Chapter 2: Named after you
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The boy seemed to be lying on a pile of rocks, and in front of him was a dizzy darkness. The only sounds in my ears were the murmuring of water and the eager voice of a woman, which seemed to call the boy.
The boy's whole body was now full of soreness and tiredness, as if he felt after running 5 kilometers with weight, and all his strength was ruthlessly drained. The boy didn't want to open his eyes, but this gentle, eager voice forced him to respond to the cry.
When the boy opened his eyes, his heart was instantly shaken.
Because there was a young girl in front of him, and the girl's appearance made his originally flustered and tired heart suddenly seem to hear a hymn, forgetting all the noise, soreness and tiredness. It seems that all the five senses have stopped working, just to invest all their energy in the eyes so that they can see enough.
The long flaxen hair, which is as beautiful as a waterfall, is slightly curly, setting off a delicate and elegant face, and the blue pupils are like the brightest stars in the night, so that everyone who sees it cannot help but write a beautiful poem in praise. And the sky behind the girl is so blue, blue and refreshing, as clear as a sapphire, which further reflects the girl's refinement. All this made the boy feel that he should be dead. Because this appearance should only be in heaven, how many times can we see it on earth.
But the teenager also noticed. When the girl saw him wake up, the bright eyes with blue pupils were also slightly stunned. It seems that this girl has a hint of surprise and surprise for the teenager.
"Where is this? Am I dead? My head...... It hurts. ”
The girl hurriedly recovered her smile from her surprise, and her eyes seemed to be full of lightness: "This is the hinterland of the Coast Mountains. You're still alive, you've just been slashed on the left shoulder with a sharp object. I've already bandaged you, though. ”
"Where is the Coast Mountains?"
The boy struggled to lift his head, which was as heavy as a stone, and reluctantly glanced at his surroundings. It seems to be on the edge of a small river. The river is about 10 meters wide and glows in the warm sunlight, and the sound of murmuring water surrounds the boy's ears.
And this river is interspersed with layers of gray-white pebble beaches. The river dodges the large blocks and flows deftly through the gaps between the stones. It is inferred that it should be the dry season of the river, which is why so many pebbles that should have been deposited at the bottom of the river are outcropping.
A little further afield is the brown mud bank of the river, which seems to be like a wall, declaring the boundaries of the river and the land. There you can finally see some low bushes and lonely scattered trees. Those trees are like rickety old men, trying to support the rotten body. Although there is not much green, it is better than nothing, at least it makes the teenager a little angry.
And beyond, there are strange rocky gray peaks everywhere. The mountains are stacked on top of each other, like swords and knives, as if the rows of sharp fangs in the mouth of a beast, and as if they have been chopped by knives and axes, which always makes people feel depressed. And these peaks are also very barren with little vegetation and trees. At least in the boy's opinion, there should be no living creatures on the mountain. Against the backdrop of the blue sky, such desolation is only a scenery that can only be found on the plateau.
And more importantly, the boy couldn't remember the name of the place. But at this time, he was most concerned about the girl's surprised expression on him just now, so he asked curiously, "Why did you look at me so surprised just now?
"Ahh......h I hadn't heard of anyone with dark red pupils, so I was a little surprised. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please don't care, I didn't mean to look at you that way. ”
When the young man heard this, he had dark red pupils? What is there to be surprised about, there are so many colors in the world, why can't the color of the pupils be dark red?
However, the boy's poor physical condition interrupted his desire to continue questioning. He just wanted to make sure what was wrong with his body, why it looked like he had just climbed up from the flames of hell.
The boy endured a severe headache and looked at his body, which seemed to be covered with scars, and his left arm was even more burning and painful, and he couldn't move hard. Otherwise, it's the pain of tearing muscles.
"Is your head still hurting? Talk about how you feel, and I'll try to gauge your injuries. "It seems that this girl is also concerned about the physical condition of this victim.
The young man pressed the door of his head and said, "It's the kind of world spinning, and it's like the pain of being pricked by many needles." ”
As he spoke, the boy was about to get up, but as soon as he came, the huge pain in his shoulder caused the boy to fall down again.
The girl hurriedly supported him, and her words revealed concern: "You move slowly first." Your head should have hit a stone while floating in the river, just rest for a while. But what's your name, why in the dangerous Coast Mountains?"
"Name?" the rescued boy felt like his head was torn at the thought of his name. He patted his head and said, "Damn, yes, what's my name?" Why? I ......"
Suddenly, the young man felt that his chin was gently grabbed, and then the girl's delicate face appeared in front of the young man, and his face was full of worry and surprise: "I'll check it on you, don't move." ”
The girl first checked the boy's pupils, then touched the back of the boy's head, and said worriedly, "Could it be that the head was hit and caused amnesia." ”
"Amnesia, how can it be ......" The boy tried hard to recall his memory, but the more he thought about it, the more his head hurt: "My head hurts so much......"
The boy's right hand kept slapping him on the head, hoping to force his brain to bring back his memories, but it didn't do much other than to get a bigger headache.
Just as the boy was knocking on his head like crazy, he suddenly felt a pair of warm hands grasp his manic right hand.
The boy looked up and saw that it was the girl who had grabbed his grumpy hands. At this moment, there seemed to be a warm force that melted the mania of the teenager, and made his heart, which was about to collapse due to amnesia, suddenly calm down.
"Don't force yourself to think like that. The girl persuaded him, and the boy saw that the girl's delicate face was full of concern: "Now you may have bruises on your head, and the amnesia may be temporary." You go with the flow, and it won't be long before you recover. ”
The boy saw the girl take out a white square from her pocket, and then handed it to him and said, "That...... You eat this candy cube, it is good for your body and can relieve the pain. ”
Looking at the girl's caring eyes and gentle smile, the boy took the candy cube with some hesitation and took a look. So he took it into his mouth. Suddenly, a pleasant sweetness was like a trickle under the solid ice of spring, quickly spreading from his mouth to all parts of his body, slowly melting all the cold and loss, and bringing back the sweetness of spring. With the effect of this sugar cube, the teenager was also in a much more stable mood.
The girl saw that the boy was stable, so she began to persuade: "I am a healer, and I have also encountered amnesia before. If you can't rush this kind of thing, you have to go with the flow. It's better for you to look to the future for the time being and adapt as soon as possible. When the time comes, it will naturally be regained. And during this time, you can live a normal life and rest first. ”
"Thank you, I see. The young man thought about it, anyway, he couldn't remember no matter how he thought about it, so he could only compromise like this. But he immediately remembered one of the most important things: "By the way, I haven't thanked you for saving me, thank you very much, but I don't know your name yet......"
The girl was stunned for a moment, and quickly said, "Ao, yes, I forgot to introduce myself, I'm sorry." My name is Veronica, Veronica Inlinger, Veronica is the name of one of the 12 gods of love, and my grandfather wants me to have perfect love. ”
Veronica...... A nice name, but it also has a good meaning. It's really good, it feels like it matches the way you look. ”
The boy looked at Veronica's restrained and worried look, felt that the atmosphere was really awkward, and wanted to liven up the atmosphere. So the boy asked, "Well, Veronica, I suddenly figured out something. ”
Veronica's eyes widened, staring at the boy and asking curiously, "Well, what's the matter?"
"Not really...... I just figured it out. The boy said solemnly: "Do you say that I have amnesia because my previous name was too ugly, not as good as your name." That's why the 12 gods of righteousness you said made me forget this name and want me to choose a nice name again?"
When Veronica heard this, she covered her mouth and laughed. followed by helplessness and wry smile: "You are a person, other people's amnesia is generally manic and restless within a week, and the headache is unbearable." I can't sleep peacefully for a month. You're good enough to start making fun of this in just a few minutes. You're really the most optimistic patient I've ever met. If everyone were as optimistic as you are, they wouldn't have so much pain. ”
The boy scratched the back of his head and said with a smile: "I don't know why, but I suddenly felt that the atmosphere was too embarrassing and wanted to be active." But then again, since I can't even remember my original name, why don't you give me a nice name, it must be good. ”
"Shall I get up?" looked at Veronica's appearance, and seemed a little embarrassed: "This, I can't do it well, and it's the hardest to name or something." ”
The boy said, "It's okay, you can pick up any one." You can't keep calling me 'sigh'. ”
The boy looked at Veronica a little expectantly. Veronica thought for a moment, then said, "That...... Then ...... It's called 'Reims'. Lance is a divine word that means the one who waits. Pretty good for you. ”
"Lance...... Reims...... Well, yes, it's good. Well, I'll be called that from now on, thank you, Veronica. Lance said with a smile.
"No thanks......" Veronica's shy face made Lance's heart on the side suddenly jump, a little intoxicated.
Veronica, however, quickly broke away from her shyness, as if she remembered something.
Veronica took out a yellow package from behind her. The cloth wrapped around it is beautiful, shining in the sunlight, reflecting a soft glow like the river on the side. The soft and delicate cloth surface is embroidered with beautiful patterns, like clouds in the sky, vivid.
"Here you go. Veronica handed the package to Lance and said, "This is what you were holding in your arms when I picked you up from the river." I think it should be something important to you. If you look at it, you might be able to remember your name. I don't need that name. ”
Lance slowly unbuttoned the package, and Veronica on the side also looked curiously, waiting to see what was inside.
As a result, when Lance opened it, he saw a broken one-handed sword inside. The blade of the broken sword was mutilated, and only about a third of the root remained. The gem-encrusted grooves on the hilt of the hilt are also empty. But even with a broken sword, Lance discovered something special about this sword.
Because there was no rust on its body, it looked like it had been newly cast. Although the sword body is simple, it is full of the beauty of lines, and the proportions in every place are not flawed at all, even if they are mutilated, they are not concealed. And the broken blade was carved with exquisite lines, as if it was a parasitic vine, which made the originally cold blade a little more alive. For some reason, the broken sword gave Lance a wonderful sense of intimacy. This made Lance feel as if the sword was alive.
Underneath the broken sword were a few books, but when Lance opened them, he found that they were all unrecognizable, just a few pieces of waste paper.
After seeing the contents inside, Veronica's eyes on the side seemed to flicker with doubt: "This package of yours is really strange, I originally thought that such a precious silk must be wrapped in something very mysterious." The result was such a broken sword, which was really unexpected. ”
Lance glanced at the slippery yellow square cloth that wrapped the broken sword, then took out the cloth and shook it, and asked a little surprised, "Is this cloth valuable?"
Veronica on the side quickly nodded vigorously and introduced, "That's right." This gorgeous cloth is called silk, and it is only available in the isolated Han Xia continent in the east. Neither we in the Veniante continent nor in the Norton continent in the north have this kind of silk. And on our side, you can only buy it every year through the market of Hanxia Pass. And the supply of silk is very small every year, and we have to exchange spices and precious stones from our side, so it is extremely precious. Only the royal families of a few kingdoms could afford it. When the Normanland Emperor appeared in the Temple of the Gods wearing a dress made of silk, it caused a sensation for a long time. Since then, silk has become popular. A piece of silk with a gorgeous pattern like yours can be sold for 100 gold crowns. ”
Lance asked with a puzzled face, "100 gold crowns, is it worth a lot?" ”
"It's not much, 100 gold crowns can buy a noble luxury estate, and many families may only earn 100 gold crowns in a lifetime. Our family is a knight, and he only earns 5 gold crowns in good years. Your piece of cloth is worth our family's income for 20 years. ”
"Ahem. When Lance heard this, he choked directly. Then he quickly folded it carefully, handed it to Veronica and said, "Veronica, I see you have a canvas bag with you, can you help me keep it first?"
Veronica was a little surprised: "I?, such a valuable thing, aren't you afraid that I will steal it?"
Lance smiled and said, "Don't be afraid, you saved my life, do you still care about this cloth?" and I believe in you, or you can not save me at all, and then run away with this piece of silk." ”
"Okay. Veronica took the silk, carefully put it in her small satchel, and said, "How are you? ”
Lance moved his body and said, "Well, after chatting for a while, my body has recovered a lot." You say. ”
"That...... You need to recuperate now, so it's best to take you back to my house to recuperate first. I don't think you have a place to live now. If you don't regain your memory, you can live in my house first, my grandfather shouldn't object. And my grandfather is a healer-knight, and he is better than me, so maybe he can cure you of your amnesia. But he just doesn't have a good temper. ”
Lance nodded and said, "Thank you so much, Veronica, I ......"
Veronica smiled and replied to Lance, "You don't have to thank me so much, I'm a healer." 'Helping the suffering, guarding justice' is the creed of us healers and knights. But there's one more thing, I ...... I don't know how to say ......."
Looking at Veronica's embarrassed expression, Lance asked, "What's wrong?"
"That. Veronica clenched her hands into fists in front of her chest, showed a hint of embarrassment and said, "Actually, I came out this time because the town where I live, Menice, has recently been harassed by the undead army under the command of the demons, and as a result, many villagers have been infected with the plague. To cure this plague, it is necessary to grow Naherni's magic grass in the hinterland of the Coast Mountains. But the hinterland of the Coast Mountains is now under the control of the demons, and it is very dangerous there. I'm afraid you'll have an accident if you go with me. So I thought if you could wait for me here. I'll come back and take you back when I'm done picking Nachni's magic grass over there. ”
When Lance heard it, he felt that something was not right: "No, I will go to danger, then it will be even more dangerous for you to go as a girl, why is there no one to accompany you?"
Veronica lowered her beautiful face, her hands kept pinching each other, and said with a hint of embarrassment on her face: "Grandpa is old, and the people in the village don't want to come to such a dangerous place with me, my friends in the garrison are too busy these days, and they don't have time." However, the situation is urgent, and the condition cannot be delayed, otherwise they will all become zombies. So...... So I snuck out on my own......"
"This ......" Lance listened to it, and admired this girl a little in her heart, her first reaction was that she was afraid that Lance was in danger, afraid that the villagers were in danger, not that she was in danger. This girl is too kind.
So Lance stood up and said, "That's okay, I'll just go with you." I'm a man, I can take care of you, and I still have a broken sword somewhat. As you said, 'Rescue the suffering, protect justice', this will be my Lance's creed in the future. Trust me to escort you safely. ”
With that, Lance picked Veronikara up with his uninjured right hand. Veronica was a little overwhelmed and said, "But your wounds! You just have to wait for me here. ”
As he spoke, Lance pushed Veronica forward with his right hand and said, "Let's go, I'm okay, although I don't know what the plague of the undead army is, but it sounds terrifying, so it's important to save the villagers." ”
"But......" Veronica said to Lance, who was pushing her forward, "but even if you want to find Nahney's Magic Grass, you should go in the direction behind you, not the way you go." ”
"This ......" Lance was stunned, but Veronica turned around and said with a smile, "Thank you for being with me." But to be honest, I'm really worried if I don't have you with me. ”
But at this moment, suddenly a sharp voice came: "You two can't go anywhere, Idiris's spies!"