Arknights is too real, right?

After calling A Guang, Xia Feng sent the box of obsidian to Huang Xuanshan's small handicraft workshop, preparing to give the old man a hand.

After explaining to Huang Xuanshan what he wanted to do, Xia Feng walked back from the Origin Stone Processing Factory.

As he walked on the road, the cold air stimulated his senses.

The channels for processing raw materials have been successfully established, and Wei Na is also very happy with the news, but now, he still has one last thing to decide.

That is, whether he should help Yin Hui kill Lie Qi.

The family behind Lieqi is a stumbling block for Yin Hui to get involved in Ursus. From Yin Hui's standpoint, he can obliterate any factors that hinder him.

Xia Feng has long understood this truth. To put it bluntly, this is a psychological barrier that a ruler must overcome. This world is so real that it is outrageous. If you don't advance, you will retreat. If you take a wrong step, you will be in an abyss.

Yin Hui has his own beliefs. As long as his heart is firm enough, he will not be disturbed by unnecessary emotions. If you want to achieve a certain goal, but there is a collision with other things in the process, there will be unavoidable multiple-choice questions.

Just like building a high-speed rail, you encounter a big mountain in the process, and due to certain factors, it is impossible to go around it. At this time, you have to make a choice. It is a must.

Carving out mountains will destroy the natural environment and affect the lives of people who rely on the mountains for a living. It may even cause the death of some creatures in the process. But because of this, will the high-speed rail not be built?

Of course, you can choose not to build the railway, and the railway will stop here. For the sake of what you think is the right choice, the worst thing you can do is waste all your efforts.

However, those who are truly determined to reach the finish line have already made their choice when they take the first step.

The reason why onlookers lament his cold-bloodedness, his ruthlessness, and even the darkness in his heart is because they are in completely different positions.

Yin Hui's cold-bloodedness does not mean that he cannot see the blood, but that he still makes a choice after understanding the pros and cons, including the so-called good and evil.

Do I want them all? That is impossible. Onlookers hope to see the king leading to the final throne with a sunny road, but no king in the past can escape blood and killing.

During the process, some people may spurn his cold-bloodedness, and future generations may praise his success, but no matter what, he must make a choice at the moment, even if he is not understood.

Xia Feng knew this truth very well.

However, he is not a king, and he is not Yinhui.

Back at the barbecue restaurant, Xia Feng leaned on his chair and stared blankly at the ceiling, his fingers subconsciously stroking the sheath of the Shenyue Sword.

"Pull the dog."

"what?"

Lapland pricked up his ears from the sofa by the door.

Xia Feng's eyes were dull and he murmured.

"You used to be a killer. You could kill someone quietly without anyone finding out afterwards. Was it you who committed the murder?"

Lapland did not answer immediately, because with her intelligence, she had heard something else from Xia Feng's tone.

"boss."

"kindness?"

"You're hesitating."

Xia Feng sighed as he removed his fingers from the Shenyue Sword.

"Forget it, just pretend I didn't ask."

Life is a set result guided by choices. Every seemingly unrelated choice may make a huge difference in the outcome.

Looking at the overall situation, those results seem to be destined, and the trajectory of life seems to have been written long ago.

But as a person who is traveling in the torrent of destiny at this moment, every choice is unknown.

In the following days, batches of natural source stone clusters gathered in the small Hapi City.

In northern Victoria, Casimir and Sami, experienced smuggling experts used various means of transportation and transportation to deliver this priceless, yet fatally dangerous crystal object to Xia Feng.

Lao Pu watched batches of natural Origin Stone clusters being transported, and he was very excited. As a craftsman of Origin Stone processing, he had never seen so many Origin Stones in his life.

The Haimen Gang's cargo ship has already set off. After several days of drifting at sea, when the ship approaches the west coast of Longmen, the raw materials for the Kalan trade will be loaded onto the cargo ship and then return to Victoria.

So all Xia Feng needs to do now is wait.

He had no intention of returning to the Royal Academy before the raw materials for Silver Gray arrived. At the same time, Silver Gray would not leave Victoria until Lieqi died.

In the afternoon of this day, Xia Feng was sitting at the barbecue restaurant drinking tea as usual.

The door was pushed open, and cold air immediately blew in along the crack of the door. Huang Xuanshan walked in holding a wooden box and wearing a heavy yellow cotton-padded jacket.

Seeing Huang Xuanshan, Xia Feng put down his tea cup behind his desk.

"Mr. Huang, you've been wearing that shabby cotton-padded jacket for how many years. If it's too heavy, just throw it away and ask Nancy to buy you a down jacket."

Huang Xuanshan stamped the snow off his shoes at the door and took off his cotton hat.

"No, I'm used to wearing this cotton-padded jacket and I don't want to change it."

"Okay, anyway, if you need anything in the future, just tell Nancy."

"haha okay."

After Huang Xuanshan walked in, he put the wooden box in his hand on the desk.

"Xia Feng, everything you asked for is ready."

"Hey, that's pretty fast."

Xia Feng was in high spirits and quickly brought the box in front of him.

Opening the box, he took out an exquisite black badge.

This badge is about the size of your thumb. It is completely black and shiny. It has a rich texture, but because of its very fine workmanship, it also appears to be very light.

The texture of the badge is carefully crafted, and the overall appearance is a slender black feather.

Seeing the novel object, Turtle immediately came over to it.

"Big windmill, what is this?"

Xia Feng made a distinction and then handed the badge in his hand to Guigui.

"Now, this is yours, take good care of it."

Taking the feather-shaped black badge, Turtle held it in his hand and touched it carefully.

"So beautiful!"

"Well, I asked Mr. Huang to customize this. It's our Heiyu's token. Look carefully, there's a number on it."

This kind of badge is carved from precious obsidian. There are dozens of identical badges in the box. Huang Xuanshan's craftsmanship is beyond words.

Guigui looked carefully and saw that there was indeed an engraved number [002] on the front of her badge.

"Am I number 002?"

"certainly."

"yeah!"

Later, Xia Feng found [003] and [004].

"Ifrit, come here, this 003 is yours, and 004 belongs to Brother ACE."

The number of badges is sufficient. All members of Black Feather have badges with exclusive numbers. Nancy is 005, Nanfeng is 006, Aguang is 007, Hongdao is 008, and Lagouzi is 009.

Franca, Razer, Dr. Kane, Ansel, Three Wolf Brothers, Platts Brothers, etc., including Mr. Huang himself.

Xiao Yunye held the badge in his hand and said seriously.

"Xiao will definitely keep this thing."

Lagouzi didn't say anything after getting the badge, but carefully placed it somewhere close to his body.

Ifrit held her No. 003 and pouted.

"Yo-yo, does Homer have one?"

Xia Feng replied affirmatively.

"Yes, I left badges for everyone who is not here."

Then Xia Feng stood up and put a badge into Shuangxing's hand.

"Frost Star, this is yours."

Shuangxing held the badge with some surprise. After a moment, she showed a happy smile.

"Thanks."

Xia Feng handed the other four badges to Shuangxing and told her that they were for the Snow Monster Team.

The meaning of this badge is very clear to everyone. It is the object of hope that connects each other in this desperate world. The black wings are the home they have fought for.

At this time, the door of the barbecue restaurant was pushed open again, and Ergou next door poked his head in with curiosity.

"Ifrit, Turtle, let's go have a snowball fight."

Turtle held her beloved little badge in both hands and shook her head.

"No, it's too cold outside."

Ergou narrowed his eyes.

"Huh? What are you dividing?"

At the desk.

Ergou stared at the exquisite and handsome feather badge in the box and swallowed his saliva.

"Lao Xia, are we brothers?"

"No, just neighbors."

"But I treat you as a brother. As a brother, I must also be a part of Black Feather BBQ Restaurant, right."

Xia Feng stared at Ergou expressionlessly.

"But you have never helped before. I asked you to help carry the basin before, and you ran faster than a rabbit."

"Next time, I'll definitely be there when you call me."

Seeing Ergou's loving expression, Xia Feng sighed helplessly.

"Okay, okay, from now on you will also be a part of Black Feather, but you must study hard and repay everyone with excellent results."

"That is required."

Afterwards, Xia Feng rummaged through the box for a long time and finally found the last badge, [040].

"Now, this is yours."

Ergou took the badge excitedly.

"Yeah, No. 040, looks like he has a high status. By the way, who is No. 041?"

"There is currently no 041."

"ah?"

Some years later.

Inside a retro-style pub in southern Victoria.

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

A tall man wearing a black windbreaker sat at the bar, carrying a heavy sword behind 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 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 this osmanthus wine gets more fragrant as it gets heavier."

The boss smiled and filled the glass.

"Brother, you are an expert. The older this osmanthus wine is, the better it is."

After the second glass of wine, the 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 precious-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 alone.

"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 man in black didn't say anything, the boss probed.

"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, 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 man in black put down his wine glass.

After a long time, he said softly.

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

"The number 001 of this badge is a person 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."

The man sitting in front of the bar glanced at the woman at the door tenderly, 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 man looked cunning.

"You bought my story with wine. As for the story, I will tell you later. The dark age of Victoria is over. In this peaceful country, we have plenty of time, don't we?"