Chapter 5 Chapter two
The Dragon Soul Envoy who came out of the woods showed a somewhat embarrassed smile, and it was only then that the soldiers remembered their mission.Shan Sen, who was finally let go, said:
"Master Harshtel, didn't I tell you not to follow me?"
The Dragon Soul Envoy replied with a wry smile:
"I heard singing and laughter...it didn't seem too dangerous."
I stared at the child.During the day he rode on a huge white horse, making people worry that he might fall off at any time, but now he is only wearing simple casual clothes, looking like an ordinary child with nothing special.No, it should be said that even the provocative eyes that can be seen in other children of the same age are not seen in him, and he can even be said to be a timid child.If it were me, I would definitely not be able to tell that he was the kid during the day, but Jemini's eyes are very sharp, so I can tell right away.
Shan Sen nodded and said:
"That's right. That's good! Xiu Qi and Jemini go home quickly!"
I hesitated and turned to leave. Several soldiers sighed because they couldn't continue to listen to my insider gossip.But at this moment Jemini stood up and asked:
"But what are you doing here at night?"
Shan Sen looked at Jemini and made an expression as if he suddenly remembered something.
"Huh? That's right! Jemini, with your help, it can be done."
"what?"
"We are looking for mint now. It is really difficult to find it suddenly at night."
"Hey, why are you looking for mint... ah! This scent turns out to be mint!"
The moment Jemini said it, I also noticed it.The fragrance emanating from the Dragon Soul Envoy is mint fragrance.
But why does the human body emit this smell?If it is our lord who eats mint every day, maybe it is possible.The lords of our village mainly use mint as a spice when they eat meat.Because he has little money and his personality is not very picky, he does not use high-grade spices such as cinnamon or cloves, but uses mint instead.In any case, dishes made with meat must be removed before they can be eaten.
When the Dragon Soul Envoy heard Jemini's words, a joyful smile appeared on his face, and said:
"Excuse me, Miss, do you know where mint can be found?"
The soldiers were a little flustered on the spot, and the Dragon Soul Envoy was also taken aback immediately.Of course I was taken aback too.Dragon Soul Envoy can actually speak to people in such an ordinary and friendly tone.But Jemini, who was already drunk, didn't seem to notice it.
"Well, nonsense, of course I know. Because my father is the one who guards the forest... Lord Harshtel."
Luckily, Jemini was still somewhat alert.The Dragon Soul Envoy seemed to want to cover up his gaffe, so he turned his gaze to other places, and said, "If that's the case, it will definitely help these soldiers."
Shan Sen quickly stood up.
"It's for the White Dragon Caseple's meal. We've found all the mints in the city, but there's not enough. So we ran out in a hurry."
God, there is such a thing!
This dragon seems to have to add mint to the main ingredient before it will eat it.If it's a fishy smell that people hate, it's really unreasonable for Long to like that smell.But if it is the amount that the dragon wants to eat, it must have a lot of mints.The soldiers in the city seemed to come here at night because they wanted to prepare the spices for the dragon's meal.What a ridiculous thing.
Jemini also made a dumbfounding expression.
"When it comes to mint, it grows a lot in Savannah Valley."
"Oh yeah? That would be great. Please take us there."
Jamie was getting restless.Even if this girl was traveling with so many soldiers, she would not dare to go to Shafan Valley at night.About halfway through, he would scream loudly because he stepped on something, and ran back in a hurry.There is really nothing to do with her.
"I'll take you there. I know that place too."
I stood up, and Shan Sen showed a "Great!" expression.
"You want to help us lead the way? That's great. Then Jemini can go home first."
Jamie was on the verge of crying.She still smells like alcohol, if she goes back like this, her mother will definitely "pain" her well.The ass must have been red and swollen from the spanking.
Walking in the dark woods, the full moon can be of great help. Breathing in the cold night air of the forest, I felt my booze wear off.Shan Sen was walking beside me, and the Dragon Soul Envoy was surrounded by soldiers, walking slightly behind us.I pointed the direction to Shan Sen, and then whispered to him: "What a ridiculous dragon. Don't you dare to eat the meat because it smells fishy?" "I heard it's because of the habit of eating like this. When we were in the capital, people always helped him prepare a lot of mint." Shan Sen doesn't seem very happy about the fact that he has to go out in the middle of the night just to find Mint. "Hmph. That's why the Dragon Soul Envoy also emits this smell. But why did he follow?" "Because the dragon doesn't eat, he seemed worried. He said he couldn't wait any longer, so he had to follow." "Hmm. So it's because of the friendship between the Dragon Soul Envoy and the dragon.... Be careful under your feet. This is gravel, it will be a little slippery." "understood." I glanced back.Because it was blocked by the soldiers, the Dragon Soul Envoy could not be seen.That kid must have worked hard too.Running out to climb a mountain in the middle of the night is not an easy task. "What's the name of that Dragon Soul Envoy?" "Isn't it Lord Harshtel?" "That's the family name. What about the first name?" "Are you crazy? How would I know the nobleman's name? It's Lord Harshtel."
This really messed up my mind.Speaking of which, we civilians really don't need to know the names of nobles.When will we get a chance to call him by that name? But according to Karl, this child should have been adopted by the Harshtel family, so he wasn't a nobleman in the first place.I probably lived in a hut that was about to collapse like me, but somehow I was discovered that I really have the qualifications of a dragon soul envoy, so I became a nobleman.Why on earth didn't Ubinie grant me this talent?No, Ubinie must have known everything to do this.It would be the most ridiculous thing if I became an aristocrat. "Wow ha ha ha ha!" I ran down the valley in one breath.Shan Sen was taken aback. "Hey! Xiu Qi, it's dangerous!" I don't even listen to it.There is a rock in front of me, I jumped up with a swish, kicked off the rock, and jumped to the grass in front.In order not to slip, I try to lower my body as low as possible.Sometimes it gets a little slippery, and I just swing my arms up and jump up again.Alas, I fell down and sat down.So slippery.I used the power of sliding forward to straighten my waist.Then jumped up again.After stepping on this rock, you will reach the bottom of the valley.I even started to want to dance because the residual alcohol mixed with the sense of speed.I looked up from the bottom of the valley.Although I waved my hand, the rest of the people didn't seem to see me. "Xiu Qi! Where are you? Are you all right?" Shouts came from above.I also yelled back. "You guys are really slow. Can't you come down sooner?" "We can't see clearly, how do we get down?" I had to fold my arms across my chest and wait there.Looking up, the light of the torch flickering above is still far away from me.The rate at which the flames fell was disturbingly slow.Why can't they see things when the moonlight is so bright? After my body calmed down for a while, I began to feel the chilly evening wind from the valley.Even to the point where the body began to tremble.The moonlight is really beautiful.On such a night, I should sing a song with my crisp voice, which is in line with the current atmosphere. "The grinding sound of the waterwheel mill outside the city is really loud..." "Xiuqi! Hello!" Shan Sen's screams came, and at the same time, one of the torches also started to move strangely.Then I heard the sound of something sliding down.Startled, I looked up the dark hillside, but saw nothing. Not long after, Shan Sen's breathless groans were heard. "Ugh! The vital parts are seriously injured. I can't marry a wife in the future." "...The girl's tears wet the sheets. My lover's guy is finished." Shan Sen looked like he wanted to catch me and eat me, but luckily the soldiers and the Dragon Soul Envoy arrived at the bottom of the valley one after another.The soldiers were panting while wiping their sweat.They were not in simple clothes like me, but they came down into the Savan Valley together in armor, so everyone was almost exhausted.Although it is usually called light leather armor, that only means that it is lighter than other armors, and it is still much heavier than ordinary clothes.If you wear hard leather armor, I'm afraid you won't even be able to run. Especially Lord Harshtel, who looked like he was about to faint from exhaustion.I threw a sentence at him: "You must be very tired, Lord Dragon Soul Envoy." "Hoo, hoo. Ah, yes. Hoo." "We've arrived. Please sit down and rest. That hill over there." Master Harshtel couldn't even reply, he just nodded.I smiled at him kindly, and started urging the soldiers. "Hey, what are you doing? Hurry up and attack Mint!" The soldiers stood up while panting.They each took out the bags they had prepared in advance, and I whistled and led them to the hill.The hills are full of mint.Shan Sen ordered three men to stand with torches, while the rest of the soldiers started digging mint.I stood with my hands crossed in front of my chest and watched. "Hey, Xiu Qi! You can help too!" "My responsibility is only to bring you here." "Forget it, forget it." "On a moonlit night, our warriors. With the passion in our hearts, poured into Mint—" The soldiers began to chuckle.This fueled my arrogance even more, and I lifted my head to sing louder. The full moon belonging to the goddess Serena has slowly moved from the east to the center of the night sky, exuding a breathtakingly beautiful moonlight. "Sherina in the sky is reflected, and the swords of the warriors look even more murderous—" "There's no mint to hide from the outstretched hands of warriors—" "The vanilla collected under the full moon and moonlight is exuding the highest-grade aroma—" "Bless the full moon of the lycanthropy, please also bless the warriors—" Shan Sen immediately yelled out. "Hey! Do you mean to turn us all into wolves? Do we have to scream like that? Ahhhhhh..." Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo The hairs all over my body stood on end.The timing of the howling was just too good.Some soldiers lost their balance in shock and fell to the ground. "Wow. Ha, it's scary. Shansen, your friend is calling." Shan Sen stood there blankly, and after hearing what I said, a smile finally appeared on his face. "It's a shock. The guy's barking is really accurate." Just at this time. Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! The voice sounded closer than before.The faces of the soldiers changed all of a sudden.The sound was getting closer and closer, and after a while, even the "cracker-cracker" sound of kicking a small stone could be heard.The guy is approaching.I have never heard of a wolf running to a torch.And there are so many people here.How dare to come here like this, it can be seen that it is definitely not an ordinary wolf. Shan Sen hastily pulled out his long sword. "It came true according to your guy's lyrics, we are miserable." The soldiers each drew their long swords.I was so scared that my face turned blue, and I quickly looked around to see how I could escape.I saw the appearance of the Dragon Soul Envoy.The child curled up too, looking terrified.Shan Sen hastily gave instructions. "Everyone surrounded Lord Harshtel and Xiu Qi. Jalen, Haili...who else has a plated sword?" "I!" Turner, the eldest son of the brewery, stepped forward.Shan Sen nodded.Shan Sen and the three soldiers immediately stood in front, and the rest of the soldiers surrounded me and the Dragon Soul Envoy.I was so scared I didn't know what to do.There were not many footsteps, and there was probably only one person coming.But the footsteps were very loud. "That, there!" A great shadow appeared on the crest of the hill about seventy cubits ahead of us.It seemed to be five cubits high, judging from the black shadow cast by the moonlight on its back.That's not a wolf.It stood on two feet, with shoulders wide enough to hold three or four heads above its slightly bent waist.I saw nails gleaming like daggers in the moonlight on the arms extending from both shoulders. "It's a werewolf!" Shan Sen stretched the long sword forward as far as possible.Under the moonlight, the reflected light of the long sword was very bright. The warning "If you come here, I'll kill you" seemed to be shot at the werewolf on the hill along the edge of the sword.The werewolf was motionless, looking down at us. Although Shan Sen has a good heart and a pure heart, as the captain of the city's security, he will not show any signs of backing down during snowball fights.But what if instead of a snowball fight, there was real hand-to-hand combat?A werewolf can knock down a scalper's head with a wave of his hand.One summer night four years ago, when the werewolf ran into the village to make trouble, I saw it clearly. I looked at the werewolf's appearance, and my teeth chattered. hateful.None of our mint collection team brought bows and arrows at all.When the opponent is standing like a fool like this, you should shoot him a few arrows.No, not right.Will a werewolf die from an arrow?If you continue to run around alive and well after being hit by an arrow, I'm afraid it will only make everyone more uneasy. Shan Sen gave instructions in a low voice. "Jalen, you go to the left. Turner, you go to the right. Hailey comes behind me. If it moves, Jalen and Turner will chop it from the left and right. Hailey will stab its head." After finishing the order, Shan Sen maintained a T-shaped formation and moved forward slowly.Because Shan Sen is so bold, the other three people seem to have forgotten to be afraid.Probably Shan Sen wants to use himself as a shield so that Haili behind can safely wait for an opportunity to attack.Haili is tall and has strong arms, so he should be able to stab the werewolf in the head while waiting for an opportunity from behind Shan Sen.In case they are dodged, Jalen and Turner will attack from both sides. I don't know if the werewolf was clear about Shan Sen's tactics, but it just stood there anyway.Probably it also heard the singing and came running, but seeing so many soldiers, it also panicked.If the werewolf learned that so many soldiers came here to help a dragon dig mint for food, what kind of reaction would it have? The werewolf jumped up. "Gaah!" The werewolf rushed straight to Shan Sen.Although the opponent's five-elbow-high body rushed in with a strong attack force, Shan Sen seemed to find that the opponent had entered his preset trap, he laughed and waited there.How could he laugh? When the werewolf ran up to him and waved his arms, Shan Sen quickly bent down and swung his sword to chop off its legs.Haili, who was behind him, also took the long sword and stabbed forward from the top of Shan Sen's back.The timing of the two was just right.The werewolf realized that Shan Sen was about to chop off its legs, so he shrank back and glanced down, so he didn't see Haili's long sword suddenly thrusting from Shan Sen's back. The long sword hit the werewolf's neck correctly. "Kah!" "Die!" At the same time, there were three swords flashing under the bright moon, which were on the sides and legs of the werewolf.Shan Sen made a big horizontal chop, and then rolled forward.The werewolf was pierced with a hole in the neck and was hit by the sword in the leg, so he knelt down, but still held the swords of Jalen and Turner in each hand.Boo!There was the terrible sound of swords on flesh, and bones on metal.But the werewolf was completely blocked from moving because he had a sword stuck in his neck, held a long sword in both hands, and was kneeling on his legs.Therefore, when Shan Sen, who had rolled to its feet, stood up and stabbed at its back, it was completely unstoppable. puff! Shan Sen's long sword pierced through the werewolf's body, and blood spurted out from the stomach.Haili, who was standing in front of it, was sprayed with blood all over his body in an instant, but he didn't retreat, he just spun the sword stuck in the werewolf's neck, and then pulled it out obliquely.Immediately the werewolf's neck faltered.After a while, the werewolf finally fell.The four long swords shot again and stuck on its back. The werewolf is dead.So even if the sword was stabbed in the back, he still didn't move.Shan Sen drew his long sword and breathed a sigh of relief.The rest of the people also drew their swords, took out the handkerchiefs in their arms and began to wipe the blood.Hailey, who was sprayed all over with blood, looked really good. After a while, Shan Sen turned his gaze to me.His sharp eyes made me uneasy all of a sudden. "You bastard! Haven't you heard of 'one word makes a prophecy'..." "Wow!" Although I wanted to run, the soldiers surrounded me smiled and grabbed my shoulders.Then Shan Sen easily hit the top of my head for a while. My neck was strangled by Shan Sen, I screamed desperately: "Cough, er..., no, it's not that I've already won... Then it's all right?...cough cough!" Shan Sen laughed and let me go.I touched my neck and coughed there for a long time.At that time, I saw the face of the Dragon Soul Envoy who was blue with fright.Shan Sen seemed to have seen it too, so he said to him: "It's all right, Lord Harshtel. Please rest assured." Lord Harshtel stammered and said: "Uncle, Uncle, you are really, really amazing!" The Dragon Soul Envoy used commoner language while being frightened.He should have been a commoner too.Shan Sen seemed surprised when he heard this sentence, and finally answered after a long time: "No, you won the prize." The Dragon Soul Envoy also seemed to cheer up suddenly. "But... how can you kill werewolves with ordinary long swords?" Shan Sen raised the long sword to show him. "My sword and the others' are silver-plated. Doesn't it shine beautifully?" The Dragon Soul Envoy nodded as if he understood.This is one of the reasons why our lord is so poor.Where else in Bithos did anyone silver-plate soldiers' swords?But it's not about aesthetics at all.This is done for practicality.Of course, generally speaking, the way to make special weapons against lycanthropes is to use blessed sterling silver to make the whole weapon, but with the financial resources of our lord, even one can't be made.Therefore, the expedient measure of silver plating was adopted as a last resort.However, our guards are very powerful, and they can show their talents in battle with such a bad weapon.The reason for this is... "Everyone is just a small soldier... But it seems that they are braver than the knights in the capital when they fight." "Well. We small soldiers are all elite soldiers who have been carefully selected with a sieve called Amtat." "what?" Shan Sen smiled, and began to insert the sword back into the scabbard with a very handsome movement. "Because of Amtat, there are countless monsters around here. In the process of fighting the monsters, many soldiers died. Therefore, those who survived were extremely trained fighters. But among us Anyone can die in the next battle. That's why we can fight without fear." The moment before the long sword completely disappeared into the scabbard, the reflected light of the sword under the moonlight made me feel very dazzling.At this moment, in my eyes, the blacksmith's son, the innocent Shan Sen, who is always outraged by the songs I sing, has become a greater hero than King Lutanio.Could it be because of the magic of the full moon?Or is Shan Sen really a hero not inferior to King Lutanio? It is impossible for Shan Sen to know the question in my heart. He turned his head and looked at Turner who was examining the werewolf's body.With a painful expression, Turner shook his head and said: "I know this man." "yes?" "He is Caledor who disappeared when the werewolves invaded four years ago. He used to live on the other side of the river." The surroundings fell silent for a moment.Shan Sen nodded heavily, and immediately said: "Come on, let's get started. Clean up the body and I'll write the report tomorrow. It's already late. After I go down, I'll buy you a drink, so work harder." "Wow, long live Captain Shansen!" "You only say long live to me at this time, right?" The melancholy mood of the soldiers seemed to be swept away, and everyone started joking again while trying to pack mints into bags.Shan Sen picked up his bag, looked at me and laughed. "Hey, Xiu Qi? You have to pay for the song you sing!" "what?" Shan Sen smiled and put the bag on my shoulder at once.I deliberately pretended to be unsteady, and everyone burst into laughter.In fact, a bag of peppermint doesn't weigh much.But I still turned away muttering.As soon as I started to mutter to myself, Shan Sen said: "Hey! Say what you want to say out loud. What are you mumbling to yourself?" "...! Is it the smell of dishes in the kitchen? Is it the smell of soap in the laundry? Or the smell of wine in the storeroom?" Shan Sen shouted excitedly: "Damn it, you you you... you bastard!" I have changed my mind.Shan Sen is definitely not a hero like King Lutanio.But if I had to choose one of them as a friend, I would still choose Shansen.Because it seems that it is not possible to tease King Lutanio like this. I had nightmares from a mix of hangovers, physical fatigue, and excitement. I sat up off the floor, staring blankly at the sunlight streaming in through the window.That dream was terrible, but because it was too terrible, I don't remember anything.It's just because somewhere in my head seems to be suppressed, so I can't even focus my eyes and just sit there. "If you're already up, pack up and go wash your face." Although what my father said had already reached my ears, it took a long time for me to understand the meaning of that sentence.As a result, my father kicked me on the back, and I managed to stand up, slipped and sat down again. "Ah, Dad. My legs are totally gone!" "You have the nerve to say it. Won't you get up soon?" "Didn't I tell you that my legs are weak?" "Get up and walk around, and the situation will get better and better. I didn't tell you, your grandfather started to have weak legs a year before he passed away." In one sentence, my father made me look like a paraplegic patient.I muttered and got up, threw off the blanket that was wrapped around me, and threw it on the bed.The bed belonged to my father, and I usually slept on the floor wrapped in a blanket. "Make me a bed too. My bones ache from sleeping on the floor." "Really? Three years before your grandfather passed away, you already had this symptom." This time I was called like a neuralgia sufferer.I had to give up and go outside. Adjacent to the hut where my father and I live is my father's workshop.Although it is called a workshop, it is nothing more than extending the roof of the thatched hut and adding a few pillars.I stuck my head in the workshop bucket.Because I took off my shirt to sleep, I just put my head in the bucket in the morning and I can start washing my face. "puff!" As soon as I soaked in cold water, probably because of the alcohol that couldn't get rid of in my head, I had a headache as if I had been beaten violently.I took a few random steps with my feet, and finally caught the center of gravity, and then I was able to wash my chest and arms.Dad looked at me, and said kindly to me with a pity expression: "Great job, boy. That's cool to dare to drink. Didn't realize you could walk." "We've finished all the candles they ordered, haven't we? So there's no work to do today?" "Why not, you kid! Today we have to collect honeycombs and collect fat!" "Huh? Do you want to continue?" "There's an urgent order from the city. It's a candle for Amtar's warlords." Amtar features to challenge the army.This should be the ninth time, right? Now that the white dragon Kasaiplei from the capital has arrived here, the most important part of the Ninth Amtar Character Crusade can be said to be ready.Anyway, even if hundreds of people are gathered to go out to fight, they can't do anything to Amtat.Amtat is the source of terror in the Gray Mountains, the root of pain in the Middle Road.To deal with this huge dragon, if human beings act recklessly and recklessly, they probably won't be able to return to their hometown with even a single bone.Because it is either burned completely by it, or the whole person is eaten by it. The dragon should be solved by the dragon, this is the solution.So after our lord's earnest request and "sincerity" (according to Carl and I's speculation, obviously he gave a lot of bribes. Our lord is really pitiful. He has no money), finally the ninth Amta feature can With fear and trepidation, he set off with Caseple, who came from the capital. As I set breakfast on the table in the yard, I said: "dad." "what?" "Can Kasaiple beat Amtat?" "How would I know? I don't see this kind of fights. But if you fight Jamie, I can guess who won." "Who will win?" "Do you want me to bring up your previous achievements again? Because of Jemini, you broke your arm once, your leg twice, the bridge of your nose was broken, and the number of times you fell into a puddle and caught a cold. I can't figure it out." Yes.When I was a kid, I was really beaten up by Jemini a lot.I felt my old grudge against Jamini flare up.But Dad didn't finish his sentence. "The thing that impressed me the most was that you showed Jemini your little brother. She suspected that the thing she didn't have was fake, so she pulled it hard..." "dad!" "So with tears in my eyes, I begged Jamie's dad to take you in as his son-in-law. The bastard. Don't you think you two have just reversed gender roles?" In this way, I became a stupid son whose innocence was taken away by girls.If we continue to chat with him like this, I don’t know what past events he exaggerated will be revealed, so I hurriedly prepared breakfast. When breakfast was over, Pa wiped the wine off his goatee and said: "From today on, you are in charge of making candles." "what?" "I seem to be getting busier. I've already told Mr. Deacon. I said the quality might drop a bit, but I still want you to do it, and he agreed." "It doesn't matter what the quality is. What's your business?" "I'm going to support Amtar's army this time." I was momentarily speechless.It's not that I have nothing to say, but that there are too many things to say, and I can't grasp the clues for a while.So the first sentence spoken is very ordinary. "Dad, don't you know how to stab a gun?" "So I plan to start practicing from today. I will also participate in the training of the expeditionary army." "Do you think you went and can come back alive?" "Don't worry. Jamie will take care of you. You must work hard to win Jamie's love!" Although Dad started joking, I couldn't calm down. "Don't be kidding. If you go, you won't come back. Isn't this going to die for nothing?" "I heard that when discussing strategy in the army, it was mentioned that they hoped to reduce the death rate this time to less than 30%. So the probability of my death is also 30%." I suddenly became excited when I heard this very distant excuse. "It's just a plan, isn't it! The army that went to conquer Amtat before was 100% dead!" "That's right. But this time, Caseple will also go, so it should be much better." I said angrily.Dad has a calm expression. "Why? Why exactly? Why are you going to support?" "Because when it comes to people who have the right to watch Am Tat fall, I am one of them." "Do you think your mother will be happy if you do this?" For the first time, a shadow crossed Dad's face. Dad picked up the wine bottle on the table and filled the empty glass again.I feel that my father's fingers are trembling when pouring the wine bottle. Is this just my hallucination?I took a deep breath while looking at the appearance.Dad suddenly drank all the water in my glass and filled it with wine. "When I saw you sleeping yesterday, I went crazy with a lot of alcohol." I stared at the wine glass in front of me.It's like a wine offering for Dad's death.Dad raised his glass and said, "Let's raise your glass." I also raised my glass.I lowered my head, not daring to look at my father's expression. "I didn't go to die. I promise you in the name of your deceased mother that I will come back alive." I looked up.Dad is laughing. "Really?" "With a stupid son like you who has been messed up by girls, how dare I leave you..." "I believe you." "Then make a toast for my life!" That being said, no matter how much alcohol I drink, I can drink it all.Dad clinked the glass with me and drank it down. "dad……" "what?" "You must not die." Dad sighed deeply.I looked at Dad with worried eyes. "I don't want to waste my life on the guy who took my wife's life. If it's my alcoholic son's life, I'll have to think about it." My look changed instantly.Dad laughed.But Dad seems to have misunderstood the meaning of my expression. "Just do it! I'll go for you!" "Stupid. Don't you know that there is a minimum age for enlisting in the army? You're only seventeen." Dad's simple words made me shut up. "...Is there no upper limit?" "Yes, but I haven't arrived yet. Are you angry?"
On the main road in the village, the atmosphere was unusually flustered. This is because the news of Amtar's challenge to the army spread.It was as if excitement, worry, hope, uneasiness, etc. had been completely mixed, crushed in a stone mortar, and then scattered on the road in the village.There were whispers, laughter, sighs, shouts everywhere.These voices, which usually don't sound like much, now sound a little abnormal. I walked to the city. The animal fat discarded by city people can be used as raw material for candles.In addition, there are fish oils, even whale oil, which I have never seen. I heard that it can also be made into candles.In any case, candles made of fat, although inferior, were still expensive items for commoners.Therefore, our lord stands on the standpoint of doing charity, let us make candles from the fat, animal fat, etc. from the city, and then distribute them to the citizens in need for free.However, there are not so many citizens who do activities such as reading at night, so the demand is also very low.The city buys high-end candles made of honeycomb, and that's how we earn our living.That is to say, in the lord city, the leftover fat from cooking is used to do good deeds and distribute candles to the citizens, and to buy high-end candles so that our family can make a living.Our lord has a good heart.The bad lords that the village used to talk about even sold the fat to the candle makers. Because of the hangover, I walked looking at the ground as much as possible.So I almost bumped into the people gathered on the main road in the village. The crowd completely blocked the main road in the village.I looked around, trying to understand what was going on.I saw mithy at the winery. "Mity? Why? What's the matter?" "Xiu Qi? Take a look at the castle." When I took a closer look, everyone's eyes were directed towards the lord's castle on the hill.I raised my head and looked towards the castle.I found the great white neck above the ramparts. "Caseple?" And right next to it, something big and broad and white rose up and blocked its neck.After a while, when the thing descended again, I realized that it was Kasaiple's wings.Wings go up again, come down. It is flapping its wings. After a while, Kasaiple flew up as a whole.I feel as if this is not true.I think that if such a huge thing wants to fly, it should run from the top of the mountain all the way down the hillside, and finally fly up.But Casepley, like a sparrow, took off gracefully in place.like a sparrow?No, it should be said to be like a heron. The wings are graceful movements.A slow but light gesture.Although its neck and tail have amazing strength, its movements are still infinitely soft. After a while, Kasaiple flew completely into the sky above the castle.It slowly flapped its wings and flew towards us. The speed is too fast. Due to the slow movement of its wings, I had no idea that it could move so fast.This is because I didn't realize that since his wings are so huge, with just one wave, it can travel a distance more than other birds by hundreds of times.Kasaiple had only flapped its wings a few times before it was over our heads. "Long live Casepple!" "Long live!" People were very moved and raised their hands and cheered loudly.I too was moved by the sight, waving my hands and chanting meaningless cries.When Carl grabbed my shoulder, I dropped my hand so quickly that I almost hit him on the bridge of the nose. "Hey, be careful, brother Niederfa." "Huh, Carl?" "Well. It's really spectacular." "Yes. But where is Caseple going?" "Good question. Judging from the direction it is flying, it should be going to the Gray Mountains. I guess it is going to scout the enemy." "Scouting? Isn't that funny? Such a big thing, no matter who is conspicuous to anyone, of course Amtat will see it." "Of course it is now." "what?" "Hey, brother Niederfa. There is invisible magic in the world. Is it some kind of big secret?" "Ah! Magic." I shook my head.Although I certainly don't know the principle of this magic, but I at least know that things will become transparent after this magic is applied.I just didn't think of it for a while. But I have other reasons to explain.I have only seen wizards three times since I was born.I saw one during the sixth Amtarite crusade, and two during the eighth.I just know that they are wizards. As for how they use magic, I have never seen them once.所以魔法对我而言是种神秘的、无法理解的东西，我没有想到魔法，也是理所当然的事情。 卡尔作出了微笑的表情，又继续开始走。我在他身边并肩走着。 “说起来，巫师是很稀罕的，所以我们的尼德法老弟一时想不起来也是情有可原。” “但是谁会对卡赛普莱使用隐形术呢？” “咦？当然是卡赛普莱直接用啊！不是吗？” 卡尔带着困惑的表情望着我，我只好做出这个情况下最适当的应对方式，也就是厚着脸皮，显露出一副“不知道的话又会怎样？世界未日吗？”的表情。但是接着我听到了完全意想不到的回答。 “魔法本来就是属于龙族的东西。” 我跟卡尔同时将头转向声音传来的方向。 一个老人，不，一个青年，不，是一个老人吧？这个人穿着一套让人猜不出年纪的服装，而且脸还几乎全部用头巾遮起来。穿的衣服是黑色的斜纹袍子。如果他是不骑马的旅行者，这种服装应该是不错的选择。这种又厚又宽大的衣服，在晚上睡觉的时候特别好穿，但是活动的时候有些累赘，简直就是穿着棉被到处跑。他背上背着一个背包，右手拿着一根杖，因为石手的袖子向下滑到手肘，所以可以很清楚地看见手臂上满满的都是纹身，纹身的图形复杂到你看不出线条是从哪里开始，也不知道总共有几条线。那是文字吗？还是花纹呢？有时看看像文字，有时又有点像花纹。 这个男子慢慢地将头巾掀开。就好像他为了完成这个动作已经努力练习了好几年一般，动作既缓慢又轻柔。过了一会之后，我们看见他的纹身从脖子一直向上延伸到脸颊。看他的右臂跟脸颊，我猜想他的上半身，甚至是全身都可能有刺青。接下来出现的是眼睛。没有东西，一片白色。最后出现的头发则是白发。黑色的衣服配上黑色的纹身，简直是一面倒的黑色，但眼睛和头发却是相反的白色。 他真的是很给人威胁感，让人看了会畏缩的老瞎子。 "Who are you?" 虽然对我而言，没理由去问，也没必要去知道他的名字，但是是他先随便开始搭话的。纹身瞎子毫无表情地回答： “泰班。” “您叫泰班。您对龙的事情很清楚吗？” "No, I don't know." “……您看看。别人在对话，敢贸然插嘴的人一定具有能够对我们两人提出建言的智慧和经验吧，不是吗？” 这种话我也会讲。这是拜卡尔之赐。叫泰班的纹身瞎子用他看不见的眼睛做出了微笑状。 “是你们的问题问错了。” "what?" “说我了解龙，还不如说我了解魔法。” “您是巫师吗？” “咦，你跟我一样吗？真高兴碰到你，瞎子同志。” 他的意思大概是在反问：“你看我这样子，还不知道我是巫师吗？”但我从来没听过巫师一定要全身纹身，还要穿着黑袍才能到处跑。 “卡尔，请你跟他说我不是瞎子，好不好？” “没错。这个年轻人不是瞎子。他只是睁着眼睛也看不到什么东西。” “那可是比瞎子还糟糕。” 由于卡尔跟泰班的共同作战，我当场成了睁眼瞎子。卡尔听到我哼了一声，他笑了笑，就继续说： “我没有在这一带看过您。我叫卡尔。” “我的名字你已经知道了。如果问我来这里的目的，我只能回答，我是个在找度过余生之处的老人。” “余生？” “对啊。我已经厌倦了带着看不见的眼睛到处跑，我想找一个地方定居下来，顺便找找墓地，割草整理一下。所以我有一件事要拜托你们，请告诉我这个村子是什么样的村子？” “我们领主是贺坦特子爵，是个很不错的人。如果告诉他您周游过大陆，领主一定会邀请您，询问您远大的智慧，或者是遥远地方有趣的风俗。但是这次您来的真不巧。” 泰班点了点头。 “就算不是这样，我一来到这里的时候，听见到处都闹哄哄的。我那时还在考虑要不要马上就离开。但是人一旦到了我这个年纪，就会避免轻率地下判断。如果你们方便的话，可不可以带我到酒店去？我请你们两个喝酒，你们应该可以给我一些建议。” 相对于他可怕的外表来说，泰班的性情好像很温和。他先搞清楚状况，然后很有礼貌地请求我们的帮助。而且他是说“你们两个”，当然把我包括在内，我可是一百个赞成。卡尔看了看我的表情，发现没有必要问我“你忙不忙？”，于是就开始往前走了。 在我们走向位于村中广场的酒馆“散特雷拉之歌”的时候，泰班让我吓了一跳。 大路上有许多小狗，也有很多活泼调皮的程度跟小狗不相上下的淘气小孩，而且到处都是家畜跟马车造成的凹洞与泥水坑。但是泰班就好像看得见一样很轻松地走着。其实也可以想成是因为他穿着长靴，所以毫不顾虑地随便走，但事实却不是这样。泰班就是很自然地躲过了那些东西前进着。大概是他拿着拐杖的手非常敏感吧。 长靴？仔细一看，还是高级货呢。我突然感觉到掉进我木鞋里的砂粒，开始羡慕地望着泰班的长靴。不知不觉地，我们已经到达“散特雷拉之歌”了。 酒馆中有许多刚才看过卡赛普莱飞行之后，跑来喝一杯的人。里面真的很嘈杂。他们好像正在讨论卡赛普莱一分钟挥几下翅膀。目前主张挥六下的一派比较占优势。简单来算是它十秒挥一次，但它爱怎么挥也是它自己的事。 卡尔亲切地让泰班坐下。酒店老板娘海娜阿姨远远看到我，噗嗤一声笑了出来。 “你啊，听说你习惯常常在森林里偷喝酒，喝醉之后跑去溪谷。现在居然光明正大地走进酒店来了啊？” 拜托，昨天第一次发生的事情，怎么就变成我的习惯了？我用下巴指着一道来的两个同伴，气呼呼地说： “我是跟着他们来的。” “当然啦，这两位喝啤酒，你喝牛奶吧？” “来三杯啤酒！” “不，我要红酒。有穆洛凯·萨波涅吗？” 老巫师泰班说。老板娘一下子变了脸色。what happened?酒店老板娘用惊讶的眼神望着泰班。 “这个嘛，有是有。啊，那个……” 泰班笑了笑，手伸进怀里，拿出了一个钱币。 眼前出现了一个东西，将透入酒店的早晨阳光弹向四面八方。那是亮晶晶的金币。由于太过耀眼，我差点闭起了眼睛。在闪耀的光芒下，那些本来在讨论卡赛普莱挥翅膀次数的人也惊讶地望向这里。海娜阿姨有些慌了，好像没自信抓起那东西似的，干脆用裙子接了下来。她用颤抖的手拿起裙子下摆上头厚厚的金币。 海娜阿姨紧张地说： “那个，先生，你确定你没有给错吗？” “嗯？还不够吗？这不是一百赛尔吗？我看起来是很老啦。手的触感已经变迟钝了。” 泰班想要再次把手伸进怀里，海娜阿姨连忙说： “不，没错。这是一百赛尔。” “是吗？呵呵。那我的手没问题'太好了'你们也点吧。” 卡尔还是点啤酒，但我还只是个十七岁的少年。 “穆凯拉·萨涅波！” 海娜阿姨捶了一下我的后脑勺。 “是穆洛凯·萨波涅啦！你这呆瓜。” “……啤酒。” 海娜阿姨摇了摇头，马上走开了。 “唉唷，真糟糕。隔了七年，又搞掉一瓶了。现在只剩下两瓶了。” 所以我们喝着两杯啤酒跟那个什么……还是算了。不管怎么样，有一瓶怪酒被放到了桌上。海娜阿姨一直在那边可惜地说这是要留给女婿的，要留给孙子的，一面又跑到窗边，将金币映着阳光，用赞叹的眼神看着。酒店里的其他人也跑到海娜阿姨的身边鉴赏金币，看着看着就赞叹了起来。 “这酒店的气氛真棒啊。” “人们谈到酒馆，就会想到这里。” “嗯。真是个不错的村庄。领主的声望也很不错。” “说他为人软弱应该更正确吧。” “不坏啊。那卡赛普莱呢？” “是因为阿姆塔特才来的。” “我听说中部大道上有某个地方惨遭黑龙的蹂躏。” "right here." “真是的，这真糟糕。这么美丽的村庄居然遭受这样的痛苦。” “因果关系颠倒了。应该说有了阿姆塔特，所以我们村庄才变得美丽。” “是吗？不过也是有可能的。” 卡尔跟泰班彼此交换着我无法理解的奇怪问答。我虽然闭着嘴巴，但听到卡尔的最后一句话，我已经无法忍受了。我激动而鲁莽地插了嘴。 “嗯，请问这是什么意思？” 卡尔之前好像已经忘了我的存在。他带着搞不清情况的眼神看了看我，然后用亲切的表情向我说明。 “我们的村庄虽然很坚强，但也很平静，尼德法老弟。整个大陆上都找不到像我们村庄一样的地方。我们村里没有像大都市那样混乱复杂的人际关系。虽然所有人都被阿姆塔特折磨，但就是因为这样大家才能和气地相处。” I nodded.这是我跟卡尔常分享的话题之一。 “这个我之前也听你说过了。” “对啊。我们村里的人虽然被生活的痛苦锻链得很坚强，但也同样地热情。在这里，连一介士兵也能一次对付五个半兽人。你的朋友杉森·费西佛，我虽然为他觉得可惜，觉得有点埋没了他，但不管怎么说，他有实力单挑一个食人魔吧？即使如此，他还是在这里继续当一个纯朴的乡下青年。万一他是在首都之类的大城，他一定老早就被卷进复杂的人际关系中，以成为骑士团长为目标，变成个一天到晚只想出人头地的人了。” 这句话我赞成。不是因为他是我朋友我才这么说，如果杉森真的在肩上披上了骑士团的斗篷，腰间配着宝剑，站在国王陛下前面……实在很不适合。哼，杉森还是比较适合躲在水车磨坊里，焦躁地等待情人的到来。 "so what?" “也没什么别的好说的。我们村里的人虽然都很坚强，但还是个温暖而平静的村庄。我们可以算是跟阿姆塔特达成了某种平衡。但现在卡赛普莱来了。” “卡赛普莱怎样？” “如果卡赛普莱打败了阿姆塔特，因着我们村庄的地点非常好，应该很快就会大大繁荣起来。你应该知道吧？我们村庄位在中部大道上最能有所发展的位置。如果要进入还未开拓的大陆西部，我们村庄可说是必经之关口。不管怎么说，至少这里还是可以看得到穆洛凯·萨波涅的村庄。” “这种酒真有这么稀奇吗？” “你在说什么，这可是稀罕得要命。搞不好连国王陛下都不能随心所欲地喝。” 我的嘴巴一下子惊讶地张了开来。What?居然点了连国王都没办法尽兴喝的酒，泰班这家伙到底是什么来头？卡尔继续侃侃而谈。 “如果阿姆塔特消失了，那我们村子就不可能维持今天这样的风貌了。一定会繁荣起来。” “这不是件好事吗？” “嗯。但之后会变成什么样子？” "what?" “那么，觊觎我们村庄的人就会变多了。人们将学会争夺利益。虽然我们领主的心地不错，但是如果村里产生一大堆贪心的人，那他还能保住那个位子吗？现在有谁会想要觊觎这个像是阿姆塔特家后院的村庄呢？所以像我们领主这种不够大胆的人才能继续坐在那个位子上。” 我好不容易才搞懂他在说什么。为了理解这件事，必须消耗掉一整杯啤酒。卡尔又说了。“所以我们村庄位置既佳，土壤又肥沃，然而却没有引起这个大陆上任何人的关心，人们还可以平静地相爱来过生活，这都是托阿姆塔特的福。” “你别开玩笑了！” 我踹了一下桌子。卡尔好像不怎么惊讶，只有泰班吓了一跳，他看不见的眼睛转来转去？ “你难道要我们感谢阿姆塔特那贱货吗？你的意思是说，我们村庄成为乐园，都是因为阿姆塔特的关系吗！因着阿姆塔特，所以这里的所有人都燃起了生存的欲望，勤勉诚实地生活吗？因着那可恶东西蜂拥而至的怪物，无聊的时候就杀村里比较残弱的人，所以现在活下来的都是强者，你是要我们因为这个去感谢它吗？” 我这个人好像不可以在十二小时之内连续喝酒。虽然跟昨天已经隔了半天，但醉意当场又一下子涌上来了。 “你说因为那家伙，所以我们这个占了地利的村庄连发展都没办法发展，变成很有田园情调的地方，是值得感谢的事吗？如果是泰班这么说，我还可以谅解。但你怎么可以这么说？你不是常看到那些惨状吗？一个月一定会有一两个人死去，他们家人哭泣的样子你不是全看到了吗？不，你现在马上到河对面去看。过了四年之后回来的是变成尸体的卡勒多，你去跟他的家人说说刚才你讲的那番话吧！” 酒店其余的人，包括海娜阿姨跟她旁边的所有人，都惊讶地望着我。但是我对那一边连瞧也不瞧，只是直盯着卡尔看。卡尔举起了啤酒杯，对我说： “那件事我听说了。还有，尼德法老弟——” 卡尔吞了一口啤酒，又说： “你说的话是正确的。” 那时泰班很小心地开口了。 “嗯。你叫修奇是吧？从我的角度看来，这个卡尔已经有点年纪了，所以对人已经失望了。但你这个年龄还充满着对人的爱，所以对你来说，他讲的话也许是无法理解的。” “别胡扯了！你知道什么，不过是今天才认识的人，不是吗？” “但我并不是第一次看到像你这样的人。” 这时卡尔说话了。 “泰班，别说了。尼德法，这都是我的错，请你原谅我。” 卡尔微微地笑了一笑，说： “这些都是醉话。别放在心上，尼德法老弟——” 我气呼呼地看着两人，然后从位子上站了起来。 “尼德法老弟？” 虽然卡尔叫我，我却头也不回地跑了出去。去他的，一出了酒馆，上午的阳光就毫不留情地打在我脸上。这恼煞人的阳光。
Walking in the dark woods, the full moon can be of great help. Breathing in the cold night air of the forest, I felt my booze wear off.Shan Sen was walking beside me, and the Dragon Soul Envoy was surrounded by soldiers, walking slightly behind us.I pointed the direction to Shan Sen, and then whispered to him: "What a ridiculous dragon. Don't you dare to eat the meat because it smells fishy?" "I heard it's because of the habit of eating like this. When we were in the capital, people always helped him prepare a lot of mint." Shan Sen doesn't seem very happy about the fact that he has to go out in the middle of the night just to find Mint. "Hmph. That's why the Dragon Soul Envoy also emits this smell. But why did he follow?" "Because the dragon doesn't eat, he seemed worried. He said he couldn't wait any longer, so he had to follow." "Hmm. So it's because of the friendship between the Dragon Soul Envoy and the dragon.... Be careful under your feet. This is gravel, it will be a little slippery." "understood." I glanced back.Because it was blocked by the soldiers, the Dragon Soul Envoy could not be seen.That kid must have worked hard too.Running out to climb a mountain in the middle of the night is not an easy task. "What's the name of that Dragon Soul Envoy?" "Isn't it Lord Harshtel?" "That's the family name. What about the first name?" "Are you crazy? How would I know the nobleman's name? It's Lord Harshtel."
This really messed up my mind.Speaking of which, we civilians really don't need to know the names of nobles.When will we get a chance to call him by that name? But according to Karl, this child should have been adopted by the Harshtel family, so he wasn't a nobleman in the first place.I probably lived in a hut that was about to collapse like me, but somehow I was discovered that I really have the qualifications of a dragon soul envoy, so I became a nobleman.Why on earth didn't Ubinie grant me this talent?No, Ubinie must have known everything to do this.It would be the most ridiculous thing if I became an aristocrat. "Wow ha ha ha ha!" I ran down the valley in one breath.Shan Sen was taken aback. "Hey! Xiu Qi, it's dangerous!" I don't even listen to it.There is a rock in front of me, I jumped up with a swish, kicked off the rock, and jumped to the grass in front.In order not to slip, I try to lower my body as low as possible.Sometimes it gets a little slippery, and I just swing my arms up and jump up again.Alas, I fell down and sat down.So slippery.I used the power of sliding forward to straighten my waist.Then jumped up again.After stepping on this rock, you will reach the bottom of the valley.I even started to want to dance because the residual alcohol mixed with the sense of speed.I looked up from the bottom of the valley.Although I waved my hand, the rest of the people didn't seem to see me. "Xiu Qi! Where are you? Are you all right?" Shouts came from above.I also yelled back. "You guys are really slow. Can't you come down sooner?" "We can't see clearly, how do we get down?" I had to fold my arms across my chest and wait there.Looking up, the light of the torch flickering above is still far away from me.The rate at which the flames fell was disturbingly slow.Why can't they see things when the moonlight is so bright? After my body calmed down for a while, I began to feel the chilly evening wind from the valley.Even to the point where the body began to tremble.The moonlight is really beautiful.On such a night, I should sing a song with my crisp voice, which is in line with the current atmosphere. "The grinding sound of the waterwheel mill outside the city is really loud..." "Xiuqi! Hello!" Shan Sen's screams came, and at the same time, one of the torches also started to move strangely.Then I heard the sound of something sliding down.Startled, I looked up the dark hillside, but saw nothing. Not long after, Shan Sen's breathless groans were heard. "Ugh! The vital parts are seriously injured. I can't marry a wife in the future." "...The girl's tears wet the sheets. My lover's guy is finished." Shan Sen looked like he wanted to catch me and eat me, but luckily the soldiers and the Dragon Soul Envoy arrived at the bottom of the valley one after another.The soldiers were panting while wiping their sweat.They were not in simple clothes like me, but they came down into the Savan Valley together in armor, so everyone was almost exhausted.Although it is usually called light leather armor, that only means that it is lighter than other armors, and it is still much heavier than ordinary clothes.If you wear hard leather armor, I'm afraid you won't even be able to run. Especially Lord Harshtel, who looked like he was about to faint from exhaustion.I threw a sentence at him: "You must be very tired, Lord Dragon Soul Envoy." "Hoo, hoo. Ah, yes. Hoo." "We've arrived. Please sit down and rest. That hill over there." Master Harshtel couldn't even reply, he just nodded.I smiled at him kindly, and started urging the soldiers. "Hey, what are you doing? Hurry up and attack Mint!" The soldiers stood up while panting.They each took out the bags they had prepared in advance, and I whistled and led them to the hill.The hills are full of mint.Shan Sen ordered three men to stand with torches, while the rest of the soldiers started digging mint.I stood with my hands crossed in front of my chest and watched. "Hey, Xiu Qi! You can help too!" "My responsibility is only to bring you here." "Forget it, forget it." "On a moonlit night, our warriors. With the passion in our hearts, poured into Mint—" The soldiers began to chuckle.This fueled my arrogance even more, and I lifted my head to sing louder. The full moon belonging to the goddess Serena has slowly moved from the east to the center of the night sky, exuding a breathtakingly beautiful moonlight. "Sherina in the sky is reflected, and the swords of the warriors look even more murderous—" "There's no mint to hide from the outstretched hands of warriors—" "The vanilla collected under the full moon and moonlight is exuding the highest-grade aroma—" "Bless the full moon of the lycanthropy, please also bless the warriors—" Shan Sen immediately yelled out. "Hey! Do you mean to turn us all into wolves? Do we have to scream like that? Ahhhhhh..." Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo The hairs all over my body stood on end.The timing of the howling was just too good.Some soldiers lost their balance in shock and fell to the ground. "Wow. Ha, it's scary. Shansen, your friend is calling." Shan Sen stood there blankly, and after hearing what I said, a smile finally appeared on his face. "It's a shock. The guy's barking is really accurate." Just at this time. Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! The voice sounded closer than before.The faces of the soldiers changed all of a sudden.The sound was getting closer and closer, and after a while, even the "cracker-cracker" sound of kicking a small stone could be heard.The guy is approaching.I have never heard of a wolf running to a torch.And there are so many people here.How dare to come here like this, it can be seen that it is definitely not an ordinary wolf. Shan Sen hastily pulled out his long sword. "It came true according to your guy's lyrics, we are miserable." The soldiers each drew their long swords.I was so scared that my face turned blue, and I quickly looked around to see how I could escape.I saw the appearance of the Dragon Soul Envoy.The child curled up too, looking terrified.Shan Sen hastily gave instructions. "Everyone surrounded Lord Harshtel and Xiu Qi. Jalen, Haili...who else has a plated sword?" "I!" Turner, the eldest son of the brewery, stepped forward.Shan Sen nodded.Shan Sen and the three soldiers immediately stood in front, and the rest of the soldiers surrounded me and the Dragon Soul Envoy.I was so scared I didn't know what to do.There were not many footsteps, and there was probably only one person coming.But the footsteps were very loud. "That, there!" A great shadow appeared on the crest of the hill about seventy cubits ahead of us.It seemed to be five cubits high, judging from the black shadow cast by the moonlight on its back.That's not a wolf.It stood on two feet, with shoulders wide enough to hold three or four heads above its slightly bent waist.I saw nails gleaming like daggers in the moonlight on the arms extending from both shoulders. "It's a werewolf!" Shan Sen stretched the long sword forward as far as possible.Under the moonlight, the reflected light of the long sword was very bright. The warning "If you come here, I'll kill you" seemed to be shot at the werewolf on the hill along the edge of the sword.The werewolf was motionless, looking down at us. Although Shan Sen has a good heart and a pure heart, as the captain of the city's security, he will not show any signs of backing down during snowball fights.But what if instead of a snowball fight, there was real hand-to-hand combat?A werewolf can knock down a scalper's head with a wave of his hand.One summer night four years ago, when the werewolf ran into the village to make trouble, I saw it clearly. I looked at the werewolf's appearance, and my teeth chattered. hateful.None of our mint collection team brought bows and arrows at all.When the opponent is standing like a fool like this, you should shoot him a few arrows.No, not right.Will a werewolf die from an arrow?If you continue to run around alive and well after being hit by an arrow, I'm afraid it will only make everyone more uneasy. Shan Sen gave instructions in a low voice. "Jalen, you go to the left. Turner, you go to the right. Hailey comes behind me. If it moves, Jalen and Turner will chop it from the left and right. Hailey will stab its head." After finishing the order, Shan Sen maintained a T-shaped formation and moved forward slowly.Because Shan Sen is so bold, the other three people seem to have forgotten to be afraid.Probably Shan Sen wants to use himself as a shield so that Haili behind can safely wait for an opportunity to attack.Haili is tall and has strong arms, so he should be able to stab the werewolf in the head while waiting for an opportunity from behind Shan Sen.In case they are dodged, Jalen and Turner will attack from both sides. I don't know if the werewolf was clear about Shan Sen's tactics, but it just stood there anyway.Probably it also heard the singing and came running, but seeing so many soldiers, it also panicked.If the werewolf learned that so many soldiers came here to help a dragon dig mint for food, what kind of reaction would it have? The werewolf jumped up. "Gaah!" The werewolf rushed straight to Shan Sen.Although the opponent's five-elbow-high body rushed in with a strong attack force, Shan Sen seemed to find that the opponent had entered his preset trap, he laughed and waited there.How could he laugh? When the werewolf ran up to him and waved his arms, Shan Sen quickly bent down and swung his sword to chop off its legs.Haili, who was behind him, also took the long sword and stabbed forward from the top of Shan Sen's back.The timing of the two was just right.The werewolf realized that Shan Sen was about to chop off its legs, so he shrank back and glanced down, so he didn't see Haili's long sword suddenly thrusting from Shan Sen's back. The long sword hit the werewolf's neck correctly. "Kah!" "Die!" At the same time, there were three swords flashing under the bright moon, which were on the sides and legs of the werewolf.Shan Sen made a big horizontal chop, and then rolled forward.The werewolf was pierced with a hole in the neck and was hit by the sword in the leg, so he knelt down, but still held the swords of Jalen and Turner in each hand.Boo!There was the terrible sound of swords on flesh, and bones on metal.But the werewolf was completely blocked from moving because he had a sword stuck in his neck, held a long sword in both hands, and was kneeling on his legs.Therefore, when Shan Sen, who had rolled to its feet, stood up and stabbed at its back, it was completely unstoppable. puff! Shan Sen's long sword pierced through the werewolf's body, and blood spurted out from the stomach.Haili, who was standing in front of it, was sprayed with blood all over his body in an instant, but he didn't retreat, he just spun the sword stuck in the werewolf's neck, and then pulled it out obliquely.Immediately the werewolf's neck faltered.After a while, the werewolf finally fell.The four long swords shot again and stuck on its back. The werewolf is dead.So even if the sword was stabbed in the back, he still didn't move.Shan Sen drew his long sword and breathed a sigh of relief.The rest of the people also drew their swords, took out the handkerchiefs in their arms and began to wipe the blood.Hailey, who was sprayed all over with blood, looked really good. After a while, Shan Sen turned his gaze to me.His sharp eyes made me uneasy all of a sudden. "You bastard! Haven't you heard of 'one word makes a prophecy'..." "Wow!" Although I wanted to run, the soldiers surrounded me smiled and grabbed my shoulders.Then Shan Sen easily hit the top of my head for a while. My neck was strangled by Shan Sen, I screamed desperately: "Cough, er..., no, it's not that I've already won... Then it's all right?...cough cough!" Shan Sen laughed and let me go.I touched my neck and coughed there for a long time.At that time, I saw the face of the Dragon Soul Envoy who was blue with fright.Shan Sen seemed to have seen it too, so he said to him: "It's all right, Lord Harshtel. Please rest assured." Lord Harshtel stammered and said: "Uncle, Uncle, you are really, really amazing!" The Dragon Soul Envoy used commoner language while being frightened.He should have been a commoner too.Shan Sen seemed surprised when he heard this sentence, and finally answered after a long time: "No, you won the prize." The Dragon Soul Envoy also seemed to cheer up suddenly. "But... how can you kill werewolves with ordinary long swords?" Shan Sen raised the long sword to show him. "My sword and the others' are silver-plated. Doesn't it shine beautifully?" The Dragon Soul Envoy nodded as if he understood.This is one of the reasons why our lord is so poor.Where else in Bithos did anyone silver-plate soldiers' swords?But it's not about aesthetics at all.This is done for practicality.Of course, generally speaking, the way to make special weapons against lycanthropes is to use blessed sterling silver to make the whole weapon, but with the financial resources of our lord, even one can't be made.Therefore, the expedient measure of silver plating was adopted as a last resort.However, our guards are very powerful, and they can show their talents in battle with such a bad weapon.The reason for this is... "Everyone is just a small soldier... But it seems that they are braver than the knights in the capital when they fight." "Well. We small soldiers are all elite soldiers who have been carefully selected with a sieve called Amtat." "what?" Shan Sen smiled, and began to insert the sword back into the scabbard with a very handsome movement. "Because of Amtat, there are countless monsters around here. In the process of fighting the monsters, many soldiers died. Therefore, those who survived were extremely trained fighters. But among us Anyone can die in the next battle. That's why we can fight without fear." The moment before the long sword completely disappeared into the scabbard, the reflected light of the sword under the moonlight made me feel very dazzling.At this moment, in my eyes, the blacksmith's son, the innocent Shan Sen, who is always outraged by the songs I sing, has become a greater hero than King Lutanio.Could it be because of the magic of the full moon?Or is Shan Sen really a hero not inferior to King Lutanio? It is impossible for Shan Sen to know the question in my heart. He turned his head and looked at Turner who was examining the werewolf's body.With a painful expression, Turner shook his head and said: "I know this man." "yes?" "He is Caledor who disappeared when the werewolves invaded four years ago. He used to live on the other side of the river." The surroundings fell silent for a moment.Shan Sen nodded heavily, and immediately said: "Come on, let's get started. Clean up the body and I'll write the report tomorrow. It's already late. After I go down, I'll buy you a drink, so work harder." "Wow, long live Captain Shansen!" "You only say long live to me at this time, right?" The melancholy mood of the soldiers seemed to be swept away, and everyone started joking again while trying to pack mints into bags.Shan Sen picked up his bag, looked at me and laughed. "Hey, Xiu Qi? You have to pay for the song you sing!" "what?" Shan Sen smiled and put the bag on my shoulder at once.I deliberately pretended to be unsteady, and everyone burst into laughter.In fact, a bag of peppermint doesn't weigh much.But I still turned away muttering.As soon as I started to mutter to myself, Shan Sen said: "Hey! Say what you want to say out loud. What are you mumbling to yourself?" "...! Is it the smell of dishes in the kitchen? Is it the smell of soap in the laundry? Or the smell of wine in the storeroom?" Shan Sen shouted excitedly: "Damn it, you you you... you bastard!" I have changed my mind.Shan Sen is definitely not a hero like King Lutanio.But if I had to choose one of them as a friend, I would still choose Shansen.Because it seems that it is not possible to tease King Lutanio like this. I had nightmares from a mix of hangovers, physical fatigue, and excitement. I sat up off the floor, staring blankly at the sunlight streaming in through the window.That dream was terrible, but because it was too terrible, I don't remember anything.It's just because somewhere in my head seems to be suppressed, so I can't even focus my eyes and just sit there. "If you're already up, pack up and go wash your face." Although what my father said had already reached my ears, it took a long time for me to understand the meaning of that sentence.As a result, my father kicked me on the back, and I managed to stand up, slipped and sat down again. "Ah, Dad. My legs are totally gone!" "You have the nerve to say it. Won't you get up soon?" "Didn't I tell you that my legs are weak?" "Get up and walk around, and the situation will get better and better. I didn't tell you, your grandfather started to have weak legs a year before he passed away." In one sentence, my father made me look like a paraplegic patient.I muttered and got up, threw off the blanket that was wrapped around me, and threw it on the bed.The bed belonged to my father, and I usually slept on the floor wrapped in a blanket. "Make me a bed too. My bones ache from sleeping on the floor." "Really? Three years before your grandfather passed away, you already had this symptom." This time I was called like a neuralgia sufferer.I had to give up and go outside. Adjacent to the hut where my father and I live is my father's workshop.Although it is called a workshop, it is nothing more than extending the roof of the thatched hut and adding a few pillars.I stuck my head in the workshop bucket.Because I took off my shirt to sleep, I just put my head in the bucket in the morning and I can start washing my face. "puff!" As soon as I soaked in cold water, probably because of the alcohol that couldn't get rid of in my head, I had a headache as if I had been beaten violently.I took a few random steps with my feet, and finally caught the center of gravity, and then I was able to wash my chest and arms.Dad looked at me, and said kindly to me with a pity expression: "Great job, boy. That's cool to dare to drink. Didn't realize you could walk." "We've finished all the candles they ordered, haven't we? So there's no work to do today?" "Why not, you kid! Today we have to collect honeycombs and collect fat!" "Huh? Do you want to continue?" "There's an urgent order from the city. It's a candle for Amtar's warlords." Amtar features to challenge the army.This should be the ninth time, right? Now that the white dragon Kasaiplei from the capital has arrived here, the most important part of the Ninth Amtar Character Crusade can be said to be ready.Anyway, even if hundreds of people are gathered to go out to fight, they can't do anything to Amtat.Amtat is the source of terror in the Gray Mountains, the root of pain in the Middle Road.To deal with this huge dragon, if human beings act recklessly and recklessly, they probably won't be able to return to their hometown with even a single bone.Because it is either burned completely by it, or the whole person is eaten by it. The dragon should be solved by the dragon, this is the solution.So after our lord's earnest request and "sincerity" (according to Carl and I's speculation, obviously he gave a lot of bribes. Our lord is really pitiful. He has no money), finally the ninth Amta feature can With fear and trepidation, he set off with Caseple, who came from the capital. As I set breakfast on the table in the yard, I said: "dad." "what?" "Can Kasaiple beat Amtat?" "How would I know? I don't see this kind of fights. But if you fight Jamie, I can guess who won." "Who will win?" "Do you want me to bring up your previous achievements again? Because of Jemini, you broke your arm once, your leg twice, the bridge of your nose was broken, and the number of times you fell into a puddle and caught a cold. I can't figure it out." Yes.When I was a kid, I was really beaten up by Jemini a lot.I felt my old grudge against Jamini flare up.But Dad didn't finish his sentence. "The thing that impressed me the most was that you showed Jemini your little brother. She suspected that the thing she didn't have was fake, so she pulled it hard..." "dad!" "So with tears in my eyes, I begged Jamie's dad to take you in as his son-in-law. The bastard. Don't you think you two have just reversed gender roles?" In this way, I became a stupid son whose innocence was taken away by girls.If we continue to chat with him like this, I don’t know what past events he exaggerated will be revealed, so I hurriedly prepared breakfast. When breakfast was over, Pa wiped the wine off his goatee and said: "From today on, you are in charge of making candles." "what?" "I seem to be getting busier. I've already told Mr. Deacon. I said the quality might drop a bit, but I still want you to do it, and he agreed." "It doesn't matter what the quality is. What's your business?" "I'm going to support Amtar's army this time." I was momentarily speechless.It's not that I have nothing to say, but that there are too many things to say, and I can't grasp the clues for a while.So the first sentence spoken is very ordinary. "Dad, don't you know how to stab a gun?" "So I plan to start practicing from today. I will also participate in the training of the expeditionary army." "Do you think you went and can come back alive?" "Don't worry. Jamie will take care of you. You must work hard to win Jamie's love!" Although Dad started joking, I couldn't calm down. "Don't be kidding. If you go, you won't come back. Isn't this going to die for nothing?" "I heard that when discussing strategy in the army, it was mentioned that they hoped to reduce the death rate this time to less than 30%. So the probability of my death is also 30%." I suddenly became excited when I heard this very distant excuse. "It's just a plan, isn't it! The army that went to conquer Amtat before was 100% dead!" "That's right. But this time, Caseple will also go, so it should be much better." I said angrily.Dad has a calm expression. "Why? Why exactly? Why are you going to support?" "Because when it comes to people who have the right to watch Am Tat fall, I am one of them." "Do you think your mother will be happy if you do this?" For the first time, a shadow crossed Dad's face. Dad picked up the wine bottle on the table and filled the empty glass again.I feel that my father's fingers are trembling when pouring the wine bottle. Is this just my hallucination?I took a deep breath while looking at the appearance.Dad suddenly drank all the water in my glass and filled it with wine. "When I saw you sleeping yesterday, I went crazy with a lot of alcohol." I stared at the wine glass in front of me.It's like a wine offering for Dad's death.Dad raised his glass and said, "Let's raise your glass." I also raised my glass.I lowered my head, not daring to look at my father's expression. "I didn't go to die. I promise you in the name of your deceased mother that I will come back alive." I looked up.Dad is laughing. "Really?" "With a stupid son like you who has been messed up by girls, how dare I leave you..." "I believe you." "Then make a toast for my life!" That being said, no matter how much alcohol I drink, I can drink it all.Dad clinked the glass with me and drank it down. "dad……" "what?" "You must not die." Dad sighed deeply.I looked at Dad with worried eyes. "I don't want to waste my life on the guy who took my wife's life. If it's my alcoholic son's life, I'll have to think about it." My look changed instantly.Dad laughed.But Dad seems to have misunderstood the meaning of my expression. "Just do it! I'll go for you!" "Stupid. Don't you know that there is a minimum age for enlisting in the army? You're only seventeen." Dad's simple words made me shut up. "...Is there no upper limit?" "Yes, but I haven't arrived yet. Are you angry?"
On the main road in the village, the atmosphere was unusually flustered. This is because the news of Amtar's challenge to the army spread.It was as if excitement, worry, hope, uneasiness, etc. had been completely mixed, crushed in a stone mortar, and then scattered on the road in the village.There were whispers, laughter, sighs, shouts everywhere.These voices, which usually don't sound like much, now sound a little abnormal. I walked to the city. The animal fat discarded by city people can be used as raw material for candles.In addition, there are fish oils, even whale oil, which I have never seen. I heard that it can also be made into candles.In any case, candles made of fat, although inferior, were still expensive items for commoners.Therefore, our lord stands on the standpoint of doing charity, let us make candles from the fat, animal fat, etc. from the city, and then distribute them to the citizens in need for free.However, there are not so many citizens who do activities such as reading at night, so the demand is also very low.The city buys high-end candles made of honeycomb, and that's how we earn our living.That is to say, in the lord city, the leftover fat from cooking is used to do good deeds and distribute candles to the citizens, and to buy high-end candles so that our family can make a living.Our lord has a good heart.The bad lords that the village used to talk about even sold the fat to the candle makers. Because of the hangover, I walked looking at the ground as much as possible.So I almost bumped into the people gathered on the main road in the village. The crowd completely blocked the main road in the village.I looked around, trying to understand what was going on.I saw mithy at the winery. "Mity? Why? What's the matter?" "Xiu Qi? Take a look at the castle." When I took a closer look, everyone's eyes were directed towards the lord's castle on the hill.I raised my head and looked towards the castle.I found the great white neck above the ramparts. "Caseple?" And right next to it, something big and broad and white rose up and blocked its neck.After a while, when the thing descended again, I realized that it was Kasaiple's wings.Wings go up again, come down. It is flapping its wings. After a while, Kasaiple flew up as a whole.I feel as if this is not true.I think that if such a huge thing wants to fly, it should run from the top of the mountain all the way down the hillside, and finally fly up.But Casepley, like a sparrow, took off gracefully in place.like a sparrow?No, it should be said to be like a heron. The wings are graceful movements.A slow but light gesture.Although its neck and tail have amazing strength, its movements are still infinitely soft. After a while, Kasaiple flew completely into the sky above the castle.It slowly flapped its wings and flew towards us. The speed is too fast. Due to the slow movement of its wings, I had no idea that it could move so fast.This is because I didn't realize that since his wings are so huge, with just one wave, it can travel a distance more than other birds by hundreds of times.Kasaiple had only flapped its wings a few times before it was over our heads. "Long live Casepple!" "Long live!" People were very moved and raised their hands and cheered loudly.I too was moved by the sight, waving my hands and chanting meaningless cries.When Carl grabbed my shoulder, I dropped my hand so quickly that I almost hit him on the bridge of the nose. "Hey, be careful, brother Niederfa." "Huh, Carl?" "Well. It's really spectacular." "Yes. But where is Caseple going?" "Good question. Judging from the direction it is flying, it should be going to the Gray Mountains. I guess it is going to scout the enemy." "Scouting? Isn't that funny? Such a big thing, no matter who is conspicuous to anyone, of course Amtat will see it." "Of course it is now." "what?" "Hey, brother Niederfa. There is invisible magic in the world. Is it some kind of big secret?" "Ah! Magic." I shook my head.Although I certainly don't know the principle of this magic, but I at least know that things will become transparent after this magic is applied.I just didn't think of it for a while. But I have other reasons to explain.I have only seen wizards three times since I was born.I saw one during the sixth Amtarite crusade, and two during the eighth.I just know that they are wizards. As for how they use magic, I have never seen them once.所以魔法对我而言是种神秘的、无法理解的东西，我没有想到魔法，也是理所当然的事情。 卡尔作出了微笑的表情，又继续开始走。我在他身边并肩走着。 “说起来，巫师是很稀罕的，所以我们的尼德法老弟一时想不起来也是情有可原。” “但是谁会对卡赛普莱使用隐形术呢？” “咦？当然是卡赛普莱直接用啊！不是吗？” 卡尔带着困惑的表情望着我，我只好做出这个情况下最适当的应对方式，也就是厚着脸皮，显露出一副“不知道的话又会怎样？世界未日吗？”的表情。但是接着我听到了完全意想不到的回答。 “魔法本来就是属于龙族的东西。” 我跟卡尔同时将头转向声音传来的方向。 一个老人，不，一个青年，不，是一个老人吧？这个人穿着一套让人猜不出年纪的服装，而且脸还几乎全部用头巾遮起来。穿的衣服是黑色的斜纹袍子。如果他是不骑马的旅行者，这种服装应该是不错的选择。这种又厚又宽大的衣服，在晚上睡觉的时候特别好穿，但是活动的时候有些累赘，简直就是穿着棉被到处跑。他背上背着一个背包，右手拿着一根杖，因为石手的袖子向下滑到手肘，所以可以很清楚地看见手臂上满满的都是纹身，纹身的图形复杂到你看不出线条是从哪里开始，也不知道总共有几条线。那是文字吗？还是花纹呢？有时看看像文字，有时又有点像花纹。 这个男子慢慢地将头巾掀开。就好像他为了完成这个动作已经努力练习了好几年一般，动作既缓慢又轻柔。过了一会之后，我们看见他的纹身从脖子一直向上延伸到脸颊。看他的右臂跟脸颊，我猜想他的上半身，甚至是全身都可能有刺青。接下来出现的是眼睛。没有东西，一片白色。最后出现的头发则是白发。黑色的衣服配上黑色的纹身，简直是一面倒的黑色，但眼睛和头发却是相反的白色。 他真的是很给人威胁感，让人看了会畏缩的老瞎子。 "Who are you?" 虽然对我而言，没理由去问，也没必要去知道他的名字，但是是他先随便开始搭话的。纹身瞎子毫无表情地回答： “泰班。” “您叫泰班。您对龙的事情很清楚吗？” "No, I don't know." “……您看看。别人在对话，敢贸然插嘴的人一定具有能够对我们两人提出建言的智慧和经验吧，不是吗？” 这种话我也会讲。这是拜卡尔之赐。叫泰班的纹身瞎子用他看不见的眼睛做出了微笑状。 “是你们的问题问错了。” "what?" “说我了解龙，还不如说我了解魔法。” “您是巫师吗？” “咦，你跟我一样吗？真高兴碰到你，瞎子同志。” 他的意思大概是在反问：“你看我这样子，还不知道我是巫师吗？”但我从来没听过巫师一定要全身纹身，还要穿着黑袍才能到处跑。 “卡尔，请你跟他说我不是瞎子，好不好？” “没错。这个年轻人不是瞎子。他只是睁着眼睛也看不到什么东西。” “那可是比瞎子还糟糕。” 由于卡尔跟泰班的共同作战，我当场成了睁眼瞎子。卡尔听到我哼了一声，他笑了笑，就继续说： “我没有在这一带看过您。我叫卡尔。” “我的名字你已经知道了。如果问我来这里的目的，我只能回答，我是个在找度过余生之处的老人。” “余生？” “对啊。我已经厌倦了带着看不见的眼睛到处跑，我想找一个地方定居下来，顺便找找墓地，割草整理一下。所以我有一件事要拜托你们，请告诉我这个村子是什么样的村子？” “我们领主是贺坦特子爵，是个很不错的人。如果告诉他您周游过大陆，领主一定会邀请您，询问您远大的智慧，或者是遥远地方有趣的风俗。但是这次您来的真不巧。” 泰班点了点头。 “就算不是这样，我一来到这里的时候，听见到处都闹哄哄的。我那时还在考虑要不要马上就离开。但是人一旦到了我这个年纪，就会避免轻率地下判断。如果你们方便的话，可不可以带我到酒店去？我请你们两个喝酒，你们应该可以给我一些建议。” 相对于他可怕的外表来说，泰班的性情好像很温和。他先搞清楚状况，然后很有礼貌地请求我们的帮助。而且他是说“你们两个”，当然把我包括在内，我可是一百个赞成。卡尔看了看我的表情，发现没有必要问我“你忙不忙？”，于是就开始往前走了。 在我们走向位于村中广场的酒馆“散特雷拉之歌”的时候，泰班让我吓了一跳。 大路上有许多小狗，也有很多活泼调皮的程度跟小狗不相上下的淘气小孩，而且到处都是家畜跟马车造成的凹洞与泥水坑。但是泰班就好像看得见一样很轻松地走着。其实也可以想成是因为他穿着长靴，所以毫不顾虑地随便走，但事实却不是这样。泰班就是很自然地躲过了那些东西前进着。大概是他拿着拐杖的手非常敏感吧。 长靴？仔细一看，还是高级货呢。我突然感觉到掉进我木鞋里的砂粒，开始羡慕地望着泰班的长靴。不知不觉地，我们已经到达“散特雷拉之歌”了。 酒馆中有许多刚才看过卡赛普莱飞行之后，跑来喝一杯的人。里面真的很嘈杂。他们好像正在讨论卡赛普莱一分钟挥几下翅膀。目前主张挥六下的一派比较占优势。简单来算是它十秒挥一次，但它爱怎么挥也是它自己的事。 卡尔亲切地让泰班坐下。酒店老板娘海娜阿姨远远看到我，噗嗤一声笑了出来。 “你啊，听说你习惯常常在森林里偷喝酒，喝醉之后跑去溪谷。现在居然光明正大地走进酒店来了啊？” 拜托，昨天第一次发生的事情，怎么就变成我的习惯了？我用下巴指着一道来的两个同伴，气呼呼地说： “我是跟着他们来的。” “当然啦，这两位喝啤酒，你喝牛奶吧？” “来三杯啤酒！” “不，我要红酒。有穆洛凯·萨波涅吗？” 老巫师泰班说。老板娘一下子变了脸色。what happened?酒店老板娘用惊讶的眼神望着泰班。 “这个嘛，有是有。啊，那个……” 泰班笑了笑，手伸进怀里，拿出了一个钱币。 眼前出现了一个东西，将透入酒店的早晨阳光弹向四面八方。那是亮晶晶的金币。由于太过耀眼，我差点闭起了眼睛。在闪耀的光芒下，那些本来在讨论卡赛普莱挥翅膀次数的人也惊讶地望向这里。海娜阿姨有些慌了，好像没自信抓起那东西似的，干脆用裙子接了下来。她用颤抖的手拿起裙子下摆上头厚厚的金币。 海娜阿姨紧张地说： “那个，先生，你确定你没有给错吗？” “嗯？还不够吗？这不是一百赛尔吗？我看起来是很老啦。手的触感已经变迟钝了。” 泰班想要再次把手伸进怀里，海娜阿姨连忙说： “不，没错。这是一百赛尔。” “是吗？呵呵。那我的手没问题'太好了'你们也点吧。” 卡尔还是点啤酒，但我还只是个十七岁的少年。 “穆凯拉·萨涅波！” 海娜阿姨捶了一下我的后脑勺。 “是穆洛凯·萨波涅啦！你这呆瓜。” “……啤酒。” 海娜阿姨摇了摇头，马上走开了。 “唉唷，真糟糕。隔了七年，又搞掉一瓶了。现在只剩下两瓶了。” 所以我们喝着两杯啤酒跟那个什么……还是算了。不管怎么样，有一瓶怪酒被放到了桌上。海娜阿姨一直在那边可惜地说这是要留给女婿的，要留给孙子的，一面又跑到窗边，将金币映着阳光，用赞叹的眼神看着。酒店里的其他人也跑到海娜阿姨的身边鉴赏金币，看着看着就赞叹了起来。 “这酒店的气氛真棒啊。” “人们谈到酒馆，就会想到这里。” “嗯。真是个不错的村庄。领主的声望也很不错。” “说他为人软弱应该更正确吧。” “不坏啊。那卡赛普莱呢？” “是因为阿姆塔特才来的。” “我听说中部大道上有某个地方惨遭黑龙的蹂躏。” "right here." “真是的，这真糟糕。这么美丽的村庄居然遭受这样的痛苦。” “因果关系颠倒了。应该说有了阿姆塔特，所以我们村庄才变得美丽。” “是吗？不过也是有可能的。” 卡尔跟泰班彼此交换着我无法理解的奇怪问答。我虽然闭着嘴巴，但听到卡尔的最后一句话，我已经无法忍受了。我激动而鲁莽地插了嘴。 “嗯，请问这是什么意思？” 卡尔之前好像已经忘了我的存在。他带着搞不清情况的眼神看了看我，然后用亲切的表情向我说明。 “我们的村庄虽然很坚强，但也很平静，尼德法老弟。整个大陆上都找不到像我们村庄一样的地方。我们村里没有像大都市那样混乱复杂的人际关系。虽然所有人都被阿姆塔特折磨，但就是因为这样大家才能和气地相处。” I nodded.这是我跟卡尔常分享的话题之一。 “这个我之前也听你说过了。” “对啊。我们村里的人虽然被生活的痛苦锻链得很坚强，但也同样地热情。在这里，连一介士兵也能一次对付五个半兽人。你的朋友杉森·费西佛，我虽然为他觉得可惜，觉得有点埋没了他，但不管怎么说，他有实力单挑一个食人魔吧？即使如此，他还是在这里继续当一个纯朴的乡下青年。万一他是在首都之类的大城，他一定老早就被卷进复杂的人际关系中，以成为骑士团长为目标，变成个一天到晚只想出人头地的人了。” 这句话我赞成。不是因为他是我朋友我才这么说，如果杉森真的在肩上披上了骑士团的斗篷，腰间配着宝剑，站在国王陛下前面……实在很不适合。哼，杉森还是比较适合躲在水车磨坊里，焦躁地等待情人的到来。 "so what?" “也没什么别的好说的。我们村里的人虽然都很坚强，但还是个温暖而平静的村庄。我们可以算是跟阿姆塔特达成了某种平衡。但现在卡赛普莱来了。” “卡赛普莱怎样？” “如果卡赛普莱打败了阿姆塔特，因着我们村庄的地点非常好，应该很快就会大大繁荣起来。你应该知道吧？我们村庄位在中部大道上最能有所发展的位置。如果要进入还未开拓的大陆西部，我们村庄可说是必经之关口。不管怎么说，至少这里还是可以看得到穆洛凯·萨波涅的村庄。” “这种酒真有这么稀奇吗？” “你在说什么，这可是稀罕得要命。搞不好连国王陛下都不能随心所欲地喝。” 我的嘴巴一下子惊讶地张了开来。What?居然点了连国王都没办法尽兴喝的酒，泰班这家伙到底是什么来头？卡尔继续侃侃而谈。 “如果阿姆塔特消失了，那我们村子就不可能维持今天这样的风貌了。一定会繁荣起来。” “这不是件好事吗？” “嗯。但之后会变成什么样子？” "what?" “那么，觊觎我们村庄的人就会变多了。人们将学会争夺利益。虽然我们领主的心地不错，但是如果村里产生一大堆贪心的人，那他还能保住那个位子吗？现在有谁会想要觊觎这个像是阿姆塔特家后院的村庄呢？所以像我们领主这种不够大胆的人才能继续坐在那个位子上。” 我好不容易才搞懂他在说什么。为了理解这件事，必须消耗掉一整杯啤酒。卡尔又说了。“所以我们村庄位置既佳，土壤又肥沃，然而却没有引起这个大陆上任何人的关心，人们还可以平静地相爱来过生活，这都是托阿姆塔特的福。” “你别开玩笑了！” 我踹了一下桌子。卡尔好像不怎么惊讶，只有泰班吓了一跳，他看不见的眼睛转来转去？ “你难道要我们感谢阿姆塔特那贱货吗？你的意思是说，我们村庄成为乐园，都是因为阿姆塔特的关系吗！因着阿姆塔特，所以这里的所有人都燃起了生存的欲望，勤勉诚实地生活吗？因着那可恶东西蜂拥而至的怪物，无聊的时候就杀村里比较残弱的人，所以现在活下来的都是强者，你是要我们因为这个去感谢它吗？” 我这个人好像不可以在十二小时之内连续喝酒。虽然跟昨天已经隔了半天，但醉意当场又一下子涌上来了。 “你说因为那家伙，所以我们这个占了地利的村庄连发展都没办法发展，变成很有田园情调的地方，是值得感谢的事吗？如果是泰班这么说，我还可以谅解。但你怎么可以这么说？你不是常看到那些惨状吗？一个月一定会有一两个人死去，他们家人哭泣的样子你不是全看到了吗？不，你现在马上到河对面去看。过了四年之后回来的是变成尸体的卡勒多，你去跟他的家人说说刚才你讲的那番话吧！” 酒店其余的人，包括海娜阿姨跟她旁边的所有人，都惊讶地望着我。但是我对那一边连瞧也不瞧，只是直盯着卡尔看。卡尔举起了啤酒杯，对我说： “那件事我听说了。还有，尼德法老弟——” 卡尔吞了一口啤酒，又说： “你说的话是正确的。” 那时泰班很小心地开口了。 “嗯。你叫修奇是吧？从我的角度看来，这个卡尔已经有点年纪了，所以对人已经失望了。但你这个年龄还充满着对人的爱，所以对你来说，他讲的话也许是无法理解的。” “别胡扯了！你知道什么，不过是今天才认识的人，不是吗？” “但我并不是第一次看到像你这样的人。” 这时卡尔说话了。 “泰班，别说了。尼德法，这都是我的错，请你原谅我。” 卡尔微微地笑了一笑，说： “这些都是醉话。别放在心上，尼德法老弟——” 我气呼呼地看着两人，然后从位子上站了起来。 “尼德法老弟？” 虽然卡尔叫我，我却头也不回地跑了出去。去他的，一出了酒馆，上午的阳光就毫不留情地打在我脸上。这恼煞人的阳光。