Magic Apprentice

In the southeast of the Kaoqi Kingdom, Chengdaville, the capital of Strayer County, a building unique in the world was completed.This place, called the "Paradise of Life" by later generations, was originally a hospital built by a little girl with her overflowing love and fantasies about the gods to house the poor.

However, it is a pity that this place is only used as a hospital. This is not only the opinion of the volunteers, but also the believers of the Goddess of Life, and even the nobles.

On this piece of land covering an area of ​​nearly [-] acres, there are various rare plants planted, which were originally collected by the goddess believers who traveled around and wandered around, and gave them to Bertina to open up a medicine garden. However, this little girl casually threw this task to her companion magic apprentice.

According to Enleco's usual work habits, he had to use these medicinal materials for cultivation experiments as a matter of course.Of course, a lot of precious medicinal materials were lost during the experiment, but the final harvest was great.Most of the medicinal materials originally grew on relatively barren land, but Stryer County has a humid climate and a lot of rain. Although it is not suitable for food cultivation, there are many other plants that grow very lushly. Therefore, after using the magic that accelerates growth, Those medicinal materials grow quite vigorously, and recently, Enleco, who is free in his spare time, naturally planted all kinds of medicinal materials everywhere.

In fact, most of the plants in nature can be used as medicinal materials, so this hospital was turned into a big nursery by the imperial envoy.For this reason, Dad and Mr. Master had to modify the original design frequently.Unexpectedly, the hospital built by accident has a special charm. The environment that is fully in harmony with nature impresses everyone who has visited here.This is especially true for those goddess believers. You must know that the goddess of life is also the goddess of the earth, and the teachings of the goddess of life are to maintain harmony and unity with nature.As faithful believers of the Goddess of Life, those religious fanatics take it for granted that this is the blessed place bestowed upon them by the Goddess.

Therefore, before the hospital was completed, those goddess believers moved to this blessed land collectively.

Believers of the Goddess, who pursue natural harmony, spontaneously become the defenders of this "blessed land" in their minds. Protecting flowers and trees, repairing houses, and cleaning up scattered garbage have become one of their daily affairs.

And under the insistence of these goddess believers, the old man could only arrange the buildings that were originally planned to be built in those open spaces in a random manner. In this way, a novel and beautiful architectural style was formed instead.In order to highlight this style, Dad spent a lot of time redesigning those buildings.Therefore, when the hospital is fully completed, what people see is not just some buildings, but a perfect work of art.

As for that fortress, absolutely no one can see its original appearance now.

Most of the thick and heavy walls of the fortress were demolished for the construction of other buildings.Only the wall on the west side was left, and Dad kept it to separate the civilian area from the noble area.Of course, the wall has already been transformed to match the surrounding environment.The main building complex of the fortress was dismantled layer by layer, all the brick walls in it were broken through, each floor was re-divided into rooms of different sizes, and at the same time, many auxiliary forms were built according to the requirements of the nobles entertainment facilities.

All the decorations in these rooms are designed according to the most popular styles.The only fly in the ointment is that the artwork used to decorate each room is too low-level.It wasn't because Dad lacked funds.

According to the custom prevailing in the Kaoqi Kingdom, when the hospital was about to be completed, the nobles rushed to donate their collections of artworks, and many even bought various artworks and sculptures from neighboring counties.This is the most popular fashion in the Kaoqi Kingdom.

However, those works of art, in the eyes of the old man, are too few to be considered valuable.Most of them are flashy things. If they are used as decorations, they will definitely not have a positive impression on the overall style.To be honest, these so-called works of art can easily make people think of the ridiculous long dress seen at Duke Haigello's house.It seems that the appreciation level of the nobles in this place has reached this level.

Among all the works of art, the only ones that could catch my father's eyes were those donated by the county sheriff and the chairman of the Magic Association.In addition, it is really rare to let the old man keep it as a decoration.

Therefore, when the hospital was completed, there were a little less decorations that could be displayed. This was the only regrettable thing. Other than that, everything went quite smoothly.

Moreover, since the "Life Holy Water Preparation Device" was developed, the efficiency of the hospital has also been greatly improved.Originally, those goddess believers dismissed this device, but the existence of more and more patients waiting for treatment forced them to use this kind of thing that Kaoqi nobles called "the artifact of life".

Another unexpected gain is the emergence of a large number of water magicians.Enleco's magician training program has been quite successful. Nearly [-]% of the volunteers have already mastered the use of elementary water magic. Among them, Xiaoyun and her mother are the most outstanding. They both have quite good magical talents.

However, these water magicians trained in a short period of time are not as good as those noble magicians who have received orthodox magic training.

During the period of following Enleco, those noble magicians have all made great progress.The mastery of magic is becoming more and more mature, and from Enleco, these magicians have learned a lot of magic knowledge that they didn't know before.Enleco himself is a four-line magician, so under his training, some of those noble magicians have gradually mastered magic that does not belong to their own line, and this was originally a high-level magician among the upper-level magicians. It's possible for those people to do it.

Because of this, Enleco has absolute prestige in the Magic Association, which makes those senior magicians who were originally very experienced deeply resentful, but at the same time they have nothing to do.After all, the difference in strength is the premise that determines everything. .

It is precisely because of Enleco's growing prestige in Strayer County that the hospital can run smoothly, and this, even those goddess believers who hate Enleco have to admit this.Of course, in a scene of infinite scenery, there are also some discordant tunes mixed in.

Among them, the series of conflicts among religious believers who have found sustenance and started to believe in religion are the most conspicuous of these discords.

To be honest, those orthodox priests will never have any disputes with each other, because although the teachings of each god are different, they do not conflict with each other. For example, the teachings of the God of War are also based on loving life , self-love as the starting point, fighting is just a means to maintain the doctrine, not the fundamental purpose.The teachings of the Goddess of Life are only different in the means of spreading and maintaining the teachings, but they are basically the same.Even a terrifying god like Hades, his existence is also to maintain the effective operation of life, and to remelt those aging and lifeless life forms, so that this world always maintains a kind of vitality.

Therefore, the loyal believers of the gods of the deep rhyme doctrine will never attack each other, but for the half-baked believers who have little knowledge of the doctrine and have more than enough faith and enthusiasm, that is different, not to mention those believers of the god of war. For those who are well-off and have some property, the God of War teachings are quite focused on protecting life, property, and homeland, so they can gain the belief of these people.

Most people do not have any property, and are often taken care of by believers of the Goddess of Life, so it is only natural for them to believe in the Goddess of Life.And those loyal believers who spread the teachings of the Goddess of Life were also greatly touched after seeing the teachings of the other two gods being widely spread and quickly popularized. Therefore, the requirements for believers were also relaxed. Got the response from most people.

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While the rapid spread of different religious beliefs, disputes and conflicts over doctrines inevitably occurred.Although the teachings of the Goddess of Life emphasize tolerance, those ordinary believers are not so strict in adhering to this teaching.What's more, there are still many believers who hold several beliefs at the same time, which is very undesirable for any religious group.

As a result, conflicts between believers of different doctrines gradually emerged.

To Enleco's considerable headache, this conflict of beliefs quickly spread to other aspects. First of all, the "Mutual Aid" society was affected by this conflict and split into two parts: "Masonry" and "Mutual Aid". Great camp.Most of the people who joined the "Freemasonry" society were craftsmen and small businessmen, while the "Mutual Aid" society were all ordinary people who had nothing.As the organizer of the "Mutual Aid and Mutual Aid" club, Xiaoyun has had a hard time during this time.If it weren't for the support of Enleco and Dad, she would have no way to maintain the situation.

What bothers Enleco the most is the poor, the poor who really have nothing.In all fairness, the vast majority of these poor people are hardworking and kind, people living at the bottom of society, most of them readily accept the arrangements made by Enleco for them, and work very hard.However, there are always rascals who are lazy and rascals, and these rascals are even more difficult for Enleco to deal with, because these rascals think they have nothing to lose, so they are more shameless and despicable than ordinary rascals.For these people, Enleco really has nothing to do.

What worries Enleco the most among all the problems is that the nobles are gradually reaching out to the civilians who have just settled down.First of all, civil affairs officials promulgated a newly increased land reclamation tax. The promulgation of this decree made Enleco's efforts to find a self-sufficient way of life for the poor come to naught.

Of course, after Enleco threatened to stop the supply of "advanced holy water", the sheriff had to withdraw this tax, but Enleco knew that this was not the real solution.Enleco once again felt the powerlessness that once disappeared.

The only thing that Enleco is lucky about now is that although the "holy water of life" made with that kind of artifact is equally effective in healing wounds, their effect on restoring the vitality of aging is far inferior to that made by Bertina That kind of "holy water", thanks to this, Enleco has the capital to negotiate terms with those nobles.Those nobles are definitely most concerned about this kind of restoration of illusory youth, even the county guard cannot withstand the huge pressure of the nobles united.

Whenever Enleco thinks of these helpless questions, the only person he can tell is Papa Dakto, only Papa can understand him and provide valuable reference opinions.

However, it is not always possible to find Dad, and now Dad is the busiest person in Chengdaville City.There are a lot of affairs waiting for him to deal with every day. Whether it is Bertina, Xiaoyun, or Mr. Principal, once encountering a problem, the first thing that comes to mind is to find the old man to solve the problem.

The most interesting thing is that in the eyes of those goddess believers, church clergy, and even those high-ranking nobles, Dad is far more stable and reliable than Enleco, and Enleco is a blasphemy in the eyes of those goddess believers. In the eyes of those people in the church, he is a little mage without faith, in the eyes of the nobles, he is a powerful crazy magician, and in the eyes of those noble magicians, he is a wise, profound, and omniscient teacher, but he is not a stable person. Reliable person.

Most people can only say that Enleco is full of awe. From this point of view, Enleco is far less successful than Kobe Leo.To be honest, in their group, people's respect for Enleco is not even as high as that of the coachman Kaz. After all, Kaz has done a lot of good things for everyone out of the idea of ​​being helpful, so he is very popular. It was very good, from the nobles down to the poor, everyone praised Katz as a good old man.

As for Dad and Bertina, let alone, Dad has already replaced Enleco's original position in people's minds, and Bertina is called the "Saint" by the common people.

Whenever I see my father being overwhelmed by a lot of daily affairs, but his face shows a satisfied expression, whenever I see Bertina surrounded by a large group of believers of various beliefs, I see Bertina smiled from the bottom of her heart.Whenever I saw Katz hurrying back and forth, people greeted him warmly everywhere on the road. .

Enleco felt a sense of loneliness, he did not belong to them.At this time, he would go to the woods on the west side to rest for a while. That place was the most peaceful and serene corner of the hospital. From here, he could see the noisy crowd in the distance and the busy goddess working hard. Believers, see the healed and the sick waiting to be healed.

Through the dense broad leaves and branches, you can see the newly completed half-garden amphitheater from a distance. This thing is a new thing that Bertina came up with on a whim.This little girl obviously still has a soft spot for the performance on the Victory Day memorial day, and has been looking for opportunities to show her acting talent.And those civilians are also quite interested in this kind of new and interesting affairs.In the Kingdom of Kaoqi, apart from listening to bards sing the few poems that have been handed down from a long time ago, there was no way of entertainment, and the Victory Day performance was originally held to celebrate that great day. Just a religious ceremony.

But now, Bertina has actually turned this religious ceremony into a form of entertainment that is popular with the public. This must be said to be an unexpected gain, and the effect of this unexpected gain is extremely significant. This new form of entertainment was not only welcomed by commoners, but also by nobles.In fact, for the nobles, their life is quite boring. Apart from banquets and dances, they also cannot find any better way of entertainment.Bertina's whim invention brought fresh vitality to their boring life.

Unlike ordinary people who are busy with their lives, nobles have time and leisure.Moreover, many of these people have some artistic talents. The programs arranged and directed by them are far more attractive to the audience than the legends and myths handed down from ancient times.

Of course, as aristocrats, it is absolutely impossible for them to perform on stage, so actors must be found among ordinary people. Tina didn't expect it.This unexpected harvest excited the female magic apprentice trainee for a long time, and praises like the magical "Saint" and the wise "Saint" followed.All this made Bertina intoxicated for a while.

In Enleco's view, the biggest gain of this matter is not to solve the livelihood problem of some people, but to bring the distance between the nobles and the common people closer than ever before.There is only a low wall called "VIP Box" between the nobles watching the performance and the commoners.The distance between the two has never been this close.What's more, Enleco also knows that many aristocrats who are gradually addicted to performances even secretly perform on stage, and from the rapid increase in repertoires that require masks to perform, it can be seen that this demand is really great. less.

However, this kind of view is only supported by her father, and Bertina never thinks so. In her opinion, those nobles are vying for the only fun that civilians can enjoy, just as those nobles are starting to fight for this hospital. Same with the civilian part.

Enleco didn't take this very seriously. In fact, those nobles really yearned more and more to live in the civilian area that looked like an elf world.

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Originally, at the beginning of the construction of the hospital, the fortress was transformed into a magnificent palace group that met the needs of the nobles, and the vast land that continued to the original slums was used to build civilian areas.Regarding the architectural style of the civilian area, Enleco insisted on being simple and practical, and resolutely rejected Bertina's request to build the civilian area as magnificent as the aristocratic area. Willing to take Ryan Lecco.

And when the construction of the civilian area began, Enleco planted all kinds of plants everywhere on the vast land on a whim, completely ignoring the originally designed architectural pattern. The land used to build houses in the world has been covered with plants. For this reason, the father and Mr. Master have a headache, and have to modify the drawings at any time. It is precisely because of this that there are no rules at all for the built buildings. Here and there, all scattered in the gaps between the dense plant jungles.On the contrary, this pattern has played an unexpected effect of perfect harmony with nature.Living in this environment is like living in an elf forest.

For this architectural style, the favorites are of course the goddess believers. They regard this land as a blessed land bestowed by the goddess, and they call themselves the guardians of the blessed land. Every day they do their best to complete the heavy maintenance work spontaneously.

The nobles originally dismissed this simple architectural style, and the rooms on the side of the magnificent palace near the civilian area were not even welcomed by the upper-class nobles.For them, looking at those civilians is something that hurts the eyes.

With the construction of the theater, the area around the theater gradually became lively, and the nobles who gradually came into contact with the common people quickly fell in love with the leisurely and harmonious architectural style. In their opinion, as long as those low bungalows , Renovate and decorate it, and be in that kind of beautiful environment, it can be called a fairyland on earth.And this view gradually became popular among the nobles.

For those goddess believers, this is undoubtedly a violation of their beloved paradise.Although the teachings of the goddess do not allow them to take up arms to defend their paradise, the teachings of the goddess do not prohibit them from inciting ordinary people who believe in the goddess to take up arms.

From this point of view, those goddess believers are somewhat enlightened, they are no longer the kind of stubborn fanatic believers, and there are indeed one or two quite intelligent guys among them, these people gradually began to guide the goddess believers They gave up their original rigid beliefs, and began to vigorously promote the belief in the goddess, attracting believers who are willing to believe in the goddess of life.

However, although these thoughtful goddess believers can understand Enleco's intentions better than other believers, they are absolutely unwavering in their attachment to the "Blessed Land", so they absolutely cannot tolerate even giving up a piece of land. Yes, and these guys are much more difficult to deal with than those rigid and stubborn goddess fanatics. They know how to rely on their benevolent "saint" to deal with this blasphemer who is more hateful than ordinary nobles , the outcast of this faithless god.And they also know how to incite the commoners who believe in the goddess, and take up arms to protect the paradise of the goddess. .

For these people, Enleco had a headache, but what made him even more headache was that Bertina didn't understand herself more and more.Enleco felt that his companion had undergone more and more changes during this period of time.

At the beginning, the troublesome little girl who didn't feel responsible for anything, didn't know how to care about others, and thought about everything with herself as the center, gradually transformed into a mature person who was full of compassion and eager to help others during the beginning of the journey. Women, but even at that time, her companion was still tightly relying on herself, and recently, Bertina has gradually become independent, and she is less likely to listen to her own words, which makes her Enleco was helpless.

Just when Enleco was immersed in his troubles, he felt that someone was slowly approaching. Enleco turned his head and looked, and the person who walked over was Bertina.

"You are so leisurely," Bertina said.

"Why are you free today?" Enleco asked back.

"They insisted that I take a day off, and they really... actually didn't want to take a day off," Bertina said.

"You are a "saint", of course you need to focus on protection, they take good care of you." Enleco's words are more or less jealous, after all, the treatment he received is compared with his female companion , that is a world of difference.

Bertina obviously also heard the sour taste in Enleco's tone, she slowly walked to the grass next to Enleco and sat down, and said: "I don't want to do this either, they are really unfair to you , Many things are done by you, but they all attribute the credit to me."

"..." Enleco was speechless, he was always embarrassed to really compete with Bertina.

Bertina continued: "Actually, at the beginning, I was really keen on the feeling of being admired. Since I was a child, I have envied the Pope and the Archbishop. They are extremely respected by believers. And I, I actually One day, I will also have that kind of respect, which really made me intoxicated for a time.... You must be laughing at my childishness."

"I don't think so." Enleco quickly argued, although he thought so in his heart.

"You can understand others best," Bertina said: "However, I am now keen to be with the believers of the goddess of life, not because of the feeling of being respected, of course being respected still makes me feel quite respected." Excited, but I am even more happy to see the happy smiles of those who have been helped by me."

"To be honest, unlike you, Kate and even Jerry, I didn't have any specific goals in my life. Unlike you, I don't bother to work hard to master the essence of magic, and I don't like Kate who constantly seeks to be true to myself. Even Jerry has his own goal in life, although it is only to become a nobleman, but that is indeed a goal in life, and I, I became a magician because of my aunt's persuasion on the one hand, and on the other hand to escape I didn't have any goals in life, so I couldn't talk about hard work at all. But all of this has changed because of this magic apprentice trial. You probably didn't expect that we now It's going to be like this."

"It's funny to think about it, the first time I ever had a purpose in life, it would be to get a load of laundry done, and those days, hey...don't think about it, but if it wasn't, I wouldn't be I have always been very lazy to learn a kind of magic. Then, our fate changed because of the mission. When you faced Mr. Kobe Leo’s forbidden magic in the desert, that was the first time in my life for others And worry, those things that happened after that made me feel that you were far away from us, you suddenly became so dazzling, and I seemed so small compared to you. Rui also has it, in order to make up for this feeling of loss, so during that time I was very happy to watch you make a fool of yourself, to be honest, at that time, you were indeed very interesting, thinking about it makes me laugh."

Hearing this, Enleco glanced at his female companion angrily.

"Although it's interesting, you did give me a great blow. You, dressed as a woman, actually look more like a girl than me and Her Royal Highness, a perfect girl. This made me feel a strong sense of failure, and I even doubted myself. Not even qualified to be a girl." Bertina shook her head and sighed.

"Then, all the other members of the envoy returned to China, but I was left in the Kingdom of Kaoqi. To be honest, during those days, I already thought that I was abandoned by everyone and even the gods I believed in. When I was selected as your companion and began to patrol Kaoqi, I even thought that I had been completely sacrificed by Her Royal Highness the Princess."

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"But now it seems that all of this is God's arrangement. This trial exam and this trip are all God's arrangement. Enleco, people like you who don't believe in God may not be able to understand."

Hearing what Bertina said, Enleco glanced at her again. He really didn't expect that he was an opponent of the gods even in the eyes of his companions. Bertina didn't think she was a blasphemer. Do yourself a favor.Thinking of this, Enleco couldn't help smiling bitterly.

Bertina didn't notice Enleco's feelings. She continued: "During this journey, I really found the meaning of life, which originally existed around me, and which was once forgotten and abandoned by me." life.

I am still suitable for the job of a clergyman, but in the past, I forgot my responsibility as a clergyman, which is to bring people closer to the gods.To bring God's blessings to everyone, I didn't notice these at all before.After this trip, I really found the meaning of my life, found my natural responsibilities, and found my own way of life. Although I made a big circle, I returned to the original point when I started, but this time I will never lose my direction again..." "You may find it quite funny, but I can really feel that the God of Wisdom I believe in is guiding me, what should the God of Wisdom guide me to do?Sometimes, you can even know exactly what to do.I know what my responsibilities are. ".

Enleko stared blankly at his companion. He really didn't expect that this little girl who had been causing him a lot of trouble would turn into a strong-willed person with lofty goals.To be honest, Enleco himself has not yet found the goal of life, he is lost in the change of his status.I don't know how to face this strange and confusing transformation.

For Enleco, his greatest specialty is that he can be at ease in any environment, even in the extremely harsh environment of the devil world, but this is just an instinct to seek survival, um Lyco did not raise it to the level of life goals.For him, muddling along is the motto he has always believed in.I have never thought about such a lofty goal as seeking the essence of magic.After all, there are two precedents, Teacher Chris and Kobe Leo, Enleco is quite aware of how far-reaching and vast the magical world is.In this magic apprenticeship exam, it is undeniable that I am the best in magic, but Kate, who has the principles of a knight, Jerry, who aims to become a nobleman in life, and who has found his life goal Compared with Bertina, Enleco still doesn't know what kind of life is more suitable for him.

Enleco felt that he was getting farther and farther away from his original civilian status. Although he was full of longing for the original lifestyle, Enleco knew that it was impossible for him to return to the original life. Now, whether it is living habits or values, compared with those ordinary people, they are completely different.

However, Enleco also didn't think he could adapt to the noble lifestyle.

Enleco once thought about finding a quiet and undisturbed place like teacher Chris, and devoting himself to the study of magic, but that was just a thought, and he didn't want to become like Chris. weird guy.But recently, Police Enleco felt that in some respects, he was becoming more and more like the creepy character.

Perhaps, it is for this reason that people are afraid to approach themselves, but Bertina can get that kind of welcome.

Thinking of this, Enleco finally discovered that without knowing it, Bertina had fully grown up and matured, understood the value of self and the meaning of life, and had a life path of her own. This is the biggest gain she has obtained in this trial student exam.

On the other hand, apart from an increasingly aging heart and an increasingly sophisticated mind, what is left is a lot of immaturity and confusion about life.In this respect, I am far inferior to her.

With a new understanding of himself and Bertina, Enleco fell into deep distress, which is a kind of loss of self.Due to his depression, Enleco didn't even know when Bertina left. Anyway, when he came back to his senses, there was no one around him, only the stars in the sky and the lights in the distance with myself.

The theater under the night is still so beautiful, and Enleco can't see what show is being performed from a distance. However, judging from the large crowd of onlookers, tonight's show must be quite attractive to the audience.Of course, Enleco is absolutely not interested in seeing what happened. If you understand it, it is a world that does not belong to you.

In the most prosperous place in the distance, where the believers of the goddess live and live, Bertina is the most popular character there, where she can find the real joy of life.

For the old man, the meaning of life has already surpassed life and rest. These simple noun concepts, for the old man who has reached the twilight of his life, only by burning himself and illuminating others as much as possible is what he wants. Hope for the last life.For Dad, Enleco is full of respect.

And Kaz the coachman doesn't know where he is now, but he can be sure that he has already entered a sweet dreamland. For Kaz, every day is peaceful and fulfilling, rising at sunrise and resting at sunset, so ordinary that it cannot be more ordinary , It couldn't be simpler, this is his life.A life that I once had, a life that I have lost.

And Xiaoyun must be at home now, staying with her parents, enjoying the warmth of the family. This kind of warm and peaceful life has now become something beyond her reach.Enleco felt a little lonely.

In the night, the fortress looked golden and resplendent.Enleco looked at this luxurious building and guessed that the nobles inside were either lingering between the ballroom and the banquet, or spending time on the card table in the magnificently decorated living room, Or under the careful service of the maid, the kind of short-term effect is only superficially anti-aging treatment.These nobles did not hesitate to spend a lot of money in order to restore that false youth. It is impossible for Enleco to have a common language with these people.

Under the night, Chengdaweier is silent, except for the occasional chirping of cicadas. The bright moonlight shines brightly in a broad-leaved jungle, and through the dense canopy, sprinkles a little moonlight on the ground. Most plants are Under the shroud of the hazy moonlight, she fell asleep sweetly, only those hazy moon flowers who loved chasing the moonlight were absorbing the essence of the moonlight to their heart's content.

Enleco was lying on his back on the grass in the dense forest.The cool and gentle wind blows gently across the grass, like the gentle caress of the goddess of the earth.Because the rainy season has just ended, the wind is still slightly damp, mixed with the fragrance of the soil.Under the moonlight, the two mounds left a soft and dim image.

In this peace and tranquility, Enleco fell into a deep sleep.

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The morning dew and the chirping of birds awakened Enleco from his sweet sleep, and the sun shone through the dense branches and leaves.Morning primroses are blooming gorgeous flowers against the sun, and bees and butterflies are traversing among the flowers, looking for their favorite breakfast.On the bright green leaves of flowers, plants and trees, the morning dew that has not completely receded is shining with golden light under the sunlight.

Enleco got up from the grass, breathing in the extremely fresh air in the morning.The refreshing breath brought endless vitality to Enleco.Enleco now finally understands why the believers of the goddesses live in the comfortable houses specially built for them, but they like to spend the night in the open air. They have already identified it as a blessed place for the goddess to spend the night. It is indeed reasonable for them to do so Of course, for Enleco, it is acceptable to do it occasionally, like those goddess believers who do it every day, but he absolutely cannot do it. .

Along the hillside, Enleco walked out of the dense forest. He still has a lot of magic experiments to do.

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Enleco, who walked out of the dense forest, immediately found that it was completely different from usual. Today this place is very quiet, and there is no one around. Usually at this time, the believers of the goddess of life are already busy cleaning fallen leaves and pruning branches. It's like those bees that shuttle between the flowers, but today, not only is there no one, not even a sound can be heard.

This aroused Enleco's curiosity, and he walked along the avenue.But along the way, he didn't meet a single figure at all, and an ominous premonition climbed into Enleco's heart.

Sure enough, when Enleco walked to the clinic hosted by Bertina in the center, he saw dense crowds of people standing outside the clinic. Although these people were crowded together, they did not make a sound. There was an extremely sad expression on his face. Seeing all this, Enleco knew that something important must have happened.

Seeing Enleco approaching, the crowd automatically moved aside.

Enleko walked into the clinic slowly, and there was no voice in a clinic in Nuoda, the only thing there was the soft sobbing.A big bed was placed in front of everyone, and an old man lay quietly on the big bed.That old man was Papa Dakto.

The old man lay peacefully on the bed, as if after a tiring day, he was finally able to take a good rest.

But Enleco knew that Dad would never wake up again.

"The thieves attacked the reclamation team outside the city, and Dad happened to be there, so..." Bertina whimpered.

Enleco silently listened to every word Bertina said, his mind was blank.Since the beginning of this journey, Dad has become a very important part of them. For Dad, Enleco regards him as a reliable friend and a respectable teacher.In fact, Enleco had thought about it more than once, and after the journey was over, he would invite his father back to Vedsk and buy him a manor.But now everything is impossible,

Looking at his father's peaceful face, Enleco was full of thoughts. No one else could give himself clear guidance when he was confused, and give himself great encouragement when he felt powerless like his father. .

No one, with that gentle yet firm tone, gave me spiritual and spiritual guidance.Enleco knew that since then he lost one of his most reliable mentors and friends, and from then on he will fight alone in this strange land.

Looking at his father's face that seemed to be falling asleep, the scenes of the first acquaintance with his father appeared in Enleco's mind one after another, the conversation in the secret room, the unexpected encounter at the beginning of the journey...all of this It seems like it all happened yesterday.

The old man who was lying down was so peaceful, without any pain, sadness or regret.Seeing this expression, Enleco finally understood what his father often said, he didn't want to leave any regrets in the last days of his life.Maybe Dad had a premonition about all this.Maybe the old man never thought about going back to his hometown for the elderly, what he was looking for was to burn everything he had in the last days of his life.

"Father, you can finally take a good rest. You have worked hard all your life, so you should take a good rest. I think any god will be willing to accept your noble soul." Enleco said softly.

Hearing what Enleco said, Bertina couldn't help but burst into tears at first, and Kaz, the coachman, who was usually the closest to his father, couldn't help crying too.Although those believers of the goddess firmly believed in the teachings of the goddess that death was just another form of continuation of life, the scene of parting from life and death, as well as the stable and kind character of the old man, made these believers of the goddess couldn't help but show a sad expression.And those people who have been comforted by the old man on weekdays have already cried together.

Faced with such a situation, the only thing Enleco can do is to comfort those who are crying, especially his female companion. After all, there are more important things to deal with than crying.But comforting a distraught little girl is no easy task.

In fact, Bertina is also quite clear that her father left without any regrets, and the God of Wisdom taught people that death is not only the end of life, but also the beginning of life.But God's teachings are one thing, and I will never see my kind and kind father again. How can the sentimental Bertina not be distraught?

Hearing the cries, Enleco wanted to escape from this place as soon as possible, because he was afraid that he would also be unable to bear it. In fact, he was the one who had the closest relationship with his father, and he was the one who took care of him the most. It was also him.Among all the people, except for Bertina, only Dad knew his other identity, and the reason why Dad chose to leave the capital Vedsk was precisely because of his own reasons, because of his own secret.

"How did it happen?" In order to divert his attention, Enleco asked the three battle priests standing beside him.Here, only those combat priests who take death as a matter of course in their lives can remain calm. Believers of the God of War are far more open-minded than believers of other gods in terms of how to view death.

"Honor Dakto went to the reclamation team outside the city for the sake of reclaiming wasteland. He brought some seeds and tools with him. There had been no thieves around Chengdaville for many years. Chengdaville There is a powerful knight order stationed in the city, and although there are one or two rich man's villas in the suburbs, the merchants living there are somehow connected with the bandits, and the bandits depend on these merchants if they want to continue to survive , so they will not be targeted, so over the years, the thieves have moved to several counties further south. I did not expect that a thieves would suddenly appear, and the reclamation team would be attacked, including the old man in the Inside, there were more than 20 casualties, and more than 50 people were taken as hostages. The thieves ordered us to hand over 500,000 gold coins to redeem the hostages, otherwise, after three days, all the hostages will be executed."

Hearing that the situation had become so serious, Enleco was deeply worried. It's not that he can't take out 500,000 gold coins, but Enleco is worried whether those bandits will really release them after they get the ransom.Moreover, with so many casualties at once, the families of these people also need comfort from others, which is a top priority.Thinking of this, Enleco quickly said: "Please three, please take care of the three here, I have to go to the reclamation team.".

"Don't worry, the old Mr. Dakto is brave and fearless, and he is calm in the face of death. Although he is not a warrior, he is a role model for warriors. We are full of respect and respect for the old man, and regard him as a warrior and respect him. who." One of the battle priests said solemnly.

Hearing such an answer, Enleco was finally able to feel relieved. He turned around and walked out of the clinic and walked towards the hotel. There was a sound of mournful crying behind him. This crying made Enleco feel extremely sad. And grief, grief for the rough and rough life of the old man.

Back at the hotel, Enleco ordered the waiters to call for the carriage. The waiters obviously knew what had happened, and they also had a sad expression. It is conceivable how high the old man's status is in people's minds.

The carriage arrived soon, and the carriage driver who drove the carriage was obviously also a person who had been favored by the father. His first sentence was not to ask where Enleco was going, but to ask: "Is there anything I can do about the father's funeral?" Is it?"

"Thank you, go to the reclamation group." Enleco doesn't want to think about anything now, because too much thinking will only make him miserable.

The carriage drove out of the city in silence.

The land reclamation team is really not close to the city of Chengdaville, and the carriage took more than an hour to reach that place.

Enleco got out of the carriage, and there was devastation in front of him. The wooden house that was originally built had already been reduced to a pile of ashes, and a few bags of seeds piled up on one side were burned into coke, and there were a row of more than a dozen corpses lying on the ground. Cover it tightly with a white cloth.Around the dead body sat or stood some mournful and weeping people.

Seeing Enleco approaching, some of them cried and said, "My lord, please save my family, please, my lord."

Hearing these words, everyone burst into tears.

"Don't ask him, he is the same person as those elders. If it wasn't because of him, how could this incident happen? It's all because of him behind the scenes." Suddenly a person shouted loudly.

"Yes, it's him, it's entirely his responsibility, let him hand over the ransom, we want to redeem our relatives, ask him for the ransom, and see if this despicable little nobleman is willing to hand over the money." Another person yelling.

"If he doesn't pay the ransom, we won't let him leave here. We need the ransom to redeem our relatives." Another person said.

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