Chapter 11 chapter eight
As soon as the city gate appeared in front of my eyes, I felt that I was out of breath and had reached the limit.The smell of alcohol rushed up from my chest, hitting my palate, and my legs were numb, as if it wasn't my own legs.I don't know if it was because I was drunk and lost my feeling. My legs were hurt everywhere, and I even bled.This is because the road bends so strangely that I have to go in and out of groves or ditches.
The guards are already waiting for us in front of the city gate with torches.As soon as they saw us, they took us to the hall in the city.This time the city shook strangely.Could it be an earthquake?
Anyway, we managed to get into the hall and saw the beds they had probably hurriedly prepared.The floor of the clean hall was covered with straw, and the straw was covered with sheets, and there were wounded soldiers lying everywhere on it, about twenty or so.It should be to accommodate them, so the hall was temporarily arranged as a shelter for the injured.The sight of everyone groaning individually from their own wounds looks horrific.All the maids in the city were mobilized to take care of them, and Deacon Hamel was busy running around.Karl, who was also taking care of the wounded, saw us and said:
"Taiban, are you here?"
"How about it?"
"Actually, you don't have to worry. They can still come back here, which means that the injury is not too serious."
I listened to the two of them absent-mindedly, and immediately ran to the other end of the room, and began to confirm the appearance of the wounded soldiers one by one.But no matter how hard I looked, Dad wasn't there.When I was almost at the other end, I saw a huge figure sitting curled up on the bed.
"Shansen!"
Shan Sen raised his head buried in his knees.He saw my face and started smiling.Then seeing the costume I was wearing, I shook my head again.
"What's going on, Xiu Qi? You're wearing a leather armor and carrying a huge sword. What's the matter? Oh, the gloves look good too! This doesn't look like a city dress. What happened to you? What's the matter?"
I was so sad that I could hardly speak, but Shan Sen kept talking about how lucky I was.
"My dad, do you know what happened to my dad?"
"I'm sorry, your father and I are not in the same unit. We are above the cliff in the endless valley, um, so we follow Earl Xiulizhe's battle plan..."
"I know that extremely stupid battle plan! Those who came back first have already said it."
"Really? So you should also know that I am far away from your father."
"So? You didn't see him?"
"Hmm. Sorry."
"...I'm sorry for yelling at you. How are you, Shan Sen?"
"I'm fine. I'm just tired from rushing back here. But it seems you've been getting drunk a lot lately. Oh, you smell like alcohol. I'm asking you one thing, can you get some of your drink come to me?"
I laughed.Want me to run to the village now and come back?I stood up and asked the waitress who was busy with the kitchen for the location of the kitchen, and finally found the kitchen.I took a refreshing sip of cold water and found the bottle on the table.No one was in the kitchen, so it was a simple matter.I come out with the bottle of wine.
The hall was still the same as before, with people coming and going, and a panic atmosphere everywhere.But Shan Sen still buried his head between his knees as before.
"Shansen? The wine is here."
Shan Sen raised his head, smiled as if thanking him, and then brought the whole wine bottle to his mouth.Pull up his spirits and take a closer look, Shan Sen is trembling a little.I also heard several knocks of wine bottles against teeth.Shan Sen didn't drink much, so he put down the bottle.
"I was very thirsty just now, but it seems much better now."
"Shansen, are you really not injured at all?"
"...It's the heart that hurts. It's terrible. Hailey and Jalen are dead. I can't believe I'm still alive."
I shut up.Shan Sen made a dry smile.
"Although we have been psychologically prepared for a long time... But the scene of our companions being sprayed by the acidic breath spit out by Amtat and being corroded to death still vividly emerges in front of us."
"Shansen."
Shan Sen seemed to be talking to himself and continued:
"It was such a pain on the way back. I thought I was driven mad by the groans of my wounded partner. I was starving to death, not to mention the chance of medical treatment. And wounded people are the best targets for monsters .The attack after attack was like a nightmare... I took several lives with my own hands."
Although I was a little drunk, I still felt goosebumps all over my body with fear.
"There is no other way... If we want to save other people, we have to leave them behind. But even if we leave them there, they can only wait to die in pain, or be killed by the monsters following us .They will understand. They believe that it is less painful to end their lives this way. But it never occurred to me to decapitate my comrades with my own hands."
"Shansen..."
"I don't know if I should live like this? But I don't seem to have done anything wrong. It's just a pain in my heart."
Shan Sen picked up the wine bottle again and drank it vigorously.Half the wine was out of his mouth.After a while, he spoke again:
"I couldn't save the lord either. It's shameful to be the garrison guarding the lord. Because I wanted to save my own life, I ran all the way back to the city desperately."
Shan Sen stared at me with wide eyes.
"Amtat said it wanted a ransom. So the lord should be safe."
"Really? How do you know..."
"Didn't I just say that someone arrived before you? That person said everything."
Shan Sen's frowned brows eased a little.
"That would be great! But... the ransom should be high, right?"
"You have a rough idea of the number, right? One hundred thousand Cyres."
With Shan Sen's mind, he probably wouldn't have a very realistic feeling about this amount.In fact, I am not quite sure how big this astronomical figure is.His mouth opened and he sighed. "My God!" Tired night.I drank and ran from the village to the city again, my body was as heavy as soaked cotton.I sat against a wall in a corner of the hall.
Looking around, they are all wounded, or they are people who take care of the wounded.But I am neither the patient nor the caretaker.Unlike Cal, who has read a lot of books and is familiar with medicine, Taiban uses his considerable magical powers to heal, which is quite different from me.Moreover, I am not a very capable person like Deacon Hamel. Although he is not very proficient in various fields, he also has a little knowledge of them and can help.
I'm just a fatherless seventeen-year-old sitting in a corner of a dark hall in the city, gnashing his teeth, drunk.
I curled my legs, wrapped them in my arms, and buried my head between my knees.
Huh...huh...
This is the sound of breathing, this is the sound of my breathing.I'm alive.Dad is dead.
No!Damn, who is it!Who said my dad is dead!
Heavy pulse.I'm alive.and……
I remembered what Carl said about the pulse.Carr said that there are no blood vessels on the human eardrum, otherwise people would be deaf because of their own heartbeat.It is because of this that there are no blood vessels on the eardrum.Are you surprised?
dad……
What kind of flowers does Dad like?If you're lucky, maybe you can help Dad build a tomb.What flowers should I bring to see him then?
never mind!Damn, stop thinking about it!Has it been confirmed?Is it confirmed that Dad is dead?If confirmed, think about it then.At that time, I will look up at the sky and growl like a madman, or roll on the ground and cry, it doesn't even matter like a puppy.However, it has not been confirmed yet!
voice.The voices of people are getting closer.
"Who is that? What are you doing there?"
"That's Xiu Qi. He seems to be very tired because he carried a wizard on his back." "No. No matter how tired you are, you can't do this. There are so many injured people in front of you, and you just sit there and do nothing? It's really ignorant." "Leave him alone. His father also participated in the expedition this time." "what?" "He must be very sad. He already knows that we have lost, but Dad hasn't come back yet. No matter how tall he is, he is still only a seventeen-year-old child after all." "Humph." voice.People's voices are getting farther and farther away.What did they just say?I don't need to know.It's useless to know.There is only one thing I want to hear.Anything else is unnecessary.So, do I have to talk?
Water flows low, birds fly high Men are born to plow, women are born to weave Warriors look ahead, wizards look up Already born, must die
I hummed this song and gradually fell asleep. "Dad!" Bang! Although I have no memory, according to eyewitnesses, I fell asleep and suddenly stood up, ran like crazy, and finally hit the wall with my head, and passed out.In the morning, I saw that there were still traces on the wall in the corner of the hall.Of course I also have scars on my head.
"Huh? Is it true?" I even forgot the method of adjusting strength that I had learned through hard work. I jumped for joy and hit my head on the ceiling.Ouch, my head.It really hurts to hit again where I hit yesterday.The soldier who spoke to me looked at me in surprise, and Karl smiled nervously. The soldier said to me slowly: "Well. Mr. Niederfa was captured by the goblins along with the lord and Earl Shulizhe's army. I played dead over there, so I didn't get caught. At that time, a goblin came to stab the corpse to make sure these Everyone was dead, and as soon as it came to me, I cut it with all my strength, and then escaped." I was so happy that I even forgot the pain in my head.I kept saying all kinds of blessings to the soldier, such as making a fortune no matter what kind of career you do, marrying a super beautiful wife, having prosperous children and grandchildren for eight generations, and so on.The soldier giggled and asked me: "Hey, why can you jump so high?" "If you can stop flattering girls like enemies, you will become like me!" After saying something that no one could understand, I was so happy that I started screaming and ran out of the hall. On the second day after Shan Sen arrived, I heard the news from the soldiers who had fled back.I am so happy!Dad really knew how to react on the battlefield.I was bouncing around, doing somersaults, and rolling on the ground, making everyone who passed me think this guy was 100% crazy. When I was lying in the middle of the training ground looking at the sky and laughing, Shan Sen ran over.Shan Sen had already taken off his dirty armor full of dust and blood, and put on clean clothes.I wanted to talk to Shan Sen, but he smiled first and said: "I've heard that too. On the way I came, I saw you as crazy, so I asked passers-by what happened. That's great, Xiu Qi." "Well! Not only can my father not do anything, he can't even die." "...Is this a compliment?" "But where are you going? No rest. And Ju is wearing formal clothes." "I'm going to people's homes and telling them that their family members are dead. That's my job." At this moment, I suddenly felt very guilty about my joy just now.The homes of these war dead will soon turn into a sea of tears.Shan Sen saw that I was panicked and overwhelmed, so he smiled at me and said: "Actually, you have nothing to feel guilty about. Your happiness is just as natural as the sadness of the deceased's family." "But...it seems like I only care about myself." "Seeing how happy you are, it's true. If you still feel guilty, go to Taiban for help. I heard that you are his assistant?" "Ok." Taiban is taking care of the soldiers in the hall, but according to what Karl said earlier, being able to come here means that the injuries he suffered will not die.Most of their injuries were minor, but their bigger problem was exhaustion.They kept avoiding the attacks of monsters during their escape, so they were already exhausted when they got here. Taiban has treated several critical injuries, and then just sits in a chair and directs the maids.So I was also responsible for transporting the slightly injured soldiers home according to Taiban's instructions. Shan Sen met me on the way to the village, and he made a surprised expression at my strength.I briskly pulled the trolley full of wounded soldiers, while Shan Sen grabbed the cart and ran behind. "Wow! You said this is OPG? That's amazing!" "It's almost like you. Because I have the power of an ogre." "What are you talking about! You guy, your mouth is still just as wicked." On the way to send these soldiers home, each of them showed a happy expression.When I entered the village, when I put them down at the door of each house, and saw their tearful family members, I also felt that I was about to cry.The cart I am pulling is full of joy.As soon as the villagers saw the cart I was pulling, they would cheer for the people sitting on it.what!Came back alive.It's all thanks to everyone, I made you worry.Clay, you're back!Ah, Diane! Looking at the kissing couple, I almost laughed out of joy.It's really exhilarating work. But sometimes when Shan Sen stops in front of the war dead's house and goes in to deliver the death notice, I really can't bear to watch the scene.The men shook hands with Shan Sen with stiff expressions to say thank you, but the women held Shan Sen and cried bitterly. At this time, Shan Sen could only look at the sky motionless.Tears welled up in his eyes, and the cheeks of me and the soldiers sitting in the car were also wet with tears. "Hey, it's okay!" "I told you to sit on it and you just sit!" After walking around the village and delivering all the wounded soldiers, I forced Shan Sen to sit in the car.Although Shan Sen refused, it wouldn’t do much to just drive a person back to the city, so he still couldn’t resist my strong request, and got into the car with a smile. "Okay! Let's run!" "Wow!" I started running at a speed almost overturned.Shan Sen's scream came from behind. "The car, the whole car will crash! You bastard, I don't want to die here!" "What are you talking about? Are you bored to death because it's too slow? Go!" "Wow ah ah ah!" I wanted to make Shan Sen happy, but he seemed very scared.As soon as he reached the city, he rolled out of the car and fled without looking back.I looked at his back and laughed out loud. After laughing for a while, I stood up the trolley and entered the hall again.This is to see if anyone is getting better.But I didn't see Taiban sitting in the hall.Carl wasn't there either.I didn't know the reason, so I ran to find Deacon Hamel. "Execution, Sir Deacon, where did Taiban go?" "Well, Xiu Qi, are you back? Great. Come with me." "what?" "We're waiting for you. Come on."
Surprisingly, I was taken directly to the lord's office at the bottom of the first floor by Deacon Hamel after returning from carrying the wounded soldiers.I have lived to such an age, and I have never come in to see half a time.The weapons hanging on the wall on the right side of the passage shone in the sunlight, and on the left side where the light was out of the way hung portraits, which I guessed were the ancestors of the lord.Hanging there is probably because I am afraid that it will change color in the sun!While thinking about such things, I moved forward. Deacon Hamel, who skillfully opened the huge wooden door, entered, and I followed with my mouth pouted. I looked around the room and immediately sighed.It was almost empty inside.There are straight stone walls on all sides, and there are only some furniture such as desks, tables, a few chairs, and bookcases.The sword and shield hanging over the mantelpiece seemed to be the only decorations.I know our lord is poor, but is this a lord's office? There was a table by the huge window, where Taiban, Shansen, and Cal sat waiting for us.I just stood because I didn't know what was going on, but Karl told me to sit down right away. "Brother Nieder, sit here. Mr. Deacon?" Deacon Hamel also sat down.Among the five people sitting around the table, Shan Sen and I didn't know the reason for coming here, so we looked confused, Deacon Hamel had a worried expression, and Taiban and Carl had no expressions. Deacon Hamel spoke. "I speak as an agent of the lord...Master Karl? Are you really not going to be the agent of the lord?" Shan Sen's face changed on the spot, he was very surprised, and I nodded. How dare Karl dare to live in the lord's woods and live a leisurely life?Because his name was Karl Hutant.He is Lord Hetante's younger brother.Apart from me, only a few people in the village know about this. Carl shook his head. "I don't have the qualifications. I didn't help my brother at all, I just lived a lazy life in the woods. And I've said it several times, I don't like running to sit in his seat when my brother is away. " Although Deacon Hamel showed a regretful expression, he still did not continue to force him.Shan Sen stared at Carl with an unbelievable expression, and then hurriedly turned his gaze to other places.Deacon Hamel said: "Then, Guard Captain Shanson Fisher!" "exist!" "In order to report the status of Hetante's territory and the defeat of the Ninth Amtarite Conquest Army, and to request assistance from His Majesty the King, someone must go to the capital Baixos Empe. Do you understand?" "Master Carl Hetant is going to the capital. Although guards are needed here, you should also know that most of the soldiers in the city have been injured. After entering late autumn, if the monsters find that the strength of the guard has weakened, they will definitely Desperately attacking, we all expected this. So we can't send too many people to protect the young master. The young master said that he wants to go to the capital by himself, which is outrageous. How can he go to the capital alone in this season? So I I hope you, plus one other person, can be his entourage." Plus another person.Of those sitting here now, one is unnecessary... "Shuky Nidfa—" "understood." Hearing my answer, although Deacon Hamel was a little flustered, he still nodded.I say: "Because I'm not a regular army, this is not considered sending troops. Anyway, at my age, even the Self-Defense Forces can't get in, so I can just be sent. That's good. And there is my father's matter hanging there. If you let Now that I know the truth, I will probably pester you first, Deacon." Deacon Hamel smiled wryly. "As proud as you are, you also seem trustworthy." I glanced at Taiban.If he could go with him, there would be nothing to be afraid of.Taiban seemed to read my heart and said: "If the situation permits, I actually want to go together. But no matter what, people here are really worried. Xiu Qi, you have to be careful. So far, although you have fought against gargoyles and ogres , but that's just an illusion, completely different from reality. If you forget about it, you're dead. Got it?" "understood." "Don't worry about Jamie. I won't let her see other guys..." "Shut up!" Carl smiled and said: "Do the two of you need any special preparations? No? Then we'll leave early. Please prepare yourself and come to my house tomorrow morning. I don't want others to find out my true identity, can you help me?" Although Shan Sen couldn't figure out what he was talking about, he nodded hurriedly.Karl said: "Whether it is meeting His Majesty in the capital or preparing funds, I will be in charge. Discuss with the two of you, and leave the travel matters to you. Fei Xifu, please study how the three of us can do it as quickly as possible. Arrive at the capital. If it is to reassure the villagers, you can spread the news that someone is going to the capital, but please don’t mention my name.” "Yes! Please don't worry!" Deacon Hamel got up and went to the desk, opened the drawer with a key, and brought a box and wallet.He gave Shan Sen his wallet and asked him to buy some prepared items.Then he handed the box to Carl. "Here is the seal and letter of appointment, as well as all the certificates of the territory of Hetante, as well as the certificate of the right to harvest forest products and agricultural products. You have become the sole agent of the territory of Hetante." "understood." Shan Sen suddenly stood up from his chair.As soon as I sat down, he asked me to stand up, and said: "Then let's take our leave first and go to prepare. You...you..." "Just call me Carl like before." "Yes, Karl. Can you ride a horse?" Carl nodded with a smile.But my face was contorted into a ball.horse?I quickly turned my head to Taiban. "Wait a minute! Taiban, are you a wizard? Can't you cast a spell and let us fly to the capital? By the way, space movement. When the Balrog was called out last time, what... what is the spell?" ?” Taiban smiled and said: "You bastard! Are you a Balrog?" "what?" "It's difficult to explain. Because I'm blind, I can't distort the space correctly. But Balrog is very powerful among demons, so although I can only set approximate coordinates, he can still cooperate with me. Come on down here. In fact, this is also related to the 'dimension gate' ability possessed by the Balrog..." "You won't understand if you keep on talking. Forget it, don't talk." At this time, Shan Sen didn't let me have a chance to continue speaking at all, so he dragged me outside the office.The remaining three seemed to be discussing something serious, but I couldn't understand it.Shan Sen hurriedly asked me: "Hey, hey, Xiu Qi. You didn't seem very surprised just now. Who is Karl?" "Karl is Karl. Otherwise, who are you talking about?" "Come on, Xiu Qi, tell me." "Didn't he say just now?! 'When my brother is not here...' you still don't know?" Shan Sen said with a surprised expression: "Then he is the lord's younger brother?" "To be precise, he is a half-brother. So there is a big age difference between the two." "what!" Karl is the lord's half brother.His mother was a city maid, so Carl abandoned concerns about his identity early on.He left the village to wander around when he was a child, and came back when he grew up.Our good-hearted lord wanted to take him home as his own brother, but Karl declined, and instead asked him to live quietly in the woods.So Karl lives mysteriously in the eyes of everyone's curiosity.Hearing what I said, Shan Sen nodded. "It's my turn to ask this time. Are you going to ride?" "Of course. Otherwise, do you want to walk such a long way? It took five or six months to go back and forth." "Of course not, but neither on horseback." "What's the meaning?" "I can't ride a horse." Shan Sen laughed. "It doesn't matter. Is there anyone who knows how to ride from birth? Gradually, he will become proficient." "Ok……" "Let me give you a suggestion. It is very important for a horse to know its owner." There was light in my eyes, but Shan Sen didn't see it. Shan Sen followed me to the stables behind the castle. O'Neill, who was guarding the horses at the stables, made a surprised expression when he heard that I had to ride to the capital.This uncle, I am more surprised than you.He shook his head and led us into the stables. Shansen has his own horse, so it's not a problem.Came here to prepare the horses Carl and I were going to ride.O'Neill said how many horses had not been assigned owners after training, and showed me those horses.Even if he showed me a horse, do I know how to choose it? I said to O'Neill: "Hey, if I asked you to choose between solid wax candles and mixed candles, would you choose?" O'Neill laughed.He took a look at my build and went straight to choosing a horse for me.The horse is chestnut colored and really handsome.Compared with Shan Sen's large horse 'Meteor', although it is much smaller, I don't like that kind of scary big horse either.I stared silently at the horse, and the horse stared silently at me.Horses have strange eyes.The eyelids are round, and it looks like it is frightened, but at the same time it is very hideous and frightening.This time I turned my head slightly away and stared at the horse with my arms folded.The horse snorted at me.Pululu. Shan Sen laughed and said: "Xiu Qi, let's see if you get used to each other with this guy today. I'll do the preparations for the trip." I nodded, and Shan Sen drove his horse away. O'Neill smiled, then brought the saddle and other harness and put it in front of me.I stood there watching blankly, so O'Neill showed me how to put the bit in, how to pull the strap on the top of his head, how to tie the chin strap, how to put the saddle pad first and then the saddle, how to tie the belly and chest The straps seem to be no problem.O'Neill slowly let me watch every move he made, and then untied them all, asking me to try them out. OK, just try it. I took the bit and tried to put it in the horse's mouth.But what the hell is going on?When O'Neill let it go, the horse behaved obediently, but as soon as I approached it, it shook its head and started to back away.I looked at O'Neill suspiciously, but he just smiled. I curled my fingers.Didn't Shan Sen say that it should recognize its owner? "Okay, no matter what, I'm going to ride you. The less you resist, the better our relationship will be. You know?" O'Neill saw how serious I was, and started to laugh out loud.I snorted and wrapped my arms around the horse's neck. "ah!" I clamped the horse's neck tightly under my arm, and then used my other hand to force the bit into its mouth. O'Neill looked at it with a faint expression on his face.Although the horse also wants to resist, but what am I wearing on my hand?Isn't it OPG?I proceeded to push the bit into place and then fastened the bit strap.Then I stepped back and let him see that I was trying to put the saddle on his back. "Come on, now it's time for this. If you dare to resist, I'll make you kneel before tying you up. Got it?" The horse ignored my words and ran away.Ouch, I'm going crazy.
After some wrestling, the horse seemed to know that it wanted me to be its master.Of course, I don't know how much I suffered before this.I was kicked by the horse's hind legs several times, and the horse was kicked by me several times.O'Neill nodded and said: "It's the first time I've seen such a matching horse and owner." Anyway, now it will stand obediently and let me tie things around my body.Let him bite the bit, and after finishing the head straps, it's time to tie the chin straps.Put the pads on before putting the saddle on.Then tighten the belly and chest straps properly.It is very difficult to achieve the so-called "proper" here.I asked O'Neill how much to tighten, but he said it was just right anyway, I really don't understand him.But in fact, if you think about it carefully, if someone asks me how to cook candles, I can probably only answer him with "appropriate heat". "Can I ride now?" It was already afternoon when I finished learning how to harness.But since we were leaving the next day, there was no other time.O'Neill showed me how to climb into the saddle.This guy is very obedient now, so the way to learn to climb up is also very simple. O'Neill tied a long rope to the bit and told me to run around. "Hey, since you have tied up the horse, how are you going to run?" "Round in circles." So Ma and I centered on O'Neill and started going around in circles.That's how I started not to be manipulating the horse, but to be correcting the horse.As soon as I said that, O'Neill nodded. "Well. Then let's start with the method of not falling." Then O'Neill suddenly didn't know what instructions he gave.Although I couldn't understand what he said, I immediately started walking faster and faster, and I immediately shook harder.I suddenly felt frightened, so I let go of the rein and hugged the horse's neck.O'Neill said with a little embarrassment. "Engage your legs, relax your upper body, and rock gently." Hard on your legs?Relax the upper body and shake gently?I straightened my waist up and began to step on the stirrup with my feet.Although I am more comfortable, my scarecrow appearance seems to make O'Neill want to laugh. Anyway, after falling two or three times, I finally got the hang of it.The impact underfoot has to make it disappear in the lower back.So what is important is that the movements of the feet and knees that step on the stirrups must be gentle and rhythmic. Once I got to this point, O'Neill started teaching me the way to use the reins.It's very simple.Just pull the rein in the direction you want to go and give the horse a little signal with your heel.If you want to stop, move your weight back and pull the reins up, and if you want to speed up, move your weight forward and kick the horse's belly with the stirrups. I don't know if O'Neill is determined to make me a quicker. I ran like this for an hour, and he didn't even let me rest. Finally, he untied the rope and let me run casually.As soon as the rope was untied, the horse seemed to have returned to its original nature, (speaking of which, I was on the horseback, and I let it do whatever it wanted), so it began to resist desperately.In order to let him know that resistance is useless, I kicked the horse's stomach hard. Alas!The horse suddenly seemed to go crazy and started to gallop.By the way, kicking a horse means starting!What about stopping?I didn't know what to do, although I tried to make it stop, but as soon as the horse stopped, my body flew forward. "Ugh!" In the late afternoon, Shan Sen who came to see how I was doing shook his head. "Did you fight a horse?" I nodded, and Shan Sen showed a more surprised expression.O'Neill showed him the horses I had ridden.The horse was bubbling with sweat all over his body and was panting.Shan Sen's mouth suddenly opened in surprise. "Then call it Jamie!" Ma and I glared at each other with disgust, while O'Neill and Shan Sen clapped each other's shoulders and laughed.
"That's Xiu Qi. He seems to be very tired because he carried a wizard on his back." "No. No matter how tired you are, you can't do this. There are so many injured people in front of you, and you just sit there and do nothing? It's really ignorant." "Leave him alone. His father also participated in the expedition this time." "what?" "He must be very sad. He already knows that we have lost, but Dad hasn't come back yet. No matter how tall he is, he is still only a seventeen-year-old child after all." "Humph." voice.People's voices are getting farther and farther away.What did they just say?I don't need to know.It's useless to know.There is only one thing I want to hear.Anything else is unnecessary.So, do I have to talk?
Water flows low, birds fly high Men are born to plow, women are born to weave Warriors look ahead, wizards look up Already born, must die
I hummed this song and gradually fell asleep. "Dad!" Bang! Although I have no memory, according to eyewitnesses, I fell asleep and suddenly stood up, ran like crazy, and finally hit the wall with my head, and passed out.In the morning, I saw that there were still traces on the wall in the corner of the hall.Of course I also have scars on my head.
"Huh? Is it true?" I even forgot the method of adjusting strength that I had learned through hard work. I jumped for joy and hit my head on the ceiling.Ouch, my head.It really hurts to hit again where I hit yesterday.The soldier who spoke to me looked at me in surprise, and Karl smiled nervously. The soldier said to me slowly: "Well. Mr. Niederfa was captured by the goblins along with the lord and Earl Shulizhe's army. I played dead over there, so I didn't get caught. At that time, a goblin came to stab the corpse to make sure these Everyone was dead, and as soon as it came to me, I cut it with all my strength, and then escaped." I was so happy that I even forgot the pain in my head.I kept saying all kinds of blessings to the soldier, such as making a fortune no matter what kind of career you do, marrying a super beautiful wife, having prosperous children and grandchildren for eight generations, and so on.The soldier giggled and asked me: "Hey, why can you jump so high?" "If you can stop flattering girls like enemies, you will become like me!" After saying something that no one could understand, I was so happy that I started screaming and ran out of the hall. On the second day after Shan Sen arrived, I heard the news from the soldiers who had fled back.I am so happy!Dad really knew how to react on the battlefield.I was bouncing around, doing somersaults, and rolling on the ground, making everyone who passed me think this guy was 100% crazy. When I was lying in the middle of the training ground looking at the sky and laughing, Shan Sen ran over.Shan Sen had already taken off his dirty armor full of dust and blood, and put on clean clothes.I wanted to talk to Shan Sen, but he smiled first and said: "I've heard that too. On the way I came, I saw you as crazy, so I asked passers-by what happened. That's great, Xiu Qi." "Well! Not only can my father not do anything, he can't even die." "...Is this a compliment?" "But where are you going? No rest. And Ju is wearing formal clothes." "I'm going to people's homes and telling them that their family members are dead. That's my job." At this moment, I suddenly felt very guilty about my joy just now.The homes of these war dead will soon turn into a sea of tears.Shan Sen saw that I was panicked and overwhelmed, so he smiled at me and said: "Actually, you have nothing to feel guilty about. Your happiness is just as natural as the sadness of the deceased's family." "But...it seems like I only care about myself." "Seeing how happy you are, it's true. If you still feel guilty, go to Taiban for help. I heard that you are his assistant?" "Ok." Taiban is taking care of the soldiers in the hall, but according to what Karl said earlier, being able to come here means that the injuries he suffered will not die.Most of their injuries were minor, but their bigger problem was exhaustion.They kept avoiding the attacks of monsters during their escape, so they were already exhausted when they got here. Taiban has treated several critical injuries, and then just sits in a chair and directs the maids.So I was also responsible for transporting the slightly injured soldiers home according to Taiban's instructions. Shan Sen met me on the way to the village, and he made a surprised expression at my strength.I briskly pulled the trolley full of wounded soldiers, while Shan Sen grabbed the cart and ran behind. "Wow! You said this is OPG? That's amazing!" "It's almost like you. Because I have the power of an ogre." "What are you talking about! You guy, your mouth is still just as wicked." On the way to send these soldiers home, each of them showed a happy expression.When I entered the village, when I put them down at the door of each house, and saw their tearful family members, I also felt that I was about to cry.The cart I am pulling is full of joy.As soon as the villagers saw the cart I was pulling, they would cheer for the people sitting on it.what!Came back alive.It's all thanks to everyone, I made you worry.Clay, you're back!Ah, Diane! Looking at the kissing couple, I almost laughed out of joy.It's really exhilarating work. But sometimes when Shan Sen stops in front of the war dead's house and goes in to deliver the death notice, I really can't bear to watch the scene.The men shook hands with Shan Sen with stiff expressions to say thank you, but the women held Shan Sen and cried bitterly. At this time, Shan Sen could only look at the sky motionless.Tears welled up in his eyes, and the cheeks of me and the soldiers sitting in the car were also wet with tears. "Hey, it's okay!" "I told you to sit on it and you just sit!" After walking around the village and delivering all the wounded soldiers, I forced Shan Sen to sit in the car.Although Shan Sen refused, it wouldn’t do much to just drive a person back to the city, so he still couldn’t resist my strong request, and got into the car with a smile. "Okay! Let's run!" "Wow!" I started running at a speed almost overturned.Shan Sen's scream came from behind. "The car, the whole car will crash! You bastard, I don't want to die here!" "What are you talking about? Are you bored to death because it's too slow? Go!" "Wow ah ah ah!" I wanted to make Shan Sen happy, but he seemed very scared.As soon as he reached the city, he rolled out of the car and fled without looking back.I looked at his back and laughed out loud. After laughing for a while, I stood up the trolley and entered the hall again.This is to see if anyone is getting better.But I didn't see Taiban sitting in the hall.Carl wasn't there either.I didn't know the reason, so I ran to find Deacon Hamel. "Execution, Sir Deacon, where did Taiban go?" "Well, Xiu Qi, are you back? Great. Come with me." "what?" "We're waiting for you. Come on."
Surprisingly, I was taken directly to the lord's office at the bottom of the first floor by Deacon Hamel after returning from carrying the wounded soldiers.I have lived to such an age, and I have never come in to see half a time.The weapons hanging on the wall on the right side of the passage shone in the sunlight, and on the left side where the light was out of the way hung portraits, which I guessed were the ancestors of the lord.Hanging there is probably because I am afraid that it will change color in the sun!While thinking about such things, I moved forward. Deacon Hamel, who skillfully opened the huge wooden door, entered, and I followed with my mouth pouted. I looked around the room and immediately sighed.It was almost empty inside.There are straight stone walls on all sides, and there are only some furniture such as desks, tables, a few chairs, and bookcases.The sword and shield hanging over the mantelpiece seemed to be the only decorations.I know our lord is poor, but is this a lord's office? There was a table by the huge window, where Taiban, Shansen, and Cal sat waiting for us.I just stood because I didn't know what was going on, but Karl told me to sit down right away. "Brother Nieder, sit here. Mr. Deacon?" Deacon Hamel also sat down.Among the five people sitting around the table, Shan Sen and I didn't know the reason for coming here, so we looked confused, Deacon Hamel had a worried expression, and Taiban and Carl had no expressions. Deacon Hamel spoke. "I speak as an agent of the lord...Master Karl? Are you really not going to be the agent of the lord?" Shan Sen's face changed on the spot, he was very surprised, and I nodded. How dare Karl dare to live in the lord's woods and live a leisurely life?Because his name was Karl Hutant.He is Lord Hetante's younger brother.Apart from me, only a few people in the village know about this. Carl shook his head. "I don't have the qualifications. I didn't help my brother at all, I just lived a lazy life in the woods. And I've said it several times, I don't like running to sit in his seat when my brother is away. " Although Deacon Hamel showed a regretful expression, he still did not continue to force him.Shan Sen stared at Carl with an unbelievable expression, and then hurriedly turned his gaze to other places.Deacon Hamel said: "Then, Guard Captain Shanson Fisher!" "exist!" "In order to report the status of Hetante's territory and the defeat of the Ninth Amtarite Conquest Army, and to request assistance from His Majesty the King, someone must go to the capital Baixos Empe. Do you understand?" "Master Carl Hetant is going to the capital. Although guards are needed here, you should also know that most of the soldiers in the city have been injured. After entering late autumn, if the monsters find that the strength of the guard has weakened, they will definitely Desperately attacking, we all expected this. So we can't send too many people to protect the young master. The young master said that he wants to go to the capital by himself, which is outrageous. How can he go to the capital alone in this season? So I I hope you, plus one other person, can be his entourage." Plus another person.Of those sitting here now, one is unnecessary... "Shuky Nidfa—" "understood." Hearing my answer, although Deacon Hamel was a little flustered, he still nodded.I say: "Because I'm not a regular army, this is not considered sending troops. Anyway, at my age, even the Self-Defense Forces can't get in, so I can just be sent. That's good. And there is my father's matter hanging there. If you let Now that I know the truth, I will probably pester you first, Deacon." Deacon Hamel smiled wryly. "As proud as you are, you also seem trustworthy." I glanced at Taiban.If he could go with him, there would be nothing to be afraid of.Taiban seemed to read my heart and said: "If the situation permits, I actually want to go together. But no matter what, people here are really worried. Xiu Qi, you have to be careful. So far, although you have fought against gargoyles and ogres , but that's just an illusion, completely different from reality. If you forget about it, you're dead. Got it?" "understood." "Don't worry about Jamie. I won't let her see other guys..." "Shut up!" Carl smiled and said: "Do the two of you need any special preparations? No? Then we'll leave early. Please prepare yourself and come to my house tomorrow morning. I don't want others to find out my true identity, can you help me?" Although Shan Sen couldn't figure out what he was talking about, he nodded hurriedly.Karl said: "Whether it is meeting His Majesty in the capital or preparing funds, I will be in charge. Discuss with the two of you, and leave the travel matters to you. Fei Xifu, please study how the three of us can do it as quickly as possible. Arrive at the capital. If it is to reassure the villagers, you can spread the news that someone is going to the capital, but please don’t mention my name.” "Yes! Please don't worry!" Deacon Hamel got up and went to the desk, opened the drawer with a key, and brought a box and wallet.He gave Shan Sen his wallet and asked him to buy some prepared items.Then he handed the box to Carl. "Here is the seal and letter of appointment, as well as all the certificates of the territory of Hetante, as well as the certificate of the right to harvest forest products and agricultural products. You have become the sole agent of the territory of Hetante." "understood." Shan Sen suddenly stood up from his chair.As soon as I sat down, he asked me to stand up, and said: "Then let's take our leave first and go to prepare. You...you..." "Just call me Carl like before." "Yes, Karl. Can you ride a horse?" Carl nodded with a smile.But my face was contorted into a ball.horse?I quickly turned my head to Taiban. "Wait a minute! Taiban, are you a wizard? Can't you cast a spell and let us fly to the capital? By the way, space movement. When the Balrog was called out last time, what... what is the spell?" ?” Taiban smiled and said: "You bastard! Are you a Balrog?" "what?" "It's difficult to explain. Because I'm blind, I can't distort the space correctly. But Balrog is very powerful among demons, so although I can only set approximate coordinates, he can still cooperate with me. Come on down here. In fact, this is also related to the 'dimension gate' ability possessed by the Balrog..." "You won't understand if you keep on talking. Forget it, don't talk." At this time, Shan Sen didn't let me have a chance to continue speaking at all, so he dragged me outside the office.The remaining three seemed to be discussing something serious, but I couldn't understand it.Shan Sen hurriedly asked me: "Hey, hey, Xiu Qi. You didn't seem very surprised just now. Who is Karl?" "Karl is Karl. Otherwise, who are you talking about?" "Come on, Xiu Qi, tell me." "Didn't he say just now?! 'When my brother is not here...' you still don't know?" Shan Sen said with a surprised expression: "Then he is the lord's younger brother?" "To be precise, he is a half-brother. So there is a big age difference between the two." "what!" Karl is the lord's half brother.His mother was a city maid, so Carl abandoned concerns about his identity early on.He left the village to wander around when he was a child, and came back when he grew up.Our good-hearted lord wanted to take him home as his own brother, but Karl declined, and instead asked him to live quietly in the woods.So Karl lives mysteriously in the eyes of everyone's curiosity.Hearing what I said, Shan Sen nodded. "It's my turn to ask this time. Are you going to ride?" "Of course. Otherwise, do you want to walk such a long way? It took five or six months to go back and forth." "Of course not, but neither on horseback." "What's the meaning?" "I can't ride a horse." Shan Sen laughed. "It doesn't matter. Is there anyone who knows how to ride from birth? Gradually, he will become proficient." "Ok……" "Let me give you a suggestion. It is very important for a horse to know its owner." There was light in my eyes, but Shan Sen didn't see it. Shan Sen followed me to the stables behind the castle. O'Neill, who was guarding the horses at the stables, made a surprised expression when he heard that I had to ride to the capital.This uncle, I am more surprised than you.He shook his head and led us into the stables. Shansen has his own horse, so it's not a problem.Came here to prepare the horses Carl and I were going to ride.O'Neill said how many horses had not been assigned owners after training, and showed me those horses.Even if he showed me a horse, do I know how to choose it? I said to O'Neill: "Hey, if I asked you to choose between solid wax candles and mixed candles, would you choose?" O'Neill laughed.He took a look at my build and went straight to choosing a horse for me.The horse is chestnut colored and really handsome.Compared with Shan Sen's large horse 'Meteor', although it is much smaller, I don't like that kind of scary big horse either.I stared silently at the horse, and the horse stared silently at me.Horses have strange eyes.The eyelids are round, and it looks like it is frightened, but at the same time it is very hideous and frightening.This time I turned my head slightly away and stared at the horse with my arms folded.The horse snorted at me.Pululu. Shan Sen laughed and said: "Xiu Qi, let's see if you get used to each other with this guy today. I'll do the preparations for the trip." I nodded, and Shan Sen drove his horse away. O'Neill smiled, then brought the saddle and other harness and put it in front of me.I stood there watching blankly, so O'Neill showed me how to put the bit in, how to pull the strap on the top of his head, how to tie the chin strap, how to put the saddle pad first and then the saddle, how to tie the belly and chest The straps seem to be no problem.O'Neill slowly let me watch every move he made, and then untied them all, asking me to try them out. OK, just try it. I took the bit and tried to put it in the horse's mouth.But what the hell is going on?When O'Neill let it go, the horse behaved obediently, but as soon as I approached it, it shook its head and started to back away.I looked at O'Neill suspiciously, but he just smiled. I curled my fingers.Didn't Shan Sen say that it should recognize its owner? "Okay, no matter what, I'm going to ride you. The less you resist, the better our relationship will be. You know?" O'Neill saw how serious I was, and started to laugh out loud.I snorted and wrapped my arms around the horse's neck. "ah!" I clamped the horse's neck tightly under my arm, and then used my other hand to force the bit into its mouth. O'Neill looked at it with a faint expression on his face.Although the horse also wants to resist, but what am I wearing on my hand?Isn't it OPG?I proceeded to push the bit into place and then fastened the bit strap.Then I stepped back and let him see that I was trying to put the saddle on his back. "Come on, now it's time for this. If you dare to resist, I'll make you kneel before tying you up. Got it?" The horse ignored my words and ran away.Ouch, I'm going crazy.
After some wrestling, the horse seemed to know that it wanted me to be its master.Of course, I don't know how much I suffered before this.I was kicked by the horse's hind legs several times, and the horse was kicked by me several times.O'Neill nodded and said: "It's the first time I've seen such a matching horse and owner." Anyway, now it will stand obediently and let me tie things around my body.Let him bite the bit, and after finishing the head straps, it's time to tie the chin straps.Put the pads on before putting the saddle on.Then tighten the belly and chest straps properly.It is very difficult to achieve the so-called "proper" here.I asked O'Neill how much to tighten, but he said it was just right anyway, I really don't understand him.But in fact, if you think about it carefully, if someone asks me how to cook candles, I can probably only answer him with "appropriate heat". "Can I ride now?" It was already afternoon when I finished learning how to harness.But since we were leaving the next day, there was no other time.O'Neill showed me how to climb into the saddle.This guy is very obedient now, so the way to learn to climb up is also very simple. O'Neill tied a long rope to the bit and told me to run around. "Hey, since you have tied up the horse, how are you going to run?" "Round in circles." So Ma and I centered on O'Neill and started going around in circles.That's how I started not to be manipulating the horse, but to be correcting the horse.As soon as I said that, O'Neill nodded. "Well. Then let's start with the method of not falling." Then O'Neill suddenly didn't know what instructions he gave.Although I couldn't understand what he said, I immediately started walking faster and faster, and I immediately shook harder.I suddenly felt frightened, so I let go of the rein and hugged the horse's neck.O'Neill said with a little embarrassment. "Engage your legs, relax your upper body, and rock gently." Hard on your legs?Relax the upper body and shake gently?I straightened my waist up and began to step on the stirrup with my feet.Although I am more comfortable, my scarecrow appearance seems to make O'Neill want to laugh. Anyway, after falling two or three times, I finally got the hang of it.The impact underfoot has to make it disappear in the lower back.So what is important is that the movements of the feet and knees that step on the stirrups must be gentle and rhythmic. Once I got to this point, O'Neill started teaching me the way to use the reins.It's very simple.Just pull the rein in the direction you want to go and give the horse a little signal with your heel.If you want to stop, move your weight back and pull the reins up, and if you want to speed up, move your weight forward and kick the horse's belly with the stirrups. I don't know if O'Neill is determined to make me a quicker. I ran like this for an hour, and he didn't even let me rest. Finally, he untied the rope and let me run casually.As soon as the rope was untied, the horse seemed to have returned to its original nature, (speaking of which, I was on the horseback, and I let it do whatever it wanted), so it began to resist desperately.In order to let him know that resistance is useless, I kicked the horse's stomach hard. Alas!The horse suddenly seemed to go crazy and started to gallop.By the way, kicking a horse means starting!What about stopping?I didn't know what to do, although I tried to make it stop, but as soon as the horse stopped, my body flew forward. "Ugh!" In the late afternoon, Shan Sen who came to see how I was doing shook his head. "Did you fight a horse?" I nodded, and Shan Sen showed a more surprised expression.O'Neill showed him the horses I had ridden.The horse was bubbling with sweat all over his body and was panting.Shan Sen's mouth suddenly opened in surprise. "Then call it Jamie!" Ma and I glared at each other with disgust, while O'Neill and Shan Sen clapped each other's shoulders and laughed.