About the brave man who became a thousand-year-old potato and ended up destroying the world

216. It’s hard to say anything else. We definitely can’t touch the pot.

Thousands of years ago, the Mystical Sanctuary, which foresaw the impending disaster, sent a Grand Mystic and sent a piece of oracle to a selected country.

They need to use the power of the whole country to complete the ritual of summoning heroes to save the world.

In return, the Mystic Sanctuary promised that after the world is saved, they will become the richest country in the world.

No king of any country can refuse such an offer, especially when the Mystical Sanctuary displays their bottomless arcane attainments like a miracle. Any king will be moved by the beautiful future they depict.

The king who desires to conquer will receive supreme force.

The king who desires development will obtain the most advanced arcane mysteries.

The king who desires peace will gain the power to protect the kingdom for hundreds of thousands of years.

So, they accepted the offer without hesitation.

However, when they exhausted most of the treasury's resources and finally completed the extremely complicated summoning ritual, what they summoned was a child from another world.

At first they thought this was just some kind of young immortal race, but no matter what method they used to verify the child's age, they came to the same conclusion - this child was clearly only eight years old.

For a moment, the entire kingdom's top officials were dumbfounded. Their first reaction was whether there was something wrong with the summoning ceremony, and this conjecture once put them all into panic.

You know, one ceremony emptied more than half of the treasury. If it were to be done again, the king would probably have to find some fat sheep to ransack his house.

Although these dignitaries are not very clear about others, they all know whether they are a genuine fat sheep.

Eager to shirk the blame, they immediately placed the blame on the Secret Sanctuary.

After all, they don't care whether the country is rich or not in the future. They only care about whether their own small treasury can survive.

On that day, the kingdom experienced a rare event in a century.

The dignitaries who usually quarreled and fought over where a group of migrating buffaloes would end up immediately formed a unified front and pointed the finger at the Mystic Sanctuary, accusing them of deceiving the kingdom and squandering the treasury.

However, in the face of their clamor, the Secret Sanctuary only responded lightly: "There is no problem with the summoning ceremony. Disasters will not come immediately. It is your job to let the brave grow up..."

After saying these words, the Grand Mystic left.

Originally, with such an unclear response, the king was worried that he would not be able to convince his "subordinates who were concerned about the country and the people." However, when he announced that there was no problem with the summoning ceremony, the dignitaries immediately changed their words, one by one. They couldn't wait to discuss the matter of cultivating brave men. The atmosphere was so good and the progress was so smooth that the king was confused for a while.

He clearly felt that his subordinates were all good people, but today, why were they acting like idiots, believing whatever others said?

I can't understand it, but it doesn't matter. After all, this kind of development is what the king expected.

And when they talked for a whole day, when night fell, they discovered that the brave man they summoned was still alone in the center of the summoning array, and had not eaten or drank all day and night. He was just facing the enemy alone. The dark secret room, shivering.

And he was just an eight-year-old child.

The princes and nobles who came back to their senses hurriedly found him, picked up the frightened man without any explanation, and carried him all the way to the splendid restaurant. They called on the servants to place a table full of dishes for him, and gathered around him chattering. Incessantly, Dakante talked about all his imagination about the brave man, and threw all these imaginary expectations on the child.

But the child didn't want to hear anything. He just wanted to hide, huddle up, and nibble on the cheapest-looking soft bread that was carefully taken from the table.

But even if it was just this small piece of bread, he only ate half of it, and it was difficult for him to swallow another bite.

This noisy environment frightened him, and the accumulated pressure made him almost vomit...

Finally, a sharp shout interrupted the noisy crowd.

The person who made this roar was none other than the prince of the kingdom.

Of course, he is said to be a prince, but he is not a handsome young man in his twenties like in fairy tales. In a country where the king is over 40 years old, this prince is already over [-] years old.

At the end of his prime, he had been in an important position for many years, and his prestige and achievements in the kingdom had reached a considerable height. At this time, he suddenly spoke. Although the nobles were a little unhappy because the "good atmosphere" was suddenly broken, they also No one dared to say anything.

"You all should go, the brave is new here and needs to rest," the prince said indifferently with a tone that left no room for doubt.

The nobles looked at each other, and immediately looked happy, as if they had been pardoned. After saluting, they rushed away.

In fact, if they didn't express their strong support for this matter, who among them would want to waste time here?

Isn't it more interesting to go back and have a home with fine wine, delicious food and beautiful women than to take care of a little kid who can't even let out a fart?

Seeing them rushing out of the room, the prince turned his attention to his old father sitting at the table on the other side and said softly: "Father, you should also go and have a rest. Leave this child's affairs to me."

"Well, that's up to you, just ask if you need anything," the old king nodded with a smile, then slowly stood up and left with his guards.

With the soft closing of the door, the noisy hall became completely quiet, leaving only the child, the prince, and the prince's personal knight.

The prince took a bowl of thick soup, sat down next to the child, gently scooped a spoonful of soup with a spoon, blew it gently, and brought it to the child's mouth.

The child raised his head blankly and glanced at the strange uncle in front of him. After hesitating for a while, he slowly opened his mouth driven by hunger and drank the thick soup.

The prince smiled slightly and didn't say anything. He just scooped up another spoonful of thick soup, blew it gently to cool it, and then slowly handed it to the child's mouth.

The two of them were just silent, one fed and the other drank. Unknowingly, the child drank up the bowl of thick soup without even realizing it.

And the child's eyes when looking at the prince were no longer as frightened and panicked as they were at first.

The prince glanced at the dining table, grabbed the roasted poultry not far away, pulled off a thigh, and gave it to the child.

"Come on, eat. Boys need to eat more meat to grow taller and stronger," the prince said with a smile.

The child looked into the prince's eyes, then looked at the poultry in front of him, swallowed, and reached out to take it.

Before bringing the meat to his mouth, he carefully raised his head and glanced at the prince, and then gently bit off the poultry in his hand.

"Hey, what's your name?" the prince asked softly.

The child raised his head and glanced at the prince, then lowered his head again. After being silent for a long time, he replied in a voice as thin as a mosquito's chirp: "I... don't have a name..."

217. What you think is just what you think

The prince had many questions about the boy's past.

The people in the Secret Sanctuary said that he was summoned from another world. So, what kind of world was he in?

In the original world, would he have his own family?Will you have your own friends?Would he be sad to be summoned suddenly?

The other palace nobles didn't seem to care about this. They only knew that they had summoned a brave man, but they seemed to not regard this "brave" as a person from the bottom of their hearts.

It's not surprising, in their eyes, no one else seems to be human except themselves, and even their own children are often used as tools in exchange for benefits.

However, the child kept silent about these things.

No, to be precise, this child doesn't seem to like it, or is unwilling to speak.

He stays silent 90.00% of the time every day. Only when he has to say something, he will use the shortest words and whisper his demands.

This gave the prince a headache, but facing such a child who was forced to come here, he had no choice but to let nature take its course.

But at least he gave the kid a name.

In other words, he gave the child many names and asked him to choose the one he liked.

In the end, the child chose "Lim", the shortest name among the options.

At first, the prince was worried that he chose a name at random because he was afraid of trouble. But when he called out the name for the first time, he saw the glimmer of light in the child's eyes. He knew that this name should not have any Wrong choice.

After that, the prince took care of Lim and spent a month of peace.

The prince has a spouse, and the other party is a princess from a neighboring country. The marriage between the two is not pure. Although the two have become accustomed to each other through many years of getting along, the long-term respect for each other due to their status has also made the relationship between the two not so pure. They are as intimate as an ordinary couple.

Twenty years ago, when the princess gave birth to a son for him, as the prince devoted more and more energy to the cultivation of his son, the princess, who was a married mother, and the prince, who was the prince of the kingdom, had a relationship. Due to different identities and expectations in education, various conflicts began to emerge, and the relationship between the two began to drift away.

Today, the princess has returned to her hometown to stay for several years.

And because the prince's son was in his prime, he was sent to the front lines of the kingdom to hone his talents.

During this period of time, the prince's life had actually been a bit lonely. The sudden appearance of this child actually added some fireworks to his lifeless home.

However, he understood that this kind of life could not continue forever.

After all, this child is the brave man in the oracle, the one who is said to be the one who will save the entire world.

During this time, he has been trying to teach him something, but what should he teach an eight-year-old child?

It is said that the hero should be allowed to grow, but what should be done specifically?

And even if he was willing to teach, the child didn't say a word the whole time. He didn't even know if he listened to what he said. Even if the prince wanted to teach, he was really powerless.

In the end, he still considered the advice that the king conveyed to him about cultivating brave men from the Secret Sanctuary...

"Give him enough space and opportunity, and then just leave it alone."

According to them, this has always been the case with brave men throughout the ages.

But the problem is, if you say you want to give an eight-year-old child enough space and opportunities, you can't really give him a sword and then send him out on adventures, right?

After much deliberation, the prince chose to send his child to a noble school in the kingdom.

This institution of higher learning, which is responsible for educating the children of nobles and wealthy businessmen from childhood to adulthood, should be able to provide enough space and opportunities, right?

Moreover, since he is a brave man, he should have something extraordinary. Maybe he can grow up at the speed of light like the geniuses in those bard stories, set some kind of record for skipping grades, and become a legend of the academy...

At least that's what the prince expected.

Even the top leaders of the entire country think so.

Unfortunately, reality gave everyone a loud slap. After joining the school, Lim not only did not show any extraordinary talent, but on the contrary, even in the entrance class with an average age of only six years old, his grades could only be said to be Average.

This is still based on the fact that he possesses the language ability that comes with the Brave Summoning Ceremony. If the Chinese class is not included, his score is enough to be at the bottom of the class.

He knows nothing about arithmetic, is very weak, and has the lowest physical training scores in the school.

For subjects such as history and arcana, because he comes from different worlds, he seems to lack common sense and concepts, and his learning speed is slow. It is something that others take for granted. He has listened to it countless times and still looks confused. , plus he refused to speak, and he was a relative sent by the prince himself. He couldn't be beaten or scolded, and I don't know how many teachers died of panic.

The result was that several months had passed, and when it came time for the final exam, Lim was stunned to have passed none except the Chinese subject.

Now, let alone skipping a grade, the school is even planning to let him repeat the grade.

This makes people who know his identity very anxious. After all, this is a brave man, and they are counting on him to save the world.

The results of it?

If this continues, let alone saving the world, the world might be destroyed and he hasn't graduated from elementary school yet.

Under the anxiety, various conjectures and rumors began to spread wildly. Some said that the education method was wrong, some said that they were deceived by the Mystic Sanctuary, some said that the summoning ceremony actually failed, and the Mystical Saint said that it did not fail, but in fact it did not. He secretly went to other countries to summon heroes.

The rumors got so big that even the king panicked and made a special trip to find the prince and ask him about Lim's situation.

But the prince himself couldn't figure out what happened. The only response he could give was to promise to talk to Lim...

As for what to talk about.

To be honest, he hadn't thought about it at all.

But when he actually arrived at Lim's room, the prince suddenly discovered that something was wrong with Lim's expression.

He has been in the arena of power for many years, and he thinks he has some sense of judgment. At least there is something wrong with this child's expression, and he can tell it at a glance.

Obviously, Lim had something he wanted to say, but he didn't dare to say it for some reason.

The prince was puzzled, so he sat next to him and had a long chat with him. It took him several hours to finally pry out the words he was hesitant to say from Lim's mouth.

He said that in their neighboring country, where the prince's lover was, a meteorite would fall in their territory in a month.

By then, the entire country will be devastated, and a horrific plague will sweep across the country. In the end, not a single person will be left on that land...

218. People will always believe what they want to believe

The prince listened blankly as Lim finished speaking his prophecy.

Over the years, he has handled numerous domestic and foreign disaster relief and assistance matters, large and small. In this world of magic and Warcraft, disasters, large and small, occur in turn around the world every month.

However, even with more than forty years of experience in his life, he has never heard of such a horrific disaster as what Lim said.

That is a disaster that cannot be countered by human power. If it comes from other people's mouth, the prince will even regard it as a rumor to deceive the public.

However, this sentence came from Lim's mouth...

It has nothing to do with whether Lim is a brave man or not. The prince can judge with full confidence whether this child who lives with him day and night has lied.

He knew that what Lim told was the truth, and it was the truth that he was extremely unwilling to forcefully pry out of his mouth.

After finishing the prophecy, Lim was still looking at the prince. From his eyes, Lim saw full of uneasiness.

he is afraid of...

Looking at his expression, the prince understood for a moment why Lim had always been so afraid of speaking.

In his country, there is a bird called the death bird.