Dragon Gate Swordsman

Even though he had learned about Arturo's past through psychic mind reading, and even experienced her thoughts in a somewhat "empathetic" way, Chongxiao still found it difficult to understand, let alone forgive.

Therefore, the tone was very stiff and the expression was hardly friendly.

But Arturo didn't care at all, he just bowed slightly in the traditional etiquette of Leitania, "I just want to say thank you..."

Then she turned and walked towards Rutland's team.

"…What does she mean by this?"

"How would I know?"

Chongxiao used Mostima's original words very mischievously, "Maybe he was beaten stupid by Texas, which is good, because he brought a great disaster to you, Lateran."

In fact, Chongxiao came on behalf of the Longmen Guard Bureau for another task in this escort mission, which was to accept the Medal of Friendship awarded by Lateran... He, Texas and Chen Huijie all had one. Fiammetta originally wanted to report Xingxiong as well, but Xingxiong himself directly refused.

Are you kidding? I just went there for fun! How can I receive reward without doing anything?

Sister Ghost said so...

This matter has not yet received an official response from the Lateran. After all, Fiammetta has just arrived, and we have to wait for her to submit the report to the Papal Palace.

In other words, Chongxiao has to stay in Lateran for a few days.

"Tsk...waste of time."

"Don't say that."

Mostima suddenly raised her hand and patted Chongxiao's shoulder. Fortunately, she was relatively tall and could reach him easily.

"Go take a rest first, then... how about going with me to meet someone?"

……

Even with one's toes, one could guess that the person Mostima wanted Chongxiao to meet was Lemiaoan.

Compared to her beating around the bush, Fiammetta was actually much more direct: after entering the Lateran and booking a room, she asked directly about Arturo's recovery and asked Chongxiao to try to treat Remiano as well.

But Chongxiao had been driving for a long time after all, and everyone back in Lateran still had things to do, so Fiammetta decided without hesitation to let him rest for a day and wait until the notary office matter was settled.

Uh...I'm fine.

I have the final say in this matter, and the same applies to Mostima coming to you!

After saying this in a very "domineering" manner, Fiammetta turned around and left the hotel lobby... Of course, before that, she left 20,000 platinum coins as pocket money for Chongxiao.

The platinum coins circulating in Lateran are probably one of the currencies with the highest "gold content" in this land. They are more "real" than the Longmen coins and the Da Yan coins. Therefore, 20,000 is already a very astonishing number, and it can't be used up even if you spend a week on food, drink and entertainment in Lateran.

I guess this wasn’t paid out of Fiameta’s own pocket, so it should be reimbursed just like when Chongxiao was on a business trip.

After getting the room card from the waiter at Liberi and entering the room, Chongxiao threw himself directly on the bed without even looking around.

For three consecutive days and three nights, Fiammetta only drove for less than ten hours. He was indeed a little tired, so he fell asleep after a few minutes until three o'clock in the afternoon...

"…Tsk, I really should eat something before going to sleep."

After getting up with a grunt, Chongxiao took a shower, took out another set of clothes from his luggage and changed into them, then left the hotel with the "funds" given by Fiammetta.

According to the notice released by Longmen Foreign Exchange Bureau this year, Longmen currency should be able to become the common currency of major countries in Terra in 1096... But this is not because Longmen's economy is really that good, but because the major countries promoting this economic and trade reform are not willing to let their own currencies take over for fear of suspicion.

As for those small countries, such as Kjerag, Bolivar and Sami, they are either not interested in getting involved in this matter, or they simply do not intend to communicate too much with the outside world. Obviously, they are not suitable either.

Therefore, Longmen was pushed forward as an economic entity that was subordinate to Da Yan but had a considerable degree of independence... (Note 2)

In short, it won’t be long before Chongxiao can spend Longmen coins in all countries.

The streets of Lateran are different from those of Dayan and Ursus. The first impression should be neat and clean, the second impression is warm and bright, and the third impression is...

BOOM! ! !

Chongxiao couldn't help but twitch the corner of his eye, because a big hole was blown up on the sixth floor of an office building diagonally opposite the hotel entrance.

However, most of the Sakota people walking on the street just glanced at it and then ignored it. Only the others, mainly Liboli, stopped and talked about the location of the explosion.

Fia, your hint is too obvious.

Speechless Chongxiao stayed to watch the excitement for a while, and turned and left when he saw the fire brigade arrived... He didn't even feel much panic or nervousness, which meant that this was not a big deal in Lateran!

However, in the next ten minutes, Chongxiao walked past three dessert shops and two ice cream shops in a row, but did not see any fast food restaurants or similar small restaurants.

Enough of you Sakota people!

He had known from Remule that the Sakota people liked sweets, but this was too exaggerated!

At this moment, Chongxiao suddenly noticed that in the green bushes not far away, a small hand was constantly pulling out a balloon stuck on a branch... and the halo of Sakta next to it was also very obvious.

child?

After stopping and staring for a few seconds, Chongxiao turned around and walked over.

She was a little Sakota girl, probably only six or seven years old, wearing shabby clothes, and for some reason, her aura was a little dimmer than that of other Sakota people.

Chongxiao didn't think much about it, he just stepped across the green belt and reached out to help the little girl pull the balloon down.

"for you."

"Ah...ah..."

The little girl uttered a few syllables timidly.

Can't speak?

Chongxiao frowned slightly, because in addition to this, he also found that the little girl's breath was a little weak, but there was no sign of illness.

However, just as Chongxiao was hesitating whether to help her find her family, a panicked voice suddenly came from behind.

"You...what are you going to do!?"

"Don't be nervous, ma'am."

Seeing the Sakota woman running over in a hurry, Chongxiao quickly took two steps back and said, "I just helped her pick up the balloon."

His Lateran language proficiency was just OK. He had learned it on his own when he had nothing to do, and he also sharpened his skills before this escort mission.

They are obviously a mother and daughter. They look very similar, and it can be seen that the family conditions of the Sakota woman are indeed not very good... Otherwise, there should be more things in the bag she is carrying, not just potatoes.

Chongxiao couldn't help but think of Mrs. Audrey. She had a very difficult life when she fled from Chernobyl to Longmen.

And…the Sakota woman was also in poor health, possibly due to long-term malnutrition.

"Do you need help?"

Chongxiao said this when he saw the Sakota woman holding the little girl in one hand and carrying two or three bags in the other hand as she walked out of the green belt, seemingly struggling.

But the other party just glanced at him, and without saying a word, he forced himself to step forward, not even caring about the torn clothes by the branches... Little did he know that it was this glance that made Chongxiao's eyes darken.

Something is wrong!

The emotion that the Sakota woman just now showed was not the nervousness of meeting a stranger, but rather more like a guilty conscience, which was very obvious.

What did you do... With this thought in mind, Chongxiao stared at her closely before she left, and a faint psychic light began to shine in his eyes.

Soon, Chongxiao raised his eyebrows.

The Sakota people had a child with the Sarkaz! ?

He did not directly read any clear information, but the reason why the mother was so nervous was because she was afraid that others would find out that her child had Sarkaz blood.

Interesting... Is this a kind of Romeo and Juliet?

After figuring out the situation, Chongxiao didn't care much about it. It was just Sarkaz and Sakota making out. Saint Marcus was even playing with the Tauren Draenei.

So, without taking it to heart, he found a fast food restaurant, had a big meal, and then walked back to the hotel.

"You are Chongxiao? Chongxiao from Dayan?"

Following the sound, you can see an old man named Sakota with white hair and beard and a vigorous look. His handsome face is very handsome even at his age, and he can definitely be called a cool old man.

Old man Sakta was of a rather burly build, not much shorter than Chongxiao. Judging from his exquisite attire and extraordinary bearing, he looked a bit like a general...but strangely, Chongxiao always felt that he had a faint comedian aura.

"it's me."

"Patricion Aldrich, I come here on behalf of His Holiness the Pope."

"Your Holiness? Uh... if it's about Arturo, shouldn't Fiammetta be the one to inform me?"

Chongxiao found that when he said the name Fiametta, a hint of unnaturalness flashed across the face of the old man Sakta in front of him.

But he quickly recovered, "No, it has nothing to do with her. His Holiness invited you for another matter."

"Can you explain it a little bit?"

"Of course, six months ago, His Holiness met with a distinguished guest and discussed many things."

Just when Chongxiao was muttering to himself, "What has this got to do with me?", Patriziang said something that greatly surprised him, "The distinguished guest is a...mage? Monk? Or Taoist priest or something from Dayan. Her name is Qinglian."

Qinglian! ?

Why did your sister come to Rutland?

……

(Note 1: The original game did not mention how Lateran, as a non-mobile city, avoided or resisted natural disasters, and why it could become one of the powerful countries on Terra with its own strength. The theory that it completely relied on guns is difficult to stand up to the author's opinion, because even W can kill many Sakotas with guardian guns, which means that guns other than revolvers are not really high-end combat power... This book will try to supplement or enhance Lateran by expanding the original settings. At the same time, as mentioned in the pre-reading notes, the origin setting will also be changed due to the fusion of the world view, so there will be many things that are not in the original work)

(Note 2: This paragraph is a reasonable explanation for the universal use of Longmen coins in the original work, although it is not that reasonable...)

Chapter 167: Dangers

Rhine Life Science Headquarters, Plot 7, Tremont, Columbia, CT.

Ifrit hated this place.

The neat and clean laboratory did not give the girl a sense of home, but only exuded a bone-chilling coldness, even when she used her full power of Originium skills...

She didn't know how long she had lived here, nor did she know what those people in research uniforms wanted to do, but she always believed in one thing: Saria would definitely protect her.

Therefore, when she saw again that the person who came in was not Saria, the expectant expression on her cute little face instantly disappeared.

"What? You're a robot again..."

"The judgment is wrong. Joyce is still a human being who meets the criteria for life classification."

"cut……"

Ifrit jumped off the bed in annoyance, but this simple action for a child suddenly made her scream in pain, and then she fell to the ground, covering her chest tightly.

Seeing this, Joyce didn't bother to adjust the clinical testing equipment and directly pressed the alarm switch that could only be used in emergency situations.

In an instant, all personnel involved in this therapeutic research project were notified.

Joyce quickly ran over and prepared to help Ifrit up...

"Ahhhhh don't touch me!"

The girl resisted subconsciously, causing a ball of blazing flames to suddenly burst out in the air, blocking Joyce's way.

This is Ifrit's Originium skill, at least based on what Rhine Life can currently observe, but due to the special phenomena inside her body and the lack of experience before entering the orphanage, it cannot be verified definitively.

"You have to cheer up, Ifrit. Director Parvis and Dr. Hemer will be here soon."

Even facing this situation, Joyce's expression and tone remained calm, and her emotional fluctuations were negligible.

However, if you look closely at her golden eyes, you can see the tension and concern in them... Unfortunately, Ifrit, who is only eleven years old, is far from being able to do this.

Soon, Director Parvez's assistants and students rushed into the medical laboratory, and the one rushing in the front was naturally Olivia Hemer.

They seemed to have been prepared for this. Not only did two of them wear high-temperature resistant protective clothing, they also activated the Originium Technique Inhibitor in the room immediately... Only Olivia gritted her teeth and rushed directly through the leaping flames.

"Ifrit!"

“Ah…ah! It…hurts…”

Ifrit was still clutching his chest tightly, and even his facial features were almost distorted... This scene made Olivia feel heartbroken, but she couldn't do anything.

Because Director Parvis said that this is a normal side effect of chimeric therapy.

But...is this really normal?

The Originium Technique Inhibitor successfully weakened Ifrit's flames a lot. Taking this opportunity, Joyce quickly handed the syringe of medicine that relieved the activity of Originium to Hemer. As long as the injection was completed, Ifrit's pain would disappear.

Even if it's only temporary...

"Ifrit, come here! Just give it this shot and it will be fine!"

Hemer's original intention was to comfort the distressed girl, but he didn't expect it to have the exact opposite effect.