Jude sat blankly in place, the cold winter wind blowing across the river, and the boy couldn't stop shivering even if he was wrapped in a tight coat.

The scenes from his previous dreams kept replaying in his mind, and the tragic images made him feel so sudden that he could not speak for a moment.

"Are you alright, Jude?" the mysterious mage's voice came from behind him, "By means of a spell, I have a little probe into the general content of the Seed of Memory, and it is certainly a sad story, but it is only a dream, don't take it too seriously. ”

"Until the end, when she was bruised, delirious, and unconscious, Mejia ...... She is still constantly calling her lover's name. Jude curled up and hugged his head hard, "It's so miserable, what did she do wrong to be treated like this?Methea, Renethea, why did childhood sweethearts end up like this......"

Reda was silent for a moment, and then he continued to persuade: "You see, after all, it was Roy who developed this drug, and if he hadn't done it, then it would probably not have ended like this." Single-minded revenge often implicates those who love and care about you. Retaliation, this kind of countering violence with violence, will eventually come at a price. ”

"No," the boy hastily denied before he could think about his conflict with the church, "if we don't fight violence with violence, how should we deal with it?

"There is still a need for order to exist. The tavern owner sounded quite emotional, "I can see that you don't like those righteous and awe-inspiring preaching and rules. Frankly, I don't like it either. However, they play a vital role if peace and stability are to be maintained in the world. ”

"In these turbulent and war-torn times, bandits are rampant, and such tragedies are likely to abound. Ruida summed it up.

"Then make these robbers pay the price. Jude suddenly stood up and turned to look at the mysterious mage, "As Wattok said, 'Justice may be late, but it will never be absent.'" ’”

Recalling the bounty he had seen earlier, he asked, "Is there a band of bandits near Ochelante who call themselves the Red Turban Brotherhood?

"Yes. It is said that the Red Turban Brotherhood is hiding in the mountains to the southeast. Reda looked at the determined young man, "Did you see the bounty posted by the lord?

"I'm going to go, I'm not going to let this happen again. After clenching his fists and swearing, Jude immediately remembered the girl who had taken care of him when he was sick, and asked, "Speaking of which, can you tell me about the flower girl in town?" But isn't Mejia ......?"

"I'm sorry, but I've only been running the tavern in this town for three years, and I don't know much about what happened here in the past. The tavern keeper spread his hands, "But the child often sells flowers at the tavern door, and I have a slight impression of her, what did you just say her name was...... Merry?"

"Mexia. The teenager corrected.

"All right, Mexia. Reda smiled bitterly, as if trying to recall, "I remember, it's a very polite girl. ”

Apparently this was not what Jude wanted to know, and he then threw out a series of detailed questions: "Besides, do you know about her parents? His name is Uncle Roy, what's going on, and who is Roy?"

"I'm sorry, that's all I can think of her. The tavernkeeper looked helpless, "As for Roy, I've never seen it before. Jude, if you want to know about these things, you can go to Blackthorn Rose and ask, there are people in the tavern hall. ”

"Time stands still shortly after you fall asleep, we've been out for too long, it's time to go back, and I've got to get on with my business. As she spoke, Reda looked south, "But before that, after all, you're Stanticom's apprentice, and there's one more thing I have to let you know. ”

"What's the matter, about the teacher?"

"No, about you. The tavernkeeper turned his head to stare at the boy with a slightly strange expression, "I forgot to tell you just now, the seeds of memory are usually twins. The special case I mentioned earlier actually refers to the abnormal interchange of dreams. When your dreams are influenced by the memories of others, the dreams of the other person will also be affected by your memories. ”

"As far as the conclusion goes, now Roy has experienced some of your memories as well. I don't know exactly which one, but it should be the one that memorizes you the most. ”

"What did you say?"

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To avoid disturbing the public, Reda refrained from using teleportation, and Jude walked with him from the north of the town to the banks of the Tallinn River back to the Black Thorn Rose in the south.

The tavernkeeper, who claimed to be a friend of his teacher, was very knowledgeable and unfathomable, but he was very approachable, a radical departure from Mr. Stansho's stern rigidity. Recalling Nosa's easy-going and humorous, the boy couldn't help but wonder if most of these powerful masters were like this.

The haunting events of his dreams still haunted him, even when he talked to Reda. Jude always couldn't help but think back to those scenes, although it was only a dream, but he seemed to be there, and he could empathize with Roy's uncontrollable anger and deep sorrow.

It turned out that experiencing other people's memories would have such a big impact on himself, and the boy couldn't help but sigh secretly, even though he knew that those scenes were not his own experience.

Jude also reflected on whether the Cult of the Light, Leia's faith, and the order and indoctrination advocated by Archbishop Alfonsos really have their existential value.

It would be too difficult for the boy to understand the complexities of a peaceful and stable society, but he would never like to see the tragedy of Roy and Mejia happen again.

Jude decides to take time off in the mountains to the southeast to deal with the bandits of the self-proclaimed Red Turban Brotherhood for Euchedant. Thinking back to the scene when he traveled with Linda and Nosa in the past to relieve the siege of the Loland Chamber of Commerce, the young man is quite confident in his swordsmanship and spells now, and it should be easy to solve a gang of rabble.

But what he desperately wanted to know was the mystery of the girl's life, Mexia. Originally, Jude guessed that she might be Roy and Mehya's daughter, but now that he learns the ending of Mehya in his dream, it becomes more and more difficult for him to understand.

The sadness and shock of the dream even suppressed the hunger in his belly, but the weak boy realized that he had not eaten a grain of rice for two days and two nights, and urgently needed to eat to replenish his nutrition and energy.

And Reda had previously mentioned that there were always all sorts of people in the halls of the tavern, and that they might be able to get something out of their mouths.