Amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers, the end of the year finally arrived.
As soon as it was light, residents dressed in all sorts of strange costumes couldn't wait to take to the streets.
"Contest?!"
Patika listened blankly as Xiao He explained the rules of the game, then looked at the shops across the street.
The shopkeepers stuffed money into red envelopes, then hung them under the eaves with ropes, each with two red bells attached.
“Do I…do I have to be like them?” Patika asked uncertainly.
Xiao He nodded.
“Okay!” Patika did as she was told, even though she didn’t understand.
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"call out--"
"Bang!!"
At the very moment a firework rose into the sky, a gunboat far away in the East China Sea fired its first shell of the day.
As the sun rose, the shadows of the Guli fleet were cast onto the shimmering sea.
The ancient king has not yet arrived.
At the summit of a towering mountain, an ordinary-looking girl is stroking a totem stone.
Her eyes were dull and lifeless, as if even the bright sunlight couldn't penetrate her heart.
She seemed to have long forgotten who she was.
They had no idea who they were doing all for or what the meaning was.
She just felt she had to have a name, but she particularly disliked the name "Bluebird".
"Then let's call her 'Lilisa'," she thought.
"Lilisa" is her favorite name, so much so that she can say it off the cuff whenever someone asks.
She was the one who spread the rumors a few days ago.
That name, which was chosen on a whim, also spread from that time onwards.
Lilysa looked very young, probably not even ten years old.
She wouldn't be here if it weren't for the "Bluebird's" need.
Her face looks about 70-80% similar to Annie Gray's, and her skin is darker than that of a normal girl, like someone who sunbathes on the beach every day.
"Dad is dead..."
She suddenly said something out of the blue.
As soon as he finished speaking, his pupils dimmed even more.
Her lowered face caught sight of an iron plaque hanging on her chest, which her father, Ani, had made for her.
It was also the only gift she had ever received in her life.
She stroked the Guli totem with one hand and held an ice heart in the other.
As her gaze was reflected on one side of the ice crystal, snow suddenly began to fall heavily from the sky.
She no longer solidified the ocean, but instead, following the "command" from the heavens, ordered tens of thousands of gunboats to fire at the mainland.
Currently, there are nineteen coastal cities in Nuojin, and preparations were already made at the seaside a few days ago.
Everyone understands the principle of "if the lips are gone, the teeth will be cold," so the fleets at sea united as one, without distinction between themselves...
Yang Xing, sitting in front of the computer screen, let out a long breath and pressed a red button on the control panel.
For a moment, the guards stationed on the beach were stunned.
They saw large metal birds flying in from nowhere, and all they knew was that their beaks and wings could emit a terrifying light-based energy.
This energy has a natural restraining effect on the Gory's fleet and the soldiers on board.
"Oh my god! What is that?!"
"It's one thing to have some black ships that we can't understand, but how come there are so many spaceships that we can't understand?"
Are you sure what was flying in that sky was a ship?
"It can't be a bird, can it?"
"Stop chatting, the enemy is about to enter our firing range, be alert!"
"yes!"
This scene unfolded in every corner of the coastline.
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While the sea was ablaze with gunfire, the city on land was not at a disadvantage at all.
"Crackling... crackling..."
"call out--"
"Bang bang bang bang!"
"Go! Go! Go! Go!"
Numerous residents with absolutely no experience in lion or dragon dancing performed a chaotic dance on the street.
The rules of the competition are to use "devil's pace" to grab the red envelopes hanging on the doors of each shop. Each envelope earns one point, and the final rankings are based on the total number of envelopes collected.
People were like madmen, dancing until they were drenched in sweat even though it was the dead of winter...
Noon.
Standing on the Suniga Observatory, Xiao He and Lilisa, far away on a mountain peak, both looked up at the sky.
A golden disc appeared, perfectly aligned with the Zuniga Passage at that moment.
"Buzz..."
No one could feel this fluctuation.
Only Xiao He's heart pounded violently, as if all the fragments of his broken, wandering souls had returned.
"This is the first time, and there will be a last time..." she murmured.
Lilisa, far away, closed her eyes and said the exact same words as her at the same time.
However, although the former's tone was calm, it revealed her confidence, while the latter had already lost in terms of tone alone...
Fifteen minutes later, Wang Xuefeng led Xiao He down the steps, only to unexpectedly encounter a familiar family at the bottom of the steps—the family of the little boy Huo Pingping.
Of course, this excludes his father, who has yet to return victorious.
The woman, with two children, also appeared to be heading up to the observatory.
She guessed that it would be crowded at night, so she brought the children early to reserve a good spot.
Because of a legend that said there would be a meteor shower that night, the two children insisted on making a wish, hoping their father would come home soon.
After listening to the woman's explanation, Xiao He did not show any worry. Instead, he patted his chest confidently and told her, "Nothing will happen!"
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