Embers of Embers

Chapter 599 Anonymous
There was a gentle knock on the door, and after a pause for a few seconds, Anakin opened the door and walked into the slightly dim hall.
The only light source here is the sunlight passing through the dome glass. It falls vertically in the center of the hall, illuminating a large area, but there are still many places in darkness, and figures standing in them can be vaguely seen.
"Your Majesty, the change of power has been completed, and the contract is here."
Anakin picked up the suitcase and said to Queen Victoria who was not far away.
Because of the special identity of Queen Victoria, her status among the nation-builders is also very different. It can be said that she is the leader of the entire Inverg nation-builders, she also manages the succession of these nation-builders, and provides services for other nation-builders. provide assistance.
The Queen sat in a wheelchair and nodded to Anakin. After receiving a response, Anakin picked up the suitcase and walked deeper into the Platinum Palace to seal the blood oath contract forever.
The footsteps gradually receded into the unknown depths. After the complete silence, another old voice sounded in the darkness.
"A very nice young man, but he doesn't look very kind. He looks like a cold poisonous snake."
"Their family has been hiding in the shadows, serving Victoria, and he is trustworthy." the Queen responded.
"That's good."
The old man walked out of the shadows. At this time, he had taken off his armor and was wearing a loose robe with cloud patterns embroidered on it. His white beard was hanging down. He no longer had the murderous aura, and there was a slight smile on his face. It seems that he is really a kind old grandfather.
If Anakin was here, he would definitely break out in a cold sweat, not because of the identity of the old man, but because he hadn't noticed the existence of the old man at all. When Anakin was talking to the queen, the old man was standing in the shadow of the side , he didn't even try to hide his identity, just standing there made Anakin ignore his existence.
"how did you do it?"
"What do you mean?" Zuo Zhen smiled, looking extremely kind.
"Anakin doesn't look like he noticed you, he wouldn't let that slip."
the queen asked curiously.
As the monarch of Inlveg, the owner of the Victoria family, and a member of the country builders, she has great influence in the entire western world, but for the mysterious east, like many people, she always Nothing is known.
The queen in front of her was an old man named Zuo Zhen. She had met him when she was a child, but when she thought about it carefully, she couldn't remember anything.
It was as if the memory had been deliberately erased.
"In order to ensure the safety of Jiuxia and block information hazards from forgetting to grow up, people like me who can leave Jiuxia are people like me," Zuo Zhen explained to the queen, "We have undergone special training and strengthening. Similar to the knights of your purification agency, we also have similar characteristics."
"For example, if you are walking in the crowd, you will involuntarily ignore those passers-by, won't you? Go and recall, can you still remember the appearance of those passers-by you saw?"
"You will passively turn yourself into a 'passerby'?"
The Queen found it very interesting. Due to Jiuxia's security, they would always erase all kinds of information about themselves, just like the mysterious scavenger force. This information was somewhat novel to the Queen.
"Basically, if we don't take the initiative to expose, few people will notice us in the crowd. If we have a weak sense of presence, we will be easily forgotten." Zuo Zhen continued.
"Anonymous."
The Queen raised her head and looked at Zuo Zhen, "That's what you call it, right?"
"Well, anonymous," Zuo Zhen nodded, "Usually everyone calls us that."
"What are your real names?"
"No, we don't have any name. Even the department doesn't have a specific name. Everyone just knows that such a group of people exists, but there is no more detailed information... In fact, we ourselves don't know many things."
"Then you won't make mistakes when you act?"
"No, we will remember the creed. The creed will bind us tightly together, even if we don't know what the situation is."
Zuo Zhen was very confident about this, and his smile was eerie and mysterious. Just like his name, the Queen had no way of knowing what was really going on in his mind.
"Judging from your abilities, your antimemetic technology has developed very rapidly." The Queen praised.
"Of course, that's why we're here. The time has come."
Zuo Zhen smiled, and then as if he suddenly remembered something, he waved his hand, and another person walked out of the shadows.
"By the way, let me introduce. This is my nephew, Zuo Tang. If I die, he will take my place and continue to perform his duties."
The queen looked over. She knew that Zuo Zhen was coming, but she never thought that there was someone behind him.
The man stepped out of the shadows, saluted and smiled at the queen. He looked very similar to Zuo Zhen, as if Zuo Zhen looked like him when he was young.
Unlike Zuo Zhen, who was leisurely, Zuo Tang was fully armed, wearing exotic armor and carrying weapons at his waist. They arrived at the Platinum Palace secretly and contacted the queen directly.
"You think you're going to die here?" asked the Queen.
"I just feel a little uneasy. No one can never make a mistake, and I am the same way. Not to mention that the crisis we are facing this time is far beyond all the previous ones."
Although he said so, Zuo Zhen didn't look panicked. Zuo Tang walked into the shadows again after showing his face. His duty was to assist and protect Zuo Zhen. He didn't need to participate too much in these conversations. .
"But at my age, it doesn't matter whether I die or not. If I really die, I hope my bones can be brought back to Jiuxia." Zuo Zhen said calmly.
"Falling leaves return to their roots?"
The queen remembered that she had read about Jiu Xia in the book, and she mentioned it casually.
"That's right, fallen leaves return to their roots."
Zuo Zhen was very happy that the Queen knew this about Jiuxia, and he continued.
"Before coming here, I thought that we might not get along very happily. After all, these are two completely different countries. So for this, I deliberately learned Western language."
"We have been paying attention to the knowledge about Jiuxia, which is what you brought decades ago. It took us such a long time to understand you."
There was small talk between the two.
"According to the schedule, you will land at the Cape of Wrath and arrive at Old Dunling a few days later. At that time we will have a formal meeting at the Platinum Palace, not like now."
The queen looked at Zuo Zhen. His sudden visit made the queen a little uneasy.
Most human fears stem from the unknown, and to the queen, Jiuxia is an unknown that is almost equal to a demon. If it were not for the identity of the country builder who contacted them, the queen really does not think that she would be so calm with Zuo Zhen. conversation.
Zuo Zhen pushed the queen's wheelchair and led her forward in the huge, maze-like platinum palace, answering casually.
"Be careful. If possible, I hope that apart from these few insiders, no more people will know my whereabouts. That's why I have such a sudden visit today." Zuo Zhen laughed.
"Are you also following such regulations when you move forward this time?"
"Almost, after finishing what we should do, we will use antimemes to modify and erase our traces as much as possible, and delete our information until we reach a safe range."
The two were walking in the long corridor, not far behind them, followed by the silent Zuo Tang. In the empty Platinum Palace, without any shadows, his figure looked very abrupt.
"How is Jiuxia's preparations?"
"Ready."
Zuo Zhen continued talking, stopping from time to time, staring at the glorious but indifferent palace, and raised his head to look at the iron whale rolling among the clouds.
"We have stayed in the Horn of Rage for several months. These months are not vacations. We have been waiting for the return of Mr. Lorenzo Holmes. During this period, we also learned about the current situation in the Western world. Get ready for what's coming down."
What few people know is that not long after Lorenzo left for the Silent Sea, Jiu Xia's first fleet arrived at the Cape of Raging Waves, and Zuo Zhen was one of them. During this time, he had been staying in that secret ship. In the military port, they were waiting for the arrival of Jiuxia's follow-up fleet and the return of Lorenzo.
"I have finished reading the information about the Silent Sea. I am grateful to these great seekers. They have not only filled in the history of the West, but also filled in the gaps in our knowledge."
Zuo Zhen admired.
"Originally, Nine Summers was constructed by a group of Secret Keepers who left the Sanctuary, and they carried a large amount of antimemetic technology, trying to rebuild this terrible technology on the edge of the sphere of influence of the Unspeakable.
Also thanks to our being on the border and the protection of antimemes, Jiuxia's internal understanding of the truth about the world is much deeper than that of the West. "
"So this information about Jinghai is what you expected?"
"To be precise, part of it. I didn't expect the enemy to be so terrifying. In Jiuxia, scholars have always believed that erosion is a phenomenon, just like Storm Thunder... But this information completely refutes all this. I have sent personnel to bring this information with me. Go back to Jiuxia."
"A new round of restart is coming, and this time we have terrible enemies, can you handle these?" the Queen asked.
Zuo Zhen shook his head and smiled bitterly.
"I'm afraid we can't."
"But...this time we join forces, there may be a glimmer of hope.
All the builders, all the forces, our destiny is tied together, turning us into a huge community. "
Zuo Zhen said and stopped. He looked at the sky outside the window. Lead-gray clouds covered the sky above Old Dunling. It seemed to be preparing for a heavy rain, just waiting to completely pour down and baptize the city.
"The emperor understands this crisis, so we are not the only ones who walked out of the Forgotten Wall this time."
Zuo Zhen lowered his head and smiled at the queen.
"There is another legion."
……
After months of blockade, the Cape of Raging Waves naval port has finally lifted its blockade. It's not that the matter is over, but that those who were blocked have finally left here.
Armed trains were released one after another. They ran wildly on the rails, braving heavy steam, and galloped across the barren plain. There were more trains behind them preparing to leave, but there was only one train that did not respond at all. There were not many people on guard. Except for a few soldiers who were cleaning up the mechanism, the only ones left were the conductors and a few strange strangers.
Rhodes was also one of the members. He joined this strange trip as a translator. After many years, his Jiuxia language finally came into use, but he was still not very happy when it came to actual use.
"This is not in compliance with the regulations. Only these soldiers are guarding...and these strangers?"
Arguments sounded ahead. The train driver was a stubborn old guy. He had been in charge of the secret transportation of the Horn of Raging Waves. Because of his stubbornness, or over-responsibility, there had been no accidents in his transportation operations so far.
But this time is different. There are very few guards on this train. Once attacked, these soldiers have no ability to resist. He doesn't know what the cargo is, but he is very unhappy about such defensive measures.
"Do you want me to communicate?"
The man on the seat asked, and Rhodes looked over. He was a young foreigner, from Jiuxia to be precise, wearing armor and carrying weapons.
What made Rhodes a little disappointed was that he spoke standard Western English. No one knew how much preparation these Jiuxia people had done before leaving Jiuxia.
"No, they will figure it out."
Rhodes responded.
The man said no more, looked out the window and remained silent, which made Rhodes very uncomfortable.
These guys who call themselves anonymous all seem to be like this, expressionless and silent. If you can't hear their breathing, you would wonder if there is a cold machine under their skin.
But fortunately, not all Anonymous people are like this, otherwise Rhodes would almost think that all Jiuxia people are like this, and the fantasy country in his mind would collapse.
"Don't worry, he's always been like this. In fact, this guy is quite enthusiastic."
A cheerful voice sounded, and her Western was not very standard, and the others sounded a little labored, like you were eating while talking.
Rhodes could understand it all, so his main translation duties were devoted to this guy.
It was a girl who looked very similar to this indifferent man. The two seemed to be brother and sister. She was also wearing armor, but it was obviously much thinner than the man's. There was a weird-looking firearm beside her.
"Are you our translator?" the girl said in Jiuxia dialect.
Rhodes froze for a moment, then replied in Jiuxia language.
"Yes."
The girl laughed. She was very active. In her anonymity, she was like a live fish jumping into a pond of dead fish. Judging from the man's expression, the girl's overactivity caused him a lot of trouble.
"This is Shao Liangye, and I am Saoliang Xi."
As Sa Liangxi spoke, he introduced her and the silent man on the side. Shao Liangye's face was not very good, and he looked helpless.
Rhodes was a little confused and said his name dryly, "Rod Irwin"
"Hello, Rod!"
Sa Liangxi said happily, the other Jiuxia people looked like they were going to come here to die, but she was the only one who seemed to be traveling with public funds.
This slightly excessive enthusiasm made Rhodes feel a little uncomfortable, and he replied stiffly.
"Hello, Sa Liangxi."
It was also at this time that the carriage shook slightly and a loud whistle sounded. It seemed that the stubborn driver was finally persuaded. The armed train started slowly and rushed along the railway track to Old Dunling.
Dust flew among the steel, and the shaking spread all the way to the cargo box at the back. In the darkness, one steel body after another was silent. It was somewhat like the original sin armor, but it was somewhat different from the original sin armor.
They don't have any exaggerated shapes. They look a little plain on the outside, but underneath their simplicity, they can bring severe pressure to people, just like towering rocks.
The metal collided slightly while shaking, playing cold music, and such performers were being pulled towards Old Dunling by armed trains.
That's why these armed trains don't need soldiers, they transport a legion.
The Legion of Steel.
(End of this chapter)