Superpowers of Sky City

Chapter 362
"Why should I do this?" Gongsun Ce said desperately, "Can we have even a little bit of humanity?"

A week had passed since the duel, and it was the afternoon of July 7th, a wonderful winter afternoon.The weather is fine, the air is fresh, and the sun shines through the window screens in the house, making it warm and slightly sleepy.Have a cup of afternoon tea like an aristocrat, go to participate in outdoor sports, or simply take a nap.Everything is fine in this weather...

In addition to brushing boots in the front of the shoe cabinet.

"I haven't been to high school yet, do you know that you are hiring child labor!" Gongsun Ce was heartbroken, "Do you think it's appropriate?"

"Appropriate." Dawn Knight flipped through the documents at the dining table, "You are my follower. In the traditional concept of the kingdom, it is the responsibility and honor of the follower to take care of the daily chores for the knight."

"Aren't you a follower or a maid? Do I have to help you dress up, Miss Knight?" Gongsun Ce put the brush away, pinched an orchid and pointed: "Sister, let's see, what kind of makeup should I put on today? Let's pick someone you like first, and wait for you to wipe your lips and pat your face, and you can go out when you are dressed up."

"You've always had a talent for humor, Ce." Elandia laughed.

"That's right, I can't lose my old job... Alas, it's over."

Gongsun Ce dried the brushed boots, ran to wash the handles, and walked to the knight: "What are you looking at?"

"The family library list of Viscount Buck."

There are neat rows of book titles on the document, all of which are full of boring tomes that can be guessed from the names. This number may have been greater than that of Viscount Buck's ancestors.Gongsun Ce glanced twice, nodded and said, "Douglas also needs to have reference materials for researching history, so you plan to use his former database as a breakthrough... I guess there is no result?"

Elandia shook her head: "From the lines of some ancient books, we can see the dark metaphors, implying that the original warriors and wise men were killed by King Morton in some disgraceful way, so their stories are unnaturally missing in the mythology. ,but……"

"But this is the most common conspiracy theory in historical legends." Gongsun Ce took the lead, "Just like the legendary saint of Ustus is a big liar who controls hypnotism, and the emperor Lingyang is an alien who invaded the earth. Human vanguards, superpowers are the experimental results of the secret wars of various countries... You can give me a copy of the original text of this kind of nonsense, and I can give you ten different versions, because the point of conspiracy theories is not the truth..."

"It lies in the hypocritical credibility brought by gimmicks, and the rebellious pleasure of subverting authority."

Elandia pulled away the chair next to her, and Gongsun Ce sat down beside her.He asked curiously: "Elandia, can't you use your world creation method to directly restore their plan? Of course, I didn't expect you to directly recreate Situ Yi, but we have all checked it now It's been a long time, and the information you have is reasonable enough."

"Once the existence of supernatural power is involved, the reverse restoration of the truth will become difficult, because supernatural power will cause extremely complex information disturbances. The larger the existence of the disturbance source and the higher the level of power involved, the more difficult the restoration will be. difficult."

Elandia took out two books from the bookcase at the side, and gave an example: "It's like these two different cases. The puzzle setting of "The Redheads" is not complicated, and you can quickly understand the case after reading the case introduction. Think of a part of the truth; Murder on the Orient Express is different, its modus operandi is simple but so foggy that even the famous detective in the book has to wait until the end to see the truth."

"Understood." Gongsun Ce was thoughtful, "Most small-scale cases have no effect on you, but if we want to use your ability to solve problems involving high-level supernatural forces, such as the one that Situ Yi interfered with , we need heavyweight intelligence—conclusive evidence—and then…”

Elandia put the book back: "We can find out the truth by our own reasoning."

Gongsun Ce half-jokingly said: "In the end, your world is not so omnipotent!"

"I let you down?"

"You are already unattainable enough, but I feel a lot more at ease." Gongsun Ce pondered for a while, and said, "Should we change our thinking?"

"tell me your opinion."

"Situ Yi probably didn't hide any real secrets in this drama. The essence of this story is just a murder, which has no practical significance except to slightly shake the official authority." Gongsun Ce pushed down his glasses, "But if he originally had a series of Follow-up plans, using public opinion, rumors and internal conflicts to stir up chaos...Then this drama can be used as a good 'start', planting seeds of doubt in people's hearts."

Elandia tapped on the table and made an extremely fine miniature sculpture of the capital with white matter: "Use the changes in the collective subconscious to create chaos in the Shadow Mist City? Use the accumulation of negative emotions such as panic to generate a large number of phantoms?"

"...I really didn't think so deeply." Gongsun Ce was taken aback, "I mean to use this to incite public opinion and cause riots."

Elandia said appreciatively: "It's a good idea, strategy. I will write a detailed report, and the control of public opinion and the guidance of public opinion will be the focus of action this month."

"I believe that the bigwigs in the media industry will understand the importance of cooperating with the official actions after drinking a few cups of tea." Gongsun Ce yawned, "What can we do?"

"Almost none." Dawn Knight said, "It's hard for me to change our views if we are as familiar as you, let alone influence the views of strangers?"

"Using psychic methods to engage in collective brainwashing."

"Extremely radical and extremely risky, the thoughts of thousands of people being unified may lead to the birth of a giant phantom."

"That's right, there is Shadow and Mist... then trust the kingdom's intelligence department." Gongsun Ce sighed and leaned back in his chair, "Since we can rest for a while now, why don't we take a look together?" animation?"

"I'm not interested in this." Elandia shook her head, "I suggest you read some classic books."

"Don't be so prejudiced. The animation is pretty good. There are classic animations and masterpieces in the book..."

He just lazily chatted with the knight, repeating the dialogue between chicken and duck.They all want each other to be more like themselves, and they all stubbornly stay on the side they are used to, as if there are parallel lines that intersect and gradually separate, looking for the next intersection point in the process of moving forward.

Gongsun Ce quietly looked at the knight beside him, and immediately moved away when his eyes touched her beautiful curve.He himself felt that it was too embarrassing and conspicuous, but these days he would always think of the hug on the roof that day, and how he felt at that time... That memory always made him want to move, but inside he scolded himself for his despicable thoughts.

Like a monkey in heat, he thought.People can't be so despicable, can they?Thinking about doing things just because you have helped others a little bit, isn't this the same as those bad villains in animation?
Even if you want to pursue others, this is not how you pursue them!Normally speaking, the first step in falling in love is...is...

"Hey, Elandia." Gongsun Ce scratched his head, "That's, uh, look, I mean, I mean, what I want to express is..."

"You seem to be the knight Gaffrey preparing to report the next quarter's budget." Elandia said.

"Cough!" Gongsun Ce cleared his throat and said quickly, "You see, we are all free this afternoon and we don't have any important tasks, so would you like to make an appointment with me?"

He regretted it as soon as he said it.He looked at the knight beside him with trepidation, praying that the invitation from the hot-blooded master would not destroy their relationship.

Elandia closed the book: "Ce, both parties have time and dating does not constitute a logical relationship of 'so'."

"Don't correct your grammar at this time, please!" Gongsun Ce said frantically, "Then can you make an appointment with me by changing the question?"

The silver-haired woman smiled at him: "No, thank you."

Gongsun Ce slumped on the table like a pile of mud, his right hand drooping weakly: "Okay, I know, I give up. Can you teach me..."

"No." Elandia vetoed him before he finished speaking, "Persons with superpowers cannot practice impermanence."

Mud Gongsun Ce rolled his eyes, and asked again: "Then teach me some swordsmanship?"

Elandia looked him up and down: "Mr. Gongsun, you didn't..."

"I just want to try it, maybe I have talent." Gongsun Ce turned his head to the side, "If you don't want to teach, forget it, it doesn't matter."

He hid his expression and clenched his fists secretly.

Yes, this is his real purpose.

If you start talking about dating or something, you will definitely be rejected.However, the point of dating is that two people go out together, that is to say, actually promoting the date can also be regarded as achieving the goal. This is a roundabout strategy!

Practicing swordsmanship, what an honorable title!In the name of trying to improve your own strength, ask for a swordsmanship guide, teach you how to hold a sword, help you adjust your posture, and sweat in the closed dojo. After sitting side by side and talking, it is logical to have dinner together and take a walk on the street together... both Could there be a better idea than intimate physical contact and being alone together?What a genius idea!

Gongsun Ce turned around happily, and found that Ailandiya's eyes seemed to be observing the murder weapon at the scene of the crime, and his heart tightened: "What kind of eyes do you have?!"

"I don't think you are very interested in fighting techniques, so I'm thinking about your real intentions."

Gongsun Ce said angrily, "If you don't want to teach me, let's not make excuses!"

"I can try to teach, but I don't expect the results."

·
Two and 10 minutes later, the headquarters of the Knights, the driving range.

Orianna and Mo Yuankai are fighting practice battles in the arena, and the Seventh Knight's recent free time is used to train his combat awareness to further control the holy sword.Yulia, a knight who had just finished patrolling, was observing the situation. Sara was sitting at his feet with a small sausage in her mouth.

"She has improved a lot lately," Yulia said, "more determined and stronger."

The golden retriever Sara chewed on the sausage: "Love makes a girl stronger~"

Yulia retorted seriously: "No, love affairs or other events are an opportunity after all. The root of change lies in the accumulation of training. If the knight Orianna slackens her practice, even if she encounters a major crisis, it will be difficult..."

"Don't talk too much, okay?" Sara patted his shoe with her paw, "You're ten years older than you look because you're like this all the time."

Yulia coughed in embarrassment: "You should also exercise your body more, don't become lazy."

The golden retriever rolled on the ground: "I exercise every day."

"Knight Sara!"

"Don't be so serious~" Sarah tapped his calf with her tail, "Look over there, something interesting is coming."

Yulia glanced at the entrance, and the knight Elandia came with her new entourage.The Taoist in black followed behind the knight, without squinting, with his head held high and his chest held high, and he walked vigorously. Those who didn't know it thought it was the newly hired bodyguard of the Dawn Knight.

"He has a guilty conscience." Sara asserted, "He must have thoughts about our Dawn Knight."

Yulia grabbed the hilt of the sword with a cold face, and Sarah raised a paw to hold it down: "Don't worry, just observe."

Ailandia and Gongsun Ce stood still in the free space, and Dawn Knight made a standard knight long sword, demonstrating the correct posture of holding the sword.Gongsun Ce took over the long sword, and before practicing for a while, he declared, "I can't grasp the key point, can you teach me by hand."

Sara clapped her paws: "Go!"

Yulia rushed forward in three steps and two steps, grabbed someone's wrist with one hand, and said coldly, "Is it going to happen?"

"It's none of your business!" Gongsun Ce screamed, "I'm going to learn swordsmanship, can I trouble you while I'm at it?!"

"Every knight is happy to provide you with guidance." Yulia was unhurried, "Male knights are especially good at teaching, what do you think, knight Elandia?"

Elandia nodded slowly, as if she had detected the prisoner's motives: "It makes sense, Knight Yulia."

"It doesn't make sense! Why! I don't want the refrigerator to teach me!" Gongsun Ce struggled again and again.Raquel appeared out of nowhere, and pressed his shoulder heartily: "Mr. Gongsun, we are very happy to help you! Come on, let's go to the gym to do basic endurance training..."

Gongsun Ce screamed: "I don't want to teach me the double-door refrigerator! Help me!!! Brother, help me!!!"

The two knights carried him from left to right and walked towards the gym. Mo Yuankai hurriedly ended the game, said hello, and rushed to join the team: "Go, go, add me if you want to exercise!"

"You can't do this to me!" Gongsun Ce was as desperate as if he had been kidnapped by bandits. "I have served the kingdom! I have solved crimes for the king! I want to find the Knight of Dawn! Ahhh!"

The four men talked and laughed (?) away, and the three female knights looked at each other and laughed out loud.

·
After two hours full of passion and sweat.

"You bunch of heartless..."

The sweaty psychic lay on his back on the gym lounge floor, feeling like a rag.Raquel encourages: "A good figure will make your masculinity to the next level."

"I'm an ancient rpg algorist with superpowers. In the game, the one who is in charge of reading spells in the back row needs to be a nice body. You're the one with muscles who can stand in the front row and resist damage, okay?"

"Strictly speaking, I am more like a mage as a strange-looking method." Rakel pointed to Yulia next to him, "The barbaric Yulia is closer to a warrior."

"It's wrong, you guys, the mage is 1.7 meters and the warrior is [-] meters." Gongsun Ce habitually shook his head, and slowly got up from the ground, "Brother, why are you so silent, what's on your mind?"

Mo Yuankai sat at the corner of the bench in the lounge, looking down in thought.Hearing the words, he said slowly, "There is something I would like to ask everyone for your help..."

"We must do what we can," Yulia said.

Mo Yuankai rubbed his nose: "That is to say... I want to ask Orianna if there is anything... she likes very much? A relatively hidden hobby? It's the kind, ah, she will be very happy after giving it away gifts and the like.”

The other three people in the lounge let out a clear "ah".Gongsun Ce jumped up with a carp, and said seriously: "Okay! You are ready to do it!"

"Don't make it sound like I'm planning to kidnap someone!" Mo Yuankai protested, "I want to further develop the relationship!"

Yulia took the lead in setting the tone: "As a knight, we should not and will not interfere in the private life of our colleagues..."

"But as a friend, I'd be happy to share my colleagues' hobbies with you." Raquel continued, "She's a simple and kind girl who likes flowers, sweets, plush toys and everything a pure girl wants. She also likes literature and art, so you can chat with her about drama, poetry and ancient legends. Have you dabbled in this area on weekdays?"

Mo Yuankai shook his head with a bitter face: "I haven't read a few of the famous books on the empire, let alone the books on the kingdom."

Raquel doesn't intend to give up easily: "You can start by creating a romantic atmosphere. Try to say a warm and elegant love like a royal gentleman?"

Mo Yuankai brewed his feelings for a long time, and said deeply: "I swear to this bright and bright moon..."

All three showed quite subtle smiles.

"Is there a problem?!"

Gongsun Ce coughed twice, and recited: "Ah! Don't swear by the moon, it is fickle, and every month has gains and losses; if you swear by it, maybe your love will be like it impermanence."

Mo Yuankai tugged at his hair sadly: "What is this?"

"Romeo and Juliet, brother, I know you haven't read it, but Orianna has probably read it..."

Mo Yuankai was shocked: "Wow, when did you watch this kind of stuff?"

"I was forced to do nothing. Well, before I went to the troupe for the second time last month, I hurriedly looked through the anthology of the Kingdom's classic dramas in order to play against Situ Yi." The first time we met was singing Peking Opera, I fucking wished I could kill him with a single shot."

It is rare for Mo Yuankai to feel a sense of frustration. The last time he had a similar feeling was when he scored 30 points in the Chinese composition: "Do we have to talk about literature? Can we talk about desserts?"

Gongsun Ce stared at each other: "What are you talking about? This ice cream is delicious. This steak is delicious. If you have an appetite after chatting, let's have a bite first?"

"Hey, it feels good."

"Brother, you were led astray by that woman Caldesia! Are you going on a date or shopping with your best friend!"

Mo Yuankai was deeply worried, and Yulia, who was on the sidelines, suggested, "Maybe you can talk about your hobbies...technology, machinery, and mind-arming?"

"What kind of steel straight man do you think? 100% will be hated by girls!" Gongsun Ce's mouth twitched.

Yulia was slightly lacking in confidence: "But I talked about this when I went out with Sara...I told her for an hour or so about the version changes of the Silver Light Sword Code in the past 500 years and the handling of special cases during patrols."

"Sorry to interrupt, what was her reaction?" Raquel asked.

Yulia thought about it carefully for a while, and said more confidently: "I think we had a good chat."

Gongsun Ce just wanted to refute, but then he thought that he is a theoretical school after all and has never been in a relationship so far. Perhaps it is possible that this kind of thinking that seems "straight" at first glance is the real effective way in practice?The more he thought about it, the more reasonable he felt, and said in a deep voice, "It's also a way. Look, brother, since it's hard for you to match what you like, why don't you find a way to show your in-depth knowledge in other fields. I saw it on the side of the road. When you are on a locomotive, you can popularize the brand and parameters of the vehicle to her; when you are playing an amusement facility, you can explain the working principle of the facility; when you are taking a walk, you can talk about the impact of the technological explosion in the past ten years on all aspects of society. You see, life like this All aspects of China belong to your field, how reliable your erudition as a man of science and engineering appears at this moment!"

Mo Yuankai nodded again and again: "I think it's okay, I'm familiar with these!"

"Send some small gifts that you made yourself." Yulia suggested, "Don't worry about appearances, the most important thing is to show your sincerity."

Raquel leaned against the wall with a delicate expression: "Gentlemen, are you sure you want to do this..."

"No problem!" Mo Yuankai tossed his long hair, feeling confident that he had returned to himself, "I'm an excellent man anyway, as long as I work hard, I can definitely impress her! Ah Ce, go back tonight to help I will devise a battle plan, and this time I will definitely not repeat the same mistakes!"

"Leave it to me!" Gongsun Ce patted his chest vigorously, "The design plan is easy once the leading idea is established, and success is guaranteed with my help!"

"That sounds really reassuring."

A new voice came from the door, and the four young men turned their heads in unison.The old regiment leader stood at the door of the locker room with a gym bag in his hand, and knocked on the wall in a friendly manner.

"A friendly reminder, gentlemen." McCullough said with a smile, "You have chatted about love and life in public for 10 minutes, and if this continues, the old gentlemen will have to join the conversation together."

The young gentlemen stood up to say hello in embarrassment, and then fled.

·
It was night soon, and the superpowers conspired from the cafeteria of the headquarters to the residence, and then hurried back to their respective rooms to make up for the shower after the workout.

"Dating plan... and I have to write some memos to my brother..."

Gongsun Ce walked out of the bathroom after taking a shower, thinking about the place of the date.We should find a romantic place that is close to the residence and the headquarters, preferably in the inner city... The amusement park with a lot of tourists should be good... Time is limited, it is best to choose a place that is easy to get closer... Ferris wheel?It feels a bit corny.The small wooden boat crossing the river project feels good...

The temperature in the room was moderate, and Gongsun Ce was not in a hurry to change clothes. He wrapped the bath towel around him and sat down at the desk to turn on the computer.While writing the memo on paper with telekinetic power, he racked his brains to search his material library to see if he could come up with any fresh ideas.

"I remember a book with a story about confessing on a boat...the lines are not bad..."

Gongsun Ce opened the folder casually, and searched for the scene in his memory with his vague impression.Chunai's Nian Shang is a book, the heroine is his favorite silver-haired one, it should be this one... a certain chapter at the back...

"Hmm..." Gongsun Ce flipped through the R-rated manga page after page, and the beautiful pictures gradually overlapped with his memory, making him more convinced that he was right. "Dong dong." There was a knock on the door, it should be the eldest brother who came to consult. "Come in!" Gongsun Ce put down his pen, turned his head and said excitedly, "Do you think this is of great reference value——"

"Ce, I want to talk to you about reading..."

The silver-haired woman he had a crush on stood at the door, holding two thick books in her hands.Her gaze quickly swept across the room, stayed on the computer screen for a second, and finally returned to Gongsun Ce who was only wearing a bath towel.

"..."

"..."

At the moment when he just woke up after the war, Gongsun Ce thought he had reached the embarrassing pinnacle of his life.He believed from the bottom of his heart that no matter how turbulent life would be in the future, there would never be a tragic incident worse and more embarrassing than calling his crush who came to visit his doctor his mother.

And now he knows he was wrong.Young people should not make judgments about their own lives. People will always encounter hardships and difficulties that far surpass the past.That time in the hospital he wanted to rush out of the window and soar into the sky, but this time he wanted to strangle himself from the bottom of his heart.

Gongsun Ce slowly raised his arms, and said in a desperately flat tone: "Things, really, are not what you imagined."

"I understand." Elandia nodded slowly.

"No, you don't understand! You don't understand at all! This cartoon has nothing to do with you!" Gongsun Ce roared, "Don't laugh! Don't show that kind of tender, sympathetic and funny eyes! It's not what you imagined Then don’t leave, I’ll organize the language to explain to you!!”

Elandia put her hand on the doorknob, showing considerable hesitation: "I think it's better for me to leave first..."

"You can't leave! If you leave at this time, your reputation will be completely ruined!!!"

"But if I'm still in the house, how do you get dressed?" Elandia pointed out the key point, "So what you want to express is..."

"No no no no no no!!!"

Gongsun Ce frantically knocked his head on the table, the voice was so loud that Oliana downstairs jumped up: "What happened?!"

"It's nothing, Mr. Gongsun forgot to put on his clothes." Elandia said.

"Oh." Orianna sat down on the sofa, then jumped up again, her face was as red as a cooked shrimp. "Huh? Ah????"

"Get out!" Gongsun Ce wailed in despair, "Get out!!!!"

Elandia put down the book, walked out the door briskly, and closed the door intimately for him. Her words slipped in before the door closed: "By the way, Ce. I believe that no matter in the kingdom or in the sky, Both, you are not of legal age to read adult works."

"Shut up ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!"

Gongsun Ce's wailing pierced through the roof, startling a flock of crows outside the building, adding a touch of color to this peaceful night.

(End of this chapter)