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Except that is located in the ocean deep place, the almost secluded from the world islands and almost exist in legend, some people have never stepped in beside scrap land, motherland is on this star only known and full of vitality Continent, its whole assumes the anomalous ellipse, the north-south north and south hemisphere, moreover extends some north to search into the world of snow and ice Arctic Ocean to the Northern Hemisphere, its south actually only will crosses the equator, even cannot arrive in the temperate zone area in Southern Hemisphere. Therefore in historical a long period of time, the motherland scholars think that they live in cold hot unidirectional World, more sends toward North Vietnam coldly, freezes until the sky, more toward South Vietnamese inflammation heat, melts until the earth, therefore in motherland former days fairy story, legend of King of Henan deep pool lava tyrant extremely northern cold ice.
This is idling bored time, Lilina to us says.
The place that we go to is located in north motherland, moreover almost approaches the frozen wilderness. If not walk the transmission gate, the average person must arrive at this cold state, that must cross the northern duchy, crosses the northern rank grass original these again by the innumerable scattered settlements that the uncivilized nationalities establish a separatist regime, has arrived in finally the border line that almost this World intelligent biological energy for a long time occupies to be together good. Here is called „Goodell” loose state, this is one almost does not have the explicit political power the state, every large or small city-state cities are even supporting oneself for the king, what however is marvelous, this by no means long-term establishing a separatist regime logic of war, but after the long civilization advancement and compromises mutually, one subtle state of equilibrium that the local area forms. The innumerable big or medium city-states are pursuing the respective law respectively and have their feudal lord, at the same time they in name by the Northern Land royal family „Goodell” rule, this Northern Land royal family as if has no intention to strengthen their centralizations, even is happy to see the feudal lord under own name forms such loose nation condition, they only need the nominal subjects to achieve two matters: Consecrates, as well as Chong Shen, completely arrives in addition, when the foreign enemy attacks the protection kingdom this most basic duty, then completely let matters drift. Such dominant way and state structure are the bystander are very difficult to imagine. I almost cannot think in any case , if no accident, how here Goodell royal family can achieve for a long time is displaced, however since fact, in a long period of time, the entire Northern Land kingdom „Goodell” exceptionally has been stable, almost does not have any inner friction.
Material that after consulting Lilina collected, I know this because of „storm giant” reason.
In Continent extremely north. Although does not have king of the cold ice, actually clearly has formidable ancient spirit. That is the storm giant. This was venerated as the formidable biology of god of Northern Land is considered as one of the most formidable ancient spirit, he according to research in the motherland mortal first time arrives in the northern icefield and establishes the cities in the border appears before the mortal, but its true existence time only will be naturally glorious than that the storm giant is described as does not have the cold biology of entity, in legend he lives in Northern Land icefield most deep place, there is the place that the motherland most advanced alchemy spatial ship is unable to arrive , the storm giant will be a group will never stop. Is mixing with the snow and ice and fog lightning masculine ancient spirit, only then in the mortal arrives in front of him. And exactly this ancient spirit interested time, this group of storms present the human form appearance. Time that he stands can one step bridge over on the northern icefield the widest dangerous places and highest mountain range, he gets angry can on the freeze entire border line the cities of all mortals, but grasps with the only method that this storm giant exchanges in Goodell royal family hand.
This is Continent extremely north this loose nation can stabilize has until now cornerstone: Goodell royal family's backstage is storm giant. In fact „Goodell” three characters in the indigenous language are „serving” the meaning, the meaning is the retinue of storm giant.
However why these grasped so great power Goodell royal family on own initiative maintained by their kingdom this kind of scandalous condition, even seemed to own royal power really did not care that was very difficult to explain clearly, they were one group of very mysterious fellows, lived in own freezing castle, almost did not eat the Human World smoke and fire, on Continent about their materials, talked nonsense except for legend......
Um, basically talked nonsense.
The Northern Land border trivial mountainous region and hill, this has demonstrated one very intensely, but duration short geology active phase, but here has the cities that Human Race lives basically also hillside to construct, avoids can effectively resist the coming from north icefield in the mountainous region the cold wind, moreover is also easier to obtain extra food from the wooded mountain. Our destinations are such one hide the medium cities at the foot of the hill saddle, the small town have the specially straightforward and strange name: Ice skates. Reason that called this name, probably was because its shape was long and narrow, and was situated in the boundary line of icefield, seemed is similar to one pricks the ice skates of icefield border exactly, in such cold . Moreover the commodity deficient place, slightly big point cities little will expand or change the base address, named conceivably as if also with the shape in cities.
The cities of this named ice skates should be this place big „city”, it was also very near to the region that Goodell royal family lived, but we chose here as the primary cause of destination are actually the request of Sagina and Sona: They said that must come to here to find a person.
„Shouted, here may cool ’ be more than Huge Dragon kingdom ‚.” Looks at the present cities entrance, I shouted the white clouds saying that brought the mild air that to vanish along with the transmission gate from another space, had been scattered a cleanness by here cold wind instantaneously, the previous second we in front of City of Angel transmission, this second then situated in the subfrigid zone area, the change in temperature were very big, but to me this temperature difference also sighed that settled, actually side two cold blood living thing......
„Sagina, are you all right?” I turned head to look followed in myself behind, wore the heavy clothes to bind solid Sagina and Sona two people, these two may more than once say the cold blood biology, moreover I truly have also traced the tail of Sagina, was icy coldly same as the snake, does not know really they can bear here low temperature, the words said what friend they will know in this place?
„Does not need to be worried.” Sona smiled lightly, „, although belongs to the cold blood species, but half Dragon people will not go on living in the low temperature that violent, but the weather too cold words quite will not have the spirit. Moreover I and Sagina...... Both of us may live in a long period of time here, we grow up in the Northern Land border, here...... Is our hometown.”
„Ah?” I have gawked immediately, „half Dragon does people who two are sensitive to cold, live in the place that this year 78 months of heavy snows close off a mountain area?”
„It is not we can control.” Sagina has had a yawn, a listless appearance, rubs eyes to whisper at the same time, „we were sold this by the slave merchant, half Dragon people can not have the spirit in the situation of low temperature, is naturally easier to control, therefore some are Mage of medicament experiment to like half dragon person slave placing under the low temperature. They do not need half Dragon people to do many heavy work in any case. Half dragon person slave was sold to two places frequently, extremely north and extremely south. Half Dragon people of north was regarded the servant extremely or we experiments the material like this. Because is easy to control, even if under the low temperature condition, half Dragon people physical strength is also stronger than ordinary race \; South half Dragon people was regarded the hard labor extremely, because the strength is big, moreover a weather warm words day can the work for a long time.”
Sagina was saying these unfair matter, the look is complex, brings to be sorrowful and depressed. These topics she on own initiative will little mention. But possibly is we ripe has wound . Moreover the history of half dragon person humiliation also saw the dawn of conclusion. She occasionally will mention these matters before me. Listens to her also to speak of that bitter past events, I not am comfortable. Is hesitating asking: „That...... Do not come to here to look for in the past that Mage? Asks him to revenge?”
„Ha, who has that free time,” Sagina contemptuously smiles, pushes to the front ahead, „in the past he already old was dying, moreover half Dragon people life may be longer than Human Race, now that fellow is perhaps rotten including the bone. Moreover that Mage lived in another city in the past, distance here was very very far......” Sagina saying that looked at some outdoors direction: „Really far, now does not dare to imagine, we can run away unexpectedly from there, has run away was so far, in such cold place, but also is living......”
„You come back here......” I somewhat to be perplexed look at Sagina, this place definitely is not filling the glorious memory native land to her and Sona, what can have the person or the matter that is worth yearning for? I have remembered these two -and-a-half dragon person girl experience slave professions, the medicine test piece, the larceny, the prison, roams about in such first half of life, almost does not have the slight dawn to exist.
„We must go to also same thing.” Sona has opened the mouth in a low voice, she searches pocket in the hand along, fishes out one thick, does not know that had been glanced through many time hand-written notes, „30 years...... Was the time it also......”
I read that wrinkled note, the time left the trace of vicissitudes on it, the notebook surface has been covering dirty greasy dirt, almost all paper pages were irregular, the back had the trace of obvious multiple patching, explained that it dispersed has put up more than once, Sona took the hand of notebook somewhat to tremble slightly, the expression on her face as to smile actually unable to smile: „We have almost forgotten the name of this town, but before Sagina accidentally heard you to embark the talk, we remembered this 30 years ago place that once fled from...... This place has almost not changed, when with just left...... Equally cold.”
I am blinking eyes, has remembered the origin of this note: Sagina and Sona step the explorer profession the beginning, is this note, however it is actually the thing that steals.
Once two -and-a-half dragon person young girl, after fleeing from the fearful toxicant laboratory the body did not have the professional skill, roamed about to maintain livelihood ignorantly, to fill the belly and avoidance cold winter, even must be grasped in the jail intentionally, even can say, the only person who they first half of life knew was similarly the tramp and prison guard who in the jail avoided the wind and snow. This note coming from young prison guard, possibly out of sympathy, possibly merely did not have is polluted by the real life with enough time, that young prison guard they displayed many tenderness to Sagina, even spoke the person of father's generation to work as the experience of explorer on own initiative, but also took to demonstrate in front of two -and-a-half dragon person young girl this precious family heirloom.
Sagina and Sona when last time leaves prison took away this note, then recedes another region, has taken the path of explorer.
This walks, is...... 30 years? I am really didn't expect, on the same day Sagina and Sona to the story that I tell. Is the 30 years ago matters. 30 years, dragon person perhaps is not too fifty-fifty long, but to Human Race, is almost half a lifetime.
„Does not know him when also did not work as the prison guard,” on the Sagina face has shown the happy expression suddenly, as if to will soon put down the heavy burden, but was hopeful, thus cheered up, „in the past we left he was the young fellow. at this moment should early get married and begin a career even may become the grandfather...... Shouted, hoping him not to chop both of us with blade, Sona, did you say?”
Sona receives to write down carefully, unfolds the face to smile: „Cannot.”
To Northern Land border these scattered cities, the non-native certainly is the uncommon thing, most noticeable Alaya and Aurelia entered the invisible condition to follow in everybody behind. But this, the appearances of I, Qianqian, Lin Xue as well as half dragon person two people of groups caused many passers-by to pay attention. However is quick I to discover. Focus of their attention more falls on two -and-a-half dragon person young girl. In the look of passer- is somewhat surprised uncertain, moreover is bringing indistinct dreading, I think suddenly that this recently the result of half dragon person believer wide scope activity we have possibly been busy with the research vestige, has not paid attention to the sound of motherland average person society, so long as thinks that should know, half dragon person entire race all of a sudden has become Dragon Yi. Impact quite greatly in any case most direct the impact on this World was this World all half dragon person slaves definitely is definitely free. Now entire World major part half dragon person moves to south, can prevent their motions without any external force. But now two seem so young half dragon person girl appears in the Northern Land remote city, it is estimated that will make people very curious.
However Sagina and Sona to surroundings person regarding wire gauge, if unheard. They had look of recollection to observe the situation the street and houses of passing by, at the same time be with smile on the face to be making the introduction to us: The low temperature as if has no way the enthusiasm that freezes these two people to burn now. The Sagina memory strength is truly good, she even can also blurt out the name of some tavern the front corner will soon present although the name has remembered incorrectly, but at least a there truly appeared tavern.
„The boss in this tavern is feared fellow who wife, the person is very good,” Sagina points at roadside that obsolete lively tavern to say to us that „he gives nearby tramp to prepare food left over leftover dish anything frequently. He also has a daughter, is an attractive miss...... Naturally, now perhaps is child's mother.”
In introduction of Sagina( also several mistakes, after all circumstances changed with the time, this place already with Sagina memory in not too same), we arrive at north the cities gradually a end high ground, here has a piece of firm stone construction, that is this is called ice skates the Prison facility in border city to the distance of urban center compared with imagination near of , moreover merely is a two crude facility, entrance guard actually very spirit, but very obviously, in like this far away poor place painstakingly, even if Prison perhaps in also few murderers. This place is closing the most is only doing things stealthily some small gangster, the chief prison warden office in this place perhaps has the same function with the radiators of our that local police station.
Has the miniscule strip fellow including Sagina this ordinary nerve, at this moment cannot bear reveal some tense appearances unexpectedly, then according to somewhat by the hair that the cold wind blew, stepped onto to go and guard Soldier to negotiate, I spoke thoughtlessly to ask Sona one: „Are you very deep to that prison guard impression?”
„Is,” Sona squeezes some smiling faces, „in this place, can meet a good person not to be very easy, let alone that good person is a prison guard, he is the young fellow who and surroundings environment is incompatible, with us knew just became the prison guard a few days, with his uncouthly hot tempered colleagues, he even was a little not completely naive at that time.” Sona was saying while shrugs: „He even said the own future dream is to become the judge, maintains the order of ice skates city. At that time he liked smiling specially, moreover looked for me and Sagina frequently chats, will take to us own lunch secretly, matter that if afterward did not have, perhaps he becomes I and Sagina first genuine friend.”
Lin Xue lengthened the intonation: „...... The two youth of youth budding time.”
at this moment Sagina has completed to negotiate, permission that obtained entry evidently, but the expression on her face is a little strange, Sona cannot bear the care ask: „How? Do the guards feel embarrassed you?”
„No,” Sagina shakes the head, at the same time gets us to pass through the hanging bridge before Prison, „these Soldier think that we were bribe prison long prisoner family member Vyell are here prison grow.”
Vyell. It seems like this was in the past in that the names of two good youth.
„Is prison long?” The Sona intonation somewhat rises, „he is really not simple, this also calculates that was nearer with his dream.”
Sagina shakes the head impartially: „Who knows that I always think not too comfortable...... Probably is here too cold reason.”
After passing through the hanging bridge and long and narrow stone channel before Prison, by in courtyard that a stone tall wall encircles, here is the place that the featherweight violates usually lets in fresh air, sloppy the veteran under la leads, our crowds got the special label „visiting” entered by the courtyard guarding area. The stone constructs internal ray to be somewhat gloomy, the cold white light sprinkles slantingly from the high long and narrow window. On the brightness might as well both sides corridor is even inserting the flare, in the air is filling a slight stale taste, the warm brazier calmly is burning in the corridor corner. After the veterans we bring before a leaf of heavy inlaying nail wooden door, then not silently left, Sona and Sagina have been dumbfounded a meeting before the gate, the latter cautiously goes forward to knock on a door.
„Ping” iron hoop hit on the heavy wooden door, the dull thumping sound that sends out reverberates in the long gloomy corridor, sound expectation is bigger. Let Sagina spit the tongue, a moment later. Broadcasts a loud a little hoarse man voice from the wooden door: „Comes . Did that mix the ball to open the mouth?”
Sagina has gawked, the thrust aside door, transmits a strong inferior tobacco taste from inside immediately, we enter the room one after another, saw inside picture: A several square meters small room, four walls sketchily have carved the stone builds directly, on the wall is hanging the big string key and could not see the color obsolete locking device. The inspection lamp that two night patrols use, the room center is setting out a heavy big table. On the table has chocked up the everything in disorder junks and God knows has the person has read earnestly the dossier, table behind sits one already the middle-aged robust man of bald person. It seems 50 high and low, wears a wrinkled prison uniform, on the face does not have the beard, therefore appears a little whole face is ugly and ferocious-looking.
The middle-aged prison long sees one group of people . Moreover the prison guards who is not expect comes to report the work that is a little immediately accidental, he shook the sparkling forehead, said deep and gruff voice: „What person? Visits prisoners? Why does nobody notify?”
He has not recognized present two -and-a-half dragon person girl completely, although I thought that by half dragon person relatively long life, Sagina and Sona present appearance 30 years ago the change should be limited, but the opposite party had still not recognized them.
„We...... Is looks for you.” Sagina a little does not know how to have opened the mouth, the expression on her face is quite stiff, finally only stutter said such one. Clearly, even if had made various preparations before, now appears in his present baldheaded middle-aged person in that shy a little naive prison guard youth with her impression is also very different, before prepared good all sort of lines at this moment not to have the opportunity.
„Looks for me?” The middle-aged person who put on weight circles from the table, „did, which prisoner to ask favor? This set of I saw, that must look that your sincerity with the component that can take, half Dragon people?” He as if finally notes Sagina and Sona behind that not law-abiding tail, the eyebrow selects, „your sound was very recently big...... Wait / Etc.!”
The middle-aged people anchored the footsteps finally, on the face appear the surprised look, his eyes stared stubbornly on the Sagina face, then fast changed Sona, as if finally broke the impediment of memory, in the throat spread a strange sound: When that is many words stops up together could not say the subconscious strange sound.
„You thought that” the Sagina hollow laugh beckoning with the hand, has been holding on the arm of Sona, „Vyell, was we......”
„You...... You!” The named Vyell's middle-aged person whole body is vibrating fiercely, the arm lifted slowly, is pointing here, the sound is off and on, „unexpectedly is you?!”
„We think that......” Sagina just said three characters, then loudly was broken by the opposite party: „How do you appear here?!”
Vyell's voice is very loud, moreover opens mouth on the blowout strong inferior tobacco taste, his is very obviously excited, on face ugly and ferocious-looking trembles, eyes also blows up along with the intense sentiment, how long but such expression has not maintained, he then suddenly quickly turns back his position, layer on layer sits down: „Said!”
„We...... Came also your thing......” Sona as if to rouse the half-day courage, then fished out that from the body thick, left master 30 years of the note, placed on the prison long table, Vyell's eyes stared all of a sudden in a big way, reads the present black book, was similar to cannot believe that own eyes was ordinary, he took up that book slowly, opened cautiously.
Inside clamps one yellowing to send the crisp small paper.
„Look, the initial bookmark,” Sagina hurried saying that „good that very we have protected, one page has not lost, the leaf that you picked, has made the specimen with Yun La and brown oil, clamped in the last page......”
Vyell fast is changing the note, found that piece already to lose originally the color in the last page, the leaf blade that had been made the specimen, his movement frames in this moment, long time was silent, lowers the head as if to change into the stone carving, Sagina look at us restlessly, approached forward two steps: „That...... To not......”
„You walk.” The low and deep hoarse sound conveys from the opposite.
„Ah?” Sagina has not heard clearly, asked one.
„Walks!” Vyell lifts the head, said suddenly loudly that „thing brought, that hurries!”
„We had not said that......” some Sagina always heavy lines, she forward has depended obstinately half step, but one was entrained by Sona, the latter deeply looked at already the person the middle age, turns into one to be addicted to the smoke uncouthly old prison long Vyell, said in a low voice: „Vyell, bye.” Afterward then drew Sagina to leave the room.
I walk in finally, when will soon take the door heard has after death broadcast the hoarse sound: „Wait / Etc..”
I look at Vyell puzzled, the opposite party opened mouth, finally squeezes a strange smiling face reluctantly, as if already was not familiar with such expression: „Help closes the door, passed message to them while convenient, these years...... Actually I cross also good.”
The heavy inlaying nail wooden door sends out one „” sound, slowly closes up, I in the entrance a small meeting, followed other people intentionally. Lin Xue also intentionally lags behind, after I pursue, does not return said: „Cries in inside.”
„You said.”
„He how?” Perhaps Qianqian is in those present most does not straighten out to similar matter, the question that asked did not certainly straighten out to speak the truth, my sometimes very envied this simple head.
„Holds a memorial service for own youth,” Lin Xue turned head to look at one to be hidden the prison long door in darkness, looked to ahead two -and-a-half dragon person young girl, „also possibly held a memorial service one 30 years ago first love I to guess that while convenient he had unrequited loved Sagina and Sona in the past absolutely them some, the woman intuition.”
Arrives at the bright outdoors after the gloomy Prison corridor, Sagina and Sona cannot bear deeply inspired, perhaps no matter what, they really have put down this 30 years of shoulder pole, I the words that wants to convey tell them Vyell, on the Sona face the belt is up points to smile finally, welcomes the wind that the distant place is blowing: „Probably...... The wind was warm.”
Sagina is perplexed looks at own good friend, has blown the relieving of gust the neck: „Which, is equally cold, perhaps so will be again frozen I really to hibernate.”
„your majesty,” was at stealth condition to follow Aurelia to open the mouth to interrupt the everybody respective train of thought suddenly, she was pointing at the icefield direction of distant place, „I induced to Odysseus am calling, his condition...... Very strange.”( To be continued. If you like this work, welcome you to cast the recommendation ticket and monthly ticket, your support, is I biggest power.)
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