Natasha also noticed Xier's abnormality at this time: "She..."
Pei Guang: "Don't worry, this is our hometown specialty, relaxing coffee. After drinking it, your body will enter a completely relaxed state and fall asleep for ten minutes, and nothing will happen after ten minutes."
Natasha looked at the cup of coffee on the ground. The abyss-like temptation made her look alert. She came to Xier and checked her. Just as Pei Guang said, she just fell into a deep sleep and there was no abnormality in her body.
"Excuse me, can I take some of this liquid away?"
Natasha noticed the refilled cup of coffee. She remembered clearly that Xi'er drank a lot, but why was there still so much? This was very problematic.
Pei Guang: "No problem, pour as much as you want. When the last sip or a certain amount of this thing is in the cup, you will fall asleep. I don't know how this was born, but every time I look closely, I can see a black handsome man looking at me. It's very interesting. Oh! Please help me keep an eye on the silver-haired girl. She is the daughter of the Great Guardian. If she wants to wake up, feed her another cup. I tested it when I was resting before. Drinking ten cups in a row did not affect the body. On the contrary, the more you sleep, the more energetic you will be."
San Yue Qi looked at Coffee curiously: "Hei Dashuai? What is that?"
Pei Guang: "It's a purple preserved egg with two eyes. I'll draw it for you later."
San Yue Qi looked at the coffee carefully. She stared at the ripples on it and said with some interest: "I didn't see any purple eggs... but they look quite appetizing."
As for taking another sip, San Yueqi didn't dare to do so. The three of them drank a lot when they were committing suicide.
At this moment, Natasha revealed a deep look. The daughter of the Great Guardian was captured by him and took the train down? There is a problem, a big problem. Although the guards on the train are not particularly strict, ordinary people can't get off. Looking at the state of Pei Guang and his group, it seems that they have not experienced any battle. Looking at these supplies, she is more certain of her thoughts.
Pei Guang and his group took the risk to get down here, and there were guards above to help them. And this girl might have just happened to run into this incident, and was caught by them together?
It is possible...
But... Natasha would not publicize such things. Even Oleg, who was standing next to her, was sorting out Pei Guang's unwanted things with an expression of ignorance.
One of them was the leader of the underground fire in public, and the other was the leader behind the scenes. They could be said to be real smart people, so they naturally knew what to do. But no matter what, the two of them silently confirmed an idea: as long as Pei Guang and his men did not cause trouble underground, if the higher-ups wanted to send someone over, they would be clueless.
Natasha and Oleg smiled at each other. After working together for so many years, they naturally knew each other's thoughts.
On the other side, Bronya woke up again on the ground, and she saw a gentle older sister again. This older sister was so gentle and so dazzling. And in her ears, a gentle voice full of care rang.
"Come on! It's time for coffee."
Chapter 48 Look! This is the Black Marshal
With the help of reliable people, Pei Guang's sorting progress was very fast. He kept three food boxes, a beverage box and a clothing box for himself, and planned to give away the rest.
Because he didn't have enough boxes. He originally had ten trash cans, one for Star Memorial, four for various materials and props, and the remaining five were just right for these basic supplies.
Now, after removing the task props in the backpack, Pei Guang's storage space was instantly emptied. With more than 80 spaces left, Pei Guang felt that it was easy for him to explore the new map.
Looking at the rest of the food, drinks and various props, Pei Guang looked at Natasha and Oleg: "We have no use for these things. If you want them, take them. If not, I will throw them away."
There weren't many supplies, but the problem was that they were all high in sugar. There were also a lot of medical supplies, various anti-inflammatory drugs, alcohol, iodine, and some unfamiliar medical tools, which Pei Guang had picked up while exploring the space station. After cleaning them up and making sure they were useless, he prepared to give them away or throw them away.
These were the supplies that Natasha was in short supply of, and she had to ask Sambo to get some for her every time. She didn't expect Pei Guang to have so many, and they were all "unwanted".
Watching Natasha sorting supplies, bored Pei Guang took out a pen and paper and started sitting on the ground making gestures.
San Yue Qi came over and asked curiously, "Aren't we leaving now?"
Pei Guang: "Where are we going? We have found the NPC to pick us up, so of course we'll go with her."
Xing instantly thought of Pei Guang's words in the afternoon: "Is this what they call an NPC will appear to lead the way when you change the map? I see, so that means that when we entered the city, Jeppard was the NPC who led the way for us?"
Pei Guang denied: "It's impossible. According to my experience, the guide is definitely a hidden boss. It's impossible for him to look upright and normal. But it's normal that he doesn't have it. Maybe there are some anti-routines here?"
San Yue Qi was curious: "Is there so much to say?"
Pei Guang nodded: "That's natural. No matter how things change, they still remain essentially the same. This experience cannot be said to be 100% successful, but based on my many years of gaming experience, there is still a 70 to 80% chance of success. But we can't be stubborn and must learn to adapt! Hey! Done!"
Pei Guang drew a picture while chatting. Because there were no colored pencils, Pei Guang could only draw simple lines this time. However, with Pei Guang's description, when everyone saw this painting, they could immediately imagine what the complete version would look like.
There is an egg on the picture, with a bright smile on it, and two teeth in the middle of the smile are clearly visible. The eyes are two crescents, and with two crescent-like eyebrows, the picture looks even more interesting.
"Yes! This is the Black Marshal I just mentioned. His body is purple with white, a bit like a purple star core, with twinkling stars on his body. Looks interesting, right? Actually, it's a preserved egg. Ahem! Preserved eggs are a kind of food from my hometown, you can think of them as blackened eggs."
Although Pei Guang's painting ability is not strong, it is not difficult for him to draw a handsome black man. Look, Sanyueqi, Xing and Danheng all looked at Pei Guang's painting.
This is a very ordinary sketch. You can see that it is an egg, and you can also see the smile on it. The simple lines and the cynical smile make people smile when they see it, especially the mocking expression. People who see it will think of the word "you are so mean."
March 7: "Pfft! It seems... quite interesting."
Xing nodded: "Yes, is there really such a thing in this world?"
Pei Guang: "Who knows? Who knows? Maybe a certain god in the game's background setting will grow up?"
March 7: "But your painting is too abstract compared to what you said."
Pei Guang took a closer look and said, "It's okay. The universe is so big that there might be something that looks so abstract. It's not a big problem. We can take a photo if we see it next time."
However, San Yue Qi had already raised his camera: "Hey, since we have nothing to do anyway, why don't we take a group photo?"
Pei Guang: “Okay!”
So the four people took a group photo on the spot, and San Yueqi looked at the various photos in the camera with a happy smile on her face. There were photos of Pei Guang and Xing flipping through the trash can, hiding in the cabinet at the moment, and entering the trash can together. In addition to these funny pictures, there are many warm photos and group photos. Looking at these, she showed a bright smile on her face.
While they were playing, Natasha also finished summarizing the supplies and asked Oleg to gather people to bring them back. She came to Pei Guang and his group and said, "Hello, I'm Natasha, from the lower level of Beloberg..."
Before she finished her words, Pei Guang, who heard the key words, immediately took out a letter from his backpack: "Are you Natasha?"
"Huh? Um... yes, I'm Natasha, what can I do for you?"
Natasha had a bad feeling, after all, the way Pei Guang and his team came down was really special. Look at Sambo, he could only sneak across, and then look at Pei Guang and his team, they came down on the train in broad daylight, without even experiencing a battle, from this, you can guess that there is something fishy going on.
Even if you can't guess the details, the general experience is indeed similar to what Pei Guang and his group experienced.
Pei Guang handed the letter to Natasha and took out five large medicine boxes from his backpack: "If you were Natasha, these would be given to you by your family. Now that the mission is completed, please give me your reward."
"Ah? Reward... mission? Wait? This is..."
Natasha opened the envelope and took out the letter. Under the light of the platform, she read the contents of the letter. As she read, her eyes became moist. She took a few deep breaths and carefully put the letter away.
She was able to prioritize. From the letters, she already knew about the situation of her adoptive parents, the health of the old housekeeper, and even her brother...
These are very important, very important to her. When she saw the description of Pei Guang and his group at the end of the letter, she was sure of one thing: what Pei Guang was going to do was more important than she had imagined.
Because at the end of the letter there is a sentence: "If the letter reaches you, please thank them very much. They took great risks to help us and sent us our thoughts for you."
The letter did not describe anything about the supplies. In the old man's opinion, the supplies were not important. What was important was that Natasha could receive the letter.
Natasha clenched her fists as she read the contents of the letter. Now was not the time to be sad, so she carefully put the letter away: "Sir, thank you for sending so many important things to me, and please follow me to my clinic..."
For Natasha, today is a day worth celebrating, and for all those who have studied the Star God in this universe, today is also a day worth celebrating, because someone has observed the true appearance of the Void Star God, but just looking at this appearance, the observer fell into doubt. He didn't know whether there was a problem with his equipment or if the Star God was really like this.
Looking at the laughing purple preserved egg, he always felt that something was wrong with his observation?
Chapter 49 Iron Guard: "The assassin looks just like the wanted poster!"
Underground, Natasha took Pei Guang and his party to the clinic, while above ground in Kriber Castle, Cocolia was so angry after listening to Pera's report.
"According to the Iron Guards' report, these assassins kidnapped Commander Bronya in the early morning and knocked out the Iron Guards, secretly taking the train and escaping to the lower city. Should we send someone..."
Kokolia: "No, we need to focus all our energy on this. Let the injured Iron Guards have a good rest, and give some material compensation to the families that were looted. You can leave now."
Pera: “Yes!”
Pera left, and when she left, Cocolia sat in the chair.
"my daughter…"
Pera agreed verbally, but in fact she was observing Cocolia's expression.
As an intelligence officer, Pera's IQ is considered to be top-notch in this city. The information reported by the Iron Guards and the masses is very strange.
Iron Guard: "I discovered something unusual while on duty. That group of assassins attacked here. What he looked like? I don't know? Oh! I remember his expression. He always had a smile on his face, as if he was laughing at me. Yes! Just like the wanted poster."
A captain of the Iron Guard: "Yes, I found one of them, but he is very cunning. Appearance? He is exactly the same as the one drawn by Chief Jeppard, but his hair is blue, and the rest is the same as the wanted poster."
A dizzy guard: "I... don't know. I was on duty when I felt someone approaching, and then I fainted. Oh, right, before I fainted, I seemed to hear the senior fighting. Woo woo woo, where is the senior? Is the senior..."
A senior Iron Guard: "Yes! He looks exactly like the person on the wanted poster, very evil, with a strange darkness in his eyes. I'm sorry, sir, I failed to complete the mission, please punish me."
This senior Iron Guard heard a team leader say that the assassin's hair color was blue, so he said it. The Iron Guards said the opposite of Pei Guang and his group's status. Anyway, the wanted poster was quite abstract, so they just described it abstractly.
In addition, some families were robbed by assassins.
A middle-aged man: "Yes! They are very hateful. They broke into my house and took away all the food I stored. My rice and flour are all gone. Sir, I am starving to death."
An elderly woman: "I never thought that our family would suffer such a disaster. What does he look like? He is a man. I can't remember the color of his hair, but he was wearing very strange clothes. Yes! His eyes were full of amusement and cunning, like the worst bandit. Is his hair blue? Eh? It seems so."
An old housekeeper said, "Yes, it is exactly the same as the wanted order issued by Chief Jeppard. The sinister and cunning expression is perfectly reproduced. Well! All the medicines in my house have been stolen. Some are about to expire, and some have just been purchased. Alas, repurchasing them will cost a large amount of money. Please be flexible in terms of procedures."
A young man: "What do you Iron Guards do for a living? My house was robbed! It was robbed, and all my medicines, food, and clothes are gone!"
These evidences seemed normal, but Pera felt a strong sense of disharmony. The stolen items were varied, including food, clothing, housing, and transportation. Even a lady's doll was taken away. Compared with the Iron Guards, these people were very good at acting.
The guards on duty at the time looked listless, but their voices were full of energy and something was obviously wrong. So we asked the best doctor to examine them, but the doctor had the same attitude.
Don't ask, if you ask, it's a concussion, if you ask, it's an internal injury. When I asked him in detail, he said he had a headache. When I sent someone to check, the doctor who checked him clearly said: "Well, the brain was attacked, and thinking will cause headaches. Let them rest."
When investigating their identities and backgrounds, Pera found a clue: these people either came from the lower city, or had relatives or friends in the lower city when it was blocked.
A large number of them had jointly applied to Cocolia to restore a certain degree of correspondence. In addition, some of the requests made by Bronya and Cocolia in recent days were also related to the lower city.
Pera suddenly had a terrifying thought: "Could it be... that they sent people to the lower city in the name of assassins? Miss Bronya was not kidnapped, but... took the initiative to go there? But it's wrong, very wrong, why did the Great Guardian prohibit even the most basic correspondence? Even if they want to concentrate their strength... they shouldn't completely prohibit correspondence, right?"
All along, no one has ever doubted the decisions of the Great Guardian. Because the Great Guardian has protected this city for seven hundred years, generation after generation. They are willing to trust the Great Guardian, not to mention that there is no one else to trust except the Great Guardian.
Without any variables, no one would be suspicious even if Cocolia gave some strange orders.
In addition, there is a lot of work, so many people have no time to think about some things. Even if they think about it, they don’t have the energy to explore it more deeply. Because everyone is working hard to survive, who has time to pay attention to these things?
But because the Grand Guardian was assassinated, Pella had time to rest while searching for the assassin. She also had more time to collect more evidence, summarize the various pieces of evidence, and analyze them based on the behaviors, purposes, and attitudes of different people.
Finally, after some wild guesses, Pera came up with a terrifying and impossible scenario.
"No, I need to put myself in the Great Guardian's perspective. Based on the existing intelligence and the changes in the Rift, combined with the data from the past few decades, let me try to put myself in the Great Guardian's perspective..."
Pella rejected her own guess, but she decided to put herself in the Great Guardian's perspective and simulate how the Great Guardian guessed. But in the next moment, she felt fear, boundless fear.
The rift is expanding, and the world is on the verge of destruction. What should I do at this time? Resist or give up? If I want to resist, the best option is to unite the upper and lower levels and resist together. Even if I perish in the end, Pella believes that she will choose to fight and die in order to survive.
But what if we think about it from another angle, from the perspective of giving up?
"vomit!!!"
Pera only felt like retching at this moment. Her brain was working at high speed, coordinating all the policies issued by Cocolia after taking office and the idea of giving up resistance. She got a result that was even more terrible than she had just guessed.
The world has never lacked smart people, but when smart people are busy surviving or don't want to think about a certain idea, they naturally won't think of some things. But when smart people completely let go of their thoughts and combine existing evidence with what has happened, there will always be someone who can guess something.
Pera was trembling, she didn't know who to tell her guess to. If she didn't tell anyone, she would only feel the endless darkness eroding her.
Chapter 50: Xi'er: "Nothing is wrong"
Is she afraid of death? Yes. Who wouldn't be afraid of death? But if she were asked to choose how to die, she would want to sacrifice her last drop of blood to protect Beloberg. Although her body is weak, she uses her brain to help the Iron Guards fight, protect the city, and protect the people.
If the guess is false, everyone will be happy. Maybe the Great Guardian is leading humans to make a final resistance. The Great Guardian is awesome. I want to shed my last drop of blood with him.
But what if it was true? She didn't dare to think about it or believe it, but as a 'wise man' she thought she should be wary of such things.
"But who should I look for?"
She was thinking, and soon she thought of a very suitable candidate, Shiluwa. This was one of the few people she could trust, and who might know the truth about Kokolia, because the others either died on the battlefield or died of illness, and only Shiluwa was alive.
What? Jeppard? He couldn't do that. If someone with his brain guessed that, the city would be destroyed.
So Pella found Shiluwa, one of the two people in the upper city who knew the identity and purpose of Pei Guang and his group in the middle of the night.
What? Who is the other person? Cocolia! She herself is the biggest troublemaker. Who can find her?
When Pera has nothing to do, she will go to Shiluwa's mechanical house, so her coming here will not make people feel unusual.
In the mechanical room, after a night's rest, Shiluwa was ready to go out and do what she could. But before she went out, she saw Pella walking in with a haggard face.
"Pella? What's wrong with you?"
Pyra looked around and after making sure that no one was around, she asked bluntly, "Do you know some truth? Please tell me! Tell me my guess is wrong."
Seeing Pera's expression, Shiluwa fell silent. With such a big incident happening in the city, it was normal for some smart people to make some guesses based on what happened. She was wondering whether to tell the truth. Seeing Pera's expression and knowing her better, Shiluwa decided to tell the truth.
After hesitating for a long time, Shiluwa spoke.
"Pella, I will tell you what I know, but it is not true, and I cannot guarantee it. I just want to try and see if this city can survive another seven hundred years."
Shiluwa told what she knew, and at that moment Pera's expression relaxed.
"Yo, seeing you like this, I thought you would collapse."
Pera shook her head: "For me, the most uncomfortable thing is the unknown. If I am still afraid after knowing all this, it will only lead me to destruction in fear."
