At night, Alvin was dressed in a thin coat and lay down on his desk to make a list.

Alva ...... He went as a soldier, and he enlisted in Camilla's army, on the Eloi Peninsula. It's not easy to find him. ”

"Sammy went to Salted Fish Harbor. But now the captain's wife is no longer in Salted Fish Harbor, and I heard that it has been completely deserted. Will he still be over there?"

"Charles...... Charles had passed away a year earlier, and I attended his funeral. ”

"Vernon went to Snake City, and it was Miss Irene who recommended him to attend the Snake City School of Magic. ”

"Barre, he became a crewman. ”

There are also several unaccounted for,

Cardina sat silently and listened to Alvin count them one by one.

By the end, Alwin's will was a little depressed, full of loss.

"What's wrong?" said Cardina softly.

"There are only a few left in the White City. Alwyn circled all his names in his notebook, and said with a solemn face: "Baal, he is working as a mason, and he lives not far from me. ”

"Thales...... He became a fisherman. I borrowed money some time ago, and it seems that I am very tight. ”

"Matthew. He seems to have become a ruffian, and everyone stopped interacting with him for many years. ”

"And then?" said Cardina.

Alvin sighed helplessly, then lowered his head and continued to take notes: "Tomorrow, I'll go to Barr first." Then there's Thales, we'll have to see if he's back in port. As soon as he left the port, he would go out for several days, sometimes not even for half a month. Then ......"

Elwin's eyes fell on the name "Matthew".

"Let's find Matthew at the end. ”

"Shall I go along?"

"Hmm...... You can also. Alvin glanced sideways at Cardina, "But you have to clean up first, I don't want people to think that we are poor knights, even though we are poor knights." You wouldn't mind if I said that, would you?"

"No, I think you're right. Cardina replied with a smile.

Outside the window, Simon hung his skull upside down with a rope and looked at them.

......

The sky was gray and bright, and the chickens on the farm craned their necks and chirped.

A flock of birds flew over the roof of Alwin's house, and several of them landed on the balcony.

......

"Father, I'm leaving. ”

"Oh. ”

"Can you give me some money?" said Alwin, poking his head in from outside the kitchen.

Bard looked at his son with half-squinted eyes: "How much?"

"Better give me a gold coin. ”

"That's impossible. ”

"Five silver coins will do. Alvin held out his hand.

Taking out his dark green money bag, Bud took it out and pulled out five silver coins from it: "Save a little." ”

"Yes, Father!"

"If it's okay, come back early. ”

"Got it, Father!"

Alvin took the money he had just asked for from his father and left.

Cardina led her horse and waited for him outside the door.

Alvin said to Cardina, "First of all, let's go buy you a dress and pack it up." ”

"Hmm!" Cardina nodded excitedly.

She hadn't bought new clothes for an unknown amount of time.

Maybe never bought it in the first place. The one on her body was actually what her mother had wore.

Stepping onto his horse, Alwin reached out and pulled Cardina up as well, and off off.

......

The first stop is a clothing store.

"I want this, this, and this!

"Okay, thanks for the patronage, a total of twelve silver coins. ”

The elated Alvin was stunned for a moment, then cautiously glanced at Cardina next to him, and whispered to the clerk, "I only have eight silver coins." ”

"Then you can buy two, just right. The clerk silently took one of the skirts back.

......

The two skirts directly spent the only eight silver coins on Erwin's body. Five of them had just come with their father.

Sitting behind the horse in a brand new dress, Cardina whispered, "Maybe we shouldn't go to such an expensive store, we can find something cheaper." ”

"No, that's already a cheap store. Alvin stiffly said, "That's the cheapest clothing store I can think of, and I used to buy my clothes there except for training uniforms." It's just that I never paid. ”

"Didn't pay?"

"It's all my father's money. Alvin replied casually, "Anyway, at least the clothes are bought." We accomplished our first goal for the day. ”

"But that's the least important goal. ”

"No, this goal is very important. You're a member of our Fifth Squad, how can your clothes not matter?"

"Thank you. ”

Cardina smiled sweetly, but Alvin sighed secretly.

Probably, this is the so-called "I don't know the price of firewood and rice".

Who would have thought?

The first step of the Great Knights was actually stumped by money.

Even Alvin found himself in a strange circle, and no matter what he did, he couldn't get around the question of money.

Inviting his father to join the gang is this question, Lacardina is the same question, and Gordon only has money in his eyes.

Although this topic is not a big deal for him from childhood to adulthood, it seems to have exploded all at once now.

......

The second stop is to look for Barr at the construction site.

Barr was tall, a head taller than Elwin. The arms also look exceptionally strong. Dressed in a muddy vest, with a stubble on his face and messy black curls, he didn't look like a man in his early twenties.

He sat on the bench next to the construction site and crossed his hands, silently looking at Alwin.

"What do you think...... How's it going?" looked at his expression, and Alwyn was a little unsure.

Barr opened his mouth and said, "No Yulu?"

"Yes and no. ”

"Where's the territory?"

"No, there isn't. ”

"So, it's actually a wandering knight?"

"No, not a wandering knight. He is a true knight of the Knights of the Silver Moon and belongs to the fifth detachment. Alwin hurriedly said, "Do you remember our childhood dream, follow the regimental leader, and fight for justice." ”

"Yes, it was a wonderful dream. Barr sighed.

"We're going to do it now, to become the person we worshipped as children. Alvin then said, "We will fight for justice and live for it." Our name will be sung by countless people. How we envied Carl then, now we can do it too. ”

Elwin's face was full of excitement.

However, Barr still had a cold face: "Alvin, can I say a word?"

"You can. ”

"Hmm...... Those who preach to us, do they pay?"

"Forehead ......"

"We were born for righteousness, who was born for us, and who was born for our parents, our wives and children?"

For a moment, Alvin didn't know what to say.

Barr continued, "Elwin, I'm married, I have children. I work here every day because I have to earn money to support my wife and children. Not only my wife and children, but my parents are also old, and they need me. I have a heavy responsibility, and I don't even dare to take a day off, let alone quit my job to do something that I don't know what the outcome will be. ”

Alvin stared blankly at Barr.

Taking a deep breath, Barr continued, "I really envy you, always. You have a father who can help you keep your dreams, and you have a carefree life. If you had told me this news a few years earlier, I would have been with you without hesitation. ”

"You're only twenty-two years old, how early do you want to be?"

"It's early enough for me to be easily moved, and then I rush out desperately with a brain fever. Barr said softly: "The vast majority of people in this world are already destined when they are born. Elwin, you've just got a name. Maybe you don't know what kind of weapons and equipment, but you don't have the funds. Without funds, there is no way to provide living security for the members. In this case, you should go to the nobles who don't have any pressure in life and can fight for their reputation, not us. We all adore the leader, but we are us, and he is him. He's a lich, we're human, and there's so much to go through. This dream may belong to you, but it does not belong to me. ”

......

When he left the construction site, Alvin felt nothing but a blur, and all that resounded in his head was what Barr had said.

Cardina silently followed him, not saying anything.

Leading the horse, he walked all the way for a long time, and then Alwyn said softly, "Should I go to Miss Irene, and ask for a sum of money, or a piece of territory to support the Knights?"

Cardina blinked at Alvin and didn't speak.

Alwyn continued, "But how can I prove that they are really here for the faith, and where is my worth? Isn't it okay for anyone to be ready for anything, and why does it have to be me?"

Cardina still didn't speak.

......

At the third stop, it was already noon, and Alvin came to the fishing village where Thales lived outside the White City. A somewhat dilapidated looking fishing village on the edge of the harbor.

"Please, do you know where Thales' house is?"

"Thales?"

"Yes, Thales. ”

"Over there, there's the house in the corner. The old man turned around and pointed into the distance along the muddy road.

It was a dilapidated-looking house with extremely rough walls and no sign of painting. It feels like it's made straight out of bricks and doesn't have any embellishments.

There was an awning made of wood and rope at the door, which looked crooked and seemed to collapse at any moment.

There was also a white-haired old lady sitting in the doorway with a cane in her hands, her eyes closed.

Alvin walked over gently, then bowed down and whispered, "Hello, old lady." Please, is this Thales' house?"

"Huh?" the old lady opened her eyes slightly. However, the eyes were a cloudy white, and they looked blind.

"I say, old lady, is this Thales' house?" Elwin shouted at the top of his voice.

"Oh, Thales...... Thales is my grandson. Are you his friend?"

"Yes, I was his friend when I was a kid and we haven't seen each other for a long time. ”

"Are you looking for him?"

"Yes, I'm looking for him. Is he at home?"

"He's out to sea, he's not there. ”

"And when will he be back?"

"I don't know, I'm waiting for him too. ”

"You said you're waiting for him, do you mean he'll be back soon?"

The old lady shook her head and said, "I don't know, but as long as you wait, he will always come back." I'm waiting for him here every day, and if he doesn't come back today, then tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow, or the day after tomorrow. All in all, he'll definitely be back. ”

Hearing this, Alvin couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

The wind blew softly, as if the whole world was silent.

After a while, Alvin said, "Are you two left in the house?"

"Two people? Well, right. The old lady tilted her head slightly, as if searching for Alvin's whereabouts. However, she couldn't see at all.

"Thanks, I'll come back another day. Alvin stepped back step by step until he was about five meters away, turned around, and walked away without looking back.

......

"He won't be a knight with me, and even if I find him, he won't be a knight with me. Lowering his head, Alvin silently crossed out Thales' name from his notebook.

The wind blew gently, crushing the weeds.

The river rushes past you, and the setting sun dyes everything in warm colors.

Cardina sat next to her, holding her cheeks, silently watching.

Time ticked by.

Cardina whispered, "If they all gave up, would you give up?"

"No, I'm not going to give up. Alvin shook his head: "I was born to be a knight, and no matter who gives up, I can't give up." ”

"Shall we find Matthew, then? I mean the last one. ”

"If you don't look for it, there's no point. Alvin lowered his head and put the notebook away.

Just then, a stone flew over Alwin's head and landed in the river behind him. Plop.

Alvin looked up and saw a man walking slowly in the distance.

Short dark brown hair, wearing a gray shirt, wide pants, and a pair of straw sandals. With his hands in his trouser pockets, he looked like he was a child, and his face was full of scum.

"Hey, Elwin, what are you doing here? with a chick?"

This is Matthew, yes, Matthew, who has degenerated into a ruffian.

Alvin stood up and looked at him silently.

Walking up to Alwin, Matthew looked down at Cardina, then at Alvin, whistled, and said, "I heard that you are a knight, and now you are training for Hall every day, right?"

"Hmm. Alvin nodded.

"Hey, that's a good mix. Matthew grinned and bumped Alvin with his elbow and said, "Is there a way, introduce me to it." I'm pretty good at fighting, really, not lying to you. And I have a bunch of younger brothers. ”