"Don't talk about this matter!"

On the eve of the temple exam, a stern female voice came from a glimmering window on White Horse Street. Evelyn clasped her hands to her chest, and Claude stood not far in front of her. The two frowned and looked at each other.

With the closing of the joint temple meeting, the intake of the new class of apprentices will take place as scheduled. Since the end of the Guardian of the Blade Succession Ceremony, Claude has spoken of the Temple of Glory to Evelyn more and more often. However, whenever the child uttered the word "Temple of Glory," Evelyn always refused, without exception.

The assessment was imminent, but Evelyn still did not let go, and the night was particularly tormenting and even hysterical for Claude.

"Sister Evelyn, you said I was special, very special, but I didn't know what was so special about me. If this special always isolates me from the world, then I'd rather be ordinary!" Claude said fiercely.

Evelyn seemed to sigh for a moment, and said in a deep voice, "Then I'll take that sentence back." Do you think that with your current stature and ability, the Glory Temple will choose to make you the heir......?

"No matter how bad you are, you're better than those Lonellans, right?" interrupted Claude, "Aren't I? Am I not a Digen?

"Yes, you don't. You can't even beat Allen, who doesn't know how to wield a sword. Evelyn shook her head and smiled dismissively.

"It's none of his business, he's not going to play against me, and he's an adult!" Claude retorted.

"Adult? You think an adult wouldn't be involved in such a big thing? a twenty-year-old Digan can be the size or even stronger of an adult in Lonellan, and you have no chance of winning. ”

"Then why don't you let me go, as you say, I won't succeed anyway!"

"Waste, don't mess with me anymore!" Evelyn said angrily, her voice a little sharp.

Claude was so surprised by these words that he was speechless. For as long as she can remember, Evelyn has always had a warm smile on her face when facing him, and although she has set rules and regulations for him, she has never had any negative emotions, let alone anything like this.

Claude was speechless, dumbfounded as he looked at the all-too-familiar elf in front of him, whose smile had been the most precious image in his memory for as long as he could remember. Along the way, Evelyn's smile always served as a shield for his heart.

However, at this moment, the female elf in front of her was full of violence, and she was like two people before.

I don't know when her face became pale, and her face lost a bit of warmth and added a bit of charm. Every time she came back, she became more and more reticent, and the red that resembled eyeshadow on her eyes became darker...... Even the blue sword, its light was much dimmer.

I thought it was all an illusion, but that sentence "waste" couldn't be erased. This made Claude clearly realize that this elf who had always brought him warmth had really changed.

Claude stood there with tears in her eyes, and Evelyn realized her gaffe and asked herself, "Oh my God, what did I say?"

She pursed her lips, her hands unnaturally lowered, and she didn't know where to place them. I wanted to comfort the childish child in front of me, but my whole body was very disobedient, and I couldn't make a friendly gesture no matter what, and even a word of comfort stuck in my throat.

"I ...... Take a look at the list of bounties. ”

Evelyn pulled a wad of tattered papers out of her coat pocket and turned her back.

Claude turned and walked into another room, slamming the door shut.

He looked out the window in a daze, but his emotions were wandering and spreading in his heart. The sensation was so strange that he couldn't sleep.

Successor?

He was more concerned about Evelyn's unusual attitude.

She kept flipping through the yellowed and even bloodstained paper in her hand, and her mind was numb. There seemed to be a bottomless whirlpool devouring her in the depths of her heart, but she was powerless to resist.

Knock knock knock......

A knock on the door broke the dead silence in the house.

Evelyn didn't bother and continued to aimlessly flip through the paper in her hand.

Knock knock knock......

The man outside the door wasn't about to give up.

Evelyn threw her things to the side impatiently, got up and opened the deadbolt to open a gap.

"Is that you?" said Evelyn, surprised.

Alan stood in the doorway, waving his hand, his smile a little stiff, as Evelyn's eyes almost burst into flames.

"Hi ......" Alan tries to break the awkward atmosphere.

"What's the matter at this late hour? If it's for Claude to be the heir to that damn temple of glory, then please go back!"

"No, no, just wanted to talk to you. You...... It doesn't seem to be in a good mood. ”

"Uh-huh......" Evelyn took a deep breath, trying to calm her mind, and finally restrained her anger.

"Can I go in......? It's late after all. Alan picked up a cask from the ground, "I brought ale wine, it just arrived from Coral Harbor, and it's of excellent quality. ”

Evelyn nodded, thinking that alcohol was indeed a distraction from her worries, and took a few steps back and motioned for Alan to come in.

"You say this is from Coral Harbor?" asked Evelyn, "I passed by there the other day, and there were far fewer merchants crossing the sea than before. ”

"Really? I don't know. But after all, it is the city of the Lonellans, and I have an acquaintance in the port, and he knows these wine merchants, from the Western Continent. Alan found a table to place the barrel and fetched two more glasses, "Where's Claude?"

"The boy was in the room, clamoring all day long to go to the Temple of Glory. Evelyn said with a blank face.

"Oh, I'm guessing you've had some more unpleasantness between you, huh?" Alan said casually, fiddling with the wooden spout he used to open the barrel.

Evelyn waved her hand in acquiescence, reluctant to speak.

Alan inserted the wooden spout into the barrel, then unscrewed the faucet, and the orange-yellow wine gurgled out. He poured two glasses, handed one of them to Evelyn, and said, "Taste it, I heard that it was brewed by the elves of the Western Continent on the other side of the Heavenly Veil." ”

The two clinked glasses and drank it all.

"It's a pity it's not cold, Queen City is not good, it's too hot, ice cubes are as precious as gold!" Alan shrugged and complained, "What do you think?"

Evelyn poured another full cup and replied, "It doesn't matter. ”

"I've seen a magician use magic to make wine come out of an ice cellar in an instant......" Allen said.

Evelyn's smile was fleeting, and she replied in a cold voice, "Ice elemental magic, but I won't." ”

Alan nodded.

The two of them drank a lot, and the wine made by the elves was easier to get on, and the concept of time was a little blurred. As the sky brightens in the distance, the barrel will almost bottom.

Evelyn felt very strange, compared to the Lonellan in front of her, she was still a little overwhelmed, her eyelids began to fight, her vision and hearing began to blur, and she became drowsy.

"How many cups is this?"

Evelyn wasn't sure if she had said it, her fingertips felt a little soft to the touch of the table, her heart began to beat faster, and her vision gradually dimmed.

"Evelyn, Evelyn?"

......

"Asleep?"

Alan saw the female elf in front of him leaning down, called twice, and patted her on the shoulder.

"It works so well?" Alan sighed.

Alcohol can easily make a Lonellan slightly drunk or even drunk, but elves are generally ridiculously good in terms of alcohol. Since they met, Alan and Evelyn have also drunk each other a few times, and each time he is unconscious, but the female elf has no effect, without exception. Therefore, even if he bought the potion from the mysterious wandering merchant, Alan had only tried it before that, and he was not sure that he would succeed.

Alan carried Evelyn to the bed and covered her with the quilt. He stroked Evelyn's forehead and whispered, "Evelyn, forgive me. I know you must have your reasons, but for Claude, it's a big deal...... And, that's a good thing indeed. Become an heir, why not? So...... I think I should help him. Just this once!"

"Brother Alan?"

Hearing a noise outside the door, Claude opened the door and walked out. He saw Alan crouching on the edge of the bed talking to Evelyn, his face full of confusion.

"Uh...... Claude?" Alan beckoned and smiled.

"What's wrong with her?" Claude asked.

Alan smiled and gave a thumbs up and said, "It's okay, she's just asleep." I can officially tell you that you can go to the Glory Temple's assessment!"

"Really, Sister Evelyn will have to stop me when she wakes up!" Claude was skeptical, but was clearly excited by Alan's words.

Alan picked up the messy paper on the floor and replied, "No, I asked my friend to find a medicine to help him sleep." She'll sleep for a while and won't wake up. ”

"You drugged your sister?" Claude's eyes widened, and it was clear that the child was excited by it.

Hearing this, Alan quickly stood up, coughed dryly, and said seriously: "Ahem, children really can't speak! It's not for you? Lucian has begged me for many days, and he talks about it every day!"

With a wave of his hand, Claude trotted over to Allen, smiling at him, and then helped him clean up the papers on the floor.

"Thank you though, Alan...... Belch...... What are these?"

Claude noticed that the yellowed paper had many patterns on it, some of which looked like Lonellans, others of Digan or elves, and even strange creatures that he had never seen before. These pieces of paper all have a "bounty" written on them, and then there is a number underneath. The symbol in front of the number is the symbol of the common currency of the Eastern Continent, and of course, there are also some that directly write "gold coins".

Alan looked at the paper in his hand and replied, "These look like the list of bounty missions." That's probably why Evelyn goes out a lot. This kind of high-paying job is unimaginable for ordinary people like me. ”

"These ...... 'things'...... Isn't it scary?" Claude frowned, most of the avatars in it looked hideous, and some of the creatures were even intimidated by the mere look at the images on the paper.

Alan said, "I think so...... Of course you won't see these things in Queen City, little Claude. It seems that there is so much in this world that has not come into our field of vision. In fact, every time she came back, she had countless stains and blood stains on her body, so she must have done something extremely dangerous. It seems that for ten years, she has been walking on the tip of a knife. In any case, she has her own reasons for blocking you, and you must not hold a grudge against her for it. ”

"Hmmm......"

Claude put away the paper in his hand and placed it neatly on the table.