"Eh, sir, are you awake...... Are you calling me?" the girl seemed startled, "Well, you know my name?"

"Is it really you, Methea?" Jude was a little stunned, the girl in front of him looked exactly like in his dream, and her voice and expression were exactly the same.

The boy suddenly remembered something, and he asked, "Is Roy here?"

"Uncle Roy, sir, do you know him?" Mejia seemed to think back, "Uncle Roy always took care of me when I was a child, and he taught me how to mix potions, but ...... He left and never returned...... Only a copy of the potion notes was left. ”

Looking at the girl's sad appearance, Jude was puzzled: she actually called Uncle Roy and mentioned taking care of herself as a child?

Suddenly, a miraculous thought came to him: could it be that the girl in front of him was the daughter of Roy and Mexia, and that she looked exactly like her mother when she was young?

The boy then asked, "What about your parents?"

Hearing this, Mexia bowed her head, and became more sad, and she was silent for a long time before replying, "I am an orphan, and I have no parents. ”

She's an orphan like herself? Wait, isn't she?

Jude was surprised, sensing that something was terribly wrong, but he couldn't figure it out for a moment.

Soon he realized that it was difficult to find a result in this speculation, so it was better to go back and ask the old man in the town about the past, and now he seemed to have inadvertently evoked the girl's sad memories.

"I'm sorry. The boy said, "Asked some abrupt questions. Thank you so much for taking care of it, speaking of which...... How long did I sleep?"

"It doesn't matter. Mexia raised her head, as if she had regained her strength, "Sir, you have been asleep for two days and two nights, the situation is really serious, I helped you prepare some medicine, and I fed you to take it yesterday." ”

When it comes to dispensing potions, Jude recalls that when he first met the girl who claimed to be an alchemist, and had previously mentioned Roy's teachings, he probably had some experience in apothecary. Maybe it was thanks to her medicine that her condition improved.

"Thank you very much. He thanked him again, "If there's anything I can repay......

However, the girl immediately began to shirk: "No, no, sir, you bought me so many flowers before, and you paid so much more......"

"Okay, okay. The young man couldn't refuse, and agreed with a smile on the surface, but in his heart he admitted that he owed a favor, and planned to repay it when he had the opportunity in the future.

After thanking Mejia again, Jude declined the maiden's invitation to stay for the meal and set off for the Thornrose Tavern.

As he left, the boy kept an eye on Mejia's dwelling, and found that the modest cottage was located on the edge of the town, roughly in the foothills of the southeast corner, with no neighbours to the left or right, and the surroundings were very quiet.

As if thoughtful, but at the same time unconvinced, Jude wondered what had happened to Roy and Mejia, whether they had escaped from the bandit gang and lived a quiet life away from the killing, and who Mexia was, who called Roy his uncle.

These questions should be asked of the old people of this town, but before that, it is more important to fill the hungry stomach first.

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Walking through the streets of the town, Jude discovers a newly posted wanted warrant with the portrait of a middle-aged man drawn on the paper, stating "Reward Smokad, the leader of the Red Turban Brotherhood, and any individual or team that brings back his head will be rewarded with 20 silver coins and invited to a dinner party at Lutsis Manor." ”

Viscount Lutsis, lord of Euchedante, and father of the Knight of the Dawn, the boy recalls the scene when Lucius introduced his son, and can't help but think of the "Flower Blade" team and the oath he made at the captain's grave.

However, he doesn't have much room to take care of others now, and he still has a long way to go, Jude sighs, hoping that the rest of the team will take care of Alyssa.

The boy walked from memory to the tavern where he was staying, probably because it was still early, and there were few pedestrians on the street.

Coming to the door of the Black Thorn Rose, Jude was about to push the door when suddenly a familiar sound was heard.

"Knock-" The illusory and distant bell rang from nowhere, and in an instant, the world around him changed dramatically.

All sounds were silenced, and all colors faded to gray. With a sound like glass shattering, countless floating fragments of small prism suddenly appeared in the surrounding space, and they swirled slowly and repeatedly in countless planes of nothingness.

At the same time, everything is still at the beginning of the moment, and the moment when the pocket watch is pressed continues indefinitely.

The sky is calm, the noise is quiet, the mountains and the earth are silent, and there seems to be no other living creature in the world.

The moment the time of everything was suspended, the young man was also stunned.

Jude quickly took out his pocket watch and found that the hands were fixed at 7:31:55.

He had never seen such a situation before, and if the activation time stood still, the hand should have receded to the top and started the five-minute countdown.

Moreover, he hadn't pressed the button above his pocket watch at all.

Could it be that someone else had created Time Still, and he didn't seem to be affected, and the young man couldn't help but wonder, this kind of transcendent spell of Time Still, probably only a mage as good as Teacher Stan Xiu could easily cast it, right?

Who made this time stand still, and how long will it last?

Puzzled, Jude put away his pocket watch and walked into the hall, trying to find some food to satisfy himself, only to find that there were others who were also unaffected.

"Welcome back, guest. The tavernkeeper stood behind the counter and beckoned to him, "It's not a good habit to pause time, though. ”

"It's not me," Jude subconsciously denied, and then felt an inexplicable panic, "Wait, how do you know......?

"I'll introduce myself, my name is Reda, I'm a wandering mage, and my hobby is running a tavern. The boss bowed slightly, "The guest's name, I remember...... Gid? Or Jace?"

"Jude. The teenager corrected.

"Alright, Jude. Ruida smiled intriguingly, "You see, this is not a good place to chat, let's change places." ”

As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding scene changed instantly, and when the boy came back to his senses, he was already standing on the grass by the river.

Struggling to overcome the discomfort in his head, Jude realizes that it is some kind of teleportation spell. Looking around, he saw that it seemed to be on the banks of the Tallinn River north of town, and that the mysterious mage who called himself Reda was standing opposite.

"Tell me, Eternal Traveler's pocket watch, where did you get it?" the tavernkeeper looked relaxed, not hostile, as if talking about something mundane.

"Eternal Traveler's pocket watch?" Jude repeated the phrase, which was presumably the name of the silver pocket watch.

The mysterious mage in front of him seemed to know the inside story, and he decided to tell him bluntly: "The pocket watch was given to me by my teacher Stan Xiu. ”

"Stansho?Stanticom?" Reda looked at the boy with interest, "You're his apprentice?"

"Interesting. The tavernkeeper commented, "You still smell of a dream, and I smell a hint of mist. How much do you ...... People, it matters. ”

"Dreamland?mist?" Jude couldn't keep up with the other man's rhythm at all, "What are you talking about?"

"Dreamland, The Nether, they're all Planes, like Ley-Line. Reda tried to explain, "Wait, let's make sure, you know the magic net, right?"