Chapter 5: Breath
"What's your name?" Another day passed, today was the twenty-fourth day of Kasia's realignment of the Empire, he looked at the little girl sitting next to him, and asked again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The girl sat very upright, her back straight, and the hat she wore refused to put down, and under the brim of the hat was a dim light, and in the dim was the black eyes that were becoming more and more radiant.
"Noir. The girl's answer was brief, repeating the two words forever.
"What about your mother or father? are they in the car?" said Kasia, who still had a glimmer of hope in his heart, regretting what he had done with compassion. I went to Manoma to go to school, to find opportunities to earn titles and money. He doesn't have much money on him, and he can barely provide food or anything to the little girl now, but if he really gets to Manoma, how should the little girl be placed?
I went to Imperial Heavy Industries by myself, but I could only live in a low-cost campus dormitory, or a room for a few people. If the little girl follows her, not only accommodation is a problem, but also various living expenses. Kasia felt her head swell and ache with annoyance.
"Are you going to abandon Noel too?" the girl's senses were as sharp as a beast, as sharp as a hunter. She felt the annoyance that swirled around Kasia's body, and the remorse that had struck her.
Kasia's pupils constricted, and her mouth opened slightly to show surprise and unspeakable words. How can a sun-loving kitten be a tiger that decisively kills its prey. He thought of his sister Lilia again, and the tenderness in his heart seemed to be flooding again. His clenched fist slowly loosened, the hesitation in his eyes finally vanished, and at this moment he made a decision.
"How, trust me. "Kasia wants to try to give the girl Noel a mature, steady, confident smile, but in Noir's eyes, it's just a face that is more ugly than crying.
"Noel believes in you. The girl's words warmed Kasia's heart, which had been cold for a few days, and he gently rubbed Noel's head, and began to calculate in his mind all kinds of plans when he arrived in Manoma.
A child who is able to assemble a mechanical watch like a perpetual calendar requires not only excellent eyesight, but also patience and care. The installation sequence and installation steps of each gear require careful thinking to memorize and adjust.
Kasia is very good at this, once she makes up her mind, even if she still regrets it in her heart, she has already begun to think about various situations in her mind, although this kind of thinking is still very immature.
All day without incident, Noel had been sleeping, looking very tired, and had limited time to talk to Kasia.
Kasia took out the theological history books in her suitcase when the light was shining.
There are several pages with serious flip marks, and these pages read:
In the 0th year of the sacred calendar, the Astus family took control of the Mano Kingdom, and after the core of the first generation of analyzers was transported to Manoma by train, the Mano Kingdom was renamed the Saint-Dorag Empire. With the superior computing power of the analytical machine, the development of the industrial base and technological innovation of the Saint-Dorag Empire have made great progress. The birth of the analysis machine made the Saint Dorag Empire become another emerging hegemon on the Houxiang Continent in just over a decade, and the "Creation War" broke out. Dozens of surrounding countries were spared by the steel war machine of the St. Dorag Empire.
The Creation War subsided, the empire recuperated for hundreds of years, ambitions swelled again, and the war began again. When countless small states that had no support were destroyed, and the banner of the empire seemed to be planted in the entire Houxiang continent, the rolling wheels of progress were blocked in the Western Far Sea Commons, and in the south, they also stopped at the borders of the Flame Alliance.
What was supposed to be a devastating campaign turned into a cross-century tug-of-war. Generations of lifespans have been exhausted by the hope that wars will cease, but this long-term tug-of-war across centuries continues to this day, and there is still no trace of it ever endingγγγγγγ
Kasia looked at the dense small print on the book, the dim environment made her eyes sour quickly, and the quiet environment around her became a good catalyst. He felt his eyelids heavy, and the words in the book began to blur. Although I tried my best to cheer myself up, I was really nervous because of No'er's affairs in the past two days, and I didn't pay much attention to sleep.
Not long ago, the matter of Nuo'er was finally decided, and the tense nerves in her body relaxed suddenly, and fatigue shrouded her like a dark night. Kasia closed her eyes, and the book fell on Noir. Both fell asleep peacefully.
Kasia only felt that she had closed her eyes, that she had slept deeply and deeply, that her mind was blank, that she had not thought about anything, that she had just a simple and quick rest of her brain.
It wasn't until he subconsciously felt someone dragging his legs that his consciousness suddenly returned. His whole body was covered with a fine layer of cold sweat, his eyes opened suddenly, and his left hand, which was still holding the book, was placed on No'er's weak body, and his right hand was also subconsciously touching the high-alloy short sword behind him.
No!
Kasia's heart seemed to have been pinched so hard that it was hard to breathe in his chest. In a short time, the hazy sleepy eyes had adapted to the dim environment, and the first sight that came to his pupils was the dozen or so pale and distorted faces that surrounded him greedily looked at him.
The second is two men half-kneeling at their feet, pulling hard at the suitcase that is secured under their knees. Because instead of looking for someone who could take care of each other, Cassia tied one end of the thick rope from her luggage to her feet while resting. The trunk made of hard leather had several sharp scratches, but fortunately the leather was of good quality and was not scratched. The two of them, who were half-kneeling, were pulling out the seal of the trunk with thick rope, and one of them held a short sword in his hand, which was the one that Kasia had lost.
In the blink of an eye, the thick rope had been cut.
And Kasia's clear eyes were also discovered by the dozen or so people who were around.
"Wake up, wake up!" the scream was as hoarse as an old hen that had lost its feathers.
The air froze at this moment, and then, like ignited gunpowder, it exploded in an instant.
"What are you doing!" was Kasia's heart was terrified, and the words were shouted almost with all his strength, and he was terrified. He had long heard that someone was robbing someone else's belongings, and that someone would steal someone's luggage while they were asleep. Although I knew in my heart that such a thing was happening, when it happened to me, the feeling of fear and helplessness was stronger than ever.
How can a thief do without the courage of a thief? Besides, the target of their theft and robbery was only a seventeen-year-old boy, and besides, they hadn't eaten anything for a few days, and the instinct of survival led them to find Kasia, a child who felt harmless to humans and animals.
The roar did not serve as a deterrent to Kasia's own, but the theft was discovered, and the theft immediately turned into a naked robbery.
They are a bunch of greedy robbers.
The suitcase was pulled violently by the two of them, and it had no weight, but it was suddenly dragged up by a huge force, and the thick rope that had been cut could no longer play the role of binding, and all the contents of the suitcase were poured out.
Thick books, spare clothes, including a black dress that Cassia's mother had made for him to wear on formal occasions, two pairs of shoes, pencils and pens scattered all over the floor, and a bottle of black ink that was fragile and crisp to crack, dyed a black flower on the steel plate. Several pieces of fragrant bread wrapped in earthy yellow oiled paper also rolled to the ground. Finally, there is an admission letter written in hot stamping, and a simple graffiti that floats in the air and slowly falls to the ground with "Brother Kasia".
"My, my, it's all mine!"
The smell of food and the cold of the cold wind made the small group that had been put together dissolve in an instant, and more than a dozen people huddled together and grabbed it frantically.
Kasia placed the awakened Noel on the wooden plank of the cargo box behind her, and her strong body squeezed into the crowd, pushing away the insane robbers with great force.
"Get out!" Cassia lifted the woman in front of him almost with a single palm, his head in a state of confusion and unable to think about anything.
It's just that he suddenly felt a tingling sensation in his neck, and when he woke up, he had already seen a flash of cold light in the dim environment, and a short sword with a snow-bright blade had been quickly retracted. Then the stinging sensation in the left jaw connected to the earlobe turned into a piercing pain, and the feeling of a cut in the dagger was intense, and the burning liquid flowed out of the wound, soaking the entire left side of the neck at once.
Kasia subconsciously touched it with his left side, his eyes reflecting the bright red blood stains on his hands. He panicked inexplicably, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and there was a cold air that could penetrate his bones from all over his body. Ignoring the pain, he hurriedly covered the wound with his hand to prevent more blood from flowing out.
Holding his wounds and looking at the crowd in front of him, Kasia no longer had the courage to take another step. He stood in front of them blankly, his whole body trembling with fear, but there was no strength in his strong body at the moment.
In this way, Kasia watched as all his clothes and shoes were taken away, and the bread that fell on the ground was snatched up with joy on the pale faces of the men. There are only books and pens, and no one cares about them.
The blood had begun to clot in the wound covered by his left hand, but fortunately it was only a skin wound and did not damage any nerve tissue. Kasia had expected the bandits to leave like this, but when the things scattered on the ground had been forced to decide on their masters, they stood there with even more confidence, led by the man with the short sword. Kasia stood in front of them like a docile lamb who could not resist and was waiting to be slaughtered.
"Money, we want money, your money. Give us your money γγγγγγ" The hoarse voice was full of triumphant joy and unconcealed pride, and of course, overflowing impatience.
"Hand over the money! You have the money to buy this little girl, why don't you save us." Bread is a hundred times cheaper than a girl!"
"I'm so hungry, I want money!" there was a distorted voice in the crowd.
"She was originally my sister. Kasia's lips turned white and trembled. This sentence was all spitted out word by word.
The man in the lead seemed to be about to lose his patience, and the success of the first step made his arrogance high.
"Don't lie to us! You don't look like you at all, her hair is blonde and your hair is black. You weren't with her the other day! Give us money, find out! Quick! We want money!"
"Get the money out!"
"Take out the money and we'll let you go!"
"Yes, take the money and let you go!"
"Quick!money!money!all the money!"
Suddenly, someone couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to pull Kasia's clothes, but several others bypassed him and stretched out their stained hands to grab Noor, who was hiding behind Kasia with her eyes wide open.
Kasia felt the strength of Noel's hands gripping the corners of his clothes, and he didn't know where the courage and strength came from, he swung his fists with both hands, and all the people who hugged him were pushed away, and the congealed wounds were torn apart again, and blood flowed out again.
At the beginning of the steam factory, he also started from the lowest level of coolies, carrying steel parts every day, and his strength was also forcibly trained at that time. Even if they are still underage, they are much more powerful than the average adult male.
The dozen or so people in front of them suddenly became excited, and they became angry, as if they were looking at their docile children and suddenly dared to jump up and hit their knees. They pushed and grabbed the young man's resolute pale face with their hands.
Kasia swung her clenched fist and struck forward indiscriminately, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw the leading man swinging a sharp short sword towards his chest, Kasia quickly took a step back, dodging the sword, but also let the clothes on her chest be cut wide, revealing the pure white cotton inside.
Even if it wasn't cut, it made the skin feel like it was frozen in ice.
"He wants to kill me!" the cool air that escaped the boy's whole body suddenly disappeared.
"Get out!"
"Get out!"
"Get out!"
The seventeen-year-old boy could no longer contain the fear in his heart, and then this fear instantly turned into wordless anger, and at this moment all fear, all weakness, all forbearance, all acquiescence turned into an angry incendiary, and his body seemed to be gushing with hot air, like a thoroughly enraged fried kitten, revealing sharp claws hidden under delicate fur and soft flesh.
He took out the revolver from his arms, with a black body, a barrel more than ten centimeters long, and a caliber the thickness of a thumb. There was a spiral called the "Death Spiral" in the swarthy muzzle of the gun, and it seemed that a black dragon covered in scale armor would stretch out his majestic and hideous head at any moment in the depths of the barrel, breathing out bright red and burning flames!
The air became viscous at this moment, and then froze. The faces of the group of people in front of them froze, and their distorted faces were full of fear looking at the muzzle of the gun. Their arrogance dissipated in an instant, without a trace, their confidence passed in an instant, their bodies were weak again, their pride turned into horror, and their joy turned into a terrible nightmare that they could not get rid of.
"You dare to γγγ" the lead man's words were a death announcement, and his pretended smug face was blown into pieces flying in the air by a zero-caliber revolver.
The black dragon didn't exhale without hesitation, he didn't want to see any more triumphant faces, nor did he want to hear a single syllable like a dying crow.
The bright red flames lit up the dim carriage like lightning, illuminated the faces of the rest of the people who were sucking in cool air and trembling in terror, and like the thunder that exploded, announcing the coming of the black storm.
The golden bullet exploded a man's head, and it still had great power and shot into the steam pipe in the corner of the cargo compartment, making a clear sound of gold and iron slamming.
Blood poured from the corpses and collapsed, and thick steam gushed out of the metal pipes, wetting the dry air of the entire carriage. The young man's eyes were bloodshot, blood oozed from his clenched lips, the fingers holding the trigger of the pistol in his right hand continued to exert tremendous force, the smoke rising from the revolver had not completely dissipated, and the air was rapidly diluting the smell of gunpowder. The rest of the people had already escaped from this oppressive cage, from the boy who had suddenly turned from a kitten into a wolf in front of their eyes.
The boy gritted his teeth, not letting the bottom of his heart seem to suddenly lose any emotion, and moistened the corners of his eyes. Step by step, he stooped forward and picked up the books he cherished, the pencils and pens he cherished, the precious doodles given to him by his sister, and the hot gold acceptance letters stained red by the blood flowing from his jaw.
Kasia sat quietly beside Noll, his tall figure blocking the view of the fallen body, he put his pistol aside, his left hand covering the reopened wound, but he didn't dare to look at Noll. He didn't know what his figure would become in the eyes of the girl, but he could imagine that it must be very bad. Usually my sister Lilia will be scared to cry when she sees a little blood, so that such a scene is shown naked in front of a six or seven-year-old girl, what an incompetent brother.
Kasia sighed in her heart, and there were also inexplicable emotions throbbing. He stared at the milky white steam that continued to gush, and he didn't notice Noor's unwavering face from beginning to end, and the light in her eyes was even brighter than before.
The people in the tidy carriage had already finished, hiding far away, so quiet that the two of them could hear their respective gasps, whether steady or rapid.
It was only when the characteristic bouncing sound of a shoe on a steel plate was heard that the silence was broken.
Seven or eight men in gray overalls or black management uniforms walked into the carriage junction, led by a man with a smiling face.