Steel steam and flame

In the autumn evening, the light quickly fades. A streetlight not far away "buzzed" and flickered for a few times, and then I shook off the sleepiness of a whole day's rest and managed to regain my energy. The pale yellow light illuminates a small area under his feet. What reaches Cassia and Zero is just a little more light that increases the shadows and difficulty of identification.

I don't care, low-light vision has long been standard equipment for third-stage surgeries, not to mention Cassia and Zero.

"...Is that so? There is no such information in the databases in the Empire's National Library and the Tundra Research Base. There is also no database authority from the Holy Emperor's Hall. The only way to access such secret information is to apply for it yourself, and I rely on the King's family, the Astus family." Listening to Cassia's story, Number Zero's face was full of interest and happiness, "Miss Ovelia helped me a lot, and some information was obtained in her name. Arrived."

"But there is none of what you are talking about now, Mr. Cassia." There was a bit of regret and loss in the words, "It seems that this is also the direction that I need to work hard to make up for in the future."

Cassia regarded Zero's words as a compliment. He waved his hand and said, "I just knew it. I was just as ignorant a few days ago. After entering the fourth stage, someone will definitely connect with you. This information is all connected. A process, now it’s just a matter of knowing it a little bit in advance, it’s not important.”

"I know that the key point is pollution and changes in world restrictions. When going to extreme areas, you will pay attention to pollution. Mr. Cassia, you must know my situation. Maybe even polluted dragons can use it as their own nourishment. Treat it. In addition to myself, there are also enhanced experimental subjects with higher serial numbers who will go to various extreme areas this time. And as their source..."

Zero kept looking at Cassia when he spoke, and the meaning expressed was very obvious. But he still continued what he said and expressed his meaning clearly, "Enhanced experimental subjects have a certain ability to use dragons themselves as nourishment. This ability was also possessed by the original experimental subjects, but the effect at that time was not Okay. I still remember that at that time, in addition to dragon eggs and juvenile dragons, the blood and flesh of slightly larger bodies, adult dragons, etc. had to go through several processes before they could be provided to experimental subjects."

"But three years ago, this situation changed. The reason was the blood left by Mr. Cassia. Because of this, Miss Ovelia was in very bad condition for a while... "

Without giving a direct answer, Cassia let out a breath, not wanting to stay on this topic for too long: "It seems that in the future, we can look forward to our respective research and understanding of pollution. This time when we return to the empire, we have already gone Look at the pollution plan. It comes from the root network of the world tree, so it’s not certain that we can get unexpected gains from it.”

"My father, Torvillest, has probably made some progress in the research and analysis of pollution. Although he chose the current time point for me to go back, part of the reason is because of you, Mr. Cassia, but the other main reason is probably pollution. . Maybe it will be a method, or a medicine, etc. I will contact you as soon as I have the exact information. I and the enhanced experimental body can use it, and there will definitely be no problem for you. If you want to be more impressive , maybe every surgeon can get corresponding enhancement from the total."

"Thank you in advance. As for the news, I will synchronize it as soon as possible." Cassia nodded to express her gratitude. "Next time we meet, we will be different."

"But before we meet, your name will definitely reach my ears first. After the influence of Red Star comes, you won't hide it deliberately anymore, right? Suddenly there is some expectation. In the contact with Mr. Hai from time to time, he will always Talk about what kind of things you are looking forward to happening. I didn’t have any corresponding experience before, but now I understand, and this feeling doesn’t seem to be bad.”

Zero smiled, "I knew it in advance, and then I observed other people's surprised expressions and reactions. This thing shouldn't be fun. But in fact, it is indeed a mood that is not easy to describe, and it makes people feel Comfortable.”

Cassia blinked and said nothing for the first time. He knew exactly what this mood was because there were people around him who were enjoying it all the time. Although Zero's expression at the moment is just a smile, Cassia seems to have foreseen that it will continue to develop. Even if this expression does not develop in the direction of horror, it will become closer to Li Suman's appearance.

The joy brought by fun is indeed evocative, and he himself has similar feelings. But this is not a good sign, Cassia thought, "I think we can reduce our contact with Mr. Haile."

"Well, Mr. Hai is a very good person, I think." No. 0 did not notice anything unusual about Cassia, "But after returning to the empire, I really can't contact you often. I will be followed by many people from the Holy Emperor's Hall, including the Holy Guards Yes, it happened during the Southern Forest Incident, but its intensity has a clear limit."

"That's good." Cassia breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and then leaned back on the chair, as if she had prevented some trouble in the future, and she felt comfortable.

The conversation with Zero lasted until two in the morning. The conversation after that was no longer about the surgery and the situation, but more like a conversation between friends. From the scenery of various regions in small countries to food, and from the different styles and strengths of surgeons to the comparison of surgeons in three giant countries, the topic gradually expanded.

After that, Number Zero talked about a lot of the various enhanced second-type creatures he had encountered in combat training in his memory. Then the content was transferred to books for unknown reasons. Both of them have read a lot of books. When they talked about this, they seemed to have endless things to say.

It wasn't until Zero's adjutant sent a signal from a distance that the conversation was forced to stop.

At noon the next day, Cassia, who was not on the same return route, continued her separate journey, while Zero also took the morning airship and was on the way back to the empire.

"The next stop is the Empire." Cassia, who was sitting in a remote and quiet corner of the airport waiting hall, looked at the two suitcases in front of her and said to herself, "It seems... I can't remember how long it was. He left the empire. Except for the incident in the southern forest, after the knight squire assessment was over, he seemed to have disconnected from the empire and almost stayed among the small countries..."

"I feel like there will be a lot of nostalgic things. I was in a different mood when I left. Now when I go back, what will my mood be like? It seems to be very interesting..."