Mysteries: Arcana Wars

Backlund, rainy night.

Vardas Abraham appeared leisurely on the street, walked along the layers of sidewalks, and finally sat down at the door of a small bar on the 10th floor.

He was still wearing an exquisite high-end custom-made white suit, with his snow-white beard and sideburns neatly trimmed, as elegant as an ancient Loen noble from the Fifth Epoch. In fact, it was not a problem to describe him as a noble. According to the current economic strength and social status of the Abraham family, and Valdas' original position in the Abraham family, even without the canonization of the Augustus royal family, he was actually a well-known "noble".

But now, no one would remember his noble charm, and no one would care about his contribution to the Abraham family. His ideas, his ideas, and all his connotations were covered up by the title of "defector", leaving only a bare label.

Vardas didn't care about this kind of thing. No matter the comments of the world or the attitude of his family, it couldn't shake his life. After leaving Abraham for so many years, Vardas once again had some strange impulses.

The fine autumn rain was still falling, covering the entire Backlund with a layer of hazy water vapor. Valdas looked out of the corridor. The colorful neon lights had long been crushed and ground into pieces by the fine autumn rain. No words or pictures could be seen. They all died in this lingering fog. Only clumps of colors were left rotting between the buildings, polluting each other into disgusting colors.

A familiar voice and shadow emerged from the floating boulders, glanced at Valdas on the opposite building, and then disappeared into the decadent colors.

The next moment, Helgi appeared in the corridor of the bar street. Compared with the elegant robe and white coat embroidered with the Abraham family crest that he wore at work as "Dr. Helgi", tonight Helgi changed into a jacket and sweatpants, letting his long white hair fall behind him, which made him less gloomy, but his thin, stern face was still covered with harshness and sharpness, making people dare not look him in the face.

Before Vardas invited him, Helgi pulled out a chair and sat opposite Vardas.

The guests took their seats, and an invisible isolation spread out around the two of them. The table was surrounded by a secret, becoming a hidden space.

The two of them seemed to be covered by an invisible glass, and their conversation and meeting would not be known to outsiders.

Helgi sensed something slightly strange, but he chose to remain silent at this time.

"How many years has it been since we last saw each other, Helgi?"

Vardas had none of the awareness of a traitor; he really enjoyed the environment of the bar and the wine in his glass, and even picked up the bottle to refill Helgi's glass, completely immersed in the relaxed and pleasant atmosphere of the bar.

"Twenty years? Fifty years?"

"Is this important?"

Helgi said calmly, without any hint of sadness or joy, his voice was still hoarse.

Then he fell silent and just looked at Vardas, who smiled and took a sip of his wine.

Both of them knew very well that their connection had never been severed.

"Tsk tsk tsk, my friend, I can't help but be a little curious. If those people in the Council of Elders - no, or rather, your subordinates in the Star Technology Center knew that Dr. Helgi, who has always been tough and ruthless in defending the Abraham family and the group, actually maintained secret contact with the legendary "Defector", what kind of expression would they have?"

"It doesn't matter." Hailji knocked on the table. "My duty is to protect Abraham. My reputation is not within the scope of the matter."

“I can see that,” Gildarts shrugged. “Your reputation has spread to my lab.”

Hailji was silent, just leaning back in his chair and drinking the wine in the glass. The quality of the wine was average, and compared to the high-end goods provided by the Abraham family, it was barely drinkable. But since it was this guy's wine, it would be a waste not to drink it.

In fact, Hailji knew very well that Vardas's defection would not bring any substantial harm to Abraham. He left Abraham just because of different ideas.

For a giant like Abraham, the Council of Elders believed that in order to maintain the status quo in the era when the gods were lost, a conservative approach was necessary. However, Valdas scoffed at this and insisted that continuing to explore the depths of the starry sky was also a way to find a way to survive. Perhaps they could lead humans to establish a new base on the moon outside the safe zone, or even expand the human space safe zone.

Rather, Vardas didn't care about the life or death of the Council of Elders at all. He just simply wanted to lead mankind to explore the starry sky.

In this matter, Helgi is a staunch conservative. Whether it is his duty or his philosophy, he believes that protecting the current Abraham so that he can survive in various disputes and stick to his current duties is his first priority. As for continuing to explore outside, it is too dangerous and too radical for Abraham in an era when the gods are lost.

If Vardas could have any impact on Abraham, it was that his defection took away a small group of radical geniuses and a high-level sealed object. It seemed very hateful, but Hailji knew that apart from making the Council of Elders furious, it did not cause any substantial damage to Abraham's daily operations.

So that year, Helgi, who was in charge of the pursuit, let go of Vardas, who was also a Sequence Three.

Of course, Haierji also has his own thoughts:

Since the radical exploration faction led by Vardas cannot gain a foothold in the current Abraham, it is better to use this opportunity to let them go and let them research and develop freely outside the family.

Maybe one day they will be able to give this huge and ancient family a little new surprise?

To be honest, Helgi himself did not have much hope for this emotionally, but the irony was that his rational calculations showed that this method had some prospects.

So after Vardas's lunar exploration laboratory was established, Helgi maintained a certain contact with Vardas.

The word "certainly" actually only refers to occasional communication. As for meetings like today, they almost never happen.

"So, why did you let me go back then?"

"I've answered this question many times." Helgi twirled his empty wine glass. "I just think that your research outside on your own will bring greater benefits and possibilities to Abraham."

"Is this still the answer?"

Vardas suddenly smiled with relief, yet also a little bit lonely.

"I thought you were just using this excuse to fool me. But at this point, you still give the same answer... I'll just take it as your true feelings."

"if not?"

"I thought it was because we peed on the elders' robes together when we were kids."

"?roll."