When Zach and Frank arrived at Fenway Park, some kind of ceremony was taking place inside the stadium. Vertex 23S. Fastest update
"Let us pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the Massa Port accident..." Leading the ceremony was the mayor of Barton, Anthony.
Zach looked at Anthony in the center of the court from a distance, with a kind expression on his face as his expectations had come true... Don’t think too much, we should also have this expression, right? After the disaster, there will always be someone who stands up and announces that the prediction for us to look forward was made by us together.
"For Lesembra, who is obsessed with power..." Frank opened his mouth and looked in the direction of the huge screen for the audience who could not see as well as vampires and could not watch Mayor Barton's speech, "This used to be the person who had power. One of the fun things ~”
Zach glanced at the screen and smiled, "Being the center of attention?"
"Yes~" Frank replied with a smile, "I have now roughly understood that in this era, this kind of fun has been magnified thousands of times~"
There is no doubt that Frank is lamenting the technology of this era, and more specifically, the technology of conveying images in this world.
Zach very keenly caught the sarcasm in Frank's sigh, "The pleasure magnified thousands of times is indeed something that Lesembra, who is now in power, cannot enjoy~"
"Yeah~ So I'm curious about what the fun of Root is?" Frank and Zach randomly found some topics to talk about while walking in the aisle. "When I led Lesembra, power itself was fun. We We hardly have to do anything, Toledo does it for us, we just have to enjoy~”
Remember what Frank said, the ancient Toledo and Lesembra were teammates who each took what they needed in the upper class of mankind. Tsk, I need to add Fan Zhuo.
"Perhaps he has the same fun as Toledo once did, and likes to interact with all kinds of people." Zach explained casually.
"Na~"
Na? ? Zach glanced at Frank.
Frank waved his hand, "If he had even the slightest interest in dealing with people, he wouldn't be my son~" Frank put his hand on Zach's shoulder, "He would be your brother~"
A well-dressed old man and an equally well-dressed handsome man arm around each other are bound to attract attention. Especially when half of the Newton audience at Fenway Park means people who don't care much about the ceremony hosted by Mayor Patton.
Zach led Frank to another aisle when he noticed someone raising a camera. Out of curiosity, he said, "Are you serious?"
"Of course, do I need to lie to you?" Frank smiled and seemed to be in a good mood.
"Is there a chance that Lute will become Toledo?" Zach continued in a questioning tone, really not wanting to believe it.
Everyone wants to listen to stories again.
"In fact, the first vampire he came into contact with was your father~" Frank shook his head, "Haha, in that era, the first vampire most people came into contact with was Toledo~"
Zach tilted his head. He already knew this. Toledo, both in the past and now, liked to build interpersonal relationships too much.
"Let me think about it..." Frank looked reminiscing, "I think it was an auction, where a declining nobleman sold his family's knighthood."
Uh, who knows what era this happened, so just listen to it.
"Lute's family seems to be a business family and needs a higher social status to establish relations with the nobility of the time." He waved his hand, "A knight who has been officially awarded is a very good decoration~ Where did your father go... Let me think about it, it should be Go find a merchant for Fanzhuo who can help them spend money."
"So, father and Root met." Zach's expression was not very good. The reason? Sorry, I can't describe it.
"Your father likes him very much for his appearance and mind~" Frank naturally saw Zach's face and patted his shoulder to show relaxation, which was to tell Zach that this was just a historical story that had passed an unknown amount of time, " Your father and I invited him to a party, and this was the first time I met Root~"
Zach relaxed and faced the story calmly, "I often do this kind of thing. When I was in the Secret Alliance, I invited people who I thought would be beneficial to the alliance to the Secret Alliance gatherings." After all, it is a vampire story. Don't get too mad at me, "No matter what happens, it's going to be a vampire party."
Frank smiled, satisfied with Zach's adjusted attitude, just relax, "Lute is not the only one invited. After all, it is for Fanzhuo to choose toys, and several competitors of the Root family are present~"
Zach raised his eyebrows, "So my father discovered that Root didn't like to socialize with others?"
"It's me~" Frank said with a relaxed expression, "When your father thought that Root was able to navigate among a bunch of competitors~" with undisguised ridicule, "Your father really likes Root's appearance. The type, so~you know~" and then got to the point, "I noticed that he is not easy to do with ease. Unlike Toledo, who uses thorough politeness and thoughtful details to win people's hearts and gain favors when interacting with others, Root just has a thorough plan. He is causing trouble with his competitors~"
Zach tilted his mouth and remained silent for the time being. That's right. He didn't do enough to harm Zach.
Frank noticed it and spoke to Zach again on the first floor, "Haha, you don't need to compare with who you are now. I told you that the former Toledo, Lesembra and Fanzhuo were divided into teams. At that time, Toledo There is no need to do this to you. Any achievements, abuse and corruption obtained by Toledo were left to me and Fanzhuo. It was an era when everyone could remain innocent regardless of good or bad~" Add another sentence, “I miss you so much~”
Zach accepted the reassurance. Follow the story and ask, "You didn't decide to accept Root as your son just because you thought he was interesting, right?"
"Otherwise~ Sometimes I will be bored. I don't know how to use many of the powers your father brought. It would be so interesting to have a guy around who likes to cause trouble~"
Zach shook his head, because Frank was not worth it. "Did you know that Root has set the tone for Lesembra's reputation over the past four centuries." At least this is the case for Zach, "Now the aliens in the Federation recognize that Lesembra is for power. Guy who uses whatever means necessary.”
Frank didn't seem to care much, "This reputation has been established for a long time. Originally, Lesembra enjoyed the fruits of Toledo's labor. I think there is nothing to defend~" I felt so self-conscious, and then, "Holy Lord Assembly Thirteen Clan." He put away all his expressions and snorted. Frank said something that perhaps we had never thought of before, "Forcing all the vampires of the thirteen clans to give up their original social classes. When starting over, Lesembra has Such a reputation is not a bad thing.”
Zach frowned, "When the ancestors decided to go to sleep, Toledo and Lesembra also completely turned against each other because of my differences with Root." He curled his lips and glanced at Frank. "If you really don't care, I won't say sorry." What Zach means is that after the Thirteen Clan, no one will clear up the reputation of the Lesenbra Clan.
Frank's eyes were expressionless, but the corner of his mouth curved, "I don't care. Looking at the size of the Sabbat now, you would be generous if you didn't let me say thank you." This was an irony that revealed the truth.
The two walked quietly for a while. Zach knew where Louise and the others were sitting, but he just took a more tortuous route to avoid the cameras that would light up at any time.
During the quiet walk, Zach suddenly spoke, "Fan Zhuo and you are probably the ones who understand my father's existence the best in this world."
Frank glanced at Zach and said, "You're right~"
"I." Zach didn't know how to ask this question, "Am I a creation that my father found interesting for a moment?" Facts have proved that this question is quite in line with Zach's inner thoughts.
The reason why Zach asked this was quite simple. Recall how Zack himself once described his character when he was human. Plus we learned from Eli that Zach was nothing more than a piece of merchandise being sold. Compare the Root in Frank's mouth just now. It seems that Zach has no qualities worthy of being Toledo except for the skin that is still stuck in his face.
Frank opened his mouth, and the answer was on his lips. but…
The cameras gathered in the center of the stadium were moving, and Mayor Anthony's voice continued, but the words were no longer a speech calling for everyone to get out of the disaster, but, "In the last game between Repute High School and xx (Newton High School) ) before the game started, the director told me that one of our spectators decided to give his female partner a surprise."
On the huge screen hanging above the stadium, the picture stopped at one place after moving past the faces of countless confused spectators.
Frank's words changed to, "Look~it looks like we didn't miss what you wanted to see~" No one thought that Zach came to watch the game.
James Lance in the center of the screen stood up from his seat and pulled up a backrest when he knew he was being noticed. Kate silently put down the popcorn in her hand, tidied her hair, rolled her eyes at all the viewers outside the screen, and then faced James.
Zach couldn't get the answer he wanted, "Awkward, but meaningful." Zach curled his lips and began to evaluate what was happening on and off the screen in real time, "Anthony introduced him to the scene, this sense of ceremony is probably It will make the Sabbat happy for a while."
"This boy from the Lance family is really prepared~" Frank also participated in the evaluation.
Zach's attention was slightly distracted. Because from the corner of the huge screen, a woman carrying a video recorder appeared. It wasn’t that the multiple camera positions of the stadium were intersecting each other. Although the size of the second-hand video recorder blocked the woman’s face, looking at her body shape, it was Louise who didn’t run away. Louise, who was originally at the corner of the screen, keeps moving closer to the focus in the center of the screen.
Louise wasn't kidding when she said she wanted to record James' important moments.
James on the screen spoke. He actually has wheat on him!
"I know you must be angry. I interrupt and avoid every time you bring up the topic of marriage."
Let me tell you a very 'interesting' fact. The half of the Newton audience who could remain calm and bored during Barton's disaster speech are now angry: "Holy Lord! This is just a competition for teenagers! You Barton people How many more implants are we going to put in here??!”
Amidst various echoes, Zach and Frank learned about the Barton implant that was forcibly inserted into today's game before they came, as well as Barton's real estate, job recruitment, pension policy...
Let's stay focused on James.
"Maybe I'm just so traditional." James knelt down on one knee, "I think this kind of thing needs to be said by me." He rummaged around for a certain prop in his pocket with slow movements. After all, this is James' first time, please bear with me, "I don't ask for your forgiveness, I just want you to answer me a question..." Rummaging, rummaging, rummaging... I found it, held it in my hand, and opened the lid. ,"will you marry me?"
There is nothing surprising, the picture on the big screen is advancing, amplifying, and opening things.
There was an uproar in the audience.
Zach watched with mixed emotions as Louise, who had been leaning towards the center of focus, retreated.
The reason why Louise backed away was the same as the reason why the audience was in uproar.
A beautiful, elegant ring that must have a diamond on top
What James held in his hand was a broad, rough-looking, heavy silver... ring. Tsk, it’s just a thimble made of luxurious materials!
James' words continued, "I am willing to use everything I have to protect you from anything." Firmly, "anything hurts you!"
Okay, the only person James hurts now is Louise. Louise was no longer visible on the big screen. Zach watched Louise put down the video recorder on her shoulder, frowning and hand it to a group of teenagers who were trying to comfort Alice.
But what Zach said to Wes yesterday was right. Fortunately, it was Louise. If it were Zach, Zach wouldn't let this scene end well.
Then the audience sighed, because along with James's firm vow, Kate changed from a blank stare to... excitement, "Are you willing to block everything for me?"
"all!"
Kate's gaze went beyond the periphery of the screen, and she looked in the direction of Louise, "Including..."
"I said everything!" James' very firm words corresponded to the rapid movement of the screen. Louise and a bunch of teenagers are caught in the frame.
Zach took a step forward and was pulled back by Frank, "Read it first."
The audience should be confused.
But Zach wasn't confused. Zach had guessed that James invited him to witness his proposal, which has a symbolic meaning. Kate's insecurity about foreign races started with Zach, remember. Marriage has been given too many meanings by humans, one of which is 'I will protect you' from the mouth of some traditional men. Then, the reason why James invited Zach is very clear, where to start and where to end.
The reason Zach felt it was better for Louise to come was that there was at least a special connection between Louise and James that Zach couldn't compare to, which made Louise more inclined to help James do it in a softer way. Psychological construction. Zach's method was more brutal and direct, uncovering James' inner conflicts and throwing them in James' face. Do you think that every time James gives Zach a bad look, it's because James is a smelly person
Zach decided to let Louise do it after considering that this was a milestone in James' life after all, and James shouldn't have ups and downs in his mood too much.
But the current situation can only show that Zach guessed part of it right. James actually wanted to plot against Zach!
Kate seemed to be stunned because Louise was stunned on the screen, "Jen..." Kate started, but before finishing, she looked back at Zach, "I do!"