Chapter 280: City
Arthur didn't go back to Kuyi Village directly, he was like going backwards, walking backwards again from the place he had walked before, and seeing the people he had seen again. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
The closest to the royal city is Josiah. He went to see the small castle of the Ionclay family, but it was deserted, and the old butler Stewart was nowhere to be found.
After standing in front of the abandoned castle for a long time, Arthur heads to the castle of the.
When Arthur told Valentine about his plans to return home, Valentine looked at Arthur silently for a long time, and then he said, "That's fine." ”
Arthur spent some time at the castle of the, recuperating from his injuries, and under the influence of Valentine, his tense emotions were somewhat calmed.
Then, on a snowy night, he set off again for Pontor, re-walking the street he had taken as Rick's bodyguard. Although he has walked this path countless times, every time he walks, the feeling is different, and this time is even more so.
Just like when Rick appeared, the people recognized Arthur and welcomed him as they had welcomed Rick, and the girls still waved to Arthur excitedly, threw flowers at him, and toasted him.
Arthur, like Rick at the beginning, gladly accepted everyone's kindness, rode his horse, smiled, and waved to everyone.
Upon learning of Arthur's arrival, Lord Farrell's family was overjoyed. They hadn't seen Arthur for a long time, and those who knew Arthur knew that despite his growing fame and status, Arthur was not as happy as he had been.
And it all started with Rick's death.
They entertained Arthur with a feast and invited him to stay with them for a while.
Arthur hugged Angeline, who couldn't stop begging to "stay", just smiled, did not agree, and did not refuse.
In the evening, Lawrence spends the night telling Arthur stories about his past with Rick, and although some of Arthur has already heard them, he listens quietly, nodding his head in response, and laughing with Lawrence when he encounters interesting places.
Lawrence tried to comfort Arthur, but looking at Arthur's expression, he didn't know how to speak.
The next morning, Angelie got up early to look for her brother Arthur, only to find that he had already left.
When he arrives at Ojiwicz, Arthur finds that it is still full of knowledge and busyness, as in the past.
He retraced the streets he had walked through, returned to Kiki's Restaurant, where he had frequented, and stood in line for a while to buy a Takaji Baru set meal.
The little girl who sold recognized Arthur and panicked that she could not take Arthur's money, and then excitedly shouted to the owner and the others in the back kitchen to come out and salute Arthur.
At that moment, Arthur smiled, put the money on the counter, and turned away under the shocked gaze of everyone.
As before, Arthur eats the Takaji Baru meal as he walks over to the unicorn statue where he meets Hawkins.
Sitting in the same chair where Hawkins was sitting at the time, Arthur slowly ate his food and spent a leisurely afternoon here.
Before sunset, Arthur came to the front of the tower.
The three guards recognized Arthur and were a little overwhelmed for a moment. After saluting, they carefully told Arthur that even if he was now, he could not enter the tower.
Arthur reassured the guards that he didn't mean to go in, just to see it.
Then, as he had done at the beginning, he looked up at the towering white tower.
This time, Arthur didn't meet the old man of purple light who appeared using his strength.
On the way to Monodic, Arthur deliberately took a detour and lingered for a long time.
Eventually, he set foot in the city and came to Moss's tavern.
Both of them stared at each other for a long time, and they both felt like they were separated from each other.
The food cooked by Moss was as delicious as ever, which Arthur missed. After the tavern closes, Moss takes Arthur to White Flower's graveyard, which is also Salina's graveyard, though the only thing in the crypt is Salina's clothes and weapons crafted in the past.
"It's the only thing I can do for them. Moss looked at the two tombstones next to each other and said softly.
"I didn't have the face to come here again. "But anyway, I'd like to see it again." ”
"I don't have the face, I failed Bai Xue's entrustment and failed to persuade Salina. ”
"Can it be changed?" Arthur asked knowingly.
"Hah...... Oh, yes. Moss smiled bitterly, "Even so, guilt will rise in my heart." ”
"If you want to change, there's no way, right?"
"Hmm. ”
"So be it, take this guilt as a memory of them. ”
"Arthur, you've changed a lot. ”
"After so many years, after so many things, it's strange that it hasn't changed. ”
"But I always thought that you wouldn't change, even if I knew it was when you led the troops. ”
Arthur looked up at the burning sunset, remembering that Salina had died in his arms, and that it was the same scene before him.
After sighing deeply, Arthur said, "I didn't think that I would become like this in the future." ”
When Arthur arrives in Thean, he goes straight to the library where they had infiltrated late at night. He hadn't looked at it again because he had been in a hurry, but now that he looked again, he found that the library's guards had weakened.
Arthur speculated that perhaps it had something to do with the theft of Char's book in the library, and that the most important thing was no longer there. With his vague memories and Naine's abilities, he traveled to the remote place and found the large wooden house that looked like an abandoned warehouse.
But after entering, Arthur found that the place had been completely abandoned, and there was no sign of anyone using it at all.
Could it be that the people from the Moby Dick Chamber of Commerce and Mr. G are no longer here?
Despite all these years and twists and turns, Arthur still remembers that there was still one last item left unfinished in his deal with Mr. G.
Because of the vague uneasiness in his heart about Alan's last diary, coupled with his busyness, Arthur never thought about it. But Arthur wanted to close the deal. No matter how uneasy he was, Arthur still wanted to see Alan's last diary.
Arthur thought that if he had been a person who would avoid danger from the beginning, would there have been no people and things, those changes.
Nayin persuaded Arthur: "If you're not like that, you're not Arthur anymore, in the end, the road is still going to go out step by step." ”
After years of construction, Paradise Bangor is more prosperous than ever.
Not wanting to be recognized, Arthur covered his face with a hood and scarf and revisited his hometown in a low-key manner.
Once again, he saw the laborers working hard and living happily.
Even if he knew that the history buried in the ground was full of darkness and soaked in countless blood.
He went to the original pit access and was surprised to find that it had been redeveloped and rebuilt.