Chapter Twenty-Three: Seeking Fish from the Wood
Catherine and I made our way through the portal and back to the small mountain village. In return, I would love to hear her talk about Armenia. When I came back, it was getting late, so I asked her to stay for dinner, and she pushed back, but finally relented.
After dinner, I pulled her to my cabin to chat. Eric didn't come back after dinner, so he probably won't be back today, so I can have a good chat with her for the night.
"What did you think yesterday that you dragged me to persuade the fire dragon to quit. If it weren't for all the strange things that happened today, I really don't believe I could let the dragon go. "Today was a real eye-opener for me, whether it's the life of the Armenians or the temples with magical powers.
"I won't hide it from you. In fact, I can sometimes predict the future. She whispered to me.
"Foresight?" I exclaimed.
"Shhhhh She said it mysteriously, and I couldn't help but get nervous.
"Tell me what's going on. "I also kept my voice down.
"At the beginning, King Armenia read many ancient books and thought that the ancients had a way to solve the problems of the people's lives. However, the ancients only liked to study magic, and the ancient books with substantive content basically only studied magic, and even only studied how to rule the world with magic, so many ancient books have little reference value. However, there is an ancient book that mentions that there were three temples that recorded the highest technology of ancient times, and King Armenia decided to give it a try and sent people to inspect the temples everywhere.
"The first to be thoroughly studied was naturally in the temple of Armenia. We learned about space magic and looked forward to what it could bring us. But contrary to expectations, there are not many people who can control space magic well, and it takes a lot of physical strength and energy to just use it to teleport people, and it is even more difficult to teleport things. So, this temple doesn't bring us any substantial changes. Later, a merchant ship bound for Tolem encountered a storm at sea, the ship was overturned by the waves and sank to the bottom of the sea, and only a few of the ship's crew survived. They drifted to a small island, where they found another temple and found the sword that sealed the power. Later, when we found out about their rescue signal and went to the island to rescue them, they gave us the knife, and we learned that there are not only temples on the mainland recorded in ancient books in this world. According to ancient records, the distance from the temple to the confluence of the three Acreel Mountains is the same, and we have heard that both Torem and Oser had temples, so the king of Amenia deduced that there were also three temples on the sea, and the distance to the confluence of the Acreel Mountains should also be the same, so the king of Armenia sent a trustworthy team to Torem to find the temple first.
"When the sword was brought back to the palace, nothing different was found. To motivate the squad, King Armenia gave the sword to the squad's captain. However, after the team was dispatched, there was no more news. King Armenia sent another team, and I was the captain of the team to go to the sea to find the temple first. Since the temple where the sword was hidden was on the extension of the Acre Mountains, it is assumed that other temples were also on the extension of the Acre Mountains. As expected, there was a temple on the extension of the Acreel Mountains on the border between Torem and Orsser. There we found the wand that sealed the magic. I found it easy to use spatial magic with that wand, so I didn't mention it to King Armenia, and the wand is still in my hand. "She showed me her hands. But apart from two rings on her hands, there was really nothing special. "Well, this ring is the wand. ”
I suddenly felt a little embarrassed. Isn't this talking nonsense with your eyes open? However, remembering what had just happened at another temple, the chalice in my hand had somehow turned into a symbol on my forehead, and I probably understood her feelings.
"Our squad dropped by to Toreem. The temple of Torem is in the desert, and we have been preparing for a long time before we dare to enter the desert. The desert was hell, there were so many sand dragons in the desert that we hid from them for a long time to find the temple. The temple of Torem records the method of making a contract with a demon, which can be used to summon demons. Those with strong mental strength can make a contract with strong demons, and those with weak mental strength will be eaten by demons, and these are recorded on the stone tablet there. We tried, but felt the danger of that summoning spell, so we didn't think too much about it.
"Then we stopped by Oasis City in the desert. I was going to have a good rest there, ready to go back to Armenia, or look for other temples. However, the security of the oasis was very poor, and I actually wanted to leave as soon as I got there, and I was forced to stay there for a few more days because of the lack of water and food. In just a few days, we were in trouble. There was a rich man there, probably who had found out something, and brought a whole bunch of people to arrest us one night. I was the only one who ran away with space magic, and everyone else was caught. I wanted to make a plan to save them again, but they were killed quickly. And unfortunately, the demon summoning technique was interrogated by that group of people, who wanted to use the demon to do evil. But I don't have the power to stop them, and I want to go back to the temple to see if there is any way to stop them. At the temple, I happened to run into the general of Toreem, who seemed to have some skills. I had a few tricks with him, and I thought he could stop the people in Oasis City, so I followed him. I teleported into his sand boat and followed him to Oasis City. I saw him rush into the demon pile and make a pact with the strongest demon. That's when I came up with the idea that maybe someone would be able to subdue these monsters.
"Later, I returned to Armenia alone, and only reported to the King of Armenia about the Demon Summoning and Oasis City. He also felt that these things were indeed not beneficial to the construction of Armenia, so he did not mention them again. I also applied for a holiday to rest for a while. During this time, I happened to meet Mars, and since then, my life has changed from doing things only for Armenia to doing things for the peace of Armenia and Orsher. ”
I listened vigorously and urged her to continue.
"As for the other temples, the general of Torem told me that there are actually seven temples. But we only know of six. For the other two, the king of Armenia sent another group of men. But this team was found from the front, and they were all magicians. According to their report, the temple of Orsher was supposed to be the place where the royal palace of Orsher was supposed to be, but the temple was missing. And this group of people is the one I hate more, because they never do things with their brains, they only know how to use force to suppress. As a result, they used massive devastating magic to smash through the city of Domir, and they couldn't find the temple. Later, they went to the extension of the Acreel Mountains on the border between Oshur and Armenia to find another temple on the sea. However, it is said that the area was surrounded by a large circle of whirlpools, and some people used spatial magic to rush directly into it, but they all bounced out and fell into the whirlpool and lost their lives. So, the matter of the temple is no longer over. In addition, the seventh temple has not been discovered so far, and it has become a mystery. ”
As a result, none of these temples helped Armenia. Listening to Eric, Armenia did not take advantage of the war between Armenia and Orsher. Isn't the king of Armenia stupid?"
"We can't say the same, after all, we are too backward in Armenia, and we don't know how to develop to catch up with the rich coastal region of Toreem. The king of Armenia can be regarded as having tried his best, there is no merit, there is also hard work. ”
"Actually, the problem of Armenia is still unresolved. I've been trying to figure out how I can get a good crop in Armenia. But I'd like to hear the story of you and Mars. I took her hand.
"What is there to say about this. You don't think you and Eric have just become in this mountain village, and we're pretty much the same, nothing special. "It's funny that there's a little more blush on her neat face. "He just suddenly appeared at my doorstep, and I took him in, and as a result, I had feelings ......"
"It's kind of like me and Eric. What a coincidence. ”
"Alright, it's not too early, Mars should miss me too, I'll hurry back. ”
"Good. I'll go to Armenia tomorrow, are you free tomorrow?"
"I'm going to prepare for our wedding tomorrow, so I'm afraid I won't be able to accompany you. Be careful on your own, not everyone in Armenia can see as much as I do. ”
"I'll take notice. ”
Sending Catherine away, I lay in bed, thinking about tomorrow. The life of the Armenians is so miserable that I will help them if I can. But in this case, there is no way to take care of the cattle and sheep in the pen, so just leave them to Lan to deal with, anyway, if there is a demand, go outside to buy them.
You still have to try it to find out about agriculture, and tomorrow you still have to bring some seeds, find a piece of land to plant, and see how it is going in a few days. Thinking of this, I don't think about it anymore, hurry up and go to sleep, there are still a bunch of things to deal with tomorrow.
The next morning, after breakfast, I handed over all the animals to Lan and packed up my things to go to Armenia.
I called out to the wind dragon in my heart, and after a while, a huge magic array opened in the air, and the wind dragon flew out of the magic circle and landed on the ground. I jumped on its back, and the wind dragon flapped its wings and soared into the sky.
After a while, I came to the same place as yesterday. The wind dragon slowly descended to the ground, and when he landed firmly on the ground, I jumped off its back, and then there was a circle of people around, all of whom I had evacuated yesterday.
"Sister, you're here today!" the little boy from yesterday ran over and took my hand.
I smiled at him.
It was still in ruins, littered with charred walls and corpses that were no longer visible. Some of the corpses had been burned to the point that they could not be seen, and some were completely red with blood. There were also many wounded people leaning against the wall, and they were all depressed, as if they had lost hope in life. This scene makes me sad and painful. Although it was not the first time I had seen such a scene, I was a little depressed, and the sadness spread in my heart.
I don't want to hate, because the experience of the fire dragon is also sad, and I don't want to be painful, even though it has been painful for so long, my heart is still tormented. I held the little boy's hand tightly and took him to the ruins of his house. His mother seemed to be buried, but the house had collapsed, and he had no place to live. My magic is not as good as Eric's, but I can barely restore the hut. This cottage is indeed very small, and compared to other houses, there is an indescribable sense of oppression.
"Where's your father?" I asked him as I drew a magic circle on the ground.
"According to my mother, my father is a hero on the battlefield. When the war is over, he will return. ”
I stopped. This inexplicable sadness is the most torturous. I didn't know what to say to him, I just smiled wryly at him. He should be the more than one Armenian family like this. Now it seems that the war was obviously meaningless, but only increased the suffering of the people. I firmly believe that King Armenia was a fool. Even the most basic living needs of the people have not been met, and such heavy forced labor has been added. To change, it was obvious that the need to start with the most basic improvements in agriculture was to do so, and the king of Armenia had pinned his hopes on those temples. Moreover, when King Armenia learned of the two temples, he insisted on continuing to inquire about the temples. Obviously, he is really incapable of governing the country, far inferior to Mars.
It didn't take long for the magic circle to be drawn. With the help of crystals, I gradually built the imaginary hut and built it out of stones from the ruins. The magic was so hard to use, the hut wasn't halfway up yet, and I was already feeling a little dizzy and wanted to sit down and rest. But looking at the little boy's glowing eyes, I couldn't bear it, gritted my teeth, and insisted on finishing it. Eventually, the whole hut was magically constructed by me. I collapsed to the ground from exhaustion, and I smiled heartily at the little boy's smile. I didn't expect magic to be so difficult, and it was really not easy for Eric to use large-scale magic, so I would treat him well when he came back.
Many people came around and wanted me to rebuild their houses for them. I can only politely refuse, at least for a few days, after all, I am already physically exhausted, and I am afraid that I will not be able to build a second one today. I slowly stood up and led the little boy into the house. There's nothing in this house, and it's not easy to live in today. I barely used what little strength I had left to make the furniture, but it was so shabby that I didn't have much energy to craft it anymore.
After settling the little boy, I found another family with farmland and borrowed it from them. Because of the fire dragon, the crops on the cultivated land were burned to the ground. But it's a good opportunity, even though it's a natural and man-made disaster, but I can also take advantage of this opportunity to try something.
The improved seeds were quickly planted with magic, and the crops were harvested a month later.
At night, lying in bed, I thought about today. It may be that I have lived in this small mountain village for a long time, and I don't know the outside world, and I don't know what their happiness is. At least the Armenians are still living with perseverance, so why shouldn't I do my best?
The next day, I got up early, made breakfast, and rushed to Armenia. First go to the plough and take a look at the fields and water them again.
At this time, I saw a group of people coming in the distance, and the people who came were not good. I hurried back into the street and kept an eye on them. The group of men had knives in their hands and as soon as they arrived they looted food and treasure.
"You're still not human, it's so miserable here, you're going to do it!" I yelled at them.
"You little bitch from out of town, you don't know the rules here. The leader yelled at me.
"What can't be communicated, why do you have to grab it as soon as we meet?"
"Our wives and children are still hungry. This bird doesn't even grow grass where it doesn't, so what are you letting us eat? Could it be that it eats stones?"
"Forget it, girl, let them go. The old woman on the side tugged at my clothes.
I couldn't swallow it, but I couldn't help it. What is wrong with the world? What are the Armenians? This kind of pain is like a daily routine, the human heart is numb to the point of losing its mind, and life is difficult but never thinking about change. I really don't know if this world has brought too much pain to people, or if people are puppets of pain.
When the group was gone, the old woman said to me, "They are the ones who live in the mountains." The environment on the mountain is even worse than here, but they don't move away, they still stick there. This new generation of people has grown up, and they don't have any ability, so they only know how to come here to rob. We can't do anything about them, so we let them rob them. Anyway, we don't have anything of value, sometimes they can take more when the harvest is good, and if the harvest is bad, they don't have anything to take when they come. ”
I don't understand their lives anymore. I was here to help them, but I was overwhelmed by the pressure, and I was already a little out of breath. I was afraid of losing myself, so I went home early today.
I became more and more unsure of how to help them, and even I began to wonder if I should help them. Is life really good like this? Don't they have a future in their eyes? I want to find an opportunity to talk to Catherine about the people of Armenia.
But Catherine and Mars's wedding date is approaching, and they should be busy now, especially Catherine. Listening to her, Mars is busy with government affairs all day long, and has little free time, so he must rarely care about weddings. If so, it would be difficult to talk to her about Armenia again. It seems that during this period of time, I have to make some efforts silently and work hard for their changes.