The sun is high

This form of conversation is very mentally draining. Felix had just recovered from an illness and his physical recovery was not yet complete, so he soon began to feel tired and sleepy after the conversation.

After Shuge's persuasion, Felix finally came to sleep on the bed made of old clothes and sheets. He was indeed a little weak, so he fell into sleep after a while, and his breathing gradually became steady. got up.

Xiuge sat alone at the dining table. He extinguished the crystal lamp on the table, and the last light disappeared from the closed room.

In the darkness, Xiuge's perception became more acute, and all the subtle fluctuations in the surrounding environment were now under his control.

He leaned back on the chair, closed his eyes, and moved his fingers quickly and flexibly, playing with the secret pocket watch that he had seized from the members of the Tricolor Brotherhood during the day.

There was a vague sound of crystal gunfire coming from the distance, but it was just a few sporadic sounds...

Tonight, Salem City seems to be peaceful as never before.

In other rooms in the same apartment, someone seemed to be sobbing quietly.

A wild cat ran past the apartment downstairs. It became slightly interested in the discarded empty cans, but after rummaging around for a while, it left without interest - these empty cans were as clean as the last, and there was no trace of them at all. Any remnant that can satisfy its needs.

The thoughtful countess noticed Shuge's vague mood swings at this time, so she asked softly in Shuge's spiritual world: "So... Shuge, what is your plan?"

"Before finalizing the plan, I need to see what other people in the city and the legal committee outside think."

Shuge gently shook his fingers, and the cold touch on the metal pocket watch continued to stimulate his skin. He said: "If you really want to save Salem City, save all the people trapped in this city." For ordinary people, personal strength alone is absolutely not enough. Even if I know how to deal with those monsters, I still have no way to confront them head-on on my own, let alone completely eradicate them."

"Gather the survivors, gather all the materials we can use, do everything we can to win the support of the Legal Committee, and unite various forces in the city... These goals are not easy to achieve."

"If you just want to convince the survivors in the city, there should still be a lot of opportunities... No one wants to be trapped in a place like this forever."

Alexandra said slowly: "But it may be more difficult to convince the Legal Committee. They have even given up on their own members."

"I also have no confidence in the Legal Committee."

Shuge responded: "But... I have confidence in some of them."

Alexandra was a little surprised: "Some people? You mean the kind mage that Felix mentioned?"

"It's not just him."

Shuge put down his pocket watch and tapped his fingers rhythmically on the table, as if playing some silent music: "There are also those people who tried to send out a silver warning in Salem City before... Madam, 伱What kind of mood and thoughts do these mages have, even though they know that they have been abandoned, they still make such seemingly useless efforts and try to send a warning to the outside world?"

Hearing these words of Shuge, the Countess fell into thinking, so Shuge continued: "As you said, the people in this city should all want to live, and it should be relatively simple to combine their forces. .”

"So what I really want to do now is to contact those countries and organizations outside Salem City, tell them that there is still hope for the residents of Salem City, and make them realize that blockade will never be able to solve the threat of the descendants of the Dark Abyss. , On the contrary, it will only deepen the hidden dangers.”

Hearing this, the countess asked: "So, have you ever thought about the most thorough break and confrontation? What I mean is, using the power of those monsters to threaten and impact the outside world..."

"Of course I have thought about it."

Shuge calmly responded in his heart.

As an invisible soul, Alexandra suddenly couldn't help but tremble at this moment. From Shuge's brief words, she noticed a hint of frightening coldness.

At this time, Xiuge opened his eyes, and his sight fell into the heavy and rich darkness ahead: "However, that is the most extreme choice after all... The results it brings may even be different from my original intention. Contrary to that."

"But if the situation really gets that serious..."

Xiuge smiled, but said nothing.

Seeing this, Alexandra and other family members also fell silent.

After getting along with each other for a period of time, these former members of the Ernst family have also gained a deeper understanding of their young "host".

Although they were all important members and powerful figures in the family in the past, now, as existences that have been integrated with the running rats and the metal discs at the level of power, the positions of these souls and wills are also changing subtly. .

They are all aware of the many special features of Xiuge in his thoughts, habits and behavioral tendencies. Although they do not understand what kind of experience can create such results, in any case, the choices made by Xiuge are They can only provide opinions and suggestions, but cannot interfere in any way.

For those who care about the family, in today's treacherous and changeable situation, as long as Shuge can still maintain care for the Ernst family, not harm the family's interests, and provide assistance at the appropriate time. With a certain amount of attention, they are already very satisfied.

As for the strange thoughts and ideas that Xiuge revealed inadvertently, they could only treat them as unknown.

After all, these ideas seem too trivial.

They are like bits of starlight falling from the night sky, making it difficult to explore and pursue.

…

In that almost meditative state, Shuge spent his first night after returning to Salem City.

After a full night's rest, his spirit has become full again, his magic power has returned to its original state, and some of the hidden dangers left by the death magic in his body have been most thoroughly cleaned and removed.

In order to keep himself in the best condition, Xiuge held his nose and drank a large glass of magic water made by himself.

He had to admit that Wei Lin's previous comments were indeed accurate.

The water he created did indeed have a strange smell, coupled with the fresh vitality added to the magic power by the "Walking Forest", this made Xiuge always feel like he was drinking "mouthwash" from another world. ".

but……

If used to refresh the mind, the effect is very effective.

After a whole night's rest, Felix was in great condition, and after drinking a glass of strange-tasting magic water, his thin face showed a different energy and fighting spirit than before.

The appearance of Shuge gave special meaning to the next trip to the southern gate of Salem City.

In the past, not everyone in Salem City tried to contact the outside world, but due to various reasons, this contact always failed to achieve the results it deserved.

But through the conversation last night, Felix inexplicably developed a special confidence in the young mage in front of him who was ready to go. He always felt that this meeting would be able to give people in Salem City Survivors make important changes.

"There are no monsters nearby, you can open the window."

Shuge looked at the children who were moving cautiously in the darkness and gave a gentle reminder.

So Malena immediately started taking action, and before long, those thick wooden boards were dismantled. After opening the windows, fresh air from the outside rushed in along with the cold wind, making everything in the room feel excited.

"Put on your coat, don't get sick."

Felix, apparently very good at taking care of children, caught a naughty guy and wrapped a heavy, ill-fitting coat around him.

In order to save supplies, the children did not eat breakfast. However, Shuge and Felix, who were about to risk going out, received a can and two pieces of bread that were already as hard as rocks. These things could only be soaked. Eat it with water or the broth in the can.

Even so, there were still many pairs of eyes on that dining table.

In desperation, Xiuge had no choice but to take an empty plate and make a lot of magic bread for these hungry children in one go. Although these things were not very filling, they could at least satisfy their temporary physiological needs. .

The quiet breakfast time ended quickly. Under the worried eyes of Marlena and other older children, Felix stepped forward and gently kissed each child's forehead and cheek.

At the same time, Shuge checked several protective rituals set up in the apartment. After confirming that they were functioning normally, he and Felix picked up the tools and weapons that needed to be used, and just like that, they were in the children's room. I left this small shelter while watching.

Downstairs, the two met other survivors who were also hiding in the apartment. It was a somewhat thin woman. She wrapped her cheeks and hair with a scarf, and her age and appearance could not be seen.

She recognized Felix, so she nodded friendly to the two of them, and then the woman took her huge empty pocket and a very rough short-tube crystal gun and headed towards the still very dim room. Went to the end of the street.

"This way."

Working with a powerful mage, Felix became bolder. He pointed in a direction, and then led Xiuge forward.

Xiuge was not in a hurry to summon the running rat. After being "intercepted" by the descendants of the Dark Abyss under Salem City the day before, he became more cautious in casting spells.

Considering that the magic power fluctuation caused by summoning the running rat is far more obvious than ordinary magic, Xiuge didn't finally summon it until he completely left the neighborhood and came to a relatively desolate building ruins.

Felix was extremely surprised by the huge rat that suddenly appeared in front of him.

After all, in Van En's legends about mages, those who can be used as mounts are often horses, flying dragons or lizards. He has never heard of people riding mice.

Snitch's perception is still very keen, and after being "educated" by the will of the Ernst family for a long time, it has been able to understand human emotional expressions very skillfully and accurately, so it moved directly towards Felik He looked in Si's direction, a pair of green eyes filled with ferocity and dissatisfaction.

"Well……"

Felix was startled, and then he realized that this weird rat with huge horns seemed scarier than he thought.

"Don't worry, he has a bit of a temper."

Shuge was amused by the behavior of his summoned creature, so he raised his hand and patted Snitch on the side of his face twice, and then trimmed the hair on his forehead. The grumpy running rat was soothed.

Immediately afterwards, Shuge took the scattered tools and weapons from Felix and placed them directly on the back of the running rat. During this period, Snicki even used his own Its tail was used as a hook and rope to help fix it. Its performance stunned Felix and refreshed Felix's understanding of mages and magical creatures as an ordinary person.

When everything was ready, Shuge immediately turned over and climbed onto the back of the running rat. Under Shuge's urging, Felix finally climbed up tremblingly despite the unkind gaze of the big rat.

Because Shuge did not prepare a saddle pad for his summoned creature to use when riding, Felix did not know how to stabilize his body, so the running rat impatiently rolled up his tail and rode on Felix. Leakes' waist was circled twice and he was forcibly fixed on his back.

Before Felix could react further, Snitch followed Shuge's guidance and jumped out, his amazing explosive power instantly displayed.

Felix, who was sitting in the back, had never withstood such speed. He instinctively opened his mouth wide, but the cold wind immediately rushed in, so Felix had to close his mouth again and stared into his eyes. , looking uneasily at the buildings nearby that were speeding towards the rear.

Felix's performance was known to Snitch, so this smart magical creature immediately used the magical connection between itself and Shuge to send a series of ridicules to Felix. It felt that this adult's performance Not as good as the girl before.

Of course, Shuge would not tell Felix about these thoughts of Snicki. While Snicki was running wildly, Shuge said: "It won't take us long to get to the south gate. There is still a long time until noon as you agreed before...Before then, you can also search for some supplies, but don't go too far."

These words blew into Felix's ears with the cold wind. He opened his mouth with difficulty, but could not say any complete words. He could only respond with two dry hesitations.

In this way, the two of them quickly moved towards the south of Salem City...