"The human mind is complex, and in front of humans, other intelligent beings will appear extraordinarily 'pure'. Barrett couldn't remember hearing it, and when he decided to temporarily join Old Will's group of adventurers, 'Dirty Fiction', the rather philosophical phrase popped out of his mind.

It was as if this sentence had been hiding in his mind since he was born, waiting for this time to show his existence.

The barbarian adventurer didn't know if his decision was right or wrong, and he didn't know if it was his true thoughts, or if it was influenced by the middle-aged mage named Old Will.

Magic can do many things, including controlling people's minds. However, not all mages can do this kind of thing, only those high-level mages who specialize in the confusion control system can skillfully 'play with people's hearts', however, the Magic Association does not allow mages to do such things.

There is a substance in the multiverse called 'magic', which is formless, colorless, substantial, omnipresent, but cannot be perceived. Some of the intelligent beings who discover this special thing through their own unique talents, so that they can use it, absorb it, and turn it into a part of their own soul, these individuals are called 'mages', and some species or individuals of animals can also do the same through evolution or mutation, and they are called 'monsters'.

Old Will was a 212-year-old wandering mage, at least that's what he said. Although he is only in his fifties at most, you need to look closely to notice some inconspicuous wrinkles in the corners of his eyes, as if the carving knife of time was carving him, the blade suddenly became dull, and he needed to chisel down harder to leave some marks on his face.

But Barrett didn't doubt the authenticity of Old Will's age, which was really not an exaggeration if he was a mage.

The Barbarian knew that there were a few legendary mages in the Magical Guild who might have existed for 2 or 3 thousand years, and this was not an anecdotal, but a household name among the human race.

Why is it said to be 'being' and not 'living'?

Because some mages choose to be lichified because of their longevity, it is not strictly appropriate to say 'alive'.

But either way, Barrett doesn't regret making that decision. As Old Will said, he is not the kind of person who is good at 'thinking', he needs to find the answer he wants in 'action'.

Barrett was vaguely excited and looking forward to the adventure until he told Ryan about the situation.

......

When Barrett told Rye about the situation and placed the 50 gold coins that Old Will had paid in advance in front of the girl, the girl's eyes turned into a crescent moon with a smile as always!

She smiled really beautifully, full of a youthful and peculiar atmosphere, but Barrett didn't like this kind of atmosphere, which symbolized vigorous vitality and a beautiful yearning for the future, which were incompatible with him.

"Oh my God, they gave you so much money!" the girl sat down at the table, carefully picking one of the gold coins from the pile and examining it in her palm as if it were a priceless treasure.

Such a picture seems ironic to Barritt, a gold coin is worth a gold coin, and in the eyes of those holding it, it seems to be worth more than it originally was.

Barrett looked at Rey's eyes, which were a little enchanted by the color of the gold coin, and felt as if she was going to buy the whole world with the gold coin.

"Do you know? This little gold coin can buy two cows, a male and a female, and if you bargain any more, they will even give you two newborn calves!" said the girl happily, "And so many gold coins are enough for us to open a small ranch!"

It's you, not 'us', I'm not going to be a rancher, that's not for me. Barrett thought to herself.

"For you, money is really good!" the girl sighed, "My parents worked hard for a year to get 2 or 3 coins." Wheat is planted in the spring, soybeans are planted in the late summer, and if the harvest is not good, rye is replanted, and other crops can be planted as easily as rye. ”

Nobody likes rye because it tastes bad, and even if you grind it finely, it tastes very rough, like someone is scraping your mouth with sandpaper. Moreover, rye food will have a bit of a bitter taste, no matter how you cook it, no matter how much you bake, no amount of honey can remove this taste.

But it will at least fill your stomach and save you from starvation.

The northernmost kingdom of humanity is Nord, while its further north is what humans call the Barren Lands, the remnants of the orcs. The land there is like an old woman's shriveled and drooping ***, without a drop of milk. There, a plant called 'ryegrass' grows.

Ryegrass is not rye, and although they are very adaptable, similar in appearance, and have the same leaves, ryegrass is very stingy, never tasseling, and unable to produce full grains. Ryegrass reproduces with a root system, and the long root system is deeply rooted in the barren land, not afraid of high temperatures and cold, constantly spreading to the surrounding area, and plundering the nutrients of other plants, causing them to wither.

It is said that it was the mage who improved ryegrass into rye, allowing it to give birth to wheat grains and become food for humans. Rye can grow tenaciously on even the most barren land, and without any care, it can bring a good harvest.

At this point, the human race ushered in explosive growth. Poverty, disease, and hardship remain with most people throughout their lives, but very few die of starvation.

Maybe one day, wheat and corn will be as easy to grow as rye, Barrett thought to herself. But that kind of 'beautiful picture' did not make him feel the expectation.

Even if it will come true tomorrow, even if everyone in the world goes to become farmers, I am an adventurer, he said to himself silently in his heart.

"That damn fellow wanted me to be his wife for ten gold coins, and now I have fifty in front of me! I could marry myself five times if I could!" the girl smiled, "what do we do with the money?" she asked cheerfully.

"I mean......" she said with a subtle flush on her face, taking a deep breath before continuing, "I mean, when you get back, we should have some planning." That's a lot of money, after all!"

No, Barrett didn't think he needed that. He had earned hundreds of gold coins in one adventure, which he had spent all of them in a month, and even had to go to the slums of Garano City to earn a living after the winter came. But so what? Most of the adventurers here live like this. They are also used to this kind of life.

"Those gold coins are yours. He said to the girl, "You can spend as much as you want, whatever you like." ”

"It's all mine, really?" said Rey, his face filled with disbelief as he listened. But it didn't take long for the joy to fade away, and the girl's expression began to stiffen, and she looked straight at Barrett.

After a short silence, the girl asked, "You're leaving me?" and she was a smart girl.

Her eyes were full of tears, and her big dark black eyes were like those of a doe. Barrett had never stared at them before, or rather, he had never stared at her seriously.

You're just a stranger I've saved, and it's not even a 'rescue'. I met you, and you decided to follow me, that's all. I owe you nothing, and I never wanted anything from you.

Women seemed to Barrett to be like magic, something he had never understood. He didn't have this talent, either for women, or for magic.

The 'lovely children' who love the 'Golden King' are more suitable for him, because they never cry. They may scream, they may curse, they may laugh merrily, or they may moan in a flattering manner. But crying, no, they won't. Because crying can't buy gold, only laughter can, even if it's forced laughter.

But Rye isn't one of those 'cute people', no. Even she is in love with the 'Golden King'. But who doesn't love it, even a dragon can't resist the temptation of these yellow-orange oranges.

After a brief silence, Barrett spoke to break the suffocating silence, "You should have your own life, that stable, peaceful life. He paused, then continued, "This is not for you. ”

At least not for you now, you don't even have the means to make a living, unless you learn from those 'cute people'. But Barrett couldn't say that.

"But, but......" The girl habitually tried to argue something, her seductive lips slightly open, but she said nothing.

Barrett was not sluggish, he could feel the girl's dependence on him.

In "The Flower of Dragon's Breath", the male protagonist once rescued a beautiful female elf under the mouth of a red dragon, in "Cry in the Storm", the protagonist sailed into a dangerous no-man's land in the depths of the ocean in order to save his sweetheart, and in "Magic Is Just Like This", the protagonist overcomes thorns, kills the costume, fights elemental creatures, and rescues his beloved girl from the hands of an evil mage.

Most of these novels will have a happy ending. Except, of course, the last one. Because after a boring mage read the book, he came to the door and forced the author to change the ending of the novel, so that the protagonist's beloved girl finally married the evil mage......

However, Barrett does not consider himself the protagonist of an unknown novel, and saving people from the hands of several goblins is not a commendable thing. However, the girl didn't seem to think so in her heart.

"But it doesn't matter, I'll have a good time with you or not!!" the girl said with some anger. She wiped away the tears that had not yet fallen with the back of her hand, the tears were mixed with dust, and were evenly spread on her eyes and face, like the smoky eye makeup often painted by those aristocratic girls, giving the girl a decadent and sad beauty.

Barrett knew she didn't love her, and thought she didn't love herself either. He thinks that he is like the gray boots on the girl's feet, her 'weapon' in an unfamiliar environment, a kind of 'support' when she is lonely in her heart.

But as the girl said, he wasn't a necessity for her. She doesn't need to rely on her grey booties, she doesn't need to rely on Barrett, she's a strong and courageous girl who can find the 'red dancing shoes' she really wants.

"When are you leaving?" she asked.

"Tomorrow. He replied.

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