Deelle, why are you here? Sha Ye looked at the little girl and asked with some surprise.

The little girl's dirty little face had a hint of nervousness, and her little hands that were red from the cold pulled the corners of her tattered clothes uneasily, "Sister Shaye, you haven't come back, I'm a little worried." ”

Sha Ye walked over in a few steps, squatted down, wiped the little girl's face with his hands with a gentle expression, held her cold hands in his hands, and said, "Don't worry about us, go back and take care of your sister, I will come to see you later." ”

The little girl nodded earnestly, looked at Fang Yu and them, and walked back to the direction of the camp step by step.

"This is the ...... you saved yesterday?" Fang Yu looked at the little girl and asked.

A string of tiny footprints faded into the distance of the snow.

Sandnight nodded, "Her name is Deelle, and the Crowpaw Sanctuary claims that her father was housed by the 'devil' and that they 'purified' him and left the sisters behind. Their father, who was still alive as an ordinary candle maker, was the breadwinner of the family, and Deelle's sister was blind and dependent on her to take care of her. The people of the Crowpaw Temple didn't give them food, and we saved her and her sister from both being severely malnourished, and I asked her to do what she could so that she and her sister could survive here. ”

The cold wind blew through the treetops, making the forest rustle like the whisper of a giant beast. In the distance, the fire flickered in the camp, as if it were the only light in the cold night.

Fang Yu was a little silent-

If you delve into a world that seems to be thriving to the Elect, you will find it full of war, famine, and disaster. The glorious and lofty terms that people care about are only a corner of this world, and its bottom is still built on misery and poverty.

The disputes and whirlpools in the kingdom of Korin have long since spread to this point, but some people may not see it, or maybe they don't care—those who claim to be from the civilized world—are scrambling to add their own weight to this scale.

They think they are civilized, but civilization is nothing more than a garment of superiority, and under that coat, Fang Yu sees only naked greed.

But what about ordinary people?

Everyone in the community was enthusiastically discussing the coming of the Evil Star and the next generation, because this disaster had nothing to do with them, but before the Evil Star arrived, turmoil and suffering had spread across the land. Did the Chosen One from the civilized world intentionally ignore something?

“…… We think we are abiding by the "Stargate Declaration" and indulging in the glory given by the pioneers of the past," Fang Yu couldn't help but murmur in his heart, "But what is the "Stargate Declaration", just the articles in the pile of old papers, the bottom line of morality? ”

He silently looked ahead.

What does the glory and courage of the last era have to do with our generation?

The people of yesteryear abandoned their preconceptions and established a civilized dialogue between the two worlds, the war subsided, and peace came.

What a glorious time it was.

Inspirational speeches, again and again, resounded in the hall under the dome—

'If we can live in peace with the civilizations of another world, how much more so with our own species?' ’

This is not just the beginning of civilization, but also the ladder to progress, where we bridge the barriers between each other and connect the world with words and love, not violence. ’

'We have reason to believe that we will eventually eliminate all inequality and discrimination; There is also reason to believe that we will eventually be able to understand each other – that we have seen the past here and will witness the future here. ’

'We have come from ignorance and barbarism, we have gone through the journey of civilization and ancient civilization, and we will hand in the answer sheet on this day. ’

'In this answer, we write that humanity will not remain in the tombstone it has erected, but will move towards a brighter future—'

When the words fell, in the applause of the mountains and tsunamis, people seemed to see the advent of an era.

And under the inspiration of that spirit, our civilization entered a golden age at the beginning of the new century. The time of the Precursors came in the midst of that discourse, a dream shaped by the Free Elect.

But when did all this quietly change?

"What have we changed?"

"Is the mysterious stargate just a carnival and a feast?"

"Are we just getting drunk, or are we just forgetting our original intentions?"

Sha Ye turned around, looked at Fang Yu who suddenly stopped, was stunned for a moment, and asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Fang Yu came back to his senses from his contemplation and shook his head, indicating that he was fine. He looked at the firelight behind the woodland and asked, "Are you going to take these people against the Ravental Sanctuary like this?" ”

"Of course not," Sand Night replied, "as our name suggests, most of the people here are refugees, not warriors, just like ordinary people like Deelle and her sister." People have been rescued, and I may take them to a safer place, such as Rodell, and after that, maybe I will leave. ”

"How many people are in this camp?"

"Not many, not counting the electors, there are more than a hundred people, some of them were rescued by us, and some of them came here. The number of Electors is about one-third of them, but when it comes to fighting, the Drafters are more reliable. ”

Fang Yu was silent for a moment: "It's not easy to take so many people across the Egunn Forest. ”

"We stayed at this place for this reason too. We need food and warm clothing, and we have to survive this long winter, or many people will die. ”

Sunaya replied as she looked ahead. The camp's fires flickered and the figures were longing, and many had already received news from Deelle and rushed over. There were many different faces, but each one was full of uneasiness, anticipation, and confusion:

"Miss Sand Night, you're back."

"Miss Sand Night, someone is sick again."

"Miss Sand Night, there's not much food in the camp. Although we can withstand it, but you said that the daily quota must be guaranteed for the sick number......"

People whispered about it.

Young and old crowded the entrance to the camp.

Sand Night comforted everyone one by one, and untied his backpack and handed it to them. This was the few supplies she had received from the town that day, and the Crowpaw Temple had imposed martial law on Greyowl Town, and the supplies she received from the town were getting less and less.

She didn't eat a bite, and if she made up her mind that she couldn't do it, she would commit suicide once, anyway, she had at least three chances to be resurrected.

People were a little grateful: "Miss Sand Night, but you should also pay attention to safety." ”

"yes, it's too dangerous in town. If you can't do it, let's go hunting in the forest, we can always find something to eat. ”

But the forest is not safe, and in this cold weather, the animals have already migrated, and how much prey is there in the forest?

Seeing the crowd gradually disperse, Fang Yu suddenly asked, "Can I help in any way?" ”

He could have pretended it wasn't his business, but the little girl's cold red hands and thin clothes always lingered in his heart.

He knew that his character was like this, and if it weren't for that, he probably wouldn't be here.

He wouldn't rush into the troubled waters of the Ravenclaw Temple, but if he was just doing what he could, he wouldn't be out of the question.

Sand Night looked at him with some surprise.

"I can only help as much as I can." Fang Yu explained.

"I'm relieved to hear that, Mr. Ed," Sandnight sighed, "There are some sympathetic people in the town, but with their help alone, it would be difficult to maintain the daily life of more than a hundred people, let alone leave this place for Rodale. ”

Fang Yu suddenly asked again, "Do you know them, Lady Sand Night?" He looked at the ragged and withered people in the camp, but they didn't seem particularly depressed, everyone was busy with what they were doing, helping others.

Sha Ye looked over there and shook his head: "...... To be honest, I don't know most of them. As you can see, even Deël only came here yesterday. ”

Fang Yu couldn't help but look at her again.

In fact, after rescuing her own people, the other party can also walk away, these people are not related to her, and they are not responsible for it at all. But the other party didn't mean this, maybe the little girl from before made her feel at ease, but in short, she had planned to do her duty for these people in her words.

She may not have realized this herself, but it was a noble responsibility.

The human heart is not born hard, and compassion makes people always soften at times.

And the sand night in front of him and himself are just members of the general public, Fang Yu thought so in his heart.

"I'll help as much as I can." Fang Yu replied.

They can really help, the Seven Seas Brigade has money at the moment, more than a hundred people have to prepare about two or three months of supplies to cross the Egunn Forest, and it will not be more than four months if they are more comfortable, according to the consumption of one person in twenty lissell a day, more than one hundred people are only two or three hundred thousand lissell a month, plus warm clothing, they can get it within 500,000 lissell anyway.

The only problem is that it is almost impossible to purchase so many materials quietly under the attention of those who care about it, not to mention that Gray Owl Town suddenly can't come up with enough materials to cover the expenses of more than a hundred people for several months.

Unless it's shipped from Gura Harbor or even further afield, but luckily the Seven Seas Brigade has a windboat, it's just going to be a hassle and probably going to be stranded here for a while.

After weighing the pros and cons, he finally decided to help.

Sometimes people can't just live for profit, they also have their own ideals, and he believes that others will agree with this, because after all, everyone is a group of like-minded people who come together.

"Thank you very much." Sand Night's calm tone seemed like the two of them were discussing a trivial matter.

"By the way," Fang Yu remembered the reason why he came here, "Xiaokong is also here?" ”

"I'll take you to meet him," Sandy Night exhaled, his breath solidifying into mist in the woods, "you're probably the person he wants to see the most, after all, you're the hero of Dorifin, the one he's always admired." ”

Hero, it sounds wonderful, Fang Yu thought to himself.

But it's not necessarily a good word.

Because in a peaceful world, people don't need heroes.

Sand Night led them through the camp and came to a tent, but before they could enter, they heard a hoarse voice from inside: "Sister Sand Night, is that you?" The hollow voice startled Fang Yu, who almost thought he was hallucinating.

But he was immediately convinced that he had heard correctly, for the voice was still faintly recognizable to him, and it was the voice of the ranger boy.

"Sora?"

"Deelle, she told me you're back."

"Are you alright?"

“…… Not so well, I was afraid of scaring Deelle and didn't let her in. Sister Shaye, I'm not in a good state...... You, you go and rest......" The young man's voice sounded full of loss, he gritted his teeth, gasping slightly, as if he was suppressing something.

Sand Night stood in front of the tent, a little hesitant. But Fang Yu had already stepped forward and lifted the curtain, and the young man inside was taken aback, and seemed a little surprised to see him, but the accident finally turned into disbelief:

"Ai, Eddard?"

Fang Yu looked at the other party, and he was also a little shocked in his heart. The boy he remembered was gone, replaced by a hollow shell, sitting on his bed, the other party turned slightly sideways, as if unwilling to face them, and there was hardly a trace of human vitality on that pale face.

The two pupils disappeared from his eyes, and purple flames burned out of the hollow, and his face was covered with scars, purple flames flowing under the scars. He turned his face sideways, one hand on his chest, but it couldn't stop the hideous wound there, the wound had scabbed over, but it hadn't healed, and it was like a hellish scene inside, and purple fire emanated from his chest.

Sand Night covered his mouth and took a step back, in the morning, the other party was not like this.

"Sora?"

"Mr. Eddard......"

The boy smiled disapprehantly, "Sister Sand Night told me you were here, but if only I could have seen you earlier," his voice was like two pieces of paper rubbing against each other, making a hoarse sound from his throat, "I won't come to see you like this, so as to scare you and Sister Sand Night......"

"Sora, how did you become like this?" Sand Night asked in disbelief.

"I don't know why, Sister Shaya," Koku lowered his head, "I don't know why it's like this...... Sister Sand Night, it turns out that the person I met in Idris turned out to be the person I admire the most, and he also gave me a gift......"

“…… You know, Miss Sandnight, it was one of my happiest years, when you and Mr. Livers selected me in the Academy, when I knew it was Mr. Eddard who gave me the bow, I couldn't even imagine it in my dreams......"

“…… Originally, I should have lived up to everyone's expectations, and I thought I could do it. Can...... The Knights of Tapolis are gone, and everyone is gone, and even the bow that Mr. Ed gave me was lost by me, Miss Sand Night, ......"

The boy looked back, and there was no sadness in his eyes, and not a single tear could be shed. There are only two light purple flames, giving people an extremely strange feeling.

“…… It turns out that my thoughts are just unrealistic fantasies. ”

“…… Mr. Ed, I want to see you, I just want to apologize to you. ”

"I'm sorry, you used to be the person I admired the most, and I listened to the legend you wrote in Doriffin from the first day I came here. I wanted to be a hero like you, but I'm sorry I didn't even protect the bow you gave me......"

"I'm sorry ......"

Sora pressed his chest tightly, and the purple flames seemed to emerge from any of the holes in his body, burning fiercely, as if they would swallow it at any moment, turning it into ashes.

His voice weakened, like a whisper, telling of a dream.

“…… Sister Sha Ye, I had a friend when I was in the academy, but he wasn't selected by you. On the day he left the Academy, he told me that behind the starry gate was a cruel world......

"I never believed that," Sora's voice looked a little ethereal, softly, "and all the while, until now, I think I've been through everything good. It's just that it probably doesn't belong to me and will soon be gone from me......"

"I'm in so much pain, Sister Shaye......"

Shaya bit her lower lip and couldn't say a word.

Fang Yu shook his head slightly, that bow was nothing to him at all, if he wanted to, it would make no difference to make a hundred and a thousand. It's just that of course he won't say such things now, "That bow is just one of my many works, Koku." ”

"But that doesn't mean I'm going to give my work to everybody," he said. ”

"So, do you know what that means?"

Xiao Kong was stunned for a moment, and turned around, the flames rolling down his cheeks, and his eyes looked in this direction blankly.

Odin said he saw his own shadow in him.

And he didn't see his former self in this young man.

Fang Yu couldn't help but think of the last part of the road that accompanied Miss Scapet in the elven ruins, and the tears he shed there were not the marks given to him by this world.

Since then, he no longer looks at all this with the same simple eyes as before, but the pursuit in his heart has never changed. Behind all unrealistic fantasies, it is not a reflection of people's ideals.

The simplicity of everything is the persistence of single-mindedly pursuing oneself.

He looked at Xiaokong at this moment, as if he was looking at himself who had experienced setbacks, and now he had found his own way with like-minded companions. And he also knows that there should also be a road that belongs to the other party, leading to the distance.

One should not be blamed for pursuing his ideals, and in the moment he was in trouble, it was Miss Tata, and the great alchemist of the past and the present, who gave him the last ray of hope.

That hope continues to this day.

Perhaps it is kindness that keeps the ideal from being cut off—

In a moment of silence, he asked Miss Tata.

No one has the means to reverse Starlight.

The Masters of the Silver Tower are also ignorant of these creatures born of purple flames.

Thankfully, all the events he had experienced had given them a single hope—the desperate wails of the wanderers of Idus, which still seemed to echo in their ears to this day.

"Remember what you said today, Xiao Kong," Fang Yu stretched his hand into his bosom and pulled out a necklace from there, "You will see many sides of this world that are different from what you imagined, but a momentary setback will not make you fall completely. ”

In the position of the necklace pendant, there is a round ring.

Above the ring, a golden light flowed, reflecting the dark space.

……