Ember Gun

  Chapter 459 Tranquility

   "The feeling of going home...is pretty good."

The Kestrel opened its eyes slowly and looked out the window next to the bed. The summer sun was like liquid gold, evenly spread between the ancient trees and the stone bricks. The crisp birdsong reverberated constantly, and everything seemed very Is calm.

  Half a month has passed since the night of suffering. After returning to Old Dunling, the Kestrel has been living here, a branch of the Black Mountain Hospital.

  In fact, it is not considered a branch hospital. After the Black Mountain Hospital incident, due to the original site need to be repaired, with the consent of Dean Abigail, the Black Mountain Hospital was temporarily dismantled, waiting for the reconstruction of the original site.

  This is a branch hospital in the countryside. According to the division of functions, it is quite normal here. It is a nursing home, which is responsible for accommodating the injured knights. The half-dead Kestrel received perfect treatment here.

Kestrel still remembers what the doctors said to him. They said that Kestrel was really lucky. There was no serious fatal injury on his body. It was just that he lost a lot of blood. In addition, he was mentally and physically exhausted. After treatment and recuperation, except for those fractures. Outside of the unhealed bones, the Kestrel is almost healed.

  The body is still a bit weak, but there is no delay in free movement. The Kestrel slid his arm and let himself sit up slowly. The other arm was put in a cast. The doctor said that there was at least half a month to remove it.

   Picking up the mirror on one of the cabinets, the Kestrel took a picture of his face, with a distressed look in his eyes.

   "Woo hoo, I still have scars."

The Kestrel looked at the scar on his cheek. It was left during the battle in the Theater Square. It stands to reason that if there is a scar on the face, it will make people look more vicious, but it is inexplicable on the Kestrel’s face. It’s funny, and he couldn’t understand why.

   "Scars are the testimony of men, and only cowards are afraid of them."

  The voice came from one side, and there was another bed not far from the Kestrel. Haibod turned over and said to the Kestrel under the pillow.

   "So I think you all Vikings have brain problems."

  This kind of conflict in values ​​is still somewhat unacceptable for Kestrel.

  After returning to Inverweg, Haibold's injuries were not serious, even minor injuries, but he was taken into the Black Mountain Hospital together for erosion testing.

   Thinking of here, the Kestrel's relaxed expression became serious. Although he said that his memory had begun to blur because of the injury at that time, he still vaguely remembered the scene.

  In that burning hell, angels descend.

   Countless, pure white steel wings unfolded one after another, they cut all the living creatures they encountered, the flesh and blood body fell apart in front of them, and the hot blood dyed them red.

  What is it? Kestrel couldn't understand it, they just appeared out of thin air, like a nightmare that broke through the dimensions.

  Thinking that the Kestrel looked at Haibod here, everyone saw that scene, and they were all terrified by this weird existence.

Of course, what is more worthy of fear and doubt is him, Lorenzo Holmos. Although no one said it, he did not admit it, but everyone knows and can vaguely guess in his heart that those monsters are Yinluo. Renzo appeared.

  But everyone maintained the tacit understanding that they deserved until they returned to Inervig, and no one asked Lorenzo about this.

   "By the way, Lorenzo has also been away for a long time."

  Kestal then thought, muttering to himself.

   "It must be a week, right?"

  Hyboard looked at the calendar beside him.

After the containment, Lorenzo was assigned a separate room, where he had to report all kinds of information every day, and also to conduct tests. It seemed that the matter was really serious. Kestrel saw Merlin walking in front of his door several times. pass.

  Lorenzo still visits them from time to time. He said he lives next door, and always brings some contraband with what the doctors say when he comes.

   "Ah... after such a peaceful life for a long time, it feels a little uncomfortable."

  Kestrel probably didn't want this room to fall into peace, he said again.

"what happened?"

  Hybod asked, he still had the knight novels borrowed from Kestrel in his hand. This peaceful time gave Haibod plenty of time to read these stories.

"It's...it's very uncomfortable. It feels like the struggle not long ago is like a dream. It's like you Vikings will not arrive at the Hall of Valor after your death, but a place similar to this place, warm and comfortable, no fight or no fight. Fighting, everyone just lie in bed doing nothing like this every day, wasting time."

  Kestal divergent thinking, with a smile on his face.

   "Think about it, it's a pretty good ending."

  The voice faded again, the Kestrel thought for a while, and suddenly said to Haibod.

   "But thank you, Hyblade, if you didn't recite me, I would have died there."

  For Kestrel’s gratitude, Haibod’s expression remained the same. He continued to read the book and answered casually.

"nothing."

   "It's good to be alive..."

  Kestrel looked out the window and felt it.

With a bang, the door was pushed open. Kestrel and Hybold were both attracted by the sound. They looked out the door and saw Eve standing outside the door, panting, wearing a sick clothes. Roll the newspaper.

   "Something big happened!"

  Eve took a sigh of relief and shouted loudly.

"what happened?"

  Kestal's face was puzzled, and I saw Eve walk quickly to Kestal's bed and spread out the newspaper in his hand.

   "This is today's report. The King of Galunaro has passed away."

   "What's wrong with this...?"

  Kestrel couldn't understand it for a while, and the expression of Haibod on the side had changed slightly.

   "The King of Gallunaro confirmed his successor as his son, Cornel Garrell, before his death, and appointed Director of the Iron Law Bureau and Curry Ferrey as his minister."

  Eve quickly explained that this was regarded as a political earthquake in Gallunalo, and it happened extremely fast. When a few people saw the newspaper, the new king had already succeeded.

   "Curry Ferrey? Is that guy?"

  Kestrel remembered this name and the person it represented.

"It's him. Now that he has walked from behind the scenes to the front, they must make some big moves," Eve panicked. "More importantly, before the death of the old king, a large number of old nobles and ministers were liquidated. NS."

  Eve pointed to the corner of the newspaper. It occupies only a small page and the text is only a few lines. But these few lines are more important than the information revealed by the previous news.

   "Truncate funds, threaten assassins, pronounce crimes."

A new voice sounded, Irene came over from behind the door. She, who was barely counted as a member of the team, was also taken in by Black Mountain Hospital after arriving in Inervig. These days, she and Eve are roommates and live next door. .

"During the years when the old king was seriously ill, on the surface, his control of the country was lax. The noble ministers secretly conducted a lot of dirty transactions, thinking that they would not be discovered. In fact, all of this was under the prying eyes of the Iron Law Bureau. At the end of the old king’s life, he initiated an internal cleansing. These long-collected evidences were put on the surface, and most of the old nobles were wiped out with strong means. Only the people who survived They will tremble, and they will surrender to this new king so that their family can survive the anger."

   Irene looked at the newspaper solemnly.

   "The old king unified the kingdom again before he died and gave it to his son in its entirety."

  "They are preparing for war, preparing to meet our war. Only in this way can a united country stand against us." Haibod said.

  His words contained a trace of depression, which made everyone in the room a little uncomfortable.

  Whether it is Kestrel or Eve, everyone is well aware of one thing. With Ivar’s death, war is inevitable, and this time it is their initiative to initiate a war. Everything now is just the calm before the storm.

   "It looks like I have to leave."

  Hibald said, turned around and picked up his clothes.

"Where are you going?"

Kestrel asked to his temporary roommate. To be honest, it’s okay for someone to chat with him in the middle of the night. Although Haibod is very disgusted with it, he can’t understand how a guy wants to sleep and has so many bad things. .

  "Viking nations. I should have left a long time ago. The doctor said that my spirit is stable and I can leave at any time, but as you said, such a peaceful leisure is not easy to come by, and I still have to enjoy it for a few more days."

  War is not a joke, these things are very serious, and there are some things that Haibod has to report back in person, such as the death of Ivar, after all, he is also the child of the King of Ice and Sea.

   "I will take these books."

  Hibald spoke and picked up a few unfinished books.

   "The Rhine League, the Viking nations and Inverweg, the united forces...this will be a war that will sweep the entire Western world!"

  Screams rang out, and then several people noticed that there was another person in the room.

  Herkeri was tied to the bed, lifted up vigorously, and screamed at several people.

   "Conspiracy! All conspiracy! They want to kill everyone!"

  A storm of chaos seemed to be rolled up in the brain. Hercules deduced an extremely terrible future in an instant, and the entire ocean would be dyed red with countless blood.

"what happened to him?"

  Eve ignored Hercule’s words, but asked the roommate Kestrel.

  Kestrel shook his head helplessly, he said.

"I don’t know. In short, Hercule said he could talk to a mouse... Poirot, to be precise, he could understand what Poirot was talking about, and he had to undergo a psychiatric examination. The doctors suspected that he had been affected. Corrosion, but he shows no signs of alienation...In short, it is a very special case."

  Kestrel remembered the follow-up again, and he continued.

  "The doctor also did a lot of checks on Poirot, and confirmed that it was just an ordinary chinchilla. There was nothing unusual about it. Finally, he performed an operation on it."

"Operation?"

  Eve doesn’t understand. Usually everyone gathers in the garden in the afternoon, just like a group of elderly old ladies. This is the first time Eve has found Hercules here.

  The cage shook violently and interrupted Eve’s questioning. Poirot slammed into the cage angrily, squeaking.

  "Damn, you scolded me! Who bought you from the fur merchant, have you forgotten!"

  Herkery raised his head vigorously, and it seemed that he was scolding Poirot.

   "What's up with me? Are you **** without seeing me?"

   "Squeak!"

   "They sterilized you with a cheap hand, what can I do!"

   squeaked, and then it became more violent.

  Eve looked at this strange curse with a complex expression.

   "Do they usually do this?"

   "Almost, but the doctor said that if he is too noisy, he can give him a tranquilizer."

  Kestrel raised his eyebrows and opened the drawer.

  ……

Haibod left. Eve also left with him. She also expressed confusion about the conspiracy of this action. Now Eve's mental examination has stabilized and she is allowed to leave. She is going to complete her internship. And ask Arthur what is going on.

  The room was quiet, and quieter a little faster, as if he had returned to Inervig from Gallunaro.

Everything was too fast to give people the slightest preparation. Kestrel only remembered a group of people calling their names, and then various bright lights flashed in front of them. When he woke up again, he was in the Black Mountain Hospital. , The whole person was tightly wrapped in bandages.

  After an injection of tranquilizer, Hercule became honest, and Poirot fell asleep with it. The too quiet room made Kestrel a little uncomfortable, just like the end of the carnival, deserted.

   "You are recovering pretty well, Moon."

The sound of    startled the Kestrel. He turned his head and remembered that Irene had not left yet.

To be honest, after so many experiences, although Kestrel doesn’t really want to admit it, he doesn’t dislike Irene so faintly in his heart, just like he can talk to Haibod now, no matter what happened before. , Now everyone is more or less dead brothers.

These guys carried themselves back from Gallunaro alive, but due to some shyness or something, the Kestrel could not express any gratitude. At most, he promised Haibold that if there is a sequel to the novel, he will mail him. To the Viking countries, he pays the postage.

   "Why...what's wrong?"

  Kestrel looked at Irene, and stepped back a few times in fear, but he was already leaning against the wall and there was no way to go back.

   "I just think that many people may never see again in this life."

   Irene said lonely.

   "Like Hybade, do you think you can still see him?"

  Kestrel was startled, and didn't understand Irene's words.

"He returned to the Viking kingdoms, that remote and cold place, he will return to his post and join the wave of war, and you are like this, you will return to the decontamination agency, plunge into this huge machine, and say Maybe that look just now is the last side of your life."

  Kestrel opened his mouth, he wanted to say something, but suddenly Irene came over and grabbed his face.

  There is no fragrant plot, no intoxicating pictures, Irene just grabbed the Kestrel’s head roughly and prevented him from moving.

Irene stared at the Kestrel blankly. The Kestrel could even see his reflection in Irene’s eyes. He could feel the power coming from his eyes, as if he wanted to keep the picture he was watching forever. Engraved into the mind.

  (End of this chapter)