Ember Gun

  Chapter 456 The Paradise and Existence of Mankind

The night of the old Dunling is like cyan steel, cold and chilly, every corner of the street is covered with crystal water drops, and the tiny mirror reflects the iron whales rolling in the sea of ​​clouds, bunch after bunch. The light fell like a lance, staring at the earth.

The guards take a deep breath. This is just an ordinary day in their careers. Standing guard, guarding, and then rotating. This is a very familiar job, but in such a familiar work and environment, they are vaguely aware of something. , The guards didn't know what it was, and it could only be simply described as anxiety and anxiety in the bottom of my heart.

Yes, it seems that something is going to happen. Under this calm night, something has awakened in the deepest part of the darkness. It crooked its hideous body, with a disgusting smell, trying to crawl out of the memory. abyss.

  The guard's heart became more and more disturbed, and his hand rubbed the cold railing, the cold touch made him a little sober.

The iron whales moved their gazes away from the street and pushed forward slowly. Only then can they notice that the iron whale's gaze is not random. It has been staring at a carriage galloping in the night, coming from high above the sky. Under his gaze, the carriage crossed the royal line of defense and drove into the platinum palace.

   "Huh... haven't been here for a long time. This seems to be my first night visit here."

  The man got off the carriage. For some reason, the temperature tonight was so low that he could even see the mist he exhaled.

   raised his head, under the shining light, the relief on the building was pulled out of slender shadows, light and darkness were intertwined, and another bizarre painting was drawn.

"what is that?"

  The man raised his head. He seemed to have seen something. Countless black shadows hovered under the night, like leaves drawn into the sky, cutting the light into countless pieces.

  "The crows, they usually stop on the Dunling Pagoda. I don’t know why they came here suddenly."

  Another voice sounded behind him, and Arthur also got out of the carriage and looked at the crows under the night. Under the dim night, they couldn't see their appearance at all, and only vaguely heard some bleak roars.

   Arthur remembered the previous folk rumors and talked about it casually.

   "Someone said before that if the crows leave Dunlin Pagoda, then it will be the end of Inervig."

   "Why? Could it be said that today is the end of Inervig? Then I think we'd better take the boat and leave."

  The man told a joke.

   "No, Inervig will never fall, let alone these nonsense legends... There is a birdcage on the Dunling Pagoda, we have six crows in it, don’t worry about it."

   Arthur looked disdainful, but after thinking about it, he still added.

  The man laughed, how could he think that serious Arthur would have such a side.

   "Let's go, your majesty is waiting for you."

Arthur doesn’t bother to care about this man. Although he has not been in contact for a long time, he also knows the character of this guy. He is like a clown in a circus. It is difficult to judge what he wants and his purpose is What? He may have just been talking about his ideals and ambitions with you, and in the next second he will beg for you to lend him some money to buy wine.

   "I know that it is not impossible to let her wait longer. Think about it, I was lucky enough to have Queen Victoria wait for me. This is a great honor."

  Unsurprisingly, the man started talking nonsense again.

   "Huh? Don't you keep up?"

  The man took a few steps, and suddenly he found that only himself was moving forward, neither the guard nor Arthur had any intention of moving forward.

   "I need to stay here, only you can see her tonight."

   Arthur said, he looked at the man's old but stubborn face with a mixed mood.

  To tell the truth, he rarely misunderstands a person, but this time he misunderstands the guy in front of him. Arthur couldn't think of him having such energy, or... so mysterious.

  Like Lorenzo, wearing an unknown mask, you pull it off forcefully, and there is just another mask under it.

  I was trembling in front of my eyes not long ago, saying something that I had nothing to do with Lorenzo, but now I am standing in front of the Platinum Palace, knowing a secret that I have no right to know.

   "Wait a minute, Oscar Wilde, who are you?"

  Arthur couldn't help asking.

  Oscar stopped, he slowly turned around and said.

   "Don't you know? I'm a writer, the kind of writer who doesn't sell well."

  Oscar smiled and stopped after turning around. He turned around again and added.

  "The writer, the writer who writes history...No, this is a bit inaccurate. History is written by you, and I am just a recorder. Someone always remembers all this and tells the latecomers."

  Oscar said something Arthur could not understand. This time he did not stop and walked into the platinum palace in strides.

   Arthur’s gaze stayed behind him, he thought about Oscar’s last words, what he thought of, and it seemed that he didn’t think of anything, until he could no longer see Oscar.

  ...

  The meeting with Queen Victoria was in a small room. It was very secretive. Only the Queen knew about it. Apart from Oscar and the Queen, there was no third person in this room.

   "Long time no see, Your Majesty."

Oscar moved a chair and sat in front of the Queen. This room is not small, but all lighting is candlelight. Only a few scattered on the table, burning quietly, with a little light. , Unable to illuminate everything in the room, more places are in the chaotic darkness.

  The queen nodded slightly, her expression was cold and serious, as if something big was about to happen.

   "According to the intelligence, Lorenzo and their operations have ended, and they are now on their way back to Inervig."

  Oscar reported on the work, North Deloi's gaze has been fixed on the port of Maruri, keeping an eye on the direction of the incident at any time.

  "Just as we designed, Ival Rodbro has already died in the port of Maruri. His death will be the fuse, our righteousness.

  According to our previous agreement with Bjorn Rodbrook, we will join forces with the Viking nations to wage war against Gallunaro and its Rhine Confederation in the near future. "

  Oscar said that there was a slight change in his voice. Although he had always been casual, but when he said such words from his own mouth, Oscar still felt a surge of pressure.

  This is a war, a war driven by the interests and goals of all parties. This time, it is not the words described in my book, but an extremely real fight. There will be many deaths, many, many deaths.

"The life and death of Pope Miguel is unknown, but according to Lorenzo’s dictation, it is no longer important whether Miguel is alive or dead. He confirmed that Lawrence is still alive, and in his words the situation is very complicated. After returning, he decided I want to meet you in person."

   "Hmm... I see."

  The queen took a long breath. Wars are also a lot of pressure for her.

   "Then what shall we do next? Your Majesty."

   Oscar asked.

   "Just proceed as designed before, stir the situation, and drag the whole world into the flames of war. Only in this way can we ensure that more people can survive."

  The queen's voice is extremely firm.

"According to calculations, we need to reduce the total population of Western countries by at least 30% in this war. The builders of other countries will get news from us after tonight. They will secretly influence political trends in different ways until the end. Make everyone involved in this world war."

  Oscar trembled slightly, today...No, in the unknown council before this, countless lives were already doomed.

   "Why, are you scared?" the queen asked.

"Of course."

  Oscar did not pretend to be strong, he squeezed his forehead vigorously, trying to smooth the wrinkles.

   "I'm more than scared, your Majesty, I can't be scared. If I'm more timid, you can smell the smell of urine on my body now."

  Oscar teased himself, but there was no smile on his face.

  "Unlike the glorious war of the Great Patriotic State, this war was initiated by us and swept the entire Western world, although it is for the survival of more people and for the survival of mankind..."

  Oscar said and looked at his old hand. This hand once held a sword and a gun, and also held a pen, but now it is full of blood.

"Although we also have our own reasons, incomparably just reasons, but I still feel scared. I will see countless dead people revenge on me. Even if I can survive the war, these ghosts will entangle me until Die."

  The queen was expressionless, she had been mentally prepared for a long time, this kind of thing could not affect her mind, but when she heard this, the queen couldn't help but said.

   "Your words reminded me of what Bjorn said to me when he left. To be precise, this is what Ivar told him, and he relayed it to me."

   "What about the dead?"

  Oscar was half joking, and he deeply apologized for the never-seen Ivar Rodbroke, even if he died, his death would have to be taken advantage of.

"Well... Ivar is a man who is tired of fighting. A child like him is simply an alien among the Vikings. Bjorn couldn't understand him, until one day Ivar told Bjorn his own reasons. "

  The queen's voice cooled down, and it was obviously a closed room, and the candlelight flickered slightly for some reason.

  "He said that human beings are cursed, and the Hall of Valor is neither after death nor before death.

  This world, the world in which countless of us live, is the "Hall of Valor". Countless people are born, killed, and then die, and they fall into endless reincarnation, with no end in sight. "

  The atmosphere fell into sorrow, but the queen's attitude changed and became extremely harsh.

"But someone has to do this. If you want most of the people to survive, you have to kill another part of the people. If no one dares to hold the blade and slash at life, then leave this to me. I am willing to bear such a sin, as long as more people can survive."

  Oscar felt very tired, as if he had been in a war, and in just a few minutes he felt like he was several years old.

"Then what should you do next, I mean Lorenzo. He is a variable. With his mind, I think our conspiracy to start a war has been completely exposed in his eyes. It is not so much that he wants to meet you. , It is better to say that he is here to ask you for an explanation. If your answer is not satisfactory to him, he will kill you with a single blow."

  "Do you think he would do this? Assassinate a queen?"

  The queen did not believe it.

"Who knows? He is a variable, a very interesting individual, and a person has the ability to change the situation, but the owner of this power is neurotic. Now he has made mistakes and done evil under our design. Opened the prelude to the war..."

  Oscar's headache started, he continued.

   "Maybe he won't come to kill you first, but he will give me a knife first, then hold my head to see you, and say to you,'If you are not honest, this is the end.'"

   "In any case, his attitude still needs our attention."

  "Then tell him all of this, our purpose, our past, we have repeated the fights and wars that I don’t know how many times."

  The queen said directly.

"At that time, there are not many choices left to Mr. Lorenzo Holmos. He might still kill me with anger, or be persuaded by me to join the carnival of this war, or Psychological breakdown and spend the rest of my life decadently?"

   "What do you think? Oscar."

  Oscar thought for a while, and based on his knowledge of Lorenzo, he really didn’t know what the final result would be, so he could only say casually.

   "Maybe he will kill you first, and then join the carnival of war, trying to stop all of this, but under the tide of the times, he can't sustain it, and finally he becomes the ridiculous detective in despair."

   "But there may be other options." The queen said suddenly.

   "What do you... mean?"

   Oscar asked, he thought the queen meant something.

   "Another road, a new road, the road that will save us from this desperate reincarnation."

  The queen thought about everything, she said.

"If Mr. Holmes can be moved by me, if I am not killed by him, I will let him go to see the Secret Keeper and let him see the [truth] of the world. You also said that he is a Variables, maybe he can find a better way to end all this after seeing the [truth]."

   "Did you bet your hope on him?"

  "It's just investment. If he fails, then the war continues and no one can stop it."

  Oscar was silent and took a deep breath, he stood up, and then said to the queen.

   "After tonight, I will inform all the builders of the country that a new cycle has begun."

  The queen got up with difficulty, and she reached out to Oscar.

  "For our Utopia, Oscar Wilde."

  Oscar nodded, and he also stretched out his hand, shook hands with the queen.

  "For the happiness and survival of mankind."

  (End of this chapter)