Arad's unruly savior

Chapter 3969 Seizing the Rebellious Spirit
"Yes, that's right." Aurora nodded. It was indeed true. If you didn't believe her, you could call the military to inquire.

Selena Joseph shook the medical record in her hand, didn't ask any further about the holiday, lowered her head to continue looking at it, and asked:

"Then what are you doing here? My place is full of doctors, patients, and disinfectant. The General has given you a vacation, so go out and have some fun."

She and Commander Jack were from the same generation, so she was naturally quite old and should have been retired long ago. However, the medical profession is rather special; the older a renowned doctor is, the more likely the hospital will rehire him to sit in an office.

Even though she can no longer personally perform a surgery that lasts for several hours, her extensive medical experience means she can still guide younger generations without any problem.

Selena also dyed her white hair black, which made her look much younger. People should have a spirit of not giving up on growing old.

As Aurora listened to her mother's words, a hint of embarrassment appeared on her beautiful, mature face. She said:

"I don't know where to go. The holiday came so suddenly, I wasn't prepared at all."

Without even looking up, Selena Joseph directly exposed her daughter's lie, saying calmly:

“It’s not that you weren’t prepared, it’s that you were never prepared. It’s like you never had the idea of ​​giving yourself a break.”

"Alright, if you're free, help me out. We'll go home together tonight, and Mom will make your favorite pan-fried buns."

On the first day of her holiday, Aurora put on her doctor's white coat and helped her mother at the hospital all day. She had a quick lunch at the cafeteria, and after get off work in the afternoon, the mother and daughter chatted as they went to the market to buy fresh ingredients.

Feeling relaxed throughout the holiday, Aurora had a smile on her face as she helped wash the vegetables and asked:
“Ms. Serena, I’ve noticed a green liquid being used in the hospital. What is it? Is it a new type of saline solution or glucose?”

Selena Joseph, who was tying her apron, replied:
"That's a potion called Life Energy. It's similar to our adrenaline, but not quite the same. It's an alchemical potion refined by a magic school. It can effectively improve the patient's life state. They call it Life Potion, HP Potion. What, you haven't used it in the military?"

"No."

"That's true. This kind of drug is produced in relatively small quantities and is only approved for use in the most critical situations. You're sitting in an office now."

As the commander-in-chief of combat operations, and in peacetime, Aurora rarely has the opportunity to directly participate in the treatment of the wounded.

Selena cooked her daughter's favorite fried buns and two stir-fries, and opened a bottle of beer. The atmosphere was very warm. When she took out a small cake with a candle, Aurora was obviously stunned. The chopsticks holding the fried bun froze on the spot for a moment.

"Happy birthday."

"I...forgot." Aurora rubbed her sore eyes with the back of her hand. She was already a mature adult, about the same age as Maishere, approaching the age where she still had her charm. Would it seem pathetic to shed tears?

Selena pushed the cake toward her, her face already wrinkled, but the tenderness of a mother remained unchanged. She said, "Make a wish. Your general is so thoughtful."

"The Great General?" Aurora asked in surprise, wondering what his connection was with Ye Lin.

Selena smiled slightly and said, "Why do you think he suddenly gave you a day off? He sent me an email reminding me that with your current mental state, you'll most likely want to go home for comfort and a hug on the first day, and he also mentioned that today is your birthday."

Everything went exactly as Ye Lin had predicted. Aurora chose to go home on the first day of her holiday, which also happened to coincide with her birthday.

“If you don’t come back like before, I can only video call you. I’m busy with work… I don’t know your General very well. Although we’ve only met a few times, I’ve always thought he’s a very magical and special person.”

Throughout the day until bedtime, Selena didn't mention her daughter's severe obsessive-compulsive disorder at all. She chatted casually about all sorts of random topics, as if all those troubling things didn't exist.

"Mom, do you know there's a strange team in Ghent? I heard they kneel down and pray to a few biscuits before every mission."

Selena pushed up her reading glasses, looked at the news program on TV, and nodded:

"Of course I know, that team has some connection with me."

Selena began to recount the story with a slightly somber expression: During the Karlette War, on the front lines, there was a very thin young soldier in a unit preparing to go to the battlefield. He looked to be only seventeen or eighteen years old, so thin that he looked like he could be blown away by a gust of wind.

A general at the front took pity on the child and gave him a bag of biscuits. The child generously shared the biscuits with his comrades. As a result, the entire squad broke out in acute gastroenteritis that day. Everyone was in excruciating pain and unable to form an effective fighting force. In the end, they were unable to go to the front.

Then, the battle that day was fierce. Smoke billowed and artillery fire ravaged the visible world, causing the earth to shake. The front line was breached by the Kallet organization, and all the Celestial soldiers on the front line were killed in battle, resulting in the complete annihilation of the army.

Only the unit that was unable to reach the front lines due to acute gastroenteritis survived. So, that unit called the biscuit that saved their lives by sacrificing their stomachs the "Redemption Biscuit," and thus began the tradition of kneeling and worshipping the biscuit before each mission.

The military doctor in charge of treating the troops at the time was Selena Joseph.

"After this story got out, many military units actually mocked them for being cowardly, faking illness, and deliberately eating bad food."

Aurora nodded slightly, knowing that such rumors were bound to happen; it was too coincidental, too subtle, and stood in stark contrast to the soldiers who had died in battle.

“There are two other people you should know who played important roles in this incident.” Selena Joseph opened another bottle of beer for herself. It was a rare treat for her daughter to be home, so she figured she might as well have a few more.

"Is it Her Excellency Marlene Kischka?" Aurora's mind naturally conjured up the image of the head maid who served Her Majesty Elizabeth.

The other party possessed a stunningly beautiful face and a perfect figure. Moreover, she came from a prestigious family and was a first-class noble lady. Yet, she willingly concealed all her brilliance and chose to serve the young princess, Elizabeth, during the most radiant years of her life. She remained loyal and unwavering in her devotion.

Of course, her "poison-making" skills were just as renowned as her title as the chief palace maid.

A hint of a smile appeared in Selena's eyes: "The kind general was Marlene's mother, General Semper Kischka, and the boy who shared the food was now the commander of the Mospis Command, Un Leonil."

"Ah, this..." Aurora was quite surprised, not expecting there to be such a past event. Those two were both famous and influential figures in the Celestial Realm.

In other words, the Kishika family's ability to "make poison" is an ancestral talent.

The conversation gradually drifted off to all sorts of things, from the distant past to the present. The relationship between fathers and children is often detached yet profound, while there is rarely any distance between mothers and children. Selena Joseph, like most parents, naturally asked her daughter if she had a sweetheart.

“Not yet.” Aurora shook her head and said, “You know my condition; I’m not suited for, nor am I capable of, running a normal family.”

Selena Joseph nodded, not angry at all, and said quite openly, "If you don't have one, you don't have one. Better to have none than a bad one. Your mother didn't meet your father until she was over thirty." Aurora said half-jokingly, "What if I never meet him?"

"Then you can stay single if you want. If you get lonely later and want to have a child, you can go to an orphanage and adopt one, or do IVF. And the man's... well, the quality has to be good. Why don't you ask your general if he has any..."

Aurora was slightly embarrassed and annoyed: "Mom, you're drunk, what are you saying?"

Gradually, Serena Joseph felt tired. After all, she was getting old, and she had been drinking that night, so she was probably indeed drunk.

Around 11 p.m., after washing up, Aurora lay on the bed, scrolling through her phone screen. She then tapped on Ye Lin's friend list, hesitated for a moment, and quickly sent a message:
"Thank you."

…………

The next day, early in the morning.

Selena Joseph's punctual biological clock woke her up, she made breakfast, left a note for Aurora on the table, closed the door, and went to work.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, Aurora, wearing a loose beige nightgown and with her warm-colored long hair cascading over her shoulders, picked up the note on the table, glanced at it, and couldn't help but shake her head.

Ms. Selena told her not to go to the hospital or stay at home; she could go wherever she wanted for the remaining six days.

"I have no plans at all." Aurora scratched her head, biting her toothbrush, still without a clear idea.

She took out her phone and saw that Ye Lin had replied to her message, saying "You're welcome." The message was sent late at night.

There was no other additional information, which seemed to indicate a lack of humor.

After thinking for a while, Aurora still asked the attending physician:
“Ms. Selena won’t let me stay at home anymore, where do you think I should go?”

A few minutes later, Ye Lin replied:
"I heard that it has started snowing in the White Snowfield, which is a good place to go. Little White Flower also said that there are Moon Trees near her home, which are very beautiful. However, this is the last season of flowers, and they will soon wither. You probably won't make it in time, so go to the White Snowfield instead."

While eating breakfast, Aurora inquired about the White Snowfield and where Lindsay lived. She heard that Lindsay's family was a noble family with a long history in the Celestial Realm, and unlike those nobles who were obsessed with money and power, the Rosen family advocated harmony with nature and maintained a very clean and pure reputation.

“I’ve decided, let’s go check out the area near Lindsay’s house.” Aurora’s rebellious streak resurfaced.

The train on the sea churned up tiny waves, and the cries of seagulls chased after the passengers. Aurora sat by the window, headphones in her ears, and a smile slowly spread across her beautiful lips.

She found Lindsay's house just before the moon tree's last bloom. The shape and color of the flowers were very similar to the crescent moon in the sky, a silvery white expanse, indescribably pure and elegant. Aurora looked at the moon flowers blooming all over the mountains and fields, pursed her lips and remained silent, gathering her warm, sun-colored hair that had been ruffled by the wind.

She heard from the locals on the way that the moonflower would last for about ten more days before withering, so there was still time.

She also heard that the white snowfield had been covered in snow for a long time, and the snow was so thick that it was impassable.

I've also heard that the moon tree symbolizes health.

"So, General, you've figured out my rebellious nature and said this on purpose, haven't you? But this place is really beautiful and peaceful." Aurora crossed her arms and muttered to herself.

She stayed there for two days, and on the fourth day of her vacation, Aurora went to the Xiling Islands, the most famous resort islands in the Celestial Realm, as famous as the west coast of the Arad Continent.

On the last day of her vacation, Aurora was pondering where to end her holiday when she suddenly received a message from Ye Lin, along with his personal location information.

The moment she saw that location, Aurora's nonchalant gaze sharpened, and her entire demeanor became instantly more intense. She stood there for a long time before finally exhaling deeply and replying:
"it is good."

Rufte Dock.

The Sea Trains are the lifeblood of the Seventh Empire, the blood vessels that supply oxygen. Communication between the four continents largely depends on these steel behemoths that traverse the oceans and brave the waves.

Because of the importance of the sea train, the Seventh Empire has set up a special department called the Train Guard, whose duty is to constantly patrol all routes to ensure the safe operation of the sea train and prevent it from being destroyed by pirates or criminals in the sea.

During the Kallet Wars, the train garrison and the coastal garrison fought several fierce battles with the Kallet in an attempt to seize control of the sea train, resulting in the deaths of many soldiers.

After the war, the Seventh Empire erected a monument and a martyrs' cemetery at Ruft's floating harbor to honor and commemorate the celestial soldiers who fought bravely and ultimately sacrificed their lives there.

Even from a great distance, Aurora could see the Night Forest beneath the monument. He placed a bouquet of flowers in front of the monument, bowed slightly in respect, and then remained standing in silence.

Hearing approaching footsteps, Ye Lin turned to look at Aurora and the flowers in her hand, and said:
“I heard from the cemetery staff that you come here to lay flowers every now and then.”

Aurora bent down and gently placed the flowers down. She didn't answer immediately, but first paid her respects to the monument before slowly saying:

"No matter how much the living do, the dead will never come back. I'm just trying to make myself feel a little better."

Ye Lin nodded. When he recommended Aurora to Commander Jack, the latter had a brief moment of emotional resistance.

She explained that she felt ashamed, upset, and unable to accept that so many people had died while the survivors had been promoted.

Then your superior started talking, saying that you were promoted so that your talents could be utilized and fewer people would have to sacrifice themselves.

Looking into Aurora's sorrowful eyes, Ye Lin didn't give her much time to react and said, "Next, I will take you back to the past, to the moment of your most painful choice, and give you another chance to choose."

"What do you mean?" Aurora asked, puzzled.

Immediately, Ye Lin used his power to silence Aurora's question.

Time was flowing backward in the Luft Harbor, and all the scenes were reversed. Aurora saw pedestrians walking backward, saw the grass in the lawn gradually turn green and then turn yellow, saw the sky above the harbor filled with indescribable complex light and shadow, and saw all the scenes reversed.

She stood there, swallowed up by the rewinding of time.