Actually, I felt that coming to Sylvia's small dessert shop with Sandora wasn't a wise choice, because I had forgotten about the possible consequences of that Silver Mole's unique slowness — —
He didn't know how long it would take for him to prepare a snack for Shadora, but Shadora would easily starve to death before he could do that. Of course, it was more likely that Sandora would tear down Sylvia's shop with a sweep of her mouth.
Well, since we're already at the entrance of the shop, there's no point in thinking about that.
"Ding Ling Ling …" The melodious sound of wind chimes rang as the shop's glass door was pushed open. Sandora and I walked into the usually quiet dessert shop and found that there wasn't a single person in the shop as expected.
Sylvia's dessert shop rarely had any customers. This was because that stupid Silver Mole had opened the shop on the military blockade. She had special authority, so it wasn't a problem for her to do so. However, the normal citizens of the Shadow City wouldn't dare to get close to the military blockade. Furthermore, the nearest Shadow Fortress was filled with Empire soldiers, so how could there be any customers that frequented the dessert shop? Usually, Sylvia only had two types of customers. One was the students from the Military Academy, especially the sisters of Osaka. They would occasionally come to buy desserts, but the Military Academy was quite far from here, so Osaka's sisters rarely came here. The other type was the few mass-produced mainframes in the base. Perhaps due to some inexplicable logic change, there were some mass-produced Schilling mainframes in the Shadow Fortress that behaved differently from the other mass-produced sisters. They would be interested in desserts, and were the only regular customers of Sylvia's shop.
However, there definitely wouldn't be anyone coming at this time.
Sylvia's shop was like an independent haven. Even though it was opened in a place that made people nervous like the military blockade, there was always a soothing and peaceful feeling lingering around the place. The small shop was clean and spotless. The windows that faced the exit of the alley were clear and bright. Gentle sunlight shone into the clean shop, causing the spirits of light to jump happily on every table and chair. The sound of the wind chimes didn't break the peaceful atmosphere, instead, it filled the surroundings with a warm and leisurely atmosphere.
Behind the long counter facing the entrance of the shop, a silver-haired girl was hopping and wiping a tall glass cabinet. Inside the cabinet were the few special desserts that the shop was proud of. Although Sylvia wasn't short, it still took some effort to wipe the top of the cabinet. She could only hop around to complete this arduous task. The girl's clumsy movements and the occasional "heh heh heh" to encourage herself were a little funny, but Sylvia herself didn't notice it at all. She was immersed in her work, her skirt fluttering in the wind.
"Should we tell her that the ladder is leaning against the wall?"
Shadora tugged at my arm and whispered, "Don't worry.
"She will most likely fall down."
I thought about it and answered with certainty.
Then Sandora didn't say anything else.
Sylvia's ears were very sharp. She definitely heard the sound of the wind chimes. That was why Sandora and I found a window seat near the door and waited for Sylvia to react.
I was worried that before Sylvia could react, Sandora would go berserk from hunger. Because I didn't think much of that mole's reflexes. In fact, sometimes I even suspected that Sylvia's slow reflexes were the result of all the mass produced Ravens' reflexes being connected together. No matter how I looked at it, her usual personality was already unimaginably slow. Fortunately, Sylvia was quite fast this time. Just as Sandora was about to bite down on the table in front of her, she finally realized that there was a customer in the shop. Thus, she stopped hopping in front of the cabinet and turned around with a smile. She said slowly and softly, "Ah … there's a customer — — Eh? It's you guys — — "
When talking to Sylvia, you had to have the heart to live. The only fortunate thing was that her slow tone made people feel comfortable and wouldn't make you anxious. I pointed at Sandora and used a hurried tone to tell Sylvia about the most urgent problem: "Don't say anything. Sandora is hungry. Prepare some snacks for her … Alright, you don't need to prepare anything. Just take the ready-made ones from the counter … Sigh, forget it, I'll go get them myself …"
Before Sylvia could react, I had already finished speaking. Considering that Sandora might start to bite if she brought the snacks over, I decisively said goodbye to her and went to the counter to take the snacks out. After a while, Sylvia said with a smile: "Ah — — Chen, you're really impatient — —"
At this moment, Sandora had already started to lick the fourth plate.
"Do you want something to drink?" After a while, Sylvia placed a lighter dessert in front of me. She had a warm smile on her face and asked calmly.
"Anything." I said as I glanced at Sandora who was wolfing down her food. "Give her a glass of orange juice before she chokes to death."
When Sylvia went to prepare the drinks, I couldn't help but look at Sandora: "Hey, no one's fighting with you. Eat slowly."
"The most perfect way to enjoy a dessert is to finish it in three bites!" Sandora replied without raising her head. Although she ate at a fast speed, the miraculous thing was that it didn't affect her appearance and ability to speak clearly. I felt that the current Sandora who was sweeping the table was the cutest. Her face was filled with happiness and her unguarded behavior in front of someone she trusted. Furthermore, there was a little bit of cream at the corner of her mouth — — I helped her wipe the corner of her mouth as if I was taking care of a little girl. This action had to be fast, accurate, and ruthless because if you reacted slightly slower, you might get bitten. This action could be compared to rescuing a cricket from a high-speed rotating set of gears. The difficulty level was at least 9.0. Therefore, I reckoned that the only person who could wipe Sandora's face while she ate was probably me.
"Your relationship is so good." Sylvia's voice came from the side. The silver-haired girl placed two drinks in front of us and her eyes swept between Sandora and I. "Are you showing off in front of me?"
Just as I was about to take a sip of the drink, I suddenly felt that something wasn't right. Then, I suddenly realized that Sylvia's words seemed to be very smooth.
"Belavilla?" I looked at the silver-haired girl who had already sat down and was minding her own business as she ate the desserts of the guests. She even drank my and Sandora's drinks brazenly from time to time. Her current appearance was worlds apart from the timid and slow-witted silver-haired mole. I immediately recognized that this was the other personality in Sylvia's soul: the former fallen emperor Belavilla had awakened.
Sandora swallowed the food in her mouth and stared straight at Sylvia … I mean Belavilla. Her tone was filled with curiosity, "You can already awaken freely?"
"Sylvia was the one who woke me up." Belavilla snapped her fingers and directly sent the desserts from the counter to the table in front of Sandora. She conveniently took away the empty plate. Then, she looked at the latter with a playful expression, "As for you, I don't think a Schilling Emperor can eat food on his face."
"With my lover by my side, it's my privilege to eat on my face." Sandora waved her hand nonchalantly. "It's just a small interaction between me and Ah Jun …"
"Tsk, I told you that the two of you were showing off in front of me." Belavilla glanced sideways at the two of us. She was completely different from the honest and slow-witted Sylvia. She was a sharp-tongued and slightly black-bellied mature lady. However, she was a nice person. "The two of you met with some trouble in the other world?"
I knew that Belavilla definitely had a motive for waking up. Although she said that she was woken up by Sylvia, how would the brainless silver-haired mole know when to wake her up without Sylvia's hints? Now, it seemed that Belavilla was interested in our battle in the ruined world.
"I fought with your former comrades." Sandora didn't hide anything. She told Belavilla about the battle in the ruined world as simply as possible. Although the other party was once a fallen apostle, she was now one of us. Furthermore, she had made great contributions in the Great Nebula. She was still trustworthy. "Although we won in the end, we suffered great losses. We are currently focusing on repairing those battleships and replenishing the supply of new soldiers. Right, since you are already awake, there are some things that you might want to know. Take a look at this. "
As Sandora spoke, she activated a holographic projection in midair. A black and red military insignia appeared on the projection. This military insignia was the insignia of the Fallen Apostle battleship that had fought an intense battle with the Imperial Army back then.
"Do you recognize it?" Sandora looked at Belavilla with hope. "Your position in the Fallen Apostle army wasn't low either. Which army's insignia is this? How big is it in the entire Fallen Apostle army? What position does it occupy? "
Sandora's questions were what we were anxious to know. We had to roughly deduce the difference in power between the Fallen Apostles and the current New Empire. The breakthrough point was the enemy fleet that had fought an intense battle with the Imperial Army in the ruined world. Although Lin Xue had used her prophecy ability to roughly deduce that the other party was one of the stronger forces in the entire Fallen Apostle camp, it wasn't easy to predict the details of their situation.
In comparison, it was more likely that Belavilla possessed accurate information.
"Halland and Zadom's mixed third army." Belavilla ate some snacks as she casually glanced at the holographic projection in midair. "That's not strange. After the two of them annexed a few small armies and reorganized the army, they became the most active military force in the Fallen Apostle camp. Basically, they are present in every large scale operation. Furthermore, Halland is also an opportunist … When it comes to surprise attacks and all kinds of high-risk, high-reward operations, he is always at the forefront."
Belavilla knew about it!
I instantly became excited. Belavilla's awakening was just too timely. It seemed that we would have to rely on this former Fallen Emperor to break through our intelligence on the Fallen Apostle.
"Halland? Zadom? " Hearing these two unfamiliar names, I couldn't help but ask curiously, "Are the two of them emperors as well?"
If the opponents were two Emperor-ranked Fallen Apostles, then it would be a matter of course to encounter an enemy army of that scale in the ruined world. Furthermore, that battle could be said to be extremely dangerous. In that case, these two would definitely be extremely troublesome enemies. Speaking of which, there were suddenly two more enemies, and they were both Emperor-ranked. Even though I knew that the Fallen Apostles would definitely be a huge threat, I still felt a headache coming on.
"Only Halland is an Emperor, while Zadom is the strongest general under Halland," Belavilla said in a deep voice. "It's a little troublesome. Before Halland became a Fallen Apostle, he was already a very powerful Schilling Emperor. Basically, no one knows what his full power is like. Zadom, on the other hand, is a battle maniac like Pandora. He is used to fully arming himself at all times. Of course, no matter how powerful an individual's power is, there is still a limit. The most dangerous aspect of these two is still their army … The mixed third army has a large number of soldiers, and their combat power is astonishing. Furthermore, they have the most production bases. They are also an important army in the Fallen Apostle camp. They suffered heavy losses in this battle, but Halland and Zadom didn't personally appear on the battlefield. This means that you haven't been able to destroy their core. If that's the case, it might not be long before the two of them make a comeback … Yeah, it's a little strange. Zadom often appears on the battlefield, but he didn't appear this time … "
As Belavilla spoke, her brows furrowed slightly. "According to your description and my last memory, I can infer that the Imperial Army basically destroyed half of Halland's army this time. Even in the entire Fallen Apostle camp, this is a very serious loss. After Halland fell, he became a complete opportunist. He must have been eyeing a higher reward for carrying out such a high-risk operation, but in the end, he only wanted to seize a warship wreckage? What's so special about that wreckage that it's worth him mobilizing such a large force? "
"Then, take a look at this. This is what we obtained from the ruined world. It's the emblem left behind by the Imperial Army that fought against Visca 700,000 years ago." I recalled something that I wanted to ask Belavilla, but I didn't think of it just now. Thus, I took out the armor fragment with the golden ring symbol from my portable space. "The warship wreckage that we seized has the same symbol. Can you recognize it?"
"This?" Belavilla's eyes widened in an instant as she stared at the metal fragment in my hand. "That guy … As expected, it seems like Halland came for the wreckage. This is really dramatic. Guess who this belongs to?"
Sandora and I didn't say a word as we stared at Belavilla. We wanted to see how long this person with a bad personality could hold it in. In the end, it didn't even take half a minute for Belavilla to surrender. "Alright, alright, alright. The two of you are really united. Then, I'll give you a shock. This emblem isn't the emblem of the Empire's main fleet. It belongs to a special independent force. The leader of this force is … Ockham."
When Belavilla's voice trailed off, Sandora and I were stunned.
"Ockham?" I looked at the metal fragment in my hand, tongue-tied. "The one who died in the Sanctuary Library?"
Belavilla nodded. "Yes, that's him. He was one of the top scientists in the Old Empire. This emblem is unique to his army. I definitely wouldn't mistake it for someone else. "
"A scientist's private army?" I felt that it was inconceivable. "And the scale of the army was so large that it could defeat Visca's Army of Destruction. Did Ockham engage in scientific research or military power back then?"
This was too inconceivable. I had already made many guesses about this golden ring symbol, but I had never thought that it was actually Ockham's emblem. That sly fallen apostle that I killed in the Sanctuary Library was still haunting me even after he died. He persistently brought me all kinds of trouble. What was even more inconceivable was that Ockham was clearly a scientist, but he actually had a huge fleet in the Old Empire! Visca's Army of Destruction was defeated by his fleet. What did this mean?
Scientists knew martial arts, and even hoodlums couldn't stop them. On the other hand, Ockham had a fleet. How many hoodlums could he be?
"Under normal circumstances, researchers wouldn't be interested in the military, and they wouldn't have their own army, and they definitely wouldn't have their own army emblem. However, this was only under normal circumstances." Belavilla took the metal fragment from my hands and revealed an expression of reminiscence. "In the Old Empire, there were some scientists who were different. They had two identities: researchers and military commanders. This wasn't contradictory, because the Shiring Apostles' policy was to prioritize the interests of the race and victory. As long as they had the ability to achieve victory, scientists could also become military commanders. Furthermore, most of the time, armies led by researchers would actually have stronger combat strength. This was because they would always install all kinds of dangerous experimental weapons on their battleships without any scruples. As long as they could obtain first-hand data on new weapons, they would dare to challenge any battlefield. Ockham is a classic example …"
I wholeheartedly agreed with Belavilla's words. I had personally witnessed the lower limits of the Schilling Technician's research. The Eternal-class spaceship and Pandora's fortress armory were both their masterpieces. These fellows did the work of Edison, but they had the heart of Hitler. The data showed that most of the Empire's scientists' laboratories were on the same level of alert as the frontlines in the Chaos Abyss. They loved to cause a big explosion in their own research. Actually, I had always thought that one of the important reasons why Tawil used so many projections to run around was to save time for her revival. Many of her research was too crazy …
Belavilla was silent for a few seconds, as if she was recalling something from a long time ago. Then, she handed the metal fragment back to me. "A long, long time ago, during the era of the old Empire, Ockham's army suffered heavy losses. They lost almost two-thirds of their men, and it was said that they even lost one of their most important research ships. That incident had a huge impact on the 103rd Sky. Even I had heard about it. Now that I think about it, perhaps that was the first encounter between him and young Visca … It was also because of that huge loss that Ockham's army never recovered. It wasn't until the great calamity occurred and the old Empire collapsed that his old army regrouped with Savi's army and disappeared without a trace. You see, I told you that this was too dramatic. "" Wait, wait, wait, "I felt a headache coming on.
I hurriedly waved my hand to stop her. "It's a little messy — according to the chronological order, the old Empire was still around 700,000 years ago. Ockham was a scientist with an army. Then, he encountered Visca's Army of Destruction in the ruined world. The two of them fought, and the Army of Destruction was defeated. Ockham's army retreated after losing a third of its men. After that, he didn't have the chance to rebuild his army. Soon, the old Empire met with a cataclysm, and the Abyss erupted. He, you, Savi, and the others were turned into Fallen Apostles. The remnants of Ockham's army were absorbed by you, and thus, Ockham's army was removed from the list. After that, Visca was accidentally captured by the Fallen Apostles, and he was also infected by the Abyss. He became a member of your faction, and was together with the three of you … But here comes the problem. Ockham doesn't know Visca, and Visca can't remember where he saw this emblem before! What's going on? "
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