Chapter 12: First Birthday Party (Part 2)
"Brother... I'm... almost gone..."
Black Disaster fell to the ground with his face up, revealing a weak smile.
"No! Bro, you can't die! If you die, our twins will lose their cuteness! Bro, you have to cheer up!!"
Su Jie squatted beside him and pushed the sand onto Hei Huo.
Black Disaster brushed off the sand on his body, shook his head and smiled bitterly. "After I die... please bury my body away from the sea. Also... please take these socks to Queen Ashe of Elysion and ask her for me... 'Your Majesty, do you still remember Little Black by Daming Lake?'... Please, brother!!"
Su Jie desperately tried to bury his brother alive with sand: "Wait a minute! Don't be so depressed! Don't leave such a corny last words and then die! I would never do such a thing even if I die. How about we switch, brother! ──Brother! Don't die! Brother ah ah ah ah ah ah!!"
Yaye on the side finally couldn't help but throw his surfboard over, directly hitting the two black and white idiots who were showing off and making them roll out:
"Have you had enough fun yet?! I was just caught in a bloody relay race, is there any need to be so awful?"
"Tsk." Su Jie stood up with a somewhat annoyed curl of his lip. "Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen such a terrifying 'Don't Run'. I really don't want to see that scene of Yagad chasing you with a ferocious face a second time... I almost vomited my crystal core out of fear."
"Yes, yes, when I turned around and saw Xifeng's dead look, even Su Molai would be weak in the knees!"
Black Disaster continued sprawled on the ground, grumbling in discontent. The bloody (?) relay race on the beach ultimately ended in a draw. Even after both teams had used their full strength, the beach ball never once reached either team's base intact. Often, just when one team was gaining the upper hand, the other would find a way to break the ball.
Fang Ai on the side seemed too lazy to care about this situation where everyone was cheating. He ate fruit leisurely under the parasol. Yizhi was sleeping so soundly that he couldn't find his way around. Li Ye was having a love affair with a pretty boy. Rui and Redis had already started reading books attentively.
"Alright, alright, in the end it hasn't been decided who wins anyway, so stop being so stubborn."
Beichen sat down next to Heihuo, feeling both amused and helpless. He patted his forehead soothingly and stuffed a piece of war weapon edible crystal into his mouth - and then immediately stuffed a piece into Sujie's mouth as well, who came up to him and acted coquettishly.
So the twins immediately calmed down and came over one by one with a smile, constantly taking advantage of her.
"It seems that Little Loach still cares about us. I was saying that we have such great figures, how could we not seduce him in swimsuits?"
"You look great in your normal clothes. No need to take off so little!"
Beichen pulled down Su Jie's restless hand and patted his forehead:
"Stop acting like a spoiled brat! The barbecue party is about to start, let's get to work!"
"Your Majesty, do you still remember little Susu by Loch Ness?"
"...You must have secretly read that romance novel that Longyun brought back from Feinheim, right?! Forget it now! Then run 1000 meters towards the sunset!"
“…”
So, after the chaotic game, the beach finally quieted down. Several rows of barbecue grills were set up on the beach, and the aroma of barbecue wafted from them, making the humans salivate. The sky also darkened. Yagard took out a few simple lamp posts and placed lighting crystals on them. The warm yellow light added a romantic touch to the night view of the beach.
“Ahhh…it feels so good!”
Beichen sighed as he chewed the roasted glass dragon meat with great relish.
"When was the last time everyone got together and made such a fuss? I think it was two years ago in Latia, right?"
"Yes, two years have passed so quickly." Xiang Ying sighed with some emotion, and looked at Beichen's face seriously, "Master has gone from being the quick killer Baiying to the queen of the wasteland."
"My cup size has also gone from B to C!"
Heihuo raised his hand, but before Beichen could complain, he was slapped hard on the head by Yaye behind him.
Then Yaye glanced at the people gathered together, thought for a few seconds and then spoke:
"Everyone, take your barbecue and go about your business. I imagine many of you would like to talk to someone or Dead Matcha in private, right? Then disperse and take them one at a time."
Yaye's proposal seemed to be immediately approved. Everyone took their plates and found a direction they liked and walked away, leaving Rui and Redis behind.
"Everyone has changed a lot."
Rui smiled and nodded, then took out a set of beautiful Star Spirit Mineral jewelry and handed it to Beichen. "I was planning to give this to you when you got married, but now I have no choice but to give it to you. Don't underestimate it because it's just jewelry. It's actually a set of personal protective equipment. It has mechanisms and anti-personnel and anti-combat devices. The instructions are in the compartment on the base."
"Ah..." Beichen just recalled that this commotion seemed to be celebrating her birthday. Since she never celebrated her birthday before, it was inevitable that she felt a little uncomfortable with this. However, she immediately and carefully took the glass box containing the jewelry from Rui and said, "Thank you, Rui."
Rui still smiled as brightly as he did two years ago and patted Beichen's shoulder vigorously.
"Happy birthday, Beichen."
For a moment, Beichen's nose felt inexplicably sore. She suppressed the bitterness in her eyes a little embarrassedly and nodded vigorously.
"……Um!"
Beichen put the box into Xiangying's storage space. Redis snorted, glanced at Yizhi in the distance, and when he saw that he had walked a long way away, he threw a bunch of keys to Beichen. There was a spirit crystal tied to the end of the key.
"You should have a formal place to stay in Heyang. I bought you a piece of land near the Elysion Embassy and built a mansion. It is tied with a concentrated spiritual crystal that can be used repeatedly ten times. If there is any danger, hide here."
“……!”
Beichen took the key with a serious expression and put it solemnly against his chest.
"Thank you, Redis. Same goes for Elysion. If you and Rui are in any danger, feel free to come anytime. Although it's not safe here, I will do my best to protect you. ...It's a pity I don't have a Condensed Spirit Crystal to return home, otherwise I would give you one too."
"Didn't you mail us several regular ones? That's the same thing."
Redis was halfway through his words when he saw Heihuo and Sujie standing not far away, grinning at him from an angle where Beichen couldn't see them, so he lowered his eyes and sneered.
"Happy birthday, Xiaochen. If there really is an afterlife, I won't miss it again."
"ah……"
After the new king of Heyang finished speaking, he leaned over and kissed Beichen on the forehead, then pulled Rui, who looked astonished, and walked away without looking back without waiting for Beichen to come back to his senses.
“Damn it! Damn it!!”
As soon as Redis left, Heihuo and Sujie surrounded him with indignation on their faces. Heihuo kept wiping Beichen's forehead:
"How can you let people kiss you casually? It will cause a tumor!"
"How can it be so exaggerated?" Beichen smiled bitterly and patted Heihuo. "So, it's finally over. Anyway, now that I've let it go, I'm at least grateful to him for making me understand what love is for the first time. Before all those messed up things happened, he did bring me a lot of happy days."
"Um... Speaking of this, I've been wanting to ask this for a long time." Su Jie glared at Redis's retreating figure with jealousy on his face while putting his arm around Beichen's shoulders. "What happened to you in the past? Why do you always refuse to tell us when we ask?"
"You can tell me now."
Beichen smiled and nodded. This time she did not resist their intimacy. Instead, she rubbed Su Jie's arm like a spoiled child.
"Because Xiang Ying and I promised a long time ago to tell him these things, so I can't open my mouth until he comes back. I will tell you all this sooner or later. If you want to hear it then, you can listen together... Although, it's not something that makes people happy."
"Ohhh!! That's good! But that stupid Shadow is really bad... Let's not talk about this, let's not talk about this, hey hey!"
As Heihuo spoke, he and Sujie took out a ring from the storage space respectively - two rings in the same colors as their representatives, one black and one white. The black one was translucent and made of crystal with blue fluorescence, while the white one was made of jade-like material with a warm temperature and soft light. Both rings seemed to be handmade, and subtle carving marks could be seen.
Beichen once again took the gift with some emotion, but he took a breath and didn't know what to say.
They were just two plain-looking rings, but they felt heavy, warm, and comforting in my hands.
Seeing Beichen's expression, even the shameless Heihuo and Sujie felt a little embarrassed and coughed awkwardly.
"D-because time was so tight, it's a little crude, but the materials are good! Mine is made from the crystal fins on the back of the water monster in the big lake in the Great Forest of Toyou. It's said to have the same effect as the aylan grass, and can keep the possessed moon messenger away."
Heihuo touched his nose and explained, and poked Sujie with his elbow. Sujie also spoke hurriedly.
"I made this from the hot snow rock deep in the Zisha Swamp. With it, ordinary animals won't get close. I, my craftsmanship isn't great. I wanted to carve some patterns on it, but it just made it look uglier..."
"It's okay, I love it!"
Beichen simply stacked the two rings together and put them on the ring finger of his left hand. Seeing this, Heihuo and Sujie stared in surprise.
"...Uh, little loach, I actually want you to make this into a necklace and hang it up."
"Huh? Why?"
Black Disaster laughed dryly, "No matter if it's a man or a woman, a warrior is not qualified to give a ring."
Beichen frowned, "Are you saying that according to Senagard customs, there's no rule against marrying a weapon of war?"
"No, War Machine is not allowed to initiate marriage."
“…”
Beichen rolled his eyes in anger.
"Warrior has been on the rise for a long time now. These rules will eventually be abolished. Even if no one abolishes them—isn't the king's existence to take the first step to encourage the people? Let me be the first person in Elysien to marry Warrior,... or do you two want to take advantage of it and run away?"
"No, no, no, how could that be!"
"That's right, we ate it all but we haven't been eaten clean yet!"
The twins were grinning and laughing as usual, but Su Jie's movements were so exaggerated that they were funny, and Hei Huo's laughter even had a faint tremor.
She put on the ring.
She admitted that they were her fiancés?!
Afraid that Beichen would notice their tears of joy if they stayed any longer, Gemini found an excuse and slipped away towards the coast. Before leaving, they whistled to say hello to Fang Ai, Li Ye, and Gu Yinyue who were chatting with them.
"Happy birthday."
When he came to Beichen, Li Ye did not hesitate and took out a large tray covered with velvet, which was filled with various colorful spirit crystals.
"This is a set of limited edition concentrated Li Ye specialty spirit crystals. Keep it. This way, you'll have at least one type of spirit crystal in your storage space."
\奇\ "Hmm, this is a gift that is very Li Ye-style. Thank you."
\Book\ "I'll stop with the corny words. I'm very happy living in this country, so you don't have to worry about my proper name. Even if I betray everyone, I won't betray myself, right?"
"Well, actually, I didn't really care because I thought you were a very free and easy person. If you wanted to leave, no one would be able to stop you, right? Actually... I should be the one saying this, Li Ye. Don't worry about what others think or call you. In my previous world, there was a very powerful general who was called a "Three Surnames Slave", but he still had a lot of people admiring him."
“…”
Li Ye didn't say anything, just smiled gently, but pinched the flesh on Beichen's face hard with his hand.
"I told you not to say anything corny again."
"I won't say anymore! I won't say anymore! ... It hurts so much!"
"hehe."
Fang Ai laughed and took out a beautiful and luxurious dagger and handed it to Beichen.
"Don't look at it as a broken sword, it's actually a Gu family heirloom. Now that it's given to you, please cherish it."
"Ah?! A family heirloom, but that's still..."
Fang Ai put her finger on Beichen's mouth to stop her from speaking.
"At first, little Li Ye was very opposed to your marriage to my son, right? She had a point. Yin Yue's father was once a general of You Yu, but because his achievements were too great, he was eventually sentenced to death on a trumped-up charge. A great family was destroyed and scattered, and in the end, only the two of us, mother and son, were left to depend on each other. Yin Yue was only seven years old when the accident happened, and I was a spoiled young lady. In order to avoid being tainted by the family, my family cut off all contact with me after the accident and kicked me out. Although I had a lot of knowledge, no private school was willing to hire me to teach, and my embroidery could not be sold. All decent trades avoided us like the plague, so in the end, in order to survive and to raise Yin Yue, I voluntarily went to a brothel to sell my smiles."
“…”
Beichen took a deep breath in shock.
"You must be wondering why I'm so bold about those things, right? Here's the answer. I come from the world of pleasure. And Yin Yue is so reserved because I'm afraid that growing up in such a place will ruin his character. So I've always reminded him of his father, and I've made him continue his father's proud character and style, ignoring all temptations around him... and live proudly."
Fang Ai said, tilting his head and smiling,
"How's that? A virgin who grew up in a brothel, pretty impressive, right?" she said, revealing a hint of pride. "This is my only son, the one I'm so proud of. This dagger represents the soul of the Gu family's centuries-old heritage. Now I'm handing them both over to you. Queen of the Wasteland, you must cherish them, or I won't let you go."
"Um."
Beichen held the dagger and placed the hilt against his forehead. At this moment, Gu Yinyue, with a slightly red face, handed him a complicated knot - a bit like a Chinese knot.
"Happy birthday, ...this is not a good editing."
“Hehehe…”
Beichen didn't reply, but just hung the Chinese knot on his belt and turned around to pose, which made Li Ye stick out her tongue, Fang Ai grinned with interest, and Gu Yinyue coughed and turned his head away.
"Okay, okay, if you keep rambling, Sea Monster classmate will be upset."
Fang Ai said this, glanced at Xifeng who was pacing impatiently not far away and Atlas who was wagging his tail expectantly, pulled Gu Yinyue and Li Yi, winked at Beichen, and walked away with happy steps.
Seeing the man leave, Xifeng stepped forward and finally took off the scary hood, revealing his handsome face.
"Give."
What surprised Beichen was that Xifeng gave him a laptop!
Seeing this nostalgic thing, Beichen excitedly picked up the computer, opened it and pressed a button - it started.
"This new solar product just came out in September. This way, we can use the smart office system here, too. It should save you a lot of time."
"Mmmmmmm!"
Beichen nodded excitedly.
"Wow, Xifeng can be so considerate sometimes!! That's great! A solar-powered computer!! I can finally listen to music, read comics, and play games!"
"…What do you mean? Am I not usually considerate?"
"...Uh no...Hahaha how could that be? Xifeng is the most considerate!"
"Also, I'm asking you to save time at work so you can spend time with us lovers, not to become a computer geek. Please make this clear to me."
“…”
Beichen's eyes drifted away, and to divert her gaze, she lowered her head to look at the screen of the laptop in her hand... Then she almost choked herself with one breath:
By the way, Xifeng, what's the point of putting a recent photo of yourself on your desktop?! Are you afraid I won't remember what you look like?! You're already so handsome, there's no need to remind me like that! How can I happily read comics when I see someone staring at me with such a fierce, sinister look every time I open my computer?
Seeing Beichen's expression change, Xifeng added something very appropriate:
"By the way, you are not allowed to change the tabletop. I will check it regularly."
"...Yes." Beichen wanted to cry but had no tears.
"It's my turn, it's my turn." Atlas came up and wrapped his tail around Beichen's hand - he handed him a box of colorful pills.
"This is?"
"It's made according to the advanced drug formulas in the database. This one's a high-strength regeneration potion, this one's a general-purpose antidote, this one's a fake death potion, this one's a timed invisibility potion, and this black one's an instant death poison, so be careful... And this one's the aphrodisiac Xifeng said would be best added."
Beichen was very touched when he first heard it, but when he heard the last sentence, he twitched his lips and glared at Xifeng. However, the latter looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle with an expressionless face, as if it had nothing to do with him.
After a cough, Beichen patted Atlas' tail affectionately.
"Atlas is always thinking of me. What a good boy. Thank you. I will make good use of them."
"Um!"
Atlas nodded happily.
"Then Beichen, can you give me the swimsuit as a return gift?"
“…”
"If not, can I give my underwear to Beichen?"
"...First of all, you don't have any underwear, and secondly, don't try to be a pervert."
"oh."
Atlas felt wronged for a few seconds, but immediately became energetic again.
"Then Beichen, please buy me some underwear."
“…”
Beichen looked to the sky in frustration, while Xifeng on the side patted Atlas on the back of the head like coaxing a child and pulled him away.
The next person to come over was Yagad - but before he could take a few steps, Lahan and Xiaxue squeezed over with smiles on their faces.
"It's finally our turn!!"
Lahan glanced at Yagad with a wicked smile, obviously in revenge for the kick during the swimming competition.
"Your Majesty, here!"
Lahan gave him a book, but Beichen smiled and thanked him, then opened it and took a look, his face immediately turning green - this, this, this, isn't this a pornographic picture?! It's a heavy, difficult, and varied collection of all kinds!
"La--Han--"
Beichen gritted his teeth, but Lahan just chuckled, with a subtle hint of meaning flashing in his eyes.
"Take a closer look, take a closer look!"
Beichen had no choice but to suppress his blush and glanced at her carefully for a few times - then her expression gradually became serious.
The pages of the book were misplaced. And these pages happened to correspond to the code used by the cipher crystal. --Lahan had already gathered most of the foreign spies lurking among the Night Cavalry and was secretly observing and monitoring them.
It seems that he put a lot of thought into completing this report before the birthday party.
"Thank you."
Beichen smiled, nodded, and put the book away.
"A very practical gift, worthy of Lahan."
"Hehehehe, it really is very 'practical'!"
Understanding the implication in Lahan's words, Beichen angrily gave him a glare, then looked at Xiaxue.
The former number one warrior chuckled and reached out to pat Beichen on the head.
"Here, my diary."
Beichen's mouth twitched: "...What?"
"Don't worry, there's nothing inappropriate here."
Xiaxue raised an eyebrow with a smile.
"Originally, I was planning to sign a contract with you, so I could have told you some things in person. However, since you have no interest in me, you can only see these things by yourself."
Beichen focused his attention on the thick notebook in his hand.
"But, it's best not to read it now. Wait until you feel confused about yourself before opening it. You must promise me this."
Looking at Xiaxue's rare serious expression, Beichen nodded hesitantly and said "OK" solemnly.
Xiaxue smiled with satisfaction, but there was a hint of loss in this smile.
"Then we should retreat, or Lord Red Moon Knight will chop us into pieces."
Xiaxue and Lahan retreated, and Yagad and Yaye came over together.
"Miss Beichen, I'm sorry," Yagard said, bowing to Beichen with an apologetic look on his face. "Because three days is too short a time to prepare, I can't prepare a perfect gift, so—"
Yagard presented her with a white and gold combat suit, which was very similar to the one Rui gave her two years ago, which she wore to the martial arts tournament. Both the style and fabric were her favorite types - the material used seemed to be extremely expensive, and the gold thread patterns embroidered on the corners of the fabric - Beichen suspected that it might be made of real gold.
"Thank you, Agard. I really want to try it on right away."
"As long as Miss Beichen likes it. Don't worry, the size has been confirmed again and again, there will be no mistakes, you will find it fits well."
“…”
Although I wanted to complain about how Yagad knew my measurements, but then I thought that he even knew his menstrual cycle very clearly, so it was probably useless to ask such a question.
"Looks like it's finally my turn."
Yaye frowned and smacked his lips, glancing at the rock wall behind him—Xiang Ying was sitting there watching them, while Longyun and Naraka were talking to him.
"The gifts for Xiangying, Longyun, and Naraka will have to wait and can't be delivered here. Yagad, could you please tell the others that we'll be leaving Liangtyr around this time?"
"OK."
"Then let's go."
While Beichen was somewhat confused, Yaye grabbed her by the waist and rushed towards Xiangying, while Yagard let out a light breath and walked towards the nearest Xiaxue and his group.
In a dark corner, Reddis was handing a large rectangular box to Gu Yinyue.
"...Is this the weapon against the Red Moon Priestess? We finally found it."
Gu Yinyue took the box and wanted to open it, but was stopped by Redis.
"There are too many people here, so put it away quickly. If you want to look at it, make sure you are alone."
Gu Yinyue nodded and immediately put the box into Naraka's storage space.
"With this, I can finally face the upcoming hidden dangers with peace of mind."
"Yes." Gu Yinyue nodded, "Although I hope it will never be used."
"Me too."
Redis sighed, took out a cigarette and took a puff.
"...But it seems that the world is not so kind."
"Is something really going to happen? You... and Xiaxue and Yizhi, suddenly appeared in Elysien at the same time?"
"I'm here to deliver weapons. I wouldn't feel comfortable if I didn't hand them over in person. Rui...actually brought his wife with him. He wants to settle them here with Xiaochen."
“…What happened?”
"Youyu, we recently conquered our neighboring nation of Saiyan. Meanwhile, civil unrest broke out in Arcadia, Sazam, and Gilo. Elysion is located in a somewhat isolated wasteland, so news spread more slowly—it happened this week. If Rui and I hadn't rushed here using spirit crystals, you might not have heard about this for a week."
Gu Yinyue took a breath calmly.
"Senagarde is going to be in chaos."
Redis frowned and looked at the black sea level.
"Today is a pleasant day. ...But when this storm is over, how many of us will be left to gather together again? ...I'm afraid this will be the last time I feel so grateful."
"Please don't be so pessimistic."
"It's better to be pessimistic. At least when the result is better than I expected, I can take a breath."
The new king of Heyang gently exhaled white smoke from his mouth.
"I hope we can all survive." As he said this, he suddenly paused with a complicated expression.
"...By the way, be careful of Yizhi."
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