MTL - I Like This Dream!-v2 Chapter 15
Chris stopped, wondering if he had been being too reckless.
Every July 1st is St. Cecil's Day, and the half month before and after the festival is the annual summer vacation for the army of the Tibes Defense Line. Many will come to Aibo Li, the big city closest to the defense line, which can get rich income and a lot of conflicts. This month is the busiest day for the Arbori patrol team, so after the army's holiday is over, the patrol team also has a one-month vacation.
On his first vacation since joining the patrol, Chris declined the invitation of his colleagues and traveled north alone. He spent a month's salary on the teleportation formation, and arrived at Alingu, the northernmost point of Yamenan, on the third day of the holiday.
He has important things to do.
Alingu is the place with the strongest religious atmosphere in the southern country of Yamo. It is not only the location of St. Andrew's Seminary, the "cradle of shepherds", but also the residence of His Majesty the Pope. All the people in the city are very devout believers, and they are happy to tell travelers how to make a pilgrimage.
But asking what happened in a seminary is another matter. The Seminary stands on the top of the mountain, isolated from the world, and to the citizens, it exists entirely on the clouds. These pious believers have deep respect for the "future priest" and feel that he is someone who cannot be talked about. Chris' inquiry hit a wall everywhere, and no one knew what happened in the seminary, let alone Anna. How Sullivan was treated.
The Sullivan massacre, which was a sensation in Abbey and is still rumored to this day, is unknown to anyone here. Speaking of Sullivan, believers only know that Saint Sullivan.
"Pretty much the whole Sullivan's got killed," Chris told them.
"God bless!" The proprietress muttered and prayed for a while, and comforted: "God must have called them away, and they will not have to suffer anymore. His Excellency St. Sullivan will definitely bless his descendants!"
Chris was so passionate that he climbed up the snow mountain by himself. He came to the magnificent gate of St. Andrew's Theological Seminary, but was told that he was not allowed to enter without permission, and he could not ask. The doorman was an ascetic monk who refused to enter. Chris saw that he was going to call someone if he asked for more, so he had to leave in a hurry.
The only known one is Anna. Sullivan was in the college. Hearing this name, the guard's face turned pale. It looks like the happy murderer didn't repent after entering seminary, how is she doing now? What the **** did she do? Why was she pardoned in the private trial? Why did she commit the crime of parricide? These questions have troubled Chris for a long time, and he is still uneasy.
The next day, he still came to the seminary, took the dry food for the day, and walked around the seminary in an attempt to find a breakthrough. The same goes for the next day. The seminary occupies the entire top of the mountain, and there are guards in many places. Chris was almost discovered by the rangers several times. The mountain was abnormally cold, and the temperature in July was similar to the winter temperature in Abery. Chris was almost frozen out in the summer. These are not big problems, what frustrates him is that there is nothing, the ascetics are silent, the seminary students don’t go out at all, Chris wastes half of the vacation, let alone doing justice for the sky, even Anna. The name Sullivan had never been heard before.
Maybe I'm taking it for granted. Chris smiled wryly, I'm just a soldier in the patrol team. I have no power, power or connections here. How can I count on Anna. Did Sullivan fall from the sky?
boom!
An animal fell out of a tree and hit a bush with a "shit" sound... Huh?
Chris rushed over and turned what he thought was an animal over. The man's black robe was ragged by the branches, and his face was dirty, but Chris froze immediately when he saw it. He wiped off the stains on the opponent's face, and exclaimed in shock: "Anna Sullivan?!"
Isn't the one who fell from the sky the witch of the academy?
An Xu crawled out of the hole, only to find that he was outside the academy. In front of him is a lush forest, there are no classmates who can rob food, and there is no cafeteria to sneak into.
Today's meal will not be delivered until evening, An Xu feels that he can't wait for a second. She decided to go for food in the jungle. The woods are good, there are treasures in the woods, there are mushrooms, bird eggs, rabbits and so on. To be honest, she thinks that now she can eat ten rabbits in one go, even if they are raw. No matter how bad it is, there are more types of grass that can be eaten here.
But if there are bird eggs to eat, it is better to eat bird eggs. An Xufa sincerely wants to eat tomato scrambled eggs, sugar boiled eggs, tea eggs, preserved eggs, salted duck eggs, ah, let her eat salted duck eggs. Shining it against the light, I saw that the empty end was knocked open, peeling off the shell and the outer layer of membrane, revealing the smooth, white protein inside. Picking up the chopsticks and poking it, the salted duck eggs made by grandma are soft, the chopsticks sink in immediately, and golden egg oil gushes out from the depression... Thinking about it, not only will my mouth water, but I will cry. An Xu suddenly became distracted, all he wanted to do was look up the bird's nest, his eyes gleamed fiercely.
That's why she didn't remember to look for berries to pad her stomach first, and why she tried her best to climb the first tree she found with a bird's nest, only to lose all strength when she found the nest was empty, and fell straight down. go down.
"Anna Sullivan?"
She was turned over and heard someone calling her. An Xu opened his eyes dyingly, and no matter who the other party was, he reached out and grabbed the other party's trouser legs, and said miserably, "Is there anything to eat? I'm so hungry..."
Fall? shame? What is dignity, can it be eaten? She was so hungry that she could barely speak!
Chris was stunned. He never expected that what he saw when he reunited was such a scene.
Miss Sullivan wore chains, one of those divine chains of punishment worn by ascetics and sinners. Her best golden fleece-like hair seemed to have been wrung out at will, leaving only a short stubble, which was strewn in disorder and stuck together dirty. The body that was once dressed in the finest fabrics was wrapped in a dirty homespun black robe, the cuffs and neckline were too big, revealing the bony body inside. She didn't look like she had grown up at all, but had grown thinner, almost skinny.
The devil who laughed after killing seemed to have disappeared, and there was only a weak girl left here, begging him for some food in a low voice.
Chris was confused for a moment, took out the leftover lunch from his pocket, and handed the small piece of black bread to the other party. The girl's eyes lit up, she took a bite, and soon began to gobble it up, almost choking herself. Fortunately, Chris was well prepared and handed over the water bladder. Anna was lying on the ground with puffy cheeks and a happy face, like a hamster.
Chris grabbed the robe and tried to help her up, but the robe tore apart with a hiss. The place where the black robe was torn exposed the girl's back, and the protruding spine could be seen, as well as the bruises on the pale skin and the whip wounds that had healed into scars. Chris suddenly thought of the stray cats he fed when he was a child. The fur was covered with scars, and the bones were so thin that his cousin locked him in a cabinet for fun and starved to death. Chris felt sick to his stomach.
He took off his coat and wrapped An Yan tightly. The girl still concentrated on eating non-stop, and did not respond to the torn robe or the coat being put on. Chris felt a pain in his heart, not that he suddenly had any feelings for this person, it was just the most common sympathy and pity of human beings, like watching a swan fall.
—If An Xu knew what the other party was thinking, he would probably burst out laughing and spoil the atmosphere. "Swans? You could have seen sewer-smelling swans a few days ago. Wow, the main character who hasn't showered in months tastes too strong." She would say something like this. Yes, there is a washroom in the confessional, which is enough to go to the toilet and wash your face, don't think about taking a shower, and the designers didn't expect to lock people in for a few months. She was brought out three days ago, and the smell was so... The people in the Disciplinary Hall gave her a bath outside the law, probably afraid that she would faint the ascetic monks.
An Xu didn't starve for a long time, and the main reason why he was so thin was because of his mental strength and physical overload. As for the wounds on her body, the fresh bruises looked terrible, but she didn't feel any pain, so the lack of pain was the culprit. Human beings feel pain for self-protection. Miss Sullivan doesn't feel pain, it's not severe or mild, so far she can barely manage to avoid fractures. There is really no way.
Chris took a deep breath, warning himself not to be blinded by compassion. He still hasn't figured out all the truths, should he relax his vigilance just because the sinner looks pitiful? But this shocking reunion made his full of vigilance and hostility nowhere to be found. Calm down and think about it carefully.
Miss Sullivan had eaten his lunch while he thought about it. "Thank you!" She said softly, licking her lips, and wiped all the crumbs from her mouth. After all this was done, the girl looked at Chris expectantly, her pair of sparkling light golden eyes were as unstoppable as a stray cat looking at your pocket, Chris put his hand into his arms again somehow. He fumbled for the pockets on his body, but after digging for a long time, he couldn't find anything. He took out his empty hand in shame, and the other's eyes dimmed immediately.
"Do you know where there is a bird's nest?" she asked softly, "I can climb up and give you half."
"The chicks for this season have already hatched," Chris reminded.
"Birds are also fine, roasted birds..." the girl sucked her saliva and said longingly, "I just want to eat an egg or meat, I saw a rabbit just now, running so fast, I can't catch it, ah , roasted rabbit, one bite is fine, it must be roasted until it is burnt red and dripping oil..."
At this point, her stomach growled again, and this masochistic look really made Chris uncomfortable. He pursed his lips and asked, "Where have you seen a rabbit?"
Fifteen minutes later Chris set up the grill, peeled off the rabbit's fur with a dagger, threaded it on a branch and roasted it. The neighborhood has been cleaned up by the priests long ago, and the large and threatening alien beasts have been cleaned up long ago, leaving only small species, such as the hard-to-eradicate Gale Rabbit. The rabbit base is huge, spread all over Yamenan, and there are many subspecies. It is inevitable that many strange beasts will be born among them. Fortunately, the ability is basically just to run fast. Chris deftly dismembers the roasted rabbit and places the edible part on a large plucked leaf. Finally, when he cut the head, he found that there was no crystal nucleus inside.
It seems to be a subspecies whose crystal nucleus is not in the head. Chris turned his head to look at the part that had been cut out, and was surprised that most of the flesh on the leaf had already disappeared. Miss Sullivan wolfed it down silently, and was surprised by him. She didn't bite down on the open mouth of the last leg, and put it back on the blade with some shame. It is true to know honor and disgrace if you have enough food and clothing.
Chris cuts open the last leg, which has no nuclei. He quickly looked up at the other party, and Miss Sullivan hiccupped happily, seeing nothing wrong.
"Is there anything wrong with you?" He asked cautiously.
Alien beasts all have crystal nuclei, but the crystal nuclei are not for eating. It is more like a spell-casting material. Ability users temporarily extract the energy in it to supplement their abilities. Different people and different crystal nuclei have a saturation value, and they can no longer be used to a certain extent. In the black market, there is a refinement of the alien crystal nucleus, known as "devil's blood". This is used to drink, and there is a certain chance that people will get supernatural powers, but the drug is violent and has a high fatality rate. The toxicity of crystal nuclei can be seen.
"No, it's very comfortable, thank you!" An Xu said inarticulately, "You are such a good person!"
This is probably just an ordinary rabbit that runs a little fast, right? Chris thought uncertainly, since he killed the rabbit with a flying stone not long after it emerged, it is difficult to tell whether this thing has abilities or not.
"You're welcome. You..." Chris moved his lips and swallowed the original question, "Are you a student of St. Andrew's Seminary?"
"Yes. I'm An." An Xu nodded, licking his fingers uncontrollably, healed by the long-lost feeling of fullness. If she had a tail, she would be wagging by now, and would be purring pleasantly from her throat. Only then did she look up at her savior, ouch, this angel looks good, doesn't he?
Can't blame her, just now she was so hungry that stares stared at her, and then she was robbed of her sight by the handsome roasted rabbit, now she is full of food and thought... Cough, now she has the strength to pay attention to who is her savior. It was a tall young man, with a youthful softness to his face, short brilliant blond hair, and blue eyes, different from Lance's gray blue, as blue as the sea. I should have raised my head just now, An Xu thought angrily, this face is too good for food.
In short, a handsome guy. An Xu had already started to think about which star's face he brought in, but he couldn't figure it out after thinking about it.
"I'm Chris Field," he said.
As soon as the words fell, a melodious bell sounded from afar. An Xu let out an "ah", stood up hastily, and said, "I have to go back first! It won't be good if they find me running out."
The more important reason was that she would not be able to receive the food distributed at night. After suffering from hunger, An Xu became a hamster patient, wishing to store up all the food she could get. But this kind of reason, it seems a bit embarrassing to tell the handsome guy. Chris froze for a moment and asked, "Are you going back?"
"Yes." An Xu said without hesitation, "I sneaked out because I was too hungry, I still have to go back. Let's meet tomorrow, okay? I will definitely repay you as soon as I get a chance!"
Chris watched her, and indeed heard a heartbeat that matched the spoken language. He nodded with a complicated expression, and said, "I'll take you back. We'll see you at the same time tomorrow."
It was settled.
