Leader of the Ark Raiders

"Just call me by my name." Shen Cangye said, "Arya, are you looking at the sea?"

The girl gave a small "hmm".

Shen Cangye also cast his gaze away.

Under the dark night sky, the dark blue water laps on the sand and crashes against the rock walls.

The air filters the noise of the waves, and the sound of the waves that reaches the ears is like a soft song, flowing slowly in the wind.

The sea breeze is cool, moist and slightly fishy.

Overlooking from a high place, the coast is a sparse and vast universe.

The two sat quietly, listening to the sound of the waves.

"I've loved looking at the sea since I was a kid," Arya said.

She opened the milk bottle and drank the milk before going to bed in small sips.

"Really?" Shen Cangye smiled, "I thought all Iberians would think the sea was scary, and they wouldn't even dare to look at it."

"No—" Arya answered at once, "it's not like that!"

She was so eager to refute that she almost forgot to wipe off the milk stains around her lips.

Arya said: "The elders always told me how scary the sea is, but in Yanwan Town, the sea is calm most of the time, and the sea breeze is very comfortable. I have been staying at the lighthouse since I was a child, accompanied by the sea. , I don’t think the sea is as scary as the elders said.”

"Yanwan Town," Shen Cangye said, "Is that your hometown?"

"Well!" said Arya, "it's a pretty town by the sea."

The sea breeze at night makes people involuntarily start talking.

Arya went on to talk about the lighthouse in her hometown.

When she was a child, she always liked to run to the lighthouse alone.

She sneaked into the lighthouse, and was frightened by the grandmother of the lighthouse administrator who later became her "teacher" with Originium skills.

She talked about her childhood.

Because of her eccentric love of lighthouses and the sea, she has always been a freak in the eyes of others.

She talked about the years she spent in the lighthouse with her "teacher," the elegant old Ribery woman...

"I saw the teacher light up the lighthouse," Arya said, eyes full of fascination, "all the devices in the lighthouse were turned on, and under the light, I could see the surging sea—at that moment, I felt It was as if a completely different world rushed towards me."

"I want to be a lighthouse keeper."

she says.

"However, the teacher said that I have to leave Yanwan Town, know more people, and experience more things before I can come back to replace her and become the next lighthouse keeper. You Taila..."

395. How can you be friendly without touching your tail?

It was the first time for Shen Cangye to see someone like Arya who opened her heart to a stranger whom she had only met once.

I can't help but feel that this Phidia girl is too defenseless.

It's just a fool of the same level as Skadi.

The difference is that Skadi is carrying a sword that stirs the tide, and can easily kill others without suffering a loss.

And this Miss Arya has been cheated many times.

"This is very dangerous." Although he couldn't bear it, Shen Cangye still pointed it out, "You don't have much combat ability, it's too risky to run out alone."

"Yes..." Arya was embarrassed.

Fortunately, in the dark environment, the other party could not see the blush on his face.she thought.

"I took some detours," Arya said in a low voice, "In order to find a job, I seem to have accidentally accepted the bounty with the bounty hunter, and this time too, almost..."

Shen Cangye had no choice but to say, "You are so reckless, you kid, you are really lucky to be able to tell the truth today, especially in that lighthouse, if you are alone—"

"No—it's not!" Arya argued eagerly, "The teacher said, I need to see more of this land before I can guard this corner of the sea. So I want to see what this coastline looks like before I go the lighthouse..."

"Fortunately...fortunately, I met you." She lowered her head again.

Arya looked at the undulating tide in the distance, and said: "The teacher told me that in Iberia in the past, the lighthouses on the coastline were connected together, and the sea was as bright as day..."

Shen Cangye was silent.

He knew Arya was speaking of scenes from the Iberian Golden Age.

But that kind of scenery has long since disappeared.

Iberia has ended its golden years.

The coast was once brightly lit.

But after the silent disaster, all the light was wiped out.

The golden age, like that extinguished lighthouse, may never return.

But seeing the Phidia girl with bright eyes, Shen Cangye couldn't bear to say these words.

Arya seemed to sense it.

She wrapped her arms around her bent knees, tilted her head slightly and looked at the shore, with a little helplessness in her eyes.

"My teacher and I have been in the lighthouse. No one knows what we are watching, but there must be a lighthouse in the dark. As long as there is light to guide, people driving in the night fog can also find the correct course."

She looked up.

A few strands of pale golden, rolled-up hair fell down with her movements, and were gently blown up by the sea breeze.

"Some people say that the light from my staff is the origin stone skill. But the teacher said that it is the power in our hearts."

Arya looked at the moon and spoke softly.

"I will persevere, maybe no one will understand, but this does not mean that my persistence will come to an end - I will try my best to keep this light and light up the coast until dawn."

She is holding a bottle of milk in her hand, and there is a cute milk mustache around the corner of her mouth.

It seems like a child is saying "I want to be an astronaut and fly to the moon in the future".

Shen Cangye smiled.

It took two seconds for Arya to react, "Oh, are you going to laugh at me again?"

"No," Shen Cangye shook his head, "I want to say that you have such a firm belief in your heart, insist on doing things that people don't understand, and keep watching... This is very rare. You are a Great kid."

The girl looked at Shen Cangye, those lavender eyes had a unique charm under the dim light.

Shen Cangye stared at her for a long time, the girl felt the gaze belatedly, lowered her head, and silently drank milk.

Shen Cangye hurriedly changed the subject, "Then, you must know how to light a lighthouse?"

"Of course!" Arya became excited, and happily talked about the steps to light up the devices in the lighthouse, "Before lighting up the lighthouse every day, check all the equipment, including the steering module, power supply lines, etc., and then System center—ah, by the way, before activating the origin stone skill to light up the lighthouse, you need to enter the weather parameters..."

She spoke with great interest a proper noun that Shen Cangye could not understand.

"Are you willing to come to Rhodes Island?" Shen Cangye said.

"Hey—?" Arya was taken aback by the sudden question, "But I'm just a trainee lighthouse keeper..."

Shen Cangye nodded, "Of course, the lighting facilities on Rhodes Island's deck need someone to maintain it. From what you said, you must be very good at this—of course, Rhodes Island can also fulfill your wish to travel around Terra."

"You can think about it before deciding, don't worry." Shen Cangye added, "Rhode Island will arrive in Iberia in the near future."

"Okay! As long as you are willing to take me in - it doesn't matter if the salary is calculated according to the trainees!" Arya said hurriedly.

Shen Cangye couldn't help but touch his forehead.

——Fortunately, this little girl didn't encounter any black-hearted companies, otherwise...

what?

Of course, Rhodes Island is not a black-hearted company, is it?

"It's getting late." Shen Cangye said, "You've also finished your milk, it's time to go to bed, and it's past the children's bedtime now."

Arya resented, "I'm not a child anymore!"

Shen Cangye stood up and stretched out his hand to the Fidia girl, "Then it's time to sleep."

He pulled Arya up.

Perhaps because of sitting for too long, the girl couldn't stand firmly at first, her body shook, Shen Cangye hurriedly supported her.

"Your Excellency won't sit for so long, and when you get up, you will feel numb and almost fall." Shen Cangye teased her with a smile.

Arya looked up at him.

Suddenly, Shen Cangye heard a rustling sound, and felt something rubbing against his leg, it was icy cold, as if...

...are scales.

Shen Cangye looked down, and saw the colorful tail of the Phaedia girl wrapped around his leg.

"Yeah, sorry!" Arya drew back her tail.

Shen Cangye saw her slender tail curled up and swayed slightly.

"Are you planning to bring me down together?" Shen Cangye felt chills in his heart.

"No no no!" Arya quickly waved her hand and whispered, "Sorry."

"No need to be sorry." Shen Cangye smiled, "Your tail is quite beautiful in color."

"This is the first time someone praised my beautiful tail." Arya was flattered, "You can touch it. Although it is this color, it is not poisonous!"

Shen Cangye tried to reach out with his hand, and then held the slippery and cold object, the Phidia girl shrank back in stress.

Shen Cangye quickly let go of the scaly tail.

He took the milk bottle from Arya's hand, pointed to the ladder on the wall, "Come on, let's go down quickly."

The Phidia girl glanced at the dark blue sea again, then silently climbed down the ladder.

"That—" Arya reached the door, and gently grabbed Shen Cangye's sleeve again, "Next time, let's watch the sea together."

"of course."

"Then... If one day, I can go back to the lighthouse in my hometown, I would like to invite you to watch the sea from the lighthouse with me, is that okay?"

"Well, I'm waiting."

396. What are you afraid of?

The next day, Jijing called everyone together again.

As Rhodes Island's liaison officer, he can always get news from Rhodes Island as soon as possible.

This time the news is more important.

—— Rhodes Island will arrive in Iberia in about two to three weeks, and then head to Siesta.

Shen Cangye didn't even know what the old lynx was doing this time.

but.

It is also good news that Rhode Island can legally come to the border of Iberia.

After experiencing what happened to De Cavo, Shen Cangye felt that the peace and tranquility in Iberia were only superficial.

The Inquisition rarely pursues the disappearance of several people.

As for the ghost city in the south, the Iberian officials have no time to pay attention.

Coupled with the disturbance of the Deep Sea Church...

The situation will only get worse.

Therefore, Shen Cangye hoped that Wendy, Lan Du and other operators who were born in Iberia could go to Rhodes Island as soon as possible to avoid any worries.

After a night of rest in the apartment.

Shen Cangye planned to go back to the dormitory of Catalona University and bring Wendy along.

After all, they are all operators of Rhodes Island.

If there is any situation, we can discuss it together.