The sun is high

In order to prevent the descendants of the Dark Abyss in the city from seeing through the survivors' plans by digesting the memories of the dead mages, Xiuge deliberately re-formulated a set of temporary magic signal rules with the mages at the Legal Committee before setting off. , and now, the light green color slowly floating in the sky represents the beginning of the transfer of the first batch of personnel.

There were no other magic signals in the sky, which meant that after that, the transfer work went smoothly. Just like Shuge's plan, most of the descendants of Dark Abyss in Salem City have been transferred to him. A series of actions attracted the area closer to the north of the city, and in this area, the soldiers from Iris Street and the bandits from the Tricolor Brotherhood have successively completed searches. Even if there are still survivors here, they are just A minority within a minority.

But at this time, the distorted voice made up of countless voices came from the side.

"You're planning something, right?"

This time, it didn't even pause or stutter, and its words were so smooth that it was scary. What surprised Xiuge even more was that this time it even showed a questioning tone that was no different from humans. If it weren't for the fact that the sound it made was too loud It was weird, Xiuge almost thought that a real person was asking him questions just now.

Xiuge finally turned around and looked at the human figure made of black mucus in front of him. Then he discovered that the sunlight was actually still continuously damaging the children of An Yuan, but when they gathered together, That huge reserve of power is enough to enable them to directly resist the damage caused by sunlight.

Seeing Xiuge looking at him, the humanoid trembled slightly, and then fragmented shadows slowly emerged from its interior. Finally, these shadows formed a mouth at the correct position on the humanoid's face.

After completing the basic "preparatory work", the humanoid slowly opened its mouth and asked Shuge again: "Have you seriously thought about the suggestions we have made?"

Xiuge suddenly noticed that the human figure in front of him, which represented the main will of the descendants of An Yuan, seemed to no longer use honorifics to refer to itself. It seemed that as it continued to master knowledge, it had successfully eliminated that knowledge. And useless content like etiquette in memory.

Xiuge stared seriously at the human figure in front of him, then he shook his head and replied slowly: "If you mean, let me voluntarily become your food and become one of you, then I The answer is still no.”

The rejection given by Xiuge did not arouse the anger of the main body of An Yuan's descendant. The light and shadow in the human body continued to rotate and flow. After a while, it completed its thinking, so it spoke again: "What if it were changed?"

"Change over?"

"If you were to be the absolute subject, would you accept our proposal?"

The humanoid said in its weird and emotionless voice: "Or according to your understanding, if we voluntarily become your food, will you accept it?"

Shuge's eyes narrowed slightly.

He was always carefully observing and paying attention to the movements of the descendants of An Abyss, because he remembered clearly that in his first face-to-face dialogue with the main body of the descendants of An Abyss, he had seen through their use of communication and communication as bait, and Waiting for an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

For the being in front of him who possesses a lot of knowledge but also follows a set of chaotic instincts, negotiation and debate seem to be just a tool used by it to strengthen its own tribe and obtain more food.

But this time, things seem to be different.

In Shuge's extremely keen perception, the main body of An Yuan's descendants did not carry out any form of ambush. It seemed that the only one who came to the roof of the theater was this human figure. If Shuge was willing, he could do it in an instant. Erase it in between.

However, this behavior makes no sense.

The gathered descendants of the Dark Abyss were too large, and their actual number had increased extremely exaggeratedly compared to before. Looking at the black shadows that were constantly creeping and gathering on the street below, Xiuge even doubted the existence of these monsters. The actual number is enough to fill an entire deep-water lake. With their current power, it is even possible to break through the ceremonial ground blocked above Salem City!

Under this situation, Xiuge had no way to directly defeat the opponent in front of him with his own strength. He knew that even if he used all means to attack and devour the descendants of the Dark Abyss below, he would not be able to kill them all, or even Yu Guang's act of swallowing was enough to "stretch himself to death."

Xiuge did not directly answer the question of the descendants of An Yuan. He asked instead: "In my opinion, you have enough wisdom now. According to what you said before, you no longer need my will to lead." 'Really? Why are you still eager to merge with me?"

After hearing Xiuge's question, a slowly squirming black light and shadow immediately appeared inside the humanoid figure of An Yuan's descendants standing in the sun. This was a standard manifestation of their thinking. After a moment, it slowly lifted itself up. one arm and pointed upward with a finger.

The sun fell on its fingers, and the bright light caused the chaotic dark body to emit a faint magic smoke. Then it said: "The light will disappear soon, and the cold sun will rise... We haven't done it yet." Be prepared."

…

Green Harbor.

As an important commercial port on the southern coast, it has become a lot deserted now. Even the boldest and most greedy businessmen do not dare to go out to sea for trade at this time. During this period, in the southern seas, it is always possible to Hear the terrifying roar of the battle between the fleets of the Kingdom of Hain and the Principality of Bult.

Just like the dramatic changes taking place on the frontal front, naval engagement methods are also evolving.

When the modified steel steam vehicles of Votel's army drove into the battlefield carrying Kalfan heavy machine guns and small crystal cannons, the fleets on the sea also welcomed some strange new members.

"What a big ship..."

Sally, who had never seen the sea before, felt fresh about everything she saw. The smell of the sea breeze was very strange, the ocean fish being sold were also very strange, and some of the exotic products stranded in the harbor attracted even more attention.

But what really made Sally sigh was the huge ship anchored on the distant sea and the many small magic airships hovering above the ship. These magic airships, without exception, all carried lightweight steam crystals. The cannon can fire deadly ammunition directly from the air downwards. This is a new attempt made by the workshops and master craftsmen of the two kingdoms.

"A large airship carrier... is actually a platform that can float on the water. One ship can carry about five airships."

Meyer had obviously learned about this new type of ship from other places. He patiently introduced it to his students: "Despite its size, it actually has no self-defense capability at all. Any small warship can defeat it." There are ways to sink it, but the airships it carries can detect very far away, and the artillery fire on them is also very deadly to ships... I heard from friends that the craftsmen of the Kingdom of Hain are still developing a new type of small Airships, if everything goes well, they may even have a way to double the number of airships carried by the carrier ship."

Sally had long been accustomed to her teacher's erudition. She nodded while looking at the shadows of the airships hovering over the sea in surprise. They seemed to be slowly descending, while the wind that kept blowing and the shadows from the horizon The dark clouds that came over also indicated that a storm was approaching.

"Let's go, we don't have much time to hang out here this time. We'll come back when we have the chance."

Meyer said to Sally, and then he took out a few general coins and gave them to an older child on the roadside, and bought a new newspaper and several newspaper-wrapped strips from him. Dried fish.

The boy's eyes remained on Sally. After experiencing the ordeal in Salem City, studying at the Alchemy Physician Academy, and a period of military career, this girl's temperament has become very special. In addition, She looks like the legendary "maid" of the gods walking under the sun.

Sally noticed the boy's gaze, so she turned her head and smiled at him. This move immediately made the boy's face turn red. He quickly lowered his head and stared at the coins he had just received without daring to speak, but After a moment's hesitation, he boldly took out a roll of dried fish wrapped in newspaper, gritted his teeth and handed it to Sally.

In this way, Meyer walked towards the end of the street with his students and two bags of dried fish.

Their destination is not far away.

About twenty minutes later, Sally followed Meyer to a huge ship maintenance workshop. The door of the maintenance workshop was closed, with iron chains hanging on it, and the sounds of magic rituals were constantly heard in the air. There was a buzzing sound, indicating that a mage had set up the most basic vigilance and protective measures for this large workshop.

Meyer raised his head, squinting at the words "Jinghai Shipyard" above the door, and then said to Sally: "We are here."

"Ship workshop?"

Sally was a little surprised. She gently wiped away a piece of dried fish crumbs left at the corner of her mouth and asked, "I remember you said that we are here to attend a meeting... Is the meeting place right here?"

"I think so."

Meyer nodded slightly, then turned around slowly and scanned the nearby streets. Finally, his eyes fell on the door of a seaside grocery store diagonally opposite the maintenance workshop, where a man was sitting. There is a middle-aged fisherman holding a cigarette in his mouth and taking advantage of the fading sunlight in the sky to take care of a fishing rod in his hand.

So Meyer walked forward with Sally. Soon, the fisherman sitting among various tools and sundries raised his head. He looked at the two of them seriously, and then took the initiative to ask: "Frei ·Professor Meyer?”

Sally noticed that the fisherman's accent was different from that of the southern Votel people, but sounded somewhat similar to those of the Hain people who were good at speaking.

"it's me."

Meyer smiled and nodded to the middle-aged fisherman, then he raised his hand and pointed to the door of the maintenance workshop: "Am I late? The meeting has already started?"

"Oh, don't worry, it hasn't started yet. Just to ensure safety, we can't open the door... Please come with me!"

The fisherman put down the tools in his hands and kicked the debris into his store in a few clicks. After locking the door, he led the two of them towards a path next to the maintenance workshop. , he complained as he walked: "The weather has changed a bit drastically these days. Sometimes the sun is shining brightly one second, and then strong winds blow the next. The boat basically can't find a chance to go fishing... And I I heard that the sirens on the lighthouse next to the port kept sounding randomly, and the old woman in charge of the lighthouse called the craftsmen several times, but she said there was no problem after inspection."

"Alarm? What is it monitoring?"

Meyer always maintained an open-minded attitude of asking for advice, and he would not miss any opportunity to gain knowledge and information.

"Ah... I can't say for sure, but based on past experience, lighthouses detect danger through sirens."

The fisherman replied: "Sometimes it's particularly bad weather, and sometimes it's dangerous magical sea beasts... Some time ago, a fleet fired cannons outside the port. It is said that when the cannonballs explode, it will also sound an alarm."

"Shouldn't the mages come and take a look at this situation?"

"I saw it once and said there was no problem...so everyone thinks it is caused by the recent strange weather. Hey, no one can say for sure!"

During the conversation, he had already brought Meyer and Sally to the side door of the maintenance workshop. Unlike the main entrance, this place was open, but there were guards in front of the door, and they even carried guns and weapons.

The appearance of the three men caused the guards to immediately take up the crystal guns, but then the leading fisherman waved his hand towards the guards: "It's Professor Frey Meyer and his students. I'll leave it to you next." go back."

After the guards nodded, the fisherman, whose identity was obviously unusual, immediately turned around and left. His steps were light and fast. After he turned around, Sally noticed that the fisherman was actually carrying a new type of weapon. revolver, and apparently he was one of the guards.

Soon, Meyer's identity was confirmed, so a guard led the two people towards the maintenance workshop. After passing through an open space filled with various materials and large parts, the two people walked in. In a huge factory building.

Sally's eyes lit up because she discovered that this place had actually been transformed into a temporary venue. Although many traces of the workshop could still be seen, and the smell of alchemical materials and magic medicines wafted in the air, The bright lights, the erected podium, the many seats placed under the podium, and the people engaged in heated discussions gave this spacious factory a very unique atmosphere.