Leader of the Ark Raiders

Catalona, ​​with its beautiful scenery and full of historic sites, together with its enthusiastic people, constitutes a prosperous scene that is most different from today's desolate Iberia.

Shen Cangye and Xu Yu inspected and recorded while walking.

Stop now and then to chat with local residents.

Perhaps infected by the lazy atmosphere in the city, even the judges, who were usually in full swing, relaxed their vigilance.

Shen Cangye strolled in the city, for a moment he regarded himself as a leisurely tourist.

Not long after, Shen Cangye and Xu Yu turned into the main street in Catalona - La Rambla.

This avenue is the busiest pedestrian street in Catalona, ​​extending from the port to Plaza Catalona in the city center.

Tall plane trees are planted on both sides of the pedestrian street, and the purple flowers are densely intertwined at the top, like a ribbon.

Newsstands, flower shops, and food kiosks are lined up on both sides of the street, making the street colorful and vibrant.

Wandering performers from all over Iberia perform various street performances, vividly interpreting the essence of "street art".

Shen Cangye walked forward while looking around, only to realize after a while that Xu Yu had fallen behind at some point.

Shen Cangye turned around and looked for his companion.

He saw Xu Yu standing in front of a poster, looking thoughtful.

"What are you looking at, Miss Xu Yu?" Shen Cangye approached.

The Agor girl pointed to the poster in front of her, Shen Cangye glanced at it, it was a poster of an art exhibition.

Shen Cangye could roughly understand the Iberian characters on it, to the effect that there was a special exhibition of a young painter in a certain gallery.

196. I don't understand the artist's world

The poster in front of me is based on a certain work of this artist as a background.

But this painting...

How should I put it...it doesn't have anything that could be called the subject of a painting.

Not landscapes, not portraits.

It is just a color block that is smeared, covered, and swayed on the canvas with several colors.

From these strangely shaped color blocks, it seems that something can be recognized again.

Screaming human faces, huge stone pillars whose age cannot be discerned, ominous green slime... I looked carefully, but there was nothing.

Shen Cangye narrowed his eyes, for some reason, the more he looked at it, the more uncomfortable he felt.

A sense of uneasiness spread wantonly from the bottom of my heart.

"Let's go." Xu Yu pulled Shen Cangye away in good time.

The two started walking again.

Xu Yu explained: "I have heard about this artist before, so I paid a little attention to her exhibition."

"Is this your favorite painter?" Shen Cangye asked.

"Hmm...not really, it's just that I think her painting style is very unique." Xu Yu said.

Xu Yu recalled: "This artist is a resident painter from Colombia. I heard that she will travel around, and when she finds a sliver of inspiration, she devotes all her time to painting. Her paintings seem... difficult. understand."

I think I can do twenty paintings a day with splashes of paint on the canvas.Shen Cangye thought.

"It seems that she came to Iberia recently." Shen Cangye said.

Xu Yu nodded, "It should be."

Shen Cangye scratched her hair, "Her paintings have such a unique style, the audience should be relatively small."

"Actually, it can be seen from her early works that she has an extraordinary talent for painting," Xu Yu explained, "but she seems to have no time to show her talent, but instead shifts the focus of her painting to... these colorful but unclear meanings on the painting."

"We don't understand the world of artists..." Shen Cangye murmured.

Why do I always feel that after seeing that painting, I really want to find someone to tear it apart?

And a little dizzy.

Shen Cangye shook his head, simply ignoring those abstract arts that are difficult for ordinary people to understand.

"Ah, the navigation said that the Boqueria market is ahead." Xu Yu looked at the phone and said, "Would you like to see it?"

"Let's go."

The Boqueria market is the most authentic purchasing market in Catalonia.

Here, everything from fruits, vegetables; meat, seafood, to desserts, deli products and so on.

What makes Boqueria Market famous is not only the goods, but also the various graffiti on the walls and ceilings.

Crazy graffiti masters did not hesitate to show their talents here, adding rich colors to this ancient market.

197. Deviate from the main line and start having fun

Shen Cangye admired the graffiti on the ceiling and said, "I don't know if there are any other cities in Iberia that are as beautiful as Catalona."

"Before the 'Great Quiet', there were many cities in Iberia that were as open and welcoming as Catalona, ​​but that disaster caused many cities in the south to decline overnight..."

As Xu Yu spoke, he sighed softly.

"Iberia cannot afford to save those cities. Catalona is one of the only, not many, surviving ports."

"Well, in fact, I also hope to investigate the situation of those ghost cities in depth." Shen Cangye said, "When I heard about Mo Yao, I felt very concerned."

"Ah," Xu Yu seemed to realize something, "Excuse me, Dr. Shen, did I say something to disturb your interest?"

"It's okay." Shen Cangye smiled.

Xu Yu cleared her throat, and said as if she wanted to make up for something, "Our task today is not heavy, and we have time to relax in the city."

Shen Cangye glanced back at her, and said with a smile: "Miss Xu Yu, don't be so nervous, it will be easier for people to see something is wrong—oh, this dessert! I want to try it! Do you want some too? ?”

Next to it is a dessert shop, all kinds of desserts are filled with cabinets, like a beautifully decorated Christmas tree.

Shen Cangye bought two servings of Catalonian specialty caramel panna cotta.

He handed one of them to Xu Yu, "I've always wanted to try this kind of Iberian dessert, and then I'll make it myself."

"Thank you." Xu Yu smiled and took the paper cup containing the panna cotta, and tasted it carefully with a small spoon.

They ate as they walked, passing by rows of small stalls.

The works left by many world-renowned artists seem to make this city artistic.

The colorful fruits are arranged in a patchwork manner, and the desserts, chocolates and macarons are placed together under the simple cabinet, but the colors are matched in a unique style.

At this time, suddenly a person walked quickly from behind, brushing past Xu Yu.

His elbow brushed against the paper cup in Xu Yu's hand, almost knocking it to the ground.

"Yeah!" Xu Yu called softly.

Then, a bang was heard.

Shen Cangye knocked the Zarak man in the black jacket to the ground.

"Take it out." Shen Cangye said coldly.

Zarak muttered something, and timidly took something out of his pocket.

Xu Yu couldn't help but stare dumbfounded. It was the mobile terminal she put in her bag.

Shen Cangye returned the things to Xu Yu, "Closer with me, there are many thieves here."

It took Xu Yu a while to react.

She stepped forward and took Shen Cangye's arm, "Sorry, I almost forgot."

What she meant was that she forgot that the two came out pretending to be husband and wife at this time.

It would indeed be strange for them to walk in tandem.

Shen Cangye slightly bent his elbow to make Xu Yu's hand more comfortable.

"Let's go, dear." Xu Yu said a little jerky.

198. Will there be a football club in Terra?

After walking for a while, Xu Yu asked, "Dr. Shen, you seem to be familiar with Catalona. Have you ever been here?"

"I used to stay in Iberia... um... for a while." Shen Cangye didn't answer directly.

In fact, in his previous life, he had been an exchange student in Barcelona for a year.

Therefore, he has a certain understanding of the situation in the city.

In Terra... When I came to Catalona, ​​I felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

"No wonder you can speak Iberian." Xu Yu suddenly understood.

Shen Cangye smiled bitterly, "My Spanish—ah no, I mean—Iberian, my Iberian is actually not very good."

He shrugged, "One time before, a thief broke into my dormitory. My roommate found out at five o'clock in the morning the next day, and hurriedly called me to tell me that there was a thief in my room. I was in a drowsy sleep. Yes—you know that in Iberian, the pronunciation of the word thief is very similar to that of a washing machine. I was sleeping soundly at the time, and I kicked my roommate, saying that it was not a disease of the mind to wash some clothes before dawn .”

"As a native speaker, I really can't hear the similarity between these two words."

Xu Yu covered her mouth and smiled, her originally cold eyebrows and eyes softened together.

She suddenly felt that the daily gossip between people seemed more interesting and indispensable than she imagined.

"Don't laugh at me." Shen Cangye said helplessly, "By the way, I finally came here, do you want to buy some ham?"

Whole hoof and bone-in raw ham is the most famous Iberian gastronomic specialty.

The two came to the ham stand, and the boss who was cutting the ham and putting it on the plate immediately put on a smile, "Both, what do you want to buy? Serrano ham and Iberian extra front leg can be cut fresh, would you like to taste it?" ?”

As he spoke, the bearded boss took out a paper plate.

On the plate is thinly sliced ​​and rolled ham, inserted with bamboo skewers.

Xu Yu took a piece and brought it to Shen Cangye's mouth, "Taste it first, dear."

Shen Cangye took the ham and took a bite, "The taste is not bad, why don't you buy some, I haven't bought the dishes for dinner yet."

"Listen to you." Xu Yu said softly.

Shen Cangye picked out a ham, and the boss couldn't help giving a thumbs up while packing, "Sir, your wife is so beautiful, and you two are so loving, you are really happy!"

"Thank you." Shen Cangye smiled generously and nodded.

Xu Yu beside her lowered her face in embarrassment.

After walking around the market again, Shen Cangye bought the ingredients for tonight.

Naturally, at each stall, the big brother who sold the ham also praised him, which made Xu Yu even more shy.

199. To Eternal You

After leaving the Boqueria market, they re-entered La Rambla.

Xu Yu looked up at the top of the street, where the sycamore flowers were connected in the sky, and said softly, "Here... always makes people feel... a little familiar."

Shen Cangye gave some money to the homeless artist playing the accordion on the side of the road, and returned to Xu Yu, "Miss Xu Yu, have you ever been to Catalona before?"

"Maybe I have been here, or maybe I haven't been here," Xu Yu's eyes were a little dazed, "At least I don't have too many pictures about Catalona in my memory now, I just feel a little familiar."

"Current memory?"

Xu Yu nodded, "My ethnic group belongs to a very rare branch of the Agor ethnic group. We have a special racial characteristic - when our bodies cannot endure the environment or are severely traumatized, we will return to the larval state , re-growth...every death is accompanied by the loss of memory."

Lighthouse jellyfish.

This kind of creature can return to the polyp form of the larva again after maturity, and grow again.

This process is called 'differentiation and transfer', and there is theoretically no limit to the number of times.

...This kind of jellyfish can obtain an infinite lifespan through repeated differentiation and transfer.

Xu Yu murmured: "Once I receive a fatal trauma, I will lose my memory and return to a hatchling. I have no way of predicting the future, and I don't know how long the current memory will last, so..."