Why it never ends

Chapter 478 Technical Legacy

René followed Hesta all the way outside, and the midnight sea breeze blew away the last bit of drunkenness, and he couldn't help shivering.

"Didn't you say you got along well with me?" Hesta said suddenly, "Why didn't you say a word all the way?"

René opened his mouth, unable to utter a word for a long time, and finally could only laugh dryly, "Did you... hear that?"

Hesta smiled, "Don't be nervous."

"I'm not nervous, I'm not nervous...haha," René bowed even lower, "You are, what do you want to ask?"

"No hurry, let's take a walk here first, let's talk about other things."

René didn't dare to say anything, he followed Hesta's side, only dared to look at the expressions of the people around him from the corner of his eye.

He observed Hesta's clothes and shoes with some concern. In less than two hours, she changed her previous clothes and wore the coat and shoes provided by the cruise ship, but her hair was not wet, no It's like taking a shower...

"Have you been in the third district lately?" Hesta asked.

"Stayed."

"You should have heard about the 'Assassin'?"

"I've heard a little...it is said that several nobles were killed."

"I was on the hunt for assassins back then," Hesta looked forward, "I feel that these nobles are not very clean..."

"There is no noble in the livable land that is clean!" Rene said quickly, "These people are the scum of the whole society, and whoever is pushed out will not be cut to pieces!"

"You know them well too?"

René laughed again, "No, no, it's just that I have been in contact with him before. You can see that Goebbels and I will never get along with these people. After all, I am—"

"I spent King's Day last year in one of their manors," Hesta said softly, "I played a game with them at the time."

"Queen's Game?"

"Yes, it's quite interesting, have you ever played?"

"I played it once or twice, but the stories are quite old-fashioned, and I can guess it every time I hear it."

"Really," Hesta couldn't help but look sideways, "I told a story at the time, and everyone couldn't figure it out for a long time."

"Then you can talk about it," René said with a smile, "I'll listen."

Rico stopped in his tracks.

The three of them stood in the open space at the stern of the ship.The sky was gloomy, and the dark tide in the distant sky was rising and falling, and the clouds piled up and extended to the top of their heads.

"Many years ago, a woman in the wilderness left her five or six-year-old daughter and died in a livable place. Many years later, her daughter came to take revenge. However, when she stood in front of her enemies, the other party told her, 'We have never met your mother, because many years ago, only a 14-year-old girl came to us'. The two sides are at odds like this, but no one is actively lying," Hesta looked up, "Tell me, what's going on here?"

"Ha, you don't need to guess, it's too simple!" Rene smiled, "The dead woman lied about her age at the beginning. She thought she could enjoy the glory and wealth by seducing the nobles, so she coaxed the nobles to say that she Only 14 years old. The nobles are not lying - because they are simply deceived! Haha...”

Seeing that Hesta didn't speak, Rene restrained his smile, "... I don't know if I guessed right?"

Hesta clenched the cane in her hand, and she slowly raised her head: "...fast and accurate."

"It's nothing," Rene replied. "I've seen this kind of situation a lot in the wilderness. There are some tender and small women who are in good health and can still pretend to be pregnant even after giving birth." Young girl, unless you take her to measure the bone age, you really won't be able to get rid of that layer of skin."

"You have seen a lot in the wasteland, René." Hesta whispered, "What you just said to Tasia must have been a personal experience... huh?"

René felt that there seemed to be some subtle emotional changes in Hesta's words. He was a little uncertain, so he had to look away, "I really drank too much tonight, I shouldn't say that, it's really too much, I think now I think it scares the little girl..."

"What should I say about you, smart? Responsive?" Hesta seemed to be joking, "I just mentioned her to you, and you went to drive a wedge between her and me?"

"Where does this... come from—Ms. Hester, you...don't get me wrong, I will—"

In a panic, just as Rene was about to explain, Hesta suddenly laughed.

"Then tell the truth," Hesta said softly, "What do you think about Tasia?"

"...Yes, I have some thoughts," René swallowed a few times, "but I really mean nothing, I just want to tease her."

Hesta propped up his cane and slowly stood up from the wheelchair.

René made a gesture to help him, but he didn't dare to meet him, so he slowly followed Hesta to the side of the boat.

"The candidates on the list, have you thought about it yet?" Hesta asked.

"Think about it, but...do you want it now?"

"Correct."

René quickly took out a pen and paper, wrote the names of three people on it, and handed it over to Hesta.

Hesta took it and saw that René's own name was listed first.

"Even if you don't write yourself on it, I will protect your safety." Hesta folded the note, "After all, you are still very capable after getting along these few days."

"...There are still many shortcomings."

"Rene, can I really trust you?"

"Of course!" René looked up immediately, looked into Hesta's eyes, and patted his heart vigorously, "I treat you like my father—"

"Then let me ask you, what's going on in the [-]th District?" Hesta also stared intently at René's pupils, "You mentioned the banquet in the [-]st District so secretively before, You should know something... But you seem to have some scruples and think you can't tell me?"

"I... I did promise some people... not to say anything." Rene stammered, "It's... important... I..."

"If someone finds out that you leaked information, will they punish you?"

"……Yes."

"You think I won't?"

"No, no, no..." Rene shook his head like a rattle, "I... hey, why do you care about the [-]th district? A mercury needle like you has long been able to eat and drink for a lifetime, and be free!"

Hesta picked up the note with the three names on it and raised it in the air, the note flapping in the wind.

René couldn't help raising his hands, frowning, "...I understand what you mean, I will tell you everything you want to know, and I will never hide it!"

Hesta withdrew his hand without saying a word.

"There is a rumor, and I don't know if it's true," René said in a low voice, "The [-]th district...has all the technological heritage of the golden age."

(End of this chapter)