Delia pulled out her own saber, the same one Avi had used when she first met them. It has two colors, white and red on the left and right sides.

"From today on, you are a member of our two-color blade mercenary group" Delia pointed her sword at Avi, and then pointed at the two people beside her, "I'm the head of the group, Delia, this girl's name is Carrie," the fifteen-year-old girl named Carrie nodded, "This is called Fan." The big-nosed Fan wiped his medium-length iron gun alone, not enthusiastic.

Avi still hasn't figured out the current situation: "Didn't Miranda rescue me with money?

Miranda explained, "Although the money is mine, it is also through the relationship of their head of the regiment that I can save you from the sheriff's office. She sighed softly, "It's just that Captain Delia has one condition, that is, you will join their mercenary group after you are rescued." ”

"That's right, that's it, now Avi your second life belongs to me, understand?"

Avi lowered his head, and the moonlight couldn't shine on his face. Now in his mind some of the beliefs have been destroyed, "What choice can I have?"

"You can choose your mercenary direction, whether to be a warrior or something else. Delia downplayed it.

Miranda gently stroked Avi's back with her palm, "I'll talk to Aunt Joni about this after a while, but for now, I want to make sure you can escape Golden Hoof City." She also lowered her head and whispered to Avi, "Didn't you say that you wanted to be a mercenary that night, I'm sure you can." ”

Avi raised his head, the eyes of the golden-haired girl in front of him contained a lot of emotion, but he could clearly "hear" a voice, "Live, even if you have to leave here, you have to live." ”

At the same time, Avi heard the "coo, coo!" cries of the owls hiding in the forest.

"People here are eating people. ”

"We saw everything here. ”

"We don't eat our fellow men to survive. ”

"To survive!"

The moonlight tonight is particularly round, and there are no clouds at all. The bright light shone on these people, stretching their backs very long.

"I promise you, I'm willing to join the Two-Colored Blade Mercenary Regiment. Avi knelt down on one knee, imitating the etiquette of the knights.

Carrie's laughter like a silver bell broke this "serious" moment, "We are not the regular army of the country, Brother Avi doesn't have to be like this." "Petite Carrie has short black hair and large round eyes, and her straight teeth are often displayed under her smile.

"Hmm. Avi stood up, glanced at Fan, who was a little shorter than himself, and extended his right hand to the other party.

"There's no need to shake hands, I hope you don't hold us back. Fan, who was lying on the side, threw a leaf in his mouth and closed his eyes and said.

Delia took out a dagger from her waist, this dagger was no different in shape from a normal dagger, but there were two different colors on the sides of the dagger's body. She handed the dagger to Avi and said, "The Two-Colored Blade Mercenary Regiment is a second-class privileged mercenary regiment of the Empire, but each member is from a civilian background, and the reason why we call ourselves the Two-Colored Blade Mercenary Regiment is because the swords of our weapons are all composed of red and white. ”

Avi and Miranda both nodded when they heard this. As we all know, privileged mercenaries are mercenaries under the national flag, and unlike ordinary mercenaries, they basically only accept tasks from a certain country and are trusted by the rulers. This has the same flavor as the regular army and the knights. Some people in high positions sometimes trust these guys more because they only take their money and do what they ask them to do, and they never ask too much about it—efficient tools.

"The reason is very simple, when you want to kill a civilian, use the white side, when the blood flows through the white sword, you must always remember that you are also a commoner, the red white sword body reminds you that you killed a poor person, and the red side is used to kill soldiers or nobles, and then you don't need to count, because they are innocent. Delia was still talking about the roast chicken that had been eaten that night.

The owls quarreled again.

"Are civilians really pitiful?"

"Is it true that a person with status is innocent?"

"The people who cheered in the square today want to tear you apart too!"

Avi just silently listened to the voices that others couldn't hear, but never answered. He asked Delia, "I really hate those powerful people who bully the people, and Miss Delia is willing to save me for this reason, right?"

"Hatred is only one of the reasons, the other is because I see unyielding in your eyes," Delia looked at Avi intently, "The people at the bottom tend to be willing to give in to the bottom, and you are not. ”

"Actually, it's because I know that your equestrian skills are very good, and we basically don't have them here..."The big-nosed fan teased over there, and was immediately held down by Carrie running over and holding her mouth.

"This dagger is unique to our two-color blade mercenary group, it is sharp and light. When you need it, you can show it to other mercenary groups, and they will know that it is a privileged mercenary of the Oguna Empire, and may give you some face," Delia meant very clearly - those who don't give you face will use it to solve it, "This is equivalent to a token of our organization, you should keep it safe." ”

Avi asked puzzledly, "Token, didn't I follow the mercenary group on a mission, why do I need to..."

Delia looked around and then at Miranda, "Miss Miranda, I trust you, because you definitely don't want this teenager to be in danger, so what I'm going to say next is to keep it a secret." ”

Miranda nodded earnestly.

"Because I'm going to send you, Van and Carrie on a mission that requires you to hide your identity. Delia put her sword in its scabbard.

"But I'm..."

"No problem, we will train you for a period of time before the first mission, and this mission does not require experienced veterans," Delia's eyes flashed with a hint of pride, "On the contrary, a young man like you who has little mercenary experience is the most suitable." ”

Avi had already been through a lot tonight, and now these inexplicable conversations made him not know what kind of response to give.

"The three of you are going to the Republic of Marvil, join the Moon Shield Mercenary Regiment, and then lurk," Delia patted Avi's shoulder with her hand, "If you successfully enter the mercenary group, we will give you a new mission and give you instructions." ”

"Lurking...?that's a spy?!" Avei thought for a moment and finally reacted, an ordinary person like him who had no experience and identity was most suitable for this kind of double-faced work.

Big-nosed Fan sat up, crossed his hands relative to each other and said, "That's pretty much it, if you're scared, don't follow, Carrie and I can handle it enough." ”

"Miss Delia is worried that you are too confident, so she asked Brother Avi to join. Carrie immediately retorted.

This task weighed heavily on Avi's heart. During his time in the Empire, he had seen the tragic fate of many spies and assassins. If it is an easy choice to cut off your own head, then it is most normal to torture slowly, get out all the information and then abuse to death, and now that I have just escaped from the dark cell where I was framed, I will soon have to accept such a dangerous mission.

But there is no room for me here, Avi thought to himself.

"I see, my life was saved by Miss Delia, so..."

"Very well, I really didn't see the wrong person. Now you can say goodbye to Miss Miranda, we are about to leave the Golden Hoof City, and we will not be back for a long time. Delia put her hat on and turned away.

The starry sky tonight was the same as the one in the backyard of Uncle Charric's house that day, except that one of them was already a dead murderer in this country.

It's only been a few days since Miranda returns to Golden Foot, and she has to say goodbye to Avi again, but this time it's not her traveling merchant who is leaving, but the other party.

"Things seem to have suddenly become very strange," the exhaustion and confusion were clearly written on Avi's face, after all, he was still too young and things were changing too quickly, "It's the first time I've actually left here, and I'm not ready yet." ”

"Don't be afraid," Miranda said as she took out a modest iron box from her body and handed it to Avi, "This thing can help you when no one is around." ”

"Thank you, really, you've given me too much, and my second life is also you..."

Although Miranda is only one day older than Avi, her life as a traveling merchant in a foreign country has made her much more mature than Avi. At this time, she stretched out her hands to hold Avi's cheeks, and in an instant she approached the other party and kissed them gently.

Carrie watched a pair of young people kissing from a distance, watching it with relish, and suddenly someone pulled her collar: "Let's go, don't look at the children." It turned out that it was Big Nose Fan dragging her clothes back.

"Oh, I'm not small, I'll be as pretty as that guy soon!" Carrie was still unconvinced.

The moonlight still hung quietly and lonely in the sky, and the annoying owls were silenced together at this time, silently watching Avi and Miranda hugging each other.

"I'll take care of Aunt Joni, don't worry. ”

"There's also 'Winter', it's four years old, so remember to take it with you if you're going out on a tour. ”

"I understand, don't worry. Miranda gently pushed Avi away, she knew when to let go and when to take the initiative.

Avi suddenly said: "Actually, I have a father, he has very few surnames, and my mother said that she would tell me when I have a crush." ”

"Why do you say this all of a sudden," the corners of Miranda's mouth turned up slightly, and a hint of joy flew out, "Although I heard that after a man marries a wife, the wife takes her husband's surname, but you don't seem to be married yet." ”

Avi nodded embarrassedly, and then he said, "I heard that mercenaries make money easily, I'll be back when the time comes, I will..."

Miranda grabbed Avi's hand, and she bowed her head shyly and leaned against Avi's thin body.

The heartfelt words of two young men and women in the moonlight are forever imprinted in the hearts of those who hear them, and this includes the night that witnessed it all, the woods, the owl, and the moon.