The Throne Under the Starry Sky Chapter 3: The past of the airship (part 2)
"Long Ji, Ellie...I don't know..." After a long time, Jonah barely opened his mouth and apologized to the two partners in a low voice, "If I knew that Asai is the king of assassins, say Nothing... I'm sorry."
The Rose Knight shook his head slightly, "It is not your fault, Lord Jona, it is our fault."
Long Ji suddenly stood up and strode towards the bridge. The silver bells entwined in her black hair made a crisp sound of anger and excitement. The astrologer chased two steps and stopped there again, not knowing what to do. Shouldn’t follow the footsteps of Eastern women, Long Ji blocked Jona’s deep guilt with a dark, desperate look. It was a look without any fantasy, only the look of a dead soul,
At this time, the old gentleman in a black dress just walked out of the cabin door, "It’s almost time for lunch, gentlemen and ladies, don’t you object to the salt-roasted lamb, right? My chef Mr. Sessarton I am very grateful to Mr. Danny Stewart for teaching him how to cook this dish. We have always cooked lamb with spices, green garlic and potatoes, but Mr. Danny pointed out that the best taste and flavor of lamb cannot be preserved. He Go to the kitchen and do it yourself. First heat a huge piece of natural rock salt until it is slightly red, and then stick the thick slices of lamb on the surface of the rock salt. The fat in the meat is melted to give off a fragrance, and the salty taste of the rock salt penetrates into the mutton. In just two minutes, a very delicious roast lamb was completed. It is not my flattery. Mr. Danny can be said to be a very good cook... Is something wrong, Miss Long Ji." Lame Henry smiled and talked about the cooking. Question, it seems that he is also a cooking lover, but his smile disappeared quickly because the oriental woman walked up to her with her head down and stopped,
"That's nothing, Captain, as the best observer, sailor, cook, and porter in the endless sea of sand..." The voice of the Stewart man became weaker and weaker, and Hannah walked to him and naturally let her brother I closed my mouth,
"Please turn the bow, I need to go back to the southern continent." Long Ji lowered her head and said, "Please."
The lame Henry was surprised and said: "Why, Miss Long Ji, we have just passed the ancient disaster of the Holy River, and we have officially arrived in the Eastern Continent. The airship will land in the ancient city of Suiyang this night."
"No, there is no time. I have to return to the South Continent now, no matter what the price." The Eastern woman's voice was faint, but she said firmly, her voice was like a steel wire with icy flowers, slender and extremely tough,
The steam puppet warlock embarrassedly touched the gray beard on his chin, "Please don't get me wrong, Miss Long Ji, but we can't turn around and go back. Although the'Lame Henry' keeps traveling around the world, it supports thousands of people. The anti-gravity star array with tons of metal suspended in the air operates according to certain rules. Since there is no astrologer to control, the star array must move counterclockwise around the center of the world. In other words, this old man of mine can only use The east, west, south, and north continents circle the world in this order. It is fine to circle for a short time, but once you turn around and fly clockwise, the star array will collapse due to the disturbance of the magnetic field."
"Is there no other way, Mr. Captain." Long Ji slowly raised her head and looked into the eyes of the old gentleman. The lame Henry was obviously taken aback by the look in her eyes. She supported her body with a cane and said with concern. "What the **** is it, Miss Long Ji, it’s impossible for the airship to turn, but if there is something that my old fellow can do, please give me a chance to help..."
"No, thank you." The Eastern woman quietly turned her body and walked to the edge of the deck. The bright red Iokotel illuminates the clear sky, and the soft clouds hold up the warm sunshine, "Lame Henry" It looks so small under the boundless sky, the dark green earth is exposed in the gaps of the clouds, the water surface of the holy river is left behind, and there is an inexplicable breath in the air, from the eastern continent. Unique breath,
"Thank you, but you can't help me, you can't help me, no one can help me, this road of Shura, only I will come to the end..." Long Ji used dull eyes Looking down at the vast wilderness, there is no trace of joy of returning to the hometown on his face,
Jona hesitantly came and stopped three steps behind the Eastern woman, "Well, Long Ji, I am willing to accompany you back to the south to find Asai,,, no, The trail of the King of Assassins... I know that man is very important to you, I don’t know what the story is between you, but you are an important partner, and he is not a bad person..."
"Don't talk, Jona." Long Ji didn't look back,
"But..." The astrologer opened his mouth,
"I can't contain the hatred devil in my heart." Long Ji's back looks so weak and helpless, but her voice is as cold as a frozen river, "If you mention that name again, my hatred will shift. On your body, it will burn all the past between us like **** flames. I don't want to hate you, Jonah, to me, you are more than just a partner in the fight... So don't say a word."
"...Don't come near me."
"...please."
A crystal teardrop smashed to the deck crisply, and the 17-year-old boy’s heart smashed into tens of millions of petals at the same time, and could no longer be put together. He hung his head, gritted his teeth, slowly backed away, and left. The woman I had missed day and night, but was scarred by herself, every step back, she trampled the fragments of her heart to pieces. The pain from the soul made him unable to breathe, unable to breathe,
None of the partners spoke. Sibi’s green eyes were filled with empathetic tears. She walked over and took the astrologer’s arm and looked up at the young man’s face: "Sister Long Ji will be fine, for so long. , This is the closest she has ever been to that person, she didn’t expect to pass by that castle..."
"Please don't disturb her, Miss Long Ji is a strong person." The rose knight drove the unicorn to come and guarded the oriental woman behind him, as he had done so many times before, "I'm sorry, Lord Jonathan , As soon as the airship landed, we will set off to the shore of the Holy River and the ancient disaster to find a chance to cross the river to the southern continent. I am sorry that I can’t follow you to continue the adventure. This reunion is too short and I hope that the next encounter will not be too far apart Long." The blonde knight said calmly, "Ms. Hannah and Your Excellency Danny are both trustworthy partners. Please take care of Miss Sibi. We must not leave her behind again."
Danny murmured, "Why do I put my name behind Hannah every time." But he sneaked up to Jonah and covered the boy's face with his broad chest, Hannah. Stewart stood beside Jonah carefreely, looking into the distance empathetically,
In this small haven, the young third-level astrologer can finally shed tears recklessly. I don’t know why. He never cries in the battle of life and death, but when he is with his partners, he always shed tears. I couldn’t help the sadness in my heart. The airship will land tonight. The time for him to reunite with his friends is only a few hours. When night falls, the lonely Eastern woman and the loyal knight will leave again. To find "that man" who was so close but missed again and again,
"Lunch is ready." The old gentleman broke the silence on the deck with a warm voice, "Even if there is something unhappy, don't miss a sumptuous dinner. Good food will make you feel better. ."
If the lamb Henry introduced, the lamb roasted with rock salt is very delicious. The food did not help Jonah get out of guilt and pain, but it did relieve the fatigue of the body and put power into his limbs. "You are exactly the same as the guy Koshava when he was young." The lame Henry said to Jonah during the meal. "I hope you can find the right way instead of treating alcohol as the answer to all questions like him."
"Yes, thank you, Mr. Henry." The astrologer put down his knife and fork, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Henry, do you know what is happening with Mr. Koshava? I haven't received it since the war on the Western Continent began. His news, and at the same time, I also want to know his past events, such as the red double-headed eagle..."
The old gentleman shook his head, thought for a while, and shook his head again: "I don't know where he is. When I reached the red clay plain, St. Boren had fallen completely, and the astrological tower was in ruins. No one I know whether the seventh-level astrologer is still alive in this world, and the past, I don’t want to mention it anyway, sorry, child."
"It's nothing, I shouldn't ask, Mr. Henry." Jonah lowered his eyes,
"The red two-headed eagle, is it the tattoo that Yekong found on the enemy?" The grasshopper suddenly said, "He seems to have been looking for that organization. After the battle in Miracle Grassland, he must be going north alone. I went to the Zavi ruled area to find clues, brother, what exactly does this organization do? Are the people who chased you also belonged to this organization."
"Well, let's elaborate more when you have time, a long story." The astrologer nodded,
One afternoon passed quickly, and the bright red Eyokotel sank into the western sea of clouds. Hundreds of lime lamps lit up on the deck of the "Lame Henry". Dinner was more sumptuous than lunch, and Danny cooked it himself. Cooked a table full of food with the head chef. All the members of the airship gathered in the restaurant to dine. In fact, the ship is full of money, but the captain, chief mate, chief engineer, helmsman, chief chef and chief of staff are six people. The atmosphere of the dinner It was not warm, everyone was enjoying the food on the plate silently, which disappointed Danny, who was expecting others to admire. Long Ji still did not appear at the table.
One hour after dinner, the old gentleman announced that the ancient city of Suiyang was already ahead. The steam machinery was running at full capacity to maintain the balance of the hull. The floating star array began to gradually reduce its energy output, and the huge airship slowly descended through the clouds. Starlight illuminates the earth, and a towering city appears on the horizon. According to Elliott, it is the capital of "Nan Shang", one of the six ancient countries in the Eastern Continent, and Suiyang, an ancient city with a history of more than a thousand years.
A black pillar that penetrates the sky and the earth faintly appeared beside the ancient city, "What is that." Jona couldn't help but ask,
"One of the six tall towers in the East,'Lizhu', is a symbol of the ancient Southern Shang Dynasty." As if the omniscient rose knight replied, "It is also the starting point of the Eastern Continent, the East, from here."