How can a retired savior be considered retired if his price drops to 40,000?

Chapter 21 The atmosphere of the riddle gradually becomes more intense
The next day was the eighth day of Jestal’s harvest celebration, and the day before disaster knocked on the door.

When Fujimaru Ritsuka woke up and opened the door to her room, it was hard not to notice Conrad Coates squatting on a hill not far away in the corridor.

This behavior confuses Ritsuka, but there are many confusing behaviors that Curze has done, and this one is not on the list.So she just walked out of the room as usual, letting the door close automatically under the smooth mechanical operation, and greeted the other party: "...Morning? Don't you have much rest?"

Cozz showed disgust at this.

He is the original body, a dead soul. Even this body passed through the hands of Fujimaru Ritsuka when it was recast. She should fully understand the characteristics of this body - in some respects, Curze's new body Even stronger than his original one.Therefore, he thought it was a knowing nonsense.

"I didn't need much rest in the first place, and now I don't need it at all. You know this." He said, "But you, I didn't expect you to actually be able to sleep."

"My experience is that you should sleep as much as possible when you can." Fujimaru Ritsuka shrugged, "I am not a superman. High-intensity continuous battles will cause sudden death for up to twelve hours. Rest as efficiently as possible before the big battle comes. It’s still very necessary for me.”

Kurtz didn't speak anymore, but carefully looked at Ritsuka's condition and expression in a subtle and difficult-to-discern manner, which made people feel a little hairy.

"...What? Is there any problem?"

"You really... rested well." Cozz said doubtfully, "I have never seen such a mortal person who can sleep without any grudges when a disaster is approaching, but you seem to be an exception. "

"Maybe it's because you, as the original body, are too far away from mortals. People like me are by no means rare among mortals, but you haven't paid much attention to it before." Ritsuka, who considered himself an ordinary person, waved his hand indifferently, and then Ask, "I'm going to the cafeteria to eat, will you come?"

"...I didn't expect you still had an appetite."

"You should eat as much as you can when you can. My size and weight are small, and my energy reserves are just that. Isn't it honorable to be so hungry that I can't use any strength in the middle of a battle?"

Fujimaru Ritsuka stood there for a while. Seeing that Koz had no intention of responding to her polite invitation, she decided to let it go and turned around and walked towards the canteen.

"You obviously know that prophecy, and you also decided to believe it." Cozi followed her silently, sliding like a huge shadow, "Even, you want to disobey it and change it .”

"Indeed, but that doesn't mean that I have to be so nervous about it that I don't even think about food." Fujimaru Ritsuka said nonchalantly, "Compared with the future that has not yet come, I feel that now we are clearly two people walking together. There were only my footsteps in the corridor - compared to this, it made me feel more nervous."

No echo.

Ritsuka turned back a little confused. The original body's huge body should not be ignored, but she only saw an empty corridor behind her.Outside the huge portholes of the Storm Boundary were the white clouds of Jestal, and the slight vibrations caused by the mechanical operation inside the hull showed that they were floating in the air.

This was the decision they made last night.Proper height allows the Sheba lens to have a better viewing angle.This was all normal. Ritsuka turned his head back inexplicably, only to find that he was facing the gloomy, pale, ghost-like face of Conrad Coates at an extremely close distance.

"——Wow!" She was so frightened by the sudden sight that she took three steps back and scolded loudly, "How can you be like this! Your sense of distance is too bad, isn't it?!"

Coz, who had to squat on the ground to match her height, did not show any proud expression. Instead, he looked thoughtful: "It seems that your sensitivity to fear is indeed still functioning normally."

"..." Fujimaru Ritsuka probably understood what he was studying.

"I remember we talked about this topic before." She stood still and repeated without boredom, "Human beings are creatures that live in a linear time that develops in one direction. To be specific, it is, 'If today does not pass, then Tomorrow won't come. So my priority on living well today is much higher than worrying about what will happen 'tomorrow'."

"But when 'tomorrow' is already determined, does it matter how you live 'today'?"

"Even if 'tomorrow' is already determined, you still have to consider the 'day after tomorrow'..." Fujimaru Ritsuka took a long breath, "Have we already debated this philosophical issue... ten times, right?"

"To be precise, this is the 13th time."

"Even though we each gave relevant examples, neither of us ever succeeded in convincing the other."

"Indeed. And let me remind you that the example you cited is an isolated example that cannot be replicated and is not universal in any sense."

Fujimaru Ritsuka thought for a moment, then resolutely bypassed Koz and continued walking towards the cafeteria:

"Then I don't think there will be any breakthrough this time. I still insist on the view that 'the future is piled up by countless present, so the choices made now will affect the future', and then I choose to give up the debate and focus on Tamagoyaki. And ——”

She took a few steps, then suddenly turned around smoothly with her heels as the axis, and pointed at Coze's chest threateningly:
"Even if you only consider that the 'isolated example' I cited is performing the function of a heart in your chest, you'd better respect it." After saying this, she kept walking and turned around. Returned to the original direction and continued to move forward briskly.It was as if this was just the beginning of a very ordinary day, and they were not facing a disaster that was about to destroy the world.

For a moment, Coates wanted to refute her, "Your theory is completely based on fictional events that did not actually happen," but he just slowly touched his heart with his hand.Even through the fine gold skull carved on the breastplate of the "Nightmare Cloak", he could clearly feel the operation of that "heart" as long as he concentrated.

"In my opinion, the world has gone crazy." Fujimaru Ritsuka once said to him the last time he used a similar sentence to retort, "In such a crazy world, 'real' and 'imaginary' The line between ' and ' has been very blurred - isn't yourself standing there the best evidence?"

The dead soul stands in place wearing an imaginary shell woven by ether, represented by "the life force of the planet" (Great Source Magic). Therefore, the subspace energy that can flow in the material world provides the necessity for the actions of this body. of raw materials and driving force.And the "furnace heart" that completes all this is one of his "hearts", quietly suspended in his chest that can hardly be regarded as having any serious physiological structure:
——It is a peaceful and quiet "Nostramo".

In the trial of Fujimaru Ritsuka, Nostramo was finally successfully "saved" and only existed in the dream.
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After breakfast, Fujimaru Ritsuka flashed into the main control room with a plate of cookies. The figure of the golden giant was still poking in front of the console exactly as it was when she left the night before. I'm afraid not even a single bit of it was there. The location has not changed.

"Thank you, Somni." She shoved the plate of biscuits under the other person's nose, ignoring the confused look on his face as he looked at the food for no apparent reason, and quickly entered working mode facing various displays. , "Five hours have passed, and the corresponding calculations should have been mostly completed, right?"

"That's right." Somni seemed to have given up trying to understand the meaning of the plate of biscuits in front of him. "In addition, I judge that what must be reminded first is: based on the relevant information collected previously and what Sheba observed. With the latest data, Trismegistus updated the calculation results on the planet environment and subspace energy level, judging that the human foundation value is likely to drop significantly in a short period of time. In addition, the fitting deduction of the imaginary number sea has also It has been confirmed that a subspace vortex is rapidly forming behind the curtain with Jestal as the center. Even if the Storm Border's flexibility in subspace navigation is far better than that of most Imperial ships, the window period for safe departure is expected to be short. Only three hours left.”

"Thank you for the reminder, but I won't leave." Ritsuka first turned over the deduction section on the subspace environment. The fitting model constructed for easy understanding looked like a huge funnel-shaped spider web. Jestal was glued to the bottom center point, "I feel that I will try my best to do anything I can. Although the current situation is critical, we still have unopened cards, right?"

"...With all due respect, from a purely utilitarian point of view, such a decision is very irrational." Somni's tone was flat - or, in other words, he pointed out ruthlessly, "Jestal is just An unimportant agricultural world on the border of the empire. Even if we just "unveil the trump card" for it, the price we have paid in this matter is far greater than the production capacity it can provide to the empire in a thousand years. What's more, Carrying out such a rescue operation will most likely bring danger to you."

"But now this problem is no longer just about Jestal. I have estimated with you the scope of influence of food and possible subspace rifts."

"I insist that your safety takes priority over all of the above, even to the point of giving up several star systems if necessary."

"...You can't just arbitrarily sentence several galaxies to death. That's not how it works. Humans are social creatures and must help each other to survive in such a universe. Extending a helping hand to others should not be considered It’s so utilitarian, let alone the whole world.” Fujimaru Ritsuka sighed, “It’s like... you know that old story, right? ‘This fish cares’?”

Somni paused for two seconds, and then answered: "The relevant description has been successfully retrieved in the database. But the basic condition for the story to be established is: the matter of 'throwing the fish back into the sea' will not cause any serious consequences to the little boy." Negative impact."

"...Then, I made an agreement with Aelita. She will treat me to a round barley meal next time we meet." Fujimaru Ritsuka began to talk nonsense seriously, "We must keep our promises, and we must break the promise. For a summoning warlock like me who relies on contracts to make a living, it will have quite serious consequences."

"Deny." Somni didn't stop for even a second this time. "According to the relevant records in the database, there is no such statement even in the Chaos Spell Book."

"Something's wrong. Generally speaking, after saying this, you should be fooled by me... Isn't your knowledge a bit abnormally broad?"

"Please do not change the subject." Somni said seriously, "We are still discussing the necessity of rescuing Jestal and the possibility that this action will pose a threat to your personal safety. If you cannot provide an exact I will have to use force to fulfill my responsibilities if there is a rescue plan that is feasible and has a clear process.”

"Plan...how do you put it?" Ritsuka showed the same tangled expression as when faced with a difficult problem, "I do have a rough idea, which is almost equivalent to turning a calculation problem into a proof problem, but the problem is' Prove this. The time we have been on this planet is too short, the observations we have made are too rough, and the foundation value of human science here has never been high. Now there is no 'Chaldeas' to use as a reference. If If you rashly transfer your soul to the past under such circumstances... Somni, are you listening?"

"...It was detected that a ship was approaching Jestal." Somni stared at a holographic light curtain suspended next to him. "After comparison, its identification code and related serial number were recorded in the database. It is a subordinate On the flagship of the Fourth Detachment No. 40 of the First Army, the battle barge 'Lion's Mane'."

"..." Fujimaru Ritsuka couldn't help but be silent for a few seconds, and then sighed: "What is supposed to come will always come..."

After all, Conrad did predict a scenario related to such a ship before...

"In addition, I have to remind you: the 'Lion's Mane' does not look friendly." The light screen projected around Somni dimmed. "This ship is sailing in complete silence, and all the available The weapons are all in a charged state. Judging from the ship's sailing direction, they undoubtedly want to bypass the Jestal Airport and the high-altitude auspicious array and approach the planet's orbit in a secret way. In view of the air defense of Jestal The power is very meager, and the success rate of the above actions is very high.”

"But fortunately, they did not escape your remote sensing detection." Fujimaru Ritsuka held his forehead in worry, "Mr. Leon's descendants... It is really troublesome to win the trust of these mystics. We may not have that many It's time to talk to them..."

Somni turned his head and stared at Fujimaru Ritsuka silently until the latter's eyes that were flying around without any aim finally met his eyes.

"...Okay." Fujimaru Ritsuka covered his face, "Send them a contact signal and use your identity to suppress them, but don't mention anything about taking over command, just say that you want to communicate with their person in charge. Anyway, we have to successfully talk to them first..."

Somni nodded in agreement, and this action showed an unreasonable satisfaction for some reason.Immediately afterwards, a communication message was written in Somni's servo system at a speed that made people wonder whether it had been prepared. It was then encoded and encrypted in a way common to the imperial military forces, riding on the electromagnetic wave, aiming at The "Lion's Mane" in the distance shot away into the vast void:

"In the name of Ritsuka Fujimaru, 'Emperor's Chosen, Throne's Envoy, Son of Hope, Star of the Night, Sin Drinker, The Grand Master', I request you all to disengage from combat posture and approach the target planet. An unprecedented interview with us on the Jestal orbit.

"——Sending source: Imperator Somnium"

　Somni is not a forbidden soldier, he is a ship man!Didn't expect it.jpg
　　
　
(End of this chapter)