"Are you looking for something in this village, young man?" Seeing Lin Ge's astonished expression, the old man laughed twice: "Don't be so surprised, I just happened to notice that there are often people there these days.
Strangers come and go in the village, but they don’t look like tourists, so they just ask too much.”
Coincidence? If someone else said this, the cautious Ringer would never believe it, but the energetic old man in front of him seemed to have no need to lie, not to mention that he was guided by the premonition of Enjuan magic. After thinking about it, magic should not
Will he hurt his master?
Ringer then asked: "Are you a staff member here, old gentleman?"
"No." The old man shook his head gently: "I just happen to have a leisure time and have that kind of energy. I like to hang out here every day. You know, young people and old people always have something of their own.
Hobbies can alleviate the loneliness of children and relatives who are not around to accompany them. Some people like to read newspapers, some people like to find people to chat, and there are some bad guys who have been fierce and violent when they were young, and they prefer to go to the street to provoke and encourage strong boys.
They beat each other up to have fun. In comparison, this hobby of mine is quite ordinary. It’s so ordinary that I don’t dare to say it out loud when I go to parties with old guys, who are about your age.
Only young people can share their feelings, I hope you won’t be bored by this.”
That’s right.
Lin Ge carefully recalled the memories of the past few days, and indeed found the old man's figure in every scene. Sometimes he was standing under the branches of the summer cherry tree, staring at the fallen snow, and sometimes he was standing under the branches of the summer cherry tree.
He murmured something in front of the statue of the sinner David. The closest he came, he even passed by Ringer and his group. However, at that time, the young man did not notice anything strange and regarded him as an ordinary passerby.
, ignore the past.
If I had discovered it earlier, maybe I wouldn’t have waited in vain for today’s premonition?
As soon as similar thoughts came to mind, they were thrown away by the young man, because using what happened today to blame past memories is the most unreasonable and meaningless thing in the world. It is nothing but a waste of time.
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He withdrew his thoughts, returned his mind to the actual conversation, and said to the old man seriously: "Actually, from my personal point of view, this is a very good habit, old man. According to the authoritative survey results of the Herb Garden, people who are happy to
People who exercise and exercise diligently will always live longer than their contemporaries."
"Really?" Hearing this, the old man laughed and said, "Then it seems I can wait until those old guys are buried, and then laugh at their weird hobbies in front of their tombstones."
After he finished laughing, he glanced at Ringer again, with unabashed appreciation in his eyes: "In our current era, there are too few young people who are willing to dedicate kindness and patiently chat with a strange old man. I am sure that
You have a polite and progressive quality, so you don’t want to lose the short but sincere friendship between us. So, regarding my question just now, if you are willing to satisfy the curiosity of an elderly man, you can talk to me
Tell me about those troubles and worries. Maybe I can help you with my own experience. If you don't want to, you can just pretend you didn't hear me and let's talk about other topics. For example, what do you want to know?
What do the average elderly people over sixty years old talk about when they get together?"
Ringer was really interested, but there were more important things to ask, so he shook his head: "I'm not offended, old gentleman. In fact, we are indeed looking for something in the village of Avignon.
Unfortunately, nothing has been gained yet."
"We?"
The old man raised his head and looked at the windmill tower on the top of the hillside not far away. A certain golden-haired maid was circling the outside of the tower, mumbling something. His serious and neat gray beard moved, showing
A kind of smile but not a smile: "So, that lively girl is also your companion?"
"Uh, um." Lin Ge was a little embarrassed, but still admitted.
"Hahaha, it seems that you and your companions are all interesting people." The old man laughed happily. It seemed that he hadn't encountered such interesting things in a long time, so he felt a lot more relaxed. After laughing,
, he said to the young people in a slightly regretful tone: "Although I don't know what you want to find in this village, maybe it is something very important, so I came here specially, but I think you should be
Impossible to find."
Ringer subconsciously asked: "Why?"
"Because this is not the real village of Avignon."
The old man's answer surprised Ringer, and he quickly asked: "Where is the real Avignon village?"
"It's not far from here, near the Great Rift Valley."
Great Rift Valley? Ringer was startled for a moment, and then he realized that the old man should be referring to the Luoning Rift Valley, which is a deep rift valley about two hundred meters long and nearly thirty meters across at its widest point. It is said that the bottom is connected.
It is the "source of the wind", but unfortunately no one has ever been able to go down to the bottom of the valley to find out.
The Ronin Rift Valley is also a famous tourist attraction in the Avignon area, but it is not within the city. You need to leave the Windmill Village ruins first and then walk for 20 minutes to get there. However, Ringe had never heard of it.
What relics remain?
He expressed his doubts. After hearing this, the old man chuckled and said: "It's normal for young people not to know. Even many people in Avion have forgotten this story. Maybe, I am the only one who is elderly.
The old man must have never forgotten him. Have you ever heard of the story of the sinner David?"
He suddenly asked, and Linger naturally nodded. Not only had he heard of it, but he even knew it very well.
"In the past, the great wind blew away the mountains for the Avion people, bringing fertile land and warm rain, but it also inspired human greed. The shepherd David wanted to get this power, so he secretly planned
He made a shameful conspiracy. However, his ambition did not succeed, but was exposed. The great wind was furious and called for a terrifying storm to sweep past, destroying the entire Avignon village in an instant, and destroying all the tall windmills.
It was broken, leaving only a broken ruin. She was completely disappointed with the world because of people's betrayal, so she tore open the earth and sank herself into the cracks in the ground, vowing never to return to the ground.
The crack was later called the Great Rift Valley by us, which is what you foreigners call it..."
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"Ronin Rift Valley?" Linge blurted out, and the old man smiled and nodded, and added: "After the original Avignon village was destroyed, the blessings bestowed on mankind by the great wind also disappeared, so that this place no longer enjoys the care of any wind.
The villagers decided to stay away from the cracks and came to another piece of land not far away to survive and rebuild the village. Later, the royal family sent people to this place to seal it and build the city of Avignon, and the rebuilt village also survived.
As for the ruins on the other side of the Great Rift Valley, due to frequent accidents of tourists slipping and falling when visiting, the new government decided to seal off that area and prohibit entry. Only the New Windmill Village ruins in the city of Avion are open for tourists to visit."<
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"So to this day, few people know that what we see with our eyes and touch under our feet is not the real village of Avignon. The place you should be looking for is farther away, near the Great Rift Valley. If only
If you pursue this in vain, you may end up with nothing."
The old man paused and then said: "Of course, I am telling you this just to let you understand the past history and give you a piece of advice. I don't recommend that you go search for the real windmill village ruins.
It is very dangerous there, and many people have lost their footing and fallen to their deaths in the past, including many skilled treasure hunters and explorers. Secondly, Mr. David, who is responsible for guarding that area, is a selfless man with a noble background, and he is very concerned about trespassing.
Foreigners in the blockade area will never be merciful. They will always put them in jail for half a month and ten days to let them sober up. For a young man of your age, going to jail is not a very glorious thing.
Things, remember not to be like those 'bastards from Motosh' who regard breaking the law as their honor, otherwise you will regret it for the rest of your life when you get old."
The old man advised him earnestly.
"Motosh's bastard" is a proper noun that can be found in the dictionary. It is specially used to describe those heinous scum and villains. As the old man said, they regard breaking the law as their own honor. Motosh was not allowed to
In a country that few people criticize for violence and crime, at least 80% of the factors can be attributed to this group of bastards.
Mr. David... Ringer felt that this name was quite familiar, but did not think about it. He said to the old man: "I will not do such a thing, please don't worry."
"That's good."
The old man nodded with satisfaction, and then chatted with Ringer about other topics, such as... what do elderly people over sixty years old talk about at gatherings.
Ringer listened attentively to what he said. Sometimes he spoke and cautiously expressed his opinions or views, but never mentioned that he was looking for something. He also learned one thing during the chat.
, that is, the reason why the old man knows so much history that the Avignon people have forgotten is because of his origin - or in other words, his family has served as the village chief in the village of Avignon for a long time, and later
It was canceled because of the establishment of the city of Avion. Despite this, the old man still had a name in the city government and was regarded as a sinecure official.
The chat between the old man and the young man continued until dusk, when the scenic spot was about to close. The former probably had not seen such a serious audience for a long time. He still wanted to invite Ringer to come here to chat tomorrow, but the young man declined politely, saying that he
There are important things to do tomorrow.
Although the old man was regretful, he did not force it and left on crutches. Seeing his back disappear from sight, Ringer withdrew his gaze, turned around to find other companions, and told them: "I found a clue."