Chapter 1569 Responsible? (6k)
Hearing Lin Xian's words, Lin Nian's first reaction was that he had gotten into trouble, and his head started to hurt.
As for what Lin Xian said just now, even if he only believed half of it, he could roughly guess whether it was true or not, so now he knew the interests involved and the credibility of the so-called "harming the innocent".
The blonde girl was trying to show off her ultimate secret and ultimate power in front of him, but he did not stop her. Instead, he tended to indulge her in the mentality of "I will see what kind of ruthless work you can do today" and took over his body to do a miracle.
The work was indeed ruthless, but there were three costs. The first was that he became a wheelchair guy and was severely insulted by the Spanish little horse. The second was what he said now, the chain reaction affected innocent people, causing him to have to pay attention to this matter and temporarily put aside the so-called safe vacation and ignoring the things outside the window.
As for what the third one is, he is not sure for the time being, but he has a hunch that he will know it soon.
Now, even if he knows that something has happened, he has to intervene in this matter for both emotional and rational reasons, and he has to be responsible for it to the end.
"Are they tourists from the island? How many people have fallen into the Nibelungen?" Lin Nian prepared himself mentally. Although he looked calm, Lin Xian just stared at him, looked into his eyes, and observed that his right hand, which was naturally placed on the table, unconsciously fell on his thigh under the table, and occasionally moved his shoulder joint unnaturally.
"Are you panicking?" Lin Xian suddenly asked.
Of course, she could see Lin Nian's little movements. Many people probably thought that the 'S'-level ace of Kassel Academy would always be calm and composed when encountering things, but those who really knew him in this world could see through his uneasy eyes and body language when he was really panicking and then cruelly expose it.
"How many people were killed?" Lin Nian took a deep breath and his tone became slightly serious. He was ready to take responsibility.
"There were about 12 or 13 people on the boat. They were probably on a yacht when the accident happened. The route was from Male Island to Andward Island. They were stuck in the Nibelungen cruise area. They encountered some minor accidents and crashed into it."
"Damn it." Lin Nian was already a little impatient, his face was slightly gloomy. Although he was not the direct cause of the death of the people on the boat, he could not escape the indirect relationship. He would not excuse himself. If he hadn't asked Yelena to try such a big job like a lunatic, the ancient dragon would not have approached this route.
He should have been more cautious, instead of being like a child who couldn't wait to try it out when he got a new toy. Although someone reminded him that this power was very dangerous and should never be used lightly, he still ignored this warning and tried it-so naturally he had to pay the price. This is the disadvantage of not being able to fully control the uncontrollable power in his hands.
The fourth chain is completely different from the first three chains. It is not of the same order of magnitude at all, and it is obvious what will happen after the child gets the gun.
So, now that the bad consequences have been caused, what should he say? Who can he blame? Yelena? Isn't blaming that little bastard the same as blaming himself? There is no difference. They both wear the same pants, and their opinions and decisions in some aspects are surprisingly consistent, just like standing on the beach with their hands on their waists and pointing at the sea and saying: Do you want to have a round? Then they had a round.
"But things may not be as bad as you think."
Seemingly seeing that Lin Nian's face was a little ugly, Lin Xian appropriately controlled the temperature of this increasingly unlovable child, and said in a sudden turn, "That ship of people did suffer in Nibelungen, but maybe you didn't harm them, but did a good thing to help them?"
Lin Nian was stunned for a moment, raised his head and frowned slightly, "What does this mean?"
Is it a good thing to help a ship of ordinary people enter Nibelungen? Send them away from this miserable world in advance to become food for Deadpool or more brutal monsters? As long as it is active Nibelungen, it is full of monsters infected with dragon blood. Even the offspring of ordinary animals hybridized with dragon blood genes are fierce characters that can eat tigers and leopards alive. The survival rate of ordinary people will drop to zero as time goes by.
"What if the purpose of the people on that ship coming here is for that piece of Nibelungen? They should have taken a longer route, a bigger and more troublesome circle, and might even kill themselves and get nothing, but in the end, an accident sent them directly to the terminal. This is also a kind of fun in life."
Lin Xian smiled simply, "But when they really arrive at the place they dream of, I don't know if they can still maintain their original optimism and longing when they see the unexpected scene."
"Who are the people in that shipwreck?" Lin Nian noticed that there seemed to be something strange in this matter.
"A group of dreamers who want to rise to the top by relying on the lost Nibelungen, redistribute the big pie of the half-blood world, and then gain a place in the new world of the future."
"I don't judge whether they will be defined as stupid by others because of their huge ambitions. At least they have taken actions and made preparations. However, in the face of harsh facts, the careful plans of weak people who have planned thousands of times will always seem stretched and even a little ridiculous. This is a kind of helplessness and a kind of sadness."
Lin Xian lowered his head and smiled, stirring some of the pudding residue and yogurt left in the cup, "Kamen still has to do it, and the harsh facts still have to be faced, right? Even if it is ridiculous and sad, there is always a way to go, Because the road is right there, it’s the only one. If you don’t advance, you will retreat, and behind you will be the abyss chasing you.”
It was not a pretentious show, but this woman was really feeling something, as a metaphor for something more important and sad that was happening or had already happened.
The secret that cannot be told in person becomes the uncontrollable emotional catharsis.
"Have I ever said that you are talking more and more like Him?" Lin Nian asked in a low voice, looking at Lin Xian's bowed expression.
"Why can't He be like me?"
Lin Xian calmly said something very incomprehensible. His tone was so calm, but the words were incredibly cold and arrogant.
But after a moment, she picked up the previous topic as if nothing had happened and continued, "I am aware of the Wittelsbach family's pursuit of the descendants of a Nibelung insider. Paco seems to want to solve it himself. This is a troublesome thing, but it’s not as good as God’s will. Those North American hybrids crossing the ocean destroyed themselves without her having to worry about it.”
Lin Nian finally understood who the unlucky people who were involved in the Nibelungs were. They matched the time and place, which made him a little confused. It was because of him that these people were involved in the Nibelungs. But their goal seems to be the Nibelungen. So even if something happened to them in the Nibelungen, shouldn't these personal lives be counted on his head?
He doesn't seem to be responsible for the life and death of this group of people?
Lin Nian has fallen into a moral circle. His moral level is somewhat flexible, and he is probably lawful and neutral, so he is quite concerned and responsible for the consequences of his actions. So, should he care about these unlucky people?
"My suggestion is not to worry about them." Lin Xian gave Lin Nian life advice again after a long time, "Don't define your role as a savior."
"You are changing the concept. This incident itself happened because of me, not because of me wanting to be the savior." Lin Nian pointed out that Lin Xian's words were misleading, but he still made his own decision, " I really don’t intend to care about their life or death. Their ultimate goal is Atlantis, that is, the Nibelungen. Since they can get there in advance, I don’t need to meddle in their own business before taking them out. Maybe They still won’t accept my favor and think I will compete with them for the so-called treasure.”
"But what if I say that it was not only these North American hybrids who came from afar who were involved in the Nibelungs, but there was also a slightly innocent victim in this accident?"
Lin Nian immediately looked up, "Who?"
"I said before that Paco wants to solve the problem of the Wittelsbach family, right? But she is not a fighting member, so she can only send another colleague to deal with the matter, and she happens to be very Unluckily, I got involved." Lin Xian said, "Wonderpus, are you familiar with this name?"
Lin Nian subconsciously raised his hand and touched the position of his chest and heart. How could he not be familiar with the mysterious sniper who shot him in the heart in the small town of Carmel? He was one of the emperor's most capable generals and the only one. A mysterious enemy whose true face he has never seen until now.
"You want me to feel guilty because she was involved in the Nibelungs? Are you kidding me?" Lin Nian did not give this face even when facing Lin Xian, and said flatly, "Carmel Town That shot almost killed me or, in other words, almost killed Yelena. Even though it was the emperor’s order and she just fired the gun, there was also a blood feud between me and her.”
"Is that so?" Lin Xian nodded to himself.
Lin Nian looked at Lin Xian who fell into silence, paused for a few seconds and asked, "So, what are you going to do? Wonderpus is probably your colleague now?"
"Normally, this kind of thing is not my responsibility. If Wonderpus really died in the Nibelungs, then the emperor would probably react, and then I would know about it, but now it seems that she was probably just in a dangerous situation. , it is not life-threatening yet, this situation should be resolved by Paco for the time being. "
Lin Nian stared at Lin Xian and asked, "Then why are you telling me this?"
"The response is good." Lin Xian raised his head to meet Lin Nian's gaze, and said calmly in a matter-of-fact tone, "Since the emperor is not doing anything now, then I should naturally get some delegated powers, such as working for him. It is in the interests of the emperor to do some maintenance work. Wonderpus is one of the emperor's most valuable properties, so her safety is very important to the emperor and is worth spending some sacrificial value in exchange for reciprocity. "
Lin Nian narrowed his eyes slightly, probably guessing what Lin Xian meant, but he just waited quietly for her to finish.
"I need you to get Wonderpus back." Lin Xian looked at Lin Nian and said, "The emperor cannot lose her, so she deserves the best life support."
"Why don't you go by yourself?" Lin Nian asked this crucial question and stared at Lin Xian.
Let's just talk about her performance in trying to kill Lu Mingfei in the last big hole in the Nibelung underground in Bei'an. Those scenes where multiple word spirits burst out are impressive. They are a perfect interpretation of the power of word spirits. Each word spirit was used to the peak height that Lin Nian could see the same master, and that was far from Lin Xian's limit, just the tip of the iceberg.
"There are always some reasons. I can't leave the island for the time being. As for the reason, I can't tell you." Lin Xian shook his head gently.
"Then what do I get?"
"A piece of information."
"What information?"
"A piece of very important information is worth buying Wonderpus's life back. It also has the same value as Wonderpus itself."
"Be more specific."
"We can't be more specific unless you agree to the deal first."
Lin Nian knew that some transactions should not be agreed to casually. With his knowledge, he already understood that when talking to some truly dangerous people, certain promises-like words would be regarded as some kind of "contract", although he did not know this. What are the specific conditions for reaching this "contract", it still doesn't affect his fear and consciously avoids it.
"I'm just here for vacation." Lin Nian said slowly.
"Then you shouldn't have made such a big fuss." Lin Xian looked at him calmly, "Besides, Atlantis may be a forbidden land for others, and the Nibelungs do have It’s dangerous enough to be worthy of that legendary place, but for you, this is just a unique natural island adventure.”
Natural Island Adventure, this project is also listed on the reservation project of Andward Island. Lin Xian’s meaning is very simple. For Lin Nian, the danger on Atlantis is just the spice of the vacation. It doesn't really cause him any trouble.
After hearing her words, Lin Nian thought more deeply, because she had always overemphasized the Nibelung itself instead of the cologne that created the Nibelung. This should not be a deliberate attempt to guide herself to weaken and ignore the cologne. Yes, her words are not so frivolous and stupid. Is this implying that Gu Long himself is not an enemy or cannot become an enemy? So it's not a threat?
"And there is one more important thing. Atlantis is indeed a name for that piece of Nibelung in the past years. It has had many names, Garden of Eden, Paradise Lost, Island of Paradise, Atlantis Wait, that island is really just like the legend says, sprinkled with gold, agate, and ruby. Those are rare alchemical materials. After all, as the home of a group of dragons who escaped from the world, there are many things left on it. Treasures are a given.”
Lin Nian was shocked by this casual information. Atlantis was actually the gathering place of a group of dragons in the past? Doesn't this mean that there are multiple dragon lairs on that island? If there are still unhatched cocoons hidden in the nest, then this place is not as simple as the so-called Nibelung roots of an ancient dragon, let alone if there are still surviving dragons on it, it is simply a moving active volcano. !
"Don't think too much, those nests are all dead, and there are no other surviving dragons hiding on that island." Lin Xian seemed to see what Lin Nian was thinking and rejected his conjecture.
She looked at Lin Nian with a little helplessness, "You seem to have missed the point. What I mean is that there are indeed many treasures from the previous era left on that island, a large amount of alchemical materials stored by dragons, and ancient information about dragons. Civilized books, those are priceless treasures. Do you still remember why you went to Kassel College?”
Maybe because he had no money to go to college, he was forced to go to Kassel College to work as a black slave and slay dragons?
Lin Nian just shook his head indifferently, "If I had not chosen Kassel College, but dropped out of school directly, would there be any changes now?"
"Probably not." Lin Xian also shook his head.
"The treasures on Atlantis mean nothing to me."
The reason why Lin Nian chose Kassel Academy was indeed due to the lack of material things, but the reason for expecting an abundance of material things was no longer there. No matter how much gold, agate, and gemstones there were in Atlantis, they would not be enough. What value is it to him? An empty house standing by the sea will only be covered with ivy, and there will always be only one person looking out of the window at the unchanging sea.
But Lin Xian didn't quite agree with Lin Nian's cautious thoughts, and said slowly, "Material is indeed a foreign object, and it doesn't have much appeal to you now. You can use it, or you can care about it." , but you definitely have no strong motivation for this purpose - this windfall may come a little late, but you will definitely have some use for it later, and there is no harm in preparing more chips. "
"Your tone sounds a bit like when you advised me to get more scholarships." Lin Nian said lightly.
"It turns out that every scholarship you get will be of great help to us in the future."
"Without us, what's the point? Isn't it a bit unreasonable to preach now?" Lin Nian asked coldly.
"You." Lin Xian looked at Lin Nian and said lightly, "You, to me, are us. Among my we, you come first, or you can be the only one, without me. You have to figure out this priority. "
It was quite an incomprehensible sentence, but she worded it very coldly and without warmth, as if she was explaining an irreplaceable truth.
"I can give you the exact words of this sentence." Lin Nian said coldly.
It's interesting to say that the words clearly emphasized the importance of each other, but there was a gap and incomprehension in the way they looked at each other, and the conflict actually found nourishment from it.
"I won't argue with you about this." Lin Xian said slowly.
She didn't need Lin Nian to understand what she meant.
"What if I just want to argue with you about this?" Lin Nian asked calmly, locking his eyes with hers.
"Then I'll count you as the winner." Lin Xian suddenly exhaled and showed a gentle smile, "If it's just a quarrel, so what if you win? I can lose in this aspect, and I can always lose to you. "
Lin Nian felt as if he had eaten shit. He stared at this woman, but he felt helpless in his heart.
Because he could see that these were not the other party's angry words, but what the other party really thought.
In terms of stance, in disputes on the battlefield, she could not give in an inch because of the position she stood on. But if it was just a quarrel, a quarrel between two siblings sitting here, of course she could lose. She could take a step back anytime and anywhere to let her brother win the anger and dissatisfaction.
After a long silence, Lin Xian looked at Lin Nian who was still staring at him and asked, "So? Are you willing to accept this deal? A piece of precious information in exchange for Wonderpus being brought to me alive."
"You should know that I can pick out the words in the rules, beat her to death or even paralyze her, and send her to you with only one breath left and she will die at any time. And this also satisfies the terms of the deal, right?" Lin Nian was indifferent. said.
"Of course, but I believe that as long as she still has breath and is delivered to me, all the troubles will be solved." Lin Xian nodded.
Only then did Lin Nian realize that in addition to killing people, things like Yan Ling could also save people, and Lin Xian probably had this kind of power between life and death.
What a hassle.
After a moment of silence, Lin Nian said, "Actually, I don't care if she tried to murder me or Yelena. (Yelena's failure to refute Lin Nian means that she acquiesces to Lin Nian's decision. Lin Nian can makes most of the decisions for her), so I just have one question."
He looked at Lin Xian and asked indifferently, "Lu Mingfei mentioned to me that when he and Chen Wenwen were chased by a group of hunters, a highly skilled sniper targeted him from a distance and used a cat trick to He was forcefully forced into the Nibelung wonderpus with a rat-like method. I remember that he was responsible for the duties of a sniper under the emperor, right? "
"Yes." Lin Xian nodded.
"Is she the one who killed Lu Mingfei?"
"Yes."
After receiving the affirmative answer, Lin Young nodded lightly, looked up at Lin Xian and said, "Then let her die in the Nibelungen."
Those pupils were full of dark indifference and determination, leaving no room for sympathy or negotiation. It was obvious that the existence of Wonderpus had stepped on Lin Nian's bottom line.
He can ignore the blood feud between himself and the other party to get more valuable strategic chips. In the same way, Yelena can also do the same. The two of them are the same, both are crazy masters at heart, but no matter how crazy people are, there are also The bottom line, and Lu Mingfei happens to be one of the bottom lines.
Wonderpus can be said to be one of the murderers who directly caused Chen Wenwen's death. To say the least, even if Wonderpus did not kill him and force Lu Mingfei to go to the Nibelung, the emperor also made numerous records to make Chen Wenwen's death an established fact, but no matter How, in this reality, Wonderpus's sniper plan became the trigger for success, and this woman was also responsible for Chen Wenwen's death.
He can rescue his mortal enemy for profit, but he will not rescue his friend's mortal enemy for profit.