Longmen Memoirs

A smile appeared on Chen Mo's lips.

"It's not a good habit to spy on others while they're sleeping, Texas."

He said this, looking at Luper who tilted his head and looked away with a little teasing and teasing.

Texas was at a loss for words and didn't think of how to answer. In fact, it is very shameful and embarrassing when a voyeur is discovered and exposed in front of his face.

Fortunately, Texas' usually indifferent face showed few obvious emotions, making it impossible to tell whether she felt ashamed or embarrassed.

Chen Mo stood up from the chair, stretched his body, and made a cracking sound. He walked to the window and half-opened the curtains.

Texas felt relieved that he didn't continue to pursue him, and Texas followed his movements with his eyes.

The sun shone on him from the half-open window, and his figure was reflected in the thin morning light. In Texas' eyes that had adapted to the dimness, he suddenly became a little bright and blurry.

It was as if he was facing a warm light.

Why did I go there for so long? After I asked, it became clear.

"When did you come back?"

"It was around four or five o'clock. When I came back, I saw that you were already asleep. You were sleeping peacefully, so I didn't wake you up."

"……Why so late."

"Speaking of this, the master of the car repair shop said it was a blessing that our car lasted all the way here. I was busy there for most of the night. Fortunately, you didn't follow me. Otherwise, no one would have the energy to drive, and we would have to drive. Stay here for another day."

Still nagging and nagging.

Texas thought, but when she looked at the snake, she suddenly realized that after the snake came back, she didn't notice at all. When did her vigilance become so unbearable.

Maybe it wasn't that she didn't notice it, but because that person was a snake. When she looked at the snake, the other person's slow reaction was still there. She still remembered that in Leitania, he noticed it just after he got close.

Something seems different.

But it seems to be the same as always.

Snake is still the same snake, the guy who likes to talk a little bit and nag.

Unknowingly, they both left a mark in each other's hearts without even realizing it.

"Ah."

Texas nodded slightly in response to the fact that it was her turn to continue driving today.

"Give you a few minutes, I'll buy breakfast." Snake walked to the door, turned around and asked, "By the way, what do you want?"

"You decide."

"Well."

Texas saw the snake downstairs. He was sitting at a table downstairs in the hotel. The food he had just bought was placed on the table, and he was talking about something with the owner of the hotel.

Their conversation stopped when they saw Texas coming downstairs. The boss was leaving when Texas came over.

Sitting down, Texas saw two teacups on the table. The steaming moss oatmeal in the cups clearly looked like teacups only used at home, and they were extremely conspicuous among the fast food packaging boxes.

"Taimai tea was given by the boss. He said it was homemade with several kinds of ground dried fruit powder. Please give us a try." Chen Mo, who noticed Texas, explained and pushed a cup to Texas At the table, "Try it, the taste is quite unique, and it's free."

Texas picked up the tea cup suspiciously.

Snake turned to look at Feng Ho who was walking back to the front desk. In the other person's eyes, he smiled and said hello in Ursus, and got a response from the other person.

The rich aroma that fills the tip of the nose mixed with a hint of sweetness spreads on the tip of the tongue and mouth, followed by a refreshing warmth.

"I can already see the answer from your expression."

As Chen Mo spoke, Texas looked up at him.

Texas puts down the cup.

"Where are we going next?"

"Going north. Yesterday I asked the people here about the directions of the cities we were going to. One of them is directly north of us and the closest. Judging from the distance, we set off in the morning and walked along the route without any accident. The path to move the city will reach you at noon tomorrow.”

"If it's not found there either."

"I don't expect to find clues so quickly, Texas." Chen Mo picked up the tea cup and took a sip. He put it down and held the cup ears: "If we can't find it there, we will go to other cities and head towards Let's go west, and when we have finished walking through those cities and haven't found them yet, we will go to Longmen. We will arrive at Longmen before the end of this autumn at the latest."

Another winter is coming. The last winter, he was still deeply involved in the war in Kazdaele. The previous winter, he and Chen parted in Londinium.

Year after year, winter after winter, the people around me are different every year, and the situation is different every year. In the following winters, the stability of the orphanage will no longer be there.

Time flies so fast, Chen Mo suddenly thought to himself. In the blink of an eye, another winter is approaching.

He was only 23 this year, but he suddenly felt as if more than half his life had passed.

Chapter 39 Old Traces of Shevata

The snake has a scent that is so weak that it is almost imperceptible.

Texas sniffed the tip of his nose slightly, and glanced at the man sitting in the passenger seat catching up on his sleep with his head tilted and his hands folded.

As a Luper, Texas has a naturally keen sense of smell, which allows her to easily detect details that other races easily ignore.

For example, the faint, unfamiliar smell on the snake that belonged to other people was something Texas had never smelled on him before. If there had not been close contact to a certain extent, it would be difficult to maintain this smell for a long time. .

Snake didn't mention the incident, indicating that in his mind it had nothing to do with Texas and would have no impact on their trip.

Of course, Texas wouldn't ask about it. Maybe when she asked, the snake would tell her, or maybe find a random reason to explain it.

Texas didn't have to think twice to know his reaction.

But she still couldn't help but be a little concerned.

Something must have happened after the snake left last night that she didn't know about.

He came back very late, with the scent of another person, no blood, and no mention of it later.

The car drove occasionally bumpy on the migration path of the mobile city. The road conditions were much better than when they first entered Ursus. We could even occasionally see small villages living outside the scope of the mobile city. The villagers looked at the car. The car heading north slowly returned its sight after the car disappeared.

Snakes wake up in the afternoon.

Three in the afternoon.

The car stopped next to a ravine, and he asked Texas how long they had been walking. After Texas answered, he got out of the car, washed his face with cold water in the stream, and told Texas that it was his turn to drive in the afternoon. .

"I'm fine," Texas replied.

"Concentrating on one thing for a long time can easily lead to fatigue and loss of concentration. You should know very well that this is not just for you. Moreover, we still have a long way to go, so there is no need to rush. "

The driver's position was switched after the snake woke up.

Texas didn't force it.

Eating was done in the car, and they brought a lot of dry food in the car, which could save a lot of time on the road. Although they would also stop and camp at night and set up bonfires in the wilderness.

Sometimes they can come across abandoned village sites in the wild due to natural disasters and mobile city changes, which can save them the trouble of setting up tents, but after all, they are only a few, and more often than not, they will camp by themselves.

Naturally, the food in the wild is not that delicious, but it does not make you hungry or cold. Of course, the journey makes people feel tired, but the changing scenery along the way can relieve a lot of boredom.

Texas is a person who can tolerate loneliness, but this does not mean that Texas likes loneliness. She is just used to this attitude towards life and does not express her own opinions, so she will leave a lonely and cold impression on others.

In the evening after the sun sets, a bonfire rises. Food is being cooked on the bonfire. The light of the fire dispels the darkness within a few meters of the surrounding area. The outline of the car is vaguely visible in the light.

They would have conversations while sitting in front of the campfire.

Most of the time, it was Chen Mo who was talking, and Texas was answering. They talked about many and varied things, and asked whatever came to mind, ranging from the differences in customs and culture between Syracuse and other places, to the Syracusean usage of a certain word. How to say.

Snake always has a lot of problems. He talks a lot, and some of them can make people feel a bit nagging. Usually after Texas has been silent for a long time, he will tell a few jokes to try to arouse Texas. reaction.

He did it often afterward, as if wondering if Texas's impassive face could be capable of other expressions.

But Texas never disappoints people, and because of her personality, Chen Mo has almost never seen her smile.

In fact, Snake's jokes are not very funny, at least Texas thinks so, although he will exaggerate for these jokes that are not funny. When the firelight shines on his face, his exaggerated expression also falls. Into the eyes of Texas.

Only then would Texas find it a little funny.

What's funny is the funny man, not his jokes.

The impression of snake in Texas' mind probably gradually became more concrete with this kind of constant contact, but until now, Texas still couldn't see clearly what kind of person he was.

She is not good at these things, and she is not good at reading people's hearts.

But Snake, he should be good at these. Texas' intuition told her that Snake is good at figuring out people's hearts. Rather, it would be better to say that the image he often creates for himself is what made Texas think this way. .

"What happened to the besieged Sarkarz?"

In the evening, Texas was sitting in front of the campfire. Chen Mo told her some stories about the Sakaz battlefield. After encountering the Sakaz man in Letania, Chen Mo began to be selective. of telling Texas a little about his past.

Even if he doesn’t claim to be the hero of the story.

He tried this way to be honest with the girl who was willing to accompany him to death.

"Some people put down their weapons and chose to surrender, while others occupied the signal tower in the east of the town and defended it. They sent out a signal for help. Near the signal tower, there were the fortifications they had built before." Chen Mo moved the bonfire: "Then The night attack was carried out in a hurry. In order to prevent them from responding in advance, many Sakaz civilians in the area they were defending were dragged into the battlefield before they had time to evacuate."

"The offensive forces have less than half the night to discuss the follow-up attack plan. Before dawn, if they cannot completely capture the town, they must abandon this important military node of the assault and assume this position, which will have a greater impact on the rear battlefield. The threat may, when the enemy recovers, it will become a sharp thorn inserted into the front of the battlefield."

"The result of the discussion among the frontline troops at that time was to abandon the raid and evacuate the battlefield before enemy reinforcements arrived." Chen Mo said: "But the interim frontline commander rejected this proposal. He used the small and medium-caliber artillery and temporary artillery on the battlefield at that time. Weapons that could be used as throwing tools gathered together and took turns bombing the defending signal towers. The explosion lasted for most of the night and almost consumed all the explosive things on the battlefield."

"After the explosion, they took the opportunity to raid the signal tower, but when they entered, they saw more corpses than their enemies. The original mutilated limbs could not be seen, and the black blood and human fragments were covered with them. It fills the entire field of vision.”

Texas' mind would inevitably picture that scene, a hell-like scene amidst the smoke and ruins.

Her eyes fell on Chen Mo, who was looking at the burning fire.

Chen Mo still remembered Scout's expression at that time, his shock and anger, as well as the helplessness and understanding after the anger. He wanted to say something, but in the end he just patted Chen Mo's shoulder lightly.

These surviving Sakaz, or the Sakaz who will survive in the future, are not qualified to resent a person who saved their lives. Scout can understand, but maybe from then on, in the eyes of the Tower of Babel, Here, Chen Mo is not the same traveler as them.

[We bear this order together. I am also responsible for what happened here. 】

[No, Scout, I was the one who gave the order, and you can't stop me and my people. You have tried your best, but I can't have any illusions. You are not a newcomer. You know what you just said. , you can’t bear this responsibility, so it has nothing to do with you. 】

The person who voluntarily takes on sin knows better than others what he is doing.

"Is the commander's order wrong?"

"I don't know if it's wrong, but he must have known that it was a battlefield, and on the battlefield, regret is sometimes a very light word. Texas, regret means death, but only living people have the right to regret, dead people There is no way to regret it." Chen Mo shook his head: "Then, after completely eliminating the remaining enemies in the town, they continued to use the other party's communication to send out a signal for help, and used the core of the broken town as a giant bomb to ambush the front. Reinforcements came to support, so after that battle, a relatively prosperous town was wiped off the map of Kazdaele."

"..."

Texas wanted to say something else, but Chen Mo interrupted her.

He stood up and clapped his hands easily.

"Okay, the story is over and the food is ready."

Texas watched him carefully remove the iron pot hanging on the campfire, and the firelight illuminated the relaxed expression on his face. I don't know if it was an illusion, but the ease on Texas' face made him feel false.

Therefore, when Sakaz later commented on what I had done, I had reason to believe that their so-called accusations were not all based on framing and attacking me.

Some of them deserved to die, but some of them probably didn't deserve to die.

Some people say that no one is innocent in war.

Maybe, I'm not sure. The only thing I can be sure of is that I am in line with the truth of this sentence.

Even though I may have saved some of their lives to some extent, in their eyes I was indeed a bad person.

I am called the Sakaz Butcher. At this point, my hands are always stained with the blood of the Sakaz people that cannot be washed away. This is an irrefutable fact. I will not deny it and will never avoid it.

But when I, as a commander, as a general, when I have the lives of many people on my body, I must be responsible for their life and death. I must make a choice when I need to. A cruel choice that needs someone to bear.

This is my responsibility, and this is also the price I should bear as a leader.

Human lives have become a series of cold numbers on the map, and as a general, you have to maintain your own sanity. Sometimes, in order to win, you have to weigh the benefits and costs of increasing or decreasing these numbers like a businessman, but this will eventually cause One consequence is to ignore life and fall into the eyes of others, undoubtedly becoming a cold and heartless executioner.

Both chess players and executioners are the same. The same thing is that life has become a tool in their eyes. The same thing is that they are both covered with sins, and no one of them dares to say that they are innocent.

Each of their medals was stained with thick scarlet blood. Fortunately, Chen Mo could not wait for the reward Kazdel promised him.

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The mobile city of Shevata was once one of the territories of Marquis Sochikov. It later became the place where the nobles of the Southern Mobile City-State Alliance of Ursus held inter-city political and business meetings. It was once incorporated after the death of Marquis Sochikov. Under the command of a certain military-minded duke, it became one of the four main mobile cities in his territory.

But now, due to fate, this city is controlled by the new nobles and has become a [&

As expected, they arrived in the city at noon the next day. Compared to the mobile town where they stayed before, Sheva Tower was obviously much more prosperous.

They stopped in the city.

Texas asked Chen Mo where to start. To be honest, Chen Mo actually didn't have any clue. The Duke's territory had already been divided up. Several years had passed. How much of it was left in the city? traces of time.