Chapter 11 Conversation in an Oriental Restaurant (Part 1)
As soon as Dak and Wovya entered the door of the restaurant, a man wearing glasses, a robe, a mandarin jacket, a melon cap, holding a folding fan, and a pair of round glass glasses hanging on the bridge of his low nose walked towards them.
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He is the owner of this restaurant called "Hot Pot".
His face looked a little gloomy, but when he saw the guests, he still managed to put on an extremely forced professional smile.
"What do you two want to eat?" The boss bowed his hands and said in a very standard Kruse German. This is the iconic etiquette of greeting people in the Fire Empire.
"Hot pot, I reserved a seat last month, in the innermost room on the first floor." Wofya said straight to the point without saying much.
Immediately afterwards, he opened the white and blue lining Mayang City Guards jacket, took out a card written in both Fire Empire and Crusted from the inner pocket, and handed it to the man.
"Well, yes, it is indeed the reservation card for my store. Please go to the private room downstairs. Ms. 'Lei Ye' has been waiting for you here all day." The boss said as he led Wolf
The two of them walked inside.
"'Thunder Page', she is well-informed and knows that I am coming. Is it possible that she still knows someone in the strategic group? If so, she should really find an official position for me in the capital.
"Wulfya said half-jokingly.
"Haha, Captain Wulfya, you have to talk to her personally about this." The boss agreed with a smile.
Passing through the red-based restaurant hall with a particularly festive layout, Wofya followed the boss to turn on the lanterns and walked along the neatly cleaned wooden stairs towards the corridor filled with red light and full of oriental charm.
Following the guidance, Duck observed that the hand-woven "Fire Knot" hanging from the top of the corridor contained blessings, and the reddish walls were pasted with oriental-style "dragons" with teeth and claws.
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There are two children made of ceramics on both sides of the corridor, nearly one meter tall. Their heads are surprisingly large, as if they have edema. They have exaggerated smiles etched on their white faces, and a pair of
The black eyes were wide open, like an owl flying low in the dark night, waiting for prey.
The face was painted with a touch of pink watercolor. Under the abnormal red light, it "complimented" with a dark red oriental dress embroidered with gold threads, creating a faint red halo.
Walking past the ceramic children, Duck couldn't help but feel a little anxious. He looked down again and saw that the two ceramic dolls seemed to be squinting at him with extremely angry expressions from the corner of their eyes, as if they were scolding him for invading the territory that belonged to the East.
As the lights gradually dimmed and darkness took over, relying on the remaining reddish color, Wulfya and Dark finally reached the end of the corridor.
After whispering a few words, the restaurant owner bowed to say hello, and then knocked three times in front of a small door made of solid wood with a totem composed of the characters of the Fire Empire pasted on it.
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A few seconds later, a mature woman's deep voice came from inside:
"Invite our captain and his friends to come in."
Walking into the room, Duck finally got rid of the indescribable slight fear brought by the color red just now, and got a rare incandescent space illuminated by electric lights.
Under the greeting of the woman called "Thunder Page" in front of them, Wulfya and Dak sat on the long Western-style dining table covered with orthodox bishop patterns, facing the woman.
"Captain Wulfya, it seems that you are not quite accustomed to the style of the Fire Empire." "Lei Ye" crossed his arms and said in a high tone.
"The style of Khitan Reese has always been incomprehensible to me. Two civilizations were born in two separate realms, even in the Wasteland Era. Naturally, they are always new things to me. Like me, they are not the same
People who like to accept new and unknown things." Wofya explained with a smile.
However, "Lei Ye" did not take the conversation, but glanced at Dak affectionately, raised a smile on his lips, his purple eyes revealed his strong interest in him, and said softly:
"Is this your friend with superpowers, little brother Dak?"
"Of course, he is Dark Tiris, a Red Earth 1-star federal soldier, a superpower who is proficient in the power of water magic, and a battle-experienced [warrior]." Wofya said, and introduced to Dark.
:
"This eldest sister is a member of the Chaos Group and the Order Society, and her codename is 'Thunder Page'. Today you and I are honored to have a Fire Empire-style lunch with her."
"'Thunder Page'...Hello, Madam..." Dak said a little cautiously.
He looked up at the woman in front of him. She was dressed like a witch, wearing an exaggerated triangular hat and a purple corset that exposed her fair and smooth shoulders. However, the opera-style animal fur shawl was too warm due to the temperature in the room.
High and placed on the seat.
Sitting up straight, Dak could vaguely see that "Thunder Ye"'s slender dress also had a bit of a Crusade style. The raised skirt was very long, and a golden silk thread was used to outline the pattern of wheat on the edge.
, and further inside, there are complex sunflower patterns embroidered with a palace charm.
"Dak Tiris." "Thunder Page"'s expression did not change. He looked up and down at Duck with interest, his eyes showed a provocative meaning, he held his chin with one hand and supported the table, his tone was gentle and a little provocative.
Meaning:
"If my information is correct, you are not only Wovya's friend, but also a member of the 'Special Task Force' in the outer district of Mayan City. You have worked there for at least three years and have faced countless extraordinary monsters.
, dark evil spirits, alien heartless people, and many lost people wandering between humans and 'heartless people', right?"
"That's right. But, Ms. Lei Ye, it shouldn't be difficult to find this information, right?" Dak asked, putting aside the reserve, caution and restraint of the first meeting.
"Of course, our order will have a hidden 'axis' in the federation. They transmit information in peacetime, and at the right time, they will play a role in turning the 'never-ending' machine of the federation back to the track of [order] operation."
.I think, as someone with level 6: inspiration, you should easily understand these principles." "Lei Ye" sneered, also abandoning the pretense when they first met.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Communication between smart people never relies on lies and disguise, but in the truth, guiding the other party to fall into their own rhythm, fall into a deep pit, and escape into a world of no return.
situation.
In other words, every "truth" spoken has some kind of information gap.
"Are you the Lost One?" Duck asked directly without any hesitation.
As a soldier's keenness, he felt that the "Lei Ye" sitting opposite him was not as simple as a few people talking.
"What do you think?" "Lei Ye" did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically.
"Just yesterday, we were on the train and met a rare 'explosive bodyless man'. Behind him was a lost person. I seemed to have lost a little memory during the battle, but the bizarre dream ended one night. Until now,
After I calmed down, I vaguely remembered that he was a child with blond hair." Dak also did not answer directly.
"The blond... child?" "Lei Ye" raised her head slightly and quickly, with a hint of uneasiness in her tone. Her eyes quickly glanced to the right, and her heart suddenly slowed down.
But immediately, all her expressions returned to normal, she crossed her hands and leaned on the back of the seat, and said slowly:
"Little brother Dak, today, after five hundred and fifty-seven years of the New Era, is there an accurate definition of the superpowers and the lost?"
"Just like Yin Fan 22nd, in your eyes, he is the great emperor of Crusted. In the era of 'Glory of the Double-Headed Eagle', he not only summarized the prologue cards in an official form, but also gained insight into the source of the magic within them.
The law of power operation makes it difficult to make mistakes in the identification of upper-level professions. The power generation machinery introduced by the Putoa Federation has also been improved, allowing the empire to break through the darkness at night and move towards a brightly lit future."
"He also invented combat aircraft, established the empire's first 'Eagle' aerospace force, improved tanks, mass-produced them, and equipped them into the army, creating an army known as the 'Steel Torrent'. Relying on these
, he set out from Nabsk, captured the entire territory of Avantlai, and then marched westward. His troops were directed towards the capital of the Pusius Empire, Chekavsk, and once occupied several strongholds near the central lake, preparing to
Launch steam ships to invade Ptoia at any time."
"Similarly, he is also an extraordinary person who is passionate about magic. The 'Heraldry of the Future' was forged by him himself and imbued with the transcendent power of the [Order]. Yin Fan was Cruise during his 22nd period.
The turning point of the German Empire. Although he did not open a parliament, it was still a complete dictatorship. But the empire completely transformed from the era of knights dominated by swords to an era that almost surpassed the steam era and touched the threshold of the electric era."
"Oh, by the way, the Chaos Group assassinated him many times in the Winter Scarlet Palace, but without exception, the assassins sent were sentenced to death and thrown into the Wild Cold Mountain near the capital, where they were allowed to be devoured by wild beasts."
"Lei Ye" said, paused, pursed his lips, showed a trace of regret, and said:
"But there are also many people who call them 'tyrants'. Money has always supported wars. During the fiercest years of the battle with Avantlai, countless farmers and craftsmen went bankrupt, and the empire's finances nearly collapsed. The soldiers who died did not receive any compensation.
Buried, the wails of those innocent people who perished in the extraordinary experiments can be heard endlessly."
"To this day, this great emperor has not been awarded any title by his descendants. Because of the suppression of the Lord's Church, he has not received any recognition from them. Even when the empire was in decline, people missed him, and the church did not posthumously award him any'
The title of "King of So-and-So" or "God of So-and-So"."
"So, Little Brother Dak. Even the great emperors can't really define whether he is 'good' or 'evil'. Between the 'Lost' and the 'Superpower', how can you accurately judge friends and enemies?
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"It depends on behavior." Duck affirmed, summarizing "Reka's" long speech in two words, "Don't forget, Yin Fan 22 discovered oil. This alone is enough to prove his [greatness]
