above the ring

Chapter 19 Irena's Eyes
"Uh, that, teacher, I"

"Well, don't think too much, I've just been alone for too long."

"Ok."

There was a moment of silence in the small room in the basement.

"teacher."

"what happened?"

"Help me see, this girl's eyes."

Lear was the first to break the silence, he took off Irena's blindfold, and gently opened her eyelids.

Irena, who fell into a coma due to exhaustion, did not wake up.

Lear saw her eyes: the eyeballs were tawny, with a golden light of blessing, and she had no dark eyes, only whites.

"It should be a pair of eyeballs suffering from conflagration, but"

"Just what?"

"Why doesn't her eye socket have a flaming fire? Hmm...wrong, it's not the unformed 'Grape of Chapolilli', it's"

After observing for a while, Selian finally came to a conclusion.

"This is the transformation of being blessed with mutation, interesting, really interesting Well, yes, I have never seen the whole process of being blessed with a golden tree, but I have seen the process of being blessed with a golden tree, which is similar to that Changes are the same. So if this girl is connected to the fire, and the change in her eyeballs is indeed a change after being given fire, then she should be a backup source of fire transmission, only at certain moments Resuscitating, changing... Are you asking me about my fire knowledge to save her?"

To be precise, having this idea is part of it, but Lear is more like seeing what kind of power Stirring is.

In the game, Bianhuo seems to be a force independent of all power systems, and other forces are more or less related to each other. Only Bianhuo, except for those boarders who spread Bianhuo, basically The source of strength cannot be found.

There are various speculations about the fire, and everyone has their own ideas. Now Lear wants to know about the fire from Selian and Irena.

"Teacher, if possible, I really want to save her, but...in fact, I'm more inclined to how to master the fire."

"Lear."

"Teacher, I think I can do it. I want to have a try and verify my idea. Before I met you, I was also studying the fire. Of course, what I studied was not how to cure the fire. What I studied was how to cure the fire. Bianhuo has become a regular power system, making it a genre to survive in this world. I don’t think Bianhuo was originally created for destruction, the laws and rules for destruction, in fact, every The power is all right, the 'Original Magic' you are looking for is the same, and the 'bad omen' brought by the golden tree is also the same
"You also said that any force has two sides. We should look at these things and these forces from the perspective of development. We can't go all the way to the dark. On the way forward and spiraling upward, study rules, formulate rules, extract the essence and discard the dross, so that all the rules of the world can be used by us and us humans.

"Teacher, I know that you want to teach me some principles of being a man, and let me become a hero. In other words, even if you are a scholar, you must have correct moral concepts and moral bottom lines, but it is a troubled time, teacher! We Now it is time to unite all forces that can be united, and turn all forces that cannot be united into forces that can be united. Stirring fire is one of them.”

Lear confesses to Cerlian.

Se Lian is not a fool, on the contrary, she is very smart, she can learn so much to be called a "witch" as an ordinary person, you can see that her ability is not trivial, it's just the problem of her growth experience and vision that makes her always Will be timid when looking at certain problems.

However, after Lear's call, she suddenly thought of one thing clearly.

Maybe, her previous thinking was wrong?
"Well, well, let me tell you how to control the fire."

"Thank you, teacher."

"This is the principle I got from studying the tolerance of different races such as humans, orcs, dragons, and various beasts to fire. It was originally a theory about the adaptive magic of human races and species to the environment in the academy. , and now, I will name this theory, the 'Principle of Adaptability'."

Irene woke up.

She could hear voices, a beautiful female voice teaching another.

Uh, to say it is teaching, it is better to say that the gentle woman is sighing and feeling helpless.

"Oh, my stupid apprentice."

The female voice hesitated for a while before saying, "You really don't seem to be qualified to learn any magic."

"Ah? Teacher, no way, I, I really want to learn magic!"

This is the male voice that terrifies Irena. He can't learn magic. Well, that's great, so that he won't harm more people.

"I understand your feelings, but... well, let me teach you about attributes first."

"Mmm Good."

"In the research of the college, we found that the human body contains extremely powerful energy, which allows humans to easily adapt to the environment, which we call 'environmental adaptability'. However, human beings who live in different environments all year round, There will also be regional differences, and their own appearance and adaptability to the various energies that exist in the borderland are also different. This is the origin of the major human races in the borderland. They all form their own Regime and country. Of course, this does not include outsiders, such as rare people and night people. Although their appearance is similar to us, their physical structure is actually not the same as ours."

"I don't think you have come into contact with rare people and night people, and my research does not involve the study of race, so I won't tell you about the specific differences. You just need to know the origin of the word adaptability." , is enough. Adaptability is the key here. Only when you master the use of adaptability, you can adapt various energies in two different systems of your body and soul. Golden trees, stars, gravity, lava, dragon thunder, storms, and even fire."

"The basic magic theory I taught you, I named it the 'principle of adaptability', I think, this is one of the fundamental principles of all magic and spells we humans cast, using this principle we can accept and complete those Fantastic and powerful magic." (Note 1)

"Adaptability can help us humans adapt to various environments, and it can also make the human body adapt to the invasion of various energies, so we can practice pyroxene magic, elemental magic, and various types of prayer magic .This is a kind of use of adaptability by us humans, through our own adaptability to control the power that is free from the body, and then use these spells."

"And we can't accurately observe the adaptability that belongs to our body, which is the limitation of the times, but we can intuitively see the effects of various spells and the feedback we will get when we cast the corresponding spells, so we will cast The ability corresponding to these spells is called 'concentration'; the adaptability to casting prayer magic is called 'faith'; for pyroxene magic, gravity magic, etc., it needs to be explored, researched, and must rely on a lot of time to study The magic of magic, collectively referred to as intellectual magic, named this adaptability as 'intelligence' - this is what I mentioned to you, the aptitude for practicing magic. This intelligence is the same as the intelligence mentioned in our daily life , the concepts are different, so don't confuse them."

"It's okay, teacher, it's okay not to confuse you, you, even if you say I'm stupid, so do I"

The gentle female voice smiled slightly, and then said: "You~, maybe you just want to learn this magic too eagerly, but you can't rush the way of learning magic. You need to lay a solid foundation step by step from the bottom, and practice it. Find true knowledge, sum up experience and acquire rules, only in this way can we grasp the mystery of magic. Oh, our little friend has woken up."

Irena's heart reached her throat, and after it was broken, Irena groped and sat up. She suddenly felt someone reach out to support her, and then, the voice of that terrible man was right next to her ears. sounded.

"How is it? Do you feel better? Are you hungry? I'll get you something to eat."

"You, you are the one." Irena felt her body trembling, and the fear from the bottom of her heart made her speak with difficulty.

She remembered that when she saw this man for the first time, her ears were filled with the sounds of clashing gold and iron, machetes piercing into flesh, the roars of trolls, the wails of demihumans, Grek soldiers and those who escaped with her from Moen City. The screams of the dignitaries made Irena, who had not been deeply involved in the incident, feel fear from the bottom of her heart.

What happened to them all?
At that time, Irena had doubts in her heart. She was blind and could not see anything. She could only judge by hearing.

However, no one answered the call from the bottom of her heart, and she didn't dare to say anything at will.

After that, this man came.

With the sound of horseshoes from far and near, the demihumans suddenly roared collectively, the mountain demon uttered its final whine before dying, wild dogs were barking, and even the soldiers guarding her screamed frantically.

"Good guy, welcome me so much!"

The voice was loud and majestic, but the tone was full of irony.

"Haha, good time!"

Irena could hear what happened next.

The sound of horseshoes bursts, from far to near, and then from near to far. Every time the sound of horseshoes is heard nearby, the voices of other people will be less.

And during this process, the devil-like man was still muttering: "Huh? That's it? Just come here to block your grandfather's way, right? That's it? That's it! Hurry up and use your tricks!" Ah, don't leave here half dead to be stabbed!"

Accompanied by the rhythmic swinging of the knife and the sound of words, the world gradually became quiet, leaving only the sound of the devil's hooves.

"Are there any survivors! Hurry up and talk!"

The man yelled casually, and at the same time there was the sound of something collapsing.

"Hey, is this the only wealth that the rich and powerful have? Such a small amount of things and such a big battle, how frighteningly shabby."

The man's voice came closer.

"Is there anyone alive here?"

Irena didn't dare to speak, the strong smell of blood rushed straight into her nostrils, and terrible fear filled her heart.

Then, Irena heard the sound of a knife cutting the car seat.

"Oh!"

The car was destroyed, and Irena, who shrank into a ball, trembled as she silently recited the prayer called "Rejection" that her father had taught her.

"Oh, what a cute little girl!"

The man said so.

Irena is even more frightened!

Then, she felt the "rejection" being triggered.

Seems like something bounced off.

Then, she felt the "rejection" being triggered again.

At this time, her head was a little dizzy.

Then came the third time in a row.
She fainted.

The big villain standing beside her weighed the stone in his hand, saw that the other party had fainted, he picked up this soft and delicate body without saying a word, rode on Torret, and ran straight to the post station street in the north go.

"Hey, you are not stupid!"

Lear shook Irena's body, and then brought the little girl who was caught in the memory back to her senses.

"Apprentice, I haven't asked what you did to her? She seems to be very afraid of you."

"I didn't do anything, except to carry her all the way back. I didn't do anything. Then she passed out by herself."

"And before that? What did you do?"

"Well, the demihumans were attacking the convoy, and the mountain demon and the soldiers were dead and maimed, so I sneaked in and rescued her."

"sneak into?"

Serlian's face was full of disbelief.

How could her apprentice with an intelligence of only 9 know the meaning of the word "sneak into"?

So Se Lian bowed slightly, put the phantom's face close to Lear, and said, "Your so-called sneaking in means killing them all, right?"

"Ah? Hehe, you know, anyway, it's very quiet all around, no, I haven't been found."

Lear lowered his head shyly.

"Oh..." Se Lian shook her head and sighed, crossing her arms with her chest, highlighting her proud figure, but there was always a slight smile in her words, "You, this is very dangerous, you know?"

"It's okay, I think it's quite simple. The main thing is that as soon as I got there, they all turned their guns on me. Teacher, you see that they are all like this. Can I fight back? I still have to pay back, just Kill them all."

"Now I feel more and more that you are not suitable for learning magic."

"Teacher, I really want to learn magic! Sincerely!"

"Hmm~" Irena struggled a bit.

"What's the matter, is there any discomfort?"

"Leg numb"

That's right, this little girl has kept her legs curled up, and she hasn't relaxed much. She's not one of those strong, elusive Heidao sisters, so it's reasonable for her to have problems.

"Let me rub it for you. Ah, don't look at the voices of three people here, but what my teacher left behind is a phantom. She is using the phantom to teach me magic, but I am stupid and can't learn it. If you have What's the matter, just find me."

"No, don't touch me."

"The objection is invalid. According to common sense, you are my trophy now, so don't mess around!"

Lear pretended to scare her.

"Since you can learn magic, you should also be educated and reasonable. How could you be so disregarding etiquette and status! Doing such indecent and shameless things!"

Feeling that the other party had already touched her thigh, Irena, like a frightened little rabbit, plucked up her courage and shouted out.

Lear turned his head and gave Se Lian a reassuring look, then turned his head and coughed dryly, and said, "Don't get excited, the excitement is yet to come. Do you know that there is a rebellion in Moen City?"

"I know."

Lear suddenly mentioned the rebellion in Moen City, and successfully diverted Irena's attention, and a pair of bad hands touched the other's long legs.

Of course, Lear was very measured, he only massaged his knees, ankles and calf muscles, without any obscene thoughts or ideas.

"you"

Just when Irena was about to reprimand again, Lear suddenly said: "Let me tell you, Moen City has fallen, it is now the territory of the demi-humans, and even the lord of Moen City is dead. I think you came out of Moen City, you are already homeless and penniless, or you just follow me, and at least you can have a home if you follow me."

"You, what are you talking about? The lord of Moen City, already"

"That's right, the lord of Moen City, that old man named Edgar is dead, right?"

"Father Edgar, my lord father. Didn't you say that you will persevere? Those demihumans, how, how could they be against you, oh, oh, oh!"

Irena burst into tears, sobbing softly.

"Oh, don't cry, don't cry, it's all right, although you have no father, you still have me, don't worry, I will cover you from now on, and take care of you just like your father."

Lear said so on purpose.

Irena was completely devastated.

Fear and despair about the future, as well as the news of her father's death, under repeated bombardment, her fragile heart could hardly resist.

Seeing Irena's emotional breakdown, Lear stared into the girl's eyes.

The pair of tawny eyeballs without dark eyes reminded him of the full plot of the side story about the character of Irena that he had seen before.

This is what Selian doesn't know. After she was killed by the demihumans on the side of the road, her body will be occupied by a woman named Haida and reborn, becoming the guide to the branch line that guides the faded people to yearn for the fire Or, after eating many "Ciapolili grapes", she would become a three-fingered witch, but she only performed the only one finger-cleaning witch in her life, and then burned to death in the fire, which was extremely painful die.

The yellow-brown eyeballs are similar in color to the eyeballs of people suffering from hyperthermia.

And there is another very peculiar symptom of the fire disease - the fire will be affected by the emotional infection and change.

This is what Su Lian told Lear, her discoveries about the fire.

So Lear made this plan.

He wanted to know now, whether "Bumping Fire" was Sanzhi's own imagination, or the rule guidance of the supreme will.

Irena and Haida, who was later reborn from her body, are all the most important pawns in the branch of "Breaking Fire". Lear's move undoubtedly challenges the nerves of Supreme Will.

Of course, Lear didn't care, and Selian didn't care, because she was already on the road of going against the supreme will.

The only thing that matters is Irena herself.

This is the first time that Lear has interfered in the fate of others in such a large and deep way—Irena was forcibly taken away by Lear before she even got out of the car seat and was sent to the bridge by the soldiers who escorted her. gone.

At this time, Irena has not actually been completely interfered by the supreme will.

If you want to get rid of the control of the supreme will for her, this is the best time!

Sure enough, Lear saw golden-red tears dripping from the opponent's eyes. It was a terrifying color of fire, and the yellow-brown eyeballs also began to move irregularly—that was not affected by Irena herself at all. control!
The pain spread from the eyeballs to the whole body, but the neurons connected to the soul told Irena that this kind of pain was less than one ten-thousandth of losing her father, and less than the fear that man brought him. She wanted revenge, and revenge for her father , as long as, as long as she can control this boiling and burning power.
At this moment, a pair of hands touched her cheeks, and the brief mutation caused Irena's body changes to stagnate a little.

Selian's phantom hand stopped Lear, and she reminded for the last time: "Apprentice, fire is one of the most terrifying forces in this world. This flame can not only burn the body, but also burn the soul. Even death Can be ignited by it. I don't know what its original origin is, and I don't know why it came into being, but the overbearing power of the fire is the only thing I have seen in my life. The 'principle of adaptability' can only slightly adapt you to the power of the fire , but once you cannot control it, it will be like a gangrene that cannot be completely cured, nor can it be completely removed, and you will be tortured by it for the rest of your life."

"But what if I succeed?"

Lear turned his head and stared at Selian.

"You will die a painful death."

"Teacher, is the path of magic you want to study just as difficult and dangerous as the path I'm about to complete?"

Cerlian stopped talking, her lips trembling beneath the mask.

"You will always be my good apprentice, Lear, you will always be."

Lear laughed.

In fact, he knew the truth in his heart, but he couldn't tell the teacher directly, because he was also afraid that there would be accidents if he said it.

"I can save this girl."

He said so.

(End of this chapter)