Only a slender arc of 'Tess' was hanging quietly in the night sky, shedding a cool silvery light. We were in the southern border of the empire, and the night was still a bit sultry at the moment. Yuffie and Lily were lying side by side on the dry open ground.
, listening to the tiny sounds in the surrounding grass.
"——In this way, the brave young man left. The two tribes that had been hostile for a long time have since restored peace. With gratitude, they told this story to many travelers passing by, hoping that one day, those few tribes would
A young man can receive these thanks from afar."
"Oh, oh." Lily nodded repeatedly, "So, did they hear the story later?"
"Then I don't know." Yuffie looked at the night sky and whispered softly, "Mom has heard this story, which proves that it has been passed from the north to here. I think there is still a good chance."
After Ed's incident, the relationship between the two gradually became closer. They did not rush to the next destination, but leisurely experienced the customs and customs along the way, and collected information about Yuffie's mother and the undead.
It's a pity that Yuffie couldn't taste the delicacies from various places - she tried it once, but she had a stomachache for a whole day, and finally managed to solve it with magic.
During her more than three years of mercenary career, Lily visited various places in the empire more than once. She acted like a competent tour guide along the way, introducing Yuffie to the specialties and folk customs of each town, as well as interesting things she had encountered. In return,
, Yuffie retells her mother’s bedtime stories to Lily one by one.
Alphonse was very interested in every word they said. He was constantly absorbing new knowledge and seemed to be growing every day. The only one who was a little dissatisfied was Bell, who complained more than once that no one liked him after Ed left.
Listen to his 'heroic deeds'.
They are all good people. Bell is rude but not bad at heart; Al seems a little dull at first, but is actually quite smart and reliable; Lily occasionally seems irritable, but most of the time she is a straightforward and enthusiastic girl, and has a sensitivity that does not match her appearance.
careful.
It seems that everyone has different sides. Just like Lin, from her usual gentle demeanor, people who are not familiar with her may not be able to imagine what her "crazy girl mode" is like. Other people she knows,
For example, Eagle—or Principal Collens, Ms. Silvery Moon, or the black-robed Cullen Dahl—must have another side that she has not been able to see. Maybe... even her mother.
Do I really know what kind of person my mother is? She asked herself softly. The appearance of her mother is both clear and a little blurry to her. The mother who played with her when she was young is gentle and intelligent, and takes care of the entire baron.
The mother who kept everything in order; the mother who softly told interesting stories before going to bed; the mother who left her father and never came back; the mother who recommended Eagle College to her and sent her various strange but practical objects from time to time.
mother——
Having said that, her father didn't seem too surprised by her mother's departure. She was still young at the time, and now that she thinks about it, her father acted as if he knew this day was coming. She had written to ask her father before,
Got the expected reply.
"Dear daughter:
My acquaintance with your mother came from a beautiful accident.
The ten years she has been with me and the fifteen years you have spent with me are the best times in my life.
Because of this, I must keep the promise I made to her when I met her.
You will follow in her footsteps, and she will be waiting for you at the end.
The above are her original words. To be honest, I do know that this day happened, but I have no way of knowing where she went.
Since that is the subject she left for you, please do your best. Don't disgrace the reputation of the Steinmetz family.
If you're tired, you can always come back. Then, good luck.
——With love, Baron Philip Steinmetz」
His father is also a good old man, otherwise how could he accept such a mother? Even if he didn't say anything about the time when his mother was gone, he would definitely miss her. How many years will it take to truly forget the relationship that took ten years to form?
?
Hopefully that won't take long, after all... the barony still needs heirs.
Fortunately, the Kingdom of Hulun has always been peaceful, and the territory has a stable source of income. Life in her father's family has been pretty good these years. After she came to the academy, she often received pocket money from there and the specialty of her hometown-dried fish fillets.
and squid slabs, which can be eaten after roasting them over fire. This thing is common in the coastal areas of the kingdom, but Lin from the empire and several other students like it very much, and they will take away a lot of it every time.
"What are you thinking about?" A hand waved back and forth in front of her eyes.
"Things about mom and dad." The girl was a little lost in thought. "I wonder what she is doing. Is she lying on the open ground and muttering - 'How is Yuffie doing now?'"
"Maybe?" Lily turned over and turned her face towards her, "Hmm... maybe she is peeking at you from somewhere and snickering? After all, she can deliver 'that kind of thing'
The person in your hands..."
"Ha... when you say that, I can see my mother's snickering expression." The girl covered her face and slowly sat up, "No more chatting, I will read a book for a while. Good night,
Lily."
"It's so nice not to sleep -" Lily's envious voice came from behind, and Yuffie raised the corners of her mouth slightly.
Yes, in this regard, she needs to thank the person named Cullen.
…
The entire southern part of the empire is an alluvial plain. The numerous tributaries of the Bresen River have created fertile land here, which also feeds most of the population of the empire and even the neighboring countries to the south. At this time, the spring rice is almost mature, and the breeze blows, and the ears of rice swaying in the wind seem to be blowing.
They waved.
Yuffie turned her gaze away from the window and returned to the thick book in front of her.
A flat light blue 'plate' held the book, floating smoothly in front of the girl at just the right height. More soft blue material was wrapped on the seat behind her, minimizing the bumps caused by the vehicle's movement.
As the most basic secret spell, it requires almost no effort to maintain it, but it completely solves the problem of inconvenient reading during the journey.
If it were made into a magic item, it could probably be sold for a good price? Yuffie pushed this strange thought out of her mind and continued to read the notes left for her by Ms. Silveryue.
She spent about half of her time studying magical arts. It had only been thirty days since she was born, and she was already able to skillfully use most simple magical arts, and she also roughly understood the difference between magical arts and secret arts.
Divine magic is a method of using magic planned by the gods. As long as they have sufficient concentration and a little self-confidence, everyone can connect to the 'network' of divine magic, and there is no need to believe in the corresponding god. In addition,
On the one hand, the user's body's carrying capacity for magic power and
Affinity determines how high-level magic he can use, as well as the specific power of each magic spell. Although some qualities are related to talent, compared with the secret spells that require various learning and training to control magic power and complete the construction, divine magic
The technique can indeed be more easily promoted.
But the flaws are also obvious. The planned model makes fine operations far more difficult than secret spells. Currently, there are only a few people in the entire continent who can do this. The gods and even some of the gods' agents have the right to restrict the use of divine spells.
The person's connection with the 'Network' will be partially or completely deprived of their ability to perform divine magic. Finally, if the God himself falls, the 'Network' managed by Him will naturally become completely ineffective - related to 'Creation' hundreds of years ago.
This is exactly what magic is like.
As long as it is a useful ability. Healing, creation and resurrection are the areas controlled by Eda. Using secret magic to simulate it is not as convenient as directly borrowing the 'network'. As for the possible potential dangers - when embarking on the journey,
Dean Collens gave her a comprehensive examination and found nothing abnormal.
She never cared about baseless 'possibilities' - even if this guess came from Feste and it sounded reasonable.