Chapter 16 Heart-to-heart
The Endless Forest, one of the most treacherous places on the continent of Nanya, with its rolling mountains and tall trees, threatens to disorient even seasoned hunters. Compared with the forest inhabited by the elves, this is more like a paradise for magical beasts, and there are countless powerful magical beasts hidden in the forest, even if they are quasi-god-level, they have fallen here without a hand, but the high profits have driven many mercenaries and adventurers who are not afraid of risks, and have entered the Everfree Forest one after another to seek a way to make a fortune.
Towering giant trees rose from the ground, and the lush foliage covered the scorching sun, revealing only dappled light and shadow on the ground, the plants on the ground were a little sparse due to the lack of sunlight, perhaps because no one visited, the ground was piled up with thick fallen leaves, and the humid air with a rancid smell permeated the woods, suppressing Firena's heart at this time.
Before she had time to congratulate herself on her survival in the Spartacus self-explosion, Firena was looking up at the sunlight through the leaves at a forty-five degree angle, and she understood that there was a huge danger hidden in the endless forest, where there was no superfluous intrigue, only the cruelest laws of nature, and if she took any wrong step, she would become the nourishment of the endless forest.
How can she survive in the forest without the support of others, this is the first question that Firena considers. Her legs and feet are inconvenient, her combat experience is almost zero, and she only knows two spells, a little useful slow healing and a useless holy light technique, as for the turtle shell of the holy shield technique, Firena has not had time to learn it.
As for the servants he summoned, Spartacus had died honorably in the process of escaping and returned to Valhalla. The rest of Shakespeare had no combat power, and the only thing he could do was enchant himself once a day, and the duration would only last for a maximum of four hours. The rest of the time is not like a Hong Kong reporter who keeps asking about his feelings, like a cheerleader shouting 666 from the side.
Thinking of this, Firena suddenly felt that her future was bleak, and she couldn't help but miss the days of depravity in the Oldney family, and although civilized society divided into classes, it also gave convenience to everyone.
Pulling back from her contemplation, Firena encounters a great difficulty - how to get down from the tree.
At this time, the clothes on Firena's back were pierced by Spartacus's short sword, and the sword body was firmly nailed to the giant tree about 5 meters above the ground under the influence of the explosive air current.
"Shakespeare, if you're not dead, come out to me."
Firena watched herself swing with the wind and her head was full of black lines, but because of the short sword in her back, she couldn't use her strength at all, and the height of five meters above the ground was undoubtedly a huge challenge for Firena, whose physical strength was lower than that of ordinary people, in case of falling and causing secondary injuries, Firena didn't know who to cry to. The thought of an unscrupulous servant standing by the side and watching from the side, Firena was angry.
"Oh, master, a beautiful lady should not say such a vulgar thing that does not deserve her status."
The golden light converged on the trunk of the tree not far from Firena, and then Shakespeare said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations, master, your performance has greatly exceeded my expectations, I feel that inspiration is like a volcano, and I believe that I will be able to create a masterpiece in the world soon!" β
"That's enough, now is not the time for you to create a tome." Firena struggled in mid-air and ordered, "Let me find a way to get me down, and don't leave out the short sword left by Spartacus, it can be regarded as a holy relic." β
Seeing Firena's funny gesture in mid-air, Shakespeare finally couldn't help but laugh.
"Don't laugh!"
"Hey, what a troublesome master!"
After tossing for a while, Shakespeare tossed Firena down from the tree, and then walked two adaptive steps with a cane made of a large branch that Shakespeare had found out of nowhere, and although it was awkward, it did not hinder her movement. At this time, Firena missed the time when she was making a wheelchair, especially since her wheelchair was still a product of magic, and it was effortless to move.
"Oh, one thing above all else, is to stay young, master, I see in you the power to spread its wings like a young eagle, ah, this is youth!" Shakespeare praised Firena in a pompous tone.
Firena glanced at Shakespeare, ignoring Shakespeare's clown-like antics and turned on the radar system, and after quickly observing that there was no danger around her, Firena, who turned off the radar system, leaned against the tree and said nothing, her index finger wrapped around her blonde hair and thought about what had happened.
After thinking for a long time, Firena, who cleared her thoughts, asked Shakespeare coldly: "Caster, do you know that someone in the family has rebelled?" β
"Yes! masterοΌ Without denying it, Shakespeare put on a rather serious expression and said: "Although it is not Archer in the next place, it is enough to visit a place as big as your family, let my generation think about it, probably two days after my generation was summoned, my generation knew that someone was plotting rebellion." β
"Why don't you tell me!" Firena roared angrily.
"Master, don't you think that's funny? Looking at the rebels, I can't help but want to see their end! β
There are no superfluous words, everything is just for the sake of interest, Shakespeare's actions are as he says, although his speech is soft and gentlemanly, but for the best story he does not hesitate to deceive or conceal it to see the end of the story, he does not like the ordinary, he wants to see a magnificent story, for him who has died, there is no better gift than this, perhaps this is his wish as a writer to give the Holy Grail.
Although everything he did was not wrong from Servant Shakespeare's point of view, Firena could not forgive, because Shakespeare's own interests caused the life plan of Firena, as the lord, to be completely disrupted, because of his concealment, which led to the destruction of Firena's family, who had just felt the affection of the otherworld.
Firena raised her right hand, the two spells in her hand shone red, and Firena's cold voice said, "Caster, ...... yourself"
Lowering her arms, the word "self-cutting" was finally not spoken in Firena's throat, and the red light emitted by the two spells gradually disappeared, and Firena slid from her back against the tree to the ground, hiding her face with her hands and crying bitterly. Shakespeare stood in front of Firena, scratching his hair with his right hand, and stood at a loss.
After a long time, Firena wiped the tears from her eyes, glanced at Shakespeare in a state of confusion, took the short sword left by Spartacus, and walked into the depths of the forest on crutches. Shakespeare stretched out his right hand to keep Firena, but at this time, Shakespeare, who had created countless masterpieces, did not think of any available rhetoric to save his master, and finally shrugged his shoulders helplessly, turned into a little light and disappeared in place.
At night, Firena lay on the stone bed in a cave with a weed in her mouth and quietly thought about the next step, the stone bed was chiseled out by Firena with a short sword, covered with hay, although it was not as soft as the original bed in the Oldney family, but it was also relatively comfortable, the entrance to the cave was small, she was not worried about the attack of any beasts, and with Shakespeare, she could sleep peacefully at night, and the cave was located on higher ground, so she did not need to worry about the troubles of rain, So Firena decisively decided to use this place as a temporary residence.
"Master, I have a question?" The silence was broken, and Shakespeare continued to ask, disapprovingly, "Why would you go deeper into the forest than into the town?" Know that there are more risks in the interior of the forest. β
Firena glanced at Shakespeare, ignored him, and turned back to her own business. Shakespeare smiled helplessly when he saw this, and walked up to Firena apologetically, but Firena didn't pay attention to Shakespeare when she saw Shakespeare walking in front of her, turned around again, and gave Shakespeare a beautiful back.
Patting himself on the cheek, Shakespeare walked up to Firena's side again with an apologetic expression like a gentleman and said, "Master, I know it's wrong! I swear by my soul that I will never do anything against you again. β
"Really?" This time Firena didn't turn away, but blinked her eyes and asked curiously.
"Of course, Master! For both men and women, reputation is the most precious treasure in their souls. Shakespeare said very accurately: "Although we are now heroic spirits themselves, we still cherish the feathers of our own reputation." Besides, my generation found that even if my generation is not behind the trouble, as a master, you can take the initiative to be involved in disputes, and what is there to be dissatisfied with such a master! β
When Firena heard Shakespeare's words, her head was full of black lines, and she grabbed a few gravels beside the bed and threw them at Shakespeare, shouting, "Give me back my touch, bastard!" With that, he turned away from Shakespeare.
"Hey, Master!" Shakespeare walked up to Firena, stretched out his little finger and said with a smile, "Just make a pact the way you came from!" β
"Hmph, if there is a next time, I will definitely let you return to Valhalla!" With that, he stretched out the little finger of his right hand, hooked Shakespeare's little finger, and shook it twice.
"Thank you for your trust, master, then the contract is established!" Shakespeare withdrew his right hand and asked, "Master, can you tell me the answer?" β
"Hmph, do you think I can hide my identity after that incident?" Firena gave Shakespeare a blank look and said, "Since I can't hide it, then my identity will definitely be revealed, and what do you think they will do without finding my body?" β
"But that explosion was enough to blow you to dust, would they ......?"
"It's not that it maybe, but it will be, after all, no one can prove my real death, so they will definitely search for it." Firena threw the weeds in her mouth on the ground and said, "If I walk into the sight of the nations at this time, then I will be accompanied by a series of open guns and arrows, so I must wait until they completely forget about it, or after I am strong enough to ......"
"So, master, what can we do now?" Shakespeare asked curiously.
"There are many dungeons waiting for us in the Endless Forest!" Firena smiled at Shakespeare and said, "Tomorrow, we'll try to make the easiest attempt!" β