In the next two days, the three of them went all the way south, still rushing during the day and camping at night.

Every evening, Jude would always ask Nosa to continue his swordsmanship, and although it was not significantly improved due to the short period of time, the boy learned many practical combat skills. At the end of each sword practice, Linda would use the boy's sword to fight with Nosa, and Nosa would defend and not attack until the girl made a mistake on her own due to a lack of divine support, and then praised her swordsmanship.

Although the boy was tired from walking so far every day, and although he could only spend the night on the grass, the determination to escort Linda sustained him to keep going. Moreover, with a funny and friendly mentor like Nosa along the way, Jude felt fulfilled and happy during the trip.

In his free time, the boy would open the spell notes of Master Stan Xiu and learn new knowledge and spells on his own. At noon the next day, he carefully reviewed the contents of the school of change from beginning to end, but failed to find the "broken edge" of the sword taught by Nosa. Jude was surprised that there were spells that weren't written down in the notes. But after thinking about it, the secret method is so vast and profound, and it is obvious that this notebook cannot be included in all of them, so the young man is relieved.

On both nights, Jude successfully used the time stop effect of the pocket watch, and he tentatively speculated that the charging time could be a full day, or twenty-four hours. In the stillness of time and space, he would sneak a closer look at Linda each time, even trying to touch the tip of her nose or cheek, and then return to her place before the effect was over.

The boy was satisfied with this little unnoticed prank, but he did not dare to share the role of the pocket watch with Linda or Nosa, though the voice that had stopped him or the premonition of discomfort that had stopped him had never reappeared.

It seemed to know its own business, but where did that voice come from? Jude wondered.

Tonight he offered to refill his drinking water, but he was far from the camp and could not find a clean source of water. As the boy leaned over to fill, he suddenly heard someone say to him, "Jude, can you hear me?"

Looking around, there was no one else in the twilight, and the voice seemed to appear out of nowhere. It was so intimate, like an old friend he had known for many years, and at the same time it was strange to the boy, who was difficult to recognize.

"I can hear you. The boy replied, "Who are you?"

"You can call me Ytinifni. The voice rang out of his heart, "The name is just a symbol, you should be able to understand it." ”

The weird name is probably not its real name, but since it wants to call it that, so be it. After all, it doesn't matter, the teenager cares: "What do you want to do?"

"I just want to help you, and at the same time help myself. In summary: mutual benefit. It responded, in a sincere tone.

"I did want to thank you last time. Jude recalls the thrilling experience in the ruins, but is also puzzled, "But you say it's also helping yourself...... What does this mean?"

"It's complicated to explain. It doesn't seem to want to go into details, "You just need to understand that our interests are aligned." ”

"But don't you think you're suspicious?" Jude was displeased with this, and he asked continuously, "where are you, why are you speaking in my heart? What kind of spell is this?"

But it still didn't want to answer: "I don't have much time, you just need to understand: I'm here to help you, and our interests are the same." Hopefully we can help each other. ”

"What do you need me to do for you?"

"It's simple. "When you get to Southwind Village, Linda will have a solemn request, and all you have to do at that time is to refuse her, and then hurry home and go back to Lambertine." ”

"Why?"

"There's no time, just remember: I'm here for you, it's for your ......"

"Tell me why before I can think about whether to say yes. ”

However, the voice did not respond, and its last words echoed in the boy's ears: "This is for your good...... Good for you......"

After this conversation, Jude not only failed to solve his troubles, but became even more confused: the kettle he pressed in the stream was already full, but he forgot to take it out for a long time.

-

When Jude returned to the camp, Nosa saw that the boy was preoccupied and told him an interesting story.

The story tells of two men who encountered a hungry brown bear in the woods, and they began to try to save themselves when they knew they couldn't outrun the bear. The first man hurried to the nearest tree and hid, knowing that bears could not climb trees, so he sat down on a branch and looked at his companions below. The second man could not climb a tree, but he knew that bears did not eat dead bodies, so he quickly lay down on the ground, held his breath and pretended to be dead.

The brown bear came to the second man first, sniffed at his face, and then turned his body slightly, thinking that he must be dead. But the bear was too hungry to leave, so it went under the tree where the first man was hiding, and began to ram it so hard that it tried to knock it down.

Seeing this, the man in the tree was frightened, but he suddenly had an idea, took off his coat and threw it at the bottom of the tree. The bear assumed that it was the man, turned away, and the two were rescued.

"Are bears really that stupid?" said Uncle Ken's warning, Jude had always kept in mind: he must stay away from the bears when he finds them.

"Then you really think bears can't climb trees?" Nosa explained with a smile, "it's just a story, just listen to it." It tells us to apply what we have learned and apply what we have learned. ”

"Of course I know. Jude was a little dismissive of such fables, "I'm not a child. ”

"Of course. Sometimes, though, you might forget. Nossa kindly reminded.

Jude suddenly remembered that he still used flint and velvet to make a fire every day, even though the fire tongue technique was very easy and only required a little mana. When he encounters danger, he relies more on shortbows and longswords, and although he is always learning new spells on his own, he never thinks about how to use them properly in actual combat.

He was still not accustomed to the life of a mage.

The boy can't help but fall into deep thought, which is probably well known, but it may not be easy to implement it.

"Thank you for the reminder, Nosa. Jude responded.

-

The next morning, Jude had run out of dry food, and the boy was worried about today's lunch, considering whether to go hunting. At this moment, Linda suddenly tells him and Nosa that Southwind Village has arrived.

In front of you is a clear and calm lake, on the opposite bank is a fairly flat hillside, there is no farmland or roads, where are the villages and towns?

Jude looked around, his eyes swept over the scenery in his field of vision, but he found no signs of human activity at all, and he couldn't help but wonder.

The girl stood by the shore of the lake and gazed at the other side, chanting some kind of incantation softly, but when she finished speaking, nothing changed.

"I ...... I still can't use magic spells. There was a hint of frustration in her voice.

Perhaps after arriving at the Church Headquarters, those old gods would be able to solve Linda's troubles, so Jude asked, "So where are we now?"

"The village of Nanfeng is on the hillside across the lake. The girl replied, but the boy looked and saw nothing.

Just as Jude was wondering why, a path suddenly appeared on the surface of the lake. It is made up of transparent air currents that lead from where the three of them are standing to the bottom of the slope on the other side.

"This?" Jude couldn't help but marvel at the incredible sight he saw.

"Follow me. With that, Linda stepped onto the airflow path and was about to walk towards the other side.

"I won't be at your sect's station. Nosa, who was behind him, suddenly said, "I have some things to do in Curran, and I have to keep going." ”

Hearing this, both the boy and the girl turned to look at Nosa, but he smiled casually: "There is no need to be so solemn, I believe we will meet again." By the way, I usually stay at the Raven Tavern in Lanlens, so you can come to me when you have time and let's experience the life of a bounty hunter together. ”

"Well, don't leave it at that, there will be a date later. May Catherine favor you. With that, Nossa clasped his fists and saluted the two of them goodbye.

Jude stood still and watched Nossa leave, his back composed and steady until he disappeared from the end of vision, and he never looked back.

Nosa's farewell was a sentimental departure for the young man, and although he had only known him for a short time, he was a trusted mentor and a reliable safety and security on the way. Fortunately, he has probably arrived at Linda's teaching station, and if he has the opportunity in the future, he must go to Lanlens to find him, continue to learn swordsmanship, and experience the work of a bounty hunter.

Thinking so, Jude turned around and walked on this airflow path, which seemed to be sparsely stepped on but was unexpectedly strong.

Following Linda across the not too wide lake, the boy stepped on the waterfront on the other side, and suddenly noticed that the surrounding environment had changed dramatically.

The shore of the lake is still the same as it was, and the hillside is still the same as before, but the wooden and stone houses have appeared on the slope of the lake at some unknown time. Accompanying the house was a group of men, women, and children, some of whom wore blue and white uniforms. Seeing the appearance of the two, they knelt down one after another, their postures standard and respectful, as if they saw some supreme being.

"Your Excellency, you're finally back!" a girl in a long white dress ran up to Linda, perhaps too excited to kneel, and almost burst into tears.

"Hmm. I am back. Linda looked at the men, her face still calm, her voice still ethereal but slightly fluctuating, "Liruto, get ready for the dress, I'm going to meet the god of wind at once." ”

"Yes!" the girl, known as Liluth, immediately turned and ran away, to prepare the girl's clothes, presumably her maid.

"This is Jude, the distinguished guest of the sect. Ferris, prepare the best rooms. ”

"Do as you ask. A woman dressed in costume stood in the middle of the crowd, saluted, and motioned for Jude to follow him to the guest room.

Unexpectedly, Linda was actually a high-ranking member of the Aeolus Sect, and the young man looked at the back of the girl who was being chased away by his subordinates, and they called her "Lord Envoy".

Aeolus Sect, Envoy ...... Windbringer. Suddenly, Jude remembered that morning, Mr. Stansho's last lesson, when he tried to meditate but was hindered by mysterious whispers, and it was then that strange thoughts came to him for no reason.

At that time, he should have never seen Linda, Jude was puzzled, could he still be unpredictable?

Did you know her before?

"Are you alright, distinguished guest?" the woman named Phyllis said with concern when she saw the troubled look on the young man's face, "You have a long journey, so let's go to the guest room and rest first?"