People in one world can never understand the thoughts of people in another world.
The echo lingers.
[Arthur? Arthur??]
(Who is calling?)
[Arthur, hold on, you will be fine soon------]
(I feel so dizzy. I can’t see anything.)
[Don’t die in front of me!]
(What the hell are you talking about, Bedivere.)
[That woman, she is not worthy.]
(So what are you talking about? Bei------)
(Wait, are you...)
(who?)
"Um?!"
Arthur suddenly woke up from his dream and found that he was surrounded by a dark jungle. There was the smell of earth and trees everywhere, and there was a faint breeze coming from the outside. And the world was swaying because he was on top of a carriage. The carriage was carrying the carriage just now.
Arthur, who was sleeping, entered a forest.
What is going on? Where is he? Why is he asleep on the bed in a small hotel in Penzance one second, and why is he sitting in this kind of carriage heading into the forest the next second?
The King of Knights glanced around nervously. The big white wolf Bediwell was lying next to him, half asleep, trying to find a comfortable position to rest on the uncomfortable hard floor in the back of the carriage. Look at Bediwell
With Will's relaxed posture and looking at his intact equipment, Arthur knew that he was not being attacked.
But what is going on? Is he dazed? There seems to be fragments in his memory. He has no memory of falling asleep in the small hotel in Penzance Port until now when he wakes up from the carriage.
What happened during this period?
"Where are we going?" Arthur poked his head out of the carriage and asked the driver driving the horse in front.
"Huh? Sir, are you sleepy? We are on our way to Manchester." The driver is a middle-aged man dressed as a farmer. He has a strong Irish accent and his pronunciation is quite vague. You can tell it at a glance.
They are lower-class people who have not received formal education.
"Wait, Manchester? Why are you going to Manchester? Don't you have to go through Plymouth from Penzance to London? It's obviously a long way to go to Manchester?" Arthur became more and more confused as he listened.
Where exactly does this carriage want to take him?
"Sir, you are really sleepy. What the hell is Penzance? We are on our way from Edinburgh to Manchester. Look, there is the Black Forest ahead, passing through this forest and mountains.
, we will arrive in Manchester soon." There was a hint of ridicule in the coachman's tone, but of course he did not dare to mock Arthur, a young man dressed like an aristocrat, directly: "Sir, it's windy outside, you still
Let’s go back to the carriage first. Let’s calm down for a while.”
"Huh..." Arthur knew that he couldn't ask anything from the coachman, so he retracted into the carriage. He tried to organize his thoughts, but found that such organization was not helpful.
The memory is indeed fragmented. The last scene he can still remember is that he is in a small hotel in Penzance, and the next scene suddenly becomes that he is in a carriage heading to Manchester. During this period
What on earth had he done? How much time had passed? It’s really scary to think about it.
Bedivere is still sleeping, or at least trying to sleep. This stupid wolf is indifferent to the dispute between Arthur and the groom just now, and is obviously used to it? In any case, it is not a wise move to talk to Bedivere now.
In the presence of the three of them, the human wolf Bedivere refused to speak in order not to reveal his true identity.
Black forest? He seemed to have heard of it somewhere before, and had a vague impression of it. But where. Arthur couldn't remember it at all.
With no other choice, Arthur had to sit down quietly, under the flickering kerosene lamp inside the carriage, and wiped his Seraph Sword (the scabbard) with a dry cloth. Although he was full of doubts in his heart
, but at this time, he had no way to ask his companions. He could only wait until he passed through the dark forest, arrived in Manchester, and found a hotel to stay, and then asked in detail.
Arthur's purpose is to end this meaningless war between England and France. Today, England is "ruled" by the seven-year-old young king Henry VI, but anyone with a discerning eye knows that Henry VI is just a puppet king who really controls everything.
The mastermind behind this is the Earl of Warwick, Richard Beecham. If Henry VI falls and the Earl of Warwick is eliminated, today's Britain will fall into great chaos without a king and master, and France will
Get a short period of peace. This is Arthur's plan.
If Joan of Arc, also known as Greenville, devotes herself to the French Liberation War and is unwilling to go back with Arthur to the original world where they should have existed nine hundred years ago, then the only thing Arthur can do is
It is to completely dismantle this war from its roots.
Without someone to invade France, the war of resistance between Britain and France could not continue. If it could not continue, Joan of Arc, who led the army at the forefront of the battlefield, could not be regarded as a war hero. France only needs to regain its lost territory. But the French nobles
They will definitely not let go of the best opportunity of civil strife in England and will try to capture England. But Joan of Arc leads the French people to fight a war to defend the homeland, not a war of aggression. With her dislike of killing and her peace-loving character
, she will definitely retreat from the front line.
At that time, Joan of Arc will realize that her historical mission has been completed. And she does not belong to this crazy era.
In Arthur's understanding, the French are very barbaric and warlike. If they are invaded, they will want to fight back, even if their national strength has been greatly exhausted. This group of hopeless French want to counterattack and invade Britain, and they will inevitably do it again.
Borrowing the title of "Saint" to give Joan of Arc a reputation of righteousness and making her the leader of the invading army. But Joan of Arc will definitely not agree. She has nowhere to escape, but she must escape.
When that time comes, she will obediently follow Arthur back to Great Britain nine hundred years ago.
------At least that's Arthur's wishful thinking.
"Ouch..." The ears of the big white wolf lying next to the blond boy suddenly moved.
There was the rustling of leaves in the wind outside, and the carriage had entered the so-called black forest.
"Bedi?" Arthur, who was still closing his eyes to rest and collect his thoughts, heard the big white wolf calling and opened his eyes: "What are you doing? Is there anything outside?"
Bediwell had already climbed up at this time, grabbing the wooden wall of the carriage with his claws, as if he wanted to get out of here.
"Wait...what? Here?" Although Arthur understood the intention of the big white wolf, he was stunned again: "Aren't we going to Manchester?"
The big white wolf shook his head at Arthur. Their purpose from the beginning was not to go to Manchester, but to take a carriage on the way to Manchester and come to this dark forest.
There seemed to be something in the black forest that became the purpose of their trip. But Arthur's memory was severely fragmented and he couldn't remember what it was. They could only wait until they got off the carriage and there were no other people around to ask again.
Bedivere and Merlin.
"Sorry, let's get off here." Arthur stuck his head outside the carriage and said to the driver.
"What?!" The driver was stunned for a moment.
"I mean, I want to get off here. Don't let me repeat the same thing a third time." Arthur said to the driver in a strong tone.
"Sir, are you serious?" The coachman seemed to have no intention of stopping the horse, and continued to use his whip to push the horse forward: "Walking in the dark forest at night is tantamount to seeking death. It would be better to run on the road with a carriage.
, you will be less likely to be attacked. But if you get out of the car------"
"I just want to get off the car, there is no need for you to worry." The King of Knights hummed: "If you are scared, you don't need to wait for me to come back, just drive the carriage and leave. No one will blame you."
"But, the Duke said--" What else did the coachman want to say.
"I don't care what the Duke said to you. At this time, you just do what I say." Arthur originally wanted to find out who the Duke the coachman was talking about, but he knew that he did not have this spare time, so he still wanted to find out who the Duke was.
It is better to urge the driver to stop quickly: "Take this silver coin, then stop the car quickly and let me out!"
"Okay, okay." The coachman murmured in a low voice, pulling the horse's reins to slow down the car: "This is really a bad trip..."
Hiss, hiss, hiss! ------The two horses that were reined in were neighing, and the sound covered up the driver's complaints. They had to stop because of external forces. In fact, Arthur could see clearly
This is due to the reluctance of the horses. Even if they neigh reluctantly, the horses dare not make too loud a sound out of fear!
No wonder, there seems to be something in this dark forest, something evil, which makes people and animals eager to escape from here. The road conditions are good, and it is not difficult for a horse to escape from this dark forest while running wildly. But if the carriage stops
, they know that they are in a dangerous situation, so they show extreme reluctance. Even humans can clearly feel that there is danger hidden in this forest. Beasts with much keener senses than humans, face the danger hidden in the darkness.
The dangerous location will only make you more frightened.
"Now! Hurry up!" As if he was afraid of something, the coachman didn't even have the energy to say honorifics to Arthur at this time. He just wanted to urge the blond boy who was seeking death to get out of the car.
Arthur didn't bother to argue with the coachman, and jumped out of the carriage with Bedivere in an instant.
The ground he landed on was solid, slightly moist but not slippery, and it was quite stable when he walked on it. It was a good condition for the carriage to move. In addition to the sound of wind in the forest and the smell of vegetation, there was also a faint smell of blood echoing around him.
There is either a ferocious beast lurking in this forest, or something of a more vile nature. In short, it is extremely bloodthirsty and dangerous.
"Then, I wish you good luck." The coachman really didn't want to stay long. He just saw Arthur and Bedivere getting off the car, and immediately whipped up his horse again and let the horse gallop. The carriage was abandoned within a few seconds.
The man and the wolf were far away in an instant.
"Woof!" the big white wolf roared and ran towards a forest path on the right side of the road. (To be continued)