Chapter 2 Andrey
Although he survived a thrilling difficulty, Ed was immediately faced with a new task in front of him, and he had a message on behalf of the old knight.
"Although generally speaking, this kind of errand task is only at the level of a novice village, but I want to let my family give you the daughter-in-law who has just arrived to exorcise evil spirits, which is really a bit lacking in morality, and this is a bit difficult!"
At this time, the night power, the fall of the virgin is generally considered to bring ominous bad luck, and only the strong lord has the strength to resist, which is generally a symbol of the lord's life and death for his people, and few people really fulfill this dedication. If the nobles have a favorite woman, they can attract a lot of money by hooking their fingers, and they don't have to be responsible, and it is a big trouble to be locked up in a small dark room with the bride for one night in an open and honest way, in case an illegitimate child pops up when the inheritance of the territory is inherited one day.
Of course, the concerns of the bastard child are not in the old knight, but Ed searches the memory, in recent years, no one dares to get married with great fanfare, they all do things secretly, for fear of attracting the attention of the lord and causing trouble, this time maybe it was stimulated by the war, and the Harvey family at the head of the village actually violated this taboo, and it really attracted the covetousness of the lord.
"I'm a butterfly in the storm now, I can't help myself!" Eddard had no choice but to take on this drudgery, as for the three strangers who were told by the young man, according to the old knight's moody temper, this time I am afraid that he has already stepped into the ghost gate on half a leg, and it is no longer a worry that he needs to consider.
Along the way, people kept pointing at the boy, and several former playmates whispered hello to Ed, and their voices were as small as mosquitoes. Edco has no interest in messing around with these fox friends anymore, so it's important to complete the mission first and get rid of the old knight's attention.
As soon as the smoke slipped away, Ed went straight to Harvey's house, the village was not big, and it would be there in a while. Harvey's family is a relative of the village chief, and a few years ago for the marriage of the only son in the family, he specially invited someone to expand a small courtyard next to the mansion, the courtyard wall is almost two people high, Ed remembers, when he came to help, he also saw that people specially sprinkled a lot of broken iron nails on the wall, it was enough to guard against some wandering thieves, but unfortunately it could not stop the lord's physical requirements.
Ed sighed in his heart, buried his head in the door but was stopped by someone, Ed tried to distinguish the identity of the other party, this person is slightly older than himself, wearing a light half-body armor is rare in the village, with short blond hair and bright eyes, staring at the young man who is about to enter, it is his former rival Andre.
"Ed, my cousin got married tonight, you kid with his own strange illness stay away, you're welcome to get closer to me!" Andre raised the saber at his waist, and without pulling out the sheath, he put a head on Ed's chest, stopping the teenager from breaking in. At this time, he only hoped that the boy would leave as soon as possible, so as not to delay his business, and he did not mean to probe too much about Ed being unconscious in the square in the afternoon.
Andre is the son of the village chief's family, it is said that he once went to the big city to break through, and he is extraordinary, and after he comes back, he is the only guy in the village who can stabilize Ed's head, one of these two is the son of the village chief's family, and the other is a poor boy without a father and mother.
Ed's soul has changed people, and he just wants to leave as soon as he finishes his errands.
"Andre, I'm not here to ask you what you have to do today, old Bandy asked me to pass a message, let the bride go to his place to report after dark, I have reached the word, and there is nothing to do with me later!" After speaking, Ed turned around and wanted to leave, he didn't want to wade in this troubled water again.
"Wait, you can't run, come with me, go see old Bandy. As soon as he heard that Ed had come for this matter, Andre was not ready to let him go, and in a flash, he walked around the young man, and the saber that was originally against his chest slashed through a circular arc and came out of the sheath halfway, and the sharp blade was on Ed's neck.
Ed didn't expect Andre to do anything if he didn't agree, and looked at the sharp weapon reflecting the afterglow of the sunset and had to dispel the idea of staying out of the matter, "Alas, why am I so unlucky, I was compared with a sword twice tonight, it seems that the top priority is to find a guy who can take advantage of it." ”
"What's the use of you going to see him, you're not a bride! don't think you're going to do anything with those two hits, if I hadn't been defenseless, you wouldn't have had a chance to sneak up on him. "Ed doesn't want to be buried on the spur of the moment.
"Hmph, how can I sneak attack if you have precautions, don't talk nonsense, I have my own way. Today is the first day of the wedding, and as is customary, the bride's first night must be dedicated to God, and damn old Bandy will have to wait until tomorrow if he wants to do anything!" said Andre menacingly.
After a moment of silence, Ed had to admit that this excuse was okay, although the old knight didn't care about breaking the old conventions for a moment, but he was extremely devout to the gods, and most of the people's fat and ointment looted from the territory every time were donated to the local church, and if you look at the church that has been renovated five times in three years, you can see that even a small church that was almost abandoned is now stuffing the entire village into it.
"Damn old Bandy!" Ed cursed at the thought of having to face this god-believing demon again.
"Damn old Bandy!" Andre was also unhappy in his heart, as soon as the old knight's speech was over today, he rushed back and blocked the door in advance, and his heart has been preparing how to deal with what might happen, although he is prepared, but whether this reason can work depends on the will of God.
A curse seemed to bring back a bit of their old friendship, and having a common object of hatred was enough to bring the two teenagers closer. André put away his half-unsheathed sword, and Ed had no attempt to escape, and the two left silently, and across the door, the Harvey family was drinking loudly, both to celebrate their wedding and to use spirits to drive away the fear of tomorrow's war.
Two teenagers with their own hearts walked side by side, and Ed kicked away the pebbles that stood in his way, breaking the silence first. "We'd better not rush to go, the old guy is catching a few deserters, and it's too early to go, just in time to meet him and kill the red eye, and your good plan won't have a chance to show. As for the details of the deserter, Ed was not interested in saying it, just as Andre was thinking about his own thoughts, he looked up at the gradually setting sun, and slowly spoke.
"When I was nine years old, my father sent me to Ovalé's relative's house to serve as an attendant for one of the knight guards under the city lord, and it took me three years to curry favor with him while cultivating psionic energy, and finally got the opportunity to receive the enlightenment of a high-ranking knight. Who knew that the next day the knight I served was punished for accidentally offending the lord of the city, and when he came back he whipped me severely, saying that I had brought him bad luck. Later, I learned that the news of the mad king's death had reached the city that day, and that the knight happened to be on shift and became the castle lord's punching bag, and I became the knight's punching bag. After that, I lay in a hospital bed for a year, and I missed the age when I could receive enlightenment and gain knightly strength. The tone was calm, but it was full of helplessness.
On this continent, people who have practiced the psionic mind method must undergo the enlightenment ceremony presided over by the high-level knight before the age of 12, and the spiritual power of their cultivation will be stimulated by a breakthrough, otherwise this power will always be in a state of nothingness, which the master can feel, but it cannot play any role. Ed silently recalled in his heart what he had heard from his uncle in the tavern.
Andre is one year older than himself, and he is exactly 18 years old this year, although his body is good at this time, he has not even practiced the lowest level of mental techniques, let alone the enlightenment of high-level knights, and he can still mix in this small village, and it will be completely useless to meet a real master.
Not paying attention to the silent young man beside him, Andre clenched his fists, his eyes were red, and his thoughts seemed to return to the time when he was in bed to recuperate, and continued: "Just because of a coincidence, I have no chance to become a master in my life, do you know what it means to have no knight-level strength? If a rich businessman offends the powerful, he has to go bankrupt to buy a life, and he has to go away. Not to mention a petty official like my father, even the son of a city lord, if he didn't get the power through guò enlightenment, he would be reduced to a commoner. In this world, power is a qiē!"
Exhaled a deep breath of heat and glanced at Ed, who was silent beside him, Andre smiled self-deprecatingly, regardless of whether he understood it or not, he didn't dare to say these words to his disappointed father, he had been holding it in his heart for a long time.
"Then you shouldn't be in trouble, old Bandy is also a knight-level person, is he better than those guys in the city?" Ed said.
"Although the old Bandy is thirsty for killing, he is not without brains, you fainted this afternoon, I didn't hear it, it is said that the Ingier troops who will fight tomorrow may have only one knight to lead the team, they underestimate the old Bandy, how to say that they are also old knights who have participated in the war in the north. When the time comes, he will drag the other horseman, and we must do our best to kill the soldiers on the opposite side, and then use it as cannon fodder to consume the strength of the other horseman, so you and me, who are the second strongest and strongest in cannon fodder, still have a little value. Andre finally laid out his plan with Pan, but the most important thing he didn't say yet.
According to the rules laid down by our Roland Kingdom five hundred years ago, the bride must dedicate the first night to the god who protects her, the second night to the lord who protects her, and the third night to serve her husband. What excuse can you come up with tomorrow?" Ed asked, the last question in his mind.
"Ah, who knows what happened at that time. At the last rays of the sunset, the blonde boy helplessly spread his hands and said an unbelievable explanation.
Ed paused, turned his head sideways, and watched his companion walk past him, as the sun sank into the mountains and darkness covered the land.
"Is this guy, is that what he thinks!" Ed found himself overlooking a big matter that was close at hand, "He thinks that everyone will die in tomorrow's war!"