After spending a warm night, Charanlot gradually integrated into this warm camp and began a simple and stable life.
"We need a lot of wood to build a house recently. Could you please Lottie?"
In the morning, after Lottie finished breakfast, the uncle came over and looked at him touching his head. He seemed a little embarrassed, after all, asking a girl to help with such work.
But there are not many extraordinary people in the camp now, and most of them have missions, so Lottie is relatively free now.
"It's no problem, but I don't know which trees can be used, and I don't know how to deal with them."
"This is simple. Let Nica follow you. She has seen us do it before and knows the general process. If you still don't understand anything, you can ask me."
"Okay." Lottie nodded, and then the uncle found her an axe.
After a while, Nika trotted over, said hello to Lottie, and then the two of them walked towards the side of the mountain forest.
During this period, the little girl also carried a basket and picked plants that might be useful along the way. Some were acorns, some wild vegetables, some herbs, mushrooms and the like.
"You can't leave empty-handed, it would be so embarrassing, hee--" She made a face while replying to Lottie's words, and then jumped forward to lead the way.
The air in the mountains is very fresh, and the light green shades and dappled sunlight intersperse the undulating stones and woods, giving people a sense of tranquility and comfort.
The grass blades at her feet were cutting Lottie's calves, making her feel slightly itchy. From time to time, she swung her sword over and cut off some obstacles, and then she walked a little easier. The broken grass blades were scattered among them, exuding a kind of
The smell of herbal sap.
"This is it." Nika stopped as she spoke, then pointed to the cedar tree not far away in front of her.
Looking at the huge tree that was as thick as the three of them hugging each other, Lottie nodded slightly. No wonder the uncle asked him to help. It would be really difficult for a mortal to cut down such a tree.
She held the ax and turned the extraordinary core in her body. The originally ordinary ax blade gradually became radiant with magical power, and then she swung it down hard and cut into the depths of the tree, making a loud bang.
"Too hard, Sister Lottie." Nika shook her head as she looked at the ax stuck in the wood.
"This will hurt your hands, and it will be difficult to pull out the axe." Then she talked about some tips.
"Don't use all your strength. About seven or eight points of force will be enough. Just make more small holes and then slowly expand them."
"Okay." Lottie also felt that this was indeed wrong, so she slowly changed it.
Then a white circle gradually appeared on the brown and black tree trunk. Lottie kept swinging the ax, gradually widening the gap, and pieces of chopped wood were scattered around.
"Let's take a rest." Nika came over, wiped Lottie's sweat, and then walked over to look at the gap.
She brushed her hand over the pale white bark of the tree, and felt the rough touch of wood thorns mixed with moist moisture.
Afterwards, under Nika's suggestion, Lottie focused on cutting down one side. Finally, with a little force, the big tree slowly bent and fell.
The crown and branches of the tree pressed down on the surrounding ground and plants, and the large dark green leaves swayed and made a rustling sound. At this time, Lottie also breathed a sigh of relief.
"How's it going? Isn't it a great sense of accomplishment?" Nika smiled.
"Sister Lottie's first logging success~" She smiled and gave a thumbs up, and then tried to carve small words on the broken part of the tree.
"It needs to be commemorated. If I build a house with the wood of this tree in the future, I should also remember who cut it down. After all, it took a lot of effort." She squatted there, then picked up the knife and tilted it.
Written crookedly.
After a while, the girl stood up and patted her clothes.
Looking at the sun above my head gradually reaching its zenith, the time has already passed noon unknowingly.
"Let's take a rest first and let's eat something." After saying that, Nicola took Lottie and sat on the branches of the fallen tree, and then took out the dry food wrapped at the bottom of the basket.
“It’s simpler at lunch, and then we have something delicious in the evening.”
Afterwards, the two chatted. Lottie listened curiously to Nika's interesting stories about her daily life, such as what crops were more delicious, the wild deer she saw while herding sheep, how to use a light to fish at night, and how to pick up cicada sloughs in the summer.
Those wild fruits can be eaten directly, etc.
For Lottie, who grew up in castles and palaces, all this was so new and interesting, making her seem to have seen another world, a life experience that was completely different from that of the nobility, and also different from that of the common people in small towns and cities.
It turns out that such a thing still exists.
The world is so vast and colorful, maybe my previous thoughts were too limited.
After eating lunch, the two took a nap against the trees for a while, and then chopped down two more big trees in the afternoon before preparing to return.
"As expected, Sister Lottie is smart and can learn it quickly, so she will be much faster in the afternoon." Nika said what happened in the afternoon.
"Actually, I just took advantage of the extraordinary physique." Lottie said a little embarrassed. This was one of the rare compliments she received in these days, and she felt warm in her heart.
"So humble." Nika pouted, wanting to say something, but felt it was hard to say anything.
"Actually, Sister Lottie is very powerful. She is better than many of my brothers. She is great just because she is great."
"Why are you afraid of other people's praise? If I had the strength of Sister Lottie, I would be extremely happy every day."
"This" Charlanlot was speechless for a moment, asking when she became like this.
In the past, when the Paskar family was still around, I was the kind of person who would honestly say thank you when receiving compliments, but why do I feel guilty now.
Maybe he discovered that he is actually very weak and powerless.
She closed her eyes slightly and recalled her experiences over the past year. She was always saved, always helped, and always relied on the sacrifices of others to survive time and time again.
Therefore, what else do I have to be proud of? It's just that I have a little bit of the legacy of my ancestors and have a resounding name.
"Actually, if Nica had been practicing since she was young, she would have been able to reach this level. It's just because I'm lucky." She said what she was thinking.
"But no, I don't like people who always say if, huh." Nika was a little unhappy.
"Brother Tevin is like this. He always says that he has unappreciated talents. If he had a better background, or if he was rich and powerful, he could do anything."
"What I hate the most is people who say that whatever happens is OK, as if one's failures and misfortunes are all other people's faults and all because one is not unlucky enough."
"If I had an apple, I would definitely eat it happily. Instead of saying, I am just lucky. I have an apple and no one else has it. What I got is not what I deserve, so I should be ashamed and should not be happy."
"
"Such a person is really awkward." Nika turned around in front and said with wide eyes.
"If you have it, you'll be happy. If you don't have it, you won't have it. Just go and look for it. Why are you unhappy all day long, or are you so arrogant? It's so annoying."
"But what if this apple should actually belong to someone else." Lottie smoothed her hair beside her ear and looked down at the road under her feet.
"How could it be someone else's? Was it snatched away? That's really not good."
"It's not a robbery, it's just that at that time, everyone gave me a little more. Logically speaking, it's actually unfair, but no one realized it." Lottie bit her lip.
"That's it." Nika walked in front.
"I feel like Sister Lottie is hiding a lot of things in her heart. I am a child, and I don't know many things very well. But if that's the case, then just give it back."
"But how can this be?" Lottie wanted to shake her head and finish her sentence, but her voice gradually became quieter.
Should I go back? Isn't it too late? After all, everyone no longer believes me, and many people have died. She silently thought of those faces in her heart.
"Is it difficult? Well, maybe I thought it was too simple. I'm sorry, Sister Lottie." Nika felt that she seemed to have said the wrong thing. Well, her mother had obviously taught her not to judge other people's ideas at will. After all,
Never experienced it personally.
"It's nothing, maybe you are right." Lottie looked at the setting sun. The warm red afterglow spread over the mountains. Occasionally, a burst of bird song sounded in the forest, and a curl of light rose from the camp at the foot of the mountain.
of smoke.
What a beautiful place, she seemed to be feeling.
"It's great, hehe." Seeing Lottie stop and look at the scenery, Nika also came over.
"I like it so much here. There are no annoying things in the city. I feel so relaxed. I wish I could stay like this all the time." She raised one foot and spun on the flat stone slab, and her happy voice came out.
"Yes, there will be such a life. In fact, I also like it very much." Lottie, also known as Ciaran Lott, looked at the mountains and fields and murmured to herself.
A week later, the sky knight who controlled the phoenix finally woke up.
Charlotte helped her sit up in the newly built wooden house and brought her a glass of water.
"Are you feeling better?"
"It's better, thank you, sir." The purple-red-haired woman drank some water and looked around a little before asking about the situation.
"Where are we?"
"This is Lenghu Province, which is the mountains and forests in the middle of the empire near the southern border. We are in a hidden camp. Don't worry, there are no empire legions around."
Charallot sat lightly beside the woman and slowly recounted her experiences along the way.
"It's really blessed by the gods." After hearing this, the female knight also felt deeply grateful, and then she told her identity.
"Hello, Sir Charlanlot, my name is Phoenix, and I come from the secret guardian clan." After saying that, she fumbled around and took out a pendant on her chest, which contained a phoenix crest on a black background.
On the dark earth, the crater is about to erupt. One of the firebirds leaps out from it, lifelike. This coat of arms is very delicate. When Charlanlot touches it with her hand, she can feel a kind of kindness.
of warmth.
"My ancestors were greatly favored by the Bhaskar family, so they swore to protect the descendants of the Bhaskar family in the dark. During peacetime, we generally do not have contact with the Bhaskar family. We will only show up in times of crisis.
.This way we can avoid being targeted.”
Listening to Fenice's story, Charlanlot understood the past hundreds of years ago. At that time, the Pascal family conquered the dragons in the south and saved the dying Phoenix clan. At that time, the Phoenix clan and Red
The dragon clans fight with each other, but because their numbers are far less than each other, they gradually fall at a disadvantage. Most of the craters used to hatch young are occupied by red dragons, making it increasingly difficult to reproduce.
"It was also at that time that the Paskar family specially carved out a hidden volcanic territory and asked our ancestors to guard it and take care of the weak phoenix."
"In order to avoid suspicion, we were not given noble status, but we were given a lot of help and shelter, and we were able to gradually thrive there."
Phoenix talked about her childhood life, living in an isolated mountain village, practicing extraordinary skills according to the instructions of her fathers, and getting close to the newborn phoenix hatchlings.
"That's it." After listening, Charlanlot realized that the Paskar family had left behind so many back-up men.
Perhaps our ancestors had considered many things, such as the decline of their family fortunes, rebellion, the decline of the empire, etc., and tried to preserve as many options as possible for their descendants.
"Actually, the ancestors of the Baskar family once originated from the central part of the empire, and they also buried many treasures in the past fiefdoms, which can be used in times of crisis." Finis explained why the phoenix would take the two of them.
The reason for flying to the center of the empire instead of flying south.
"If Miss needs it, I can take you to the Paskar family's secret treasure trove, where you can get the resources to make a comeback."
"Have you been there before?"
"No, but because of the guidance of the pendant and your bloodline, the seal can be unlocked." Phoenix explained.
"That's it." Charlotte didn't agree immediately, but walked lightly to the window and looked at the busy and harmonious little village outside.
This was something they had recently set up, and Lottie was involved in a lot of it.
"Phoenix, I believe in your loyalty and know that you are willing to sacrifice everything for me, but I am hesitant."
"What is the purpose of my comeback? Is it just to let my descendants continue to live a luxurious life?"
"If it were before, I might agree."
"But since the collapse of the Bhaskar family, I have experienced too many things and seen too many sad scenes."
"Mother, sister, Ewinnie, Gershmi, the Dragon Knight, the Dragon of Desire, they all fell in front of me one by one, some died with their eyes open, and some were in great pain."
"Is it just for this reason? It's really ridiculous." She turned around with a sad and sad smile on her face.
"Actually, I don't care about whether I can survive or not. In other words, it is precisely because I am alive that it causes so much conflict and sadness." The girl lightly pressed her chest with one hand and closed her eyes with trembling eyelashes.
"I'm tired of being saved, it makes me feel miserable and guilty."
"The beautiful prayers made hundreds of years ago have resulted in the terrible and bad situation today."
"I wanted to jump out of the whirlpool of revenge, but I found that those sins and karma had already entangled me."
"It's like a curse, making me gradually embark on this road of no return."
"But is this really the future I want to see?"
"Kill all the enemies, execute all those who have persecuted our family, and then live happily?"
"No, there is no such happiness anymore."
"Pain is pain, it will never heal, and the dead life will never come back."
The woman stared blankly at the girl struggling in pain and couldn't help but speak.
"Then what kind of future do you want to embrace? If possible, I am willing to follow it for the rest of my life, because this is the oath and agreement made a hundred years ago."
Charallot approached slowly and looked at the loyal knight in front of her. Her eyes gradually came closer, and a new flame seemed to be burning in them.
"I must make up for the mistakes made by my predecessors and cut off all this sadness."
"If the Bhaskar family has brought sorrow and pain to this land, then I will repay it with songs, blood and tears."
"I will use everything I have, whether it is wisdom, wealth, blood, tears, name or everything else, to end this sad rule and let everyone live a happy and stable life."
"Ordinary life inspired me and made me realize that life also has a completely different trajectory."
"I don't necessarily want to restore the Baskar family, or even defeat all the enemies."
"I don't completely know where the empire came from, but now I see a small village being established."
"It's so simple and unpretentious, and it makes me feel so at ease."
"Small villages gathered together and gradually formed towns. Towns gathered one after another and gradually formed cities. Each city dotted the land, and finally formed a vast country."
"The most complex things are also made of extremely basic things."
"I don't know how to build a perfect country, but I think if there can be more peaceful villages like this and everyone can live in fairness and harmony, then we can usher in a better future."
"In this way, the mistakes my family has made can be somewhat compensated, and I can also gain the long-lost peace of mind."
"So, are you willing to work with me to change this decadent and fallen land? Burn all the old mistakes, build a new country, and embark on this road like purgatory."
"I am willing to follow your will until that red heart stops beating." The knight pressed his hand on his chest and half-knelt, making an unchanging vow just like the ancient mural.