C16 Divergence
A celebration was being held in the largest banquet hall in the castle. The long table was filled with various foods, the fragrance of fruits and barbecue mixed with the fragrance of fine wine. Everyone was changing into new clothes and sitting at the table.
Andy stood up and raised his glass. "Everyone." When Andy opened his mouth, the sound of the cutlery and the cups and saucers clashing also disappeared. Everyone looked at Andy, who was sitting in the main seat wearing his best attire, and Andy had a confident smile on his face: "Today is our first victory, as the new Lord of this castle, I hope that from today on, it will be the beginning of a new era. I hope that everyone can work together for a new era, for our era."
After Andy finished speaking, Zuo Yi excitedly raised her glass and said, "Work hard!" With his eyes closed, Joseph sat beside Zoe. His clothes had been changed.
The rest of the people were drinking wine in silence, each of them looking as if they were deep in thought.
Li Xiaofei was eating so much that his heart was jittery. In the evening, he strolled around the castle and saw a person standing on top of the wall. Looking carefully, he realized that this person was the Magister of the castle.
As Li Xiaofei climbed up the city wall, the Magister saw him and greeted him awkwardly, "Old sir, you don't look very happy." Li Xiaofei stood beside him. The Magister looked at Li Xiaofei, then turned around and looked at the wilderness outside of the castle, "I am looking at this world, it has been like this for hundreds of thousands of years, dull, cruel, without any improvements. Everyone hopes that this world will become a new world, but in fact, this world has never changed."
Li Xiaofei understood what he was saying. He did not object, but he could not help but hope that things would be different. "Perhaps, change is slow, slow to the point where one's life is not enough for you to notice."
"Is that so?" The Magister did not sneer nor mock him. There was only the profound wisdom of an old man: "The throne of the Guardian Emperor will change once in a while. I've met it three times in my life and it's always the same. Each time, there would be a few expectant youngsters shouting their slogans and starting a war on this continent. But when they had killed enough people and sat on the throne of the French Emperor, they would become hidden figures within that golden palace. Until his death, no one would ever see him again. If you think that there should be a difference in this world, then you should give up this war and see what this world is like. " The Magister saluted and left. Li Xiaofei stood on the city wall. The horizon in the distance was pitch black, and it was hard to see clearly. Li Xiaofei only felt that the open space in the distance was filled with the unknown.
"This world is so big, yet I am trapped here." Li Xiaofei sighed, turned around, and walked down the city wall.
Early the next morning, Li Xiaofei was still hugging a blanket on his bed. In his dream, there was a red-haired beauty who was small to him. She even held his hand and asked him if he wanted to get married.
"If I say we should get married, then what do you think?" Li Xiaofei finally noticed that the red-haired beauty was Selina. Selina had given him a resounding slap, but it didn't hurt. Li Xiaofei was stunned. "Why is it you?"
"Li Xiaofei, oh Li Xiaofei …" Selina sneered and repeated Li Xiaofei's name through gritted teeth. Li Xiaofei panicked as he listened. What was he trying to do? However, it was as if Selina was carrying a card. She kept repeating Li Xiaofei's name, one movement after another.
Li Xiaofei was both agitated and agitated. When he opened his eyes, Selina was already awake. She stood beside his bed and pushed him. "Li Xiaofei, Li Xiaofei, wake up!"
"What?" Li Xiaofei woke up with a start. He hugged his blanket and sat on the bed looking at Selina. He even forgot to wipe away the saliva at the corner of his mouth.
"Outside, quickly get dressed and follow me!" Selina threw all of Li Xiaofei's clothes at him and ran out of the door. Li Xiaofei blinked his eyes and heard Selina roaring from the corridor, "Quickly!"
When Li Xiao flew out, he saw that everyone had gathered. Andy was standing at the highest point, wearing a golden armor with the crown on it. The armor looked like it belonged to Antoine.
"Today, I will establish myself as king. I swear on my people that I will have my resume taken by an enlightened and just country. In this country, there will be no unjustifiable murder or bullying …" Andy raised her sword high up in the air while swearing a solemn oath. Li Xiaofei was stunned on the spot.
He watched as Andy completed this farce, and then Andy brandished his sword, "Now, are there people who are willing to join my team? We will go to the wider lands together, and create our era together?"
Andy smiled in satisfaction, and then he waved his hand, and the surroundings quieted down: "There is someone I will release, he is the subordinate of my cousin Antoine, he hurt my brother, my dear Joseph, but I have decided to forgive him because he has already fulfilled his promise, Emil, you can go now."
Andy waved her hand. Li Xiaofei saw that Emil, whose face had been destroyed, slowly walked away after bowing respectfully.
"Emil, if you regret it, I can accept you at any time. I promise that under my rule, there will be no more unprovoked persecution of dark magic users …" Andy did not give up trying to persuade him, but Emil remained unmoved as he walked out of the castle step by step.
Emil left and Charlie stood beside Andy. He was tall and straight, and right now, he was wearing a military uniform and armor. He looked more like a young and handsome general.
However, Zoe was unhappy. "Andy, he was the one who hurt Joseph. If you let him go, how am I supposed to avenge Joseph?"
Andy glanced at him and smiled, "We will meet him again in the future on the battlefield. At that time, you will have plenty of opportunities."
Zoë smiled mischievously, then fell silent.
Li Xiaofei sighed and turned his head to leave. Qin Wu stood behind Li Xiaofei, and with this turn of his, the two of them almost collided into each other. Qin Hao took a step back and blocked Li Xiaofei's path, "I want to talk to you."
Li Xiaofei was stunned. Qin Wu was a man who didn't have much to say. It was even harder for him to talk than a sow up a tree.
"I come from the Azure Continent." Qin Wu hesitated for a long time before he spoke. Li Xiaofei didn't say a single word as he silently stared at Qin Wu.
"My magic system is unstructured." Qin Wu glanced at Li Xiaofei. Li Xiaofei was shocked for a moment, and then he remembered that outside of the magical system, there was another kind of people. Although they couldn't use any magical incantations, they could use other magical methods.
I want to become a warrior and then go back to my country. I don't want to be a doctor, you are a spirit speaker, can you create a combat spell for me?" Qin Wu's eyes flickered. Li Xiaofei awkwardly said, "I can't even use my own incantation, much less create a spell of my own.
"I hope you can give it a try for me. I will repay you if you can." Qin Wu looked at Li Xiaofei. After all, they knew each other. Li Xiaofei nodded hesitantly. Qin Hao took out a book from his chest pocket and said with a sigh, "I see that your bones are extraordinary. You should be a good seedling in martial arts …"
Li Xiaofei immediately felt like he was watching a movie by Zhou Xingchi. He watched as Qin Hao took out a hand-drawn sketchbook, which impressively read, "A diagram of the swordsmanship of the Great Swordmaster."
"This …" Li Xiaofei felt that this book was probably not worth a single lollipop.
"This is what the most famous swordsman in this world gave me before he died.
His name is Anthony. " At first, Li Xiaofei was very reluctant, but upon hearing Anthony's name, he fell silent.
He felt that this name was very familiar, but he could not recall where he had heard of it. He looked down at Anthony's name, and soon remembered that it was the swordsmanship teacher Francis had recommended to him before he had entered Philip's church.
After entering the castle, he had tried to find it, but to no avail, and had given up.
It turned out that the most famous swordsman in the world was already dead, and the sword manual he had left behind was actually a simple book that resembled a mountain village.
Li Xiaofei took the sword manual, "I will take it. I will help you."
Qin Wu was finally completely at ease. He smiled and nodded before pulling Li Xiaofei's hand, "You need a good sword!"
After saying that, Qin Hao pulled Li Xiaofei and dashed out. This was the first time Li Xiaofei saw Qin Hao so happy. He staggered, ran, and put away the sword manual while thinking, "What kind of sword is this?"
In the castle, there was a blacksmith shop. The blacksmith was a burly man with a thick beard who leaned against the workbench while drunk. After Qin Wu entered the room, he used his hammer to smash the anvil, waking the blacksmith up with a clang.
The blacksmith rubbed his eyes, picked up the jug of wine and drank another mouthful. He wiped the dust off his hands and said, "What?"
"I need a good sword!" Qin Hao took out a small bag from his chest. Li Xiaofei watched helplessly as the blacksmith poured out a bag of diamonds. The blacksmith's eyes lit up, causing Li Xiaofei's jaw to almost drop. So in this world, only he, Li Xiaofei, was a pauper!
"Give me one month!" The blacksmith patted his chest, Qin Wu shook his head, "You only have three days, in three days we will leave. You cannot do it, I will find the next blacksmith!"
"I can't do it?" The blacksmith blew his beard and glared, as if he wanted to kill someone. He then raged, "Go and ask around, the blacksmith of the floating castle is the most outstanding blacksmith in the entire continent, isn't it three days? Just three days! If it is not the best sword, you can kill me! "