Chapter 52: A Visit to the Prophet
On a summer morning, the sun was already high in the sky. Mallory is back to its former tranquility. Haig began the post-war reconstruction with dozens of Wings of Liberty fighters and nearly two hundred islanders. The tips of the guns of the Mallory city managers blinked in their pale gazes. Together, they began to renovate the Furt neighborhood and the port of Duanmao Harbor, so that these areas that had been destroyed by artillery fire could be restored to their former appearance as soon as possible.
Joshua stayed in a corner of the block, and Geraint stayed beside him, looking at a parchment scroll in his hand repeatedly. Haig was personally leading the crowd busy, and his wife Shiyin and daughter Hanal were also by his side. They planted the Wings of Liberty flag in turquoise in the reconstructed area. The flag fluttered over everyone's heads in the sea breeze. Neil said that these are the people of the Wings of Freedom, who yearn for freedom and peace, but are also industrious and courageous.
Geraint knew that this was the biggest battle that Mallory had ever experienced, and that the post-war reconstruction would take a long time. But thanks to a letter from Frem Aika, they could not stay for a moment. Geraint was eager to be part of the rebuilding with Haig, to see the island's buildings restored, and to see the streets of the market square rubbed shoulders with rutted horses' hooves every morning. But now they must say goodbye to this place for a while and embark on a new journey. "Don't worry, Knight Geraint, we'll have us here. "That's what Neil said to him.
"Hurry up and meet the Great Prophet at the location indicated on the map. Hague suddenly lowered his shovel and came to Geraint. Geraint was fiddling with the map as she watched thoughtfully at the toilers.
"Hello, Lord Haig!" said Geraint, "what is your purpose in asking me to take Joshua to the mountains to meet the prophet?"
In fact, until the end of the war, Haig had been pondering the prophecy shown by Freud in his heart. When he learned that Joshua had detonated the warship sent by the White Dragon Knights on the setting sun, he kept recalling the prophet's foretold picture of a fire burning on the sea. Now that this scene has been fulfilled, Haig feels more and more that if the waves that engulf those flying creatures represent Roger's pirates, then the golden sun that affects the scales of war will not be the child next to Geraint. He remembered that the Jungle Ranger who had returned from Geraint had mentioned that the child had erupted in an astonishing liliang on an island in the Misty Trench. Even the powerful Chief Non-commissioned Officer of the White Dragon Knights, the Big Mouth Simon, was shocked. In this way, the child is likely to be what Freud called "light".
So before leaving, Haig took special care of Geraint, and spent a day taking Joshua to the mountains to meet the mysterious prophet. Even if Joshua wasn't what he thought he would, it would at least allow the Prophet to predict the prospects of Geraint's trip and give them some advice. You know, in those days, Haig had been troubled by the prophecies of the prophets, and now he could finally breathe a sigh of relief and wait for Zuihou's answer. He gave Geraint a map of his trip to the Mystic Valley, and Togerant brought a letter to Freud.
"What is written in the letter is the main process of our battle with the Imperial Knights, and I believe that His Excellency the Prophet will receive you when he sees it. You don't have to say much when you get there, and I believe that with the power of the prophet, he would have guessed what you wanted to know. ”
"There's such a magical figure living on Mallory Island?" said Geraint, looking at the map with an expectant expression.
"It can be said that up to this point, the whole trajectory of my life has been said by the Prophet. Haig laughed.
"Is it really that amazing?"
"It's the kind of thing you can only associate with yourself. Shi Yin suddenly interjected, "But Haig is haunted every time he comes back from the Prophet's side, and I am often nagging at that time. I hope you come back without affecting your travel. As for this child, if the Prophet had prophesied anything about him, I am sure you would have to wait a long time. ”
"Wait," Joshua said suddenly, "how long is that?"
Shi Yin laughed: "My daughter Heinar was a child...... Anyway, she will blush at the mention of this prophecy, and I reckon it will take quite some time for us to see the outcome of this prophecy. ”
"You adults always talk halfway. Joshua said thoughtfully, "But Hennar also blushes sometimes?"
"There is no doubt about it!"
"Hehe, she's blushing?" Joshua chuckled, "I wouldn't have thought she'd been a girl if it weren't for how she looked and how she dressed." ”
"You'd better leave early, for the Prophet lives in the mountains, and it will take a long time to reach the cave where he lives. "We're here, and you don't have to worry about rebuilding." Although the flames of war have burned fiercely on the Wings of Freedom, I believe that as long as we are united, the next invasion of the Imperial Knights will still be a painful defeat. ”
"I know. However, I don't know how long it will take for Isaro to return. Geraint said. He looked at Joshua, who was already impatient, and thought about what Roger had told him, so he took Joshua's hand and left the Foot. "Lord Haig, then we'll go first. ”
"When you return from the Prophet, we will see you off. Haig shouted.
Geraint put the map in her sleeve, "Joshua, I didn't want to take you out with me. But I promised you that your parents would always be by your side, so think about not bothering the Lord of Haig. So when I go to sea, you must listen to me. There will definitely be many dangers to this trip......"
"I won't bother your Uncle Geraint, but what does the prophet we're going to see look like now?" he took Geraint's arm by the hand, "Does it look like a witch?"
"Hey, you have so many questions. When the time comes to see the Prophet, be sure to be quiet and polite. Geraint told Joshua.
Geraint took Joshua into the mountains. Joshua hummed an out-of-tune ditty as he followed Geraint down the mountain path. Lined with dense woods, swaying in the breeze. As Gerante and Joshua walked, they suddenly noticed several familiar figures on the mountain path. A maned werewolf and a boar man are robbing some passers-by on the road.
Due to the invasion of the Imperial Knights, the inhabitants of Mallory Island were involved in this battle against the invasion, so there were very few people who went up the mountain. However, as the battle ended, they were instructed by the bushpoachers to resume their work. I saw that the two of them were surrounding a young man on the road who was chopping wood on the mountain. "Hehe, if you know each other, hurry up and hand over all the money on your body. The maned werewolf took his stone stick and said viciously to the young man, "Otherwise, be careful that we eat you." And the young man protected himself with an axe for chopping wood against a rock on his back. "I'm just a poor man chopping wood, and I don't have any gold on me!"
"Uncle Geraint, why are they again?" Joshua said helplessly when he saw this, raising his head and speaking to Geraint. Seeing a few familiar "people", Geraint did not draw his sword, but slowly walked to their side, and suddenly shouted: "Aren't those poachers with you?"
"Well, who is so bold as to dare to come over and talk when he sees a few of us?" the maned werewolf turned his head and said casually.
"Are orcs more forgetful?" said Geraint.
"Yes...... It's him...... It's that guy!" the boar man suddenly looked horrified when he saw Geraint's appearance.
"Stupid pig, don't stammer. What is he?" the maned werewolf replied nonchalantly.
"You stupid wolf, don't you run, have you forgotten the kid and the druid last time?" the boar man patted the maned werewolf on the head.
"I remember, it's them, run!" the maned werewolf screamed and fled into the woods with the boar man.
"Are you alright?" Joshua hurriedly stepped forward to ask the woodcutter.
"Xiexie guys, I'm fine!"
The boar man and the maned weolls had fled into the woods for a few steps, when suddenly they saw a blood-red eye flash in front of them in the shadows. "Help, there's a better guy! help!" they hurried out of the woods. Gerante and Joshua laughed when they saw them reappear on the mountain road.
"These guys are getting rampant, and I'll be sure to fix them when I get a chance. At this moment, a familiar figure stepped out of the woods.