It is said that it is already the season of heavy snowfall on the plains outside, and both Red Maple City and Boulder City to the west were dyed white by the snow.
Andesa held on to the railing of the terrace and slowly walked to the edge of the terrace. She stood on the high ground of Thorin Castle and looked at the distant horizon.
It should be snowing over at Winter Wolf Castle too, right? There is also Long Branch Manor... Scholars predict that the northern part of the mainland will be colder this year, and this war... may bring an even colder winter.
She raised her head, but she couldn’t see the snowflakes falling from the sky. All she could see was the endless greenery, and the towns and outposts scattered among the vines, tree crowns, flowers and green grass. , all kinds of artificial lights twinkle on the ground like stars, and the dim areas between the lights are filled with strange fluorescent plants.
Unknown birds dart around in the canopy of giant trees, occasionally fluttering their wings from the sky, or boldly landing on the tops of castle towers and mottled walls.
A small sound came from beside her. Andesa looked for it and saw a small beast with bright red fur and slightly larger than a squirrel climbing onto the terrace from nowhere. The little beast held a rose-red fruit in its mouth. After seeing Andesa, it lifted the fruit with its front paws and passed it forward in a very humane manner - even wiping it with its paws.
Andesa was stunned for a moment, and after meeting the little beast's eyes for a few seconds, she hesitated and reached out to take the fruit - this was a fruit she had never seen anywhere else. The surface of the bright red peel is as bright as a gem, and it also exudes a strange sweet smell, which looks very tempting.
She remembered the name of the fruit: Thorin Fruit. It is the fruit of the giant Thorin tree. It is a unique "crop" in this area and is also a food source for many cities in the eastern Holy Spirit Plains. This may be the weirdest and most wonderful specialty she has ever heard of in her life, but what other wonderful things are unimaginable under the Thorin tree, which is like a miracle in itself?
Andesa picked up the fruit and took a bite. While the sweet pulp stimulated her taste buds, a slightly thin voice suddenly came from the side: "I hope you like it, after all, I don't have it here either." There are so many things to entertain guests."
Andesa looked for the source of the sound in surprise and curiosity, and then finally saw a small flower swaying in the wind near the wall brick where the little beast settled. The distorted sound actually came from the buds.
"Ms. Bertila," Andesa greeted the flower bud seriously with a strange mood, "Um... thank you for your hospitality."
This flower The seemingly thin buds are actually extensions of Thorin's giant tree, and what makes the sound through the buds is the will of that giant tree. Andesa didn't know much about this powerful life form. She only knew that everyone here, including her father, called her Lady Bertila, a powerful ancient druid.
The Thorin Giant Tree is the final product of the divine disaster in Old Ansu.A Typhon commander who has been paying attention to Ansu all year round, Andesa has certainly investigated this matter, but her investigation is destined not to reveal too many details.
What kind of changes must human beings with flesh and blood undergo to form this miracle that covers the entire region? What is the origin of this powerful Ms. Bertila? She was very curious about it, but didn't know who to ask.
My father may know something, after all, it is all related to the dark sect that has disappeared in the long river of history...
The flower buds in the gaps between the wall bricks are shaking, and the surroundings are gradually Many small vines gathered together, and finally a female figure emerged from the flower vines. Bertila stood there, seeming to be carefully looking at Andesa's appearance, although her face lacked expression changes and her eyes seemed She was dull and dull, but this kind of looking up and down still made Andesa feel uncomfortable for a while.
"Excuse me..." She couldn't help but broke the silence, "Is there something wrong with me?"
"It's nothing, it's just that I haven't paid attention to someone like you for a long time. I'm a Typhon..." Bertila shook her head, "Especially after becoming a plant, it's harder for me to move around at will."
Andesa didn't know this powerful ancient German. Why did Rui feel so emotional all of a sudden? She just felt that the other party's words were a little weird, and she lowered her eyelids without knowing how to answer: "Really... Then I'm a little embarrassed to let you see a Typhonian in such an embarrassing state like me. ."
" Embarrassed? Being injured on the battlefield is not embarrassing. Compared with you, my posture is the real embarrassment." Bertila smiled and said that Andesa listened more. If you don't understand, just when Andesa was about to ask something, she suddenly glanced in the direction of the entrance to the terrace, "Ah, it looks like someone is coming to visit you... Maybe I should avoid it."
Andesa wanted to stop the other party, but she only had time to open her mouth. The woman in front of her suddenly turned into falling petals and vines, and quickly left the terrace. Andesa could only frown and look back. Towards the entrance to the terrace - she saw her father appearing there, pushing the door open and walking towards her.
Once upon a time, this was a scene that she could never imagine in her dreams, but today it appeared in front of her so naturally.
"Your body has just gotten better, try not to move for too long," Bud looked at his daughter and couldn't help but asked with concern, "How are you feeling today?"
"It's much better," Andesa replied, "I will get up and move according to my physical strength."
After a simple question and answer, the father and daughter agreed in unison. Silence fell, and an awkward silence remained on the terrace.
Facts have proved that the separation of more than ten years is not so easy to completely eliminate, especially after the two people have experienced too many things in these ten years and each have gone through unimaginable life trajectories. On the day they first met, Andesa and Bud talked about a lot of things, but since then, theyEvery time they meet, they will inevitably fall into this kind of embarrassment - they don't know what to say or what to ask. What they can inquire about the current situation is very clear on the first day, and after that... they Just two strangers.
But both father and daughter are working hard to make changes.
"I was talking to Ms. Bertila just now," Andesa finally broke the silence after thinking hard for a long time, "she gave me this..."
She showed With the half-eaten fruit in his hand, Bud looked at it with a strange look on his face: "Has she started to like giving fruits to others recently... It's okay, it's not a bad habit. But Andersa You should be more careful in your daily life, Bertila... It is best to be reserved when dealing with her."
"Why do you say that? You have a bad relationship with Ms. Bertila. ?" Andesa asked subconsciously.
Bud quickly waved his hand: "That's not true. At least we have a good relationship now - it's just that she is far more powerful than you think, and she is a person with a very complicated past experience."
"...In my opinion, being able to grow into a giant tree that covers the plain is powerful enough. Can there be any more complicated and bizarre life experience than this?" Andesa smiled, she looked at Chu's father seemed unwilling to discuss the secret behind Ms. Bertila in detail, so he quickly brought up the topic with a joking attitude, "I am more curious about your life these years than Ms. Bertila's life."
The topic is continuing, at least this conversation seems less awkward, which is a good start - Andersa and Bud thought this almost at the same time.
“I thought you wouldn’t want to listen anymore after I told you about my joining the Dark Sect last time.” Bard also smiled and said with some self-deprecation, “This is nothing. Good story."
"I was so shocked last time that I didn't think of what to ask, but anyway, it's all over," Andesa looked at her father and said, There was a serious look in the remaining eye, "Of course, if you don't want to mention it again, we don't have to discuss these..."
"It doesn't matter whether you want to or not, just like you said , all this has passed, and now they are just old stories." Bud waved his hands, his attitude seemed very free and easy, "And they are also boring old stories... In the first few years, I was in the laboratory After that, I showed you the traces of transformation, the artificial heart and so on... These things continued my life and completely separated me from the belief in the God of War. And in the years after that... I basically separated myself from it. I have been active around the world as a dark priest, mainly in Ansu. I have done almost all the evil things you know about the dark sect.
"I have no intention of defending myself. I don’t think that I can offset those terrible deeds by doing some good deeds in the future... I was led by fanaticism during those days. Thinking about it now, if every crime is put on trial,I'm afraid it's enough to hang him several times. "
Andesa listened to her father say these things in a nonchalant manner, and finally couldn't help interrupting him: "What happens next? In the days after you left the Dark Sect and worked for the Cecil people...how did you get here? "
"...This period of time actually didn't last long. It was very short compared to the dark days of more than ten years, but it was indeed incredible." Bud smiled, "I became a researcher. Sometimes I participate in research, and sometimes I accept research as the only dark priest sample. Other than that, my free time... I basically just do test questions. "
Andesa was greatly surprised: "A question? ”
“About mathematics, runes, and magical machinery—people always have to find something to do when they have nothing to do, and I became interested in them.” Bud said, suddenly looking at Andesa, "Are you interested in them? "
Andesa suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She recalled the books that Matilda had brought to her and some of the classic "topics" that she had mentioned to her in her letters. Her eyes wandered: " I..."
"You should try it, Andesa, this is not just a matter of interest to you," Bard continued, "You should understand that these things will be important in the future era. Very useful, even if not considered from a personal perspective, as a general, you must have enough knowledge to be competent - in the past, these knowledge may only be the knowledge of marching and fighting, combat experience, knowing how to organize the army and issue and execute There are all kinds of commands, but now you need to know more than these..."
Andesa couldn't help but have a slightly embarrassed look on her face as she listened. She actually recognized her father's actions at the moment. Teaching, she is not an ignorant or slow person. She is also very aware of the changes of the times and the challenges that new weapons and tactics pose to contemporary commanders. However, people cannot be generalized. She remembers an extremely angry situation when she was a child. I went down to challenge a math problem and couldn’t solve it for a day, so I became even more angry...
Now that I think about it, I’m still very angry.
Bud didn’t seem to notice the subtle changes in his daughter’s eyes. , or maybe he finally found a topic that he could talk to his daughter about, and he couldn't help but immerse himself in it. He began to talk about mathematics and runes with great interest, and told about what he had faced as a "researcher" here. Interesting questions - of course, except for confidential projects
And Andersa stood opposite him, from being awkward at the beginning to gradually becoming thoughtful.
She looked at her father, and the faded and blurred memories in her mind gradually overlapped with the scene in front of her... Was her father such a preachy person?
She didn't remember.
Bud finally ended his long sermon caused by his whim. He woke up from his ramblings and looked at his daughter with some embarrassment: "I seem to have said something that seems boring to you. something. ”
"It's indeed boring," Andesa said immediately, showing no mercy, "but I feel a little relieved to see that you are living well here."
"...it's okay, Not bad." Bud said dryly, and then he looked at Andesa, his expression suddenly hesitant.
Andesa noticed this keenly: "What do you want to say to me?"
"...I came to you today for something else," Bud said. He was organizing his words as he spoke, because he knew that what he was about to say might be a bit difficult for his daughter to accept, "Listen, this matter may go against your current principles, so you can refuse from the beginning - But I think you still need to consider it carefully, because it is very important to both Typhon and Cecil."
Andesa seemed to have a premonition of something, and she looked at Bud seriously: "What if. If you want to persuade me to turn to Cecil completely, then there is no need to say anything. I know that your current position is the result of more than ten years of hard work, and I understand this, but myself... I still want to return to Typhon. "
"I know you will say that," Bard shook his head, "Don't worry, no one will force you, but His Majesty Gawain wants me to convey something to you. ."
"He?" Andesa frowned, "What does he want?"
"Cecil is trying to train a weapon that can be used to fight against the spiritual pollution of gods. Special soldiers, these soldiers are crucial to the current disaster caused by the out-of-control gods. For this reason... he hopes to get Typhon's mass-produced transcendent technology."
A gust of wind happened to blow, and Suo asked. A soft rustling sound came from the crown of the giant forest tree. Amidst the sound of leaves and branches rubbing against each other, Andesa was stunned for a few seconds before opening her mouth slightly: "Huh???"