"Go to that town first, or go back to Fort Colo first?" Old Skuva asked loudly, facing the wall in front of him that had ripples visible to the naked eye, "Tell me!"
"Uh", Link looked at Old Scuva a little strangely: "Don't you want to save people first?!"
After procrastinating for such a period of time, it seems that the deadline for Elen to wait as originally mentioned by Old Scuva is not far away. Although Link also misses the big daddy, little daddy and the others at home.
, but after all, saving people is the most important thing.
Of course, this is not what Link is surprised about. He is wondering about old Scuva, an old pervert who used to like to make fun of Elen when he had nothing to do. How come now instead of seizing the opportunity to make fun of himself, he doesn't even mention it?
Not mentioned?!
There is a problem!
"Well," Old Skuva scratched his head in embarrassment, "Actually, I don't know where this little guy Elaine has gone..."
"No," Link's eyes widened and he shouted, "You lost Elen?!"
"I haven't finished speaking yet, why are you so excited?" Old Skuva rolled his eyes: "Your Elen is now the leader of the Chamber of Commerce, and branches are opening all over the Bavarian Empire.
It’s a small town, so I can’t just follow her around all day long.”
Old Scuva was actually quite concerned about the little girl Elen. Because he was anxious to send Link back to the mage tower for treatment that day, he had to let Elen go on his own to find her parents. She had already left for Bavaria earlier.
Those industries in the empire, but after returning, I became more and more worried about them.
Although he has stayed in the mage tower for thousands of years, he is still not unfamiliar with the dark side of human nature that can be seen everywhere on the continent, no matter how long it has passed, Xiao Ailian
No matter how large the property left by the girl's parents is, it is still uncertain whether the servants who are already taking care of things there will rebel against Cai and instead do something detrimental to Elen.
things.
So after confirming that Link was not in danger, Old Skuva secretly ran out to visit Elen, but he didn't expect that all the servants left by Elen's parents were loyal, but Old Skuva
Wa's headache didn't stop at all.
Looking at Elaine's innocent and cute appearance that day, Old Skua could never have imagined that this little girl actually had such a talent for business. After she took over her parents' property, with the help of her loyal subordinate,
, was not satisfied with being just a little princess, but truly became a householder. In just over a year, she expanded the property originally left by her parents by an unknown amount.
Times, now all the chambers of commerce have been expanded to every corner of the empire. The chamber of commerce that his parents originally moved to has not only established a firm foothold, but has become a very prestigious national large-scale enterprise in the Bavarian Empire.
Chamber of Commerce.
"Ah", Link felt a little dizzy and looked at Old Scuva: "Three years are almost here and we can't find anyone, so how can we save him?!"
"About this matter," Old Skua smiled and rubbed his big nose: "Actually...but...maybe...it's not what you think..."
"What do you mean?!" Link already had a bad premonition and stared at Old Scuva closely.
"Ellen said that if I don't see you for three years, I will die for love." Old Skuva put his palms behind his back and gestured with some movements, and said to Link: "But your great master, Old Skuva, has long been
I told her that you brat is fine, and you will definitely go find her, so..."
"What?!" Link shouted before he could finish listening: "Old Scuva, you..."
"So you'd better go back to your hometown in Fort Colo first." Old Skuva sped up his speech, his palm already stretched out in front of him, pointing directly at Link: "Anyway, there's nothing going on in the town right now, so you can set off now.
Bar!"
Before Link could speak, following Old Scuva's gesture, the ripples behind Link fluctuated sharply, and in the blink of an eye it became a whirlpool, sucking Link's figure into it.
"Remember, every year when you and Elian say goodbye, she will go to the town to wait for you to show up. If you want to see your Elian, don't forget to find the town then." Old Skuva's
The voice still sounded distantly in Link's ears: "Goodbye, brat!"
"Holy shit", Link is not the kid who has never seen the world when he first entered the Mage Tower. However, this is the first time that he has used the rules of space for transmission over such a long distance. After he finally regained his footing,
Although he knew that old Scuva could no longer hear him, he still couldn't help but shout with lingering fear: "This old pervert never asked me to prepare."
The old Skuva was also eager to cover up his embarrassment, and also forgot that Link's training method was different from theirs. He threw Link into it without saying a word. Fortunately, Link was already in actual combat.
He developed quick enough reflexes, and there was no shortage of magic elements in the space channel for him to use, so he quickly adapted to the terrifying pressure.
Although he now knows that he has been tricked again by old Scuva, Link doesn't have any thoughts of complaining now. If he hadn't set such a tight time limit for himself, then Link also knows that he would definitely not be able to do so now.
You may have passed the challenge of the Mage Tower, but it is absolutely impossible to achieve your current achievements.
A gust of wind blew, bringing with it the familiar air with the smell of mud.
Back home!
Link suddenly realized this.
The journey using the rules of space was too short, and for a moment he had the illusion that he was still in the Mage Tower. Until now, when he turned around, he could clearly see the familiar road and familiar streets.
There was also the sludge that seemed to have never disappeared from the ground of Fort Colo. Only then did Link truly know that he had gone home. He had really gone home.
An indescribable feeling came to Link's heart. He forgot everything for a while, walked away, and walked toward the place he had visited so many times in his dream.
I ran over to the next place.
Six years!
It’s been six years!
Ever since he signed up for the knight apprenticeship selection, he has not returned to the place where he grew up for six full years, and has not seen his big daddy, little daddy, or the people he grew up with.
Brother Baal.
Whether it was when he was at the Sunset Army garrison or in the Mage Tower, Link had thought about today's situation countless times. He even thought carefully about what his first words should be when they met.
What should the big daddy and the little daddy say? But now he knows that at this moment, he can't think of anything at all, he can only run towards the familiar place.
After turning a street corner, "Winter", "Winter", the sound of sledgehammers and small hammers hitting the chopping board alternately came from far away. Link's whole body simply flew up, and his feet did not touch the ground.
After crossing the whole street, he crashed into the blacksmith shop and shouted loudly: "Big Daddy, Little Daddy, Barr, I'm back, I'm Link!"
Silence, a long silence, there were only a few rapid breathing sounds in the whole blacksmith shop.
With a "dong" sound, the sledgehammer and the small hammer fell to the ground at the same time, but only one sound was made. Barr, who was already as strong as an adult bear, rushed over and headed straight towards Link.
Fortunately, Link's ability is extraordinary now. If it had been a weaker guy, he would have been knocked away by Baal. In contrast, Starr, who was faster than Baal, bumped into him.
It's nothing.
"Link! Link!" Barr couldn't say anything anymore. He just had red eyes and kept hitting Link's shoulders and head hard.
"You're not dead?! You're really not dead?!" Starr had already lost his original expression of not putting anything on his face, and he grabbed Link's arm tightly.
As if he was afraid that he would fly away, he shouted loudly: "I knew you would be fine. You are such a bad boy, how could you die so early!"
"Hey, hey," Link laughed and cursed, pushing Barr and Star away. He rubbed his shoulders and head, and shouted, "I'm not dead yet, but if Barr keeps beating me, I might really die."
!”
He punched Barr's exaggerated chest muscles hard and shouted happily: "Good boy, you are really strong!"
Baal and Starr caught Link and were so happy that they just laughed and didn't know what else to say.
Link raised his head and saw Big Daddy, who was still standing there quietly, and slowly walked over.
"You're back." Bavel stood there, looking at Link up and down, and said calmly, as if he was looking at a child who came home late in the past.
"Big Daddy", Link looked at Big Daddy's face that didn't seem to have changed expression, shouted, bent down, picked up the big hammer that Bavel had just dropped on the ground by mistake, and returned it to Bawel's
On his hand, for some reason, his eye circles suddenly turned red. He looked at Bavel and said, "I'm back, Link is back!"
Six years later, although Big Daddy's body is still as strong as ever, there are already a few deep wrinkles on his forehead, and his temples are also stained with a light white color.
I don’t know how much of this is caused by worrying about myself.
"Link", Bawell's hand patted Link's shoulder heavily. The kind and warm feeling made this man who never seemed to have any unnecessary expressions on his face, this time he couldn't help but smile.
It's turned up.
"Bar", he raised his head and shouted to Barr who was standing aside with a silly smile: "Close the door! Let's have a few drinks today and no business!"
"Look, look, this kid is really fine," Starr yelled at the side: "Let me just say, that dream is not a lie. Everyone has the same dream, so how can it be a lie?
?!"
"What dream?!" Link looked at Starr in confusion.
"One night, we suddenly had a dream at the same time." After Barr closed the store, he hurriedly ran to Link's side and rushed to say: "There was an old man with a white beard and a big rosy nose following him.
We said that although you were seriously injured, you are fine now, you have been rescued by him, and you will be back after a while."
"Yeah, we didn't believe it at the time." Star, now back to his normal state, said with a smile, "Then I had the same dream for two or three days in a row, and on the last day even your big daddy, the most stubborn one, believed it.
Now, if we hadn’t had this hope and waited for you to come back every day, do you think we could have stayed the same for the past few years?!"
"Haha", Link giggled, looking at Big Daddy, Little Daddy and Barr, the three closest people, they didn't know what to say.
He was now almost certain in his mind that the white-bearded old man who used mysterious methods was Old Scuva. Unexpectedly, although this old pervert looked careless on weekdays, he was still very delicate in what he did.
.
I don’t know what kind of magic he used, and how he could be so mysterious. Link had seen this kind of record called "dream entrustment" in the scriptures left by the father of the Mage Tower.
, but he didn't learn this skill from old Scuva.
"By the way, I remember that when I dreamed about the old man with the white beard on the last day, I pulled him and asked him a lot of questions." Starr winked at Link: "The old man with the white beard also answered
He asked me a few questions, and then he got annoyed and left me. I remember he said something at that time, Barr, do you remember?!"
"Remember! Remember!" Barr, who has always been honest and honest, also imitated Starr this time and winked at Link: "The old man said that he had to rush to inform your little girl of the news, otherwise
That could kill someone!"
"Damn it!" What else could Link say besides a wry smile? This old Scuva never forgets to cause some trouble for himself.
"Who is that, Link?" Star and Barr, who were on the side, had already caught Link and were making noise together, asking incessantly.
Pavel, who had always been serious about his words, also stood aside with a smile on his face this time, showing no intention of stopping their mischief at all.
On a day like today, no matter how much nonsense you do, it will only make people feel extremely warm.
"Our Link is now a great hero," Barr shouted, "The heroic woman must be very beautiful, why didn't you bring her over to show us!"
"That's right." Link was half reminded by Barr, and the other half was to quickly change the subject under Star's entanglement, and said: "If you didn't tell me, I would have forgotten it. I haven't reported to the army yet.
I have been running home for three years, and I have suddenly disappeared for three years. I, the purchasing knight, have been expelled from the Imperial Knights, right?!"
"Expelled?!" Star and Barr looked at each other, and suddenly laughed at the same time: "Expelled? Hahahaha! Trainee knight? Hahahaha! Link will be expelled from the knights? I laughed to death, haha
Ha ha!"
"What are you laughing at?!" Link scratched his head, looked at the two guys laughing in confusion, and asked, "Are you okay?!"
"Link, it seems you really don't know," Star shouted to Link: "You are not some damn trainee knight now, you are now a great hero in the hearts of all the knights in the empire and all the soldiers.
If he hadn't been able to confirm your death, His Majesty the King would have awarded you a knighthood, and why did you talk about expulsion? Hahahaha!"
"Isn't it?" Link was still a little confused: "What the hell is going on."
Star and Baal talked in unison for a while, and then Link finally understood what had happened.
The two empires' joint campaign to suppress bandits three years ago could be said to be a large-scale military operation that had not been seen on the mainland for a long time. However, in the end, it came to such an outcome, which really made the royal families of the two empires feel...
Losing face.
Fortunately, a Link came out at this time. Not only did he miraculously complete the task of staying in the town, protecting the town from any impact with an outnumbered enemy, but he also personally killed the leader of the bandits, which directly led to two conflicts.
This bandit suppression operation by the great empires had a turning point that made the top military officials of the two great empires stunned.
The group of so-called tough bandits entrenched in the mountain were actually residents of the villages and settlements at the foot of the mountain. It was just because they were led by a powerful monster boss who was familiar with the terrain, and those two people who had been in peace for a long time
The combat effectiveness of the Allied Forces of the Great Empire is indeed too low, which is why they took advantage of them in the first battle.
In fact, the large-scale organizational arrangements of the horse thieves were all temporarily installed, and most of them were one-time. If the coalition forces could be more organized and step-by-step, after the first group was defeated, they could take advantage of the situation.
When those ruthless bandits are unable to lay out new traps immediately, they can immediately organize their manpower to attack again, and they will most likely be able to win a big victory.
I'm afraid even the monster boss didn't expect at that time that these soldiers, who had been at peace for too long, would be defeated after losing a battle, and they would not even have the ability to organize a counterattack.
The core figure of the entire horse thieves group was the monster boss, so as soon as the monster boss was killed by Link, all the horse thieves fell into disarray. This vigorous bandit suppression operation was actually just like this.
This personal move was so successful!
The military forces of the two empires were noisy about this result for a while, and then finally settled on a tone.
First of all, this credit was established by the knights of the Bavarian Empire. This is a point that the Bavarian Empire firmly strives for, and under the eyes of countless witnesses nearby, including the defeated army of the Saqqara Empire, this point is not clear.
It was determined without a doubt.
Secondly, although almost all the officers in the Bavarian Empire were jealous of this rare military achievement, after what happened to Link, no one dared to snatch Link's share of the credit.
The senior military officials close to the center of the empire, who were originally responsible for a command function, did not compete for the first-line credit. Instead, the garrisons of several nearby castles and those who had been defeated after the defeat were able to compete for the first-line credit.
In the reorganized army, after the news of Link's "death" came out, no one dared to come to this town to grab credit.
Somehow, some of them chose to stay in hiding when the frontline needed help the most, and now they feel a little ashamed; of course, more importantly, the "butcher" Lord Viado is already here
He immediately led his troops to the small town, and it was said that he was fighting with the horse thief leader to end both sides. The boy, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, was furious. He held a sword all day long and tried to find a way to fight...
So after going back and forth, the greatest contribution in this battle against bandits was well deserved, but it also miraculously fell on Link's head. However, because Link never saw anyone alive or dead,
Over time, everyone assumed that Link had died. Even those who had criticized him for taking the first credit gradually began to praise Link's heroic behavior. After all, for a
Taking a tolerant attitude towards a guy who is determined to have died is also the demeanor that the nobles of the empire should have.
If it weren't for Lord Viado's insistence, Link's glorious funeral might have been held for who knows how long.
As time goes by and everyone's attitudes change, Link's heroic deeds and reputation become more and more legendary among the empire's soldiers and even the knights. After all, the empire needs a hero, and if this hero is alive,
Yes, then the imperial family still has to worry about whether something unexpected will happen, but if this hero has already died, then everything will seem so perfect.
Of course, Link couldn't think of these things now. He kept giggling while listening to Starr and Barr's descriptions.
He actually became a hero like this?!
You're not dreaming, are you?!
"Okay, you guys," Bavel finally spoke: "Stop making trouble, let's go to the backyard and drink!"
"By the way, Link." Bawell turned his head and said to Link: "Tomorrow morning, I will take you to meet Master Viado. Over the years, he has never stopped searching for you.
