God's Prayer and Nightwish

months later.

Ye Yuan stood on the attic on the top floor of the Earth Center Building, combed and tied her blond hair in front of the mirror, and adjusted the angle to straighten her neckline.It's very cold today, probably the coldest day this year. In order to match the festive atmosphere, Yewish rarely wore a bright brick red turtleneck sweater with a lead white windbreaker jacket.He saw the pool in the corner of the house from the mirror—it was too humid after the cold weather, and the water in it had been drained, but the coins at the bottom of the pool were still there, but the surface was a little rusty after being soaked for a long time.

Ye Yuan gently closed the door and walked down the stairs, walked through the corridor, and came to the large living room with French windows on three sides.The warm winter sun pierced through the morning fog, casting streaks of golden color on the carpet. There was a man standing by the window, drinking coffee while looking at the scenery under his feet.

"Huh? You already made coffee yourself?" Ye Yuan asked.

Hiji looked back, he was wearing a black turtleneck thin sweater, the shape was very similar to the one on Ye Yuan, but it was well supported by his wide shoulders and narrow waist.He raised the coffee cup in his hand, pointed to the kitchen bar with his chin, and said, "There are more over there."

Ye Yuan walked over and poured himself a glass, and added a lot of milk - I was too lazy to froth the milk, so I drank it like this.Looking back, seeing his master looking at him with a half-smile, Ye Yuan's ears were a little hot, and he hooked his index finger around the collar of the sweater and asked awkwardly, "Is it too bright?"

Hiji smiled and said, "It's very nice, but you look whiter."

"Tonight is Christmas Eve," Hiroshi took a sip of his coffee, "Where's my gift?"

Ye Yuan laughed: "Christmas presents can only be unwrapped on Christmas morning."

Sisi raised his eyebrows and said, "I think you just can't take it out. Your gift for rest has been prepared long ago. There are more than one. I have seen them all."

"Dinning with everyone tonight? The doctor is back too," Ye Yuan smiled and stretched out his palm, "And, where is my gift?"

The slender index finger of Hiji's left hand was clasped in the ear of the cup, and the water vapor dazzled on his eyelashes. He put his other hand into the palm of Yewish's bounced palm and said, "Here, take it."

Ye Yuan squeezed his knuckle-boned fingers, raised her eyebrows and asked, "That's it?"

"Oh? It's against you. I gave myself to you and still feel disgusted?" Hiroshi pretended to be shocked, "Where did the little cutie who cried and said 'I want to have a master' go?"

"Because the master said you belong to me," Ye Yuan took his hand and pulled him closer, then put his arms around his waist and said, "It's already mine, so why give it to me as a gift? Isn't it too cheap?"

Hiji put his arm around his shoulder and kissed him: "You're very good."

Ye Yuan asked: "Are you still going to Limburg today?"

Hiji said, "No, it's the holiday, it's a holiday."

Ye Yuan smiled and said, "Then what are you going to do?"

Hiji looked down at him: "That's what I'm going to ask you."

Ye Yuan was surprised: "Me?"

Hiuji nodded and said: "Well, let's see what you arrange for us to do." Seeing Ye Yuan's expression of being unable to respond, Hiuji said: "Didn't you just say that I am your gift, you can do whatever you want, Where do you want me to accompany you, what do you want me to buy for you, or..." He leaned closer and bit Ye Yuan's ear: "You can do whatever you want with me."

"What, what!" Ye Yuan was taken aback, and stayed for a long time before calling out: "It's too cunning, why didn't you tell me earlier! When is the deadline for this?" He suddenly went crazy again, "Ah, ah, It's already this time, a morning wasted!"

Hiji couldn't laugh or cry, and quickly comforted him: "It's all right, there's still a whole day and a whole night."

Ye Yuan turned around twice, as if he didn't know how to make good use of the day and night, Hiji reminded him: "Didn't you say you want a Christmas tree?"

"Yes! Yes!" Nightwish was happy again, "Find a Christmas tree with decorations on it, stars on the top, and gifts under the tree, and put Anxi, Mio, Doctor, Ban...everyone Come, let's eat, drink, and chat together."

"And then?" Hijiki asked.

"Then we all lie on the carpet, turn on the stove, continue to drink and tell stories," Ye Yuan said, "finally we will sleep here, and we will have breakfast together tomorrow morning and open presents."

"Oh, let's go together." Day Secretary pointed out.

Ye Yuan looked at him for a while, and thought of something, suddenly a layer of red appeared on the pinnae of his ears, and stars and water were shining in his eyes.Hisashi noticed it sharply, but he didn't say anything, he just curled the corners of his mouth calmly.

"However, a real pine tree is too wasteful. It's better to buy a plastic one, and you can continue to use it next year." Ye Yuan said again.

Sisi burst out laughing, and Ye Yuan said dissatisfiedly, "What's wrong! There isn't a single tree in the wasteland! Anxi has never seen one since she was a child."

"Okay, okay," Hiji said, "If you buy plastic, you can buy that kind of biodegradable plastic. What else?"

Ye Yuan bit her lip and thought for a while, then said, "No more, I've been very happy recently, if there's more..."

"It's not too much." Siji put down the cup casually, grabbed him into his arms and sat on the single sofa next to him, crossed his feet and sandwiched him in the middle, and put his long legs on the footstool, as if hugging him A large golden dog.He said in the tone of a child: "If there is anything else, come and tell the master, and the master will make it happen for you."

Seeing Ye Yuan's hard thinking, he suddenly felt sad, and asked: "You secretly fantasized about it when you were young, but you never had a chance to realize it, didn't you?"

Ye Yuan was hugged by him, with the back of her head facing him, her voice was muffled: "You, how do you know."

"I guessed it," Hiji said, "Sure enough, tell me."

"When you were a child on your birthday, Madam set off fireworks on the boat. I couldn't see them in the bottom deck, but I could only see some shadows. Later, when Master Dorn celebrated his birthday, he set off big fireworks again, but because we left It was too early and I didn't see it." Ye Yuan said in a low voice.

Hiji didn't expect to hear such an answer - he never thought that something like fireworks, which he never cared about, would make Ye Ruan feel uncomfortable for so many years.

"What else?" He asked, resting his chin on Nightwish's shoulder.

"No more." Nightwish said.

Hijiri suddenly pretended that Yeyuan was facing him, glared at him and said, "Say it quickly."

"It's really gone. Everything else was completed during the last birthday on the eclipse." Ye Yuan said earnestly, "It's great to be able to spend the holidays with the master, knowing that the master loves me, and everyone living a good life."

Seeing Hiuji's dissatisfied expression, Ye Yuan could only say: "If you have to say it... I hope it will be like this tomorrow, next year, and ten years from now."

Hiji looked at him for a while, then hugged him and stood up, saying, "I agree! Now, put on your shoes and go out to buy a plastic Christmas tree."

The Christmas atmosphere in the big square where the Earth Center Building is located is not strong. After all, people from all religious backgrounds have to be taken into consideration—although in such an era, the power of religion has degenerated into a symbol.However, most of the main island No. [-] is descended from the Caucasians, and the traditions of Catholicism and Christianity have been followed to this day.From November, the balconies of every household and the windows of shops, big and small, are all dressed up, with reindeer and bells on the glass, holly and mistletoe garlands on the doors, and warm white star lights hanging from the balcony railings— — People always need a celebratory gimmick.

Ann's and Mio's small grocery store is at the entrance of this street.

Ye Yuan and Hiu Si came to the door, greeted the electronic lamb who was lying on his stomach at the door, and were about to enter the store, when they heard voices talking inside before the door was opened.

An'an's voice asked, "Who is the poor ghost?"

Mio's voice replied, "It's me."

An Xi asked again: "Who is the rich man?"

Mio said, "It's the sheep boss."

"Hmph," An Xi said, "so you have to try your best to please me. For example, when I'm repairing the transformer, you'd better... take off your shirt."

Hiraji's leg that was about to step in was retracted again.

Mio said: "Whatever repair it, let Hiji replace it with a new one."

Hiji: "???" Pushing the door, he was about to rush in.

Mio's voice suddenly sounded again: "Huh? Why is there less money? What about last week's turnover?"

Anxi whistled and looked around, Mio suddenly found a purchase record of dried guava, and asked: "Why did you buy so much? You haven't finished eating the fresh ones!" He compared a large number of expenditure records, understood, and asked : "Did you send it to the shelter?"

Hiji finally couldn't help but interjected: "Hey, the angel investor has come to inspect the work."

Mio looked back at him: "Wow, it's so disgusting that he actually said he was an angel."

Ye Yuan laughed loudly and said, "Angel investors don't mean that!"

The small grocery store has everything—a row of drug shelves, a row of repair parts and hardware, and a row of wasteland souvenirs that have become popular recently.Anxi jumped off the table and rushed over to hug Yewish. Mio was wearing a single shirt with his chest open, looking like he wasn't afraid of the cold at all.

Nightwish said: "Rest in peace, we are going to buy Christmas trees and decorations, do you come with me?"

"I'm coming!" An Xi said happily, "Christmas! I know, the doctor explained it to me yesterday."

"Oh? The doctor arrived yesterday?" Ye Yuan asked, "Where's number two?"

An Xi said: "No. [-] said that he would bring his daughter and grandson to see us today. His grandson is only four years old, and he is a real child."

"Wow," Ye Yuan sighed, "number two looks so young, he is already a grandpa."

"The youngest grandson is four years old," Mio explained. "The oldest is almost ten years old."

Ye Yuan was shocked for a moment, and then said: "But Anxi is my brother now."

"Yes." An Xi showed a smug expression.

"Okay, let's go, many shops will close early today." Hijiri said, "Plastic Christmas tree, stars hanging on the top of the tree, colorful lights, what else do you want?"

The three walked out of the shop, Mi Ao closed the door and locked it, An Xi said: "Daughter No. [-] looks older than him, Mi Ao obviously saw her before, but she couldn't recognize her at all."

Mio said: "There have been too many changes, and it has been so many years. After I rescued her, she must have lived in the refuge station for a while. Later, the resources of the refuge station were skewed, and the population expansion could not support them, and many people were driven out. come out."

"Ah? But wasn't she bought in the first place just to be a reproductive resource?" An Xi asked in surprise, and Hiroshi frowned uncomfortably when he heard the words "fertile resource".

"Yes, she was not the only woman of the right age who was replaced at that time. Seven or eight years later, the station ushered in a wave of childbearing. The aging of the station began, and there was not enough young and strong labor force. The population balance tilted in the opposite direction again." Mio nodded. .

An Xi thought for a while, and said, "Yes, the shelter is too small, and the places to go are limited. It's really not easy."

"However, it's great that she's still alive," An Xi said, "When No. [-] found her, both of them were very happy. When they met, they hugged each other and cried and laughed. I cried while watching It's gone." When he said this, his eyes glanced at Mio intentionally or unintentionally.

Mio's indifferent face and high-pitched voice taught An'an: "Then he said, 'Mio! Look! No. [-] has expressions! When will you be able to cure your facial paralysis!'"

Hiji couldn't help laughing, Anxi's face collapsed: "Is that how I speak?" He turned to Hiji: "Is that how I speak?"

"No, no, no." Hiji quickly denied.

The four came to a party supply store in an alley on a commercial street. There was a huge arch made of red and white balloons at the entrance of the store. Next to the arch was a strange life-sized fox-head doll in a tuxedo and holding a tray. .After entering the door, Ye Yuan exchanged glances with the shop owner. The other party, who had been drowsy, regained his energy immediately, and even jumped up from his seat when he saw Si Si behind him.

Hijiri handed Anxi and Yeyuan a shopping box each, and said, "Put what you like in it." Then he turned his head and showed Mio a sly smile: "There is one more thing, only you can do it." .”

The owner of the party shop observed for a while, and realized that Hiroji didn't intend to buy the whole shop, so he relaxed and went back to rest behind the cashier.Anxi shuttled back and forth between the shelves, no matter what she brought to Yeyuan, Yeyuan only had one word: "Buy!"

After a while, Hijiri came back with Mio and a nuclear warhead behind him.

When Hiji saw the shopping baskets of the two little guys, he suddenly collapsed and said, "It won't fit! How big a tree do you think it is!"

After paying the bill, a communication request flashed on Day Division's communication terminal, and he swiped his hand, and 29's face appeared on the projection screen.He said impatiently: "Where are you guys? I came here early in the morning to check the data at the end of the month, and no one is at home? Everyone in the Earth Center Building is on vacation, and no one told me?"

"Brother Bang, don't be angry, we'll be right back." An Xi moved her face into the camera, "Whatever you want to eat, we'll buy it back."

29 After seeing him, he put away his impatient expression, and said in a lack of interest, "Call me Uncle."

An Xi said: "No. [-] will also come, and bring the children, let's have dinner together and play with the children together!"

"We'll be right back, you can wait in the Earth's Center Building for a while." Hiji hung up the communication and said, "Also, the children are not for playing, children of this age are crazy, most of them are playing with you .”

The three of them carried the booty, and Mio dragged a tree and swaggered lazily in the commercial street.After turning two streets, they suddenly saw many people gathered in front of them, as if it was the opening ceremony of a new store.

"Will you rest for a while?" Hiroshi asked.

Mio laid the dead tree at the entrance of the beverage store, and the four of them entered the store and sat in a row at the table by the window, watching Von der Wien across the street cutting the ribbon.

Anxi drank hot cocoa and ate snacks, and Mio commented: "Look at how human he is."

"You look like a human being," An Xi repeated.

Mio: "Well, it doesn't look like a brother control at all."

As soon as von der Wien's work was over, several people went up to hold him hostage, and Hijiri stuffed a large bag of Christmas tree lights into his hands: "It's just right, the oldest one pays the bill, and the rest will be left to you."

Feng Deweien: "???" When the five returned to the Center of the Earth Building, Feng Yi'an had arrived first, and was sitting by the window drinking tea and chatting with 29.

29 Seeing them, his tone was cold: "Are you willing to come back?"

After seeing the huge pointed object behind Mio, he wondered again: "What the hell?"

Mio supported the cross brace at the base of the tree stump, and then pulled out the white net cover outside, and the lifelike pine branches bounced off, hitting Mio's face straight.

Mio: "..."

Ye Yuan hugged the tree and rubbed it, shaking off all the branches and leaves, An Xi dragged a large bag of decorations over, and dumped them all on the carpet, looking eager to fight.

Ye Yuan looked around, excitedly, and asked, "Where are the others?"

Hiuji could see that Yewish didn't intentionally make up a lie to avoid getting him into trouble, but really wanted many people to celebrate the festival together.Since he was a child, he only had his father. When he grew up, he was excluded by his peers because of his special opinion. For many years, he only revolved around himself. It was not until he met An Xi that he had his first friend in life.After what happened some time ago, he got some people who were similar to "comrades in arms". Leaving aside the 29 who stayed in Humati, the others also kept in touch with each other not far or near.It is his most sincere wish at this moment that everyone can eat and drink together like a big family.

The elevator dinged, and An Xi immediately got up from the ground and rushed over, "No. [-]! Uncle Li!"? No. [-] pressed his forehead, but An Xi's hands were not long enough to catch him.Suddenly, like a bullet, a small creature sprang out from behind No. [-], bumping headfirst into the stomach of Ye Wish, who was following to watch.Ye Yuan bent over in pain, showing a ferocious expression, and No. [-]'s daughter hurried forward to pull her child away.

"Sorry," the woman said, "Hello, my name is Leah."

She is about forty in terms of age, but the wasteland environment and the pressure of reality are obviously not so benevolent. She looks much older than the doctor and von der Wien, but her eyebrows and chin are similar to number two, and her eyes There is a soft light in it, which looks very kind.

"I'm hurt, oh--" Ye Yuan knelt down slowly, clutching his stomach, then leaned to one side, lying on the carpet and closing his eyes.The child took small steps to look closely at him, Ye Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and rushed over, the child ran away screaming.

29 Stretched out his little finger and scratched his ear——After regaining his human identity, his alienation ability, including his superb hearing, is also gradually degrading, but it is still a little stronger than ordinary people, and he is especially sensitive to this kind of high-decibel and high-frequency screams .

He glanced at No. [-] - he should be called Chi Li now, but his expression remained unchanged, as if he was not affected at all.

He glanced at Mio, and suddenly found that his face was even more stinky, with an expression of pain in the eardrums—by the way, after the group of former mutants "retired", this guy was not affected, and it would probably be gone in a short time. Will become the strongest person in the entire continent.

But a hundred years later, humans will still be humans, and the earth will still be the earth.

"Is Mr. Feng here?" Hiji asked Feng Deweien.

"No," von der Wien said, "he lived with his girlfriend." Everyone was gossiping, "Whoah—" when a new voice chimed in.

"What kind of girlfriend, where can I get it?" 73 and Yao Yaoling came in from the entrance, "Oh, boss! Oh, there is a girl!"

"73!" An Xi cheered, "Come and help me decorate the Christmas tree together!"

73 didn't restore his original name, he said that he didn't remember it, and it would be fine to call him 73, so everyone let him go.

73 said: "No, I want to drink. I'm willing to come because I heard that the young master has a lot of good wine here."

Hiji waved his hand, indicating to follow him, 73 whistled, went to the kitchen bar, opened the wine cabinet and bent over to check, Yaoyao Ling took a few wine glasses, and shouted, "Erjiu, come and have a drink together!"

This is the first time that so many people have been welcomed to the top floor of the Earth Center Building, which has been extremely deserted for many years.The kid on this side has already made peace with Yewish, and is chasing Nightwish on No. [-]'s neck to launch an attack. Anxi happily hangs decorations on the Christmas tree. Feng Yian and Feng Deweien sit beside Xiaoyuan and give He handed pine cones, but in fact chatted and drank tea.The rest of the former high-level mutants plus Mio, each held a glass of wine with different contents in their hands and leaned against the kitchen bar to chat, while Hiroji and Lia stood aside and watched the scene.

Leah sighed: "I never thought that one day, there would be such a day."

Hiji said, "Me too."

The two looked at each other—they came from two completely different worlds and lived two completely different lives, but at this moment they found some similarities in common and reached a certain tacit understanding.

Leah smiled—the corners of her eyes drooped a little when she smiled, and she looked a little innocent and a little younger.

Hisashi also smiled: "We probably...we all thought we had lost our family members, but we found them again after we turned around."

Leah was a little surprised and said, "Yes."

She didn't know him well, she only knew that he was a rich man who had some kind of relationship with her father, so she couldn't help feeling nervous before coming here for the holiday.For the Wastelands, Humorti is too far out of reach, but Father says everything will be fine, including the Wastelands.

Since he came back from death, he was the same as when he left, even younger than her vague memory.Such miracles have happened... Now that he has said so, there are more miracles.

"Thank you," Leah said suddenly, "Although he didn't tell me clearly what happened, I know you helped him...Thank you."

Hisashi smiled: "It's not me, everyone here has helped each other, thank you too."

"You can take whatever you want to eat and drink. Don't be restrained. If you need something else, just tell me and ask someone to bring it up." After that, he also joined the battle between Yewish and No. [-], and said loudly: "You two together Bullying Nightwish? I'll help you beat them."

"Come on!" The cub riding on No. [-]'s neck yelled, "My grandfather is not afraid of you!"

Rest under the tree and Feng Yi'an.

Feng Yi'an handed him a red ribbon bow and asked, "Are you going to live in Humoti from now on?"

"Not really," An Xi said, "To be honest, I don't know either. Mio asked me before."

Feng Yi'an asked, "What do you say?"

"I said that the days on the circular boat were the happiest time in my life, but not because of the circular boat, but because of being with you." An Xi said frankly.

"Wow," said von der Wien, "and then?"

"Then Mio said it's okay, we will play in Humoti first, eat and live with the young master, and leave when we are bored." An Xi said.

Von der Wien laughed twice: "I support you."

An Xi asked: "Where's the doctor? Are you also staying in Humoti? In fact, the Fancheng Market is also very interesting. Sometimes I really want to waste land and want to go home and have a look."

As soon as he said this, Feng Deweien immediately sat up straight and pricked up his ears. Feng Yi'an smiled and said, "Really? I also want to visit Anxi's hometown." He touched Anxi's head and said, "See where such Sweet rest."

By the bar counter.

"Where are the others?" 29 asked, "Why are you two alone?"

"It's not here yet, what's the matter with the two of us, don't dislike us." 73 took a sip of the gin with ice, and smashed his mouth, "Most people may not be able to come back, the notice is too late."

"And why did I suddenly think of Christmas," Yao Yaoling said, "but it would be nice to find an excuse every year to get everyone together."

29 looked back at No. [-] who was running around the house with the cub on his back, took a sip of the red wine, and nodded: "In the future, everyone will have their own lives, and the time to see each other will only decrease."

73 raised one corner of his mouth, smiled lazily, and hung his arms loosely around 29's neck, causing the other party to frown and look at him warily.

73 said: "Don't be lonely, we two brothers will often come to play with you."

Yaoyaoling closed his eyes in despair—he was going to be beaten.

29 said dryly: "Please don't come to play with me often."

73 turned a deaf ear: "I know, I know, we will definitely come."

29:"……"

An Xi suddenly shouted: "Okay!"

Everyone put down what they were doing and gathered around. The two-meter-high Christmas tree was covered with golden and silver balls, golden pine cones, silver bells, red ribbons and light strings.An Xi was quite proud of the fruits of her labor, and asked, "Who will hang the top star?"

Nightwish said, "Come on, Tony, he's the tallest."

The kid riding on No. [-]'s shoulders cheered, holding the shiny five-pointed star with both hands, and No. [-] dragged his legs forward, and the five-pointed star landed steadily on the top of the tree.

"Very good!" An Xi applauded: "Then who will plug in?"

Day Secretary said: "Ye wish to come."

"Okay!" Anxi handed him the plug of the light string, Yeyuan took it and put it into the wall socket, and pressed the switch.

Jin Chengcheng's light instantly illuminated this corner, and all the pendants on the book were shining and reflecting, and the festive atmosphere was heightened to the extreme.Everyone stood around, looking at each other with smiles in their eyes, and everyone's pupils were illuminated.

The author says:

?ε?(?<)?зDuring the curtain call, everyone will appear together