Chapter 5: The Legend of Miss Winny
Fayl was distracted for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he realized that a pair of different eyes were looking at him with a smile, and it turned out that Dierlando did not know when he woke up. Ignoring Fayer's hostile gesture of suddenly lowering the curtain, Deirlandor yawned and stretched a huge stretch. Then he took out the skin eye patch from his bosom and put it on.
He jumped out of the hammock, looked around the pile of food at his feet, picked a few pleasing fruits, wiped them on his clothes, and began to eat them.
There was a rustling of footsteps in the distance, and it turned out that someone was coming. Achille muttered words as he played with a short sword. After a while, tiny flames erupted from the dancing blade, and Achille was overjoyed and hurriedly rushed over with his sword.
"Master, boss! look~~~ I finally attached the flame technique to the sword! I must be very majestic to use this to cut people in the future!" But as soon as he relaxed his mental strength, the tiny flame on the blade of the sword jumped and went out. There was only a wisp of smoke left, proving that he had indeed successfully completed a magic fusion just now.
"Hmm...... Yes, next time you need to concentrate your mind more. Its practical sword and magic are the same, your will is the most important. Those who are not strong enough in their minds will not be able to hold the weapon in their hands. Dearlando patted Achille on the shoulder approvingly, encouraged the boy, and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Achille patted his head and remembered what was going on: "The head of the regiment wants me to ask you to discuss it, saying that a new program will be arranged according to the mayor's request." And she prepares afternoon tea for you and calls you to have a snack. ”
When Fayer heard this, he lifted the curtain and slipped out of the carriage. Then he threw a small scroll of paper to Achille, snorted coldly, and went to the place where Zoya's carriage was parked.
Achille opened the scroll and realized that it had just been written in charcoal, a slight modification of the pyrophonic spell to make it more compatible with metal. Achille shouted happily, "Master Xiexie! ”
"Go, go, go~" Diarlando sent Achilli away, looked at the large pile of various foods under his feet, and muttered: "I can only solve it quickly......" He stretched out his hand and made a grabbing motion, and the food on the ground floated up with his gestures, gathering together.
Then Dearrando made another movement of clenching his fingers, and a small bright light flashed, and the mountain of food suddenly disappeared, leaving behind a gray ball the size of a fingertip.
Dearlando stretched out his hand, and the gray balls flew into his palm, and he swallowed them in a bored gulp. Although this method of eating is more efficient, it also contains a lot of impurities.
The energy provided by raw ingredients that have not been carefully processed is not of high quality, and it is completely impossible to appreciate the deliciousness of the food, so it is really a last resort. Diarlando shook his head helplessly, waved away a few animals that were still about to deliver food, and turned around and walked towards the place where Zoya had parked his carriage.
By the time he reached Zoya's carriage, there were already four or five members of the regiment sitting on the ground. Zoya's carriage was the largest and most luxurious in the group. At this moment, two deck chairs were placed in the open space in front of the carriage, and Fayer unceremoniously occupied a rattan chair, and Diarlando, who was late, could only choose to sit on the ground or stand.
Without the slightest hesitation, Diarlando walked directly to the small table with the freshly baked pumpkin bacon pie, sat down on the floor, found the most effortless position, and began to eat the pie. The golden cheese is covered with salty bacon and sweet and soft pumpkin, and the fluffy pie crust is rich and delicious. Dearlando ate one in satisfaction, and immediately reached for the basket again.
The chef of the regiment, Aunt Rum, makes things that are simply full of magic, and maybe a good chef can really infuse her magic into the elaborate food. Every time he eats something delicious, the young dragon's soul seems to purr with joy, so for such a delicacy, Deirlandor is always the one who comes.
Zoya's seat was still empty, and the people sitting around him were all in the performance with a heavier role, so Fayle didn't say anything, he was responsible for the lighting, fireworks, and illusions of the whole performance, and he was the chief magician of the whole troupe, so he sat on another rattan chair, and everyone didn't dare to say anything.
Sitting in Zoya's chair were two good shooters, Cavram and Domon. Guarding the other side of the dim sum basket was a skinny man who was proficient in jiu-jitsu and Sugong fighting, Dan, nicknamed Skinny Monkey, who was said to be a Sugong man.
Sitting furthest was the first animal trainer of the regiment, the giant Radardu, who was more than seven feet ten inches (about 2.38 meters) tall, and wielded a huge iron axe, the face of which was the size of a table, and he often played the role of a monster, a barbarian, and a great demon king.
After a while, Zoya shook her fan and came over with a thin old man, who was dressed in a purple robe, and with the wrinkles on his face, he looked like a dried eggplant. The two of them were still discussing as they walked.
This old man has the title of know-it-all in the circus, from the model of a nail to the construction of stage props, he decides and plans, and the members of the troupe respectfully call him the head of Lanli. In the possession of the mayor was a leaflet about the legend of Miss Winnie, and underneath the leaflet was a volume of his own notes, which he had scribbled with Zoya as he discussed it.
Luna followed them and pulled two stools. However, the thin old man ignored the stool, walked directly to the side of the big tree, nailed his handscroll to the trunk with a thumbtack, and hung up a long roll of papyrus. Then he turned to look at the crowd and asked, "Who knows the legend of Miss Winny?"
"I know!" Luna moved another stool to Deirlando's side, and was about to sit down, when she jumped up to answer the question. Most of the people in the group were busy setting up tents for most of the day, and the only ones who had the opportunity to enter the city were Diarlando, Achille, Luna, and Fayer. Luna, who had a lot of fun along the way, had long pestered Diarlando to read her the legend of Miss Winnie. When someone asked at the moment, she immediately wanted to show off.
Originally, it was just to introduce a topic, but Luna wanted to perform so actively that the serious Lan Li manager couldn't help but show a smile, he nodded and said, "Then you can tell everyone about it." ”
Luna and Achille were orphans in the High Blue City, and lived on the outside for more than a year before joining the circus by chance. From the beginning of being afraid of life and few words to the current lively and cheerful, Luna's transformation is in the eyes of everyone. So for this little flower that is gradually regaining its sunshine and vitality in the circus, everyone likes it very much.
"Uh-huh~" Luna cleared her throat in a pretentious manner, and then began to speak eloquently.
"Once upon a time, this was a barren land with a small barren village and a dozen families. Every year, they struggle to survive on the poor-tasting potatoes, peas and corn produced here.
Originally, there was almost no water here, and all the people had to go to a far, far place to fetch water, and the scorching summer sun would often dry up and crack the fields, and the cold winds of winter would come early, frostbitten the grain that had not yet been harvested.
In order to make a living, the people in the village often have to go hunting in the mountains and forests outside the village, hoping to catch some prey and survive the difficult days. Miss Winny's father was one of the best hunters in the village, the most courageous and the best at archery, and always able to catch a great deal of prey. And he has a very good heart, and every time he will distribute his prey to those who can't open the pot in the house.
But one year, when the weather was particularly cold, the crops were scarce, and even wild animals were scarce, Mr. Winney went into the mountains where he had never been before, hoping to find more prey to feed his family.
But this time, after he left, he never returned, and the anxious family waited for five days and five nights, and on the sixth day a dark raven flew to their door with the dragon's order. The hunters of the village invaded the dragon's territory, and the enraged dragon demanded that the people of the village sacrifice a beautiful young virgin to appease its anger, or else raze the village and eat all the people.
The people of the village panicked, and they blamed Mr. Winnie and his family, completely forgetting the favor they had received. Miss Winnie has no brother or younger brother, and only a frail mother in the family, and under the pressure of everyone, Zuihou is the only one who follows the raven into the vast mountains. ”
Zoya and Lan Li exchanged a look, and then looked at the flyer in his hand, the legend printed on the small leaflet was only more than a hundred words, how could there be so much content that Luna said. Then the two of them turned their attention to the successful snatching of Zuihou from the "skinny monkey" Diarlando. Noticing the sight of the two, Diarrando shrugged as he ate, apparently Luna heard the refueling version of Diarrando, but it was much more interesting than the dry words on the flyer.
Miss Winnie followed the shadow of the raven, and walked for a short time in the vast snow, when she came to a place as warm as spring. She saw the terrible dragon and her father, who was locked in a cave. The dragon lived a lonely life for a long, long time, accompanied only by crows and ugly goblins every day, and was happy to see the living. So it plans to devour Miss Winnie in one bite, devouring her soul, and keeping her with itself forever.
But the brave Miss Winnie did not panic, and said to the dragon, 'Great dragon, I am so excited to see you, may I do a dance for you?'
The dragon was lonely for a long time, thinking that it could be eaten at any time anyway, and Weishenme didn't look at her dancing and eating?
So Miss Winnie danced all night, and the dragon, attracted by Miss Winny's dancing, did not kill her at once, but offered her delicious food, so that Miss Winny had a full meal and a good night's sleep. The next day, Miss Winnie sang a beautiful song for the dragon for another day, and the dragon listened to it with great relish, and began to find it much more interesting to live than to eat. So it asked, 'O man, are the people of your village as interesting as you?'
Miss Winny said: 'Of course, we celebrate the harvest festival, everybody sings and dances, and the whole village comes alive, and you can go with me to see it.' But you have to become human, or you'll freak out them. ’
The dragon spat out a crystallization of magic, then took on the form of a young man, followed Miss Winnie, and hid the two to the small village. He saw a desolate winter scene, and was furious to eat Miss Winnie. Miss Winnie hastened to explain: 'The weather is cold, the land is barren, and everyone has nothing to eat, so naturally it is impossible to sing and dance merrily. ’
In order to see the beautiful singing and dancing, the evil dragon used his magic to make some low hills suddenly appear around Kanlar to block the cold winter wind. Several more clear rivers have been opened up to irrigate the barren land here. The desolate farmland blossoms in half a day, and the surprised villagers pour into the streets, singing and dancing to celebrate the sudden miracle.
The dragon felt that the world was really lively and interesting, and he never wanted to go back to his deserted cave. It was decided to stay in the village, so it released Miss Winny's father. Keeping his human appearance and hiding his identity to live in the village, Zuihou Dragon turned into a young man and married Miss Winny, opened up a large field of farmland, and grew the best potatoes in all of Turanda. Their children and grandchildren have multiplied here for generations, and in honour of the brave Miss Winny, Canlar celebrates their potato harvest with a grand celebration every June. ”
Luna's memory is very good, and she actually remembers the story of Diarlando's casual nonsense, and finished it in a soft childlike voice, and then looked at the audience around with antiquity. Everyone immediately applauded and thanked her for her explanation.