Chapter 105 third chapter

bang bang bang!crunch. The door creaked suddenly because it could not bear the force of the strong wind.Swish ah ah!At the same time as the sound of rain came, a violent storm began to blow into the shed.The candles on the table were blown out by the wind on the spot, leaving only the fire from the fireplace.And because of the strong wind, the flames of the fireplace shook very violently, the whole room was in darkness, and the frightening shadows danced wildly, just like a nightmare. I ran over and grabbed the door and closed it.Wow!The wind must be too strong, right?I felt the wind blowing towards the door as if several people were pushing the door.No, I feel that the door is like a living creature, wanting to resist!I managed to close the door, but in such a short time, I was already soaked by the wind and rain.With my back against the door, in the faint firelight of the fireplace, I saw Esaihand help the fallen candle and use the pipe to relight the candle.The room became bright again.

Everyone was muttering to themselves, only Carl and Hassler were sitting at the table in the same posture as before.Both of them had expressions immersed in their distress, and they didn't care about their surroundings at all. They just kept looking at the table. At this moment, I felt that the force pushing the door became stronger.Uh, uh?This is no joke!I should have bolted the door.bang bang!Huh?Why does the wind sound so much like knocking on the door? "What the hell! Please open the door, I'm freezing!" With a flustered expression, I quickly opened the door and saw Ghisien head-on.No, to be correct, what I saw was a black mass rushing in at a very fast speed. I guess it might be Ghisien.

"Uh, uhhhh! It's so cold. Ha, ha chirp!" Ghisien was a stubborn man who kicked aside the succession to the throne because he didn't like it, and now, just like his style, he drew a very straight line between the door and the fireplace with amazing speed, and crossed it in an instant. The room (please don't ask me what these two things have to do with each other. I don't know either!).He ran so fast that I wondered if he would jump into the fireplace. After he ran over, he sat down in front of the fireplace, and his appearance was really impressive.His whole body was dripping wet, and he was trembling with his arms folded.Water dripped continuously from his body, and the upper and lower jaws kept colliding violently. He looked around, only then did he realize that Wen Chai was leaning against the wall, with the sleeping Nelia lying on his lap.Gishon's eyes widened in surprise.

"Uh, huh? You two look, Hajiu! It's pretty good, Wen Chai. When did you start getting so close?" Seeing Wenchai's face suddenly wrinkled into a ball, Ghisien showed a puzzled expression.I got Gishon a towel and told him about Nelia's fear of thunder.Gissien nodded and said, "Ah, is that right? Ha-chirp! Then you stay with this lady, Ha-chirp! Really." After Ghisien took off the dripping armor, he even took off his shirt and wrung it dry.After wiping his body with a towel, he sat in front of the fireplace and began to dry his shirt.Only then did he realize that no one spoke, showing a surprised expression.

"Huh? What are you guys talking about? Are you talking bad about me?" Carl smiled and shook his head. "Although you haven't heard the previous story, we will continue with the previous story first. I'll tell you slowly later, okay?" "Huh? Ah, it's fine. Carl, what do you think is better, so just do it." Giseon nodded quickly.After Karl nodded to Giseon, he said to Hassler: "Can you continue to tell us the story just now? I'm curious, how did you know this story that no one knows." Hasler said with a somewhat impatient expression, "I heard it from Siona."

"Siona? That vampire?" "yes." It seems that after seeing the atmosphere in the room becoming more noisy, Hassler seems to have returned to his original personality, which is taciturn.I'm afraid it will be very difficult for him to talk like just now, right?Karl said to him patiently: "Do you know how Siona learned the story of three hundred years ago?" Hasler folded his hands on his chest and touched his lips before speaking. "I don't know why I have to go on." Karl showed a struggling expression and looked at Hassler.Hasler glanced at Ghisien, and said in a cruel tone: "Have I explained enough about my master's hatred? Lutanio Baizos has ruined the future of all free races. He should be considered the public enemy of all races."

"What did you say?" boom!There was a sound of a chair falling to the ground, and Ghisien's question burst out at the same time.Ghisien's voice was full of astonishment, and it was so high-pitched that it was almost screaming.After Karl frowned and looked at Hassler, he turned his gaze to Giseon.Still holding his shirt in one hand, Ghisien stood up abruptly from his chair. "You bastard! What are you talking about? You act like a traitor slandering the royal family!" Hassler glared at Ghisien with hostile eyes, and said, "My lord, if telling the truth is slander, then I am slandering the royal family now."

After Giseon raised his hand, he realized that he was still holding the shirt.He threw the shirt away with a rough movement, and after moving his hand to the hilt of the sword at his waist, he stopped and said: "What do you call the truth! You say that King Lutanio has ruined freedom The race of tomorrow? You said he was the enemy of all races? You said so, didn't you?" "Yes. . . . He ruined even the future of mankind." "What did you say?" Hasler slowly began to rise from his seat.I quickly looked at both sides, and then I chose the side of Gishon whose chest heaved violently and couldn't breathe properly.If there was a fight, Githion should be stopped first.I stood up slowly.I looked towards Shan Sen, and he seemed to have the same thoughts as me.He only moved his pupils and made a look. 'Stop Gishon. 'I nodded slightly. 'I see. Hassler stood there proudly, staring directly at Ghisien, and he said: "He even ruined the future of human beings. Even if all other races are willing to forgive him, but for him, even the future of the same kind is ruined." Knowing this, it is impossible for Lutanio to be forgiven by humans, my lord prince."

Giseon's eyes were burning with rage, he glared at Hassler, and said quickly, "Please explain to me clearly!" "Gixion, please sit down." Carl said in a low voice as if anxiously.But Githion couldn't even listen.Although Hassler didn't have any weapons on his body, he crossed his hands on his chest, and with an attitude full of arrogance, he met Ghisien's eyes and said, "Because he destroyed the Eight Stars." "Eight stars are nothing! Isn't it just expensive stones like gems!" "This gem has the power to turn us into anything."

Although Hassler answered calmly, Giseon opened his eyes wide and looked at Hassler.He licked his lips several times and tried to speak, before finally answering: "Can it be turned into anything?" Hassler replied in a stern tone: "That gem can eliminate all the eternal incongruity, eternal self-contradiction, and eternally repeated tragedies. If life is limited but the pursuit of infinity is our incongruity, Then it can make us immortal beings. If we have to be one to live, and being divided into male and female is our contradiction, then it can even eliminate our gender. If we dream of becoming gods, but this is a tragedy that we can never achieve, then it can even turn us into gods."

"what are you saying?" Gishon made an expression of disbelief.He was going to move his hand to the hilt of the sword, but he didn't know when his right hand had dropped to his thigh.What a risk!Now there should be no fighting on the spot.I felt a little relieved, but Gishien shook his head and said, "Are you asking me to believe such nonsense now?" "If you know how to believe the truth, you should believe what I say, my lord prince." Giseon's eyes suddenly widened.He looked directly at Hassler and said, "If the gemstone is really as inexplicable as you said, then it would be better for it to be destroyed. King Lutanio was so wise at that time." Hassler also kept staring at Gissien.Ghisien now said with a calm expression on his face, "No, it's not that it's better to be destroyed, but it has to be destroyed. Why do we have to be someone other than us? I'm not the kind of person who doesn't understand Idiots who want to be others because they want to be themselves. And no one should be that kind of idiot." Hassler let out a long sigh, and at the end of his long sigh was connected with a soliloquy. "The power of bloodlines is truly terrifying." Giseon smiled and sat back in his chair.He looked down at his naked half body, then picked up the shirt that was thrown on the ground just now, and said, "I know there is such a person. He didn't recognize himself at all, and people who didn't even know how to cherish him had feelings for him." They are dissatisfied and wish to be someone else. When it comes to this kind of people, you can ask Wen Chai, and he will tell you anecdotes about their clansmen.” Wenchai still let Nelia lie on his lap (if no one comes out to take Nelia away, Wenchai will definitely maintain this position until tomorrow morning), staring at the ceiling all the time, after he heard Pu Chi laughed.Githion was telling the story of the disaffected, whiny teenager.Whether it is Ghisien's words or Hassler's words, it is difficult to understand and judge, but somehow, Ghisien's bold and confident attitude seems to attract me more. But Hassler seemed unmoved. "My lord prince. After I heard your words, I suddenly thought of someone." Giseon looked at Hasler with puzzled eyes. "There is a man who cares only for himself, acts and thinks in his own power, and does not know what it means to be another. That man is completely ignorant of what another is, and does not know that others think and think like himself. Action. Because this kind of people don’t know how to sacrifice themselves, they can’t understand the sacrifice of others. Therefore, they will ask others to sacrifice as they like. Maybe they know how to use their brains, but they definitely don’t know how to use their hearts. They don’t know that others can Cherish your family just like yourself, know how to love..., love your family..." Hasler stopped softly at the end.He looked at Ebolyn who was lying on the bed with warm eyes.No one in the room, not even Duan Yajian, could break the silence. Hasler didn't say any more.He just looked at Carl weakly, and said, "What are you going to do with me?" Carl's face darkened.After he glanced at Gissien first, he glanced at Hassler again.Then, he looked at Ghisien again, and said, "I'm not asking Ghisien now, but His Royal Highness Byzos. As for the suspected treason, we are all familiar with the king's enemy—Ge Lan Hasler, what are you going to do with it?" Ghisien showed a panicked expression.He looked down at the shirt, and after shaking it a few times, he put it on.After he puts on his shirt, he smooths out the wrinkles and adjusts the collar and sleeves.Carl was silent, but fixed his eyes on Gishion. Finally, Ghisien spoke as if sighing. "Not long ago, I asked the captain of the Mounted Police here. I borrowed a few team members from him and escorted Hassler to the capital tomorrow morning." Hasler's face darkened.However, Carl's expression did not change.He looked at Ghisien with consistent eyes, and said in a casual tone, "Really?" "Yes. Treason is... Although I can be regarded as a person who has been insulated from the palace, but even so, I still cannot let the rebels go in private." Carl nodded slowly. "I see. But if it's a rebel, then his family must be guilty too. What's Miss Ebolyn Hassler going to do?" Carl's expression looked very calm, he was forcing Gishien into a dilemma.Isaihand smoked leisurely, and occasionally cast a twinkling glance at Ghisien over the top of his pipe.Alfred just had a melancholy expression on his face; as for Gerent, he simply showed his mood and looked at Ghisien earnestly. Ghisien looked around at everyone, and then he let out a long sigh. "She's the same..." Hasler's eyes flickered.I could clearly see his fists on the table suddenly clenched.Carl said, "Do you want to send her back?" "yes." "I see." Carl said in a tone that had nothing to say anymore.Therefore, it was quite difficult for Gissy to speak again.He said in an indistinct voice: "However, Miss Ebolyn is now the adopted daughter of the Harshtel family, so she has nothing to do with this matter, which is something anyone can see. I, Um, so, I want to write a letter." "write a letter?" "Yes. As for the father and daughter of Glenn Hassler and Ebolyn Hassler...well, I want to write a letter of love or something. I want to implore His Majesty Nissien not to punish them , first find out their own innocence." Carl smiled.Although Shan Sen had a dissatisfied expression, I nodded. "Okay, my lord prince. I firmly believe that you have done your best. In this case, you'd better not mention such lies that you have been cut off from the palace. Hmph. No matter what you do, you are still a prince! You this morning I can still remember the appearance in Huangcheng River!" Hassler looked at Aiboline again with sad eyes.He stood up quietly from his seat, and slowly walked towards the bed under the gaze of everyone.He knelt on the edge of the bed and brushed the hair from Abeline's forehead. Ebolyn murmured a few words in sleep, and after turning over, she put one hand outside the quilt.Hassler stretched out his hands carefully, and took Ebolyn's hand.As if he was grabbing a piece of pure gold that would leave hand marks when he touched it, he grabbed her hand and held it tightly with both hands. He brought Aberline's hand to his forehead.Hassler knelt by the bed and rested his forehead on Ebolyn's hand. The atmosphere seemed to be reverent like a priest, while Gerent sitting next to him looked like a swordsman or a drunkard.However, the warm eyes of Gerent looking at Hassler did not make people forget that he was a priest. Hassler held Ebolyn's hand tightly, and said without turning his head: "My lord, you can... turn a blind eye to this child, can't you?" Giseon frowned and looked at Hasler's back.With his back to the candlelight, Hassler's face was pitch black.We can only see his broad back reflected in red.Ghisien said with a bitter expression: "If Ebolyn is released, you will be released as well. You just did what you should do as a follower of Nex, and you haven't done anything bad other than that. But the law In the past, everyone was equal, and the law treats the friendship of maidservants equally." Hassler didn't answer.He seemed to be frozen there on his knees. The wind shook the whole mountain violently.Although we sat in this thick and solid hut, it felt as if a wind had penetrated somewhere and made the candles flicker. I looked at the candle quietly.Who is right? King Lutanio and Ghisien, and Hendrick and Hassler.Who is right?Human incoordination.Well...there should be no creatures without incongruity in this world.Even frogs that die away from water die in water.Well, if it leaves the water, it can only stay near the valley.Where is perfect?As long as you're alive, isn't it? However... as children grow up, they always have to change after a period of time. If you live with your own incongruity forever, that is also a problem.Anyone who ignores time as it already exists is a fool.If change cannot be avoided, of course progress or degeneration is better.We're supposed to be gods, aren't we? The candles flickered incessantly.I remembered what my dad had said to me. 'You say candles can talk? ''Look, isn't it moving its mouth?The flickering of the candle is talking. ''Dad, don't worry.I'll have Carl over to our house tomorrow.Because Karl is also very good at medical skills..., ouch! ''Boy!You shut up for me.That way you can hear, hear the candles talking. ' OK, let me listen to it.I closed my mouth, and even the sound of breathing from my nose seemed to come from far away, but in fact, the sound of the pulse heard at the closest place to me also began to be far away.I stared silently at the flame of the candle. Candle answered. 'Hey, you are a Candlemaker Candidate in Hetante Village, a master craftsman of light.You just quietly watch my posture.Then you can create a beautiful glow like mine.Don't you remember what Jack said?To survive is to avoid danger, not to take part in the affairs of the big shots. 'My goodness.dad!Why didn't you tell me that candles say stupid things? This stupid candle!You must have been knocked with bad wax oil during the manufacturing process.Or the fat block is mixed with bone debris....Otherwise, the paraffin is not completely dissolved and becomes uneven.Hey, listen to me.You are burning yourself to shine.Therefore, human beings should also burn themselves to achieve themselves, shouldn't they?If you are afraid of burning, you will never be able to shine. Don't you even know this candlemaker's joke? Uh.Although I am a little sorry for my dad for saying this, I really feel that talking to candles seems to be a little low-level.Geraint, on the other hand, was talking to God. I turned to look at Gerente.In his face, his eyes shone brightly in the firelight.The flames of the fireplace cast a very special color on his face, which was tanned from living in a mountain monastery.And the conversation not long ago seems to make his expression look more complicated.Gerent was looking at the back of Hassler who was silent and kneeling. Ghisien swayed his body as if he was uncomfortable because the shirt he just dried, then he touched his face and said in a feignedly happy tone: "You may not know that Wenchai was also a spy in the first place. .Even the spies are pardoned, I think the rebels should not be particularly worried." His intentions were very good, but Ghisien's words not only failed to reassure Hasler, but even made Wenchai's face wrinkled.It's worse than nothing. Karl has been silently watching the smoke rising from Isaihand's pipe since just now.he spoke. "Mr. Hassler." Hassler didn't move.Karl puffed out his chest as if he wanted to raise his voice again, but then he could only quietly look at Hassler's back.After a while, Hassler stood up. After stroking Aiboline's forehead, he carefully put Aiboline's hand under the quilt.His actions are even very serious.dad!You look at this scene!Now, will you still kick me up every morning?After I saved you, I should first tell you about this scene. Hasler sat down on the chair again.Carl looked at him and said, "Although you will find it annoying, but since you've heard it all, I hope you can finish listening to the story just now." Hasler just stared at the table in silence.I turned my head slightly and saw Shan Sen writhing his body with a bored expression, and managed to hold back his yawn.Carl said: "As for King Lutanio's choice, I can't judge anything on the spot. Anyway, this is already a thing in the past. It was already three hundred years ago. It seems a bit ridiculous to be angry about the past. But How did you know this matter so well? You said you learned it from Siona, but how could Siona..." "After all hope of life is destroyed!" Hasler suddenly spoke like an explosion.Ai Saihande was so frightened by the sudden words that he almost let the pipe drop to the ground. He managed to hold it steady, but unfortunately he put his finger into the pipe.With a sad face, he put his finger in his mouth, while Hassler coughed a few times, and then quietly continued: "After all hope of life has been destroyed, even the last remaining hope has been rejected. His Hendrick later became very self-defeating. After hearing about it, he suddenly devoted himself to the study of magic. Although the reason is unknown, he hardly cared about Baizos, which he had built by himself, and just buried his head in the study of magic." Giseon put his elbows on his knees and bowed his upper body towards Hassler.Karl nodded and said: "That's right. So in the early days of Baizos's founding, Hendrick was rarely active. The deeds that such an important person should appear did not appear at all, so there are stories about him so far, it can be said There are more legends than records." Alfred nodded, and interjected cautiously: "Yes. Even in the records in the Tower of Light, it is unlikely that Hendrick will appear." "Really? Maybe because he is immersed in magic research, that's why he is indifferent to state affairs and guild affairs. And I can probably guess the reason." "Do you know why?" Alfred said in a surprised tone.Hasler, on the other hand, looked at Karl suspiciously.Carl said the words slowly. "Although this is my idea, he probably wants to create a tenth-level magic to replace the destroyed eight-star magic." What?Tenth level magic? That's right!I see.After I flicked my fingers, Alvnaid looked at me with a surprised expression.Yes, Carl was right!This is exactly what happens in all cases.According to Iluli, the tenth level of magic is to create the world.Hendrick originally wanted to use the eight stars to create a world where all life forms are perfect, but because the eight stars were destroyed, yes!Because there are no eight stars, he wants to directly create a world where all life forms can be perfect! "My God, I didn't expect him to be such an ambitious man!" Alvnaid's eyes widened at my exclamation. "Eh? Huh? Xiu Qi, what do you mean? Tenth level magic? And why are you surprised instead of me? Although I know that I may not be called a wizard, but I am more sure that you are definitely not a wizard what?" "It's not wrong for you to be a wizard, Avnaid. Please don't be so humble. I'm not surprised by the words 'Tenth Level Magic'. I'm surprised by Hendrick's mind." "What's in your mind?" I shrugged.Because it's really hard to explain.Hendrick, well, that is, he wants to change the world as he pleases!He made the dragon king curl up his tail to escape... Wait, did the dragon curl up its tail when it was about to fly into the sky?No matter what, the guy who let the Dragon King escape for his life really maintained his usual style. This absurd man actually wanted to become a god privately! Hasler looked at Carl.Carl nodded and said, "I'll tell you about this later. Now I want to continue listening to your story." Hassler looked directly at Carl's face, then nodded. "Okay. In any case, he hardly stayed in Baizos Imperial City, but continued to live a life of traveling around the world. Of course, he hid his true identity during his travels for various reasons. Sometimes it is Using a pseudonym, sometimes using magic to change his appearance... In the process, I heard that he met some magic practitioners, and sometimes guided them so that they could enter the Tower of Light in the future. You all know the story very well.” "I know that. The encounter between Soroch and Hendrick on Southern Avenue is a very famous story." Although Alfred had an unhappy expression because I didn't explain it to him just now, when he heard about his senior, he immediately echoed the conversation between Hassler and Karl excitedly.Githion turned the chair over, rested his chin on the back of the chair, and continued to listen to their conversation. "But he seems to have gone to the distant Jeppen at this time." Wen Chai, who had been staring at the ceiling, lowered his head when he heard this. "He has traveled all over the world at will, so it is not surprising. But he also seems to have entered the maze of the abyss at the junction of Jeppen and the southern woodland." "Abyss Demon Realm Labyrinth!" Esaihand, who had been holding his finger in his mouth, suddenly stood up and shouted.Hassler glanced at Ai Saihande with a cold look, but Ai Saihande said excitedly: "He has even entered the maze of the Abyss Demon Realm, oh my god! In other words, he is not even as good as us dwarves." One of the two great maze invaders!" "Intruders from the two mazes?" Ai Saihande was so excited that his beard almost stood on end. He said: "He has even entered the Great Labyrinth, hasn't he? Then he is the one who has set foot in both sides of the Great Labyrinth and the Labyrinth of the Abyss Demon Realm! My God. This is simply a shame for the dwarves! Not even a dwarf can do it Human beings have managed to do this! Of course, he is Archmage Hendrick, so he should be able to do it, but this is still too surprising!" Hasler smiled coldly. "Yeah, Rapper. Didn't Mr. Carl say that a while ago? We humans can make everything our own. In a way, we're the scariest race in the world. Whatever it is The labyrinth, any mountain, any sea will have to be conquered by human footsteps. You used to be uneasy even on horses, but we have conquered even the sky. Because wizards can fly in the sky." "Ok--!" Esaihand uttered a long groan, but he said nothing, just sat back in his seat and smoked his pipe.He looked as if he heard something inexplicable and didn't even want to answer it.After looking at his appearance, Hassler looked at the table again, and said: "And in fact, Hendrick even conquered the Labyrinth of the Abyss Demon Realm. Because he met Siona precisely for this reason." .” Carl said in a surprised tone: "You said Siona met Hendrick?" Siona?Ah, wait.Siona is a vampire.So her lifespan should be said to be infinite.She would live, at least, so long as the blood, which was the fountain of her terrible life, continued to flow.right!It is possible!It is possible for her to meet someone from three hundred years ago!Whether this is true, however, is rather puzzling.Because the present is arbitrarily connected to the past, my concept of time is messed up. "That's right. Siona was originally a vampire, wasn't she? The Maze of the Abyss is a very suitable place for her. She is a monster in that place, and she can use those humans who dare to challenge the maze of the Abyss as her sacrifices. To continue her unhappy life." Surprisingly, Hassler showed a strong dissatisfaction.Wasn't she still his comrade? "She lived there without knowing the life of the outside world. For example, she was completely unaware of the fact that the Dragon King was exiled by Hendrick and Lutanio after ruling the entire world. She has been living in the empty and dark abyss labyrinth, a miserable monster. Even when Hendrick came in there, she didn't hesitate to attack him. " "Oh my god... and then?" "As far as Siona is concerned, something unbelievable happened to her. Because Hendrick simply beat her." Alfred grinned.It seemed that he was very happy to hear the great deeds of the senior.I smiled and went back to listening to Hassler's story. "But Hendrick didn't get rid of her. He may have sympathized with her misery, sympathized with the world beyond the maze, and regarded everything other than himself as his own food. The reason is that I really can't I don't know, because even Siona said very little about that part. Anyway, Siona heard stories about him through Hendrick himself. Maybe they also lived together at one time. I'm not sure." "yes?" Karl said calmly, but Alvnaid couldn't hide his excited expression, and said: "So, yes, um, Siona may be Hendrick's descendant! According to this, Rainbow's Suo Roach is not Hendrick's last descendant, but Siona is Hendrick's last disciple?" Karl tilted his head and glanced at Alvned. "Mr. Alfred. In your opinion, Siona seems to have the strength of Hendrick's disciple?" Alfred nodded and said: "Yes... In fact, among magic users, there are very few magic users who are as good as human wizards. Because human beings can use the tower of light, or other things Method, the seniors will pass on the knowledge to the new scholars, and then train the new scholars. Ah, although the magic knowledge passed down by the harmonious elves is also very remarkable, but what about the vampires? Well... Who did the vampires learn magic from? Siona Possessing more proficient and advanced magical strength, it clearly seems to be different from what ordinary vampires can do." "Really? Hmm. That's why Siona knows these things. Then Siona tells your master these stories, doesn't she?" "Yeah. Because I was always by Master's side, I was able to hear those stories together." "I see……." Karl nodded, and Hassler got up immediately. "Now, I'm done with all I can tell you. Is that okay? So I want to go to sleep now. Tomorrow is the first time I've been able to walk with my daughter in years, so I want to get some rest first." Hassler glanced at Giseon expressionlessly.Although Ghisien looked at Hasler with a dark expression, he didn't say anything. Hasler's action can be described as "throwing his body onto the bed", and he just fell on the bed and slept.Seeing his appearance, Shan Sen laughed and said, "It seems that he has talked so much, it doesn't suit his personality at all, he seems to be exhausted from it." No one listened to Shan Sen's words, so he shrugged and lay down on the bed to sleep.I watched Carl's face for a moment. Carl looked pensive.Every time it thundered, his face looked like a pale ghost, but the half of his face lit by the firelight was the exact opposite, looking like he was brooding over plans to make the world a sweeter place.Unknowingly, I said, "So the world is still running on its own." "Huh? What did you just say, brother Niederfa?" "It's ridiculous! No matter what happened to Hendrick; what happened to King Lutanio, in the end, the world still runs on its own, doesn't it? Well, I suddenly had this idea." Giseon turned his head from the back of the chair towards me.Carl smiled and said, "You seem to think that both of you see the world too simply, don't you?" "Well... of course, Hendrick is still a very famous archmage, and King Lutanio is still an impeccable model hero, but it is hard for me to accept that these two people intend to use this Stories like this and that of the world." "Well? At least King Lutanio turned the world of the Dragon King into the world of free races, didn't he?" "Carl, you seem to be pretending to test your own students, but please don't say something that you don't even believe. What is the world of the so-called Dragon King, and what is the world of free races? Woolen cloth?" Carl didn't answer, just grinned.Gishien slightly shook his head on the back of the chair, performing rope acrobatics, and said, "Xiu Qi, do you really think so? The world is neither the world of the Dragon King nor the world of free races. ?” "The world is the world. If someone wants to say that the world is his world or something, I don't want to stop him. But that has nothing to do with me. Just don't bother me with that kind of claim." "I am me, you are you? Is this what you think?" “我不可能是你，而你不可能是我。你有听过世界的数量和人类数量一样多这句话吗？亨德列克的世界？这个嘛……好像是有某些地方需要好好改善的世界吧。即使是受到八星的帮助也是如此。而路坦尼欧大王的世界？可能是靠自己的双脚走就够了的世界吧。可能是一个连帮助都不需要就能够活下去的世界吧。” “……那你的世界是什么呀？” “我的世界吗？这个嘛。我对大王的世界比较喜欢一点。” “大王的世界？” “是的。我比较喜欢世界是用自己的双脚就能够走出来的这个论调，如果是一个充满极度不协调，活着却为之痛苦的世界，那种世界根本尝不到活着的滋味，而且，我又不是亨德列克这种大法师，所以找到八星之后，我恐怕也没有能力改造这个世界吧。所以我比较希望这个世界只要适当努力，就可以靠自己的双脚走出一条路来。” 卡尔从烛火处稍微转头，只有脸颊泛着红光，根本看不到他的表情。可是我确定他隐约在微笑着。吉西恩正眼直视着我，并且说道：“……这个世界的本来面貌怎么样——不论是不合理还是合理，不论是需要改善还是它本身是完美的，都与我无关，是这个意思吗？ 比起这个世界的真实性，你自己更加重要，是吗？ " “是的。对。我们把妖精女王的话换过来说吧？妖精女王说有自己才会有他人。我则是这样说：有自己才会有这个世界。可是我现在实在是很想睡觉，因此，我想和这个世界断绝，把自己送到睡魔的国家去。” 吉西恩突然举起双臂。他抬头把手指交叉放在脖子后面，他一面看着天花板，一面开始笑了起来。然后，吉西恩又再低下头来看我，噗嗤笑着说：“是啊。好长的一天啊。而且这些疲惫人们的谈话主题，实在是太过沉重了。去休息吧。” 我应该要说谢谢吗？我是因为自己想睡觉才去睡的。Ha ha.
下了整夜的雨，已经变成毛毛细雨了。 近处的山群湿漉漉地闪烁着翠绿的颜色，而稍远处的山群则是以青灰的色调，逐渐朦胧以至于消失。山麓与山麓之间弥漫着晨雾的乳白色烟气，在这之中，大地被深锁着，完全看不清楚。好像只有山峰与山脊在晨雾上方浮动的样子。 这雨是会让人头发变得湿湿的那种雨丝。在深蓝色的早晨空气里，细小到几乎看不到的微细雨丝们若隐若现地滴落着。我转头去看了一下落在我肩膀甲衣皮革上，然后弹溅起来的雨丝。 “昨晚……真是抱歉。” “你跟她说，我已经忘了那回事。” "He said so." “那个……，你那时候一定很不高兴吧，不过，你，你一直照顾我，真是谢谢你了。” “你跟她说，我是不得已才那样做的，并不是我真心想那样做。” "He said so." “……你不要讲得那么伤感情。” “你跟她说，我根本一点儿也不想特别去讲感情。” “可是，我也觉得你不需要讲得那么……，我知道了啦！不要那样瞪我。他这么说。真是的。” '一大早起床，很容易就会惹出可怕的状况'，现在我已经能领悟到这句话的意思了。刚才我一早起床，伸了个懒腰就走出棚屋，我只感觉到凝结在脸颊的雨丝溜到我衣服里了，根本感觉不到什么危险。 我所能感受到的，就只是一股湿润的清香。我发现到温柴坐在峭壁边的岩石上面，轻轻地闭着眼睛，呈打坐的姿势。那时我还是没有发觉到我正在一步步走向危机。温柴简直就是一副苦行僧坐在岩石上面的那种姿势，坐在那里冥想着，而我则只是坐到他身旁，和他一起俯瞰山峦与晨雾。啊，温柴闭着眼睛，所以山峦与晨雾，以及像是溶于大气之中的雨丝，只有我一个人在看。 可是此时门被打开，妮莉亚走了出来。妮莉亚一看到我和温柴，愣怔了一下。然后她慢慢地走来，我在那个时候才感受到某种不安的感觉。 可是我却漏失掉逃跑的机会。妮莉亚让我在中间，她在距离温柴稍远处坐下来之后，就开始说话，而在岩石上打坐的温柴则是眼睛睁也不睁地，开始冷淡地回话。然后……，我为了帮他传话，不得不装出一副没有感情之物的模样。真是可恶。 好安静的一个清晨。凝结在鬓发上的细微雨丝不但清爽而且温馨。而且在淡蓝色的山岭与丘陵周围，有云雾像梦境中的某种东西般不断蠕动着。可是我竟然一面俯瞰这一幕景色，一面必须装出无情物的样子，未免也真是太可怜了吧。 妮莉亚又再用小心翼翼的语气问道：“你心情很不好吗？” 温柴不作回答，所以，我在不知不觉正要讲出'他这么说'的时候，赶紧遮住嘴巴。妮莉亚用奇怪的眼神看了我一眼。哎唷。call. 温柴仍然还是闭着眼睛，用僵直的姿势坐着。妮莉亚则是紧闭起嘴巴，开始盯着温柴。盯着看比较好，妮莉亚。因为我夹在你和温柴之间。 “你心情很恶劣吗？” 妮莉亚尖声地冲口而出。Ok.对，用'冲口而出'来形容，应该算是很正确的。温柴依然只是用比岩石还要像岩石的姿势坐在那里，不作任何回答。妮莉亚的声音变得更加尖锐了。 “很厌恶吗？觉得恶心作呕吗？” 哎唷，真是的！她这样实在是太为难人了。 “妮莉亚。你说的有点严重。难道温柴……” “你不要插嘴！” "yes……" hateful!那么，既然如此就不应该把我牵扯进来说话，把无辜的人夹在中间，却不把他当人看，竟然用这种方式吵架。此时，岩石说话了。不对，是温柴说话了。 “没这回事。我只是不忍心而已。” “他这么说……不是啦！” 呃啊啊，我的天啊！我怀疑我耳朵所听到的话，所以转头看了看妮莉亚。而我看到妮莉亚圆睁着眼睛，这时才对我耳朵的性能感到放心。Ok.虽然被砍掉了一截，但还是能够听得很清楚。不过，温柴真的是这样说的吗？妮莉亚用非常惊讶的语气，说道：“你说什么？嗯，那个，温柴？” 温柴还是紧闭着眼睛。他稍微动了一下嘴唇，动作小到令人怀疑他是不是真的有动嘴唇，他说道：“我当时并没有其他情感。而且我认为你没有必要那样贬低自己。” 妮莉亚把手举到胸前之后，又再放了下来。然后，妮莉亚紧握住双手之后，又再把手举起，盘旋在半空中。 “那个，那个，你现在是在跟我说话，对吗？” 温柴不作任何回答。妮莉亚则是把两手合在嘴巴前面，开始紧握着手指头。 “不忍心？那个，我那样呆呆地，害怕打雷……，看起来不会像个笨蛋吗？” 温柴突然睁开了眼睛。他猛然一转头，看着妮莉亚，并且冷淡地说道：“我无法跟女人讲话，你会认为我是个笨蛋吗？” 太过正眼直视着说话反而觉得很奇怪，不过，他确实是面向妮莉亚在讲话。妮莉亚又再开始胡乱摇晃她的手。说不定再过一会儿之后，她甚至可能就会飞上清晨的天空里了。 “嗯。嗯，没有这回事，不，我不曾这样想过。嗯……” “我从来就不认为你是笨蛋。” 妮莉亚看了一眼温柴，就立刻从她坐的地方站了起来。 "thanks!" 她的身体左右摇晃着，像是在烦恼应该直接走向温柴，还是应该转身。可是温柴却又再把头转回去，闭上眼睛。妮莉亚一看到他这副模样之后，就直接转身走了。急速的脚步声就这样离我们背后越来越远。blah blah blah. 接着背后传来了一声开门声，同时也传来了艾赛韩德的尖叫声。 “呃啊！我的鼻子！” “嘎哈哈哈！谁叫你站在门后面？好棒的早晨！嗯！” “啊，啊！什么呀！你怎么了？奇怪，你是不是没睡饱啊？怎么一大早就把老矮人看成是人类美男子啊？” “嘎哈哈哈！艾赛韩德的脸实在是太硬了。矮人就算老了也是这样喽！可是，你稍微修一下胡须，好不好？亲你的时候好痒哦！” 我转头一看，看到妮莉亚消失在门里面的背影，以及艾赛韩德在摸着自己脸颊，露出难以置信表情的模样。艾赛韩德带着非常疑惑的表情，往门里头看了一眼，然后就立刻把视线转向我。他举起手来，在耳边垂直地转围圈，并投以询问的目光，我耸了耸肩。 此时，我看到峭壁另一头的下坡路上，有一个人从云雾之中走了上来。我眼睛全神贯注一看，原来云雾之中出现的身影是我们认识的人。 “卡尔？” “哦，你起得很早啊，尼德法老弟。” 卡尔手放背后，其中一只手拿着一根树枝，到处摇晃着，慢慢地走上来。我一眼就看到他肩膀部位都湿透了。温柴一面睁开眼睛，一面回头看。 “您回来了。散步还愉快吗？” “是的。可能因为是在山里吧，早晨空气真是舒服爽快啊。” 散步？啊，卡尔你也真是的。在旅行途中，干嘛去散什么步啊？而且竟然还是在这种下着毛毛细雨的山路里散步！卡尔本想跟我说话，可是他看到艾赛韩德脸上露出啼笑皆非的表情。 “艾赛韩德先生？为什么你一大早就一副那种表情呢？” 就在这时候，从棚屋里面传来了杉森困惑的呻吟声以及某种硬物碰撞的响声，接着便传来了蕾妮的惊慌尖叫声。 “呃啊啊！妮莉亚姐姐，你在做什么啊！不要这样啦！” “快起床！懒觉虫。太阳公公已经开始在做早晨散步了！嘎哈哈哈！” 她说谎。现在天空都是云雾弥漫着，而且还下着雨，应该是连太阳都看不到。接着是杰伦特像是失神般的笑声（'呃呵，呃呵呵呵！呃阿？'），同时亚夫奈德用惊人的气势推开艾赛韩德，奔跑出来。 卡尔惊慌失色地看了看温柴，又看了看我，于是，我很快地转头一直盯温柴，所以也使得卡尔一直看着温柴。随即，温柴干咳了几声，又再开始望着远山。从后面仍然传出一些奇奇怪怪的噪音，就这样，开始了梅德莱岭生气勃勃的早晨。这个世界是很幸福的。噗哈哈。 “她只有早上才这样吗？还是一整天都是那个样子呢？” 梅德莱岭1－4……几号的骑警队长卡穆伊·罗达把下巴撑在手上面坐着看温柴，然后用手指着妮莉亚，如此说道。妮莉亚有时微笑，有时遮着嘴巴发出'吱吱吱！'的锯子移动声的笑声，使得温柴平静的早餐大大地受到不良影响。杉森随即很明白地答道：“她只有早上才喜欢这样子，队长大人。” "……I see." "Squeak!" 这一次，不是妮莉亚，而是蕾妮。蕾妮吃面包吃到一半，就用双手紧抓着面包，为了忍住不笑而把下巴靠在胸前，一直不停抖动着。 这个港口少女就这样嘴里咬着面包，不停在抖动着。这样一来，恐怕已经把我们一行人的格调都整个降低了。吉西恩虽然紧皱着眉头，但还是面带笑容对罗达队长说：“昨晚的暴风雨好像很大。” 罗达队长点了点头。他穿着蓝色的背心配上褐色长裤，头发则是秃到脑顶，与其说是骑警队长，倒不如说他长得像是一个好心的农夫。可是看起来很强健结实的胳臂，以及佩带在腰际的宽剑身的短剑，却仿佛像是他身体的一部分似的，完全都没有令人奇怪的地方，看到之后就会觉得他确实应该是骑警队长没有错。他一定是常年吹到山风，才会有眼角的那些皱纹，他稍微皱起眼角的皱纹，说道：“是。王子大人。可是根据清晨出去巡逻的队员们的报告，并没有发生道路损毁之类的事。他们担心可能会有人遇难而认真地察看过，所以我想您可以安心。” "Really? Great." “是。不过，如同我昨晚也曾问过您的，请问您的目的地是哪里呢？您说目的地是在褐色山脉里面，虽然不知您在褐色山脉里面有什么事要办，但如果是山脉里的事，可以派遣我们队员。我想他们应该是很有用的向导。” 随即，艾赛韩德立刻把拿在手中的酒杯砰地一声放下来，并说道：“什么呀，卡穆伊。你现在是故意装做没看到我，是吗？我不是正在帮这几位带路吗？” Ok.在矿山工作的矮人们的敲打者艾赛韩德会认识褐色山脉的骑警队长，这当然是没有什么好奇怪的。罗达队长笑着答道：“艾赛韩德。如果是在地底下，我无论如何都会请你当向导。可是如果是在山顶上或者树林里，我是无论发生什么事都不会考虑你的。如果你想在那种地方当向导，他们可能会不情愿，所以我甚至会以骑警应有的礼仪，忍痛考虑把你绑起来带着走。” "Ha ha ha ha!" 杰伦特虽然看到艾赛韩德的可怕目光，但还是爆出了笑声。艾赛韩德干咳了几声之后，一边摸着胡须，一边说：“你不必担心。因为在你绑我之前，我就会劈开你下巴，所以你大可不必考虑了。而且我也不会把你的王子大人拉到树林里，所以你尽管放心吧。如果我们是要去地底下，你会要谁当带路的呀？” 罗达队长歪着头疑惑地问道：“在地底下？呵呵。当然啦，要是在地底下，即使我的部下有十个人，我还是会比较信任你。可是各位是要到矮人的矿山去办要事吗？” “在类似的地方啦。不过，也有可能是在正好相反的地方也说不一定。” 罗达队长虽然歪着头想，可是我们一行人一听到艾赛韩德的这句话，不禁露出了苦笑。克拉德美索是有可能还睡在地底下。可是如果它醒了，应该就会飞上天空。此时，杉森开口说道“可是。我们应该要想到这种情况才对，不是吗？” “什么意思，费西佛老弟？” “我指的是，万一蕾妮不被接受的情况。我们应该要先策划好某个预备方案，不是吗？如果蕾妮不被接受，我觉得我们可能会变成是处在非常危险的处境吧。” Ah, ah?Is that right?万一蕾妮不被克拉德美索接受的话，克拉德美索就是和人类没有任何关联的龙，所以可能会随意攻击我们也说不一定吧？ 蕾妮听到杉森的话之后，吓了一大跳，面包还是咬在嘴里，就这么圆睁着眼睛。而杰伦特看到她那副模样，汤匙都掉到桌上了，还一边笑出来。亚夫奈德捡起汤匙递给杰伦特，同时还用不安的表情看着卡尔。Carl nodded. “啊啊……，这种担忧当然也是有道理的。可是往反方向来想，各位觉得如何？” “往反方向？” 卡尔露出微笑，并且说道：“万一我们失败的话，整个大陆反正都将变成地狱，不是吗？” 我都起鸡皮疙瘩了。虽然卡尔平心静气地说，但这可不是能够平心静气听进去的话啊！ “或许逃到某个荒地或深谷里，可以苟延残喘，但这是很难说的事。虽然我并不是不想那样存活下去，但那实在是有点悲惨。” "That's right." 杉森沉重地点头同意卡尔说的话。我现在才感受到那股从来就没有好好体认的压力，现在那股压力仿佛就像是施压在我的后颈上。 如果我们失败了，生活在大陆的所有人就会死。即使不是所有人死亡，至少三百年来悠久传承下来的国家就会被彻底破坏，文化、历史、传统，所有东西都会被消灭。除了性命之外，什么都不剩。虽然留有性命，可是这简直就……和那个涅克斯一样。成就我们今日的所有祖先遗产会被破坏，我们虽然活着却成为不存在的人。那等于是回到三百年前神龙王的统治支配时代。 呼吸声一个接着一个沉痛地传来。难道是因为我的耳朵被砍掉一截的关系吗？并不是的。那是从每个人的内心深处所传来的叹息声。这事并不是成功就好，失败就再试一次。也不像做坏了的蜡烛那样，全部捣毁之后可以再重新溶化。如果失败，就完蛋了。为什么之前我都没有想到这一点呢？吉西恩紧握着他的拳头。 突然间，卡尔开玩笑似的挤了一下他的眼睛，说道：“不过，再怎么说，还是活着比较好吧？” 杉森尴尬地笑了出来，而其他人也好不容易稍微展开笑容。艾赛韩德双手交叉放在胸前，一边看着桌子，一边笑着，而杰伦特则是用他明亮的眼睛望着天花板在笑。只有罗达队长，他被我们的这番荒谬对话给弄得呆愣住了，还是一副搞不清楚状况的样子。卡尔沉着地说道：“对于龙的巢穴，我只有从书上读到过。就我所知，大概都是在很隐密的地方，里面很宽广，嗯……，这是当然的。里面当然应该要很宽广。而且，据我所知，因为龙必须在里面移动，所以并没有很复杂的构造或岔路。” 亚夫奈德点了点头，接着说道：“是的，没错。而且听说有些龙会把巨魔或食人魔，或者巨人当做奴隶，要他们守护巢穴，但如果是进入睡眠期的龙，那些奴隶应该都会跑光。因此应该不会有什么其他的妨碍。而且被龙抓起来关着的怪物数量也应该不多。所以会成问题的就只有克拉德美索而已。” “这些先决条件不怎么坏，但也不怎么好。不管怎么样，我们接近巢穴之后，必须先仔细观察周遭的情况，以谋求安全……除了这个消极的想法之外，别无他法了。费西佛老弟。我倒是想要向你问看看。因为我们之中除了你以外，应该是没有人曾经历过和龙的战斗吧？” 吉西恩一副惊吓的表睛，说道：“等等，那么说来，杉森曾经和龙打斗过吗？” Shan Sen nodded.吉西恩面带惊讶的表情，正想要说话的时候，罗达队长一副再也无法忍住的语气，插嘴说道：“等等，请等一下。如果把我所听到的谈话总括起来，那么，我想王子大人您现在是要去找一条龙，做个屠龙者，对吗？” “屠龙者？这未免也太荒唐了。我虽然是路坦尼欧大王的后裔，但我可没有连他的神勇也继承到。纵然我也像他一样，有很好的伙伴们，但我不是要去当个屠龙者。” 吉西恩微笑着说道，使得我们一行人全都泛起了笑容（只除了三个人。因为妮莉亚仍然还是望着温柴在嗤嗤地笑着，致使温柴一直面带着不舒服的表情，最后则是蕾妮，她正露出害怕的表情在环视着周围）。可是，罗达队长还是用惊慌的语气说道：“那么，我听到的话到底是什么意思呢？龙的巢穴，还有战斗？守护巢穴的巨魔和巨人？这些到底都是什么意思呢？” 吉西恩随即伸出手臂，指向正露出害怕表情的蕾妮。 “这一位小姐是龙魂使。我们是为了龙魂使的契约来找克拉德美索。”