Longmen Memoirs

"Are you blaming me? Your Highness."

He said so.

Theresia was stunned. This sentence seemed to go straight to the bottom of her heart, making her lose consciousness. She opened her mouth and looked at Chen Mo, her eyes lowered slightly.

"Can I blame you?" she asked.

"Of course, because the right comes from you." He walked up to Theresia, the armor and steel colliding softly: "Don't feel guilty, Your Highness, I know what I am doing, and of course I also know what I am doing. There will be no consequences for what you do, but fortunately, you are still here. You are the great hero of Kazdare. Your reputation among Sakaz is unparalleled. Sakaz needs you, and not only does Sakaz need you. It’s your council, and the soldiers who are fighting on the front lines, and the people who are caught in the flames of this war, your people.”

"I know your difficulties, Your Highness. There are some things you can't do, so..."

He turned sideways.

“Do what you have to do, Your Highness, go and appease your council, tell them that you have no knowledge of what I am doing, rebuke me for my insolence and insolence, and drive me from the Tower of Babel, Then... ignore the crime I am about to commit, this is your duty as a king."

Theresia didn't make any move, he just looked sideways and focused on Chen Mo.

Looking at the face that was so different from the past, looking at the war-torn armor on his body, every scratch on it was caused by the fighting, and it was mixed with the smell of blood and mud.

The owner of the armor's face became slightly thinner. The owner of the armor was no longer as young and hopeful as the one she met back then. It would be better to say that she had never seen this person in Chen Mo since she met him. Everything that comes with age.

What brought them to where they are now?

Was it the war in Sakaz, or the debate about ideals and reality that night, or maybe it was the days she spent with him late at night. She felt that she might be a little closer to this person, but now their The distance keeps getting farther and farther.

Theresia still remembers the day of victory in the industrial zone. She walked onto the high platform and was greeted by people's joy and cheers. She felt that she was closer to her ideal. She had never felt such true hope.

[I hope that one day, you can stand by my side, as a friend and comrade, not because of my identity as Sakaz. I hope that one day, after this war is over, you can allow me to give you the due earned honor. 】

[Do you want to reward me? 】

[Not just you, but also Doctor, Kelsey, and everyone who has worked hard for us. 】

【I am looking forward……】

[But I always think you will refuse.I don’t know why, but I always feel that Mr. Chen Mo, you won’t agree easily. 】

[...As long as you are still willing to believe me, Your Highness. 】

Theresia suddenly thought of Marco.

The once loyal warrior in the Tower of Babel chose to commit suicide in order not to embarrass his monarch.

Before ordering his execution, he shouted with fervor, "To hell with that gentle and kind Theresa, this is how I should be executed, Your Highness, this is what you should do."

"No, I won't do that. I won't let a person who is willing to devote himself to our cause bear a crime that should not belong to him."

"You are wrong, Your Highness. My charges are worthy of the name. I did commit evil deeds and executed many Sakaz dignitaries without conviction. This is an indisputable fact." Chen Mo retorted: "You I still hold the original ideal in my heart, right?”

"But many times, people have to make some sacrifices for their ideals and do some things they don't want to do. The road to pursuing ideals is full of thorns. Your Highness, I believe you understand this better than me. You are not willing to participate in this process." In the conspiracy and trickery, you are unwilling to use this method to treat those who follow you, including your parliament."

"But they don't see it that way, and neither do your people. Your hesitation will only harm the Sakaz fighting on the front line. The soldiers are bleeding, they are sacrificing, and they are dying, and you have to ignore this. Everything is happening in front of your eyes, but you pretend to be indifferent?"

He whispered, his eyes falling on Theresia in front of him.

"I know you are not such a person. You are a benevolent monarch, but Kazdaele needs more than just your mercy. It needs your mercy to soothe its pain after you end this war."

"You are forcing me, Mr. Chen Mo."

Thearesia's eyes were full of pain.

"I'm not forcing you, it's your ideals that are forcing you. You have already taken the first step for your ideals and are willing to make sacrifices for Sakaz, so why not make some choices, Your Highness."

He raised his hand and hugged Theresia in his arms. Theresia did not resist. This action may have been a bit overbearing, but Chen Mo who had reached this point no longer cared. Since he dared to face Sakaz If they are coerced in front of the parliament, how can they care about their opinions.

He leaned into Theresia's ear and asked softly.

"Have you felt it? The bloodstains and cries all over this cold armor come from the soldiers who are fighting for you on the front line at this time. You are not alone. No matter how long the road is, it will eventually come to an end. No matter how deep the journey is, it will come to an end." The dark night will eventually usher in their dawn."

"Don't hesitate any longer, Your Highness."

He let go.

"For the sake of the Sakaz who are still alive, for your ideals, and for this Kazdaele, do what you should do."

Chen Mo watched Theresa disappear from his sight, and watched him walk into the House of Representatives, as if he had just decided to go to war. Arriving on a crowded street, in front of the House of Representatives building, he and the doctor looked at Kelsey and His Highness. The figures walked into it together.

It seems to indicate a turning point for Kazdaele.

"How do you feel now?"

At some point, the doctor stood beside him, but Chen Mo did not look at him.

"What do you think? You didn't stop His Highness, so I wasted a lot of time."

"It can't be stopped. I won't refute what Theresa decides."

"Is this how you apologize?"

"If the apology is useful," the doctor said. He changed the subject and praised, "It's a very vivid speech, which is deeply memorable."

"Isn't it because Your Highness knows it in your heart?"

"Theresia always knew."

"After the war, what do you think of the scattered mercenary groups and the current parliament?" Chen Mo asked.

"There should no longer be mercenaries in the reunited Kazdaele, but it will be a difficult process to completely eliminate them."

Chen Mo took over.

他 说:

"But fortunately we still have the members of the parliament and their troops to screen."

"Theresa's prestige is unparalleled," the doctor replied.

"Congratulations, you seem to have another good chess piece in your hand."

"...I can't hear the congratulations in your words."

The doctor glanced sideways at Chen Mo, who reached out and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't act obediently when you get an advantage. It's shameful."

He said, then asked: "What do you need me to do?"

“Have you ever heard of Scar Market?”

"My head was worth a lot of money in there, and I'm afraid it's even more valuable now."

"Many Sakaz nobles and powerful people have a stake in it, including the Parliament of Babel and the forces under Tresis."

"so……"

"Are you interested in canceling your bounty?" the doctor asked. "From now on, the battle between the Parliament and His Highness will shift from the Parliament to the darkness and to you. They will use you to test the bottom line of the Tower of Babel and His Highness. Assassinations and dangers will emerge one after another."

"When will we do it?" Chen Mo asked.

"After the war is over, turn the mercenaries into innocent duckweeds. Before they can react, we will take the lead."

"I'm waiting for your news." Chen Mo replied. He looked past the doctor and seemed to remember something, then turned back: "After today, not only me, but also you and Ms. Kelsey will be in a more dangerous situation. Protect Kelsey." Ms. Xi and Dr. myself, please don’t die before the war is over.”

"Compared to you, I don't have to worry about my safety."

The doctor turned around and looked at Chen Mo's figure.

"where are you going?"

"I am going to pick up a man before the Tower of Babel and the Council order me and my men to be expelled from Grai."

The doctor seemed to have thought of something.

"Then I suggest you do it as soon as possible."

【=

"You don't need to say it." Chen Mo waved his hand.

The doctor watched him walk away until he left.

Ascalon's figure emerged from behind the pillars.

She glanced at the place where Chen Mo left, and then looked at the doctor.

"His last words were meant for me."

"He knows you're here," the doctor said.

"Ha, this is the first time that I have been reminded of my responsibilities in this way." Askaron chuckled, with some emotion in his tone: "I still dare not think about the little baby that His Highness picked up. Mercenaries now have this capability."

"Who is he going to see?" she asked again.

"An Aslan."

"The Aslan brought back from Victoria, I remember it was called...Vina."

"You remember correctly, he is not worried about keeping Aslan in Grai. In fact, I am not worried either. The congressmen may react and protect the Tower of Babel and Rhode Island, and protect His Highness and Amiya. Don't leave them, Ascalon."

"Don't worry, doctor, I will protect the safety of the Tower of Babel and His Highness, including you and Ms. Kelsey."

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Indra came back from outside cursing again today.

For her, it was extremely uncomfortable to stay in the same place every day without fighting. The people who came with the Glasgow Gang were either familiar people who knew that it would be boring to fight hard, or they were too weak.

In fact, their treatment was good, but they seemed a bit boring, as if they were left here and no one cared about them. If Indra hadn't been able to walk around the streets twice a day, she felt that she must have suppressed something wrong with her.

As for the matter of picking her up from the Public Security Bureau last time, she didn't take it to heart.

"Ah, you are finally back, little Hannah. You didn't cause any trouble today. Don't think about letting Wei Na get you back from the police station again."

Teasing laughter sounded from above, and Indra, who was standing at the door, raised his head.

"I thought I was the boring guy. It turned out to be the most boring one. Morgan, if you can, don't hide up there. Come down and give me a punch to make me feel better."

She clenched her fists and cracked her knuckles.

"I don't want to come down. You can't hit me, but who knows if your fists will have eyes next time when you can't hold it in anymore and hit the wall." Morgan lay on the window sill on the second floor, "Besides, I'm not like you , I’m very busy.”

Indra tilted his head disdainfully.

"Hey, I'm really too lazy to figure out those things about you. Anyway, there's always no one running around. It's the same as in the past."

"Oh my, no matter how busy I am, I will never forget you, my little Hannah..." Morgan said in a long voice: "Don't forget that Wei Na and I were the ones who brought you back from the police station last time. "

"Who told that guy to pick things first... Hey, you're just here to laugh at me, right?"

"Hey, don't say that. If you say that, I'm going to be sad." Morgan held up his chin and looked down: "If you don't believe me when I say I care about you, then just treat it like I'm here to see if you have given me anything. She’s going to cause trouble.”

"Tsk, don't even think about filing a complaint. I didn't cause any trouble today!" Indra said loudly.

"Don't be nervous, I didn't want to complain." Morgan looked down at Indra who was a little proud for some reason, as if to comfort a child: "But, we are on someone else's territory now, what you did Which of the things will not fall into her ears? Who do you think she is? "

"..."

Indra didn't speak. After a few seconds, she groaned.

"Then I won't go out from now on. This won't work, and that won't work either! I won't let anyone live anymore!"

"Okay, don't be so angry. Think on the bright side. We have been here for a while. Do you and I know how the people here are like? Weina is in a good situation. We don't need to be too nervous. And His Highness Sakaz, who has been here twice, seems to be a very talkative person."

"...You are right, I admit it." Indra did not refute: "The people here are not bad. They are not like the ones I encountered in the past, who were either too bad or too weak, but this does not mean that I have to like this kind of people. Life."

She snorted softly.

"You say" you don't like it, but in fact you're still not used to it, right? asked Morgan.

"I...hey, how could I not like it? Suddenly I don't have to hide here and there, I don't have to worry about not being able to find a place to sleep for days, and I don't have to worry about enemies approaching when I fall asleep."

Morgan sighed: "Now that I think about it, I really miss it. Even if you were sleeping at that time, you would open your eyes when you heard the slightest noise, and you would punch the air several times."

Indra's face fell.

"...Who insisted on sneaking over? I didn't give you a black eye, so I'm showing mercy."

"But I'm still worried. I didn't know what was going to happen here, so I followed him to Kazdale in a daze. I have to be careful about someone attacking me. On the way here, you looked at Sakaz and you felt something was wrong." Morgan said : "It's okay now. Although there is a war in Kazdale, there is no trace of war here at all. Not only can I sleep well, but there is always something hot to eat, and I don't have to sit around in fear while eating. The people on the opposite side suddenly took out their weapons and came for a sneak attack."

Indra was silent for a few seconds.

"I've been away from Londinium for so long. I never thought about living like this. It's almost half a year. I haven't seen blood for more than half a year. I've beaten people and my fists are turning gray. Morgan, you Tell me, how do you want me to get used to it?"

"Look, what you said shows that Vina's decision to bring us to Kazdaele was right. Think about what kind of life we ​​lived when we just left Londinium." Morgan looked up. He glanced at the towering Tower of Babel building in the distance: "Everything we need is provided here, not just a bed and some food. You, you are always not interested in what I say, but you understand it in your heart, right?" , What a price Vina paid for us."

"Yes, why don't I understand? I don't need to know who the enemy is. I just need to know that they are enemies. I can also see clearly who is the real friend and who can really help Vina." Indra said : "I haven't forgotten why I followed her here. I want to see her draw her sword. For that day, I can do anything."

Her words paused.