Chapter 71 Dinner Party
The evening breeze in Beloberg today is very refreshing. The summer bonfire is blown by the breeze, and the bright lights on the street are illuminated like a long dragon. The scenery formed into a line is very beautiful.

In the central square of Beloberg, tables of delicious food were spread out for everyone to enjoy. The aroma of charred bread and sizzling barbecue drifted far away on the wind, arousing people's appetite and making them leave their homes and come to the streets in groups of three or five.

Although only one in ten bricks and tiles remain intact on the street, it adds a touch of classical architectural charm to the street. The gears on the Golden Theater fell off at some point, forming a very artistic installation art on the ground in front of the door, attracting tourists to come forward and take pictures.

The ancient Belloberg folk songs rang out in the square, and people were arm in arm, holding a bottle of good wine in their hands, ready to join the celebration.

Following the crooked railway tracks, our eyes came to the center of the square. A temporary stage was placed in the middle. The symphony orchestra and folk band, which usually required tickets to see, worked together to spread the joy of surviving the disaster.

There are many groups of men and women on the street, most of them walking together happily hand in hand.

On this day, the suspension bridge effect connected many people who did not know each other, adding an objective contribution to Beloberg's population growth plan.

Among these countless men and women, there is a pair that is particularly eye-catching. Whether in terms of identity or appearance, they can be said to be the most eye-catching couple today.

Kokolia and Yao Luo both changed out of their usual military uniforms and put on more ordinary clothes. The ordinary atmosphere of life seemed extremely extraordinary on this pair of handsome men and beautiful women.

The white knitted collar wraps around her delicate body curves. Looking down along the body's movement line, the hollow design at the waist is even more eye-catching. She wears a black hip-hugging miniskirt on her lower body, with her white and round legs intertwined left and right. Cocolia's look today attracts more attention than her usual majestic appearance.

Yao Luo changed into an ordinary gray base shirt, which set off his streamlined muscles beautifully. The white windbreaker was decorated with the symbol of flowing clouds, making Yao Luo look like a walking cloud. At this time, Yao Luo did not look like a warrior, but a traveler who was about to go on a long journey.

The combination of the two attracted countless whispers from passers-by, most of whom had beautiful fantasies about it.

"Hey, it's those two adults. Look how well they are dressed."

"I bumped into it, I bumped into it, hehe, ..."

"I haven't seen you for seven years. I don't know..."

The noise of the crowd did not affect the two people's interest in shopping. They walked on the street normally, like a child who came to the administrative district for the first time, visiting the snack stand, walking around the art exhibition shop next to it, and stopping from time to time to appreciate the night view of Beloberg.

The shop owners on the street were very welcoming. As soon as the two arrived, they couldn't wait to serve them the best food in their store, as if they were afraid that they would not appreciate it. Every time Cocolia wanted to pay the price with Winter City Shield (Beloberg's currency), the shop owners would wave their hands and shake their heads, and refused to take any money from them.

Of course, the same applies to others. Because of Cocolia's policy, Beloberg took advantage of the seven-year period of stable weather when the star core was sealed, and its grain income far exceeded that of previous years. Coupled with the success of this great victory, the stall owners who came here to open stalls voluntarily did not charge any fees, allowing the citizens of Beloberg to spend a wonderful night.

As they were walking on the street that seemed as bright as day, a familiar pair of figures suddenly approached them. Their hair, one purple and one gray, stood out in the crowd.

Leaving aside their usual duties, Bronya and Seele are now appearing on the street. The two who usually quarrel are now like a pair of real good friends, with relaxed and leisurely expressions, and standing very close to each other, it can be seen that their relationship seems to have taken a step further in this war.

"Ah! Uncle Yao Luo!"

Bronya was the first to see Yao Luo coming towards her. Her originally relaxed body suddenly tensed up, and even Seele beside her had her hand grabbed for no apparent reason, and she came to Cocolia and Yao Luo.

"Oh, before I knew it, I'm old enough to be called uncle." Yao Luo put his hands behind his head and sighed.

"Well, it's not that I dislike your age." Hearing Yao Luo's words, Bronya felt inexplicably nervous. She held Seele's hand with one hand and put the other hand nervously behind her back, then said hello to Cocolia.

"Good evening, mother."

Seeing the somewhat embarrassed Bronya, Seele shook hands with Yao Luo generously and greeted him.

"Hello, great hero Yao Luo, you fought so brilliantly in the battle during the day. Just now, the kids in the lower district were imitating the way you blasted the star core."

Yao Luo smiled and politely shook Xier's outstretched hand, "You're welcome, just call me Yao Luo."

Seeing Bronya's discomfort, and knowing that Bronya and Yao Luo had not seen each other for seven years, and that she might not know how to face him for a while, Cocolia smiled and accepted Bronya's greeting, patted her shoulder and said:
"Go play with your friends and don't worry about us."

Bronya nodded, pulled Seele and turned away.

"This child has grown up." Yao Luo sighed as he watched Bronya leave.

"Yes, it was just at my chest a few years ago, but now it's almost as tall as me." Cocolia followed Yao Luo's gaze and looked at Bronya lovingly.

Although the two are not biologically related, Cocolia treats Bronya almost as her own daughter, making Bronya excellent in knowledge, martial arts, and strategy. In addition, she has been going to the lower areas for a long time to understand the people's sentiments, and her character shortcomings are relatively compensated by Seele. Cocolia can say with confidence that even if she dies in the war during the day, Bronya can take office immediately and become a qualified great guardian.

"So, did you really give that spear to Xing?" Speaking of the Great Guardian, Yao Luo remembered the new spear that Bai Tianxing was holding. Judging from the style and length of the spear, if Yao Luo was not mistaken, it should be the one that Cocolia often used.

"What can we do?" Cocolia spread her hands and rolled her eyes at Yao Luo.

"When I saw that child during the day, I wanted to rush over with a baseball bat in hand. I don't know why I had an impulse to hand her the weapon in my hand. I just wanted to borrow it temporarily, but who would have thought that the child, right in front of me, would attract the attention of the Protector Star God. It was like she had become a different person. Fortunately, her change reduced many casualties among the Silver Mane Guards stationed nearby."

Cocolia talked about her experience during the day. In her opinion, Xing's transformation was like a cheat. Although the atmosphere during the day had reached that level, Cocolia's weapon was like a key, which seemed to activate some kind of switch of Xing. Cocolia even felt that Xing at that time could even drive the creation engine on her behalf to kill the enemy.

Although she regarded that feeling as an illusion, the change in Xing reminded Cocolia of Yao Luo in the past.

"What a beautiful night tonight." Yao Luo sighed softly. After many years, he walked on this street again. Looking at the people and scenery that changed with each passing day, Yao Luo couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

"Yes, Beloberg is what it is today, thanks to your foresight and long-term planning." Kokolia put her hands behind her back and walked step by step on the brick-paved street, her high heels making a crisp clicking sound. "No." Yao Luo looked up at the sky, "I just put forward some of my own ideas, and it was your own hard work that made all this a reality."

"Hey, Yao Luo, can I ask you a few questions?" Cocolia walked forward with her head down, and suddenly stopped in front of Yao Luo. Today she looked a little more melancholy than usual.

"Of course." Yao Luo saw that something was wrong with Cocolia.

"am I pretty?"

An abrupt sentence echoed in the cold wind, and before they knew it, the two had walked to the steps leading to the Great Guardian's office. This scene, just like the scene under the moon seven years ago, evoked many memories for Yao Luo.

"Beautiful..." After a long silence, Yao Luo finally said the words that best matched his intuition.

Why isn’t the person in front of me beautiful?

The cold moonlight covers the person in front of him with a layer of silver. His long golden hair spreads in the wind, and the strands of hair dance with the wind, like the Milky Way flowing down from the horizon. His purple gem eyes reveal fragile fragility and pitiful regret, which, together with the bright moon hanging high in the sky, form a stunning and beautiful scene.

She has the appearance of an iceberg beauty, but at this moment she shows an expression to you alone that no one else can see. Yao Luo thinks it is difficult for most men to say "no" to such a situation.

But unfortunately, Yao Luo is one of the few people. His eyes are clear, and his answer to Cocolia is based only on objective evaluation and appreciation of beauty, without any other emotions mixed in.

Seeing what Yao Luo meant, Kokolia silently stretched out a hand, but Yao Luo understood what she meant.

Holding Cocolia's hand, the two slowly flew into the sky and came to the place where they had met seven years ago.

At this moment, Cocolia was much calmer than she was seven years ago. Perhaps she had become accustomed to the sky, or perhaps her state of mind had become as calm as the sky.

The moon today is still very big, just like that night seven years ago, with the slight change that there are no white clouds as on that day. On this clear night, the lights of thousands of homes in Beloberg on the ground are very clear and echo the night view of the sky.

"Belloberg, is it beautiful?"

In the sky, Kokolia asked Yao Luo the second question.

"It's beautiful." After a period of silence, Yao Luo looked at the city under his feet and gave his answer.

Compared with seven years ago, the scenery and people on the streets have undoubtedly changed a lot, but people's optimistic mood and many scenes of life and death are not much different from seven years ago.

This is the "change and constancy" of this city. Even though it has suffered many changes, human beings can always interpret their own "love, hate, and sorrow" in it. Many emotions cannot be described in just these four short words, but its colorful appearance is undoubtedly intoxicating and fascinating.

"Beautiful people and beautiful cities, why can't they leave behind a traveler's soul?" Cocolia said this in a hollow tone, and Yao Luo understood what she meant.

Yao Luo was silent for a long time. The crew members had already stayed in the best Goethe Hotel in the city. The successive wars had made them exhausted. According to the original plan, the train crew would stay for one more day tomorrow and then return to the Starry Sky Train.

And Yao Luo is also going back to where he came from.

"The movement of the train is not fixed, and it will return to its previous station from time to time."

"How long is from time to time?"

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but Yao Luo’s words made Cocolia seem relieved.

"If you don't want to wait too long, I have a present for you."

In front of Cocolia's eyes, a shining "door" appeared in Yao Luo's hand in the air, and in the blink of an eye it turned into a stream of light and merged into Cocolia's right hand.

"This is a space portal. You can set it up at a fixed location. When necessary, you can come through it to see me."

"Really?" Stars appeared in Cocolia's eyes, and her resentment towards Yao Luo's impending departure was much less.

"Well, this is my promise to you."

Yao Luo's words reminded Cocolia of a lot of things. Seven years ago or even earlier, Yao Luo stayed here because of a promise. This sentence is the greatest guarantee that Yao Luo can give to Cocolia.

"Okay." The two looked at each other in silence, but they got closer and closer to each other.

A lonely cloud also "just right" covered the figures of the two people. In this uninhabited sky, no one knew what happened between the two people.

The moonlight is beautiful tonight, just like it was seven years ago.

　Damn it, I feel like I've slapped myself in the face. If I keep writing like this, there will definitely be more female protagonists.

　　I was quite busy during the day today, so I will only finish this chapter tonight. I need to think carefully about the transition plot. According to the results of the vote, the next world is the civilization before Honkai Impact 3rd in a parallel world.

　　Finally, I would like to thank all readers for their support.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)