"Dodoro, cheer up!" Xia leaned in the carriage's shed, lazily put his legs on the fence of the carriage, his body swayed uncontrollably with the bumps of the carriage's wheels, but from his expression It can be seen that our native turtle is enjoying this leisure time very much at the moment.
The magician has already changed his clothes. The robe that originally showed the identity of the magician has been replaced by an ordinary linen short shirt, which makes our Mr. magician look like a mud-legged coachman. Even the broken felt hat on his head is even more flavorful.
Dotolo muttered a few words in a low voice, obviously slandering his master in his heart, but he still made a spirited look on his face, and vigorously raised his whip and swung it.
The battered wagon looked like it was about to fall apart, but—there was really no way out.
Nowadays, the soldiers are in chaos. Several towns that have passed by on the way have been depressed, and many trade routes have been cut off. In the past, the car and horse shops in the north of the Byzantine Empire have either closed down one after another, or their own carriages and horses have been destroyed by the local army. requisition.
Since Xia Ya and his party set out on the road, it took a lot of effort to finally buy such a broken carriage from a farmer in a village, and it cost a full twenty gold coins!
There is no way, who will kill Master Xia and refuse to give up the goods on the car.
But for this point, Dotolo didn't complain about Xi Ya at all: Those things on the car are priceless in anyone's eyes! What's more, Dodoro is a magician, and he understands the value of these things!
On this tattered carriage, there were more than a dozen barrels - ordinary oak barrels for wine, one of which was half the height of a person. At this moment, in the more than a dozen buckets in this car, except two buckets are filled with fresh water used during the journey, the other buckets are full of dragon blood!
The blood of the golden dragon!
God knows that poor Darwin will bleed to death after being bled so much...
The magician cursed Darwin maliciously in his heart.
And the person who was cursed by Dodoro, our handsome Mr. Ada, is sitting on the carport at the moment, leaning not far from Xia Ya, resting his head on a bucket, closing his eyes and resting. His face was indeed very pale, and it was obvious that he had lost too much blood. Obviously, Darwin's injuries were far from recovered.
Xia Ya scolded Dotara, then turned his head to look at the golden dragon beside him, and said with a smile, "Ada, how does it feel to be transformed into a human form again?"
Darwin squinted at Char, and snorted softly from his nostrils, as if he didn't even have the strength to speak.
In fact, when embarking on the journey back to his homeland, in order to make it easier to travel, Char let Darwin return to human form, and Darwin was a little resistant at the beginning - in order to restore his dragon body, he almost lost his life. After recovering the dragon body, Darwin really didn't want to become human again in his heart. However, under Xia Ya's repeated coercion, the Golden Dragon had to surrender.
After all, the golden dragon is a golden dragon. Darwin recovered his dragon body, and was stimulated by the possession of the sacred dragon. After evolving into a golden dragon, his strength and strength have far exceeded his deity back then. From this point of view, the nine deaths and lives experienced in it are nothing.
Xia Ya will not let his guard down on this Darwin at all: Although this guy is a dragon, his cunning level easily reminds Xia of another animal: a snake!
Seeing that Darwin refused to speak, Xiaya seemed unwilling to let go of this opportunity to tease the other party, and smiled deliberately: "What? My golden dragon, is this the attitude towards your master?"
Darwin finally opened his eyes, glanced at Char, and glanced at the corner of his mouth: "Char, I'm just curious that you're in such a relaxed mood now—don't you worry at all when you bring that thing home?"
The "thing" Darwin spoke of was now in the second carriage behind the carriage.
This tattered carriage has two carriages. The first carriage is loaded with goods, and the second carriage at the back has only two passengers.
The young Lancelot was still busy working nervously. Although he was sitting in the carriage, he didn't have a moment to rest. There was a small oven in front of him - this thing was also bought on the way. . There was still a fire on the oven. In addition, there was a jar in front of Lancelot. The viscous and fragrant liquid in the jar was a big jar of wild honey. This is still a good thing I got after smashing a huge beehive in a wood on the way.
In addition, a pile of various fruits was placed in front of him. Lancelot strung these sized fruits on wooden sticks, dipped them in honey, and roasted them on the stove for a while. After the honey cooled and solidified, it became a layer of crispy and delicious sugar coating. The icing is crisp, the fruit inside is fragrant, and the taste is really drooling.
But it's a pity that these delicious foods are not for Xia Ya, and others are only for staring.
All the food belongs to the "little thing" to enjoy.
Oak!
Our goblin god, since it woke up, doesn't seem to have stopped eating. This really made Xi Ya speechless.
It seems that the mysterious and great goblin race in ancient times created this "god" at a huge cost, and the only purpose of coming to this world is... to eat!
Oak looked as if he was very honest, so he sat cross-legged beside Lancelot, quietly watching Lancelot busy, his expression didn't seem impatient at all, not in a hurry, his eyes turned. However, as long as Lancelot made a bunch of fruit, Oak immediately took it, and all three mouthfuls went into his stomach, and then he continued to sit quietly and wait.
It was never noisy, never rushed, and seemed surprisingly patient.
In fact, among the group of people, the closest person to Orke so far, apart from Char, is Lancelot Jr.
For Orc, Char is the first person to show kindness to the goblin god after it wakes up. For a little guy whose all cognition is a blank piece of paper, the relationship between Char and it , it's really subtle - just like when a chick is born, it treats the first thing it sees as its parents.
Of course, the first thing that Oak saw after he was born was not Char, but after many tragic battles. But Char was the first creature to show kindness to it.
Aside from Char, the only person in the team who can get close to Orc is Lancelot Jr.
Orc has an extraordinary keen sense, it seems to feel the weakness of Lancelot Jr., and will not pose any threat to it - for the strength of Orc, Lancelot Jr. is simply weak. Worse than ants. And such a completely harmless guy can make so many foods that Oak likes, so this kind of closeness is logical.
Except for Char and Lancelo, Dodoro and Darwin in the team couldn't get close to Orc, and Orc was unwilling to communicate or even get close to them.
"... This little guy is not a harmless pet." Darwin smiled complicatedly and said slowly: "You know this very well, Char. It is not your child! Its learning ability is amazing. After you understand your own consciousness and way of thinking, do you think your game of playing 'parent' can continue? Sooner or later, it will grow up to be mature enough to stop blindly obeying your words."
Xia was silent.
Darwin's tone became more serious, and he stared into Xiaya's eyes: "You may not answer my question, but I know that you understand it in your heart! You understand, everything I said will definitely be answered in the future. Happened. This future may come very late, or soon, who knows. It's not your pet, let alone your child, and it won't always be at your mercy, Char!"
What Darwin said is undoubtedly a heavy and serious topic.
He seems to be trying to use such a heavy topic to create some pressure on Char—perhaps this is a very dark and subtle mind, and it is difficult to explain in words, or perhaps Darwin has some dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with Char in his heart. Unhappy, looking at Xi Ya, I always want to give him some trouble - of course, we can fully understand Darwin's mentality, after all, after he suffered a big loss in the hands of Xi Ya, he inevitably wants to get it back Think about the price.
Char Ya was stared at by Darwin for a long time, and finally, the turtle smiled.
He seemed to still laugh so easily, although the laugh was not loud, but his eyes did not show the kind of heaviness and worry that Darwin had hoped for.
Char turned his head and looked at the carport behind him. Oak was like the most obedient and obedient child in the world, sitting there quietly waiting to eat fruit. Then he withdrew his gaze and glanced at Darwin. at a glance.
"Ada, you are very smart, I always thought you were a very powerful guy." Xia said, his tone was a little slow: "From the first time we met, I saw you buried in On the ground, a head was exposed, and you almost died, but you were still very calm - at that time I said to myself: Be careful! This is a dangerous guy!"
Darwin sneered.
"... After our contact, many times, now that I think about it, almost every time, I was led by your nose. Every time, although I am stronger than you, I have stronger skills than you, as long as I stretch out my hand, I can tease you. Get down - but the strange thing is that almost every time I will be persuaded by you, and then follow you to listen to your bewitching to do something, even if I encounter danger a few times, I almost die." Xia smiled frankly. : "So I always thought, you are a very good guy."
Darwin frowned, he felt that Char's tone didn't seem to be the kind of reaction he expected.
"Actually, I admire you very much, Darwin." Xia Ya suddenly called out Darwin's name instead of "Ada", which surprised the Golden Dragon: "Among the people I know, you are the most intelligent and intelligent. One of the most powerful, even... After that old guy in Cavie Hill died, I think you are the smartest person I know. I even envy you a little bit, you have a very smart Mind, you have a lot of knowledge, you know a lot of things - and I, I've never been a really smart person, I don't know as much as you. I once had a very strange idea: If I were Char Lei Ming I am a smart person, I also have a smart mind, and have the wisdom and knowledge of a smart person like you, then what will I be like? Maybe, many times, I will not be forced by the troubles I encounter I've been in a hurry, and I've been in a hurry. But later, or now, I really understand, what is the real difference between me, Xia Yaleiming, and a smart person like you. "
"What is...?" Darwin couldn't help asking.
"It's not a brain. It's not here..." Xiaya pointed to his head, smiled and shook his head: "The difference between us is not how much wisdom is here. The real difference lies in what you said just now: That's right! Maybe in the future, European It's going to be a lot of trouble, it's going to be a huge problem that I can't handle, I don't know if it's going to be a huge disaster in the future or something. But... At least, I'm not thinking about that right now. The future you mentioned, it may exist, it may not exist, it may come soon, or it may be a long, long time... But this is your idea, a smart person like you will start thinking about these questions now , worry about these problems, plan, plan, prepare, and push yourself very hard. But... I won't! I won't do this! Xiaya won't do it. Because, I'm not a smart person!"
Having said this, Xiaya's expression really began to become serious: "I will never worry unfoundedly, worrying about the things that have not yet come and happened in the future! I don't like to think about too many incomprehensible things in the future, When I was in the imperial capital, someone once asked me, in the future, whether I wanted to be a hegemon or a famous general of the empire... Maybe even an emperor? Hahahaha... But I don't want to think about these troublesome questions. Now, My dear Ada, do you see the difference between us?"
"… Humph!" Darwin was finally speechless.
"The difference between us is: you smart people think about 'tomorrow' and 'the future' all day long, but you have fallen into a pitiful situation unknowingly: you are 'waiting' for tomorrow! Yes, I use Waiting is the word, because you have already determined in your heart that bad things will happen in the future, you have already determined that those bad things will happen, you have already determined these things, so you can only passively wait for those things to happen. .But! I, Xia Lei Ming, never 'wait' for tomorrow! I only live for today, live for now! As for what will happen in the future, then wait for the future to come, wait for it to happen, and then wait for it to happen. Find a way to solve it! Soldiers come to block it, and water comes to cover it!"
Xia Ya smiled calmly, but at this moment, there was a kind of light called "wisdom" flowing in our eyes.
(Not 'waiting' for tomorrow?) Darwin sighed inwardly.
Is this stupidity or great wisdom
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A carriage slowly drove to the river bank.
It is only a hundred miles away from Denzel City in County More. It is exactly where the borders of More and North counties meet.
On the east bank of the river is a barracks—a typical Odin army barracks, not as well fenced as the Byzantine barracks, no forest outposts, no watchtowers, and no camp gates.
The Odin military camp has always been simple. When the Odin warriors went to war, they never considered the issue of defense. They just habitually fought wherever they went. They don't put down those strong fence walls, because the Odins believe they won't stay in one place for too long, camp just for a short rest, then go on attacking the enemy and leave soon.
This is the philosophy of the Odins.
But nonetheless, no one thought it would be an easy task to raid an Odinian barracks.
Odins are sturdy, brave and good at fighting. Although their barracks do not have solid walls and fortifications, but the Odins grew up in the bitter cold of the north, and they are almost inseparable from fighting in their entire lives. They have long been vigilant. imprinted in the blood. The wandering hunters in the wild are the outer barriers of the shadow of Odin's military camp, and in the military camp, even when the soldiers of Odin are sleeping, they are used to placing their weapons in the closest place to their hands. They are not afraid of night attack, not afraid of sneak attack.
Any Odin, even awakened from a slumber, will immediately burst into a formidable courage with the instinct to fight, and rarely fall into panic.
This is a savage and warlike race.
In the barracks on the other side, the black flag was still flying, and there was a lot of noise in the barracks. It was already night, but there was never a curfew in the barracks of the Odins. At night, the warriors liked to wrestle around the bonfire. , wrestling, martial arts, wine fights, and loudly singing the heroic song of his hometown.
Looking at the noisy barracks, Sophie in the carriage sighed slowly.
This is the Black Flag Army... Looking at the lively scene in this barracks, how can anyone believe that this lone army has actually reached a dead end
As the chief of staff to the commander-in-chief of the Union Army, Sophie insisted on her opinion. She personally rushed from Newtown to the northern border of North County to meet Hastings for talks.
But when she really came here, outside the black flag army camp, Sophie suddenly realized that the rhetoric she had brewed along the way would not have any effect.
The Black Flag Army, even if it has reached a desperate situation, still maintains the sturdiness and pride in the bones of the Odins. In their barracks, there is no decadence and despair at all, and they are still heroic and brave!
If the Northern Army wants to incorporate this Black Flag Army in a savior's attitude, it is simply impossible! The Odins would not accept this gesture.
What is in front of you is not a group of homeless dogs, but a group of homeless wolves wandering in the wilderness! A group of wolves that are still bloodthirsty and fierce!
(Can our Northern Army really subdue such a group of beasts?)
Sophie's eyes flashed a strange light in the night.