Evetrona's old stories

In June, Eve had the opportunity to meet Asder and Gorgon—according to the dates submitted by them, the Academy of Knights arranged the number and time of the battle.The first round of simulated battles will last for more than half a month, and each team will participate in six games—that is, three games with each of the other two teams, and no score will be recorded regardless of the outcome.The chief referee explained the purpose of the game before the game. On the one hand, it was to warm up and let the fifteen contestants have a certain understanding of each other's team status and team atmosphere; Evaluate the actual situation of the battle and combine the advantages and disadvantages of each team to formulate more balanced and fair content and rules in the final game.

[146] Crimson Sky (Part [-])

Cloudy, cool day in early June.

The sun shuttles between the gaps in the clouds, and the scale-like cumulus clouds move slowly like ice floes.The wind wanders in high places, sometimes moving and sometimes still, like the breath of an invisible giant, blowing the flagpoles and shaking the century-old trees in the city, making a loud noise like waves, the sound is long and far away, It touched the heartstrings of those who are sleepy, and made those who meditate drowsy.

From the borough to Newcastle, the wind was blowing upwards, sweeping the streets.The girl running against the wind, like a light swallow, seems to be able to dance in the wind with open arms.

The city was stretching downwards, the cascading buildings like a giant's staircase - the jagged steps were wide and steep.

If crossing the roof and the wall could save ten minutes of time, then Eve would never choose to take the road.

She paused as she crossed the roof garden, the Tinonek hovering beside her.In this season, the camellias have faded, but the shady bluestone walls are still blooming with fragrant jasmine.

It is located at the highest point of the civilian area, close to the city wall in the north, the garden is not big, there is no fence around the edge, only a row of neatly trimmed and squat bushes.The gardens are kept clean and tidy, and there are almost always flowers blooming all year round, and the scenery is fresh and pleasant.

Every time she goes to Shalan's place, Eve basically passes by here—although there are still better ways to go, she is still attracted by the environment here and can't help but want to come and have a look.

She jumped from an eaves and landed firmly on the stone platform by the garden, making a soft noise, her sight was attracted by the figure on the other side of the garden.

The owner of this garden is an elderly woman, and Eve has only seen her a few times from a distance.The old man was lying on a wicker chair at this time, his face was just buried in the shadow of the awning, and his two old hands were resting on the armrests. Those hands were covered with wrinkles, as if they were part of the wicker chair.She was basking in the sun there, and the clouds cast mottled shadows.

The old man rested with his eyes closed. She was quiet and serene, like a delicate wooden sculpture.In the last stage of her life, what was she thinking?Are you recalling the people and things in the vague memory, are you enjoying the tranquility of this moment, or are you thinking about the eternity after the end?Her soul stands still, and no one can make her feel fear and shake.

Eve stood in the distance, watching her.

Maybe one day I too: my firm skin will become loose and loose, my body will be fragile, my sleep time will be shortened, I will no longer be able to read or think as energetically as before, and my body will emit an unbearable smell... When the dust of life has settled here, there is neither hope nor regret, what kind of situation is this?What else can I do?

For her, such an old man is mysterious, mysterious and sacred.

She was about to leave when she heard someone calling her name behind her.

"Is it Eve? Why are you here?" A man's voice.

The sound was a little familiar, and it startled her. She turned her head and looked for the source of the sound—Aster was squatting on the ground with a small hammer in his hand.

"I was passing by." Eve said, "What about you? Why are you here?"

"I'm scaffolding the flowers," he replied.

"You live here?" Eve was a little surprised.

"I'm here to help. This is the home of Ms. Finos." Asd stood up and patted the dirt on his knees. He was wearing a pair of brown overalls today, with the legs tucked into waterproof rubber boots inside.

Eve looked at him, and then at the old man in the distance. The old man had already opened his eyes and was smiling at them.

"Ms. Fenos is the midwife who saved my life." Asd explained to her, "I sometimes come to help."

The two walked up to Ms. Finnos, and Eve greeted her.

"I mentioned this to you before, Eve." Ast said to Fenos, "I didn't expect to meet her here today."

"I know this child. Although we don't know each other, I can often see her passing by this yard here." Finos said.

"You..." Asd was very suspicious of this, "What you said is true?"

"My eyesight is not good, but you also know that generally no one will pass by here, and besides, there is always a strange cat by her side, I remember." Fennos looked at Eve, her eyes were hurt, and she looked She seemed a little lifeless when she was alone, "I can tell that this girl likes this place."

Astor nodded in amazement.

Eve listened to their conversation, her expression was a little cramped.

"Asde, most women like flowers, no exception in any era. I remember that she picked a few flowers at my place last year." Fennos laughed.

"Sorry, I didn't ask for your permission at the time." Eve was a little nervous. She recalled this incident—she did steal a few camellias from here, and it was because Xilinya's leg was broken—she felt she was doing it secretly, but she was still discovered.

"I'm not blaming you, I just think it's very interesting - girl, you always go here, if you're really that kind of person, then the flowers here should have been picked long ago." Finnos smiled Said, "You were very focused on picking flowers at the time, so you didn't notice that I was sitting in the shed. Judging by your appearance at that time, you probably picked flowers to give away."

"I have a friend who loves flowers and her leg hurt so..."

"Look, she is indeed a good girl." Finnos turned her head and said to Ast.

In fact, Xilinya likes flowers, which Eve only recently found out-she would come here to pick flowers at that time, just because she felt that she couldn't visit someone empty-handed.

"I often tell Asde that people's hearts still tend to be good, and no one would think of vandalism. The so-called evil actually comes from prejudice and misunderstanding."

"You're right, but I should have asked your permission. I was wrong about that."

"You don't need anyone's permission, because I didn't plant these flowers. Asder and his knight brothers knew that I like flowers, so they made a garden here." The old man said with a smile, "They don't know how to appreciate flowers, and they don't understand what these things are useful for growing—anyway, they just plant them."

"I understand, it's still very good-looking." Asder said.Ms. Finnos always felt that these young knights were rude, and Asde thought it was a kind of prejudice, but she couldn't be blamed for it—a knight who came to help once saw these green bushes and asked Fern Nuosi: "What kind of dish is this, is it delicious?"

At that time, when Fen Nuosi heard this sentence, she deliberately lowered her face, and she replied: "It's not delicious, it's for feeding pigs."

The knight thought it was true: "So... we have spent so much effort, to get a pile of pig feed?"

"What's the difference between food for people and food for pigs here? Don't you have enough vegetable plots for the Knights?" Finos asked him back.

The knight seemed to understand, but also didn't seem to understand the meaning of her words. After being reminded by his companions, he finally realized that the plants planted in this field were not for eating.

Fen Nuosi's temper is a bit strange, and the old people who live alone will have some similar characteristics.

After talking with the old man, Eve planned to leave.

Asde sent her for a while, and the two chatted on the road—but in fact, the road the girl walked was not a road—Eve had been walking like this for more than a year, and now she felt a little embarrassed when she was discovered.

"When we went to Gorgon's house before, you forgot something with me. Now it is with Ms. Rojeka. Remember to ask her when you have time." Asder said to her.

"Thank you." Eve said, "I didn't realize that I had left something until I went back. Later, when there were more things, I completely forgot about it."

"The coachman only found it when he was packing the carriage recently. I was still wondering why there was such a thing on the carriage, and then I guessed—it probably belonged to you."

The tone of the two of them was very polite, as if they were at a loss for the atmosphere at the moment.They came to a wall and stopped. There was no road in front of them, and there was a blue and red brick roof below.

"You have so many benefactors in Benlong Castle," Eve said half-jokingly before parting, "Now it seems that there are endless things to do."

"Are you envious? Right..." Asd laughed.Wearing this suit, he looked like a farm hand, his hair stood up in the wind, and the smile on his face was ridiculous and kind.Asde said again: "When the seeds are harvested this year, I will share some with you, and let your flower-loving friends plant them, so that you can also reap the fragrance of this garden."

"Well, don't forget." Eve smiled at him.Her smile is very bright, like a flower facing the sun and about to drip.

Fennos influenced Asder, she saved his life and shaped his heart at the same time.Asder has simple and noble virtues, he is a messenger of kindness; his kindness is not stupidity, but represents trust and hope, which is an unreserved power that can infect people's hearts.

One person and one "cat" jumped onto the roof under the high wall and disappeared over the distant street.

Time is slowly passing by, and the game at this stage has come to an end. Asde's team has almost no defeats, but Eve's team still loses more than wins - she doesn't care about this, after all Participation is the most important thing... Therefore, this kind of situation is often seen in simulated battles: Even if she is killed and disarmed, she still looks calm, but the opponent is thinking hard, as if her team is the one that is sure to win that side.

One day, Vincent found Eve.This kid got the news from nowhere—he heard that Eve had recruited Long Ke into the team.

"I have to remind you of something urgently." Fan Bijiu almost frowned, "Long Ke is not worthy of your trust..."

Eve smiled, meaningfully, but said nothing.

"I'm not joking." His face was a little pale.Fan Bijiu couldn't read her expression, so he didn't dare to look at her.

"I know what you mean." After the silence, Eve finally spoke, "Actually, I knew it a long time ago, but I originally... wanted to pretend that I didn't know."

"What do you know?"

"I asked Longke, and he confessed to me."

"What did he say?" Fan Bijiu asked eagerly.

"He said it exactly, without adding any details. He has some problems with his character, and you were just being stupid for a while, and he took advantage of you."

Fan Bijiu opened his mouth, but he didn't know how to refute - her calm tone hurt him a bit.

"You already know, so why did you let him... let him..." Fan Bijiu was angry and confused, and even spoke incoherently.

"Because he can help me and be used by me." Eve replied with a smile.

When she first came to this world, Eve got some inspiration from a bird: Cheng can retaliate when she is strong, but forgiveness is more deterrent at this time-it is not a favor, it does not cancel the grievances, but hangs like a sharp knife on the top, let it be engraved in the heart, and Feron overtakes.

"What can he help you?" Fan Bijiu was a little unconvinced, "If he can help you, then I should be able to."

"I know you know a lot, but some things can't be solved just by knowing a lot." Eve said, "You don't think about what other people have in mind and want to do bad things to you. You are too simple, and simple and conceited people are easy to be used."

"I know, I see him clearly now, and I will definitely not make the same mistake a second time." Fan Bijiu said, "You and I should stay away from Long Ke, he is just a small person, not worthy of your attention. "

Sometimes, Eve also wondered how, as the only son of the consul, how did Picciou develop his childishness—perhaps, Siheleu never planned to let his son go his own way from the very beginning.

"I know it." Eve patted him on the shoulder helplessly, "Stop talking about it, why don't we call a few people and find a place to drink tea?"

Fan Bijiu turned his eyes and relaxed his expression. He looked at her for a long time before he said, "Okay, where are you going now?"

Now he is taller and more mature, but in front of Eve, he is still the same as before, unable to say a word of rejection.

A few days later, in mid-June, the first stage of the simulated battle ended.The Academy of Knights did not give any comments on their results, and after more than ten days of silence, the rules for the next stage were finally announced.

To everyone's surprise, the Academy of Knights actually chose the method of deciding the outcome in one round, requiring a total of fifteen contestants from three teams to participate together - there will be no next round, because this is the final competition.

"Running Dragon Knight, Magic Knight, Demon Sword Legion, Steam Airship, Steel Fortress, Alchemy Missile..." Gorgon, who was sitting next to Eve, almost laughed angrily as he looked at the list of units introduced on the explanatory paper. He patted the table and asked, "Is this still a simulated battle? Which dynasty is being simulated? Enpeien? Do you want to get some more dragons out?"

Eve and Asder also have similar questions.

In the conference room, the contestants looked around—they couldn't imagine what it would be like to integrate these superhuman special forces into conventional operations, so they were all waiting for a reasonable explanation from the organizers.

[147] Crimson Sky (Part [-])

"The rule change this time is based on the balanced consideration of the overall level of each team." As the chief referee, Lauslow Salinino responded on the stage.

Hearing his words, the eyes of everyone on the field almost fell on Eve.

"You see, I'm useless, our team is only at this level." Eve sighed, as if talking to herself.Judging from her tone, she seemed to be a little annoyed.

"It's not us, it's you." Batina, who was sitting beside her, corrected.

"This man—the method is really clever—has not started yet, and internal strife is about to start." Gorgon said sarcastically.

Batina glared at him.

"Actually, what Eve said is not wrong. Individual strength can't decide anything in this competition. You are not weak. The main problem is the lack of overall perspective." Asde said.

"Let me translate for you, Asder is saying that you 'do not know how to cooperate'." Gorgon said.

Eve glanced at him, then smiled and shook her head.She did not refute, and the four team members sitting beside her were also silent.

In the five-person team formed by Eve, there are indeed many problems, which Asder observed a lot in the game with them.

Tetrogg's cousin, Batina, is not willing to follow Eve's command, and she prefers to lead the tactics by herself.She herself is good at fast attack and tough attack. In the previous matches with the other two teams, she had defeated the enemy's lines with a small amount of loss several times, and once even turned the tide of the battle by herself. From this point of view, there is indeed a reason for her arrogance.

The newly-promoted knight Herzek has a strong insight into the battlefield, and he is not as difficult to control as Batina. He is willing to obey orders and dispatches, even if he has objections to Eve's decision, he will still do so—but this is just An illusion——Herzik was very tactful. He always had to stay a bit late when performing tasks and make some innocuous little moves in exchange for a glimmer of life after a failed battle.As the leader, Eve doesn't have much resentment towards this, but sometimes she feels a little frustrated. She hopes that Hertzick can communicate with herself more when she has a problem, rather than bite the bullet and solve it by herself.

Compared with these two, Longke and Lafaqin were found by Eve and are her acquaintances. They are indeed trying their best to cooperate, but novices are novices after all, and it is difficult for them to cope with complex and changeable situations only with their efforts. Take the initiative in the game.

"As I said just now, this is a balance plan based on the overall situation, and it is not adjusted for a certain person or a certain team. It is hard to say, in the previous games, which one of you performed better. It is true that there are wins and losses in the game, but it is only because some people are not fully prepared, or..." Lausrow smiled and looked at Eve, "Forget it, it doesn't matter. Gorgon has been in contact with simulated combat for more than two years. Helein told me about it; and Eve only started learning last month. For this competition, the Knight Academy recently made an exception and postponed her daily courses. Eve and her teammates have improved rapidly, but compared to others, their strength is still not as good. We think it is unfair and unreasonable to compete under such a premise. Therefore, we have made careful adjustments after careful consideration, so that everyone can show their strengths without reservation in the official competition. I know, there are some more in the new rules Strange things, what are the characteristics of these arms, and the combat plan that can be used under what conditions, then you need to check the information yourself so that you can display its true strength. In addition to the basic values, I will issue a list of reference books to you, and you have two weeks to prepare. "

In front of the large circular table, the players were all discussing. Eve held the form that had just been handed out, and the other four came over to look at it.

"This task is not small." Long Ke looked at the list of book titles and sighed.

"You can leave it to me to organize." Lafaqin said, "In essence, this is no different from organizing notes. I will record the important parts, and mark the pages that need to be read. If there are disputes and conflicts, we will discuss them together."

"We don't have much time, so let's do it this way." Eve nodded in agreement, and the others did not object.

"Okay, everyone." Lausrow stood on the stage and said, "You can go back and make plans. I know you are a little anxious now, so I will just say a few words-after you listen, we will end the meeting."

So, the field became quiet again.

"About the new rules formulated this time, Shilin, Hepned, and the three team leaders participated, as well as the opinions of the referees and spectators. Asder and Gorgon, you think these new rules are beneficial to Eve. Maybe they do help a little, but it's not that big. Don't forget—she, like you, needs a certain amount of time to get familiar with the new rules. From another perspective, it's easier for you to get started than her based on your past experience."

"I'm fine with that," Asder said.So Lausrow looked at Gorgon, who also nodded.

The new rules were decided in this way. After the teams returned, they began to be busy with various preparations before the game.

During these two weeks, Eve was almost only in the practice lab and the library. When she was sleepy, she would sleep with her clothes on in the lounge, and almost didn't even have time to take a shower.Forward often sent people to bring them food, which was a great help—the food in the laboratory was very monotonous. Since the beginning of training, the players have lost a little weight, not because they are for the competition. They forgot to sleep and eat. On the contrary, since they started training, their food intake has increased a lot.After this period of training, Eve realized that high-intensity mental work consumes so much energy.

Time passed quickly, and a few days before the start of the game, Lauslow took them on a tour of the venue.A dozen people circled around a huge round table, all in amazement.

In this large room, the windows were almost completely blocked, and the room was very dark.The round table in the middle is divided into three from the center, separated by three transparent glass.On the round table is not the print sand table used in previous training and battles, but a holographic map projection.

Eve turned around the round table, and every time she passed a glass, the holographic image displayed in it would change.

"Holographic projection, plus polarized glass, this is the equipment you will use in the next three-party battle-this is also the first appearance of the 'holographic combat sandbox'." An old man standing beside them said, he was wearing a black suit, and his tone was not without pride.Seeing the gray beard on his chin, Eve felt a little familiar—he once took a photo of Eve and Akanlu at the awards ceremony of the Knight Academy celebration.

Sure enough, he took out the strange-looking disc camera again, "Everyone, the current scene is worth remembering, please come to the front, and I will take a picture for you."

The players all looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing whether to cooperate or ignore.

"Come on guys, don't be shy," he said again.

Eve called the team members to her side, and Akanlu also came over, so the rest of the people also moved towards her.

"Let's see who will be surprised later." Akanlu said in her ear with a snicker.