Padine looked at the girl named Lulunaka. He didn’t feel any danger in this flower-like girl, but… an alchemist? This young child in front of me? “Are you an alchemist?” Padin asked again.
”Yes, Lord Knight. Although I am not mature yet, I am indeed an alchemist.”
“A girl like you, is it too dangerous to learn that alchemy?” Padin said. He glanced at the girl’s hands-the hands were not delicate, although they were clean and white, but there were many small wounds on them.
Alchemy is not a popular profession. It’s not that alchemists are disgusting. In the Western Illuminati religion, there is no more hated than wizards and sorcerers. The unpopularity of alchemy means that not many people take the initiative. And I am willing to engage in this profession. Warriors can gain strength after painful tempering and then gain wealth. Wizards, warlocks, and priests can search for ancient languages, beliefs, or the whispers of the gods from the spiritual world, so that they can gain the power to call the wind and the rain, and to look down on all beings. Only the alchemist, stirring the half-person or single-person alchemy cauldron with his cane or stick, carefully fiddled with the dangerous liquid and gunpowder particles-the latter are mostly used to develop new explosives-they often appear In the palace and the bustling cities, while being called an alchemist, he is not much different from a craftsman. Or to put it bluntly, there is nothing wrong with calling them gunpowder craftsmen.
The pagan emperor of the Crescent Empire raised a large number of craftsmen, not only the wood and stone craftsmen who built palaces and fortresses, but also the alchemists who were urged to produce better quality gunpowder. Alchemists are not just the existence of roaring and bursting flames, but their ability is widely known to the world, and it is also the most known and accepted by the world-even if it is fear and anxiety.
Gunpowder often does not mean peace. Those who follow gunpowder usually have soldiers, knights, muskets, cannons… and wars and sieges.
“No such thing, I am safe.” Lulunaka smiled, “As long as you are serious and careful, you can avoid most of the unsafe matters. Although the sap of the poison is terrible, it is around the poison There will always be an antidote; as long as it is prepared according to the rules of the predecessors, it will not create a pile of dangerous and harmful garbage. Oh, and the most important thing: don’t play in the forest Fire. My grandma told me to remember this, so I never mix gunpowder.”
Paddin heard some interesting words, “You don’t live here alone.” He looked around, “Your grandma, where is she?” Combined with the wooden house in front of him, and Lulu With Naka’s words, Padin felt that he had encountered the wooden house in the forest that the village said. But in the words of the village chief, it was a gloomy old woman who lived in the wooden hut, not the flower-like girl in front of her.
Lulunaka replied, “Grandma was gone a few years ago. After that, I lived alone.” She pointed to the back of the cabin, “I will bury her in the back. I think she is still by my side.”
Paddin looked in the direction Lulunaka was pointing, and he could see a small mound and a cross made of branches on the small mound.
A funeral for a church member who believes in the God of Light.
This relieved Padin a lot. It seemed that he couldn’t see a gloomy old woman alive, but he could see a girl with a smile that was as brilliant as a flower. She was better than the former-without any disrespect to the dead.
“So, after your grandma passed away, you lived in this forest by yourself?” The only thing that makes Padin feel incredible is this young girl who lived here alone after the death of her relatives. How many years has the wooden house been? Even as a child?
“The days are barely passable. I think of the God of Light, and the Emperor, who made the southern part of the forest of the dead so peaceful.” Lulunaka replied, “Occasionally, I also leave the forest and go to the beach to exchange things with fishermen and take medicine. Grass to exchange for some food. And strictly speaking, I don’t really live here alone. I have a loyal friend guarding me.”
Padin heard the bushes rustling around and something came out of the forest, which made his right hand touch the hilt again, but he quickly put it down.
came out of a yellow-haired dog with sparse fur. Many parts of this dog are bald and hairless. It looks like it has been plucked by a cruel person, but there are no scars, and the hairless areas are smooth and shiny. The dog looked listless, but quite spiritual. He glanced at Padin and then at Lulunaka. It seemed that he had judged that the strange guest was not malicious and did not bark at Padin. Continue He lowered his head and sniffed on the ground, and lay down by the door of the wooden house, and didn’t move anymore.
Lulunaka walked over and scratched the dog’s fur and ears, “Ward, you are eating arrogantly again. See what you have made yourself into. It’s a bad one. The appearance of salted fish. If you eat something that is poisonous, I won’t find an antidote for you again, and let you have a stomach trouble for a few days-oh, that’s not good. If you diarrhea everywhere, it will make you smelly Heaven…”
The dog named Ward didn’t care about his owner’s harassment, but just moved a little by accident and let Luluunaka take his hands on it.
Paddin watched this person-dog interaction. The guardian Lulunaka was talking about was probably this dog that ate randomly and had to be taken care of by its owner. It seemed that it had long since disappeared from its wildness. Perhaps even a wild cat has a stronger fighting power than it.
Paddin took a step forward and got closer to the wooden house, “Miss Lulunaka.”
Lulunaka squatted beside Ward, heard Padin calling her, and quickly stood up, “Sorry, Lord Knight, it took your time…Is there anything I can do for you? Need deployment For good herbs, I still have a few copies…”
Padin raised his hand and stopped Lulunaka from continuing, “I don’t need herbs for the time being. Of course, the more good medicines for trauma are for us knights, the better… I have other things. I hope you can help.” Patin pointed in the direction of his convoy, “Can you hear the movement over there? I am the leader of a convoy. I plan to cross the forest of the dead and go west on the stable and safe road. The country where you can see the Arid Sea. It’s not safe to go forward at night. I hope to camp and rest near your side. And…” Padin remembered what Romeouna said just now, “A noble lady hopes I can temporarily lend your wooden house to rest for a night. Of course, this is not free, we will provide you with appropriate and generous remuneration.”
Hearing Paddin’s words, Lulunaka was obviously taken aback. When she heard that there was a noble lady, she even patted her clothes, for fear that the dust would make her look inappropriate. “Of course. Yes! It is my honor, Master Knight.”
Hearing Lulu Naka’s affirmative answer, Padin nodded, “Thank you for your help, kid.” He returned to the team and told Olga and others about the incident.
Being able to rest in a sheltered place for one night, even if it is just a log cabin in the forest, is already a good thing for Romeo Na. For the attendants such as Olga, the young lady can have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, which is naturally better than someone who causes backaches in a carriage that cannot stretch the body. But not everyone can be treated like this. The carriage can’t leave the rough road and can only be parked on the road. Most of the attendants have to stay on the side of the convoy to camp and rest. As for the mercenaries, it is of course impossible to get close to Lulunaka’s cabin-in order to avoid These restless guys interrupted Miss Romeona’s rest, or harassed Lulunaka, who seemed to be innocent of the world, and Padin let the church knights headed by Leo line up camp, in the convoy and the cabin. Separate the two sides between them, and monitor these mercenaries at the same time.
Romeuona was accompanied by Olga and the two maids to the cabin. The dog named Ward was still listless, and after looking at the people coming, he lowered his head again. Lulunaka stood in front of the cabin, looking a little nervous.
“My distinguished lady, hello.” Lulunaka greeted her.
Romiona stepped forward and came to Lulunaka, “Listen to Mr. Edgar, you are an alchemist.” She glanced at Lulunaka-Luluna Kirby should be smaller than her. “I understand alchemy. Dealing with gunpowder is a dangerous thing.”
“It’s not all gunpowder, noble lady. Although refining poison is not safer than gunpowder.” Lulunaka explained, “My grandma said that gunpowder is the simplest and most direct thing, so it is so popular. .”
“Why is it simple and straightforward?” Romyona asked curiously. As far as she knows, it is a complicated and difficult task to make high-quality gunpowder.
Lulunaka replied: “Because gunpowder can easily persuade everything-creatures such as animals and people, dead objects such as buildings and city walls, can be’convinced’ by gunpowder.” Speaking of this, Luluna Ka smiled embarrassedly, “This is what my grandma said, I don’t understand it very well, but there is one thing I still keep in mind: Don’t play with fire in the forest.”
At this time, the sky is dark, and the stars can be seen faintly. Lulunaka probably remembered that she shouldn’t hang the distinguished guests in front of the door, and quickly gave up her position: “Sorry, I have too much talk. Miss, please here.”
Romiona and Olga entered the cabin under the leadership of Lulunaka, and the maids waited outside-there was really no room for so many people inside.
Romiuona glanced around after entering the cabin, “Here…a little bit different from my imagination.”
In Romiuona’s impression, even if the woman living in the deep forest is not a witch, but a girl younger than herself, her home should be more distinctive-the room is dimly lit , Hanging dead bodies of frogs and screaming mandela, there is a cauldron in the room, cooking strange animals and plants, and the owner will make unpleasant sharp laughter.
But Lulunaka’s cabin is not like this. A clean small bed, and a hammock full of debris on the side, looks more like a net, rather than a place to rest; the only small window has a table on it Bottles and jars; the blue-gray cauldron was in the corner of the room. It didn’t boil anything in it, and it didn’t smell strange. It was empty; Romyona also found potted plants with plants and books scattered everywhere.
Just as Lulunaka introduced herself, she is an alchemist, and her home is also very alchemist style, so that it is incompatible with the impression of Romeo Na and this forest.
This is a good thing for Romeo Na, at least there is no need to sleep in a terrible witch house, and even a reassuring girl company. And that piece of clothing doesn’t look hard, it looks quite soft.
Lulunaka took a chair and let Romiuona sit down, and then she went around to pack things, “Sorry, grandma is not here, and I am used to living alone, so I don’t care much about neat things. To make this look a little messy.”
Romiona didn’t think it was too messy. As a place to stay for one night, it was much better than expected.
Olga has been observing around the cabin. His sharp eyes and rich experience tell him that there is nothing suspicious here. However, to be cautious, he still made a request to Lulunaka, “Alchemist, I hope you can be wronged and stay outside for the night.”
Lulunaka was not surprised by Olga’s words, “Oh, of course, sir.” She was totally righteous, “When I left home to go east to the seaside, I often sleep out. I’ve long been used to it, and this cabin really can’t sleep two people.”
Romeuona said, “Olga, she is just a girl younger than me, what are you worried about?”
“Miss, it’s always good to pay more attention to safety, and as the alchemist girl said, there is really no one more person in this cabin.” Olga said to Romiuona. “You should have a good rest, too.”
Romiona hesitated for a while, and finally nodded.
Lulunaka smiled and said: “Thank you for your care, noble lady. Your kindness makes me feel that even if anyone is on the soil, they are as warm as sleeping on the bed.”
“I am Romyona Mulinen.” Romyona said, “You don’t need to call me a noble lady anymore, Lulunaka—I’m not used to it.”
“Okay, Miss Romiuona.” Lulunaka replied immediately. Replacing “Noble” with “Romiona” seems to make no difference in essence.
Romiona is quite satisfied with such a name, better than the “honorable lady” who sounds like irony to her. “Olga, you go out first.” She said to Olga.
Olga lowered his head, “I’m waiting outside the door.” He left the cabin and went outside to help Romyona’s two maids camp.
There are only Romyona and Lulunaka in the cabin.
“Let’s talk to me, little master.” Romiuona said, and also called Lulunaka a master, which can only be obtained by a person with a good skill. Lulu Naka was obviously happy when she heard this, her voice improved a lot, “Of course, Miss Romeuona!”
Romouona watched Lulunaka work around, putting the books, bottles and jars back in their place. “Just now, I saw the tomb behind the small wooden house. The cross made of branches is impressive-your grandma is also a believer in the God of Light.”
“Yes, of course I am too.” Lulunaka didn’t look back, so she answered Romyona’s question.
“As far as I know, the pagan emperor does not persecute the believers of the God of Light, he is very tolerant.” Romyona continued, “Then why does your grandma take you to live in this kind of seclusion? Land?”
”I don’t know. When I started to be sensible, I only knew that I was picked up by my grandmother. Maybe I was an outcast abandoned in the forest by people from which village~IndoMTL.com~Lulunaka continued Replied, “My grandma said that humans are far more terrifying than the beasts in the forest. The beasts do not know that their behavior is cruel and **** in the eyes of humans, but only the survival of the fittest; but humans are different, and humans know this. When things are cruel and cruel, they still commit all kinds of atrocities. “
Romiona heard these words, but didn’t immediately answer the conversation. She murmured something that only she could hear, “Your grandma may be right.”
Romiuona changed the subject, “The whole forest is like your home. If you want to see the vast sea, you can go east; if you want to see the ridged mountains, then You can go west; if you want to interact with people, you can go south; if you want to see the dragon-like mountains, you can go north… You seem to be unrestrained and free.” Oona didn’t say anything; I envy you such a free life.
Next, Romeo Na was very thankful that she didn’t say it, and seemed to be ridiculous and ignorant.
Lulunaka chuckled, as if he had heard interesting things, “No, Miss Romeuona, I am not free. The waves of the sea can beat me to pieces, and suspicious villagers will I am regarded as a witch, the thieves in the mountains will torture me to death, and the flying dragons in the northern mountains will eat me as a snack…” Lulunaka turned her head and looked at Romeo Na, “My Freedom is limited to this half of the forest, and I am afraid that when there will be some natural and man-made disasters, everything about me, including me, will be swept away and become dust floating on the plain.”
Romyona heard Lulunaka’s words and fell into a trance, seeming to think of the not-so-distant past.
“Yeah, who is free? Neither you nor I are free,” she said.