Embers of Embers

Chapter 596 Pressure
This was urgent news, so urgent that Lorenzo could smell the ink wafting from the newspaper.
In the early morning of this morning, the Jiuxia people's fleet appeared on the sea shrouded in white mist. They were like ghosts. They suddenly appeared there with the sunrise. The fishermen in the surrounding waters did not notice their existence. When people When their presence was clearly recognized, the fiery red flags connected one after another, burning brightly and covering the sky.
Everything is so similar, just like when they arrived at the port of Rendona decades ago, they appeared without warning and left quietly. Some people have tried to find their traces, but they have found nothing, as if the so-called The East only existed for a few days. After the Jiuxia people left, the concept of "East" was completely erased from the Western world.
Apart from those memories, it is difficult to search for traces of their existence.
Now, they're back.
Lorenzo stared intently at the figures of the ships above the newspaper, and could vaguely see the people of Jiuxia on them.
"Where are they now?" Lorenzo asked anxiously.
"The situation is a bit complicated, don't worry, this is inside information."
Kestrel smiled proudly. After so many fatal tasks and cleaning up the personnel damage within the agency, Kestrel now seems to be exhausted, but his position is not low, and he has more power than before. Much bigger.
"The Jiuxia people did appear, but in fact they arrived in Yin Erweg a few days ago, but for some reasons that I have no right to know, they chose to divide their forces into two groups."
"The soldiers are divided into two groups?"
"Well, some Jiuxia people will appear at Rendona Port. They are like smoke bombs to cover up the real main personnel... After all, you also know that although there are many strangers walking in the old Dunling, Jiuxia Xia people are still too special, unless they wrap themselves up tightly, they are too easy to recognize."
Kestrel recalled the appearance of the Jiuxia people. He had never seen the Jiuxia people in person, but from some information and photos, he could get a glimpse of them.
With black hair and black eyes, he is completely different from people in the Western world.
"The real main personnel have arrived at the Cape of Wrathful Waves military port a few days ago, and they will arrive at Old Dunling together with these Jiuxia people."
The Jiuxia people in Rendona Port are just a smoke screen to cover up these really important Jiuxia people.
"As for the purpose of these guys and why they appeared at this critical time, I don't know," Kestrel said as he looked at Lorenzo and then at the holy silver weapons piled up in the living room. , "But I feel that you will meet these Jiuxia people in a few days without you opening your mouth."
"why?"
"intuition."
Kestrel shrugged and said helplessly.
“Think about it, Lorenzo.
On the eve of a world war, you miraculously climbed back from the end of the world. We dug out such a large amount of holy silver, and the Original Sin Armor also walked out of the darkness and was exposed to the sun.
At such a moment, the Jiuxia people, who had disappeared for decades, reappeared in the Western world. "
Kestrel's expression became mournful.
"No matter how you think about it, it is a huge trouble! And you have always been a magnet for trouble. I can't think of any reason for you not to get involved in these things."
Lorenzo's expression was a little stiff, not knowing how to refute Kestrel's words.
"You know, armor technology and antimemetic technology both come from the Jiuxia people. These ancient and mysterious guys may have brought something with them. I guess the Rhine Alliance should carefully consider its next actions now."
Surprisingly, Kestrel's brain suddenly became enlightened. I don't know whether he was wise or foolish, or some other adjective. This careless guy had a very clear understanding of the current situation.
"Anyway, I'm leaving now. There's still a lot of trouble waiting for me, so I'll take my leave."
Kestrel said and closed the door. When he left, he also took an apple from Lorenzo and started shaving it laboriously with the hand ax given to him by Haybold.
Lorenzo was the only one left in the office again, and he slowly backed away until he could see the entire map clearly.
Not only does it have a red cross on it, there are also some other markings.
A fortress is carved on Inverg, a blood-red crown is painted on Gaulnaro across the Strait of White Tide, and in a more distant place, in the Papal State of the Holy Gospel, in the Seven Hills In its place, Lorenzo marked a skull with a red cross.
He thought, a little glimmer of light rising in his eyes.
The current situation is very serious. The world population is about to trigger the red line, deepen the road, and wake up the unspeakable. At the same time, two monsters that have lived for an unknown amount of time are still wandering in the world, hunting each other. Under it, Lorenzo There is also Lawrence, a great enemy, and a new pope whose life or death is unknown.
Lorenzo stood in front of the map and thought like this many times, trying to find a perfect way to solve all this among these complicated forces, but he could never find a perfect answer.
His hand touched something cold and hard, and Lorenzo took it out of his arms.
It was a black cube, the darkness was deep and pure, all the light reflected on it was swallowed up, and its shape could only be judged by the edges and corners.
[The final echo].
The ultimate weapon used in the old era to fight against the unspeakable, a piece of completely self-enclosed information cannot be recognized in any way. For this reason, a completely self-enclosed information can be "recognized", and the black instant appears. , it became the container of [Final Echo], allowing it to be recognized.
After Lorenzo had a careful conversation with Merlin, they made it clear that this weapon could only be used in the Well of Ascension, and only it could suppress the Unspeakable in the well.
According to the intelligence of the Keepers, the old humans not only imprisoned the Unspeakable, but even almost completely [exiled] it from human cognition. Unfortunately, in the end, it was still a little short of that.
For this reason, Lorenzo had a conjecture that even he himself didn't quite believe. Maybe the old humanity was just a step away. As long as this final [Final Echo] was released, maybe it could really be completely [Exiled]. Narrator.
Merlin also tried to study the black cube, but after careful consideration, he gave up.
Basic technology and facilities determine the level of technology. Judging from the current steam civilization of old Dunling, Merlin has no ability to dismantle Cognition, the killer weapon of mankind's most glorious period. If it is dismantled, it may be detonated. Judging from Lorenzo's description, with the lethality of this [Final Echo], it might be able to erase the entire old Dun Ling from the world's cognition, along with all objects and objects related to the old Dun Ling. thing.
Of course, another point is that this weapon is the only hope. All mankind hopes that someone will bring this thing to blow up the unspeakable underground. If it goes wrong in Merlin's hands, he will really be guilty of a heinous crime.
In the end, Merlin reluctantly gave it up and asked Lorenzo to keep it properly. It seemed that only Lorenzo could keep it. Under the threat of Edron and Roger, ordinary people had no ability to fight against them. No matter how strong it was, Even the fortress could not stop their invasion.
After choosing between left and right, Lorenzo seems to be the best choice.
But Lorenzo was not happy.
He is no longer the detective fighting on the streets, but a...monster with the direction of the world on his shoulders?Or a mortal?
Lorenzo gradually became unable to recognize himself, and this situation became more and more serious after returning from the Silent Sea.
The pressure on him is also increasing. Every time he sees the expectant eyes of these people, Lorenzo will always face it with a smile, and then reflect late at night, can he really do it?
This is not a casual knight novel, nor does it mean that the protagonist can defeat powerful enemies by roaring with passion. In the real world, no matter how hot the blood is, it cannot withstand the coldness of metal.
Thinking of this, Lorenzo felt that Lawrence was terrifying. He was a real madman who would do whatever it took to achieve his own goals and was full of confidence.
But under this endless pressure, Lorenzo finally waited for a slight turning point.
This slim hope becomes even greater and more intense.
"Jiu Xia..."
Lorenzo recalled that in the memory of the keeper, it was a country that was out of his control.
At a certain point, the keepers made a decision. They split a part and went to their homeland in the Far East to establish a new country there. Judging from the records of the purification agency, the technology carried by Jiuxia is armor Technology and antimemes also benefited from these, they built the Great Wall of Forgotten, and controlled the erosion of the unspeakable within the western world.
So...why do they do this?
The secret keeper doesn't remember all of this either. His memory has gone through countless changes and deletions. Presumably, the part related to "Nine Summers" has also been deleted in order to preserve the secret.
"So you must have something to do, right? Otherwise you wouldn't show up at this time."
Lorenzo picked up the pen and drew a wandering dragon entrenched on the vast sea.
"So is it a more powerful armor, or is it an antimeme?"
Thoughts flew by, and Lorenzo finally stopped thinking. He grabbed the coat hanging on the hanger, picked up his cane, took out a lot of the holy silver weapons in the weapon box, and put them into the sword bag.
The Winchester Office is still an office. It is not the world, nor is it a battlefield. Lorenzo can't change anything by staying here. He needs to get out.
Stopping in front of them, just as he pushed the door open, Lorenzo suddenly hesitated.
After walking out of this door, he will become the invincible Mr. Holmes. He will turn the tide and solve all crises. But as long as he stays in this room, he can still show some vulnerability and roar in front of the world map. Hammering, lying awake at night in bed…
"You bet on me, right?"
Lorenzo muttered in a low voice, no longer hesitated, pushed open the door, and stood in the sunlight.
It had been a long time since he had gone out. Under the light, Lorenzo felt like he was in a trance, and the whole world was spinning.
The cane that was originally used to disguise fighting finally showed its original function at this moment. Lorenzo leaned on it to stabilize his shaking body. He was breathing heavily. The stress and anxiety of the past few days had turned him into a Very tired.
"Are you okay? You look like you woke up with a hangover and got beat up again."
A voice sounded from the side.
"I'm fine! I'm fine!"
Lorenzo shouted twice, arched his back, rubbed his eyes vigorously, trying to revive his muddy consciousness.
Maybe it was the aftereffect of returning from the end of the world. He always felt that something might have been taken away from him by the antimeme, but he couldn't remember it, but the strange feeling always followed him.
"Ok?"
The voice continued to ask, Lorenzo took a deep breath, and then straightened his back.
"OK OK."
Lorenzo's expression suddenly became strange. He didn't notice who he was talking to, and his attention was completely attracted by the strange feeling in his mind.
Looking to the side, there were no pedestrians around him. Seeing this, Lorenzo felt slightly nervous.
Auditory hallucinations?
Not so good.
Just as he was continuing his thoughts, the voice sounded again.
"Where are you looking?"
Lorenzo followed the sound track and saw an exquisite carriage parked in front of him, parked at the entrance of the Winchester Office to be precise.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Holmes."
The other party used a weird tone, as if he was teasing Lorenzo, and Lorenzo finally noticed the guy who had been talking to him.This is not an auditory hallucination.
"Why are you here?" Lorenzo asked.
"Well...there are some complicated things."
The car door opened, Seleu sat in the car and said to Lorenzo.
The journey back to the Silent Sea was not easy either. People died and fell down every day. Such a cruel environment put tremendous pressure on Lorenzo. It can be said that the nightmare in the past month was partly due to these.
There are no disputes and no enemies, but life is still dying one after another.
Lorenzo once thought that Seleu would not be able to survive, and he also struggled with whether to inflict secret blood on him for his own selfish reasons. Fortunately, in the end, Seleu survived with strength and did not make Lorenzo do the final thing. Tough decisions.
Seliu smiled, and it seemed that she had stepped out of the shadow of the Silent Sea. Then there was a squirming movement behind her, and another old guy stuck his head out and gave Lorenzo a mean smile.Lorenzo was a little surprised, he didn't expect him to be here.
"Good afternoon!"
Listening to this joyful laughter, Lorenzo noticed for the first time that the old guy Oscar looked so ugly when he smiled, but he could also feel that he was really happy now. He had someone to support him for the rest of his life and could bask in the sun. Lying down to deathly pleasure.
Lorenzo wanted to be happy like this, it looked and felt so good.
"how……"
Before Lorenzo could continue to ask anything, he was interrupted by Seleu.
"Anyway, we'll talk about a lot of things on the road."
Seliu said as he patted the empty seat beside him, Oscar behind him was beaming with joy.
"Get in the car!"
(End of this chapter)