When bards tell adventure stories, they often like to describe at length the adventurer and the evil monster fighting for 300 rounds, both of them were beaten black and blue, and in the end both sides were exhausted. Then the adventurer thought of justice, his companions, honor, and his relatives far away. He was eagerly looking forward to the people in need of help, so his potential burst out, he jumped up, and killed the monsters with a sword amidst the intense and exciting music...
Of course, if it is a knight-themed story, then the knight must always be graceful. No matter how powerful the monster is, it is still vulnerable to him. When describing the battle, it should be accompanied by relaxing music to prove how easy it is for the knight to win.
But these are far from real battles.
In real battles, especially for adventurers of medium and low levels, battles are often intense and short. On the one hand, they do not have the physical fitness to support a long-term battle, and on the other hand, they cannot encounter such a powerful enemy.
Therefore, their battles usually involve careful probing and maneuvering, and finally a sudden explosion, which quickly determines life and death.
Just like this time.
The preparation and planning stages for both sides were long, and the time for testing and dealing with each other was also long, but the actual fighting time was extremely short. Even counting from the time when the evil spirits tried to trap the adventurers with illusions, it would not have lasted more than a minute.
And if we count from the time when the evil spirit and Yui fought, it was only about twenty seconds.
What happened in these ten seconds is roughly like this: The evil spirit and Yui confronted each other - Yui fired a freezing ray - the evil spirit was hit and rushed over angrily - Youi drew his sword and faced it - Yui used two weapons to fight against him The wooden sword, which was slightly attractive to both negative energy and undead, attracted the attention of the evil spirit. At the same time, it emitted a flash spell, which caught the evil spirit off guard. The evil spirit was frightened by the flash spell, and the power of the illusion was greatly weakened. The priest broke free from the illusion and released Dispel - the evil spirit was attacked again, and the illusion completely collapsed - the knight, warrior and ranger escaped from the illusion - the knight and warrior took over Yui, who was a little tired after casting the spell, and restricted the movement of the evil spirit on the left and right - the ranger He rushed up and poured the only bottle of holy water on the evil spirit.
"It actually took longer to talk about it than it actually took..." When everyone was summing up after the battle, the soldier couldn't help but sigh, "This is almost the most successful battle I have ever fought."
"Yes, especially the enemy is very strong." The ranger said with a smile, "Faced with an evil spirit that can create illusions, we were able to win so easily without even a single person being injured. It's a miracle!"
"Yeah... If only we had you as a companion back then." The pastor smiled and nodded.
Yui was stunned, and turned around to look, only to see that the figures of the warrior, ranger, and priest were gradually blurring. The knight slowly grew older, and finally turned into an old man with white hair, but more powerful energy.
"What...what's going on?" she asked in surprise.
"You passed the test." A figure suddenly sounded behind her. She was so frightened that she hurriedly turned around, only to see a transparent figure with the same white hair standing less than three steps away from her. Judging from the negative energy fluctuations coming out, it was clearly a ghost.
This time, she was really frightened and almost dropped the wooden sword by mistake.
"I'm glad to see you were frightened by me for a little bit." The old ghost said with a smile, "You were so good before, you just didn't look like a little girl of this age, full of unreal feelings - you are much better now, Looks like a normal person now.”
Yu Yi couldn't laugh or cry. He didn't expect that he could even defeat the evil spirit, but he was frightened by this old ghost whose strength was obviously far inferior to the evil spirit.
"Are you interested in hearing the old man tell a story?" said the old knight, "my story, the story of this castle."
"Of course I'm interested." Yui smiled and nodded, "But... do you really exist now? Or is it an illusion?"
"For my Lord, as long as He is willing, there is no difference between reality and illusion." The old knight replied, "But at this moment, I am a real existence."
This was certainly not a lie. Just now, Sui Xiong discovered that Yui and the others might be victorious. He had an idea and contacted the believer who provided this experience—the knight who was the only survivor among this group of adventurers.
The knight was very surprised to learn that someone who had accepted the adventure experience had reversed the battle that year, and asked Sui Xiong to let him talk to this outstanding young man.
Of course Sui Xiong agreed, so although the two parties were in a virtual environment at the moment, the conversation was real.
The old knight praised Yui's calm and rational thinking and accurate judgment, and held her in high esteem, saying that she would be able to achieve a great career in the future and become a big shot that people look up to; A man who promised to spend twenty years fulfilling his promise was later praised with praise, praising him as a heroic figure worthy of being called a model of chivalry.
"What happened to the castle afterwards?" Yui asked curiously.
"Maybe it's still there." The old knight said with some nostalgia. "Counting the time, it has been almost sixty years since I took the descendants of the owner of the castle to visit it. If it lacks repairs and maintenance, maybe it has been It collapsed. But there was a new lord there at that time, and maybe the new lord would take good care of it."
"It's a pity that this story doesn't have a happy ending!" Yui sighed and said.
"In general, it's not a bad ending." The old knight had already looked away and said with a smile, "The descendant of the owner of the castle will live a good life in the future. He is a believer in the Golden Crown (Goddess of Wealth) , and later I was fortunate enough to meet him during the friendly exchanges between the two divine kingdoms. I think it’s good that both of us can have a destination after our death.”
"But what a pity that castle fell into the hands of others!"
"It is indeed a little pity, but there is nothing wrong with it." The old knight said with a smile, "After all, almost a hundred years have passed, and the big lord who controls that land has waited for its heir for so long, so he deserves it. "
"Is a hundred years a long time?" Yui said dissatisfied, "Besides, we have waited for a hundred years, why not wait for a few more decades?"
The old knight laughed heartily: "Little girl, you will understand when you grow up. Spending a hundred years waiting for the possible heir to the castle to appear is actually the most benevolent thing. The world of adults is not that simple. The great lord himself There’s pressure too.”
"What's more... in a hundred years, most of the great lords have changed several generations. Maybe the first generation of great lords was very insistent, and the subsequent great lords will have to worry about the mood of their elders... But a hundred years later, the person involved and the person's son My entire generation and even my grandchildren may be dead, so who would care about the mood and thoughts of the old men a few generations ago?”
Yui pouted, very unhappy.
This result, this reality, made her very dissatisfied.
"So you have to work hard and become an immortal who can stand outside of time as soon as possible and laugh at mortals growing old, sick and dying, and the country's rise and fall. Then you don't have to take time seriously." The old knight smiled kindly, and his figure gradually faded. Go, the entire castle gradually becomes transparent, turning into a pure white that makes people feel warm.
In this pure white, Yui heard a gentle voice.
"You did a great job, what kind of reward do you want?"