Walk through the structure of the Ark and wander on the continent of Terra

The doctor smiled and shook his head, "As an outsider, I can't comment."

"Just because it's inconvenient doesn't mean it's not possible. There are two more games in the next two days, and there will be infected knights participating. You can pay attention to them then."

"You're right..." The doctor pondered for a moment, "I think we should find a way to contact the local infected people. Casimir's official attitude towards infected people is not good. We need to use various explanations."

Alpha nodded. The truth of reality is the truth that cannot be replaced by the stories and plots in her mind. The only way to truly understand the behind-the-scenes of the incident and the current situation of this country is to conduct in-depth investigation.

……

Looking back at the arena, everyone discovered that Maria seemed to have found a flaw in the armor of the Plastic Knight. As everyone said, the heat dissipation system of the armor had a fatal flaw. As the tug-of-war continued, the Plastic Knight's Activities are obviously restricted.Most of the people in the box were experts with extraordinary skills. Even the most incompetent doctor could see that the Plastic Knight's movements were obviously stiff. The switching between them became standing still and shooting, fighting with swords, moving away from each other, and continuing to shoot.

"Even without infrared light, you can see the heat billowing on the plastic body with the naked eye. Isn't it too hot for him?" Flash Shield said while looking at it, "That armor is probably as conspicuous as the sun on the infrared lens now. "

"Make money, don't be shabby."

Sure enough, as the battle continued, the little Pegasus, who had been suppressed and beaten, changed the rhythm of the battle. After a thrilling raid, she supported the Plastic Knight's shoulder with one hand and made a leap, she gave up the pain she had been suffering. After struggling to support their defense, they began to do their best to engage in close combat at their fastest pace.

The Plastic Knight was eager to regain the distance, but just when he was about to succeed, a ray of light shone on the entire arena, and Maria inspired her Origin Stone skills to create a dazzling brilliance.This piece of light had no real lethality, but it successfully shook the plastic for a moment, causing the crossbow arrow in his hand to miss, and the middle door opened wide to reveal a flaw.

But Maria did not take this opportunity to give it a try. Instead, she once again activated her Origin Stone skill, shook the plastic again, and then began to distance herself.

But when Plastic thought that she was preparing to start a roundabout defense as before, and started to reload the crossbow for herself, she rushed forward again and launched a new round of offensive.

The initiative is now in Maria's hands, and because of heat dissipation problems and armor alarms, the plastic knight can only stand in place and wait for heat dissipation. He has to act as a crossbowman and a swordsman again and again. Shield Knight fights hard.

Until, Maria used a backhand sword to challenge the Plastic Knight, ending the game and undoubtedly winning her own victory.

"Margaret's sister is not as pampered as she said..." Alpha smiled happily, he was so lucky.

"Her progress is a bit exaggerated," Ceria said, but she didn't have any real feelings. In order to set an example for Ifrit, she did not place any bets. "Compared to what we saw before, the video record of the little girl's debut battle, she Her competitive level has improved by no means. If she were still at the same level as before, she wouldn’t have been able to survive the five rounds.”

"You are right. She has a good coach and guidance, probably her aunt, and she is very determined. Compared with our initial judgment based solely on numbers, she is much better."

"The gap between her and her sister is still quite big. I estimate that after another three to five years of training, she will be at the level she was when I first met Margaret."

“That’s the level of a Cavalier Athletic Championship.”…

"Ah, such a hard-working pony, so cute, I really want to touch her big golden tail! I really want to pinch her pitiful little face! I really want to lick her wounds!" A group of people discussed Among the sounds of the game, a discordant tone suddenly appeared. Everyone froze and turned their attention to the owner of the sound.

"Stupid shark, calm down!" I saw Skadi pinching the ghost shark's face hard and severely criticizing her behavior of generating electricity in public.

"Cough, sorry."

In short, regardless of whether Ghost Shark had recently awakened to some strange hobby or it was just her nature, everyone found it a bit difficult. Skadi, who was so embarrassed, quickly blocked her mouth with fruit salad.

Alpha took the initiative to stay to deal with the bonus issue, and she asked everyone to go back to the hotel they had just booked to rest.

The hotel resources of the Grand Knight are much more abundant than those of Siesta during the peak tourist season. There are a lot of high-end business hotels with acceptable prices. At least this time, Alpha does not have to spend 70 to stay in a top-level suite for a week. , it’s a big complaint that top-level suites are used as business travel dormitories.

Because of their busy schedule, they did not enjoy many of the value-added services of luxury hotels. They even slept in the hotel every day and had to go out early the next morning. It was like staying in a youth hostel, which was a loss of money. blood loss.Alpha always felt that he would have trouble getting over the 70 threshold, even if the mayor had reimbursed him the money in the end.

Competitive betting is a legal business project in Casimir. It does not require any means. Alpha easily got the bonuses belonging to his team. But judging from the look in the arena manager's eyes, she completed the procedures so smoothly. Inside It is estimated that it is somewhat due to the Nine-Character Destiny hanging around his waist.

After taking care of the money, she walked out of the arena, got on the motorcycle, and the engine started quietly, taking her into the night of Casimir.

She had already set her sights on Maria before. Following her figure, Alpha saw a rather inconspicuous bar in a remote location, where Maria, Zofia and others were celebrating the game. victory.Maybe you can go and have a look yourself.

55.Maria Linguang part.4

The destination of Maria and her group was an inconspicuous-looking bar, located in a rather inconspicuous place.This small bar is different from other Casimir stores that are rushing to use various new technologies. Although it has a neon sign, even the door uses ancient push-pull wooden doors.

He found a parking space in front of the bar, put away the weapons he was wearing, got out of the car and walked into the bar.

There are not many customers in this bar now, but the trash cans next to each table are full of garbage. It can be seen that when the game was still going on, many people were gathering here for entertainment, drinking and watching the game. of.

It's almost closing time for the bar. An elderly bald Liboli man is standing behind the bar. He smiles and looks at a burly and somewhat scary Ursus man and an old black-haired Kuran in military uniform. Ta, sitting behind a table near the bar, tried his best to crack his arms.

"The shop is about to close. There are not many things left. Beautiful lady, if you want to have a drink." Bald old Li Boli politely greeted Alpha who walked into the shop.

"It's my first time here, any wine recommendations?"

“What do guests want?”

"Let's have a stronger drink, I want to celebrate."

"It seems that the customer is in a good mood. There are still a few glasses of the shop's specialty liquor, 'Teardrops of Thorns', left. I wonder what the customer thinks."

"Let's have a drink." After saying that, Alpha sat on the unoccupied side of the bar and waited for the old bartender to serve him a drink.

At the other end of the bar, Zofia was drinking and admonishing Maria. She seemed to have drunk too much, and was telling her over and over again in a vague tone that this victory was not something she should be proud of.

Little Maria's victory in this game did involve a considerable degree of luck. Anyone with a little knowledge can see that if her opponent Plastic Knight does not use the set that is full of problems and unreasonable design With the armor, Maria basically has no chance of winning.The two old guys who were arm-wrestling near the bar, the bartender Bald Martin, were also discussing this issue.

"No matter what, knight competition is ultimately result-oriented. No matter how many factors there are, winning is winning." Alpha said softly while holding up the wine glass.

Bald Martin heard her murmuring, "The guests can see clearly."

"After all, what the audience cares about is only a result, and it is also the result that determines the winning or losing of gambling and the headlines on the front page of tomorrow's newspaper, so that's it."

Old Martin smiled and nodded. This guest seemed to be a person who knew a lot about the Knights Athletics and Casimir's dross.

Alpha took out a dozen bills from his arms and placed them on the bar. "I'm quite lucky to be able to meet Miss Independent Knight, who made me win a lot of money today, at an inconspicuous bar on the roadside." She looked at He looked at Maria who was trying to carry her drunken aunt to the sofa in the back where no one was around, "I paid for Maria's purchase today."

"This guest doesn't have to be like this."

"Haha, I'm happy." Alpha pushed the banknotes pushed back by Bald Martin, "Compared to those sponsors who are about to go crazy, I'm just a happy fan, and I came to see her for my friends. That’s all.”

Bald Martin stopped pushing and accepted Alpha's money, and then brought her two plates of snacks. It seemed that he originally wanted to ask Alpha what the last sentence of coming to see Maria for a friend meant.But at this moment, another figure pushed open the door of the bar. It was a Kuranta man who looked tired and was dressed a bit messily.

"Hey, did you hit the jackpot tonight? Apart from you, two guests came in a row." Bald Martin was a little surprised.

"You're going to go bankrupt if you continue like this." The black-haired old knight, who had been drunk for three rounds, poked Martin, who was about to greet the guests. He had just arm-wrestled with the old bear and he lost. This was just an excuse to hide. To avoid the nagging old bear who is in hot pursuit.

Alpha glanced at the new guest. The young man looked a little haggard. He was holding a briefcase that was very common in Casimir's workplace. It seemed that his purpose was not to drink. Anyone who drinks would take it. Come drink with a briefcase.

Sure enough, the first thing he did when he came to the store was not to go to the bar to order a drink, but to find Maria who had just put her drunk aunt to bed.

"Are you Knight Maria Linguang?"

"Ah...that's right." Little Maria had not yet understood the current situation and realized the purpose of this person's visit.

"Nice to meet you, Your Excellency Maria, do you have time now?"

"It's okay. How can I help you?"

"Hello, I am the representative of Swama Company..." After a brief self-introduction, the haggard employee explained his purpose of coming. He is the representative of Swama Company and its sponsored "Qunyue" "The Knights are here to submit an invitation letter to Maria.From a verbal point of view, Swama Enterprise and the Knights of the Moon were very optimistic about Maria, and in order to absorb her into the group, they offered quite generous conditions.

Qian'!"Xun:"'':Free";'fee,:,?:小?,?:!Say.';;skirt,,..!2"?'5";?5;:;" 5'9.,5:3!.0.;.:0 Knights of the Moon, Alpha remembers this name, or no one who has surfed the intercity network of Casimir does not know their name. Number.Although this knighthood also belongs to the so-called Hundred Knights of Casimir, in fact their main business is not even participating in knightly competitions. The idol performances of the female knights that I have seen many times before are this knighthood. Representative business of the group.Rather than saying this is a knighthood, it is better to say it is an idol group with the title of Top [-] Knights.

To be honest, in a sense, it is quite suitable for the little girl Maria who is indeed average but eager to obtain a knighthood to consolidate her family status.After all, this girl is naturally beautiful, and her little face made a certain deep-sea hunter go crazy in public.

Ms. Zofia, who had just been put on the sofa to rest, suddenly woke up, muttering to herself about the competition and points. It seemed that she was worrying about these things even in her sleep.Sitting up and rubbing her eyes, she realized the change in the atmosphere in the bar, but unexpectedly, the clerk recognized her first.

"...Zophia? Yes, it's you!"

"Ah, I have an impression of you. You are that young manager..." It seems that the two of them had some interactions when Zofia debuted in the competition.

But the two did not reminisce about old times. The clerk said that he was just a clerk running errands for a large company now. After complimenting Zofia, the topic returned to the invitation to Maria by the Knights of the Moon.

It was similar to what Alpha remembered. Zofia did not send this little staff member away. She indeed told Maria the situation and development status of the Knights of the Moon in person without giving face to the little staff member. However, At the same time, she did not object to the Knights' invitation to Maria.

As Alpha analyzed earlier, joining the idol knights is a good choice for little Maria who is far less capable than her elder sister.

Now it's up to Maria to decide.

56. A French fries

"I don't want the Linguang family emblem to become an accessory of a commercial company. At least, I want to rely on my own strength..." It can be seen that our little Pegasus has his own ideas and persistence, "Although I don't like Uncle Ma Enna But I can’t let my sister and grandpa’s persistence lose its meaning.”

Maria looked at the clerk in front of her with burning eyes, "So I'm sorry, I don't think I'm suitable for the path you proposed."

The clerk clearly understood what she meant, and his expression became more and more nervous. He hesitated and said that if he wanted to reject the Knights of the Moon, the knights had more choices, and there were many other options. The Knights also opened their doors to this descendant of the Linguang family, and everyone would welcome her as long as she could come.

It was obvious that the clerk was under a lot of pressure. "The CEO of the Federation of Commerce insists that you can join us." He finally revealed his trump card, or the reason why he had to persist.It was not a certain company that took a fancy to Maria's brand, but the entire Casimir Business Federation that took a fancy to her value.

Maria still rejected his suggestion. After hearing her rejection, the clerk actually started crying.This scene was so shocking to witness, even Alpha was shocked.

"Um, Your Excellency Zofia, Your Excellency Maria...this is a matter outside of official business. Please listen to me..." He tried hard to control his emotions, "If there are still people coming to see you in the future, You two, especially if you come to negotiate with Her Majesty Maria, please...please try your best to consider agreeing."

After saying that, he turned around and left quickly. Alpha stopped him and didn't say anything to him. He just put a bottle of whiskey into his hand and patted him on the shoulder.The clerk didn't know what this strange tourist lady wanted to do. He was still in a very complicated mood, and all kinds of panic and worries were still attacking his reason. Before he could even nod his thanks, his legs had already worn out. He grabbed the door and left.

"There's no point in speaking for other companies. He's such a weirdo." Old Xiong said angrily, looking at the young man's back.

Alpha played with the empty wine glass in his hand, and the melting ice cubes collided with the wall of the glass, making a crisp sound, "Because he not only represents Swama Enterprise, he represents the Federation of Commerce." He is not a guy who is completely numbed by work. In the end, he is actually worried about you."

"Madam, what is your consciousness?"

"The Federation of Commerce is determined to win little Maria, but if she doesn't get it..." Speaking of this, Alpha raised her neck and poured the ice cubes in the cup into her mouth. The ice cubes were easily broken by her teeth that could bite steel bars. Crushed, making a crunching sound.

After hearing Alpha's words, the expressions of several old guys and Zofia became gloomy. Although some things in Casimir can only be described as "urban ghost stories", as people who come into contact with them and as people who have been there before, the old guys We and Zofia are more or less aware of the secret.Normally, they may not want to believe it, or they may not want to think of it, but when Alpha brings something to the table, they will not ignore the importance.

"Maria, like your sister, you come from the most prestigious knight family in Casimir. You suddenly emerged as an independent knight. You attracted a lot of attention on the field and caused a big upset today. Winning you over , for them, the benefits they can reap are far more than just snowflakes of money. And if they fail to win you over...capital will not care about the fact that your competitive level is actually far worse than your sister's. , in their eyes, you are as potentially a huge challenge as your sister, and they will only put you in the same situation as your sister. Because you are an independent knight, because you come from under the banner of Linguang."

"Madam, are you serious..." Old Martin walked up seriously.

Alpha looked at him, then at the rest of the group, and nodded.She picked up a crispy French fries from the plate, jumped down from the chair, and walked in front of Maria, "I will throw out a sword, you come and try it."

"With a sword? With a French fries?"

"Well, I'm always serious about this kind of thing."

After hesitating for a moment, Maria nodded. Faced with this strange lady's contemptuous challenge, as a knight, she could not choose to escape.She picked up her competitive long sword from the edge of the bar and made a standard Linguang family starting stance.

"Watch it." Alpha's body moved slightly. The next moment, a strong wind that was not very strong but strong enough, accompanied by the golden brown that was fried on the fingertips, was approaching Maria. And go.

Ding--!There was a crisp sound, and the French fries collided with Maria's sword. The fragile food did not hit the sword and turn into a ball of mashed potatoes as everyone thought. On the contrary, it stuck so abruptly. Maria waved the sword with all her strength, and behind her, there was the sound of glass breaking.A sword energy penetrated her body and cracked the glass on the huge old jukebox behind.

Alpha put away his posture, threw the fries in his hand into his mouth, chewed them, and then reached out from Maria's temples, which was stunned in place, to catch a strand of blond hair that she had chopped off.I have to say, Old Martin’s French fries are really good.

"This is impossible...who are you!" The old knight saw the whole process clearly, and was the first to recall that he was once an excellent shooter among the knights in the war, and his blood was flowing with the ability to fight in all directions. Khan's blood, but he couldn't understand how a piece of French fries could immobilize a genuine knight's sword in place.With the sharpness of the swing, he was convinced that if Maria had not blocked the blow, the sword energy would have cut off not a few strands of her hair and the glass behind her, but her throat.

"The heat is still far from perfect, but your sister can catch my fries with the bread slices in her hands."

"Wait, you know my sister? Do you know Margaret?"

"Yes, I know you. We are colleagues, let's call it a colleague. This time I have some business to visit the Grand Knight, so I just happened to come and check on you for her."

"Sister, how is she now? Her condition has not worsened. Is she doing well?" Ignoring the surprise she felt during the competition just now, Maria came forward eagerly and asked Alpha about this and that.

"She is doing well now. She has found a goal worth fighting for, and she has comrades around her who are willing to support each other..." Alpha rubbed the half-grown girl's head, and her golden hair still felt like her sister's. Quite similar.

"That's why I plan to test you. The water of knight competition is much deeper than you think."