Blue Sword

The Sunken Palace, the site of the original Thieves Guild of Constantinople.

"...So six years ago, it was by hiding in this cistern that the citizens of Constantinople were protected from the murderous hands of the Seljuk pagans, until our great Storm Queen revived Solomon..."

The tour guide led the next group of tourists to board the boat and entered the Sunken Palace. Asik watched from the outside and did not choose to follow.

He began to wonder if he was getting old, because frequently recalling the past and lamenting life was a habit only the elderly had.

However, just standing outside, Asik's mind couldn't help but resurface the memory of his encounter with Mia. She was still a little kid at that time, playing with the blade casually and dealing with her own problems in the Thieves Guild.

Now she has become her own woman.

Alas, life is unpredictable.

Half an hour later, he took the subway to the mountains inside the city to visit more places he passed through.

Constantinople is modeled after the city of Solomon. There are seven hills in the city with dense forests. It is a good place for citizens to escape the heat in summer.

Arriving at a summer resort, Asker walked up to the front desk waiter, knocked on the counter, and asked in a low voice:

"Is there a masquerade party?"

"Dance?" The waiter showed a surprised expression, "We are a leisure resort here, sir. We don't usually hold activities, but the residents may have their own parties, or can I ask for you?"

"No, thank you." Ask laughed, waved and left.

This is the place where they first attended the secret gathering of extraordinary beings, but it has now been washed away by time. The new waiter seemed completely unaware of the secret gathering.

After leaving the villa and walking in the mountains for half an hour, Aske came to a river.

Ten years ago, I picked up Mier here...

Now I think about it, I originally took her in with the intention of recruiting snipers. However, starting from the rules, her fighting style gradually shifted towards summoning, assisting and prophecy. He is indeed an extraordinary person in the field of destiny, even his own destiny is so weird and difficult to discern.

But the half-elf girl at that time, sitting covered in blood by the river, her weak, desperate and helpless look, and her unhesitating action of swallowing the gun after being defeated by him, are still in Asker's mind. new.

You have grown up healthily, Mi'er.

very nice.

After another half an hour, Aske left the mountainous area and came to a nearby bar.

After taking Mi'er in, everyone found the uncle who persecuted her here, and Sidrifa personally helped her get revenge. Speaking of which, that girl was actually very reckless from the beginning. Unexpectedly, she has now become the king of a country, which is terrifying and terrifying.

By the way, it seems that it was also here that I met Theodora for the first time.

"Why don't you go in and have a drink?" Theodora's smiling voice sounded from behind.

"Hey, you're here like this?" Ask turned around and looked at the beauty who had grown into a grown-up girl in front of him, a little surprised.

"It's too boring to deal with political affairs. Let's go out for a walk." Theodora looked at the door of the tavern, "I remember that this was where I met you for the first time, right?"

"Yes." Ask also sighed, "Ten years."

Ten years.

"Have a drink," he said.

………………

If Askew remembers correctly, Theodora, who joined the team ten years ago, should be around 17 years old.

In other words, Theodora is now 27 years old, but due to the extended life span of demigods, she still looks as young and beautiful as a 20-year-old girl.

The bartender standing behind the bar counter was an old Seljuk man, wearing a gray floral hat, with gray beard and drooping eyebrows, weakly pouring drinks for the guests.

According to the teachings of the Seljuk Empire, drinking alcohol is not allowed, so this old man is most likely a Christian. Despite this, there were still drinkers who entertained him by insulting him with foul language.

Theodora found a seat and sat down with some annoyance, staring at the drunkards who were talking foul words. Although she couldn't bear to see these people bullying an old foreign man, the empire's laws did not prohibit abusive behavior, so she did not stop them for a while.

Asik saw her eyebrows furrowed, so he smiled, picked up a glass with his backhand and threw it, breaking it into pieces under the feet of the drinkers.

"Stop making noise, idiots!" he shouted angrily, "the bar is not a place for you to talk nonsense!"

Most of the drinkers immediately fell silent, obviously frightened by his sudden violence. Only a few stubborn people seemed a little unhappy, so they pushed away their chairs and stood up:

"What the hell..."

Before they finished speaking, they were overturned by the sudden inversion of gravity and hit the ceiling heavily.

"Borrow your ability." Asik said to Theodora with a smile without looking at these unlucky provocateurs.

"In Constantinople, it is illegal to use extraordinary abilities privately." Theodora responded with a smile.

"Then will I be arrested?" Ask pretended to be afraid.

"Yes, I will arrest you later." Theodora joked.

"I know your queen." Ask said seriously, "I ask for extrajudicial immunity."

"The Queen says she doesn't recognize you." Theodora smiled and played with the wine glass, "Unless you agree to be her co-emperor."

"Why are you so persistent with me?" Asked.

"You're asking a bit arrogantly, Captain." Theodora was a little disappointed, "Aside from liking me, what else could I do?"

"But..." Asik pondered, "I am a disdainful person."

"The leader is surprisingly self-aware." Theodora raised her eyebrows, "However, my liking for you has nothing to do with whether you are a disdainful person or not."

"Is that related to the interests of the empire?" Ask asked.

"It has to do with my own views on mate selection." Theodora replied, "If I don't like it, it will be useless even if I trade the entire empire."

The waiter has already arrived with drinks. Theodora picked up the wine glass, took a sip, and said with a smile:

"It's a pity that I have fallen in love with a disdainful person. What can I do?"

"Speaking of which, I'm a little strange." Unable to resist her direct confession, Asker could only change the subject, "You are not wearing a mask. Can't the citizens of Constantinople around you recognize you?"

"I'm wearing this." Theodora pointed to the diamond ring on the index finger of her left hand. "It has been cast with a constant mental blind spot spell, which is equivalent to the level of Mind II. It can allow extraordinary people with insufficient level to automatically ignore my face. , even existence itself.”

"Is it so convenient?" Ask was surprised.

Props with extraordinary properties are usually larger and more common. Props such as rings and necklaces are considered super rare and precious props... Wear ten or eight of them on your hands, and do not approach strangers. Just die.

However, the Eastern Solomon Empire is a well-known producer of extraordinary props after all. In addition, the queen's grandfather also used the wizard's stone as medicine back then, so it makes sense if you think about it carefully.

More wine was brought by the waiter, and Theodora gracefully opened the bottle cap and filled their glasses with fragrant liquid.

"It's rare for us to drink together, so why don't we use our extraordinary physique to resist alcohol, leader?" she asked with a smile.

These words sounded a bit familiar... By the way, Nora said the same thing at the time. As a result, she got extremely drunk and took it all on herself. So the Queen is also planning to use alcohol to break the distance between them?

Asker thought this way and said to himself that if Theodora was also drunk, he would call the palace guards to drive and pick her up.

Perfect plan.

An hour later, he was holding his head in a drunken state, feeling a little unable to hold on.

Theodora was still sitting opposite him, with a smile as beautiful and charming as a flower. The soul diamond ring on her left hand was shining brightly, and on the white wrist of her right hand, she wore a small and exquisite bracelet with a scarlet color that was close to flesh and blood. .