Meng Lisa, nineteen years old this year, can be said to be an extremely ordinary girl, but she is not like others who would join various adventure teams and go out on adventures at this age, and she is just an ordinary girl. They're just people. After all, not everyone in this world is good at fighting.
Therefore, at the age of nineteen, she has already started working in a flower shop, and if nothing unexpected happens, she will probably be responsible for taking over the flower shop starting from the year when the boss here retires, and then when she retires time, and passed it on to the next generation - because the owner of this flower shop is her father.
However, like all young girls, she also has things that she cares about Of course, they are not special emotional things, but just special things that she encounters in life, such as appearing at this time. Across the street, there was the same man dressed in black with his face covered on a hot day.
Yes, it is extremely special. I am afraid that whether it is her or others, they will notice this existence immediately - please, the outdoor temperature is as high as thirty-four degrees now, and Monlisa will be thinking about the flowers placed outside the store. Will he wither because of this, but this guy is dressed up like this with his whole body wrapped tightly?
I am afraid that if it is an ordinary person, he will collapse from heat stroke within fifteen minutes, and then be sent to the emergency center in the city by a good-hearted person passing by, or a bad-hearted person passing by will take his wallet as a reward and then be sent to the emergency center. .
"Moreover, this guy's pace is also extremely weird at this time. Rather than saying it's a little weird, it's better to say it's a little flickering? At least Monissa feels that if she throws the scissors used to cut off the excess flowers and leaves at the opponent at this time, whether she can hit the opponent is a big problem
This guy continued walking and had reached the middle of the road - although it seemed that this guy was just passing through this road and did not express any desire to enter the street to buy things, Meng Lisa had already pushed away The store entrance is greeted by a stylish fence made of flowers and tree branches.
Because she knew that this guy was undoubtedly coming here to buy flowers. Although she couldn't even see the other person's face and identity clearly, she just thought so because almost every period of time, there would be such a possibility. A guy with his face covered, or perhaps wearing a wide hood, came to his shop.
Sometimes every month, sometimes every few months, or even for a short time, this guy will come here every week, and the weirdest thing is, according to this weird guy, he The purpose of buying flowers is to give them to girls?
In fact, at first, Meng Lisa only regarded this guy's move of covering up his appearance as a sign of embarrassment, but once in a while, when she passed the silver coins that the guy handed over that had a strong smell of blood, she no longer thought so - - Clothes will be changed and washed, but if coins are often circulated, few people will care about the cleanliness of such things.
Then combined with this guy's somewhat erratic pace that seemed to penetrate deep into his bones for some reason, Meng Lisha began to think that this guy was weird - she secretly hid the scissors behind her back to prevent this guy with a dangerous profession from being in a bad mood. Good but violent and hurtful.
In fact, she does this every time, but almost never uses it
That weird guy had already crossed the road, and just as Meng Lisa expected, he walked straight to the flower shop where she was.
"Dad, that weirdo is here again!" Seeing this, Meng Lisa secretly glanced at the boss here who was squatting in the store taking care of the flowers and plants - in other words, her father.
"Weird?" Hearing this, the boss who was pruning the branches of each flower and grass turned around and said doubtfully, but then he breathed a sigh of relief when he noticed the figure slowly approaching from a distance. He laughed: "Oh! You said thatthat one is not a weirdo!"
ha? It looks weird no matter how you look at it, right? If the guy hadn't paid properly every time, he would have reported the crime to the city guard! When Meng Lisa heard her father's words, she frowned deeply and thought. At the same time, she also thought in her heart that if any generation of leaders in this store were like her father, would they one day be punished by others? Looted and closed down.
But these are really weird words. Does dad know this guy? But if they are acquaintances, they should be people who grew up in this city, right? Why do I have no impression of this figure I have seen many times? Meng Lisa thought for a while, but then gave up this seemingly unscientific guess, turned around and walked into the store, asking her father to greet this "acquaintance".
"Hey! Young man." Seeing this strange figure who stopped in front of the store and even attracted people around to watch, the old manBan, however, greeted him as if he were an ordinary guest - even more familiar.
"Yeah." The head that was deeply covered by the cloak nodded lightly, and then fell into silence - but the boss was surprised to find that although this guy had his face covered before, this time it was obvious that It was so mysterious that it made people care. Not only the face, but also the skin on the neck was wrapped in layers of bandages.
But this is not something that the retiring flower shop owner should care about. He shook his head, picked up a bouquet of roses still stained with dew from the side, and said: "Today's roses are very beautiful, aren't they? Okay, Can I wrap it up for you now? I believe your girlfriend will be as happy as before after receiving it!"
Then, without waiting for the weird customer to answer, the boss had already started packing for him - after all, he had confirmed once before that he was going to buy it for a girl, so since it was for a girl, If so, of course you can¡¯t go wrong with roses!
But the most important point is selling a bouquet of roses is of course much more profitable than selling a bouquet of chrysanthemums. In other words, even if an ordinary customer wants to buy it as a gift for a man, the boss will try his best to suggest that the customer buy the most expensive rose!
The weird guest behind him was still silent. Soon, the boss had packed the things and handed them to him - he was already waiting for the coins that were handed over by the other party. If every guest They are all so easy to talk to. If you don't have to say too much and just take the things and leave after paying the money, then he will be much more relaxed.
However, what surprised him this time was that the other party has not accepted the goods he handed over, nor has he handed over the coins that he had prepared
"Already dead." Suddenly, such a voice came from the other party's mouth that was covered by layers. Because there were too many obstacles, the voice seemed a bit dull and vague.
"Ah?" The boss said unexpectedly - not so much because he couldn't hear clearly before, but because he couldn't understand why the other party said such words in this situation and at this place So it's natural that he has such a confused tone.
"I mean the person I want to send is dead." The voice had to add, and the originally extremely indifferent tone actually seemed a little impatient at this time - is this of course right? The fact that an important friend is dead requires the other party to confirm it twice in a row. Most people will get angry!
"Oh, I'm sorry." After hearing this, the boss was stunned, and finally said this sentence as if he had just woken up from a dream, but looking at the confused look on his face, it was impossible to confirm that he was sorry.
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The one who finally broke the silence was the flower shop owner with a confused look on his face. He still asked with that puzzled expression: "What's wrong? Is there anything else? Isn't this a funeral parlor?" "
Hearing this, the mysterious shopper who seemed helpless finally frowned and said: "I want flowers that can be given to dead people. I must not buy the wrong one again this time."
When he said that he could no longer buy the wrong thing in the end, the emphasis was obviously increased, and it also made the flower shop owner aware of his fault all along - it seemed that he had always given him the wrong thing? But what worried him even more was that this guy obviously didn't seem to care before, but this time he corrected himself with a special reminder.
"It's probably the last time" He finally said it in an almost imperceptible tone.
"Huh?" the flower shop owner asked confused. He always felt that this regular customer with a not-so-decent profession was not normal today, but after all, he put away the newly packaged roses and replaced them with a bouquet of lilies. , looked at the other person and said: "Then choose this one? Lily? This is how everyone buys it"
"Then let's take this." The other party nodded with satisfaction, and then directly took the lily from the boss without asking how much it cost. After popping out a gold coin, he turned and left.
Looking at this strange figure slowly leaving with a bouquet of white lilies in his arms, the flower shop owner held the gold coins still warm in his hands. For some reason, he suddenly felt that this might really be the last time he saw this strange figure. guest, and murmured: "Is this the last time?"
The figure wearing a large cloak, with the hood completely covering most of his face, slowly fell into the crowd. He was originally holding a lily to give to an important person, but now he covered his left arm, as if It was causing him severe pain, and his body was shaking, but he was not ignored because of the large cloak.??Aware.
And at the same time, what has not been noticed is that on his neck, which is wrapped in layers of bandages, where the bandages are intertwined and exposed, what is revealed is not the material of human skin, but a strange metallic luster?
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At this time, in a dark room somewhere in this city, a screen that seemed to be made of crystal displayed an image like a mirror, but what was reflected on it was not the things in the room. , but a figure covered in a black cloak in another corner of the city.
"Probably it has spread to more than half of the area." Lu En put his hands on the table and looked at the figure walking in a certain direction on the screen in front of him, and said calmly, but although his tone was indifferent, There was an extremely serious look in his eyes.
"So the completion level has exceeded 50 now? But can we really get the finished product this way?" Lecco, who was sitting aside, frowned when he saw this and said: "Obviously the same method was used before. , but all you get are some semi-finished products, and where did you know this manufacturing method?"
As he said this, Lecco's face became more and more confused. At this time, he even began to question whether the method used by the other party from the beginning was really effective.
"Well, that's of course. Besides, what I'm doing is actually not creating a new thing, but restoring its essence. As for the methodit's not so much a method, but it's just me and A transaction made by a dead person, the process of fulfilling his wish, right?" Lu En said slowly, with a calm tone that didn't seem to hide anything.
"Restore?" Lecco asked doubtfully.
"Yes, it seems that you and your nephew have completely misunderstood the nature of the Stone of Disaster. I remember that in the deeds spread, this kind of thing was used when the entire continent was used to defeat a certain black magician. , the other party¡¯s broken magic weapons are scattered around the world, right?¡± Lu En said.
"Well, that's true." Leko thought for a while and nodded.
"Then you still don't understand? Although it is indeed a magic weapon for the black magician, what on earth can actually satisfy the wish of the holder?!" Lu En said with a He spoke with a strange smile on his face: "Although the way of completion is indeed a bit unexpected, it really responds to and fulfills the holder's wish, doesn't it?"
"Whether it is to unearth precious gems from the previously barren city, or to allow the lovers to be 'together forever', aren't these undoubtedly their deepest wishes?"
"!!" Hearing this, Leko seemed to have thought of something and showed a shocked expression: "You mean?"
"Yes, it is not so much a fragment of a magic weapon as it is a fragment of the all-powerful wishing machine - the 'Stone of Truth'! Since it is such an incredible thing as the wishing machine, the news released by the temple says that it is just a wishing machine. Is it understandable that the fragments of the magic weapon that caused disasters are excusable? But it seems that due to some settings made by its ownerthat is, the black magician before his death, its wish-making effect has also been distorted. It has become what it is now." Luen continued slowly, ignoring Leko's shocked expression next to him.
"So if you think that what I have been doing is creating artificial 'stones of truth' through gestation, this is not correct, but of course I didn't tell you before what I am doing now , is to restore the fragments of the Stone of Truth that have been affected and changed and turned into unusable 'waste'." Lu En said.
"Restorethe Stone of Truth?" Lecco said in shock.
"Well, since it became like this in response to the black magician's wish, then in other words, the fragments of the Stone of Truth no, everything the Stone of Disaster did was in response to the late black magician. The idea of ??a magician, then this is just a way for the Stone of Truth to fulfill its owner¡¯s wishes.¡±
Lu En paused here, took a deep breath, and continued: "Then what we have to do is very simple. As long as we catalyze the completion of the black magician's wish, then this A Stone of Truth will restore its original appearance early. In fact, perhaps our appearance and our plan are all part of the choices made by this Stone of Truth!"
¡°In other words, it¡¯s a determined fate!¡±
"Fulfill his wish?" Leko frowned deeply when he heard this. He really couldn't imagine how to help a dead man who could no longer speak realize his wish.
"Of course! According to the data,??As the previous generation holder of the Stone of Truth, the black magician, in addition to massacring cities, also conducts experiments on living people. Murderers and perverts are not enough to describe what that guy did. If so, wouldn't it be easy to guess? Lu En waved his finger and said with certainty.
"A guy like this was beaten to death by the crowd in his hometown. What else could he wish for before his death besides revenge on society?"
"That's right." Leko was silent and nodded helplessly.
"So, we just need to continue doing what we did before, and according to my guess, it is very close now. As long as what is in front of us is completed, then we will probably get what we want." Lu En slowly said As he spoke, he turned his head and looked at his accomplices sitting aside: "In this way, not only me, but also you can see the correct world you want to see, right?"
"Yes" Lecco nodded silently, but then he suddenly remembered something and asked: "But why do you still want to find Lancelot and that brave man? They don't treat you very well. For those of you who have a crush on me, although I don¡¯t plan to kill you now, I can¡¯t guarantee that they won¡¯t change their minds either.¡±
"Indeed, a guy with a sword that can see through people's hearts is someone who makes people not want to stand with him no matter where he is placed. Maybe this is one of the sources of tragedy for the sword holders in the past, right? And Lan That guy Slott has a bad reputation, and he can't be trusted at all." Lu En said while touching his chin.
"But there is no way, if it is not for this level of help, it will not work. Welleven you can't, unless you have completed your Stone of Truth." When he said this, he seemed a little helpless.
"no?"
"Well, because if I guessed correctly, probably no, there must be a few troublesome guys who will prevent the birth of this thing!" Lu En said with certainty.