old dream

Chapter 244 Cold Heart
Here and there a few snowflakes fell from the sky, but they melted as soon as they touched the wet ground.The thin wheels rolled over the slippery mud and crushed ice in the ups and downs. Ke Lin carefully controlled the direction, while Ji Lian's upper body kept shaking with the carriage.

Looking at the map, you can see that there are actually only two ceremony locations in Stade worth considering.And 10 minutes ago, Ke Lin and Ji Lian had just denied one of them, because a large number of homeless people had taken it as a shelter from the cold and built a lot of simple shelters.

To be on the safe side, Colin also thought about choosing a place far away from Stade for the ceremony.Ether is attached to minerals and life, so in some forests or mines, there may also be ether nets whose quality is no less than that of human settlements, but the problem is that they are not monitored all year round, and ordinary people cannot clearly understand the flow rate and fluctuations of spiritual elements , like a section of unknown complex river, it is difficult to be sure that the boat will not capsize.

Therefore, in order to avoid accidents during the ceremony, it is best to choose the address in Stade.

The car was parked beside the muddy road. This was already the uninhabited southern suburb of Stade, and it was also one of the places Colin was most familiar with.In the large abandoned factory buildings, there are still rusty machines piled up everywhere.

As soon as the car stopped, Ji Lian stretched out her hand and opened the door, took off her mask and gasped softly.Her breathing was a little short, and she couldn't relieve it for a long time.

"It's all right." She covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief, and shook her head at Colin.

The sky is leaden gray, but Ji Lian seems to enjoy the coldness of no one.She took another breath of moist white air into her palm, then stood up, her movements light and light, and a bright look appeared on her face.

Colin sighed:

"Let's go."

It was not the first time that the two of them cooperated in entering the abandoned factory building, so they had a tacit understanding without saying a word.Ji Lian placed pure salt in several corners, then closed her eyes, and clasped her hands in front of her chest to sense the flow of spiritual essence in the ether of pure salt.

Ke Lin checked all the entrances of the old factory one by one, and observed the situation of falling dust.

No one had come in for at least two months, he nodded.

There is no glass on the windows, and the whine of the cold wind echoes in the empty factory building from time to time.No one would come to such a place in winter without incident.

Perfect location.

"The flow rate of Lingsu is similar to the record a few years ago, and it's still quite pure." Ji Li'an said calmly with her eyes closed: "The flow rate is also slowly increasing, and it should be enough."

When the tide comes in a few days, the psychic radiance from this node will reach its peak.

"How long will it take to set up?" Colin asked.

"Three days."

Colin looked at the bare window frame, smiled wryly and said:

"Tomorrow, let's bring the ceremony materials and the tent."

Maybe some fuel and kindling as well.

"Yes." Ji Lian tightened her coat and agreed quietly.

This ceremony must never be known to a third person, so Colin must personally do everything.

After the final location was selected, Colin felt relieved.Maybe by now, there was nothing he could do.Ke Lin looked around again at the factory building that was leaking everywhere.This seemingly inconspicuous place will be the end of their nearly ten-year journey.

"Have you thought about doing something after the ceremony?" Ji Li'an asked suddenly.

"Well, maybe go for a drink? I don't know."

I still don't know what kind of change my state of mind will have after retrieving the memory:
"But no matter what, I'll remember our agreement," Colin assured her.

Now that Ji Lian has completed the ceremony, she must do her best for her condition.

"Isn't it already impossible to apply for a room?" Ji Lian asked.

"There is always a way... For example, how about we go directly to Danaro's Sanctuary?" Colin said, and then remembered something:
"Or you don't believe in the sect's technology and just want to rely on yourself." He smiled:
"Then now I have enough financial resources to find dozens or hundreds of people and give them to you."

Organize them to operate like a modern laboratory, systematically screen the miscellaneous bacteria, and believe that streptomycin will be found soon.

Maybe this is indeed the best way, but Ji Lian silently squeezed the handkerchief hidden in her pocket, and it was just stained with bright red blood.

Unfortunately there is no time left.

Why not set up the lab earlier?Because Colin didn't want it to be exposed until the cracking ceremony was completed.

"I can't owe you any more."

Perhaps thinking of the same thing, Colin suddenly said.

"It's ok."

Now she doesn't care, but she added seemingly casually:

"I didn't do this just for the promise."

Ji Lian raised her head slightly and stared at Colin from the side.For the last time, she tried in vain to find something in Colin's eyes.

But she still hasn't found it.

So Ji Lian confirmed once again that all this is really just a transaction for Ke Lin.

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Half an hour later, in an underground bar of the Stade Institute.

"How does it feel to be a leader?" Colin joked to Ricardo while flipping through the ledgers and member lists of several underground bars:

"I see this burn mask, it seems to be quite suitable for you."

"What is this? Testing me?" Ricardo responded half-jokingly, expressing that he had no extra thoughts.

"I'll be away for a few days recently."

Colin said lightly, without mentioning the reason.At the same time, he just glanced at the ledger and list briefly, and put them back in place:
"If something goes wrong, you can trust Giovanni and Benedict. Don't rely too much on Goldie and the people behind her until you have to."

Ricardo sounded a little strange, because he was only away for a few days, but Colin was completely in a tone of confession:

"Is something wrong?" he asked, frowning.

"It's nothing." Colin said, "It's a good thing I've been looking forward to for a long time."

But no one can guarantee that there will be no surprises in the large cracking ceremony.

And Colin didn't know how he would look at the experience and relationship of the past ten years after regaining his memory.

"If I don't come back in four days..."

He took two steps back and looked Ricardo up and down again. The little brother had indeed grown a lot.But at the same time, Colin also thought of Archduke Edmund in Danalo, Lucca, whose whereabouts are still unknown, the principality and the hinterland of the alliance, the intricate network of interests related to the bootlegging trade, and it is not yet known that the leader is a Sincilian. Institutional members of...

They flashed before Colin's eyes one by one. The road of "Lieutenant Heinrich" is indeed walking on thin ice, and every step is a dance on the blade.Not everyone can survive in this position.

"One day you feel that there is danger, you can directly lose this identity." Colin said:

"In the hotel where we used to hide our cash, I've got some more gold..."

"What about the Stade Institute?"

"Let it go."

"No, I will keep it." Ricardo looked at Colin and said.Because, they have paid too much for this organization:
"Whether it's four days or how long, it should come back to you."

(End of this chapter)