There was a barren star of rust and iron in front of him, the wreckage of spaceships piled up in various places, outdated entertainment taverns, all kinds of adventurers and strange creatures occupied the street, a child hugged his knees and cried in the alley, The other adults were bullying for fun, it was Xun's hallucination before he died.
Opal fell into the spiritual world of Xun, and with one hand, he released the realm of belief in the stars. In an instant, the rusty iron star changed its appearance, and the red waves rose and fell one after another. desert.
Standing barefoot in the middle of the desert, Xun Xun stared blankly at the sky. He grew up from his childhood appearance, and then became a naked young man.
"Am I dead?" Xun asked in surprise.
"No, not yet." Opal's spirit merged with the sky: "Stay there and don't move."
Xun said: "What's going on? I clearly remember that I'm dying!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly realized something and frowned, "Are you the god of death?"
Opal: "… "
"You say yes." Opal said: "Uh... Anyway, stay here first, don't talk, no, let's chat. Say something, don't go away."
"This is the world after death?" Xun was completely confused.
Opal suddenly remembered that Lecter and Coroline had ignited the fire of his faith, and their spirits were in a closed space. Could it be that he was igniting the seeds of faith in Xun's heart? !
This is so ridiculous... Opal faced such a situation for the first time in his life, but how to ignite the fire of Xun's belief? He tried to say, "Yes, I am the omniscient god, I know your father Azeroth..."
Xun Deng looked alert at the moment, and Opal felt his powerful repulsion for a moment, as if to expel Opal's spirit out of his world of consciousness.
"You must go back." Opal changed his tone and whispered: "You still have your mission unfinished."
Xun said: "I don't want to do it anymore, I'm too tired, let me die."
Opal had a headache again, and he simply cursed at Xun: "You still owe me two lives! Do you want to die like this?!"
Xun was not afraid at all, and scolded back: "Who are you! When did I owe you two lives! Am I dead now?! What else do you want?"
Opal: "Sid is still waiting for you to go back."
Xun: "Fart! He doesn't love me anymore!"
Opal asked, "What happened between you two?"
Xun said vigilantly, "Aren't you a god? An omniscient god, wouldn't you know what happened between us?"
Opal: "Do you really want to go back alive?"
Xun: "I don't want to."
Opal: "… "
Opal said: "I give you the power to go back and do the unfinished business, and this time you will be able to do it."
Xun said, "I don't make deals with the devil."
Opal said irritably: "Save you! I really don't care about you anymore!"
Xun: "Who are you?!"
Opal said: "I..."
Opal is really a mess, and I don't know where to start. At this moment, I suddenly thought of something and said, "Do you remember someone brought you a letter?"
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Opal: "Four years ago, someone sent you a newsletter telling you about the wrench being controlled by Cororin..."
Xun said: "You are that person?!"
Opal immediately said: "Yes! I am!"
Xun said: "I've been looking for you for a long time! Wrench was hypnotized by Corollin, but he has always denied it... Rosen made a detailed investigation. Back then, Corollin used the Wrench's password to enter the Meteorite Building... "
Opal said: "Yes, yes, you have to go back and deal with him."
Quickly said: "Who are you from Cororin?"
Opal said: "I'm his, uh... enemy, um, that's it, he has a twin brother, no, brother, who is trying to stop him."
Xun asked again: "But Wrench is acting strange now. Neither Rosen nor Urka can understand him. Logically, he should sell the entire Fierce Star to Iszur, but in fact he didn't. But with the Empire... Where are you? Can I meet? I have too many questions to ask you."
Opal: "No no... We don't have time to spare... Listen to me, let go of your soul, and I will try to strengthen your faith."
Xun: "The power of belief? What is that?"
Opal said: "I'll tell you later, if you want to know more... Release your spirit first, don't resist me."
Opal recalled the first time he and Rickett met their souls, and Corolin's bloody eyes floating in the sky, trying to fully integrate his soul into Xun's world of thought.
Standing alone in the middle of the desert under the night sky, Xun turned into a hazy light and circled around him, saying, "I hear your soul crying."
Xun said: "None of your business, hurry up, what are you going to do?"
Opal said: "You can't resist me like this, I'm here to help you!"
Xun said helplessly: "Well, I just remembered something from a long time ago."
Opal remembered the scene when he saw Xun's replay before his death. He stretched out his hand and lightly pressed Xun's head, Xun trembled slightly and said, "Am I dead now?"
Opal said, "No."
In fact, he didn't know whether Xun's current state was dead or alive, he stretched out another hand and put it on Xun's shoulder.
"It's very strange." Xun said, "How come I... I seem to know you."
"We've known each other since," Opal said.
Xun said: "And still... a very good friend, what's your name?"
Opal didn't answer. He folded his hands and embraced Xun's soul. For a moment, he felt that Xun's consciousness was full of loneliness, coldness and pain, like the endless night desert. The entire night sky, as if the belief in the star screen of Opal was disintegrated and disintegrated.
Opal felt very uncomfortable, he had to back away a little, he understood what Ledgerson said - when igniting the beliefs of others, the power of his own beliefs will be burned as part of the price, at this moment he only feels that his own spirit The world collapsed rapidly in the scorching sun and desert of Xun. He wanted to leave here several times, but he was afraid of seeing Xun's body in the real world after leaving, so he had to hold on.
However, at this moment, the two woke up at the same time.
As soon as Opal opened his eyes, he suddenly found that the surrounding environment had changed. ! No, it's not!
Xun was sweating profusely, lying on the ground twitching, his eyes staring at the blazing indigo blue ceiling, it was already night in the desert, and with the last glimmer of light before dusk, the sky was dyed dark red, two A large warship broke through the night of the Sphinx, and released countless artillery fire to the ground frantically.
It's war!
Opal looked up blankly and looked at the battleship on the zenith, which was the Imperial Army's interstellar cruiser, while the ground released a defense aircraft to rush into the sky, and an anti-aircraft battery appeared under the desert on the far horizon. The Empire was actually with the Sphinx. Crazy fighting!
An incendiary bomb flew to the village not far away, setting off a thunderous explosion!
"Raymond!" Opal moved Xun and Yindao into the cave, stretched out his hand and pressed it, the power of faith drove the boulder to seal the entrance of the cave, turned and ran to the village to find Raymond.
Raymond came running with the treatment machine and shouted, "There's a war going on!"
Opal said: "What's going on?! So many spaceships just to chase you?! It's too exaggerated!"
Raymond said: "Don't joke! It's an armed conflict between the Empire and the Sphinx!"
Opal went to meet Raymond, and suddenly saw a ground tanker in the distance that was overturned by artillery fire, and flew towards the two of them in a whirl. In mid-air, immediately after the fuel tank on the car flew out sideways, Raymond shot it up with a burst, Opal pulled his hands away, the front of the car fell slowly, and landed safely with a muffled sound.
The two went to carry Yinyao and Xun into the car, Raymond started the suspension car, Opal was treating Xun with a radiotherapy device, and inserted the circulating blood filter into Xun's neck aorta.
Xun Shen's black lips gradually faded and regained a little blood color. Raymond drove away from the destroyed village. More and more fighter jets joined the fray. Opal said: "What's going on?"
Raymond said: "The Sphinx and the Empire are fighting, and I find that it has not been a good thing since I met them."
"Please." Opal said helplessly: "
Yin Di groaned beside him. He wasn't seriously injured, but without the protection of Opal's faith, he seemed even weaker during treatment. As the night came, the temperature dropped sharply, and after the scorching heat of the day dissipated, the Sphinx was like a hell of ice, with artillery fire flying everywhere, illuminating half of the night.
Opal couldn't hold it anymore and fell asleep leaning on Raymond's shoulder.
They drove across the desert area and entered the largest oasis belt on the Tropic of Cancer of the Sphinx. Raymond whispered: "Opal, wake up."
Opal opened his eyes, and two guards came over to check.
"Who?" a woman asked.
Raymond handed the adventurer's diary to them, and Opal said, "We are adventurers."
"What about the latter two?" Another female soldier said, "They're all from King's Wharf?"
Raymond nodded, and Opal asked, "What happened?"
"The Empire and the pirates are at war." The female soldier said, "Be careful not to get involved."
Raymond thought thoughtfully: "The empire and the pirates are fighting on the territory of the Sphinx?"
The female soldier said: "Actually, the empire is just chasing pirates... There is a big man who is seeking temporary shelter from the Sphinx. The queen has her own ideas. I wish you good luck and be careful."
The hover car passed the level so easily, Opal jumped on the seat, looked out from the sunroof, and said, "This is the city of quicksand. It is the second largest city in the Sphinx."
It was a chaotic night. The lights were pale and dazzling. Many people came and went, walking on the ground with white air. It was not the first time that Opal and Raymond saw war. The Astronautical Society seeks help.
At this moment, the chaos in the Big Astronautical Association is full of people, of which nearly 90% are tourists, and only two adventurers with velvet caps are drinking beer and playing cards in the corner with cigarettes.
Opal greeted him in the past, and they were all peers.
"Guys, how's it going?" Opal said.
"It sucks—" a middle-aged adventurer said slowly, "Just like Queen Natasha's mood, is there any information in the sand palace? I'll buy a glass of clear wheat wine."
Raymond also sat down beside him and said, "No, let's have a drink. It's like going blind all the way. With two injured friends."
"I can't get out." The middle-aged man shook his head helplessly: "No one can leave, we have to wait until the fight is over. For the sake of the wine, there will be a temporary departure spaceship that will notify you, but don't expect too much, most of the surrounding area will be notified. It's all banned."
Opal asked, "Why the war?"
"Who knows?" Another one-eyed adventurer shrugged and said, "The association is a mess, and there's no one in charge."
Raymond informed the details of the information revealed by the guard when he came, and the middle-aged man smiled: "Natasha is a crazy woman, let me guess, pirate... Could it be the long-lost pirate king?"
Opal narrowed his eyes slightly, and the middle-aged man rubbed his thumb against his index finger. This is the usual action of adventurers: You pay me a piece of information, I'll give you another piece of information, and more? Take money to buy.
Opal couldn't ask any new questions for a while, so he nodded, and Raymond said politely, "Thank you, is the rest room up there full?"
The one-eyed adventurer showed a thoughtful look, glanced at the outside hall, and said, "Passengers can't go up, but you are allowed. We have two beds, and we are going to play cards all night and other news..."
Raymond said: "This is obviously a good deal. With the two of us, there are four beds, each with four hundred credits."
The two sides drew cards. Opal rented two beds from the adventurer and placed Yinyao and Xun. Just as Raymond sat down and wanted to say something, Opal went to find water again, and brought back a child by the way, let him sit in Xun's bed.
It was a lost child from a tourist, and an adventurer downstairs registered his identity. Promised to help him find lost relatives. Opal went down to chat for a while, and seeing how unsafe people were, he brought him up.
Raymond touched the child's head, handed him a tin of milk, and said, "How old are you?"
"Twelve," said the child, "thank you."
Raymond said, "Where are your parents?"
The child said: "quarrel, don't want me."
Raymond said, "You sleep with him, his name is Xun."
The child was very sensible, and got into Xun's bed to lie down with him. Passengers were still making noises in the hall. The temperature outside was close to minus forty degrees, and there was heavy snow in the sky.
"Opal." Raymond said, "I want to talk to you."
Opal hugged one knee and leaned against the window to look at the night sky. Outside was a fleet of planetary guards whizzing past.
Raymond looked at him.
Opal knew that their conflict was about to start again, but he had no choice. He was thinking about how to apologize to Raymond, and there was an inquiry look in his eyes.
Several people in the room were asleep, Raymond went into the corridor, Opal brought the door, and the two stood face to face.
"I thought you'd be happy with the money," Raymond whispered.
Opal said: "I'm very happy, I'm proud of you, really, I was very proud when I told the shepherd about you, Raymond, if I was a person who would leave friends and run away, we are now We won't be together, after all, we also experienced this during the fierce star defense battle."
Raymond was silent for a moment, and said, "I'm not referring to this matter, but whenever we have a disagreement, I will listen to you in the end. Can't you listen to me once? I'm also thinking of our safety!"
Opal said: "I'm sorry, Raymond, I drag you down, but if the same thing happens again, I think I will still save Yinyao, as long as it's not hiding on an asteroid, whether it's a mercenary or a Adventurer, no place is safe, and even the teacher can't predict what will happen in the next moment."
They stared at each other for a long time, and Opal suddenly read what Raymond thought—he kind of hated himself, hated, not angry.
Opal said, "You think I'm annoying."
"Yes." Raymond's brows twitched with anger. At that moment, Opal couldn't help but look stunned. Raymond's expression was very similar to that person. He seemed to see a look that was about to kill. Believing that this look would be Raymond's, he couldn't help but take a half step back.
Raymond whispered, "You're disobedient, Opal."
"We're not married yet." Opal regained his senses and said stubbornly: "What did you say before? I don't think we need to talk about falling in love again."
"Let's be apart for a while. Let's both calm down," Raymond said.
"I agree with the proposal," Opal replied.
In that brief moment, Opal really wanted to expose Raymond's lies - he read Raymond's thoughts in an emotional state, knowing that Raymond just wanted him to listen to himself. In fact, even Raymond knew that he shouldn't throw the silver pads away. However, they are both angry about this, as if something has been suppressed in their hearts, and it has accumulated more and more over the years. Opal troubled Raymond not to understand him, and Raymond felt that Opal always ignored his words, little things, and finally rose to a matter of principle.
Opal was lying on the bed, thinking over and over, recalling the years when they were still on the star, he once thought that no matter what he did, Raymond would protect him, whether it was taking risks together or putting life and death aside to fight and live together. Death, just like when he discovered that Raymond was a robot, no matter how dangerous it was, spontaneously tied the fate of two people together.
At that time, he never cared about the consequences, whether he was alive or dead in the future, as long as he could live the same or die equally heroically, he would have no regrets. However, they gradually coveted to live, and trembled while living for fear of death and separation. For fear of being separated again due to an accident... This may also be Opal's own problem. Raymond has a sense of crisis about his death once and the relationship between the two who have been lost and recovered. It is like a time bomb buried in his heart. …
The atomic furnace glowed red between the two beds.
Raymond came in anyway, closed the door, and blocked the sound of the hall downstairs from the door.
With his back to Raymond's bed, Opal could hear him removing his boots and taking off his coat, a voice so familiar, like a part of his life.
After a while, Raymond sat on the Opal bed, lay down on his side, and surrounded him from behind.
"You owe me once, and you promised before the game." Raymond whispered.
Opal could not help but feel sad when he heard his deep voice.
"Come on." Opal turned his head sideways, his lips almost touching Raymond's.
Raymond didn't speak, he just unbuttoned Opal's shirt and touched his shirt with a big hand. The atomic furnace in front of the two was glowing, warm and comfortable.
Opal's breathing became heavier and he couldn't help holding Raymond's hand and put it in front of his chest, his heart was beating fast.
"Raymond."
Opal's voice came from the darkness, and he whispered, "I'm sorry, Raymond, let's not separate, I just had an impulse."
"I'm sorry," Raymond said almost in a whisper in Opal's ear. "I was impulsive. It was angry, Opal. I don't want to leave you."
Opal sighed, turned to look at Raymond, and touched his face.
Raymond kissed Opal's lips earnestly. Their hearts were beating. Raymond felt that Opal was very comfortable. Suddenly, he had a desire to give himself to him and surrender to him. instinctive reaction.
"It's up to you in the future," Raymond said.
Opal thought for a while and said, "Let's do rock-paper-scissors in the future, whoever wins will have the final say."
Raymond suddenly laughed and said, "If anyone is in danger one day, we are still slowly rock-paper-scissors..."
Opal buried his head on the pillow and smiled.
Raymond smiled and said, "Turn around."
He made Opal turn around, and the two held each other face to face. Opal heard the coughing sound, and the two noticed that the child on Xun's bed had not slept, and opened their eyes to look at them.
"Sleep." Opal whispered to him: "Go to sleep, tomorrow will be fine."
The child said, "Did you quarrel just now?"
Raymond made a shush and kissed Opal again.
The child tucked into the quilt, covering his head.
"Don't do it." Raymond whispered: "Don't teach bad children."
Opal snorted. He hadn't closed his eyes for seventy-two consecutive hours. Raymond never had to sleep. He couldn't hold it, so he closed his eyes and curled up in Raymond's arms to fall asleep.
In his sleep, he vaguely felt that Raymond was touching him from time to time, so he couldn't help but hug him tighter, almost rubbing his whole body into Raymond's body to become a part of him, and feeling that Raymond was kissing him, they Intensely lingering, like falling into a hallucination of not going to sleep, always unable to wake up.
The room was very warm, and the desert kingdom where the snow fluttered outside the window was like two worlds.
Opal slept well this night and had no dreams, but he seemed to have vented something, swept away the dull mood of the past few days.
When he opened his eyes, he was still a little tired, his crotch was wet and greasy, and he suddenly realized one thing - he had nocturnal emission last night.
Opal sat up abruptly, rubbed his collar, and let out a hot breath, his chest still throbbing.
Xun, Yinyao, and Raymond were not in the room.
Opal got out of bed to change his shorts, put on his jacket and trousers, and find cleaning equipment, only to find himself sleeping for nearly twenty hours.
"Raymond?" Opal looked down from the corridor. There were more passengers in the hall than last night. At the end of the corridor, E7 and Xiao Q were playing with yesterday's child, while Raymond was sitting at the table with a man. chat.
Opal recognized the back in almost a second.
"Teacher?" Opal ran downstairs.
Rector nodded to Opal, and Raymond said, "I can't see that the old man would be Zoro..."
Recht: "Many people don't even know who Zoro is. This is just my guess, not necessarily... It's hard to say. I have to find a way to meet Natasha."
Raymond: "She's the Queen of the Sphinx."
Rickett said, "I had a little friendship with her back then."
"What happened?" Opal said, "Teacher, why did you come here?"