Steel steam and flame

Facing No. 0's courtesy, Xicia felt a little uncomfortable.

"Number Zero is a good person, full of chivalry." This sentence passed through her head at the right time. She sighed that the black market intelligence merchant was indeed a businessman who was involved in the black market, and told Number Zero her name.

"He said he couldn't talk to you directly because of the telepathy."

"I understand, Miss Sisia. Then please serve as our intermediary and convey our respective words." Zero invited Sisia to sit on the bench and talk. It would be awkward to stand. Zero took the book in his hand as soon as he sat down, as if it was something very important. He turned his body slightly to face Sisia.

These details gave Sicia a feeling that she didn't know how to describe. She understood the reason after comparing the actual sensory experience of No. 0 in front of her and the description of the black market intelligence dealer. She thought she already knew Zero, but in reality, this was the first time the two of them had met. It will take some time for the existing deviations to be smoothed out.

"He said you have changed a lot, compared to the last time we met more than two years ago." After Cassia's words rang in her head, Sisia stopped thinking about other things and instead spent her energy on how to vividly and restore the paraphrase the words.

"I don't know what aspects?" Zero himself was very interested in this question and nodded in agreement with this sentence. "It's a pity that those around me didn't notice it. Maybe they have been around me all the time and are familiar with it." You must have lost your keen observation skills in this environment.”

"In terms of strength, and also in terms of giving people a feeling, it is more,,,peaceful, kinder..." Xicia said at the end, she herself was obviously surprised by these two descriptions. She didn't understand the reason, but she instinctively thought that the size zero in front of her could not match these two words. It could be said that it came from female intuition.

Number Zero smiled, perhaps because he was happy because he felt that this was an appreciation for him, or perhaps because he felt the same as Xixia, thinking that these two words did not fit him very well: "You also said, our last time We met more than two years ago, in the southern forest."

"I don't know your current situation, nor why you are like this. I won't ask, because based on my own experience and knowledge storage, I can probably guess some reasons. But to sum up, although I don’t know what you have done in these two years, but I have done a lot of things myself.”

Zero said and raised the closed book to indicate: "I have read many, many books. Two years is definitely not a short time for us. Based on the reaction and memory of the surgeon, you can know the correspondence of 'many, many, many' The approximate number. I learned a lot and made me no longer the same person who took the knight squire assessment in the tundra."

"I can't say that after I came out of the cultivation jar, all the knowledge I lacked was completely completed, but most of it, or even a little bit, can be considered this way. Books don't often say that knowledge can change A person? Destiny, character, etc. will all be affected. This is probably the reason."

"As for strength, I don't need to explain it. I think you would take the initiative to come to me in this state. You must know the main reason. The information flowing in the dark world will allow you to grasp the key points. You should also have Don’t you have such awareness? It has affected many things, and the experimental subjects and I are just one of the main beneficiaries.”

"On this point, you should collect more information and pay attention to it. Let's call him my father, a person you know, the former patriarch of the Qilaandi family, Torve Lust. He is also one of the other main beneficiaries. One, this is public information, I’m just here to let you know in advance.”

Sisia waited for Cassia's thinking to end, and tried her best to suppress the increasingly obvious doubts on her face when speaking. In just a few words, she felt like she couldn't understand what the two wanted to convey to each other: "At that time, I really didn't expect that it would have such an impact. From your answer, I also verified my guess. This will be A very useful piece of information.”

"It is indeed useful. I think this influence will not be eliminated in the next one or two years. As the first person to use those blood, in order to help me passively eliminate the influence, prevent it from continuing to erode deeper and leave no trace. The traces were discovered. I returned to the tundra and stayed in the culture jar for two months before I came out. Except for a few other experimental subjects with single-digit serial numbers, others did not receive such treatment and could only rely on follow-up. Potions and so on slowly weaken the effect.”

Sisia caught the two terms "blood" and "southern forest". She recalled that the same words appeared in the letters she wrote not long ago, and she understood a lot about the conversation between the two: "From your perspective, I How high is the probability of controlling experimental subjects?"

Zero thought carefully and then answered, not treating Cassia as an outsider. This information is likely to be confidential.

"If there was a control ranking, you would be somewhere between fifth and eighth. Please forgive me who the top ones are, because I really can't tell you. But my father, Tovi Luster, and I occupy two places. That can tell you something. Besides, I’m not ranked number one.”

"Thank you very much." As she thanked her, Xicia acted reasonably and sincerely. This is probably the only thing she can do best between Zero and Cassia.

Number Zero quickly waved his hand and said no: "Your blood has helped me a lot. I should thank you." While speaking, Number Zero raised his left hand as if he had done nothing, and then put it down after two or three seconds. . Sisia couldn't understand. Her only sense was that the hand was indeed covered by something invisible during this period, but she couldn't notice what it was at all.

"Is your change related to this? After gradually leaving the third stage, the things you focus on and the things your eyes need to see are no longer what is in front of you."

"Everyone is the same, there is no way to do this." No. 0 said with some emotion, "If it were me two years ago, I should be in a state of fighting with you now. But at this moment, I have understood some things, so I can fight with you. Sit here quietly and talk.”

"Actually, there is no reason for us to start a fight without having to meet each other. During the Tundra Knight Attendant Assessment, I was only Experimental Subject Zero at that time, and the induction with you was the most obvious attack signal. There was no need for it at all. Think about other things. Regarding the subsequent incident in the southern forest, our positions were different and there was nothing we could do about it."

"But now, I have a choice." Zero spoke slowly and steadily, "There is no longer any reason for us to be enemies. I will hardly be involved in my father Tovi Luster's affairs. He could have been in peace. After transferring his heart to the tundra to conduct research, there is no reason why he must be an enemy of the third-generation Knight King of the Empire. But he made the wrong choice from the beginning. Maybe he lived for a long time, or maybe it was the stubborn nature of the researcher. , the situation that was originally able to be changed by admitting mistakes has now become completely unsolvable.”

After sighing, Zero looked at Sisia: "Perhaps in the end, you and I will become enemies for a period of time because of my father's affairs. But I will try to avoid it, and I ask you to do the same. This is not us The situation I want to see.”

"However, the arrival of a large number of members of the Theocracy and the Nature Association can actually become a buffer zone between us. In addition, regarding the polar sea whirlpool..."

"Third General, I know the relevant information. I am already preparing for it." Cassia immediately asked Sisia to answer.

"It's not easy to deal with." No. 0 commented, "It treats wild dragons just like I treat other test subjects. Except for those with higher serial numbers..." His smile replaced the words that followed, "That's right. , here I can also tell you another very important information, which is about the third generation of the Knight King of the Empire, which is the original Experimental Subject No. 1. In fact, according to the order of birth, that is, the time when I walked out of the culture jar, I am her 's younger brother."