Alice in the Land of Steam

Chapter 456: Is the fate of the past revealed at this moment?
When Lingge heard the voice, his body stiffened slightly, but his companions did not notice it. Only Medien, who was closest to him, noticed her brother's abnormality. She raised her head with a look of confusion in her eyes.

Christian frowned slightly, but still made a gesture to stop the soldiers' actions, then turned back to look in the direction of the voice: "Mr. Langning, do you have any different opinions on the treatment of these guests?"

“There are some personal views.”

In the familiar and slightly serious tone, the silent magic knights parted to the sides, making way for a path, and the fourth ship officer of the Scarlet Night Gate, Langning Ravel, came over and appeared in the eyes of the guests, and naturally appeared in the eyes of Linger. He was still as majestic and dignified as he was then, but the clothes he wore were no longer the uniform of the parish tribune, but the uniform of the scales of order, with three gold chains on the buttons, and the emblems of the scales, the gunblade and the chariot were hung at the end.

Ling found that he was not as shocked as he was when he first heard his voice. He regained his composure at a speed that surprised even himself. He calmly watched the "old friend" whom he had not seen for a long time and who he thought he might never see again in this life walk steadily to the side of Dickens and Christian, stand side by side with them, and look down at him as if he was looking down at a shadow that existed in the past.

He spoke, his voice echoing in the clear night. I don't know if it was an illusion, but the roar of artillery fire in the distance seemed to become much weaker. "Mr. Dickens, Mr. Christian, I think you should have received a communication report from the Feiyemente a week ago. The report mentioned in detail the summoning ceremony that took place on the Saria Field, the relevant events and the aftermath, etc., and asked the headquarters to archive it. Some of the people involved in this matter were personally instructed by Lord Fei Er, and all combat personnel of the Balance of Order were required to keep an eye on their whereabouts at any time. Once they were found, they must report to the headquarters immediately. It is a difficult task to find the whereabouts of a few people in the vast sea of ​​people. However, today, they came uninvited, which can't be said to be an unexpected gain. Therefore, I ask the two of you to stop temporarily and wait for a while. There is no need to use such violent means to treat the distinguished guests that Lord Fei Er has been longing for for a long time."

After saying that, his eyes slowly moved down and locked onto Linger's face accurately. The young man did not avoid it. At this moment, the two sides were standing in opposite positions and looking at each other, but their expressions were surprisingly similar, both of them were so calm that it was scary.

After listening to Lang Ning's explanation, Christian's frown relaxed slightly. She waved her hand, and the magic knights put away the cold gun barrels in their hands and silently retreated three steps away. Their movements were so uniform that the sound of the metal armor plates rubbing against each other sounded like the roar of waves. In the sky, the mechanical soldiers that surrounded the entire sky like silver-white birds also flew up, keeping their formation unchanged while pulling away. The deep and dark night sky once again appeared from the gaps that expanded due to the distance, and the star-blue magic flow gushed out, like particles of starlight, complex and beautiful.

Their initiative to expand the encirclement seemed to eliminate the hostility and make the atmosphere less tense, but Nevill did not dare to relax her vigilance, because she could sense that these guys were just pretending. They were all mad dogs who had eaten flesh and blood of the enemy. How could they let their enemies go so easily? As we all know, the dormant or lazy posture of wild beasts before hunting is the most dangerous.

More importantly, she understood what Ronning meant.

It seems that these people who inexplicably became friends with Leticia are quite powerful. They are actually the people specifically requested by the Chief Judge Fei'er. Was he saved by them, or was he involved in a serious incident?

Although she knew the situation was inappropriate, she couldn't help but think about it.

Ling Ge knew that when he and his companions drove the Cloud Whale Arus in the Saria Field and cooperated with the combined forces of the cult to defeat the Earth Mother Spirit God Titan, they must have attracted a lot of attention, and the cult would desperately collect clues about them. But he thought that at the very least, he could conceal it for a while. After all, it was in the game world at that time, and there was no direct contact between the two sides. In the absence of clues, even a powerful force like the cult could not trace him so quickly, right?

But what he didn't expect was that the cult had indeed caught the only clue, and even followed it all the way to the homeland of his adoptive father, Mr. Yang Ke, and found many past events that he had never known. The most ironic thing was that they were able to get this clue not by relying on their huge surveillance network that spread across the entire Western Continent, but by an incredible coincidence.

That coincidence was Langning Ravel, who had served as the tribune of the parish of Linwell City and was now the fourth ship officer of the Scarlet Night. He was the only one who could recognize Linger among all the people present at the time. If he had not performed well in the Blood Moon Incident, if he had not been transferred to the Scarlet Night as a ship officer, if Fei Er had not given him the command of the mecha unit for laziness, if Rochelle had not held a ceremony to invite the gods in Nimsher City, if the Scarlet Night was late or early, if the Earth Mother Titan was not heading towards the Windy City of Avion... The cause of some things must be traced back to a "what if" a long time ago, but in reality, there is no such thing as what if in this world. When people stand at the end and look back, they will find that there is only one road leading to this place. The outcome of the event was destined long ago, just like the wheel of fate rolling over, leaving a track straight forward.

Although, thinking from an emotional point of view, if fate really has self-awareness and will favor certain individuals who live under its laws, then it should favor Lingge and his group. After all, one of them is named Saint Xia Liya, and this shepherdess happens to be the girl king who controls the law of fate.

Unfortunately, fate has no self-awareness, it only operates according to certain rules.

After understanding this, perhaps you can deeply understand why sometimes, even Saint Shallia, as the king of destiny, is deeply afraid of the power she represents. It is not understood by any life, nor is it controlled by any life.

Of course, discussing these is too far away from our current story, so let’s get back to the topic for now.

"So, is this gentleman the Mr. Linge mentioned in the report?" Dickens's eyes fell on Linge's face, just like Browning's. For the first time, he noticed this young man whom he had just inadvertently overlooked. After looking at him carefully, he found that there was a familiar temperament hidden between his eyebrows. He came into contact with him every day, so there was no way he was wrong.

Similar to lofty ideals, but manifested in a cold and cruel reality; should we say it is the brilliance of idealists or the indifference of realists? Dickens felt that perhaps it was a little bit of both, but human nature was a more complex thing and should not be summarized in such simple two words. He had to spend more time with him before he could be sure to judge and recognize what kind of character this young man should have.

However, at least one thing is certain: from the moment he was surrounded until now, he has never shown a single expression of fear or panic. Some people may say that this is just a manifestation of reckless courage or youthful vigor, not a unique quality, but what if he is not even nervous or worried? He is not nervous about so many enemies staring at him, nor is he worried about whether he can escape from danger? He does not have any emotions that a normal person should have. Is he born unable to empathize with others? Or is he lacking some sensitive qualities?

Another possibility is that he is not unable to empathize with others, but is unable to empathize with himself, which is why he is indifferent to his own situation.

As the universal truth of the world says: the only one who is indifferent is yourself.

"He is indeed very interesting and suitable." After observing, Dickens turned back to Ronning and said, "No wonder you wanted to recommend him to join the association. If it were me, I would probably do the same."

　Give me some meow
　　
　
(End of this chapter)