The sun is high

He had always highly respected Theseus's warnings.

Therefore, after pouring out a small amount of "Color of Life", Shuge immediately stopped. He sealed the bottle of "Color of Life" again, and then began to carefully observe "Giustina" on the table.

Under the influence of this new power, the characteristics of "Justina" that originated from the descendants of the Dark Abyss seemed to be disappearing rapidly.

The thick mist of the dark abyss, the translucent black body...

Characteristics such as these have now been replaced by the unique light, shadow and color. At this moment, I am afraid that no one will compare the current "Giustina" with the "silt" and changeling bugs in Salem City. Strange and unpredictable magical creatures are connected.

Although its outline is still erratic now, its pure color does not remind people of those evil concepts at all.

A large number of complex emotional fluctuations also entered Xiuge's mind at this time.

Before this, the emotional fragments conveyed by "Justina" were only a little vague, and it was easy to distinguish them specifically. But now, these words poured into Xiuge's mind at a high frequency seem to be random. The accumulated thin threads are generally completely entangled into a ball.

In this case, Shuge not only was unable to respond effectively to "Justina", he was even unable to accurately make an effective judgment on the emotions it expressed.

However, judging from the surrounding magic power fluctuations, "Justina" seems to be "painful and happy" now.

Xiuge was very satisfied with his cautious habits. If he had not set up protective rituals to isolate magic fluctuations in advance, the restlessness here might have been enough to trigger the warning secrets on the Dawn Goddess and attract all the mages near the port. .

In this way, Shuge continued to maintain the protective rituals in the cabin while closely observing the changes in "Justina". Time passed little by little.

This change lasted for a full two and a half hours. Finally, the strange flickering light dimmed, and "Justina", which had been continuously changing, slowly stopped.

At this time, Xiuge saw that the previously surging colors had completely merged with "Justina's" body.

Deep black began to return again. It was still the main color, but compared with the past, it appeared more transparent and clear. If it weren't for the outline of "Justina" that was still trembling every moment, Xiuge would almost have thought it was letting go. What was in front of him was a huge precious black gemstone.

A clear wave came, Xiuge raised his eyebrows, and then followed his "son's" request and gently stretched his palm forward.

The soft translucent black light and shadow trembled slightly, then it swelled upward, and a small tentacle slowly extended from its interior, and gradually changed into the shape of a child's hand.

Just like that, the two palms, one big and one small, touched together.

"..."

Just like the first cry of pure life at the birth, the clear sound echoed in Shuge's mind the moment the two palms touched.

But in the next moment, Xiuge's expression froze.

Because this time, he finally understood what "Justina" wanted to say to him.

"Father, is there anything left to eat?"

…

At around nine o'clock in the morning, Shuge finally left his cabin and came to the dock again.

Under the dim light, he couldn't help but yawn.

"Mr. Ernst, did you have any rest last night?"

The familiar sailor greeted Shuge in a friendly manner, and Shuge naturally responded with a smile: "I'm just not used to living on a ship, but I think it will be fine if I come here for a few more days."

"Haha, that's it..."

The two briefly chatted for a few words, and then the sailor continued on duty, while Shuge walked towards the "temporary office" where Daswell and others had been.

Of course, he had no way of telling others that the reason why he looked very sleepy was simply because he had been busy "taking care of the children" since he woke up in the middle of the night.

Yes, "childcare."

After completing the initial integration with "Color of Life", "Giustina"'s condition has obviously been comprehensively improved.

Its thinking is rapidly improving, and its ability to express emotions and ideas is also recovering at an astonishing speed.

Now "Justina" is no different from a normal child in terms of expression. Although its size and power are still very limited, it can already convey clear sentences to Shuge through magic connection and its own actions.

This is obviously a good thing.

But for Xiuge, it is not a big or small trouble.

Because today's "Justina" is obviously no longer the restrained female scholar in the past. She seems to have completely embraced her new identity. Not only does she directly refer to Xiuge with words like "father" , and become no different from real children in terms of various needs and expressions.

This situation gave Shuge, who was severely lacking in experience in this field, an extreme headache.

Although "Justina" is far from being a "naughty child" now, the high attachment of young children to their elders has begun to show out uncontrollably.

If you use Shuge's own words to summarize, then the current "Justina" can be regarded as...

Weak, clingy and extremely gluttonous.

Yes, in the past period of time, "Justina" has been persistently asking Shuge for all kinds of things to eat, from magic crystals to "Color of Life" to all kinds of All kinds of edible and inedible things... Even the breakfast given to Shuge by the crew of the Dawn Goddess was divided into two bites by it.

In the end, Shuge confirmed that for "Justina", the most important food at the moment is those things that contain magic and life force. Magic crystals are naturally the most important component. The power of "Color of Life" is too abundant. I have to feed it in different stages. As for other foods, it seems that they can only be used to satisfy the child's appetite.

Now, Xiuge only hoped that the large amount of magic crystals he poured into it could be digested for a while.

Of course, he was also full of expectations for the future of "Justina". His intuition told Shuge that this special existence that integrated various forces and was obviously transcendent from those incomplete offspring was destined to have extremely considerable room for growth.

Shuge even believed that it was of extremely important significance to Van En, who had begun to be enveloped by the black sun.

"Mr. Ernst, it seems like you had a very average rest last night?"

Daswell's voice came from the front. Shuge raised his head and found that he had unknowingly arrived at the door of the Dawn Society's temporary office. Daswell and Felix were each holding a cigarette. Standing in the open space and puffing away smoke.

Shuge smiled: "It's really normal. There are a lot of things in my head, and it's always difficult to get a good rest."

Daswell shrugged. He glanced at the side and saw that a certain female scholar was not there, so he took out his cigarette box and handed one over.

So, the number of people who swallowed the clouds and smoke became three.

Shuge has deeply realized the characteristics of Daswell, the core leader of the Dawn Society. He and Frey Meyer are two completely different people - he is simply like a ruthless work machine, thinking quickly. Take off and always be around the troubles he is facing.

Even when he was taking a cigarette break, his chat topics did not stray away from Van En's situation and the Dawn Society's work itself.

"We are trying to establish closer ties with the Legal Committee. Haha, it's amazing, isn't it?"

Daswell blew out a puff of cigarette that was stuck in his mouth. He smiled at Shuge and said: "Among all the countries and organizations, Merlin Lehe is the most proactive and eager. They are not far away from St. Steele." It’s not too far away, so we are more aware of the threat from the Black Sun Society’s actions.”

Shuge frowned: "So, the mages of Merlin Lehe want to cooperate directly with us?"

Felix on the side rubbed his eyes twice, yawned and replied: "Yes, they are anxious...Due to the spread of the power of the Black Sun Society, the foundation of Goddess Mel's belief has begun to waver and even collapse. , this influence has even begun to spread to Merinle and within."

"They are similar to us now. They all want to eliminate all Black Sun Society believers within their control as soon as possible. Of course, their internal situation is much more critical. I am afraid that Zhatui is already a traitor."

Shuge blew out the smoke, looked at Felix with dark circles on his face, and asked, "I remember that you have been doing similar things recently?"

"Yes, but it seems to be relatively easy so far. At least the Dawn Society is very stable internally, but the nearby towns are different."

Felix put out the cigarette in his hand with a headache, and said to Shuge and the others: "I am sure that the people from the Black Sun Society are trying every means to infiltrate this place, bribe the fishermen, or use magic to seduce them. Those ordinary people... this kind of thing must be solved by professional spies, not relying on experienced veterans."

"So I plan to ask Felix to set up a new organization within the Dawn Society specifically to supervise our comrades and identify potential enemies."

Daswell added while nodding slightly to Shuge: "Of course, they can also cooperate with people like you, Mr. Ernst, to perform some special tasks in special areas."

Hearing this, Xiuge's expression became subtle. He took a puff of cigarette, and then smacked his lips: "Tsk, tsk, why do I feel that I shouldn't be here this morning? One of my matters here has not been resolved yet. , is there a new arrangement?"

"Ha, it's essentially the same thing, don't be nervous."

Daswell smiled and scratched his messy hair hard: "After all, if we want to operate in the dangerous northern border, it is not enough to rely on elites like you. Just like they infiltrate us, we also need to Drive your strength into their insides like nails!”

"Ah, that's very well said!"

Meyer's voice suddenly came from behind. Shuge turned his head, only to see him carrying his coat and hat, walking towards him in a hurry: "I absolutely agree with this matter, and I think, not only For those new members who are about to join the Dawn Society, we also need strict supervision and review... Think about it, the mages who can stay in Merlin Lehe must be firm believers of the goddess Mel at first."

"However, even such a group of elites with firm beliefs were eventually corrupted by the Black Sun Society without knowing it. They even included a deep-sea level mage. If this kind of thing was said before, who would believe it! "

Seeing that Meyer was very skillful in getting a cigarette from his old friend, Shuge reluctantly raised his hand and gently rubbed out a cluster of magic flames.

This time, the number of people swallowing clouds and puffing smoke increased to four.

Meyer pointed to the scepter that Shuge carried and said: "We discussed it carefully. Since some of the affairs of our 'Mr. Ghost' are more important, it is not suitable for you to take charge of related affairs. However, Your experience is very important, so everyone hopes that you can have the time and opportunity to give regular lectures to those comrades who join the 'Sword of Dawn', or share some practical experience."

"It would be nice of you to make arrangements for me clearly...and it seems that I have no right to refuse at all, right?"

Shuge shrugged and stared at the three people present.

Daswell took out another cigarette: "Then will you refuse?"

"Of course not. I still like to be a teacher for others."

"That's right."

So everyone laughed in tacit agreement. After two seconds, Felix stopped laughing and said seriously: "'Sword of Dawn' is our tentative name. I will be in charge for the time being. The first batch to join The members have also passed the internal review, but now... everyone needs the first task or the first lesson to break the deadlock."

"First class...um..."

Hearing this, Xiuge couldn't help but squint his eyes.

As if to cater to his thoughts, the next moment, a piece of news from afar came into his mind, and that was exactly the warning delivered by General Bernhardt who was ambushing the old fisherman's house.

Just now, several strangers came to the old fisherman's residence. Through his own ability, General Bernhardt confirmed that there were vague magic fluctuations in these visitors, and they did not seem to be locals. residents.

After getting the clear message, Shuge immediately put out the cigarette in his hand.

He raised his eyebrows at Felix: "Want to go to class? Now is the chance... Notify those who stayed in the town and ask them to gather quickly, pay attention to concealment, and maintain secret communication!"