old dream

Chapter 330 The Journey to Zero

After parting from Melita, Colin took the doll for another walk, during which time his face remained thoughtful.

Then he stopped slowly, turned around so that Boyd Elvis stood in place, and then half-bent in front of her, the angle and distance were almost the same as Melita's situation just now, and then looked at the face of the doll .

Colin stared at it for a while, then stretched out his hand to pull up the scarf around her long hair, and continued to look at it for a long time.

Bond Ives didn't know what Colin was doing, but he just looked at him obediently.

"Exactly the same..." Colin said to himself.

Anyone else might not have recognized Bod Ives with the scarf covering his face.

But Melita would never.

Because the eyes of the two of them—except for the texture of the irises—are almost identical in outline and feel.

This discovery, on the contrary, gave him a feeling of sudden enlightenment.

During the investigation to find the survivors, Colin could sense that Melita was always looking for something intentionally or unintentionally.

If the Grand Duke originally did not allow her to participate in the secret operation, why did Melita make a special trip to her side?

Because, she already knew that this doll was here.

"Why didn't you hide your figure from that person just now?" Colin asked in a low voice, maintaining his eye level with the puppet.

Since Bond Ives mastered the doll's body, only Colin and the lady officer Bernice have seen her with their own eyes, and Melita is the third person.

The goddess looked at Colin in front of her, without any special expression on her face.

"Because you believed her?" Colin continued.

This time, the puppet nodded slightly.

"Ok."

Colin thought for a while, and said calmly:
"Then I believe you too."

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Just now, Colin remembered what the court lady Bernice had said to herself.

In the Garden Palace, a spy reported to the Grand Duke about Tuwana's murder.And for some reason, the spy concealed from the Grand Duke the fact that Ke Lin and others had appeared at the scene.

Bernice did not see the agent's face, but used "she".If "she" is Melita, it all makes sense.

This means that Melita already knew that Bod Aves was by her side nearly a month ago.As for the reason, it should be the night that Mrs. Tu Wana was assassinated, she witnessed the presence of herself and the puppet.

If it was in the past, Colin would have worried about this problem all day long, and even imagined how to get rid of such hidden dangers as Melita.

But not anymore.

Colin is still good at observing details, and at the same time, he has begun to trust his intuition more frankly.

He even continued to wander the streets aimlessly with the doll, and did not return to the investigation department's residence until an hour later.

Dinner was Roy's own cooking, roast meat and soup, and a few bottles of wine in a wicker basket by the table.

Even if there is a shortage of food in the Danaro market, Rui and Emir still have channels to get enough ingredients.If you are not afraid of conscience, you can even go to the black market to make a fortune.

Because the four members of the investigation department rarely have free time, Rui planned this party to celebrate a little bit.

During the meeting, several people chatted about their current situation. Ellie's strength was improving visibly every day, but Emil hardly said anything.

After the meal, Colin went back to the room. After helping the doll change some dirty clothes, he began to make a miniature ceremony for three hours as usual.

This kind of operation is very repetitive and mechanical, but at the same time requires the creator's intention to be extremely focused.Therefore, when Colin is making miniature rituals, he will always forget himself gradually, and his thoughts will converge to the extreme again.

Unintentionally, he found a way of meditation that was more suitable for him than sitting dry, a more powerful way to return to zero.

"Returning to zero" is never really reaching the zero point, but infinitely approaching the zero point.There is always a deeper nothingness beneath nothingness, just as there is no limit to the precision of focus on coordinates.

The deeper the contraction toward the zero point, the smaller the frequency overlapping area, and naturally there will be fewer things that can affect the walker, until it reaches a state where it is completely free from interference from anything and completely freed from the universe.

But it takes talent, and a lifetime of continuous meditation training.

After meditating, Colin took a shower with an extremely simple state of mind, then lay down on the bed, and began to dream.

According to the prior agreement, he entered the Red River Valley for the third time.

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In front of him was a desolate and vicissitudes of life ruins, the low houses made of stones collapsed in pieces, and mutilated human bodies could be seen between the stone cracks.

There are scorched black traces of raging fire everywhere, but after all, it has been more than 20 days since I left last time, and the flames and blood here have already cooled down.

Nancy's spirit body was watching all this silently. Although she had tried her best to warn before, the destruction brought by the "natural enemy" was still not something that the primitive natives could resist.

The dried meat and firewood that had been stored had been burned to ashes. This quadrant was about to enter winter. Even if someone successfully escaped from here, it would be difficult to continue to survive.

"In the eyes of the natives, we are obviously omnipotent immortals." Nancy said with a wry smile:
"But the 'immortals' couldn't save him from his natural enemies."

"You did your best," said Colin.

After all, in addition to warning, it is impossible for them to directly fight those natural enemies and giant beasts in the form of spirit bodies.

Facing the mess of the place, the two were silent for a while, then returned to the sky above the broad Red River, and embarked on the journey of searching for distant stars again.

Colin briefly reported to Nancy the recent situation of the investigation department, including the commander's return to the east for a briefing, and the collective killing of seven woodlanders.

But Nancy seemed to be still immersed in the emotions brought about by the desolate ruins, listening absently.

It wasn't until Colin said the name Zal Winter that Nancy was slightly taken aback, and she said:

"Remember when I said that the stalemate would soon be broken?"

"You mean theater ritual?"

In the past 20 days or so, Ke Lin has not heard any news of the assassination of any principality official.It seems that after the Grand Duke's people became vigilant for a while, her plan could not be advanced.

"That's right, after all, the time is almost here."

Nancy's voice didn't fluctuate, just like what happened next, there was no thrill or surprise for her.

"What time?"

Colin was a little surprised, did Nancy know what Winter would do next?Even, Nancy is actually one of the participants?

"It's just a matter of the next three days." She said:
"Just wait and watch and you'll understand."

　I got a little cold after two rounds of rain. I didn’t sleep well last night. I’ll pay 2000 today.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)