The dangerous monsters in the barren mountains and the magic radiation in the wasteland of Gondor are not the biggest problems for an elf ranger who is far away from home. The day by day hair loss is the last word of Solderin Frostleaf.
Well, Salderling didn't say these words, but Gawain believed that these must be the most sincere words from the heart of this high-ranking elf ranger.
He knew Solderling, or Gawain Cecil knew Solderin. It was during the great pioneering seven hundred years ago. At that time, the elf ranger had just left his hometown for a few years and was traveling in the northern part of the mainland. Although he has the strength of a high-level ranger, he did not have such a great-sounding title as "Soldering the Blonde" at that time, and he was unfortunately in the territory of the Gondor Empire at that time. After the tide rose, the elven ranger was trapped in the wasteland of the human empire and lost contact with his homeland.
The human Northern Exploration Army rescued the elven ranger who was acting alone in the chaos, and Gawain Cecil incorporated him into his command.
After that, the two fought side by side for many years. It was not until the last few years before Gawain Cecil's death that Soldering left the human army and continued to travel in the northern part of the mainland as a free mercenary.
Few people know why Soldering left the Silver Empire alone, and no one knows the purpose of this high-level ranger traveling on the mainland, and today, seven hundred years later, no one knows that this powerful Why don't free mercenary fighters arouse more than 70% of their strength in battle? Only Gawain knows this secret because Solderin is wearing a wig...
This unlucky kid ran out back then just looking for folk remedies to cure his hair loss...
To be honest, when these related memories came to mind, Gao Wen almost tensed all the muscles on his face so that he didn't laugh on the spot. If he wanted to laugh, his own image would be finished firstly, and secondly, he wouldn't want to be with him. After Soldering rebuilt their friendship, the boat of friendship would not only capsize, but even hit the two people's faces after more than 20 circles in place, and then they would start shopping on the spot...
So he tried his best to keep his attitude calm, and according to Gawain Cecil's attitude towards Solderin in the memory, he casually recounted the past with the elf ranger: "Do you still remember how I discovered your secret at that time? "
"I didn't know that one of the top commanders of the human coalition would even scratch his hair when he was fighting with someone." Soldering mentioned that there was still some energy left in seven hundred years, and he gave Gawain a displeased look. "Fortunately, no one was watching at that time, otherwise I would have blood spattered five steps with you..."
Gawain spread his hands: "You can't beat me again."
"You couldn't beat it back then, but now?" Soldering looked Gawain up and down, "I can feel that your strength has declined a lot."
"You can't beat it now," Gao Wen responded calmly with the guiding ideology of being passable on the face regardless of whether he was honest or not, "You might still have a chance when I first woke up, but now I've recovered to a point. "
Soldering became quiet, and stared at Gawain without blinking. He stared at Gawain for a long time, until the latter suspected that the elf's orientation had finally gone wrong, and he broke the silence: "I still can't believe it." , you really came back to life... I heard the news in Typhon, but at first I thought it was a farce created by the Ansu royal family for some purpose, and I still cursed the illegitimate king in my heart. You lost your face and started using your own country's founding hero as a political tool... I didn't expect you to be real."
After a pause, he shook his head and continued: "At first I wanted to come directly to check the situation, but I really couldn't find a chance."
Gao Wen glanced at him: "So you led the team to infiltrate this time just to take this opportunity to confirm my authenticity?"
"This is part of the purpose," Soldering replied frankly, "I received an order. The people on Typhon's side didn't know that I had friendship with you seven hundred years ago, and they appointed me as the infiltrator in the direction of the Dark Mountains." Commander, that's why I'm here to see if Gawain Cecil is real, if not, I'll kill that impostor myself... To be honest, I'm almost 90% sure that you are fake."
Gao Wen was taken aback: "Why are you so sure?"
"I was there when you were buried," Soldering looked into Gawain's eyes, "I heard the news that you were killed on the southern front when I was traveling in the Holy Spirit Plain, and then I went directly to your territory , just in time for your final burial. Because of your experience of fighting side by side with me, your wife allowed me to get close to observe your... body. I can confirm that you were really dead at that time, and your soul left that body I can be sure that my perception is not wrong, the elves' perception of life is far superior to your human beings."
The expression on Gawain's face changed slightly, but there was a huge turmoil in his heart. He suddenly realized how much the appearance of this elf "old friend" meant to him. He realized that this was a real witness of Gawain Cecil. The person who lived, even witnessed the latter's death, his words are more reliable than any later history books, and more accurate than any third-party retelling!
Although he inherited most of Gawain Cecil's memory, he always believed that there were gaps and distortions in the memory he inherited, so would this elf make up for this part of the gap
However, in order to avoid Solderling's suspicion due to his abnormal behavior, Gawain did not immediately reveal his memory problem, but temporarily suppressed the turmoil in his heart, and followed Solderling's words to ask other, Also intriguing: "What was my condition? I mean when I was in my coffin."
Discussing the body of a deceased person face to face is obviously a strange experience. Even Soldering, who has traveled on the mainland for seven hundred years, couldn't help but tremble at the corner of his mouth, but he still answered seriously: " You died of exhaustion. Your guards tried their best to snatch your body back, so you have almost no external injuries. The cause of death was the exhaustion of your body organs. Because I was not on the battlefield at the last moment, I don’t know the specific process of your death. I don't know."
At the end of the talk, the expression on Solderling's face was a bit sad and ashamed. It was obvious that he had always had a grudge against him for not being able to fight alongside Gawain Cecil at the last moment. This kind of faint guilt probably As a long-lived elf who has been with him for seven centuries, it is inevitable that he will be entangled in this kind of mood when dealing with short-lived humans. Gawain can only sigh in his heart when he sees this, with a relieved smile on his face: "Okay, people Don’t be so entangled if you’re all dead.”
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt that something was wrong, so he quickly changed his words: "If everyone is alive, then there is no need to worry about it."
Solderling's face twitched, but Gao Wen forcibly continued the topic: "What about the rest of the funeral?"
"Your funeral went very well. It was very solemn and unforgettable. King Charles himself drove the first and last nails, and all the dukes and marquises of the kingdom were present. At the end of the funeral, the power of the elements Appeared briefly, the avatars of the four elemental powers stayed outside your tomb for a short time, and scholars believe that this is the sign of the official end of your contract with the elements."
Gao Wen finally grasped a key point: "You said that the incarnation of the four elements appeared at that time?"
"Yes, at least I saw the wind element appear briefly with my own eyes. The wall outside the tomb was shrouded in gas clouds at that time," Soldering nodded, "It's just that the incarnation of the element did not communicate with humans, they just It appeared for a while, probably less than a minute."
Gawain Cecil once concluded a contract with the four elements. This is not only a legendary story that has been passed down for seven hundred years in the Ansu Kingdom, but also a legend that bards from all over the mainland have always talked about. This "legend" is not Totally made up.
Gawain Cecil did communicate with the elements, and his ability to grow into a legendary powerhouse in his short thirty-five years was also inextricably linked to the power of the elements, but the contract was not what most people imagined. So simple and clear, in fact, even Gawain himself couldn't understand what Gawain Cecil had agreed with the elements back then.
The incarnation of the power of the elements has a chaotic and elusive "mind", and the human spiritual structure can hardly communicate with it. Even those shamans who claim to be able to communicate with the elements dare not say that they can understand the words of the elements. language. For most mortals who study the way of the elements, the so-called "communication with the elements" is just a vague guess about the flow tendency of the power of the elements. , there is a logical connection, then he is either a liar, a lunatic, or just a poor guy who was deceived by the "Elemental Monarch".
Those "elemental creatures" living in various planes are not the same thing as the real "elemental power". It's just a creature, and the latter is actually more similar to a certain embodiment of the essence of the world.
According to legend, Cecil Gawain signed a contract with the four elements, and the object of the contract seems to be the essence of those elements, not a powerful elemental creature. This is the most shocking and unbelievable fact for Gawain.
But just like those memories about "Eternal Darkness" and "Secret Sail", about how Cecil Gawain entered into a contract with the four elements, there is also a blank in his inherited memory.
Even if he wanted to find out the truth from the will of the elements, he didn't know where to start.
Gawain's mind was filled with all kinds of knowledge related to the nature of elements and elemental creatures. While thinking about it, he did not forget to remind himself: when analyzing elemental creatures, he should pick out the group of deep-sea harmony gods as soon as possible. The sea monster is also an elemental creature, but he always felt that he had to pick out those salty fish spirits to discuss separately under any circumstances. They are too weird, if they are really used as research samples, they will lose their sanity if they look at them...
"What did you think of?" Soldering couldn't help asking when he saw that Gao Wen hadn't spoken for a long time, and his expression was cloudy and uncertain.
"How well do you know the way of elements?" Gao Wen asked casually.
Soldering thought for a while: "I am proficient in the four spellings of the Way of the Elements in the Common Language of Man and the Elvish Language, and I also know who wrote the highest book about the four elements, Elementalism..."
"...then I don't have anything to say." Gao Wen's eyes twitched slightly, "Is there anything else going on at my funeral?"
Soldering recalled seriously, and finally shook his head: "No, you were lying in it very peacefully at that time."
"... How about we change the subject."
"I think so too."