The Dragon That Devours the World

After that, as if the knot in the frustrated heart had finally been unraveled, Adolf became less irritable, but went on with his life.

Reading, painting, and opera are the only things in his life. He is not good at drinking or gambling, and he does not like women even more, and even hates women. Although his stern appearance is often welcomed by women, every time he walks out of the opera hall, a woman will look at him or even send out an invitation, but he doesn't even bother him.

Once, a young and beautiful female student from Kubitschek came to the cramped room of the two of them and asked about musical problems. Adolf's face suddenly became difficult to look at. After the female student left, he turned to Kubitschle. The anger was raging.

"Originally, this grand piano and this monster have already made us miserable. Do you still want to turn our room into a place for dating these musicians?"

Strictly disciplined, conservative to almost stereotyped, even wearing short sleeves to show his arms feel wrong, only likes to read, all kinds of books, people almost doubt whether he can survive without books.

According to the regulations at the time, the widows of civil servants can receive a monthly subsidy of 100 krona, while orphans can receive a subsidy of 50 krona until the age of 24. The 50 krona orphan allowance is shared by Adolf and his sister, which means that Adolf personally There can be 25 crowns per month.

But these 25 crowns are not enough for a young man in Vienna. After deducting the monthly rent and book expenses, Adolf’s food for a day is often just a bottle of milk, a piece of bread, some butter, so he can barely deal with it. In the past, every day was hungry.

Kubitschek didn't dare to give Adolf money directly, because he knew that this proud and conceited good friend would never accept it, and would only yell at him angrily. He can only go to the restaurant for a meal with Adolf in the name of "treating" when he goes out for a leisure time. For this, Adolf will not refuse.

But even so, Adolf still did not let go of his stubbornness. During his days in Vienna, he often visited various magnificent buildings with Kubitschek. His love for architecture was second only to his love for opera and reading. Every time he saw those magnificent buildings, he would stare intently, and then give an impromptu speech in front of Kubicic, impassionedly telling his vision of the building he had conceived.

Only at that moment can he seem to be able to abandon the embarrassment in reality and place himself in the magnificent city he envisioned.

However, Occasionally Kubitschek also acts as an uninteresting interrupter.

"So, what about the money?"

Faced with the confusion of his friend, Adolf would open his eyes and wave his hand angrily.

"These are not important! Not important!"

Besides, he is happiest only when he goes out to watch operas with Kubisick every month. He has an extreme love for opera, and his ability to speak is to learn from opera. The first encounter with Kubicic was also due to the encounter between the two at the opera house. Two young people talked about music and opera. This is the two of them. The beginning of the encounter.

At other times, Adolf would force his friends to go to the parliament in Vienna to listen to the speeches of the city councillors. He has the same strong interest in politics, and sometimes expresses his own views, but Kubitschek does not like this thing, does not understand it, and is often called a "political idiot" by Adolf.

One night, he talked about the Wright brothers' plane. He quoted a newspaper article as saying that these famous pilots installed a relatively light heavy machine gun on their planes, and conducted several tests on its effect, which is expected to achieve aerial shooting in the near future.

Adolf, who regarded himself as a pacifist, felt quite angry. He criticized that if people invent something, it will be immediately used in war.

"Who wants war?"

He asked.

It's definitely not those "little people"-absolutely impossible.

The war is in the hands of those uncrowned kings, who are in charge of the military factory, and they take turns launching wars driven by their interests. These faceless gentlemen are far from the smoke of war, earning a lot of tickets in the rear, while those "little men" who don't know the truth are working for them on the front line.

Just half a year after arriving in Vienna, the conscription order of the Austro-Hungarian Empire arrived. Kubitschek was asked to join the army, and Adolf was furious.

"Gustav, you are not allowed to register anyway. If you do, then you are an idiot. The best thing to do is to rip this **** to pieces."

Holding the enlistment order, he roared angrily.

In the end, Kubitschick was brushed off because he failed the medical examination.

Kubitschek originally thought that the relationship between the two would always be like this. Just as Mrs. Clara, Adolf's mother, had hoped to see, two people with the same loneliness eventually became close friends for each other's life, but...

Everything changed because of that opera.

In the evening of June, Kubitschek was invited to watch Wagner’s opera "Li Enzi" with Adolf. Wagner is a playwright who they are obsessed with, but they have never had the opportunity to watch "Li Enzi". So I am very happy.

It is a story about the Roman city guardian Li Enzi in the middle of the 14th century. The guardian of the Roman city and the people did not want to be the king, but was finally betrayed by the Roman people and burned to death in the palace.

The magnificent scenes, gorgeous performances, and profound stories. Generally speaking, Adolf, who is obsessed with opera, will always give his impassioned speech after the fact, commenting on the gains and losses, but unexpectedly, after reading "Li Enji "After that, he remained silent for a long time, which surprised Kubitschek.

So Kubisick asked him what he felt after watching this opera. However, he cast an almost hostile look at Kubitschek.

"To shut up!"

He said rudely.

The narrow streets were filled with damp and cold mist, and the air was a bit heavy. There was only the sound of two people's steps on the sidewalk. Adolf walked towards the road to the top of the mountain. He just strode forward without saying a word. He looked almost dangerous, his face paler than ever. His upright collar further deepened this impression.

Kubitschek wanted to ask him.

"Where are you going?"

But his pale face was so intimidating that it made Kubitschick swallow the problem abruptly.

There seemed to be an invisible force pushing him forward, and Adolf climbed to the top of the mountain. Kubitschek suddenly realized that they were no longer in remoteness and darkness, because at this time, the stars were shining above us.

Adolf stood in front of him, and he grabbed Kubisik's two hands and held it tightly. He had never done this before.

When he clasped Kubitzick's hands tightly, Kubitzick felt that he had been deeply moved, and his blazing eyes revealed an expression of extreme excitement. His words did not come out of his mouth coherently and methodically as usual, and his voice seemed quite hoarse, rough or even out of control. From his voice, Kubitschek could feel how shocking this experience brought him.

His words gradually let go, and his words became more arbitrary.

He had never heard what Adolf Hitler said at that moment. They stood under the stars as if they were the only living creatures in this world.

Before, Kubitschek had always been convinced that his friend wanted to become an artist, a painter, or an architect, but it seems that this is no longer the case. At this time, he already had a higher pursuit, but he still couldn't fully understand it. This surprised Kubitschek because he once thought that the career of an artist was the highest goal he pursued. But now he is talking eloquently.

"One day, the people will grant him power, and he will lead the people out of slavery and fight for the greatest freedom."

When he said this, his eyes sparkled.

…

Two months later, when the semester is over, Kubitschek will return to his hometown Linz, UU reading www. uukanshu.com and Adolf will continue to stay in Vienna. This is a rare difference between two good friends. However, Kubitschek thought it was just an ordinary goodbye until he returned to Vienna three months later...

"What, it's gone?"

Looking at the confused gaze of the wife of the house in front of him, Kubisick's face was full of astonishment.

Soon after he returned to Linz, Adolf did not rent the cramped house again, but moved out without saying a word. The wife of the house thought that Kubitschek knew it, but the fact is that Kubitschek knew about it. Know nothing.

Obviously, Adolf deliberately avoided his best friend, perhaps because his friend was admitted to the conservatory and he didn't accomplish anything, or for other reasons. In short, Adolf avoided his friend and disappeared silently. .

The bewildered Kubitschek was a little at a loss. He had long been accustomed to the existence of Adolf. Only after Adolf disappeared would he realize how important Adolf was to him...

At the same time, in another place in Vienna, a place with only booths, a young man was drawing on a drawing board what he saw.