Chapter 337: Void Treasures

"What on earth are you?"

The dimly lit tent was filled with a foul smell. Otto glanced at the shadow of the guard reflected on the thin curtain and asked in a low voice.

"I've already said it, my name is Xukong Wanzang..."

"I'm not asking what your name is!"

Otto covered his cheeks hard. This was the nth time they had such a conversation on the way.

The experience along the way, and this strange thing called, no, calling itself "Xukong Wanzang", told Otto with facts that those means of playing with people's hearts and schemes must be based on the fact that they can threaten the other party.

In other words, a person who is powerless will never become a great man even if his command can fool all mankind.

The sudden battle that morning was like this. Mark Hughes made all the correct judgments. His response has not been improved until now, but in the face of absolute strength, these are useless.

And he, Otto, is the same when facing this strange golden cube. He used both soft and hard tactics and various methods to try to get some information about this guy, but after dozens of days and nights, his understanding of it was still just a name.

Because he had no means to threaten it, but with the other party's ability, it seemed that it was not difficult to take his life, so the identities of the two were unequal from the beginning, which was exactly what Otto hated the most.

However, he was not too discouraged. He knew that he must have something that Xukong Wanzang wanted, but he didn't know what it was yet. If you think about it carefully, it is not difficult to find that it was Xukong Wanzang who took the initiative to save him from the sword of the Ming cavalry.

Then he was mysterious, just not wanting himself to notice his initiative.

Thinking of this, Otto was relieved. Xukong Wanzang had a desire for him, which was a good thing for him, because it meant that the unequal identities of the two were just a superficial phenomenon. In essence, he and it were still a relationship of use for each other, which was good. This was what Otto believed to be the most solid and reliable relationship.

"Wait... 'Void Wanzang', one day, I will reveal all your secrets..."

"Otto!"

Otto quickly put away Void Wanzang and turned his head to look outside the curtain. A slender figure was cast in front of the curtain, but before the shadow could clearly project its outline, the curtain was opened with force.

"Otto! Are you okay?"

Karen rushed to Otto in two or three steps, and before he could say anything, she "made a move" on him.

First, she lifted his arm and pinched it, then patted his knee, and then rubbed his head, as if she wanted to personally confirm that every hair on his body was intact before she would stop.

"Tsk, you two have a great relationship."

The voice of Void Wanzang rang directly in Otto's mind, with a tone of envy that was almost sarcastic.

"Shut up!"

No matter how much he claims to be "mature and sophisticated", Otto Apokalis is still just a young man in his early twenties. It is not difficult to be intimate with the girl he loves, but if there is a third party watching with interest, the scene will probably be quite embarrassing.

What's more embarrassing is that Karen has no idea about this.

"Eh? Otto, why is your face so hot? Are you having a fever?"

Karen's fingers slid across his cheek, and then quickly put her palm on his forehead.

"Hmm? It doesn't feel very obvious..."

Karen pouted, and then put her forehead on him.

"Cough cough cough cough!"

Kukong Wanzang coughed rapidly, and the sound was like choking on water.

Otto couldn't stand it anymore, stood up suddenly, and pulled a little distance from Karen.

"Ahem!"

Perhaps influenced by Void Wanzang, Otto cleared his throat first, and then, under Karen's puzzled gaze, he did all the movements such as jumping jacks, kicking, squatting, stretching, etc., and then said with a forced smile:

"Look, look, I'm lucky and have a good life. Nothing will happen to me. Don't worry..."

As he moved vigorously, Karen inevitably stepped back, so the light sneaking in from between the two curtains inevitably sprinkled on her face, and Otto could see her red and swollen eyes clearly.

"Karen, I..."

Otto has always been eloquent, but he didn't know what to say at this time. Even Void Wanzang, who he regarded as a chatterbox, remained silent at this moment.

After he got Void Wanzang, he didn't accept his "help" immediately, but avoided the Ming cavalry all the way, and finally used his pocket watch to exchange a horse from a Magyar tribe, and finally arrived at the front camp of the Tianming Army two months after that battle.

The news that the 3,000 men were annihilated had already spread throughout the army. The reason was very simple. After counting the military exploits, the Ming people generously piled up nearly 3,000 heads in front of the battle line of Tianming.

The good news is that Otto's head is not among them. The bad news is that Otto's head is not among them.

For two months, everyone has been wondering what happened to the young master of the Apokalis family? Did he escape by luck? Or was he captured by the Ming people, or did he surrender directly?

Only Kallen was worried about what happened to Otto and where he was.

Now that she saw him standing here intact, she felt... relieved.

Under the sunlight, a blush quickly appeared on Kallen's cheeks.

"You...you have a good rest first, I'm going back to the Valkyrie Army, otherwise I will be laughed at by Eleanor and the others again..."

"Karen!"

Otto stretched out his hand to retain her, but Kallen had already quickly opened the tent and escaped without a trace.

The rancid smell of sweat in the tent seemed to suddenly disappear. Otto gently covered his mouth with the right hand held by Karen just now, and instinctively smelled it. There was a faint sweetness, a fragrance that Otto was all too familiar with.

But under that sweetness, there is also the smell of blood that is covered up...

Obviously, Kallen's departure may not necessarily be entirely due to fear of Eleanor's gossip, but more likely because she has a combat mission to perform.

"You just had a chance to keep her."

Otto was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that the indifferent and cold voice came from Void Manzang.

Ever since they met, Kōku Manzo's tone had always been so flirtatious and cynical, and Otto even found traces of imitating himself in his tone.

It seems to be the first time for Kong Kong Wanzang to speak seriously like this.

But Otto didn't know how to answer.

"Forget it, it doesn't matter."

Void Wanzang smacked his lips and suddenly asked:

"Do you know what kind of flower the perfume she wears is made from?"

"Iris, purple iris to be precise, what's wrong?"

If Void Manzang didn't try to be mysterious, Otto wouldn't have to quarrel with it. Just a normal question and answer could be a way to relieve loneliness.

I don’t know whether it was intentional or not, but Void Manzang was silent for a moment before continuing to ask:

"Otto Apokalis, do you really know what an iris...is?"

"Um?"

Otto frowned. He was not used to being called Kong Kong Manzo... very uncomfortable.

He was rarely called by his full name, and coupled with Kudos Manzo's uncharacteristically cold tone, it was difficult for Otto not to think of the feeling of being looked down upon.

After all, he was a member of the Apokalis family, and he had an almost pathological noble pride in his bones, so he couldn't stand the indifference... or even contempt that Kong Kuangzang felt when he read the name Apokalis.

But now he really has nothing to do with Kong Manzo, so he can only ignore these unpleasant parts and answer the second half of Kong Manzo's sentence. However, the grammar of the second half of the sentence is also a bit weird——

What is an iris?

Iris is a flower, an iris. If the answer was strictly based on the question raised by Kōku Manzo, Otto should have said such awkward nonsense.

But he didn't think that a being like Kong Manzo would seek a nonsense answer.

So, after thinking for a while, he corrected the problem——

Not what the iris is, but what the iris symbolizes.

"Freedom and light."

"Um?"

Otto frowned. Although he couldn't imagine the human form of Void Manzo, Otto felt that it should have frowned just now. Obviously it was not satisfied with his answer, or in other words, it didn't understand why Otto gave it give such an answer.

Could it be that the question it just asked wasn't "What does the iris symbolize?"

"Is it asking about the language of flowers?"

Otto inexplicably thought of the concept of "flower language" that was recently popular in Klosten's upper circles. It is said that the ancient Greeks originally proposed the "language of flowers". In this way, the ladies of Klosten should have "revived" this concept.

Wait a moment……

Ancient Greece…

Irises and Ancient Greece…

Otto held his chin. People's thinking is so wonderful. Sometimes it only takes a flash of inspiration to discover something between two seemingly unrelated things.

However, this kind of inspiration came and went quickly. Otto only remembered that he had seen a description of the ancient Greeks and iris in a book, but now he could not remember it in a short time.

Perhaps, if you want to understand the meaning of Void Manzo, it is better to ask it directly.

But Otto couldn't open his mouth.

It's not that I can't help but ask, it's just that I can't speak. The simple question was clearly brewing between the lips and teeth, but it could not be formed into concrete words, as if there was a higher-dimensional existence that separated this question from reality.

"never mind……"

Otto is not in a hurry. The book is still in his underground laboratory. As long as he returns to Klosten after the war, he can read it and look at it to get the answer. He is not an impatient man.

"Alas...it seems you can't give an answer?"

Void Manzo's tone once again took on a touch of sarcasm, but Otto turned a blind eye. After struggling just now, Otto had some vague guesses——

It seemed that Void Manzo was trying to imply something with that question.

Otto had a hunch that it was going to imply something very important to him, but Otto, just Otto now, couldn't give an answer. No answer can be given anyway.

Or maybe... it's not the time appointed by fate yet.

"Otto!"

There was another shout outside the tent, but it was definitely not Kallen leaving and returning. To be precise, it was a male voice that Otto had a certain impression of.

He replied with some uncertainty:

"Is it...William?"

"Tsk! Please add Kaslana after my name! Do you still want to be my brother-in-law?"

The curtain was opened again, and a young man with white hair and a pretty face, but more distinct features than Otto, walked in. His clothes were not gorgeous, but clean enough, which seemed a bit out of place in the dirty military camp.

"I'm sorry, some Ming people's rangers know something called "disguise", and we have suffered several losses. Otto, your situation is... a little special, we can't do anything, so I can only let my sister make a manual judgment."

After entering the tent, before Otto could speak, William Kaslana apologized first.

"How to say..."

In Otto's mind, Xukong Wanzang spoke again inexplicably.

"Kaslana... Whether in appearance or personality, Kaslana's people are just like those cast in the same mold."

"!"

Otto's pupils trembled, "Have you seen Kaslana before?"

"Hmm... Hmm? I'm talking about your girlfriend and your brother-in-law."

Otto didn't believe its nonsense, but after answering, Xukong Wanzang pretended to be dead and didn't say anything, with an attitude of "believe it or not".

So, he could only turn back to reality and face William:

"It's okay, I understand, and... thank you..."

Among the three families of destiny, the Apokalis family is responsible for politics, while Kaslana and Shanyat are more responsible for military affairs... Well, the ancestors of these two families are still one family.

The three major families have branches and leaves, but they also intermarry with each other, and the direct descendants are familiar with each other. And with Kaslana and Shanyat everywhere in the army, there is really no need to find Kallen specifically to confirm Otto's identity.

For example, William, the attendant in front of him, it is not impossible to let him come directly. It was obviously William's help to specially find Karen.

He stretched out his hand and wanted to shake hands with William, which was popular in Klosten recently, but William's face suddenly became extremely embarrassed.

"What's wrong?"

"No... nothing..."

William's smile was extremely forced. He hesitated for a long time, and finally slowly raised his right arm.

Looking at the empty sleeves, Otto was silent for a while before saying:

"I was still wondering why you withdrew from the front line to serve as an attendant to your uncle..."

Hearing his words, William forced another smile:

"Anyway, at least I'm still alive, much luckier than Lola, Gaspard, and Claudia... Otto, among my father's children, only my sister is intact."

"Well, I understand, I won't let her get into trouble again."

"That's good."

William shrugged and put his right arm behind his back:

"Uncle Luca has read Bishop Nicolas' letter, he... has some questions he wants to ask you in person."

Otto nodded. In order to turn the tide of the war, what they had to do was to break through the "moral bottom line" of ordinary people. If they wanted to avoid more people knowing, they had to have a face-to-face interview. Judging from William's current attitude, he probably doesn't know what's in the letter yet...

But just as he was about to answer, Xukong Wanzang popped up again:

"Hey, don't take me with you if you go there, I don't want to go."

Otto's mouth twitched, not knowing what Xukong Wanzang was crazy about.

"Uh... I have some things that need to be sorted out, can you wait a moment?"

William didn't answer, but bowed slightly, and then left the tent.

To make sure he didn't peek, Otto spread his right hand flat, and a golden cube appeared out of thin air in his palm.

"Hey! What are you going to do again?"

"No, I just don't want to see more Kaslana."

This guy couldn't get the truth out of him, but Otto was used to it.

"Your conspicuous thing, it's easy to be discovered in the tent, right?"

Otto changed direction and tried.

"It doesn't matter, I can change."

Otto blinked, and the golden cube in his hand had turned into the pocket watch he had exchanged with the Magyar before.

Otto didn't believe it, so he opened the cover, only to find that even the hand-carved patterns on the cover were exactly the same.

Although he was surprised, it was not surprising when he thought of the strange ability that Void Wanzang used when he saved him.

He gently placed the "pocket watch" on the only small stool in the tent and walked out slowly.

After two seconds, he opened the door curtain again and saw that the "pocket watch" was still staying on the stool obediently. He nodded with relief and left.

The hem of the door curtain was still shaking gently, and the pocket watch on the stool had disappeared.

…………

Two li behind the Tianming Camp, there were two small hills with small ups and downs. Perhaps because it was behind the battle line, a person who was completely hidden under a black robe and holding a strange black umbrella had been standing on one of the hills, waiting for a whole afternoon.

"What's the matter?"

The gray snake seemed to have been down for 0.1 seconds. Although he had been prepared, he was still very unaccustomed to the "Lord"'s elusive way.

"My Lord, the clone I sent to Mount Taixu died again. This is the 23,651st in the past 5,000 years."

"Oh."

The gray snake turned his head slightly and carefully looked at the man beside him. Then, even he himself didn't know why, he silently took a step back and stood behind the man.

The evening breeze on the grassland brushed the man's black clothes and silver-gray hair, and he didn't move or say anything, as if what the gray snake said was just a trivial matter.

He just looked at the grassland in front of him from a distance. On the skyline to the east of the Tianming Camp, along with the misty horn sound, countless smokes rose up, sloping straight, like sloping towers. tower.

Not long after, the smoke from the Tianming Camp was not outdone, but it was still smaller in number and seemed a little less powerful. It was slightly distorted by the wind.

Gray Snake stared at the floating smoke, wondering why the Lord would be interested in such a meaningless thing.

Or maybe the Lord is not looking at the smoke, but since he exists in reality, he must look at a certain point in space, that's all.

But there are some words that Gray Snake still has to say:

"Lord, although I don't want to criticize you and your comrades, but... the one in Taixu Mountain seems to be completely out of control. For five thousand years, she has completely severed her relationship with the World Snake... So, still Do you need to send another me to Taixu Mountain?"

"No."

Mikael replied without thinking.

"She has her own ideas. She is unwilling to meet me for the time being, which is expected. But I will meet her again soon, so you don't have to worry about it."

"I understand, Lord, no Gray Snake individuals will bother Taixu Mountain anymore."

"Well, that's good if you understand... Where did Mebius go?"

"Doctor...Doctor, she went to Australia."

"Australia?"

"Well... the doctor said she found something interesting there, and she planned to study it by herself first. However, you didn't let her go alone, so [Setsuna] also went."

Mikael snorted lightly and then said:

"Let her be. Is everything still stable in the Promised Land?"

"Judging from the report sent back by Klein, Lord, none of the comrades you sent in...has noticed the truth yet. But...perhaps my reminder is a bit unnecessary, Lord, [she] has actually always been You know, right?”

"snort……"

Before Gray Snake could figure out what Mikael's cold snort meant, he discovered that the voice of "Lord" suddenly disappeared.

He felt something in his heart and looked towards the hill on the other side. Accompanied by the sound of horse hooves, two knights appeared on the opposite hill. They took off their helmets, revealing the familiar face of Gray Snake.

"Hmm... [Salvation] and [Tianhui] are here too..."