Is this a paradox?
That's what you say, right?
Happy 1673!
Happy New Year!
Today Fernand went to the New Year's banquet in the castle complex of the town hall, and he taught Leon too little common sense, and Leon still knew from the congratulations of the people on the street that it was 1673 of the Liberty calendar.As for how did the Liberty Calendar come about?
An old man who comes to the orphanage every day to tell stories to the children in an orphanage in the wooden shoe district of Beicheng District, promised yesterday that he would come today to tell them the origin of a free calendar.Little did he know that a few days ago, he had another remote listener.Outside the window of the orphanage's hall, two little red-eyed sparrows were bouncing around, in fact, they were listening intently to the sounds coming from inside the room.The old man's voice was gentle and deep, and slightly hoarse after years of precipitation, and he pointed to a child with red skin, long pointed ears, and two pairs of sharp horns growing next to the ears and said: The origin of the free calendar actually has a lot to do with the empire of the half-demons.As soon as the half-demon child showed an excited expression, a human child immediately asked loudly: Is it to commemorate the victory of the human race over the half-demon empire?!
The other children burst into laughter, but a few half-demon children immediately lowered their heads and shrank down.The atmosphere in this orphanage is actually quite good, at least none of the adults with children will show discrimination, but innocent and innocent children will always hurt people inadvertently.Among them, the children of the half-demons are the absolute disadvantage, and when they play the game of catching thieves or hero kings, they are indispensable to be thieves or bad guys at the beginning.No, it's actually the other way around.It is to commemorate the Half-Demon Empire, the sacrifice of all the earthly races, and the current free calendar.The old man continued to speak slowly and firmly, amid laughter.The laughing children kept their mouths shut, even though they looked a little unhappy, but the old man was the authority.The whole world is divided into two sides: the material world and the illusory world, and what we are in now is the material world, but the entire material world is divided into three layers: the above-earth world, the underground world, and the abyss.What is the Illusory World?
Aren't the underworld and the abyss the same place?
The illusory world is the opposite of the material world, the birthplace of all immaterial forces, and the living place of all illusory creatures.The underground world is not the same place as the abyss, the underground world is just the underground world, just like we live underground, but rats and rabbits live in burrows.The abyss is the home of all evil substances, and it is said that half of it is in the material world, and the other side is in the illusory world, so it can transform illusory evil into physical evil.Subconscious: What is immaterial?
Dark matter?
Antimatter?
As for the destination of all evil, it is a bit too abstract.Leon had to admit that the subconscious was right this time, and he could probably understand the explanation of the underground world and the abyss, and the illusory world was completely confused.Not only Leon didn't understand, but the kids didn't understand either.The old man looked at them and smiled: the illusion world can also be understood as a world where dream creatures live.A very cute little girl raised her hand: If I dream of a unicorn, when I wake up from the dream, will the unicorn live in the fantasy world?
Yes, my dear.You're smart, little angel.Leon thought that he had developed a physical aversion to the word dear, but that disgust disappeared when the old man's mouth uttered the words.It seems that the disgust is still for people, not for language itself.There should be a deeper explanation in the Illusory World, but that requires more knowledge, more understanding of the power system of this world, and now whether it is the children or Leon himself, it is enough to understand this stage, but from the perspective of the old man's erudition, he is not just a kind and lonely old man who lives alone.What about the abyss?
And the underworld?
Aren't they all underground?
Isn't the underworld a world of sin?
The Abyss and the Underworld also have their own inhabitants, such as the Dark Elves, Grey Dwarves, Cavemen, Underground Gnomes, and so on.They obey the orders of the devil because the devil has destroyed their country, and they must obey the orders or they will only die.Demons are not inhabitants of the underworld, they crawl out of the abyss.It's like we live in the wooden shoe area, there are some people who live in the white-roofed area, some people live in the sewage area, everyone is from Dilier, but it's actually different?
An older grade child said.Although the old man didn't quite agree, he probably felt that this understanding was enough, so he nodded: it can be understood in this way.So, Grandpa John, why can't the entrances and exits of the underworld be sealed?
Grandpa John should be talking about the free calendar today, don't waste Grandpa John's time!
We will talk about the entrance and exit tomorrow, and today we will continue to talk about the free calendar.Some children are disappointed, some children are excited, and the half-demons were born much longer than we know, because the demons came to the earth before the gods.There is even a legend that the ancestors of the many kinds of orcs also originated from half-demons.However, until the Third Age, the way most races dealt with half-demons was to kill their mothers and children together.The Quaternary period is relatively mild, but it also kills children.However, in previous eras, there had always been a country of half-demons in the earthly world.And they fought and conquered each other with countries of other races.Until the Fifth Age, the last Half-Demon Empire collapsed due to the extinction of the royal family.But the reason for the demise of the Half-Demon Empire was not their war with the earthly races, but because of the invasion of demons.Because they are on the same side as the demons, the demons are defeated, are they also killed?
A child grimaced and asked.Of course not.The old man smiled, on the contrary, the demi-demon is an important force to resist the demons, and the royal family of the Amberrois Empire sealed the Hell Demon Dragon with the power of the bloodline, which caused the empire to collapse, but it also moved the gods, and finally recognized that the demi-demon is also a member of the earthly race.The half-demon was freed, and this is the reason why the Freedom Calendar began.All right!
That's all for today's story!
The first half of the old man spoke in detail, but the most important thing was brought in two sentences, and this grandfather John also realized that he really couldn't talk about this kind of esoteric problem with a group of children.And what about the gods?
A half-demon child asked, "Don't half-demons have their own gods?"
Yes, but they have all become evil gods.The half-demon child immediately began to cry, and the other children began to cry and start to heckle.Although they still don't understand what this means, it doesn't stop them from rejoicing in their own good and the bad in others.The old man did not stay any longer, put on his coat and left the orphanage without looking back.The old man is not the first to talk about the origin of freedom today, fathers to children, young men to female companions, teachers to students, but most of the origins in their mouths are only the earthly races uniting to seal the hell dragon and free themselves from the rule of demons.For the introduction of the half-demons, the most is that because the half-demons also contributed to it, they were recognized by the gods.Whatever John's purpose in telling a group of orphans was this, no matter where he heard about it, Leon was intrigued.Little sparrows, crows, magpies, pigeons, points.
The bodies followed him in relay.The old man got into a public carriage and walked from the wooden shoe area to the red brick area and into a townhouse.The wooden shoe district is a slum in the north district, the red brick district is a medium-sized residential area in the south district, and the Bonova mansion where Leon now lives is in the white roof district of the south district, which is a high-class residential area.The magpie landed on the street lamp in front of the old man's house, Leon was not so bold now, he would not break into the old man's house, he would have to watch for a while.On New Year's afternoon, it began to snow heavily again in Dyrier City, which lasted for three days, and the people of the East and most of the South moved the dance venue outside to celebrate in the snow.Some small squares have frozen out of the ice rink with water, and people dance on top of it in their skates.At the same time, there were suddenly more people pushing the cart in the cart, and if the cart would be wearing a bird's beak mask, there would be a low-level clergyman holding a god emblem next to the cart, who was the corpse collector.Every morning, noon, and evening, the corpse collectors walk through the streets and alleys according to their respective neighborhoods.They would feel for the body temperature of the wanderers in the alley, and if not, they would put the bodies on a cart and take them to the anonymous cemeteries of their respective churches.Chapter 28 At this time, I don't care if they believe in this god during their lifetime, so they can only take refuge in which god it is their turn, and they won't live to protest anyway.If you have to be so religious, before you die, go find the corpse collector of any god yourself.This is Leon's points.
I heard the conversation of some people.Every day, the corpse collector's cart was pushed out of the cemetery empty, and by the time the corpse collector returned, the cart was already full of corpses frozen in various positions.After a few bold attempts, Leon discovered that most of the low-level clergy had no need to worry about the sun god and the god of light, and that the sun god and the god of light could only let sparrows and pigeons follow, and their teachings discriminated against crows and magpies.But the gods of nature, flowers, trees, and birds are friendly to all birds, and often mix bird food.On the day of the heaviest snowfall, the outlying unnamed area, the shanty town of Dyriel, had collapsed with a large number of strangely shaped houses, and the night passed, and the ruins and dead people froze together.For the first time, Leon saw the Awakened use their power unscrupulously in public.A middle-aged man with an ordinary face and just an ordinary gentleman's dress, he wielded a burning torch, and the flame of the torch turned into a fire dragon, melting the ice and snow, melting the corpse, and the damp steam spread around.
There was no sense of smell, but some people around him started vomiting.Leon thought that the rescue would start next, but no, more and more corpses were set on fire!
The fire grew bigger and bigger, the air distorted, and the snow above it turned into rain, and the thick black smoke connected with the dark clouds in the sky, and the snow seemed to be bigger in other areas.But when night fell, the flames subsided, and all that was left was a white field full of dry bones.It takes a very high temperature for a corpse to be burned into ashes, not just a firewood that can be piled up and burned, it is a barbecue, and the meat can only be roasted.Even if it is burned into ashes, there are still bones and ashes, and it is impossible to be completely powdered.Leon was amazed by the middle-aged man's ability to score his points.
The body is not afraid of ordinary fire, and this kind of magic flame with a high temperature is obviously unknown.But in this case, don't the relevant departments provide disaster relief?
So a large area, not everyone is frozen to death, right?
If you are still alive and are just frozen unconscious, this fire will be completely over.Leon thought he wasn't a good person, but now he found out that he might be a good person, Fernand said that there were only about 200,000 people in the area, and Leon felt that the population of Dyrell City definitely exceeded this number, and even 500,000 was possible.Now he knows why Fernand said that there are only more than 200,000, because some people are not counted as adults.It wasn't long before some people who didn't look much different from the inhabitants of the past rebuilt the white ground full of bones and dilapidated buildings that were not much different from the past.Originally, Fernand said that he only planned to stay in the city of Dyrill for half a month, and set out in mid-January, but because of the heavy snow for several days, or rather, because of the banquets and balls for several days, he did not prepare to leave again until the thirteenth of February.At this time, Leon successfully got the tutor's class in several middle-class families in the city of Dyrell, and he had basically mastered the Lessin language, and there was basically no problem in writing Faue, and he also learned the new language of Decia.The history of the Muller Federation, the local customs and customs, etc., have also been a lot, and finally he is no longer blind.After thinking about it again, Leon still didn't get close to the local mercenary union, and some adventurers were densely populated.After all, it's a big city, and adventurers are mixed, so it's better not to take risks.So he still doesn't know anything about adventurers, as well as the black language of adventurers.In order not to let Fernand notice that something was wrong, Leon would think about Fernand or the old butler's request to study every once in a while.Of course, most of the time it is rejected, occasionally agreed, and the content of the study is empty and boring, and it is extremely lacking in practicality.Finally, this irritable life can come to an end.On the morning of leaving, in the carriage, Fernand looked at Leon, who was sitting in the corner reading a book as always, and suddenly said: I am very happy, and I want to apologize to you.?
I always thought you were going to find a chance to escape from me.Because I can clearly feel that you don't see me as your guardian.Guardian?
Isn't it the owner?
Fernand laughed out loud: Of course not the master, but the guardian, I will only guide you when you are immature, and when you mature, I will let go.I want you to move hand in hand with me, not for me to pull you forward with a chain.I have to move at your pace, if I walk too slowly, I will be forced by you, and if I run too fast, I will be forced by you to slow down.It's a dog, not a person.And even now, he still pretends to say such things, Fernand is not just arrogant, he is sick in the brain.Leon glanced at Fernand and didn't say anything more, but looked down and read the book as usual.Fernand didn't care, he looked out the window happily, a large flock of wild pigeons were flying in the air.Fernand could clearly see the same light of soul on the pigeon as Leon, and in the distance, there were sparrows and crows.When the convoy left Tyrill completely, huge wild dogs appeared on both sides of the road, and they chased after the convoy from a distance.Before setting off, Fernand had noticed that there were some little hitchhikers in the carriages of the entire convoy.The number of these little things was even greater than when they entered Dyriel City.Fernand's smile became even more obvious, Leon was indeed not ready to run away, but was determined to leave with him, which was a wise choice.He closed his eyes and leaned back into the backrest, feeling that he had tamed the rebellious child.Dilille City, White Dome District, Fallen Leaf Boulevard, Fernand had just moved out of here more than two hours ago, and now the people of the Bonova family are moving in.A little red bird landed on the street lamp, looked twice, and there were furniture, miscellaneous items, and servants coming and going, and the scene was a mess for a while.It seemed that the family members would not move in today, and the little red bird spread its wings and flew away.A flock of pigeons flew by, and many people subconsciously dodged it, and if they were landed on them by pigeon droppings, they would probably be denied entry into the mansion and lose this good job.There was a little confusion at the scene.No one noticed that a strange gentleman came out of the shadows around the corner, and when he passed by the workers, he smiled and greeted them.Being so kind to a true gentleman that the workers were a little excited and humbly greeted.The gentleman went straight, turned the corner, and found a cab to pass by, and he got into the carriage and headed to Pearl Avenue in the oven district, where some of the best department stores, restaurants, nightclubs, and rich clubs of Dyrier were concentrated.Day or night, cold or hot, it's bustling.The gentleman got out of the car and walked into an alley, but it was an ordinary citizen in a dusty costume that had been unrecognizable at the very bottom of the garbage can.That night, a bearded man with a country accent entered an ordinary hotel in the wooden shoe area and asked for a single room.Ten copper coins a night, this is the best house on Humpback Street!
Bah!
The lame boss brought the bearded man into the room, and after the introduction, spit on the ground.When the boss left, a crack opened in the bearded man's neck, and a faint red mist filled the room, and large and small insects crackled and fell from the roof.