Evetrona's old stories

"Basically never been there."

"That's easy."

The dragon flapped its wings and rushed to the sky. The weather this afternoon was fine, and the scenery on the ground was unobstructed.To the north of Mount Shengfeng there are rolling gray hills, while to the south is the green fields of Yimapingchuan.The mountains near Benlong Castle are shrouded in a faint cyan smog. This is a place where human beings live.Fuge Manning flew down the mountain and passed a large area of ​​farmland. Eve looked down and could see the emerald green wheat fields, light-colored field ridges, and dark-colored ditches below.Flying further away, there is an untouched wilderness, where weeds and bushes are overgrown.Fugemanning lowered the flight altitude so that Eve could see the scenery below more clearly. Due to the recent abundant rain, large and small puddles had accumulated in the field. The wild ducks cruising in it were startled by the shadow of the dragon. They were actually chasing each other. Large swathes of them flew up from the water, chasing each other and circling several times in the low altitude.

The weather was fine today, and Vegmanning weakened the strength of the barrier a bit, and the moist warm wind with the smell of plants and moss came oncoming, blowing Eve's hair up and down.

There seems to be a winding silver snake flashing on the field in the distance. It is a river flowing quietly under the sun.As Vegmanning continued to move forward, there were more and more meandering rivers, and the patterns formed by the river channels became more and more complicated. The trajectory was like a line drawn randomly on paper, a mess, and its trend was unknown.

"Although there are many wetland plains in Klikin, most of them are seasonal, and it is rare to see them like this."

"That's an oxbow lake." Eve pointed to a circular tributary not far away and said, "This is the first time I've seen this kind of lake."

"Well... There are many lakes like this here, you can take a look at them slowly."

In this magnificent and vast no-man's land, nature composes the harmony and miracles of life - amphibians that look like birds and fish, sharp-billed velociraptors with bright feathers, small snakes that hover and dance like hummingbirds, birds that vomit digestive juices towards their prey... These weird and mysterious species form an orderly part of the wetland ecology.They live here, they hunt here, they eat the flesh and blood of the weak to feed their offspring, and after death, their rotting bodies are buried deep in the silt.Here, there is no rotten sympathy for human beings, no metaphysical truth and justice, no absolute overlord who is strong but not defeated, and no real weak - the survival of the population is always above everything else, and the contest between individuals depends entirely on their ability.

Life is ups and downs here, no one cares about victory or defeat.The screams of dying struggles, the crisp sound of broken bones, the rustling of victors chewing, and the rumbling of migrating hoofs, all are covered under this lush greenery... The meaning of life may be too complicated for human beings, but for most creatures, survival may only be the proof of existence, and death means the unreserved end.The bones of the losers are buried in the underground faults, and the survivors continue to enjoy the sunshine and fight.Nature—Nature is like a mirror-like ocean viewed from a distance, only those who ride the wind and waves in it can know its depth and danger.

Fuge Manning flew very slowly today, and didn't speak a word. He took Eve across the wetland and flew towards a large lake ahead.This lake is very big, and it is in the high water season at this time. The lake is full and vast, and it can't see the end.Vegmanning raised his body, and after passing through the sparse clouds, Eve finally saw the whole picture of the lake. The outline of the lake is half-moon, which looks like a person's stomach.The weather has continued to clear for the past two days, so the lake water is clear and blue, and it seems that the yellow rock and soil at the bottom of the lake can be vaguely seen.The lake water near the outer arc area shows a gradual blue color, and there are several places that look black, obviously the water level is extremely deep.

"There is such a big lake here." Eve exclaimed.

"Klicking's third largest freshwater lake, half the size of the sea, the current length of this lake is, um... about [-] kilometers." Fugemanning said, "Let's go down and have a look."

With the sudden acceleration of the Proto-Dragon, Eve couldn't help exclaiming. This time was different from the last time. The strong wind was blowing against the girl's cheeks, making her a little out of breath.The huge dragon wings flitted across the calm lake, setting off a series of fan-shaped ripples.A group of sapphire-blue beak-billed pterosaurs were alarmed by his momentum, and the lake immediately boiled like hot water in a pot. The pterosaurs' metallic gradient structural color wings fluttered, and their abdomens stuck to the water surface and jumped forward.The turmoil directly below spread quickly to the distance, and the pterosaurs dived into the water one after another, and when they emerged from the water again, they had already mustered up their strength and rushed into the air together.Those large sapphire-blue birds have V-shaped quill wings, a long thin tail and a manta-shaped tail tip that swings up and down behind them. The overall shape is graceful and dreamy.The blue figures of the beaked pterosaurs covered the sky in an instant. They gathered together, scurrying around at first, and then spontaneously formed an organization and scale in a very short period of time, like a glowing blue cloud hovering around the lake and the plain in a figure-eight shape, making a sharp cry.

Fugemanning suddenly turned over and swooped headfirst towards the lake, causing Eve to hug his scales tightly in fright.

"Slow down, slow down!" Eve felt dizzy for a while, so she hurriedly persuaded him.

Seeing that the lake surface was rapidly enlarged in her eyes, and the speed of Vegmanning only increased, Eve had no choice but to shrink her body into a ball and hide under his scales.When the barrier touched the water surface, there was a loud noise, and after the turmoil, silence and darkness suddenly ushered in.Eve opened her eyes, and what she saw was the broken and dancing light on the lake above her head. They were now underwater.

Vegmanning folded his wings and allowed his body to fall downwards. They were surrounded by huge air bubbles, and the water on the surface of the air bubbles rippled circle after circle as the Proto-Dragon dived.As Fugemanning got deeper, the bubbles gradually shrunk under the pressure of the water. They were not in the deepest part of the lake at this time, so they only sank to a depth of [-] meters before hitting the bottom.

With the landing of Fuge Manning, the sand and stone rolled up from the bottom of the lake and spread out, and the dust settled after a while.The light at the bottom of the lake is very dark, but you can still see the sun obliquely above from here.The sun was a cloudy royal blue, bigger than it was seen on the lake, trembling like a ball of jelly.

Although the environment here is somewhat depressing, it is much better than the clouds of lightning and thunder.Fu Gemanning didn't speak at this time, his head was slightly raised, and he seemed to be staring at the sun above his head like Eve.

Eve stretched out her hand and touched the bubble barrier that was close at hand, only to see the lake water dripping down her wrist into her sleeves and under her armpits.The temperature at the bottom of the water was very low, she shivered and quickly withdrew her hand.

"You can always find something weird," Eve said.The sound echoed in the inner walls of the bubbles formed by the water surface. She suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly stuffed two cotton earplugs into her ears.

"It's just very strange for you humans." Fugemanning's voice resounded like thunder in the bubble, and dense silver water splashed even on the surface of the bubble.

"Are all other dragons like you?"

"I don't know, I've only seen a few dragons. I grew up in a human society, so I guess, my way of thinking may be more human, but...sometimes I still prefer these kinds of places .”

"It's no wonder, if I were you and I had the ability, maybe I would go to this kind of place to have a look."

The conversation ended here, because a large school of black fish was swimming above them, and behind the fish school, there were still unknown hunters chasing and intercepting them.

Similar situations happen here every day, but today there are two more spectators.

The hunter's shadow flitted across the swaying sun, circling around the school of fish, turning its body from time to time, throwing its wide tail fin into the school of fish, knocking out a dozen black fish at a time, and then taking them all into its belly.

Fu Gemanning stayed at the bottom of the water for a few minutes, and then swam to the surface. The fish school was separated by his huge figure, and the hunters retreated one after another.

When Eve reached the surface of the water, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. Feeling the breeze and sunshine, she was actually a little sleepy.

The Proto-Dragon was lying on the lake with its wings spread out, half submerged in the water. At this time, it was crawling steadily in the center of the lake, like an immobile sandbar.

Eve was very curious about how he was able to walk on the water as if on the ground, but about this point, Vegmanning himself couldn't tell, maybe it was a dragon's talent, just like his ability to fly.

"This is a rare opportunity, do you want to take a bath here?" Fuge Manning asked her.

"No need." Eve refused without thinking.

"Can you swim?"

"Yes."

"Then what are you worried about?" Fugemanning said, "There is no one else here."

"I still feel something is wrong..." Eve was also a little moved. Since she came to the Knights Academy, she had only showered in a single room in the big bathhouse, but she never had the guts to enter the steaming public bath inside.

"Don't worry, a dragon is not interested in people. I watch you take a bath, just like you watch a kitten take a bath." Fuge Manning began to chatter, "It's not often that there are such plots in novels. Ladies bathe, men peek - but I've never seen what a man looks like undressed."

"Okay, I'll wash it." Eve said as she untied the tie of her apron, "You're just a dragon, it's okay to let you see, but you're not allowed to tell about this in the future." As Eve spoke, her face turned red.

"Oh, shameless."

Eve untied the hair tie, so that the usually tied ponytail fell loose, and the ends of the hair hung straight to the waist.It has been two or three months since I came to Benlong Castle, and Eve hasn't had a haircut yet. She smoothed the broken hair on her forehead with her palm, and felt that it was time for a trim.She tied her hair in a knot and tied it behind her head with a hairnet.Afterwards, Eve spread her dress, shoes and socks on the scales of Fugemanning, stepped on his long scales with her bare feet, and jumped into the water.As soon as she entered the water, she shivered. It was too early for swimming in this season, and she should warm up first.But judging from Eve's current physique, she can adapt quickly.

The lake water is very clear, and you can see the bottom of the lake at a glance. This is the first time for Eve to swim in such a deep water. Seeing the deep and lonely scene under her feet, she didn't even dare to dive.

Fudgemanning just stared at the naked girl for a while, then suddenly said: "You and Hyde seem to have quite a big physical difference."

"Hyde? What Hyde?" Eve swam to his side. The dragon scales were basking in the sun for a long time, and it was very comfortable to lean on.

"Grand Duke Hyde, that is, my owner back then." Fuge Manning replied, "I also watched him take a bath back then, and that guy was almost covered in hair, and I can say a lot about the difference in your body shape. for example……"

"Okay, okay!" Eve interrupted him quickly, and said to him almost pleadingly: "Just be clear in your heart, don't say it, okay?"

"No problem." Fuge Manning blinked in a rather humane manner.

Eve felt that she may still have underestimated the intelligence and EQ of this dragon. Perhaps he had been lying to herself from the very beginning, tricking herself into undressing, tricking herself into the water, and even those words just now might just be pretending to be stupid.What is he for?Just want to observe her look of embarrassment?

"Want to play something exciting?" Fu Gemanning said again.

"Stim... Stimulate?" Eve swallowed, a little flustered, not knowing what he was going to do.Fuge Manning didn't give her a chance to react. He bent his head, supported Eve's body with a long scale on his neck, and threw her into the air.Eve screamed and fell into the water not far away from a height of several meters, making a loud thud.

Not long after, the girl's head surfaced again, she blew the water in her nose, and swam back in the direction of the proto-dragon.

"How's it going, is it interesting?" Vogelmanning asked her.

"Try...again!" Eve's eyes lit up.

Ever since, the girl was thrown out again.

See, get along with humans like they do with kittens.Hearing the cheerful laughter of the girl in the distance, Fu Gemanning thought so in his heart.

[55] Cage of Destiny (Part [-])

"Fishing? Go to Shuobanhai?" Forward looked at the girl in front of him with prudence and suspicion.

Eve nodded.

"I have a fishing rod, but have you really been there? It will take a day just to get there, and you won't have class the day after tomorrow?"

"That's not a problem, Vegmanning will drive me there." Eve replied.

"Who?" Forward was still stirring the stuffing in the basin, but now he also stopped.This name sounds familiar, who is it?

"It's that proto-dragon."

"Dragon?" Forward turned his head suddenly, startling Eve, and asked, "Is that dragon crazy? When did you get involved with him?"

"It was the time when Lotilan came last time. He asked me to go." Seeing that he seemed a little unhappy, Eve hurriedly confessed to the paladin.

"I know, but the problem is that you are going out with this dragon now, which is not in the plan."

"But... you didn't say you can't go out with him, did you?"

"Did you read the precautions on the list when you signed up?"

"Luotilan signed up for me, and he didn't say anything." Eve was very innocent at this time.

Forward sighed, "This guy... I can't understand what he's thinking now—either he forgot, or he did it on purpose." He shook his head, kneaded the stuffing in the basin, and beat it on the chopping board.

"If it's not forgotten, then it must be intentional. Is there a third possibility?"

"Okay, poor mouth." Forward's hands were full of oily fillings, and he pointed to the steaming kettle on the stove, "The water is ready to use, be careful not to burn it."

Eve got up to get the kettle, made herself a cup of cocoa, and poured the rest of the water into the pot next to her.

"Huge Manning is a dragon after all, even if he has no bad intentions, you should still pay attention."

What Forward didn't say was that Vegmanning had indeed hurt humans, and even earlier, he had scared a female student out of question and couldn't speak for months.

"Pay attention to what?" Eve stirred the brown liquid in the cup with a spoon, and added some cream to it.

"Be careful not to get hurt by him." Forward wiped his hands, added a fire to the stove, and continued: "Let's put it this way, when I was young, I raised a hamster. I liked it very much at that time." It’s a small animal, you have to take it with you wherever you go, but one time, I accidentally fell while walking and just crushed it, the body was crushed, and blood was overflowing from the mouth. Human beings are strong enough , but with the dragon, it is still fragile."

"You think I'll be flattened by him?" Eve laughed, "He's not that stupid."

"Then you think I'm stupid?" Forward pouted at the girl, "Do you still want to have lunch today?"

"I didn't say that, you thought so... Was the hamster you raised crushed to death?"

"No, it recovered after a day. It's a miracle. But it hasn't been very active since then, and its internal organs may have been crushed. Later, it was taken back by my cousin to raise it. Once she left the hamster cage outside for an afternoon, and it died in the sun."

"It's so miserable." Eve couldn't help being speechless.

"Yeah, this memory can be regarded as my childhood trauma. When I trample the mouse to death now, I still think of the hamster from time to time. I haven't had a pet since then... No, I have had a pet A starling, I tried to teach it to talk, but it was too stupid to learn anything, and then it was startled by a dog, and it flew away..."

Forward held the stuffing in his hand, squeezed it out from the tiger's mouth, dug it into small balls with a spoon, and put them into the boiling water pot.

Seeing him talking and busy, Eve didn't know what to think of, and asked, "Forward, don't you feel bored living here alone?"

"Boring? Where's the boredom? I have to be busy to be interesting? I'm so good now, I don't need anything, I can do whatever I want."

"I mean, it's a pity that your craft can only be made for a group of rough men." Eve was still stirring the liquid in the cup, and it seemed that the hot cocoa would not be able to drink for a while.

"Oh, you want to ask this." Forward suddenly said, "I used to have one, but then she couldn't stand me, so she split up. I also have a son, who is now in the Eastern City, and I haven't seen him for more than 20 years. , he is stronger than me, and he has two sons and two daughters."

"Don't you want to see him?" Eve was a little surprised.

"No need, just write a letter. If there is something urgent, he will come to me naturally—but I would rather have nothing to do." Although Forward spoke freely, he could still hear his weakness when he spoke. He breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It's better to be here. There are old friends and reliable juniors. Even if I collapse on the bed one day, I don't have to worry about no one to take care of me."

"If this is the case, your craftsmanship will be wasted."

"Yeah, it's a waste." Forward looked at the beef balls tumbling in the boiling water in the pot, and said, "I've been to many places before, and learned to cook many dishes that can't be eaten in Klikin...you You like to eat so much, don't you want to learn how to cook with me?"

"I don't have time, I'm too busy with my studies..."

"Don't have time to go fishing?"

"It's different, the rest time is for rest."

Sheng noodles, add ingredients, pour soup.Forward brought two large bowls of noodles to the table, and Eve looked down at her own bowl, which was covered with beef balls.When she saw this scene, she was amused and laughed, and said, "If I hadn't watched you do it just now, I would really think that you served me a big bowl of meatballs."

"Eat quickly." Forward raised his fork and said with a smile.

Eve scooped out a beef ball from the bowl, put it near her mouth, blew it, and then bit down.The meatballs are big and bouncy, and a little hot. The fat seeps out from the interlayer of the meat, with the taste of beef and spices, and a hint of sweetness can be tasted in the thick umami fragrance; It is made with scallion leaves and oil flowers floating on it. It feels a little thick after being mixed with noodles. The taste in the soup is very complex. The flavors of meatballs, pickles and noodles are mixed in, and you can also taste a little bit of white pepper and sauce.

After eating a large bowl of noodle soup, a thin layer of sweat broke out on Eve's forehead. This meal was extremely comfortable.After lunch, she leaned on the back of the chair, feeling the cool wind blowing from the window, the rustling of the leaves, so satisfied that she couldn't open her eyes.

Before she knew it, Eve squinted for a while.After waking up, she saw that the table in front of her had been cleared, and Forward seemed to have cleaned up the kitchen at this time, and was wiping his freshly washed hands with his apron.

"Didn't you want a fishing rod, now go to the barn?" Forward asked her.

Eve regained her energy as soon as she heard it, and quickly got up to follow.The barn is a wooden house built in the backyard of the house, and the roof is covered with a layer of black asphalt tarpaulin.The items in the warehouse are placed in an orderly manner, even spotless, presumably they are often cleaned and cared for.Forward dragged out a white-painted wooden box from the inside, and opened it for Eve to see.There are some fishing equipment inside, including fishing rods, nets, net bags, and spools.

Eve also saw models of several half-meter-long fish from inside. "What is this?" Eve asked him, holding a fish in her hand.This model seems to be hollow, and it is very light to hold in the hand. There are several movable joints on the fish body, which can swing flexibly. I don't know whether the fish body is plated or painted, and it is shiny silver.

"Fake bait." Forward joked, "I can't even see it, so I still want to go fishing?"

"Dummy bait? Such a big bait?" Eve turned the model over, and sure enough, she saw a few iron rings on the fish maw, which should be used to fasten hooks.

"It was used to catch huge things before, including oversized sturgeon or ichthyosaurs." Forward looked at the girl holding the bait, and suddenly laughed, "Eve, don't use it." This is it, be careful to be caught by the fish."

"Whoever wants to use this, I'm just going to play, not fight with fish." Eve quickly threw the model back into the box.

"Then use this." Forward took out two bundles of poles from the box and put them on the ground. "They are all rigid tuning poles that are plugged in. They are solid. Although they are a bit heavy, they are easy to use. Listen Say you have a lot of strength, you should be able to bear it."

"Why do you even know it? Who do you hear that I'm strong?" Eve was a little surprised.

"The teachers who taught you have all said that it is the first time in this life that I have seen a little girl with such great strength." Forward smiled, while sitting on the ground and assembling the fishing rod in his hand.

"These instructors are really the same in front of the people, but they are different behind the scenes."

"Otherwise? They are all ordinary people. If they don't pretend to be dignified, how can they make the students obey." Forward assembled and fixed the spinning wheel on the pole, and tied the fishing line to the reel, "Take Take this bundle of line." He stuffed a bundle of fishing line into Eve's hand, and turned the crank to slowly reel in the line.

"Have you ever fished before? Can you tie a line?"

"Moki used to take me fishing, so I know better."

"Well, then I don't worry. I don't need these two poles anymore, I will give them to you to play with."

"Ah, how can you be so embarrassing?" Eve declined.

"If the old ones don't go, the new ones won't come." Forward said with a smile.

Eve returned to the apartment with a complete set of fishing gear, and was surrounded by many people who greeted her and asked her what she was carrying.This actually gave her a lot of psychological pressure - what if she couldn't catch a single fish?Do you need to let Fuge Manning grab a few to support the scene?What size is more appropriate?