Matri fixed the last nail on the sign, raised the claw hammer and struck it, then leaned back and looked at it up and down.
Under the setting sun, the gears and magic books on it are no longer as brand-new as when they were first established. They are full of scratches, wear and even a few cracks. Just like this street in the twilight, it has witnessed Ai
Yinbrock was built, flourished, and then came to an end in the course of time.
Now it has just become a forgotten part of this city——
Matri still remembers coming here when he was young, but now his cheeks are full of stubble, and wrinkles have climbed up the corners of his cheeks and eyes. He is married, has a family and children, and has become an inseparable part of this hotel. He holds the hand
Hammer climbed down the ladder, suddenly felt something in his heart, turned around and looked back.
Between the old buildings, the paved stone slabs on the avenue are full of pits. It has rained recently and is glowing under the setting sun, like mirrors. Pedestrians on the street are stopping and looking in that direction to see the red clouds.
Below, a tall lion knight was standing at the street entrance with his sword on his shoulder.
Behind him were a group of knights in gray robes.
With the elf lady between them.
In the future, Fang Yu, Sylvide, Luo Yu, Jita, Luo Hao and Xiang, as well as Papalar, Miss Mei, are among them. Except for Tianlan, everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade
They are all here, even Miss Tata is sitting quietly on her knight's shoulders.
Baggins and Siesta hung far behind the crowd.
But what Matri looked at was just the girl in the crowd.
The girl folded her hands nervously and stood a little cautiously among the crowd, holding on to the old and faded wizard robe. On her fair and small face, she held a pair of simple black-rimmed glasses.
He looks a little frail due to malnutrition.
"Laila?" A passerby called out first. A look of surprise appeared on that person's face at first, and then quickly turned to surprise. His eyes quickly scanned everyone behind Laila one by one.
I couldn't help but add another sentence: "Laila, are you back?"
Be away for more than a month.
The girl returned to this place again, looking at everything familiar here, looking at the old, weathered signs of the gears and magic books, she actually felt a sense of dizziness and unreality. That unreality was not fear,
It's the feeling of timidity close to home.
That night, when everyone here stood up for her.
In her heart, she has long regarded this place as her only home in this city.
A figure rushed out of the hotel, like a bolt of lightning, and ran into Laila's arms, knocking her back a step, and she could only helplessly let the other party hug her tightly.
It was a petite girl with long black hair. She raised her head and looked at Laila with worried eyes. That beautiful face had the typical features of the Empire, a flat forehead, and a high forehead.
The bridge of the nose and the outline of the eyes are very deep.
Fang Lu knew this girl. They met once in the Gujin family's workshop. This girl was called Britta, a native of the Empire, and she was Laila's friend in the Mage Academy.
"Laila! You're finally back," Britta couldn't help but say, "Do you know how worried I am these days? How could you get into trouble with those things, those people in the Seven Mage Family, and even me?
It’s not easy for father to interfere in this matter!”
"I'm back, Britta, I'm really back," Laila's eyes also looked a little red, "Thanks to everyone, and thanks to Mr. Ed and the others."
The big cat man put down his sword from his shoulder and smiled slightly after hearing this.
"That's great, that's great," Britta said repeatedly. She looked at Fang Plover and his group with some gratitude, and nodded politely to everyone, "Thank you, thank you for rescuing Laila. I'm sorry
I almost thought I would never see her again."
As she spoke, her voice was choked with sobs.
"Thank you too, Miss Britta," Fang Plover also nodded gently to her. This girl has a very good family, and she has been exerting influence on Ayin Block through her family these days, although her level is not as high as that of the Seven Magicians
Despite the family's status, he helped them a lot, either explicitly or covertly.
Laila has a good friend.
Although she was alone in this city, she finally won the sympathy and love of many people with her sincerity.
Including the pedestrian, after listening to the conversation among everyone, he couldn't help but turned around and ran to the other end of the long alley with some excitement, so much so that he fell down in the middle. But he dusted himself off and then
Get up, run and shout to people:
"Laila is back! Everyone, Laila and the others are back!"
"Everyone's back!"
Many people looked in this direction unexpectedly. Some people even opened their windows. Some of them were curious and some were kind-but most of them were kind. People looked at Fang Plover in surprise and looked at the big bird.
The catman and the knights behind him greeted Laila in good faith.
"Laila, are you back?"
"Laila, are you okay? I also heard about the trial yesterday."
"Laila, do the Knights of the Scroll think you are innocent?"
"That's great, it's really the testimony of all the saints."
People gathered around him one after another.
Laila was both at a loss and touched.
She had never thought that there were so many people caring about her affairs in this strange place. During Aiyin Bullock's detention, although the presence of Fang Plover, Ming and Virus prevented her from being
What kind of abuse, but every day without exception is spent in endless uneasiness.
She looked at everyone and every face present.
Although some of those people may not really feel the same way as her, they may be here just because they are also weak people and a forgotten corner of this city who have the same hatred towards those high-ranking big shots.
But the sincerity in that look, that expression, that sincerity that stood side by side with her, still instantly penetrated the girl's already fragile defenses.
For some reason, Laila felt that her glasses were foggy. She just lifted them up with her hands and wiped them gently, and her tears couldn't help but roll down.
"Thanks……"
"thank you all."
Fang Yu watched this scene silently.
He raised his head again and looked at the big cat man beside him.
Rhett was stroking the ring on his braided mane with his paws, scratching every etching mark on the copper ring with his snow-white nails. He noticed Fang Plover's gaze and looked back with gray eyes.
By.
Marlaine once warned her knights to do righteous things and pursue justice——
But just like the truth pursued by the forerunners, the spirit shining above the star gate. Someone once asked him, what is the meaning of all this?
The sun is fading.
There was a wind in the night. The wind came from the Clover Plain and passed through this time-honored city. The evening wind was raising the mane behind the Lion Knight.
The big cat man raised his head, stared at the sky that turned from red to deep purple, raised his paws, and made a listening gesture to the other plover.
The wind will tell everything——
Fang Plover nodded slightly.
But the wind in the wilderness may not be able to answer the question.
The answer came at this moment.
The crowd automatically separated a path, allowing the tearful girl to see Pushe, Matri and Rosa appearing behind them. The old businessman was looking at each of them, Matri and Rosa stood behind
Behind him.
The chubby Rosa was holding her heart in her hands and looking at her with concern.
But the old businessman just looked at Fang Plover and said, "You are back."
Fang Plover nodded.
"We're back, Mr. Pusher."
As agreed.
"Welcome back."
…
"cheers!"
The hotel stayed open all night, and a flame rose in the furnace. A grill was set up on the bright flame. The barbecue with a layer of honey made a sizzling sound on the fire, dripping oil downwards, occasionally falling on the firewood, and immediately exploded.
A group of bright sparks crackled.
People raised their wine glasses and shouted again, "Cheers!" The sound shook the hotel's ceiling and dust fell, but no one paid attention. Someone was holding a piano and playing a small tune.
, the drunken neighbors were walking and singing in tune, "Sing one more song for little Laila!"
People cheered.
The jeers immediately turned into laughter. In the eyes of the people living in the old city, this may not only be a carnival, but also a celebration of their victory over the big men in the upper city.
An almost impossible victory——
Because everyone understands that if it weren't for Fang Pliance and his party, they would have almost no chance to celebrate this hard-won victory. They might even never see Laila again, nor the gears and the magic book.
The day it reopened.
Although for this city, it was just a common thing that happened for many days. They just lived cautiously, day after day, and those high-ranking big shots might not be able to
Gaze at this forgotten corner.
The intersection of the two often means misfortune.
They are like dust floating above this city, an inconspicuous part on a huge machine. One day they will grow old and be replaced, but no one cares or even realizes that that person once existed. Except
Apart from each other, no one cares about each other's names, who they are, where they once belonged, whose family they belong to, and whose everything they have.
The little people shouted together, venting their inner unhappiness or joy. People who were well-informed had already heard about everything that happened in that trial, and knew that they won this time, and they won.
An incredible big shot.
An imperial owl.
Fang Yu was sitting alone in the corner of the hotel, watching all this silently, watching a bonfire rising outside the hotel, watching people singing and dancing. He picked up a wooden wine glass that was almost as big as his own head and sipped it.
After one sip, the bitter aftertaste of the ale almost made him frown.
The next moment I couldn't help but cough.
Of course, no bonfire party can be held in the old square there on weekdays, but now the patrol guards knew who was in this place and would not bother them rashly, so they just treated it as invisible.
"If you don't know how to drink, don't pretend to know how to drink." The big cat man took the cup from his hand, took a big sip, and shook his head, "Waste, this wine is good."
"Is it good, cough, cough," Fang Plover asked after coughing twice, "I just feel bitter."
"Little Maotou still wants to imitate adults," Rhett looked at him and shook his head. "Little boys still need to go through a lot of ups and downs if they want to grow up. After going through those big ups and downs, you will naturally be able to taste a lot of things. Time passes.
What is left is bitterness, but the aftertaste is endless. The beauty in abjection can only be understood after you have experienced it all."
Fang Plover looked at the big cat man with some curiosity.
His encounter with Red, Etila, Tian Lan and others was just an accident, and now it was time to say goodbye. More than two years passed by, and every bit of those memories had turned into nothing at this moment.
The trickle of the journey flowed in his heart.
He discovered that he actually didn't understand the big cat man, nor did he understand Miss Elf. "Has Mr. Reid ever been in trouble?"
"Everyone is downtrodden sometimes," the big cat man put down his wine glass, took out his pipe, rubbed it with a flint and made sparks, fell into it, then picked up the pipe, but did not hold it in his mouth, but said, "
It's just that people are proud in their hearts and don't say anything easily. After experiencing those losses, people will grow up quickly."
Holding the pipe in his paws, he seemed to think of something for a moment, and was silent for a moment.
Fang Plover also remained silent.
In the past, he couldn't understand why the big cat people were always so calm and calm, but after going through so many journeys and witnessing so many things and people, he gradually understood that emotion.
"Mr. Reed," Fang Pliong changed the subject, "Where are the others?"
"That guy Parker took the box and wandered off somewhere." Rhett held the pipe in his mouth and blew out a smoke ring. "The little fat guy also went with them. Luo Yu and Jita
Together, they are studying their own matters as magicians."
Fang Plover nodded, Sylvide also went to bed early, and Siesta was with her. Baggins was in the hall, and the boatswain was at home in this environment. Laila also went upstairs.
, the girl can no longer hold on these days.
Although she is the protagonist of this celebration, everyone can understand it.
Britta left earlier. The girl's family was very strict and it was impossible to let her spend the night in a place like the Old Town.
As for... Fang Yu suddenly saw a sneaky figure mixed in the crowd, trying to sneak past him. His heart was stirred, and he raised his voice and shouted: "Tian Lan... come back here!"
The figure was frightened for a moment, and turned around quickly. When he saw it was him, he turned around and ran away. But the big cat man had already taken a quick step forward, holding the little girl by the back of her collar, and pulled the poet back. Tianlan
Knowing that he couldn't escape, he didn't resist, so he was caught by the big cat man obediently. He just watched Fang Plover's eyes rolling around, as if he was thinking about some weird idea.
"Why are you back?"
Fang Yu asked curiously.
"I said hello to that guy," Sky Blue rolled his eyes and replied, "I don't want to go back to a boring place like Twelve Colored Iris."
Miss Poet has not been heard from since she was taken away from the square by the Twelve Colored Iris people. Fang Yu guessed that even the communication crystal was confiscated by her brother.
And that was a dragon knight. The trial had ended at that time, and the scroll knights would naturally not object to the other party taking away the person. Even if others had the intention, they did not have the courage. The Seven Seas Brigade did have some say in this, but it was a pity that it was Tianlan.
brother——
Fang Yu knew very well that Tianlan had sneaked out from the Twelve-Colored Irises. Now that the real owner came to the door, it was her brother. He couldn't say anything for a moment. Tianlan himself seemed to have seen a cat.
Like a mouse, he gave up on the spot and carried it back directly to the other party.
But anyway, Miss Poet is also a member of the Seven Seas Troupe, so he doesn't want to just leave it alone. Originally, he planned to wait until all the dust settled, and then contact Twelve Color Iris to find out what happened.
What is the situation.
Ming and Bai Xue also told him that with his current fame, even the Twelve Color Iris people have to give him a face. But they don't know what the status of Tian Lan is in the Twelve Color Iris. If it's just Halsey
Luckily for my sister, Iris Twelve Colors will not have trouble with the current Seven Seas Brigade because of a non-elite member.
Besides, Sky Blue staying in the Seven Seas Brigade is actually good for Twelve Color Iris.
What Fang Yu didn't expect was that Tian Lan would appear in the Gears and Magic Book on her own. Looking at her, she looked very much like she had sneaked out. He couldn't help but have a little doubt about his judgment. What exactly was it?
Is this guy Tian Lan too good at escaping, or is Twelve Color Iris actually not as strong as imagined?
There are dozens of people up and down, plus a dignified dragon knight, and you can't even look down on a girl who is fifteen or sixteen levels?
"That's your brother."
Fang Plover was angry.
He couldn't help but think of Tang Xin. Fortunately, his cousin was not as troublesome as this one. He couldn't help but sympathize with Halsey for a while, "You are the active selector of Twelve Color Iris.
Even though you are a member of the Seven Seas Brigade, we can formally change your relationship."
Tianlan waved her hand quickly, "Okay, okay, I understand, Commander, please do well and stop chanting. Besides, that guy doesn't like you, Commander, what kind words can you say to him?"
Fang Plover just pretended not to hear.
He blindly guessed that the Ten Nightingale Kings didn't dislike the Seven Seas Brigade, but just treated them equally.
This didn't surprise him at all. Halsey's reputation in the second division was basically the same as Virus's in the first division. Both of them were famous for appearing in the public eye with stinking faces, because they basically didn't take it seriously.
Several people saw it, so looking down on the Nanami Troupe was not that unpleasant.
Things that make sense.
He had no intention of dealing with the Nightingale Ten Kings in person. Anyway, he just had to contact the Twelve Color Iris directly. Fang Yu believed that he knew the players at the level of the Ten Kings quite well.
His Majesty Tian Lan took a look at it.
Why is my brother so powerful and my sister so useless?
Virus and Ming asked him about Tianlan, but no matter how he looked at the poet lady in his team, she didn't seem to be an important figure in Twelve Color Iris. These days, he has almost forced the poet to
The young lady is in the process of upgrading, and she already has a splitting headache because of this.
The issue of Tianlan's rank in the team has long been one of the biggest chronic problems of the Seven Seas Brigade.
But the poet lady seemed to agree on the surface, but in fact she just seized the opportunity and fished.
Fang Yu wanted to say something more, but suddenly he looked behind Tian Lan and stopped talking. He found that the vice president of the Ten Nightingales and the Twelve Colored Iris was standing in that place, looking at him coldly.
Focus on yourself, except the other person.
Ming and Bai Xue were actually in that place.
There was also the female knight from the Shadow Tree Temple named Dariel, who was with Mei Yi and looked at him curiously with a pair of gold and silver pupils.
Halsey separated from the crowd and walked in this direction, while Tianlan was talking bad things about her brother in order to escape from the big cat man's claws. Almost all the people who had treated Halsey since her debut, and even before her debut, were talking bad about her.
I picked up all the trivial things that were bad and annoying and listed them one by one.
Then she felt a hand tap on her shoulder.
Tianlan was getting excited about talking and pushed the hand away impatiently. She just pushed it, but found that she couldn't push it away. She couldn't help but turned around in surprise, and said, "Who are you? Why do you keep disturbing me?"
What people say is really disgusting——"
But only halfway through his words, he turned into a scream:
"ah!"
Tianlan immediately shut her mouth and looked at the other party honestly, "Brother, you're here. I... I was just too bored, so I secretly came out for a walk... Look how lively it is here, I just wanted to come out.
Let’s play for a while.”
"Why don't you say anything?" Halsey looked at her biological sister, "You continue to speak, I'll listen."
"You, you, you heard me wrong," Miss Poet said haha, "Hey, I remember those things with my brother very clearly. Doesn't that mean...it means we have a good relationship, haha..."
Halsey glared at her angrily, "Who asked you to tamper with my dragon knight?"
"Ah?" Tian Lan was frightened and shook her head like a rattle, "I didn't, it started to move on its own, and then everyone went after it... I, I, I was bored staying alone at the base,
So I came out."
Fang Yu listened to the side and was stunned for a while, and then he understood how this guy escaped. But even with his current knowledge, he couldn't help but admire the poet lady in his team, secretly
He tampered with his brother's dragon knight, then let it lure everyone away, and then sneaked out.
How on earth could she be so imaginative?
Fang Yu even had the idea to pry open this little girl's little head and take a look at it to see how her brain circuits grow.
But what he was more curious about was how she manipulated Halsey's dragon knight. Although the dragon knight in the shutdown state could indeed be controlled by outsiders if there were no precautions, just as he controlled the dragon knight Huma in the southern border at that time.
Same.
But as long as the real owner is present, you can regain control of your dragon knight by summoning the dragon soul.
However, it was obviously impossible for Halsey not to be wary of outsiders, even her own sister. After all, judging from his tone, it was obvious that this was not the first time that Tian Lan had played such a trick. He even seriously doubted that she was acting like this in the first place.
Sneaked out of the Hill of Giant Trees.
"I do not know."
The sky is blue and innocent.
"Stop talking nonsense." Halsey said angrily, "When you were in the Hill of Giant Trees, you asked that guy Lorne, and I asked him about it afterwards. He treated you like a sister, and you treated him like a fool.
I'll settle the matter with you after I get back."
"And in this city," he continued, "apart from the Imperial people, there are only two dragon knights. I have already asked Virus, Ming is here, do you want to meet her face to face?
Confront it."
Tian Lan was frightened and quickly looked at the Construct Queen on the side. But Ming just smiled and looked at the little girl with interest.
But Halsey's eyes turned to Fang Plover on the side.
Fang Yu was startled for a moment, and suddenly realized something. He subconsciously wanted to contact his Miss Longhun. But after being stunned for a moment, he realized that with Miss Tata's temperament, there was no way she would help Tianlan do such a thing.
matter.
Suddenly a flash of lightning flashed in his mind.
"Fang-ni-ni!"
Fang Yu was angry. No wonder he had never seen this little girl since leaving the arbitration tribunal.
But there was no response from the spiritual world.
Fang Piao faced the gaze of a dragon knight and repeatedly summoned his second dragon soul in his heart.
But before he could finish his words, there was a sudden loud noise, causing him to cast his gaze in that direction.
Outside the hotel, a huge construct was falling from the sky at this moment.
It sprayed a green wake of wind elements and was slowly falling on the square outside. The dragon knight was about three stories high, still maintaining a humanoid form and not yet fully unfolded.
The tall structure landed just on the Bonfire Square. This sudden change shocked everyone. Even the residents of the old city who were celebrating outside stopped, raised their heads, and looked at this sudden change with some curiosity.
of intruders.
And then, a white floating light flew from a distance.
The floating light gathered into a dragon-shaped form on the top of the dragon knight's head, roaring lowly at the dragon knight, as if he was wary of something inside.
Then Fang Yu heard a crisp voice from his inner world: "Papa!"
That childish voice was full of air, as if the little guy had just gotten a new toy and was showing off to himself.
But that toy...
Fang Plover raised his head with sweat on his face.
He glanced at Ms. Ming, who was looking at him with a smile but not a smile, Halsey, who was looking at him maliciously, and Bai Xue, who was looking a little puzzled by all this.
"Fang Nini, what good thing have you done..."
But before Halsey could say anything, Ms. Ming had already waved to him: