PS: In response to the call, the book was renamed at the request of the editors, and from now on it was renamed "The Gate of Endless". A harmonious society starts from me

In the darkness of the Elwyn Forest, a faint flame rose in the darkness.

As the pale moon rose, the faint light of the fire flickered and finally settled down completely.

As the field of view zoomed in, the light of the fire began to magnify, and finally the prototype of a campfire appeared.

In the light next to the campfire, a man can be seen sitting on a fallen broken tree, adding dry wood to the bonfire in front of him, keeping the campfire burning and trying to make it brighter.

In the dim light of the flames, the expression on the side of the man's face was one of careless casualness. He teased with the fire in front of him as he looked somewhere in the darkness.

There, the area that the light of the campfire could not reach, blended in with the surrounding darkness, so that there was no trace of the presence of the shadows. However, the man by the campfire knew that there was indeed a person sitting in that direction, and it was not a complete nothingness.

So in the dark night wind, such a conversation sounded.

"I haven't gotten to know each other yet, but now that I'm free, I'll introduce myself. My name is Li Yunfei, Li is surname Yunfei is name, you can call me Li, or you can directly call me my full name Li Yunfei. I come from a distant continent where many things are very different from here, but there are also some things that are similar. ”

Looking at the direction in the dark, Li Yunfei smiled, as if he thought of something interesting, "At least we are all humans, not orcs and elves, which is very good." ”

There was a pause. He looked up, a slight inquiring light in his eyes, "What about you?" Can you tell me your name? ”

Out of politeness, the man in the dark should have gone on to introduce his identity.

However, when Li Yunfei's inquiry fell, the response that lasted in that direction for a long time after that was cold silence, as if the figure in the darkness had completely disappeared.

But Li Yunfei knew that the other party did not leave. The other party was still there, and the cold eyes in the darkness were looking at him coldly.

Sensing that kind of cold gaze, Li Yunfei smiled helplessly, not embarrassed after being ignored, but a little helpless.

"At least tell me your name, right? Otherwise, what will I call you in the future? It's impossible to shout, right? Heartless? Cold-faced people? Or some other quirky appellation? ”

This time, there was finally some movement in the darkness.

After three seconds of silence, the man in the darkness said his name.

"You can call me Samael."

Li Yunfei by the campfire froze for a moment, and then showed a wry smile that seemed strange in Samael's eyes—he didn't know the meaning of this bitter smile.

Samael spoke again.

"Is that a strange name?"

Li Yunfei by the bonfire smiled bitterly and shook his head in denial. "It's not like that, it's just that the name is a little ...... Well...... Some are not quite ordinary. ”

Under the cold gaze of those cold eyes in the darkness, he flipped his palms, a little hesitant, and a little unsure of how to explain, "In my hometown, this name does not represent a beautiful meaning, so I am a little surprised. ”

Samael, the demon god of death. Lord of hell, fallen Holy Spirit of God. The manifester of evil spirits, the name of evil that is notorious, is not a name that ordinary normal people would take.

So after hearing Li Yunfei's explanation, the people in the dark were silent for a while.

Then his voice rang out there.

"I love it."

After a pause, as if to strengthen his tone, he repeated it again in a cold voice. "I liked the paraphrase and it exceeded my expectations."

Li Yunfei could only shake his head, "The guy who is chattering ...... gods"

For his newfound companion, he gave up completely.

The other party is always coldly isolated from the outside world, ignoring most of his inquiries. As if he was independent of the whole world, he always looked at everything around him silently with that cold gaze, like an emotionless bystander.

Although he had promised to take Li Yunfei out of the forest, Samael clearly had no desire to talk to Li Yunfei more.

Along the way, he walked quietly ahead, occasionally stopping to look at something on the side of the road—perhaps a tree, or a mountain, or a rock wall, as if looking for something—but not for long, or before long he would continue walking. And those things that were once in his eye became the things he discarded, never to look back again.

During such a short journey of more than an hour, the sky was completely dark, and the two stopped at Li Yunfei's suggestion and lit a bonfire in the darkness.

"Don't be afraid, the beast will be attracted by the firelight. I'm not a master, but I can keep you safe. ”

At that time, in Li Yunfei's cheerful laughter, Samael looked at him with a very strange look, as if he had seen something absurd.

However, before Li Yunfei had time to think about the specific meaning of that look, his attention was attracted by something new, and he temporarily forgot about that strange gaze and shouted.

"Food ......"

Pointing to a fox running by not far away, Li Yunfei shouted, "Our dinner has fallen!" ”

Then, under Samael's indifferent gaze, Li Yunfei flew out at a speed impossible for normal humans, pierced the running white fox with a sword, and brought the other party's body back to the campfire to prepare for the barbecue.

The preparation process of the barbecue is cumbersome, and in the wilderness, the cutting of the fur and the removal of the internal organs, as well as the washing of the meat, are fraught with trouble.

But fortunately, more than half a month of primitive life has allowed Li Yunfei to learn how to survive in the wilderness, and he understands some very convenient little magic, so his actions in handling corpses are fast and organized.

When the bonfire was lit, he had already taken the most delicious meat of the white fox perfectly, skewered it into a skewer and hung it on the fire to roast.

What happened then was the above series of conversations that seemed to have a cold atmosphere, which made Li Yunfei begin to sigh.

Sure enough, it's a boring fantasy to expect to be able to chat with such an expressionless Sanwu man, this kind of guy who cherishes words like gold will always live in his own world, and he is not a suitable conversationalist at all.

"Then why won't you sit down? Are you afraid of fire? ”

Pointing to the bonfire in front of him, Li Yunfei asked--This guy has never been a peaceful person, especially after more than half a month of isolated and lonely life, he is now desperate to find someone to have a good chat with.

Even if the person this chat is obviously not very attentive to him.

"You're so far away from the fire, you can't be afraid of light or fire, right? Do you have a phobia? ”

Li Yunfei, who was chattering, said while turning over the barbecue on the fire, "I have heard people say that fire phobia is a psychological disease, and the patient is often suffering from such a disease because of the great psychological shadow left by the past experience, which is a kind of psychological disorder...... What is it about your fire phobia? Have you ever experienced a fire? Ever seen a terrible fire? Or something else? ”

Listening to Li Yunfei's increasingly unreliable speculation, the person in the dark knew that if he didn't answer, this person would continue to talk nonsense like this.

Originally, he didn't care about such random speculation, but looking at the babbling guy who was like a chatter and had nothing to say, he suddenly remembered a friend he once had—a dwarf who was like a teacher and a friend.

That dwarf used to be nagging like Li Yunfei in front of him, and he never stopped his words.

The devil sent the gods, and he answered the other party's questions.

"I just don't like fire, it's not that I have a phobia."

The voice that sounded in the darkness was still cold and without emotional fluctuations, like the mechanical sound of the coldest machine, but Li Yunfei was excited by this rare answer.

He was amused by the short, indifferent answer, and instead of stopping, he continued to talk.

"Then why don't you like fire? Is it a natural dislike or an acquired one? If it's an acquired dislike, then what kind of experience did you encounter to make you have such a mentality? Have you ever experienced a fire? Or have you ever seen a fire? Or something else? ”

“…………”

Seeing that the topic was back to square one, the person in the dark suddenly had a feeling of regret - he knew it earlier, and he had been silent. (To be continued......)