Several nautical miles away from the shipyard, the continent had become a line close to the sea level in the distance.
The setting sun was approaching the sea level, and ripples were rippling on the dim sea.
Xiao Chen leaned against the side of the Xingtian ship, looking towards the sunset. He said to Luo Ling beside him, "Actually, we don't have to go together."
"What? Do you think I'm not strong enough?" Luo Ling leaned on the railing, the wind blowing her hair. "Or are you tired of having to look at me every day in two worlds for the past few months?"
"Of course not! How much time have we spent together in the past three years? Even in that world, you and I have been separated for a long time because of your overseas exchange." Xiao Chen's expression became a little heavy. "We may encounter many unpredictable dangers when we explore the Seven Towers this time. I don't think you should come with us."
Unexpectedly, what he got in return was Luo Ling's mocking tone: "Xiao Chen. I thought you wouldn't say such petty words."
"Why are you being petty?"
Luo Ling stroked her hair: "I know you are worried about my safety, but now it has come to this point, everyone should be aware of sacrifice. The death of a person is terrible, but isn't the destruction of a civilization even more terrible? Just like a body dies, how long can the cells in the body survive? With the strength of you and me, we will eventually fight to the end in front of the God of Nature. Even if someone takes a step ahead now, it will become a stepping stone for others to win. What's wrong with being this stepping stone?"
After hearing her words, Xiao Chen couldn't help but praise her: "You are really enlightened."
Luo Ling leaned on the railing, looking at the sunset in the distance and said: "I think human beings are very magical creatures. From a normal perspective, most of them are ordinary, even mediocre. But when danger comes, when someone needs to stand up and do something, there will always be some people who do things that he could never have imagined.
This world pushes us and changes us. At least I couldn’t imagine myself talking to you about my life and death in such a relaxed way. I also didn’t think I was the one who should stand up to stop the crisis.
At that time, I just wanted to be a quiet little urban woman, but... now that I have such power and even represent a group of people, how can I shrink back and play the role of a weak person
Looking back now, I actually started to change a long time ago.
The strong become strong because they have the awareness of the strong. Not the other way around. Since I have the ability to come this far, I should continue to walk ahead. Otherwise, how can I be worthy of the original intention when I gained the power? "
Of course Xiao Chen knew that Luo Ling had always been a strong person, and that she was often more resilient than himself. However, this was the first time he heard her express her thoughts so clearly. He suddenly felt as if his tongue was stuck, because Luo Ling was so beautiful at this moment that he was almost speechless.
However, the sunset was also beautiful, so Luo Ling did not notice Xiao Chen's expression. Instead, she looked in the direction of the sunset and continued, "In fact, I think that the two of us are indeed the ones who should take the risk the most. Now we are indistinguishable from our selves in the other world and have completely merged. Our spirits and consciousness have both spanned the two worlds at the same time. If we really encounter misfortune, we should be able to live well in the other world. Compared with other people, we simply have an extra life."
“In that case, in this world, in the eyes of other people, we have still disappeared. We will still be separated from them forever and will never see them again.” Xiao Chen said.
"But we will remember them. We still retain our own memories, emotions and experiences, and even that powerful mental strength, which is much less than the price of other people dying." Luo Ling said, "If it was Ye Zi, Mao Kai, or other friends who died, I would rather sacrifice myself."
Xiao Chen asked seriously, "What should I do if I suddenly feel a little proud?"
"What?"
"My girlfriend is actually a hero."
"Don't worry. If you are in trouble anytime, I will come to save you on a colorful cloud."
"Thank you for saving me, lady. I can only pledge my love to you."
"Oh?" Luo Ling smiled strangely. Her eyes swept over the railing. The edge of the ship's metal skin made a creaking sound, and a thin piece of alloy was torn off by her bursting mental power. The alloy piece floated in the air. Luo Ling pointed with her hand, and a cluster of flames jumped out from her fingers and wrapped around the alloy piece. The flame released by Luo Ling with magic was very hot, and soon the iron piece was melted into a bright red liquid, floating in the air in front of them.
"What are you doing? You are destroying the battleship that I worked so hard to build." Xiao Chen asked puzzled.
"This is the hand-to-hand alchemy that Morey and I learned. Although it consumes energy, it can create some small things out of thin air." Luo Ling said, while stretching out a hand and starting to gesture at the ball of metal liquid from a distance. As she moved, the metal liquid began to roll, and then impurities were constantly thrown out of the metal liquid. It took her about five minutes to make the metal liquid purer. Then the liquid began to sway between her fingers, and finally turned into a circle, and then slowly solidified. She summoned a ball of water to cool and clean the circle, which turned out to be a silver ring.
The ring was very plain, with streamlined lines that looked like coils of wire, and no other decoration.
Luo Ling reached out and took the ring, then pulled Xiao Chen's hand over and put it on his middle finger, saying, "Okay, now you, little scholar, belong to me."
Xiao Chen was stunned. Although the two had been together in two worlds as boyfriend and girlfriend for several years, they had too many things to do in either world. In this world, they were both important officials in charge of local affairs. In addition to their normal work in the Earth world, they also had to spend a lot of time looking for information for this world and consulting experts. Moreover, marriage also involved the parents of both parties. So they even put their engagement on hold.
And now, has he been proposed to? Why does he feel like he is being dominated by someone
He and Luo Ling looked at each other and saw too many things in each other's eyes. He instantly understood her determination and will, and also sensed the worry and fear in her heart.
Xiao Chen took off the ring and used his mental power as a knife to cut the ring in half horizontally, turning it into two rings. He took one back on his hand and pressed the other one down to make it smaller and put it on Luo Ling's middle finger.
"I didn't expect that you would be the first to get involved in this matter, but it's not too late, you are mine too." (To be continued)