Chapter Twenty-Four: Secret Conversations in the Dead of Night
"That's a lot to ask for, sir. Lulunaka rubbed her head and stood up, grumbling.
Goldline ignored Lulunaka's words, "Since the trial was handled by you, then they are the last people to accept the trial?"
"There will be no more people who will be tested in the future, and I think they will indeed be the last. Lulunaka said, "Unless there is a genius madman who can fix this trial." But even I, the demolitionist, don't know how to fix it, and I think there is probably no one in this world who can do it - I can't say it's too dead, at least at the moment. ”
"Curious. "There aren't many people who can make you work so hard to take in new students?"
"I hate students. Lulunaka's answer was simple and straightforward.
Goldstrain burst out laughing, the fog that formed his body emanating with his laughter, barely able to take shape again. His laughter made the air tremble, and if there were ordinary people here, it would probably have seduce their souls and become a part of Gostryne.
Goldleine laughed for a moment before allowing himself to stop. "Looks like you've been heartbroken by your former student, alchemist. Let me think, is it the one that is more than a hundred years old, or the old monsters from earlier?"
"It's almost dead, and those who are still alive don't have a good face for me, and they don't care about me. Lulunaka sighed and said helplessly, "Raised a bunch of white-eyed wolves...... You'd be the best, Goldline, or at least you'd be willing to talk to me. ”
"I'm not your student. ”
"But we're friends, aren't we?" said Lulunaka with a laugh.
The flames in Goldline's eye sockets twisted into two horizontal lines, and it looked like his eyes were narrowed, "You and I don't have many friends, lonely alchemist. ”
"I'm not alone, friend. Lulunaka smiled and held out her right hand, "There are so many interesting things in this world waiting for me to do, how about you?"
Goldstrain stretched out a finger and touched Lulunaka's hand lightly, "There is no such thing as loneliness and boredom in the dead, death is what it is. ”
Lulunaka and Goldline, the two of them have reached some delicate agreement - because of this wonderful friendship. Two people...... Or one person and one ghost, didn't talk too much, and soon separated.
Before the Astral Demon dissipated, Lulunaka said to him, "Goodbye, friend. Don't indulge yourself too much because you're free. ”
Goldstrain only left one sentence and disappeared, "You too, alchemist." Don't forget yourself because you don't have any constraints. ”
The fog disappeared with the disappearance of Goldline. The fog lifts and the place returns to its original state, surrounded by a dark green jungle where ancient buildings still stand. But there is no more value here.
Lulunaka glanced at the place, then turned and walked away, walking in the direction Olga and the others had left. This nameless relic, no one else's existence. Someday, perhaps, there will be people set foot here again, but there will be no more adventures - until then, this place will be a world of dead people for a long time.
In the middle of the night, Lulunaka, who was walking slowly, finally caught up with Olga and Padtin. When she appeared in front of the two of them—and a tired-looking Julius who had just fallen asleep—the campfire was burning, illuminating a small space in the dark forest. Flames can burn people, but this fire can always make people feel reassured, especially in the forest of the dead, wild beasts will still be afraid of flames.
Patin and Olga sat by the campfire, looking at Lulunaka. "I thought I wouldn't be able to see you in a while. Patin said.
"It's really hard to deal with spirit demons, but as long as you can talk, you have a chance. But if you hadn't gone faster, it probably wouldn't have been so easy to talk about. That guy doesn't like living people, but it's natural rejection, and it's not surprising, you can't blame him. Lulunaka also sat down by the campfire, leaning her hands forward and rubbing her palms together to keep warm, "It's so cold that it makes you shiver......
"You seem to have put a lot of thought into getting us out. "In that case, maybe we shouldn't have been taken there in the first place." Especially this kid. ”
"If you feel dissatisfied, I feel the same, Lord Olga. Lulunaka laughed. Although she smiled, she didn't seem to feel as happy as she appeared. "I originally wanted to do something to make you gain and understand, but it turned out to be like this: Mr. Edgar don't talk about it, Master Olga, the crystal heart and crystal power that you have so hard won have just shattered into slag...... Why?"
Olga looked at Julius, who was lying on the side. Julius was asleep, and he looked tired, and it would probably be difficult for him to wake up even if someone was shouting in his ear. "What will happen to the kid if I don't?"
Lulunaka rubbed her hands together and replied, "Who knows, there are people like you who rejuvenate themselves and stand on a higher level, there are also those who go crazy and their souls stay in dreams and never come back, and there is another kind of people who will make do with the end and become a waste, don't think about doing anything in the future, just live as a farmer." ”
Olga listened to Lulunaka's words and was silent for a while before speaking, "This is not his destiny. ”
Lulunaka looked at Olga, half of her face in the darkness and half in the golden light in the light of the fire. "He said he wanted to be a hero, so I would give him a path to be a hero. If he can't go down this road by himself, it is his own problem, and he caused himself to die. If you're lucky, you can go back to the village and become a farmer for the rest of your life. Wait, why can't he be considered capable of surviving the trials on his own?"
Olga didn't think that Julius could really survive the so-called trial on his own at that time, and he was even more convinced of this after he intervened. "That was too early for him. He said.
"Is that why you put yourself on board?" Lulunaka shook her head, then stood up, as if she wasn't going to talk to Olga any longer, "It's your choice, I respect your opinion, Lord Olga." But for me, this profligacy does make me regret bringing you here. ”
Lulunaka found a tree and climbed it, sat on the branch, leaned against the trunk, and looked at the people below. This is the last group of people to receive trials and favors—if in the legend of heroes, it is. But for Lulunaka, is it based on favor, or is it a spell?
Either way, Lulunaka wouldn't tell them.
The vigil tonight was Olga, and after the light of the campfire had dimmed a little, Patin leaned against a tree, closed his eyes, and soon heard the sound of sleeping breathing. Olga sat by the campfire, looked at the dim flames in front of her, leaned her fist against her mouth, and coughed lightly.
It's not early, and under the shroud of dense foliage above, you can vaguely see the stars in the sky. If there were no shelters, and if there were no dark clouds, you should be able to see countless stars in the sky.
As Olga coughed lightly, Lulunaka's voice came from above, "I've told you many times that you can't take care of him for the rest of your life. "His problems, his mistakes, if you always clean him up, one day, he'll make a bigger mess." You're probably no longer with him, so who's going to save him? No one is going to save him, he's going to be finished. ”
Olga looked at the light of the fire in front of him, and for a moment a trace of trance appeared on his face, but he quickly recovered. "I know that people make mistakes after all, and the cost of some mistakes is the life of a person or even a group of people. ”
Olga paused before continuing, "But sometimes, I can't bear to see a young life lose everything because of a mistake. It's not terrible to make mistakes, it's scary to have no opportunity to regret and reflect, and even the opportunity to grow has been lost...... If even a person like me, who has been wrong for half his life, can do something good when he is old, then if a young man like him is ruined like that, then all possibilities will disappear. ”
Lulunaka listened quietly to Olga's words, and when Olga didn't want to continue, she slowly spoke, "You're going to die, Olga." ”