Echo sits at the very top of the castle - the sloping roof of the watchtower, where you can look out over the whole town.
She was brought up by lightning, and when the sun went down, the little girl would come over and take her down. By now, Lightning should be on its way to Longsong Keep.
The weather today is very good, the sun is shining brightly on the earth, and the river in the distance is like a luminous satin, flowing slowly westward, dividing the land mixed with green leaves and white snow into two petals. Lying in the sun, she felt that her whole body was surrounded by soft warmth, unlike the scorching sun in the extreme south, where the scorching light can easily sting the skin.
The wind is also very different, she thought. The mainland kingdom has a variety of winds, including the slightly salty sea breeze from the clear water port, the humid monsoon that is hot and cold in the capital, the cold and biting north wind from the Desolate Mountains, and the current small wind. The town has an earthy, aromatic breeze. In any case, the wind here is pure and single. In Iron Sand City, it was either sweltering heat and no wind, or it was an overwhelming storm. The wind can be seen, and the whistling airflow is mixed with stones and gravel, like a black giant swept in. At this time, you must hide in the house, or any place where you can avoid the limelight. Standing against the wind is only a dead end.
Echo exhaled softly, thinking about it now, it has been nearly four years since she left Iron Sand City. The Aosha clan unfortunately failed in the power struggle. After her father surrendered, she was still killed by the enemy. Witnessing all this, she wanted to rush up and die with the enemy, but was hit from behind.
I don't know how many people in the clan will survive after four years.
Before being sold as a slave to Bishui Harbor, she faintly heard that the Aosha clan violated the sacred duel agreement, and the clansmen who were spurned by the three gods would be banished to the Endless Cape and could never return to the Iron Sand City. But Echo knew that all of this was a conspiracy of the Iron Whip Clan. They smeared the whip with black oil that flowed underground. As long as it was ignited, even water could not put it out. It was this trick that caused his brother, the strongest warrior in the clan, to be burned alive during a duel, causing the formation of the team to be in chaos.
In addition to the scalding yellow sand, the Endless Cape only has a pillar of fire that never goes out and a sea that is more manic than Mother Earth. The sand people who go there will soon turn into bones, and the end will be even worse than the slaves themselves.
Echo awakened as a divine envoy—the witch commonly known as the mainland kingdom. She also thought of revenge, but her ability was a useless analog voice. No matter how she begged the three gods, the gods did not give her a will. After living in Bishuigang for half a year, she understands even more that the saying that the gods are favored by the three gods is just a deception by the Mojin people. Within the jurisdiction of the four kingdoms, the envoys of the gods were all hunted down by the church. From that day on, Echo completely cut off any hope of revenge.
At this moment, a thick plume of smoke suddenly rose in the distance. She looked towards the east bank of the Chishui River, and saw the flames flickering with faint green light passing through the grove.
It was Anna's green flame.
When they first arrived here, Wendy briefly introduced Anna and Nana to the sisters. At that time, Echo was very envious of Anna's ability. The flames that can be manipulated freely, the high temperature that can melt the sword... If they had such great power in Iron Sand City, the Iron Whip Clan would not be able to survive alone.
Echo shook her head, thinking about it now is meaningless. Compared to the clansmen who are likely to have died in the sand, she is lucky to be alive. Since His Royal Highness is willing to accept him, all he can do is to try his best to fulfill the order that His Highness ordered.
She cleared her throat and began to hum a song at the request of the other party.
It was a cheerful little tune. His Royal Highness only hummed it once, and she completely memorized the whole tune.
Music is no stranger to Echo, and when she was taught as a high-class slave, seductive dancing and provocative whispering were all skills she needed to master. But His Royal Highness's song is completely different... It is very rhythmic, full of a burst of energy, especially when he asked himself to simulate the sound of the flute to play this piece, every note seemed to be beating, making people unable to bear Live wanting to dance with it.
The difficulty lies in adding drums and strings while the song progresses. Simultaneous simulation of three sounds, overlapping each other, is a first for Echo. She never thought that music could be played like this!
In the beginning, it was difficult for her to ensure that the drum beat would not disrupt the rhythm of the flute. She tried to follow the method suggested by His Highness, playing the beat with her hands or feet, and then gradually merged the two sounds together.
After a few days of practice, Echo gradually mastered this onomatopoeia.
After a few auditions, she stood up and decided to include the final strings.
As the music played, Echo found that the minor key had changed again - if the cheerful flute constitutes its torso, and the exciting drum beats give it its skeleton, then the seemingly embellished strings at the end make the piece have soul. She stepped on the beat, over and over again, making the three instruments completely integrated, the voice getting higher and higher, and finally couldn't help but sing—
"My attack power is higher than yours, so I won."
Roland put the last card on the table, and Soraya, who was opposite, covered her face and let out a low cry of realization.
"One more game," she thought for a moment, then put the cards back together, "this time let me choose your ten cards."
"Cough," the prince coughed, "it's getting late, I still have work to do, you can go and play with others."
After making roughly enough decks, the next step is to copy. With a template in front of her, Soraya's drawing speed is comparable to that of a printer. Soon, Roland got several copies of the same Gwent card.
So Soraya became his first opponent.
After clarifying the rules of the game, a card battle begins. During the battle, he found that the witch's ability to accept is indeed higher than ordinary people. Soraya quickly figured out the playing skills. In the next few rounds, although Roland could still win, he had already used a special deck. Now that the other party asked to draw cards for him, he shamefully refused.
"Okay," Soraya pocketed the card in her arms and ran towards the door. At this moment, a cheerful and pleasant music sounded outside the window. She paused, ran back, leaned against the window and looked around, "Is it the echo?"
"Well, it looks like she's completely proficient." Roland leaned back on the chair, enjoying the familiar music.
The First Army of Border Town will soon enter the comprehensive exercise stage. Unlike standing on the city wall to shoot, the comprehensive performance will be carried out in the field, requiring the team to move while keeping the team neat and orderly - this is also the basic link of queuing for shooting. In order to keep the soldiers in step, drum beats or chants are needed to dictate the pace of everyone's steps. Now that there is a witch who can simulate mixed sounds, he simply follows the British and goes straight to the infantry marching song.
Compared with a simple drum beat, the marching song can not only control the speed of the team, but also effectively boost morale and boost the morale of the army. Of course, Roland only knew the name of the most famous marching song "Grenadier March" during the queuing shooting period, but could not remember the complete tune.
But it didn't stop him. There was a piece of music that was adapted on the basis of "March of the Grenadiers", which rang all over the country during the Anti-Japanese War. And its melody is familiar to almost everyone, that is the famous "Guerrilla Song".
Soraya turned her head, and she heard the prince follow the tune, humming softly. It was a language she had never heard before, clean and neat, and perfectly matched to the rhythm of the song.
"We are all sharpshooters,"
"Each bullet kills an enemy;"
"We are all flying troops,"
"Even if the mountain is high and the water is deep!"
"In the dense woods,"
"There are camps for comrades everywhere;"
"On the high hills,"
"There are countless good brothers of ours."
"… "