1.

dug！

Ike was picked up and thrown off the bed. 『』

"Let's go, how long do you kid want to sleep!"

Ike got up from the ground, mostly conscious.

"Captain?" Ike was a little surprised, it was Duren.

"There's no time to explain, get in the car. With that, Durham walked out the door.

Being troubled like this, Ai Xue also sat up in a daze, and probably knew that it was time to leave, so she immediately packed up.

When the two went out, they found that there were already three people waiting in the car.

The coachman looked like a weathered middle-aged man, walking outside all year round, leaving his face covered with vicissitudes of life. The other two are Duren, the captain of the city guard, and Kaos, the young master of the city lord's mansion.

"I said why are you so slow, grinding like a pig. Kaos was clearly impatient, but he did not inherit the good personal style of Baron Lawrence.

"Young Master, pay attention to your words and deeds. Duren pressed his palm against Kaos's shoulder, using a little force.

"It hurts, it hurts, I know it's wrong!" Obviously, Kaos was still a little afraid of Duren.

Ike Aixue didn't particularly care about Kaos's words and deeds, after all, he was late on his side, and Kaos was also notorious in Shuanglin Town, and everyone knew what style he spoke. Besides, even the travel expenses on his side are fully funded by the city lord, and Kaos on the other side is ill-mouthed, just put up with it.

And just like that, the group embarked on a journey to Collers College.

After getting on the bus, everyone was sleepy, on the one hand, because of the excitement on the emotional, and on the other hand, because the shock absorption effect of the carriage in this world is really poor, and it is really difficult to feel sleepy in this environment. However, only Ling Yue was unaffected, and he naturally couldn't feel the bumps in the outside world without touch, and was still in a stable state of "sleep", and he wouldn't wake up at all until he set his own "alarm".

As long as there are no big emotional fluctuations in his heart, Ling Yue can quickly enter a dormant state, although he doesn't know if he can recover like a human sleeping, and he doesn't even know if he still has the concept of body lì (he can't move anyway), but he can always pass some boring time. After turning into a pocket watch, you will no longer feel sleepy, and if you don't have this convenient ability, you will be distressed by the long nights. The "alarm clock" is a mechanism that matches this "sleep" ability, as long as the time is set, you can sleep until you wake up naturally, count the money until your hands cramp, of course, the latter is only in dreams.

Moreover, it was only when he was asleep that Ling Yue could regain some of the human feelings. But it's the same as before, after waking up, I can only remember a little bit about the things in my dreams, and the frequency of dreams seems to be uncontrollable.

Thanks to this excellent ability, Ling Yue was able to open his "eyes" on time at 9 o'clock in the morning. Sleep can make people forget their troubles, and yesterday's worries were naturally thrown farther away than the Alpha Nebula by Ling Yue.

"It's about a nine-hour drive from Shuanglin to the nearest town of Ohm, and we had to get there as early as possible because we didn't think about camping in the wilderness in the first place. In this way, you can try to reach your destination before dark. Durham explained to the people in the carriage.

"Hey, do we have to stay in this broken car for that long?" Kaos said, biting down on his bread.

"We've just walked 1/3 of the way, either you go back by yourself now or shut up!" Duren's words almost choked Kaos. Kaos is still in awe of Duren, how to say that he is also the number one master in Shuanglin City, and he grew up watching Kaos since he was a child.

The ferocious moon in the west has disappeared into the distant horizon, replaced by the rising sun in the east.

The breeze is blowing, and the morning sun pulls the shadows of the travelers for a long time. A horse-drawn carriage walked alone on the path, surrounded by endless wilderness and grasslands, and sparse villages in the distance.

2.

[Ai Xue, how does it feel to leave your hometown?] Ling Yue felt that Ai Xue was a little silent, and planned to pick up a topic.

【Very complicated......】Ai Xue faced backwards, staring blankly as the road under her feet disappeared into the horizon little by little.

[Although this is not very good for me, people must always look forward, the old does not go, and the new does not come. 】

[......] Ai Xue still stared blankly into the distance, as if she didn't hear Ling Yue talking.

[I'll help you analyze it.] First of all, have you ever met your parents' elders, such as grandparents?] Ling Yue planned to divert the topic.

[Nope.] Ai Xue simply answered Ling Yue's question.

[Have you ever met your parents' peers?]

[Neither!] Ai Xue suddenly sat up straight and hit a spirit.

"Looks like it's a blind spot.] Ling Yue had forgotten when he had started, and he had a sense of disobedience, and now he had finally found it.

When you are on Earth, your parents are divorced, or you die in a car accident, in short, if your parents are not with you, you have to live with other relatives. But Ike Ai Xue has never mentioned other relatives in the past month, so it can be seen that there is only Ai Xue's family in this small city, and there are no other relatives in this small city. Then there are only two possibilities, one is that Ai Xue moved to Shuanglin from somewhere else, and the connection with other relatives has long been broken, and the other possibility is that their relatives died for some reason.

[Obviously, the children who played together when they were young were taken care of by their grandparents. But we've never seen our grandparents and grandparents, and we've never even heard of where they are or not, isn't it a little strange?] Ai Xue's heart was very urgent, which showed how excited she was.

[Did your parents move to Shuanglin from somewhere else?] Ling Yue continued to ask.

Ai Xue thought for a moment.

[Although they didn't mention it, I think it should be.] Because everyone praised my mother's food for its deliciousness, and it was all dishes that I had never seen before, it was not like the craftsmanship of the locals, even the chefs hired from outside by the City Lord's Mansion had the experience of learning cooking at my house. And Mom knew a lot of stories, and there were some differences from those told by the travelers in the Capusons family. 】

[According to my judgment, your parents are likely to have the following two situations, one is that they fell out with the family and eloped, out of sight and out of mind. Either they are hiding from their enemies, they may be burdened with blood debts, or they may lose a lot of money. In any case, there should be traces to follow, and besides, they left a note before leaving. It must be for some reason that I don't want to continue to hide, but to face reality. Ling Yue made a confident statement.

Ai Xue nodded, agreeing with Ling Yue's point of view.

Ike next to him saw Ai Xue nodding and asked with concern, "What's wrong Ai Xue, is there anything on your mind?"

And then -- and then -- the parents -- had a clue. Ai Xue still used sign language to communicate with Ike, repeating the things that Ling Yue had just mentioned to Ike.

3.

"What are you talking about?" Kaos knew that Ike's sister couldn't speak, but he couldn't read sign language, and he felt a little uncomfortable to see the two of them hang him aside.

"My sister is saying that this journey is a bit boring, can you ask the young master to show off her singing voice, it can also be regarded as a pastime. ”

Ike said complimentingly. He had heard that Kaos liked to sing very much, and his voice was not bad, maybe it was the aristocracy's reserve that made him have no chance to vent along the way, so it was better to come out by himself, maybe he and Kaos will still be classmates in the future, for the sake of the future, it is necessary to have a good relationship with Kaos.

"That's it...... Just because you want to order Young Master Ben too?" Kaos obviously didn't expect Ike to come so much, and was caught off guard. And Kaos is not a fool, Ai Xue's sign language is obviously a lot of movements, how can he translate such a short sentence, eighty percent of it is Ike's own opinion.

"Why don't I sing a song? Durham spoke suddenly.

"Don't!"

"Don't!"

Ike and Kaos replied in unison.

, what is the singing voice of this big brother Duren, Ling Yue wants to find out.

[Actually, Brother Duren's singing is not difficult to hear, but when Kaos is there, he deliberately sings like a pig killing scene. And he doesn't really want to sing, just look at his expression. Ai Xue explained to Ling Yue.

I see, it seems that although this Kaos is 16 years old, he has only been sick for a few years in middle school, and even Duren coaxes him, his nature should not be as bad as rumored.

"Ahem, it's an honor for you ordinary people to hear Young Master Ben sing. ”

Kaos pondered for a moment, blurting out a popular ballad.

This song "To Chrissy" was written a hundred years ago, the author has long been unable to verify, and there is no lack of praise and admiration for someone in the lyrics, more like the love songs that Ling Yue had heard before, but it is crepe, a bit of "My Fair Lady, Gentleman is good" feeling. Thinking that Kaos has also reached this age, there is no young lady in Shuanglin Town, and it is natural that he likes this type of song.

The singing voice is soft and tactful, and the end note is delicate, if you don't know Kaos's character for a long time, everyone might really think of him as a quiet beautiful man.

Ling Yue described a picture in his mind, Kaos kneeling on one knee with a rose in his mouth, and in front of him was a graceful and luxurious young lady, wearing a long blue dress, dazed and at a loss. Kaos suddenly raised his head and said, "Little girl, you are from the uncle." Then the eldest lady ran away.

Coupled with a weird painting style comparable to jojo, Ling Yue feels that this plot is really emotional, and he should give 32 likes.

After singing the song, Kaos did not stop. The next song is the real highlight.

Put this loneliness in your backpack and go on a journey alone

Where will the road lead in a strange country?

Dance with this bundle of wheat and follow the footsteps of the wind

I didn't stop in the way of Chao and Twilight towards you

Travelers will confide in who they will talk to when they recite unfamiliar songs

But you are by my side to guard the desolation of this world

Will there be your greetings at the end of the road to the entrance of dreams?

A smile is enough to be considered a mirage

The bell of dawn dreams in the north are in a hurry, and time does not stop

No one can understand the sorrow of the night, but please hold my hand

......

"Whew, it's over, why is it so short?" Among these people, the coachman is the most likely to touch the scene. When he listened to the song, he even forgot to breathe, it was a ballad he had never heard before, so he was curious if there was a follow-up.

But when he turned around, he found that there were three people crying at the same time.

For Ike Aixue, this is an indelible memory that haunts their hearts. Everyone's memory is limited, and as you grow up, there will always be something that disappears into the memory box. But it will also be the key to rebooting the box, a familiar melody they often heard as children.

Kaos didn't seem to notice his gaffe, but was a little excited when he saw Ike and Aixue first.

"Dance with this sheaf of wheat, and follow the footsteps of the wind. Ike continued to sing Kaos.

I didn't stop in the way of Chao and Twilight towards you

Travelers will confide in who they will talk to when they recite unfamiliar songs

But you are by my side to guard the desolation of this world

Mysterious Eastern Harbor, Western Islands, Ice and Fire are singing

Across the dim forest, the golden tower of the southern street market is seen in the distance

On the hills of the northern city-states, tears became lakes, and the same moon swayed

Will there be your greetings at the end of the road to the entrance of dreams?

A smile is enough to be considered a mirage

The bell of dawn dreams in the north are in a hurry, and time does not stop

No one can understand the sorrow of the night, but please hold my hand

"Yes! Yes, this is it!" Kaos, who was half-lying in the car, stiffened a carp and almost flipped out, "where did you hear this song?"

Ike Aixue looked at each other, because they really couldn't understand why Kaos cared so much about the song.

"It's a song I heard when I was a kid, and I just miss it a little. But no one should be able to sing this song, where did you hear it, young master?" As soon as he finished speaking, Ike regretted it a little. If this song is not my mother's original, then it should be normal for someone else to sing it.

Perhaps it was the first time that Kaos felt that he had a common language with the siblings, and he put down his usual shelf and told the story of his childhood.

Ten years ago, Kaos was 6 years old and didn't know anything. A child of this age, who did not yet have the ability to judge danger, managed to sneak out of the City Lord's Mansion in order to escape the lessons of aristocratic etiquette, and then began to wander aimlessly. In the end, he ran into the relic forest and got lost, and was bitten by a poisonous insect, and his feet were so swollen that he gradually lost consciousness.

"There's such a thing. Du Lun added, "At that time, the city lord was in a hurry and sent many people to look for it, only to find that the young master had not left the city lord's mansion at all, but was hiding in the wine cellar. But I had searched the cellar for the first time, and there was no one inside. ”

"That's because I hid in it later. After I lost consciousness, I dimly heard someone singing, a gentle big sister, who carried me out of the forest. That's what I sang at the time, and in order to remember it forever, I wrote down the lyrics of this song when I returned to the study. As for the person's appearance, I can't remember it clearly, but the white dress impressed me quite a lot. She asked me why I wanted to go to the forest, and I replied that I didn't like the lessons. She smiled and shook her head, then sent me to the house and told me to find a place to hide, as if I was playing hide and seek with my family, and don't let my family worry about it in the future. Then I hid in the cellar, and then Brother Duren fished me out. Kaos explained what happened clearly in a few words, but omitted the parts that affected his image in the middle, such as that he was actually crying and fainting. After experiencing this incident, the perfect female image in Kaos's heart has become a gentle big sister wearing a white gauze skirt and a slender plump singing voice.

After listening to Kaos tell the story, Ike breathed a sigh of relief, maybe his mother had saved Kaos's life, or maybe someone else, but it seems that Kaos and that person only have one side relationship, and they can't be used as a clue to find their parents at all.

Sometimes it only takes a small opportunity for men to build friendships. Through Guò singing, Kaos doesn't completely treat Ike as a subordinate, but takes the initiative to bring up some interesting stories from his childhood. As a civilian, Ike has a completely different life experience from Kaos, which also makes this young master feel a little fresh.

Kaos is not bad in nature, and this is proven once again. It's just that when the soul of the second middle school is ignited, a few inexplicable words will come out. What kind of "Uncle Ben wants to trample you bastards under his feet" and the like, just take it as his own talk, and just pretend not to hear.

Ling Yue silently listened to the process of Kaos pretending to be 13, and gradually gained some understanding of the Colles Academy.

The Colles Academy has the highest level of martial arts and magic education in the kingdom, second only to the Magic Martial Academy of the Ningyue Empire on the entire continent. But in fact, the reason why Collers College is admired by people all over the continent is because of its science and technology education. From the point of view of tuition, science and technology classes are also the cheapest because of the lower cost of theoretical courses in the initial stage. Martial arts classes are the goal of most of the enrollees, and although it takes talent to learn anything, most people are more confident in their martial arts than they are in the ability to practice magic. Magic classes are expensive, but for those students who are bound to become successful over time, they are given a generous treatment of free tuition.

Of course, Ai Xue hopes to take a magic class, but the savings in her pocket do not allow it, and she can't be the kind of unique talent, only by studying hard technology is the best way to stay in the royal capital and not make trouble for her brother.

Magic Academy! Ling Yue was full of anticipation for this. It's been almost a month since I came to this world, and if you look at the progress of the xx saint's novel, what happened during that period is enough to write 1 million words. But reality is often contrary to fictional stories, Ling Yue has never seen magic so far, and the magician who has lived in the small city for a long time can be said to have not at all. Moreover, when he heard that Colleurs Academy was focusing on science and technology, Ling Yue's mind flashed with the image of a huge humanoid weapon loaded with a multicolored cannon.

In fact, the 9-hour drive is not very long, especially for Ling Yue, who can't feel the bumps at all. At 6:10, I basically arrived at my destination on time. At this time, the shops are not closed, and if it is an hour or two late, and the resupply is carried out tomorrow, it will take some more time.

Ohm Town is also just an ordinary agricultural town, where in addition to being able to sleep peacefully and let the horses rest after a tiring day, the rest is food supplies. Unlike Shuanglin, due to its proximity to the industrial city of Kassel, there are often thieves in the vicinity, specializing in robbing traveling merchants with little strength, and few people walk at night without an escort. This was also a big reason why Baron Lawrence let the carriage leave early.

Upon arriving at the town's only hotel, there was a disagreement over how to allocate a room. Du Ren built himself and Kaos in a double room, Ike and the coachman in a room, and Ai Xue lived alone. But Kaos said that he was not used to being with anyone else, and insisted on separating from Duren. In the end, I had to book 4 rooms, but fortunately, the accommodation fee in the small shop was relatively cheap, and it was just a night of rest, and it was enough to wrap up.

Durham then took Ike to buy supplies. The next target is the city of Kassel, where the group no longer has to travel long distances. For this purpose, two days of food are needed to cope with the rest of the journey.

[It's the first time I've lived outside, and I'm so nervous. Ai Xue lay on the bed alone, holding her pocket watch high in front of her, and looked at Ling Yue.

[Just get used to it, there's still a long way to go.] 】

[Well, I have to get stronger. Ai Xue looked at the double moon outside the window, and her eyes stopped at the pink full moon.

[You say, why does the fierce moon over there have such a sad name even though it is a beautiful thing?] Ling Yue has always been puzzled by this. There are two moons in this world, the blue moon that rises first is called Ning Yue, and the pink moon that rises later is called the Fierce Moon. According to previous scientific theories, the moon itself does not emit light, but only reflects the sun's light, so there should not be such a strange color. Maybe it's because there is a magical existence in this world. Is it so named because blue makes people feel peaceful, and pink is a sign of bad luck?

[The moon is emotionless, people just impose their feelings as a matter of course. 】

Ai Xue's answer was a bit unexpected for Ling Yue. He thought that Ai Xue was a very emotional person, but he didn't expect that her way of thinking was somewhat similar to his own. In the past, when Ling Yue learned in class that "thousands of blows are still tenacious, and the wind blows in the southeast and northwest", it was very strange that the characteristics of the plant such as bamboo had to be interpreted as a noble character of perseverance, probably because the ancients were poor in 13 postures, so they had to do it as a last resort.

Could it be that it was because Ai Xue was close to his own thinking circuit that he was able to activate his telepathic skills? Ling Yue kept it in mind for the time being, and when he arrived at the Collers Academy, he might be able to find a second person who could "talk" to him.

[It's just that just as the moon can pull the tide of the sea to rise and fall, the moonlight can also pull people's thoughts, which is probably a strange magic.] Ling Yue didn't know if the people of this world would understand the influence of the moon on the tides, but after thinking for a while, he gave Ai Xue an unclear answer. In his opinion, the ancients of any world liked to complain to the moon.

[Go to bed early, I'll have to go tomorrow.] 】

Ai Xue put the pocket watch on her chest and soon fell asleep, Ling Yue was still looking at Shuangyue. From the first time I came to the other world to the present, that quiet night sky has gradually become a part of Zero's life. From lying alone in the dirt to being by Ai Xue's side now, Ling Yue had to admit that fate was really a wonderful thing.

The next morning, the group set out again on their journey to Kollers.

With the previous experience, everyone also got used to the bumps of the car and began to talk about some interesting things in their lives. As a listener, Ai Xue also found it quite interesting. Ling Yue was not very interested in their topic, but in the process of listening to their stories, he absorbed some necessary knowledge. For example, warriors and magicians will be divided into 9 levels according to their strength, with level 1 being the lowest and level 9 being the highest. In a small remote place like Shuanglin City, the most powerful thing is Duren, a level 3 warrior.

"Captain, you are so powerful, when did you join the City Guard. Ike asked.

Duren scratched his head, "I joined the City Guard about 10 years ago, about your age, but I have been staying in the City Lord's Mansion until then. Speaking of which, I am also an orphan, if it weren't for the kindness of the city lord more than 20 years ago, there should be no such person as Durham now. ”

"And when did you reach level 3?" Ike continued. Ike hasn't been practicing swordsmanship for a long time, and it's only been the last two years since he really started to practice, and if he faces Duren head-on, Ike's chances of winning are almost zero. But if you want to walk freely on the continent, the level of level 2 is far from enough, so Ike is eager to improve his strength, and he usually doesn't talk to the captain like this, if he can get some useful experience, it will be the best.

"It was also the time when I joined the City Guard. At that time, many people around me thought I was a genius, but unfortunately I was in a bottleneck period and could never break through. Leaving Shuanglin with you this time is also arranged by the city lord, and he also hopes that I can find an opportunity to break through outside. However, over the years, I have always regarded the city lord as my father, and I always feel a little guilty when I leave Shuanglin like this. ”

From this point of view, Duren's talent is indeed extraordinary. Ling Yue sighed secretly. Level 3 is almost the physical limit that most ordinary people can reach, and Duren is only in his 10s when he is spying on a higher realm, compared to the other city guards who often go to the tavern to drink, there are also many people in their 30s who are still at level 1. However, everyone often only sees the results of a person's efforts, but ignores the sweat and tears he shed in the process of climbing the peak.

"Don't talk about that, take advantage of the daytime when everyone has a lot of rest, and we have to travel overnight tonight. ”

"Good. ”

Naturally, no one has any objections to Durham's construction. Ling Yue also simply went to sleep, and the alarm clock was set to wake up every 2 hours, and then continue to sleep. Now he just wants to get to Colles Academy as soon as possible, why not use this almost cheating method to reduce travel time? More than a month ago, Ling Yue was still looking forward to a peaceful daily life, but in this different world without anime, games, and the Internet, the same life is no longer what he wants. At this moment, he just wants to spend this boring time early, to see the legendary magic and martial arts, as well as the so-called technological products. However, Zero has never found any clues of the scientific and technological products stored on the mainland, which makes him very suspicious that he heard it wrong.

After waking up several times, nothing happened, and Ling Yue simply set the interval of the alarm to 6 hours.

However, the journey to peace is coming to an end.