The history of the chessboard country is surrounded by fog.

Even the long-lived gnomes can't say clearly, York is a little younger than Peak, only eighty-two years old this year, they can live to about 350 years on average, and individual old monsters can live to 500 years. This life length shocked and envied Suziyu, compared to the life span of human beings is too short, even in this high-energy level world, the average life expectancy of human beings is sixty or seventy years old.

In York's mouth, Su Ziyu learns that the existence of witches is very special in this world.

They barely grow old and don't know how long they will live.

Witches sheltered humans during the Dark Ages, a time of dragons and giants.

I don't know much about this era, except that the fire burned everything, the descendants of the dragon crawled out of the abyss, and the terrifying serpents ravaged the land, and they used dragons, giants, and humans as food.

York has a talent for storytelling.

Along the way, his mouth barely stopped, and as long as Su Ziyu expressed interest in something, he could babble a lot.

Su Ziyu tentatively asked the 'Dragon Witch'.

When York heard this, his expression was obviously a little taboo, and he lowered his voice and said, "I don't know either. Some say she's a fallen witch. It is also said that she is the heir of the Demon Dragon. ”

"Some even say that she is the embodiment of a giant serpent."

"She's dead anyway."

"Don't mention the name if it's okay, it's said to bring bad luck."

The journey is long.

In the evening, the two of them found a leeward place to settle down, Su Ziyu took out the meat of the flying dragon and prepared to make barbecue, he had never eaten dragon meat when he was so big, and he didn't know how it tasted.

"Huh? Is this also a witch thing? York said curiously as he looked at the Suziyu lighter.

"Hmm." Su Ziyu asked casually: "Did Peak say at that time that he was going to find the White Queen to do?" ”

The dwarf in front of him looked at the lighter curiously, thought for a while, and said, "I don't know." He didn't say much, either. ”

"But one day I heard him talk in his sleep."

"Mentioned a legendary thing—the golden apple!"

Golden apples?

Su Ziyu was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "What else?" ”

"I don't know." York spread his hands, shook his head, and said, "Where do I know where the legendary thing like the golden apple is?" ”

"Maybe that's what they went to the White Queen for."

Su Ziyu had some guesses in his heart when he heard this, and said softly: "Continue to tell me about golden apples." What is it for? ”

"You don't know that?" York's expression was quite surprised, and he asked rhetorically, "The legendary golden apple that can rejuvenate forever!" Haven't you heard a story about it as a child? ”

Isn't that something out of a mythological story?

Su Ziyu is not considered to be erudite, but in the past, in order to make a game background, I still learned some Western mythology, and the golden apple has appeared in Greek mythology and Norse mythology.

In Greek mythology, the golden apple is a very famous treasure.

Golden apples first appeared at the wedding of Zeus and Hera, and Gaia, the goddess of the earth, brought back a large tree with lush foliage from the west coast as a wedding gift for Zeus and Hera, and the tree was full of golden apples. Zeus sent three daughters of the god of the night, known as Hesperides, to guard the sacred garden where the golden apples were planted, and a hundred dragons Ladon helped them to do so.

In addition to this, the Trojan War broke out because of the golden apple.

At that time, the goddess Eris offered a golden apple at the wedding of the human hero Paleus and the goddess of the sea, Thetis, with the inscription 'For the most beautiful goddess', and then Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite quarreled over the golden apple. Zeus let a guy named Paris be the judge, the three goddesses all offered very tempting terms for the fight for the golden apple, Hera promised him supreme power and blessed him as a ruler on a high level, Athena promised to give him wisdom and strength and encouraged him to take risks to become a hero, and Aphrodite promised to make the most beautiful woman in the world fall in love with him and become his wife.

In the end, this guy kidnapped the queen of Sparta, the very famous beauty in history - Helen, which directly led to the outbreak of the Trojan War.

Compared to Greek mythology, the golden apple in Norse mythology is much simpler.

It is a miraculous rejuvenating treasure that is said to be the key to the immortality of the gods, who can rejuvenate themselves by tasting a golden apple when they are old.

If you look at it this way, the golden apple is a bit like the peach in Eastern mythology.

"Golden Apple ......"

Su Ziyu frowned and thought, and suddenly he thought of the Dream Forest, and thought of the terrifying and weird clay puppet, if he remembered correctly, that clay puppet was holding an apple made of black clay in his hand.

At the time, he thought it was strange.

Now that I think about it, could it be that it has something to do with the golden apple?

"The meat is grilled. Wait a minute, and it'll be mushy. York's voice woke up the contemplative Suziyu.

He picked up a piece of roasted dragon meat and handed it to York, then took a piece of it himself and took a bite.

How so?

The meat is a bit hard, very chewy, and the taste is not very good, but when you eat it, it feels warm in your stomach, and you have a feeling of wanting to vent your energy.

It should be a very tonic food.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day the two of them continued on their journey, and along the way York would tell him tales and legends of the North, and occasionally mention some of the troubadour's heroes. Time passed like this, and York saved a lot of trouble by leading the way, and avoided a mountain giant's lair on the way.

They reached the northern border on the morning of the fourth day, and Yorke stood beside a river with a regretful expression and said, "I can only send you here." ”

"I can't set foot in the South for some reason."

"Good luck!"

Su Ziyu smiled, and then tossed a ruby over.

After York stretched out his hand to take it, he smiled and said, "Next time, I'll help you reforge that short blade." ”

"Gnomes are masters of forging."

Su Ziyu agreed with a smile, he came out on a very tight time this time, and he didn't have time to delay in the north, and besides, what he used the most now was the anti-materiel sniper rifle. This guy York is so fond of bragging, and Su Ziyu really doesn't believe in his craft.

"Really." As if guessing Su Ziyu's thoughts, York craned his neck and shouted, "My ancestors also forged artifacts!" ”

"Next time you come over."

"I'll show you the gnome craft!"

You see.

He didn't agree and bragged about it.

Su Ziyu sat on the horseback and didn't even look back, he waved his hand directly, and continued to hurry forward, he still had to find a boat to cross the river.

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