional basis at all, this is my explanation."
"real?"
"I didn't lie to you."
Chen opened his mouth and was about to say something when he heard a strong wind blowing by his ears. The woman in black armor rushed over and stretched out her hand to grab Zhou Jinru.
"what are you doing?!"
The surrounding operators suddenly became alert, especially Chen, who was the closest. She was lying in front of Zhou Jinru, with her right hand making a sword-finger gesture, her whole body tense, ready to attack.
Amiya was also taken aback and hurriedly ran out of the rest room, looking at the other person in confusion.
The soldiers who were sitting together stood up one after another, but they did not move, they just stood there and watched.
"Are you Zhou Jinru?!"
A woman's confused voice came from inside the black armor, but Zhou Jinru heard more excitement, like... seeing an acquaintance in a strange place.
What surprised him even more was that the language this woman spoke was Chinese!
For the first time in so long, he heard someone pronounce his name in Mandarin with a clear accent!
Out of instinct, Zhou Jinru pressed Chen's shoulder, saying that it didn't matter to him. If something unexpected happened while surrounded by so many operators, then he wouldn't have to leave the Rhode Island ship in the future.
"Are you really Zhou Jinru?!"
The woman took two steps forward, and the visor of her helmet automatically parted to both sides, revealing the face of an oriental woman, not to mention very beautiful, but with neat facial features and delicate eyebrows, which is not only good-looking, but also durable.
Zhou Jinru didn't know this person, and he couldn't find any feeling of familiarity in his memory.
He hesitated: "It's me, do you know me? Then who are you? Do I know you?"
"you do not know me?!"
The woman looked at him in surprise.
Zhou Jinru really had no influence, or in other words, he could not find this person in his limited memory.
Chen grabbed the doctor's arm: "Doctor, be careful, this person is very powerful."
"Don't be afraid, I know it."
After comforting Chen, Zhou Jinru still stood behind her, as if this was the only way to bring her a sense of security.
The woman opposite had complicated eyes and lowered her voice: "Which year do you remember, June 2019 or March 2020?"
Zhou Jinru asked, "Is there any difference?"
"Yes, you already knew me in August 2019. March 2020 is a more important day. Let's not talk about it for now. Since you are here, what about Wang Chongyang? Where is he and where is this?! "
"Wait, ma'am, please slow down." Zhou Jinru stretched out his hands and gently moved them to both sides. All the nearby operators retreated, leaving only him and Amiya. Even Chen reluctantly stepped aside.
He continued: "If the person you know is really me, then I can tell you honestly that my memory only lasts until June 2019, and I don't know anything about what happened after that, including who you are and what happened. The person you asked.”
The woman's eyes were blank: "I don't know Wang Chongyang, do you know Zhang Taiyue?"
"heard about it."
The woman's eyes lit up: "Then where is he?"
"Unfortunately, Zhang Taiyue became a finalist and was wiped out by the people of this land."
Zhou Jinru knew the name Wang Chongyang, and even more knew that he was the human god praised in the land of Terra. However, all signs showed that the god had been forgotten, and he could no longer even pronounce his name correctly.
However, the woman in front of him not only read it out, but also read it out in Chinese, which made Zhou Jinru have to doubt the other party's true identity.
"how so……"
The woman in black armor fell silent. After half a minute, she raised her head, with only determination in her eyes.
"Since you don't know who I am, let's get acquainted again. I am a former agent of the Defenders organization. I don't have a Defender number because I am not a Defender. My name is Chen Xi, Erdong Chen, Xi who has returned from the soul. , those behind are my brothers and sisters, forty-three in total."
Zhou Jinru stared at the woman who called herself Chen Xi. Her expression did not fluctuate at all and her mood was stable. What she said was stating the facts.
He replied: "You know my name, so I won't introduce it anymore. I am now a Ph.D. at Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Company, and my position is director. Next to me is Amiya, the actual owner of the company."
Amiya couldn't understand what the two people were talking about, but she still recognized the doctor's body movements, which were introducing her to the other party.
"Hello, I'm Amiya."
Chen Xi looked at Amiya, she was still a child, with a young face, a small and cute figure, and a pair of long erect ears. How could a child become the actual owner of a pharmaceutical company?
She remembered that she could communicate in English, so she said, "Nice to meet you, Miss Amiya, my name is Chen Xi."
Due to some differences between English and Victoria language, Amiya could only understand part of it. Zhou Jinru quickly translated: "Chen Xi said she was very happy to see you."
"Is that so? Miss Chen Xi, thank you and your team for fighting bravely and protecting the citizens of Xinxista."
Although Zhou Jinru was translating next to them, there were still certain problems with their communication. They briefly exchanged a few words and then stopped talking.
"You don't have any language problems communicating with them?"
Zhou Jinru had already made a conjecture on this point, but there was no reliable proof, so he had to give up in the end.
He asked, "Do you know what's going on?"
Chen Xi did not answer immediately, but asked a second question: "Are there any strange things appearing in front of you, such as target threat or life status monitoring?"
"No, I don't have what you said. It's just that there is no problem with language communication."
Chen Xi took off her helmet and spread her long hair away from her head. She was still wearing a suit of armor and her weapons were not far away from her side.
"It seems that there is a big difference between what you know and what I know. He told me that he has a thing that can probably see whether others are hostile, and it also has a certain increase in himself, and can simulate the ability that is most suitable for the current scene. Among them is the language translation plug-in, I think you at least have this plug-in."
Zhou Jinru didn't know if there was a plug-in. He was more concerned about another thing: "Ms. Chen Xi... I can take the liberty to ask, who is he you are talking about?"
Chen Xi glanced at him and said calmly: "Wang Chongyang, defender number 001, my husband."
Buzz!
Zhou Jinru's mind was in confusion. He had thought about the identity of this woman, but he didn't expect that she would be so close to the god on earth!
"Where are the other Defenders?"
"You really don't remember everything?"
Zhou Jinru shook his head.
"Sorry, I can't tell you."
"Isn't it appropriate to only tell half of the story?"
Chen Xi looked at him deeply: "Sometimes it's better not to know."
"Well, if you don't know, you don't know. Ms. Chen, what are you and your brothers going to do?"
"We are engaged in a war of extermination. We don't know how we ended up here. Where is this place?"
Zhou Jinru exhaled a breath: "This is... the future, welcome to the future."
…
"Dad, we're here, Hei is over there."
In fact, many people expressed concern about the sudden addition of someone to Ceylon's side, but the security chief Hei didn't say anything, and of course outsiders couldn't say anything either.
When Herman got out of the car, he saw at a glance that the newly erected tents almost filled the entire coast.
Fortunately, the Xista people were already used to living by the sea, and since it was already summer, the impact was minimized.
"There seems to be a band playing?"
Ceylon looked at it twice and nodded: "There are some bands that organize charity performances on their own. Their presence can also relieve the nervous mood of the citizens. Music is the best helper to soothe the mood."
If this was Ceylon's current achievement, Herman felt that his daughter had grown up completely, but at this moment, he heard Ceylon's complaints.
"Dad, if I have the chance, I still want to study the field of Originium Disease. After all, this is my major. If I can spend more time studying Originium Disease, maybe I can cure Black Lives Matter earlier. , and there are more patients.”
Sure enough, my daughter is still the same daughter, nothing has changed.
…
The complexity of the situation far exceeded Zhou Jinru's imagination. The wife of defender No. 001 Wang Chongyang actually came from the distant past to the present. The span in between can be described as thousands of years, and the specific date was even clearly marked, allowing him to search for his own past. The process is even more complicated and confusing.
He didn't know what happened after June 2019. He only briefly entered the depths of his memory in the Londinium melodrama and saw a glimpse of the chaotic scene when the natural disaster broke out.
However, since people are already here, all they can do is survive, and no one can change anything as the days pass day by day.
After yesterday's quarrel, Chen's mood has not been very high. Zhou Jinru suspected that she might be worried about Tallulah's safety, because the dragon girl made no sound after she lured away the monsters alone.
Chen looked at Xing Xiong's mouth opening and closing in confusion, as if he was saying something. Fei Yuan's thoughts were brought back to reality, and the voice in his ears became clearer.
"Old Chen, what's wrong with you?"
"I'm fine. Sorry, I'm a little tired and want to go back and rest."
Chen left the open-air leisure venue and turned back to his room. His figure was lonely and heartbreaking.
She sat alone on the edge of the bed, and her fingers unconsciously took out the photo frame from under the pillow. Inside was a picture of two little girls depending on each other.
Turn it over, and on the back is a wedding photo taken between her and that man.
Chen held his chin with his hands, feeling agitated and unable to calm down.
She hurriedly stuffed her things back and planned to go out to have some fun. Maybe a small bar nearby would be a good place to go.
Ten minutes later, Chen, who was sitting at a dark wooden table, ordered a glass of refreshing beer, but the slightly bitter drink did not relieve her mood.
Moving her gaze aimlessly, Chen handed the beer glass to her mouth, and the spilled wine slipped from the corner of her mouth into her collar. When she put down the glass, her eyes locked on a person sitting in the corner drinking.
To be precise, she had met this person.
Even in the hot summer, a man wears a black cloak, and there is a bulletin board on the wall behind him, making a wish for free.
"Is there anyone here?"
Chen asked while holding the wine glass and pointing to the opposite side of the man in the black cloak.
The man's voice was like a cat's claws scratching the glass: "No one is around, please sit down."
Before he could finish speaking, Chen had already sat down.
"Does the wish come true?"
"If you believe it, it will work. If you don't believe it, it will not work."
Chen muttered: "The words of a charlatan."
The man said in a low voice, "I never lie."
"Let me ask you, if I want to know a person's life or death, how should I make a wish?"
"You only need to make a wish. Since you have already used free wishes before, making another wish will incur a certain fee."
Chen drank half of his beer and frowned: "How do you charge?"
"I will take something from you. As for what it is, there is no fixed form."
"Sounds more like a liar, what happens if someone refuses to pay?"
The man in the black cloak sighed: "There is indeed someone who refuses to pay the bill. I think he has owed it for long enough. When paying the bill, he should pay a little more interest."
"The story is good."
Chen snapped his fingers: "Give this gentleman another drink. What do you want to drink?"
"Anything is fine, even just a glass of water."
"Give him a cocktail."
Soon, the drinks were delivered to the man.
The man chuckled and said: "Since the lady bought me a drink, in exchange, what do you want to get, except a wish, because that is really precious."
"Tell me a story, the one about how I owed you a bill."
"Well, that was a story a long time ago. In the distant past, there was a fierce battle. The alien gods who tried to invade the world encountered the fiercest resistance. In order to protect their territory, the warriors guarding one side Fight fiercely until your life dries up and make a wish to an unknown existence."
Chen felt that this story was a bit strange, and it was still an old routine, so he asked, "What then?"
"His first wish was to resurrect those who died in battle, and the unknown existence fulfilled his wish."
"His second wish was to expel those alien gods who tried to invade the world, and the unknown existence also fulfilled his wish."
"He did not immediately make a third wish, but used his last strength to expel the unknown existence and refused to pay the price for the wish. This was a shameful act of repudiation."
Chen stared at the man in front of him: "At what price?"
"Only the warrior knows."
The story ended here. Chen frowned and began to hesitate whether to make a wish. Based on her experience, if she made a wish again, something terrible might happen.
