Academy Horror Chapter 8 Cowards in Armor
The Sword of the Tyrant, the Round Table privilege of the Bladed Dragon, the power to kill, the absolute privilege born for the sake of killing.
Because of the actions of the dragon, the Round Table is the most likely power to get out of control, which makes sinners chill and makes the powerful fearful.
The cup in Moira's hand stopped in the air halfway up, and she couldn't wait to see Lin Moyang's expression. This is a conversation between two powers, at least such a forbidden power can be involved in the conversation, which proves that Carter himself has prepared for the worst.
"I refuse. Lin Moyang said as he forked a ball of pasta. He tried his best to show disinterest, muffling his mouth to hide his trembling teeth.
Carter's eyes widened in disbelief, in his prediction, for such a thing, Lin Moyang would not refuse, but would gladly accept it. His master, the man he represents, is Lord Blade, the tyrant of the Round Table, the butcher, and the absolute righteous cleaner. The family that fell because he saw injustice and drew his sword to help him could not count them on two hands, and countless dark wizards were directly tried after his secret investigation. In the eyes of the sorcerer who is full of evil behind his back, he is a butcher, he is a tyrant, he is a psychopath, he is a sinner who should never exist in the round table. Yet in the eyes of most ordinary ordinary wizards, he is the Savior, the judgment itself that judges sin.
Such a sword of the round table that is not bound by law and power, and only serves justice and facts themselves, Carter originally thought that his agent should have a resemblance to him at least in terms of personality, but now the fact may be that the personality gap between Lin Moyang and Fenglong may be far greater than Carter expected and imagined.
Carter supported the table with both hands, and the whole person stood up, he leaned down so that his face could be close to Lin Moyang, and his voice was pleading and puzzled: "Why? Your Excellency? Don't you want to believe me? Or is there some other reason?"
Lin Moyang tried to make his tone seem more natural, he picked up the wooden cup, fortunately now that the two of them had drunk a lot of mead, he could use the wine to hide the panic in his heart. "I just don't believe you, how can privileges be used like this, even if it takes a person's life, you should be extra cautious, how can you just ask me to kill a person just by your words?" such a thing...... "I really can't do it...... Lin Moyang didn't say the second half of the words, and he didn't dare to say it.
Lin Moyang never doubted Carter's words, although there was no basis, but his intuition told him that Carter was not lying, if Carter really had other purposes and needed to use his privilege to get rid of some people, he obviously had a better way, and would not come to ask such a Fenglong agent who could kill him once he was goofed up. But Lin Moyang really can't do anything, he just wants an extraordinary life, not the kind of hero who saves the world, maybe he sometimes really wants to do it in front of beautiful girls, but that's all. Whether it is to expose the shady scenes of the wizarding world, or to execute the mastermind with the privilege of the dragon, it has nothing to do with him, he just wants to learn a few spells and more qi arts, and then live like an ordinary wizard, which is full of excitement and does not involve himself in too dangerous situations.
Thinking of this, Lin Moyang smiled bitterly in his heart, Lin Moyang, Lin Moyang, you are still a useless and fearless bastard in your bones......
Something that had been in Carter's mind collapsed, and he sat back in his chair with a feeble face, and he replied perfunctorily, "Yes, it's me who is not good...... It's me who is abrupt. These words seemed to drain the last of the wolf's strength, and he barely squeezed out a smile, "Indeed, such a privilege should indeed be used more carefully, I still think about this matter too simply." β
At this time, Tonio came to the table with the next dish, which was a fat roast duck wrapped in lotus leaves, but he saw Carter, who was still elated just now, showing a dejected expression. As one of Carter's few acquaintances, Tonio knew the young master of the Alexander family very well, and others thought he was a loser, but only Carter's father and his few close friends understood that this child liked to solve everything secretly since he was a child, and he had to pretend to be heartless to deceive everyone.
Tonio patted Carter's shoulder encouragingly, and then he rounded up and said, "This is called flower roast duck made by me from the Chinese method of calling flower chicken, everyone come and try it." β
But it was obvious that Carter had no appetite for food on the table, and Lin Moyang kept swallowing the spaghetti on the plate, and his lips were stained with red tomato sauce.
Lin Moyang was afraid that as soon as his mouth stopped, he would not be able to control himself.
Moira looked at the silent two men with a little regret, she didn't particularly understand the way men deal with problems, or this girl was born with little trouble with such troubles, so she raised her hand: "I want to taste it!"
Tonio smiled and cut off a duck leg with a knife and placed it on Moira's plate.
Carter began to speak: "My mother left very early, when my father was a shoemaker in a factory, living on the shoes-making and the factory's meager wages. My mother was an elementary school teacher, and when I was a child, my mother was very strict, but she was much better than my stinking bastard dad who slept every day when he came home. When Carter said this, he was like a child with disappointed hopes, with neither sparkle nor the vigor in his eyes.
"My dad was working overtime in the factory that day, and I was waiting at the entrance of the elementary school for my mother to pick me up from work. Then right in front of me, a black sedan knocked her out 5 meters away. By the time my father came to pick me up, I had been in the security room for two hours. At that time, I didn't know why the stinky man was holding me and crying like a tearful man, and I didn't know what he meant by saying that my mother was gone. It's just that I never ate my mother's apple pie again, and no one was able to guide me with my math homework. Carter's voice was crying, and Lin struggled to turn his face into a statue. Moira even stopped what she was doing, and tears glistened in her eyes.
"Then the stinky dad seemed to be a different person, he no longer went to work in the shoe factory, and then there were a lot of uncles in the house that I had never met before. That's when I learned that my father was a wizard, the last descendant of the fallen Alexandrian family. My ancestors were born of the great Alexander the Great and a witch mistress who had met on the expedition, and we had nothing but the surname Alexander. Old Alexander, a shoemaker, was a bad and smelly man, but he married the best woman in the world, my mother. Alexander, on the other hand, was an amazing businessman who relied on money to pave the way and regained his nobility in 15 years, but only after he lost the woman he loved. So I was his last attachment, and he never came home late, but picked me up and dropped me off at school on time every day, and cooked me his nasty dinner, at least until our family was rich enough to hire a cook, which was a nightmare. He was also a very bad storyteller, and he started telling me stories about wizards, and he said that the original Harry Potter books were too expensive, so tell me stories about wizards to make it together. β
Under Carter's narration, everyone has a rough image of this old Alexander, who has never seen before. Moira blinked a few times, old Alexander can be called a model businessman in the wizarding world, although it is rumored that this old Alexander's magic talent is very poor, and even only 5 extremely simple spells, but he is very business-minded, and does not have the conservative concept of traditional wizards, the alchemy materials cultivated by the druids are purchased at a low price, and then wholesaled at a high price to the Middle Eastern alchemist groups who have no access to enough alchemy materials, and then resell the magical metal materials cherished in the hands of the Middle Eastern alchemists to the wizards in Europeγ In just a few years, he became extremely wealthy, while also owning more than two luxury brands in the secular world. His family history is even more inspiring than that of John Davidson Rockefeller, the American oil magnate!
"He is not a very good storyteller, he told the story of Lord 'Merlin', and he said that there is such a heroic figure who saved wizards all over the world, reunited the fragmented wizarding world, and can be regarded as the savior and leader of the wizarding world. He also told the story of His Excellency Galahad, the Sage who brought back the Holy Grail, who held the Holy Grail in both hands, but whose soul was not taken to heaven by the Holy Grail, and it is said that his way of doing business was to learn from His Excellency Galahad. and George Mill, the 'blood wizard' who once violated the ban on the wizarding world for the sake of his family and was classified as a dark wizard. Carter kept saying, but Lin Moyang didn't quite understand the young man's intention when he said this, he definitely didn't want to use his tragic past to persuade Lin Moyang, and Lin Moyang wouldn't think that this guy would be so superficial.
"So I grew up listening to the stories of heroes, and when I grew up, I heard the story of His Excellency Fenglong. The revival of the Bein family, the extermination of the Conti family, and the establishment of the three major alchemical organizations in the Middle East are all related to this nosy Chinese, who is the most worthy of the word hero in the new generation. Carter suddenly changed his words and said: "So I have always believed that there are heroes in this world, and I myself have always restrained myself like this, so I believe that you, Your Excellency Lin Moyang, you are also a hero, and Your Excellency Fenglong will never look at the wrong person." I was abrupt just now, but please don't refuse so quickly, I will always investigate in secret, collect enough evidence to find out who is behind the scenes, so that you will not have so many scruples. Please lend me your strength then!" Carter's eyes once again sparkled with hope.
But I can't...... I'm just an ordinary person, not as great as you think, and I don't have the courage to kill someone. There is no ambition to fight evil, nor the courage to do justice...... The fork in Lin Moyang's hand inadvertently fell on the plate, he quickly raised the wooden cup and covered his face with the mouth of the cup, hot tears flowed down his face into the quilt, and he could only swallow the tears mixed with the mead.
I'm sorry, I'm just a normal person.
I'm sorry, I can't do what you expected.
I'm sorry, but I only dare to imagine my own fantasies in my heart.
Lin Moyang didn't know that he once thought that he had extraordinary strength, and that he once thought that he needed the attention and expectation of others. But now there are people who are looking forward to themselves. And the useless self only wants a stimulating life, but in essence, it is still the same as the previous self.
Longing for others to expect something from you, but not being able to respond.
Looking forward to getting ahead, but timid and afraid.
In his heart, he painted a heroic image of himself, but like a coward, he hid his face behind the disguise and this ridiculous cup.
I'm not a hero at all, I'm just a hero looking for a play, even if it's wrapped in a hero's skin, it's still the Lin Moyang who is cowering in place.
Shame, Shahlimnir, the mythical pig in Norse mythology who provides meat to the Immortals, and in the dining room in Valhalla, the Immortals and Warriors gather. It turns out that in this restaurant, the only person who hasn't changed is himself, and it turns out that the only person who is not qualified to be called a hero is also himself. I thought what I lacked was opportunity, ability. Later, I realized that I was not the one who turned myself into an ordinary person, and I sat here and feasted on the delicacies offered to the heroes, but I was just a humble villain.
Tears can't stop flowing, when do people shed the most sincere tears? When they are extremely sad, when they are extremely happy? No, when they have torn off their psychological disguises and have to face their truest selves. He was the agent of the dragon, the savior feared by the student council, and even Sylbey considered him a hero who had resisted the tide of attacks like a reef on that school bus. Carter in front of him also sees him as a savior, the best person to solve the strange events in Merlin Academy.
But is he? He's not, he's just an ordinary person who has learned a few qi arts, and he's still the Lin Moyang who doesn't dare to talk to the girl he likes, and only dares to watch others be in the limelight.
After the joy brought by the initial power subsided, he was still not responsible, timid, just a coward, nothing more.
This kind of thing will die! Lin Moyang really wanted to drop the cup at this time, and shouted loudly and scolded the guy in front of him who was carried away by the sense of justice, don't pull him to death. You're a student, why do you want to expose something shady?
But he couldn't, and even in his heart there was something stronger than the fear of death that prevented him from doing so. He is a villain, and Carter is undoubtedly a hero, what qualifications does the villain have to question the hero's actions, and what qualifications does the villain have to speculate about the hero's thoughts?
Lin Moyang could only cry silently, having nothing to say.
Maybe Carter couldn't see it, but Moira, who was sitting next to Lin Moyang, could see it clearly, and two lines of hot tears flowed silently into the cup from the corners of the eyes of this gentle agent. Moira was overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events.
When Lin put down the cup, Carter saw an apologetic face. Qi can increase the recovery speed of the body, so Lin Moyang can restore the crying red eyes to the normal level in an instant, he pretended to be calm and wiped his face with his sleeve, wiped away the tears, and then muttered in a way that wanted to cover up: "This wine is really getting hotter and hotter the more you drink it, and I sweat a lot." β
Carter was still looking at Lin Moyang with eager eyes, and the look of anticipation really made Lin Moyang unbearable and felt that he was too dirty.
Lin Moyang put down the cup, sighed and said, "I'm sorry." He couldn't bear to say anything else.
Carter's eyes moved, but in the end he didn't say anything, and Carter let out a long sigh, and even Moira could feel his loss and regret.
"In that case, let's forget what I just said. Please enjoy your meal to your heart's content. Carter squeezed out a reluctant smile and gestured to Tonio, who also let out a long sigh and turned to walk back to the back kitchen to prepare for the food.
"The dishes here are all magical delicacies made with the techniques of the magical world, and the alchemy drink is the same type of thing, the dishes here will not be eaten, and they will be converted into energy immediately after eating the stomach, and because of the Irenir cauldron, within five days of eating this food, the body's vitality and recovery ability will be greatly increased, which is equivalent to adding a long-lasting and irredispellable vitality enhancement spell. Carter served a bowl of stew for Lin Moyang, the smell of spices and the smell of meat was so tempting, but unfortunately the three people present really had no appetite for eating. Only Moira took a sip of the broth, but just now she saw Lin Moyang secretly crying, even if it was this delicious stew, she really didn't have the appetite to eat it anymore.
Carter also seemed to see the current embarrassing situation, so he could only stop Toneo, who was about to serve the food, and then asked Lin Moyang: "If Your Excellency really has no appetite, today's dinner will end here, I'm sorry for saying such an unappetizing topic, which has affected Your Excellency's interest." Then Carter smiled apologetically at Lin Moyang, and then the haggard young man turned to Moira and said, "Xiao Mo, what happened in the restaurant must be kept secret, and no one should tell me." Then he sat down weakly in his chair, unable to even maintain his posture, and was rejected twice in a row, and the young man's heart was devastated by the loss of hope, but he still arranged: "Tonio, can you pack all the unserved dishes and send them to the officers on duty at Merlin Academy in the name of His Excellency Sueyang?"
Tonio shrugged: "My dishes are all barbecue, which is no problem, and I can also use a large pot or something like stew." It's you, it doesn't matter, it doesn't seem like things are going to work out. β
Carter waved his hand and wiped a few handfuls on his face, as if he could wipe the disappointment away from his face with force, and then he said, "Go and send it." I'll have to go back first, it's not suitable for the noble children of the pure-blood brotherhood, I'll have to go back to the dormitory first. Well, you can call me and ask the members of the Pureblood Brotherhood to come and help move the dishes. β
Tonio shook his head, and then the chef actually took out a wand from his chef's suit, and he waved his wand a few times in the air, and the dishes that had been plated in the kitchen floated out of the air: "No, those swingers are not qualified to set foot in my restaurant at all, don't forget that I'm still a wizard, it's okay to deliver a takeaway, I'm here for the sake of your best friend." β
"Count me in debt to you. Carter bowed slightly, and then said to Lin Moyang: "Please allow me to retire first." β