Chapter Sixty-Nine: Memories of the Past

"It's raining. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"

Karl was in a chapel next to the Moonlight Fountain, looking out the door and muttering to himself.

At night, the starry sky is obscured by dark clouds, and this section of the road is not as brightly lit as other places, there are no street lights. Every now and then, a flash of lightning strikes to bring a glimmer of light, but it is even more eerie.

Karl sat on the threshold of the chapel, in a daze.

Even without the moonlight, the spring began to glow with a faint white light, and gradually rose, brighter and higher, and even pierced through the dense dark clouds, and a wisp of pure white moonlight sprinkled down from above, knocking out a hole in the heavy clouds and falling unhindered on the spring. It's like the only actor in the spotlight on a dark stage.

The water splashed with speckled particles of light, and the entire pool was like a huge multi-faceted crystal, reflecting the moonlight and illuminating the dark neighborhood.

So you don't need street lights.

The soft moonlight reflected on Carl, making him feel comfortable, and the opposing light and dark elements snuggled together like tame little animals.

A few drops of rain were blown into the eaves by the wind and stuck to Carl's face.

Carl wiped the few drops of rain with his hands, and the slightest coolness made Carl's mood even lower.

I still have a place to shelter from the rain, but I don't even know where Erin is.

At the beginning, he thought that as long as he arrived in the imperial capital, he would be able to find his sister, but this huge city made Carl feel a faint fear.

At a loss, he used the practice of spells as an excuse to escape himself, but today's events gave him some inspiration, and the Viscount's daughter ran away from home, so he went to the Mercenary Guild to post a missing person mission and post a missing person notice.

Maybe you can do the same.

The aristocratic lady wasn't too far away, though, so it was easy to find, but Erin could be anywhere in the city.

An old man in ordinary clothes came out of the church, saw the young man sitting on the threshold, and said, "If you want to shelter from the rain, come in and do it, the hall is still empty." ”

Karl turned his head, and the old man was dressed in an ordinary white priest's robe, simple to the point that there was no superfluous pattern, his old face was full of wrinkles, and his long beard hung down to his chest, like the most common old priest.

Shaking his head with a smile, Carl turned back: "I'm an elemental mage, and heaven and earth and rain are my friends. ”

"Young man, you seem to have something on your mind, can you tell the old man?" said the old priest, who also sat on the threshold, beside Karl.

The gentle words made Carl want to cry a little, and this old priest made Carl feel like the chief priest of Ed who made it his life's work to teach his students, and the old man's teachings Carl always remembered.

"It's a long story. Carl hugged his knees.

"Just take your time, old man, I have time. The old priest looked outside, "It's raining heavily tonight, and no one has come." ”

Carl nodded vigorously.

Where to start?

Fars City.

It was raining heavily, and 13-year-old Carl looked out the window with some concern, and when he looked back and saw Erin's sleeping little face, his heart settled down.

There is no difficulty that cannot be overcome. Little Carl secretly cheered himself up, put on his coat and hat, and resolutely left the dilapidated hut.

"Do you want to go out of the city on such a rainy day, little Carl?" asked the doorman standing by the gate.

"Yes, the red rice is ripe, and it will be harvested in these two days, and I must quickly put away the last wave, otherwise it will not be good to be soaked in the rain. Karl said.

"Go ahead, I'll be back before dark. ”

"Enough time. ”

However, Karl did not do it, his physical fitness was not good, and his thin clothes could not resist the cold winds that appeared from time to time in autumn, and unfortunately contracted the wind chill during the harvest of crops, Carl temporarily stored the rice in a log cabin on the edge of the field, ready to wait for the next rain to stop and come to pick it up.

He walked back in a groggy state, but before he could return to the city, he collapsed not far from the city gates.

When Erin woke up, she was a little scared to find that Carl was not there, but with her trust in her brother, she still stayed at home quietly, and in short, she couldn't cause trouble to her brother.

There is only one relative, my brother.

However, after noon, the sky began to darken, and Carl still did not return, and Erin gritted her teeth and ran out of the house in the rain, and her brother must have gone to harvest the crops, and she knew which route he usually took.

Not far from the city gate, a familiar figure was seen lying to the ground, and Erin screamed and lifted Carl up.

"I have a fever...... It's hot. What to do......" Erin's heart was full of fear.

Trying to carry Carl on his back and carrying him home little by little, his weight was still too heavy for a 12-year-old girl.

Moving back little by little, the soldiers at the city gate were also startled when they saw her and Carl on her back, and hurriedly came over to help, and only then did they successfully carry Carl home.

"Thank you. Erin thanked the two soldiers again and again.

"Carl is sick, you go to the Alchemist's Guild to see if there is any medicine. After the explanation, he left.

It is also that Karl's house is very close to this city gate, and these two soldiers are still very familiar with Karl.

Alchemy Guild, Alchemy Guild.

Erin rummaged through the corners of the house where the money was hidden, and found only four silver coins.

Grabbing the money, Erin hurried out of the house.

......

"The potion to cure the wind chill costs ten silver coins. The alchemy apprentice pointed to a sign on the counter, "The price is clearly marked." ”

"But, but I don't have that much money......" Erin was so anxious that she almost cried.

"Then there's no need to talk about it. The alchemy apprentice rolled his eyes, "It's not that I'm reluctant, if I cushion this time, next time someone says there is no money, what should I do?"

Erin gritted her teeth, "How can you agree?"

The alchemy apprentice looked at Erin's appearance, and he was also a little unbearable: "In this way, you go outside the city to find ten agave plants, and I will give you the potion." ”

The market price of an agave plant is also about the same as a silver coin per plant.

"Okay, okay. I'll go. Erin memorized the plant's physical features and hurried away.

......

Erin was only a 12-year-old girl, and she didn't have any knowledge of medicinal herbs, so it was almost impossible for her to pick ten agave.

Avoiding the puddle with one foot deep and one foot shallow, unable to avoid it and helpless, Erin searched around with her big cherry eyes, but found nothing.

The anxious and sad little girl didn't notice a raised stone under her feet, and she tripped and fell to the ground, muddy water mixed with rain staining her long white hair and small face.

The pain and exertion brought tears to Erin's eyes, but she struggled to her feet and continued her search.

Forced not to cry, because crying will consume more physical strength, Erin held on to the tree on the side of the road and walked forward little by little, and suddenly saw a lilac flower on the side of the road, Erin hurriedly ran over, squatted down to pick it off, and carefully put it in the small bag, this is the agave she was looking for.

As if fate had favored her, she had not gone long before the tequila was scattered in the woods one by two, and Irene counted them, and when she had counted to ten, she immediately ran to the city.

It can't be delayed for too long, or the Alchemy Guild will be closed.

By the time Erin arrived panting, the alchemist was about to close the door.

"I—I've found enough, enough agave. Erin gasped.

"Then give it to me. The alchemy apprentice shoved a potion into Erin's hand. He didn't care if Erin really found ten agaves, even if it was more than ten wild mountain flowers, he didn't care, just be a good person.

Erin carefully picked up the small bag, took out the lilac plants, and lined them up neatly on the counter.

The alchemy apprentice looked at these medicinal materials with some surprise: "These agaves are of good quality." ”

This high-quality agave can be bought for two silver coins per plant, so it is your own advantage.

After hesitating for a moment, he took a bottle of potion to Erin: "This external application, the effect of the two medicines together is better." ”

Erin thanked her again and hurried home.

After helping Carl up and feeding him the medicine to cure the wind and cold, he untied Carl's upper clothes, poured the external application potion on a towel, and wiped him well.

After setting Karl, the girl lay on the edge of the bed tiredly, sat on the ground, and fell asleep unconsciously.

Karl survived very smoothly, stroking the white hair of the sleeping girl, looking at the muddy water on her body that had not had time to wash away, his heart was full of love and pity.

Unbeknownst to Erin, although Carl was unconscious, he seemed to be by her side all the time, watching her and watching her run around for herself.

He saw it all.

It was a wonderful state, similar to the Eye of the Stars, but a little different.

............

......

Two years later, in the fall, Carl was 15 and Erin was 14.

"Brother, I'm a little uneasy......" Erin grabbed Carl's hand.

"Well, me too. Carl stopped as he was about to go out.

The smell of blood and fire came from the wind.

[Orc Sneak Attack!]

A terrible siren sounded from the other side of the city, and the crowd in the streets immediately rioted.

A dense rain of arrows fell from the sky, nailing several passers-by who couldn't dodge, and the blood stained the ground red, and Karl's eyes immediately contracted.

This is not a drill, this is a real war.

Or slaughter.

Flames were already burning on that side of the city.

Carl grabbed something casually, then squeezed Erin's little hand: "Let's go!"

Erin followed Carl and blended into the crowd.

Fortunately, Karl's house was very close to the city gate, and the two soldiers at the city gate were not mobilized to participate in the battle, but to maintain the retreat order.

"Don't crowd, line up to get out of town in order!"

Under the command of the soldiers, the citizens forced their fear to form two columns and walked out.

I can run away smoothly. Karl thought to himself.

But another rain of arrows completely disrupted the barely maintained order, especially when both soldiers were unfortunately hit by arrows and fell to the ground.

People no longer bothered, frantically crowded at the city gates, some wanted to return to find their relatives, and many more wanted to get out quickly.

Mess.

Carl and Ellie were squeezed around as the crowd flowed, and had to stay moving so as not to be pushed down.

At this time, to fall to the ground is to die.

Carl tugged at Ellie's arm tightly, not daring to separate her from himself.

Fortunately, he made it out of the city smoothly, and Carl also breathed a sigh of relief.

Several groups of refugees gathered, and a demoralized group of soldiers led the citizens to Lobito, the upper city of Fars, to take refuge.

But the enemies of humanity are not only orcs, but also monsters.

One night, the monster stormed the ranks of the refugees, and the crowd was chaotic again, not just one monster, but a herd.

The soldiers also fought on their own, and some of the refugees also stood up to fight against the monsters, but the refugee team was still divided into several pieces by the monsters.

By daylight the next day, the teams were no longer in contact with each other, so they had to go to Lobito City separately.

Carl and Erin were unfortunately separated.

Until now, I haven't seen each other again.

......

In this world, you are my only relative, and I will definitely protect you.

Well, I believe you, brother.

I've come to you, from the distant frontier to the bustling imperial capital.