Ember Gun

   Chapter 681 A Boring Life

   "Ah... the peace that has been so long-lost for real."

  Shrike was lying on the hospital bed, wrapped in a big quilt.

  Jiu Dunling entered the winter. Due to heavy rain and low temperature, steam pipes continued to have problems, heating everywhere began to be unstable, even the Black Mountain Hospital could not keep warm.

  In order to avoid freezing to death, he can only twist himself into a ball and sleep in the bed.

  As a war participant, Shrike had every holiday after the war, but as usual, even if he had a rest, he would stay in Xiacheng and be with the strangers.

  Now the Xiacheng district has become a ruin. The cruel torrent flattened all the forces and conspiracies, leaving only ruined walls and foul mud.

  In the face of this majestic force, everything about human beings seems extremely small, and it is completely wiped out without resistance.

  Xiacheng District was ruined.

  Shrike naturally has no need to return, and he simply recovers in peace at the Black Mountain Hospital.

  As for the Xiacheng area, there are scavengers dealing with them. They dig up muddy land and drag the swallowed corpses out. Some survivors are organized together and temporary shelters are established near the countryside.

  Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner, but there is also disorderly chaos.

The repercussions of the heavy rain are still haunting the city. Under such a disaster, many functions of Old Dunling have not been restored. In addition to the damage in various places, various disturbances have always occurred in the near future. The patrols have increased the intensity of patrols and still cannot stop crimes. happened.

  For this purpose, the cleansing agency once again dispatched riot suppressors. They wandered on the streets, like heavy rocks weighing on people's hearts, pressing their restless minds into the cold water again.

Shrike let out a big breath, probably because he was used to his busy life. Such tranquility actually made him feel a little uncomfortable. Thinking about it, he has been lying down in such a decadent manner for several days. Although he said he was recovering from his wounds, there was no one. Come to disturb yourself, and say that there is something to deal with by yourself...

  It feels like being out of touch with the life they are familiar with. They don’t need shrike anymore.

  Shrike was in a strange mood. It stands to reason that such a holiday was worthy of joy, but after a long stay, he felt that his bones were about to rust.

  Sometimes he would think, not only himself, but also other people, what do you want is a peaceful life, and the excitement between life and death?

  At this time, there was a knock on the door, and someone pushed open the door.

   "You look good."

  Blue Jade brought some fruits to visit this patient.

   "Fortunately, it's just a bit cold."

  Shrike talked and tried to wrap the quilt tightly, binding himself firmly.

   "Is the wound okay?" Seeing him like this, Lan Jade asked with concern.

  "Fortunately, I am not in a serious problem. The main thing is to observe the effects of erosion. The doctors have been reluctant to let me go."

   Shrike got up and sat up, muttering.

  These doctors don’t care about Shrike. It seems that they also know that a good employee like Shrike can’t be said to be dead, so he has enjoyed all-round care in the past few days.

  "It is estimated that I will be discharged from the hospital in a few days."

  Shrike looked out the window and said in a daze.

   "I may have been idle for too long, the more I stay here, the more panic I get."

   Lan Jade smiled, and then said, "Are you working hard?"

   "Probably, but active hard work is not bad, at least better than the passive hapless Kestrel."

  Shrike joked with Kestrel.

  Sometimes this is true. People’s happiness is compared. Every time Shrike feels bad, think about the Kestrel and feel that everything is reasonable and happy.

  "Don't be impatient, you will have to work afterwards." Lan Jade said again.

  Shrike raised his head to look at her, he questioned.

"what happened?"

   "Gao Wen died, you know it too." Lan Jade said.

"Um."

  Shrike’s eyes dimmed a bit. This torrential rain claimed too many lives. This time even the knight commander was not spared. It was the first time in the history of eradicating institutions that he suffered such a heavy blow.

   "Now that the knight commander is constantly withering, a new batch of knight commanders is needed to eliminate the mechanism and fill the vacancy in this part."

"Um?"

  Shrike raised his brows, not knowing what this kind of thing had to do with him, and then he realized something and seemed a little uneasy.

"not……"

   "Yes, you are probably going to be promoted, Shrike, congratulations."

  Blue Jade smiled and clapped her hands.

   "No, no, this is just your guess, right?"

  Shrike hurriedly waved his hand. He had never thought about this, but now speaking, he still feels very far away.

   "No, it is very possible. The command force needs to be supplemented. This must be selected from the upper knights, but you have also seen these upper knights in active service."

  Lan Feicui meditated on her familiar list in her heart.

  There are actually many high-ranking knights in the removal agency, but most of them are in other positions, such as the Shrike Kestrel, which are often directly assigned to order, so they are active in the front line.

  "Whether it is from the perspective of seniority or merit, you guys who are born to death are the first candidates.

  Who else can you choose besides you? Kestrel? "

  Speaking of this, Lan Jade couldn't help laughing.

   "It's not that I don't trust the Kestrel, it's just that something is wrong with him in such a position."

   Shrike also showed a helpless wry smile. When he thought of the knight commander after that there was no seriousness, and his mouth full of bad words and complaints, he felt that it was very unreliable for Kestrel to be a knight commander.

  In this way, it seems that I am really going to be promoted.

   "Anything else? There should be no worse news, right."

   "No, there is another party, would you like to come?" Lan Jade said.

"reunion?"

   "Well, an invitation from Oscar Wilde, he said, ‘let’s a celebration for you heroes’."

  Lan Jade said and took out an invitation letter. Although it was an Oscar invitation, the address was Stuart’s house. It seemed that Oscar had successfully survived on the Stuart’s house.

   "Ah...Is that so? Is the time set?"

   "Not yet, but it seems that the Stuarts will send someone to pick you up."

  Shrike can’t help but sigh.

   "What a big family."

  Shrike leaned against the wall, hugged the quilt in front of him, and stretched it hard, almost spreading his body on the bed.

  He looked at the ceiling, the room gradually fell into calm, only the heartbeat and breathing of him and Lan Jade were left.

  Shrike feels that he has been thinking a lot, but it seems that he has not thought of anything. The brain is simply empty and spends a boring and peaceful time.

   "It's good to be alive, Blue Jade."

  Shrike sighed.

  ……

  "Promotion...Salary increase...Retirement..."

  Kestrel nestled in the sofa, sleeping very heavily, and muttering in sleep from time to time.

   is probably caused by various emotions. Lorenzo still did not let him go to sleep in his own room in the end, but retaliatedly let Kestrel sleep on the sofa in the living room. Anyway, this guy wouldn't mind too much.

  Kestrel leaned against the fireplace, like a big dog sleeping on a blanket in winter. His sleeping posture was terrible, and he assumed various poses that Lorenzo could hardly imitate.

  Lorenzo sighed. If nothing else, with the Kestrel’s character, he will stay with him for several days until he finds a place to live.

   "It looks like you are accompanied."

  Eve sat aside, looked at the sleeping Kestrel, and said maliciously.

   "If I can, I still prefer to live alone." Lorenzo responded.

   "Really?" Eve said, "I thought you would like a lively life."

  Lorenzo hesitated for a few seconds, and then he said uncertainly.

  "Who knows, in fact, just now, when neither you nor the Kestrel came, I was thinking, living alone seems a bit boring, too deserted, I even wanted to hire a few roommates."

  Lorenzo did not hide this time, but told truthfully.

  In the past few days of rest, every day one person gets up and falls asleep alone...Clearly living in such a prosperous old town, the distance between Lorenzo and others has become very far away.

   "You're just not used to it."

"Habit?"

"Yes, fighting and killing only occupies a very small part of life. For most people, there is simply no such day in their lives," Eve said, "Mediocre is the majority of people. normal."

   "Is that... maybe."

  Lorenzo moved his injured arm, feeling the pain on it.

   "I'm still learning, learning how to be more like a person, how to live a normal life."

  Looking back on his life, Lorenzo only felt strange and aberrant. A demon meat grinder with an expressionless face finally became like this.

In this case, Lorenzo can often understand his fears. He is accustomed to the life of the demon meat grinder. For ordinary people, the most ordinary life is a mess in Lorenzo's eyes. Knowing the unknown, now he is going deep into this unknown, learning and adapting.

   "Maybe what I missed can be made up for."

Lorenzo said something that Eve didn’t understand. This was the original meeting with Zuozhen. Lorenzo felt painful for what he had missed. But looking at it this way, if the demons can be eradicated, he might still have a chance to recover. .

   "But you must have something, right?"

  Lorenzo turned around and pointed directly at Eve.

  Eve was caught off guard by this sudden questioning. She looked a little flustered, but when she met Lorenzo's mean eyes, she knew that she would not be able to hide for long, so she simply admitted it frankly.

   "There is indeed something."

"what?"

   "I seem to be getting a promotion."

"Oh ah?"

  Lorenzo screamed, got up and looked at Eve, at a loss.

  "Promoted? So fast? How long have you been on the job?"

   "Who knows?"

  Eve waved her hand, looking proud.

   "Think about it, a newcomer, who has only been in the job for so long, and the resume is so rich, and I am a natural ranger... Now that there is a shortage of manpower, I seem to be promoted to a high-ranking knight."

Eve’s resume is really good. She has experienced many battles, big and small, and she has demonstrated enough ability. For the hellish battlefield, she has become more calm, and the advantages of natural rangers can allow her to penetrate into the enemy. Army, cut seven in and seven out.

  Thinking of this, Lorenzo’s expression has undergone a subtle change. I imagined that the girl who was shivering in the face of the demons could now chase the demons. Lorenzo couldn’t help sighing the weirdness of this world.

   "Actually, it's mainly because of Arthur, right?"

  Lorenzo hit the nail on the head.

  Eve was silent for a while, and let out a low, evil laugh.

   "Then should I wish Miss Phoenix a smooth career." Lorenzo also laughed.

   "It's natural, I will become one in the future..."

  The two of them laughed happily, and Eve patted Lorenzo's shoulder vigorously.

   "Do it hard, you will have your share afterwards!"

   "Then I can only thank the boss for his appreciation in advance."

  After laughing, Eve took a long breath and said aggressively.

   "It's time to retire the dog Arthur!"

  "Yes, yes! You will be your world after eradicating organs!"

  The two sang one and the other, Kestrel was caught in the middle, only to find them noisy.

In the dream, the Kestrel was sitting beside a calm river. The river was full of stupid and stupid fish. He could easily catch a large group of fish with a casual swing. The fish piled up beside him, as if they would never be used. Worried about eating and drinking.

  I don’t know how long it took, and the office fell into peace again. Lorenzo and Eve didn’t say anything. They didn’t seem to know what to talk about, but they didn’t feel embarrassed, they just enjoyed the peace.

   "I remembered one thing I talked with Oscar before."

  In peace, Lorenzo said suddenly.

"how?"

   "I like his books very much and I have read a lot, but in many stories, there is a plot followed by a plot. The characters are too busy to breathe, and I can't breathe..."

  Lorenzo recalled.

  "I like those characters very much. Rather than fighting and killing, I want to see their ordinary daily life, but the Oscar guy never writes these things."

"Then?"

   "After that?" Lorenzo laughed, "After that, I put the nail sword on his neck, and this guy was very quick."

   "But even so, he still didn't want to write, but this time he told me why he didn't write."

   "What is it?"

   "It's nothing, it's just boring."

  Lorenzo enjoys the peace, and like the Kestrel, he almost melts into the sofa.

   "Ordinary is the normal state of most people, there are no thrilling stories, and no tortuous experiences, just very precious ordinary and boring."

   "It sounds really boring."

   Eve agreed, she also felt that there was nothing to do, and lay down with Lorenzo.

  "But I like this very much. Although it is boring, no one will die, and no one will be injured. Everyone is like an ordinary person, ordinary living and ordinary death."

  Lorenzo watched the fireworks in the fireplace, the flames were burning quietly, and the restless mind fell into peace. Even the furious beasts would surely fall asleep here.

"so good……"

  Lorenzo sighed, and then a shaggy thigh stretched out from the other side and kicked Lorenzo’s face.

  Kestrel stretched out comfortably, he fell asleep from the sofa to the carpet, sleeping in a terrible posture.

  Lorenzo stood up blankly and wondered if there were any vacant beds in Montenegro Hospital.

  (End of this chapter)