Steel steam and flame

Looking at the reflection of her face that was not obvious on the round window, the woman Xixia sighed and then yawned greatly. Outside, a large number of young faces were being guided towards a corner of the airport. The railway lines hidden under the ground also began to unfold around each airship one by one, preparing to carry these people except their suitcases after they left. Extra bulk luggage.

The sound of "dang-dang" footsteps coming from the corridor could still be heard in the room. The woman Sicia sat back at the table, casually pulled out one of several books and flipped through it at will. Without exception, these books are all related to sleep quality and mental concentration. They are common tool books that introduce some feasible methods to help improve it.

But judging from the expression and eyes of the woman Sisia, it seems that it is not very helpful.

The footsteps in the corridor gradually became smaller and almost disappeared before Sisia stuffed a few books into her suitcase and put the short sword with a sharp edge full of cracks back into the leather sheath on her waist.

There was no one in the corridor. She was dragging a small amount of luggage alone. Xicia walked along the corridor for a long distance, then went to the third floor from the stairs, and left from there near an exit at the end of the airship. . Unlike most people, she did not follow the guidance and go to the corner of the airport to gather - that was what people from the association needed to do, and it had nothing to do with her.

The essence of these fifteen heavy merchant ships is troop transport ships. Not only them, there are more people on the escort airship fleet. It's just that the nature of that group of people is the military, while this group is members of various organizations and institutions of the association, and includes some students.

This is just the first batch, and there will be more similar fleets docking here in the future. The same thing is happening in the Far Sea Commonwealth. The air fleet and the ocean giant fleet will come to the Later Phase Continent with a large number of members and supplies in the future.

Sisia stopped and walked, looking at the large army gathering on the side from time to time. As she walked to the other side, there were still some airships on board, but the total number of people in the fifteen airships was only two thousand. Try to keep the surroundings as empty as possible. The female Xicia doesn't like the excitement, but more importantly she doesn't want to cause trouble to others.

All the way from the formal passage of the airport to the departure hall, the number of people began to increase. Looking around, we can see that people from different tribes gathered here, including people from several giant tribes who came to pick up these people who were going to the Nature Association Alliance.

Sisia looked over with a little envy in her eyes, but only a little. She directly found a corner in the terminal and sat down. After another yawn, she looked at the clock in the lobby. This moment of two o'clock in the afternoon was one of the five times during the day when she needed to supplement her sleep.

Pulling the luggage in front of her, she made a move to lie down on it. A warm and kind voice came from the side. Xixia's hazy eyes instantly became clear. There was a little happiness in them, and she also regained a lot of energy. .

"Miss Xixia, sleeping here is not a good choice. The tribe asked me to take you back." He is an old man with wrinkles at the corners of his eyes and snow-white hair, but his whole body has a vigorous spiritual temperament that is completely opposite to Xixia. exist. The old man has a warm smile on his face, which makes you feel comfortable just looking at him.

"Thank you, Mr. Foer."

"The tribe has not forgotten you, Miss. If it weren't for you, we would not have merged into the Fire Tribe and accepted resources that were unimaginable in the past. Miss has done enough for the tribe, please don't feel any loss. Feelings appear." Fore said, and when Sicia got up, he took her luggage and guided her to the parking lot.

Sitting in the back seat of a pure white limousine, Sicia looked through the window at the street scene of the Flame Alliance that she had not seen for more than a year, and did not feel unfamiliar. It is probably that the Flame Alliance is in many senses a smaller version of another super nation - the Natural Association Alliance. The two are similar in most places and there is no obvious difference.

Foer put away his luggage and returned to the driver's seat to start the limo: "Miss, do you need to eat something first?"

"No, just go back." After saying that, she yawned again, and Sicia moved her gaze from the window to the ceiling of the car and blinked a few times.

Foer nodded, and the limousine started slowly, quickly entered the road, and entered the huge traffic flow on the road in front of the airport. In a few minutes, the limousine separated from the traffic and went to another highway. The number of vehicles around has been significantly reduced by half. During this period, Sisia had closed her eyes, and fell into a deep sleep as if her whole body was embedded in the soft back seat.

Half an hour later, the limousine was still on the highway, and there was still a long distance to go before the destination. When Xicia woke up at this time, she opened her eyes suddenly, and then instinctively looked around quickly to obtain information about the surrounding environment and judge whether there was any danger approaching.

Because this kind of sleep is not a semi-sleep state in which perception and consciousness can still function, but a true deep sleep, a deeper sleep, and it is impossible to constantly monitor the changes in the surrounding situation. Foer saw it all in the rearview mirror.

"You can have a good and peaceful rest when you return to the tribe, Miss." Fore said.

Sisia shook her head and sighed: "Old housekeeper, this is no longer a matter of rest."

"It has been more than a year since the sacrificial ceremony ended and I separated from the ceremony. The period after I returned to the tribe was still in good condition, but within two or three months, my condition was actually pretty good. Things, I remember some people died due to the side effects after returning from the ceremony. Compared to myself, this is the most acceptable result."

"I'm just a little unwilling and more afraid. When my sleep and energy start to have problems little by little, my physical strength and strength also begin to be lost. I don't know if this situation will continue to worsen until it becomes serious. Leading to my own death. But what worries me more is the tribe’s side..."

"The resources and support of the Fire Tribe have been reduced by half, old housekeeper." Sisia was very disappointed. She confirmed some information to Foer at this time, "Half a year after I received study and treatment at the Nature Association, I received some information. of."

"It's a quarter of the original, but even if it's a quarter of the original, it's not something we could have imagined before. Please don't feel bad about this, Miss." Fore responded, " It's the best thing if you come back safely. Some things are not originally from the tribe, and if they are imposed, it will only cause a lot of bad things to happen."

Sisia did not speak for a moment to answer the question. After a while, she looked in the rearview mirror and could see Foer's serious face in the mirror: "There is no problem in learning, but the treatment failed. The result was that she who originally wanted to sleep all day became Now that I am like this, I have some time for normal activities. It’s just not enough. The Fire Tribe originally let me take up a place in the Nature Association because of my affinity with second-category creatures.”

"They thought that I would be mentally gifted, study in the association, be nurtured there, and be able to develop considerable and practical abilities. But... nothing has changed. Maybe their judgment was wrong... ," Sisia was still disappointed, "Soon after returning, there should be an evaluation... maybe this time even the Dragon Knight trainees will not be able to pass the evaluation. At that time..."

"The worst result is better than ours in the past. Miss, just remember this and please don't think about it any more. The future of our small tribe should never fall on you. Please don't have any pressure and Responsibility exists." Foer's words became tough, seemingly comforting, but more like admonishment, "Except for you, Miss, who should receive a lot of resources and support, most people in the tribe do not have any qualifications. Miss, you only Just do your best.”