Chapter 241 Ready to Go
Chen Xiao'er looked up. The giant pendulum of the clock tower was so dazzling in the sun, and rows of translucent crystals emitted colorful halos.
However, all the light was gathered by the snow roses, and among all the snow roses, only one turned into a completely different ice blue in her eyes.
rustle.
The goddess of love, with her long skirt dragging behind her, stood on the top of the tower with her arms outstretched. The transparent embroidery on the tulle transformed into down feathers on her wings in the undulating wind, slowly stretching out with Zero's movements.
Crash——
Zero tapped her toes, drifting down along the rainbow-colored ribbons. She didn't dance, but the twirling of her arms and legs was as graceful as a dream.
Chen Xiao'er's pupils contracted as she moved, her irises were occupied by the beautiful picture, and not even a trace of distracting thoughts could exist in her mind.
Soft silk caressed her cheek like a feather. The god of love lowered his eyes and whispered in her ear: "-Have you found your true love?"
The name called out flashed by, and Chen Xiao'e threw herself into the arms of the god of love, answering in a trance, "I found it."
Everyone watched this scene silently in the beautiful halo. After a long moment, Liu Ping'an poked Qian Xiaomei beside him and asked, "Did I say the wrong line just now?"
"It's okay." Qian Xiaomei said intently, "Maybe it's the original."
......
At 5:00 p.m. sharp, the rehearsal for the last scene was successfully completed.
Ling had to go back for a meeting with his seniors from the student union, so Chen Xiao'er took her sister and roommates to have dinner together first.
Time passed slowly. It was the last day after all. By 7 o'clock in the evening, most of the students had finished their tasks for the day and were dragging their tired bodies back.
Everyone seemed very tired. Even Xiaotong, who had done nothing for half a month, rubbed her eyes and said, "I'm going to bed early tonight. Sister, don't run too far~" Then she went to sleep with her pillow in her arms.
Lin Lang and Zheng Lu also went to bed early, giving up their extra night training for tomorrow's school festival.
Logically, I should go to bed early. The role of queen is very important.
Chen Xiao'er was standing at the door of the dormitory and was about to close it when she saw Zheng Xiuli's back flash past in the corridor, with a lot of things in her hands.
Is she leaving the dormitory building so late? Judging from the direction she's heading, she's heading to the elevator.
Chen Xiao'e thought back to what she had just seen. Zheng Xiuli must have at least three or four large cardboard boxes stacked in her hands. She wouldn't be in bed until nine o'clock anyway, so she might as well go and help.
She whispered into the dormitory, "I'm going out for a walk." Without caring whether her roommates heard her or not, she gently closed the door and chased out.
......
Zheng Xiuli walked towards the elevator, carrying a large pile of fire tomatoes. Fire tomatoes sounded delicious, but they were actually her most commonly used explosive item.
This man-made artifact was insignificant when used alone, making it uncompetitive. However, if a superpowered person "ignited" it according to the circuitry within, its power could be amplified by at least three times, making it ideal for combating anomalies.
She felt a little pain in her arms. After all, she was not a strong physical person, so carrying three large boxes of fire tomatoes by herself was really beyond her ability.
But Zheng Xiuli was not planning to wake up her roommates to move together.
Firstly, everyone still had to help the newborn snake finish the magic circle in the dream, and secondly... this kind of pain was not bad, it could slightly alleviate the guilt in her heart.
Can we really rescue Chen Xiao'er? No, the question should be, Are we really willing to take the huge risk and stand on Chen Xiao'er's side?
Zheng Lu’s answer was of course yes, which is why she could give such a frank answer in front of the newborn snake.
But not everyone can make a move without regret like her. Most people probably just want to alleviate the guilt in their hearts and use the method of constructing nested ritual arrays to postpone making a choice.
Click, click.
In the dead of night, the sounds of hearts and footsteps echo in the corridor.
Tomorrow is the deadline.
The ending of today's rehearsal is very beautiful, but the ending in reality is destined not to be like this.
On one side of the scale are our kind companions who know nothing and have saved us many times, and on the other side is the increased probability of all mankind being rescued and the uncertain future that may be very beautiful.
When the power ceremony officially starts and Chen Xiao'er enters the Doomsday Bell Tower in the evening under the encouragement of the Church of Light, what choices will we and I make?
So heavy... So many fire tomatoes are really too heavy...
"Jung Xiuli~" A soft hand patted her shoulder, and three cardboard boxes fell to the ground with a clatter. Zheng Xiuli bit her lip stiffly, blinking back two tears from her eyes.
"Wow, sorry!" Chen Xiao'er quickly threw herself to the ground and reached out to grab it.
Zheng Xiuli sniffed, pretending to have a cold, and said, "I'm so scared—it's okay, it's okay. Let me do it first."
She tried to stop it but failed. Chen Xiao'er's hands were quite quick and she caught the tomato that was thrown out.
"What is this? It's round~" She weighed the fire tomato in her hand and seemed very interested in this smooth red ball.
Zheng Xiuli considered her words. These fire tomatoes would be useful in tomorrow's ceremony. They would be placed at key points in the ritual formation, and she would be in charge of the overall planning.
If enemies like the Chaos Cult broke into the Power Ceremony, she would use them to ignite the high-performance artifacts buried in advance and blow them all up.
If the Newborn Snake or... or Chen Xiao'er behaves in a strange way, I will also tell her "This is explosives" and make up a reason to die with her.
There must be many "back-ups" like me. The killers who used area-of-effect damage and cognitive influence to kill Chen Xiao'er are probably people she trusts.
Zheng Xiuli looked up, looked into her sparkling eyes, and said, "That's a very good quality firework. If it's lit properly, it will produce beautiful fireworks."
Chen Xiao'er was indeed influenced by her rhetoric and asked casually, "What about the abnormal ignition?"
"Bang—explosions everywhere." Zheng Xiuli opened her arms expressionlessly and made a big explosion gesture.
"Ouch!" Chen Xiao'er screamed in fright, almost dropping the Fire Tomato again. She quickly caught the falling red ball and carefully placed it back in the box.
Zheng Xiuli watched her cautious movements, and even though she felt heavy-hearted, she still burst out laughing: "Haha, it's okay. It's not afraid of collisions, but it's afraid of fire. Just don't play with fire nearby."
"That's good, that's good." Chen Xiao'e patted her chest in self-reproach. She would definitely not make such a fuss next time when others were working. Oh~ I relaxed as soon as I got back to the dormitory.
She and Zheng Xiuli packed three boxes together, and he took the initiative to lift one of the boxes and stood beside her. "Let me help you move it. This is so heavy. It would be bad if you twist your waist."
"......good."
Zheng Xiuli stood by the elevator and moved her fingers, and finally picked up the other two boxes, stacked them up, and stood with Chen Xiao'er.
......
Ten minutes later, two people got off the campus bus and placed the three boxes next to the "basketball hoop" under the light of the street lamp.
Chen Xiao'er looked at the clock tower not far away and took a deep breath. "So you're moving it to the playground? Hey, why are you moving the fireworks to the playground?"
Because there's a key node here that you've transformed into a basketball hoop. If anyone from the Chaos Cult comes to cause trouble, I'll probably climb up the basketball hoop and throw fire tomatoes down from it.
Zheng Xiuli patted her suitcase and stood up, saying calmly, "There will be a dance party at the end of the school festival. I'll set off the fireworks here then."
This was the truth. According to the school festival schedule the church had sent Chen Xiao'er, a farewell dance would indeed be held inside the tower after the play.
This was also a lie, as the text message was only sent to make subsequent plans flow smoothly.
Regardless of the final outcome, after Chen Xiao'er entered the clock tower, many people would enter at the same time. As long as she believed that there was a real dance party, nothing could block the Doomsday Clock Tower during that time.
Zheng Xiuli waited for Chen Xiao'er to ask about the doubts, such as "Why does the school hold a dance in a high tower? Isn't the square better?"
But I heard her ask in surprise: "Aren't you going to the dance?"
Zheng Xiuli nodded: "I won't participate, but there should be some people who won't participate. Someone has to set off fireworks at the dance."
"Um......"
Chen Xiao'er pursed her lips. Just when Zheng Xiuli thought she would say "Okay then," she clapped her hands and said, "We can set off fireworks on the top of the tower, right?"
"Huh?" Zheng Xiuli raised her head and saw Chen Xiao'er quickly picked up a box of fire tomatoes and walked steadily towards the clock tower.
The girl's shadow swayed in the light. She said, "Let's put the fireworks on the top of the tower. You can set off half and I'll set off the other half. It must be very romantic to watch the fireworks on the top of the tower!"
She walked along but didn't hear any answer, so she quickly asked, "Isn't the school allowed?"
“…” Zheng Xiuli covered her eyes.
Of course the school will allow it, these fireworks could have been used to bury you.
I put these on the playground so I wouldn't be able to catch up to your final spot, so at least I wouldn't be the one to do it. But—but...
She loosened her hands and kept clenching her fingers, as if trying to catch an invisible evening breeze.
But you are my dream friend.
I have actually always wanted to have a kind, strong and enthusiastic friend who would always lend a helping hand when I am in trouble.
You are such a friend, Chen Xiao'er.
"Chen Xiao'er."
"What's wrong?" Chen Xiao'er turned around and saw Zheng Xiuli folding the two boxes again and holding them in her arms.
She walked over carrying a box, her eyes slightly narrowed in the light, making it impossible to see her expression.
Zheng Xiuli seemed to have caught a cold and said in a hoarse voice, "Let's go, let's move to the tower."
"Okay~" Chen Xiao'er smiled with her eyes curved, and this smile also made Zheng Xiuli raise the corners of her lips.
I'm sorry, Chen Xiao'er.
I may... not let you see the fireworks you've been longing for.
......
The sun rises and sets, and just before it rises, a tall girl with black hair appears near the school.
No defense tower was activated for her, and without any companions, even the Eye of God could not detect her visible presence.
"It's time." Lan stretched out his hand towards the defensive array used to isolate the Ritual of Power and easily passed through the invisible membrane.
The sealing sphere she carried didn't really cause any alarm.
Lan raised his eyebrows indifferently: If it really raises the alarm, the worst that can happen is to throw Xinnaya out to Glorious Barbie Q, it's no big deal.
What should I do next?
She put her hands in her pockets and walked towards the ceremony venue leisurely.
First, kill all the "Chen family members" that Ai hates the most.
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