Destiny Thief

Chapter 190 The Choice of the Road III

In this season, the scenery of Afron, the port city of Northland, is not so beautiful. If I had to use a word to describe it, it would be "bleak".

The dead leaves that lost water and green fell from the branches, drifted with the wind, and finally spread layer by layer on the blue-gray stone slab in the middle of the street. Pedestrians and carriages ran over the dead leaves and turned them into a pile The fine powder, and then disappeared without a trace as the rain fell from the sky one day.

A series of recent facts weighed heavily on Glo's heart like a heavy stone—the threat faced by the Escud family was over, and the kingdom's navy stationed at the port camp in the east of the city was disbanded, except for some Some of the soldiers who died in the war returned to their hometown after the storm, while others boarded the battleship and followed their former commanders to continue their lives in the vast ocean.

Life is like this, destiny is like this, everything must go on.

After the rainy night, the sky was clear, and the soft white clouds were twisted into various strange shapes by the wind. Glo stood in front of his residence—a small house assigned to him in Clover Manor. In front of the house was a The open courtyard starts in front of the birch fence in the courtyard, and the stone-brick aisle in the middle extends straight to the two steps of the house.The steps are about twenty centimeters from the ground, and this is a common arrangement in house structures in the east of Afron and Nogo near the coast.

The sea breeze and rainwater use the steps to raise the floor of the room by a small height, so that the indoor environment can avoid humidity and keep dry.Glo opened the white wooden door of the small house, and the red-haired girl smiled and walked quickly from the courtyard. In front of Glo was a circle of flower gardens. As a bandit leader struggling to survive in troubled times, he He had never had any liking for elegant flowers and plants, but when he saw the red-haired girl approaching him, he suddenly bent down and stretched out his hand to a blooming golden daisy .

"Glo!"

The red-haired girl, Miss Lena Burrows, yelled in his ear clearly—when she stayed in the manor, she was used to wearing a robe most of the time, and today was no exception. She wore a high neckline, An improved white robe with a wide cowhide belt was worn on her body, and a string of lace was embroidered on the shoulders and chest, making this outfit less monotonous.

"Give it to you."

Glo turned his head and handed the daisy with dewy fingers, "You once gave me a daisy, this time I will give it to you."

"Really? But I don't have a nosebleed now!"

Miss Lina giggled, took the daisy and put it in the palm of her hand. Her thumb and forefinger twirled the flower stem, and brought up the scene of the moonlit night when they first met—but obviously, someone’s memory is selective. Glo decisively skipped the question.

He frowned slightly, and said solemnly, "Last night, you drank too much wine. You are a girl and a mage."

"However, I saw that Cousin Makuro seemed to be in pain, so..."

"So, do you drink with him too?"

Miss Lina Barrows nodded.Power struggles are always bloody, and Glo didn't want to mention this issue any more. He didn't say anything more, and gently picked up the daisy from the girl's hand and put it in her hair—the girl's long red hair was scattered on her shoulders, On the upper part of the ears on both sides, there is a bead flower made of sterling silver and white pearls. He gently opened the bead flower a little, and then embedded the daisy in it.

After finishing this, he took two steps back and looked at Miss Lena, "It's very beautiful, this daisy matches your hair color very well."

"Is it beautiful? Then, how is it compared to Miss Radia?"

Lina didn't seem to buy into Glo's romance at the moment. A narrow smile appeared in her eyes, and she took the initiative to mention another girl—that girl's appearance had a kind of delicate and cute appearance, even if she was the same girl. As a woman, based on her first impression, she couldn't hate that girl.

What's more, that girl still has some kind of ambiguous relationship with the man in front of her.A woman's intuition is a scary thing, even though she hasn't seen some things with her own eyes, she is still willing to believe-this time, her intuition is basically correct.

Radia is now temporarily living in the local church in Afron. After the battle ended yesterday, she informed Glo and left alone—it seemed that the appearance of the undead made her have such a decisive attitude.However, Glo did not see Miss Radia in the cathedral last night.

Did she miss that scene?
Glo's relaxed appearance concealed a heavy heart - after returning to the manor late at night, he found "Holy Words" and "Holy Proverbs" from the bookshelf in his room.In the Kingdom of Elantra, these two books from the Holy Radiance Church have one of the best circulations. Most of the nobles and some literate civilians have more or less one or two books in their homes.As the local lords, the Escud family naturally had these things in the Clover Manor.

He saw the names of "Holy Words" and "Holy Proverbs" from the bookshelf. After taking it down with slightly trembling fingers, he began to read - his reading had an obvious purpose. According to the catalog, he turned to Regarding the text content of the Shining Knight, there is a passage in the Holy Word that says:

The Radiant Knight, as a glorious God's Chosen One, must dedicate himself to the Lord of Holy Radiance with a sincere heart.The edge of his sword should be a barrier to protect order and a sharp edge to destroy evil.All the heresies are in front of his eyes, like ice and snow facing the scorching sun, dissipating in an instant...

Glo's eyes focused on one of the sentences, "Dedicate yourself to the Lord of Holy Radiance".

Next, he opened the "Holy Proverbs", which is said to be some interpretations of the "Holy Word" by the previous generations of popes.Corresponding to the content of "Holy Word", he opened this page:
The most pious cleric dedicates himself to the Lord of Holy Radiance, his will becomes tenacious, his spirit becomes pure, his soul is like a holy angel, his smile is like the sunshine melting the first snow, he should throw away all the external things , he should forget all vain thoughts...From now on, he will not drink alcohol, gamble, or be a womanizer...

Wait, quit womanizing?

Gloria was puzzled for a moment, and he continued to look through, and found some sentences about women, love, and the Knight of Glory:
Women are the source of trouble and strife;
A woman is the weakness of the will, the beginning of all weakness and compromise;
A knight of glory, mastering the sword bestowed by the gods on the mortal world, his belief should be pure and unique...he cannot marry in this life.

Can't get married in this life?

(End of this chapter)