12 Read happiness and write bitterness

On the evening of February 9th, Milo and the others and the guards were finally able to observe the terrifying sandstorm up close, their eyes were gray and yellow, and about two or three thousand meters to the south, the billowing sand and dust were like an airtight and tall city wall lying there, pressing the originally dark night sky into a black and dreary night. Amazingly, the sand did not invade, but stayed in place, and extended to the east and west sides until there was no end in sight, becoming a veritable "sand wall".

This scene made many people afraid to rest, although Kelan promised that Sha Ling would not appear nearby, she herself was always vigilant in case something unexpected happened. The two Green Dragon mercenaries did not show any fear or flinch, but they also observed the vision of the south from time to time, and their eyes were like gladiators staring at their opponents, not daring to relax and slack.

"Two mercenary friends, now can you prove that this dust is not my work." Klan told the Green Dragon mercenary by the campfire, who owed himself and apologized.

"As you can see," Kran turned to Milo and Irene, "remember when they followed me on the Pearl?" As the Sand and Dust Anomaly began to become uncontrollable at that time, some slightly more powerful mages and battle mages were thought to be related to this matter, so many upright people or organizations began to investigate the matter spontaneously in order to protect the reputation of the mages. Although Kolan's words showed an appreciative attitude towards the Green Dragon mercenaries, they still slightly satirized their surveillance behavior towards him. In this way, Milo and Erin also learn that the reason why Klan is being watched is a well-intentioned misunderstanding. The two Green Dragon mercenaries also showed a bold attitude and apologized to Kelan.

Attention was once again focused on the "sand wall". Night Sparrow and Snow Dog also came, and the four of Kolan, Milo, two Green Dragon mercenaries, and several squad leaders of the guard began to discuss the preparations for battle.

"If my calculations are correct," said Koran to the group, "to-morrow evening, the edge of the sand and dust will reach our location, and we will come into direct contact with the sand spirits. If nothing else, Sha Ling will take the initiative to attack, so let's just do a good job of defense. I'll just go around the battlefield and find the caster behind them. As for the captains, when we organize the defense, we always pay attention to what attack methods will have a better effect on Sha Ling. ”

"What the hell does Shaling look like?" Nightfinch asked.

"Puppet magic creates a black shadow of a human form," replied Koran, "and some carry weapons, and although they are poorly equipped, they can kill and injure people. These shadows will dissipate when attacked, but will soon spawn new ones. Shadows can appear anywhere in the dust, so keep an eye on the rear of the guards and beware of sneak attacks. ”

"We'll help defend the rear." The Green Dragon mercenary said.

"Thank you very much." Milo said to the mercenary.

Erin stroked the musket in her hand and said, "I'll stand in the front row of the musketeers, so please come to the rear...... Thank you very much. ”

Night Sparrow and Snow Dog each led the infantry team to stand in the central part of the array, and several captains also assigned tasks, and the battle plan was quickly formulated.

"Once the battle is fought," Kelan continued, "you have to know how to improvise and not stick to a battle plan. From past experience, every battle plan cannot be perfectly executed, but the process of making a plan is very important. Thank you, we have a crucial game tomorrow night, so let's get some rest tonight. ”

After arranging the personnel of the night patrol, everyone rested.

There were also a handful of female soldiers in the guard, and Erin and Koran were resting with them. In order to be able to react quickly, Erin rested closer to the side of the defenses. Most of the people use simple half-side tents, and several captains use sleeping bags.

Kran leaned over to Erin's side, knowing that the girl wouldn't fall asleep easily.

"Little Irene, talk to you?" Koran said softly, a smile on his face.

"Yes, sister." Erin also welcomed warmly, "Why don't you rest early?" You're going to ...... tomorrow," she said and stopped, Kelan was indeed going to carry out a dangerous operation tomorrow.

"Don't worry, I'm still a little confident." Kelan said, "It's you, you quarreled with your boyfriend?" I don't think you're in a good mood. ”

"I didn't ...... Nope. Erin said that she hadn't quarreled with Milo, but that the relationship between the two was now in a subtle state of tension. Erin was afraid that Kelan would continue to ask, so she hurriedly diverted the topic: "Sister and tell me about your family, tell me about your husband, I want to hear it." ”

Kelan's eyes darkened noticeably, but they quickly returned to normal. "Well, my husband, a gentle, polite, and understanding man." Erin could see the glint in Kran's eyes, a sign of admiration and admiration. "I met him when I was very young, and I liked to look at the stars, and he liked to look at the stars, and it happened to be the same place to see the stars, and the two of us met by accident."

"It's really fate!" Erin sighed.

"Well, it's an incredible coincidence. After the two of us got to know each other, we looked at the stars together, studied the stars, fell in love, got married, and ...... Go with the flow, be bland, and sometimes feel that your love experience is so simple and yet so perfect. Kelan said, his face beaming with happiness.

"What a blessing!" Erin sighed again.

"However, little Irene, there is not only happiness in love, but also ......," said Klan, looking into Erin's eyes, "and bitterness." Erin understood what that meant, and she nodded. No matter what happens to Milo, if you still love him, please tolerate his flaws. Of course, if he wants to love you, he will also tolerate you. Tolerance and tolerance are an indispensable part of love, and without these two points, it is not true love. And most importantly......"

Kelan looked up at the sky, countless stars twinkling in the dark night sky.

"To be in love is to read happiness and write bitterly."

Erin looked at Klan in bewilderment, waiting for her to continue.

"There will inevitably be friction and disagreement in life, as long as both of you are willing to maintain this emotion, even if it is full of troubles and resentment, the end result is happy. And bitter ......" The corners of Klan's eyes moistened, and Erin cried when she saw Kran for the first time.

"Did your husband do something sorry for you?" Erin asked nervously.

"No, no, it's not like that." Kelan recovered slightly, "I say bitter because I will never see him again. ”

"...... your husband?" Erin said in surprise.

"Hey, it's been a long time since I died." Kelan said slowly, in a very low tone, "I'm afraid you have already guessed that my age and appearance are inconsistent, and the magic he casts allows me to slow down aging, but he doesn't cast a spell on himself. And so, at the time of his death, I still had the appearance of a twenty-something person. ”

Erin was already dumbfounded, and although he had guessed Klan's age and background, it still surprised Erin when she said it herself.

"I'm so sorry." Erin expressed her regret, for Kelan, and even more for her husband.

"Hey, thank you. After he died, I could no longer see his familiar face, hear his gentle voice, or feel his hugs and caresses...... You say, "Isn't this bitter?" ”

Erin was speechless, she was jealous that Melo couldn't forget Heidi, but now that she listened to Klan's narration, she could understand Mello's heart a little.

"So," Koran continued, "I spent all my time studying, I studied magic, I studied swordsmanship, and thanks to the time I had, I slowly mastered it, and eventually became a battle mage. I have also written books and adapted them into plays, telling everyone about my knowledge and life; I will also travel everywhere by boat, islands, mountains, forests, I want to see how many natural works there are in this world; I try different jobs, sometimes as a librarian, sometimes as a teacher, sometimes as an architect, and whatever I do, I just have fun......"

"So you've been through so much."

"Hey, the more I experience, the more I will recall the happiness I was when I was in love, but in the end, it will turn into bitterness. As I said before: happiness is spoken, leaving no trace, bitterness is written, forever engraved in my heart. Therefore, no matter what happens between you and Milo, as long as the two of you love each other, you must cherish this happiness all the time, and don't wait for it to turn into bitterness, and then revisit it repeatedly. ”

Klan's words are sincere and touching, Erin listens to it and repeatedly considers her love affair with Milo, maybe in the future, she can tolerate Milo's thoughts about Heidi, and Milo can also love her with all her heart, and happiness is in the near future. But no matter what the ending is, in the end, it will be like what Kelan said: "Love is read as happiness, and writing is bitter." ”

Melo took the initiative to take on the task of patrolling the night, and he was joined by a green dragon mercenary.

"I don't know your names yet." Milo asked kindly.

"Gentlemen's friends, names or something are like decorations, and we are used to not having names." The mercenary said, "We know what you want to say in advance." ”

"I heard you're good at 'mind magic'?" General Milo was skeptical, and he remembered Kolan's introduction to the Green Dragon Mercenaries.

"You listened to Ms. Dupont." The mercenary replied, but he soon noticed that Milo looked confused, "Oh, DuPont was her original last name before she got married, and her husband's last name was Dutved. ”

"You know her well, yes, she told us."

"Ms. Dupont has always been a good friend of the Green Dragon mercenaries, and she helped us a lot during the Djinn crisis." The mercenary said with admiration.

"Then why are you stalking her?" Milo asked, puzzled.

"Routine, her reputation is out, but it drags her down. Do you want to know more about her? I can tell you're curious to know about that. "I don't know if it's because I'm good at mind magic, the mercenary guessed Milo's intentions.

"Tell me about it, I hope it doesn't bother her."

"As you might guess, Ms. DuPont's actual age is probably between 80 and 100 years old, and she relies on the magic of time to slow down her aging. After her husband passed away many years ago, she began traveling around the world and also held various jobs. ”

Milo nodded, he had heard of Kelan's real age for the first time, no wonder when he first saw her, he felt that Kelan had a familiar feeling - it turned out that she, like the wind chime, controlled her time and delayed aging. And her overly mature speech and demeanor also reflect the richness of her life experience.

"Strange," Milo realized something was wrong, "if Klan can extend her life through time magic, why doesn't she slow down her husband's aging?" ”

"You found out," the Green Dragon Mercenary said as if he had already guessed what Milo would think, "Actually, Lady Dupont doesn't know time magic at all, while her husband does." It's amazing that her husband didn't delay his life, and I don't think Ms. DuPont herself could figure it out. So, we've been hoping that Ms. DuPont would reveal something about her husband, but she's kept it a secret. ”

"Looks like you want to live a long life." Melo said with a little sarcasm.

"It's a very reasonable guess, but we don't care about time magic, we want to know more about what her husband's purpose is." The mercenary didn't heed Milo's sarcasm, and continued, "We found out that her husband was involved in a very old legend, and we wanted to know the truth about it or behind it. ”

"Legends?" Milo said softly, he had guessed what it was.

"Yes, as you can think - the curse of the stars." The mercenary confirmed Milo's suspicions, "The couple have studied this legend and collected a lot of research materials, and we are curious to know what they want to do." ”

Milo remembered what Kran had said to him, and he thought the mercenary would continue, but the topic came to an abrupt end.

"The girl with the musket is your fiancée? Girlfriend? The mercenary asked suddenly.

"Oh, it's a girlfriend. Do you see it through mind magic? ”

"Nope. I just think that the eyes you look at her are full of care and love. ”

Milo's face flushed slightly, and she said, "It's not that exaggerated. But what do you excel at mind magic? It seems to be able to read other people's hearts. ”

"Yes, but it can only be read for a short moment, which we usually use to predict the next move or move of the enemy."

"That's why you're so good."

"But there is also a risk that smart opponents will take advantage of this specialty."

"What else is there to do? Mind magic. ”

"It's also about exploring memories, helping to recall certain things, creating dreams, or healing inner wounds...... My companion called me over, and I was happy to talk to you for so long, and I took my leave. The mercenary saluted and said goodbye to Milo.

……

"Affection and care?" Mello thought back to the mercenary's words, and that's how he described the way he looked at Erin. "Don't dwell on the past, invest more emotion in her."

Melo strode forward and continued his night patrol.

The sandstorm roared uncontrollably in the distance, and Melo hoped that the wind would not disturb her heart......