Between the glaciers, light and dark are intertwined.

In the extremely cold world, there is a lonely magnificent mountain towering here.

It is like a giant connecting heaven and earth, and everything around it seems incomparably small compared to it. The majestic scenery of the solitary mountains is a declaration of nature, announcing the antiquity and majesty of the edge of the world.

At this moment, the sun has just risen in the east.

The snow in the mountains glowed silver in the early morning light, like a river of stars flowing in the mortal world.

But the mountain is too high and too big.

The frequent and changing mountain terrain makes it like a huge mountain kingdom.

In between the steep terrain changes, there are many places that are not covered with snow, revealing the color of this majestic mountain - black.

Whew-

The wind howled in the mountains.

Mixed with the chaotic flow of air, it can melt the snow in the mountains and occasionally freeze the beasts of the mountains.

A dark figure crawled in the cave on the top of the mountain.

With just one breath, the power of the drake beast will roam the Black Mountain, and it will be difficult for any living creature to survive here unless it allows it.

Whoa—

The drake's body shook slightly, and the earth and stones slid down the lair.

The master of the world was hidden in the darkness, and the huge yellow snake pupils stared into the distance with their backs to the rising sun.

Everything that happened on the other side of the world had long since disappeared into the long path of light scattered along with the long distance.

But the drake looked at the blue-white sky.

There is a condensation of fear and worry in his eyes that should not belong to the master of the world.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?"

At this moment, a small figure floated up from the bottom of the mountain.

He was respectful to the dragon beast and expressed concern for the master who had woken up early today.

"Your progress is going quite smoothly so far, why do you want to break away from the breathing rhythm of the world today and wake up early?"

The inner eye mask of the drake is closed vertically, and the outer eyelid covering black scales is closed horizontally.

It no longer looks into the distance.

He only responded in a low voice, but his voice was like the roar and roar of the mountains:

"In the West, there are humans entering my world again."

The figure at the entrance of the lair said with great certainty:

"You don't have to worry about that, there is only one way to die if a weak human dares to set foot here. Whether it is the past 100 years or the next 10 years, this is an iron law that will never change. ”

"Your top priority is to condense essentia advancement."

"No matter what threats and troubles you face, strength is fundamental, and Phase 8 can deal with any changes."

“……”

The drake didn't answer, but crawled in the lair, completely silent.

Its breathing became long again, and the bitter and chaotic winds of the mountains subsided.

See this scene.

The figure at the entrance of the lair nodded slightly, turned and headed down the mountain.

But the moment his figure disappeared on the top of the mountain, the dragon beast that seemed to be asleep suddenly opened its eyes, and there was a look of resentment flowing in the yellow snake pupils.

Powerful essentia is flowing inside this beast, but it chooses to hibernate.

…………

The other side.

After leaving the mixed land of the wasteland and the swamp, Lindsay and the girl he rescued set out on a new journey.

The two walked in a basin, documenting the prospect of the rift valley.

On a journey that was originally alone, adding a beautiful look is definitely a pleasing sight.

But where there are people, contradictions are inevitable.

They also quarrel under the common sense laws of this world.

Lindsay: "Didn't you ask me to give you a name?" Now that I've taken it, you're not satisfied. ”

Girl: "What do you mean by Link?" What does Zelda mean? I don't think these names are suitable for me and am very unhappy! ”

Lindsay: "What does that satisfying name look like?" ”

Girl: "What I like is what I like!" ”

“……”

"So what do you like?" Lindsay clenched her fists, just wanting to punch the beautiful face. "Neither can Elizabeth, neither can Kassandra, neither can Laura, neither can Tifa, neither can Bayonetta, nor can Samus!"

Lindsey took two quick steps forward.

His position is more than that of the black-haired girl riding on the back of the snow wolf, and he is out of sight and out of mind.

But the girl clearly didn't intend to let Lindsay go like that.

She jumped off the back of the snow wolf and ran in front of Lindsay, and as she retreated, she looked at the boy in front of her:

"Don't just give up? You say a few more. ”

"Maybe I'll have something to like right away."

Lindsay's evil starts in his heart.

He thought that the girl had been rescued from the treasure house of the black-scaled lizard dragon, and a story about the evil dragon came to mind.

"How about your name Smaug?"

"Sounds good." The girl's eyes suddenly lit up, but some instinct seemed to make her sense something again, "But I don't think it's a human name, huh?" ”

"Ahh

At this time, the girl who was retreating in front of Lindsay stepped on the stone without accident.

She slipped on her feet and immediately fell backwards.

Lindsay's reaction speed was definitely faster than the girl's fall, and he grabbed the opponent's slender arm waving in a panic, saving the tragedy of the girl's head hitting the ground.

Lindsey solemnly reminded:

"Remember to look at your feet when you walk."

The girl's ruby eyes looked at Lindsay, and the feelings in them were pure and sincere:

"Am I not looking at you?"

Lindsay: "......"

Lindsay was dumbfounded in an instant.

This amnesiac girl may not know the power of these words.

But for an adolescent boy, this answer is like coming out of the gym and encountering a takeaway at the door.

The destructive power is still a little too great.

The girl didn't care about such small details at all.

With Lindsay's help, she stood firm, kicked away the snow wolf that came over, and put one hand on Lindsay's shoulder.

The two hooked their shoulders and continued to rush forward like good brothers.

The girl said what she thought in the process of choosing the name:

"Lindsay, didn't you say that the language I speak is the language of beasts, not the lingua franca of man?"

Lindsey nodded:

"yes, I think it's probably because of the circumstances you were in before......"

"Stop, stop!" The girl directly interrupted Lindsay's explanation, "What we're talking about now is how to name me!" ”

Lindsay shrugged, and he completely shut up after wanting to find a companion to talk to on the road.

The girl smiled and confidently continued:

"My gut tells me that names and language should be an extended system."

"Now that I'm going to come up with a name, I should look for it in the laws of words and language, so the first thing I should learn is the lingua franca."

The more the girl talked, the more energetic she became.

In the end, she let go of the arm on Lindsay's shoulder, and even took the initiative to stop Lindsay in place, and the two met their eyes on the wasteland.

The girl's dark hair fluttered in the air, and her pure and joyful red pupils reflected the gold of the morning sun, and she looked at her companion in front of her:

"Lindsay, use the lingua franca."

"What word comes to mind when you first see me?"

(End of chapter)