The afternoon is coming to an end, as if foreshadowing the quiet evening like twilight veil and the coming of infinite darkness,

The clear blue sky has turned into a warm glow,

Calgary melts into this sunset.

Sitting in a quiet place by the window in a retro and elegant coffee shop, Kolossos was not surprised to hear the young man in front of him ask this question.

Just looking at his expression, it's not questioning with disgust towards traitors, nor pure gossip curiosity,

Serious, calm, and solemn, as if asking the reason for the betrayal,

but asking....

What is your wish?

It's not that the city is deep, it's not that it's not good at disguising, under the strength of the A-level superior, the other party is originally a young man who is still at this stage of life,

Kolossos smiled after discovering this,

Although he has given up his status as the leader of the royal court, the change in appearance has not changed his inner age. The mentality of the elders who have watched generations of young people grow up remains.

Make him feel like he should answer the question well.

So after thinking for a while, Kolossos smiled at Calgary in the setting sun outside the window:

"What do you think of this city?"

I was taken aback by this familiar question, but unlike the last time I heard it in Paris, he just came here today,

Fangran knew nothing about Calgary.

"It's a nice city,"

The elder's experience easily sees through his ignorance, Korosos asked himself with a gentle smile,

"Alberta is the wealthiest province in Canada, and Calgary is the most economically developed city here,"

The old gentleman who has experienced countless social tea parties can always make the conversation feel like a spring breeze.

“Most of the people here have high incomes, education and other social undertakings are doing well, the safety factor and happiness index are high, and the benefits are so high that you can enjoy free medical care on the first day you immigrate,”

"Although winter is very cold, with the warm wind returning from the Rocky Mountains, the temperature can often rise by more than ten degrees in a few hours..."

It had nothing to do with why you betrayed, but Fangran didn't interrupt, just listened quietly,

Listening to him, who had been the leader of the royal court for decades, introduce the details of the city, complementing his cognition other than 'the city is clean and the air is fresh'.

From the scenery to the climate, from the economy to the humanities, all the details that seem to be known only after living here for many years are vivid,

"But apart from these, the reason why this province is the richest is also the biggest feature of this city,"

Then at the end, Kolossos looked at Fangran and smiled.

"It's an oil city, it's the second largest energy center in all of North America."

oil, energy...

There was an accident at the moment of hearing this sentence, recovering the contract and helping Esenke Fumei to tide over the difficulties. What he is now taking over in reality is the energy field.

It's just that Fangran didn't expect to hear this topic in the conversation with Kolossos.

"Energy has been at the absolute core of civilization since humans learned to use fire."

In the small cafe, the expression of the words is infinitely emotional, and one sentence pulls the topic that has already deviated further,

Then Kolossos looked at Fangran again, smiled and said:

"I was born in a big family with a long history in the UK. For many people in this world, I stood at the end of the world that they may not reach."

A slightly surprised expression, did not expect him to talk about another irrelevant topic,

Fangran looked at Kolossos' young face, with the kind of dazed expression that needs to be remembered because too much time has passed.

"At that time... my family found a lot of teachers for me since I was a child to teach me various things, from etiquette to equestrianism, from mathematics to classical literature,"

"I'm pretty talented. I can do everything quickly and respond to everyone's expectations..."

Listening to the ecstatic tone in Kolossos' voice that looks like an old photo,

At this moment, I suddenly realized the preciousness of this moment. I was listening to an A-level talking about his past,

Fangran smelled the faint aroma of coffee in the cafe, and imagined a picture of a well-born British young master showing his talent since he was a child...

"Born in a famous family and endowed with extraordinary talents, there is nothing to be picky about in this kind of life, but maybe it's because everything is too easy,"

"Makes me less interested in a lot of things,"

Kolossos turned his gaze to Fangran and smiled.

"The kind of 'interest' that can be called the meaning of life and really comes from the bottom of my heart."

Family background, wealth, ability...everything is like the top-level background that an A-level status should have. With a life that can do everything without worrying about food and clothing,

It is also logical that the problem of wanting to pursue higher spiritual satisfaction but finding it hard to find arises.

The moment he heard him say this description from the bottom of his heart, Fangran finally understood what he wanted to say.

"Until one weekend when I was 12 years old, I finished my art appreciation class and said goodbye to everyone and went home,"

"My grandfather took me to the study, he let me sit on his lap, spread out the book and told me about the opportunity of our family's rise at the beginning of last century,"

It should have been quite a long time ago, but I can still tell the details of that day,

Kolossos looked at Fangran, and rarely gave an answer with eagerness in his gentle expression.

"The First Industrial Revolution."

Industrial Revolution....

Surprised that although this noun is not unfamiliar, but only seen in textbooks, it is said from the other party's family history,

Fangran looked at the eagerness on Kolossos' face, it was the expression of talking about what he was longing for.

"Listening to my grandfather talking about that era and the social structure that changed drastically because of the birth of the steam engine at that time had a great impact on me when I was still young,"

It seems that more than half a century has passed in my memory, recalling the feeling of sitting on my grandfather's lap that day,

Kolossos looked at Fangran with a kind of eagerness almost shining in his eyes.

"For the first time, I have a genuine interest in a thing."

Knowing what the real body of that brilliance was, Fangran looked at Kolossos like the kind of fanatic who explained his beliefs to others, and his tone of voice unconsciously became high-spirited,

"The textile machines that replaced manpower in those factories, the tireless ore trucks in those tunnels,"

"Shortened trains, regular transoceanic steamships, the productivity that can be called evolution has realized the unimaginable that people have never imagined in the past, and machinery replaced labor, triggering a huge revolution in human society,"

"After the primitive energies of wind, water, and coal,"

"The new energy pushes the entire civilization forward!"

Fascinated by it, and listening to the high-spirited tone of the Eighth Pillar Executive explaining the significance of that era, Fangran seemed to be able to imagine the changes brought about by the operation of steam engines in various places at that time,

And what surprised him even more was that the topic went round and round,

It even came back to energy.

Can raise, industrial revolution... Listening to the vaguely fanatical words of Kolossos at this moment, I felt something inexplicably, and I always felt that there was something important in these words that I couldn't figure out for a while...

And the one who picked up the coffee smiled softly, the excitement of talking about the interest just now disappeared, and the gentleness returned,

Kolossos seemed to be a little yearning and somewhat relieved:

"I have thought more than once, if only I was born in that era and could witness the scene of the world changing."

Hearing his emotion, Fangran didn't speak, but just perceived the real results of [Scaling Card],

understand the reason for his betrayal... no,

It should be said what his wish is.

That's right... Apart from this thing that every participant can't avoid, what else can make an A-level give up everything before and choose to betray...

"Since you have a relationship with the sixth pillar, you should have met her when you came to North America this time."

Seeing Fangran remain silent, Kolossos smiled, then picked up the coffee in front of him again and chuckled and said:

"She should have said something to you."

Maybe it's been a long time, and the years have tempered everyone like them to maturity. Listening to Kolossos, he guessed this all at once,

Without denying it, Fangran just nodded, recalling the conversation with Trinity.

'...In the future described by the lord, there is the wish of all of us...'

Not knowing that Fangran was thinking about her words at that time, Kolossos lowered his eyes and looked at the reflection on the coffee.

"I used to think that the queen's boldness, pattern, wisdom, and all kinds of praises used to describe saints were already the pinnacle of being born a human being,"

"So I agree with her radiant idea, as a belief, I firmly believe in it..."

Even though he had already betrayed him, when referring to Verlin Yin, he still had an almost devout respect,

Yes, but whoever has seen the queen, who wouldn't...

But maybe because he remembered what he had done, he gave a slightly wry smile, and sighed softly:

"Before I met the lord, I never thought that there could be someone comparable to that queen in this world."

"Have you met the leader of the association?"

Listening to the words he touched on that character, Fangran interrupted for the first time and asked,

"No, but as long as you have contacted the leader or been selected by the leader, you will know that it is not important,"

"The lord is actually the same as the queen,"

It was no surprise that he would ask such a question, Kolossos smiled and gave an unintelligible answer,

Then he put down his coffee and looked at the world outside the window, and couldn't help sighing curiously:

"I really don't know what kind of structure and foresight the legendary Midnight Immortal possesses."

Speaking of this, he suddenly sighed with a dumbfounded smile.

"Speaking of which, the reason why I became what I am today is because of your night scene."

Varied...!

Surprised why the name of the night bureau suddenly appeared in his words, Fangran was about to ask, when he saw Kolossus staring at him calmly,

"To this day, I also believe that the queen's philosophy was correct, and I have never regretted the time I believed in in the past few decades,"

"It's just that in comparison, this place is closer to my imagination,"

"Abandoning my lover, abandoning my homeland, letting go of everything I had in the past, just because I can't deceive myself about what my heart is yearning for,"

"So I chose this side."

Listening to his words at this moment, his eyes slowly opened wide,

'It has been almost a century since the night war world entered into peace and stability. No one knows whether the next era will come tomorrow, but at least in the future described by the leader, UU reading www. uukanshu.com has the aspirations of all of us,'

"In this way, the leader and the queen are actually the same kind of person, and the executive officer is also the same kind of person as Zero Knight,"

"It's just like investing in capital to become a shareholder of a future consortium..."

'I choose the future on the leader's side. '

Listening to Kolossos' final answer, what Trinity said at that time seemed to echo in his ears,

At that time, he felt that the words that were hazy and always incomprehensible, although he still didn't understand all of them, seemed to be a little clearer all of a sudden.

Obviously got the answer, but didn't know what to say for a while,

Looking at the silent young man in front of him, the young gentleman just smiled gently.

Then he finally came back to his senses, suppressing all kinds of chaotic and somewhat unclear thoughts, Fangran opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something,

But at this moment, the contact in the communication channel rang!

In the deep winter of January, before I knew it, a short chat had already darkened the sky outside the window,

After being silent for a while, he got up directly. He was not surprised that he was about to leave. Kolossos just sighed and smiled as if he was talking to himself while holding the coffee.

"What about you, will you be like me?"

Hearing these words, Fangran paused, and looked down to see that his side face did not seem to be asking, but something that seemed to be lost.

Then before walking out of the cafe, he watched the boss take away his untouched cup of coffee and replace it with a cup of black tea,

The back of Kolossos sitting by the window alone...

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Fortunately, the plot of this one was roughly determined by me a long time ago. Otherwise, if I didn’t say words, the content would have stuck with me, and I found out that I can’t read Natsume’s Book of Friends in this lonely state. Good guy, Watched two episodes and cried twice (vicissitudes)