Chapter 4, The Day the Sleeping Lion Wakes Up!
Incomparable chaos, boundless darkness, but in the darkness there was a faint brilliance flickering, and many faces flashed before him, shattered, disappeared, and then faintly reappeared, seemingly forever, endlessly......
I don't know how long it took, Peng Hua vaguely felt a faint smell, it was an aroma, no, it was a kind of heat, no, both, there seemed to be a warm liquid, flowing into his mouth, with umami and heat, making him feel a familiar taste in his mouth that he had not tasted for a long time, and at the same time, his stomach seemed to start ringing, what is this feeling?
The haze in front of me gradually dissipated, and a real feeling returned to my body, which was no longer different from the previous ethereal and illusory, it was a very practical, very practical thing---- I was hungry, well, it seemed that I was still lying down, well, is someone feeding me water? No, it's soup?
His eyes gradually opened, he became familiar with the light, and the scene in front of him gradually became clearer, and the first scene that entered Peng Hua's eyes was the wooden curved brackets that staggered overhead, oh, it seemed to be a tent? The gray tarpaulin with patches, two hammocks nearby, and there seemed to be a few weapon racks, etc.? Someone was supporting himself on the left? He turned his head as sharply as he could, but he directly touched a soft object, warm, well? It was a human face? Their cheeks were colliding together!
"Right...... I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention, I'm sorry. Peng Hua hurriedly apologized, but the other party's performance greatly surprised Peng Hua.
It was a delicate face, a girl's face, with short brown hair and bangs, a delicate nose and long eyelashes, and slightly thicker lips and a pointed chin, she was very close to Peng Hua, very close, Peng Hua could feel her breathing, and the heat emanating from her cheeks. Her skin was not very white, and there were many freckles on her cheeks and the bridge of her nose, which were red and hot for surprise or something, but they added a sense of life and loveliness. And her big round brown eyes in the shape of an apricot kernel showed a kind of surprise, a kind of sluggishness, and seemed to have a sense of joy, staring at Peng Hua as if she was stunned.
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to, I, wanted to ask...... Where is this now?" Peng Hua was a little nervous, his face turned red, and he had to apologize again and ask about the situation again.
The freckled girl's eyes widened, and with a snap, the wooden bowl in her hand fell to the ground, and the hot bacon soup was scattered all over the ground, and she stared at Peng Hua with an incredible look, and then hurriedly pulled up her sleeves and twisted it hard with one hand on her other arm.
"Ah, it hurts! It's not a dream!" the freckled girl with a warped nose furrowed her eyebrows and whispered to herself, and then, with a puzzled and happy expression, said softly to Peng Hua, "Brother Hyde...... No, no, young lord Hyde, no, no, Hyde-Your Excellency...... You actually spoke...... No...... Wait, can you repeat what you just said?" her lips trembled violently with excitement, almost unable to organize words, but an expression of incomparable joy appeared more and more clearly on her face, making her face even redder.
"I ...... I'm sorry, but I want to ask you, what is this, what is this place? Wait? What's your name, what's it called? I still seem to have some impressions? It seems to be Lala?"
Peng Ming carefully looked at the girl in front of him, she was about sixteen or seventeen years old, wearing a short white turban on her head, with a red water drop and wing mark, with short bangs, and two long braids curled at the back. She was not tall, slightly thin, and wore a long white cotton dress, a thick fur vest that was worn over the outside, and the tight sleeves were marked with red droplets, and the cuffs were covered with black cloth covers. A few small bags hung from a thick leather belt, short black leather boots were worn on his feet, and fur sheaths were also worn on his calves and knees. The whole thing looks like a nurse---- and so on, what is a nurse? What is this name? Why can't I remember it?
Peng Hua's mind was in a mess, he felt as if he had seen this girl somewhere, and seemed to know her name as "Lala". Moreover, there is a rather intimate feeling that seems very familiar. But --- problem was that he couldn't remember who he was!
"Yes, I'm Lara, Brother Hyde...... No...... Sir Hyde, you are finally able to speak, and you can still say my name, this is the first time you have said my name......! Very happy! So happy! This must be ...... God's gift!"
The girl named Lala spoke staccato words to Peng Hua excitedly, her whole body was shaking in ecstasy, and she clasped her hands in front of her chest and prayed, "What great god has given you such a gift!
"Lala, I just seemed to have had a dream, a long dream, it seems to have many things, but I can't remember." Peng Hua replied to the girl in front of him with some apologies, he tried to search in his confused mind, but he could barely remember anything except the one that seemed to be his name, Peng Hua, as if he had seen many people, but who were they?
After a short period of hard work, finally, a name gradually emerged in Peng Hua's mind, this is the only thing he remembers clearly now, so, looking at the expectant face of the girl in front of him, he said the name without thinking, "It seems to be - Mirmidia - the Valkyrie of wisdom?"
"Grandpa! Come here! Brother Hyde has regained his senses! The radiance of the wise Valkyrie shines on him!"
As soon as Peng Hua's words fell, the girl in front of her immediately cheered in ecstasy, and then turned around, and ran out quickly while shouting, she ran so fast that she knocked down a few folding stools and a basin, making the small tent a mess.
"Is it that I speak to make people happy like that? Didn't I even speak before? I couldn't have been a fool before, was --- I?
Peng Hua involuntarily asked himself, he was really a little confused, but since he woke up, let's get up. He had already found that he was lying on a relatively wide wooden folding bed, covered with a thick silver-gray fur, and wearing a long-sleeved shirt that seemed to be very fine woolen blue, and if he looked closely, he could see that the cuffs and chest were embroidered with a white sword and a wolf's head crossed with a gorgeous coat of arms, and the workmanship was quite good, but some were old, and there were traces of sewing. Under the bed was a pair of suede leather boots, the toe of which was inlaid with a carapace-shaped metal plate, and the wooden bowl was thrown aside, and the bacon soup flowed all over the floor, but fortunately, the boots did not get wet.
On the shelf next to the bed hung two short fur coats, both with puffed shoulders and equally puffed sleeves with longitudinal stripes. It's a little weird, but it looks okay. A piece of chain mail and a set of plate armor are placed on the shelf, this set of plate armor is silver, with pale gold patterns on the edge, and the cuirass and shoulder armor are engraved with reliefs of the head of a roaring white wolf, the workmanship is quite exquisite, and it is very new and shiny, which makes Peng Hua quite appreciative and wants to wear it to see, but a person seems to be unable to put it on himself, so he can only give up first and put on the coat first!
Peng Hua put on his coat, found a belt from the shelf and tied it, put on his boots, and then found a big sword from the weapon rack that looked pleasing to the eye and took it, feeling full of strength, except that he couldn't remember who he was, everything seemed to be beautiful.
"Judging by the furnishings in this tent, I seem to be a knight? Judging from the armor and clothes, I may still be a little ranked? Who is that girl named Lala? Why does she feel so affectionate? She seems to be familiar with me? She still calls me the young master? Am I a nobleman? Wait, what is a nobleman? It seems to mean status? Damn, my brain is in a mess again, and I can't remember it! Forget it! The sun is shining through the cracks in the tent, it seems to be a good weather, so let's go out and have a look!"
Peng Hua stopped thinking nonsense, pushed open the curtain of the tent, and strode out, the sun shining on his eyes, a little dazzling, he blinked slightly, familiar with the bright sunlight and a little cold air. Then he began to look at this world that seemed familiar, but also seemed strange.
It was about a military camp of no small size, arranged on a high ground, nay, it seemed more like a hospital or a baggage supply point, for there were many wounded soldiers in bandages outside, and women with similar surnames to some Lala, some chatting, some cooking things, drying sheets. There were not a few horses to be seen, but there were many four-wheeled carriages and ox carts, as well as camels, most of which had unloaded their cattle and quietly let them graze beside them.
The camp consisted of large and small white, grey, and green tents, in groups of three or five, enclosed by wooden fences in a neat checkerboard layout, separated by wide or narrow roads. Peng Hua's tent is one of the groups, located on a higher slope with a good view. At the intersections of the road, there are different long flags, including red droplets and wings in the white zone, blue flags embroidered with white wolves, and many other colorful flags decorated with different coats of arms, but the most white ones. In the distance, you could see two tall rammed earth walls, with guards standing guard on them, and what seemed to be some light artillery, which was about the outer wall of the camp, and a small river flowing farther through the camp, the gray-yellow plains and hills, scattered with some bushes, up to the horizon.
"Young Master, Young Master, is it you?" An old and powerful voice, but with incomparably surprised and joyful voice, accompanied by a burst of eager footsteps, suddenly sounded in Peng Hua's ears. At the sound of this voice, a burly old man wearing dark red armor, a wide-brimmed red hat with white feathers, a gray beard, and a slanted scar on his face, ran over with the freckled, upturned nose girl Lala. The old man ran very fast, rushed to Peng Hua in a few steps, grabbed Peng Hua's shoulder, looked Peng Hua up and down, and his eyes seemed to shine. This made Peng Hua a little embarrassed, but the strange thing was that the old man's face gave Peng Hua such a cordial and familiar feeling, as if he was his closest relative.
"Young Master, is this really you, put it on yourself?" The old man's gray beard shook excitedly, and even the scars on his face turned red, but he said such a sentence that made Peng Hua feel strange.
"Well, I put it on myself, Uncle Loren, is there anything strange about this?" Peng Hua subconsciously replied, it was really strange, he didn't know what was going on, as if he knew the name of this old man, and said it casually, as if it was a very familiar name in his heart.
"Ah, O Mirmidia, the great Valkyrie of wisdom! Sixteen years, sixteen years, have you heard my prayers to you? Have you finally shone the great grace of God into the body of my good young lord Hyde? O great Lord of Wisdom! Accept the salute to you, my small but pious warrior, Loren Pranco!"
Two lines of hot tears flowed from the deep eye sockets of the white-bearded and white-haired old man, and he suddenly fell to one knee in front of Peng Ming, and reverently admired the great Valkyrie. But Peng Hua couldn't afford it--- an old man who could probably be his grandfather, kneeling in front of him, what would this look like! He hurriedly squatted down, held the old man's hands, and planned to help the old man up.
"Uncle Loren, what is it that makes you so excited? Peng Hua looked at the familiar and unfamiliar face of the old man in front of him, and said in as polite and cordial tone as possible. At this time, he found that one of the old man's hands was made of bronze, and there was a little mechanism that could be moved, which made Peng Hua a little surprised.
"O young lord Hyde, you have indeed recovered, you have regained your wisdom! Ah! How glad the noble Lady Anna, your good mother, would have been to see you today! O may her holy soul rest in heaven in heaven! Sixteen years! Noble Lady Anna, your faithful knight Old Loren, have lived up to your trust!"
The tall bronze-handed old man named Loren looked at Peng Hua's face, suddenly hugged Peng Hua, and cried violently, his arm was so powerful and so warm, it almost made Peng Hua breathless, but it was kind and familiar, like a father's or grandfather's hug......
"Uncle, you ...... I'm so excited. By the way, you just called me Hyde, but I seem to remember, I don't seem to have that name. Peng Hua helped the old man to stand up together, he made up his mind, and finally broke free from the old man's hand, and asked the excited old knight.
"Young Master Hyde, of course your name is Hyde, where is there any other name!" Old Loren's voice suddenly became louder, almost roaring!
"Your full name is Hyde Midenherland, a descendant of the great House of Middenherland, the noble son of the brave Elector of Midenherland, Count Enrique, and the noble Princess Anna of the Duchy of Tyril! The name Hyde was given to you by your kind and noble mother, Princess Anna, and it means lion in the Tyrillic language, which contains your mother's love and expectation for you! How can you forget her ...... for you! O motherly love of fists!" At this, the old knight choked up with excitement.
"This ...... Well, Uncle Loren, I seem to have heard you say this, but I'm really a little confused now, I can't remember, wait, I seem to remember......"
In the face of this excited old knight, Peng Hua's mind was also in chaos, indeed, when the old man mentioned the names "Enrique" and "Anna", there was immediately some influence, and a sense of familiarity emerged from his mind, but the former only brought him a sense of nervousness, even fear, while the latter's name made him feel extremely cordial, warm, and even dimly felt the gentle face of a loving and beautiful woman, what was going on? Are they his own parents? But why can't they remember? But why, do I remember that my name in my dim memory is --- "Peng Hua"?
"Young Master Hyde, you may have been in a coma for too long, and you have suddenly received the great blessing of the goddess, and you are too surprised, so you are a little unconscious. It's okay, I brought a mirror, you can take a look at it and think about it. Seeing Peng Hua's chaotic appearance, the upturned girl named Lala relieved herself in time, grabbed Peng Hua's hand, and handed Hyde a glass mirror with an oak trim and a curly grass pattern.
"This is me?" A young face appeared in the mirror, it was the face of a young man about ten years old, with long dark golden hair that was fluffy and boiling like flames and dark blue eyes as deep as the ocean, a high nose bridge, and a smooth chin, it should be said that he was quite handsome, but in those dark blue eyes, he was full of confusion, incomprehension, melancholy, and seemed to have a kind of innocence?
Peng Hua looked at himself in the mirror, but this made Peng Hua feel a vague strangeness and confusion, he always felt that this face did not seem to be his appearance, he didn't seem to be so handsome, but ---- who could it be? Isn't this a ridiculous question?
"Are you really sleepy? Not only have you forgotten your parents, you have forgotten your name, and you don't even know your own face? A dignified man, or some kind of nobleman, you should stop being ashamed in front of the old man and the little girl!
In fact, Peng Huaping is a hearty and decisive person, otherwise he would not have resolutely acted bravely in the previous life, so that he died tragically. Although he has now almost lost all the memories of his previous life, his basic surname has not changed much, the previous hesitation, confusion, is completely because of amnesia and excessive impact, when he has made up his mind now, he quickly made a decision--- forget the cranky thoughts in the dream, accept this real reality, people, can you live by dreaming?
"Miss Lala, thank you so much for the reminder, I remember that my name is Hyde. Just now, because I dreamed too much and was not conscious, I said a lot of nonsense, please forgive me. Peng Hua ----No, he is now Hyde, politely thanking the little girl with a cocked nose. Then, he solemnly bowed to the old knight in crimson armor, and said apologetically;
"Dear Uncle Loren, I was really confused just now, maybe I was in a coma for too long, and I couldn't even remember my parents and my own names clearly, which is really shameful, which makes me deeply ashamed. However, I do have some unclear memories at the moment, Uncle Loren, please tell me about my lost memories. ”
"This ---- young lord Hyde, you are so knightly! I can't afford this old Loren! You have regained your senses, in fact, these things are easy to remember...... But since you have given an order to me, your mother and your loyal knight of the guard, of course I will carry it out! Hey, Lala, go and get some ale, and let me and the young master celebrate this glorious day blessed by the Valkyries!"
The old knight named Loren looked at Hyde's polite gesture and hesitated slightly, but soon his hesitation gradually turned into joy, ecstasy, and happiness made his white beard curle, and he went to move a folding stool and asked Hyde to sit down, and he sat down on a small bundle of wood, his eyebrows fluttered, and he --- to Peng Hua, no, now a descendant of the family of Middenherland, the brave Elector of Midenrique, and the noble son of Princess Anna of the Duchy of Tyril, Hyde von Midenherland, told the long story of the world... …
This day is the 27th day of October in the year 2880 of the Old World Sigmar era. On this day----, which later became the day of the 27th October of the 2880th year of the 2880 A.D., the great god lion and the savior of the future empire, Hyde von Midherland, woke up from a long dream on the banks of the Usko River south of Kislev!
The curtain has been opened, the characters have appeared, the history of the old world has quietly turned a new page, the favor of the gods has been forgotten in the rush of memory, the resentment of the previous life has long since passed with the wind, the light of the morning star has risen on the banks of the Usko River in late autumn, since then Peng Hua has ceased to exist, only the lion of the Midland--- Hyde will begin to write his history! It is a long ......river with blood and fire, with affection and love, with frost, wind and rain and a thousand waves;