Xingtetsu: Why is the captain on the train?

In the [cell], the conversation between the two fell into a long silence.

"You want to shake me..." Cocolia, who felt that she had lost something, raised her head and stared at the captain. Her expression seemed to be more indifferent than before, but her attitude softened a little in her words, "You succeeded."

"I didn't mean to sway you." The captain stared at Cocolia. "I only told you a story, describing something that happened recently. There was no addition or deletion. It was you who swayed you."

The captain said he would not take the blame.

After all, if she was so convinced she was on the right path, why would she be swayed by this story?

"..." Cocolia was silent for a long, long time.

"Cocolia, [City Builder], [Protector] Krippo, in your understanding, what are you protecting? Civilization or life?" the captain asked softly.

Because of Cocolia's surrender, the communication between the two finally became less tense.

This time, the captain asked a question that Cocolia had asked herself countless times, but Cocolia had never given an answer to this question.

She knew the answer, so she couldn't say it.

"Look, you know the answer yourself." The captain stared at Cocolia and shook his head in a ridiculous tone. "If you had come ten years earlier, we would all be happy. If you had come ten years later, we would have simply cleaned up everything on this planet, found the core and left."

"But fate likes to play tricks on us. You have a choice now." The captain looked at Cocolia and stopped smiling. "I have helped many desperate survivors of the doomsday. You are just one of them."

Cocolia raised her head.

"I understand what you are thinking. Even if it doesn't make much sense, I still want to ask, do you want to make a choice? Cocolia Rand?" The captain solemnly extended his hand to Cocolia with a serious tone.

There is no doubt that this is an olive branch officially extended by the captain.

This is also Cocolia's last chance to turn back.

Cocolia just stared at the captain's hand reaching out to her. She was silent for a long time, exhaled deeply, clasped her hands in front of her chest, raised her eyes, and looked at the captain, "I have no choice."

The captain regretfully withdrew his hand and sighed softly, "I thought we had reached a consensus. The promise made by the star core to you was just your wishful thinking. I don't believe you don't know this."

"I have been planning for this wishful thinking for ten years." Kokolia looked at the captain, "You can seal the star core, take away the disaster, and calm the snowstorm."

"But you won't support Beloberg's development for hundreds of years." Cocolia narrowed her eyes and her tone softened.

Cocolia Rand, her defenses had been broken by the captain's combination punches, or at least... at least when facing the captain, she was finally willing to talk about some adult topics, "I must bear the responsibility for everything I have done, otherwise Bronya..."

When she mentioned her daughter, her voice finally calmed down, with the remaining tenderness in her humanity, "She can't keep her position, and she can't save Beloberg."

"She needs a real coming-of-age ceremony."

"She needs to defeat me, knock me down, step on me, and become the real big guardian."

The captain's lips moved slightly. He had a lot of words to persuade her, but facing Cocolia's expression and gaze, he could no longer utter a word.

Because Cocolia is always calm and sober, she knows what she should do, what she should do, what the consequences will be, and what she should bear.

If you do evil, you must pay for it. She is not only the great guardian of the upper area, but also the enemy hated and loathed by the lower area. She must shoulder it all. The hatred cannot spread to the duties of the great guardian, otherwise the war between the upper and lower areas... is inevitable.

At this point, the captain finally had nothing to say. He could only stand up and said, "I understand."

Cocolia watched the captain walk to the door of the [prison cell] and suddenly said, "I have a request."

The captain paused, turned around and looked at Cocolia.

She sat on the sofa, crossed her legs, folded her arms, and lowered her head, letting the shadow cover her expression.

The gentle voice floated into the captain's ears and also reached the receiver of the mobile phone in the captain's trouser pocket, "Don't stop me, don't tell Bronya."

The captain paused and did not give any response. He just pushed the door open and left Cocolia in the [cell].

He couldn't agree to, let alone stop, what had already happened.

The door of the cell was closed. Bronya, who was supposed to be handling government affairs in the office next door, was now standing in front of the captain with a sad and timid expression. She stared at the captain, begging silently, looking at the captain, hoping that he could open the door of the cell.

But the captain stood in front of the gate and just stamped his feet lightly.

Imaginary energy suddenly burst out, transforming into hideous thorns that instantly filled the gap in the cell's door, wrapped around the door, and even spread to the wall.

He rejected Bronya's silent request with his actions.

Bronya gritted his teeth and held back, trying not to let the tears escape from his eyes.

The captain, however, could not comfort him, and could only speak with the tough attitude he had learned from Cocolia.

"As a mother, as a ruler, as a loser, she is ready for everything."

"As a daughter, as a successor, as a winner, are you ready to shoulder these responsibilities?"

[Remarks on the launch]

Well, the book now has almost 100,000 words, so it’s time to put it on the shelves.

I won’t talk about more.

The reason why I opened such a pit is basically because when I was playing the game, I felt that many of the original plots lacked some, well, depth, and of course, comprehensiveness of the plot.

After all, it’s 12+ (laughs).

I just hope that everyone will like the stories and characters that I have transformed and deepened.

Then let’s talk about the update issue.

The author is a working person. As the year is coming to an end, I have too much work to do. I can only try my best to update and ensure that there is at least one update every day. After the Chinese New Year, I should be able to maintain the normal state of two updates a day.

After all, work is a way of survival, and writing is a hobby and interest.

The poor author is no longer at the age where he needs to be supported by someone, and his hobbies have to give way to the pressure of survival.

Finally, let’s talk about the plot. I will skip the companion quests of some characters, especially those like [Luca] and [Clara], whose companion plots have no impact or help on the main story.

At least these stories will not be expanded from the captain's perspective. At most, they will be mentioned in the follow-up of the trio's actions. After all, there are definitely more people who read fan fiction and play games. Everyone has done the tasks that should be done and seen what should be seen in the game. There is no need to pad the word count.

As for the plot that is helpful to the plot or helps me shape the character, such as Hook's and Natasha's mission, I will emphasize it, but I won't write about it in detail.

I think book lovers should be able to understand this.

In short, I hope book friends will continue to support ~

The author will also try his best to write each character and each plot as well as possible.

Well, see you in the second update tonight~

Chapter 45: Be Prepared

It's not that Bronya can't understand her mother's choice.

However, understanding does not mean acceptance.

She was praying for a better option, there was no doubt about it.

But reality is not a fairy tale, there are no more good choices.

"Captain, do you really think so?" In the middle rest area of Krippleburg, Xing pursed his lips, feeling a little depressed.

Yesterday afternoon, after returning from the snowfield with Natasha and March, Xing has been in a bad mood. Perhaps it is difficult for him to bear it psychologically.

After all, she was the main attacker yesterday and killed Natasha's brother.

The man who turned into a monster.

Even though this was Natasha's plea, Xing did what Natasha wanted, but Xing was still immersed in that matter and couldn't get out of it. She, like Bronya now, still wanted to find a better solution.

But the fact is...

"No, Xing." Yuexia held a cup of black tea and pursed her lips. "Miracles don't always happen. Many times, we have to choose between a bad choice and a worse choice."

"Is there no better choice?" The Star Core Spirit looked around at his companions with his light golden eyes.

"I said something to Cocolia this afternoon." The captain was not affected by the atmosphere. He just comforted Xing softly, "If we had arrived ten years earlier, everything would be fine."

"If we had come ten years later, we would have just cleaned up the planet and finally found [the core] and took it away."

"Compared to that." The captain stared at Xing seriously. "Our arrival is already a miracle for this planet and for Beloberg. We have brought salvation, but we are not omniscient and omnipotent. We do not have the power of the [Star God] to directly wipe out the wind and snow. Our abilities are limited. Even if we can save many people, we cannot include Cocolia."

"..." The star core spirit fell silent.

"She walked alone in the snow and stepped into the darkness, trying to find a way out. She had gone too far and made too many wrong things. Someone had to bear the consequences of her mistakes. It was her responsibility and she had no regrets." Yuexia was silent for a moment, her eyes unconsciously turned to the captain. She spoke of Cocolia, but her mind was thinking of the ferryman.

The same is true for the ferryman.

He did something wrong, so he has to bear the consequences himself. When facing the captain, the ferryman faced his own fate and end, and he held on to his beliefs until the very last second.

They do not need redemption. A fanatic is a fanatic. Even if their beliefs are defeated, they will never admit defeat. On the contrary, when they are defeated, they will stick to their wrong beliefs because they are not bad in nature. They just had no choice before, and when the choice appears, they have lost the qualification to choose.

If the madmen insist on their wrong beliefs, the winners will always remember their belief in victory and will no longer become the next madmen.

"This is their choice." Yuexia shook her head, "Crazy, yet sober."

"I see..." Xing sighed and forced a smile, "I feel like I've been taught an unforgettable lesson."

"This lesson is not over yet." The captain shook his head.

"Bronya Rand, you are not ready yet."

Yuexia wanted to say something but finally couldn't help it, "But I'm afraid Cocolia won't wait until she's ready."

"Yeah, Cocolia won't wait until she's ready."

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Meanwhile, in the upper level of Kripal Castle, in the office of the Grand Guardian.

Bronya hesitated for almost an entire afternoon, and finally found the four people she trusted most at the moment and brought them to her.

Riske Landau, Jeppard Landau, Silva Landau, and Pelageya Sergeyevna told the information they heard from the conversation between the captain and her mother.

The father, daughter and three members of the Langdao family all frowned at the same time, and Pera...

She spoke her mind before anyone else, "Lord Bronya, the only advice I can give you is to respect and understand Lady Cocolia's choice. In this matter, your only choice is to go against Lady Cocolia's wishes and tell her not to commit suicide. That's all."

"It's hard to say whether Lady Cocolia will agree with this choice afterwards."

Jeppard opened his mouth, but under Bronya's expectant gaze, he could only sigh in the end, "Lord Bronya, you know, there are many people in the Silver Mane Iron Guard who are dissatisfied with Lord Cocolia's repeated overstepping of authority and causing heavy casualties."

What could Jeppard say?

He himself is one of the people who are dissatisfied with Cocolia's behavior. If you ask him whether he wants Cocolia to die, his mind is full of entanglements, but one thing is certain, it is difficult for him to stand firmly by Bronya on this matter.

That would be a betrayal of his subordinates, the Iron Guards who had entrusted their lives to him.

In fact, it was Cocolia who betrayed first.

Bronya pursed her lips and looked at Silva again.

"Don't ask me, Bronya." Silva was somewhat reluctant to think about this question. "Although I don't mind Cocolia's betrayal, and I know she has no choice, but... is it really okay to ask for my opinion?"

Is it really okay? Bronya looked at Silva who was scratching her head and could only remain silent.

Another vote against.

"Bronya, our current situation is very difficult." Finally, Risk expressed his opinion, "I understand that Cocolia is your mother, but you also know the public opinion and resentment in the lower city."

"We are in urgent need of a target to divert the conflict between the upper and lower city districts." Risk Landau sighed softly, "Miss Pera is right. As the successor, your only choice is to respect and understand, and to be firm in your heart to fight against Cocolia."

"She is not the type of person who will relax just because she wants to test you." As an important official who assisted Cocolia in the early days of her rule, Risk understood Cocolia's style of doing things very well. "If you can't pass the test, she will definitely take advantage of the situation to achieve what she wants. She won't give up just because things have taken a turn for the better."

"Perhaps the outsiders will help us." Risk looked at Bronya, "But they can help us once or twice, but they can't stay on our planet forever and help us again and again."

"Everything in Beloberg ultimately depends on us, the Beloberg people." Risk looked at the successor to the Great Guardian, "What do you think?"

Bronya was silent for a long time, and finally, she nodded with difficulty.

"I understand."

"Respect her, understand her, and ultimately defeat her and surpass her."

Bronya clenched his fists and sighed hard.

Chapter 46: Playwright

"Captain, long time no see."

With a somewhat flattering greeting, he called the captain who was strolling in the square of the central administrative district of Beloberg.

The captain paused and turned to look at Sambo Koski, a peddler from the downtown area who was sitting on a chair outside a corner shop and raised his glass to him.

The captain walked to the opposite side of Sambo without even thinking, pulled out a chair and sat down. "It's been a long time since we last met. It's a coincidence that we met today."