Chapter 1561 Story, and a God

I was attracted by Sandora's startled breath, and when I came to the table, I found that it was just some books and manuscripts that didn't look weird. There was no technology such as the spaceship design that we had been looking for for a long time. There are no traces of the imperial military emblem printed on it. (Speaking of the fact that I often encounter the empire’s non-burnable garbage, I am no longer surprised to see the imperial military emblem no matter where I go.) One of these books is exquisite. printed materials, and the rest are obviously handwritten manuscripts and mimeographed things using native methods.

"What's weird about this?" I still remembered not to mess with other people's things, but it should be okay to flip through a few pages, but after I opened it, I found nothing: I didn't recognize the words on it, and they were all crooked. It's the same as the ghost painting charm.

"Pay attention to the printing quality." Sandora's ball landed on the only printed book. It bounced twice but found that she had no hands at the moment, so she continued to jump around. "Turn back two pages and take a look. I can’t turn the page…”

Sandora's majestic voice came out of such a cute ball of light with a bloody face. Suddenly, my whole body was hit by the bull's-eye. I could only press the soft and warm ball of light while muttering: "Can you Don't be so cute, you are more or less a queen, even if you are temporarily turned into a ball, you still have some grace - I don't believe you can't turn the page!"

"Hey, it would be more troublesome to physically control the spiritual spark. This is a drone specially used to interfere with energy bodies and consciousness. Moreover, the one in front of you is still small. How can it have so many functions? Why don't you let it alone? Let's go embroider." Sandora jumped on my shoulder dissatisfied, and opened the printed book with a golden thread extending from the surface of the light ball: She really has this ability, "Besides, I don't know how to act cute. Why are you paying attention to such a strange place?”

Sandora's tone was serious. Even though her image was just a ball, I could still hear her majestic demeanor from her tone. It seems that Her Majesty the Queen really does not think there is anything wrong with her current actions - this is the highest level of cuteness, naturally cute...

"Look here," Sandora pointed at the patterns in the corners of the pages with golden silk thread, as well as the colored reflective traces hidden under the patterns, "The effect can only be achieved by precise printing with a high-precision printing machine, and these colored reflective traces should be similar to laser technology. Relatedly, they can also produce special reflections against ultraviolet rays. Perhaps they are a kind of anti-counterfeiting mark."

Only then did I realize something was wrong - so this book is a high-tech product?

In fact, I don’t blame me for being careless. The main reason is that I have seen a lot of books like this. Although Xiling Apostle cannot use physical printed products unless necessary, after all, I have been used to displaying them here for decades on earth. The living habits of so many ordinary races in Shadow City are also displayed there, and more importantly, the Imperial Military Academy has a special system. Bubbles and Xiaodeng put their unwritten homework at home all day long - I am really numb to this kind of printed matter. I am not surprised to see an exquisite book in this place with backward technology in theory. I really didn’t think there was anything weird about printed books. But Shandora was very observant, and she discovered the problem immediately.

"This planet... at least from what we have seen so far, no longer has this kind of sophisticated technology. We are not sure whether those space stations in the sky were made by their ancestors, but in any case, they have nothing to do with high technology now." Shandora said softly, "This book looks relatively new, it should be a product in recent years. And according to what Ellu's mother read just now, the locals here are no strangers to such precision printing... Arjun, what do you think is going on?"

"Who knows, I don't have a high imagination," I shrugged. "Perhaps their technology has collapsed, and only printing technology has survived? Or there is high technology somewhere else on the planet. The place we are staying in is actually a Primitive civilization ecological reserve?”

Sandora was quite surprised: "You have a lot of imagination - it's a pity that it has no reference value."

I scratched my face in embarrassment: "Hey, it's not an important issue anyway. Let's study it slowly. Let's put this aside for now. Are we still unable to contact the Imperial District?"

"Unable to contact, there is weird interference. This interference environment seems to cover the entire universe, and even the world barrier and a large area outside the barrier are abnormal." Sandora's voice suddenly became serious, "I tried to let the empire The General built some void probes, but they lost contact shortly after leaving the world barrier, and it is not sure whether they were destroyed by something or simply interfered with."

"Well..." I looked down at my hands. It instantly turned into a void and then returned to its normal form, "Then don't go out rashly. It's a big deal to seal the entire universe to this extent. We are in a state of half-death now. Be careful. I don't want to win the war with great difficulty because of When my head gets hot, I go back to the void to read the bar and wait for resurrection - and your resurrection coins have just been used up."

"Why do you feel so weird when you say something normal?" Sandora muttered, and then suddenly turned invisible again. At the same time, I heard a sound coming from the direction of the wooden stairs. As expected, the first person to run down was the naughty child Ellu. The little girl looked particularly happy: "Scholar, scholar! The room is ready! But do you want to eat first? My mother's cooking is delicious!"

"Then excuse me, boss lady." I smiled and nodded to Elu's mother who had just walked down, trying to make myself look like a scholar (although I don't know what the temperament of a scholar on this planet should be).

"Just call me Celine," Ellu's mother nodded politely, and then looked at my clothes curiously, "Can't you tell whether you are from the north or the south? If you are from the southern principalities, you may eat it. Not used to the spicy soup here.”

I really wanted to say that I came from above, but I still followed the principle of saying less is better and replied vaguely: "It doesn't matter, I'm not afraid of spicy food, just home-cooked food." As I said that, I took out some scones from my arms. : "I just happen to have some dry food brought from home. Let's eat together later. You probably don't have such things here."

Celine bowed slightly, with impeccable etiquette, and then turned and walked towards the kitchen. Ellu waited for her mother to disappear and rushed forward excitedly: "This smells so good! Ellu wants to try it! Why didn't I smell you just now? Do you have this with you?"

Nonsense, I just put it in my pocket!

I sat down at the dining table in the main hall and looked curiously at Elu, who was running around with me and looking inexplicably excited: "Why do you look so happy? Is it such a good thing to have someone staying with you?"

"Because the hotel at home is finally going to reopen!" Ellu jumped on the chair next to her. "This place will be lively again in the future. There will be many adventurers passing by here, and my mother won't be in a daze looking at those books every day. And... maybe dad will come back too!"

"Dad?" I then realized why I had always felt that something was missing here. "By the way, Ellu, it seems like you and your mother are the only ones here? Are you two the only ones in such a big house? Your dad is out. ?”

"Well, mom said that dad is an adventurer and went to explore far away places. It will take many years to come back." Elu squirmed restlessly in his chair. "It's not that I don't have a dad, it's just that dad is out. Dad was a very powerful man. Although he left when he was very young, I still remember that he could swing a very big axe. Others said that he used to be a warrior, very powerful."

It turns out that this is still a family with a story... But when Celine explained to her daughter the question "Where is dad going?" I really had a sense of reality. My first reaction was that her dad was dead and "went far away" these days. Does "place" mean anything else?

But Ellu still looks carefree, and firmly believes that her father is a heroic adventurer, and sooner or later he will end his adventures outside and return home. So Ellu is so interested in adventurers because of her. Is it about dad?

I didn't have time to ask too many questions. Celine's voice came from the direction of the kitchen, and Ellu jumped off the chair and ran to help carry the dishes and bowls. This little girl who looked to be only about ten years old was running around like a breeze, as if she was used to helping with household chores. I felt uncomfortable just sitting on a chair waiting for food, so I quickly stepped forward to help. After a while A table of food was placed on the table.

The ecological environment of this planet is highly similar to that of the Earth. Although the food is a bit strange, it is also "common" to the Earth. This was confirmed before in the tavern. So don’t worry about eating anything weird.

The staple food of local food seems to be a whole piece of soft pasta, which needs to be cut into pieces with a long knife when eating. The side dishes are various vegetable soups. The color is a bit weird, but the taste is pretty good. . The scones I brought were made by Anweina, and they seemed to fit the local tastes, so they were highly praised by Celine and Ellu. The little girl bit her hand three times as proof. Because we were not very familiar with each other, I couldn't directly ask them about their household affairs, so I could only talk about some unproductive topics first, looking for any opportunity to ask about the origin of the printed book. At this time, Elu suddenly asked loudly with a happy expression: "By the way, Mom, there are more and more adventurers now. Do you think Dad will go back to town with them?"

I immediately glanced at Celine secretly, and the expression on the latter's face changed slightly, but she hid it well, and quickly put on a gentle expression and smiled at Ellu: "Well, I will definitely come back. ...And even if he doesn't come back, he will definitely ask other adventurers to send some letters and diaries back home, just like before. He is a busy man and is doing very important things outside. As long as Elu grows up well, This way your dad doesn't have to worry about the house. Come on, eat quickly, the soup is almost cold."

Ellu was quite obedient in front of her mother. She immediately buried her head in the soup bowl and began to slurp away at it. But I couldn't help but look at Celine again: this seemingly ordinary ordinary woman, and she was single and raising a daughter. Mother, her behavior at the dinner table is extremely gentle, delicate and dignified. Although I am not sure what the dining etiquette of aristocrats on this planet is like, ordinary civilians will definitely not cut the dough into thousands of equal parts with a knife and then press Dip the vegetable soup in order. No matter which world you go to, only the "nobles" who are well-educated to the point of obsessive-compulsive disorder will tirelessly abuse food at the table - of course, the first family of Xiling is a weird species and this is not considered.

Sandora's ball rolled on the table as expected. No one else could see her, but I could watch her circle around each plate of food, muttering to herself as she circled: "Unhappy..." Not happy...unhappy..."

"Why is the table a little wobbly?" Celine frowned and looked at the soup bowl, "Ellu, don't shake your legs when eating, and be polite."

I quickly pulled Sandora over and told her to stay still, and then I opened the topic pretending not to care: "By the way, Ellu just said that her father is also an adventurer? Is he out?"

"...Ah. I've been away for a long time. I don't know where in the world I am digging for antiques now." Celine was stunned for a moment, and then showed a seemingly normal smile. "Elu was only three or four years old at that time. She shouldn't remember it. I am too clear about my father’s affairs.”

"I remember! Dad is very powerful, right," Elu immediately raised her head and retorted. "And dad often sends people back. He is out killing monsters. I like to read the diary written by dad. In the mountains to the east, there is a huge..."

Elu once again talked endlessly about those bizarre heroic deeds, the battle between brave men and dragons, and the burning sulfur forest. Treasures buried in ancient cities and the like, these stories sounded so familiar, with just a few changes it would be the "guide words" that the little girl told me when she took me around the town - I think I have read these stories to her Where did it come from? It was not a chivalric novel at all, but a so-called "letter sent back by someone from my father."

"Have a good meal and go back home to study as soon as possible," Celine finally interrupted her daughter's story. Then she smiled sheepishly and said, "Sorry, this child likes to make trouble... She admires her father very much."

I showed an understanding look: "It's okay, I also have a group of people in my family...well, they are even more troublesome than Elu."

Not only is it inconvenient! Four months ago, Xiao Deng encouraged Xiao Xue to make a "big firework" with little bubbles, but Shadow City fired three waves of interceptor missiles before blowing it up in outer space. Three months ago, Fox led Xiao Xue back to her "parental home" to visit relatives. , the entire Monster Town almost emigrated en masse to live in a Martian shelter. Lilina fought with Xiaodeng in the past two months... and now there are still bullet casings that have not been swept away in the World Tree Garden.

In comparison, Ellu, who is just a little whimsical and whose common sense of life is off track, is as pure as a piece of paper.

Children eat easily, and Ellu quickly finished the dinner in front of her. She wisely packed away her own dishes, and then scampered back to her room. I was the only one left in the front hall. and Celine both.

Of course, there was also a ball of light that broke free and continued to roll around on the table: Sandora had unknowingly become completely naturally cute.

"Elu's father is really an adventurer?" Now that the topic has been started, I feel less embarrassed when I ask again. "It seems that the child is telling the truth, but few of her stories are really credible. By the way, I'm just asking casually, it doesn't matter if you don't want to tell me."

"There's nothing that can't be said. Ellu's father is indeed an adventurer, but..." Celine sighed, looking a little sad, "I haven't heard from him for a long time. I... hope he can come back."

Sure enough, so the "letters from father" that Ellu received over the years were actually forged by Celine... This is really a touching story, but when I think of Ellu's unconstrained stories and weird world view, I I still can’t help but want to complain to Celine: Madam, you are really unworthy of your talent if you don’t write novels!

After all, it involves personal matters of my own family, and it is impossible to tell too much to strangers. Celine only briefly talked about the matter of Ellu's father and did not continue. However, I can still roughly organize a story through these few words and my own brainstorming. Full story:

Ellu's father was indeed an adventurer and was quite famous when he was young. He and Celine also met after an adventure, but that was all before Ellu was born. To be precise, Ellu's father was After his daughter was born, he gave up his dangerous adventure life.

After their daughter was born, the young couple stayed in this quiet town and used the money they saved from their adventures to buy a large house and open a hotel here. They planned to give their daughter a stable environment to grow up - this is the end of the story So far so good.

But as many people have already thought, the story that can be told on this occasion, if the family can live peacefully, there will be ghosts: Ellu suffered a strange disease when she was four years old.

Celine didn’t go into detail about what happened back then, but even if she explained it in one sentence, I can still imagine what happened. It was simply that the child’s illness caused the family’s money to be unsustainable, so Ellu’s father regained the money he had when he was taking risks. equipment, and set off on the road again with a small team passing through the town.

In the first two years, letters and money were sent home. It was with this money that Ellu's illness was cured. But just when Ellu's father learned that his daughter had recovered, he wrote the last letter. When he happily mentioned that he was already on his way back home... there was no news again.

"Probably I will never come back," Celine breathed a sigh of relief. "Fortunately, life can still go on...Although in the past two years, there have been a lot fewer travelers looking for elves to do business in the town, and even the store can't open, but There is another way to survive. Hey, I said a lot of unnecessary things to you."

"No, I should apologize. I seem to have asked a question I shouldn't have asked." I said awkwardly, and received a free and easy smile from the other party: "It doesn't matter. I have gotten used to it over the years. The first few years were even more difficult than now."

Is Elu's father alive or dead? Now it seems that this story has no clear outcome, but according to Celine... the man who went on an adventure for his daughter did not abandon his wife and children, but lost his life on the way home happily after hearing that his daughter had recovered. It’s news, so I’m afraid there’s no need to say more about the result.

While I was thinking silently, Celine silently put away the tableware on the table, and then suddenly muttered in a low voice: "May the God of Technology bless Ellu, now I only have her left."