Gate of Apocalypse

Chapter 222 [Nice Name]

The Countess felt Chen Xiaocai's eyes get stranger and stranger. She frowned: “What are you looking at me for? ”

Chen Xiaocai smiled lightly and looked away - this kind of thing, naturally, he wouldn't ask out foolishly.

Even if these things were really in each other's hands, this clever girl would never admit it.

Hmm……

Even the Holy Grail, the Holy Gun, maybe not necessarily in the hands of the Normans.

But...

The likelihood of a Victory Deed Sword is unquestionably enormous!

The Sword of the Victory Deed, like the Sword of Stone, is King Arthur's weapon!

The sword of a victory contract with no two sharps, the sword in the lake... but more powerful than the sword in stone!

“Well, let's not go into circles anymore.” Chen Xiaoliang slowly said: “Since you admit that you have the sword blade of the stone sword, then... what do you want to do to give it to me? ”

The Countess was silent for a while and her tone became strange.

“I don't know who a guy like you really is, what your world really is.” The Countess shook her head: "What stone sword, what symbol of kingship. These, to me, are just legendary stories.

What world is it now? If the royal family is no longer in power, who else would take a sword for a king?

It seems to me that even if it's any more precious, it's just an antique in my family's collection.

That's what I always thought.

As for history, my family used to look for the other half of it, and it never seemed to me to look at it with a super-realistic look.

Perhaps I will only interpret this as something that my ancestors would like to reunite this sword for some reason.

As for what magical powers, what kingdoms... it seems to me too strange.

It is nothing but an antique, but an antique of unknown origin. After all, King Arthur's legend is fundamentally just a story, not a true history. ”

Chen Xiaocai listened quietly, he didn't say, "Since it's just an antique, just give it to me”.

Of course he knows that the Countess said these words for a reason.

Sure!

“… but after what happened today, I may not think so.

No, to be precise, those weird events that have been happening to me over the years are making me increasingly confused!

Maybe... I thought, not necessarily what I thought.

At least, after witnessing today's events, I certainly won't continue to foolishly treat it like an antique. ”

Chen Xiaoliang frowned.

This woman has realized the value of the Sword Blade in the Stone.

I'm afraid that's a little tricky.

“Honestly, I want to get it.” Chen Xiaocao bluntly said: “You can make a condition. ”

“Of course you want it!” The Countess said slowly: “I can already be sure that you have a blade handle! So... according to you and your companions, and those who ambushed me... you all seem to have some supernatural abilities!

I doubt that if the handle and blade of the sword fall into your hands and can be merged into one... will something magical happen with some magical consequences?

Nor have I not seen similar mythological novels: acquiring a treasure left behind by the strong gives strength to the strong.

Tell me, do you want the power of King Arthur? ”

The Countess smiled: “At least now I know that getting a complete Sword in Stone seems important to you. ”

“Say your terms.” Chen Xiao Liang is a little impatient.

“Why?” the Countess picked her eyebrows: “You saved my life before, and you were my savior. So now... are you going to change the role of lifesaver to kidnapper? ”

Saying, the girl shrugged her shoulders: "Anyway, I'm alone now, in your hands. ”

“Intentionally weak? Do you think I can't stand to force you to be a woman? ”

Chen Xiaoliang frowned and then suddenly smiled slightly.

The smile fell into the Countess's eyes, but told her to pull it into her heart.

This young teenager seems much harder to deal with than imagined!

“Perhaps it would not have been necessary for me to think quickly about what this stone sword must take before today's attack takes place.

But… "

Chen Xiaolei smiled coldly, pointing to the spare tire sitting on the wall not far away: "My companion was so badly wounded, at such a heavy price, he lost an arm!

And if we hadn't come to you before, if we hadn't had the idea of striking a sword in stone, maybe this wouldn't have happened.

I would like to ask you, Count… if it were you, you would pay such a heavy price for one thing or another. Would you give it up in understatement?! ”

The Countess closed her mouth.

She lowered her head and closed her eyes as if thinking for a while.

And the girl looked up again and said, "I have three conditions. Meet my three conditions, Sword Blade in Stone, I'll give it to you! ”

Chen Xiaoliang indifferently said: “Tell me. ”

“First, you have to keep me safe… that is, you have to solve my problems! Those who attacked me, you have to help me solve this problem!” The Countess Cold Way: “This condition is not negotiable. I am well aware that without someone like you, my situation would be too dangerous! I don't think my bodyguards can handle people like that. As for calling the police... I think we all know that's a joke. ”

After listening to this condition, Chen Xiaolei thought a little.

This condition seems difficult, but it is not difficult to think about it.

If you want to protect this Countess all the time, Chen Xiaoliang doesn't have that kung fu, and you don't necessarily have that strength.

The black man, who looked like Autumn Meteor, had mysterious powers and strange skills.

However……

After all, this is just a replica mission.

As long as this task is accomplished and the Sword of Stone is obtained, the position of competing rivalry between that… and the other does not exist.

Simply and clearly: If the Sword in Stone is a mission item, then as long as you get the Sword in Stone, that random mission is over.

The rest has nothing to do with the Countess.

There's no need to protect her at all, and there's no need to think about the future.

At the end of the copy, everyone can go their separate ways.

Besides...

The Countess still has an identity, but Miaoyan!

An advanced player with a custom exclusive number who needs to protect himself?

are you kidding me

“Go on.” Chen Xiaocai said indifferently.

The Countess glanced at Chen Xiaocai: “Second condition: it was my first request, you must answer the nightmare in my heart! What does the name Miaoyan stand for? How much do you know about the nightmarish experiences that have happened to me... you have to tell me about these things! ”

Chen Xiaoliang thought about it...

Big deal, just one more offense Miaoyan... Guess it's not too big a problem.

Miaoyan can erase the Countess's memory once, so it's not too much of a problem to delete it again.

“And the third?” Chen Xiaoxiao looked into the girl's eyes.

“Third...” The Countess' eyeballs turned: “Third... it was me, as a woman, who just wanted to satisfy my woman's curiosity —— you have a blade handle, right? I want to look at this blade handle, and at the same time... when you bring the blade handle and the blade together, I want to look around and see what interesting things are going to happen. At least I don't have a regret in my heart: Otherwise, as the heir of the Norman family, it would be unacceptable if I had spent countless energies in the history of the family, but I didn't even know its usefulness. ”

Chen Xiaocao touched his chin: “Let me guess, you won't want to give me the blade now, but at least wait until I finish the first two conditions, that is to solve those who attacked you, while telling you the secrets about you... will you give me the blade? ”

“You were right. ”

“How can I trust you?” Chen Xiaocai smiled: “I'll tell you the secrets after I solve the attackers... If you regret it afterwards, I can't invite the attackers back. In case you regret it..."

“I'm a woman, a weak woman.” The Countess picked the eyebrows: “I'm in your hands. What could be more reliable than such assurances? I take myself hostage! ”

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“Find anything yet? ”

A few minutes later, Chen Xiaoliang walked to the storage room behind him.

The tire was turning over the case here to reverse the cabinet. He held a shovel in his hand and threw a handful hanging from the corner of the wall off to Chen Xiaolian: “I've seen it, the steel fire is fine. ”

Chen Xiaolian smiled and threw it into the storage watch.

“Nothing useful was found. This should be an abandoned shitty stone house. But I just saw a couple of frames in a room, and it seemed like some of the paintings were wrapped up and stored. It's too dusty for me to get in. ”

Chen Xiaoliang's heart moved: “Where is it? Show me. ”

Tires shrug shoulders and lead the way.

That studio is in the left rear room of the stone fort. The door has been opened by a tire… it is clear that the lock has been broken.

There's a strange smell inside, a mixture of dry oils, rotten wooden frames, paint, and dust.

The window had been sealed, the place was not breathable, Chen Xiaoliang stood at the door and forced himself to endure the urge to sneeze before walking in with a frown.

This is indeed a very standard studio, just a few shelves that have rotted their outfits, and I don't know how long nobody has been here.

Chen Xiaocai walked aside, picked up the two paintings on the corner of the wall, tore the linen cloth on the bag, and looked twice.

Chen Xiaolian smiled and looked back at the tire: “You know what? ”

Tire shook its head.

Chen Xiaolian pointed to the painting in his hand: "Van Gogh's Sunflower. ”

“... Van Gogh? Who's that?”

Chen Xiaocai sighed: “A painting can sell tens of millions of American knives of bulls. ”

Tires stared into his eyes, pointing at the oil painting in Chen Xiaolian's hand and said to the sunflower: “This… is worth tens of millions of dollars? ”

“Original value… of course this is not worth it, it would be nice if it could sell thousands of dollars.” Chen Xiaocai shook the frame in his hand: “It's just a copy. Doesn't look like much of a home. ”

“Do you know how to draw?” Tires laughed.

“I don't understand.” Chen Xiaocai shook his head quite frankly: “I just thought, if it was a famous piece of work, who would have left it in this shitty room to eat ash and hid it in the vault long ago. ”

“… seems to be the case.” The tire nodded.

Chen Xiaocai lifted the frame and looked at it and found that in the lower left corner of the painting, there was also a signature.

“Well ethereal_voice, is that the name of the painter?” Chen Xiaoxiao glanced and his eyes moved aside very casually, then suddenly he saw another painting placed on the ground.

It's a portrait!

A young girl dressed in white, standing in front of a mirror, barefoot, with her feet tucked in for a lively look.

The girl in the painting is undoubtedly very beautiful, slender and slender, with smooth and round facial lines, and exquisite, especially with a pair of smiling eyes, adding a touch of teenage girls' delicacy.

Most importantly, the people in this painting are clearly... Countess!

Obviously, this painting was made a few years ago, and the girl in it was clearly much younger, about 15 or 16 years old.

“Are you used to breaking into people's rooms? ”

The Countess's voice came through the door.

She stood outside the studio door, staring at the two men in the room in cold color, looking at the broken frame in the room, and then landed on the painting in Chen Xiaolei's hand, frowning.

Chen Xiaoliang pointed at the portrait of the girl on the ground: “Are you the one in here? ”

The Countess walked in, and she picked up a piece of cloth and changed it onto the portrait before looking up at Chen Xiaolian: “Is there a problem? ”

“Nice painting, flexible and similar.” Chen Xiaocai grinned, touching his nose.

“... should I thank you for the compliment? Do you know how to paint?” The Countess leaves her mouth shut.

“Hmm? Wait... you mean... did you paint these paintings?!” Chen Xiaolei stunned for a moment and looked at the sunflower in his hand. He also looked at the portrait of a girl already covered on the ground - it turned out to be a self-portrait.

“I told you, this is my studio, and I told you on the way here, you just didn't pay attention.” The Countess shook her head, walked over and moved a rotten frame against the wall, looked at the broken studio and sighed softly: “What's so strange about studying oil painting? I haven't been to this place in a long time. ”

Chen Xiaoliang stunned and then glanced at the signature on the sunflower oil painting.

“ethereal_voice, is that your name? ”

“That's the name I gave myself. I was young and dreamed of being a romantic painter. But then I realized that I had a limited gift for painting, so I chose to give up.” The Countess answered frankly.

“ethereal_voice, that's an interesting name. The sound of a fairy... the sound of a fairy, hehe, good name. ”

“Immortal sounds?” The Countess's harsh voice mimics Chen Xiaocai's pronunciation: “Is this the language of your country? Sounds... pretty good. ”

“It sounds good.” Chen Xiaolei nodded.

“… good.” The Countess is thoughtful: “I have always hated the name Miaoyan, although I have no idea what it means, but it also seems to be pronounced in the language of your country. I hate that name! Now I have a name like that.

Well, fairy sounds, I love that name. You can call me Fairy Tone later, that's my Oriental name. ”

After that, the Countess —— well, it's a fairy tone, so she seems a little relaxed and looks at the shovel in the tire's hand: “Are you going to dig something here? It's getting late, I remember there's a kitchen back there where we can go find some food. I'm gonna go check it out. You guys wanna go? ”

Chen Xiaocai smiled bitterly: “You asked me about my weaknesses... I'm not very good at things in the kitchen, go yourself. ”

Xianyin deeply looked at Chen Xiaolian and turned away.

“Can't you cook? If you hadn't cooked, we'd be starving when we lived in your house.” The tire shook its head and sighed.

“Is it one thing to do or not to do something else?” Chen Xiaocao blunted.

“By the way, how was your conversation with her? Can you get it? ”

“… not too difficult, but by no means easy.” Chen Xiaoliang thought about it and said in a cautious tone: “However... there is one thing I have tried to find out. ”

“Oh?”

“She doesn't seem to turn into Miaoyan.” Chen Xiaoliang shrugged slightly, slowly: “When I talked to her about the terms before, the tone of intentional speech was very unsolicited. She should be somewhat dissatisfied and annoyed. But this woman has endured —— she knows her time.

Plus she hasn't been transformed into Miaoyan when we were attacked before...

You know that.

If she turns into Miaoyan... then a few of us are tied together, probably not enough for her to fight.

If I had said so hard to the real Miaoyan, forcing her to hand over the Sword in Stone, Miaoyan would have turned her face and hit her hand. ”

Tire nodded: “So...”

“I have roughly a guess and judgment.” Chen Xiaocai walked to the door and looked at the hallway outside the door. He turned back and whispered to the tire:

“We're in a copy, except this part of the country happens to be London.

Once the replica is turned on, the replica area is temporarily separated from the original world, a separate space, where the time flow rate and the outside are probably different.

So, according to the rules, this place in London and the people, they were all cut off from the original world.

Since it is temporarily split, then... perhaps according to the rules of the system, Miaoyan cannot come during the splitting period.

Because her exclusive number was also cut out of the main world with London.

So, the Countess we're dealing with right now is the real NPC, herself, and during the copy period, Miaoyan couldn't control or attach herself. ”

“… so? ”

“So maybe it's good.” Chen Xiaocao bluntly said: “Didn't she want to know who she really was, who Miaoyan was and what the secret was?

I can meet her.

Anyway... once the copy is finished, London will be refreshed and perhaps the Countess's memory will be refreshed.

Then I won't have to worry about Miaoyan coming after me. ”

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[Five thousand words in this chapter.

Yesterday said it was 10,000 more words today.

Well, it's a promise today.

I knew someone would complain, someone would scold.

But today, only today, I don't give a fuck!

I think today is the happiest and happiest day of my 35 years of life!!!

Do you remember my mother's birthday yesterday?

Mom made a wish for her birthday cake last night: she wanted to be a grandmother soon.

Then……

Let's just say, I went to the hospital with my wife this morning and didn't get home till around 5: 00 pm! Tormented the day at the hospital!

Line up for hours, line up for tests for hours...

But it's all fucking worth it!! What a fucking value!!

You know, when I got the diagnosis from the hospital, I was laughing all the way home. I couldn't bear to laugh!

Even if a car drove past me and splashed a lot of muddy ideas on my leg, I laughed like a fool!

Because……

Me! Yes! Daddy!!!

After eating dinner and writing this chapter, I realized that at this moment I couldn't go on with the code, the whole person had to be excited, only one thought in mind! Nothing else can fit in!!

Today, no matter what you call me, I don't care!!

Thirty-five years old, I'm going to be a father!!!!!!

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!

I can't even spell it right now!

Now all I want to do is run down the street and laugh for half an hour!!!

My mother is the big BOSS in the development team, what a test!!!

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