One day half a month later, almost everyone in the village, regardless of gender, age or status, gathered under the Sword Tower. The secret swordsmen who usually stayed in the Sword Tower and rarely showed up also came out of the tower.
This is a special day. The Sword Tower that has accompanied their village for thousands of years is about to follow Saint Mo Yu to the Tower of China.
Facing the questioning of the crowd that day, Amaranto finally left the scene sadly, but two days later, he met with Mo Yu and Gao Wen, agreed to let them take the Sword Tower away, and proposed some not-too-excessive exchange conditions. In the end, he also agreed to participate in the battle against the God of Nature when needed.
Everyone has deep feelings for this X-shaped tower that has accompanied everyone here since childhood. Human beings are nostalgic animals. Perhaps for most people, this tower is just a landmark erected there and has nothing to do with real life. But when one day they are about to lose it, everyone will have different feelings in their hearts.
Lothar and his old neighbor Bancel stood together, looking up and down at the Sword Tower, as if they wanted to imprint this scene in their minds.
Losa took a puff of the tobacco in his hand and said, "When I was little, every time I disobeyed, my mother would tell me that my father was watching me from the tower. If I continued to disobey, he would appear in front of me in the next second. I really believed it at that time."
"Didn't we scare the kids the same way later?" Bansal said with a chuckle, "What do you think we're doing with such a large piece of land there?"
"Why are you thinking about that? Aren't we all leaving? Winter is almost over, and once spring comes and the snow outside melts a little, we can hit the road." Losa said.
"I've never been out, and I never thought I'd have to go out at this age." Bansel said, "I was born and raised in this valley, and then I had my own kid. Time has passed in a flash. Why do I feel like I was still a good guy the last time I stood here and looked at the Sword Tower so seriously? But, but... In the blink of an eye, my hair is about to fall out. Looking back, I don't know what I have done in this life."
"Time is like a lit cigarette, it will be gone after burning for a while." Lothar put a hand on Bansal's shoulder. "At that time, I was still a child. But my grandson is much older than I was then. But in this case, shouldn't we go out and take a look before we turn into a handful of soil?"
Much in front of them, Amaranto and Yvette stood side by side. Although their statuses were very different, their emotions at this time were very similar. Yvette folded her arms across her chest and watched Mo Yu and Taling Sironas preparing to collect the Sword Tower into a crystal.
"Amaranto, to be honest, I didn't expect you to figure it out so quickly. I was even prepared for you to attack me that day," said Yvette.
"Do I look so stupid? What good will that do for me?" Amaranto said, "I have always believed that I am not a hero, nor do I have any great ambitions. The things that my ancestors were passionate about and pursued in the past have nothing to do with me. The Sword Tower is more like a... support for me.
When I went back that day, I thought for a long time in the teacher's room. I found that some things cannot be stopped. Mo Yu and his friends have lived here for half a year, which has completely scattered people's hearts. Now most people want to get out of this valley. Most people on the other side insist on their own opinions. That is what heroes do, not suitable for me. Since we don't want to confront each other, we can only cooperate.
But there is one thing, in fact, everyone else should thank me, many of the benefits of this cooperation are obtained by me for you, look at the promises you have received, good land, job security, learning opportunities, and now the travel equipment. If we agreed to merge at the beginning, would there be these? This is all my contribution. "
"Haha, you are good at taking credit." Yvette certainly wouldn't argue with him, "Are you really ready to fight those enemies of the Temple of Nature?"
"Of course, now that we have made the choice, we must go all out. I have never been a coward, I just don't want to rush into something with an unknown outcome. But since I have been pushed into this position, I have no choice but to give it a try." Amaranto said, "Besides, we have also gained a rough understanding of the Tower of China through the information transmitted over. Don't you have that feeling?"
"What does it feel like?"
"If the people in the Tower of China have no hope of defeating the God of Nature, then I'm afraid no one else has hope. Now my only worry is that time is too tight. It would be great if we could have another few decades." Amaranto said.
“When the outcome is certain, the decision you made is worthless.”
“That makes sense.”
Yvette said, "I hope we made the right decision. Look, they are moving."
Mo Yu said something in front, and then the tower spirit Sironas beside her plunged into the Tower of Swords like a ray of light.
At that moment, the Sword Tower seemed to come alive. Cracks appeared on the tower, and criss-crossing lines divided the tower into small pieces, as if the tower was made of building blocks. The small pieces devoured and folded each other in a way that ordinary people could not understand, rapidly shrinking, and finally turning into a half orange and half purple crystal, falling into Mo Yu's hands.
The place where it originally stood became an empty lot with a faint cloud of smoke floating on the ground.
"It's amazing." Even Mo Yu couldn't help but mutter to himself.
The surrounding villagers all exclaimed in amazement, as such a spectacle only happens once in a lifetime.
Mo Yu held the crystal in his hand and walked in front of the two saints.
"I have obtained the crystal from the Sword Tower, and my mission here is complete. We are leaving today."
Yvette said: "Why don't you build a teleportation array and leave?"
"Given our level of formation skills, the communication array is already the limit. We are about to return to Silver Sand City to arrange some things, so we should leave on foot. It won't take too long at our speed. Is Mr. Amaranto interested in leaving with us first?"
Amaranto said, "We should leave with the main group after the spring. This team must be dispersed to avoid attracting the attention of those with ulterior motives. We will need many experts to protect the team at that time."
Mo Yu said: "Well, let's meet again in the south in the spring." (To be continued)