Chapter 21: The Living and the Dead
There are three things that have affected my life. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info
One is my deceased parents, my mother died depressed because of deep love, and there was a slight argument, but my father's deeds will definitely live on forever.
They are remembered by the city.
I have their blood in my veins, and that's one of the pressures on me and one of the reasons why I have to be strong.
You can't discredit the second elder.
The second is that Uncle Wood took me out into the street that day and saw the seven-colored bone flower flags fluttering in the wind.
It was also on this day that I met all the members of the assault team for the first time, and they all wore uniforms.
They are really handsome in the sun, and they are also my goal.
They smiled at the eyes and waved goodbye to Uncle Wood and me.
Like most children, I admired powerful adventurers and questioned them.
Wouldn't it be okay for people who don't have the burden of stress to live well?
Later I learned that all children will eventually grow up. Then there will be pressure baggage, and then there will be life sacrificed because of those illusory beliefs!
Perhaps, not ethereal?
The third is this day with Uncle Wood.
On the way back, little Harry looked behind him from time to time, and the crowd blocked the portal.
"Worried?" Wood asked.
Little Harry nodded, and the child replied simply "worried".
"I'm worried, that Alexander, I always feel like I'm not as reliable as your father. Wood patted his head, "But his face is much better than your father's, though a little girly...... In order to prevent you from thinking crookedly in the future, please remember that I have a normal sexual orientation. ”
Little Harry nodded as if he didn't understand, and at the same time touched his face, wondering if he would not look good when he grew up.
"Uncle Alexander was very kind to me, and often told me about my father and Uncle Wood. ”
Wood paused, then smiled and nodded.
"The title 'uncle' is really incompatible with that babyface...... he muttered to himself, then looked at little Harry, "you must want to be an adventurer in the future." ”
"Hmm. Little Harry nodded heavily, his expression serious like a little adult, "If it weren't for the complicated feelings and beliefs in the story, even in the name of my parents, I would be an adventurer who could take charge of my own affairs!"
Sure enough, it was the child of the house next door. Wood looked at Arthur again in his mind, and sighed with a smile.
"When you take my Arthur, I'm worried about him!"
As for Wood's words, Harry Jr. is now in a fog and ignorant for the most part. But since his uncle asked him so sincerely, he could only nod more seriously.
Although this serious expression made Wood laugh out loud.
"Brother Arthur is very smart, and there is Sister Sophia, Sister Sophia......" Little Harry shuddered suddenly, but thinking that there was Uncle Wood next to him, he could only try his best to stay calm.
Don't be afraid...... Don't be afraid......
"I heard that last time Sophia dragged the two of you out to barbecue, and when there was not enough firewood, she took off all your clothes and used them as fuel?"
Little Harry suddenly hugged himself tightly when he heard this, and he still can't forget the shame of standing in the field in a pair of pants.
But what can he do? You will despair when you face the witch!
"It's okay, I'll talk about Sophia. Wood smiled wryly and patted little Harry's head, "When you grow up, you can fight, manly, able to bend and stretch...... When you become an adventurer, you should have a chance to get revenge. ”
Little Harry was even more desperate, and the thought that he and Arthur would be tortured by witches for more than ten years made the world before him instantly lose all color.
But immediately I thought of happy places, such as Sophia feeding herself, although it was because the girl was full...... But he was in a better mood right away!
"Laughing like your father, a little bold. Wood said as he hugged little Harry, "For the sake of this smile, I'm going to take you on a special day." I hope that everything you see next will always be remembered in your heart. ”
Little Harry looked up at Wood slightly, his eyes sparkling with curiosity.
"Let's start with an opening remark. ”
Wood organized the conference language.
"Now every second we spend is someone who becomes an adventurer, who is ecstatic, and every second an adventurer is dying, who is hopeless. Just a short journey from opening the Adventurer System to successfully changing classes is full of corpses, not to mention the real dungeons from the second stage. ”
Wood sighed, and although he wanted to smoke a little, he held back in front of the child.
"Any adventurer's beginning is like this, and I may be lucky, but the last thing in a dungeon is a corpse that I think is lucky enough. ”
Wood was looking at Harry Jr. as he said this, and Harry Jr. nodded slightly, knowing that he was also the so-called "lucky one".
"It seems to me that the guys who died in the first place were not unlucky or not strong enough, but they were too weak here. Wood had already put his hand on Harry's chest as he spoke.
Feeling the sound of a powerful heartbeat, Wood smiled heartily and blessed little Harry in his heart.
"Heart?" asked Harry tried.
"Wrong. Wood shook his head, "It's the heart." ”
"Mind?"
"Yes, mind. ”
Wood put Harry back on the ground and led him to the fruit stand by the roadside.
"Lord Wood, you're here today. "Over half a hundred years old, a rare grandmother in this world is trying to straighten up.
"You don't have to force it, just sit down. Wood nodded slightly in respect of the old woman.
Little Harry also said hello to the old woman, and his expression was full of respect.
He, as a child, knew that it was very difficult for an adventurer to live to this age.
"Buy something you like. Wood said to Harry with a smile.
Harry let out an "um" and began to pick out the fruit for three...... There are also maid sisters, there are many copies!
Then I suddenly thought that if I bought more, my grandmother could ......
This kid can be a man. Wood couldn't help but sigh when he thought of this: after all, he was someone else's child.
"Grandma, let's go. Little Harry stood on tiptoe and waved goodbye to his grandmother.
The old woman smiled kindly, waved her hand and moved her body.
In fact, she really wants to hug such a lively and simple child.
However, Harry did not notice the old woman's thoughts, and he followed Wood a few streets around the street to the so-called slum.
"The slums have almost been demolished, so there are so many people here that it's the last gathering place. With that, Wood pulled little Harry in.
The unpleasant smell, the feeling of being targeted by countless beasts, this is Little Harry's first impression of the slums.
"There are good people here, but more of them are nasty people. Wood smiled wryly, "Or rather, you're going to be a poor person now." ”
A few daring creatures surrounded them, and the next moment they attacked like wild beasts at the same time.
Wood didn't use a dagger, but used his fists and kicks to finish off the guys.
The group fell to the ground groaning, and just as Harry Jr. was about to breathe a sigh of relief, two shadows suddenly struck.
Wood snorted, and he reached out and grabbed the attacker.
Little Harry finally saw the true colors of the attackers, two very thin children.
I don't know if it's because of malnutrition, but these two children look like they're two years older than him at most.
But life is very different......
Wood let go of his hand and let the two children run away, and then he pulled Harry Jr. on.
"These people, poor and hateful. "Little Harry is talking about adults who take advantage of children.
Wood nodded, but didn't speak.
Continuing to walk into the depths, little Harry had some difficulty breathing in the murky air and desperate sight.
"That's it. Wood didn't go any further, pulling little Harry towards one of the shadows.
Walking slowly to a place where the sun could not reach, the stench of the homeless men irritated little Harry's nerves.
"Look closely. Wood reminded softly.
Little Harry began to take a closer look at the faces of the homeless men, and his expression slowly became surprised......
It's all of these, young people?
Little Harry looked down at his hands, he thought of the old woman who was waving goodbye to him, and anger suddenly surged into his heart, making the child blush.
These bastards!
Wood continued to be silent as he stood in the middle of the homeless man, took an apple from his pocket and held it high.
"I know there must be adventurers among you, an apple for an adventurer's weapon......" Before Wood could finish speaking, several homeless men staggered over with their weapons drawn.
Little Harry was even more angry when he saw these rusty weapons.
Bastard, this is known as the weapon of the adventurer's second life!
As he watched more and more homeless people coming, he thought that his grandmother's apple was going to be spoiled by these guys......
He's going to stop Uncle Wood at all rude!
", I'm just here to tease you maggots. Wood suddenly spread his wings.
The fire shone on the faces of the men, who were not used to the light, and lay on the ground praying for the darkness to shelter them again.
Wood picked up little Harry again and left the slums.
"Do you want to eat this apple?" Wood had already taken a bite of the apple as he spoke.
"Hmm!" little Harry reached out and took the apple, first angrily eating it, then slowly becoming calm, and finally very sad.
"They're really adventurers, but why ......?" he asked.
"It is because they are adventurers that they can see the cruelty of dungeons and be knocked down. Wood lit a cigarette despite the child.
The melancholy wasn't because of the guys, but because the first time he went there, Harry took him.
Harry told him these things, and he now tells them to Harry Jr.
The words and methods are different, but the meaning is similar.
"But they're still alive, are they just waiting to die?" little Harry looked at the apple in his hand, looking sad.
He suddenly wanted to help the guys.
"No, they're dead. Wood snuffed out his cigarette and crouched down to put his hand on Little Harry's chest, "They're dead here." ”
After the big hand left, little Harry also put the little hand on his chest, feeling the heartbeat.
"To borrow someone else's words, there are people who live but they are dead, and there are people who are dead, but their will lives on and affects many people and even the world!"
Little Harry ate the apple in silence, without a trace of waste, and if Wood hadn't stopped him, he would have eaten the core.
"Keep everything about today in mind. Wood rubbed little Harry's head, "Be happy, I think Sophia and Arthur must be thinking about you." ”
Harry Jr. wanted to smile, but he couldn't really be happy right now.
Wood didn't say anything, and walked home with the child......
"Uncle Wood, I want to do something. Little Harry suddenly stopped, clenched his fists and raised his head, his eyes full of longing, "I want the Seven Colored Bone Flower to take those two children, I don't want those two children to fall into darkness!"
"Whatever you want. Wood smiled and nodded.
Those two children are not as innocent as you think, and your kindness can save two people and a group of people, but it can't save the world.
And it's also susceptible to injury.
Wood looked at little Harry on the rise, but in the end he couldn't say this.
......
"Miss Charlotte, are you sure you're not kidding me?" the corners of Wood's mouth twitched.
"I'm not kidding you...... Look at this pair of twin shooters, plus me and your Catherine, our team has a long-range output explosion!"
Charlotte stretched out her hands and drew a large circle very innocently, a metaphor for the scale of the explosion.
"I didn't mean that!" Wood patted his head, "I'm not questioning the twins, I'm questioning the maid!"
Wood stretched out his hand and grabbed the maid, and looked at each other, he couldn't see anything special about this maid!
"You dare to question my Grace!?" Charlotte angrily pulled Grace back into her arms, "No Grace, you do my laundry, cooking, and cooking?"
Grace looked at Her Highness, and she still didn't know what was going on.
Looks like she's going to a dungeon? Or is it a dragon war......
"Ahh
Charlotte's face was buried in a bouncy warmth, and she seemed to understand why men liked it so much......
"Grace, you get up for me!"
Grace was so frightened that she fell to the ground again, her eyes blank.
"Don't you like maid outfits very much? When you enter the Dragon Domain, can't I let Grace wear maid outfits every day? sexy or cute styles, it's up to you!"
Charlotte pinched the little maid's face while looking at Wood.
"You pinch it too, so you're accomplice. ”
"Accomplice!" Wood yelled, lying limply on the couch.
"Where's Ark? I just want to know, is Ark, whom I haven't seen in a long time, okay?" he asked now.
"Don't worry, I didn't abuse him, but I don't know where he went. Charlotte began to play with Grace's face with both hands, "I left a message on the team, and if nothing else, he should be on his way by now." ”
Wood nodded, then looked at Grace......
"Please, let the little maid go!" Wood covered his face, he didn't want to see the grimace he had forced to make.
"How cute, don't you like it?" Charlotte said and kissed the grimace in front of her.
"It's also the misfortune of this little maid that you are such a master. ”
"Hmph, distressed? Even if you show a distressed expression, I won't give Grace to you!"
"Do you like women? You must like women! You must be a pervert!"
"So what? you bite me!" Charlotte stuck out her tongue at Wood.
"Please, don't torture the little maid anymore, please, even if you're not outsider, can you be normal?" Wood wept and fell to his knees.
"I think I'm normal, it's just that you feel too sorry for my family Grace. ”
Charlotte quickly sat down at the sound of footsteps, her trademark smile back on her face.
Wood breathed a sigh of relief and thanked his teammates for coming in time.
"Let me introduce, from left to right, the warriors Hisna and Rebecca, the mage Catherine, and the priest Elizabeth. Wood stood between the four, "With me in the Assassin's seat, there are five of them. ”
Charlotte nodded her head like a dignified lady, paused when she saw Cisna, and finally nodded her head.
"Sixteen seventeen, go say hello to your new friends. ”
The two red-haired girls nodded at the same time, and then the ponytailed girl pulled her companion forward a few steps.
"My name is Sixteen, and next to me is my sister Seventeen, and as you can see, we are twins. Sixteen reminded in a cute low voice, "But our sister's personality is completely different, my sister is a big madman!"
Seventeen, who was in the shawl, frowned, opened his small mouth and quickly bit his sister's neck.
It's like a beast of hunt.
"As I said. Sixteen pinched his sister's ear and held back the pain to keep smiling, "We can be long-range shooters within the team, and I can also do reconnaissance with Master Wood, my sister...... She's a piece of shit!"
With a shout of rage, Sixteen's smile suddenly turned into rage, and he knocked his sister to the ground with a punch.
Watching the twins scuffle on the ground, Wood smiled at Charlotte and reminded her if she was going to say something?
Charlotte took a sip of her tea elegantly, completely unconcerned.
On the side of the Crown of Thorns, everyone look at me, I look at you, and then look at Charlotte who is leisurely drinking tea, the sluggish maid for some reason, and the two girls who are unsightly......
Under the banner of the crow, there are no normal people. Rumors don't deceive me.
After a while, Charlotte and Wood changed rooms, and they had something very important to discuss.
"I've said it all, wouldn't it be good to go straight to Kiel City!?" Wood asked, patting the table.
"Not good. Charlotte pouted and shook her head, "I just want to use the portal in Reims City." ”
Wood sighed and continued to talk to Charlotte in a good voice. Charlotte shook her head, fighting back from time to time.
Until the evening, the two dry-mouthed regiment commanders still did not distinguish the winner or loser, so they could only put the issue aside for the time being.
Wood will have to wait for Jessica to come back before he can safely go to Stage 6, and Charlotte will have to wait for Ake to come and assemble the five......
"I get angry when I think of this, I originally said that you are the four of you, why did you get a maid in?"
"What's the matter? You are allowed to bring what you like, not me?"
The question was debated until midnight, and there was still no result.
Hilda stayed on the rooftop, listening to the quarrel below, looking like she had nothing to love.
This group of humans, does it really matter?