Chris's Faith of Fire

Uncle Locke is a good man, not in terms of his attitude, but the kindness and gentleness in his eyes... It is a feeling of seeing through the world after going through some hardships. It is a bit exaggerated to say that, it is a kind of feeling that is similar to me. Similar, but with the look of someone who has experienced a broader life than me.

But he is also keeping a distance from me. I don’t know whether it is because of his rich life experience or instinct. He seems to be aware of my "specialness".He may have continued to monitor me like this before he noticed my true identity, but he would not be hostile. He knew that I would not just cause trouble.

Buya Town is full of beasts. There are only a dozen humans and almost three times the number of beasts. There also seem to be a large number of mixed-race children. Children like Yula are not rare.

Luli and I were placed in Dana's home. It was a log house like other houses, with two bedrooms and a simple bathroom. The living room and kitchen were together. Although it was a little narrow, it was very clean and lived Supplies are also available...it looks pretty good.

"If you and Miss Luli are really not a couple, I will arrange another room for her."

Yura has endless energy. She walks happily around the village and greets everyone to tell them that she has returned safely.

Dana walked next to me, her expression softened a lot... At least compared to the panic in the forest, Dana now looks more like her original self, showing a stable character.

She seems like a considerate wife.

Well, what on earth was I thinking? For a moment, I actually cast the image of Chris on her. Sometimes I wish that Chris could not be a queen, just an ordinary farm girl. Even in that case, she It will not be otherworldly, its skin will gradually become rough, and it will no longer be as beautiful as a doll.

"Mr. Fami? Are you feeling unwell?" she asked worriedly. The way I shook my head subconsciously and bit my lower lip just now probably looked a little painful.

"No, I'm just a little dizzy, maybe because I suddenly walked into the room from such a wide place." I said, and Dana covered her mouth and laughed.

"Huhu~ You are different from your serious appearance, but you are actually very funny."

"It's nothing. I'm just used to arguing with those mercenaries. Anyway, I'm causing trouble for you. She may have to disturb her more before she returns to normal. I don't think it will take long." As I said that, I directed her gaze to look at Luli.

The girl stood outside the hut with her beloved lute on her back. She didn't care at all about sleeping in a room with a man. She just stared blankly at the Asgard towering into the sky. Breaking through the white mist seems to follow the streams and lakes upstream to reach the depths of the original demon world.

"Miss Luli, the atmosphere is completely different from before." She commented after noticing.

"That's right, that's the expression a person shows when they've found something they've longed for." The thing she's pursuing, the lost memory, and all kinds of things I don't know about... It doesn't matter, I just want to Transform from a vampire back to a human, and then be with Chrissy forever, until death do us part.

"Mr. Fami, is there anything you have always dreamed of getting?" The village girl's eyes were shining. In my impression, it was the eyes of her lively little sister Yula.

I thought for a while and decided to lie. "No, he's just a money-grubbing mercenary who uses money to do things."

"Really... I heard people say that mercenaries only care about money and women." Her cheeks were slightly red.

"That's true." My words were emotionless, and an alarm was ringing in my heart, telling me not to continue talking to her.

"So...Mr. Fami, where is your woman?" She lowered her gaze and then raised it as if expecting something, waiting for my reply.

"I don't have one, and I don't need to. I have to talk to my employer, excuse me...ma'am."

"Hey, Mr. Fami..." Her words became frustrated and she stopped awkwardly. Until I closed the wooden door, I didn't even give her the coldest look. Alyssa and Ailian had taught her Give me so much.

When I walked out of the room, I looked at her back. Luli had been wearing that dress that could not be called revealing or conservative all the way. The front was well covered, but the back was open, and the long skirt was split to expose her thighs. She didn't care about me or anyone else. The man's eyes were only fixed on Asgard, which held infinite charm for her.

Although it is a town, the scale here is not big enough. The logs blend the fragrance of Buya Town with the grass in the wilderness. The demonic island in front separates this place from the mortal realm. I am afraid I will not get tired of seeing it for ten years. Bar.

"What are you looking at?" I walked up to the purple-haired girl, thinking that if she were normal, she would praise the scenery more energetically, and then play a beautiful song. I was afraid of her piano, but I also She was deeply attracted by the string sound she heard that night. It was so beautiful that one could not help but hold her breath and let the leaves accompany her.

The girl still ignored me this time, but she raised her lips slightly, "Clouds, mist, mountains, looking forward to the starlight that will come at night."

"Is this a lyric?" I smiled, "When do you want to see it, or have you found what you want to find?"

She didn't answer immediately, took a few steps forward and then turned around.At that moment, I was a little surprised. The way she appeared in front of me was completely different from before, although she was still as beautiful and lovely.

But the childishness between her eyebrows completely disappeared, as if she had suddenly grown into a mature woman in her 30s or [-]s, smiling gracefully, but with a touch of sadness suppressed in her eyes.

"Mr. Fami, thank you for bringing me here." She thanked her frankly.

"No, what's wrong with you? Have you recovered your memory?"

"How is it?" She turned back again, facing me with her smooth back, "The quiet lake, the dreams of star chasers, and the oaths that once echoed under the starry sky."

She must have been inspired. As a bard, this should happen often.

"Beautiful Miss Poet, I just want to tell you...your room is behind you, in Miss Dana's cabin, and you may have to share a room with me."

Luli smiled and said, "What do you want to do to me?"

"No, it won't...you know why."

"Well, that's no problem. I want to stay alone for a while. Feel the wind surrounding me, the gentleness of the sun, and his smile."

I think I might have disturbed her. I don't know anything about poetry. I can't even tell which poet in the pub sings well... Anyway, I never give them money.

"Please don't run around at night. You are still my employer, and I still expect to receive payment from you."

She nodded gracefully. "Thank you, black-haired wolf with golden eyes. I hope you can find her along the red line soon."

Chapter 480 482. The scenery of hometown——3

"Dinner is apple pie and some brown bread. Of course it is much better than the wood bread outside. I also prepared some private wine... I originally wanted to kill two chickens, but Mrs. Hope, who raises chickens, disagrees. Mr. Locke said walking beside me.

I met him by chance in the town. The blond goblin covered his long ears with a scarf and introduced me to each household in the town. They generally perform their own duties... There is no real leader, but everyone respects them. Looking at Mr. Locke, what he said has great reference value.

"It doesn't matter, it's good enough." I answered him, "In the past three years in Grand Harbor, I have eaten all the food I bought on the spot, and I feel that my sense of taste is about to deteriorate."

"Really, maybe there aren't any good materials here, but Ke'an's craftsmanship is pretty good." Locke said and pointed to his workshop. The stubborn boy stared at me with a pout. Yula had mentioned him before.

When a simple boy hates you for no reason, it's either you who stole his money or his woman.

"I hope I didn't put anything weird in my food."

"Hahaha, he won't do that, otherwise I will kick him out of the workshop immediately." Locke's words were extremely serious.

"Then the kid will hate me even more because of this. I don't want to cause any trouble now."

The blond carpenter nodded, "You look like a more mature mercenary than you appear. A young man like you will become famous all over the world sooner or later."

"I don't want that at all, it would kill me."

"No..." he said calmly, "Your destiny is more magnificent than you imagine, I can see it."

"Are you still a fortune teller?" My tone was a bit sarcastic, but he didn't care at all.

"I have definitely calculated it before. Unlike them, I don't believe in God, I only believe in experience and my own vision."

"No matter how experienced a person is, he will make one or two mistakes. It seems that I am one of your mistakes." I said, "Fami is just an ordinary mercenary. He takes money to do things and does nothing if he has no money. Lie on your bed at home and read some books to kill time. That’s the kind of person..."

Locke chuckled lightly and looked at Asgard in the distance. The difference between him and Luli was that he was not at all absorbed in looking at that place. He just glanced at it for a while, and I could see what was going on in his mind. Thinking about something else.

"Where's your employer? I see she's been looking there during the day."

"That child is a bard, you should listen to her playing the piano." I said, "If you can hear her music once, you will understand why the girl can stare at the mountain ridge for so long."

"Fairies are generally very melodic." Locke spread his hands and made helpless movements, "But I am not one of them. What I like is the sound of saws, hammers, and axes. When these sounds are fed back to the wood, I feel extremely comfortable when I go there. What about you?"

Regarding his question, I thought for a while, "It's probably someone's voice."

"Someone?" He seemed to be interested, "I guess it's a woman."

"That's right." I replied immediately, "I can tell you, that is the person I love most. Her voice is the sound of nature. She screams when she is angry, screams when she cries, and laughs when she is happy. In my head every day when I dream It will echo and linger on the ceiling unable to dissipate.”

Locke stopped and we were already standing at the door of the workshop. An greeted his master from afar, but when he saw me, his face immediately darkened.Dana and Yula have also returned, and so has Luli... It seems that they plan to have dinner together on the first day.

Locke stood there, holding his chin with his fingers, and was silent for a long time.Finally, as if he couldn't find the right words, he answered me, "Where is the girl you love now?"

"You really want to hear romance stories?"

"I don't care about ordinary people, such as my silly apprentices Ann and Dana, although there is no romantic story between them." He smiled bitterly, and then looked at me again, "But you are different, Fami, you are like this What happened to the mercenaries was probably written into songs by bards, and anyone could be interested in the stories contained in the poems."

"That's probably a very unpleasant story. Well, my stomach is already growling with hunger. If you want to get a romantic story out of me, you may have to get me completely drunk." I laughed. In order to relieve the embarrassment on my face, Chris and I will not tell anyone the story, no one...

The only time I leaked it was in Grand Harbor, when the cunning maid at the mercenary station gave me more than 20 drinks and said they were all free.As a result, I lost my most precious thing... She also told Luli about this easily. If they were both women, I was afraid that I would not be able to help but find an opportunity to beat them up, and then modify this memory.

Locke probably noticed that I looked bad and sighed, "Good stories are always rare. Tell me when you think you can tell them. Although the wine is not enough, the quality is good enough, so you can drink it to your heart's content." .”

"Thank you, Mr. Locke."

"No, I always feel that there is something similar between the two of us."

"Maybe I'll be qualified to say that I'm similar to you if I live for another few decades." After I complained, he just nodded slightly, and then walked ahead and took me to the restaurant of the workshop.

The place is spotlessly clean, a thick door separates it from the studio, and the smell of sawdust is not too strong.Dana still acted like a capable wife, and Yura was also helping her. The long wooden table in front of her could seat 8 people. An obviously wanted to sit next to Dana, but he was not particularly confident. man.

Otherwise, Dana wouldn't have stared at me in such a cowardly way of resistance when she asked me to sit over.As a man, you can't just have sad eyes, that will only make women look down on you even more. I don't know why Chris chose me over Noel. If I have to say it, I probably defeated him in this aspect. , because I like Chrissy and I will show it strongly... I love her, no doubt, and I want her to know it clearly.

"Lully, let me sit next to you."

"The little wolf returns at night, but doesn't choose to walk alone. Is it because of the moonlight in the middle of the night?"

"That's enough for you. Let's wait until after dinner to perform poetry." I can't stand Luli's change in temperament, or is she always like this?Anyway, this is to the point where it would be baffling to anyone.

"That's it~ Hehe." Yula also laughed when she saw Luli like this, "Sister Luli has become so interesting. Can you play the piano for me later?"

"Of course~ I have a lot of songs I want to play." Her long eyelashes were slightly raised. From the beginning, this girl burst out with inspiration, and even her words turned into poems. It seemed that she had composed a song in a short time. , I also really want to hear... what exactly she thought of when she stopped and looked at Asgard for a long time, all of this will be reflected in the music.

Dinner was just as Mr. Locke said, brown bread and apple pie...it looked a bit simple, but tasted very good. Mr. Locke's own wine also exuded a special aroma, which was like the breeze blowing over the long tree. The trees with sweet fruits blow into my nose.

"To our heroes." Mr. Locke raised his cup.

Ann raised her glass reluctantly.

"To Her Majesty the Queen." I said subconsciously, and they were stunned for half a second.

"Which queen?" Yula asked innocently, and I immediately realized that I had said the wrong thing.

Yes, which queen?Although Chris is still sitting on the throne, I know that it is Firmina who controls everything.Ladia is about to seize this country, although Garnet was originally hers, as well as Pope Patricia and Ellen...their assistance is definitely not free.

Fortunately, Zelodia is dead, otherwise the world would be even more chaotic.

"The most beautiful queen." I answered shortly.

"That must be talking about Her Majesty Crystal." Yula continued what I said again, "Yura has never seen her true face, but everyone said that Her Majesty Crystal was once called the Crystal Princess, and she had snow. Normal silver hair and ruby ​​red eyes."

"The same goes for Princess Latia." An seemed dissatisfied with Yula's cheerfulness.

"Brother An! You don't understand. Princess Latia is not as feminine as Her Majesty Crystal! I heard that she also has a unicorn, and only the most beautiful girls are qualified to ride it! Yula is also I really want to ride it once~”

"You will be kicked off by it." An still hit Yula, and then looked at Dana, "I think Dana is very suitable."

"I don't like riding horses..." the village girl responded coldly. "But I sat behind Mr. Fami all the way. He was very skillful and could control it well even with someone like me."

Again, this kind of ambiguous words obviously meant to express goodwill. What on earth was she trying to do?Did I not notice my expression before?

Anyway, I don't want to hurt a girl's self-esteem at the dinner table, but An Sui's hostile eyes are overwhelming.

"I'm just used to being a mercenary. You have to know... If you don't know how to ride a horse, it will take several weeks to go to many places. There will be bandits and bad weather during the journey. I hope I can go to the hotel and spend the night on the same day... instead of carrying it on my back. A bunch of luggage ran into the forest to blow in the wind."

After hearing this, Mr. Locke looked at the village girl and said, "Speaking of this, I would like to ask, Dana, who kidnapped you in the forest that day?"

The girl was a little embarrassed to say it. She hesitated for a while before she opened her mouth, "It's a mercenary." An glared at me almost at the same time, but Dana soon realized that this was inappropriate. "It has nothing to do with Mr. Fami, it was Mr. Fami who defeated them! And Mr. Fami threw away the mercenary's metal plate after rescuing us."

"Dina, don't be too sensitive, I didn't mean it." The young man gritted his teeth, but still pretended to be objective.

Mr. Locke sighed, "Anyway, thank you very much... Now the 'Battle of the Princess' has probably come to an end. Her Highness Ladia's army is about to break through the Amber River. Fortunately, it is too far west here... they will not come here." .”

"As far as I know, Her Majesty Ladia is a noble knight." I asked him.

"Yes, but Ladia's army is not enough... She advocates chivalry, but war is not just a knight's war. Mercenaries and lightly armed farmers are the vanguard for the unrecovered Fire Nation. The army, they are short of clothes and food, so they can only steal and rob."

I put down the black bread I just took a bite of, and everyone around me became silent. Luli, who usually expressed some opinions in the past, also became taciturn. She had told me before that she wanted to track down the slave traders, but now she no longer has the ability to speak. Of that anger and impulse, only the infinite sadness remains.

"Not only that..." Dana spoke, "Humans hate the orcs and want to drive them all away."

"Is that so? They seem to get along well in Rod Cullo Saint." I said, but their expressions were not right, so I said another way, "I just heard that people there seem to still be able to get along well." Work together. Isn’t that the same here?”

I looked at Yura. She had animal ears and a tail. There were also many orcs in the town.

"You are really deaf to what's going on outside the window, Master Mercenary." An's tone was a bit sarcastic, "Queen Crystal promised to treat the Orcs as her children just because the Orcs helped her seize the kingdom. People, did not consider other people's opinions at all..." The young man looked at Youla's uneasy eyes and took a deep breath, seeming to swallow the more extreme words back in his stomach. "Buya Town is not a town of beasts or humans, this is a town of exiles."

"Exiles..." I couldn't help but sigh.

"Whether it's humans, orcs...or elves like me." Locke's tone was very light. "For them, as long as they have a place to stay, we don't have time to hate each other yet. When we wait, After that time, everyone has already become accustomed to living together." He reached out and stroked Yula's head. "I hope the war ends soon and doesn't affect us."

I heard the implication that they are not optimistic about Chris's rule, and believe that Ladia will win the final victory. This may be true, but Ladia doesn't like the orcs... nor do those nobles. Like, even if they are unwilling to take action directly because of their noble status, there will be many ways to slowly drive the orcs out of this land.

This was a very heavy dinner, not only the words of Ann and Locke, but also Luli, who had been out of state, and Yula became less lively due to the influence of the atmosphere.I know that I am a person of few words, but I can't bear such an atmosphere. I have already had enough of living alone. The more this happens, the more I miss Chrissy, her smile, soft body and... Nice vanilla scent in your hair.She is high and mighty in front of others, but she is always like a girl in front of me, extremely cute and a little coquettish. What is my child that I have never seen like?

These questions disturbed my thinking and consciousness, making it even more difficult to sleep at night. At this time, the sound of the lute came from nowhere.

Lully was playing, but not singing.It's just that the sound of the strings floated through the air into the distance. It was music that I had never heard before, but felt somewhat familiar.

After thinking for a long time, I noticed that Chrissy had hummed this tune before.

Chapter 481 483. The scenery of hometown——4

When I woke up the next day, it was almost noon. I panicked, bumping around and knocking over the chair when I got up.In fact, it wasn't until I was fully awake that I realized that nothing had happened. I was sleeping on an unfamiliar bed, which should be Dana's bed. Thinking of this, I immediately went to the wooden bucket and washed my face with water.

I was surprised at how I slept so long and so deeply.Luli didn't sleep in my room, and she didn't leave any trace of her stay there. I ran out of the house and looked around, bewildered like a fool.The townspeople had finished their morning work and had lunch, and they gathered around them with baskets filled with fruit.The weather was hot at noon, but the waterfall flowing down from Yasget in the distance of Buya Town cooled down the temperature here.

The townspeople who had just finished their work waved in a friendly manner when they saw me, and then pointed to the sandwiches and porridge and soup in their hands. It took me a long time to realize that it was an invitation to have lunch together.I didn't refuse. Although it was important to find Luli now, it was better to ask with my mouth than to search like a headless fly. Someone among the dozen or so people had always seen her.