Arknights is too real, right?

Some people say that light is only for a short moment, and darkness is eternal.

However, it is from witnessing this moment of light that life and hope are born.

Therefore, although we all come from darkness, we are destined to spend this life pursuing light.

Year 1097 of the Terran calendar.

Victoria, Colombia, Casimir, Sami and many other world powers jointly confirmed the news of complete "extinction" due to natural disasters.

Suspicions and conspiracy theories were quickly abandoned, and now the whole world believed that the natural disaster had really disappeared.

This news is undoubtedly exciting, and it also allows the infected people around the world who are in dire straits to survive the cold winter forever.

In other words, as long as the natural disasters and Origin Stones disappear, coupled with effective control by countries around the world, there will be no more infected people in this world.

This was good news for the people, but immediately afterwards, the chain reaction caused by the disappearance of the natural disaster began to occur in the world.

First of all, Source Stone has become a non-renewable energy source. In contrast, all industry, production, transportation, communication and other facilities built around Source Stone will become scrap metal in the next few years.

This is a desperate fact, and there are even signs of panic.

But just a few months later, Colombia unveiled a plan that breathed new life into the world's energy system.

Looking at the development history of Terran civilization, it only lasted a few hundred years.

Except for the super energy source of Origin Stone, countries around the world have never invested in developing new energy sources because it makes no sense.

Decades ago, because of the horrific disappearance of a cruise ship, countries around the world stopped exploring the oceans one after another. People thought that what was lost was only shipping and fish. No, what people really lost was the sedimentary rocks buried beneath the seabed. a substance among them.

This newly discovered substance has not yet been officially named by Colombian officials, but if we use an easy-to-understand name, it should be called "petroleum".

Faced with this astonishing discovery, countries around the world soon began to build new energy mining facilities using the last source stones stored in their national treasury.

According to estimates, as long as there is no huge man-made turbulence in the world within 10 years, "seamless connection" of energy renewal can basically be achieved.

Top scientists from all over the world are working hard on the application of new energy, but as an elite of Rheinland Life, Hemmer has not participated in it.

She has more important work than energy experiments.

The "World-Destroying Divine Weapon" was buried in Rutland's ancient ruins by Xia Feng himself, but what was buried together at that time was not just a "weapon."

In addition, there is an ancient medical protocol that details all treatments.

The treatment targets of this plan are patients whose diseases are caused by the Origin Stone.

Xia Feng didn't understand medical treatment, but he could understand ancient texts with the memory awakened by the Styx.

After he translated it word by word for Helmer, a new door opened in the medical field of this world.

Yes, in ancient civilizations, ore disease could be cured, but in addition to subverting the existing medical system, an important substance was also needed, which was blue stone.

Judging from the current reserves of countries around the world, the amount of blue sapphires is almost negligible, which cannot satisfy the huge group of infected people.

But it doesn't matter, Xia Feng knows where there are a lot of blue stones.

In the deepest part of the Agor Sea, under the island that he cut in half with his own hands, there is an inexhaustible amount of blue stone deposited there.

In this way, this world, once full of gloom and despair, ushered in real light.

The infected and ordinary people put aside their conflicts and hatred and returned to true equality together. Countries around the world signed international treaties and carried out large-scale disarmament together.

From this moment on, all races of Terra must unite as one to move this era toward a broad future.

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3 years later.

Inside a retro-style pub in southern Victoria.

The afternoon was quiet and elegant, and the pub was very quiet.

A tall young man wearing a black trench coat sat at the bar, with a heavy sword on his back.

"Boss, let's have another glass of osmanthus wine."

The boss behind the bar picked up the glass of wine he pushed over and chatted with a smile.

"Brother, the osmanthus wine we have here has not been sold for several years. Very few people in Victoria like to drink this. It seems that you are not from Victoria."

This young man in a trench coat has black hair and black eyes, and his brows are full of heroism.

"I grew up in Victoria, but when I grew up, I preferred the wine from my hometown. Even though I have never been back, I only heard from my mother that the sweet-scented osmanthus wine gets more fragrant as it gets heavier."

The boss smiled and filled the glass.

"Brother, you are an expert. This osmanthus wine is indeed better as it gets older."

After the second glass of wine, the young man unbuttoned his windbreaker and placed the sword behind his back on the bar.

There was a black pendant hanging on the hilt of his sword, which was a shiny black feather badge.

The boss was immediately attracted by this exquisite-looking badge.

"Hey, this thing of yours is pretty good. The quality is probably made of obsidian. Tsk tsk. The workmanship is at the master level."

The man in black was drinking by himself.

"Boss, does he still know about handicrafts?"

"That's right, I used to open a jewelry store in partnership with my friends, but it closed down during the Victorian Dark Ages. Oh, there was nothing we could do about it. It would be nice to be alive."

Seeing that the young man in black didn't say anything, the boss probed.

"Little brother, can I take a closer look?"

"random."

The boss lifted up the feather badge hanging on the hilt of the sword and looked at it carefully.

"Well, if you look carefully, you can see that it's really a master craftsmanship. The obsidian is also the best of the best. Hey, why are there numbers on it? 040, what does this mean?"

The young man in black put down his wine glass and pretended to be serious.

"It's nothing. It should be regarded as a forgotten history, or it is just a story that very few people know."

There were no customers in the tavern in the afternoon, so the boss immediately became interested.

"Hey, this story seems good. Little brother, tell me about it. I'll treat you to a drink today."

"This story is a bit long, I don't know where to start."

The boss put a whole bottle of osmanthus wine on the bar.

"It doesn't matter, I have plenty of time. If I guess correctly, your number 040 should be."

"almost."

"Well, let's start from the beginning. For example, the number 001 on this black feather badge, who is he?"

The evening sun was very gentle, shining on the bar through the windows of the pub.

The young man in black held the empty wine glass with a look of nostalgia on his face.

"The number 001 of this badge is a man who can create miracles. Perhaps, he does not belong to this world."

The boss heard the melancholy in his voice.

"Is that person no longer here?"

"he"

At this time, the door of the tavern was pushed open.

A dignified and beautiful woman stood at the door. She put her hands on her hips and shouted to the man sitting on the bar.

"Li Tianye, your mother is calling you home for dinner."

Ergou, who was sitting in front of the bar, glanced at the woman at the door with gentle eyes, and then put away his sword neatly.

"Boss, thank you for the wine, I'm going home."

"Huh? What about the money for the drink?"

The two dogs looked cunning.

"You bought my story with wine. As for the story, I will tell it to you later. Bye, slip away."

Seeing that he wanted to eat and drink for free, the tavern owner rolled up his sleeves and grabbed Ergou by the collar.

"Good guy, I thought you looked familiar just now. Li Tianye, now I remember, you are the second dog in the Kilt neighborhood. When you were a child, you kicked the glass of my house when you played football!"

"Ah this."

"Stop talking nonsense. I want to run away in the middle of this story. There is no door. Tell me quickly, who is No. 001 with the black feather badge? Where has he gone?"

Ergou shrank his neck and showed a silly smile.

"Hehehe, Lao Xia, he is very nice. He is getting married next week."

Downtown Hapi City.

In front of a luxurious amusement park, a young girl who had just learned to speak was held in her arms, pointing to a few big characters on the door of the amusement park and asked.

"Mom, what's written on it?"

The big letters at the entrance of the playground read "Eve Turtle Playground".

her mother replied with a smile.

"This is the name of the playground, Eve Turtle Playground."

The little girl continued to ask in a childish voice.

"Mom, why is the playground called this name?"

Holding her daughter in her arms, Nan hoped to look at the sign of the amusement park with a trace of nostalgia on her face.

"Maybe it was someone's interest many years ago."

At this time, Tang Hua ran over with an ice cream cone in one hand.

"Come on, come on, daddy is back, be good, let's eat ice cream with mommy."

"Great!"

The afternoon sun was very warm. Putting her little daughter into Tanghua's arms, Nancy stretched greatly.

"Tanghua."

Tang Hua hugged the girl with a happy face.

"Here, my dear wife, please give me your instructions."

Nancy touched her chin with one hand, thinking thoughtfully.

"The boss's wedding is next week. Have you thought about what wedding gifts we are going to give?"

"Ah? I didn't think about it. Aren't you the one who decides on this kind of thing?"

Nancy glared.

"I made you think! I told you last month!"

"Forehead"

Under his wife's gaze, Tang Hua racked his brains and began to think hard.

"Well, my dear, what gift did Xia Feng give me when we got married?"

Nancy rolled her eyes.

"Everything you eat, use, and spend now, including the large string of zeros in our bank account, is all given by the boss."

"kindness"

"Think quickly!"

"yes!"

A library in the city center.

In the quiet reading area, a woman with an extremely bad attitude was flipping through a book that recorded the "Victorian Dark Age" in her hands.

This tall woman with crystallized horns on her head casually flipped through a few pages and then made a voice that seemed to question the whole world.

"Huh? What the hell?"

Then, she threw the book to the ground hard and stepped on it twice.

"What a crappy book, I'm going to burn this crappy library down with a fire!"

She made a fuss and was pulled away by a woman wearing glasses before library security arrived.

Although she looked very mature, the woman who was being grabbed by the collar still made a sound that was inappropriate for her age.

"Let me go, let me go!"

"Shut up."

"What a broken book, and a meteorite, it's obviously me"

"Shut up."

After dragging Ifrit out of the library, Helmer pushed up his glasses helplessly and sighed.

"Ifrit, you are an adult now, why are you still making such a noise?"

Ifrit, who was fashionably dressed and had a beautiful hairstyle, folded her arms in displeasure and muttered.

"Tch, it's not just scrawled in that broken book."

Seeing her still childish look, Helmer could only smile.

"Okay, don't be angry, think about it quickly, Xia Feng's wedding is next week, what gift do you want to give?"

"Huh? I don't need to give gifts."

"Why?"

"Because I am a wedding staff."

Ifrit grinned and made a scissors hand gesture to Hemo with a playful smile.

"I have made an agreement with Yo-Yo that I will be solely responsible for the barbecue at his wedding. In addition, I will also be responsible for setting off the fireworks together with A Guang!"

Black Feather Grill in the Kilt neighborhood.

Xia Feng carefully put away the wedding ring that he had prepared. In his heart, he was reciting the wedding lines written by Sun Fugui to him over and over again.

"I do. I do. I do. I do."

Aguang sat on the sofa and pricked up his ears.

"Brother Feng, what have you been mumbling since this morning?"

Xia Feng raised his head from behind his desk.

"Aguang, no, I'm a little nervous."

"Brother Feng, it's too early for you to be nervous. We're not getting married today, the wedding is next week."

"But I'm still nervous."

Dark Crow walked into the hall from the yard with a roasted sweet potato, and said with a smile while eating.

"It's okay. Everyone is nervous for the first time. You will have experience next time, ouch!"

Shuangyue next to him kicked him.

"What nonsense are you talking about? There will be no next time."

At this moment, a group of "fairies" more beautiful than flowers walked in from the door of the barbecue restaurant.

Bagpipe, Froststar, Mesa, and Lapland wore skirts of four different colors and floated in like butterflies.

Standing in front of Xia Feng, Bagpipe said proudly.

"How about Xia Feng, our bridesmaids' outfits are pretty good, right? If I don't tell you, you won't understand even if I tell you. Let's go, Shuangxing, Meisha, Lapland, let's go to the yard and rehearse again. "

Several girls walked very naturally, but Lapland, who was wearing high heels, was limping.

"Oops, I'm not used to wearing skirts, bagpipes, can I change into some pants on the wedding day?"

"no!"