The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

A dim yellow light soon lit up in the low bungalow. Su did not move the black abyss white flower planted on the ground, but silently walked around it.

Although Eleanor asked him to stand here and not move, why should he obey the other party's words?

Since it has been proven impossible to correct the world line from here, it is better to leave and find another angle to cut in.

But if you use this idea to evaluate Su's behavior at this time, you will find that he seems to have taken the wrong direction.

He controlled the muscles in his legs and landed gently on the ground with his heels without making a sound, and then quietly walked to the window of the low bungalow.

It was said that the three major families had accumulated countless wealth, but Su couldn't relate this statement to everything in front of him. The entire Shaniyat orphanage felt like a poor monastery to him——

The door is made of heavy cast iron, with a thin layer of black paint painted on the surface. The peeling paint is covered with mottled rust, and this rust is actually the only pattern on the door.

Apart from some random shrubs growing in the courtyard, there was not even a fruit tree to be seen. Weeds up to the knees grew between the bricks and stones that were stepped on. Needless to say, no one had cleaned them for a long time.

There was an indescribable smell permeating the entire courtyard, and the only tower-like tower-like building that stood tall like a castle could only be seen as a dark outline...

It would be fine if this place was really just an orphanage, but Su knew that although it had the name of an orphanage, it was actually the residence of the Shaniyat family. Such an appearance cannot be said to be very desolate. It can only be described as lifeless. It does not have the luxury that the three major families should have on the surface.

The same is true for the low-rise bungalow in front of me. Perhaps the only difference from the wooden houses outside the city is that it is made of piled stones. This time, I didn't even bother to paint it. On the contrary, the window glass is clear and crystal clear. It doesn't look ordinary at first glance. , perhaps flowing from the Fire Chasing Moth base.

If the Shaniyat family's sign was abandoned, this house might be able to be bought with just this glass.

Su gently touched the cold glass with his fingertips. The area where his fingertips pressed gradually became hazy, and the heat spread into white mist. However, the insignificant warmth of the fingertips could not be transmitted to the entire glass after all. The mist It just stays in a small circle around the fingertips.

But the mist seemed to have some magic power, and it just grabbed his eyes and refused to let go. He spent a lot of effort to break his eyes free, and his whole body felt tired for no reason.

Only then did he have the intention to observe the situation in the room carefully.

At first glance, he happened to meet Eleanor. She was holding a large wooden barrel, and the mist was steaming in the barrel, but Su could still see her facial features clearly.

She stared at the window, frowning with the word "Sichuan" between her eyebrows, and pursed her lips. When she turned her head to face the children, she put on a smile again.

There were about twenty or thirty children in the room, all of average age. Except for the two girls sitting on the far left, the rest all looked like boys.

No one deliberately maintained order, but the children sat obediently at a long table made of logs. There was no lively noise. Everyone closed their eyes tightly, clasped their hands on their chests, and silently recited prayers.

Eleanor held the wooden bucket in her hand, scooped out the barley porridge with a dark wooden spoon, and put it on the earthenware plate in front of the children. One of the boys seemed to be lazy when reciting the prayers, and she instinctively wanted to use the wooden spoon to scoop out the barley porridge. Shao lightly tapped the boy's head, but glanced out the window, and finally just reached out and patted the boy's head.

It is hard to imagine that she, who is so gentle to children now, is the Valkyrie who can kill her comrades in arms without thinking on the battlefield.

A large vat of barley porridge was distributed equally to all the children, so that everyone had a full plate. Then Eleanor took the second wooden bucket from the nun who was always standing aside. This bucket was much smaller, and the wooden spoon was not as big as before. Eleanor still served each bucket in the same order as before. The barley porridge in front of each person is doused with a ladle of greasy gravy.

Barley porridge with gravy looks a bit strange, maybe mashed potatoes would be better, but there are no potatoes now...

Nothing unexpected happened this time. If there was anything that surprised Su, it would be that his stomach suddenly started to twitch in protest after smelling the fragrance——

"Gu——gu——"

He gently pressed his palm on his upper abdomen, feeling the eager squirming of the gastrointestinal wall in his abdominal cavity, and couldn't help but become even more silent.

When was the last time you ate? Su was too lazy to look for such long-lasting memories, and besides, he was not Hua, who could remember every moment in his life due to hyperamnesia.

Forgetting is a blessing for a life that is too long. No matter how large the capacity of the brain is, it will be crushed by the accumulation of thousands or tens of thousands of years. Moreover, this long and boring life is not always Every moment is worth remembering.

But when was the last time I ate? Su frowned and tried to think back. Some things couldn't get results just by hard work. It was obvious that he didn't get the answer he wanted.

All he knew was that it was a long, long time ago.

A long period of time will wear away a person's interest in everything around him, and eating cannot escape this curse. Anyway, he has long been a living being that can survive without eating, but at this moment, for reasons that he himself cannot explain clearly. Because of this, the hunger that had been absent for countless previous days and nights returned again. Even though it was only a short moment, it was enough to make him feel something that he had never noticed before.

"Forget it, just stay here for a while."

So he thought.

"The collapse will not come immediately. They still have enough time before facing the final battle and should enjoy their human lives."

This was what he said when he dissuaded Kevin from implementing the Stigmata plan, but it was only now that he gradually understood that maybe it was the same for him...

No, with what he was carrying, it was no longer possible to "enjoy" it. But before the final battle comes, he does still have enough time, at least he doesn't have to be oriented to a clear goal in everything.

In that case, wouldn't it be the opposite?

He took away the hand covering his abdomen, and his stomach no longer moved.

After dividing the gravy, Eleanor stood on one side of the long table and clapped her hands gently. After hearing the instruction, the children opened their eyes with relief, and then looked at Eleanor longingly.

"Okay, let's start the meal. Sister has guests to entertain today, so I won't accompany you. After the meal, you must listen to grandma. After the evening story session, you must go to bed on time... Okay, sister. No more words, bye!"

Laughter gradually filled the low room. Some children tied their napkins solemnly and rinsed their mouths with water before slowly picking up the spoons on the table. Some children couldn't wait to bury their faces in the plates. .

Seeing this funny scene, the corners of Su's mouth turned up inexplicably to one side until he let out a heartfelt chuckle, as if his whole body felt lighter.

"Hey! I said you don't have any hidden quirks, do you? Are you looking at a group of children so happy? Hehehehe——"

Eleanor's tone was rude, but upon closer inspection, it was no longer the initial tone of carrying a gun and a stick, but instead seemed like a well-intentioned ridicule.

However, if it fell into the ears of someone who was not familiar with her, it would not be too much to say that she would receive a arrogant evaluation.

Su shook his head, not knowing how to answer.

Yes, as a spiritual perception fusion warrior, a doctor who I dare not say he is familiar with but can at least prescribe medicine as a psychiatrist, an old man who has experienced countless years of baptism, but he really doesn’t know what to say at this moment. Came to respond.

Perhaps at this moment, through the glass, silently feeling the purest happiness that comes from satisfying one's appetite is the best answer.

But Su didn't do this. He turned around decisively and saw Eleanor's back exposed to him without any defense.

Or maybe because she felt his gaze, Eleanor obviously sped up her pace, quickly walked to the black abyss white flower, pulled it up, and then quickly turned around to look at Su.

"Let's go? You also want to know some secrets about Shaniyat, right?"

"Actually, I don't think so..."

Su opened his mouth, but naturally he did not say these words due to his high emotional intelligence.

But suddenly, he felt that this was okay. On the one hand, as a comrade of Mikael and Alicia, he was somewhat curious about why the Shaniyat family became so lifeless. on the other hand……

Just as he thought before, based on his understanding of Mikael, he did not believe that Mikael had not had the slightest contact with his descendants in these endless years.

Admittedly, it was impossible for Mikael to leave too important information in the Shaniyat family, so Su didn't hold out much hope.

He just thought that maybe he could make a psychological sketch of Mikael based on the traces left by his contact with his descendants, and use this to speculate on his psychology, and maybe he could figure out what he wanted to do.

Thick black clouds filled the entire night sky, vowing not to let any moonlight shine on the world. The Shaniyat family was also very strange. Su turned around and saw only the dim light seeping out of the low house before. Although such darkness was not unfamiliar to him, he could also see clearly with his mental power. Everything in the dark night, but he was still a little worried about Eleanor who was leading him towards the dark tower in the dark.

However, before he could ask why he didn't light some candles, Eleanor spoke first:

"Hey, I asked you earlier, do you know why Shaniyat adopts so many orphans?"

"What's wrong?"

Su felt that her words were a bit haphazard, as if her words were not well organized. As expected, after he asked, Eleanor fell into silence for a period of time.

"It's a long story!"

These words may have a bit of girlish joy when written on paper, but to Su's ears they sounded full of powerlessness and helplessness.

"The bloodline of Shaniyat is an extremely powerful bloodline. That's what my mother told me since I was a child. But a strong bloodline often means an inescapable curse. For the Kaslana family, it means fighting against the enemy. The Heavenly Fire Holy Judiciary perished together, as well as the stubborn Kaslana family who knew that the Heavenly Fire would burn everything but still continued to fight without fear. "

"And there are cooking skills that I will never learn."

"Haha! I didn't expect you, an old turtle dove, to have a sense of humor!"

"Old Turtle Dove...are you talking about me?"

"Ha, what's wrong? Although you don't look old, you are actually a super old, old, old man. Besides, you are so lean. The description is very appropriate!"

"...That's not a good word."

After being scolded for no reason, Su Ziran was speechless. He didn't like being scolded, so he pointed it out bluntly.

"Huh? Is this a curse word?"

Eleanor tilted her head, a little embarrassed. She saw this word in the novel she confiscated from Valkyrie. She never read novels at a glance. Besides, no author would explain this word specifically with notes, right?

Well, she really knows she was wrong, but if she wants to apologize in person, then it’s better to kill her...

She coughed awkwardly and abruptly changed the topic back to the beginning:

"The same is true for our Shaniyat family, but our curse does not come from the White Flower of the Black Abyss... Well, it may also be because no one has been able to completely liberate its power so far..."

Reminiscent of what the Red Kite Immortal said on the Qinchak grassland, Eleanor changed her words without leaving any trace.

"But it's clear that we're cursed in another area that's somehow more serious than Kaslana's - fertility. Yes, fertility difficulties, that's been a problem that's been plaguing us since Eve Shaniat ”

"Eve Shaniat?"

Mr. Su felt that something was wrong, but when he thought of this girl's straightforward way of speaking, it seemed that it was not incomprehensible to call her ancestors by their first names...

"Is this why you keep adopting orphans? But Shaniyat wants to pass on not only a surname, but also a special bloodline. Adoption, is this useful?"

"Listen to me slowly! At the beginning, our only choice was the Kaslana family. I don't know why, but Shaniyat will not be affected by it until he is combined with Kaslana. The curse of fertility. But long-term inbreeding is not advisable. If the two bloodlines gradually merge into one, Shaniyat will eventually lose his only... In short, this is what happened to Lord Otto's parents, his father. Although Bishop Nicholas' surname is Apokalis, he is one-quarter of Kaslana.

"Later, we discovered that there is a second option, male Stigma Awakeners. To be precise, the set of male Stigmata Awakeners includes people from the Kaslana family, but the rest of the Stigma Awakeners and Shani Art's matching success rate is not as high as Kaslana's. Another point is that there are many stigma holders, but not many can successfully awaken the power of the stigmata... This is why you saw there just now. The reason why there are so many boys is that they are all Stigma holders, but only one or two of them can awaken the Stigma. They will marry my two sisters and give birth to Shaniyat's offspring."

"and you……"

"Me? As the eldest daughter, of course I have to take the responsibility for the marriage. It's just that I'm busy with the Valkyrie Army and have never had time to care about it... But not everyone is like Kallen and made an appointment with Lord Otto early. An engagement! Ideally, it would be with Karen’s brother William. Of course, it depends on the situation, but it could also be with Fabian or Marcel of the Apocalis family.”

Su held her chin up and listened to the girl in front of her talking about her loveless marriage in a very rational tone, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed. But... mainly... Eleanor seemed to have misunderstood what he meant:

"That...I mean, your mother and Otto's mother..."

"Ah, yes, that's right. In the previous generation, my adoptive mother was the only one in the Shaniyat main line, so she carefully selected from the branches and adopted me, and later Kodra and Julia. Sha. There are many branches of Shaniyat, and many of them no longer believe in Shaniyat. For example, I have forgotten what my last name was before I came here. Shaniyat's bloodline is not so pretentious. We are fighting against St. Mark. The combination of the awakened ones did not dilute their own bloodline, but instead absorbed the power of various stigmata, making the Shaniyat bloodline itself become stronger and stronger, and the shackles imposed by fate became weaker and weaker. , at least the various branches have not encountered serious fertility difficulties.”

"That's it..."

Su pursed his lips. This was similar to the Chimera Project, or it was the so-called "different approaches to the same goal".

"Then why don't you think about your Lord Otto?"

"How dare you think about it... Not to mention Karen's engagement with him, he and I are brother and sister. Although he takes good care of me, I may also have a little interest in him... Well, just a little. But I think it's more of a sister's love for her brother, that kind of love...a little bit, just a little bit! After all, he has been my only relative among the three major families since my mother passed away."

"Don't you feel unwilling to accept Karen?"

Eleanor rolled her eyes at Su angrily:

"You old turtle dove! Why do you ask this kind of question? Do you like gossip? Okay, okay, I will say it straight, maybe a little, but it doesn't matter. For us, there is no freedom in marriage, Karen and Lord Otto's engagement is not something they can decide. If you think about it differently, it's okay. The three of us grew up together. After Kallen and Lord Otto got married, I had another family member... …But sometimes this woman is so childish that it makes people feel uncomfortable!”

Su nodded. At this point, he once again confirmed the answer he wanted. Yes, she might have really liked Otto before, and it was exactly the same as the world Su observed, which was much better than his previous pessimistic prediction.

But the two Eleanors are fundamentally different. For today's Eleanor, her love for Otto is more similar to the vague affection among young people, and it is far from the level of obsession with him.

She naturally had no particular ill will towards Kallen, but the three of them grew up together, and with Eleanor's competitive mentality, it was hard not to regard Kallen as her biggest competitor in everything in front of the only alien, and now she has long been accustomed to it. But to put it bluntly, the two of them are still good friends in nature.

Unless she is forcibly controlled by mental power, it is still impossible to correct the world line from her.

Eleanor said so many words in one breath, and she herself was a little overwhelmed. She took a deep breath and made a final summary of the previous words in a formal manner:

"In short, one strength, one price. Everything in the world is an equal exchange-this is our Shaniyate family motto. Uh... although I always think that this family motto is more suitable for Apokalis."

"This sounds like something he would say."

Su did not dwell on the inexplicable name. He really didn't pay much attention to Shaniyate's family motto before. After all, once a person's time is stretched for a long time, it is often easy to have too many subtleties. This is the case for him and Kevin. However, this kind of words, at first glance, are full of Mikael's style, and the taste is pure and cannot be purer.

"Uh... So he is such a person?"

Although Su did not explicitly say who "he" was, Eleanor obviously would not even understand such a subtext.

"You... forget it... just keep talking."

Feeling Su's perfunctory, Eleanor puffed up half of her cheek and glared at him, but unfortunately, Su closed his eyes and could not see.

"Woo——"

Eleanor pinched her throat, whimpered softly, punched Su's cheek, but pulled her fist back just before it touched her face.

"Hey, can you really see?"

"...Miss Eleanor, please continue. Worry about yourself instead of me, after all, it's so dark around..."

"Tsk! I've walked this road back and forth for more than 20 years, isn't it just a little darker? Oh, my god——"

With a "bang", Eleanor's forehead hit the hard door.

"Hiss..."

For the Valkyrie, such pain is nothing, but Eleanor still took a half step back, covered her red and swollen forehead, and glanced at Su with dissatisfaction.

"Hey! Can you be straightforward next time? It's very troublesome to beat around the bush like this!"

"..."

Eleanor shook her head, took out a bunch of keys, and unlocked the door.

Su took advantage of the moment when she opened the door to open his eyes and quickly glanced at it, but the light and shadow around him were so dim that he could hardly see anything.

He closed his eyes again, and the invisible mental power quickly spread forward, and soon outlined a spiral stone staircase for him.

"This is..."

Su turned his head to look at Eleanor, his eyes unconsciously widened to the maximum.

"Sorry, uncle!"

Eleanor showed a winner's smile, she raised her index finger, and the key to open the door was spinning around her fingertips.

"It seems that he is slightly better than you."

Without waiting for Su to ask, Eleanor told everything:

"In the Shaniyat family, there is a secret passed down from Eve Shaniyat, a secret that only the heirs of the main line are qualified to know. Her original words were - when a person who claims to be from the same era as your ancestor comes to the door, show him what I left behind. Remember, the hair color of the person can only be white or silver-gray, and the ancestor he is talking about is not me, but a man."

Eleanor smiled proudly, bowed and raised her hand in a somewhat exaggerated manner:

"Please, uncle."