Chapter 30: Wolves in the Rain 1

The doctor walked out of the bathroom, wearing a towel and yukata, wiping his hair with a thick towel. The bedroom light was warm and dim yellow, and by the bedside was a hardcover edition of Machiavelli's "The Prince" with a sheepskin cover.

The doctor sat by the bed, with a cup of hot tea at the appropriate temperature on the silver plate beside the bed. He took a sip and it was his favorite British black tea. Katerina is a smart life secretary who always provides timely services, but makes people unaware of her existence. The doctor doesn't like others appearing in his quiet bedroom, but he does enjoy warm hot tea, even though he often doesn't feel like making it himself.

Is Katerina still there? Please thank her for the red tea on my behalf, "he said casually.

She can't hear your thanks now, she's not waiting outside. The red tea was brought in three minutes ago, and she's finished her work and leaving now, on her way back to her own residence. "Runas' voice came from the amplifier embedded in the wall.

Three minutes, "the doctor lowered his head to drink tea and raised an eyebrow," how did she know I was going to come out of the bathroom within three minutes

I told her that I studied your physical condition, and the high temperature and steam in the bathroom made your blood flow faster and your heart beat faster. This made you uncomfortable, you're not young anymore, so when your heart rate and blood flow speed reach a certain level, you're ready to end the shower. If not, you'll soak in the bathtub until dawn the next day, and you enjoy taking a shower, "replied Runas.

So you have mastered my bathing routine

Everything has its own laws

You're still a sometimes annoying dog bastard like you were many years ago. You've started to enjoy studying humans, and you've set this goal on me first. "The doctor's voice was calm, with no signs of joy or anger.

Because this is the most difficult to understand. Humans are the most difficult system to understand, and unfortunately, war is a large system composed of humans, and I am still learning

Am I a difficult person to understand? "The doctor set aside the red tea, put on his glasses, and lay on the soft pillow, holding up" The Prince's Discourse ".

No answer.

After a moment of silence, the doctor sat up from the bed, frowning, "Runas

Still no answer.

The doctor got up and got out of bed, feeling strange. Although he doesn't really like a protector and researcher who always surrounds him, he has become accustomed to receiving a response from Runas anytime and anywhere by saying a word. This massive intelligent system is like the duty Holy Spirit guarding L.M.A., with no holidays or rest.

Hi, Runas? Are your connections and information channels still normal? Is there any problem? "He said, looking around.

Everything is normal, except for the absence of Runas' answer.

He opened the cabinet at the bedside and found a large caliber military Beretta pistol inside. The doctor picked up the gun and weighed it. He was familiar with the gun, and the weight indicated that the magazine was full. He loaded the gun and walked towards the door with it in hand.

At the moment he grasped the doorknob, a rapid and explosive bell rang behind him. The calm, paper thin moment in the air was torn apart by this loud noise. The doctor suddenly turned around and looked coldly at the antique phone by the bedside. The phone itself was shaking incessantly in the ringing sound, trembling as if it could collapse into a single component at any moment.

The doctor slowly approached the phone, getting very close and focused on looking at it, as if looking at someone.

The phone still rings, as if it will not stop until the goal is achieved.

After pausing for a while, the doctor sat in the armchair next to the phone and adjusted his posture to feel most comfortable sitting up.

He finally picked up the microphone and said, "Hello

Quietly, there was no sound in the microphone.

Hello Ian, is that you? After so many years, let me hear the voice of my own students again, "said the doctor.

A low laughter came over the phone, with a hint of satisfaction after successfully teasing someone. "Did you take it by surprise? Did you guess it was me? I just used a small trick to temporarily remove that annoying machine from our side so that we could have a good chat

Fortunately, "the doctor said calmly," it's better than I thought. I thought you had cut off all the communication lines here and were guarding outside my door

Not at all, infiltrating L.M.A. is still difficult for me today. It took me a lot of effort to temporarily block your computer. I don't want this omnipotent guy to study my location through the line and record my voiceprint at the same time. Of course, I can fake my voice, but I still want to speak to you in real voice, Doctor... Ah no... my dear instructor. "The voice of the person on the other end of the phone suddenly changed, with a cold mockery in their words.

Mr. Tengger was assassinated, was it your masterpiece? It was very beautiful and disrupted our plan. "The doctor closed the bolt with one hand and pressed the gun on his knee.

Don't just talk about these unpleasant things. I know it's two o'clock at night where you are, and according to your habits, you should have just finished taking a shower and gone to bed. But here, it's a sunny day in the southern hemisphere. I'm sitting on the beach now, applying sunscreen, and there are shining girls in bikinis coming and going around. Their skin is purple copper, their waist is thin, and their legs are long. "The other party whistled softly," But since I've told you so much information, you won't use the remaining lines to record my location and send your proudest student to visit me afterwards, right

I'm not so superstitious about Runas to this extent. You didn't even leave a silhouette for Runas among the countless surveillance cameras in the Caucasus. It's truly a masterpiece. You're the ace, you were when you were very young, and no one has been able to surpass you to this day. "The doctor's tone was calm with approval, truly like a kind teacher facing his admired students.

Ace can be replaced, now you have Theodore Lin. He can take my place, poor child. If I were still in L.M.A., his hands should be clean and not stained with so much blood. "

Weapons are made to be stained with blood, my student. I believe time will not make you weak like a girl. Getting stained with blood is not a terrible thing, as long as it is for a reasonable purpose

Reasonable purpose? Try to say these words to those who died under the bullets of hunting dogs and foxes, "the other party chuckled." Instructor, I was really stupid when I was a child. I never thought you trained me as a weapon

To some extent, everyone is a weapon, and I am no exception. I have also carried out reluctant missions, "the doctor said calmly.

No, that's different, "the other person said earnestly

Your companions? Are you referring to people like Juste and Heins? They are also your masterpieces? You killed them, proving your ability. Even those who come from the same source as you cannot compare with you, but do you care about their lives? Ian, you are trying to retaliate, and you still remember the venom that flowed through your veins like poison in the fire at Fernense, always bursting out of your veins. Don't blame yourself, you are not that kind of poor child, you have the ability to confront me head-on. I am proud of you

The other party chuckled again, seemingly filled with joy, "Yes, my dear instructor, my teacher. Those resentments flow like venom in my veins, and I don't understand why they still live in paradise while I have to wander like a poor creature. What does Milton's Paradise Lost say

He recited in a low voice:

The two of them looked back at the east of their original paradise of happiness,

The sword with flames on it is swinging,

There is a terrifying group of faces and firearms at the entrance

They naturally shed tears,

But it was quickly wiped off;

The whole world is placed in front of them,

Let them choose a place to settle down,

There is a god guiding them in the underworld,

Two people holding hands,

Slowly moving the wandering footsteps,

Farewell to Eden,

Embark on their lonely journey

Poor thing, because we know, we must be wiped out. I was able to leave my life behind and become a homeless stray dog only because of that overly kind Peng Baoji, "the other person whispered." Instructor, can you make me give up the resentment in my blood

No, "the doctor's answer was simple and direct.

Yeah, yeah, you can't, and Nathan Mann is not Peng Boggy, never striving for foolish goals that cannot be achieved, "the other person's tone was gentle." But if I were Milton, I would add a more beautiful ending to Paradise Lost, turning it into a popular entertainment movie like ending

What is the ending? "The doctor took a deep breath and whispered.

It's Satan's counterattack, the burning of the Garden of Eden, the arbitration of God himself at the end of the day. I have gained wisdom, and you can no longer stop me. You can only wait for a decisive battle, just like in Norse mythology, Odin is waiting for a giant. He has already read the revelations of the three goddesses of fate about the future. "The other party chuckled," This is the price that God must pay for evolution

I will fight. My child, we have already paid a high price. But perhaps in your opinion, it is still far from enough. "The doctor hung up the phone.

He sat alone in the bedroom, his hands on his knees, as if exhausted. After a long time, he turned off the bedside light and buried himself in the darkness.

Note:

Paradise Lost ": tells the story of Adam and Eve who were tempted by the serpent incarnated by Satan and swallowed the fruit of wisdom, and were subsequently expelled from the Garden of Eden.

Odin: The main god of Norse mythology, who leads the powerful Asa tribe to rule the world. But fate destined him to have a decisive battle against the evil giant race that would destroy the world, and even he himself would die in the battle. Odin, who mastered the wisdom of Runas, understood this ending. On the day of the ending, he would see the three goddesses of fate - who always weave the yarn of life and then cut them - giving up weaving in the well where they lived. This day was also the end of the main god himself, known as the "Twilight of the Gods", which was epic depicted in Wagner's large-scale opera "The Ring of the Nibelung".