In fact, I feel that visiting Sylvia's little dessert shop with Sandora is not a wise choice, because I obviously accidentally forgot the possible consequences of the strange slowness of the silver-haired mole——
The guy didn't know how long it would take to prepare snacks to feed Sandora, but Sandora would have easily starved herself to death before that. Of course, it was more likely that Sandora would open her mouth and sweep over.
Sylvia's shop was demolished.
Well, we're already at the door of the store anyway, so there's no use thinking about it.
"Dingling bells..." The pleasant sound of wind chimes rang as the glass door of the shop was pushed open. Sandora and I walked into this always quiet dessert shop and found that the inside of the shop was as expected.
No one.
Sylvia's dessert shop usually has few customers. This is because that stupid silver-haired mole opened the shop on the military blockade line in a daze. She has special permissions, so there is no need to do so.
Question, but ordinary residents of the Shadow City dare not approach the military blockade without incident, and the Shadow Fortress closest to here is full of imperial soldiers and the like. How can there be customers who frequent the dessert shop? Sylvia usually visits the dessert shop on weekdays.
There are only two kinds of customers that we can expect. One is the students of the Military Academy, especially the Misaka sisters. They will occasionally come to buy desserts, but the Military Academy is quite far away from here, and the Misakas come here very rarely.
One is the few mass-produced hosts in the base. It may be due to some currently unexplained logical mutations. There are some mass-produced Xiling hosts in the Shadow Fortress that behave differently from other mass-produced sisters. They will
He is interested in desserts and is the only regular customer in Sylvia's shop.
But no one will come at this time.
Sylvia's small shop is like a safe haven. Although it is opened in a nerve-wracking place like a military blockade, there is always a soothing and peaceful atmosphere lingering here. The small store has been cleaned
It was spotless, and the windows facing the street exit were bright and clear. The gentle sunshine poured into this neat shop from the windows, making the elves of light jump happily on every small table and round chair. The wind that sounded at that moment
Not only did the ringing not break the peaceful and peaceful atmosphere here, but it filled the surroundings with a warm and leisurely atmosphere.
Behind the long counter facing the store door, a girl with long silver hair was hopping and wiping the tall glass closet. In the closet were some of the shop's most proud special snacks. Although Sylvia was tall,
It's not low, but it obviously requires hard work to clean the top of the closet. She can only jump up and down to complete this arduous task. The girl's clumsy movements and the "Hey" sounds that encourage her from time to time make her feel uncomfortable.
People found it a bit funny, but Sylvia herself didn't realize it. She was just immersed in her fulfilling work, with her skirt flying.
"Shall we tell her the ladder is leaning against the wall next to it?"
Sandora tugged on my arm and whispered.
"There's a chance it will fall."
I thought about it and answered in the affirmative.
Then Sandora stopped talking.
Sylvia's ears are very good. She must have heard the wind chime ringing at the door just now, so Sandora and I found a seat near the door and sat down by the window, waiting for Sylvia's reaction.
come over.
I'm worried that Sandora will be so hungry that she goes berserk before Sylvia reacts, because I really don't think much of the mole's reflex arc. In fact, sometimes I'm a little suspicious of Sylvia's slow reaction.
Is the reflex nerve the result of connecting all the mass-produced raven reflex arcs together? No matter how you look at it, her usual temperament has been incredibly slow. But fortunately, Sylvia is relatively fast this time.
When Sandora was about to comment on the table in front of her, she finally realized that a customer had arrived in the store, so she stopped jumping in front of the closet, turned around with a smile, and said slowly and softly: "Ah
~~There are guests—eh? It’s you—"
To talk to Sylvia, you have to be willing to live. The only good thing is that her slow tone sounds very comfortable, and it won't make you anxious and angry. I pointed at Sandora,
Put this urgent question in front of Sylvia in a hurried tone: "Don't say anything, Sandora is hungry, prepare some hungry snacks for her first... Come on, don't prepare it, just take it."
Just buy it at the counter... Hey, I'll just go get it myself..."
I had already finished speaking before Sylvia could react. Considering that Sandora might start biting when this guy brought the snacks, I decisively said hello to her and went to the counter to move things out.
After a while, Sylvia said with a smile: "Ah - Chen, you are really impatient -"
By this time Sandora had already started licking the fourth plate.
"Would you like something to drink?" After a while, Sylvia placed a lighter pastry in front of me, and asked calmly with a warm smile on her face.
"Just make something," I said while glancing at Sandora who was devouring her food. "Give her a glass of orange juice before this girl chokes to death."
While Sylvia went to prepare the drinks, I couldn't help but glance at Sandora: "Hey, no one is trying to compete with you, eat slowly."
"The most perfect way to enjoy dessert is to eat it within three bites!" Sandora replied without raising her head. Although she was eating very fast, the amazing thing was that her appearance and ability to speak clearly were not affected at all.
, I think Shandora who is sweeping across the dinner table like this is the cutest one. The happy look on her face and her undefensive behavior in front of the people she trusts all exude a sense of cuteness, and there is also the stain on the corner of her mouth.
That little bit of cream - I wiped the corners of her mouth with it, as if taking care of a little girl. This action must be fast and accurate, because if you react a little slowly, you may be bitten. You can refer to this action
The difficulty factor of rescuing a cricket from a set of high-speed rotating gears is at least 9.0, so I think I am the only one who can wipe Sandora's face while she eats.
"The relationship is so good," Sylvia's voice came from the side. The silver-haired girl placed two drinks in front of us, and her eyes swept between me and Sandora, "You are showing off in front of me.
?"
I was about to take a sip of my drink when I suddenly felt something was wrong, and then I suddenly realized that Sylvia seemed to be speaking smoothly just now.
"Bella Vera?" I looked at the silver-haired girl who had sat down next to me in surprise and was eating the guests' snacks by herself. She also blatantly drank Shandora's and mine's drinks from time to time. She looked like that now.
There is a world of difference between the timid and slow silver-haired mole, and I immediately recognized that this should be another personality in Sylvia's soul: the former fallen emperor Belavera had awakened.
Sandora swallowed the food in her mouth and looked directly at Hill...Bella Vera, her tone full of curiosity: "You can wake up freely?"
"It was Sylvia who woke me up," Bellavilla snapped her fingers and directly transferred the snacks on the counter behind to the table in front of Shandora, replacing the empty plates at the same time, and then said with a playful expression
Looking at the latter, "As for you, I don't think Emperor Xiling can eat with food on his face."
"When my lover is by my side, it is my privilege to eat food on my face," Sandora waved her hand nonchalantly, "It's just a small interaction between me and Ajun~~"
"Hey, I said you two were showing off in front of me," Bellavera glanced at both of us. He was completely different from the honest and slow Sylvia. This guy was a very talkative and slightly shady royal.
Sister, she is a nice person though, "Did you encounter some trouble in another world?"
I knew that Bella Vera must have some purpose for waking up. Although she said that she was awakened by Sylvia, how would that silver-haired mole, who is not very smart, know when to wake up without the hint from the former?
Wake her up. Now it seems that Bellavilla is interested in our battle in the ruined world.
"Fought a battle with your former colleagues," Shandora didn't hide anything. She told Bellavilla about the encounter that took place in the ruined world as simply as possible. Although the other party was once a fallen apostle, he has now become a fallen apostle.
He has killed his own people, and he has made such great contributions in the Great Nebula, so he is trustworthy. "Although we won in the end, there were a lot of losses in the battle. We are now working hard to repair those battleships and replenish the source of new troops. By the way,
Now that you're awake, there's something you might know - check this out."
Sandora said, opening a holographic projection in mid-air, and what appeared on the projection was a black and red military emblem. This military emblem was the mark on the fallen apostle battleship that was fighting fiercely with the emperor at that time.
"Do you know me?" Sandora looked at Bellavilla with hope, "You used to have a low status in the Fallen Apostles Legion. Which army is this sign? In the entire Fallen Apostles Legion, its size is
How big is it? What status does it occupy?"
Sandora's questions are what we are eager to know now. We must roughly infer the balance of power between the fallen apostles and the current new empire, and the breakthrough point is the enemy fleet that fought fiercely with the empire in the ruined world.
, although Lin Xue used her prophecy ability to roughly judge that the opponent belonged to a relatively large force in the entire fallen apostle camp, their more detailed situation was not so easy to predict.
In contrast, Bella Vera is more likely to have accurate information.
"Harlan and Zadom's mixed third army." Belavera casually glanced at the holographic projection in mid-air while eating snacks. "It's not surprising. The two of them annexed several
The small army, after reorganizing the army, became the most active military force in the Fallen Apostles camp. They were present in basically every large-scale external operation, and Harlan was also a speculator...unexpected surprise attacks and various high-level operations.
He is the first to rush into high-risk and high-reward actions."
Bella Vera really knows!
I suddenly became excited. Belavera's awakening was so timely. It seems that our intelligence breakthrough on the fallen apostles will ultimately depend on this former fallen emperor.
"Harlan Zadom?" Because I heard two unfamiliar names, I couldn't help but asked curiously, "Are they both emperors too?"
If the opponents are two emperor-level fallen apostles, then it may become a matter of course to encounter an enemy raid of that scale in the ruined world, and that battle can be said to be very dangerous. In this way, these two people are definitely very troublesome.
Enemies. Speaking of which, there were suddenly two more enemies, and they were already at the Emperor level. Even though I had known for a long time that the Fallen Apostles must be a huge threat, I still felt a headache.
"Only Haran is the emperor, and Zadom is the most powerful general under Haran," Bellavilla said in a deep voice, "It's a bit tricky. Haran was a very powerful Xiling Emperor before he became a fallen apostle.
His abilities are complex, and basically no one knows what all his powers are like. Zadom is a war madman like Pandora. He is used to arming himself fully at all times. Of course, no matter how powerful the individual is, there are
To the limit, the most dangerous thing about these two people is their army... The mixed third army has a huge number, amazing combat effectiveness, and the largest production base. It is also a very important army in the fallen apostle camp. They suffered a lot in this battle.
It was tragic, but Harlan and Zadom themselves did not appear on the battlefield, which shows that you still failed to destroy their core. In this way, it may not be long before these two people make a comeback... Well, it's a bit strange,
Zadom often appears on the battlefield in person, but this time he didn’t even appear..."
Bellavilla frowned slightly as he spoke, "Based on your description and my last memory, I can infer that the Emperor basically defeated half of Haran's army this time, even after the entire Fallen Apostles
The camp was also seriously damaged in the battle. That guy Harlan became a complete speculator after his fall. He must have taken such a high-risk action in the hope of higher returns, but in the end he wanted to rob
Just the wreckage of a battleship? What is so special about that wreckage that it deserves such a huge effort?"
"Then take a look at this again. This is the emblem we got from the ruined world, the emblem left by the emperor who fought with Viska 700,000 years ago." I remembered that I wanted to ask Bella Vera before.
, but I didn't think of anything just now, so I took out the armor fragment with the golden ring mark from the portable space, "The wreckage of the battleship that I snatched also has the same mark on it, can you recognize it?"
"This?" Bellavilla's eyes widened suddenly, staring closely at the metal fragment in my hand, "That guy... Sure enough, it seems that Harlan came here just for the wreckage. This is really dramatic.
——Who do you think this belongs to?”
Shandora and I didn't talk and just stared at Bellavilla to see how long this guy with a bit of a bad personality could hold it in. In the end, Bellavilla surrendered within half a minute: "Okay, okay, you guys."
The two of you are really in love with each other - let me surprise you. This emblem is not the emblem of the main fleet of the empire, but belongs to a special military force, and the leader of this force is... Occam."
When Belavera finished speaking, Shandora and I were stunned.
"Occam?" I gaped at the metal fragment in my hand, "The one that died in the Temple Archives?"
Bellavilla nodded: "That's him. One of the top chief scientists in the old empire. This emblem is unique to his army. I will never admit it wrong."
"A private army of scientists?" I felt incredible. "And it could be so large that it could defeat Viska's Legion of Destruction. Was Ockham engaged in scientific research or military power?"
This is incredible. I have made many guesses about this golden ring mark before, but I never thought that it turned out to be the emblem of Occam, the cunning fallen apostle who was killed by me in the Templar Library.
It's still lingering around, persistently causing all kinds of troubles to itself. What's even more incredible is that Occam is obviously a scientist, but he actually had a huge fleet in the old empire! Viska's Legion of Destruction
It was defeated by his fleet. What does this count?
Scientists know martial arts and can't stop gangsters, but Occam has a fleet. That's as many gangsters as square.
"Under normal circumstances, scientific researchers are not interested in the military, nor do they have their own legion directly under them, nor do they have their own legion logo, but this is just a general situation," Bella Villa took the metal fragment from my hand.
, showing a look of reminiscence, "There are some scientists in the old empire who are a different kind of people. They have two identities, researchers, and military commanders. This is not contradictory, because the course of action of Apostle Xiling is to take racial interests and victory as the basis.
First of all, as long as they have the ability to win, scientists can also become military commanders, and in many cases armies led by scientific researchers will have more powerful combat effectiveness, because they always place all kinds of dangerous verification weapons without any scruples.
On battleships, as long as they can get first-hand new weapon data, they dare to challenge any battlefield environment, and Occam is a typical example..."
I deeply agree with Bella Vera's statement. I have seen the lower limit of scientific research of Xiling technicians. Monster spaceships like the Eternal Class and Pandora's single-soldier fortress arsenal are their masterpieces. These guys are doing this.
Edison's life has Hitler's heart. The data shows that most of the imperial scientists' laboratories have the same alert level as the Abyss Front. They like to have a big explosion in their research institutes the most. In fact, I always thought that Tavel used a lot of
One of the important reasons why Mass Projection is running around is to save the time needed to resurrect herself. Many of her researches are too crazy...
Bellavilla was silent for a few seconds, seeming to be recalling what happened a long time ago, and then handed the piece of metal back to my hand: "A long time ago, in the era of the old empire, Ockham's army once suffered heavy losses and returned.
, almost two-thirds of it was lost, and it is said that one of his most important scientific research ships was also lost. At that time, the incident caused a huge impact in the 103rd District, and even I heard about it.
Thinking about it now, maybe that was the first encounter between him and little Viska... It was precisely because of that huge loss that Occam's army never recovered until the catastrophe occurred and the old empire collapsed.
His old troops simply reorganized with me and Savi's army and disappeared to find traces. You see, I said, this is simply too dramatic."
"Wait a minute," I felt like my head was as big as a bucket, and I quickly waved my hand to stop. "It's a bit confusing - in chronological order, the old empire was still there 700,000 years ago, and Occam was a man with an army.
scientist, and then he encountered Viska's Legion of Destruction in the ruined world. The two fought and the Legion of Destruction was defeated. Occam's Legion was depleted by one-third and then evacuated. After that, he never had the chance to rebuild the Legion. Soon
The old empire suffered a disaster and the abyss broke out. He, you, Savi and others were transformed into fallen apostles. Occam's remaining army was incorporated by you, so Occam's legion was removed. Later, Viska mistakenly
I was accidentally caught by the fallen apostle, and was infected by the abyss. I became a member of your camp and was with the three of you... Then the problem came. Occam didn't know Visca, and neither did Visca.
I remember where I’ve seen this emblem before! What’s going on?”