It had been a few days since the settlement of the Ark civilization was completed. It was a rare period of peace.
When Hao Ren came back, he first went to Raven 12345 for a routine report, but she had not returned from the celestial realm yet. Raven, who was on duty, received him. Hao Ren was glad that his boss had been absent for a long time. At least he did not have to worry about the neurotic goddess suddenly throwing him a bunch of extra tasks.
The sky was clear, and the sun was warm. After a few days of continuous gloominess, the Southern Suburbs finally welcomed a rare sunny day. The heavy snowfall last night had covered the streets with snow. Looking out the window, the entire old street was covered in silver. However, in this chilly weather, Hao Ren just wanted to stay in the warm house and look at the snowy scenery outside. That was enough to satisfy his mind. So he moved the small coffee table to the window in the living room, brewed a pot of hot tea, and played chess with Y 'zaks leisurely in front of him.
Everyone in the house was busy with their own things. The living room was quiet, and only the sound of chess pieces could be heard. The steam from the hot tea formed a hazy mist on the window. Hao Ren looked up and saw the old streets of the old city through the hazy mist. He thought of his magnificent experience, the reconstruction of the floating city on the Ocean of Io, the ecological sowing in Tannagost, and the planet Inferno in the Scarred Nebula. All these magnificent and wonderful scenes gradually melted in the hazy snow before him, and gradually faded away from his heart. It was hard to imagine that at the same time, in different universes, there were countless joys and sorrows, life and death, and the changing of the world, and the person who experienced it all was at this time and place, nestled under a warm window sill, with a pot of hot tea, and a retired old demon playing chess. This wonderful sense of separation made him a little emotional, but he did not know how to feel. So he just let out a faint sigh. "Sigh …"
"Thinking of what?" Y 'zaks raised his head and looked at her, his mouth wide open. "You don't look like you're lamenting about a chess game."
Hao Ren smiled, picked up a chess piece, and put it down casually. "How great would it be if the entire universe was as peaceful as here."
"That's the scariest thing I can imagine." Y'zaks shook his head. "It means that the entire universe will become a pool of stagnant water, and everything will wither."
Hao Ren opened his mouth and smiled helplessly. "… You have your own characteristics."
The MDT lay quietly on the windowsill, bored as it watched an inspector and a demon lord kill time in this way. Suddenly, its body jolted and it perked up a little. "Inspector forum, there's a new comment about your latest mission report."
Hao Ren didn't even raise his head. "What's the content of the comments?"
"Basically, we're just lamenting that wherever we go, the Cursed Star didn't explode this time. As a colleague, I'm extremely surprised."
Hao Ren's hand, which was holding the chess piece, froze in the air. "… Are they done yet? What's the point of this topic?"
"You can't help it. Who asked you to be involved in such a large-scale project like The Plane of Dreams?" The MDT could see through it. "Think about it, the entire universe is basically the remains of ecological disasters. You can just dig a hole in this place and there will be at least two ancestral graves …"
Hao Ren gave the MDT a sideways glance and put a black chess piece on the chessboard. "We're studying elegant art. Don't be so rude …"
The MDT suddenly floated up and smacked Hao Ren on the head. "Elegant my ass! Two grown men lying by the window playing Gomoku from eight-thirty to ten-thirty. You call that elegant art?! The only elegant thing in the whole living room is this pot of tea in your hand, and you're using it to warm your hands! "
Hao Ren awkwardly pulled the MDT aside and pointed at Y 'zaks. "The problem is that Y' zaks hasn't learned anything except Gomoku …"
"Don't make excuses for yourself. You can't even play three moves against Y 'lisabet." The MDT did not hesitate to expose Hao Ren's shortcomings. "Now, only Y' zaks and Lil Pea are willing to play chess with you, right?"
Hao Ren was speechless.
Y 'zaks smiled as he looked at Hao Ren and the MDT. He threw the chess piece on the table, got up and stretched his shoulders. "I'm not going to play with you. Since it's still early, I'll go out for a walk. "
After Y 'zaks left, Hao Ren was completely bored. He looked around the living room and found that it was just as the MDT had said. No one in the house was willing to play chess with a lousy chess player like him. So at last, he looked at the fish tank not far away and took Lil Pea out of the water. "Lil Pea, play chess with Daddy, okay?"
That was all he could do.
After Y 'zaks left, Lil Pea was replaced. Hao Ren continued to play 300 rounds with his daughter in front of the chessboard. No matter how the MDT muttered, the little mermaid was very excited. She happily jumped around the chessboard, holding a huge chess piece in her hand, thinking hard about the next step. Opposite her, Hao Ren's forehead was full of cold sweat. He felt that he might not even be able to beat the fish …
When Lily and Vivian came back from grocery shopping, they saw such a scene: Hao Ren was sitting in front of the window playing chess with a fish. He was holding the chess piece in his hand, and his forehead was full of cold sweat. The little mermaid on the chessboard was holding the chess piece innocently. Hao Ren was still discussing with Lil Pea. "Daddy, can you regret it one more time? Just one more time. I'll buy you a pair of chopsticks … I'll buy the rosewood ones! "
"Look at you …" Vivian's voice interrupted Hao Ren's negotiation. "You're bullying a fish, aren't you?"
Hao Ren turned his head and saw Vivian standing behind him with a basket in her hand. She was surrounded by the cold winter air from outside the house. Lily, who came back with Vivian, rushed to the TV as soon as she entered the house. "Change the channel, change the channel! Oops, it's too late …"
The two had just come back from grocery shopping. Looking at them now, Hao Ren could not imagine that two years ago, the two of them would fight each other to the death as soon as they met. He poked his head to see if there was anything good in Vivian's basket and muttered, "You two seem to be on good terms now."
As soon as he said that, Vivian and Lily suddenly said in unison, "Who's on good terms with her?"
"You stole my line!" Lily jumped up from the sofa and stood on the armrest as if she was trying to boost her momentum. "Battie and I were forced to go out for groceries. If we weren't worried about the money, I would have gone with her —"
"Didn't you just want to have fun in the snow?" Vivian gave Lily a sideways glance. "What's there to hide? You even admitted that you're a husky …"
It would've been better if Hao Ren had not interrupted. Battie and Doggie started their usual bickering again. But now, they could no longer fight. Both of them only talked and did not fight. Hao Ren looked at Cola. "Is there such a big grudge between you two? Have you forgotten that you've formed a girl group in the Ark …"
Vivian was stunned. Only then did she remember that she and Lily had been labelled as the "Twin Goddesses of Ice and Fire" by the Ark civilization. She had a strange look on her face. "Landlord, please don't mention that … I actually formed a Twin Goddesses with a husky …"
Hao Ren's mouth twitched. He thought to himself that Vivian had taken so long to realize what was going on. He then rummaged through the basket to see if there was anything he liked. Vivian slapped Hao Ren's paw away. "Stop messing around. Doggie, come and help me with the vegetables … "
Before she could finish her sentence, a melodious ring suddenly came from her pocket.
Vivian was stunned for a moment before she realized that it was her phone. She frowned when she saw the name of the caller. "It's Hessiana again … I shouldn't have given her my number. Hello? What's up? "
Vivian answered the phone impatiently. She wanted to hear what Hessiana had come up with to harass her. But as she listened, her expression gradually turned serious.
"What's up?" Hao Ren asked curiously.
Vivian hung up the phone, looking a little confused. "All the demon hunters in the Greek Peninsula have disappeared."
"Err …" Hao Ren was stunned. He did not understand what Vivian meant. "Disappeared?"
"Yes, all the strongholds are empty. The sentries who were responsible for monitoring the movements of the unusual creatures are nowhere to be found." Vivian's voice was a little shaky as if she still could not believe what she had just heard. "And it's said that similar situations have been found in other sanctuaries. Hessiana asked if there were any changes in the demon hunters here. "
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