Steel steam and flame

"But it's not possible now. If we leave like this, we will only bring back a lot of troubles that cannot be solved." Keshan hugged Doris tightly, as if Doris was not the only one who was frightened and frightened.

There were footsteps outside, maybe because the lights were on in the room.

There was a very polite knock on the door. After several knocks, Keshan let go of Doris's hand, stood up, straightened her clothes, and softly replied to the person who knocked on the door: "You can come in."

"Miss Keshan, can I help you with anything? After all, it's very late." It's a young man with dark golden hair, very thick, and full of healthy qualities. "Good evening, Saint. If it's When your stomach is full, you can ask the people in the kitchen to prepare sumptuous food and snacks for you at any time. You know, their time is not divided into day and night, and they are always willing to serve you and do their part."

The man did not enter the room. He opened the door and stood upright outside the door. At this time, he saluted Doris who was sitting on the bed. Just like the night watchmen here, in Keshan's eyes, men always have the same set of clothes, which change according to the time.

Tonight, he is wearing dark gray clothes, or the clothes on the man are more decorative armor. The robe behind him that is almost as high as his body also illustrates this point.

The armor has sharp edges and corners, but visually there is no sharpness that cuts through the eyes. Instead, it has a very round and harmonious feeling. It was the man's own temperament and breath that affected Keshan's direct sense of him.

The man looked very much like a regular knight who still existed in the country a thousand years ago, or less than a hundred years after the empire was established. Pieces of armor were spliced ​​together to perfectly wrap the man's body, depicting several very graceful curves.

There is a side sword, which can be classified as a rapier weapon, hanging on the man's left waist. The hilt and hilt of the sword were studded with beautiful gems, and expensive metals were used to outline unexplained lines. On the other side is an even more ancient-looking flintlock gun. It is definitely not used for combat. The decoration on the gun body that looks like a sword illustrates this.

The man wears a beautiful badge on his shoulder, and the words and symbols on it indicate that he is currently a young major officer in the country where Keshan is located. But the military rank on the shoulder is not enough to explain some problems. It has been a long time since I came here. What really alarmed Keshan was the logo on the man's chest armor.

It can be said to be a cross shape, but in Keshan's eyes, it is upside down. It would be more accurate to call it an inverse cross. The reverse cross pattern can be engraved on the armor and displayed in the eyes of outsiders. Compared with the military rank on the man's shoulders, perhaps this is what is truly worthy of glory, and it is also a place for others to be vigilant and think.

That is the symbol of one of the three major knights of the Holy Shiluo Empire. As a huge group with actual management and military power, every noble knight in it carries the glory of being a member of the Knights Templar. Of course, they also hold huge power, just like the man in front of Keshan.

Being young is not just about the face, that is something that can deceive people, especially since Keshan knew about the existence of the surgery. The man in front of him seemed to be less than thirty years old, and his future was destined to be anything but ordinary. You can come here as a night watchman at Fort Solomon, and you can see many small problems in yourself.

"Knight Parfis, thank you for your kindness. I don't think so. The saint simply can't sleep." Keshan took a few steps forward, blocking Parfis's gaze. "If there is any need, , I will inform you immediately. You know I will do this. If you, Knight Parfas, have nothing else to do, I think the saint should rest."

Keshan smiled and nodded, thanking Parfis for his concern.

"I hope you all have a good night." Parfis bowed in return, taking a small step back and closing the door. From the gradually narrowing view of the door, Keshan clearly saw the huge bright red reverse cross pattern drawn on Parfas's white robe in the light shining from the room.

The symbol of the Knights Templar has long been remembered by Keshan, but every time she sees it, it causes a lot of emotional fluctuations in her.

Because the pattern was always reminding her that this was Fort Solomon, the headquarters of the Knights Templar in the Holy Empire. Not far away is the entire Holy Shiluo Empire, or the core area of ​​the Theocracy, just like the Manoma of the Saint Dorag Empire. The Holy See is not only located there, but the other two major knights, the Knights Hospitaller and the Teutonic Knights, are also not very far away. For a Theocracy where industry and steam power have reached their peak, distance does not exist within the same region.

"There is no possibility of leaving here by one's own strength. Even if the unstable power of Saint Doris is added, the result will be the same."

Keshan lives under such self-hypnosis every day and must carefully hide her emotions. The education given to Doris within the empire made her a completely blank slate. In the limited time, Keshan knew that she had to teach her something. It was as if someone had taught her in the empire.

Although this is only what she thinks.

The door closed silently, and Keshan returned to the bedside. Doris's mood was relieved, at least the trembling hidden under her nightgown disappeared.

"Everything will be fine." Keshan said softly, "Go to sleep, I will always be by your side."

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"Notice that during the first period of time, area 103 is completely normal, the air flow is stable, the temperature remains at the historical level, fluctuating between 60 and 80 degrees, the speed of the ocean current has not changed, and the visibility can be observed around the corresponding area 103 Sea and land lines, communication reception is normal, ocean exploration vessel No. 103 is preparing to return." A familiar voice, a skilled communication method, and a paragraph that almost fixed the format. A not-so-young observer is looking down through the lens on a huge ocean-going exploration craft.

The weather was as good as ever. The light blue sky spread for tens of thousands of kilometers without any clouds around. If a cloud suddenly appeared, maybe that would be strange to them. You can see faint undulating dots all around. Those are other ocean exploration ships, and they seem to be completely integrated into this pure blue sky without any impurities.

We have long been accustomed to such a scene. Because our eyes have been exposed to such an unchanged sky for a long time, symptoms like snow blindness that only ordinary people can suffer from seem to have appeared in elite observers like them. Snow blindness is, of course, an unflattering and unequal metaphor that circulates only among them. But there are cases where skilled observers have lost sight.

"Anything" does not refer to everything, but simply represents the pure blue sky and the sea that reflects the blue sky. And most importantly, a huge whirlpool surrounded by this sea.

Just because the whirlpool is so huge, the full view of the whirlpool cannot be seen clearly from the current height of the ocean exploration ship. What the people on the probe boat saw was a tiny tip of this huge whirlpool. To their eyes, this tiny corner looks like an ordinary ocean, and they cannot find the characteristics of a whirlpool.