Above the city of Barton, black wings were pushing against the sunlight, casting a shadow that ordinary people couldn't detect where Crowley crossed it. This shadow swept over the streets and pedestrians as the main body above, and climbed rapidly up the outer wall of the Lister Building until it coincided with her feet.
Crowley looked down at the city, her golden battle dress covered with battle scars and cracks reflecting the sunlight. The huge wings flapped, and in another vision, black shadows surged around her like a swarming ant tide. These loyal dogs living in the world between the cracks flicked their scarlet tongues and trampled wantonly on the top of Barton's current landmark building. They spread out under Crowley's waving arms.
Black 'ant waves' surged down from the top of the Lister Building. People working in the building, even if they didn't think about Monday's slump, could not notice the creatures swooping down vertically from the window outside the window.
Crowley's wings spread again, and the downward-pressing wingspan seemed to be squeezing the space, and the afterimage of gold, white, and black rushed into the sky again. The fallen angel saw the right direction and rowed towards the west area under the sun.
The aliens hiding in Barton City seemed to feel something, and they looked at the sky sadly. They came for the rumors of 'Paradise', but the 'truth' is that this is an Alpha city. They should be grateful that Alpha didn't come to trouble them, and maybe even grateful that the new demon didn't come to trouble them either.
But I don’t know how long this stability in the cracks can last. During the full moon cycle, the demons seem to be doing something, which is a bad sign.
These aliens are lucky. Abandon their unnecessary speculations, this stability will last. As long as they stay current.
Because the real truth is, this is the city of the citizens of Barton. Only among the citizens. There were alphas, and there were vampires that they didn't know existed until now.
They had no sense in guessing that something was about to happen between Alpha and Demon. On the contrary, they were quite 'friendly'. Let us pray for their stable lives - these sad bottom aliens, please don't do anything stupid and self-righteous.
After leaving the loft with James, Zach returned to the coffee shop.
A bunch of things have been changed on the table in front of Mike, and the original food and drinks have been packaged. Mike swallowed the food in his mouth apologetically, "Can I take these things back? If you don't want to indulge Mr. Jin's gluttony."
Zach smiled and nodded. "Okay, but you have to be careful." Zach said with a kind smile on his face, "You also have this tendency."
Mike smiled shyly, "I just learned that the wall with handles in my apartment is an oven built into it. I want to try making these things. I need some samples."
"This is a good hobby." Zach responded nonchalantly, "I should recommend you 'Cook's Kitchen', every day at 6 p.m. Barton Cable TV Station." Zach raised his eyebrows curiously, "Do you know TV?"
Mike thought for a moment, "A box with a goblin moving inside."
Zach smiled and shook his head, "Yes. That's it." This reminded Zach, "Do you want to see the curtain with a goblin show when it is unfolded?" Zach made a big gesture, he was talking about the movie.
"What is that?" Mike nodded curiously. "I think."
Although vampires' movements during the day are not restricted, they are done so as not to cause trouble for themselves. There are really not many places to go.
Zach raised his hand and summoned Georgina again. Packed up the rest of the food and drinks and left a tip again out of gratitude.
Georgina's attitude was much friendlier than before, which was related to the fact that James, who had just left again, was much calmer. She even said friendly to Mike, "Welcome to come back next time."
After leaving the cafe, they temporarily put the extra food in the car and walked northwest to Lister Street, where there were movie theaters and restaurants that were much more formal than the cafe.
The choice was Zach's, so he made up for the missed "Les Misérables." The rush for the midday movie screening was over and it was now Monday, and there were no other people around Zach and Mike to disturb them. This allowed the two of them to move around as they pleased, which greatly satisfied Mike's curiosity.
This demon was kicked out from behind the curtain by the staff several times during the regular commercial breaks before the movie started. If it weren't for the vampire's charming eyes, they might have been permanently banned from entering.
But when the movie actually started, surprisingly, Mike became quiet. The vampire confirmed that the tears he saw in the corners of Mike's eyes were not fake. The demon seemed to fit in perfectly with that era and that setting. It was a confusing, confusing time of 'right and wrong'. And the 'romantic feelings' in the movie may have given this man who was already a devil some comfort.
Zach learned a little more about this guy who was actually just serving as Crowley's microphone.
Until the movie ended and the venue became bright again, Mike was still sitting in his seat, with the popcorn between his legs almost untouched. He raised his head and stared blankly at the white curtain.
The effect of the Charming Eyes is still continuing, so there are no staff to disturb it.
The vampire waited for the other party's reaction very considerately. In fact, the vampire did not know the next itinerary, because today's itinerary controlled the initiative, and Crowley could not find the cherubim.
"At the beginning of the movie..." Mike didn't seem to be quite used to the title. He looked at Zach hesitantly and asked, "At the beginning of the movie, there was a word, 'Adapted from "Les Misérables.' What was that? Is it also a movie?”
"It's a book." Zach raised his eyebrows and had a clearer understanding of Mike's historical background. "Have you never heard of this author?"
Mike shook his head, with a hint of expectation in his eyes, and asked a very realistic question, "Is he still alive?"
Zach pursed his lips and shook his head without regret, "I think you just missed the era he lived in."
Mike nodded in disappointment.
"Do you want to continue watching the next movie?" Zach seemed to really start to act as a guide. He smiled and asked comfortingly. "Or shall we go to the library?"
"Library." There was hope in Mike's eyes again.
Zack smiled and raised his eyebrows to let Crowley know. He is a very good guide. Zach picked up the untouched popcorn and gave it to the staff who were silently doing routine cleaning.
"Let's go."
Out of the cinema. The two of them walked to where the car was parked. The city library of Barton is on Bache Street. Although it is somewhat inconsistent with the current surrounding environment, the history of Bache Street is there, and it is indelible as the origin of the city of Barton. Many of the early facilities are there.
The truck's driving route deliberately took a long detour. After going north, it started from the end of Becky's comb and headed southeast. Zach began to explain the history of Becky very responsibly, in order to resolve the silence and kill time. on the back of the comb. That is, driving on the main street of Beqi, they passed by warehouses, train stations, countless taverns that were still in decline, and finally reached the area where construction was under way.
This place is very close to Leipte High School, which is further east. Many of the original pubs have changed their appearance. They have put up "no alcohol" signs and turned into ordinary restaurants.
Zach stopped the car and took Mike to a building sandwiched between a stationery and a beverage store. The vampire raised his hands to shield himself from the mid-afternoon sunlight, and quickly stepped into the shadow of the building.
There are not many people in the city library. It seemed that it was time for the high school to end, and many teenagers holding books gathered around the reception counter.
Zach queued up according to the rules, applied for a library card as Grande, then entered with Mike and went straight up.
The reception area you see when entering is not spacious. It's almost like an ordinary beverage shop, but it's actually very big inside, with five floors in total. The top floor stores documents related to the history of Barton City, and the second, third, and fourth floors contain ordinary books. The first floor is behind the reception desk. Occupied by magazines and newspapers.
Mike's purpose was very clear, so the two of them skipped the subject-related and reference books on the second floor, went up the spiral staircase in the center, entered the third floor, and began to search under the tedious classifications.
Not to mention Mike, even vampires are a little uncomfortable with the current book classification system. Those who have been around too long expect a chronological taxonomy, so he can't express what it was like to find 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Fifty Shades' next to each other. Seeing the completely indifferent expressions of the teenagers who occasionally passed by, Zach understood that this was the case.
Zach pulled away Mike who was curious about the meaning of the book and continued searching.
The library seemed to be shielded from the noise from the outside world, with only the rustling of books turning and the soft sound of people walking by. Mike's harvest was not small, and Zach also took out a book and walked to the district.
Behind the rows of bookshelves, a long wooden table was placed in the empty space. The stacked books were opened randomly. Some teenagers pulling their hair frowned and almost bit off the pens, seeming to make a decision. Which book should I copy, oh no, quote
Zach raised his eyebrows, he saw a familiar person.
The girl turned the pages of the book in front of her, then observed the administrator who walked over, took out a potato chip from the bag when he was not paying attention, and then slowly moved her closed mouth as silently as possible.
She spotted Zach, "You!"
As soon as Laura opened her mouth, her secret was revealed. The administrator stared at her, took out the snacks hidden in her bag and threw them into the trash can without mercy! If her last name wasn't Barton, she would be kicked out.
Zach pulled Mike, who was looking for a seat, and walked towards Laura. He lowered his voice and said with a smile, "I didn't expect to meet you here again. What are you looking at?"
Before Zach could read the content, Laura rolled her eyes and blocked the title of the book.
"Why are you here? Where are Benjamin and Matthew?"
Zach chose to ignore the addition of a wolf cub in Laura's inquiry. He smiled and glanced at the man sitting next to Laura, covered in a hood. It didn't take much careful work to find that there were traces of blood everywhere on his hidden skin. It's handwriting. Zach motioned to Mike, "I'm going to read a book with a friend."
Laura looked at Mike next to her, showing no interest. She stood up and walked to the bookshelf. She needed to put the book back before she was discovered, "Let's Fall in Love—Volume 1: Who is the Right Person". (..)