I was attracted by Sandora's startled breath, and when I came to the table, I found that it was just some books and manuscripts that didn't look weird, and there was no technology such as the spaceship design that we had been looking for for a long time. There are no traces of the imperial army emblem printed on it (it is said that I often encounter non-burnable garbage of the empire, and I am not surprised to see the imperial army emblem in any corner now), one of these books is exquisite printed matter, and the rest are obviously manuscripts and mimeographed things with rustic methods.
"What's so strange about this?" I still remember that I can't touch other people's things, but it should be no problem to turn a few pages a little, but I didn't find anything after I opened it: I didn't recognize the text on it, and it was crooked. Same as ghosts.
"Pay attention to the printing quality," Sandora ball landed on the only printed matter, bounced lightly twice but found that she was out of hand, so she continued to bounce around, "Turn the next two pages and see, I can't turn the pages...”
Sandora's majestic and majestic voice came out of such a cute person's bloody ball of light. Immediately, my whole body was hit by the bull's-eye, and I could only hold down the soft and warm ball of light while muttering: "Can you Don't be so cute, you are more or less a queen, even if you become a ball for a while, you still have to maintain a little demeanor—I don't believe you really can't turn the page!"
"Hey, it would be more troublesome to physically control Mind Spark. This drone is originally designed to interfere with energy bodies and consciousness, and the one in front of you is still small. How can it have so many functions? Why don't you let the drone Bing Zhanji to embroider," Sandora Ball jumped onto my shoulder in dissatisfaction, while extending a golden thread from the surface of the light ball and opened the printed book: She really has this ability, "Besides, I don't know how to be cute, Why are you paying attention to such a strange place?"
Sandora's tone is serious, even though her image is just a ball, I can hear her majestic demeanor from her tone, it seems that Her Majesty the Queen really doesn't think there is anything wrong with her current actions-this is considered cute It's the highest level, it's naturally cute...
"Look here," Sandora pointed to the pattern on the corner of the page with a golden silk thread, and the colored reflective traces hidden under the pattern, "The effect can only be achieved by precise printing with a high-precision printing machine, and these colored reflective traces should be similar to laser technology. Relatedly, they can also produce special reflections on ultraviolet rays, which may be a kind of anti-counterfeiting mark."
That's when I realized something was wrong—so this book is a high-tech product
In fact, I don’t blame my carelessness. The main reason is that I usually see things like books a lot. Although Xiling Apostles don’t need physical printed products unless necessary, after all, I have been used to displaying them here on earth for decades. The living habits of so many ordinary races in Shadow City are also displayed there, and more importantly, the Imperial Military Academy has a special system. Bubbles and Xiaodeng are all at home with homework that they procrastinate all day—I really don’t like this kind of printed matter. It's not surprising to see a lot of numbness. In this theoretically backward place, seeing a delicate printed book really didn't expect it to be weird. But Sandora observed the subtleties, and she discovered the problem immediately.
"This planet... At least as far as we can see, it doesn't have this kind of sophisticated technology anymore. It's not sure whether those space stations in the sky were made by their ancestors, but anyway, they have nothing to do with high technology now," Shan said. Dora said softly, "This book looks relatively new, it should be a product in recent years. And according to what Ai Lu's mother read just now, the locals here are no strangers to this kind of precision printing... Ah Jun What do you think is going on here?"
"Who knows, I don't have a high imagination," I shrugged. "Maybe their technology has collapsed, but printing technology has survived? Or where else on the planet has high technology. This place we stay is actually a Primitive Civilization Ecological Reserve?"
Sandora was quite surprised: "Your imagination is not low—it's a pity that it has no reference value."
I scratched my face in embarrassment: "Hey, it's not an important issue anyway, let's study it slowly. Put this aside for now, can we still not get in touch with the Empire District?"
"Can't get in touch, there is weird interference, this interference environment seems to cover the entire universe, even the world barrier and a large area outside the barrier are abnormal," Sandora's voice suddenly became serious, "I tried to let the empire The Admiral made some void probes, but they lost contact shortly after leaving the world barrier, and it's not sure if they were destroyed by something or simply harassed."
"Hmm..." I looked down at my hands, which instantly emptied and then returned to their normal form, "Then don't go out rashly, it's a big deal to seal the entire universe to such an extent, we are now in a half-dead state, be careful Come on, I don't want to win the war so hard, but hang back to the Void to read the article because of the heat of the head and wait for the resurrection-and your resurrection coins have just been used up."
"Why is it so weird for you to say something so normal." Sandora muttered, and then suddenly turned into an invisible state again. At the same time, I heard a voice coming from the direction of the wooden stairs. The sound of footsteps, the first one to run down was indeed the bear child Ai Lu, the little girl looked very happy: "Scholar, scholar! The room is ready! But do you want to eat first? My mother cooks delicious food!"
"Then don't bother me, lady boss." I smiled and nodded at Elu's mother who had just stepped down, trying to make myself look like a scholar (although I don't know what kind of temperament a scholar on this planet should have).
"Call me Celine." Ai Lu's mother nodded in a gentle manner, and then looked at my clothes curiously. "I can't tell if you are from the north or the south? People from the southern duchies might eat it." I'm not used to the spicy soup here."
I really wanted to say that I came from above, but I still answered vaguely based on the principle of saying less is better: "It's okay, I'm not afraid of spicy food, home-cooked food is fine." As I spoke, I took out some scones from my arms : "It just so happens that I still have some dry food from home, let's eat together later, you probably don't have such things here."
Celine bowed slightly with impeccable etiquette, then turned and walked towards the kitchen, while Ailu jumped up excitedly as soon as her mother disappeared: "This smells so good! Ailu wants to try it! Why didn't I smell you just now?" Carry this with you?"
Nonsense, just put it in the portable space!
I sat down at the dining table in the main hall, and looked curiously at Ai Lu, who seemed inexplicably excited running around with me: "Why do you look so happy? Is it such a good thing that someone is staying?"
"Because the hotel at home is finally reopening!" Ai Lu jumped onto the chair next to her. "In the future, this place will be lively again. There will be many adventurers passing by here. Mom won't stare at those books in a daze every day. And... Maybe Dad will come back too!"
"Father?" I realized what was going on, "By the way, Ai Lu, it seems that there are only you and your mother here? Are you two in such a big house? Your father is out of the house." ?”
"Well, Mom said that Dad is an adventurer, he has gone to explore far away places, and it will take many years to come back." Ai Lu twisted restlessly on the chair, "It's not that I don't have Dad, it's just that Dad has gone out. Dad is a very powerful person, although he left when he was very young, but I still remember that he can swing a big, big axe, and others say that he used to be a fighter, very powerful."
It turns out that this is still a family with a story... But when Celine explained to her daughter the question of "Where is Dad going", I really had a sense of sight. My first reaction was that her dad died. "Is there any other meaning
But Ai Lu still looks carefree, and firmly believes that her father is a heroic adventurer, and sooner or later he will end his adventures outside and return home, so it is because of her that Ai Lu is so interested in adventurers. About dad
Before I had time to ask too many questions, Celine's voice came from the direction of the kitchen, and Ai Lu immediately jumped off the chair and ran to help deliver the dishes. This little girl who looked only about ten years old ran around like a wind, as if she was used to helping with these housework, I felt embarrassed to sit on a chair and wait for food, so I hurried forward to help, after a while A table of meals was placed on the table.
The ecological environment of this planet is highly similar to that of the earth. Although the food style is a bit strange, it is also "common" with the earth. This was confirmed in the tavern before, so don't worry about eating strange things .
The staple food of local food seems to be a whole piece of soft pasta, which needs to be cut with a long knife when eating, and the side dishes are various vegetable soups, the color is a bit weird, but the taste is not bad . The scones I brought were handmade by Anveena, which seemed to fit the taste of the local people, so they were highly appreciated by Celine and Elu, as evidenced by the little girl's three bites. Because we are not very familiar with each other, it is inconvenient for me to directly ask people about their housework, so I can only talk about some unnutritious topics first, looking for an opportunity to ask about the origin of the printed book. At this time, Ai Lu suddenly brought With a happy expression, he asked loudly: "By the way, Mom, there are more and more adventurers now. Do you think Dad will go back to town with them?"
I immediately glanced sideways at Celine, the expression on Celine's face changed insignificantly, but she concealed it very well, and quickly put on a gentle expression and smiled at Ai Lu: "Well, I will definitely come back ...and even if he doesn't come back, he will definitely ask other adventurers to write and diary to go home, just like before. He is a busy man, and he is doing important things outside. As long as Elle grows up, it will be fine. Your dad doesn't have to worry about the inside of the house. Come on, let's eat, the vegetable soup is getting cold."
Ai Lu was quite obedient in front of her mother, and immediately buried her head in the soup bowl and started to eat, but I couldn't help but look at Celine again: this looks like an ordinary civilian woman, and she is also a hardworking single with a daughter. Mother, the performance at the dinner table is extremely gentle, elegant and dignified. Although I am not sure what the dining etiquette of the nobles on this planet is, ordinary civilians will definitely not chop the bread into pieces at equal intervals with a knife and then press the button. Sequential dipping in vegetable soup, no matter which world you go to, only "nobles" who are well-educated to the point of obsessive-compulsive disorder will tirelessly abuse food at the table-of course, the first Xiling family belongs to a strange species and will not be considered.
Sandora ball rolled on the table as expected, no one else could see her, but I could just watch her circle around each plate of food, chant: "Unhappy... no happy...unhappy...'
"Why is the table shaking a bit?" Celine frowned and looked at the soup bowl, "Ai Lu, don't shake your legs when eating, you must be polite."
I hurriedly pulled Sandora Ball over and asked her to stay still, and then pretended not to care and opened the topic: "By the way, just now Ailu said that her father is also an adventurer? He went out?"
"...ah, I've been away for a long time, I don't know where in the world I'm digging for antiques now," Celine was stunned for a moment, and then smiled as usual, "Ai Lu was only three or four years old at that time, so I probably don't remember much about it." Clean up about your father."
"I remember! Dad is very powerful, right?" Ai Lu immediately raised her head to retort, "and Dad often sends messages back. He is out killing monsters. I like to read the diary written by Dad. It is in the mountains to the east. There are huge…”
Elle once again talked about those strange heroic deeds, the fight between the brave and the dragon, the burning sulfur forest, and the treasures buried in the ancient city. The little girl took the "tour guide words" I told when I was wandering around the town-I thought I knew where these stories came from, it was not a chivalrous novel at all, and the so-called "letter sent by my father".
"Eat well, hurry up and go back to the house to study," Celine finally interrupted her daughter's bean-popping story, and then she smiled shyly, "Sorry, this kid likes to make trouble... Worship your own father."
I showed a look of understanding: "It's okay, I also have a group of people in my family... Well, it's more worrying than Ai Lu."
It's not just worry! In the first four months, the little lamp made a "big firework" with small bubbles, but Shadow City fired three waves of interceptor bombs before blowing up the thing in outer space. Three months ago, the fox led Xiaoxue back to her "natal home" to visit relatives , The whole Monster Town almost immigrated collectively to live in the Mars shelter, and Lilina fought with Xiaodeng two months ago... Now there are still bullet casings in the World Tree Garden that haven't been cleaned up.
In comparison, Ai Lu, who is just a little whimsical and has a little bit of common sense in life, is as pure as a piece of paper.
Children tend to be full, so Ai Lu quickly finished the dinner in front of her. She sensibly packed up her own dishes and ran back to her room. I was the only one left in the front hall. and Celine.
Of course, there is also a ball of light that breaks free and continues to roll around on the table: Sandora has completely turned into a natural cutie without knowing it.
"Is Ai Lu's father really an adventurer?" Now that this topic has already started, I am less embarrassed when I ask again, "See that the child is telling the truth, but her stories are really not very credible. Yes Well, I'm just asking casually, it doesn't matter if you want to say it or not."
"There's nothing we can't say. Ai Lu's father is indeed an adventurer, but..." Celine sighed, with a sad expression on her face, "It's been a long time since I heard from him. I... hope he can come back."
Sure enough, so the "letter from my father" that Ai Lu received over the years was actually forged by Celine... This is really a touching story, but when I think of Ai Lu's unrestrained story and weird worldview, I still feel I couldn't help but want to complain to Celine: Ma'am, you are really resigned if you don't write novels!
After all, it involves my own family affairs, so it is impossible to say too much to strangers. Celine just briefly talked about Ailu's father and didn't go on. However, I can still roughly organize a story through these few words and my own imagination. Full story:
Ai Lu's father is indeed an adventurer, and he was quite famous when he was young. He and Celine also met after a certain adventure, but that was all before Ai Lu was born. To be precise, Ai Lu's father was in After his daughter was born, he gave up his dangerous life of adventure.
After their daughter was born, the young couple stayed in this quiet town and bought a big house with the money they saved during their adventures. They opened a hotel here, and they planned to give their daughter a stable environment to grow up—the story ends here All good.
But as many people have already thought, the story that can be told on this occasion, if the family in it can live in peace and stability, then there will be ghosts: Ailu suffered from a strange illness when she was four years old.
Celine didn't say exactly what happened back then, but even if she told me what was going on, it was nothing more than the fact that the child's illness caused the family's money to be unsustainable, so Ai Lu's father took back the adventure time. equipment, and followed a small team passing through the town on the road again.
In the first two years, there were letters and money sent home, and it was with the money that Ailu’s illness was cured. But when Ailu’s father learned that his daughter was cured, he wrote the last letter When I happily mentioned that I was on my way home... then there was no more news.
"Probably will never come back," Celine said with a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, life can go on... Although the number of travelers looking for elves to do business in the town has decreased a lot in the past two years, and even the store can't continue to open, but There are other ways to survive. Hey, I told you a lot of unnecessary things.”
"No, I should apologize. It seems that I asked a question that shouldn't be asked." I said awkwardly, in exchange for a free and easy smile from the other party: "It's okay, I have been used to it for so many years, and the first few years were more difficult than now."
Is Ai Lu's father alive or dead? Now it seems that this story does not have a clear conclusion, but according to Celine... The man who went out for his daughter's adventure did not abandon his wife and son, but lost the news on the way home after hearing that his daughter had recovered. Yes, so the result is probably needless to say.
When I was thinking in silence, Celine silently packed up the cutlery on the table, and then suddenly muttered in a low voice: "May the god of technology bless Elle, and now I only have her left." RS