[Yan Zan] "In short, find the time machine first!"

The angel of energy picked up a blue and gold two-color ribbon, and was about to pull it on the Christmas tree, but when she turned around, she found that Texas, who had been helping her with the ladder, had been pulled away by Kong.She was stepping on a Rhode Island Meritorious A-frame ladder, which was full of dents and wobbly. She was so frightened that she yelled, "Texas! Come back! Help me hold up the ladder, okay?"

"What's there to worry about?" Croissant just happened to pass by with a big bag of colored balls, "You're not heavy."

"The problem is that it keeps shaking. Sakota is not a real angel, and our light wings can't fly." The angel climbed up another step tentatively, and the overwhelmed old A-shaped ladder made a "creaking sound" " With a sound, she quickly retracted her leg again in fright: "Kai Song, please do me a favor and help me."

"I still have something to carry." Croissant shrugged, "Why don't you try to let Angelina use Originium skills to lighten your weight? Then you can really float up."

"Anything like this?"

"Otherwise, who do you think made the hidden lock and the heart of the cliff floating on the ceiling now? Oh wait, Iron Eater, your gauntlets are so heavy..."

In the largest reception room in Rhodes Island, all the tables and chairs have been moved against the wall, leaving a large space in the middle.The courier and old man the ranger helped to move the protagonist of the night: the Christmas tree.This is a small fir tree bought from Longmen. It is not tall, but it is not small. Now it is standing in the center of the Christmas banquet, and it is decorated by the ingenious female operators.

Tonight, all the staff on Rhodes Island were dispatched.Three chefs—Jiaofeng, Gumi, and Andecher, prepare delicious dishes for everyone in the back kitchen.In charge of guarding the kitchen is the always strict instructor Dubin, whose main task is to prevent Furong from running in and making trouble.As for Ethan... Because everyone knew that he would definitely steal it in advance, and no one could find him, so they simply let him go.

"Speaking of which, don't we still have secret operations today? How are you preparing?"

Out of friendship in various senses, Croissant still temporarily put down the box of colored balls in his hand, and kept helping Angel Energy up the ladder until she finished tying the bow.

"Not to mention anything else, the mistletoe must have been bought, and it is now being placed in the medical department to make a wreath." Angel Neng answered her in a low voice, "The boss will be shocked by then, right? He certainly won't." Knowing this, should we discuss with Amiya how to give first aid? The boss is in such poor health, what if he faints?"

"Did you forget? Amiya also has a forum account, she must have seen our battle plan building."

"But we just discussed how to hold the banquet. Didn't we say that the banquet plan also included the confession of assisting Yanbu?"

"You reminded me." Croissant lifted the box next to her feet again, and bumped an operator who happened to pass by her with her shoulder, "Grey Throat? Can you do me a favor?"

"What's the matter?" The female operator who was called by her code name had black hair and green eyes, and a stern demeanor. When she was bumped into by Croissant, she subconsciously made a movement to wipe her shoulders.Fortunately, Croissant didn't care about it: "Do me a favor, let Amiya come to the banquet hall? We have something to discuss with her..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly heard shouts from behind: "Get out of the way!" A figure that was tightly covered by a box rushed towards them. The colorful ribbons placed on the ground stumbled, and the contents of three or four boxes suddenly fell like rain, and finally all fell on the heads of the three female operators under the tree.

"Huang? Is it Huang?" Lu Xing poked his head out from behind the tree, accompanied by a small Popuka.

"No-wrong!" A hand wearing a black tactical glove barely protruded from the mountain of boxes, "Excuse me, someone give me a hand... My leg is pressed by something!"

"Ah, that's my A-line ladder!" An angel drilled out a circle of light from the other side, reached out and grabbed the two colored ribbons that fit into the circle of light.

This is not the only place where there is a mess.Almost every few minutes, a corner of the banquet hall would erupt into bursts of cheerful laughter.The girls chased each other and made a fuss, dragging brightly colored ribbons and velvet flowers in their hands.Chuxue instructed Di Ling and Mel to hang the Kjerag traditional rug she made on the wall.Beside them, Magellan, at the controls of two drones, is slowly raising a banner into the air—"The First Christmas Party in Rhode Island."

It was indeed the first ever dinner in Rhode Island.In fact, except for a very small number of veteran operators, most of the people gathered here have not stayed in Rhodes Island for a full year.There is the crown prince of Victoria, the warlord of Kjerag, the police officer of Longmen and the rich daughter of Xista, the Rhine life liaison who traveled across the ocean, the natural disaster messenger who measured thousands of miles of Terra with his feet, and There are mercenaries and knights who have fought for half their lives on the bloodline, and there are also junior high school students and high school students who have not lost their childishness but have to leave the campus to join the war.

They come from thousands of corners of the Terra continent, but they gather here for different reasons, just like family members.

"What are you carrying here..." Violence walked over and bent down, pulling Huang, who was sprained by the A-shaped ladder of meritorious service, out of the pile of debris.With suspicious eyes, she inspected a lot of things that Huang had moved into the banquet hall: "Folding stools, fluorescent lamps... this is a drill on a mechanical arm, right? Why did you move all the things in the workshop? "

"Oh, this round stool was used by Logos to participate in the round bench skating challenge. The fluorescent lamp was removed from the former Mechanist's workbench. As for this mechanical arm, it is Whitesmith's proud work." Huang mentioned her Put everything back into the box, eyes full of solemnity and tenderness, "I saved these things with great difficulty before the doctor renovated the dormitory. I know that these things will take up space, so I packed them up a long time ago." Lah. Just put it under the Christmas tree, it won't take up too much space."

"I just want them to come to our first Christmas dinner." She said this, her voice lowered, and she pulled a roll of yellow tape from her waistband and began to seal the box.

Most of the operators frolicking in the banquet hall may not know who she is talking about, but it is impossible for the doctor and Amiya's old acquaintance to be unclear about the atrocities.What Huang said was that the names belonged to the former operators of Rhodes Island, and now all of them were killed in battle, and their souls returned to the land of Terra.

Brutal bit his lip and remained silent for a moment, then suddenly patted Huang's stiff shoulder: "Hey! You are always on missions outside, I'm afraid you don't know it. Besides the Christmas dinner, there is another big event going to happen tonight oh!"

"Are you nervous? Would you like a cup of Usa specialty bread to ease your mood?"

"Forget it." Yanke lightly pushed away the kvass handed over by Lin Dong, "Let's save this small drink with an alcohol content of less than 1% for high school students."

Gumi went to the back kitchen, but the remaining four members of the Ursas student self-government group sat in the medical department weaving mistletoe coils.Yanke has known for a long time that "Power and Glory" and "Internationale", which are quite active in the comments on his posts, are the winter and truth of the student self-government group.Especially the truth, Yanke is not good at manipulating electronic products, and only relying on the Shining mobile phone to bypass the white-faced owl's operator blocking mechanism, so for this little girl who conquered the white-faced owl with her own technology, he always There is a vague sense of admiration.

The two remaining Ursus girls from the regiment were chattering and biting their ears.

"It's really like a dream... I still can't believe that this kind of thing actually happened."

"Yeah, obviously at the beginning I hesitated whether it would be bad to knock on the real Lalang. Now it seems that one of them is a black-haired Sarkaz and the other is a white-haired Sakota. Such a coincidence? They clearly have an affair!"

"I still remember that the first Yanfu article I read was "Land Outside the Law" recommended by Zhenzhen. How could it be such a coincidence that it was written by the person concerned? Fortunately, I didn't fall into the pit during the period of tinplate and Eden , I heard that at that time, knives were buried all over the floor, and the CP all depended on psychological endurance. Now I see who dares to write about knives!"

"Yes! My CP is the sweetest in the world!"

"Are you ready?"

The right hand resting on the armrest was suddenly patted.Yan Ke turned his head and saw that it was Truth who put down the wreath she had made and sat beside him.

The wall clock on the opposite wall already pointed to 17:50.There are still 10 minutes until the Christmas party starts.

"Just a kiss."

"I want to ask you, are you prepared for what to do in the future?" Truth looked up at him seriously.The girl's clear and transparent blue pupils made Yanke think of the eyes of a mourner. "Your expression is complicated, did you think of something?"

"No, it's nothing. I've asked Mostima about all the preparations I need to make." Yanke said, "Besides, even if we change our relationship in the future, we don't need any beautiful words between the two of us. Life is just annihilation A short journey ahead, and whichever of us ends it first, the other has to go on, doesn't it?"

"Have you put yourself in the position of a mortal?" Truth frowned slightly.

"Oh?"

"It's impossible for me to fully grasp Mr. Undertaker's thoughts. So all I can say is that your mentality is dangerous. Everyone hopes that you can live with him for a long time. This is human nature."

"I promised to cooperate with the treatment, but who can say for sure about life? Maybe a battle worthy of my seriousness will take my life away." Yanke said.

Truth did not answer.She just stared at Yan Ke stubbornly for a long time, without blinking her eyes, until the minute hand of the clock slowly moved a fraction, then she put away the few fingers on the back of Yan Ke's hand, slowly Said: "You... are not what I imagined. Anyway, I wish you all the best tonight."

"Good luck!" Furong rushed in from the door in a hurry, holding a plate of steaming Yakulevich garlic sausage in her hand, "Everyone! How is your work! The banquet is about to begin. !"

"Has it finally started!" Gavial leaned out from behind the workbench holding a whole pack of playing cards.

At 18:[-] Longmen time, the first Christmas banquet in Rhodes Island was grandly opened.

New operators, old operators, all gathered here.Even Dr. Kelsey, who has seen the beginning and end of the dragon, came to the scene in a change of clothes.Thanks to Ke Luxie's overnight work, most of the operators present wore red and white velvet Santa hats, and made some minor adjustments according to their respective racial characteristics.For example, Officer Hoshiguma from Longmen put a little Christmas hat on her horn.For horned operators who are inconvenient to wear hats, such as Earth Spirit and Razer, Kelucier also thoughtfully provided a version with a zipper.

Flame, of course, doesn't have a Santa hat.The girls in the medical department gave him a casual and handsome image, adding a silly Christmas hat really ruined the atmosphere.

So he stood aside, watching Angela and Amiya invite his amnesiac nemesis into the chair.The doctors are weak, and they can't take off the thick protective clothing even when they are active in Rhodes Island. They can only let them hang fake beards on the outside of the high neckline and dress up as a Rhodes-style " Santa Claus".Mostima, Anderchell and Ambil stood in a row and clapped their hands in celebration. The swaying halo of the three angels blinded a large group of people around them.

What about the undertaker?Where is the undertaker?This is what Yanke is most concerned about right now.

He eagerly searched among the crowd, his eyes skipped Yinhui and Herag, and finally turned to the doorway decorated with ribbons and balloons.Two figures, one tall and one short, happened to appear there.Hong Yun's cloak and quiver were covered with wind and snow, apparently running directly across the deck.And her guardian was holding her hand, with a pink gift bag in the other hand, exuding the chill of winter all over her body.

Yan Ke subconsciously opened his legs, and greeted that figure with a sharp breath.

The girls clearly already have some sort of understanding.They all consciously backed away to the left and right, making way for the two of them.That scene was as if Moses parted the Red Sea, and the road between the two was unobstructed. The warmth of the room and the fragrance of food accompanied the footsteps of the Yan Ke and continuously invaded the mourner, washing away the fine snow on his hair and eyebrows, and warmed him. Touched his red fingertips from the frost and wind.

He subconsciously wanted to grab Hong Yun's hand, but it was in vain.Hong Yun had already been pulled aside by Su Suluo and Mo Yao.He is alone now.

And Yan Ke's fiery breath had already rushed in front of him.

"Angel, come with me." The other party grabbed his hand with such force that he couldn't refuse, and led him all the way to the nearest mistletoe garland.

I don't know who applauded first, one after another, those who knew the plan, and those who didn't, all applauded.Even though they were among the crowd, it was more like they were on a stage. The thick green mistletoe above their heads was the best spotlight, and the gold and green ribbons hung down to the black halo of the mourners.

"I thought of waiting for you to go under the mistletoe by yourself. But now I think it's too slow."

Yanke let go of the mourner's hand, and put his hands on Sakota's shoulders instead.Those orange-gold eyes are close at hand, their shape is narrow and sharp, but there is a moonlight-like gentleness in their eyes. "Close your eyes, Undertaker."

After finishing speaking, he lowered his head without waiting for the other party to execute the order, and eagerly but gently sealed the mourner's lips.

(TBC)