The Crystal Palace Of Heaven

On the way back to Job 1, everyone was a little silent. Only when the little floating fortress appeared in everyone's eyes, there was a trace of lightness in everyone's face.

The remains of the war dead have been brought back by the soldiers. Naturally, someone will prepare a funeral for them in the army, and will send the death notice and the body to the family afterwards.

"Dust returns to dust, and dirt returns to earth. Since embarking on this path, there must always be this consciousness. In fact, they are still lucky, at least we still have the ability to bring the soldiers back. But if it is replaced by When the fighting is fierce, it is even too late to bury the corpses, at most it can only take away the nameplate of the dead."

Sergeant Major Curaçao comforted everyone with an open mind. He has been carefully carrying a body-packed box behind his back, but the cheerfulness that he deliberately shows is difficult to conceal the heavy depression and sorrow that flashed in his eyes.

Lu Xi had seen countless dead people ten years ago, but now he still feels a complex emotion in his heart, which is an emotion that even he cannot understand.

Returned to Job, the soldiers returned to their respective positions, and Curaçao and several soldiers escorted the remains of their comrades to the headquarters without stopping. As for the five-member group of the magician plus Hucong, the only thing I want to do now is to find a place to have a good meal first, and then take a good night's sleep.

However, just after jumping off the bat beast, someone came with orders.

　　 Major Lens wants to meet Lu Xi, now.

Faced with several companions looking at him with a sincere sympathy, Lu Xi suddenly felt a burst of fire, but finally he could only sigh with fate and followed the person who came.

The second time I entered the major’s office, it was still simply furnished. The only difference was that the map of the Job Mountains on the wall was filled with dense military symbols, and there were even forks that represented the fighting. Shaped symbol.

So, Lu Xi couldn't help but glance at the map.

"How? Is there a sense of urgency?" The major asked with a squint and a smile.

"From this point of view, it seems that we are not the only federal army that encountered the enemy at Mount Job."

"You're right, since you left. The people of the wings of Namoa Mountain did not know that they took the medicine, and suddenly launched a counterattack on the federal sentinels and depots on this line. This week, only It is under my jurisdiction that more than a hundred encounters have occurred more than twenty times. "

"Well, that's really hilarious. But what does this have to do with me?"

"After all, you met a crypt lord. I naturally have to communicate with the person concerned."

Lu Xi narrowed his eyes and looked at the other person, gritting his teeth and lipping his mouth: "Communication? This is really great. I really want to ask: Why digging a mine will dig into a cave of a crypt lord. If it's not us There is a bit of luck, and now you are waiting for the news that a team is completely destroyed. "

"It's indeed my responsibility to send teams without knowing the problem." Lorenz immediately expressed the necessary apology. "However, as a soldier, death is always ready to die in battle. This realization, you are not Should it have been there already? "

"That's really sorry. We're not soldiers, and the romance and honor of the soldiers' leather shrouds can't be understood. To put it bluntly, the reason why I came here and obey your orders. It's just to pass the magician qualification exam. Achievement only. "

"So I said, you master magicians ..." Major Lorance pouted, showing a hint of contempt, "I can only play tricks in the university's research institute and the capital office. You ca n’t really count on coming to defend the country. "

"If there is any prejudice against the profession of magician, you can open a column in the newspaper to scold. It's embarrassing me, the magic apprentice, that the honor and majesty of the federal officer is just such a cheap thing."

"... Forget it, I didn't come to fight with you when I came to you." The major expressed his conscientiously, and then said, "Just want to confirm the details of your battle with the Crypt Lord. We can now Have you entered the topic? "

"I try my best to know everything, sir, sir." Lu Xi said blankly.

"Very good." Major Lorenz didn't care about the other party's stiff attitude. He took out a rolled map from the cabinet and spread it on the table.

"This is the tunnel and geological distribution map of the Mithril Mine. You can tell me: Where did you first meet the crypt lord?"

Lu Xi looked at this detailed and clear tunnel map carefully, pondered for a few minutes, picked up the red pen, and carefully marked a symbol on a relatively wide cave.

"Hole 17?" The major placed the pen on the symbol and gently stroked it to the entrance of the tunnel. "The straight-line distance from the mouth of the pit is just over a hundred meters. I did not expect that a crypt lord would settle down so close to the federal border..."

Luo Lun Si raised his head to look at the landing hope, the expression looked a bit complicated. He groaned a little, before slowly speaking: "Anyway, this time the task is hard for you. According to the federal military system, the A-level monsters were repelled, the haunted incident was successfully resolved, and important information was brought back. With several credits added together, you and your two teammates will each receive a silver meteorite medal and a 500-carran bonus. A rookie who has just joined the military less than a month will receive the medal, which is in federal history There are very few on the list, congratulations. "

Lu Xi did not show a happy look.

"What about the team of soldiers who are working with us? What can they get?"

"They are just your support, and the merits and rewards they receive are naturally different. Of course, the families of the war dead will naturally receive reasonable pensions and special care from the federal government, but this has nothing to do with you."

"Then, your bounty and medals will be issued to you at the end of military training, when the headquarters gather. Now, you can withdraw."

Lu Xi took a deep look at the major who returned to his desk, set up a military salute, and turned away.

Before he left the office, he suddenly heard the voice of Major Lorence deliberately depressing: "The Sergeant Major Curaçao who was working with you ... One of the soldiers who died was his brother!"

Lu Xiton paused for a moment, said nothing, and then strode out of the major's office in a nearly panic pace.

Lu Xi met four companions at the restaurant.

They sat at a long dining table, each of them set a plate in front of them, filled with food such as potato soup, sausage, meatloaf and bread; but no one moved, just dumbfounded Sitting on the ground, like four lifeless puppets.

　　Lu Xi sat down at the dining table, which finally made everyone recover a little.

　　 "How? What's the guy looking for you?" Carol asked with a grin on his face.

"I asked the detail question of the crypt lord; in addition ... also gave us credit, one silver medal for each person, a bonus of five hundred silver coins. With such an experience, I think: do n’t worry about the exam Can't get it through? Ha ha ... "Lu Xi forced a little smile, but that smile looked uglier than crying.

　　 Another silent low pressure hovered over everyone's head.

"... I can't accept it." Seychelle shook her head suddenly, with a trace of repressed anger in her voice. "There are obviously so many people killed in front of us, but we can't do anything. When he arrived, he finally let the crypt lord run away. But he said he would give us a medal. How do people accept it? "

"Sounds like a child fighting and losing and running home. The adult sent a piece of candy for comfort! What do the people above think of us ?!" Carol's voice rose slowly.

Irovil looked at the expressionless Primula and didn't speak.

Lu Xi embarrassedly watched these self-esteem hurt, and began to commit the second illness of the teammates, scratching his head helplessly, said: "I understand your mood. To put it bluntly, it is not because of a clear defeat, but now it is a credit . I feel that I am hurt as a magician ’s honor and pride. "

　　 "Isn't this a big deal? Or is it that the honor and pride of the magician are nothing to you?" Sai Xili asked aloud, with a hint of question in his tone.

Lu Xi sneered: "As you all know, I have not stepped up from the most basic education like you. The values ​​of the magician group, to be honest, I really don't understand much. But no matter how It is said that the dead are great, even for the dignity and value of the soldiers who died in battle. We really have to get this merit. "

"You are just a strong word! What does this have to do with those soldiers who died in battle?"

"Of course it is! If we do not receive the award, it means that what we have done does not have any credit, and naturally it does not make any sense. In this way, what does the person who died for this mission have nothing to do with sending it to nothing? The difference? The soldiers are not afraid of death, but the most feared thing of the soldiers is that they die without dignity and meaningless! If you want to feel that your merits are not worthy of yourself, then hone yourself, and meet the big spider next time, just Turn it into a spider stem for me! Don't be entangled and depressed here like a child with a secondary illness! Do you understand ?! "

Perhaps this was the first time Lu Xi used such a harsh and angry tone. Cecilio couldn't help but stunned. She seemed to want to refute something, but in the face of the fierce and powerful coercion that the teenager suddenly showed, the former student president of the Central Academy of Magic finally lowered his head and murmured in a low voice: "I understand That ’s it, why are you so fierce ... "

"Carol, do you understand?"

"Understand, boss, I will do exactly what you ordered." Carol replied quickly.

"Okay, let's eat now. Even if the sky collapses, the meal must be eaten." Lu Xi said with narrowed eyes.

At this time, everyone just felt that the invisible coercion suddenly disappeared completely, and could not help but breathe.

"... Actually, we also want to have a good meal. It's just that, thinking of the dead faces of the soldiers who were killed, there is really no appetite." Yi Luoweier said with a wry smile.

Lu Xi froze for a moment. He looked at the tray in front of him, which seemed to be half-baked, and there seemed to be some **** flesh. Suddenly, he thought of the **** killing field.

"Carol, you really shouldn't remind me." Lu Xi smiled bitterly at the food in front of him. I obviously felt hungry, but I couldn't speak.

Premla looked at everyone in the entanglement, suddenly picked up the knife and fork, and ate with a big mouth.

"Lime?"

"... It must be eaten, otherwise the body can't stand it."

"But ..."

"... Lu Xi eat it too."

Do you think I don't want to eat?

"Well, Miss Primula is right. My mother also said: Even if you don’t want to eat, you have to eat, otherwise you can’t survive. It’s better to be cooked now, which is much better than it was underground!" Drow The girl also said. She picked up a knife and fork, cut a piece of **** beef, gritted her teeth, closed her eyes and put it into her mouth.

The two men started to work, and the magicians looked at each other, and they had to join in.

The taste of the food in the army is actually very general, but it is not too low to swallow, but I don't know why, Lu Xi always remembers the tragic scene during dinner. So, in order not to get a stomach ulcer just because of a meal, Lu Xi had to start looking for chat topics to divert his attention.

"Weir, you just said: you lived underground. That is to say, you are also an immigrant?"

"Yes, I immigrated to the Federation when I was one hundred and seventy-seven years old, and I was still a kid. Now, it is almost two hundred years."

Uh, although it is completely impossible for human beings to understand the concept of life and time of elves, listening to such a young girl talking about her age in units of 100 always feels a little weird.

"What is the underground world like?"

Irowell froze involuntarily. She was silent for a while, as if her thoughts had fallen into endless memories.

"You can't see the sun all the year round, and you can only rely on the glowing moss and fire to barely illuminate. The air can only feel the humidity, look up, there are no endless blue sky and white clouds, only dark depression and desertion...the land is barren ~ www.novelmtl.com ~ The water source is also very scarce. Even a little bit of food and drinking water for survival needs to be fought! "

The girl's words made everyone unable to fall into a short silence. They grew up under the sun and the blue sky from an early age. Although there are many irregularities and oppressions in the real world, it is difficult to imagine the unique and cruel lifestyle of the underground world.

"Originally, the tribes of the drow elves have been fighting for survival space, and now there is the devil Mullens and its worms and insects! Life will be more difficult. So my mother decided to take us a few The sisters left the underground world. I heard that the country in the sky is willing to accept immigrants of any ethnic group, and we came here to join the Federation. Although my mother has died, several sisters have grown up and can take care of themselves. Actually, our life is getting better and better. Later I met the young master, and the salary he gave was very high, hehe, in fact, I should be satisfied ... "

　　Carroll scratched his head and grinned.

"However, I will never forget the crypt lords, the demons who should fall into the abyss and never be born!" Suddenly, the girl's words turned and she gritted her teeth, her hatred and curse in her tone made Several people couldn't help but shudder.

"I will not forget: Dad was killed by them! Mom was also seriously injured by them, otherwise he would not die so early! I will never forget: Mullens and the group of crypt lords under him are our Zhuo The great enemy of the Elves! This hatred will never disappear unless one party is completely destroyed! "

　　 "The sword taken away by the crypt lord is a relic left by my mother. The next time I encounter it, I will not only take the sword back, but also kill it!"