It was a very incongruous sight for a handsome knight, who was fully armed and sitting upright, to sit at the same table with a warrior who was lightly armed and moved casually. Is it true that it rarely appears in history? Gnarokke was wrapped in yellow cloth and stood upright leaning against the bench. The famous holy sword Genalokke on the continent is placed on the table. Regardless of whether they know the goods or not, no one dares to approach this table easily. Everyone knows this is a dangerous combination.
Another group of people was waiting in the agreed tavern. shu had just exchanged the head of the monster for a dozen silver coins and was playing with a few of them. I feel a little depressed, because the reward is not proportional to the difficulty of killing the monster. No wonder this monster has been arrogant for so long. But this is already the most lucrative task in this town, and those who are short of money have no bargaining chips now.
Another reason for his low mood was the female knight beside him. Seeing someone face you with a bad face all the time, does anyone feel better? After all, it was all that rogues's fault! But speaking of rogues, why haven't they come back yet?
There were footsteps at the door, and shu already knew in his heart that it was not them. But he still turned his head in response to see what the person who came in looked like. However, the female knight sitting opposite was staring at her barley tea, motionless, like a white and silver statue. Her crystal honey-colored long hair flowed down her shoulders, and her fair face gave off a faint sense of beauty. The flames of life were burning in the depths of her dark blue pupils. Perhaps it should be said that this was like a living statue of a goddess.
finally come! The footsteps of his companions rang clearly in his ears, and shu could almost imagine the way they walked. Standing up, this action attracted the attention of the female knight.
"Magenta, come take a look. Look who I found."
"Magenta...?" The female knight frowned slightly and turned her head to look back. The light at the door made it hard for him to get used to it, and there were two vague figures blocking the door.
"Sister Shen Jing!" a young and energetic voice shouted, and the man ran over and held Shen Jing's hand tightly. "Sister Shen Jing, it's me, Pin'er."
"Pin'er...? Who are you?" Shen Jing asked in a low voice, confused.
"I..." The man holding his hand suddenly narrowed his eyes and stared at him. This makes Shen Jing feel a little uncomfortable.
"Ah~ you are not Deep View!" The man jumped back two or three steps and shouted, which made the beautiful knight furious. Shen Jing suddenly stood up and slammed the table at the same time. Shen Jing cursed: "Why am I not Shen Jing? Kid! This is the biggest insult to the knight! I have used this name since I was a child, and it has never changed for a moment."
"But...but..." The panicked rogues didn't know what to say at such a moment. shu grabbed his neck from behind and looked back and forth between the knight and the rogues. "Pinghong, are you sure she is not the person you are looking for?" Grasping the hand that was strangling her neck, Magenta turned her head to look at the man behind her and nodded.
"You came to me just to humiliate this brat!" Shen Jing grabbed the scabbard on the table angrily. The holy sword could be unsheathed at any time. The mage who sensed the hostility of the female knight also took a big step back, hid his hands in his robe and held the medicinal materials for casting spells, and watched the knight's every move.
shu, who was in a state of tension, waved his hands in a relaxed manner. "No, I didn't mean to insult anyone. It was because Magenta was really looking for a woman named Shen Jing that I made such a request."
After a little less anger, Shen Jing sat back in his seat and demanded to know the whole story. Everyone else also sat down, and Pinhong, the person involved, muttered everything.
"Ah! What a bitter love." After listening, shu commented first. Mesago looked thoughtful. "Pinghong, do you think Shen Jing will still remember you? Let's not mention this unrequited love, which happened more than ten years ago." After speaking, he looked at the female knight beside him with a pointed look. .
The most shocked person present was probably the female knight also named Shen Jing. "How is it possible...you are saying that there is a girl who looks very similar to me and is also named Shenjing somewhere on this continent."
"Yeah." Magenta nodded firmly.
what to do? This is the only question in Shen Jing's mind. She grew up in a knightly family that was not very wealthy, and her old-fashioned father gave his daughter a traditional education. Only by chance did he obtain the Holy Sword Gnarokk, and then he was able to join the Blue Shield Knights, which had a certain reputation and strength. But no one has ever told himself that there is a girl who looks very similar to him and is also named Shen Jing living on the mainland.
In my impression, my parents never mentioned that they were adopted daughters, or mentioned that they had a sister. Is there anything special about their attitude towards themselves other than the way they educate boys? This...many doubts occupy my mind. Shen Jing couldn't help but shake his head slightly, his crystal honey hair swaying like a waterfall, attracting everyone's attention in the tavern.
"Did you say you were going to the town of Flencheng?"
"Yes." shu responded succinctly, and then he looked into the background with a mischievous expression. "What's wrong, are you interested in your long-lost twin sister?"
"Bang!" The iron gauntlet hit the table hard, and Shen Jing yelled angrily in displeasure: "Don't draw any conclusions before the matter is determined! Don't forget, I will knock you down! Walking together is just a matter of time. Save me the time of looking for you."
"Yes, yes. I really can't take the joke." shu waved his hands indifferently and stood up. Magenta quickly stood up and looked at shu. "Are you leaving?"
"No. Magenta, everyone has just rested their legs. It would be inappropriate to set off so soon." Seeing the disappointed expression on the rogues's face, shu added a few more reasons. "We still have to buy some dry food and water. What's more, it's getting dark. It won't be long before we set off tomorrow morning. I also have to choose a suitable long sword. It won't be too easy to slash like crazy with it. Okay." He raised the weapon wrapped in yellow cloth and shook it. shu strapped Quiet Evil Holy Sword to his back with a smile and walked out the door regardless of other people's opinions.
Inexplicably, I gained a companion on the journey. For Magenta, it didn't matter. The female knight who wouldn't look good on her anyway was vastly different from the woman of her dreams. It didn't matter if she had it or not. The rogues is still immersed in the dream of the past.
It's no different for female knights. She confined herself to a lonely space and isolated herself from the other three people. From time to time, I stare at the backs of other people, observing everyone's words, deeds, and habits, hoping to find opportunities to win. Except for the mage, who was particularly wary of her, the other two men simply treated themselves as if they didn't exist.
However, this experience was a first for Shen Jing. In the past, wherever she was, she would always be the focus of everyone's attention, no matter whether it was a malicious gaze or a kind gaze. This is all because her gender, appearance and actions are particularly eye-catching. But now she was so neglected that she could almost effortlessly attack and kill the two men in front of her if she wanted to. However, the inner consciousness and long-term education still do not allow such a thing to happen.
And what about shu and the mesago? When it comes to scripts that are scheduled, they always have a let-it-take-it-come attitude. Anyway, Dad never explained everything clearly. And the events they did not expect did not mean that they were also unexpected by the adult. If there is no special reminder, the event may not necessarily affect the target. After all, I still live in a rapidly changing society, and it is impossible to completely break away from the interaction between people.
A group of four people, each holding their own thoughts, are moving towards the same goal.
Ahead is a small village that we plan to pass through during our journey. The enthusiastic villagers and the delicious country cuisine are the reasons why shu will stop every time he passes by. But this day was particularly different. There were too many crows and vultures, and the atmosphere was filled with the smell of blood. Even if you don't have to witness this kind of welcome formation, you can still know what is going on.
The robed mage deliberately pulled down her red hood to cover her sight and face. The rogues's whole body trembled, and even he was quite surprised to have such a reaction. Ultimately, it was the restless equipment on his body that affected his whole body. The beautiful female knight seemed to notice something slightly strange, but she still looked around in confusion.
Entering the village, the tangy blood and bright red color made the rogues and the female knight cover their mouths and noses sadly. shu led a group of people to inspect the entire village, and it didn't take long for all of this to happen. Along the way, Magenta grabbed the hem of her own clothes, fearing that the dead man lying on the ground would suddenly get up and drag him down to hell.
Suddenly, a figure flashed in front of his eyes. As soon as shu's eyes caught up with the thin figure, the cat's claws had already rushed past him, and lightning shot through the air. The steel claws held each other firmly, and Magenta twitched her left hand to drag the fleeing person back.
"Ah~Help~Kill~" It was rare that the scream did not come from beside them. shu and the others looked at the guy who was dragged back by Magenta. shu just squatted in front of the panicked boy and looked up and down, but the boy's screams gradually weakened his patience. Since it had nothing to do with it, shu quickly pulled out his long sword and put it on the young man's neck, and then stopped the noisy sound.
He swallowed and looked at the four people standing in front of him. A lot of little bits and pieces fell out of the body.
Sheathed the long sword, stood up and looked around. "Who made this happen?"
"You...aren't you from the Half String Group?"
It turned out to be a bandit group that had recently emerged in the north of the continent. shuxin looked at it. At the same time, Shen Jing also squatted down next to the young man, showing a sad and angry look on her pretty face. "How do you know it was the Half Strings that did it?"
"A while ago, the village received a notice saying that they should hand over their belongings within a time limit, but the village planned to gather people to resist. Then it became like this."
"Then what are you doing here?"
"I...I..." The young man hesitated and couldn't answer, and Shen Jing's beautiful face became even more angry. shu looking around glanced at the female knight. "This kid is just passing by and picking up some cheap stuff, but what good things can he pick up in a village that has just been looted? Just spare him."
The boy hurriedly stuffed the things that had fallen around him back into his pockets. After shuke finished speaking, he walked directly to the house next to him. Others followed in confusion.
Pushing open the broken door, various fishy smells came from inside, and a naked woman was nailed to the wall with an iron gun. Holding a blood-stained baby in her hands, the woman's body full of scars twitched slightly.
"Who is..." He whispered with a lot of air coming out and a little breathing in. The expressionless shu walked to the woman's side. His eyes had already become blood holes, but his trembling hands still struggled to lift the baby in his arms forward. "Please...please...please...help me take care of the child..."
Reaching out to take the long-dead baby, shu gestured and hugged the child tightly. "Don't worry, I will raise him well." With a flash of a smile decorated with blood, shu pulled out the iron gun nailed to his heart, and the last bit of the woman's blood splashed all over shu's body, ending her A painful life.
Seeing shu gently placing the body of the woman leaning on it on the ground, Magenta opened her mouth wide and stared dumbly. "she..."
"What's wrong?" shu returned to his usual expression, slightly reducing the original fierceness on his face. But Magenta just had an expression of disbelief and murmured: "I can't understand... I can't understand..."
"Magenta," he gently placed the baby on his hand next to his mother. "What did you learn in the trial forest? Be vigilant? Or how to run faster in the woods?"
The confused rogues never took his eyes away from shu. He stared at shu's every move, word and deed. "To escape from the pursuit of animals, you don't just have to run away. It's best to understand what the animals are thinking and then run away from places they don't expect. If you want to be good to animals, you also have to know what they need. , instead of giving them alms. Likewise, why can't you look at this from a mother's perspective?"
"But she is still alive, can't we save her?"
"So what if he was saved?" shu asked Pinhong in return. After thinking hard for a while, the rogues shook his head. "No! I don't think what you're doing is the best way."
"Hmph, hum hahahaha~" Listening to shu's laughter, the rogues was a little at a loss. Even Shen Jing on the side was wondering if there was something wrong with this man.
"Am I wrong?" Magenta asked sheepishly, but shu patted his back a few times. "No, you are not wrong. It is best to think so. Not everyone in the world has to think the same as me. One day you will be able to find your own answer. Ah! Sorry, your clothes."
Looking at the bloody handprints on her back, Magenta smiled bitterly and shook her head. shu on the side asked the boy he just met. "Do you know where there are tools for digging? We have a village of dead people to bury right now."
After a moment's delay, the young man shouted back and ran out the door. Seeing the doubtful looks of others, shu smiled and said, "Regardless of whether there are jackals and vultures trying to eat this pile of corpses, leaving an entire village of dead people alone will easily cause a plague."
It seems like we can't leave today, the other three thought. The rogues also rolled up his sleeves.
After working hard all day, the most miserable thing among them was shu. Especially the blood stains on his body, which took a long time to wash off. Now he is soaking his whole body in the creek near the village, letting the cold water wash away the fatigue of the whole day. Side note, it's winter right now.
Others were probably gathered around the campfire, staring at the sparks and listening to the inevitable peeling sound. While shu was thinking, it also looked up at the bright moon hanging high in the sky. Especially the one in the far west, which is also the earliest moon to rise - Aguo.
The sound of the weeds rubbing against each other caught the man's attention. He stood up and looked back, seeing the mage pushing aside the grass and coming out. "What's the matter?" Seeing the mage pick a stone by the stream and sit down, shu lay back in the water and asked simply.
"Something to do with magenta."
"Hmm! How about it?" The hand under the water stroked gently, and the water waves gently massaged his body.
After a while, the mage spoke again. "Is it really okay to let Magenta join us? I always feel that he will not belong to our group that should not return to the world. His thoughts are so naive, and his behavior is also overly cautious..."
Interrupting Mesago's words, shu asked: "What's wrong with that?"
The mage was unable to reply for a long time, so shu moved a few stones to use as a backrest and adjusted his posture. "I think I'm beginning to understand why your ladyship seeks out someone like Magenta for the same reason she seeks out the Queen of Hearts."
The quiet Misago hugged his knees and waited for shu's thoughts.
"Is it good to be in a group where all people have the same thoughts and opinions?"
"What's wrong? You always like to talk about ancient Eastern proverbs. Isn't there a saying like 'Brothers of one mind can break through metal'?"
Being criticized, shu smiled bitterly and didn't know how to answer. Because the ancient proverb used by Mesago pierced his chest like a sharp knife. That's exactly what he can't do.
Take a deep breath and adjust your mood. shucai spoke again: "Yes, maybe that is the most efficient situation. But what if everyone goes wrong from the beginning? Who can stop us? This is the reason why Dad and the others failed. Cooperation all the time and It's not necessarily the best situation, and having people with different ideas in a group isn't always a bad thing."
When he mentioned his father, Mesago couldn't help but shut up. The catastrophe that Dad caused is obvious to the world, and that mistake is called the Black Sheep Catastrophe. "But... what if Magenta is questioning that adult?"
"I don't trust a god who cannot be questioned. Besides, the reason why we gathered under that lord's command is not a matter of faith or faith. Mesago, have you forgotten? All of this is just a very simple exchange of interests. ."
"No." The mage bit his lower lip and turned his gaze to the side. But shu was thankfully unaware. "Instead of relying on the unreliable God of Luck, or looking up to the great author who is full of crooked ideas, I would rather follow the goddess of victory who is tangible and tangible. In comparison, the things we follow are much more practical."
"Are you just at the mercy of others?"
"There are many fools in this world who resist in order to resist fate. In the end, there are many people who don't even know the reason for their resistance. As long as I can achieve my goal, I don't care even if I have to sell my soul to the devil. It's a pity, but I will definitely exchange for what I think is a reasonable price, let alone a goddess who doesn't ask for much. What she gives me is worth selling my life for ten lifetimes. Even if she wants me to go to hell, I will A smile from the bottom of my heart showed up in that dark abyss." shu closed his eyes and raised his head, showing an expression of intoxicated satisfaction, with the corners of his mouth slightly upward. He laughed.
"Aisi..." Before the mage could finish speaking, shu hit his mouth several times. "Mesagot, mesagot, although we share everything, this is the only privacy allowed by that adult. Don't expose it, okay?"
Taking a deep breath, shu tried to change the direction of the topic. "Perhaps what is needed to hold us mad dogs back is a coward, and Magenta plays such a role. He may have more courage than you and I imagine. This may be what the undefeated brave has to offer. It's a trait. Didn't you notice it?"
"Wouldn't that be in the way?" The mage put forward a weak rebuttal, and shu continued to elaborate on his point of view. "There is only a thin line between caution and timidity. As arrogant as I am, I can only fall with you obediently when facing the blue dragon. The one who steals the show is the cowardly rogues. Don't forget."
"The characteristics of an undefeated warrior..." Mesago fiddled with the pebbles by the stream and repeated that word thoughtfully.
"About 4,700 years ago, he led the human army and defeated the coalition of ogres, orcs and fishmen. He left this indelible legend and was crowned with the highest title of 'Invincible' . What does it rely on? Unrivaled power? Or overwhelming intelligence? Maybe it just relies on the word 'caution'."
"Is that all?"
After laughing a few times, shu changed his original depressed mood and said in a brisk tone: "Of course not. Being able to travel all over the country with only one set of moves can only mean that that guy is very lucky. But in the war The most unreliable thing is luck. To achieve the final victory, there are too many things that must be accumulated. A miserable victory is worse than a total defeat. Fighting a war of attrition is the most meaningless thing. Dad always says this. No. The reason why defeated heroes can achieve immortal feats and be respected as heroes of mankind must have other small factors that we don't know about."
Mesago, whose mood was changed by the influence of shu, also changed to a lighter tone. "So, do you want us to train Magenta to be the second undefeated hero?"
"No! There can only be one undefeated hero, and it only makes sense in his era. What we need is a timid rogues. We just want to find a set of sophisticated equipment for him. Even if he officially inherits the undefeated With the name of a brave man, do you think Magenta is not Magenta?"
The mage picked up a small stone and threw it into the stream far away, without saying a word.
"No matter how he changes, the rogues will never forget his timid nature. This is why we need him."
"Then we just need to find everything for him and then find his sister Shen Jing?"
"No." shu smiled. "We must let him see the reality clearly, the reality of the world, and then he will truly know how to choose. Whether it is the dark side or the light side. To be able to become one of us, this is the minimum condition."
"What if you can't see clearly?"
"That means he is only at this level. He may have to find other candidates. But since the adult chose him, she must have her thoughts in mind. Before the result comes out, let's just believe it. If the result It's wrong to come out, and question it later. Don't give too sure an answer before the matter is finalized. Isn't this what the mage is best at? When others say that they can't do it, they always explain what others say they can't do. What he can't do is shown in front of his eyes, making the other person angry."
"I don't have such bad interests."
"Really...forget it! Let's not talk about it." After a few chuckles, shu stood up from the bottom of the stream and walked naked towards the direction of Mesago, where he put his clothes.
"What's wrong? Are you tempting me?" Mesago slowly untied the knot of the red robe, deliberately exposing her thighs under the robe, and made a provocative tone. shu just smiled and shook its head. "It happens that my clothes are here. This is just a coincidence. Don't think too much about it. You also know Ye's personality."
"What's wrong with Guan Ye! I'm the only one with you now."
Putting on the clothes that were not yet dry, shuchi chuckled. "There is also a very curious rogues, and a female knight who is so beautiful that she is not afraid of the eye of a needle. Don't forget, my dear mage."
The grass growled loudly on the side. Mesago frowned and pouted in boredom. "When did they arrive?"
"Just arrived and just left. Who said that the mage who has not returned for a long time has made rogues worried." He simply put on a few clothes and carried other things in his hands. shu planned to return to the fire to dry his body. . On the side, Mesago stood up unhappily, crossed his arms and pointed at the man in front of him. "How do you know Magenta is worried about me."
"Guess."
The pinched pink fist revealed various bad messages.