Superpowers of Sky City

Qiluo always felt that Burning Steel City was like a super-large floor heater.The cold steel that poured the city relied on people's activities to generate heat continuously. The melting ice and snow around the city rumbled and turned into steam and rose up. It didn't take long for it to turn into snowflakes and fall because of the severe cold in the sky, just like the bunker of the fighting race in fantasy works.The life here reminds her of her hometown in the northern part of the empire, where in winter it is cold outside and the house is warm like summer, and everyone wears cool clothes and chats around the TV from time to time shouting that the ground is too warm, and there are only a few martial arts practitioners Only then did he dare to go out of the house to work his strength up in the snow.

However, Burning Steel City is much more beautiful than the rustic northern countryside. The most important thing here is the majestic steel and stone mixed buildings.A series of historic large sloping tent-style spiers stand in a forest under the sky of the city center. Religious relief paintings are outlined with exquisite brushstrokes on the outer walls of red bricks and white paint. The decorative paintings on the walls are inlaid with gemstone eyes.Wealth gathered by force filled every corner of the city, but there was little sense of showing off like a nouveau riche, and people admired the local glory.

"I always think this city is super 'powerful'..." Qi Luo muttered on the bed, "Isn't Elandia thinking that this place is rich?"

"The nobles of the kingdom always despise the style of the crowd, but in my opinion there is no essential difference between the two sides." Elandia replied casually, she was writing and drawing at the table, "Both are boasting of wealth and history, which is rare The difference between elegance and vulgarity."

"I'll make a fortune first." Qi Luo tapped the screen, "Stop it! The total income reaches 7 million Kerry!"

Casino games can also bet off-site, but then the organizers will charge a large commission.Qi Luo rubbed her hands happily, thinking about what to do with this huge sum of money, when she turned her head and saw a blue light flashing in the room.Huan Yuezun, who was tightly wrapped, entered the house with two large boxes of ore, and was taking off his clothes quickly.

"My god, the temperature difference, I'm going to catch a cold sooner or later after staying in this shitty place for a long time!" Shi Yuling struggled to pull off the cotton cap.

"Did you really dig cold steel yourself?"

"Then why not, let you still be a little girl to run errands for me?" Shi Yuling grabbed two cups, hesitating whether he should drink hot or cold, "Elandia, what are you drawing?"

"Your sketch of the mind arm." Elandia said casually, "I made 317 design ideas based on your combat habits. You can choose one you like and we will gradually refine it."

Shi Yuling held the cup blankly, grinning: "...I didn't tell you that I wanted to be armed, did I?"

"Yes."

"It's okay, I shouldn't ask this stupid question, thank you." She gulped down her saliva, "These materials..."

Dawn Knight glanced at the ore: "It's enough to make another set of military uniforms for Miss Qin, but I don't think she wants to wear extra armor."

Shi Yuling nodded silently, opened his mouth a few times without knowing what to say, and finally asked, "Where are those two idiots?"

"I'm enjoying the extravagant and luxurious life of the upper class in Burning Steel City." Qi Luo pretended to be sour, "The head of the family took his childhood sweethearts to spend a lot of time and left us in the hotel to guard the vacant room! In the past, let's go prank!"

Shi Yuling knocked her on the head: "Do you know that a girl who hinders other people's love will be kicked by a horse. Don't be an idol, change your job and become jealous, you will feel sore all day long."

Qi Luo glanced at the situation over there through the mobile phone, and rolled on the bed: "Woo! I'm so sour!"

·
In the gray rabbit restaurant high above the city center, Gongsun Ce is looking down at the night view of Burning Steel City.

This reservation-only restaurant has a mesmerizing panoramic glass skylight, and tables and chairs can look out at everything from the red dome of the cathedral to the white walls of the city hall.When Gongsun Ce came across this store on the software, he felt that the eldest lady would like it, because in addition to the beautiful view, there are also unique decorations. Oil paintings with rabbits as the main characters are hung on the walls. The gray rabbits in the paintings Or wear military uniforms or dresses, the serious rabbit face makes people laugh.

As long as customers can ignore the figures on the bill, the store is definitely a pleasant place to be.Generally speaking, it is not known how long in advance to grab a seat for a meal here, so Gongsun Ce asked the male elder sister of the casino to help a little.

"No problem, my dear~" The male elder sister bowed her head when she spoke, "You are the VIPs of the casino, if you want to go to the president's house for dinner, we can help you."

Gongsun Ce was startled: "If you brag about the mayor, you're already the president?"

"Master Champion is their good friend. Isn't that why you came here?" The male elder sister winked, "I wish the date a smooth one. Remember to change your clothes and don't be silly in casual clothes."

The eldest lady didn't like to book the venue alone, so Gongsun Ce simply asked for a seat with a good view.Now he wears a straight dress and pomade, swaying a glass of pre-dinner wine with one hand and looking down at the street scene, he has a sense of satisfaction of being a high-class person.He took a sip of the wine and said gracefully: "How do you feel, miss?"

"The meat pie is delicious." Qin Qianbai worked hard on the pork pie on the plate with a knife and a fork in one hand.

"Hey, this is it?"

The eldest lady forked a piece of shrimp to taste, and said happily: "Shrimp is also good."

"There is no high-class romantic atmosphere at all!"

Gongsun Ce quickly put down his wine glass and threw away the idea of ​​pretending to be aggressive to grab a can of braised shrimp, otherwise he estimated that in 3 seconds, this pocket-sized can, which is like a work of art, would not have his share.

Today they order all the famous dishes of the northern region, such as deep-fried shrimp meat braised in sweet and sour sauce, mixed vegetable soup with a variety of vegetable essences, and a variety of exquisite cold cuts and breads. Each dish has the calories necessary to live in the extreme cold.The main dish is pork patties mixed with bread, onion and garlic. After frying until both sides are browned, you can see the transparent juice. When you eat, the aroma of starch mixed with lean meat seeps into your mouth as you chew, making people scream. enjoyable.

Gongsun Ce's mouth was full of oil: "It's really good. Can we make this stuff at home?"

"The principle is very simple. If you add less spices and ingredients, you can reproduce 7% of the taste." Qin Qianbai gracefully put down the knife and fork, wiped his mouth, "It's a great restaurant, why did Ah Ce think of such a restaurant?" place?"

On weekdays, the two of them go out to eat, either in fast food stalls and cafeterias, or in small restaurants with special local dishes, but they seldom come to such high-end restaurants.Gongsun Ce scratched his chin, and said seriously: "I found that we have been dating for so long and I haven't had a serious date with you, so I plan to take this opportunity to be romantic."

"Ah Ce, wipe off the oil on your lips before being romantic." The eldest lady snickered.

Gongsun Ce quickly wiped his mouth: "No kidding, I feel sorry for you if you don't eat something good after beating for two days. You can eat at ease and I will ask them to add another one. This is not enough."

Qin Qianbai hummed happily, picked up the knife and fork and looked at it quickly.The well-trained waiters removed the empty plates and replaced them with new ones. Gongsun Ce put down the tableware halfway through eating, and looked at the girl at the opposite table with his face propped up.

"what happened?"

"I remembered the past." Gongsun Ce smiled, "Miss, do you remember that when you first entered high school, you were short of money?"

"Ah..." Qin Qianbai muttered in embarrassment.

That was when I was just in high school.Before leaving, Mr. Qin made a special trip to wander around the city to investigate the average living expenses of Cangdu high school students, and allocated money to his granddaughter based on the average + 500.It stands to reason that the old man's survey data is correct, and the extra 500 yuan is enough for the eldest lady to eat and drink well, but Qin Qianbo is embarrassed to say that the furniture and clothes in the house are all bought by borrowing money from the gray-haired neighbor...

As a result, most of Miss Qin's living expenses were paid off in installments, and the rest was barely enough for three meals a day.But this girl always has a living habit that cannot be shaken, and she has tea in the afternoon and supper in the evening.So Qin Qianbo went to the canteen to buy the cheapest dorayaki, broke it in half, and ate it for half the afternoon and half the night to meet his basic needs.At that time, there was evening self-study in the first year of high school, and Gongsun Ce was halfway doing his homework there, listening to the sound of clicking, turning his head to look at his deskmate, holding half a piece of snack with cherished expression, and laughing so hard that his stomach hurts on the spot.Every time he watched Qin Qianbai eat, he would think of it, so he found it very interesting every time.

"A Ce, you were still laughing." Qin Qianbai said angrily, "The whole class turned to look at me!"

"I brought you snacks the next day to apologize to you, okay? Besides, you're not a bystander, so you can't imagine how funny the scene is." Gongsun Ce couldn't stop laughing, "I thought wow, this girl is super cute. Three years in high school Evening self-study is a lot of fun."

"In fact, only the first semester has mandatory evening self-study. After the end of the first year of high school, under the strong protest of Caldesia, it was announced that the evening self-study was cancelled."

"Mr. Shi Yu was her attendant at that time, distributing leaflets everywhere, and his face was so gloomy that he frightened the Chinese teacher in the class like a cold-faced killer." Gongsun Ce said reminiscently, "Time flies so fast, in a blink of an eye. We're going to be a freshman."

"We're in our sophomore year, Ah Ce." Qin Qianbai corrected, "University started a week and a half ago."

"It's okay, this trip is to help the principal work and get all A+ in all subjects!" Gongsun Ce stretched his waist, "I kind of want to go back to the past..."

"why?"

"Thinking back now, I think you were really interesting when you first came here, and I also think I was hopelessly stupid at the time. If I had untied my heart knot earlier, I must have fallen in love with you earlier, right?" Gongsun Ce Said, "In that case, we might be able to date for more than three years. During the day, we would fight with our classmates at school and do class exercises, and at night, we would go back to live together in the cabin of the apartment. You would wake me up every morning." Tell me that Ah Ce is going to school so don't stay in bed, I can comb your hair and eat the breakfast you made for me after I get up, and we will ride a bicycle together to welcome a brand new day... Thinking about it, I feel very longing, like those It's the same as everyday in the anime."

Qin Qianbai said expressionlessly: "Look, look, this is a helpless expression. Such a beautiful three years of high school was missed by Da Mu. Now there are no childhood sweethearts from high school students with three Wu cold faces, only childhood sweethearts from violent and arrogant college students."

"My childhood sweetheart emphasized it twice!"

"Although Sister Zhenfan has known you longer, in terms of the total time spent together day and night, I undoubtedly have the upper hand." Qin Qianbai raised her face triumphantly, "Isn't it a pity to miss the love story in high school, Ah Ce?"

"Not at all, you are much cuter now than in the past." Gongsun Ce didn't change his expression, "It's very tiring to get along with that young lady who keeps a lot of secrets and doesn't want to talk about it. If you are not careful, you will worry about stepping into a minefield."

"Return the same words to Ah Ce, the minefield is three times mine."

"Everyone was an idiot back then..." Gongsun Ce shrugged, "Now I don't have so many twists and turns, so I can speak directly. I would rather you lose than get seriously injured. I will be sad."

"I've always been straightforward." Qin Qianbai nodded, "I don't want to lose even if I'm covered in bruises, and I don't want to lose even if all the bones in my body are broken. That's my character."

"Is winning or losing so important?"

Qin Qianbai's answer was beyond his expectation.

"Winning or losing is not important at all." Qin Qianbo said, "Whether you win or lose, a simple fight can't produce value, and it doesn't have corresponding meaning. Only in rare cases can the winner get the improvement of martial arts. But more often, what the winner can get is satisfaction, fame, cheers... those are all nothingness."

Gongsun Ce scratched his head, sighed and said, "Even so...?"

"Even so, I want to win."

What he saw was a completely different expression from four years ago.With a mirage-like illusion, with a steel-like stubbornness, but a smile as bright as the spring sun.

"Even if others see it as a vain pursuit, to me it is worth fighting for."

"I really can't do anything about you." Gongsun Ce shrugged and raised his glass, "Then, I wish tomorrow's semi-final victory!"

"Thank you~"

·
The next day, Cold Steel Arena, Lounge No. 3.

Beretta Long was dancing with a sword.The swift sword with a simple bowl-shaped gauntlet slashed like water and light, and the silver-white slash like a gust of wind blocked the rest room, making it a dead place that literally means death.

Fam, the maid, stood in front of the door with a towel.She is a short-haired woman with a flat figure, wearing a purple swordsman uniform, and wearing a crystal earring on her right ear.She waited until Beretta sheathed her sword before she stepped forward and said, "It will start in half an hour, you should really rest."

"I'm very nervous. I'm worried that I'll be killed by Flash Snake." Beretta closed her eyes. She said it confidently in front of the other opponents yesterday, but she actually didn't have the confidence in her heart.

"I'll help you predict the future—"

"Let me fight by myself this time." Beretta waved his hand, "Qin Qianbai's 'coach' is a terrifying man, if he helps me out, I have no chance of winning."

"Then are you going to use impermanence?" Fam worried. "It's only the eighth game and you're going all out? You won't be able to survive the next game."

"If Qin Qianbai can't be defeated, there will be no follow-up." Beretta smiled, "Just bless me."

Fam sighed and kissed her on the lips.

"Don't think too much about family affairs, I wish you prosperity in martial arts."

"Great, I'm not nervous now."

The female swordsman put on a feather hat for herself and walked out of the waiting room.She found Qin Qianbai in the box on the second floor. The warriors of the empire were watching the informal fighting for the warm-up. A guy dressed as an aristocrat singled out 2 biochemical lions.

"There are still 23 minutes until the duel." Beretta glanced at his watch, "Do you want to chat?"

"Please say."

They chatted briefly, and then returned to the lounge.The informal fight ended, and the noble was bitten by a lion and ended up bruised and bruised.Warm-up performances, bet-inspiring analysis, introductions of players from both sides, and hot cheerleading performances.Then in the last minute, Gongsun Ce stood in front of the lounge and patted the girl on the shoulder.

"Don't lose, miss. Keep winning!"

"Well. After this fight, the casino host changed his nickname. It's so ugly now."

"I think it's not bad..."

With 30 seconds counting down, the hoarse shouts of the host echoed in the casino.

"'Both players enter the arena!"

"Anyone who dares to get close to me will be instantly killed by Flash Snake! Who else can force out her true abilities besides Lord Hangang War Beast? A rookie from the imperial capital, 'Snake Princess' Qin Qianbai!"

"Swordsmanship is a more beautiful art than dancing! This man engraved this sentence into the hearts of the audience with his extremely fast sword! Another rare female player in the casino, 'Swordsman of the Divine Light' Beretta Langen!"

Qin Qianbai stepped into the arena on time as usual, she was still wearing her usual dress, with the Wanhua long knife in her hand sideways, like a majestic heroine walking into reality from a book.Opposite her was Beretta Langen, who was walking fast, dressed in a dark blue swordsman uniform as before, and her hands and swords had already been unsheathed.This kind of scene is like the martial artists of the two countries fighting hundreds of years ago, but it is hard to imagine that it is the gamblers fighting for their lives in the modern city.

"The emperor's capital, the Qin family, Qin Qianbai." Miss Qin still reported to her family meticulously.

Beretta closed her eyes, exhaled lightly, and when she opened her eyes, there was no trace of confusion in her eyes.

"Beretta of the Hadrian family, in the name of a member of the Siwon family, challenges you!"

In an instant, a similar look flashed in the eyes of the two of them, and the struggle of the warriors added the weight of fame.The referee began to beat the gong and shouted, and Beretta turned into a dark blue phantom.

Qin Qianbai did not hesitate to start the game with Flash Snake, and after a long period of actual combat, his blow passed the phantom, bringing out a shocking blood.Qin Qianbai flung bright red and fleshy pieces between her fingers, but she herself was not a little bit happy.Flash Snake intends to defeat the enemy with one blow, but it is by no means a fatal move. There is no reason to hit the weak point to see blood.The thin snake transformed from fingertips failed to bite the opponent, but Beretta himself hit the snake's teeth with her body!

"The road to God begins with the wings of the rainbow..."

In the dark blue phantom, a woman's whisper sounded, and the colorful light covered the entire casino and took away Qin Qianbai's vision, and the divine light swordsman stabbed straight with two swords.Qin Qianbai closed his eyes resolutely in the face of danger, twisted his body half a step to the left with his right leg as the axis, slashed the long knife with his right hand diagonally past the approaching sword edge, and slapped Beretta's wrist with two fingers sideways when he retracted his left arm.

"Odd Appearance. Rainbow Light Wings Near God!"

There was a crisp clashing sound in the light, and Wanhua knife slashed at Beretta's left sword, but Qin Qianbai was startled.The opponent's speed ushered in an unprecedented improvement at this moment, and the sudden mutation gave her a gap in her response!
The bodies of the two crossed each other, Beretta drew an extremely steep curve around the edge of the ring and stopped suddenly, behind her were wings made of rainbows.The female swordsman's right shoulder was slowly oozing blood, and a terrible scar tore through her clothes and almost tore her artery.She was seriously injured, but she had a smug smile on her face.

"Your Flash Snake, I broke it!"

"Such skills are worthy of the family name."

Qin Qianbai was also injured.A very thin line of blood ran straight from the left side of her face to her temple, and she was only one step away from the tragic scene of her head being split in two.At the last moment, it was too late for her to pinch the swordsman's lifeline. Qin Qianbai slammed the back of his hand directly into Beretta's right arm, causing the supposed fatal blow to deviate from the track and seize life.

Qin Qianbai brushed the bloodstains on his face to stop the bleeding with power, Beretta held his shoulders with one hand to heal the wounds with impermanence, both turned around and raised their weapons at the same time, with the same madness on their blood-stained faces.

"Come again!"