Since the light calendar entered the dark calendar, the continent of Salvinia has roughly 360 days per year, and each day is 22 hourglass hours. Every thirty days is a month, and every three months corresponds to a season.

Each month is divided into four weeks, and each week consists of seven days: Wind Roaring Day, Thunder Day, Frost Day, Scorching Day, Starfall Day, Obscurity Day, and Holy Light Day.

Today is Ray Day, a very ordinary day, and the day of the duel between the orphan Saul Drake and the blacksmith's son, Lorton Weir.

Just after noon, the open space in the backyard of the monastery was already filled with many children of different ages, including orphans from the monastery and many children from the town who heard the news and rushed to join in the fun.

Even if the news of the duel reached the town, it would not be worth mentioning in the adult world, not even a joke. But for the children of the town, the excitement is no less than that of the Aludomon celebration.

The Aludomon Celebration is one of the more important traditional festivals of the year.

In order to give thanks for the harvest and light, people hold a festival at the beginning of spring every year. It's just that in the early spring of this year, the town of Grey Curtain was still mired in the gloom of famine, and the celebration naturally did not take place as scheduled.

For these children, who came to see the excitement, it may not matter who won and who died in the duel, they just wanted to make up for the lively and joyful atmosphere of the celebration.

A dense crowd of people crowded into the open space, a noisy and noisy scene.

There are even children from different backgrounds who have targeted business opportunities and peddled their own snacks to the crowd, ranging from cat meat and yogurt to breaded chicken thighs and fruit wine.

The current situation was very different from Saul's expectations, the nuns and deacons did not interfere with the commotion, and the monastery remained silent about the duel, which was what puzzled Saul the most.

"Hey, see? That's the dueling side, orphan Saul Drake. ”

"Are you kidding? That skinny monkey isn't much better than mine? Have you ever seen Lorton's burly?"

"You know the! It's not a brute force contest, size does give some strength advantages, but it doesn't mean victory. Duels are more of a test of comprehensive ability, in addition to strength, it is also related to speed, tactics, willpower and many other aspects. ”

When Saul and Shogues appeared on the sidelines, they attracted a lot of talkative attention.

Thor wasn't used to this kind of bustle and the vibe seemed to be enjoying it, striding with his hands behind his head in a relaxed and smug look.

The battle was in the afternoon, and at this moment Lorton was not yet there, only his henchman Waaler was busy leading his men.

A circular battlefield has been reserved in the center of the clearing, and people watching the battle can only gather around the field to watch.

In order to dispel the darkness in the open space as much as possible, Valle was directing several of his men to adjust the position of the surrounding lights. They also moved the choir's staircase to the open space, cleaned it and used it as a seat.

The table was clearly not for ordinary children, and at the moment Rena and a few girls occupied a small part of the seat, sitting quietly and talking to each other in low voices.

They are like a beautiful landscape, attracting the eager eyes of many boys from time to time.

"Young Master......"

The young guard walked beside Fez, and stopped talking, as if he was complaining about the fact that Fez's face was used to support this kind of childish nonsense when he was negotiating with the bishop just now.

Faith pouted.

"What's the matter? Warren, you're not old-fashioned. Grey Curtain Town is already on the edge of the continent, and it was boring enough for the family to throw me into such a poor country, can't I have some fun on my own?"

Without waiting for Warren, the guard, Firth walked over to his seat and sat down beside Rianna.

The few girls who were originally around Ruina all dispersed after seeing this scene, leaving enough space for the two of them.

One is the son of the lord, the other is the daughter of a strong family, and the family behind the two has cooperated in many aspects, and it is said that there is also the intention of marriage, but for now, the age of the two is not urgent.

The two have always been low-key, and they are also very aware of each other's backgrounds, although they don't have any special affection for each other at the moment, they will not refuse some ordinary polite exchanges.

"I didn't think Miss Rena would be interested in this kind of child-to-child game!"

Child? Anyone present, including you and me, who has not undergone a coming-of-age ceremony, is it a child? Hugging the hem of his skirt to make his sitting posture more formal, the glint in Rianna's eyes swept over Feith's face.

"I can't talk about interest, on the contrary, I think it's a bit reckless. ”

"Recklessly, you mean both sides of the duel?" Faith asked with interest.

"No, I'm referring to the thing itself, this way, the use of force is not the only option. ”

Ruianna's family is very powerful, and by the current status of her family, many things no longer need to be used by force and can be achieved with only some skills, and force has become a relatively low-end of the family's many methods.

In Rianna's opinion, this is just some episode between children of this age, more like a joke from her teenage years, far from the point of life and death, so the duel sounds more like a grandstanding slogan.

However, even if Thor hears Rianna's evaluation at the moment, he will only disagree, the orphan does not have many choices when facing many things, and more importantly, he has no time to sharpen his sword slowly.

Faith thought for a moment before looking up.

"Perhaps...... Don't you think fighting is also a way for men to behave in the world?"

Before Rianna could respond, the crowd around her suddenly became noisy, and people's eyes focused on the other side of the venue.

In the dim light, Lorton's burly figure appeared on the sidelines.

He was dressed in an old metal chain mail, and he looked like he had just returned from the wilderness, and he looked a little tired, and his whole person looked like he was in the dust.

Valle and the rest of his henchmen immediately gathered around him feverishly, and Lorton seemed to say something in a deep voice, and his men dispersed with interest.

Then Lorton turned and disappeared into an ear room, where a handmate later brought something in.

By the time Lorton re-entered the battlefield to face Thor, he had already changed into a leather armor.

Thor frowned slightly, he didn't know if Lorton's change of armor was a dismissive move or a targeted choice to compensate for his own lack of agility, Thor was hoping it was the former.

The duel was about to begin, and the staircase seats were already crowded, and the others who were not qualified to sit were also finding their own positions to watch the battle.

Waller jumped into the field and stopped between the two warring men, touting some of Lorton's past achievements and adventures in the wilderness to the crowd that sounded like that.

Then his gaze turned to Thor as if he was ready to introduce him as well.

Now that Valle has no advantage at hand, he will definitely not let go of this opportunity to step on Thor's face with words, but unfortunately Valle was interrupted before he could speak.

"Boom... Boom... Boom ......"

At some point, Hughes stood at the top of the staircase seat, half a piece of wood in his hand, and was striking a broken copper basin that he had picked up out of nowhere.

After attracting everyone's attention, Shogues spoke excitedly.

"This is not the alternation of old and new forces, nor is it the division between good and evil, this is just a story of an orphan who faces the injustice of fate and fights like a man. ”

"Today, let us witness how Saul Drake, an orphan who walks in the dark, a great warrior born in the ordinary, and the chaste guardian of the goddess of light, becomes a real man. ”

Shogues's face was flushed, and it was evident that it took him a lot of effort to shout these words out loud.

Thor was not grateful for this, he didn't even have the courage to look back at Shogues at the moment.

Great warriors, guardians of the chastity of the goddesses, and true men?

Damn, it's such a shame! From the garbled words of Shogues, Thor felt as if he had been living as a woman all along.

Yesterday, when Shogues suggested the need for a pre-war encouragement, Saul didn't take it to heart, and in fact he didn't know what Shoggers was going to do.

So now Thor could only curse in his heart and silently go crazy, resisting the urge to turn around and pounce and strangle the noisy fly of Shogues.

Some people become dangerous when they cross the boundaries of friends, and they are very good at putting their friends in all kinds of embarrassments in front of everyone, in order to express their special affection for friends.

Shogues is clearly that kind of person.