Chapter 7 Hecate’s Waning Moon
In order to return to Bukhara as soon as possible, Karki ran wildly in the dense forest.
When he ran to the edge of the cliff that was steep and almost vertically, a huge golden-winged bird flew across the sky and cast a huge shadow on the forest sea. The golden-winged bird's wings blocked the bright sunshine, and its body was full of red and golden feathers shining brightly.
"Galaro!"
He shouted the name of the Goldenwing, and jumped down from the cliff. The Goldenwing quickly caught him with his back, and then let Karki stand on his back and flew up and down the blue sea.
"Long time no see, my friend!" Karki greeted it happily, and the golden-winged bird also responded with a very pleasant chirping.
Garror had long been familiar with Kalki. The golden-winged bird was an original creature on the planet Plato. The vegan Plato people live in harmony with all animals, so these creatures are not afraid of humans. They often see all kinds of rare beasts running around in the wild. When Kalki was 12 years old, he rescued a golden-winged bird who was injured by the storm wings. The golden-winged bird thanked him for his life-saving grace and took him everywhere.
"Run! Fly to the end of the universe!"
Kalki untie the development bun and pull the development belt, allowing long golden hair to shine in the dusk sky, and the stereotyped life of Spartan cannot extinguish the crazy passion in the blood.
Plato's extremely dazzling golden sunlight covered his whole body, allowing him to swim among the heaven and earth like a god, flying on the waves, reefs and forests.
Sometimes, Garuda would throw him off mischievously, ask him to pull the bird's claws, and then jump up. After swaying like this, the Golden-winged Bird is not as good as a playmate. Once, he played too crazy and Karki accidentally fell down. Fortunately, there was a thick grass below, and he fainted for a long time before he woke up. The Golden-winged Bird was always with him, covering him with his wings, for fear that he would be dehydrated by the violent sunlight.
This is almost all of Karki's daily life, so simple, clear, simple and full of friendship.
Just as Catulus [1] wrote: He is as happy as a god—
Gaia has two satellites, a huge transparent crescent moon "Hecate" [2] rising slowly in the dark night, and a bright star as dazzling as a diamond shines directly above.
Under this dreamy night sky, the vast snow-white Artemis Mountains are towering and stretching, setting off a huge complex of black buildings, like an ancient castle.
In a huge hall, a circle of sun wheels hung high on the top, emitting golden lights. The light and atmosphere inside were extremely strange and dark. A group of men in black dressed in medieval monks surrounded a round table, and black shadows stood silently like dummies. Everything was trapped in the darkness, and only a light shot into the central direction.
There is a quantum projection 3D display area on the round table, showing the internal video of the NGC2547 base being destroyed. The processed video captured the moment when the "White Tiger" commander opened his mask. It was a standard and perfect Indian-Europa male face. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "drawn like a grid line". He is no longer particularly young - there are shallow fine lines under his eyes and lips, and even after shaving, there is still a thick golden stubble on his chin and cheeks. The soldiers who fight on the front line all year round have this grinding.
The taste of a mature man brought. A pair of clear blue eyes flashed with dazzling light. This light seemed to come from a innocent boy. Although it had a cold and noble expression, the face still maintained its youthful brilliance, which was unforgettable at first sight. The face of the highly pure Plato Knight, whose bloodline was highly pure, is hard to find among the Gaians who have been mixed with race for 500 years, especially such a blonde man with a handsome face like a god, has a bit of mystery, and people can feel a dizzy feeling when they look directly.
“Our Lord.”
Nearly a hundred believers present knelt down together.
"The Savior from the High Heaven."
The leading priest wore a hooded burqa and murmured to himself: "The Great King came to the world and was actually Plato's great commander..."
The buildings affiliated to the army occupy the best blocks of Mangxing City. The General Staff occupied a huge area and was surrounded by buildings with clear edges and corners. It was designed on the periphery like folding fans and fan bones gathered towards the center, so that all kinds of official airships can take off and land.
"Oh my god, it's too late, the next meeting will begin soon!"
Lanther Xu, wearing a staff uniform, stood on the mobile Frisbee and drove rapidly in the corridor with a curtain wall on one side.
As soon as he came to the 15th place of the Second Bureau of the General Staff, he was busy in the dark. The most amazing thing was that although he was a member of the mountains and rivers of literature, he did not know what he was busy with. There were many things, but he had no clue or efficiency.
The Gaia government and the army are an extremely bureaucratic organization. Once the above-mentioned special instructions are issued, the entire staff will rotate continuously like a rapidly rotating shaft, and the layers of gears are connected to different rates. He is the grassroots personnel who must rotate the fastest.
"Sorry, sorry, I'm one minute late, I borrowed it, borrowed it."
When entering the conference hall, he could only pretend to bend over and touch his seat to avoid the attention of others.
Many of the memories of the General Staff were video conferences, and he could join at any time when he was attending. He once attended five meetings at the same time. However, this meeting could only be attended and attended and attended, and was not open to the public. He finally applied for a position.
"Cough cough." Major Chen, director of the 15th Department who presided over the meeting, was a descendant of a Guangdong native. Even though he wore the handsome officer uniform designed by the General Staff, he was still not good-looking, his belly was bloated, and he stretched out the visual sense of a slim uniform, like a fat cucumber in dark blue.
"I just said that this time we have a tight time and heavy task..." He glanced at the reckless new staff officer and continued.
Maybe I didn't hear it at the beginning, and Major Chen is famous for his favorite official accent and always says empty words that will not make mistakes. Lanther felt uneasy, so he turned to look at his colleagues, and everyone looked quite depressed.
The Gaia races were mixed, and the officers in the General Staff were also of all kinds. No one could outline a typical Gaia from his appearance.
After talking about all kinds of almost complaining situations, Major Chen spoke out a recent order issued by the Joint Chiefs of Staff that has troubled the General Staff:
"The superiors must capture the commander of the White Tiger Knights, one of the 'Four Knights', and they must catch the alive."
Everyone seemed overwhelmed, what's going on?
"This is a decision made by a slap in the head. What should we do? Capture one alive, how to arrange it? You must know that the White Tiger Knights are the elite among Plato's elites, so how can we pick persimmons and pinch them."
A gentle and low laugh came from below that Director Chen was a famous person who liked to speak the common sayings.
Director Chen then analyzed the current situation of the White Tiger Knights, and then put one hand on his waist. He was a little excited and his words were confused, and his subject and object were not distinguished:
"When they charge in person, we can only catch a large commander every 70 years and kill one every 200 years. Moreover, in history, the large commander of the White Tiger Knights has never been captured by us, and the two who were killed by us are the large commander of the White Tiger. Now we have to capture Plato's strongest general within a month. Can we change it for them?!"
"I emphasize one thing: I still have to live, I can't live half-dead, it's best to be unscathed!"
"We are not animal-control service!"
After the director complained, everyone below burst into laughter.
Lanther showed a surprised expression on his face: It was so strange. According to reliable information, the current commander of the White Tiger Knights had been promoted to this position three years ago. It had been fighting against the Gaia people for a long time and had never been targeted by any military action. The order to capture him alive must be related to the matter of the NGC2547 base.
Genetic test?Clone humans?Clone 1 million White Tiger leaders???
His imagination gallops in his mind.
However, if this is the case, the next time he is confirmed to attack, he can kill him directly. These operations can be completed. What's the use of catching them alive? The knights who have been promoted to the great commander are often loyal to the Plato system. The five captured large commanders in history are unwilling to stay in the Gaia army and finally return to Plato in exchange for prisoners of war.
The meeting ended with Director Chen's various complaints.
When he came out of the conference room, Lanther Xu clicked on the watch and a projection touch screen would appear. He could view the information on it and saw the message Xuan Ji sent her. The content made him angry, so he decided to leave quickly.
Ranser stood on the flying disc and flew towards the station of the suspended shuttle bus. Fortunately, in a place with serious bureaucracy, it was not difficult to find an excuse to get off work early.
The police station at 66, East District H251, Mangxing City is a small police station, which is submerged in layers of buildings like an orange.
At the door of the police station, Lanther and Xuan Ji almost started arguing.
"How many times have you been in the police station?" He almost reproached.
"The 19th time." She replied coldly.
"As long as I see the message you sent, put on your uniform and go to the police station to look for me, I will know that you are in trouble again. Miss, I am still at work!"
Lanther continued to list the crime: "Speeding, racing...you will be sent to the police station every few days."
"Is it my fault this time?" Xuan Ji looked angry.
Lanther was speechless for a moment, and this time it was indeed not her fault.
Xuan Ji was injured and was busy with work. Since she didn't want to go to the front line, she could only work as a part-time model.
The agency introduced her to a shooting job, but she didn't know that the photographer was a well-known pervert in the industry. When changing clothes, she felt that she was being peeped out - Platonian intuition is often terrible.
Later, when the photographer was shooting, he kept harassing her with words and gestures. He was more bold and unrestrained and pulled her clothes and chest pads. Finally, when she couldn't help but warn him, the obscene photographer wearing glasses actually scolded her:
"The people who eat this industry are all bitches. What are you pretending to be serious!"
Xuan Ji, who was already irritable, slapped the other party with a flash of lightning as soon as her blood surged up.
The pervert in the industry never dreamed that the beautiful model he faced would be able to do martial arts. He was caught off guard and slapped hard in the face, lost his center of gravity, accidentally hit the wall beside him, and fainted on the spot.
The scared assistants immediately called the police. In the end, Xuan Ji could only be taken to the police station to explain the incident, and the beginning scene happened.
"Okay, okay, don't be angry, I'll treat you to supper."
Lanther's tone softened. In fact, he didn't dare to be really angry with her.
The two of them could only walk silently on the street. The 66th floor in the east is a place with poor public security. The sky just started to get dark. There were many fireworks on both sides of the street busy working. It was very close to the red light district. Many underage prostitutes rented houses here. Those who walked back and forth were some low-income people from the bottom of the society. These people were different, but they would look at Lanser and Xuan Ji. In the war years, young people wearing military uniforms walked together with beautiful girls. Moreover, Xuan Ji's makeup was extremely beautiful in the light and shadow.
They walked across a pedestrian overpass, and in the inferior block with poor infrastructure in Mangxing City, they also retained the old open overpass. When they walked on it, they saw tall buildings standing in the distance, the skyline became so narrow, and there were suspended vehicles performing official duties scattering like small black dots. The satellite "Hecate" slowly rose in the black night sky, with a deserted and weirdness.
"I don't think I belong here." Xuan Ji broke the silence. She looked at "Hecate" slowly rising from the city with a sad look. The city of Mangxing is huge and noisy, chaotic, incomprehensible, and even unable to find a slight sense of belonging.
"Stop talking about you, even I don't think I belong here." Lanther began to feel humor again.
"Sometimes, I hate my parents, why don't I stay in Plato and why should I bring me here?"
"Hey, they can live a life of prosperity and prosperity here. Besides, what's good about Plato?"
"Compared to this place, it's like the Garden of Eden."
"This is your imagination. The Platons are a group of tool people." Lanther quickly adopted the propaganda caliber, "Utopia is destined to not succeed."
"I really hate it..." He couldn't forget the bright light in Xuan Ji's eyes at this moment, just like a flame, "You don't know how difficult my life is."
If she was a star, Xuan Ji would have to be red, her soul was beautiful, dangerous, mysterious and elusive.
Only when she was with him - Lanther couldn't forget the scene deeply imprinted in her mind, and her aura became so calm and gentle.
[1] The ancient Roman poet Catullus, about 87 BC to about 54 BC, enjoyed his reputation during the Augustus period, and had a profound influence on later poets such as Peter Lack and Shakespeare.
[2]Hecate, an important Titan goddess, has powerful mana, represents the second crescent moon and death, and is also known as the "Moon-yin Goddess". "Hecate" is the largest of the two natural satellites of the Gaia Star, with a diameter of about 8,000 kilometers.
Chapter completed!