Buzz, what
Didn't the maid change the quilt and sheets before? Did she accidentally leave something behind during the cleaning process
Joshua didn't think much about it, he just lifted up the quilt - Yingying was still asleep and wearing clothes anyway, and there really wasn't anything worth seeing, so the soldier didn't squint and looked directly at the buzzing sound. Where to come.
Joshua's eyesight is not the best in this world, but it can be considered first-class. Just by looking at it with the naked eye, it can achieve an effect similar to energy vision. He took a closer look and easily discovered the source of the buzzing.
Before the girl fell asleep, the magic power was condensed in a women's military dress. This kind of clothing had two pockets on the waist for storing small gadgets. At this time, there seemed to be something in the pocket on the right side of Yingying. It was vibrating constantly with a very high frequency.
Joshua simply reached into his pocket and grabbed this thing.
"I feel like I suddenly turned into a very bad person."
The soldier shrugged and thought about it carefully. Whether it was lifting the girl's quilt or taking out the small things in the girl's pocket while she was sleeping, it was indeed a very bad thing.
He took out the vibrating unknown object from Yingying's pocket, but strangely, the high-frequency vibrating thing stopped vibrating when it touched Joshua's finger. At the same time, the warrior also felt He felt a strange force suddenly appear and swim in his palm, as if it wanted to enter his body.
"… what."
Fighting energy ignited in his hands, blocking out the strange power. Joshua lowered his head and looked at the palm of his hand.
It was a translucent polyhedral crystal, with black-red light flowing in the thumb-sized crystal. The faint light flashed along countless small slices, like stars.
"Such a beautiful gem? Where did Firefly get it?"
Muttering to himself in confusion, the soldier held the gem in front of his eyes and looked at it carefully: "The quality is also very high, both the cut and the crystal quality are above the standard... But where does it come from?"
The mysterious girl has been following him all day long and rarely acts alone. Where does she find the time to buy or obtain gems of this level? And there was an inexplicable force coming from this crystal just now. What happened
"interesting."
Narrowing his eyes, Joshua couldn't help but have an association in his mind.
—Is Firefly’s coma related to this gem
Although it sounds ridiculous, it is indeed a possibility, and since it is possible, he will not let it go.
So a deep voice sounded.
"System, identification."
Suddenly, countless blue data streams flashed before his eyes, and finally condensed into a report.
[…Item identification is in progress… The determination of mineral knowledge was successful, the determination of ancient knowledge failed, and the determination of rare object knowledge failed.]
[Identification Report: Infected Steel Crystal·Ancient Rare Object]
[Mineral: The power of steel is one of the foundations of material existence. It combines with other energies in the world to form all things seen by all living beings today. Except for some pure spiritual and energy lives, the power of steel is contained in the body of any life. . At certain strange moments, such as at the beginning of the creation of the world and when the world is on the verge of destruction, the power of steel, the most basic force, will condense into solid crystals and scatter everywhere. It may take any form, but most of them Appears in gem form part of the time. Steel crystal is one of the important raw materials for forging legendary equipment and above. Weapons forged from it will have various incredible abilities.]
[Ancient times: This crystal of steel has existed for more than 1,300 years.]
[Strange object: This steel crystal comes from another world and is infected by some kind of power. Contact with it may have some sequelae.]
[General: A rare ore from another world is extremely precious, but it has some strange power. You need to consider it carefully before using it.]
"It's actually the crystal of steel?"
Frowning, Joshua murmured, turning the black-red crystal in his hand over and over several times: "It's not like I've never seen this before, but isn't the Steel Crystal a silver-gray gem? Why is it red and black now?”
The reason for the unknown force? possible.
"Although Firefly is usually in human form, in the final analysis, she is also a divine machine and a weapon..." Joshua thought about the information revealed in these appraisal reports: "She was definitely affected by this piece of steel crystal when she came into contact with it, which was greater than that of humans. "
Maybe Hotaru has been sleeping so far because of the strange power brought by this steel crystal, and it can also explain some of the information Claire and Nostradamus said, such as the stagnant power of steel and the inexplicable aura of chaos. some type of.
After thinking for a while, Joshua turned his head and looked at the silver-haired girl on the bed. Yingying was sleeping peacefully, breathing steadily, and seemed to be in no bad condition.
If everything is as he thought, then there is no doubt that that inexplicable power is the main reason.
"We should try what consequences this power will bring."
The soldier's idea was not a reckless one, but a carefully considered choice.
"My resistance is stronger than Yingying's, and if that doesn't work, I can activate the gods to come down to earth to expel bad conditions. There will be no accidents."
With this thought in mind, he let go of the shielding of the crystal in his hands by fighting spirit, allowing the power contained in it to come into contact with his body.
-Then, Joshua's vision fell into chaos.
…
Mist, and darkness.
When Joshua used his steely will to break away from the guidance of the inexplicable power, he opened his eyes and saw this scene.
Barren hills covered with gray-black rocks, huge stone mountains vaguely visible in the mist, dry and exhausted land, crystalline jungles full of shadows and jagged rocks, and in the extremely dark sky full of clouds, there is only a weak ray of the sun. light.
Taking a breath of rotten air, the warrior felt that his surroundings were filled with the power of stagnant steel that was very familiar to him, but also extremely uncomfortable.
The weird atmosphere spread silently. Joshua looked around seriously, but found nothing. Although the mist mixed with thick black particles could not block his entire field of vision, it could block all information from the distance. The darkness seemed to They seemed to be moving and were slowly gathering towards the warrior.
Here, where
Boom!
Just as this thought flashed through Joshua's mind, a sudden thunder sounded.
- This is a dead place where no one survives, a wasteland where everything is destroyed, this is a doomsday world where the light dissipates, the flames are extinguished, and the world sinks into the abyss of bottomless chaos.
A strange voice seemed to sound vaguely, answering his question at the same time, but it was not noticed by the soldier.
Along with the thunder, light bloomed on the gray sky, dim lightning released a little light, and countless translucent particles like rain fell from the sky, breaking away the fog.
Stretching out his hand, he took a translucent pellet. Joshua found that this object that seemed to be ice and crystal brought an incomparable chill, but would not melt. He threw the pellet on the ground and then raised his head. , looking into the distance.
As the surrounding gray-black fog was expelled by the crystal rain, the warrior's field of vision suddenly broadened a lot, and on the hills at the end of his sight, at least ten kilometers away, there was the ruins of an ancient and huge temple.
The door of the temple was completely open, and nearly half of the wall collapsed. For an unknown amount of time, the sanctuary was covered in dust and crystals.
A shadow flashed.
"It seems like someone is moving?"
Because it was too far away, even Joshua couldn't be sure whether what he saw just now was an illusion. He frowned and looked around: "Although I don't know why I came to this place, let's go and take a look first. "
After determining the path that should be taken along the way, the soldiers started to set off.
The thunder stopped, and the crystal rain gradually weakened, and the gray-black mist emerged from the depths of the earth again, shrouding the surrounding area.
time flies.
Woohoo—
A whistle that could penetrate the sky sounded in the distance, and then reached the ears of Joshua, who was walking through the darkness based on the path in his memory. This made the soldier stunned, but then, it seemed that The sound of some huge object moving overshadowed the sound of the whistle. It was a sound like a machine running and gears meshing.
"Boom!"
Another thunderous flash illuminated the gray fog, allowing Joshua to see clearly inside the temple, which was already very close.
This time the warrior was able to confirm that there was indeed a figure wandering in confusion among the ruins of the temple.
As if he noticed something moving outside, the figure walked out from the inside of the temple. There seemed to be silver hair flashing behind the open ancient door of the temple.
Seeing this scene, Joshua was stunned for a moment, and then said in surprise: "Firefly?"
Then, the warrior's will returned to consciousness.
As if he was waking up from a dream, Joshua's eyes were still a little confused at first, but then he immediately regained his clarity. He immediately used fighting energy to wrap the steel crystal in his hand to isolate the power in it.
"... What just happened was an illusion?"
Joshua, who was sure that his body was still sitting beside Yingying's bed, not even moving at all, and eliminating the possibility of body travel, had a solemn expression, thinking about his previous dream-like experience.
It's not an illusion.
The warrior looked at the palm of his left hand. The rotten and unpleasant smell of the air and the cold temperature of the crystal rain made him remember it deeply. This was by no means an illusion. He whispered to himself: "What just happened Is that shadow Yingying?"
Was she also trapped in that dream
Standing up in silence, Joshua lowered his head and took a deep look at Yingying's sleeping beautiful face.
Is this the truth behind Yingying's delay in waking up
"It seems that things are more complicated than I thought... I can only try the method Nostradamus said to see if it works."
—The next day.
Cemetery in the west of the city, among the churches.
Joshua, wearing a black military uniform, stood in the study room of the cemetery church. He stepped on the black granite floor, glanced at the golden fluorite fragments on the ceiling, and then walked towards the special piece with gaps. Where the floor is.
Without any hesitation, he pressed his hand on it.
The magic pattern flashed, and a low and dull machine sound sounded.
"Energy detection... The frequency band matches, target: Joshua Van Radcliffe, head of the family, highest authority, the door is open."
"Origined from fire, born from steel, wisdom is immortal and order lasts forever."
Following the ancient praise, the black rock slowly opened up, revealing a narrow passage leading underground.
And Joshua walked into it without hesitation.
Firefly just fell asleep, not lost her will. Wouldn't you stop breathing when you fell asleep? Therefore, Hotaru's clothes will not dissipate. Even if they dissipate, she will return to her sword form!
I've been in a bad mood lately... I just bought an electric water heater, kettle, carpet and other new household items. I'm really tired of moving.
(End of chapter)