Start By Parsing The Sun

Chapter 28: A Grand Performance Must Be Spectacular

Patrol Station No. 6.

Captain Liu was sound asleep when he heard urgent knocking.

"Bang! Bang!"

The burly man, who had retired from the Black Armor Army, woke up instantly.

He immediately sat up from his bed and asked loudly, "What's the matter?"

A worried male voice came from outside the door, "Captain, a flock of birds has flown over the sentry post. Come out and take a look."

Captain Liu was a bit confused.

What the hell?

He thought it might be another urgent order from his superiors or a sudden strange event in his jurisdiction, but it turned out to be a flock of birds.

Captain Liu seemed a little annoyed, "Zhang Ting, have you never seen birds before? Just wait for them to fly away!"

The male voice outside the door urged again, "Captain, these birds are really different. You'll understand when you come out and see."

Captain Liu replied impatiently, "I got it, I'm coming."

He casually glanced at his pocket watch and saw that the hour hand pointed to three in the morning. He muttered, "Disturbing my sweet dreams."

But out of duty, Captain Liu quickly put on his uniform and opened the door.

A tall patrol officer, Zhang Ting, immediately said, "Captain, the flock of birds is right above the training ground."

Captain Liu's mind stirred.

A few days ago, in the evening, he was taking a walk in the training ground and found a lantern that had drifted in with the wind. As a result, he discovered a major conspiracy by the cult of the strange god.

Later, the Black Armor Army launched a surprise attack on the textile factory with the force of thunder, killing several cult members. He himself received a third-class commendation.

This time it was the training ground again. Could it be the work of the mysterious person?

The possibility was high!

Captain Liu's tone became excited, "Let's go and take a look."

The two of them quickly left the dormitory building.

There was still a distance to the training ground, but Captain Liu could already hear the sound of flapping wings.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

He looked up and was immediately stunned, despite the darkness of the night.

Although the night was as dark as ink, as a physically strong soldier, Captain Liu could still roughly see the scene in the sky.

A large flock of birds, estimated to be no less than a hundred, had formed a connected circle and were constantly circling in the night sky.

This burly man had lived for decades, but it was the first time he had witnessed such a strange sight. He was dumbfounded.

Zhang Ting stole a glance at his superior's face and couldn't help but think to himself, "Huh! You just said I've never seen birds before, but you're just as clueless?"

Captain Liu snapped out of his daze and started jogging. He even turned around and urged his subordinate, "Hurry up."

The captain had a strong premonition that this was most likely the work of the mysterious person.

At the same time, he felt a great admiration.

Truly worthy of the mysterious person, always able to come up with extraordinary tricks beyond ordinary people's imagination!

At this moment.

Several patrol officers had already rushed to the training ground. They all looked up at this rare sight, their faces filled with astonishment.

Captain Liu had just entered the crowd when his subordinates quickly gathered around.

"Hello, Captain!"

"Captain, how should we deal with this flock of birds?"

Captain Liu said in a deep voice, "No one should act rashly or startle the birds. Just wait here."

If the flock of birds was really being secretly controlled by the mysterious person, then it could be certain that the birds had a mission to deliver messages.

Everyone nodded in response.

Captain Liu hesitated for a moment and walked briskly to the center of the training ground.

And this position happened to be right in the center of the circle.

He speculated that the flock of birds was most likely coming towards him. After all, he was considered an acquaintance of the mysterious person, and cooperating with acquaintances could save a lot of trouble.

Sure enough.

A bird suddenly broke free from the circle, flapped its wings and flew across the sky in an arc, dropping something towards Captain Liu.

Captain Liu quickly took a few steps to the left and caught it accurately.

It was a small scroll.

Unrolling it, there was a rough drawing on it:

A twisted snake-like vine entwined around a gloomy and terrifying two-story building.

There were many crooked figures around, seemingly struggling in pain.

Captain Liu had a feeling of expectation: "It's indeed the mysterious person."

He carefully observed the drawing and muttered in confusion: "Is the mysterious person telling us that there is a big problem with this building? But why doesn't he specify the location?"

Captain Liu suddenly noticed faint words on the back of the paper, quickly flipped it over, and saw a few lines of extremely strange small characters:

"The hungry vine whispers, the endless land is shrouded in shadows, the terrifying and indescribable is peering into the world.

"Wandering outside the mist of time, it will return from the dark chaos.

"Follow the night owl, it will guide your direction."

Although there were only a few words, the words "indescribable," "ancient," "chaos," and others made Captain Liu's heart skip a beat.

He vaguely felt that these few sentences seemed to contain extremely important information.

"Hoo! Hoo!"

The flock of birds suddenly scattered and quickly disappeared into the night sky.

Only three birds remained.

They circled once and landed on the ground together, making several "caw" sounds.

Captain Liu naturally understood that these were the birds responsible for guiding the way.

He carefully put away the artwork and instructed his subordinates, "Guard these birds, give them some food, and don't harm them. I must go to the headquarters immediately."

A group of inspectors responded in unison, "Understood!"

Since the incident at the textile factory, two Xuan masters had been sent by the Xuan Pavilion to temporarily station at the inspection office. Captain Liu planned to personally report to the Xuan masters.

By the way, he also wanted to show his face in front of the big shots.

*

Shan Yi Lane.

"...it will guide your direction."

Cheng Han recited the three sentences he had written in a near-singing manner.

He turned to look at the black cat and smiled proudly, "Captain, my impromptu poem, isn't it beautifully written?"

The so-called "impromptu creation" was basically just making things up.

"Meow~"

The black cat wagged its tail and actively responded.

Actually, it didn't quite understand what "beautifully written" meant, but if its owner could make delicious roasted rabbit, it believed that its owner couldn't be wrong.

Well, roasted meat is justice!

Cheng Han's enthusiasm grew, "I want to perform a clever trick... um, I should call it a performance. The opening must be grand and leave a deep impression.

"When those people at the outpost see a large group of birds circling in the sky, they will definitely be shocked. As for the content of the drawing, they will naturally take a closer look.

"I deliberately included words like 'mist of time' and 'dark chaos' in the verses, and they will think there is a great secret hidden inside.

"Next, they will use their imagination to interpret it as deeply as possible, and they will increasingly feel that these few sentences are extraordinary."

Cheng Han smirked, "So, bluffing people is a very skillful thing."

Finally, he sighed regretfully, "It's a pity that I can't create background music. Otherwise, during the opening, I would definitely add a breathtaking soundtrack.

"Just like watching a movie, a piece of high-quality music can elevate the plot to another level and make the audience excited as if they were injected with chicken blood."

"Meow~"

The black cat was a qualified listener.

Although it couldn't understand what its owner was saying, it still listened attentively.

(End of this chapter)