September 25, 618 A.D., noon.

Yang Haohui carried a straw rattan backpack and strolled through Noldra.

It's a little different from the start time of the original world.,Whether it's the school palace or the university palace.,The start date is October 1st.,Counting the three days you need to travel to get to Vidiana.,Tomorrow is the day of departure.。

He went in and out of shop by shop, and he had to maintain his condition these days, and he didn't have to do any more exercise. He was making some final preparations before the exam, on the one hand, to relax and on the other hand, to buy some weapons and food reserves. Don't look at the fact that he has achieved a little success in training now, but the broken sword is still sinking and can't be held as always.

In the past month, Yang Haohui has been carrying Yuanwu on his back and changing his hair color, and his training has almost become a famous scenery here. Many residents who knew or didn't know him greeted him friendly, and Yang Haohui also returned the salute one by one.

Walking to a weapons shop, the shopkeeper stopped the iron sword he was fighting and walked over.

"How can this sword be sold?" Yang Haohui picked up a stabbing sword and flicked it, the blade of which trembled crisply.

"Hey, the lad has a lot of vision, this is the best sword in all of Noldra. The shopkeeper patted his chest and quoted, "Two silver coins, you can't buy them at a loss, you can't be fooled." ”

"It's so expensive, cheaper?" Yang Haohui said straightforwardly.

"The price of the sword, why don't you take a look at this?" the shopkeeper picked up a dagger hanging on the wall behind him, "Ninety copper coins, this is the best dagger in all of Noldra." ”

"To be honest, it's easy to break the 'best' or anything. Yang Haohui remembered the stalk of "the best sword in the village", but he still paid the money very happily, tied the dagger to his forearm and left. To be honest, he didn't think the quality of this dagger was very good, but he was not good at bargaining, and he was too lazy to argue with the shopkeeper.

This week, he occasionally helps out with farm work in the afternoon training, which can be regarded as saving a little extra money. But after doing the math, there were too many things to prepare, so I had no choice but to borrow five silver coins from Hank, which was barely enough.

Weapons, leather armor, bracers....... Yang Haohui in the spirit of shopping around, looking at the weapons shop one by one, the quality can not be pursued too high now, and he can only look at the price to buy the best.

The content of the entrance exam is "fighting", since your own hard strength is not enough, then you must be fully prepared in other places, and be fully prepared for everything, Yang Haohui has always been like this.

The journey took a long time, and it wasn't until the sun set that he slowly turned back to Hank's house.

Ecker was playing with the little nine balls, and Yurina was licking the marzipan happily with Vortex Men. In addition to helping with farm work, most of these children will play in Hank's house, although he doesn't communicate much on weekdays, but for these five children who are about the same age as him, he still has feelings, and the familiar sound of laughter and laughter makes Yang Haohui feel very warm.

"I'm back. Eckel walked over to the sun.

"Hmm. With this agreement, Yang Haohui put the bulging backpack on the table, took out five small boxes of very beautiful bags and handed them to Ecker, "Cocoa fruit, one for each person, help me give it to them." ”

"Oh, is that okay?" said Ecker, a little surprised.

"Well, I've been giving you trouble these days. Yang Haohui said.

"Are you leaving tomorrow?" Ecker was visibly sad.

"Well, go to the University Palace. ”

"Come back often. ”

"Yes, don't worry. ”

The two were silent, and parting was always sad, and they got along for more than a month.

"Where's Grandpa Bacardi?" Yang Haohui was not very good at adjusting the atmosphere, so he could only try to change the topic.

"In the kitchen. Ecker said.

"He can also cook?" Yang Haohui couldn't help but make up the scene of Bacardi holding a test tube to make soup.

"It's rude, you, Grandpa Bacardi is very good, he has been cooking by himself this month. Eckel laughed.

"No wonder it smells of medicine. Yang Haohui smacked his lips.

"Where's Mr. Hank?" Yang Haohui asked again.

"If not in the tavern...... Probably on the coastal slopes further south. Eckel thought for a moment and said

"I'm going to ask him to eat, but you can eat it quickly, it's hot, don't melt it." Yang Haohui took out another bottle of ale from his bag and turned to leave.

Searching in the direction Ecker had said, through a dense grove, a coastal cliff appeared. On a rock jutting out of the cliff face, the setting sun illuminates Hank's majestic form.

Yang Haohui walked up to him and sat down with his legs hanging down in the air like him. The setting sun turns the sea golden red, the waves lap on the reef layer by layer, and the soothing sound of the tide is heard in your ears.

Just as they met for the first time, Yang Haohui pushed open the wooden door, and the golden, fresh and new world came into his eyes. It's just that one is a wave of forests, and the other is a real ocean.

Yang Haohui picked up the bottle of ale and shook it in front of Hank's eyes, Hank silently took it, cut off the bottle with his palm and poured it heroically.

"Oh, it's strong enough, it's the wine in Old Man Dort's tavern. Hank belched in satisfaction.

"No, Grandpa Dort's best ale, I've even chilled it, it should be delicious. Yang Haohui said, "Speaking of which, grandpa asked me to tell you to pay back the money quickly."

"That old man......." Hank smiled helplessly, and took another sip, "Just lend me money and you can pay him back next time." ”

"No, you owe four silver coins, and the food you have for these days plus the five silver coins you borrowed from me, I will almost have to pay you back eight silver coins and forty-five copper coins. Yang Haohui snapped his fingers and calculated.

"You're too calculating, too picky, and you're too careful that you won't be able to soak in the future. Hank shook the half-drunk ale, "A parting gift?"

"Well, you said, let me be an elementalist and ask you for a drink. Yang Haohui said.

"You really remember what I said casually. Hank whispered.

"Something on your mind?" Yang Haohui asked, Hank didn't talk much today, which made him a little unaccustomed.

"Hmm. Hank didn't hide it.

"What's wrong?"

"I'm reluctant to let you go, it's rare for you to be such a well-behaved child. Hank shrugged.

"Beware of Yurina's unhappiness. ”

"Kuhaha, little Nana is not so careful. ”

"I'll come back to see you. Yang Haohui said very seriously.

"Welcome. Hank raised his hand and rubbed Yang Haohui's head, "Come on." ”

"Xiaohui, can I ask you a question?" said Hank after a moment.

"What?"

"You don't have amnesia, do you?" Hank turned his head and looked directly into Yang Haohui's eyes.

Yang Haohui was stunned, and subconsciously wanted to deny it, this was the biggest secret he hid. But looking at this strong man who helped him a lot, he couldn't tell any more lies.

"Yes. Yang Haohui hesitated, but still admitted, "I didn't mean to lie to you. ”

Hank waved his hand: "I understand, everyone has a bit of an unspeakable secret, I don't dig into it." Don't worry, I didn't say anything about it. ”

"So, you really didn't practice meta-technique when you crashed into my house in the first place. Hank sighed.

"Of course not, which kind of meta-technique needs to be practiced with a big head down. Yang Haohui expressed helplessness.

"How do you know?" asked Yang Haohui after a deep sigh.

"The first time you say 'Beijing,' people with amnesia don't say where they came from and change their words. And you're so calm, how can someone with real amnesia be as logical and clear as you?" Hank smiled, "I'm stupid, but I'm not stupid. ”

Yang Haohui listened to Hank's words and sighed: "I never thought you were stupid, you never ...... They are all delicate and gentle people. ”

"Thanks, it's not bad. Hank said.

"Since you know everything......" Yang Haohui asked the question that had been buried in his heart for a long time, "Why do you want to help me so much?"

Now that I think about it, after being together for so long, he actually doesn't know Hank at all. I only know that he is a well-known good old man in Nordrari, a "good mother" who takes care of the five children, and a meticulous "mother" who reminds Yang Haohui of this and that over and over again.

However, why did Hank, who was obviously a third-order elemental master and had a teacher as powerful as Bacardi, choose to live in a corner of the small town of Noldra?

Why does he take care of five children? Is it a father? Probably not, none of the children have the surname Apohuan.

Why would he help himself who he had never met, even when his identity was unknown?

Yang Haohui asked a lot, the real Hank...... He never seemed to understand.

"Why......" Hank muttered, suddenly laughing self-deprecatingly, "Probably a bad habit, when you see someone in need, you can't help but want to help him." ”

Hank stared directly at the setting sun, and a trace of loneliness flashed in the eyes of this rough man who had always been nervous.

"Those little ones didn't become elementalists, Eker was old enough, but his awakening failed, and the others were not old enough. Hank suddenly said, "They still need me." ”

"Eker, I picked him up when he was ten years old. Can you imagine that the big boy who is so cute now was a ruthless character who dared to grab food with wild dogs. When we first met, he also bit me, a hungry child who was dying, and his teeth were pretty good. Hank showed a row of scabbed tooth marks on his right arm.

"Cortana, I snatched her out of the door of the brothel. Her parents appear to be in debt and want to sell her as a child prostitute. Now that I am so timid, I guess I was scared at the time. ”

"Little Vortex Gate, home is in the Eastern Metaverse. The lord of the Vortex family was born with an affair with the slave maid, and for fear that the scandal would be exposed, her mother was beaten to death and put on a stake. I have a friend at the Vortex Gate family, and I secretly brought this child here. ”

"Xiao Jiu and Meatball, you may not be able to tell it, but they are brother and sister. I'm sorry Xiaohui, I lied. Meat balls are not born dumb. When they were born, they had a snake-shaped birthmark on their buttocks, which was considered an ominous sign by the family. The members of the family poured melted silver into their ears, saying that it was to suppress evil things...... My 'self-healing' only saved Xiao Jiu......" Hank slowly drained the last sip of ale, "Those two children did nothing wrong, just because of a birthmark...... Just because of a ridiculous birthmark......"

Hank's tone was soft, as if he was saying something insignificant, but his hand gradually tightened his grip on the bottle.

"So, there's no reason to help you. If you need help just like them, I can't help but want to help you. Hank repeated what he had said before.

"You are really ......." Yang Haohui wanted to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked, and he couldn't say a word.

It's too heavy, it's really too heavy, it's really a past where you can smell blood and darkness just by listening.

"Why are you doing this? These ....... have nothing to do with you" In the end, he just held back this sentence.

"Because I've always wanted to be a guard, a good guard, that's a hero! I've dreamed of being a hero since I was a child!" Hank's eyes lit up slightly, and quickly dimmed, "But I can't be a hero in my life." ”

"I also took the entrance examination to the University Palace of the Guards, but it was a six-year schooling, and I dropped out in the second year. Hank raised his hand, the green light in his hand scattered, and the illusory willow branches drilled out, "The teacher said that so far there are five people who can't use Yuan Energy normally due to physical reasons, and I am one of them. ”

"Sick?" Yang Haohui asked.

"'Corridor brittleness'. Hank nodded: "This disease is rare, and it will cause the walls of the corridor to be naturally thin and easy to break. So I can't cultivate, otherwise my life may be in danger, and naturally, not being able to cultivate also means that I won't be able to break through the third order for the rest of my life. I will only 'self-heal' because of this disease, not because I can't learn other characteristics. The stronger the meta-technique, the greater the pressure on the corridor, and if I learn more advanced trait refinement than 'self-healing', my corridor system will most likely collapse. So for me, the level of treatment, self-healing is already the limit. ”

Yang Haohui looked at the wicker in Hank's hand and could probably understand what he meant.

Needless to explain, he had personally experienced Bacardi and Hank's treatment, and it was completely different from each other. Although Bacardi's healing is based on the effect of the White Flower Extract, it is a powerful healing that heals injuries along with injuries, negative effects, and physical strength. Hank's, on the other hand, can't even be called a cure, but only slightly speeds up the body's self-recovery. Unfortunately, it is the injured person's own physical strength that is needed to speed up self-recovery, and if the injury is too severe, it may even kill the injured person in reverse.

Maybe if the level is higher, Hank's healing effect will be enhanced to a certain extent, but even this is the only way out, and Hank can't go because he can't go beyond the third order.

In his life, he can't be a guard or a hero. On the battlefield of the guards, there is no need for a wood elementalist who has no combat power and weak healing effect.

It's not about hard work, it's just because of illness.

Reality is such a solemn and cruel objective existence.

In the afterglow of the setting sun, Yang Haohui saw Hank secretly wipe his eyes, erase a little crystal liquid, and the wine bottle in his hand had been crumbled for some time.

This time Yang Haohui was silent, he couldn't even ask "why", he only felt uncomfortable tightness in his chest.

"I'm sorry, I'm out of shape. It was Hank who spoke first, "I'm sorry. ”

"Huh?" Yang Haohui was stunned, not understanding why Hank apologized to him.

"I know you know how I felt when you failed to ascend?" Hank asked.

Yang Haohui shook his head.

"It's fun. Hank said a little ashamedly, "You're not like me, light and energy, powerful yuan skills, very healthy corridors, and calm and intelligent minds....... You have all the qualifications to become a guard, and you have the most powerful 'talent'. ”

"I know it's wrong, but I really...... So jealous. ”

"So when you fail to ascend, I actually feel so happy. It turns out that even if it is such a powerful Yuan Energy, it will fail, it turns out that even if you are a genius, there will be things you can't do........" Hank couldn't go on, he stretched out his hand again, rubbed Yang Haohui's soft hair fiercely, and showed a bright smile to Yang Haohui.

"So, come on, Xiaohui, you have to become the most powerful guard!"

Hank's hands are big and warm.

Yang Haohui really wants to tell Hank that I really just want to eat as a guard, and my biggest dream is just to find my parents and return to the original world. The goal is just to find a good job and make more money, marry an ordinary girl, and be an old and young person steadily. What is the guard, how can I fight evil, how can I be a little body....... I'm just a man with no ambitions.

He wanted to say that, but .......

"I will. ”

Yang Haohui still nodded, trying to put on a determined expression.

There was a cacophony of footsteps behind them, and Eker's five children leaned out.

"It's time to eat!" shouted the five children in unison.

"Kuha, here it is, here it is. Hank responded, pulling Yang Haohui up and walking back.

Listening to the familiar laughter, Yang Haohui silently breathed a sigh of relief. That's right, this strong man, there is no need to worry him.

Hank House...... The sky is high and the earth is far away, and there will be a period later.

To be continued......