It was not until the two of them were walking away that Fiona's smile faded a little, and a hint of apology appeared in her eyes.
"I'm really sorry, little Elsa. As a mother, I always have some selfish thoughts. I will definitely compensate you double in the future, hehe..."
... ... ... .
Realistic Victoria.
In April, when midsummer was approaching, dark snowflakes were slowly falling from the sky. This strange sight attracted many people to go out and watch. Even Melissa, the secretary general of the "company's" board of directors, could not help but walk out of the office and reach out to catch the drifting snowflakes.
"Is this the power of the directors? Or is it..."
Was it done by the "pioneers"
Melissa, who had been somewhat healed by the beautiful scene of falling snow, became even more worried when she thought of this.
In recent days, due to the rampage of the "White Witch", the number of low-level awakeners on the order side has dropped by 70%, and the rest have all huddled in various offices in a state of constant fear.
The high-level awakeners are now on their way to intercept the "Pioneers" conspiracy, and there is still no news on the battle situation - in fact, there won't be any, because those who are qualified to obtain top-secret information such as battle line information have all gone to the front line.
Although Melissa has some strength, it is only a little. People are usually very respectful to her, but what they truly respect is the board of directors standing behind her, not her herself.
Melissa has always had a clear understanding of herself.
However, when all the high-level awakeners went to the front line, she was the strongest among those who stayed at the headquarters, and somehow became the de facto leader.
All decisions had to be made by her personally.
"If you think about it carefully, this feeling of holding power is not very good."
Melissa sighed softly, but suddenly felt her eyes become a little blurry and dry, and she couldn't even see things clearly.
Am I too tired during this period
Melissa rubbed her eyes, and soon her vision became clear again.
But, there is something more.
A strange but gorgeous clock appeared before her vision, ticking away.
Inside the clock, in addition to the ordinary hours, minutes and seconds, there are three nested dials showing the year, month and day.
The strangest thing is that this clock actually runs backwards.
Melissa thought it was just an illusion at first and rubbed her eyes again, but the clock continued to run backwards and the ticking sound continued.
She reached out to touch it, but found nothing, as if it only appeared on her retina.
"Someone is secretly using their abilities to influence me?"
Melissa looked around but didn't see a single person. The low-level awakeners didn't even dare to come out of their rooms. She was the only one still staying in the yard of the huge "company" headquarters, and she couldn't find the prankster at all.
She calmed herself down and began to observe the clock carefully.
"Walking backwards, could it be... a countdown?"
Melissa looked at it for a while and the more she looked, the more similar it seemed.
Or use the future time to count down to the present.
She roughly calculated that in about ten seconds, the clock would go back to the moment when it coincided with reality.
What is the end of the countdown
Melissa suddenly felt a little excited.
She stared at the clock and calculated the time bit by bit.
But just as the countdown was about to end, Melissa suddenly saw a tall figure appear in front of her. She looked up with a surprised expression.
"Ms. Nightingale? You are finally back. Could it be that the situation at the front—"
She stopped abruptly before she finished her words.
The next moment, a head rolled to the ground, and the terrified expression was frozen in a moment of disbelief.
Before she fell into silence, she saw...
The countdown on the clock just ended.
The time overlapped.
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PS: Regarding the description of "Eyes of Fear, Filth and Jealousy", yes, it is indeed from the previous work and is related to the previous work.
But even if you haven't read the previous work, it will not hinder your reading and understanding, because the cat will explain everything clearly, and the paths and gods are originally part of the world view setting of this book.
The characters from the previous work will not appear directly in a noisy way. After all, this is Miss Luo Ling’s story. Just treat the shadows as a little Easter egg for old readers (there is a high probability that there will be similar Easter eggs about Miss Luo Ling in Cat’s next book)
Those who are familiar with Mao know that all of Mao's books so far are based on the same big universe worldview, because Mao is a big-eyed fan, and likes the structure of this Xiling universe very much. He has a deep affection for the world and characters he writes. Occasionally, he will come to visit the scene, which is Mao's willfulness~
PS2: I caught a serious cold and was coughing so hard that my chest and back were sticking to each other. I wrote this while coughing, so please forgive me for the lack of words...
PS3: Daily book recommendations, Ark fan fiction, pick one if you like it~
Chapter 95: Bloody "White Witch", "Naraku"'s third ability (5k)
Inside "Starry Victoria".
It can be said that the regular dinner in the ballroom of the Victoria Opera House every day is not only held to allow everyone to maintain human habits as much as possible and not become completely weird both physically and mentally, but has also become a regular meeting for this small family.
You know, what they are facing now are two organizations that stand at the top of the entire Victoria.
Even though both the "Company" and the "Pioneer" were defeated after the battle of the promotion ceremony, we must not let our guard down as long as the old man and the philosopher are still alive.
Just like in this battle, both sides were almost in despair, and the situation changed hands several times, until now the old man successfully implemented his promotion plan, and the "company" was only one step away from the final victory.
However, the outcome is still unknown.
The tricks hidden by these old foxes should not be underestimated, even though the "Pioneers" now basically only have the philosopher as their top combat force.
At the long dining table, Luo Ling still sat in the chief seat.
But today, the people sitting next to her were Lina and Fiona. Unusually, Miss Knight was not in a hurry to eat, but stared at Luo Ling. Her stern expression made Luo Ling think there were rice grains on his face - no, she hadn't started eating yet.
At this moment, Fiona spoke first, she said softly,
"Luo Ling, Victoria's situation is now very clear. The old man has embarked on the promotion ceremony. Based on my understanding of him, plus the information I got from you, he will have at least 70% confidence in controlling the power of "taboo". "
"The chance of success is so high?" Luo Ling was a little surprised. "What method did he use?"
"I don't know. If we knew, we could get it. You are no worse than the old man, Miss Luo Ling." Fiona smiled slightly, then sighed.
"The old man and the philosopher have very different personalities. He has always been very cautious. Since he did not choose to gather his forces at this time and attack the Pioneers who were extremely weakened after the promotion ceremony, he must have a good chance of completing the ceremony. 70%... is just my personal conservative estimate."
If the "taboo" disaster goes wrong, it will be a catastrophic disaster that will drag the entire Victoria and surrounding areas and tens of millions of people into the abyss, and may even achieve the purpose of the "pioneers".
Given the company's current situation, it's not yet time to risk everything, and this kind of behavior is definitely not the old man's style.
so...
This can only be the case.
But for Luo Ling and others, it was the worst news.
"However, you don't have to worry too much, Miss Luo Ling." Fiona said softly, "First digest the gains from this battle. The speed of time in the Kingdom of God can buy you more time.
"After that, we will try to raid the heartland of the "company" to see if we can interrupt the old man's promotion. If we can't interrupt it, we will return to the kingdom of God and make long-term plans."
Luo Ling pondered for a moment, and it seemed that Fiona was the only one who could say it at the moment.
She wanted to ask something else, but before she could say anything, Fiona seemed to see through her thoughts and answered directly,
"I will make a thorough and detailed plan to avoid losses as much as possible during this raid. The risk of the Kingdom of God being invaded will also be taken into account in the plan."
"...Okay." Luo Ling had no choice but to swallow the question and said with a wry smile, "With Aunt Fiona here, it seems that I don't need to make any arrangements."
Aunt Fiona is one of the former great constellations of the "Destiny Society". Although she is not as high as the board of directors, her status is still not low.
Even if we put aside her identity as the strongest weapon refiner on the Order side, Aunt Fiona is still slightly better than an office director. She is also in charge of logistics all year round and is a standard practical leader.
If he can manage a team of thousands of people in good order, what about a small family
"Perhaps, if you have a better plan, I can also be your soldier." Fiona blinked, with a hint of mischief, and said, "I will completely obey your orders, Miss Luo Ling."
"Ahem." Being teased by Aunt Fiona, Luo Ling blushed slightly, "That's fine... I'm happy to be free too."
Luo Ling had done something like this before. Because she was not good at management, she simply created a simple program and asked Alyssa to organize the intelligence network on her behalf. Asking her to make a well-thought-out plan would be a bit of a embarrassment.
Just like cooking, even with the help of memory, there is no way to change this. Memory is equivalent to watching a comprehensive and detailed video. It is likely that the mouth can do it, but the brain and hands cannot.
—In the final analysis, Luo Ling’s experience is still too shallow. Half a year ago, she was still nervously preparing for the college entrance examination. Of course, she can’t compare with a big leader like Fiona.
With Fiona, the best all-round logistics supporter, Luo Ling suddenly had fewer things to distract him, and even his mood became a lot lighter.
The others didn't have anything to explain. Stasha was still whispering to her sister... Actually, they probably didn't want to whisper, but it was just a conversation between the sisters, and Luo Ling couldn't understand it without her consciousness descending.
Elsa was concentrating on eating, and no one knew what was going on in her little head.
Lina had been looking at Luo Ling unscrupulously until Fiona finished speaking, then she spoke,
"I can lead the next raid on the Company's headquarters."
"... Just tell your mother and let her arrange it."
Luo Ling's eyelids trembled slightly. She had already handed over all command power to Aunt Fiona. There was no point in looking at it this way.
However, why is Miss Knight suddenly so active? What stimulated her
It's like he's deliberately trying to be tough with someone...
Confused Luo Ling started eating by himself. After a while, the sound of knives and forks being moved was heard next to him.
Fiona withdrew the look she had given her daughter and turned her head slightly to look at Luo Ling who was concentrating on eating. Looking at the girl's profile with some hideous scales, the corners of her mouth curled up slightly.
Haha, Lina finally felt a sense of crisis...
... ... ... ..
After the dinner, under Fiona's overall planning, the small family began to transform "Starry Victoria".
Fiona has some understanding of the secret rituals, and with the help of the "educator" experience packs brought back by Luo Ling, she has made some progress. Even if she can't reach the level of an educator, she has still learned about 50% to 60%.
When watching the same video, the understanding of people with basic knowledge and those with no basic knowledge is completely different, even if they are watching the same video.
Fiona herself had a certain foundation in esoteric rituals, and with the almost personal guidance of the famous teacher, it was natural for her to make rapid progress.
Even after death, some memories are left to carry on education. The educator is worthy of his code name. He has devoted his life to the cause of education until his death.
Except for Luo Ling, the others were assigned to assist Fiona in building a defense system, which included not only mystical rituals, but also various sacrificial instruments to match the mystical rituals.
With both offense and defense, spiritual and physical strength combined, anyone who dares to break in when the door of "Starry Victoria" is open will be subjected to saturation bombardment. Fiona's estimated firepower is enough to kill an educator without a blood-refining barrier.
Fiona didn't start conceiving this defense system until after the battle of the promotion ceremony.
Such a huge system cannot be designed in a short time.
To be precise, she had already started designing after she learned about the weakness of the Kingdom of God from Luo Ling. It was only recently that the details were finalized and the first phase of construction could begin. The most important defense had been initially completed, and the firepower could be slightly slowed down.
With the support of the educator experience pack, the power of this system can be further increased, but this will have to wait until the second stage.
While everyone was busy beating the dust outside, Luo Ling was preparing to start his promotion in the house.
This operation was indeed quite risky. Even though the educator was eventually killed, there was actually a certain element of luck. Luo Ling grasped the trade-offs and game between the "pioneer" and the "company" and successfully entered the game as an uninvited guest.
However, from this moment on, Luo Ling has transformed from a spectator to one of the chess players, and will no longer be the ignored object in this game.
The next raid on the old man was like dancing on the edge of a knife. Aunt Fiona also said that they had to consider the consequences of failure.
In fact, now that things have been said to this point, it can be basically confirmed that this is a plan that is doomed to fail.
However, Luo Ling had to take action, even if there was only a glimmer of hope.
If they continue to stand idly by, they will have no choice but to watch the old man easily obtain the "forbidden" power and become the most difficult threat to deal with.
"I hope it's in time."
Luo Ling calmed herself down. The only thing she could do now was to try her best and leave everything to fate.
In the previous battle, whether it was depriving the educator of his power or seizing the power of the philosopher as a sacrifice in the promotion ceremony, Luo Ling did not use "Devouring" immediately.
Because her promotion also requires a certain kind of ceremony, if she is promoted right before a war, she will suffer heavy consequences.
After adjusting his condition to the best, Luo Ling calmed himself and began to "devour".