Superpowers of Sky City

Chapter 480 Hidden in the Dark, Bright as Mithril (3)

The misunderstanding was quickly resolved. Yan Qi drew Zhang's teacher qualification certificate and threw it to Gongsun Ce. The latter used this to say that this was a "rare academic investigation activity" and happened to be passing by to visit relatives.After a phone call to Principal Onowell himself, the Spencers believed someone's lie and busied themselves entertaining guests.

"It's been a long time since we have so many guests," Rhea Spencer sighed. "The last time was when your sister brought her classmates to a birthday party."

"Are they having fun?"

"It's not good. I got into an argument with your mother in the middle of the conversation. The whole table took turns to talk about new culture and environmentalism, and she finally criticized me for losing my temper."

The woman in the top hat giggled: "It's really picturesque, she should be mad."

Alfreda in the kitchen was aggressive: "If you have time to chat, come and help me prepare snacks, there are eight more people in this room!"

Rhea walked quickly.He is a middle-aged man with a gentle face, wearing a pair of small round glasses, his hair is a little thinner, and there is still some dust on his body from cleaning the house.Rhea's wife is completely different from him. Alfreda Spencer wears ripped jeans, a crop top, and a small black jacket. Although she is middle-aged, she is still well-maintained. Well, there is probably nothing wrong with playing a female agent on TV.Others can easily imagine their usual way of getting along, one is responsible for ordering and the other is responsible for execution.

"When I saw you back then, I knew that you two would be fine," Gongsun Ce whispered to his buddies, "She was carved out of the same mold as her parents."

Shi Yulian smiled awkwardly: "But she is quite rebellious..."

"Shi Yu-jun, have you talked to Caldesia's family?" Qin Qianbai gossiped.

"Not yet, so I'm tight..."

From the kitchen came the voices of mother and daughter chatting: "Mom, I'm getting engaged to Lianyi." "Have you chosen the ring?" "Not yet, I want to wait for him to choose..." "You're so stupid that you can find a man It's not easy to take care of, listen to me and you are responsible for buying the ring."

There was a strange laugh on the sofa, Shi Yulian buried his face in his hands and was silent for a while, then walked into the kitchen with the momentum of a broken jar.

"Aunt Alfreda, please let me help too!"

"You're so sensible, help me peel the apple."

The food for the guests was prepared quickly with the concerted efforts of the family, including the fried food platter ordered from the takeaway, a plate of sausage slices, cornflakes with chili con carne, chocolate cake from the refrigerator and freshly soaked fruit tea.The dining table in Spencer's house seemed too crowded at this time, so Gongsun Ce simply made another set of tables and chairs out of white material and put them together, which was appreciated by the hostess.

"As bright as ever. Aren't you going to dye your gray hair back?"

"This is really affecting ability..." Gongsun Ce scratched his head.Alfreda has changed his mind: "Caldesia, introduce your friends quickly. I look at these children and don't even know their names."

Gongsun Ce wasn't nervous, he had already checked his statement with the hat girl on the way here.Yan Qi's identity is the "supervising teacher sent by Cangdu", Elandia is the "instructor of the small club", Qi Luo is a good sister in the club, and Shi Yuling is in charge of Yu Lianyi's older sister and concurrently. Guardian... all identities are not false, even Caldesia won't reveal a single flaw by lying!
"This is teacher Yan Qi from the school..."

Gongsun Ce nodded in satisfaction, and someone's voice suddenly sounded sullenly: (Gongsun, this is the last chance, if you come, there is still hope.)
(Don't scare me, she can still recite this word wrong?)

(It's a pity, it's hopeless...)
Gongsun Ce was at a loss. At this time, the woman in top hat had introduced the members of Venus Star. She told the refreshing truth without any insider information in her usual concise and clear style: "Xiaoqian, you have known each other for a long time. They are Qiluo, Shigurei and Ailandiya, they are all Gongsun Ce's girlfriends!"

"—Caldesia Spencer!!!!"

Gongsun Ce screamed and got up and rushed towards the top hat girl. Shi Yulian took a quick look and moved out with both hands to stop his best friend's claws. "Gongsun, this is the path you chose yourself!" "Fucking your girlfriend murdered me!" "A man with multiple boats should not say such things!" The stalemate in the ancient battlefield!kill!
Reya was not surprised, and said to Teacher Yan who was on the side: "Look, young people nowadays are like this."

"Frizzled," Teacher Yan poured a cup of fruit tea, with an old-fashioned pedantic air, "You don't care about the occasion when you talk and do things."

Gongsun Ce went crazy: "You are the least qualified to say this in the audience!"

Qin Qianbai raised his palm expressionlessly.Elandia murmured that she wasn't, but no one was listening.

The commotion at the dinner table ended with the two men taking a hand knife each (Kaldesia took two hand knife).The performance of the two parents can be described as calm.

"Girls like his temper. Besides, you're all in jail, so it's good to be able to live in peace." Alfreda gave each of them a small piece of cake, "We're relieved to see that you're all doing well. Yes. When you just passed, Rhea couldn't sleep all night, and when you closed your eyes, it was when you just awakened your ability."

"Mom, stop talking!"

Caldesia hurriedly stopped her, but her own father remained unmoved.Rhea looked nostalgic: "I still remember that night. Alfreda and I went to the supermarket to buy and came back to discuss whether we should go out for dinner at night. When we entered the door, we saw you sitting on the ground with your mouth open and breathing flames. The one in the living room A large area was blacked out on the wall, and you happily said, 'Parents, look at me, I can breathe fire'!"

Caldesia muttered that it started again, and the girls who heard this story for the first time secretly laughed.Rhea added: "The two of us stood in the doorway with convenience bags, shocked like two moles out of the ground for the first time."

"It's pretty good, actually, it was the same when I first awakened my abilities," Gongsun Ce said to ease the atmosphere, "How about you, miss?"

Qin Qianbai looked calm: "I was very happy at the time, so I called my family first..."

"Thank you for skipping this topic, Qiluo, come here."

Qi Luo smiled stiffly: "My ability is a double body. My parents firmly believed that a female thief entered the house and they should call the police..."

"...Burning just a little bit of the wall is pretty good by comparison, isn't it?"

"Compared to most superpowers, she is quite reassuring, except that there is almost no problem with studying," Alfreda changed the subject, staring at his girl suspiciously, "So what is your specific reason for coming here this time?" What kind of research are you doing for a project? It’s not that mom doesn’t believe you, it’s just that it’s hard to imagine what kind of professional knowledge you can hold in your little head besides eating, drinking and having fun…”

"Mom, if you do this again, I'm leaving!"

"You have a guilty conscience. Gongsun Shiyu, you are not allowed to speak, let her answer by herself."

The members of the small community shut their mouths obediently, and quickly exchanged confessions secretly by telepathy. Caldesia answered with confidence: "This is a task assigned by Principal Onowell. Recently, abnormal weather has frequently occurred in the Northern Continent. I am here to do it. The local security guards, they will come with me to investigate the local culture and geological changes of the Firewind State - my super power is especially advantageous in this regard!"

This reason is quite convincing, after all, she can really control fire.The expressions of the Spencers relaxed, and Rhea wiped her glasses, looking very interested: "This is a topic worth studying! I can give you the lesson plans in class later, but there is just now Kong, we can start from relatively simple aspects... Do you know the image of fire in mythology?"

"The incarnation of the devil that brings destruction, the intuitive embodiment of the terrifying power of nature." Caldesia made a face, "Forgive me, my mother told me this every day when I was a child."

"On the other hand, a small number of local non-believers firmly believe that flames are the cradle of civilization and the origin of all good things. They believe that the world originated from a wonderful flame, and that original fire is still alive today. Somewhere in the world burns quietly. Some say the primordial fire is in the lowest level of hell, and others say it is in the high and high heaven."

Mr Rhea put it so eloquently that Alfroda disapproved of it, calling it "the strange belief of the nature worship sect."And Yan Qi, who was at the side, took the initiative to join the conversation, and seemed quite interested.

"Primitive worship of fire is common in belief systems everywhere. Have you studied the separation of the image of the sky wheel from fire?"

"Of course, it's too well-known, isn't it?" Mr. Rhea gestured, "Imagine that there is a fire here, which helps people cook food, brings warmth in severe cold, and disperses wild beasts in battle. The ancestors naturally used it They are regarded as the protectors of civilization. They look up to the sky, and the scorching sun is like a big ball of fire hanging in the sky. Naturally, the sun and fire are equated.

However, after the familiar Tianlun myth appeared, this originally harmonious image was separated by teachings.The sun is the wheel of the sky, and fire becomes 'evil' and 'dangerous', which is interesting.Why the saint and his followers think in this way is still a topic worth exploring in the study of mythology. "

Mr. Rhea's narration made the children feel very boring, but Yan Qi was still communicating with this ordinary scholar: "I guess you are also a teaching scholar, I wonder how you talk to the students in class? "

"First of all, I will talk about the content in the textbook in detail. The knowledge in the textbook is always important." Reya is enthusiastic, "And during the free discussion time, I will talk to the children about my own views. I think that all mythological concepts All the changes must have a reason that is actually related to the real environment. Even if the saint has great powers, he has no reason to give birth to new teachings and thoughts out of thin air. The changes in the concept of flames are likely to be related to the changes in the landforms of the Fire Wind State. The land should not have been like this 1000 years ago, when the flames were very gentle, they would not explode at the first touch of the wind, and could be easily used by people..."

Alfreda poked him with his elbow: "Rea, everyone is falling asleep. This is at home, not in class. Can you stop talking about the whimsy of the nature worship sect?"

Rhea was not too convinced: "Honey, I never interrupt you when you tell the children the story of the saint's return..."

"Come on, our regression sect is not at the same level as your minority belief branch. Besides, your arguments have always been unsubstantiated. Do you know what people say about theories without evidence? Random thinking."

"Maybe Caldesia will make a new discovery that will shock the academic world..."

Mr. Rhea said something softly, and seeing his daughter's blank eyes in a blink of an eye, he immediately stopped thinking: "If I didn't say anything, take this opportunity to have fun with your classmates."

"get out of class is over!" Caldesia cheered as she got rid of the explanation, and began to munch on the cake.

Gongsun Ce found it very interesting to listen to the couple's chat. There are subtle differences in their respective beliefs.Returning sect is one of the many branch sects of the Catholic Church of Urstes, characterized by the belief that the saint will one day be resurrected and return again.It is often mentioned together with the Holy Trinity sect (believes in the Trinity of the Holy One, the Supreme God and the Sky Wheel), and the Angelic sect (believes that the Holy One is the incarnation of an angel).He whispered to Caldesia: "Which sect do you believe in?"

"I'm a sect of 'remembering the Holy One with everyone'," said Caldesia.

"You bastard believer." Shi Yuling poked the landlord in the back.She took two slices of sausage and found that it tasted surprisingly good.The marinated pork is mixed with liver, garlic, onion and various spices, and it tastes rich and rich, not the stuff of convenience stores.

"The sausage is so delicious, isn't this troublesome to make?"

"This is an old handicraft handed down from the family. It needs to be prepared well in advance, you just caught up with it today..." Alfreda stood up suddenly in the middle of speaking, and slapped his head, "Oh damn! I forgot!"

She and Rhea hurried to the door one after the other, and when they opened the door, they heard an angry female voice: "Thank God, you still remember that you have a daughter! You don't have to go to the train station to pick me up, I've already taken the bus back by myself." Already!"

"OK, this time it's your mother's fault."

"Wow, the sky is falling, isn't it? You actually admitted that there are so many people?"

A blond girl pushed a small suitcase into the house. She was wearing blue sweatpants and a white T-shirt. From her tone, she could tell that she was a rebellious high school student.She was startled by the crowded situation at home, then stared at Caldesia in a daze, and let out a cheer of surprise.

"elder sister!"

"I'm back Putana!"

Caldesia ran to the door and hugged her little sister. The two blonde girls smiled alike. "You finally escaped from prison?" "Why did you say that when you met me?! I came out through normal procedures!"

They walked around the hall twice, and the top hat girl introduced to everyone excitedly: "Putana Spencer, my sister! She was too young to go to the capital of the sky, so you haven't seen her yet... ...what's wrong with you two?"

The expressions of Qin Qianbai and Shi Yuling were very exciting, the latter kept making mouth movements to signal the high school girls to shut up.

Pointing at them, Putana let out a yelp of surprise.

"You are a magic princess!"

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"So you really told the female high school students that you are a magical princess?"

"I didn't, Shi Yuling said so."

"She said she was a life-and-death cowboy."

"That's you too."

There were two sullen women squatting in front of Spencer's house. Standing behind them, Gongsun Ce couldn't help but smirk.He was glad that he was not the one who fell into severe embarrassment this time. It seemed that the Spencer family did have a powerful mysterious power that could make everyone who was close to them tap their toes on the ground from time to time.

Dinner tonight was especially rich, because the couple had to entertain not only their daughter's friends but also her daughter's benefactor.Shi Yuling repeatedly explained that he was trying to persuade the couple not to make such a big fuss, because Putana's relatives, who are the most dangerous people, must be secretly protected by secret agents, and even if there is no chance encounter, nothing major will happen.

"Gongsun Ce, how do agents usually handle this kind of thing?" Alfreda asked.

Gongsun Ce has rich experience: "The handling here is quite rough. They are used to letting unlucky children go deep into danger and then play a group of heroes in critical moments-you know, this is easier for children to remember."

"Thank goodness the silly girl didn't hold those idiots accountable."

As a result, the Spencers decided to thank their benefactors.

Gongsun Ce's belly was bloated from eating tonight, so he had to go out to relax first.Putana in the room was still gossiping about "Whose boyfriend is Gongsun brother?" This topic made the magic princesses overwhelmed and fled to the courtyard.Before nightfall, the street lamps on the side of the road were turned on in advance, and the lava in the distant rift was surging, making the night sky glow red like a burning cloud.Gongsun Ce felt extraordinarily calm with the night breeze blowing.

He himself felt that the schedule of the day was messed up. In the morning, he was still thinking about the overall situation of the church and the war. In the afternoon, he was a guest at a friend's house and chatted about ordinary trivial matters.He felt a little ashamed when he thought about it. He should have used the time to do more important and meaningful things when the enemy was in a tense situation... But he didn't feel a little irritable when he was a guest. Get as far away from that crap as possible.

"What are you thinking about?" Yan Qi walked over while picking his teeth.

"I should have been concentrating on how to get revenge." Gongsun Ce confessed, "but I played all afternoon."

"Why don't you practice if you want revenge so much?"

"I can't fucking help... I can't calm down at all!"

Yan Qi had a half-smile but not a smile: "Oh, once you start practicing, you can't calm down. Why didn't you go crazy when you were chatting and spanking with friends?"

Gongsun Ce was stunned when he heard the words, but Yan Qi stopped talking.He walked to the door, spat out the toothpick, and raised his hand to say hello: "Let's go."

"What?"

"It's night, go do the business you care about most!"

Gongsun Ce was about to rub out some Nirvana flames to burn the toothpick, but found that the toothpick started to burn by itself.Without warning, it turned into a pinch of ashes, and then a fiery red light spot appeared on the road, and a small thing about the size of a fist slowly emerged from the ground.

It has a streamlined dark red carapace on its body, and there are small eyes on each side of its bullet-like body, which looks like a bug.

(End of this chapter)