Leader of the Ark Raiders

"I...I..." Xiao Linguang hesitated.

"You don't have to answer me right away, you can give me an answer after you have thought it through." Shen Cangye gently held the girl's hand, "No matter what your choice is, I hope you will not regret it. Your choice, It is your own heart. You should not participate in this competition for me, or anyone else, but for your own heart."

He stood up and touched Xiao Linguang's ear, "If you are willing to participate, let's find a way to deal with this challenge together. If you are unwilling to participate, I will find a reasonable reason for you to reject the invitation of the Craftsman Association. Don't be mentally Burden, think it over and tell me."

He turned to leave, but Maria suddenly caught up.

The little girl hesitated for a while and said, "Doctor Shen, do you want me to participate?"

Shen Cangye smiled helplessly, and nodded her forehead, "It's not that I don't want you to participate, nor is it whether Teacher Vulcan, Aunt Zofia, or your sister wants you to participate—it's yourself, yes Don’t want to participate? You make a choice and you are responsible for your choice. I respect all your choices. Whether you participate or not, whether you win or not in the end, our love for you is the same, okay?”

"You said you——love, uh..." Maria was startled, and blushed to the tips of her ears in an instant.

"I'm leaving, let me know anytime you have an answer." Shen Cangye said.

"I'll think about it again, let me think about it again!" Maria, with her head almost down to her chest, hurriedly pushed him out the door.

She leaned against the closed door, covering her face in embarrassment.

767. Grab That Girl and Ride!

It wasn't until that night that Shen Cangye received a call from Calevi, the director of Rose Newspaper.

"Mr. Shen, yesterday..." Callaiwei's voice was trembling.

Shen Cangye was speechless, "You guys are too weak, I was the one who was drinking in the end."

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shen, I, I... I really can't drink." Kalev said aggrieved.

"Oh, forget it, investment must have the habit of drinking the opposite person, and it is estimated that only such an alcoholic old guy will have it." Shen Cangye said, "In short, the president of the association agreed to sponsor, and there will be craftsmen association People connect with you."

"Thank you, Mr. Shen!" Kalev said, "I heard that Miss Maria Linguang is preparing to participate in the finals. Can we write related reports?"

"Maria hasn't decided whether to continue the competition yet, I suggest you don't use it as a gimmick to report." Shen Cangye said, "There are many things that can be reported in the forging competition, after all, it is with Kasimir Riders are something else entirely. A little editing of the video can catch the eye, can't it?"

"Yes……"

"Well, so be it."

"Okay, Mr. Shen, I wish you a good day!"

Callaiwei finished speaking respectfully and hung up the phone.

The next moment, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

its not right!

Our Rose Newspaper is the investor father who pays!

How did you make me look like a grandson! ?

Shen Cangye put down his cell phone, sat in the room, and looked out the window at the clear night.

... I don't know what Maria is thinking about?

In another room, Linguang's little Pegasus was sitting on the bed, hugging his knees, curled up into a small ball.

In front of her was the invitation letter on bronzing cardboard.

She stared fixedly, but her thoughts flew into the distance.

How could the Artisans Association revise the entire competition schedule because of a few posts on the Internet, allowing her, an ordinary contestant, to re-enter?

The matter is definitely not "allowing her to participate because of everyone's petition" as he said.

But...

It was because of him that the Artisan Association gave her a second chance.

Maria didn't know what Shen Cangye did.

But she knew it must be because of him.

Xiao Linguang stared at the cursive characters on the cardboard in a daze.

It turned out that someone cared about themselves.

It turns out that some people care about themselves in this way...

She feels very warm.

I feel very novel again.

The parental role was absent as Maria was growing up.

In her memory, she has never received love from her parents.

Snitz and Jolanta, names she had only heard from her sister and aunt—her parents who had left Kazimir when she was still an infant.

Since then, it has never returned.

Later, she grew up under the care of her aunt and sister Zofia.

They love her and care about her.

...just like mom.

only……

What will father's love be like?

Uncle Manna seldom took care of her and was quite distant from her.

Maria had never experienced fatherly love.

The little Pegasus had doubts, fantasized, and longed for it.

A mother's love is warm and kind, unconditional love and trust, everywhere.

What about... father's love?

When she was a child, Maria heard the teacher say——

Mother is like a harbor. No matter what you do or where you are, she is waiting for you here, which is the feeling of home.

Father is more like a ship, he takes you to know the world, face the world, and fight with you.

When you fall, your mother asks you if it hurts and whether you are hurt, and your father encourages you to stand up and keep walking.

But most fathers do not have the delicacy and softness of mothers, and they are always bad at expressing love.

He is strong enough to accept your emotions, he respects your choices and teaches you to be responsible for your choices, he walks with you through difficulties, he walks with you and grows with you.

It will also tell you when you are most difficult and downcast: go home, Dad will support you.

At that time, the little Kuranta did not understand fatherly love, but was only curious.

I grow up, but feel regretful.

Probably... In this lifetime, she will never have the opportunity to experience her father's love like a mountain.

As if something was missing in my life.

But I can't make up for it.

There won't be a chance to make it up...?

Probably not.

Maria looked at the invitation letter.

She never imagined that there would be someone who would open a smooth path for her, and told her that she had a way out, but if she moved forward, he would walk with her along the way.

Like still water flowing deep, peaceful but long-lasting.

Like a brother, like a father.

Maria buried her face in her arms and sobbed, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

Why are you crying?

She didn't know the reason either.

Maybe it's because I miss the parents I haven't seen for more than ten years;

Perhaps recalling my lonely childhood;

Or the moment when my parents left, or when my sister left in my mind...

As if torn apart by an indescribable fear, she grabbed the invitation letter and rushed out without even thinking about putting on her shoes...

It was almost midnight, and Shen Cangye had just finished taking a shower and was about to go to bed.

Suddenly, there was a hasty knock on the door.

"It's so late, who is it? Let no one sleep." Shen Cangye was stunned, then went to open the door.

As soon as the door opened, Maria stood outside with red eyes.

"Maria?" Shen Cangye only noticed that there were still tears on her face.

He raised his hand in astonishment to wipe away her tears, "Why are you crying? Who bullied you? Or...?"

"I, I will participate, I want to participate in the competition." Maria said incoherently, "I will participate in the competition, can you accompany me, and never leave, okay?"

"Of course I will accompany you." Shen Cangye smiled, "Look, Manisa and I have already borrowed the video of the previous games, there are two whole hard drives. We can watch together and prepare for this game together ...uh, Maria?"

I saw that sister Xiaguang's eyes began to tear again.

"Maria, did I say something wrong?" Shen Cangye asked carefully.

"...everyone is leaving me, everyone in my life is leaving me, the people I hold dearest, the most important people, are leaving me..."

Maria cried aggrievedly.

"Mom and Dad left before I could remember; later, grandpa also left; Uncle Manna didn't care about me; my dearest sister also left Kazimir, and couldn't be contacted for many years...Aunt Zofia She went to participate in the knight competition without telling me. After one game, she was hospitalized for 32 days. She had no contact with her for a whole month. I don't matter at all, no one cares about me."

Shen Cangye was stunned for a moment, staring deeply at the Kuranta girl.

She is always cheerful and warm at ordinary times, and outsiders see her as a carefree optimist.

But who would have no weaknesses.She was not accompanied by her parents in her incomplete childhood. The Grand Knight Commander cared about Linguang's family, and the Supervisory Committee cared about Linguang's family, but they could not replace her parents after all.

Everyone only saw the brilliance of the Yao knight, and only thought that the youngest daughter of the Linguang family was safe and sound under the protection of her sister.

But no one saw the lonely little girl on the back of the light, stumbling and trying hard, refusing to stop when she fell, but couldn't catch up with her sister's footsteps no matter what.

Maria wiped her tears with her hands awkwardly and cried.

"They just went away, without considering my feelings, I was so scared that I would never see them again, I was so worried that they would never come back, I was panicked, sad and helpless...but they left anyway and left me Alone! I don't know what I did wrong, I've always been very good, I'm trying my best to be a good kid in the eyes of my parents, but why do they keep leaving me?"

Shen Cangye sighed, "Margaret, Zofia, they all have their own reasons..."

"What about you?" Maria raised her tearful eyes and asked, "One day you will leave me and leave without hearing from me, will you never come back?"

"How is it possible, no way." Shen Cangye said.

"Don't leave me like Mom and Dad without saying a word." The golden little Pegasus sobbed and begged, "I want to be with you, I just want us to be together..."

"I will be with you, silly girl." Shen Cangye pulled Xiao Linguang into his arms.

Maria whimpered and hugged him tightly, as if he would turn around and disappear if she let go.

768. What is the experience of being a billion-watt light bulb

Ding--

The sound of forging hammers hitting iron blocks.

Ding--

Vulcan beat the forging piece on the anvil repeatedly, but he was thinking about other things in his mind.

Before starting work every day, she would light a fire, find an iron ingot, and beat it for a while.

This is her habit.

While concentrating on this matter, she can also sort out her thoughts and figure out something.

She taught this to her apprentices as well.

Blemish...

Vulcan thought of her apprentice, the blond Kuranta girl.