…
After dinner, Roland came to door 0827 as agreed after Zero returned to her room to review her homework.
After tapping the door a few times, the door creaked open.
Garcia still had that cold expression, "Come in."
Walking into the house, Roland found that her decoration was much better than that of her apartment. The floor was replaced with solid wood floors, a special shoe cabinet was placed at the door, a crystal chandelier was installed above her head, and even the white paint on the walls was repainted. once again. Looking at the finish, you can tell that it is by no means the original paint that was pre-painted in the early days of Tongzilou.
"There are no extra slippers, you can wear mine first," she pointed to a pair of furry rabbit-ear slippers on the bottom floor of the shoe cabinet, "I like to wear large ones, and they shouldn't be too small for you. ."
Roland tried to put his feet into the shoes, which were not too small, but these were winter slippers. He felt hot all over when they put them on, and the two fluffy rabbit ears on the slippers... He couldn't imagine Garcia wearing these slippers. What will it be like.
It can't match her indifference that refuses people thousands of miles away!
He walked to the sofa and sat down, "By the way, do you have water here? Maybe the dishes for dinner have a little more salt."
Garcia frowned and glanced at him, "Only ice."
"Then it's ice."
Taking advantage of her opportunity to turn around to go to the kitchen, Roland probed into the back room—all the units in the package building were basically the same, but the two adjacent ones were symmetrical. 0827 is the next door next door, so the passage directly opposite the gate must lead to the utility room.
Sure enough, he saw a similar-sized cubicle at the end of the passage, but Garcia had obviously redecorated it and replaced it with a sliding shutter. The good news is that this kind of sliding door is generally not locked. The bad news is that she will dismantle the iron door during the renovation and rebuild the outer wall
When Garcia returned to the living room with water, Roland had already pretended to be nothing, leaning on the sofa to enjoy the TV show.
"Thank you," he held up the water glass, "you live here alone? During the parent-teacher meeting in the morning, they all said that you belonged to the Sanye family..."
"I'm not," Garcia interrupted coldly, "Mitsuba has nothing to do with me, and can even be said to be an enemy."
"Enemies?" Roland was stunned, "Then your cousin..."
"They just saw this and wanted my cousin to persuade me to go back," she said with a gloomy expression. "If I leave, the group will be able to let go of the building."
"So the expansion plan of the mall next door is a project of the Sanye Group?"
"Otherwise, who would dare to openly demolish these cultural relics?" Garcia asked in confusion, "You obviously live in the Tongzilou, why don't you even know about this?"
Or worse... The opponent is not Zero, but a mature adult. If he inherits the character of the third princess, it will be even more difficult to fool.
"Cough cough... I don't care much about the streets and alleys, plus I lost my job a while ago, and I haven't been out for almost half a year," Roland quickly changed the subject, "You said that the martial arts family, apart from participating in competitions, Any other work?"
"That's right, the competition is equivalent to competition and training. Publicizing martial arts and winning prizes to the audience is not the most important content. Fighting the erosion of the outside world is our first priority."
"What erosion?" he asked in surprise.
"You know the fallen demons, they are one of them, and the most common type - it's not that those who have awakened the power of nature have lost control of their power, but the erosion from the outside world, making them become Another kind of creature." Garcia said solemnly, "Ordinary force does little damage to the fallen, so we need to stand up and fight against it."
Roland couldn't help but swallowed, and a feeling of unease rose in his heart... Dream world was eroded
"What does the outside world mean?"
"I can't tell you much about this, unless you join the Martial Daoist Association and get a hunting license."
"why?"
"Because not all those who have awakened the power of nature will stand on the side of the martial arts." Garcia said word by word, "Many people even hope that outside forces will enter our world, they are hostile to all human beings, so The hunting license not only allows to fight against the fallen, but also allows martial artists to kill those awakened people who are trying to disturb the social stability."
That's why it's called a hunting license, Roland felt a little creepy. In other words, if you are confirmed to have awakened the power of nature, and you are unwilling to join the association, wouldn’t you be regarded as a natural enemy by them
As if seeing his concern, Garcia shook his head, "There are indeed some people who are neither willing to join the Martial Daoist Association nor to serve those who are extremely vicious. Such people are called centrists. The association will not treat them. What to do, but the fallen devils are different... Since most of the centrists like to work alone, they are often attacked by the enemy. So if you don't plan to join the association, you'd better never reveal your strength."
Looking at the "Three Queens" who said a lot, Roland couldn't help feeling a little strange. She always seemed to have an indifferent expression, but it was actually not that difficult to communicate. Recalling the scene when they first met, he even thought that the other party was a proud young lady who didn't like to look straight at people.
After he said his doubts euphemistically, what he got was a ruthless white eye from the other party, "Your first reaction when you see me is to touch the weapon behind your back, do I still want to give you a good look? Fortunately, you didn't. Get the weapon out, or you'll have to go to the hospital for a cast."
Just then, Garcia's cell phone rang. She glanced at the screen and frowned, "I'll take a call."
After she finished speaking, she picked up her phone and walked into the bedroom, closing the door behind her.
Obviously she didn't want Roland to hear the content of the conversation.
This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!
Roland stood up immediately, took off his rabbit-eared slippers, and walked quickly to the end of the aisle with bare feet.
Through the gaps in the shutters, he had already seen what was stored in the compartment - Garcia actually converted it into a cloakroom! In addition to all kinds of dresses, there are also many women's underwear hanging inside.
However, nothing can stop him from exploring the truth of the world.
Roland pushed open the shutter without hesitation and walked in facing the fragrance of his clothes.
After passing through the layers of clothing, an iron blue door appeared in front of him! And he also noticed that there was no padlock on the door, but there was a layer of dust on the handle, which contrasted sharply with the clean walls around.
Could it be that Garcia has never entered or exited this gate of memory
But now is not the time to think about this, Roland took a deep breath and gently opened the door to a gap.
The smell of salty sea water instantly poured into his nostrils, and there was the sound of water splashing across the beach in the distance. The blue sea was like a vast and boundless curtain, slowly unfolding in front of him.