The sun is high - #216 - Chapter 215 The Night Before
Wei Lin never likes to exaggerate the seriousness of something.
As a rigorous scholar, seeking truth from facts is a very basic principle.
Therefore, when this kind of person says “It will be dangerous if you do this”, it often means that something worse will really happen next.
Of course, Meyer had already expected the warning given by Wei Lin. Facing Wei Lin’s warning and questioning, he just nodded slightly and replied: “Ah, yes, I know it will be dangerous, but I think the biggest challenge is not how to deal with the troubles it may bring, but how to get these words into people’s eyes.”
“As long as you understand, Professor.”
Wei Lin said coldly, and then her eyes fell on the manuscript paper in her hand.
On the top of the manuscript paper, there is a title clearly written, which should be temporarily written by Meyer. It has not been finalized, but it is enough to see the essence and general direction of this article.
The title of this article is very simple and direct: “Whose problem is ‘Salem City’? 》.
Weilin probably felt that she read this article too fast last time, so she stabilized her mind and started reading again. This time she slowed down her speed and read the article from The manuscript that Meyer had stayed up late to write caught in his eyes.
“Just like the question we raised at the beginning of the article – what exactly caused the tragedy of ‘Salem City’, and who in the international community should be responsible for it?”
“Readers, here, first of all, I sincerely ask you to seriously think about it. At this moment, facing this ongoing war, have you really forgotten something?”
“I know that we all belong to different races, come from different nationalities, and are loyal to different countries and beliefs. In the past two months, everyone has been burning with their passion and fear for this amazing war. , we will cheer because our country has won a certain battle, and we will also feel regret and anger when we lose a conflict… However, under these appearances, can we notice that there are some deeper and more terrifying roots? The threat is gradually emerging…”
“As the trigger of this war, Salem City seems to have been forgotten.”
“This is a common and normal phenomenon. I mention it here, not to condemn or criticize anyone who forgets this matter. After all, each of us is the same and will be limited by our individual vision and thinking… We are very It is difficult to let a small city far away occupy our thoughts and emotions, but if I say here that what is happening in Salem City will be repeated again and again, what will you think?”
Wei Lin’s brows gradually knitted together, and as she continued to read, she couldn’t help but purse her lips.
From the oral accounts of the refugees in Salem City, to the “tacit” blockade strategy of Votel, Deland and Meilinle and the blockade of Salem City, to the darkness that is hidden behind the war and is constantly interfering and disturbing the overall situation. Power… Meyer uses step-by-step language in this article to present a rigorous, reliable and chilling possibility to readers of the article.
In this article, he also directly mentioned the existence of the “Black Sun Society” for the first time, and even did not hesitate to link this organization with a series of serious incidents that occurred in the Kingdom of St. Steele in the past.
After a long time, Weilin raised her head again.
Her eyes flickered slightly behind the lenses of her glasses. As a witness who had personally witnessed the descendants of An Abyss and escaped from the sewers of Salem City with Shuge, she knew that Meyer’s article was not exaggerated. , its logic is very strict, and the derived results are even more convincing.
but……
“No, it’s too dangerous.”
Looking at Meyer, Weilin finally spoke with difficulty.
When she said this, her slender fingers squeezed the manuscript papers tightly, probably because she used too much force, which caused her joints to turn white.
She stared at the scholar in front of her and said seriously: “Once this article is published, it will be equivalent to directly opening Merlin Lehe’s wounds… Professor, this is a direct denouncement of the fault and incompetence of the Law Committee, and not only that. , Delan and Votel will also be involved.”
Wei Lin paused, and then asked: “Moreover, in this article, Professor You seems to want to tell the world that the current Saint Steele Kingdom is just a puppet of the Black Sun Society?”
Hearing these words of Wei Lin, a smile appeared on Meyer’s face. He nodded vigorously and said, “Yes, but according to the original plan, I don’t want to talk about my motherland at this time. The matter was revealed, because it would most likely bring about unnecessary turmoil… But Mr. Sugar’s letter to me and some of the things he said to me in the past made me feel that time was beginning to run out.”
After hearing this, Wei Lin directly stretched out her hand: “Where is his letter? Show it to me.”
Meyer did not refuse. This was within his expectation, so he directly took out the magic letter signed “Mage Alfred” and handed it into Wei Lin’s hands.
Weilin was obviously stunned for a moment when she saw the strange signature, but she immediately realized that this was a little trick played by Xiuge, so she immediately put aside these distractions and began to read it as quickly as possible. Content, after roughly understanding the situation of Xiuge and Salem City, and learning Xiuge’s judgment on those monsters, she couldn’t help but sigh heavily.
“Okay Professor Meyer, I can use my mage authority to help you send this letter… But you need to tell me, who exactly is this letter going to be sent to? I don’t know anyone who is influential and trustworthy. Newspaper or magazine editor.”
“Thank you, ma’am…here is the recipient and address.”
Meyer was obviously prepared. He took out a small note from the notebook and handed it to Wei Lin.
With the help of the magic light source on the side, Weilin saw an address and a name in the Kingdom of Walter on the note.
Zweiluburg, Victory District, Third Avenue, Blue Ink Manor.
Collected by Master George Markham.
“George Markham?”
Seeing this name, Wei Lin couldn’t help but raise her eyebrows twice. She recognized this person. To be precise, most people in the Plateau Mage Council had heard of this name.
In Wei Lin’s impression, George Markham should be a very outstanding lake-level magic scholar. At the same time, he is also a very famous writer and poet. Therefore, the influence of Master George Markham can be said to be It spans the fields of magic, literature, and publishing.
From the perspective of influence alone, this is indeed a very correct choice, but…
“Professor, do you know Master Markham?”
“Yes, Markham is my fellow countryman and good friend… When he was in St. Steele, he also participated in the management and distribution of newspapers. However, his health has never been very good, so he always stayed in Water He will recuperate, but this will save him from being wanted and hunted by the St. Steele royal family.”
Meyer said lightly: “Not long ago, Markham sent me a letter saying that he was preparing to start a new newspaper in the near future and asked me if I would be interested in joining.”
“But Master Markham is also a member of the Council. Once this letter is sent, we must consider the influence of the Council in it.”
Wei Lin put the note away and said instead: “The Mage Council is working closely with the royal families of the plateau countries. This article may be judged as instigating and damaging the relationship between the royal family and the council.”
“But at the same time, this is also an important opportunity for the Council to directly challenge Merlinle and the authority, and this opportunity will potentially allow them to directly win on the prestige level.”
Meyer solemnly said: “Our ultimate goal is to solve the hidden dangers in Salem City and rescue the refugees who may become food for monsters at any time. As for the people who do this, it is the countries, the Council or Merlinle and… I Personally I don’t think it’s important.”
“Once the council accepts this choice, the situation of the Saint Steele Kingdom and the Black Sun Society will also have the opportunity to be disclosed directly to Van En… These troubles and lesions must be exposed to the sun in order to get more people’s attention.”
As he spoke, Meyer inexplicably raised his head and looked at the sky, but a somewhat inexplicable sentence came out of his mouth.
“While there is still sun in the sky…”
…
In the early morning, Xiuge suddenly woke up from his sleep.
He didn’t remember what nightmare he had, but this sleep was really unsettling.
In the trance caused by sleep, Xiuge only felt that many of his experiences during this period were flashing before his eyes.
It felt as if one second he was still in the classroom doing test questions, and the next second he had been dragged into the office.
Before he could react, the computer screen in front of him changed into the serious face that Wei Lin would put on when teaching, and the colleague walking towards him not far away had another face like Meyer’s. …
There seemed to be a violent explosion of crystal shells outside the window, and when Shuge turned his head to look out, he could see Sally, Felix and other familiar figures running like flying in the gunfire…
“Tsk, it’s better not to sleep. I’ll be even more tired when I wake up.”
Xiuge sighed and stood up, reaching out to comb his messy hair.
I don’t know if it was because he was thinking too much, but he always felt that his hair was growing too fast. He had obviously just trimmed it once when he reported to the Chasseur Regiment, but now it was a little too long.
In this environment, too long hair would be a big hindrance, so Xiuge decisively raised a finger, turned it into the shape of a dagger, and then quickly cut off a section of his hair.
After using magic power to turn these fine hairs into residue, Xiuge removed the thick wooden board that blocked the window.
It snowed again today. Although the scale was not large, it made the already extremely cold and run-down Shuihua Street look even more desolate and quiet. Xiuge looked along the street and saw two lonely figures walking slowly at the end. However, in the blink of an eye, they had disappeared from sight. It was not known whether they were survivors who still lived in Shuihua Street or human figures simulated by the descendants of An Abyss.
In short, the nightingales who used to occupy the entire street, soliciting customers and showing off their charms have completely disappeared. In such a bad and extreme environment, it may not be easy for those girls to survive.
After all, in this case, the desire to survive will always prevail, and in the face of the purest and most basic instinct of this creature, all external factors must give way.
Shuge looked at the bleak street that was both familiar and unfamiliar, and sighed silently.
He always has the most basic and simple sympathy for those who are weak and can only survive through specific methods. The girls who once lived in Shuihua Street and Ladies Street are no exception, and this sentiment also exists here. Among the two different souls that the body once carried.
Xiuge turned his head and glanced at the bed that had been with him all night, with a dry smile on his face.
“I didn’t expect that this would be the first time I spent the night in a girl’s bed.”
When he said this sentence, it sounded a bit like the hell jokes that Xiuge often saw in the past.
Only this time, Xiuge himself was already in hell, so there was nothing to laugh about.
Xiuge entered the bathroom that had not been used for a long time. As a spell caster, he would never be short of water, so he washed and cleaned himself very roughly and quickly. After accumulating fatigue and dust, he finally regained his previous state.
Soon, he left this temporary hiding place, and when he stepped onto the street outside, Xiuge’s figure and appearance had completely changed into the mage of the Black Sun Society.
Through the memory of this association mage, Xiuge has determined that most of the members of the Black Sun Association who voluntarily stayed in Salem City are dead soldiers in the association, or it can be said that they are die-hard members of the Black Sun Association. They never thought about leaving alive from the beginning, and the task assigned to them by the association was to disrupt the order of the survivors in Salem City as much as possible and prevent any force from re-establishing a large-scale management organization.
When the descendants of the Dark Abyss are about to complete their final devouring, these dead warriors need to take the initiative to take the “Gift of the Dark Abyss” provided by the association, completely fall into the embrace of the Dark Abyss, and integrate with the huge group of descendants in Salem City. As one body, contribute that special part of wisdom and will to realize the final “evolution” of the descendants of An Yuan.
This is also the main reason why the main body of the previous descendants of the Dark Abyss were dispatched in full force.
Because in their view, these targets whose bodies have been specially modified and possess a large amount of important knowledge are definitely the most precious food besides Xiuge himself.