The sun is high

The night is already deep.

Shuge sat alone on the roof of this abandoned apartment.

This is already the highest and safest place in this area.

After Xiuge eliminated the traces of magic he left in the surrounding area, the descendants of An Abyss who came to hunt him immediately dispersed nearby. Although they could not find him through Xiuge's remaining traces, they could easily find him. It was clear that their target was staying nearby, so they directly launched a determined and slow search.

Under such circumstances, even closing your eyes and resting has become a huge challenge.

After closing his eyes, Xiuge's hearing and perception became more sensitive than ever, so he could easily detect the crawling and crawling of the descendants of An Abyss on the street below.

Sometimes, Xiuge could even hear some abnormal sounds.

Shouts, pleas for help, children's begging or miserable cries...

Other times, there are some confusing sentences.

Of course, Xiuge was not attracted by these voices, but the words that came from time to time in the surrounding area and were directly directed at Xiuge himself further illustrated the astonishing rate of evolution of the descendants of An Yuan, including coercion, inducement, pressure, and influence. mood……

There are endless temptations like this.

Xiuge finally confirmed that this huge group of descendants entrenched in Salem City is completely different from the past. As the main body's will continues to grow, its control over the entire group is constantly improving, and the magical power in the environment is different. The change directly accelerated this process.

Now, the descendants of Dark Abyss have successfully skipped the previous stage of poor imitation and begun to formally accept the knowledge and instincts derived from prey. For them, this change is tantamount to crossing a new path. Step up and enter a whole new world.

Xiuge leaned against the broken wall, the cold night wind blew by, and he cast his gaze towards the southern night sky.

The weather tonight is quite clear, and many stars that are difficult to observe on weekdays have appeared. With the naked eye, even Xiuge cannot see any signs of disaster from the starry sky.

However, when he looked back, he was able to use his extraordinary perception to capture the trembling magic thread under the starry sky.

Therefore, Shuge helplessly sighed to the will of the Ernst family who had always been with him: "I think I may not be able to last the remaining five days."

The thoughtful countess stood up at this moment, and she comforted her slowly: "There are indeed too many of them, and you are alone. My child, you are not the only one who needs to face these disasters and threats. If not People in this city may not even have the opportunities they have now with the things you do."

"I understand what you said."

Shuge smiled silently, and then he suddenly changed the subject and asked: "Madam, you were once an elite in the political arena and have personally experienced many emergency situations. Then I would like to ask, who were selected to deal with it specifically? Are there any 'idiots' among these emergency officials and politicians?"

Countess Alexandra was a little surprised by Shuge's sudden question, but she responded quickly.

"Interesting question."

The countess thought briefly, and then she replied: "If it is a general situation, then I can tell you with certainty that not only do idiots exist, but there are many. Even in diplomatic situations between countries, there are always There will be a few idiots who are annoying, but if you draw a line and limit the scope of discussion to this situation..."

The countess paused for a moment, and then she continued: "Then my answer is that the people who can be assigned to make decisions and handle situations are definitely the smartest people."

Shuge joked: "Like you?"

"It's a pity for the kid, but it's true."

"Hmm... So, assuming you are now a member of the Emergency Committee of Salem City, based on your understanding of the situation in Salem City, which strategy will you adopt?"

Hearing this question, Alexandra suddenly fell silent.

Seeing that the countess did not answer him immediately, Shuge said in his heart: "I don't think I am a perfectionist, but after all, I still don't want to see this situation... To be honest, when I saw those monsters with my own eyes After the current situation, I also have the idea in my heart to completely erase the entire city of Salem and everything in it."

"This is normal."

Seeing that Shuge had already given the answer she expected, Alexandra added calmly: "As far as I know, all cities in history that have experienced outbreaks of wolf plagues or other serious magical diseases have eventually been desolated. Even in the end of destruction, using all possible means to control the threat is what the decision-makers should do, not to mention that today's Salem City will only be more extreme than those in history."

She paused for a moment and then continued: "I once visited the 'Scorched City' there when I visited the Kingdom of Hain. The scene was really impressive... But sometimes, the necessary cruelty is indeed A sharp knife that solves difficult problems.”

Of course Xiuge had heard of the name 'Jiaocheng'.

The so-called 'Scorched City' refers to a city in the Kingdom of Hain that was burned by a large amount of fuel and powerful fire magic. That was the final step taken by the Law Commission in the face of an irreversible magical epidemic nearly a thousand years ago. Strategy - Burn the entire city, along with all hidden dangers, patients and even normal residents in the city.

Merlinle and the mage who were responsible for this matter also chose to commit suicide in their study after issuing this terrible order.

After talking to this point, Xiuge had nothing else to say.

As a result, his empty spiritual world once again fell into a long silence. Only the metal disc was still slowly rotating at a normal speed. That regular and orderly appearance actually made Xiuge feel strange. An unfounded yearning.

"I really miss that kind of 'orderly' life..."

Xiuge pulled his thoughts out of his spiritual world, and the cold night sky returned to his field of vision again.

I don’t know how long it took, but at the top of this dilapidated apartment building, a long sigh drifted away with the cold night wind.

"It's so difficult..."

After a while, as if the unwillingness and depression accumulated in my heart had not yet been dissipated, another laugh came from the darkness: "It's so damn... difficult!"

Since then, there has been no sound, only the rats composed of magic power are still lurking around quietly, monitoring the surrounding movements.

In this damaged apartment building, in a room that is already covered with traces of the descendants of the Dark Abyss, a crystal wall clock produced by the Kingdom of Walter is still running firmly, and the constantly beating hands seem to be for the invisible. Time leaves a tangible mark.

The clock is ticking.

Xiuge, who used himself as bait to gather all the descendants of the Dark Abyss in Salem City into one place, did not know that just now, when he felt tired and lost because of the difficulties faced by Salem City, there was still something in the distance. Someone read his name.

…

Wei Lin finally did not add sugar to the refreshing drink in her cup.

After Finn's butler revealed to her the shocking changes that Vann was about to face, the young female scholar felt unprecedented pressure. She now only hopes that the bitter drink in the cup can help her maintain her working condition as much as possible. .

Although there were still many people busy in the laboratory, Weilin knew that no one here could further discuss with her the crisis that might come at any time.

Only then did she suddenly realize that during this period of time, there was only one person who could talk freely about those "dangerous issues" with her, and who could always come up with some unique insights.

It's a pity that the city wall and ceremonial ground that the two of them once passed through are now isolated between the two sides again.

Weilin took off her glasses, wiped them carefully, and then put them back on.

After taking a deep breath, she drank the bitter refreshing drink in the cup, and then took out the magic book exchanged from Shuge from the side.

She stared at the familiar name on the cover for a long time, and then slowly opened it. Unlike what Shuge had guessed, Weilin did not imprint any other magic on this magic book, so the book There are still many blank pages left in the memory.

Wei Lin originally wanted to return the magic book intact, but now, she, who has always been rigorous in academic aspects, inexplicably has a little extravagant hope.

She hoped that this magic book belonging to Sugar Ernst would give her a little good luck in her subsequent research.

Even a little bit.

"May the goddess Mel protect Van En, may the goddess Mel protect us...may the goddess Mel protect you."

She prayed silently in her heart, then adjusted her glasses and plunged into the dark ocean composed of those strange lines.

At the same time, in the more distant Green Harbor.

The lights were still flashing in the ship repair workshop.

This special meeting in the maintenance workshop has lasted all day. The bodies of the participants have already begun to feel tired, but their spirits are still strong, because just now, a member was also all over Van En, However, a large-scale association whose ultimate ideals and goals are completely opposite to those of the Black Sun Association was established.

In people's active and heated discussions and voting, the word "dawn", which symbolizes morning and light, became the official name of this association.

The vast majority of participants became the first official members of the "Dawn Society".

Among them were elves and goblins who came to participate in the meeting, as well as spellcasters from Merlinle and the Plateau Council, including sword-wielding hermits who could make people fearful just walking on the street, as well as those with different nationalities and identities. Soldiers and officers...

Of course, there are also businessmen, teachers, students and those very simple-looking fishermen, miners and farmers.

At the end of the meeting, an improvised poem emerged from the huge magic curtain.

"We will hold the fire to light the way forward."

"We will raise our sword high and split the shackles."

"..."

"..."

"If the world falls into a long night, someone should become the morning light."

"Even if the light fades, even if the darkness hangs around forever."

"The Sea of ​​Sinar goes round and round, but Vann always moves forward."

Frey Meyer stood in the center of the podium. He recited this poem, and then amidst the warm applause of the people, he replaced George Markham and others who were not present in the pre-arranged speech. The "General Outline and Declaration of Dawn Society" document was signed.

Also signed on the document was the name "Suge Ernst."

Meyer did not hide this. He raised the document, showed it to everyone in the audience, and then said: "Comrades! In this world, there are so many people waiting for their belongings." My own 'morning light', the cold St. Steele is like this, and the forgotten city of Salem is like this...and besides us, there are more people working hard for them!"

Someone shouted in response, shouting out the name of the Master George Markham, and others calling out the names of other scholars who had been arrested for their activities in St. Steele.

Meyer raised his hand and pressed it, and then he said with a smile: "You may not know that 'The Ghost of Salem City' was never my pen name. It belonged to another person, a young, noble and incomparable person." Brave man!"

The moment she heard these words, Sally froze under the podium. She bit her lips hard, and her eyes were a little blurry when the light shone into them.

Then she heard her teacher continue to say: "He is a nobleman, an abandoned son who was once abandoned by his family and then picked up again. However, he has an extremely noble heart and an extremely noble soul." !”

"It was him who revealed to us many secrets related to the Black Sun Society. It is also he who now chooses to stay in Salem City and lend a helping hand to those who are trapped in desperate situations..."

Meyer waved his palm vigorously: "We cannot let our comrades fight alone. We cannot watch more tragedies and injustices happen before our eyes. Therefore, we should use all the power we can to unite. Everyone who can unite and do what we should do!"

Someone shouted again: "Then start from Salem City!"

"It's very well said. Our ideals, careers and goals should be implemented from here!"

Meyer waved the document in his hand vigorously, and his always extremely determined face became enthusiastic: "Let us go to Salem, to St. Steele, and to more places that need us. ! Let us use every possible means to drive away the darkness and bring dawn and morning light to more people!"