Isaac stood at the gate of Bran's manor, and under the reflection of the morning sun, he saw a few golden characters "Bran Villa" on the plaque above the gate of the manor, and a row of small characters on its side. On either side of the gate are two huge bobcat statues, quite striking. The door was open, and a few meters inside the door, a smooth shadow wall blocked all prying eyes.

Aisa thought that it had only been a few days, and the gate of the manor had changed, this kid was really good enough to toss.

Bypassing the Shadow Wall in the doorway, Isa found a round stone table behind the Shadow Wall, and Bran sat on a stone bench with a two-handed sword naked on the table. This made Isaac not only excited, but asked, "Done?"

Bran nodded and said, "Try it." ”

Issa waved a few times, and there seemed to be a feeling of blood connection, without the discomfort of using a new weapon, as if this weapon had been with him for many years and had long since become a part of his body.

When I raised my sword and looked at it, I found that the body of the sword was covered with thin fish scales, pressing one layer at a time and wrapping the sword body. Isa's gaze began to move with the scales on the sword, moving from the blade to the tip of the sword, so those scales seemed to come to life, and as his gaze circled, like a strange python getting tighter and tighter, and finally the python body was the sword and the python head was the handle. When the illusion vanished, Isa, holding the sword, felt his mouth and tongue dry, and Bran had left at some point.

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In the attic at the top of the lodge, Dani and Bran sat in front of the window looking at Issa in a daze below. Dani asked curiously, "What's wrong with him?"

Bran pursed his lips: "Beautiful, daydreaming." ”

Dani was speechless......

Bran continued, "There seems to be some change in my abilities, and I can't tell. But it doesn't make sense. By the way, Dani, you caught a snake for me to play with last time, what happened to that snake?"

"Eat. ”

"You pay me one more. ”

"Excuse me! You ate a lot last time. And what is a loss? You proposed to bake and eat it. Besides, where can I catch this winter?"

Bran was actually a little frightened, he just wanted to soothe by talking. On a whim this morning, he picked up the materials and finished the production so naturally, without any hesitation, any superfluous thoughts, as if he were just a bystander, a puppet under manipulation.

He actually wanted to call Issa and complete the job together. Experiment with adjustments based on Isa's hand shape, habits, etc.

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In the afternoon, Bran and Dani went to the warehouse together, and Boo said to Dani about the materials in front of him, "This is what is left after making weapons for Isa, how do you feel when you face these materials?"

Dani touched Bran's head and muttered, "Don't burn." ”

Bran had a black line on his face......

"All things have spirits, have you heard of them?"

"I've heard that the old men of the tribe and Saman say so. ”

"Can you believe it?"

"Believe. ”

"Why do you believe it?"

"Before the coming-of-age ceremony, I heard the call. After entering the trial wasteland, I could feel that the wasteland was alive and breathed of its own. ”

Looking at Dani's serious expression, Bran felt goosebumps on his body, what does it mean to be alive in the wasteland? Bran has always thought that the rite of passage is like the law of animal survival, leaving the strong and giving up the weak. But it seems that things are not what he imagined.

Dani doesn't lie, she seems to have overlooked a lot of things, I accept the reality that this world has magical powers, but still stubbornly treat some legends as legends, Bran was speechless for a while.

Seeing Bran enter a daze mode again, Dani left consciously.

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Before dinner, on the way to the castle, Bran carried a one-handed sword in his arms, which was the work of the afternoon. Bran had the feeling that he was not holding a sword in his arms, but more like a living fish.

It doesn't make sense, what is magic? What's wrong with the world? Thinking about these questions made Bran lose his mind for a while.

Entering the castle, Bran went straight to the duke's study, and found Issa there too, with the great sword lying flat on the table. Seeing Bran enter the house, there was a hint of awe in Issa's eyes. The Duke's gaze was complicated, as if to show closeness, and a stiff smile appeared on his face.

Bran walked around the desk and motioned for the Duke to take the sword in his arms. Then he asked, "How do you feel?"

The Duke took a breath: "It's alive." ”

Hearing the answer, Bran turned around and walked out with a thoughtful expression, and the Duke behind him shouted, "Sword?"

"For you. ”

It's good to know the answer, it's not a delusion. I'm not crazy either, it's the world that's crazy, Bran thought.

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At supper, the Duke ate tastelessly, glancing at Bran from time to time. Bran also looked bitter and hateful, staring at the food in front of him and thinking. This made his sister, who was sitting between him and Flowey, very unhappy, and pulled Bran by the sleeve and pulled him out of his contemplation. Bran, who was a little annoyed, subconsciously turned his face to his sister, and in the face of Little Lori's eyes, Bran's face instantly softened, and a smile was pulled out of the corner of his mouth.

Madame smiled and shook her head, everyone knew that Bran had an extraordinary patience with this sister.

Interrupted from his thoughts, Bran simply gave up thinking and interacted with his sister without a match. The duke, who had been paying attention to this side, took the opportunity to say, "Bran, you can also go and see the weapons in the family's collection at any time. ”

"Okay. Bran nodded.

This is the best help, and the more you see, the greater the boost to ability.

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On the way back to the manor, Dani asked, "What's wrong with you today?" ”

"Nothing, a little scared. ”

"I'm still so timid, come and sleep with me at night. ”

"It's not that scares. ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's something I don't understand. ”

"Don't think about it. ”

Bran squinted at Dani beside him, then changed the subject and said, "Actually, the knights in our castle are quite poor and stingy. ”

Dani looked at Bran with a side face, as if she wanted to get to know him again, and then heard Bran's words later: "I have carefully calculated the materials they sent for a long time, and I always feel that they are not enough. ”

Dani subconsciously said, "Impossible. ”

"Really, after doing theirs, it's not enough for us. ”

Then there was a playful laugh from Bran, and Dani laughed as well.

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"If you're scared, you can really sleep with me. ”

"I'm not scared at all!"

"Well, my door is unlocked, so I don't have to knock at night. "Huh......