The air in the courtyard is fresh after the rain.
The sky brightened quickly.
The sentry who quietly climbed in through the window only stayed for a short time and left quietly before being discovered by others.
Lin Yuan leaned against the window, watching his back as he passed by the old man who delivered milk every day.
I watched Xiaosuo rubbing his eyes, walking all the way through the wet courtyard, opening the door, taking the milk and walking back.
Xunhua, wearing a silver mask, sat among the branches. The wind blew through the forest and the leaves sang a rustling song for him.
The morning light broke through the clouds and shone on the string of glass beads of different sizes in front of the window, reflecting rich and colorful colors.
Lin Yuan reached out and took off the gem with colorful patterns.
Without much hesitation, it was inserted into the groove on the Box of Truth.
It fits together perfectly and a bright light appears.
The radiant and colorful lines began to move along the texture of the wooden box as if they had life.
This scene was somewhat similar to the murals that Lin Yuan saw in the temple.
At that time, walking in the long dark corridor, the murals on the wall lit up one after another with the flow of fluorescent light, depicting the fate of mankind in the long river of history.
At this moment, the groove under the small wooden box in Lin Yuan's hand was filled with flowing light, and a bright glow appeared.
In the dim light, a mysterious creature appeared.
It has a thick abdomen, a slender waist, and filmy wings spread out behind it. Its forelimbs are a pair of ferociously serrated swords, and its thin neck is topped by a pair of huge bulging eyes.
In the beam of light, his body was light and his movements were powerful, like a terrifying demon king.
Lin Yuan looked at it carefully for a while and found that after removing the lighting effect, it was actually just a very common insect in life - the mantis.
Before doing this, Lin Yuan spent some time collecting records of most of the contaminated areas.
At this time, take out the notebook, point at the names on it with your fingers and look at them one by one.
The fingertips moved along the long list and finally stopped at one name.
Food City
Shi Pang is the ancient name of mantis.
A country named after food
In the wilderness near Kyoto, there lies a strange head that is larger than a house.
It was a giant mutant that wandered into this place and had just been beheaded by a sentinel squad sent by the White Tower.
The monster, with only its head left, was not dead yet. Its bulging eyeballs were rolling around and it was speaking in human language, muttering some illogical and fragmentary sentences over and over again.
"This confession must be successful."
"Have you finished writing the love letter? Remember to put it in her schoolbag."
"I want to drink the milk tea from the shop around the corner."
“Endless homework.”
"When will the school be destroyed?"
Amidst the sound of such strange words, not far from the head, several sentries were repairing the broken tiles and ruins covered with weeds.
They had just experienced a fierce battle, and were all injured and exhausted. They gathered together to draw guidance energy.
A wounded man was lying on the ground, his leg was broken at the root, and after a simple bandage, he looked up with a pale face and asked his companion for a guide element.
The pale green clouds in the sky covered a hazy moon.
Ni Ji held the gun and sat on a higher broken wall.
There was a bruise at the corner of his mouth, which was bleeding, but he didn't take it seriously. He lowered his head and looked at the screen of the personal terminal on his wrist.
There was an exclusive dialog box with a pink little octopus avatar on the screen.
After that rainy night, the dialog box of this exclusive avatar never lit up again.
But Ni Ji always had the habit of opening it to take a look from time to time.
Whether it is on the battlefield after the smoke of gunpowder has settled, or in Kyoto where undercurrents are surging.
It has almost become a habit for him to stare at the pink beating heart for a while whenever he has a little free time.
It seemed as if the digital heart on the virtual screen could soothe all his fatigue.
The last chat record in the dialog box on the screen was from a long time ago.
Under that flashing pink heart, I only replied with a "hmm".
Thinking about it now, I regret being so cold.
We missed the dinner we had agreed to have and haven't had the chance to get together again since.
A sentry came over and handed him a guide tube, but Ni Ji shook his head and declined.
"Such a giant mutant species actually appeared near Kyoto." One of the sentinels complained with a frown.
"This has been a common occurrence lately. There are more mutants wandering in the wilderness. Many contaminated areas have become more difficult to get. Even the keys are not as easy to get as before."
"I don't know what those people above were thinking, sending such a small number of us to deal with such a perverted guy."
"Bad luck, Lao Yao's legs are broken."
"Be content, it's good enough that no one died." A female sentry lit up the guide essence, took a puff, and stuffed it into the mouth of Lao Yao, who had a broken leg beside him.
"We have to thank Captain Ni for saving all of our lives."
In order to kill the giant mutant that appeared in the wilderness near Kyoto, almost everyone of them was injured.
If it wasn't a critical moment, Captain Ni Ji would have tried his best to chop off the monster's head, but it would have cost several lives.
Ni Ji has been a member of the Royal Guard for not very long. He is a taciturn and quiet sentinel.
In the team, apart from being a little close to his adjutant Ji Xuan, he seldom paid attention to other people.
But almost all members of the special operations team now obey him.
As long as Ni Ji leads the team on a mission, the casualty rate is extremely low.
He has superb personal combat capability, sharp intelligence, and meticulous thinking. More importantly, he will never give up on his companions easily.
In the battle just now, if Ni Ji hadn’t risked his own injury to drag Lao Yao out of the monster’s mouth.
Now lying on the ground is a bloody corpse.
He just looks cold and hard to get close to, but his heart is warm. Everyone understands.
The sentries who have teamed up with him all like this cold-blooded captain.
"Captain Ni seems to rarely draw guide elements?"
"He hardly smokes, doesn't use spices, and is very self-disciplined."
Several sentries gathered together, quietly signing, and gossiping about their captain.
As long as there are sentries present, no matter how quietly you speak, you will inevitably be heard. Therefore, communicating with sign language on the battlefield has become a habit among soldiers.
"Captain Ni is a good sentinel, but he's a little too cold. Doesn't he have a partner? I don't think I've ever seen him fooling around outside."
"Wow. The captain is so handsome, isn't it a shame that he doesn't have someone he likes?"
"He has made so many contributions. If he doesn't have a partner, I wonder if the Empire will match him with a guide in the future."
The female sentry holding the guide's essence in her mouth leaned over and said, "You are all wrong. Captain Ni must have someone he likes."
"What? How do you know?"
"He looks like he's madly in love. You're all stupid not to see that."
The sentries were shocked and turned around to look at the captain sitting on the high wall.
Is this true or false
Their captain is beautiful, dignified, noble and cold, the flower of the snowy ridge.
Can you actually fall in love
I really want to know who is so strong that he can defeat the cool male god in their team.
In Lin Yuan's living room.
Nicole and Lin Yuan were sitting by the flower window, drinking the fruit tea that Xiaosuo had freshly brewed for them.
"You have become a celebrity now. Many noble families are asking about you."
Nicole, as always, started talking non-stop once she sat down.
"Even my cousin, that arrogant guy, came to my house and asked me if you were interested in testing your compatibility with him."
Nicole dislikes all the brothers in her family.
Although that cousin had the potential to inherit the title of prince in the future, she felt that the arrogant guy was not worthy of her friend.
She had seen Lin Yuan standing alone on the bow, fearlessly facing countless mutants.
So, she didn't want to see Lin Yuan staying in someone's backyard from now on, lowering her head and making soup.
No matter who that person is, what his status is, or how beautiful his appearance is, it is impossible for Lin Yuan to give up her original shining appearance for him.
In fact, Nicole herself doesn't want such a life.
Even though everyone around her told her since she was a child that this was the right thing to do and the norm.
"Nicole, do you want to do combat training with me?" At this time, Lin Yuan, holding a cup of tea, looked up and asked her.
"Fight?" Nicole's eyes widened. "You mean the same kind of fight as yours?"
"Well, I'd be happy if you're willing," Lin Yuan said. "I think I need more different types of simulation training."
She was going to a place called the City of Praying Mantis, a country named after mantis.
It was a very special contaminated area, and the situation there could not be summed up by just the word "dangerous".
Lin Yuan wanted to resolve the doubts in his heart and get the final answer.
She still wants to live in this world as long as possible.
If possible, I would like to spend more time with my friends and family.
She will make adequate preparations before going to Food City.
It would be best if there were more like-minded partners who could go together.
"Of course!" Nicole loved it.
On weekdays, when she was at those boring banquets, she often heard people talking about Lin Yuan's activities in the polluted area.
Lin Yuan's story of fighting side by side with the sentinels in the contaminated area once became a hot topic at tea parties and banquets.
After all, those people are bored all day long and confined to their small world, so there is nothing really worth discussing.
Nicole heard many of her classmates at the Guide Academy excitedly and exaggeratedly describe the situation, then shook their heads, saying that they looked down on guides like Lin Yuan.
But Nicole knew that not every guide thought this way.
For example, she envied Lin Yuan's freedom from the bottom of her heart.
"Really? Do you think I can do that? The legendary collaborative operation with the Sentinels?" Nicole's face flushed with excitement.
She had heard that a trained guide could become very powerful, even as powerful as a sentinel.
You can participate in battles and go wherever you want.
You will no longer be bullied and will be able to control your own destiny. From then on, you will be an independent person and no longer just an appendage of others.
Just thinking about it quietly makes me excited.
"Oh, yes. We also need to invite a few sentinels." Lin Yuan didn't expect Nicole to not only not refuse, but also be so excited. "What type of spirit do you like to cooperate with?"
"The spirit of the Sentinel?"
Lin Yuan stretched out his fingers and counted on the sentries he was familiar with. If he wanted to practice multi-person coordinated combat, he should invite more friends he was familiar with.
"Do you like pandas? Last time, a panda sentry sent me a message saying she was willing to cooperate."
"Panda lady!" Nicole jumped up and held Lin Yuan's hand tightly. "I want a panda, I want a panda. I know who it is, the so handsome lady Du Yuanyuan!"
"The other one is a unicorn, black. His arms ..."
"Yes! Yes! Invite him!" Nicole screamed, "Don't you know Yun Luo? He is the first choice for many girls in the Guide Academy."
Nicole also added: "After he broke his arm, the sense of brokenness was even more fascinating."
"I have another friend who has just been transferred to the Imperial Capital. He will definitely want to participate. His spirit body is a golden lion."
"Ah, big cats! Big cats are my destiny. Furuicon can't refuse it at all."
"Maybe more girls will join in. The place I want to go will be easier with more girls."
"Yes, ladies, please come with more!"
"Don't you usually dislike sentinels?" Lin Yuan asked curiously, "When you mention sentinels, you always look as uninterested as a frost-bitten eggplant."
"Who doesn't like Sentinels?" Nicole bit her lip and glanced at Lin Yuan, "I just don't want to get married. It's not like I don't like those handsome and strong boys and girls."
"Besides, who can resist a chubby panda? Or a pure black unicorn? A big cat with hair you can braid into braids?"
She reached out and pinched Lin Yuan's waist. "Can you refuse? Can you?"
Lin Yuan felt a little itchy and dodged for a moment. Then she was pinched on the waist again and she started laughing.
"Ah, Yuanyuan, you smiled." Nicole was stunned at that moment, "This is the first time I see you smile."
She reached out and held Lin Yuan's arm, resting her afro-haired head on Lin Yuan's shoulder.
"Actually, I like your spirit form the most, Yuanyuan. The slippery underwater creature is so cute."
Lin Yuan subconsciously agreed: "Yes, I like underwater creatures too."
A figure always wearing a black uniform flashed through my mind.
The skin on the back of my hand felt strangely itchy, as if cold fingers were pinching and rubbing it gently. It was also like the big black fish was rubbing its head gently there.
(End of this chapter)