14 Fate does not sympathize with us

On April 20, the steamer carried the explorers off the shores of the Supplicants, and after celebrating the discovery of the treasure, the campers rested for another day before boarding the ship and returning home. Exactly following the course from which it came, without a trace of deviation, the steamship sailed out of the dusty sea and into the sea at a constant temperature.

"Strange to say, as soon as you get out of the dusty place, there is wind, and eh, there are fish in the sea!" Night Sparrow said as she stretched out her hand to feel the sea breeze.

"Hey, the power of this sand and dust is very strange, and it doesn't even conform to the natural laws of this world, just like a magical phenomenon that only appears in fairy tales or legends." Koran leaned against the mast and said, her gaze still falling on the dusty sea she had left not long ago.

"I agree with you too much, just like the 'weapon' we found, at first glance, it can't be made now, is it in the past...... Someone who was a few hundred years ago could have made that? I really don't believe it. ”

"Maybe there is, but it's been lost, whether it's magic or technology, it's been a phenomenon in history. By the way, what about Milo? Didn't see him on deck. ”

"It must be in Erin's room, that stupid girl fainted as soon as she got on the boat, he just waited to accompany her all the time." Nightfinch said angrily, she noticed that Kran's fingers were gently rubbing something in the air, and suddenly remembered that she had left the wooden accessory that she never left in the black building in the desperate desert - after all, the accessory was a portkey, and she subconsciously asked, "That, the ...... your husband left you"

"Hey, it's here." Kelan understood what Nightfinch wanted to ask.

"Are you really willing?"

"Reluctant," Kelan's expression darkened, "but my husband taught me that one must learn to gain and to give up." That accessory fulfilled its mission, and I wasn't qualified to keep it anymore, that's all. ”

"You say give up, will you give up your thoughts about your husband and start a new life?" Nightfinch asked meaningfully.

Kelan smiled: "Only this one will never." ”

Nightfinch also smiled, "You are such a strange person, Kolan. ”

"Tell me about your experience, Nightfinch. I also want to hear your story and that of your husband. Kelan changed her mind and avoided the topic of her husband.

"Our life experiences are too short to be meaningful......" Nightfinch said blankly, then noticing Kolan's expectant gaze, "Okay, I'll talk about it." Nightfinch straightened her hair, which had been blown away by the sea breeze, and Koran straightened up, ready to listen.

"Both of us are descendants of the Kulo people." Night Sparrow said, looking at the horizon in the distance.

Hearing the word "Kulo", Kelan gasped and hurriedly said, "Ah, I'm sorry, I'm not ......"

"Don't care," Nightfinch hastily interrupted, "we know what our dark skin means, and we know where we stand in Split. ”

"I've always thought that your skin color was caused by living in a cold region for a long time"

"Well, there's an impact, some purple has been added, but it still can't escape the eyes of those Spletts."

"When I was a child, I heard about the people of the Spallow Empire discriminating against and oppressing the Kuro people, and you must have lived a life full of hardships." Kelan said sympathetically.

"I don't know what happened in the past, and I can't talk about oppression and discrimination now, otherwise the Kulo people in the empire would have moved long ago. But it's true that people are cold, who let our ancestors beat the Splitters to the ground? Nightsparrow's words are no stranger to Kolan, she knows that more than 200 years ago, the Sprelet Empire was hit hard when it invaded the territory of the Kuro people, which was a major stain in the history of imperial expansion, and finally conquered the Kulo people who were unwilling to submit by virtue of their numerical superiority, and imposed a high-pressure rule on them for 200 years, squeezing the social status of the Kulo people with various policies, and with the cultural propaganda and continuous scandalization of Spreett, the reputation of the Kulo people in other countries also deteriorated sharply. Today, the social status of the Kuro people has risen compared to before, but most of them still serve the nobility as slaves or servants, and some join the army to prove themselves, and a few have succeeded in winning careers, wealth, and glory, and there have been cases of intermarriage between their own people and the Kuro people in various countries.

"Snow Inu and I were sold into slavery in a magician's house since we were children, and we naturally got along well," Nightfinch continued, "The master taught us some magic, including transformation magic, which was very good to us, but it didn't last long, and he had to sell us because of his debts...... Alas, we, as slaves, can also be bought and sold as assets. The new master often mistreated us, and the slaves in the family hated him. Later, when I drank and bumped into him, he was about to stab me with a knife, but the snow dog came to the rescue in time, and he was stabbed in the face many times. I couldn't get angry, so I picked up a hard object and stoned him to death...... Now that I think about it, he is also innocent! Nightfinch said, hatred all written on his face, "Seeing that he is dead, all the slaves will not stop doing it—fleeing." We fled to ...... In fact, he was chased to the foot of the snow-capped mountain in the north, and there were many life lawsuits along the way, although he didn't want to hurt people, but he did kill a lot of innocent people - a sin! At that time, we were red-eyed, and simply hid in the snowy mountains to become robbers, and our lives were very hard, and we could only live by robbing the passing merchants, and there was a lot of blood and rain in the meantime......" Speaking of this, Night Sparrow's eyes flashed with tears, I don't know whether it was regret or lamentation, "It took a few years like this, until Count Li of Fengxing Town recruited us, and then we had a new identity and a job, and more importantly, a new home...... That was almost twenty years ago. With that, she wiped away her tears.

Kelan listened quietly, always with a serious expression, and she couldn't help but sigh in her heart for fate's mockery of the Nightsparrows, and also sympathize with the unjust fate endured by the Kulo people, but what was the use of her sympathy?

"Maybe others think we're bandits, robbers, murderers, they despise us, they curse us, they hunt us down, and they don't understand the cause of all this...... It boils down to one sentence - fate does not sympathize with us Kulo people. Night Sparrow concluded, and this is what Kelan wants to express in his heart. Fortunately, I had a good time in Fengxing Town after that, and the past before was like a dream, and it was hard to remember it again. Night Sparrow shook her head as she spoke, and Kelan noticed this action, she knew that it was a sign of lying, and Night Sparrow did not let go of the painful memories of the past at all.

……

The fresh sea breeze was blowing, and the night sparrow had finished telling its story, and there was neither comfort nor encouragement for the night sparrow, which was deeply influenced by her racial identity, and only those who had experienced it first-hand could truly understand what it was like, otherwise all comfort would be just a pale spectator.

The footsteps approached the two of them, but Nightfinch didn't notice it, and Klan heard that it was not the sailor but Milo, and she patted Nightfinch lightly, motioning for her to quickly wipe away her tears. "How's Erin?" Kelan strikes preemptively to buy enough time for the night sparrow.

"I'm asleep, I'm afraid only sleep can help her restrain seasickness now. What are you talking about......" Milo replied, and before he could finish speaking, Nightfinch turned his head to interrupt him—

"Do you really agree with her to go with her to Halfway? I can't bear to see her so uncomfortable. Her words were a little forceful to hide the sadness she had just had.

"Ah......" Milo was visibly frightened, and hesitated, "Of course I don't want her to follow, so I'm here to discuss it with you......" Suddenly his eyes stared straight at Nightfinch's face, "You...... Not feeling well? Or is something happening? Milo, who is good at reading people, still discovers the true emotions of the night sparrow.

"Oh, we were just talking about ......" Koran wanted to help with the round, but Nightfinch said without concealment, "Koran and I were talking about my experience, being despised by all kinds of things as a Kulo. ”

"Well, I think the Kuro people are very good in many ways!" Mello said with some admiration that he was clearly indifferent to the negative content, much to Nightfinch's surprise. "When I was still in the Imperial Army of Sprett, there were some Kulo comrades-in-arms, who were different from ordinary reckless men, they had a flexible mind, quick reactions, and knew how to apply tactics, and they were very difficult opponents during exercises." Milo's words made Nightfinch's brow furrow, and Kran realized that although comforting words could not change pessimistic thoughts, Milo used examples to enlighten Nightfinch and give her some sense of recognition, and this trick did work. "The Kulo people are very united, they work together closely, and they are very humble, which is something to learn from."

"You, save all these rhetoric to amuse Erin." Nightfinch said a little angrily, but her mood was much better than just now, maybe she wanted to hide her shyness, she turned and walked away, leaving Kelan and Milo behind.

"Looks like you're talking about a heavy topic." Melo said to Kolan.

Kelan looked in the direction of the night sparrow's departure and said, "Hey, I didn't expect their fate to be so ruthless, and fate didn't sympathize with them. What was the fate of the Kulo comrades-in-arms you just mentioned? ”

"When the Djinn Crisis broke out, they were all at the forefront of the battle of Tum City......" he looked up at the sky, as if there was no need to continue.

Kelan looked at Milo, and on his face, Kelan saw a look of regret and regret, but there was another mentality in his eyes - guilt. "Yes, it can't be wrong." Kelan thought to herself, "He might have really done something wrong." ”

On the morning of April 24, the steamer had already completed more than half of its return journey due to its speed advantage, and the people on board were still talking about the treasure. On deck, Koran and Captain Allen were talking.

Captain Allen took the helm and said to Kolan, "It seems that this journey is about to come to a perfect end, and when you get to Windwalk, you will get on my ship, and we will go directly to Komet." Are you going to go up and check it out when you pass by other ports? Like Alex City? ”

"It's hard to say at the moment, it just depends on the situation, Captain. I found that there were not many boats on this route, and I wonder if it was my delusion. Kelan said with some concern.

"You found it too!" Alan agreed with Kolan's statement, "It's really strange that there were so few ships on the route during this period, and even today I haven't seen a ship coming from the direction of Windrun......"

"Captain!! The sailors on the mast shouted, "Directly ahead, there is a small boat, as if it were a life raft!" ”

"Collect the little sails, slow down! Stop the boiler and put the whole ship on alert! The captain resolutely ordered, "I hope nothing bad will happen." He whispered to Koran again.

The news of a small boat ahead quickly spread throughout the steamboat, and everyone ran to the bow to see what was going on. Due to the slowdown, it took some time for the steamer to approach the boat, and the people in the bow were able to see the condition of the boat.

"Hey, there's a guy up there!" A voice shouted.

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"That man—hey, isn't that man Parrett Chevalier?!"