Take Taobao with you to another world

Chapter 455 Goodbye and End

Of course, the relevant departments of the alliance will not be ignorant of the various investigations made by Solaris and others on the border of the Central and Western Regions. In fact, the investigation of this pedestrian can be so smooth, and the cooperation of the relevant departments in the process is absolutely indispensable. help.

As they watch and scrutinize the league, the league watches them.Among travelers who are curious about the Alliance, whether benevolent or malicious, this team's method of investigation is the most systematic and close to science. Although the method is obviously unskilled, it is not too restrained when contacting people in order to collect materials. Innate arrogance, but in terms of their identities, it is not easy to do this.

After the Knights finished their investigation, Solaris no longer acted as a foreign nobleman, but as an official envoy of the "Nation of Mist" to submit a note to the officials of New Marsh City.This was an extremely disrespectful approach, but the other party didn't seem to be surprised. Almost as soon as the documents were handed over, a group of people were immediately invited to Xinmaxi City, and the "ordinary treatment" that made the knights dissatisfied before also followed. And change.

It’s not just the names that have been changed in treatment. The most intuitive feeling for this team is that the freedom of movement has been greatly restricted. They can only live in the relevant areas of New Marsh City. Being able to visit facilities that are inaccessible to tourists, accompanied by dedicated receptionists, but they never really realize this right.However, they didn't particularly care about this. The most important purpose of Solaris and others' choice was to serve as an official diplomatic representative of a country. The supreme ruler who occupies an important position.

They are both the commander of the Central and Western District, and the heirs that the ruler of the alliance called "Sorcerer" relies on, so they should see each other no matter what.

Their luck was good, the other party had just returned to Xinmaxi City from the north, and they were going to stay for a month and a half to deal with related affairs. A fuller look might be in their interest.

The officials of Xinmaxi City quickly arranged the time and occasion for the meeting.

When the other party walked into the conference hall accompanied by everyone, even the knight who had always been proud of his appearance couldn't help marveling at the other party's beauty and momentum, Solaris, the only one among them who could compete with him, immediately smiled .

This turned out to be an acquaintance.

In fact, they are not very familiar. The intersection between them was nothing more than the battle that day, but this battle had a profound impact on the lives of the two of them. The status is very different from the past, Solaris still thought when he met those eyes:

you are still alive.

She walked forward without changing her expression, "It's better to meet you than to be famous, your demeanor is really fascinating, Your Excellency the Consul."

"Don't give in too much, Marquis Solaris." Fan Tianlan said calmly, "Long time no see. Welcome to the Industrial Union."

They shook hands according to the etiquette of the league, and it was a touch.

Almost everyone was surprised that the two were old - perhaps they shouldn't have been so surprised. Fan Tianlan's past as a mercenary was not a secret at all. Even though he was younger than now, he could even be called young. However, his experience is much richer than most people in the league.

Whether there is friendship or not, good or bad friendship does not affect the official business. Whatever capacity Solaris and the others come here, New Marsh City will treat them in whatever capacity.They soon held relevant ceremonies to establish normal exchanges.

The ceremony went smoothly and without any tension. The knights attending the meeting did not focus on the documents of little significance. Instead, they took this opportunity to look at the other side. In the embassy district, there are very few people they can contact. This is the first time they have seen so many important officials from the Central and Western District in public.Although before this, they already knew that the survivors were not only active but also had a considerable status in the alliance, the knights did not expect that there were so many "foreign races" other than the survivors.On the contrary, the uniform clothing highlights the confusion of these people's nationalities and bloodlines. The names on the roster in their hands are very short, and they have positions but no titles. All these make the knights feel very uncomfortable. The elves are sandwiched among these inferior and inferior alien races, and the occasional small movements show the equality and intimacy between them.

It's downright depraved...

However, due to the cultivation of nobles and knights, no matter what they felt in their hearts, they finally kept their peace on the face.

The signing without cumbersome etiquette did not take long, and soon the two parties exchanged documents and memorandums.Then everyone stood up, shook hands one by one, and the camera on the side of the conference hall was clicked, recording this very meaningful historical moment with the screen.

The ceremony is over, but the dust has not yet settled.Fan Tianlan held the document in one hand and looked at the Marquis who was coming towards him.

After a distance of about three steps, Solaris stopped.

"Since the paperwork is signed, we will leave in a few days. It makes people feel sad to think about it." She said softly to him, "After all, this land is so magical."

"Thank you?" Fan Tianlan said, "The country behind you also has many legends."

"This city has given us a lot of surprises. I heard that the Soul City of the Alliance is even more mysterious. Time is limited. It's a pity that I couldn't go to see the real thing." Solaris said, "Especially thinking that we can't The journey is all the more regrettable to meet the 'magician' who created such a wonderland."

"Things in the world are never perfect." Fan Tianlan said, "For all of you, the gains from this journey must have outweighed the losses."

"Because fate is capricious, we must always seize the opportunity." Solaris said, "The matter has come to an end, and I can only ask Your Excellency to convey our heartfelt wishes."

"I will." Fan Tianlan said.

Solaris looked up at him, and suddenly smiled. "After that day, I know that as long as you don't die, you will achieve amazing things in the future. My premonition always seems to be so sensitive." She said softly, "After so many years, does your heart still occasionally feel pain?"

"For what I have gained today, I accept all the arrangements of fate before." Fan Tianlan said, "I left in a hurry back then, has your father's body been buried yet?"

Solaris sighed, "It's a pity that he passed away so suddenly, and I knew it too late." She said, "I couldn't find his remains until the day of the burial. I sincerely hope that He can forgive me for my inability and give him peace in heaven someday."

"Before he passed away, he had already foreseen the Marquis's success in the future, so he had no regrets when he left." Fan Tianlan said, "I must make sure that this is enough for you."

"It would be great if it could be as you said." Solaris smiled, "Time is the best master sculptor, I still remember your steadfast attitude when we parted, I always thought you would always maintain Belief in freedom, now I know why the horse is so strong, it turns out that it just has not met its real owner."

"It is true that some people in the world must put on the reins to have a way forward. It is not surprising that your cars are often replaced." Fan Tianlan said flatly, "However, if a mode of transportation has not improved for thousands of years, we should look for it. New dynamics, not complacency, and pride."

The picture of the tall and unique woman talking with the handsome man should be pleasing to the eye, and the long-awaited reminiscence should also be cordial and friendly. The tone of both parties is calm and stable, but the smiles on the faces of other participants in the conference hall are getting more and more They froze, as if an invisible sword had slashed at their unprepared nerves.

Whether Tita Knight or the Liberator of the Alliance, there are no dull people present today. This conversation entered their ears and was filtered through their minds, showing something like this:

"Long time no see, remember that I almost stabbed you to death?"

"I remember. I also remember that your father died at my hands. Have you collected his body yet?"

"The corpse has been collected. It is said that you refused to accept my solicitation back then, and the reason was grandiose, but it turned out that you just didn't like it."

"I don't care about it now."

Solaris also said: "The countries in the Western Regions have always developed at a speed different from the mainstream. Looking at the appearance of this city, it is reasonable for you to be proud of it. I am glad that you have finally taken a crucial step towards the wider world. step."

"The surprise you feel is a compliment to our work." Fan Tianlan said, "We also look forward to the day when the career you focus on will be astonishing and attract worldwide attention."

Solaris looked at him, his full red lips parted again into a smile.

The aristocrats were born knowing how to tell the "undertones".She is hinting, and the other party also hints back to her.

"Oh...it seems that your eyes and ears are more sensitive than I imagined." She said, "Although it is not as rich as the world in the east, the Western Regions and Western Continents are areas with a vast territory and no lack of resources. But we also know that sometimes expansion The footsteps seem to be as unstoppable as an uncontrollable appetite, and the Alliance stretches its wrists into the Western Continent, is it because this vast Western Region can no longer accommodate its inflated body?"

"Pride and prejudice are the most likely to deceive people's reason. People's cognition always changes with their own interests. This is a common occurrence. We are used to being misunderstood." Fan Tianlan said, "But explaining is for the host to respond. Some are polite, so I still want to repeat here that the principle of the alliance's foreign exchanges is always based on peace and mutual benefit, and we are determined to create benefits for the largest number of people, no matter where they are."

"Now that you say that, it's hard not to think it's a sincere statement," Solaris said, "but you should also understand that it's normal for people to have fears about alliances."

"Of course, being feared by others is the sign of being strong." She laughed again, "I don't know when I will see you next time, can I request to fight you again as a knight?"

Fan Tianlan glanced at her.

"If you wish so."

There is a clear distinction between the government affairs system and the military system of the alliance. As the highest consul in the Central and Western Regions, Fan Tianlan's work hardly requires him to use force, but no one who knows him a little does not think that he is still a powerful fighter, even if It's been a long, long time since he's done it.

The alliance only pursues a sense of ceremony during major events. The invitation was made suddenly and the answer was easy. They quickly chose the time after Fan Tianlan got off work, and the location was in an event field in the government affairs area. The weapon was The standard long sword provided by the alliance can choose protective gear, but both sides don't use it because they have the ability to control "point to end".

The news of the competition should only spread within a small area, but when the agreed time came, the venue was already surrounded by spectators.It is self-explanatory exactly who people come for.

Solarist stepped into the arena with a sword, and the black-haired youth was waiting for her opposite.

After the two sides saluted, the battle began.

The two long swords collided fiercely, and the audience let out a suppressed exclamation.

Even for those who do not understand martial arts, this sword fight is extremely exciting.Although the one who fought was an aristocratic woman, and the other was a bereaved man (whose lineage is very doubtful), there was a physical gap between the two that was difficult to bridge, but people's stereotypes of Solaris were broken from the very beginning of the contest up.

With lightning-like skills, fierce, tricky and precise attacks, and the astonishing power shown by the clanging sounds that shook the entire playground, it is no wonder that she was able to overwhelm a group of powerful knights who were also well-born and became a prestigious knight order. Head.The spectators in the front row almost didn't dare to breathe. When the sword's edge flashed by, even though they were separated by a very safe distance, they couldn't help shrinking their bodies back to avoid the aggressive murderous look.

Even though every attack of the female knight goes straight to the vital point, most people still think that this is a sparring, not a life-and-death fight.

Solaris is very strong. In terms of her physical ability, she is one of the strongest in the entire Middle Continent world.

But Fan Tianlan is stronger.

Even though he has controlled his strength to a level close to that of ordinary people, he still shows a kind of strength that cannot be measured by common sense.

This young man who has become another idol of the league after his establishment in the Central and Western District calmly and calmly took over all the attacks, like an immovable reef in a stormy sea, with the undisturbed combat skills tempered by fighting with the opponent on the battlefield Compared with him, his range of movements is smaller, his body moves less frequently, his long sword never leaves his side, and he seems to be a little passive in dealing with it. It is only when he occasionally counterattacks that he can see that his judgment is accurate and his angle is exquisite. No matter how urgent and turbulent the knight's attack was, the situation would be reversed because of this blow.

But he never pursued, and his actions showed that this was indeed just an "exhibition game".

The rhythm of the battle is always under his control. Only those who face it personally can feel the almost hopeless talent gap. Although Solaris's will is amazing, he is by no means a person who gives up easily. Hu's attack was blocked by him indifferently, and then he pushed her back to her original position with almost a soft pick and send. Solaris took a step back, panted a few times, looked to the opposite side, and closed the gap. The jagged long sword pointed downwards.

"I lost," she said.

"Accepted." Fan Tianlan said.

The audience expressed their warm thanks for this wonderful contest with applause.Winning or losing is a common matter in military affairs. The audience did not regard Solaris as a weakling of the foreign mission just because they lost to Fan Tianlan. On the contrary, they admired their courage and strength to challenge the consul.

Although they were very unhappy with the attitude of these alliance members, "it's normal to lose, it's strange to win", but no one among the knights criticized the leader's failure.After returning to the residence arranged for them in Xinmaxi City, they replayed the contest in groups, and the result shocked them even more than the scene.

This is not a "friendly exchange", nor is it an "exhibition match".

Their head really wanted to kill the young consul.

Even though they were in each other's spheres of power, surrounded by his loyal henchmen, it was neither the right time nor the right occasion, but she hardly concealed it.

But Captain Solaris dared to do this in full view, because she knew that the other party would never die, and the other party would never let her die.

Back then, the young man who had just learned swordsmanship was able to force her to take risks and fight, not to mention that the times have changed, and the opponent has become a full-grown adult with amazing talent, not to mention lacking in physical strength, intelligence and experience. She is not blindly confident. The consequences of failure have already been foreseen.Although this result was even more terrifying than she had imagined, she almost tried her best, but the other party was able to handle it with ease, and the whole process was unscathed, and it even prevented her from being injured a little bit.

It wasn't that he was showing off to her, he was just reacting as she thought.She had achieved her purpose, but she was not happy about it, as it is impossible for a knight not to feel humiliated by it.But no matter how many times we turn back the clock, Solaris still chooses to do so.She doesn't have enough time, and the only way to end the past is to let her have time to arrange other things.

She has an insurmountable crux with the consul of the survivor: he was once pierced by her sword.Her father died at his hands.Solaris did say that she would kill her father at his grave, but she was a little ashamed to say that she didn't put these things among the major goals of her life.In all fairness, a down-and-out aristocratic knight collects talented youngsters from all over the world by various means, cultivates them one by one, and destroys them one by one. The knot in my heart, but I never tried to solve it in the past.Later, his father finally found a bereaved boy who made him ecstatic, and presented this boy to Solaris as a "sword sharpening stone".

After the fight, he told her that he was very happy that she finally took the path he hoped for, and that he was so satisfied that he would die with no regrets.

Solaris didn't make any comments on his actions, but said that this genius deserved a burial. She knew her own strength, and never thought that the other person would survive, and was almost killed by her mentor on the day of her resurrection. kill.

Solaris did not learn of his father's death until a long time later, and learned from the boy's letter that the purpose of his father's actions was still for his only daughter. One day a threat to Solaris.

His foresight was correct, but also pointless.

Solaris offered a reward to the survivor boy, and organized a team to hunt him down, but they never succeeded.At that time, she had already joined Prince Rand's career, and put more energy on how to stabilize her position in the Knights of Tita, and lost his news without knowing it.But such a character must not be unknown. The name of Arslan became more and more famous in the mercenary world, until one day, even she heard that he was betrayed by his fellow survivors, and he was almost incurable. It is highly poisonous, and after killing almost all the people present, it did not know where to abscond.Even the spies who summoned him said with some regret: "Maybe like those ferocious beasts, find a place where no one knows and die quietly."

But he still didn't really die.Should it be said that the vitality of the bereaved family is so tenacious, or is it that the other party is the son of fate?In any case, the boy who survived has grown into a man, and he has got rid of the sad fate that entangled him. Based on his current status and the power he can use, it is enough to call the wind and rain in half the continent.

Just as the consul said, Solaris gained more than she lost during this journey. Her purpose had been fully achieved, and there was no need to stay any longer, so she led the mission and left by boat.

Coincidentally, the day before they left, Xinmaxi City received a report from Wyatt about contacting an unknown powerful talent, and soon after, they received the news that the Alliance Chamber of Commerce was designated as a partner by the Mist Kingdom .These two matters have attracted attention in both the new administration and the intelligence department, and thus generated more discussions than Solaris—about her, it is not that no one saw Solaris' killing of Fan Tianlan in that competition. However, Fan Tianlan has already proved with practical actions that the Alliance is not afraid of any opponents that come before it.

After all, Fan Tianlan's quality is different from that of ordinary people. No matter how high the precautions are for those who go to work in areas outside the alliance, their numbers and strength in the local area are always weak, so they have always been cautious about nobles and talented people. Now, they did avoid a lot of trouble.But whoever came that day wasn't in any "trouble" they could deal with.

There are enough reasons to believe that the other party is related to the country of mist with little information. Since it was the "Prince" who ordered the Union Chamber of Commerce to be included in the transaction list, the person who came that day may not be the "Emperor", at least he is also a powerful figure in it.

Because the ability of gifted people is not easy to measure, foreign affairs personnel can't be sure what the other party has obtained from them. Apart from continuing to raise their vigilance, the rest is to take one step at a time.However, Anzalu and others do not agree with the arrangement of dispatching personnel to replace them in the Central and Western District. They believe that since the other party has designated the Alliance Chamber of Commerce, it is almost equivalent to designating everyone who has had contact with it that day. The opponent's vigilance.And they have already established their own relationship network in Xizhou. Once something happens, it is easier to send out effective information than dispatched personnel who are not familiar with the situation.

Their judgment is not disrespectful, even if it means they are putting themselves at great risk.

"Someone has to do these things," Ansalou said on the radio. "If we just want to protect ourselves, there is no need to leave the league."

But it is still necessary to increase dispatch personnel.Being a contractor of the country of fog will objectively help them to open new routes, and the risks are not without opportunities.

In order to determine the list of dispatched personnel, the relevant departments of the Central and Western District held another meeting. The meeting had just begun, but Fan Tianlan, the secretary, made a pause gesture.Under the confused eyes of everyone, he walked up to an elf, squatted down, and stretched his hand into the shadow of the opponent's feet, as if dipping his hand into a puddle of ink.Darkness engulfed his wrists.

After a while, he grabbed something from another space.