Act 78 The Lost Name II

The ruins immersed in darkness show a special blue-gray color under the light emitted by the gems, which is the unique color of basalt. Among the many ethnic groups in Warend, only the Min'er people like to use this special igneous rock to build majestic buildings. The ruins stand quietly in the forest. The escort knights passed through the forest of basalt pillars and dragged the huge pine bear corpse with its ribs through a rope. Located in the middle of the camp in the middle of the ruins.

A pile of corpses piled up like a hill.

The team encountered these uninvited guests half an hour ago. Pine bears belong to a category of dire beasts, which the Cruz people call ferocious animals. They are creatures between monsters and animals. Unlike monsters, their magic power escapes after death and only crystals remain. Therefore, they have become the best food reserve for Brando and his party.

I was pretty lucky. After entering the Evernight Forest, I basically couldn't see any living animals, except for the occasional small animal that got lost. There are no huge carnivorous beasts inhabiting the Anlaser Forest. This group of pine bears should come from the northern part of Lantoniland. They strayed into the forest and were eroded by the dark magic. They went crazy and attacked Brando and his party.

Brando knew that pine bears are actually very gentle carnivores, and they usually only hunt large herbivores. For example, the herds of deer on the north shore of Crystal Lake, or a type of artiodactyl herbivore called a hippopotamus. But they rarely attack humans.

The stripped fur of the pine bear was rolled up and thrown aside. Peiya took the initiative to take on this task. For a hunter girl, this was a task that she was familiar with. Peia used a skinning knife to make an incision from the spine, and then turned it over. Hunters' skinning knife is passed down from generation to generation. It has a slightly curved edge and a thin and narrow edge, like a silver ruler; she made the incision to the tail vertebra. Then unfold to both sides. It took only ten minutes to peel off a complete bear skin.

Brando looked back for a while and then turned around. He was holding a bright yellow amber-like transparent crystal in his hand. This was the magic crystal left by the Dusk Dog. Its size is larger than that of Black Wolf. There was more magic contained in it, but Brando didn't have the slightest satisfaction on his face. He stared at a messy lair where several sharp white rocks were intertwined not far in front of him.

This should be the Dusk Dog's lair. But now only the destroyed ruins remain.

Someone got there first, I don't know if it was Anlek or a Cruz person. In the distance, Nymesis and Freya walked over the scattered stones, one foot deep and one foot shallow. The female knight approached and shook her head at him: "I didn't find any valuable clues. They are not here." We camped, destroyed the lair and left to the north. There were traces of fighting nearby, but the scale was small... Perhaps there is another possibility that the Dusk Dogs were wiped out by the other party before they had time to react."

"Twilight dogs are very alert -"

"...But it looks like they are coming from another direction?"

"It's very possible. I couldn't have noticed any clues before. These people should not be walking on the same path as us." Nymesis thought for a while and said.

"I trust your judgment. But do you think it's Anlek or a Cruz?"

Brando's words 'I trust your judgment' made Nymesis raise her head slightly. He glanced at him with some surprise: "It's probably Anlek. The Cruz people entering the forest from Wallundenburg should not deviate from this direction. But other possibilities cannot be ruled out, Mr. Earl. There will be some dangers in this forest. Are there any adventurers?"

"Sometimes there are some."

Nymesis raised her head and looked in the direction of the forest, thoughtfully. Freya asked in a low voice: "Brando, do you want to continue moving forward?"

"No need, Anlek is only one week ahead of us in Anlaser Forest. He won't be more familiar with this forest than us. If they didn't take a route with us, then we would have almost recovered one day. ." Brando actually didn't want to meet Enlek too early, because Enlek probably didn't know they were behind him yet, so it would be better to let the other party meet and get bloodshed.

What's more, Nymesis' previous words reminded him,

If there were no traces of large-scale battles in the forest, he suspected that the leader of the Dusk Dog might still be wandering in the forest.

"Let's camp," he said: "The vastness of the Black Forest is difficult for ordinary people to understand. Let everyone take a good rest. This time I'm afraid it won't be a day or two."

Freya glanced at him and nodded obediently.

The dinner was a sumptuous pine bear feast, and the chefs were Ciel and Pea. According to Charles himself, he was a gourmet during his lifetime and traveled to many areas just to learn and record the local food culture; Peiya has all the qualities that a child from a poor family should have, such as hard work, tenacity, and spirituality. It is dexterous and can handle prey with ease.

Bear soup, roasted bear meat and warm bonfires brought a touch of warmth to this silent and cold night. Brando asked Hipamilla to set up a barrier to isolate sounds and smells to prevent attracting more people in the forest. Monster.

Ciel calls it a 'dinner party in the forest'. It is said that the goblin king Mglin of the Ellanta Chinoz Peninsula often entertains guests in the forest. It is the night goblins who light up all kinds of magic in the forest. The lamps are like an open-air palace, hence the name of the feast in the forest. The metaphor of the young wizard's attendant was approved by everyone. Although they could not drink freely, everyone still praised the 'rich' food.

The dinner party in the forest came to an end around eight or nine o'clock, and the ruins quickly became silent. The knights from the Royal Knights are the most outstanding soldiers of Eruin. Naturally, they cannot be as disciplined as ordinary noble private soldiers. Only the red flames, dancing shadows and night-watching knights were left in the camp.

Brando especially likes bonfires in the dark.

The bright firelight seemed to be able to dispel the darkness and coldness in people's hearts. Whenever he sat by the campfire and watched the dancing flames outline the outline of the ground, he couldn't help but think of his past days in the game. Compared with the dullness of ordinary adventurers, players always have no taboos. The senior sister sometimes proposes to hold some small activities. These episodes are always accompanied by laughter and laughter. Brando can't help but think back to several interesting experiences. Put a knowing smile on your face.

Medissa put her hand on the title page of a red-covered book and looked at her lord quietly. Sometimes she could often see the look of memories on Brando's face. But she never asked too much, she could only secretly think that it must be a very warm memory.

Medissa also has some warm memories. Since the soul returned to this world. She often remembers everything from the past. But memory is a painful process for the undead. She thinks of her sister, mother, father, and soul as if she has been stripped away. The magic of darkness always tempted her to think about the problem that she had never wanted to face.

There seemed to be a voice whispering in her ear in the darkness: Why was it you who was sacrificed? You should have better memories. Do you still remember everything that happened after the Battle of the Saints? No. You can't remember because you never had the memory after that.

You were born in war and died in war. You have never experienced peaceful days in your life, how can you understand the happiness of mortals?

But the little silver elf princess just buried these negative emotions silently in her heart, then raised her head and faced her future with a smile. She looked at Brando, her eyes sparkling with yearning and admiration. It was as if she could find her own ordinaryness in this Lord.

Brando seemed to finally notice the gaze of the little elf princess, and he was slightly startled. Then I saw the book in Medisa's hand, which was a folklore and geography of Cruz and Jingwan. Since reintegrating into human society. Medisa has always shown interest in today's human society, but Brando knows that she is actually learning how to integrate with other people.

She always prioritizes considering other people's perspectives.

"Is there anything you can't understand?" Brando asked softly, a thousand years ago and even now. Silver elves think very differently from humans. Sometimes Medissa also cannot understand some human words. I had to ask him for advice.

"Um--"

Medissa suddenly felt that her lord was a little cute, and she snorted softly. "I don't quite understand. Why do people in Quiet Bay send lilies to their sweethearts on the day of the Midsummer Festival? Does this have any symbolic meaning?"

Brando was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect it to be this question - although Medisa is a princess and an important general of the Silver Elf, she still has a girly side - he thought for a moment and replied: "Because in the mountains According to folk legends, midsummer represents fiery and unrestrained love, just like the blooming of love. Since the long dark ages, people have believed that the midsummer festival is a festival belonging to the trade wind. Sailors believe that the trade wind represents the transmission of longing. I think it may be related to it. There must be some connection."

"The elves are different from this." Medissa replied in a low voice. "The elves think this is a kind of mutual waiting, which cannot be penetrated no matter how long time goes on. It is like a distant song in the dark forest, lingering softly. in the hearts of men.”

"That's because human life is so short that it is impossible to understand the meaning of the word time. For mortals, using a short time to burst out with blazing brilliance, even if it is a fleeting shine, is enough to attract respect. The elves understand the meaning of waiting because of their long lives, but mortals are also clumsily going back and forth in the cycle of history. Time runs in two ways. It seems that summer insects are indescribable, but how can they understand the beauty of the short-term after a long time? "

"Yeah?"

Medissa closed the book and tilted her head: "Lord, can I rely on you for a moment?"

Brando hesitated for a moment. He saw Medisha's somewhat quiet expression, and finally nodded. The tone of the little silver elf princess was like a feather, so soft that no one could refuse. What's more, she never asks for much and leaves people with the best possible impression.

Then he felt a soft body touching him. Medisa smiled knowingly, as if she remembered the time when she was next to her mother.

"At that time, my mother would tell me stories about heroes. My biggest wish was to become like them."

"Um?"

"But now I just want to be an ordinary person. Thank you, Lord Lord."

Medissa said in an inaudible voice.

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(PS: Today is still 2 days away, please be patient.)