Chapter 161 You are my only light (two in one)
"Hey Candice!"
A urgent call made Candice raise her head.
In her sight, a young woman also wearing a reception uniform was walking towards her.
"Ruida, what's wrong? What's the matter?"
There was vigilance in Candice's eyes. This female colleague had said bad things about her to other guests behind her back. She was totally bitch.
"Mr. Charles is giving a public lecture, sword fighting with a young and handsome gentleman! Don't you go and see it? It's really great!"
The woman named Reda described it vividly, her eyes filled with sparkle.
“Many people are watching, it’s a rare scene!”
Listening to her description, the words contained keywords such as "black-haired young man", "tall and straight" and "angel face", which suddenly reminded Candice of the gentleman named "Jack".
She hesitated because she was at work.
But soon she discovered that more and more people were leaving the hall and rushing inside in groups.
I can hear several related words from time to time.
These few words were like kittens jumping into Candice's heart one after another, scratching and scratching, making her unbearable this strong curiosity.
squeak!
She stood up suddenly, the chair making a screeching noise.
"No matter! Skip work if you skip work, just take a look and come back immediately!"
Candice said to herself.
That's how people are, as long as they make up their mind to mess up, the initial entanglement will disappear, and soon everything will turn into relief and relaxation, and even a little inexplicable expectation and excitement.
Candice took a step forward and ran inside like a storm.
Female colleague Reda looked at her back and sneered.
"I know you can't resist temptation, Xiao Bichi... then tell Mr. Charles about your skipping work and see how you explain it."
Candice followed the direction of the crowd and ran to the door of the open-air training room in one breath. As soon as I squeezed in, I saw many figures forming a circle.
"Everyone in the club should be here today, right?!"
Candice thought to herself, secretly surprised.
Clang!
Ding-ding-ding-ding!
Clang! !
There was a crisp sound of metal hitting each other in my ears, and bursts of exclamations from the people around me.
Candice finally squeezed into the front of the crowd.
When she saw the scene inside the venue, she couldn't help but cover her mouth.
"Oh my God! The sun is up!"
The black-haired young man had taken off his black dress coat, revealing the white shirt underneath. He was holding a long sword and was fighting fiercely with Mr. Charles.
[Knight Swordsmanship LVMAX (Passive)]!
After adding 4 skill points, this passive skill will be fully maxed out.
At this moment, Chen Lun's mind flashed with various attack, defense, counterattack and coping skills. He was very skilled, as if he had more than ten years of swordsmanship experience out of thin air.
He held the hilt of the sword and rubbed the non-slip leather on it with his thumb, feeling that he was quite familiar with it.
With a sudden lunge and a deft bounce, the long sword in his hand struck at Byers from a tricky angle.
"This sword is good!"
Byers said.
He stepped back, raised his dagger lightly, and held the long sword.
Immediately, he put the dagger against Chen Lun's arm, swung it upward, and slashed Chen Lun's neck.
Chen Lun ducked low and bumped forward with his shoulder. The inner side of Byers' arm was hit, causing the sword light to tilt and his body to retreat.
The movements of the two of them were extremely fast and violent, and the sword light was everywhere. You came and I went back and forth.
The long sword and the short sword struck each other, bounced off, and sparks flew out.
Zizzi—clang!
There was another sword collision, but the black-haired young man stepped closer with ease, and immediately used his long sword to twist Mr. Charles's dagger. After parrying it, he turned his elbow and struck Mr. Charles with the hilt of the sword. back of hand.
Bang!
With a clang, Mr. Charles's dagger fell to the ground and broke into several pieces.
It must have been because after a high-intensity battle, it could no longer hold up.
The long sword of the black-haired young man drew a beautiful arc, making a high-pitched scream, and then stopped firmly on Mr. Charles's shoulder.
Zheng!
The long sword trembled slightly, and the sword wind blew Mr. Charles' hair.
[You defeated Baierswolf (in spirit possession state) and gained 3,000 experience points! 】
Everyone fell into dead silence.
A long while.
Suddenly, like a pot exploding, the crowd burst into fierce exclamations.
The famous swordsman of the Foil Fighting Club, Mr. Charles, was defeated by an unknown young man!
Several of the muscular men who had laughed at Chen Lun in the training room looked shocked and then embarrassed.
They looked at each other.
"If he didn't have a weapon, I feel like I could still punch him all over the floor..."
"Oh! Come on Mike, stop lying to yourself...this is so pathetic!"
Byers ignored the excitement of others and looked at himself with a surprised expression.
"Mr. Jack, to be honest, I'm surprised..."
He spoke.
"Your progress is so fast... Swordsmanship genius? Combat talent? Or something else... I don't know, and I can't describe it in words."
Byers said that, he took two steps forward and suddenly stopped.
His eyes were sharp and he whispered a warning:
"In short, your talent is terrifying and dangerous...don't expose it easily, otherwise it may attract the attention of some beings."
Chen Lun was slightly startled at first, then said seriously:
"Thank you for the reminder."
He turned the sword upside down, held the hilt in his chest and saluted.
Byers nodded, then refused other people's attempts to stay, pushed away the crowd, and left alone.
Everyone just thought that he was defeated in the process of teaching swordsmanship. They felt that they had lost face and were unwilling to stay any longer.
But only Chen Lun knew in his heart that the Black Knight was on the verge of collapse after the high-intensity battle just now because of the body he was using.
To avoid falling apart in public, he chose to leave quickly.
"Oh, my sun! Mr. Jack, you are so wonderful!"
Siebert rushed forward quickly and said excitedly.
Immediately he came closer again and whispered:
"I knew it! You did block the bullet with your cane just now, didn't you?"
His tone was firm, and it was obvious that no matter how Chen Lun explained it, he regarded this matter as fact.
Chen Lun simply stopped explaining, handed the sword back to him, and chuckled:
"Thank you for the sword, Mr. Siebert."
"Oh! You're welcome. On the contrary, I want to thank you for using it!"
Siebert gave an exaggerated smile.
"Don't worry, after I go back, I will take good care of this long sword and use it as a family heirloom sword... When I am old, I will tell my son, grandson and great-grandson about its deeds. There was a swordsman master who used it. Defeated another sword master!”
"You are really funny."
Chen Lun was successfully amused by his words, and then sighed sincerely.
The crowd watching around was very excited, and several people came towards Chen Lun.
"Hey sir, may I ask you..."
But they had just spoken, and before they had time to finish their words, they saw the black-haired young man turning around and taking back the silver cane and black hat he had placed by the wall.
The other party put on his black hat and walked away with his silver cane.
Everyone who came close to him failed without exception.
It seems like I'm always a few steps away from him, but I just can't catch up. In the end, I could only watch his back disappearing through the door of the open-air training room.
There was also a waitress with a worried look on her face. She was standing there, biting her lip and not knowing what she was thinking.
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It’s New Year’s Eve soon.
After this night, it will be the solar calendar year 4419.
According to the customs of people of this era, on New Year's Eve, you generally need to pray to the beings you believe in, and then prepare the Holy Communion in advance according to the etiquette of your church.
The general specifications of the Holy Communion are to use beef, turkey and goose as the staple food, supplemented by unleavened bread, sugar cakes and fresh fruits.
Different churches will have differences in details.
For example, the Sun Church requires gin made from dew, the Moon Church requires an increase in the number of plums, the Red Apple Church requires red apples and red wine, and the Hailing Group requires pickled salted fish and kelp soup, etc.
There are no special requirements for tonight's "Holy Communion" at Jack's Manor because the members present are not church members.
Chen Lun was sitting at the dining table in the living room, eating Floy's special fried beef fillet.
The other members sat down at the table, and on each person's table was placed a gift he had prepared.
The gifts given by Golov and Barton were very simple. Each person had two copies of [Low Sequence Conspiracy Faction Mysterious Substance], which was enough for them to make a mysterious accumulation.
As expected, when they opened the small gift box and saw the two small gray balls inside, they expressed surprise.
“Thank you for the gift, leader!”
The two stood up and saluted with respectful expressions.
Chen Lun waved his hand casually, indicating for them to sit down.
Maggie's gift was a bottle of extraordinary beef-flavored red wine. This bottle of wine cost Chen Lun a lot of thought.
After all, it took him a long time to acquire an extraordinary material similar to beef from the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce. Then when he used [Bloody Brew], he happened to actually brew red wine with this flavor.
Maggie opened the wrapping paper, sniffed the mouth of the bottle, and blushed with excitement.
She said that there were two things that made her happiest in the past few days. One was that she received this bottle of "beef red wine", and the other was that she would go out in a few days to complete the "special commission" of the team leader - to investigate the plague.
She was really interested in this matter.
This made Chen Lun quite pleased.
He thought about Noah's gift for a long time. After all, this "rich second generation" basically lacked everything.
In the end, Noah saw his embarrassment, so he proposed that he would seriously paint a portrait of the leader. But Noah hoped that Chen Lun could adjust his posture according to his wishes.
Chen Lun very considerately accommodated his small request as a New Year's Eve gift... Of course, he asked carefully and tactfully to confirm that he was not modeling naked.
This made Chen Lun relax a little.
So what was in the gift box for Noah was just a bag of simple candies. He remembered that Noah usually liked sweets, and Miss Rosa also added a lot of sugar to the black tea she gave Noah.
Connie's gift is a "tasteless piece of junk" that Chen Lun found among the pile of "weird things and odds and ends".
It was a miniature pendulum the size of a finger, named "Hundred Ticks."
The effect is that swinging it a hundred times will put the user to sleep immediately. The price is that after waking up, it will start to swing on its own. If it fails to wake up completely and leave the bed within a hundred times, the user will fall into sleep again, and the cycle will repeat.
This weird thing is functionally useless, but it is very suitable for technicians like Connie, especially since she recently complained to Chen Lun that she has some insomnia.
So when she opened the gift box, thinking it was an ordinary decoration, Chen Lun smiled and explained to her how to use it and the cost.
Connie was so happy that she almost cheered because she could finally have a good night's sleep!
Finally, as for Floy's gift...
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late at night.
Third floor balcony.
Chen Lun put a fluffy black short cloak on Floy's shoulders.
He ran his fingers through her long pale golden hair, and with a slight shake, the hair fell down like a waterfall.
Under the moonlight, her whole body looked extremely holy.
"Thank you..."
Floy tilted her head slightly and whispered.
"You're welcome, it suits you just fine."
The cloak seemed to have a hazy feel, emitting a subtle and ethereal black mist.
This is a [D-level magic item - Black Mist Cloak] that Chen Lun picked up from the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce. Because of its cost-effectiveness, it has been unsold for a long time.
The effect of the cloak is that when attacked or watched, a thin layer of black mist will be activated, providing slight protection. Physically it is roughly equivalent to a piece of chain armor, and mentally it is similar to the lowest level protective shield.
Its price is that after activating the protection, the user will fall into a state of black fog and be blinded for six hours.
So that's why it didn't sell, but it was perfect for Floy.
The fine mist that the cloak emits at all times seems to have a constant temperature effect, so it can be considered a good piece of clothing to wear on a daily basis.
"I also have a gift for you."
Floy said softly.
"Huh?"
Chen Lun was surprised.
Immediately, he saw Floy wave her little hand, and the grape ring on her finger flashed slightly.
A beautifully wrapped gift box appeared in her hands.
After Chen Lun took it, he opened it under Floy's smiling gaze.
Lying quietly inside was a black leather glove.
"This is a strange thing I forged with the power of [Moonsmith]... Your other hand should be very cold."
Chen Lun's heart skipped a beat.
He raised his hands. He was wearing a brown leather glove [Fireworks in the Palm] on his right hand, but his left hand was empty.
"Floy..."
"I occasionally help the team receive some commissions in exchange for some extraordinary materials..."
Floy's ethereal voice came.
"I made this gift for you out of them."
[D-level monster-moonlight in palm]
Item description: Contains the power of the moon. It looks like a black leather glove. It seems to be very warm when worn, because the person who forged it has a warm heart.
Item effect: You can summon dead souls from corpses and talk to them. NOTE: The body must not have been dead for more than 24 hours.
Item cost: After each use, it needs to be exposed to the moonlight for a period of time.
"Thank you, Floy...I love this gift too."
Chen Lun chuckled.
He slowly put the glove on his left hand.
A warmth came from the hand, and this warmth was different from that of the right hand.
"The first time I saw you, you reminded me of my brother..."
Floy turned her head to "look" at the night sky, as if staring at the purple moon.
"But later I knew that this was different...
Does God love His creation? I have no idea.
But I know that the world is favored by the gods, just as I am favored by you. ”
She gently turned her head back, lowered her head slightly, and continued in an ethereal voice:
"Master Jack, please allow me to call you this once...
When you save me, I will be yours from then on, and I will obey your wishes. ”
Chen Lun was silent for a few seconds.
He slowly reached out his hand, gently held Floy's chin, and raised her head.
"Since you respect my wishes, I hope you don't have to bow to me so far."
The corners of Floy's mouth slightly raised, revealing a sweet smile that made Chen Lun feel a hint of sweetness.
"Yes, Floy knows."
A long while passed.
Floy folded his hands, clasped them together, gently placed his eyebrows, and looked at the purple moon in a praying posture.
Chen Lun looked at her puzzled.
"What's wrong, Floy?"
She spoke softly:
"After tonight, a new chapter is about to begin, and I see a light flashing across."
'meteor……? ’
Chen Lun thought to himself.
He raised his head and looked at the night sky, but except for the purple moon, the expected shooting stars did not appear.
He suddenly remembered the origins of some customs in this world.
For example, making a wish on a shooting star is because people believe that shooting stars are dust falling from the world where gods live. When meteors appear, the gods may be looking down at the earth, and they may grant people's wishes.
It's like making a wish on your birthday and blowing out the candles.
People believe that the wisp of green smoke when a candle is extinguished can bring wishes to the moon and be known by the Moonlight Mother-in-Law.
But there were no shooting stars in the night, and Chen Lun was puzzled by this.
Floy remained in a silent prayer position.
Said in my heart:
"In the long darkness, in the past and the future, you are my only light."
Sorry everyone, I will be a little busy during this period, so the update will be one larger chapter per day for the time being, guaranteed to be more than 4,000. It will be adjusted back soon, An'an. Thanks to book friend 120610124001502 for the reward~
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