Longmen Memoirs

"It's not easy to contact them. We have been chasing the news for three months, and now we finally have the opportunity."

"You said a few days ago that we were looking for a group of people and I didn't pay attention to it, but it turned out that you were really... looking for guerrillas." He said, hesitating, because after all, it was the team in the legendary story: "But , here, you can easily contact infected people in southern cities, but is it really so difficult to contact them? "

"If you want to survive in the city, you have to rely on dynamic intelligence and cooperation." Tallulah explained: "If you want to survive in the snowfield, you rely on solid tactics and the inability to be predicted and tracked by Ursus scouts. The infected people also have many messenger activities, and the infected people also have their own ways and channels to convey signals."

She said, then asked: "What about the guerrillas? The guerrillas only talk to the infected people on the tundra. They don't want to be found at all, and they don't want to unite with anyone."

"It just continues to accept infected people and train them into fighters. It may not be what I expected, but the guerrillas are undoubtedly strong and vigorous."

"At least two guerrilla teams have exchanged resources in an infected settlement ten kilometers away. All they want to do is this: destroy this newly built outpost and these few teams have taken too big a step. The pickets haven’t taken hold yet.”

She surmised so confidently that she turned around and faced everyone.

"Everyone, just wait here and be alert. Maybe some pickets have escaped from here. This is still far from Schratsburg, and the outpost is not well built. They can't hold on." She said firmly: "They They will definitely retreat. If they are not completely wiped out by the guerrillas, remember to hide them. We still can't confront two or three squadrons of pickets head-on."

"Wait... Tallulah?! You want to go alone?"

"Let me go alone to contact the guerrillas and show them that we have no hostility." Tallulah said, adding: "Also, if there is a conflict, you can escape."

She looked exactly like what some guy had done in Kazdare.

You are not strong enough yet, so I have to stand in front of you, even if a few people die less.

"You think we are cowards?!"

In the ruins of the city, Tallulah smiled and looked at the angry people.

"I have never seen anyone braver than you, so you are very important to other infected compatriots. If they want to live longer, they can't rely on me alone. They need you equally, or rather, more. ." Tallulah said: "Which one is better, you living, or sacrificing more people because of me? The result couldn't be more obvious."

After a brief silence, someone spoke angrily.

"You still look down on us."

"This is the conclusion I have come to after thinking about it for a long time, and it is the best result for everyone." Tallulah's smile faded and she looked at the person who spoke: "Don't talk nonsense."

"You are angry!" the infected person continued: "But we are also very angry! You think we don't understand you and what you are saying, just like we think you don't understand what we are thinking."

He looked at the dozen people beside him.

"We people don't want conclusions. We walked back from the northwest like you...not for some bullshit conclusion. You fought well! You let everyone eat, and you let us know a lot of things. Although not I don’t understand what you’re talking about, but I think you are different from those other infected people from the city or even those in the mines.”

"You just don't want us to die, right? Tallulah, do you think we are afraid? We are not cowards!" He said, patting his chest: "You must have never thought that we would rather stay with you than live in an ignoble way. die!"

Tallulah's expression remained calm and did not change in any way because of these words.

"What if I say that I have thought of it a long time ago, but I just don't want you to do it?"

Maybe this is also a kind of self-righteousness, or maybe this is just some kind of self-recognition of responsibility, and she feels that she needs to do this.

"why?"

"Because I won't die. Don't worry. If you don't let me go, it will reduce casualties. I'm...ha, immortal." She didn't know what she thought of and laughed: "This is what a disgusting monster said to me personally. .”

There was also a monster who once said this to me. He said that I could rule the world and all those who rebelled would perish. Later I called him Chen Goudan.

The infected people hesitated for a moment, they didn't quite believe this statement.

"But... Tallulah, we shouldn't be looked down upon by others! Don't let them think that we are begging them, let us come with you."

"No!" Tallulah's tone was decisive: "Executioners only care about who is better at killing. You have won the respect of many people because you stood up. If anyone looks down on you, they are the ones who should be despised."

"..."

"Okay." Tallulah finally convinced them. "Wait, Tallulah! Are you really going with just one sword?"

"I also brought a roster and a channel directory." Tallulah opened her hand and said, "Friends, please remember, this is much more important than the sword!"

A brisk smile appeared on her lips, and at that moment people seemed to remember her youth. Although she always acted very mature, she was indeed a young girl.

a few days later.

Tallulah felt a little regretful.

She didn't run into the feared guerrillas, didn't see their iconic giant shields, didn't see the dilapidated Ursus armaments, and didn't even see the tall Sakaz of the guerrillas rumored to be.

I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, but she met the Yeti Team.

It's cold enough.

She lit a fire and jumped into the last watchtower of the picket while a group of white-clothed snow monsters watched in astonishment in the dark.

Don't burn the roster too, but it's so cold here, she thought.

She should make it warmer here.

Chapter 31 She is already in it

Flames, intense flames in the midday sun, where the snow has not yet melted.

Smoke and fire rose into the sky, accompanied by the roar of the Ursus pickets.

"Did someone just jump in?"

Before I could take action, the snow monsters below looked at me and I looked at you, looking suspicious of life.

The snow monster who spoke made a gesture.

"Just like that, he jumped from the ground into the tower, and then exploded like a cannonball."

"You ask me who I ask?"

"Then are we going to support?"

"She's not one of ours."

"But she robbed our combat target, will the supplies be monopolized by her, or we will rob it back again?"

"Then why are you standing here stupidly!"

"You think we can beat that guy?"

"...I said can you shut up? Big Bear."

ten minutes later.

"Sister! This is... the person who helped us just now!"

"Don't loosen the string."

Tallulah, who was surrounded by snow monsters, took a few breaths, and the hot breath turned into white mist the moment it touched the air.

"Huh... It's just like the rumors. It's really cold. You snow monsters can be even colder than this ghost in winter."

Tallulah looked at Castor in front of her and stuck her sword on the ground.

"Are you their commander?"

Castor frowned and looked up and down at Tallulah in front of him. She had already learned what happened from the snow monster's mouth.

"Infected?"

"Yes."

"Explain why you are wearing the clothes of an Ursus officer." Custer's words were as cold as the freezing temperature.

"I have made up many kinds of lies, which one do you want to hear?" Tallulah asked with a sly smile.

"Heh." Custer said perfunctorily, "Fire the arrow."

"Wait! You really can't joke. Are you the captain of the Yeti team?"

Custer ignored it, and she turned to look at the team members beside her.

"Why don't you shoot the arrow?"

The snow monster was a little confused.

"She just... really helped us, eldest sister, really."

"Yes, wendigos, I'm here to ask for help, and to help you."

"Help us?"

Tallulah held out her hand.

"Shake hands, Captain of the Snow Monster! If I want to express sincerity, I also hope to use an equal and dignified way." Tallulah said, she still remembered the words of the group of soldiers before leaving. Their request was simple, I just don’t want to be looked down upon.

"I hope that both of us can have a dignified and equal dialogue."

"Do not."

Custer refused simply and without any hesitation.

"Try it, I remember who you are. Those Source Stone crystals they carry on their backs must be the source of your spells."

"Ah."

Tallulah grasped the hilt of the sword.

"If I could melt your ice, would you listen to me?"

"Bagger, you can't do it."

"Try it."

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Tallulah is back.

When she saw her figure, the smile on Alina's face was so gentle, and her tense nerves finally relaxed for a moment when she saw Alina.

Alina was not only a friend to her, but also a family member. She had nothing left now, but luckily she still had Alina. As long as she was with her, Tallulah would feel at ease.

There were many more warriors and a white snow monster around her.

The contact with the guerrillas went smoothly. When the people in the camp heard that they would be walking with the guerrillas, all the infected people showed rare joy. They held a bonfire party that day, although there was no sumptuous food. , no wine, nothing.

But a smile appeared on everyone's tired face. They breathed a sigh of relief, and Tallulah also breathed a sigh of relief.

Many young people, blushing and bold, finally came forward and invited Tallulah to dance arm in arm.

She refused no one that day, that day she finally resembled a young Ussian girl, lively and generous, although in the end no one could pull her behind the haystack.

This has always been the life of the infected that she longs for, even if they still have a longer way to go.

night.

She told Alina a story that was one of the things that impressed her most deeply so far, and it was also the end of her aristocratic life.

She killed the black snake and then fled in confusion.

"It turns out you came all the way to our place."

"That was many years ago."

"Did anything happen in the city after Koscich's death?" Alina asked, "Did you encounter any danger?"

Tallulah smiled.

"If something happens again, I probably won't have the chance to go to your village." Tallulah said: "The city... I heard that after I left, Cosiche's territory and wealth were taken over by the Fourth Army. Quickly carve it up, as for me, no one cares, no one will care about a person who voluntarily disappears... haha, a newbie in the city-state."

Tallulah's voice was a little depressed: "I did go too far. When I came back to my senses, I was already standing in front of my grandparents' door. At that time, my brain was in chaos. I couldn't remember anything I encountered along the way. Too clear."

Alina gently squeezed Tallulah's hand on the table. The warmth of the tentacles made Tallulah tighten her grip slightly. The dim light of the candle made it look like a childhood orphanage, reflecting the long shadows of the two people on the table. The wooden wall behind him swayed with the candlelight.

"What my mother told me is that the day you arrived, you were covered in blood, and it was not easy for you to be able to clean yourself in this outfit." Alina said, and then asked softly: "Have you ever thought about it, what if we Will the village kill you privately?"

"Why did you say that suddenly?!"

Tallulah looked at Alina in surprise.

"Because... I guess you must have thought about it."

"You won't do this. The harvest is not bad. The bonfire for dancing at night has just been extinguished. There are camels in the stables and decorations hanging on the walls..." She pursed her lips: "Although your life is also It's very difficult, but you still like your way of life, and you won't kill me. After that, even dancing will be unsafe."

"The only ones who can calm down after killing people are evil monsters, and there are very few such things." She said with certainty, without any hesitation.

"Do you think too well of people?"

"No, I have seen too many bad things. Many bad things are done because they have no choice." Tallulah said: "If there is a chance to make a choice, I know that most people on this earth will Everyone will choose to be a good person...not what Cosiche said."

"He said that everyone is a bastard, and he said that you will hate these evil people in the end, just because you are kind." Alina gritted her teeth and said softly: "What a hateful curse, there is nothing more poisonous than such words! "