Evetrona's old stories

Ji Xian talked to her about Harvey and Iftrona, not much, but Eve can generally understand some things, such as why Harvey went to the Infinity Mountains, who Iftrona is, and so on.

Ji Xian and Harvein still don't know who Iftrona is, but this doesn't prevent them from falling in love with her when they first met.

They had met her during their travels in the early years.The so-called early years refer to the time when Harvey was 30 years old. He was having a picnic in the woods, and the smell of barbecue attracted this beauty.At that time, Iftrona was wearing a tattered robe and her face was covered in dirt, but even so, Harvein was still shocked by her beauty and was stunned for a while.The two ate barbecue in the woods, introduced themselves to each other, and then talked freely. They talked about themselves, about society, about magic and science, and about all the contradictions in the world. Maybe they didn’t even realize it at that time It turns out that they have only known each other for two days.Afterwards, because of the conflict of ideas and positions, Iftrona and Harvey had some unpleasant quarrels, and she wore one of Harvey's clean clothes and left them.From then on, Harvey would always dream of her in the middle of the night. In the dream, her face gradually became blurred due to the passage of time, but her voice became clearer and clearer.The second time we met was more than ten years later. In an ancient city in Tianyizhou, Harvey saw this woman who had fascinated him again. For a while, he couldn't control his emotions. Like a mad dog, she wanted to pounce on her and hug her under the eyes of everyone, but Eftrona turned around, avoided her lightly, and smashed a bag on the back of his head with the hilt of her sword.Mao Qi was also present at that time. He was young at that time, only in his early twenties, and he was still an unknown junior, not the leader of the relic rescue team that became famous later.

From when Harvein first met her to when she died sadly, Evetrona's appearance has never changed. Although she never really responded to Harvey's love, what is her attitude towards Harvey? Anyone can see it.She is mysterious and energetic, and even dances on tiptoes when she is excited and happy, but when it comes to work, she always frowns, with a serious and serious expression.Harvey doesn't know her ideal and career - she always does it silently, neither concealing nor explaining, she goes to live in various cities and countryside, she analyzes old magic and researches new magic, she dissects animals and people She also went to investigate the ruins and the ancient city. She is very good at taking care of children, singing and dancing, not to mention magic and martial arts.For more than ten years, Harvey has been following her, traveling and living with her around the world like a real couple. He originally thought that life could go on like this, until one day, she left without saying goodbye. He didn't even leave a letter when he left.For Hawein, it was like a dream. His efforts were not rewarded, and more than ten years ended in vain. He became depressed and lonely, but he began to search for the whereabouts of Evetrona all over the world.Later, he did find some clues about her, but the more he got to know her, the more he felt powerless... Ji Xian didn't tell Eve about the past in detail, maybe because it was too sensational, or because it didn't even concern herself. I don't know much about it. In short, Evertrona chose to commit suicide under the siege of her pursuers, and Harvey was present at the time.

The next day, Eve didn't get up until noon, then put on the prince's costume again, and had lunch in the tea room.

The atmosphere after a big festival is always calm and lazy, people can always spend the afternoon playing cards and chatting, and wait until dinner before going out for a walk.

Ye Fei and Shirley went to a friend's house with the elders, and Eve went out by herself tonight.

She wandered around the city aimlessly. Compared to yesterday, there were much fewer people wandering out tonight.At about ten o'clock in the evening, on the streets near the inner city, Eve was stopped by two young men who looked like guards.One of them was wearing an off-white shirt, a tempered steel jacket, and a bowl helmet on his head, like a professional soldier, while the other was wearing a chain mail pullover and a full set of city guard uniforms.

"Please don't carry weapons around the inner city without permission, especially long weapons." The man dressed as a guard stood in front of her and said, "Where are you from? I hope you can cooperate with the interrogation and registration."

"It's just training the sword." Eve's heart beat a little, "Isn't that okay too?"

"Tonight is special. The visiting dignitaries from various countries are all visiting the city, and the consuls and elders are also there, but we are just registering, and we won't embarrass you." The guard's voice was dry, and he put his hand On the weapon at the waist, it faintly blocked Eve's way again.

Although Eve was a little suspicious, she nodded and decided to follow her first.But the more she walked forward, the more she felt that something was wrong. The two were one in front of the other, the soldier walked in front, the guard walked behind, and Eve was sandwiched between them.They didn't take her to the sentry post or the urban security station, but led her towards the quiet and uninhabited space under the city wall. After realizing this, Eve stopped immediately.

Her heart was pounding now.Although she has encountered people who are plotting evil before, it is the first time she has seen someone who is fully armed. She doesn't know whether the tricks she used to deal with hooligans before will work against the two guys in front of her.

"Why don't you leave?" the guard behind her asked her.

"Where are we going? Can you prove that you are a guard?" Eve asked boldly.

"Don't worry, no one in this city is brave enough to wear armor and pretend to be a guard." The guard chuckled lightly, with a hint of disdain in his voice.Seeing that Eve still refused to move, he pulled out half of the saber at his waist and made a noise to scare her.

Eve had no choice but to reluctantly take a step forward. She walked with her face facing forward, but her eyes glanced around from time to time.

The shadows of the trees are whirling, and the city is brightly lit during the celebration, but at this time the surroundings are quiet.

There are still opportunities.After walking forward for a while, the soldiers in front stepped on a bluestone step. Eve took the opportunity to go up the step and walked a few steps quickly, temporarily keeping a distance of about two bodies from the guards behind her, and waiting until When she stepped on the last step, she stepped on the side of the step and kicked hard, and jumped down the step obliquely. Since she was carrying a sword on her back, she didn't think about somersaults, but just jumped backwards.The bluestone steps had eight floors, with a total height of nearly two meters. They were a bit steep, but Eve landed on the open space below the steps firmly with one hand in an unsightly jumping posture.The guard walking behind was always on guard, but Eve's actions still surprised him a bit. He ran towards the bottom of the steps almost at the same time as Eve's movements, and when Eve landed, the two of them were separated. The distance is actually not too far.

Eve propped one hand on the ground, but hid the other hand behind her back, and touched the hilt of the sword. Her movements were very light, and when the guard was about to rush in front of her, she jumped back again and turned around. The body turned a circle in mid-air, and then drew the sword out of its sheath by the inertia of the rotation, and swung the sword in a circle with both hands.She didn't confirm whether she had hit the opponent, and as soon as her foot landed, she put the sword on her shoulder and ran away like flying.

The guard wanted to grab her when she landed, but stopped in an instant. He deduced her attacking intention from Eve's movements, and thus captured her sword swinging movement.The man dodged the blow with a deflected head, and the point of Wufeng's sword struck the chain mail on the side of his face. The speed was so fast and so powerful that a series of sparks splashed out.

The guards stood still and looked at the girl who ran away, not only did not chase, but also blocked the soldiers who wanted to catch up.

"Look at it." The guard stretched out his hand, chanting words, and a bunch of small and dazzling purple arcs flashed past his fingertips.

Eve, who was running, felt a sudden numbness in her calf, and then she fell obliquely to the ground, and even rolled around on the ground. The sword in her hand came out, jingling on the flat bluestone ground. It slid out with a bang.

The soldiers were stunned when they saw what the guards did, and rushed up to check on Eve's condition.

"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry!" The soldier lifted her up by holding her arm, and said sincerely, "I'm Linxin Wigotto, and Anfa Wigotto is my grandfather. Injured?"

Eve frowned, feeling a little annoyed. She waved away the soldier's hand and asked him, "So what? What exactly do you want to do?"

The guard picked up Eve's sword, handed it back to her, and explained: "Elder Wigotto wants his grandson to learn swordsmanship with you. My name is Bin Mo, and my surname is Wigotto, and I'm Lin Xin's uncle." The guard bowed to her and said, "The situation was special just now. I really couldn't think of any way to keep you. I apologize to you."

"Why didn't you just say it straight? Do you have to go around in such a big circle?" Eve said while dusting off her body.

"Mr. Dakeren made a bet with us just now, betting that we can't fool you." Lin Xin, who was dressed as a soldier, said, "We really lost."

"Maoqi asked you to do this?" Eve laughed angrily, feeling very dissatisfied in her heart, so she said harshly: "That old bastard, I will settle accounts with him later."

Hearing what she said, Bin Mo couldn't hold back his laughter for a moment, and after laughing, he coughed dryly and recovered his serious expression. "Well, now you know we're not bad people, right?" Binmo said.

"That's not necessarily the case. In the end, you are still a fake guard." Eve put the sword back into the sheath, and after knowing that the two were not villains, her heart was finally relieved.

"I'm not lying about this. I'm indeed a guard, but not an ordinary guard." Bin Mo patted his waist and hips, deliberately making metal clattering sounds.

"You said you want to compete, where do you go?" Eve turned her head and asked Lin Xin.

Lin Xin is not very old, about seventeen or eighteen years old, but his body is well developed, his shoulders are broad, and he is a head taller than his uncle Bin Mo. Although he is powerful and powerful, his personality is a bit shy Yes, when he saw Eve asking himself something, he was still a little nervous. Lin Xin scratched his head, pointed to a direction to the east, and replied, "It's over there, not far away..."

On the other side, behind a battlement on the inner city wall.

Maoqi Dakren and Anfa Wigotto were leaning against the wall and chatting softly, and there was a clay pot and two wine cups on the crenel next to them.The city wall here is connected to a tower of the inner city castle, and the narrow passage behind them leads to the inner court area of ​​the castle. The inner city castle is still brightly lit tonight, and through a group of three willow-leaf windows, one can see the hall The figure in the middle flickered.Yesterday and today, the Logos Academy entertained guests in the hall on the third floor.

Anfa Weigotuo is 67 this year. He is an elder of the Logos Academy. He is also a frequent visitor of Boyun Manor and an acquaintance of Eve.He is 20 years older than Mochi, and the top of his head is almost completely bald, with only some white hair on his sideburns. When he goes to the manor, he spends most of his time drinking tea and drinking, or discussing with Mochi and Kimiros about the Logos Court.Last night, he saw his youngest son praising the nephew he had taught—that is, Lin Xin—at the reception last night, saying how quickly Lin Xin’s swordsmanship improved, and how talented he was. At that time, Anfa Weigotuo subconsciously thought of Eve, and immediately discussed with Mao Qi, saying that he would let the two children learn swordsmanship.

"When I was young, I still envied the city defense soldiers, wearing majestic white armor, a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, how beautiful! But now Bin Mo has become the person in charge of the city defense, look at his unreliable appearance." An Fa Holding a glass of wine, he laughed and said to Mao Qi, "Sometimes it's like this, outsiders look at things that are very professional, and when you really understand them, you will exclaim - such a thing full of loopholes can still be normal Running? Like—Cheers! To Logos Court!"

After speaking, the two laughed loudly, clinked glasses, and drank the wine in the glasses.

They chatted for a while, and saw three people walking under the city wall, they were Bin Mo, Lin Xin, and Eve.

"They lost the bet, you can tell by Eve's expression," Mao Qi said.

"What's her expression? You young people have good eyesight, but I can't see clearly." Anfa said.

"No expression." Mao Qi poured wine for Anfa, "Generally speaking, it's like this when she's upset."

"Look, I told you not to make any bets."

"It's okay. I'll take her to climb a mountain in a few days, and she'll forget about it right away."

The three people below got closer, so the two of them stopped talking and watched quietly as they walked to an open place without tree canopy.Eve and Lin Xin each held Wufeng training swords and stood separately. At this time, both of them put on protective helmets, and Lin Xin took off the protective jacket on his body.

At this moment, the door at the end of the narrow passage behind the city wall was opened. When they heard the noise, they looked back and saw a man in his thirties hurried over. This man had a handsome face, a straight nose, and curly blond hair.Just as he was about to speak, he saw Moki making a silent gesture to him, so he closed his mouth.

"Stand this way." Mao Qi waved his hand, signaling him not to stand on the crenel.

"Is there something going on here? The consul asked me to tell the two adults to go back..." the man squatted behind the crenellations, and said to Maoqi.

"No rush, what's the rush for him." Anfa pointed to the bottom of the city wall, frowning in a serious manner: "Domenke, come and see, the younger generation in our country."

The man named Domenke stood up, glanced towards the crenel, and then saw three people not far below the city wall.

Ming Festival Celebration (Part [-])

The two confronted each other for a while, Eve took the lead, put one hand on the guard and the other on the pommel, and swung the sword cautiously and quickly. Lin Xin took a small step back and dodged the sword .

Both sides are testing each other's routines and distances at this time, and have not really made any moves.

Compared with normal duels or street fights, the situation at this time is indeed a bit abnormal.

The weapons used by the two are not the same. Lin Xin, who is 1.8 meters five, uses an armed sword held in one hand, and also holds the sword in the left hand, while Eve, who is 1.6 meters tall, uses a long sword that is similar to a half-handed sword. The sword is more than one meter long and weighs more than one kilogram. It seems that Eve can only hold it with both hands.

Both have advantages.Lin Xin's height and arm length make up for his attack distance, and the use of light weapons will be more flexible than the opponent, and Eve has never practiced against a left-handed swordsman, but the swordsmanship he has learned is all It's an anti-routine—what she learned wasn't exactly the unarmored swordsmanship that is common in street fights, but also mixed with some polearm skills and fighting skills, which may become the key to winning by surprise.

Lin Xin turned his wrist and held a sword flower, indicating that he was ready.

The upper bodies of the two were straight, and they were stable and accurate when they drew their swords. The speed of armed swords and the long front of half-handed swords each had their advantages. Can't help but nod again and again.

Lin Xin's strength is very strong, which can be seen from his rock-like calm posture when he blocked, and he also obviously reserved a little strength when attacking, because if it wasn't like this, I'm afraid Eve wouldn't be able to attack even once. Parry.But Lin Xin's behavior was not to underestimate Eve, but to be secretly surprised—how did a little man with no muscles at all dance so smoothly with a long sword?The angle of Eve's turning is sometimes very tricky. Lin Xin almost got hit by the point of her sword in the process of blocking. that's it.

Eve's stamina was not as good as Lin Xin's. Seeing that she couldn't break through the opponent's defense, she knew it was difficult to win, so she simply started to use some dangerous moves.

Eve took a few steps back, raised the sword over her shoulders with both hands, so that the blade was parallel to her back, exerted force with her hind legs, and then quickly swung the long sword obliquely. Her footsteps followed at the same time, and she used a very fast furious blow. This move was longer than Lin Xin's prediction. The sword swung over his head, and he continued to move forward, making a chop. This time, Lin Xin did not retreat, but chose to block with his sword, only to hear a loud ding, and sparks shot out from where the two swords collided.

The swordsmanship duel not only tests the strength and responsiveness of a person, but also a high-speed game process, where both parties need to make judgments and actions in an instant.Lin Xin used the bottom half of the strong sword body to support Eve's sword and approached her body, and stretched out his right hand to restrain her wrist holding the sword, but unexpectedly, the opponent raised his foot and kicked her in the crotch, so Lin Xin had to dodge sideways, giving up the momentary advantage.

The two fought non-stop for more than ten minutes, but they didn't even touch each other's effective parts.

Eve's face under the helmet was covered with sweat, but her body was not very tired.

The three people on the city wall watched quietly, without bothering to say a word.Domenke couldn't even close his mouth at this moment, and it was the first time he saw that the discussion could be so intense that sparks flew everywhere.

"Who are these two?" Domenke asked while they were facing each other under the city wall.

"The tall one is one of my grandsons, and the small one is from the Maoqi family." Anfa raised his chin, talking about these two children with a bit of pride in his tone.

"Elder, do the two of them plan to go to the military academy?" Domenke's eyes lit up.

"If there is no accident, the tall one will go next spring, he has already been admitted, as for the short one..." Anfa smiled and looked at Maoqi.

"It's all up to her own decision." Maoqi said, "but to be honest, she is just learning swordsmanship as a hobby, and her mother is firmly against it, not because she is afraid that she will be exposed to violence, but because her hands will move when practicing swordsmanship." If it becomes rough, the palms of the hands will become calluses, if someone shakes her hand, it will be felt immediately, it will affect the image of a lady too much."

"Then does she have calluses on her hands now?" Anfa asked.

"She always wears gloves when practicing sword, and Nanfen always puts hand cream on her, and her skin is still tender." Maoqi replied, "Now Nanfen is more worried that she will grow muscles on her arms."

"Then has she gained muscle..."

Listening to the trivial conversation between the two, Domenke suddenly woke up from his contemplative state, widened his eyes and said, "Wait a minute...you mean, this is still a girl?"

The showdown continues.Holding the blade in one hand and the handle in the other, Eve blocked Lin Xin's horizontal slash, sideways dodged the opponent's forward stab, and sent the tip of the sword into the opponent's arms while holding the blade.Lin Xin pressed the sword against the tip of the sword Eve sent, and slashed towards the arm holding the blade. Eve let go of that hand, but the arm holding the hilt continued to stab at the target with all its strength. , but when the tip of the sword was about to touch Lin Xin's chest, it was pushed away by the opponent with the sword.The two no longer used a steady style of play, and their positions were exchanged very quickly and frequently, as if they were dancing, and the swords collided with each other.Both of them understood at this time that as long as they could touch each other, it would be considered a victory.

And the final decisive blow came unexpectedly.

A few minutes passed, and after slashing at nothing, Eve turned around with the sword in her hand, and used her inertia to sweep the sword towards Lin Xin. Lin Xin subconsciously blocked it with the sword, but she didn't expect the power of the blow It was so big that he even bounced his sword away. After he took this move, he realized that Eve was holding the spine of the front half of the sword with both hands, and the hilt was facing him—she was a sword. It is used as a hammer, which is why it is so powerful.Lin Xin took a few steps back to prevent possible follow-up attacks, but Eve didn't stop, she turned around again, and threw the sword directly.

Lin Xin's chest was wide open at this time, and he couldn't change the direction of the steps he had just taken. He looked at the sword that was about to come out, trembling with fright, moved his mouth almost subconsciously, and spit out a few syllables. Then, the sword that had been swung away pulled his hand holding the sword back to his body.

You know, even if this training sword has no point or front, if it hits someone at the speed just now, even if it is a little unlucky, it can pierce someone through.As soon as Eve threw the sword away, she regretted it a lot. She was also relieved to see that Lin Xin was unscathed.

"I lost." Eve took off the helmet, and said a little embarrassedly, "I lost control just now, thank you for letting me go." She put her hands behind her back, and her arms began to tremble a little because of the loss of strength.

"I..." Lin Xin still looked shy, not knowing what to say, he looked around, and finally turned around and ran to pick up Eve's sword.

Eve watched him run away, and then watched him come back, until he returned the sword to her.

Bin Mo looked at the two, walked up slowly, and said to Eve: "To be honest, I didn't believe it at first, but now I believe it. There are very few people in my generation who can compete with my nephew—— Although he put some water in terms of strength."

"I think I lost." Lin Xin scratched his head and said, "I finally blocked the sword with a traction magic."

"You won." Eve insisted, "The blow of throwing the sword is actually beyond the scope of the exchange..."

"Okay, both of you don't give in, it's a tie." Bin Mo laughed, and he gave Lin Xin a look, so Lin Xin stretched out his hand to Eve.

Eve took off her gloves and shook hands with the big boy.

"Your hand seems to be injured." Seeing that her palms were red and swollen, Lin Xin hurriedly reminded her.

"It doesn't matter, it doesn't count as an injury if the skin isn't broken." Eve spread out her hands and squeezed them with her knuckles, feeling a little tingling in her palms. "I'll go back and apply ice water on it. It's getting late, and I have to go back."

Before leaving, Eve glanced at the city wall, and saw a man standing at the mouth of the battlements. Due to the distance, she couldn't tell who it was. When she saw him waving to her, she followed him waved.

"What hello are you saying?" Anfa squatted on the ground, almost laughing at Domenke's actions: "If you don't squat with us, then what's the point of us hiding?"

"I really didn't realize it just now." Domenke said, "Why did the two adults avoid her?"

"If she finds us watching the game here, she will report to her mother when she goes back," Maoqi said.

"Her mother is also a master of swordsmanship? May I ask this person's name?" Domenke was surprised.

"Hey, where is the master of swordsmanship, that's my wife." Mao Qi sat on the battlement and poured himself a glass of wine.

"So that's the case." Domenke smiled awkwardly, "Then she is your daughter?"

"If only I could have such a daughter." Mochi sighed and shook his head. "Her name is Eve Harveyne. Does that name sound familiar?"

"Lord Harvey, Allied Commander?" Domenke asked uncertainly.

"There is no allied army, it's all history, he is free now, so free that he gave all his children to others to raise." Mao Qi said this with obvious dissatisfaction, "Nan Fen is her godmother now. "

"What does godmother mean?" Domenke was a little puzzled by this word.

"Isn't this word in your Celtic tradition?" Mao Qi was a little surprised, "It's like a godmother, a child's second mother."

"The godmother is not exact, I think Nanfen is more like her adoptive mother." Anfa interjected.

"You're wrong again, she raised Eve as her own daughter." Mao Qi laughed, raised his glass, clinked glasses with An Fa, and said, "To my lovely wife!"

The two laughed and drank the wine.

"Everyone!" A person's voice sounded at the end of the narrow passage, and the voice was obviously dissatisfied. Domenke recognized that it was the voice of the consul, and his face changed with fright. He remembered that he had come out Purpose.

Mao Qi praised his wife here, but Eve, who had returned to the tailor shop, was planning how to sue him.

The fight between Eve and Lin Xin was not happy, and she felt that she was very embarrassed.Thinking back to just now, she was deceived by these two people from the beginning, then stumbled again, and was pressed and beaten by the other party during the sparring process. If she hadn't been extremely aggrieved, she would not have been so frustrated that she threw her sword away.

Eve sighed, and suddenly felt very frustrated. Since she came to this world, it was the first time she wanted to turn back into a man so strongly. What's the use of being beautiful?If only he could be as tall and strong as Lin Xin.

As soon as she entered the tea room, Nan Fen noticed her dirty appearance and hurriedly asked what was going on, so she described what happened just now in detail. She wanted to add more details, but As he was talking, he saw that Nanfen's expression was not very good, so he started to help Maoqi instead, saying that he might want to make himself acquainted with some people of the same age, but he just screwed up.Eve was afraid that Nanfen would really get angry with Maoqi, she felt that it was acceptable for the two of them to have conflicts and quarrels about anything, but it should never be because of her instigation.

While complaining about Mao Qi, Nan Fen asked someone to fetch water from the well and asked her to soak her hands in a bucket of cold water.She wiped Eve's face with a wet towel, and suddenly wiped away her tears.

"I'm fine," Eve said.

Nanfen nodded, but was still crying.

"You... miss Minxi?" Eve asked her tentatively.

Nan Fen was stunned for a moment, then sniffed, and said, "Sometimes I feel that although you don't know magic, you may be able to read minds. How did you guess that I missed her?"

"I just thought of it." Eve smiled, dipping her hands in the bucket and stirring.

"She has a soft temper. I'm always worried that she will be bullied outside. I'm even more worried when I see you come back like this today. "