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Chapter 267 Young Luca (4000 words in two chapters)

But now all of this was ruined by Loris.

The old knight looked at the unruly young man in front of him and let out a long sigh.

Sir Vaquier just shook his head, but said nothing. He motioned for little Billy to take off the pack and let the horses eat some weeds as they pleased.He was physically and mentally exhausted after several days of trekking, and now he just wanted to take a good rest.Surrounding the pond is a mangrove forest that runs north along the water.Apart from banyan trees, these trees are mostly bone soil, and some stinky jasmine and erythrina grow occasionally in them.

Sir Vaquier took off his heavy chain mail under the wait of Little Billy, bent down and scooped up a handful of water to wash his face, the water dripped into the corner of his mouth unintentionally, and his taste buds were immediately occupied by bitterness.Vaquier frowned, puzzled in his heart.

"Ah, God of the Sea bless you, this is actually sea water!" Before he could speak, Loris shouted out first. "Dear Mrs. Waquer, we may have gone around in a circle and turned back again!" Waquer was a little displeased by Loris's eccentric tone, but he still looked in the direction Loris pointed.There is a small fan-shaped opening in the north of the pond, and beyond the small opening is a vast ocean.

Of course Waquer knew what this meant. It stands to reason that they crossed the Linman Strait and went south to a vast inland, and the dark forest should be deep in the mainland, but they kept heading north after they turned the Golden Goat Horn. .Damn Lando!At this moment, he finally realized that this well-learned scholar had never been to the vast continent south of the Linman Strait, so he just marked a few landmarks on the parchment map drawn as "guiding" ".

"I said earlier, that old guy has never been to the southern border, the dark forest? Hehe, maybe he heard the name from a few Wiesel merchants!"

Loris was already furious at this moment. There is actually such a brazen person in this world. The old guy only needs to talk in front of the lord, and he can order others to go to the wild southern border. What's even more ridiculous is that he doesn't even know this Where exactly is the place.

"So we should be in Shallow Bay now..." Although he deliberately kept calm, Sauberto's voice still revealed bursts of fear.From the map, Qianwan is located in the northeast corner of the southern border, isolated from the entire mainland. It is a peninsula surrounded by the sea on three sides and mountains on the other. They should have come here along the wilderness to the north.When he was young, he traveled around and met a hedge knight from the south.The knight told him that even the bravest knight would not dare to set foot in the Shallow Bay. According to legend, there are beasts that eat people and devour bones, which are far more terrifying than thieves and trolls.

"We must leave here immediately!" Sir Vaquier's voice was sonorous and powerful, and there was no doubt about it.He is the head of the envoy for this visit, and he is obliged to bring everyone on the envoy safely back to the land of Allen's voters.

"Since we're here, why bother to leave in such a hurry!" Loris didn't comply with Vaquier's wishes, he lay down on his back, leaning on an oval pebble and humming.

Vaquel was about to explode, but he heard a loud noise, followed by rustling sounds from the surrounding Erythrina trees, and a warm current rose in the air from the north.

"Dragon, it's a dragon!" Little Billy exclaimed first, and he saw a huge black dragon galloping from the bay.It skimmed low over the sea, its spread wings covering almost the entire sky.The dragon let out a loud roar, and from time to time spewed steaming heat from its mouth. It could be seen that this was its territory, and Vaquier and his party were regarded as intruders.

"Run! Loris!" Sir Vaquier had recovered from his shock, and shouted at Loris.

"Dragon? Haha! Master Vaquel, you said there are dragons here?" Loris thought it was very funny, and slapped the water one after another, causing ripples.

"When the dragon came, the night fell, and three fireballs lit up the night sky. The trolls and elves fought a decisive battle, the orcs and the shadow of the plague invaded the land of Alan Lore, and flames and death followed... the old wizard's prophecy What else is there?"

Following the example of the wizard Vschenka, he closed his eyes tightly and read the prophecy, but when he opened his eyes again, he found that there was no one in front of him.

Loris saw a huge black shadow on the water surface. The black shadow grew bigger and bigger, and gradually covered the entire pond.The temperature of the pool water rose sharply, and it was actually a little scalding at this moment.Loris felt a blast of hot air on his shoulders, scorching hot. He stood up from the water in a jerk, but when he wanted to turn around, a huge force grabbed his shoulders.

Ah!
Loris wanted to call for help but couldn't make a sound. He only felt that he was being pulled back by this huge force.Bone soil, erythrina and jasmine passed by him quickly, followed by the big banyan tree that had grown for an unknown number of years... The scene in front of Loris' eyes gradually became illusory, and he felt his throat stuck It flew up lightly.

The hot wind blew past his cheeks, stinging unceasingly, and the things in front of him suddenly became insignificant, like miniature landscapes on a sand table.

The fiery flames passed through his body, crackling the velvet and silk. His pupils suddenly enlarged several times, and he stared closely at the mangrove forest and the shallow bay where the raging fire was heading towards.

what!what!
His vocal chords were distorted, and his cry was more like the strange cry of a civet cat at night.

"I want to see the black dragon, Uncle Madeo!"

A clear voice flashed in his ear
A cobblestone street appeared in front of Loris' eyes, with pink carnations planted on both sides.In front of an old mill, a man in a black robe is performing a puppet show, surrounded by many barefoot boys
"I want to see the black dragon"

The sound was fleeting, and the scene in front of him was also blurred and distorted. After a while, only an endless sea of ​​flames remained.

The glare of the sun passed through the yellowed white canvas, and sprinkled dots on the thatched bed.

When Luca woke up, Barbara had already put a "rich" lunch on the table.Today's staple food is pickled fish and fried potatoes, which she specially prepared to reward the boy for his outstanding fishing performance yesterday.

Luca is 14 years old this year. Although he is still half a child, he is already five feet tall. Although his figure is a bit thin, he can at least carry four or five stones of sea salt.In Valais Fahan, a place that relies on the sea to eat the sea, at this age, I can already drive a fishing boat to go to sea alone.

Barbara plans to arrange a marriage for Luca. The girl belongs to the blacksmith Arnold's family. Although she is not beautiful, she at least knows the basics.Finding a reliable girl to live with is better than anything else these days, and even the most benevolent Sylvia can't deny this.

Luka rubbed his sleepy eyes, reluctantly got up from the thatched bed and stretched.A boy of this age is the most sleepy, especially when he is exhausted after fighting with the waves for half a day.

I have to say that Luca is an energetic young man. After a night of rest, he has regained his vitality and is currently teasing the puppy "Meringue" in the yard.

This dog was picked up by him from the church in Geewan Corner.The puppy was bloodied and dying when Luca met it.The teenager took it home and raised it for ten days before seeing any improvement.Therefore, "Muffle" is very loyal to Luca. Whenever he encounters danger, "Muffle" will rush forward to protect his master, which is stronger than some knights.

"Luka, go to dinner, and send this letter to your Uncle Zeman after dinner."

Barbara is the mother of three children. Her husband died in a sea storm 15 years ago. The eldest son Sandro followed the "Pilgrim" Masda'an uprising and fought fiercely with "Black Eye" Fabio's army. In Shanjiao, the second daughter married the nephew of the Minister of Finance, but died of dystocia and hemorrhage, leaving only one daughter, Luca is the youngest of the family and a posthumous child, Barbara has only one expectation for Luca, that is to be safe live on.

Luka nodded and sat down obediently at the table to eat lunch.For as long as he could remember, his mother had told him that his father had died in a storm at sea, the damned storm that had killed nearly a third of the fishermen on Crab Island.Of course he didn't have any impression of his father, but from Barbara's description in a few words, Luca speculated that he must be a strong, dark-skinned man, just like other Crab Island fishermen.The pickled fish was very salty, so Luca ate it with a piece of black bread and said, "I'm staying at Uncle Zeman's house today, Mom."

Fried potatoes are Luca's favorite, and the teenager likes to eat them with blackberry sauce.Wild blackberries are everywhere in Valais Farhan, and as long as you like them, you can pick a bag full of them and take them home to taste slowly.

Barbara frowned slightly, and hesitated for a moment: "Then you will come back early tomorrow morning... Oh, by the way, see if there is any fresh cheese."

"Okay!" Like all boys, Luca jumped up excitedly after getting the permission: "I'm going to deliver the letter now!"

The boy stuffed the letter into the cloth bag and trotted out of the yard.

Valais Fahan is a coastal mountain city. The city is built according to the terrain, with the sea on one side and the cliff on the other.The palace is built on the hill of Hass, which is the symbol of the city.Below them are the mansions of the noble knights, and the Betsuin.These buildings are also within the royal city, with three city gates guarded by royal guards.The Crab Island where Luca lives is at the lowest level of the city, where fishermen, blacksmiths and merchants live mostly.Zeman is working in the Earl of Botticelli's mansion. If Luca wants to meet him, he has to cross the entire Crab Island.

There was a smell of rotten fish and shrimp in the air, mixed with the cries of unscrupulous vendors, it made people sick.

Luca was very familiar with everything here. He skillfully jumped over the stalls selling sea fish one by one, squeezed past leather merchants, carpenters and gardeners, and arrived at the gate of the Holy Forest before the checkpoint closed.There are four royal guards standing in front of the door. Even in midsummer, they still wear a complete set of gold-plated armor, which is extremely majestic.Luka carefully handed over the passing documents, and as usual, he put four copper coins underneath.

The headed royal guard tacitly accepted the copper coin and nodded at Luca.

Luka didn't dare to delay, thanked the guard leader and quickly passed through the city gate.

It was midsummer, and the streets of Wangcheng were full of violets, which looked like a blue sea from afar.Luca, who was wearing worn-out cloth shoes, was not in the mood to appreciate such a beautiful scenery, and could only run briskly on the street.

Earl Botticelli is a well-known playboy in Valais Farhan. It is said that the women he has fucked can line up around Crab Island.The earl is not only young and flirtatious, but also spends a lot of money, even the meanest and sharpest bustard in the city would be happy for such a nobleman to patronize his happy place.When Luca's uncle Zeman first went to work in the Earl's Mansion, the bitter craftsmen of Crab Island inevitably talked behind their backs. Although Zeman was displeased, the generous salary still allowed him to stay.

Luca strode swiftly across the 77 steps and stopped in front of a Lore-style luxury mansion.He wanted to knock on the door, but he couldn't help shivering when he remembered the last time he was reprimanded by the one-eyed Ravel.

"Young people should be polite. A noble young master will definitely not knock on the door himself. It's unseemly, and he will usually ask his attendants to report... Oh, I forgot the salty fish smell on your body, you should at least shout out ..."

"Master Ravel, I'm here to visit Master Zeman."

Ravel is just a porter, and Uncle Zeman is just a painter, but he likes the flattery, Luca thought.

All that is left is to wait, it is not easy for an elderly porter to hear the notification from outside the stone gate, especially this porter is still hard of hearing.

At this time, Luka would feel a little nervous, the boy bit his lips tightly, and subconsciously wrung his hands behind his back.

"Oh, it's you kid again!" The giant door opened, and Ravel leaned out half of his body from behind the whitewashed stone door, looking impatiently at the thin boy in front of him.In his opinion, this fish-smelling brat is no different from those bastard friends on Crab Island. If Count Botticelli sees him allowing such a humble kid to come and go in and out of the Royal Mansion, he will definitely They will be severely reprimanded and half of the monthly payment will be deducted.

"It's Uncle Zeman... No, it's Master Zeman. I'm here to find Master Zeman, Master Ravel."

Luka twisted his hands behind his back, and his originally pink cheeks were already flushed.

"Hey, everyone in Vallefahan knows he's your uncle!"

Ravel gave Luca a gouging look but still let him in. The old guy shook his head and muttered: "You have to leave before dinner, and the Earl will come back early today. If he meets before taking a bath Boy like you, hey, that's going to ruin the fun... You just met me, boy, good Ravel--the most enthusiastic person in all Valais Fahan, you have to remember, if you change to anyone No one will let you in."

"As you wish, my lord." Luca stuck out his tongue at Ravel, secretly happy in his heart.Although he told his mother that he would stay at Uncle Zeman's place tonight, it would be nice if he could sit on the cliffs of Wangcheng and watch the sea and stars.

They walked through a promenade covered with wisteria, bypassed a hexagonal fountain made of marble, and stopped in front of a low wooden building.

(End of this chapter)