Song of Blood and Wine

The large cities surrounded by Formation may be lucky and crowded, because they were the first object of care by Gaudous the Great, and almost all the resources of the empire were tilted to these first-class and second-class towns The price is to abandon those third-class and fourth-class towns with insufficient personnel.

In these third-class and fourth-class areas, many may have been eliminated by the desperate darkness, but those who are desperately living are definitely not rare. Perhaps not far from these cities, there may be several third-class towns or fourth-class villages that are not protected by Formation and can only be submerged in darkness.

When the sky of the dead is raging and darkness descends on this land, not all the people of the Nicholas Empire choose to leave their homes and find their own new homes in cities with better conditions or in a foreign country. Said that a considerable number of people still stubbornly choose to stay in their former residence.

When the curtain of the dead descended, all the people in the Nicholas Empire had indeed received the sound transmission from Emperor Gaudus. They also guessed it more or less. Next, waiting for them, What kind of life will it be.

A large part of the people in third-class townships or fourth-class villages did carry their luggage and went to the nearest city with their families. But the rest, especially the old and young women and children with limited mobility, chose to stay and stay with this hometown drowning in darkness.

Probably the so-called "country complex", even if they can't see the sunshine of the past, even if they are in the darkness of invisible, no matter how difficult the conditions are, these people are not willing to give up what they call " The small house of "home" is unwilling to give up the small village that I call "hometown".

Fortunately, while the undead canopy cuts off the sun and makes most of the plants lose their biological functions, another part of the magical plants slowly rises in this darkness-fungi. Without direct sunlight and fully absorbing the dark magic in the soil and the air, these little things, which were originally only growing and sprouting in dark corners, each minding their own business, began to grow unrestrictedly. While the number and variety have doubled, they have gradually replaced the role that withered plants should have played in nature.

Even in this darkness, special fungi such as "luminous fungi" or "thermogenic fungi" have been mutated, for those muddleheaded humans living in the dark. And the dark creatures provide one more calorie and more than one rays of light.

Like fireflies, even if it is faint, it can shine a little in the dark without waiting for the torch.

Ten kilometers away from Hamlet Manor, there is a small village called "Lottata Village", struggling on whilst at death's door in the dark.

Although sunlight and stars no longer appear in the sky, local villagers still rely on the brightness cycle of the luminous fungi planted in the village to distinguish between day and night, and use this to plan when to work and when Rest, and the villages where wheat, corn, rice and other fields were originally planted are all replaced with edible fungi.

Since edible fungi are widely used and easy to grow, the village wives are responsible for the tasks in the fields. The strong men in the village will go to watch guards a little further away to prevent What not long-eyed zombie or skeleton disturb the life of the villagers. be that as it may, but in general, except for little demons who like to steal food or harass village women, occasionally visit this forgotten village. In general, this village is still a very ordinary and peaceful Small World.

However, the accidental intrusion of an uninvited guest broke the peace of the village for a long time.

"Pu Tong!"

This is a characteristicless day in the endless darkness. It is almost time for the villagers to eat dinner. The old people are boiling hot water at home. The children were chasing and playing in the backyard. The men in the village had eaten a few bites in advance and prepared to guard in shifts with their companions in the outer circle, while the village women in the field were the last inch of the edible fungus in the field. After harvesting, take them home for cooking and storage.

Suddenly, a certain corner of the village field suddenly heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground. That was the field of the village woman Mila’s family. Her village women’s friends had already stopped work and returned home, but she was still unskilled in her movements and still harvesting edible mushrooms in the field.

"Who? Who is there?"

Mila asked timidly, she clenched the sickle in her hand, but still felt a little scared.

However, the other party did not reply.

"Who? Who is there?"

Mila asked again, curiosity made her courage. After igniting the precious oil lamp around his waist, he moved closer in that direction. When the distance was close enough, Mira finally saw clearly that the man who fell in the field of her home was an adult man with a scorching smell on his body. His face and body were severely burned, and only his eyes could turn normally. .

"Who is he?"

"Why is he here?"

"Why didn't the men on the watch notice him?"

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Mila's heart was clearly filled with countless questions, but at the moment when she met the man, all these questions were left behind. Mira even felt that her consciousness seemed to be caught by these eyes. The eyes sucked away, and the only thinking ability left in the brain is probably this sentence:

This person's eyes are so beautiful, just like scarlet jewelry!

"Water, please give me water."

Although the man did not speak, Mira heard his voice clearly.

"Okay...Okay."

He hurriedly took the water bag at hand and poured it cautiously into the person’s mouth, the moment he drank it , Mira smiled happily, as if it was not the burned man in front of her who was rescued, but herself.

"Food, please divide me some food?"

After drinking water into his throat, the person was able to make some sounds normally. Although hoarse, it sounds very magnetic. Mira felt that her bones were a little crisp.

"Come on, please eat some edible mushrooms. I just picked them from the ground. They are very fresh."

After Mila rinsed the edible mushrooms with water for a while, he carefully stuffed them. Into the man’s mouth is like taking care of the younger brother of the neighbor who was born not long ago.

"Thank you!"

After devouring a lot of edible fungi, the man finally recovered some strength. He held the ground, straightened up very reluctantly, and looked towards Mira beside her.

"What's your name?"

The man stared at Mira for a long time. He seemed to hesitate before finally making up his mind.

"Mira."

Under the gaze of the ruby ​​eyes, Mira's cheeks were unconsciously stained with a hint of blush.

"What about the surname?"

"You laughed, how could a poor like me have a surname?"

Mila shook the head, in my eyes There is a little more frustration. According to the regulations of this continent, some and only those who are rich and above are worthy of having a surname. An ordinary person simply does not deserve to mention one’s ancestors, let alone add a family that has been passed down from generation to generation after one’s name. Last name.

"Mira."

This time, the man put his face very close, and his cold breath brushed Mila’s cheek, making Mila feel a little itchy earlobe. The roots behind the ears are a bit numb.

"I will remember your name, Mira."

The sudden cool touch on the neck of the neck made Mira feel a little puzzled, and then she didn’t have any consciousness at all. The controlled, disappeared as if falling into the abyss, before the eyes closed, the man's name still echoed in her ears.

"My name is Emmon, Emmon Hamlet. Many thanks for the hospitality, Mira Young Lady!"

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