Looking Forward to Another World

In Artoria's memory, Eckert was indeed not a very talkative person.

He hates all fairies, and everyone in the Fairy Kingdom. He doesn't interact with anyone, but just stays in this corner, in his own forging field, and has hardly stepped out of here.

Tintagel is the closest village to here, but few goblins are willing to approach here. The rumors about Eckert that Artoria heard when she was in the village are basically bad, because this forging The teacher's attitude towards any goblin is very bad, and no one likes him.

In addition, Eckert also has a deaf problem, which makes it difficult to hear others. It feels very defiant and often ignores others.

Such a him, now he not only intends to present one of his highest masterpieces to others, but also doesn't even know his ears?

This is a distinction, right?

Could it be that Eckert, who hates fairies, actually likes humans quite a lot?

It's true, judging from Eckert's "voice", he doesn't seem to hate humans, but he doesn't seem to like them either.

What exactly is going on?

Arturia was confused again.

Not to mention Arturia, even Li Ge was very surprised.

"Give it to me?" Li Ge raised the small black knife in his hand and said, "This thing is obviously worth a lot, right? I thought that even if you were willing to give it to me, you would put forward some conditions."

"...It's useless to stay with me anyway, take it if you want." Eckert was silent for a while, and then said very unhappy: "Okay, tell me quickly, the knife on your body is Who hit it?"

"This question is really difficult to answer." Seeing that Eckert didn't seem to be joking, Li Ge immediately shrugged and said, "Originally, this knife was not what it is now, but because I incorporated some Strange thing, it has become what it is now, so when you ask me who made this knife, I think the answer to the question will be very subtle."

The blacksmith at the beginning of The Fool is undoubtedly the strongest blacksmith in Olalie, the leader of the Hephaestus family known as the "Cyclops" --- Tsubaki Cobrande.

But the Fool born at that time was just an ordinary indestructible attribute weapon. Although it belonged to the category of the second-level special weapon, its power was slightly inferior to the second-level weapon because of its indestructible attribute. of.

In terms of quality and value alone, the not-bad attribute dagger at that time may not even be as good as the little black knife held by Li Ge at this moment. It is not a magical weapon worthy of Eckert's attention. .

It wasn't until in the world of Ghost Slayer that Li Ge used magic to purify a large amount of Gorilla Crimson Sand Iron and Gorilla Crimson Ore, and blended the essence of Gorilla Crimson Sand Iron and Gorilla Crimson Ore into the Fool, and then reconstructed, the Fool It became what it is now.

Under such circumstances, it is really difficult to answer the question of who created the Fool.

"It can only be said that this is a collaboration between me and another highly skilled blacksmith."

When Li Ge said this, Eckert frowned.

After a while, Eckert looked away as if he had lost interest.

"Since it's a knife made by two people working together, and there are accidental elements in it, then I'm not interested."

As he said that, Eckert seemed to be preparing to return to the iron stove and continue forging.

"Wait! Eckert!"

Arturia finally couldn't bear it anymore, and cried out loudly.

"I'm here too! I'm here too! Can you pay attention to me...!?"

Hearing this, Eckert picked his ears.

"I can hear you, so there's no need to shout so loudly." Eckert cast a look of disgust at Artoria, and said, "Why are you here?"

"I..." Artoria's aura suddenly weakened at a speed visible to the naked eye, she lowered her head, and said timidly, "I just came to see if you are okay..."

"Am I okay?" Eckert snorted heavily, and said, "I'm fine, at least I wasn't slaughtered by you the night before yesterday."

Arturia fell silent for a moment.

Seeing Artoria's appearance, Eckert became even more angry.

"Since you have escaped from the dungeon, why are you coming back?" Eckert said with an unfriendly expression, "You have finally escaped, and if you don't seize the time to escape, you still have the leisure to hang out in such a place, are you Do you think you didn't die fast enough?"

"D-Of course not!" Artoria retorted, "I just took a look, and left after a look, so as not to waste too much time!"

"In that case, why don't you leave quickly?" Eckert said impatiently: "Although my place is remote, it is not very far from the village. Those idiots will find me here soon. If you don't leave , I'm afraid I'm going to be torn into pieces by those idiots."

"...I know." Artoria said sullenly, "I'll leave when I get back the Rod of Selection."

Hearing Artoria's words, Eckert just walked into the inner room of the workshop silently, and brought out something from it.

It was a staff that was slightly taller than Arturia herself.

The wand seems to be made of some kind of mysterious tree root. The surface has a plant-like texture, and branches like tree roots extend from the top. The atmosphere presented is quite natural and integrated, making this staff look not at all artificial, but born from nature.

"Take it, your staff of choice."

Eckert threw the staff in his hand to Artoria.

"You, why do you have this?" Artoria hurriedly took it, her eyes widened in surprise, and she said in astonishment, "Didn't everyone in Tintagel confiscate the Staff of Selection?"

"Who do you think I am?" Eckert said disdainfully: "It's just a weapon. I can smell where it is from a distance. It's easy to bring it out of the village."

Artoria would not fail to understand the meaning of these words.

"...Did you help me steal the Rod of Election from the village?"

Arturia held the staff she called the staff of choice, and spoke in a low voice.

"It's just a coincidence, it's not just for you."

Eckert said with a raised eyebrow.

pity……

"You're lying." Artoria said very firmly, "It's obvious that you stole the Rod of Selection just for me."

This point, Arturia's "eyes" will not miss it.

"Tsk..." Eckert seemed to have thought of something, smacked his lips, and said in disgust: "The so-called Paradise Fairy is really troublesome, and still retains this vision that has long since disappeared."

Eckert, who was so bored, didn't deny the matter anymore, but looked directly at Artoria.

"Now, the staff of choice has returned to your side, and you have been freed from the village."

"Next, it's time for you to embark on your own journey."

"Go on a pilgrimage, Artoria Castor."

Eckert's words made Arturia's hand holding the selection stick slightly tighter.

"Go." Eckert said, "This is your mission and your destiny. You cannot escape."

Just as these words came out of Eckert's mouth, Li Ge, who had been playing with the small black knife, suddenly spoke out.

"I don't agree with what you said." Li Ge said suddenly without any reason, "No one has to shoulder an irresistible mission, and no one's destiny is to be rejected from the very beginning. Settle down."

"Can't escape?"

"This is really a joke. If you really don't want to do it, why can't you escape?"

Li Ge's sudden speech not only stunned Artoria, but even Eckert cast sharp eyes on him.

"...Do you know about this girl?"

Eckert asked blankly.

"You know it." Li Ge said with a lack of interest, "She is the son of the prophecy in the fairy kingdom rumors?"

——"Son of Prophecy".

This is a well-known existence in the Fairy Kingdom.

About sixteen years ago, the head of a fairy clan left such a prophecy.

""The mysterious island has turned into a kingdom of fairies, and I will tell you its ending." "

""Welcome home to the innocent". "

""This is the city of the bottomless queen". "

""Accumulate like rain, accumulate like dust, melt like snowflakes, disappear like lies". "

"'Our hopes were shelved and are still in the Queen's hands'. "

"However, just be patient for a while, and after the age of two thousand, the Son of Redemption will appear." "

""Let the fairies and human beings join hands, the son of the savior will save the world." "

"Even if the first light shines slightly, no one pays attention and no one recognizes it, it still flies away like moths." "

"Town of Iron, Sea of ​​Coal". "

"When repelling disasters, pilgrimage should be welcomed." "

"The rod of choice guides him, travelers from foreign lands watch him, and the son of redemption arrives at the throne of jade." "

"The one who lives on the Jade Throne is the real king, please wear a blood-stained crown." "

""Sound like thunder (anger), sound like fire (sorrow), the six bells teach people to know, and the way of the true king begins." "

""Catched up by the red disaster, bitten by the black disaster". "

""It doesn't matter if we are a little slow at work, we are the descendants of free fairies." "

""Hope has never been enough, and I sincerely look forward to a brighter tomorrow." "

The general meaning of this prophecy is that sixteen years later, the savior of this country will appear, and under the guidance of the chosen rod, he will be crowned as the true king and save the world.

The savior needs to embark on a pilgrimage to ring the six pilgrimage bells that exist in the Fairy Kingdom. After all six bells ring, the hypocritical queen who ruled the country will be overthrown and crowned as the true king. The savior will also lead the goblins and humans to end the history of hypocrisy.

This prophecy is now widely rumored in the Fairy Kingdom, and almost everyone knows it.

The savior mentioned in the prophecy is called the Son of Prophecy by everyone.

Legend has it that the Son of Prophecy does not belong to any of the six major clans, but is a goblin from "Paradise".

According to legend, when the Son of Prophecy came to this world, he would have a staff of selection beside him to grow up with him.

Arturia is the child of prophecy.

She came here with a small boat drifting here from the sea sixteen years ago. The villagers of Tintagel found her and the Staff of Election beside her, so they thought she was a rumor The prophesied son in the book, raised him to adulthood.

However……

"I'm considered a counterfeit now..."

Arturia laughed masochistically.

In fact, the reason is very simple, it is because Artoria's growth is not optimistic.

Goblins are born with mystery, and their strength is generally far superior to that of humans, but Artoria has been weak since she was a child, her physical ability is not outstanding, and her magic power is not strong. Until she was 16 years old this year, she still did not show her outstanding abilities. As a result, the villagers of Tintagel gradually doubted his authenticity as the Son of Prophecy.

Just a few days ago, in order to test whether Artoria is the real child of prophecy, the goblin in the village sent her here to kill Eckert.

They naively believed that as long as Artoria had a way to kill Eckert, the blacksmith whom many goblins were afraid of, she would most likely be the child of prophecy.

Arturia came, but did not attack Eckert, and fled.

So the goblins of Tintagel got angry, thinking that Artoria, who couldn't even be solved by a mere blacksmith, would never be able to defeat the Queen, so she must be a fake.

In this way, Arturia was put into a dungeon by the villagers, and they were going to hand her over to the execution team who came to the village tomorrow.

The execution team is the executioner under the Queen's command, and they have been looking for the Son of Prophecy. If Arturia is handed over to the execution team, she will be executed regardless of whether she is the real Son of Prophecy or a false one.

Artoria naturally didn't want to die.

Therefore, she planned to find a chance to escape from the dungeon.

After Eckert learned the news, he first helped Artoria steal the Rod of Selection, and then planned to rescue Artoria from the dungeon before the execution team arrived tomorrow, and let her Leave the village and embark on a pilgrimage.

Unexpectedly, at this juncture, Li Ge suddenly descended out of thin air, and rescued Artoria from the dungeon without injury.

Eckert didn't know the specific process, but seeing that Li Ge appeared here together with Arturia who should have been locked in the dungeon, he could probably guess what happened.

only……

"I didn't intend to ask you why you rescued this girl from the dungeon." Eckert stared at Li Ge and said, "It seems that you did not rescue her to let the Prophet It looks like you’re going on a pilgrimage.”

This is an obvious thing.

"Why should I save her just to let her go on a pilgrimage?" Li Ge said with a half-smile: "To save the fairy country? Or to defeat the queen?"

"...Leaving aside the former, isn't the latter your goal?" Eckert frowned and said, "The queen's tyranny has caused dissatisfaction among many goblins, and it is the queen who gave the order to strictly control the number of humans. Whether it's a goblin or a human, there are people who want to overthrow the Queen's rule and liberate this country."

"You, don't you?"

Eckert's questioning only got Li Ge an indifferent answer.

"Let me tell the truth." Li Ge said calmly and indifferently: "This country is not worth saving."

As soon as these words came out, Artoria and Eckert suddenly changed their colors.

"Rig?"

Arturia looked at Li Ge in amazement.

"you……!"

Eckert's brows furrowed even more deeply, hostility first appeared in his eyes looking at Li Ge, and then the hostility disappeared again, and it turned into deep complexity because of something he thought of.

Li Ge ignored these reactions and just said something to Eckert.

"Let's not talk about that, why don't you think about your current situation?" Li Ge said coldly: "Now, Arturia has escaped from the dungeon, no matter where she goes next , if you continue to stay here, you will definitely be angered by those stupid goblins."

"Excuse, vent your anger?"

Arturia was successfully diverted.

"...Indeed." Eckert regained his composure, and said in a deep voice: "Those idiots know very well that I have a relationship with this little girl. If they can't find anyone, they will definitely wonder if I saved her. Have you hidden her?"

"Then you come with us!" Artoria hurriedly said: "Don't stay here any longer, or the goblins in the village will definitely not let you go!"

"I have to leave." Eckert nodded, then shook his head, and said, "But I won't leave with you."

Before Artoria anxiously asked why, Eckert said straightforwardly.

"I don't want to accompany you on a pilgrimage. You can only go on this journey by yourself."

In one sentence, Arturia shut up instantly.

Li Ge was not polite.

"I don't even want to leave, but I let others go, and what mission and destiny are you talking about? It seems that you are worse than I imagined, old man."

Regarding Li Ge's remarks, Eckert did not refute at all.

"I'm tired, but this girl has to go for a walk, otherwise, she may never know the history of the Fairy Kingdom and the truth about the Fairy Kingdom."

Eckert sighed and said so sickly.

"As a paradise fairy, at least she has to know what she is doing before she can decide whether to do it or not."

After leaving such words, Eckert seemed not to want to talk any more nonsense, and started to chase people away.

"Okay, what should be said has been said, and what should be seen has been met. What to do next, you young people can think for themselves."

"Don't worry about me, an old man, at least, I can't die yet."

"Go away, do what you should do, go where you should go."