Arknights, the Angel of Justice is waiting for level 16

[Experience]: 998/2000

"Two points left. Another eight hours and I'll have half the experience!"

The power of the angel of justice in Ji Luo's body, its core ability is [Starlight Holy Flame], that pure white flame can burn everything, of course, Originium is no exception -

As a person infected with the Ore Disease, Ji Luo has Originium in his body. The Holy Star Flame burns in his body all day long, melting the Originium and bringing Ji Luo experience points.

Roughly speaking... it's one point every four hours, and six experience points a day.

Although the growth is indeed very slow, it is passive growth after all, and - it is a perfect cycle!

Ji Luo is infected with Ore Disease → Originium is constantly produced in his body → Originium is converted into experience by Holy Flame → Experience increases Ji Luo's level.

When he first traveled through time, the craziest thing Ji Luo had done was to go into the natural disaster, aggravate his oripathy, and try to increase his passive experience gain.

The good news is that he succeeded, and the bad news is that it doubled, and after surviving the natural disaster, it returned to normal levels in a few days.

He is an angel of justice after all - although his level is very low, he is a high-ranking being and is not afraid of the erosion of Originium.

"If I only rely on passive experience gain, I will need another 4,008 hours to reach level 3, which is... 167 days, or about five and a half months."

Of course, Ji Luo couldn't let Surtel be a sick beauty for such a long time. Although he was happy to take care of her, the girl was obviously very strong-willed and wanted to take him to sweep everything every day.

"I can only choose the second path. Nine's mission...can't be messed around."

Ji Luo spread out his palms, and the Star Holy Flame ignited. The pure white flame was reflected in his eyes, like the dawn of light.

"I don't know how long I can live in peace."

Ji Luo waved his hand to extinguish the fire in his palm, turned and walked into the kitchen, and began to prepare dinner for Surtel...

Although Surtel looks like someone who is arrogant and difficult to get along with, once you get to know her more, you will find that she is actually very naive and stubborn.

That’s right, our Surtel is essentially a natural, cute, stubborn, sharp-tongued, greedy and a little bit arrogant beautiful girl.

——She is so cute, Ji Luo has no choice but to transfer money.

Chapter 08: The past is the past

"Who is playing the song of Dong Feng Po on the Pipa? The years are peeling off the wall, and I can see my childhood? "

Half asleep and half awake, Surtel vaguely heard a melodious and nostalgic exotic tune.

She didn't understand the language of the song, but the feeling of pursuing something and losing something made her wake up from her dream and open her eyes.

Outside the window, the sun was setting, the misty clouds were dyed dark, and the city buildings were spread out under the sea of ​​clouds, looking cold and lifeless.

Surtel blinked dazedly and stretched out her hand to support her body to sit up, but her left arm suddenly hurt, causing her to lie back on the bed.

"I held your hand and walked along the ancient path outside the fence. In those days when smoke and grass were everywhere, even our breakup was silent."

The singing in the kitchen came to an end, and Sartel reached out and touched the side, picking up the record book that she had always treasured.

Once upon a time, Surtel had all kinds of memories, and she didn't know where they came from, nor which ones truly belonged to her.

In order to find the source of her memory, she has been traveling back and forth between various countries, and thus, she found Ji Luo on the ice field of Ursus.

Since then, Ji Luo has always been by her side. At first, Sartel thought he was noisy, weak and troublesome, and he always pestered her and refused to leave.

However, even Sartel herself didn't know why, she didn't drive him away, but let him walk beside her, grinning and complaining all day long.

"Sarter, you've been walking alone for so long, don't you feel lonely?"

Lonely, what does it feel like?

Surtel felt that he had gotten used to traveling alone.

She is very strong and can handle being alone. She has always been like this, so... she won't be alone and won't have any problems.

That night, Surtel was very angry because she felt that he was looking down on her and thought she was as weak as he was!

So, for the next few days, Startel ignored him and did not eat the ice cream he bought for him.

But what Surtel didn't expect was that on the fifth day when she ignored him, he suddenly said goodbye to her...

Then, he walked alone, against the fleeing birds, against the howling wind, against the leaden clouds that blocked the sun, into a natural disaster that was about to happen.

Surtel wanted to stop him, but he shook his head and refused.

He said... the world of Terra was too cruel, he was too weak, and he didn't want to die, so he had to pursue every possible way to become stronger, even if it meant dying.

That time, Surtel failed to stop Ji Luo, because she really saw the emotion called determination and stubbornness in his eyes.

That day, Surtel finally realized his pride, the will that refused to surrender and compromise hidden under inferiority and insecurity.

Afterwards, Surtur left the area affected by the natural disaster and returned to his previous state of traveling alone.

But, for some reason, she always thought of him and the days when he was by her side.

Even in her confused dreams, she saw him again, saw him turn away and never look back.

So, Surtel finally understood what loneliness was.

She returned to the place where she had parted with him. The wilderness was baptized by natural disasters, and clusters of Originium crystals spread out. He fell from the sky, with a burning light flashing in his eyes and wings spread out behind him, burning with blazing fire.

"Sartre, from now on, whether you want me to or not, I will be by your side, because... I want to."

The memory of that moment remained in Surtel's mind, completely different from the previous ones and full of reality.

It made her feel for the first time - she was herself.

"Are you awake? The meal will be ready soon. Do you want to eat now?"

"..."

Sartel turned his head and looked at Ji Luo who was walking to his side. He blinked his purple eyes and said nothing, just staring at him blankly.

"Sartre, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

"Ji Luo, I'm thinking about the past again."

The girl looked at Ji Luo with a worried expression, and watched him put his palm on her forehead. His palm... was hot.

"What memories did you recall? Was it hard?"

"No, I remembered my memories with you and I was happy."

A faint smile suddenly appeared on Surtel's face. The girl seldom smiled, perhaps because she didn't know how to laugh, but at this moment, she smiled very naturally.

"Ji Luo, I'm sorry, there is one thing I haven't told you."

"Ah?! What's going on?"

"After I was poisoned and fell into a coma, when I woke up, the chaotic memories before were gone."

“All…gone?”

Ji Luo looked at Surtel in confusion, feeling an indescribable complexity in his heart for a moment.

Now that Surtel has lost those messy memories, she no longer has to chase after the illusory past and can start a new life.

But the problem is, Surtel has been exploring her past, and now her memory has been cleared, where will she go?

"Ji Luo, my oldest memory now is a year ago, when I saw a star falling from the sky. I chased after it and dug you out of the crater."

Surtel suddenly reached out her hand and handed the record book that she had always treasured to Ji Luo. The girl's face did not show much emotion, she was just very quiet.

"Just like you said, my journey... can actually end now."

"Then... later."

Ji Luo felt his mouth was dry. He moved his throat, took Sulter's record book and held it in his hand.

"What are you going to do next?"

"From now on... can I eat today's ice cream every day?"

Surtel pursed her lips slightly, and there seemed to be a gleam in her eyes. Ji Luo stared at the girl's eyebrows and was stunned for a moment. Then he took a deep breath and nodded heavily.

"Sarter, I promise you that your ice cream every day will never be worse than today."

"But...right now, I just want to eat fried ribs."

Sartel pointed to the kitchen, and Ji Luo screamed "My fried ribs" and rushed into the kitchen in panic.

The girl supported her body with her right hand and sat up from the bed. She listened to Ji Luo's screams in the kitchen and a faint smile appeared on her cheeks.

Once upon a time, her past was blank, and all she had were a lot of different memories.

So, she crossed the wilderness, traveled through several countries, and went to the place where the memory was located to look for relevant clues...

In fact, she also knew that even if she spent her entire life, she would not be able to search all the areas in her memory.

But at that time, she didn't care about these things. The process was more important than the result.

——Just the fact that they were on the road made her feel at ease.

Now, her journey has ended, or rather, she has found the meaning of traveling.

She already has a new life, a beautiful present that does not require the past.

Therefore, she must let go of the past and not dwell on it.

Because...the future is coming.

Signed, great.jpg

Chapter 09: Surtr is the eternal god

Dinner was a little later than usual. Surtel enjoyed the grilled ribs she had been longing for, while Ji Luo held the burnt steak in his hand, like a squirrel gnawing on tree bark...

"Ji Luo, what are we having for breakfast tomorrow morning?"

Surtel rested her cheek on her hand, looking bored. She had just eaten and was already thinking about her next meal.

Ji Luo tore off a piece of meat with great effort and chewed it as if he was eating a wooden board, or one that had been roasted over a fire.

“How about wontons?”

"Well... that's fine, but I want you to make those big wontons."

The girl compared the size with her hands, then picked up a small piece of dried meat from Ji Luo's plate, put it in her mouth, chewed it twice, and spit it out.

"Ji Luo, didn't you say that mushy food causes cancer? It tastes so bad, just throw it away."

"Rib ribs are expensive and should not be wasted. I am in good health now and will not get cancer."

"Hmm... your tone sounds like the old man I met in Ursus Village."

"Which old man?"

"The one with gray hair and a smoking habit."

Surtel seemed to enjoy chatting with Ji Luo like this. The topics were all about trivial things, but the girl felt very warm.

Ji Luo finished his dinner with difficulty. He washed his hands, carried the girl and put her on the bed.

"Today... do you want to get wet?"

"Ah."

Sulter kicked Ji Luo's knee and responded with a nasal voice. Ji Luo's breathing was a little nervous. He untied the belt loops on the girl's thighs with a little trembling, and then put the thumbs of both hands into the inner edge of the knee socks from both sides, and slowly pulled the socks down...

Although Surtel had been living in the open air, her skin was surprisingly good, shining like soft jade. At this moment, her skirt was slightly pulled up, and the shadow of the absolute domain just covered up the most heart-wrenching scenery.

Under the black stockings, the girl's legs are straight and slender, as delicate as young bamboo shoots, yet full of youthful vitality soaked in sweat.

Ji Luo pursed his lips, feeling the warmth between his lips. He carefully lifted up the socks and, with a little force, revealed the girl's smooth ankles. He then pulled them back, revealing her tender feet, and finally her nutmeg-like toes.

Perhaps it was the change in temperature after taking off her socks, or perhaps it was because she was a little nervous, the girl's arch of her foot suddenly curled up like a shy canna.

"..."

Ji Luo's Adam's apple moved, but he said nothing. He put the girl's stockings aside, took two long garbage bags from the drawer, and put them on Sulter's left arm and right leg, tying them up to prevent the plaster and bandages from getting wet when the girl took a bath.

"Let me help you to the bathroom."

"No, there's Levatin."

Surtel let Ji Luo put on her slippers, and then she walked into the bathroom, leaning on the dark sword.

"Whoo~~~"

Ji Luo let out a long sigh, sat down on the bed, and felt a little dizzy.