The Lost City of Alien Beasts

Chapter 1124 Sunshine
A spring afternoon in a dessert shop.

The store is brightly lit and elegantly decorated. From time to time, the crisp sound of wind chimes can be heard from the half-open glass door, and the wind blowing in brings the unique freshness of the sun.

Sitting in a booth in front of the window that was not very impressive was a man and a woman.

The man looks to be in his fifties, with thick blond hair, slicked back, plump eyes, deep blue eyes, a delicate goatee, few wrinkles on his face, and clean lines.

He is dressed in British style, has a friendly face, and a gentleman's temperament. There is a cup of Earl Gray tea in front of the table.

She looks like a college girl, with short to medium black hair, average appearance, soft facial features, and not many memorable features.

She was wearing a light green thin sweater and jeans. Her expression was between numbness and fatigue. There was a yogurt matcha mousse on her desk.

"Don't be stunned, eat something." Edmond picked up the black tea, took a sip, and glanced at his watch casually.

But he glanced at the dessert with dull eyes, no appetite, and continued to be in a daze.

But she also forgot how long she had been at home. She couldn't energize herself for anything except sleeping. Sleeping just didn't require her to energize herself, and it also allowed her to eat less often, forming a perfect closed loop.

Slowly, she almost smelled the moldy smell on herself, but she didn't hate it.

She often imagines herself as a dead tree in a dark forest where the sun doesn't shine, growing mold and fungus, constantly rotting and decomposing, completely returning to nature.

It wasn't until Edmond opened the door to the room and brought a task to Keyou that Keyou had to get up.

Take a shower, brush your teeth, blow-dry your hair, change your clothes, put on your shoes and socks, go downstairs, get into Edmond's old car, enter the dessert shop, and order any dessert from the menu.

The above things almost killed Keyou, and this was just the preparation for the mission.

"Eat something, this is a mission." Emond ordered softly.

But he reluctantly picked up the spoon, scooped out a spoonful of mousse, and mechanically put it into his mouth.

bitter.

Although the taste is cottony and smooth and melts in your mouth, it is bitter.

——Why can this food be called dessert?
But this question arose again.

"Has the target appeared?" But she asked again. She just wanted to end the mission quickly and go home to sleep. In fact, she might not be able to sleep, but just lying there, feeling dazed and confused would be fine.

"Stop talking and keep eating." Edmund lowered his voice.

"I don't want to eat it." But I was weak.

"Play your role well. I am a grandpa and I am bringing my granddaughter here for dessert. You are very happy and you should eat more." Emond said.

"Is Grandpa a little younger?" But he took another spoonful of mousse, put it in his mouth, and frowned slightly.

Still bitter.

"I had a son when I was 19, and my son had a daughter when he was 19. And I pay great attention to exercise and maintenance. Is there any problem?" Edmond sipped the tea without raising his head.

"No problem." But he tilted his head again.

At this time, a sweet taste begins to bloom on the tip of the tongue.

——Oh, it turns out to be delicious.

But he dug out a third spoonful of mousse and put it in his mouth.

The taste buds are completely opened and the body's hunger is also activated.

But one bite after another, I ate most of the dessert on the plate without even realizing it.

Edmund smiled and nodded, quite satisfied.

But he wiped his mouth again and asked, "The target hasn't appeared yet?"

Edmond glanced at his watch: "It's almost here, wait another 2 minutes."

But he put down his spoon again and waited quietly.

"Be natural, don't be too tight, and just do something casually." Edmond guided softly.

"Don't know what to do?" Ke said again. "Then listen to music and enjoy the afternoon," Emond said.

"Oh."

But he held his chin up and looked at the street scene outside the window in a daze, with soft and soothing music in his ears.

——"You are my sunshine my only sunshine"

——"You make me happy when skies are gray"

——"You'll never know dear how much I love you"

——"Please don't take my sunshine away"

……

"The return song is not bad, what's your name?" But he asked casually.

Edmond raised his eyes in surprise: "You've never heard of this song? What kind of music do you usually listen to?"

"Isn't it weird that you haven't heard it before?" But I almost never listen to music, I just find it noisy.

"Strange." Emond said, "No wonder you are [strange]."

The two stopped talking and continued to listen to the song.

——"The other night dear as I lay sleeping"

——"I dreamed I held you in my arms"

——“But when I awoke dear I was mistaken”

——"So I hung my head and I cried"

The song was still playing, and suddenly, the whole world lit up.

But he looked up again, and across the street outside the window, the sunlight just passed through the gaps cut out on the roofs of the two buildings and shone into the dessert shop.

But I felt dazzled again and closed my eyes.

The darkness blocked by the eyelids became very thin, and there were large, fuzzy red spots. The skin became warm, the heaviness of the whole body also lightened, and the breathing in the chest became easier.

After an unknown amount of time, when Ke opened his eyes again, Edmond was still holding a tea cup and a book in his hand, reading quietly.

"Emond, you lied to me, there is no mission at all." Ke added.

Emond turned a page, and without looking back, he said forcefully: "The mission is to pull you out for some air. I must ensure the physical and mental health of the team members, which will help the smooth execution of subsequent missions."

But he stopped talking.

Although it doesn't feel good to be cheated, the sunshine in the store is warm, the mousse is sweet, and the music is good. Even though these are fleeting and even though everything is meaningless, it is not bad to do this occasionally.

But I took another bite of dessert.

Then she raised her head and looked at the old man opposite her seriously: "Emond, why do people have to live? What are people living for?"

Edmond slowly closed the novel, raised his head solemnly, and met her eyes: "But again, I'm just older than you, so I don't have the answer to everything."

"You must have the answer." But he added, "Otherwise, why did you save me in the first place?"

Edmond thought seriously for two seconds and smiled sincerely: "Maybe, I have my own answer about life, but that may not be suitable for you. You have to find it yourself."

……

"Crack."

The sound of the door opening was heard in the ears, and the girl sitting on the single iron bed in the dark basement quickly opened her eyes.

A fleeting, indifferent smile flashed across her shadow-covered face.

(End of this chapter)