In a corner of a reading room, Shana opened a heavy book in front of him, looked at the snowflakes outside, and muttered:
"Boring human beings have to add these inexplicable festivals to the time, I don't think about the New Year!"
At this moment, looking at the empty tables, she felt alone for the first time in her life.
Chapter 166 Angels, Cats and Cicadas
Damage has always been compared.
On weekdays, there is no obvious feeling, everyone just keeps reading, but in this new year when happiness spreads to the most people in the empire, Shana, who is lonely, only feels more lonely.
The whole world is very happy, but my sorrows and joys are not connected with them.
It was fine during the day. As it got darker, the small shops on the street closed early. Pedestrians returned home early in the wind and snow. The most hard-working magician in the big library also put down his books and gave himself half a day of indulgence. .
Even if someone forgets the time, they will be reminded by relatives, friends and teachers.
Just like when school was over, the snowstorm was so low that the sky was about to touch the top of the head, all the students in the school were rhythmized by their parents, and only she was left alone and unclaimed.
I told myself countless times in my heart that I don't care about this loneliness, and that the proud little angel can live well alone.
But in the entire reading room, only her shadow is entangled with the table, and she keeps reminding her that the world is so big, and only you are single...
The automatic golem responsible for the hygiene of the entire venue patrolled as usual, and stopped for a moment strangely when passing by Shana.
Then the golem opened the hatch on the chest, grabbed a large plush bear doll, put it on the opposite side of Shana, and continued to do hygiene slowly.
Shana: "… "
Even the golem feels pity for me, ask a doll to heal my loneliness
Ow!
She made a sound like a wounded lone wolf!
It's all that stupid Roger, who can't even receive little angels, making the situation a mess...
In fact, the book in her hand has not been flipped for a long time.
It turned out that this was the feeling of loneliness, it turned out that she longed for friends.
Once as an angel's memory, she doesn't need friends, and dedicating everything to God is the meaning of her existence.
She didn't need any friends for the memory of being a princess of a subjugated country. The mission on her body was so overwhelming that she couldn't breathe, and everyone around her was a bargaining chip.
But now, as a free projection, seeing this prosperous world, the mediocre mortals walking around the world can be lively and relaxed. No matter how unwilling she is to admit it, she is still envious.
Shana closed the book in his hand, pushed it in front of the stuffed bear, and walked out of the big library with his head held high.
Read NM's book, just walk outside until dawn tonight, don't be laughed at by the golem here!
At this time, Shana was wearing a light yellow trench coat and a black and red plaid scarf, looking no different from a young and fashionable girl in the city of mystery.
She was already beautiful, and the pouting of her lips when she was angry made her look quite lovable.
Where is the peerless powerhouse, it is clearly just a stubborn girl who is angry with her family.
Walking out of the big library slowly, she stretched out her hand, and the snowflakes fell on her palm, absorbing the heat from her palm and melting into crystal water droplets, and when the wind blew, she only felt extra cold.
Hate weather, hate city too!
The bustling commercial area on weekdays is so desolate and quiet that it makes people feel as if they have been abandoned by the world. The falling snow covers the traces of other people's passing, and looking back on their footprints, they continue to extend...
"Meow-"
The thin cry attracted Shana's keen senses.
She walked over slowly following the sound, and saw that the trash can covered a broken hole in the wall, forming a very simple and leaking nest.
The picture in the nest, on this peaceful and joyful night, looks particularly miserable:
A colorful female cat was bitten off by some beast on its hind legs and abdomen, but it still returned to the nest with perseverance. Several kittens less than a month old surrounded their mother, trying to draw the last warmth and warmth from her mother. milk.
Can be fatal after all.
The mother cat's body was already cold and stiff, and most of the kittens died of starvation and cold, and only the last black kitten was still shaking.
It was cold and hungry, biting the mother cat's shriveled lactation point in a last-ditch attempt, and meowing anxiously for nothing.
"You're lonely too, aren't you?"
Shana squatted down, reached out and picked up the black kitten, then put it in his arms and warmed it with his own body heat.
She raised her head and glanced at the buildings in front of her. On a sumptuous dining table, the creamy soup suddenly lost a shallow layer.
A white liquid appeared in Shana's palm, and was quickly blown by the cold wind to close to the body temperature of the question.
The black kitten was attracted by the smell of the food and stuck its head out, looking at her palm expectantly, but did not dare to step forward.
"Eat it, just eat it, even if it doesn't digest it, I will also treat it!" Shana encouraged her, but in fact, she wasn't sure what this new fragile life should eat without her mother's milk.
The black kitten raised its head and looked at the two-legged beast suspiciously, always feeling that she was a little unreliable.
But still unable to resist the temptation of food, he tentatively licked the thick soup that was brought to his face, and then got out of control, and licked it out of hunger and thirst.
A gust of wind brought down the corpses of the mother cat and those kittens covered in snow, and Shana walked away with the black kitten.
The black kitten leaned against her to absorb warmth, but she couldn't believe her completely. She instinctively trembled with fear of unfamiliar environments and people.
This made Shana a little itchy, and she could feel her heart beating much faster and stronger because of the food supplement.
It also made her feel less alone.
It's still so small, it depends on itself, it can't be separated from itself, it can't live in this world without itself, right
So before it grows up, you have to live well and don't have an accident!
Shana suddenly found a fulcrum in the next life from another life.
Even cats can be their friends, right
One person and one cat walked farther and farther, and soon left this alley.
The corpse of the female cat in the snow flickered a few times and turned into a good-looking boy in a small skirt.
The corpses of those kittens turned into light spots and merged into his body. Recalling the warm picture just now, he couldn't help showing a smile: "It seems that Ah Fu was helped, but Ah Fu healed the hearts of others~"
Suddenly, Shana whispered in the wind:
"Looking at your whole body is black, without a single stray hair, then you will be called Xiaobai?"
"Meow?" The black kitten raised its head with a vague understanding, instinctively feeling that this shit shovel officer might be really unreliable.
After hearing this, Ah Fu's expression changed slightly.
If you don't know how to take a name, you can choose not to take it. You have the lingering poison of His Royal Highness Shady on you, don't you
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Xinghan Palace, side hall.
The dance of the real rulers of the empire is continuing, many of whom, like Dior, are civilian officials who only enter the political arena of the empire when the conditions are ripe.
However, there are only a few hundred people involved in various fields such as the internal affairs of the empire, military affairs, and scientific research.
It is quite interesting that the members of parliament, who are regarded by the imperial people as a check and balance of imperial power, are not a rigid indicator for attending this ball.
From the side, the imperial parliament has no power as imagined by outsiders. This is the opposite of constitutional monarchy - putting a democratic coat on the centralized power, pretending to be, and convincing the people in the surrounding areas that the Qingteng Empire is progressive through propaganda.
If it is not too troublesome to change the name, even the name of the empire can be changed.
Anyway, it's a propaganda slogan. As long as the essence is still in power, the Queen of Eternal Night said that we can also delay becoming king.
This gathering has also become an exchange meeting for the young talents of the empire.
Many of the young warriors of these empires are not yet in charge of the military and government, but over time, being appreciated by the Queen of Eternal Night is the fast lane to rise in this country.
Getting familiar with such colleagues and making friends will make it more convenient to do things in the future.
However, even a genius who is proud of his talents, on today's occasion, he also restrained his posture and kept a low profile.
No matter how talented you are, are you comparable to Duke Roger
He killed a back and forth wolf in the territory of the Qingteng Empire.
Compared with his peers, even the young officials who the Queen of Eternal Night appreciates and intends to train, most of them are still at the stage of filling their wings, gaining qualifications in their own positions, and experiencing their own abilities.
When Roger was put into the cabinet before, he was reminded of the catfish effect, which stimulated his somewhat lazy subordinates to cheer up.
As a result, in less than a year, the catfish grew into a shark, built the empire's intelligence system, and stared at all the officials, and the deterrent was quite strong.
But the atmosphere is still quite relaxed. After removing the nobles from the ruling class, the atmosphere of the empire is more pragmatic, and there is less red tape. Everyone does not value titles in their interactions, and ability and character are more important.
If the empire survives, there will be a day when the world will no longer value bloodline and origin, and mastery of knowledge is the only measure of progress.
Roger also met a lot of new faces, and learned about the lineage that the Queen of Eternal Night developed quietly.
Of course, the truth is that they were born, but they are actually more nobles. There are many second sons of small families, and they have fallen by the way. In the habits of the empire, unless they make military achievements, they will never miss the political center in their lives.
Fortunately, the Queen of Eternal Night has now set up an official assessment similar to the later civil servants' test, and a group of administrative officials with higher education levels and more flexible minds have been selected.
Although it is not limited to commoners and nobles to participate, but because of the problem of literacy, nobles still take advantage of such selection.
However, because the base is high enough, and there are many magic apprentices with ordinary talent, they choose to serve as administrative officials after finding that they are not far on the road of practicing magic.