Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Hewen felt that what she said was wrong, so he asked Gellette, saying, "Gerette, you are from the liberal school, and Israet is going to the academic school, isn't this a conflict?"

"I want to go to the academic school too, and be with her." Gerrit's tone was not without sadness, "The knowledge of the liberal school is too mysterious and illusory, not as good as the systematic theory of the academic school."

She has lost confidence in herself, Haven thought. "But you said that you are not suitable for the academic school, you are a born liberal witch, Gerrita? You have your own tricks."

"I only have bad ideas." She sighed, "The theoretical knowledge of the academic school has been objectively tested. As long as you are willing to study hard, you will be able to read it. I was just lazy and playful before, so I chose the liberal school. If If you go there..."

"I think that will ruin you, Gerrita." Haven had this premonition. He couldn't imagine the free forest witch copying notes in the school with myopia.

"It's better than poisoning someone to death."

Haiwen asked: "Can't you go to learn from liberal masters? Aren't the two factions evenly matched?"

Gerrit said: "There are indeed masters in the Liberal School. But the Liberal Witch has no fixed place. The legend of the Three Star Witch Dadaras is still alive, but no one has seen her for many years. Where am I going to find it? So I can only go to the academic place. My lord, don’t persuade me anymore, I have to leave, because my confidence has been destroyed. In the treatment of Fasnat, I dare not give him medicine all the time, and I have been using the most conservative Now that I think about it...if I'm a little bolder, I might be able to keep his arm. Really, I might be able to keep it." Her voice trailed off as she spoke, but each word flowed like a tear. Haven's heart.

"It's over, Gerrita, it's over," was all he could say.

Gerrit took a deep breath, wiped away her tears, and her expression relaxed a little. "I have made up my mind, my lord." She drew an equilateral triangle with her fingers, "I am going this time not only to learn the knowledge of the academic school, but also to prove the value of the liberal school. When the two schools of thought conflict, I will Find the real truth. I don't think witch knowledge should be divided into factions, whichever is valuable."

This mentality is correct.Haiwen thought to himself, I have no right to stop a person who goes to a distant place to seek knowledge.

"Then I wish you a smooth journey, just tell me what you need, and I will fully support you."

"Thank you, my lord."

Haiwen nodded with a smile, and asked, "Gerette, will you come back?"

"Of course, my lord!" She also laughed, "I will come back to repay you after I finish my studies. Besides, I also want to see how you became the Earl of Bear Castle, my lord, do you think I follow you for those few commissions? Have you arrived today?" She drew a smiley face with the same expression on her face, "I want to see if you can live up to the big words you said."

"Which one are you referring to?"

"Every one," said the witch. "I'll see you in three years, my lord. Then I'll see how much of your faith is left."

"I will not let you down, Ms. Witch."

Haven's Solitude, [-]

Haven's Solitude, [-]

Another one went.

At night, Haiwen stood alone on the rooftop in a daze.Dreyer, Islet, Gerrit, and his closest relatives are all leaving.So who's next?Smiley Cat or Fasnat?Either hyacinths or violets?

These are all reasonable things, and Haiwen can't complain about anything, but the sudden departure of these people makes him feel at a loss.This is not a modern society, there is no telephone, internet, or even communication by letter. It is said that there will be a reunion, but who knows when it will be?

Maybe within a few months, even I will be gone.Haiwen thought to himself, I just occupied the bear castle, whether the Marquis will give it to me or not is another matter.

When Haven returned to the room, Estherite was sitting with little Mir, and Mirsalu should have just taken a bath, and Estherite was combing her hair.While combing, ask her some classroom knowledge.Haven sat aside and listened quietly.Mirsalu learned a lot of complicated things. Isrit taught her morality, Violet taught her Chinese, and she went to Tang Deen with Ramon to take a religion and history class every week.Haven also occasionally taught her basic math and nature.Hai Wen intends to teach Mirsalu all his knowledge in the future, as if she can handle it on her own.

Mirsalu is not particularly bright, but she is still studious.At first she was also lazy and playful, but Violet disciplined her strictly, and she gradually turned her temper back.Now she has the appearance of a lady, and she is more learned than the average lady.

Hai Wen sat on the bed, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw two large boxes beside the bed.Estelle was leaving early the morning after tomorrow, so she had already packed her luggage.Seeing these two boxes, the feeling of loneliness in his heart reappeared.

After about ten minutes, Mirsalu's hair was almost dry, and Hewen said to her, "Mir, your mother and I have something to say."

Mill, who was ten years old and precocious by nature, knew a thing or two about accidents, and resigned at once.Only Haven and Isrit were left in the room.Isrit sat next to him, and the two of them were close to each other. She said to Haven, "My lord, is there anything you want? I can bring it to you from the south."

Hai Wen said, "Just send yourself back safely."

"Yeah." She leaned into Haiwen's arms, "My lord, this is the last night."

Yes, it's the last night.

So Haven pushed Islet down on the bed and kissed her hard, he kissed her lips, neck and chest.They were entangled physically and spent the last night before parting.Haven is reluctant to part with his lover, and so is Estherite.Even though Isrit seldom said nostalgic words to him, Hewen could feel her reluctance to leave home from every inch of her body.

"Don't go, Isrit." Haven said in the middle, "Don't go, I want you by my side."

Estherite didn't answer him, but covered Hewen's mouth with her lips, tears slid down her cheeks and dripped on Hewen's chest—this was Estherite's answer.So they said no more, only gasps and groans.

Neither of them fell asleep immediately after it was over.Haven leaned against the back board of the bed, watching the flickering candles, feeling sympathetic; Isrit lay in the crook of Haven's arms, gently drawing circles on his chest with her fingertips. "My lord, your chest has become much stronger." She said in a low voice, as if she saw the bonsai blooming on the windowsill.She turned over, put her face on it, and rubbed it lightly.

Hai Wen has been exercising, he is no longer the decadent bald head he was back then.Now he also has pectoral and abdominal muscles, so he won't die halfway through training with the army.Isrit's face was pressed against his chest, and the fragrance of her hair rushed to his face.It is the smell of body fragrance, pollen and a small amount of oil, which stimulates the men's hormones—Isrit, a girl of this age will exude a natural fragrance, which makes people want to stop.

So Haiwen put his hands on her back again, loving her smooth skin.Estelle asked him, "Do you want more?"

"This is the last night, Isrit."

Yisruite's eyes showed a little helplessness, "If we don't control ourselves, maybe we will go until tomorrow morning."

"Then do it in the morning, anyway, you won't leave until the day after tomorrow."

"What about Bear Castle's work? My lord, aren't you very busy?"

Haiwen's hands froze, "I will..." he pondered.Isrit took his hand away at this moment and said, "I desire this more than you, my lord, but we have done enough—rest."

"Then at least say a few words to me, Isrit, we will rest after twelve o'clock."

"Ok."

As a result, they were awake until the early hours of the morning, and they did bed work twice.The first time was asked by Haven, but the second time neither of them mentioned it.

The next morning, both of them got up early as usual, and neither of them mentioned what happened last night.They went to wash and eat together, and then Haiwen went to morning exercises and work.He tried his best to concentrate on himself, but he would be distracted every now and then. He would be worried about accidents on the road to Islet, worried that witches would be frustrated in their academic studies, and worried that Delaire would end up living on the streets in Hesse... He went to wash his face, he picked up the water with his right hand, and took the soap with his left hand. At this moment, he suddenly thought that Fassnat had no hands, and he couldn't even wash his face.Don't talk about this, what will he do when he eats later?What about going to the toilet?What about getting dressed?

Haven slapped cold water on his face—he decided to go to Laya first, and he hoped that the nun who rescued the suffering could find a way to help Fasnat solve these problems.

He came to the east hall in the lower level of the castle, where Raya was supposed to be tending to the wounded.

When he came, Laya was performing a rescue for a martyr.The man must have been too seriously injured to be rescued.His body was laid out in the sunlight of the dining-room windows, which turned toward the sun, and the warm sunlight turned the white shroud of the shroud a holy gold.

The nun, dressed in pure white robes, knelt beside the corpse, holding the hand of the martyr and singing a eulogy.Her voice was not loud, but the ward was very quiet, so only this voice echoed in the air.The man seemed to have no family or friends. Only Laya prayed for him alone, and the other patients sat on the bed and looked at him, mourning for him.

At first, Haiwen didn't understand why Laya came to perform the ceremony in the public ward, but after watching it for a while, a warm feeling slowly emerged in his heart - the soft sunlight warmed the white cloth, and Laya's shadow fell on the colored cloth. On the murals, the colors are distinct; the chants are long, and the dust under the beam of light is moving, as if a golden warm current is flowing slowly.

Listening to the birds singing together outside the window, Haiwen felt an indescribable feeling in his heart, as if his soul had been emptied, as if he was in a quiet valley, his heart was deep and firm.

This feeling of being born may be able to dilute people's fear of death, he thought to himself.

Just then the ceremony ended, and Raya ordered the body to be removed for burial.When she saw Haven, she came over and asked, "My lord, what's the matter?" So Haven told about Fasnat, hoping that Laya would find a way to help Fasnat live a normal life, but the nun wanted to After thinking about it, he said:

"Not now, my lord."

"why?"

Haven's Solitude, VI

Haven's Solitude, VI

"Why?" Haven asked her.

Laya looked at Haven and replied, "Because I'm leaving soon, my lord."

Haiwen was startled, and blurted out, "Why do you want to leave?"

Laya looked at him with a surprised face, and said, "My lord, I'm going to inform the Marquis of Fengleibao and let him make you an earl. Have you forgotten?"

I'm really confused these two days, Haiwen thought to himself, Laya told me about this a long time ago, I knew she was going to leave.

Haven asked her, "Do you know where there is a caregiver? Fassnat lost his arm, and someone needs to take care of his food, clothing, shelter and transportation. Most of the servants around me are rough, I'm afraid they can't do it; Violet and Hyacinth two A girl, it is inconvenient to take care of a man, so... I want to ask you for help."

"Let's go out and talk," Raya said.

"it is good."

So they came to the courtyard outside, and they sat down on the stone pier and talked about it.

Laya and Haiwen said: "White clothes may not have a suitable nurse, but Fasnat may not be willing. My lord, although I am young, I have dealt with many injuries. I can see what kind of nurse he is. people."

"What kind of person do you think he is?"

"His self-esteem is as high as an iceberg and as fragile as ice. You can't give him sunshine, it will kill him."

Haiwen recalled Smiley Cat's evaluation of Fassnut before, and Laya and Master Cat had almost the same views. "I thought he was a tough kid."

"He is strong enough, but even diamonds are broken. Fassnat's strength comes from his confidence in power. Without this confidence, his strength will be broken. How perfect he was before , how fragile it is now." Laya spread her hands, the sun shone on her white but calloused right hand, she used the fingers of the other hand to lightly brush the palm lines under the sun, "I believe that apart from the sun , Nothing comes for nothing in this world—this is the price of his power, my lord. Power made him strong, but it also emptied his heart."

"Then what are we going to do..." Haiwen murmured, "Laya, is it true that people can't survive without their hands? How do those disabled people survive? Can they be fitted with prosthetics?"

Laya thought for a while, and said: "Yes, Fasnat still has both arms, and he can be used as a prosthetic hand. Although the hand is very inconvenient, but with more training... it is enough for him to take care of himself."

Hai Wen was overjoyed, and thought to himself: There are indeed some strange things in this world, such as Gerrit's fruit, maybe there is a mechanical hand? "What kind of prosthetic hand?" he asked.

However, Laya poured cold water on him, "The solid wood hand is nothing more than a hand, which is put on the broken arm and fixed with a rope and a cloth cover. After about a year of training, he should be able to complete things such as changing clothes, eating, and going to the toilet by himself." "

"Oh..." Haiwen nodded silently.

"My lord, if you really want to help him, you should think about how to help him untangle his heart. You have to let him let go of his past self, for example... let him fall in love with poetry, history, and learning... Or fall in love with a woman."

Haven sighed and said, "I'll try to talk to him, thank you, Laia."

"No thanks, my lord, I'm sorry about that too."

However, Haven didn't know how to talk to Fassnut.

In the morning of the next day, he personally sent Isrit and Gelette away. He kissed his lover goodbye in the cold morning, and then watched them walk into the black pine forest.After that, he stood alone in the wind for a long time before leaving.

Geralte brought two pigeons and said that they could communicate by letter in the future, but the south is thousands of miles away from here, and it is not so easy to communicate with each other after all.

In the afternoon he returned to his room and started working.The work in hand piled up like a mountain, but basically they all revolved around one thing——money.

Bear Mountain is so poor, really.After Haiwen captured the castle, he found that there was no money to reward the soldiers. He thought he became the master of Bear Mountain, but he didn't expect to become a slave to pay off the debt.Xiongshan has a lot of bad debts, the debts owed and the debts are piled up, and I don't know how to deal with it.The Earl of Xiongshan has borrowed all the money he could borrow these years, and Xiongshan's reputation has long been overdrawn. Even if the old earl is alive, he can't borrow half of the money.As for the debts released, they either passed on to others, or there was nowhere to ask for them.All in all it was a mess.Now he is temporarily spending the money of Tang Deen and Big Charles, but the money is also borrowed, and he will have to pay it back sooner or later.

He has been busy for the past few days, if the housekeeper is here, he will definitely be able to help him share his worries.He once thought about asking Big Charles to help him collect debts or make money, but he couldn't engage in usury in Bear Mountain as soon as he took office!Laya and Hai Wen said that if the land is well managed, she will have the confidence to negotiate with the Marquis—does charging usury count as good land management?

It’s not that Haiwen has no way to make money: he has advanced farming technology that can increase the yield of the cultivated land in Xiongshan. The fields in Xiongshan are much more than those in the wild horses. If it works, it can double the previous agricultural taxation several times; There are coal mines. If they are mined, they will not only provide a large amount of income, but also solve the heating problem; and in the future, if he has the right, he can build a bridge on the Blood River, open up the trade route between the wild horse land and the northern cities, and let his territory All get rich.

But none of these things can be done now.The upgrading of the primary industry cannot be harvested in a short while; coal mining has technical difficulties to overcome, and it is necessary to popularize coal mine knowledge to the people in advance to cultivate the market; building bridges and roads is a long-term plan.None of them can be realized in the short term.

Looks like the only way to go is old fashioned, he thought.

Just then he heard a knock at the door. "Dang! Dang! Dang!", the voice was very loud, and Hai Wen called out "Please come in", and saw Master Tang De'en pushed the door and entered.Ramon followed him, holding many books.

Tang Deen gave a salute and said, "Master Haiwen! How is the work going?"

Haiwen sighed and said, "It's very troublesome. You also know that Xiongshan has a bad debt. Those who lose money are about to sell the castle."

Tang Deen said: "Let me take a look."

Hai Wentang showed the bill to Tang De'en, and the old man frowned after taking a look at the bill, and said, "It's almost as if Mani didn't die, but Xiongshan is so poor? This is troublesome."

Haiwen nodded and said, "My troubles don't stop there. Everyone around me has left, and I have no one available now."

Tang Deen laughed when he heard this, and said: "It's just a few young people who have left, so what's the matter? Since you are the king of Xiongshan Mountain, you should show the arrogance of a king! What do you say with a sad face? I will look for it another day. A few students are here, and they will handle these chores for you in the future."

What Tang Deen said was indeed good, and Haiwen felt a little relieved after hearing it.Tang De'en continued to flip through the ledger, the more he flipped through it, the more serious his face became. "Master Haiwen, although I can find someone to help you, the debt will not disappear by itself, and the gold will not appear by itself-do you have any solutions?"

Haiwen took a deep breath and said, "There is a way."

Tang Deen asked: "What way?"

"The old way." Hai Wen said to him.

When Ramon behind heard this, he immediately laughed; Tang De'en looked blank and asked, "What's the old way?"

Haven didn't answer, but said, "Ramon, please invite Brian here."

Tang Deen asked: "Ask him to come? He is a rough man, can he settle the account for you?"

Haven nodded and said, "Yes."

Tang De'en raised his eyebrows and asked, "What are you clearing?"

"Take the sword to clear it." Hai Wen said.

Fassnut needs no mercy, a

Fassnut needs no mercy, a

This was Fassnut's first hands-free morning.

He slept for more than a day, and when he woke up in the morning, he felt in good spirits, so he subconsciously wanted to sit up from the bed.However, no matter how much he stretched out his hands, he couldn't touch the bed. Then there was a sharp pain in the sore, and he felt a numbness in his bones. He felt the pain and sweated immediately.

Only then did he realize that his hands were no longer there.

The moment he agreed to Laya's amputation operation, his heart was empty, and he just felt that he was a lump of dead flesh at the mercy of others, so he just lay down.However, when he really realized that he had no hands, the feeling of fear and despair suddenly surfaced in his heart.

I shouldn't have agreed to that woman, he thought to himself, I should keep my arm and try my luck, who said that a rotten hand will never heal?maybe i... maybe...