Evetrona's old stories

By the time they returned to the camp, the children had already woken up. At this time, Lopel had gone somewhere, and Gayapin and Kani were sitting where Lelier played the piano in the morning, looking at a half-opened bird next to them. Huge eyeballs speak.It was approaching noon at this time, and several girls were squatting on the ground, picking out fresh fruits and mushrooms from a large pile of seeds.

The Chenia white deer were returning one after another. They piled up hills near the camp with all kinds of things in their mouths.

A small group of white deer misunderstood Laffer's order. Instead of collecting seeds, they brought back everything they liked.

"Where did you get this from?" Limeya held up a huge white radish, her heart pounding: "Could it be planted in someone's field?"

The mushrooms brought back by the white deer are all edible, so Stricky decided to make a pot of creamy mushroom soup for lunch.

"Where did you go in the morning?" During the meal, Erinde sat beside Eve and asked her in a low voice.

"Just picking seeds by the river, I didn't see you when I woke up." Eve said.

"Let's act together in the afternoon." Erinde said, "Barry seems to have something to say to us."

Since coming here, there always seems to be a faint melancholy atmosphere spreading in the team.

In the afternoon, Eve and Erinde left the camp together, and Yuqie followed closely behind. He rode a horse and followed them not far or near.

On the way, Erinde talked about Sentufen.

"I always feel that Centurion is lying there, but he doesn't seem to be there... as if he is not a living thing."

"It's probably the case with a dying person or animal. Maybe he's out of his mind now."

"Barry said that Sentufen can't speak human language, but don't you have a magical ancient copper coin, do you want to try talking to him?"

"Maybe he doesn't want to talk to us, or leave him alone."

"Well, it makes sense."

They walked along the valley, and every time they turned, Eve could always see Yuqie smiling at her from a distance.

"Can't you take a break?" After walking a certain distance, Eve finally couldn't help but said to Yuqie.

"Thank you for your concern, but it's my duty to protect you." The knight spoke with confidence.

"Okay, stop pretending." Eve said, "Eileen is my friend, not an outsider."

After hearing this, Yuqie couldn't help showing a smile, he rode two steps quickly, and came to her side.

"I can see it, but you haven't introduced it to me." Yuqie said.

"Her name is Erinde...well, it's Erinde." Eve thought for a long time before remembering that this little witch didn't seem to have an inherited surname.After that, she said to Elinde, "This is Yuche Erlo, the knight of Zhanlong Court, and he can be regarded as my friend."

"What is the relationship between you two...?" Erinde was confused by her introduction.

"She is a nobleman, and I am a soldier." Yuqie said, "Eve always treats me as a friend, but I can't forget my responsibilities."

"So you've been by her side... the kind who watched her grow up?" Erinde's complexion was a little strange, because she thought of the plots in some novels she had read.

"That's not true. It's only been more than a month since I took the job, but we have known each other six or seven years ago...but my status was low at that time, so—"

"Oh, I understand, I understand..." Erinde nodded sharply, the way the girl looked at him changed.

Eve wanted to ask her what she knew.Yuqie's statement is indeed not adulterated, but every sentence is misleading.

"He was sent by Wenzina, and we didn't have any personal relationship before that, that's all." Eve had to clarify for herself.

"Is that so?" Erinde looked at Yuqie with a somewhat bewildered expression.

I don't know if it's an illusion, but Eve always feels that Erinde seems to be more willing to believe in Yuqie.

"It's like this. Although it can't be said that there is a lack of understanding, it does need to be adjusted." Yuqie said with a smile, "Our young lady doesn't seem to like my jokes very much, so it's better for me to say less."

It's not so much a joke, it's more like taking advantage.Eve thought.

"It's funny, I thought—if only I could have someone by my side all the time."

Yuqie is handsome, and Erinde grew up in Qingshui Castle, and has never seen many men, so her current state is really strange to Eve.

"I can give him to you." Eve said, "To be honest, I don't know why, but there is such a person beside me for no reason."

Erinde laughed.

Not far away, they saw Hadra folded her wings and hung upside down on a branch, as if she was playing a durian.

"Hello, Dragon Clan friend." Yuqie greeted him.

"Hello... well, you are finally here." Perhaps to express his impatience, he shook off a lot of leaves when he flew up.

"Where are we going now?" Erinde asked Hadera.

"Where not to go. You can continue to pick up seeds, I will speak slowly." Mindra paused, as if sighing, "This matter...where should I start?"

"Ghost knows what you want to say." Erinde said angrily.

"Then let's talk about me and Sentufen first, I actually wanted to clarify this with you a long time ago—"

In fact, the name "Sintra" was given by Centuffen, not what he said before, but the name he gave himself.

Incubating and raising high-level dragons privately is not allowed by the law. If the circumstances are serious, they can be sentenced to exile at most, and even Qingshuibao has no qualifications to raise dragons.For the purpose of protection and control, Sigourney put a magic mark on Hadera, making it impossible for him to pass through the protective barrier outside Clearwater Castle.

At first, this barrier did trap Haddra, until when he was two years old, he heard the call of his own kind for the first time—it was the greeting from Centurion, which was nearly a thousand miles away.It took Sentufen more than half a month to guide him through the weakest point of the protective barrier, so the two dragons, one big and one small, finally met for the first time and saw each other's appearance.

Since then, Centurion has taught him many things—not only about the dragon race and Taiti's grace, but this old dragon who has lived for millions of years also knows everything about the human world.

From him, Hadera learned the means of knowing people and how to get along with others, and more importantly, Sentufen answered Hadera's doubts and confusion about herself.

Dragons are different from humans. They are conceived from eggs, thinking and learning in dreams. After they are born, those hazy experiences can allow them to adapt to the new world as quickly as possible, and the memories in dreams will be reawakened as they grow and become clearer.

The dream in the egg is a means of enlightenment and a process of self-shaping.It allows a dragon to determine certain characteristics of itself - such as shape, body shape - before birth.The long-term dream experience can make their thinking and consciousness tend to be complete, and the moment when they break out of the shell, from the perspective of individual experience, it can be regarded as a process of rebirth.

"So you grow into a hedgehog because you want to be like that," Erinde said.

"Not exactly." Hadera replied, "In fact, up to now, I still haven't recalled the experiences I had in my dream. On the other hand, there are two conditions for a dragon egg to hatch, one is flames, The second is the secret language."

Hadera's words also revealed to a certain extent the difficult problem about the hatching of dragon eggs that has plagued human beings for four epochs.

"What is the secret language?" Erinde asked.

"It's a spell to awaken a dragon," said Sindra. "In order to successfully hatch a dragon, the dragon egg can only be destroyed from the inside—the flames can give the newborn the power to break the shell, and the spell can bring us back from the dream to reality."

"That is to say, it was Centurion who woke you up at that time?" Erinde was stunned.

"Yes, he wrapped the spell with bubbles, and released it while you were burning the eggshell with flames. But unfortunately, your magic is too weak, and it can't really give me the power that a newborn should have , that’s why I’m so small now—it’s not what I should be.”

"Feel sorry……"

"No, it is a kind of luck to be born in this world... The trials of the dream made nearly half of the dragons stillborn, and more dragons died quietly in the forgotten sleep, becoming part of the rock and the earth." Sindra is a dragon. When he speaks human language, his tone is always as calm as ever. shaped monster."

The glory of the Dragon Clan is in the past, but the orphans under the ruins are wasting the good times. The souls lacking civilization and belonging can only return to the original, becoming ugly freaks and objects of ridicule.

"Actually, Centurion could have lived forever, but he chose to end it." After talking about himself, Sidera talked about the dragon again, "As early as a century ago, he chose the cemetery and decided not to die. If you don’t eat or drink, you’ll just lie here and wither slowly.”

"Why, isn't it good to be alive?" Erinde was surprised by this, "What difficulties did he encounter?"

"Determining the end is not so difficult for a dragon to accept," said Sindra. "Centuffin is much older than us, and your strength alone cannot push a stranded whale."

"If you use magic, it's not impossible." Erinde retorted.

"What I mean is that we can't change Centurion's will, because we simply can't understand what the dragon is thinking." Sindra said, "Maybe this world is a drama that goes on and on for him, and he is tired of watching it, so he is ready to leave."

"Oh..." Erinde nodded with a vague understanding.

"According to the tradition of the northerners, the long-lived people choose to commit suicide, which is a harbinger of disaster," Yuqie said.

"Don't say scary things." Hearing what he said, Eve suddenly felt a chill down her spine.

In this world, there are many things that she doesn't understand, or that humans don't understand.

Human beings are too small, it's better not to have any accidents——she thought.

［200］Rebirth under the withering: the dying innocence·Part [-]

Sindra said a lot of things they hadn't heard, and Erinde finally found out that he was actually just laying the groundwork for a decision.

"I won't go back when we come back from the elf land." Sindra said, "I will stay here until he leaves."

"And then? If Centuffin is gone, will you come back?" Erinde asked knowingly.

"I... probably will leave here." Sindra replied.

"Where are you going?" Erinde's tone softened a bit.

"With no particular goal, I can go anywhere."

"Have you spoken to the dean about this?"

"I can't say it, so I want to ask you for help."

"Why do you think I will promise you?"

"You just need to help convey it. She will understand. Dragons are different from humans. Dragons are born for exploration."

"What can you explore? Centuffin is nearby. If there is anything you don't understand, just ask him?"

"In his eyes, there is only a dying world, but for me, the world is thriving." Sindra said, "Experience determines preferences, and witnessing is a kind of creation, so I plan to see it myself. "

Erinde opened her mouth, but in the end she didn't say any rebuttal words.Barry seemed to be no longer the Barry she used to be, and she could no longer look at the dragon the way she looked at Lopel—Sindra grew up too fast, as if every day was deeper than yesterday.

Erinde's nasal cavity was sour, and she was a little hurt by the scene.Autumn is the season of withering and parting; the sun is gradually losing its temperature, and what she can predict is that life will gradually become colder with the accumulation of time.

"No matter where I go, I will still remember you." Hadera said, "Although I am a member of the Dragon Clan, you are also my compatriots. I have no prejudice against humans, because I can understand you."

That night, they spent another night on the rock, that is, Sentufen.Since coming here, everyone is no longer in a hurry to leave, especially Lelier and Kani - Lelier is always playing the piano, she is immersed in a faint melancholy, as if intoxicated by the fact that she has already passed away She couldn't extricate herself from her childhood memories; and Kani was always talking to Centupeon, her tone was soft and full of emotion, even though the other party never responded a word from the beginning to the end.

After dawdling until the next morning, they finally packed their bags and set off.

Near the evening, the team returned to the entrance of the forest along the way they came.Le Lier said that it was difficult to recognize the direction at night, so she set up the tent early today.There are many rivers in the meadow. If you want to camp here, you can only choose a place with higher terrain, and you must avoid getting too close to the forest-there are too many wild animals nearby.

The fire-colored glow dyed the large clouds colorfully, and in the east, under the dark ether, two rounds of mottled full moons moved side by side, intertwined with golden and purple rays of light, making the monotonous night sky appear gorgeous for a few days .

"Should we celebrate?" Rediro asked behind Streiki.

At this time, Stricky was cooking, she replied: "What do you think I am doing? Tonight's meal is very rich."

"I know, I mean... can we have some fireworks later?"

The fireworks that Rui Diluo said are magical fireworks.

"Then you should ask Lelier."

"I've asked, but she doesn't agree." Rediro said, "She said——ask us to be careful outside, she's afraid of attracting robbers and wild animals."

"Then there's nothing I can do." Obviously, Streiki didn't want to care about this matter.

"She's just afraid of trouble. I don't believe there are people you can't deal with." Rui Diluo had an idea, and said again, "I should ask Eve and Yuqie and see what they say."

"They... Forget it, I'll go and talk to Lelier later." Streiki wiped her hands with her apron.

While it was still dark, everyone had dinner—the dinner was really rich, and Streiki used some ingredients that Eve had never seen before, and made a festive meal that was said to have local characteristics of the archipelago.

While she was full of wine and food, and her body was warm, Ruidiluo repeated the request just now, and Lelier also agreed.

"It's best not to make too much noise." This was the only request Lelier made to them.

So the children cheered.In addition to snowball fights, making self-made magic fireworks bloom in the night sky is also what they are most looking forward to-those entertainment products that have been conceived on paper for a long time, or have not yet been tested on a whim, only It is only allowed to cast a spell when the double moon rises.

Under the care of Le Lier, the fifth generation came to the bottom of the camp, but Erinde and Delize remained in the camp, sitting near the campfire without getting up.In fact, Eve also wanted to leave with the others, but Erinde held her hand and did not intend to let her go, so Eve could only sit beside her.

"Going down to watch them set off fireworks is not necessarily better than sitting here." Erinde explained when she saw that she seemed a little unhappy.

"I've only seen other people release it at the Mengcheng celebration before, but I haven't tried it myself," Eve said.

"That's easy, I'll let Lelier write a few in a while, and I'll go with you to try." Elinde said, "Lelier is very good at this, you probably don't know it—— Boiling Mengcheng The annual fireworks show is basically designed by her."

Because of Erinde's words, Eve was stunned for a while.

After all, she always felt like a nobody.

I still remember that two years ago, when Eve sat side by side with Shirley and Ye Fei on the roof and looked up to watch the fireworks show at the celebration, she was just an ordinary girl.At that time, she only lamented that the fireworks in the sky were like dreams and illusions, but she didn't know who made them bloom and who designed them—whether they were the consuls or the founders of the country, these people were all high-ranking existences, as if It's something she can never touch.But today, Klikin hardly has any secrets in front of her eyes. She has seen many people and experienced many things. Therefore, the title of great man has lost its deterrent force to her, and legendary stories have also been narrated by those who have experienced it. become commonplace.She didn't even realize that not long ago, she played a small temper in front of the founder of the country-it was so bold-you know, everyone respects Sigourney, and even the witches of Qingshui Castle don't have the courage of her .

The first ball of light rushed from the darkness below the slope to the sky, and burst into bloom with a crisp sound, forming a colorful ring of light.Countless points of light gradually floated in the night sky and spread into the distance. A huge light-colored halo hovered above their heads, and it did not dissipate for a long time.

Erinde explained to Eve that the first bouquet of fireworks was released by Lelier, which delineated the scope of the spell - if there is no restriction, those little devils will soon turn the night into day.

Soon, the children read the incantations, and all kinds of fireworks flew into the sky together, but not all the fireworks bloomed successfully—some exploded down the slope, and the flashes blinded people's eyes;

The children's firework show is more like a playful and venting act. On the canvas called the night sky, they sway their desire to resist and destroy as much as possible.

Different from the orderly performances at the celebration, the scene at this time is more intense-magic fireworks are more uncontrollable than explosive fireworks-due to calculation errors and differences in spellcasting, some light spots cannot dissipate immediately, they will stay forever In the air, they finally gather and form a glowing gray cloud—in the gray cloud, countless elements collide continuously, sometimes even producing explosions and loud noises.

The accumulation of these elemental clouds in the sky made this area look more like some kind of ancient battlefield.

"This reminds me of the time when I was still in Sunshine Valley." Yuqie said, "Especially when there is thunder and lightning, the sound is so similar."