novelraw Chapter 123
Chapter 123
Months had passed since their first meeting, and Arthur Currie almost didn't recognize her when he saw Ao Kyung again.
"My God, have you changed too much?"
The brown-haired man with demigod blood circled the girl twice in amazement, his dark golden eyes sparkling.
"Huh? What changed?" Ao Kyung also looked down at himself.
"Most have changed."
A few months ago, Ao Kyung was so petite that he just reached his chest, and he picked her up like a chicken with one hand, but now she seems to have suddenly grown from a 16-year-old girl to a 20-year-old adult girl , has reached his shoulders, and the lines are much smoother and firmer, he should have undergone a lot of exercise.There is another change that may not be conspicuous, but Arthur found that her eyes no longer had the original ignorance and innocence, and now there was a bit of frosty coldness and rocky firmness in those golden eyes, like a vigorous and resolute adult. No more limp look.
Only when she smiles can the frost and snow melt.
"yes."
Ao Jing didn't ask Arthur what he thought of her, and just accepted his statement indifferently: "This is what I want people to see, growth always leaves traces... Maybe it's a good thing."
"Yeah...Growth is a very complicated word. You gain something and you lose it. It's actually pretty good for you." Arthur seemed to have thought of something, and patted the girl's shoulder empathetically, "Let's go, it's rare to call you here, I'll treat you to a tomahawk steak."
Grace Port has also entered winter now. It was already night when Ao Jing came here, and there were still small snowflakes in the sky. The white pier lighthouse looked extraordinarily romantic under the light of the distant lights.
Arthur and Ao Kyung sat by the window of the steak shop, looking at the sea level in the distance through the glass, the light from the lighthouse swept across the water, reflecting a piece of sparkling light.
"Actually, I invited you here because I want to ask you for help."
Waiting for the waiter to bring the two steaks to the table, Arthur touched the back of his head and said in embarrassment.
"What's the matter? Tell me."
Ao Kyung said nonchalantly, while cutting off a piece of hot steak with a knife, the slightly burnt skin was cut open, revealing the pink meat inside, and the smell of pepper wafted to the nostrils, which was very appealing to the appetite.
"...I won the throne of Atlantis some time ago," Arthur's expression became a little tangled when he said this, "Aum, that is, my younger brother, was imprisoned by me for his aggressive behavior. Come on, I originally wanted to calm him down in this way, and let him out when he figured it out... But he still hates life on land, I know it's understandable, but this kind of stubbornness doesn't mean anything to him No good."
"So, you want me to take him to contact more humans on land?" Ao Jing took up the topic, "Why me?"
"Clark, I learned something from Clark, do you remember him?"
Of course I remember, Ao Kyung, the metropolitan reporter who became a superman when he took off his glasses, doesn’t have such serious prosopagnosia.
"You should have more experience than me in bringing people to the right path, and there are still some urgent matters to be resolved in Atlantis, and Aum can't calm down and think in the current environment, so I I want you to discipline him for me for a while, some things can only be concluded after he has seen them with his own eyes, right?"
"Um……"
The girl poked the beef on the iron plate with a knife and fork, and frowned slightly, considering whether to agree.
"Although our team is a little short of people, but... since he has a prejudice against life on land, can you be sure that he can adapt to life on land?"
When she came back this time, Ao Jing already had the idea of recruiting new recruits, but the team members were not good enough. She had passed so many resumes at the beginning, and she would not recruit easily again.
The biggest advantage for her to accept Arthur's commission is that neither Orm nor she is human, so she doesn't need to hide her ability anymore - if Davis hadn't known about it for a long time, her two-month journey It may be much more difficult. When I went to the Himalayas for the second time, I joined four completely ordinary people. Ao Kyung did not have any chance to do things conveniently. The moon carried it down hard.
If she hadn't been able to calmly communicate with the plants to obtain route information, now the seven of them would still be circling in the mountains against the wind and snow like the other teams.
But if, as Arthur said, Aum is a guy who is full of hostility to the land, Ao Kyung is not sure if he still has the energy to correct him.
"He can do it!" Arthur heard the leeway in Ao Jing's words, and his eyes lit up immediately, "Aum, he just hasn't touched land yet, we are children of the same mother, since my mother and I like land, Then he will, he just needs the opportunity."
"……All right."
The girl looked up at Arthur: "It's not easy to bring a newcomer, I have to kill you today."
Neptune smiled so much that his teeth gleamed white from behind his bushy beard: "No problem, another steak?"
The two talked about Aum in the restaurant, and then Ao Kyung decided to go to Atlantis to meet this proud guy for a while.
At the same time, Ao Jing did not forget to complain: "One is called the King of the Sea, and the other claims to be the Lord of the Sea. You two brothers really don't take our East China Sea Dragon Clan seriously."
The dragon tribe is rich in all corners of the world, and the aquatic tribes all over the world respect them, and the mosasaurs obediently respect her as their little ancestor. These Atlanteans are more famous than each other.
Arthur could only show an awkward yet polite smirk: "Regional differences, these are all regional differences."
They walked up to a cliff, which is said to be the closest location to Atlantis, and jumped down from here, and they could see that country soon.
"Isn't it bad for digestion to do this kind of extreme exercise just after eating?" Ao Jing laughed and joked as he looked at the sea water beating against the rock wall under the cliff.
"You dragons still pay attention to this?" Arthur's expression was subtle.
"Health preservation is an eternal topic." The little girl looked serious, and then suddenly smiled brightly, "Whoever is at the end is the puppy!"
Immediately, like a fired bullet, before Arthur could react, it plunged into the deep sea with a "Boom!"
Arthur: ...? ? ?
It took about three seconds for Arthur to jump down. At this time, Ao Jing was waiting for him beside the distant reef. When he saw him jumping down, he blinked and swam towards the depths of the ocean again.
"I will not lose to you!"
Arthur's speed in the water is also extremely fast. He kicked his feet and rushed [-] meters in an instant. Obviously, he has improved a lot compared to the first time they met, and he can even compete with Ao Jing.
"Admit defeat, little puppy, I will let mother prepare a sumptuous bone banquet for you!" Arthur was half a head ahead, turned around and made a face with Ao Kyung with a smile.
"You're welcome, save mom's love bone feast for you to eat yourself!" Ao Kyung also caught up in a blink of an eye.
The two tried hard to make each other puppies like kindergarten children, and they chased each other to the entrance of Atlantis. The underwater kingdom full of future technological elements shocked the dragon princess from the East with its brilliant lights.
"...Why, the architectural style of Atlantis is like this?"
Ao Jing was stunned by the continuous flow of floating light spots on the undersea bridge and the orderly entry and exit of small submarines. The high-pressure water cannons erected on the city gates were used to defend against intruders. There were also heavily armed soldiers monitoring at both ends of the bridge, and they were still swimming around. The deterrent sharks take over the role of police dogs on land.
It is also a city-state under the sea, but the Dragon Palace City in the East China Sea does not have such a futuristic sense. Most of its buildings are made of giant clams, tortoise shells and pearls, while the imperial palace is carved out of a large number of crystals. The entire city can be illuminated by the night pearl inlaid on the top of the imperial palace. Bright.In terms of the scale of the city, Dragon Palace City is also much smaller, because only the people of the dragon clan live in the city, and it is not so easy to practice dragon transformation. In addition, the residents have changed over the past tens of thousands of years, and the people who still live in the city But a few hundred.
But whether it is the history of the city or the total age of the residents in the city, it is longer than all the residents of Atlantis combined, so everyone has followed the previous way of life. If you want to find modern traces, you can only enter the various mansions. Or go to the market in the Dragon Palace, where there are human products brought back from the shore by the dragon people who went to business.As for the safety factor, not to mention the presence of the royal family, there are hundreds of real dragons in the entire Dragon Palace City, who would dare to cause trouble if they don't have eyes?
So Ao Kyung, who was born and raised in the traditional imperial city, saw this completely different bustling underwater city, and was immediately attracted by the colorful modern lights, staring at the bridge a little dizzyingly.
"Atlantis has been obsessed with the development of technology for a long time, so that the level of technology here is much more advanced than that on the shore." Arthur saw Ao Jing's expression, and explained with the kindness of the landlord, "I'll see Aum, you can stay in the palace until the end of your vacation, and then you can take a good look around here, my mother is also in the palace these few days, she will be very happy to entertain you."
"Okay, that's exactly what I mean."
In any case, the futuristic Atlantis also has its own style. This may not be a good opportunity to exchange the cultures of the two city-states.The Nine Stars Lianzhu is right in front of our eyes, and even the gods can't predict what may happen next. If we can unite the sea people in the world, they can become the biggest backing of this planet.
However, just as Ao Jing approached, she was immediately targeted by the high-pressure water gun, who had not registered in the Atlantis system.
The commander of the army guarding the city saw Arthur approaching the city gate with an unregistered stranger on the monitor, and hurriedly stopped his subordinates who were about to fire the water cannon, and then greeted him and saluted: "Your Majesty."
"I want to bring a friend to visit Aum." Arthur moved Ao Kyung to his side, "Let's save the procedure of identity verification, she is a distinguished guest of the palace."
"Uh..." Seeing that it was a beautiful girl, the captain's expression was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, identity verification is not a problem, but Princess Mera also went to Prince Aum just now..."
"Meera?" Arthur froze for a moment, with a helpless expression on his face, "I see."
The thick-lined king didn't hear the humble reminder from his subordinates, but instead grasped the wrong point. After introducing Ao Kyung to the other party, he took people to the prison where Aum was held.
"Hey, who was there first?"
Seeing the back of the king and the girl walking away while arguing about who is the puppy, the captain was speechless.
...I really tried my best.
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The author has something to say:
Captain: I think the prison might be blown up...QAQ
Long Mei: Even if I am a professional Rocky Shunmao, I can't give Aum to me as Rocky...
Jimei: I think my head is faintly green :)
Probably this is the turn of feng shui, it is also interesting for husband and wife to be green [no]
Let me tell you a piece of good news... After two dungeons were agreed that day, I suddenly found that I couldn't write the first Aquaman plot, because it was embarrassing to force the dragon girl, so her current personal plot is only to help Arthur take care of the child [ ? 】Daily and a single-player dungeon, I strongly suspect that it is because your willingness is too strong to promote the combination every day, which caused irreversible problems in the plot I planned, and you have to compensate me QAQ