Chapter 73 (1/2)
Deep in the crack of the gale, leaving the tuyere, thousands of atomic furnaces glowing red. Ractor stood in front of the cliff. Opal looked at him quietly for a moment. His eyes were red and his eyes were full of tears.
”You're growing up, opal,” said ractor
Opal and Lecter hugged each other, buried their faces on his shoulders, and sobbed and let out a long breath.
Ractor sighed. Karen was counting the civilians. Opal walked slowly behind him.
”How many years have we not met?” He said.
”Four years.” Opal said, ”teacher, I'm twenty years old.”
”You've grown up a lot,” raikker said
They passed by the bright atomic furnace fire, with ractor in. Opal no longer worried about the safety of civilians. He sighed and said, ”I took your advice and went to the land of mercenaries.”
Ractor nodded slowly. Opal said, ”but I used the power of faith many times.”
Ractor looked at the fire and said, ”it doesn't matter. The teacher's words are not always right. What have you learned in four years
Opal sat down next to a stone and began to recall many of his experiences in ares since leaving ractor, but did not tell him too much about the replicator and Raymond's life.
Raymond is dead. Take this as their eternal secret.
Opal said, ”I feel your faith has turned to ashes.”
”I'm too tired,” opal said
”But in the ashes, there's a little bit of a flame that's still glowing with residual heat,” he said. What you just found out there is your faith. ”
He gave a gentle smile, opal wryly, tears rolling in his eyes and shaking his head.
”Teacher, what are you doing here?” Opal didn't mention the last time ractor appeared on the strong star and beat off Colin. He didn't dare to mention Colin in front of him. After all, the king of meteorite was the blood feud of mercenaries and the apprentice of ractor.
”A friend asked me to look at the situation in the sol system.” ”The galaxy wanted to declare independence and was suppressed by the Republic, but the people were innocent and the army couldn't intervene. That friend had to ask me to help as much as I could,” he said
”You can actually take them all at once with dragrays,” opal said
”I used to indulge my faith until the day I lost it, and I didn't feel used to it. Although the fire of faith is rekindled again, I want to try to solve the difficulties faced by ordinary people
Opal nodded. Neither of them spoke.
The migrating civilians fell asleep on a cold night, ready to replenish their strength, and set off again tomorrow morning. Carlos came over with food and distributed it to lequet and opal.
Ractor looked at Karen and said, ”are you from the glory corps of the Republic?”
Karen nodded, ”yes, hello.”
With a thoughtful look on his face, ractor continued, ”I've seen you, with Cyrus.”
With a slightly unnatural look on her face, Karen said, ”I don't seem to have met you. May I ask you? ”
What is opal's keen sense of what does ractor know about Karen?
”Just a look at it from a distance, why don't you go on with the army?” he said
Karen nodded, uncomfortable in front of ractor, and said, ”I'm retired and want to do something of my own.”
Opal frowned slightly, and ractor said, ”the major of the brilliant Corps will be a mercenary at liexing. It can be seen that the universe is full of infinite possibilities. Has Levi not kept you?”
Karen laughed and said, ”no, I have a bad relationship with him. Do you know general levy?”
”I know him, but he doesn't know me,” he said
The conversation between the two ended, and Karen didn't seem to want to stay much longer in front of ractor and got up and went to the other side of the canyon.
”Who is he?” Asked opal.
Rhett replied, ”Republican, is it he who came to you?”
Opal said, ”no, I took the initiative to take him into the league.”
”Star Karen, he can be a mercenary...”
”Is he famous?” opal asked
”The Republican side has always been very good about him, but levy doesn't like him very much, he may not be able to get along in the army, and it's obviously good for him to be a mercenary,” he said. He was famous for his loyalty and was respected by all the recruits he brought up. I think he is a trustworthy comrade in arms to you
Opal was relieved when he heard ractor's words. He also felt that Karen was not an ordinary person.
Ractor stopped talking about it and asked, ”what are your plans for the future, opal. Do you want to take risks with him? ”
”No idea.” Opal said, ”keep honing yourself As an S-level mercenary, fighting for liexing, looking forward to one day... ”He did not go on, avoiding the subject of Colin.
Ractor looked into opal's eyes and said, ”don't fill your heart with hatred, opal.”
Opal did not answer.
”I am a sinner.” ”It was me who nurtured the king of meteorites,” raikker said
”No ”No, everyone has to be responsible for themselves, and only themselves can be responsible for themselves,” opal whispered, putting his hand on Rex's shoulder. You've done your best, teacher
”I've been criticized more than once by legeson,” raikker said. If Nolan were alive, I think he would have discovered the dark character of Caroline earlier than I did
As the topic began, opal stopped worrying about this and asked, ”teacher, why did he do this?”
”I don't know.” ”The truth is, I can't understand what's going on inside of Colin, and I don't understand his motivation for doing all this,” he said
”Didn't he ask you any questions before he wanted to be king of meteorites?” opal said
”I may have, but I can't remember what it was,” said ractor
Opal said, ”well, I'll try to beat him.”
Ractor laughed.
”I've seen Nolan's remains.” Opal said, ”he is a phantom! You never mentioned it to me. ”
Ractor frowned and said, ”Nolan's legacy? Where did you find it? How do you know of ignanoran's existence? ”
Opal said: ”a blood red knife, about this long, have you seen it?”
Ractor could not say a word for a long time.
Opal asked, ”what is that? It's taken by Colin, in the war that you came here. ”
Ractor frowned in a knot and said, ”that's the real fire phoenix, Nolan's mecha.”
Opal:!! ”
Opal did not dare to speak, and ractor looked grave, so they fell into a long silence.
After a long time, opal sat down by the cliff, his legs stretched out, and he fell asleep like a child.
As the sun began to rise, Saul's light fell across the horizon and fell between his eyebrows. Opal opened his eyes and had a new Karen's coat on his body.
Civilians began to set off, and lektor sat all night, following the migration team out of the windy rift and heading north.
Led by Opal and behind the house of carrens, there were 10000 more people this time, and the team of more than 20000 people marched slowly and very hard. Lecter walked in the middle of the line, never saying a word, but with him, opal almost no longer had to worry about danger. He was his patron saint.
”Big brother.” A boy came up and said, ”my name is aka. I want to ask you something. ”
”Aka.” Opal said, ”what's the matter?”
When acid rain came up in the sky, opal untied his cosmic belt and tied it to aka's waist. He opened the button to form a rain barrier, so that he could not get too much acid rain. He touched his head and asked, ”how old are you?”
”Thirteen years old.” Akha's eyes were unhealthy red, her lips were dry, her fingers and her skin were cracked. She handed out a small box and said, ”this is for you. My mother said thank you for saving us last night.”
Opal opened the box and took a look. There was a beautiful diamond ring in it.
He noticed that he was limping a little, his heel had been scratched by a flick, and his old shoes were immersed in a puddle of nitric acid.
”I'll carry you.” Opal said, ”come up.”
”Give this back to mom.” Opal handed the box to his shoulder and said, ”thank her. I don't want this.”
”You came back to save us last night. We were all left behind. If it wasn't for you, we would have been dead now,” ACA said
Opal, carrying aka on his back, walked deep and shallow in the muddy water and said, ”this is what I should do. What do you want to ask me?”
”Are you a mercenary? I want to be a mercenary. I want to go to liexing, right? ”
Opal said, ”no, you are too young, at least a few years.”
As the rain rustled, the civilian migration team shuttled through the red rain, avoiding the direct hot light from the zenith.
”You want to be a mercenary. If you grow up, you can go to liexing.” Opal whispered: ”when you get there, ask people, there will be someone to tell you what to do. It's not difficult to follow the guidance of the predecessors, step by step.”
”How old do I have to be before I can go?” she said