The midsummer sunlight is strong, passing through the glass window and illuminating the ice coffee on the table.
On the second floor of the cafe's private room, Jolina overlooked the street view outside the window, and her thoughts were interrupted when a figure sat down.
"I was just looking for you."
Lin Xiao was wearing a white shirt, with a clean and tidy temperament. On her broad shoulders squatted a small bird like a white dumpling, saying:
"I have something important to discuss with you."
"I also have something important..."
With her own shadow reflected in the dark pupils, Jolina looked down and flipped through the menu casually: "What would you like to drink?"
"Just like you."
Lin Xiao paused for a moment, then cut to the chase and said, "You say it first or should I say it first?"
Hearing the seriousness in Lin Xiao's tone, Qiao Linna's expression also became serious:
"You go ahead and speak."
"In September, I will be dispatched to the Central Continent Investigation Team."
Lin Xiao said bluntly: "I hope you can go with me to Central Continent."
The water droplets on the glass gradually fell. Jolina was slightly startled, her heart filled with excitement, and then she frowned again:
"I……"
"You have always been my most trustworthy teammate." Lin Xiao said, "I know this request is a bit abrupt, but it was after careful consideration."
"Because... I may not be able to get used to the days when you don't form a team with me." Lin Xiao said.
Lin Xiao spoke very slowly, and her voice was as clear and crisp as ice cubes falling into a glass, which reverberated in Jolinna's heart.
Cicadas were chirping outside the window, ice cubes were floating in the coffee, and the pleasant smell of laundry detergent wafted from his body.
Jolina felt a sense of disbelief, her cheeks were actually getting hot, she reached for the iced coffee, and as soon as her fingertips touched her hair, she tried to keep her voice calm:
"I...you can get through those difficulties without me..."
"Fighting and war are different."
Lin Xiao said: "I can win every battle, but in war, I need an unwavering faith..."
In this brief pause of silence, Jolina could hear her own heartbeat.
His eyes were extremely focused, and when Jolina raised her head, she couldn't even take her eyes away from his face.
"When I go to war towards the end, you will be my flag." Lin Xiao said.
The chirping of cicadas did not drown out the second half of Lin Xiao's words, like an ax hitting the frozen sea.
Jolina sat on the sofa blankly, her cheeks turning crimson at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her slender neck turning cherry red. She reached out to flip through the menu and said repeatedly:
"Would you like something to drink?"
"You just asked this question."
"I...I also...I mean, I also think you are a very reliable teammate..."
"Your face is so red, do you have a cold?"
Lin Xiaoxin asked her to show her health code, and her emotional intelligence came online and said:
"I can help you cure it."
"The Power of Gluttony" can not only repel insects and flies, but can also swallow viruses. It is really a must-have for home travel!
Jolina's fire was slightly hot, and she used her talent "Heart as Still Water" to calm herself down.
The girl with a high ponytail shook her head slightly, indicating that she was not sick. Her red eyes shimmered, and she turned to talk about another matter:
"I met the cat god Buster yesterday..."
"That black cat we saw in the pyramid when we downloaded the dungeon?" Lin Xiao asked in surprise.
Jolina nodded slightly: "Yesterday, Buster appeared in my room out of thin air."
Bastet, the cat god, is a good god in Egyptian mythology and is loved by the world.
Lin Xiao still had some respect for Buster and asked:
"Isn't it a projection of the source world? Why does it appear in the real world?"
"According to what He said, the spiritual world created by Zhu Jiuyin is parallel to the material world. With Zhu Jiuyin's permission, you can come and go freely between these two worlds."
"Zhu Jiuyin..." Lin Xiao was thoughtful.
Zhu Jiuyin is another name for Zhulong. He is also one of the Lords of Creation, and is called the "Lord of Spirit and Matter."
"Buster told me that the evil god Set appeared in the Kingdom of Sharo and recruited a large number of fallen believers."
"Isn't Set one of the nine pillar gods in the Egyptian mythology... Well, the Sharo myth? Why did he become an evil god?" Lin Xiao was puzzled.
"I don't know the truth. According to Buster, Seth has defected to Doomsday."
Lin Xiao's eyes were filled with thought, and she said: "The Doomsday... is a force, or a specific god?"
Jolina shook her head and said: "The details are not clear yet. But Buster said that God cannot directly attack humans, and only humans can resolve human disputes."
"So..." Jolina took a deep breath and said, "Buster recruited me to go to the Kingdom of Sharo and start a journey."
The cicadas chirping outside the window suddenly became louder, and the dewdrops on the coffee cup gathered on the table. Lin Xiao was silent for a moment.
"It's not yet certain whether what the Cat God said is true or false, or it may even be a scam by the evil god." Lin Xiao said.
"I know." Jolina's voice was very soft.
"The Kingdom of Sharo is full of desert, poisonous snakes and scorching sun. A large number of operators die there every year."
"I know." Jolina lowered her eyes and looked at her palms. The golden fire was like the bright sun, "But...if there is a cause, there will be an effect."
Qiao Linna looked into Lin Xiao's eyes with gentle eyes and a soft voice:
"I have received the inheritance of the Eye of Horus, so I am prepared to embark on this journey."
In the final analysis, the two are just teammates and have no right to interfere with each other's choices.
Lin Xiao had thought that she would be rejected, but she never thought that Qiao Linna would embark on this adventure alone.
This was even a dangerous journey involving the end of the world, and there was absolutely no need for her to put herself in danger.
But...this is the Miss Jones that Lin Xiao knows.
"You are a sixth-level grandmaster, and you are indeed qualified to accept difficult commissions on your own." Lin Xiao said quietly, "But if you have any matters related to the doomsday, please contact me in advance and I will solve it."
"It's just an evil god...I flew a transport plane over and chopped him down," Lin Xiao said.
As the messenger of the "Lord of Destruction and Reincarnation", Killing God can increase the source of power.
And Jolina's path is obviously different from mine.
Perhaps, the kingdom of Sharo controlled by Ra, the "Lord of the Sun and the Underworld", was her path to advancement.
Jolina smiled as she listened to the arrogant and familiar tone. Thinking of what she just said, her cheeks turned slightly red and she said softly:
"When I come back...will those words still count?"
"That depends on your performance." Lin Xiao said calmly.
"The same goes for you." Jolina said firmly: "There must be many admirers of yours in Central Continent...you have to stay away from them."
"Don't worry, they are all here for Dafu." Lin Xiao said.
"You underestimate your charm." Jolina crossed her arms and said with a smile.
"Ooo~" Dafu lay on the side eating dessert, blinking his bright eyes and looking around.
Today’s master and eldest sister are a little different.
It feels like, well...a flirting thing in a TV show!
"Guhu~" Vivian leaned over to drink the juice, and immediately had a painful expression on her face.
It’s so sour. The kumquat and lemon in this store are so sour!
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The mood of this chapter is not the same as the next one, so I divided it into two chapters._(:зゝ∠)_