Orc Knight

Fukosi's joke made Blair a little embarrassed, but Ivan smiled nonchalantly and didn't say anything.

He ignored the red-faced Blair, but said to Wuhua on his shoulder, "Are you planning to live in the cave too?"

Wuhua fluttered his wings, he didn't like the humid air here, which made his wings heavy and unable to fly.

"No, I won't be able to fly if I live here." He flew around Ivan, "I'll take a look around, find a dry place to rest, and get some information about the Eastern Grassland by the way."

Ivan raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Then I'm counting on you. After all, I have to go to the wolf tribe tomorrow. It's good to know some information in advance."

"Leave it to me~" Wuhua patted her chest, "Then I'm leaving~"

Ivan nodded, "Don't let the nearby monkeys grab it~"

"Don't worry~ I'm not that stupid~"

Watching the five flowers gradually fly high, Ivan looked away and smiled slightly, "Why, are you still in a daze?"

Blair shook his head in a panic, not knowing what to say.

"You know I'm not a half-orc." Ivan lowered his eyelids slightly, "If you have the conditions in the future, you should find a half-orc, Blair, you must have a child."

"No, Ivan, we are already married." Blair said seriously, "Unless I die, don't think about us being separated."

Ivan twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking of that cheating contract, "Blair, I won't give birth to you."

"No need." Blair said quickly, "I'm not the eldest son, so it doesn't matter what the child is."

He showed a naive smile, "Ivan, don't listen to other people's nonsense, I think as long as you are happy, I will be happy when you are by my side. You said you want to travel all over the continent, and I want to be with you , that's all."

A smile flashed in Ivan's eyes, "Ah, if I fell in love with other orcs or half-orcs, Blair, what would you do?"

Blair's smile collapsed, "No way... I don't know what will happen in the future..." He cheered up, "But at least you don't have anyone you like right now!"

He opened his eyes wide, and his golden eyes sparkled, "So from now on I'll work hard! If I'm better than other guys, you won't like other guys, right?"

Ivan's smile deepened, his silver eyes glowed faintly, and he said softly, "Ah, maybe."

"Yes, yes, yes~" Blair smiled very satisfied, "Ivan, I want to protect you and be with you all the time, so..."

"Give me a chance!"

Ivan stared fixedly at the big white tiger in front of him. This tiger was stupid and dumb, but his innocent heart warmed him all the time.

He was silent for a long time, so long that Blair couldn't hold back his expression, and then he said slowly, word by word, "Okay."

The expression on Blair's face suddenly became very pleasantly surprised. He roared happily, and then sprinkled flowers in the water. The water splashed and landed on Ivan's face. The happy emotion also infected Ivan along the spring water. Van, he showed a real smile, staring blankly at Blair.

The two quarreled in the spring for a while, and Ivan thought of the sad and lonely Fox, "Blair, you can continue clubbing here, go get some food when you've had enough, and I'll go see Fox. "

Although Blair was reluctant, he was also a little worried when he thought of Fukosi's appearance today. He nodded, "Okay, what do you want to eat?"

"I still have bacon. Go get some fruit or something. If you don't understand, go look for Wuhua nearby. He should know."

"I see."

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Coming out of the water, Ivan turned around and walked into the cave. The cave was full of damp and musty smell. It seemed that the wolf tribe hadn’t been here for a long time. Ivan didn’t care. He found that the cave here was not just a big cave. Instead, it was covered by many small caves. Walking into one of the caves, Ivan found that Fukes was sitting on the edge of the cave, with his feet in the air, paddling the water from time to time, thinking about something in a daze.

Ivan listened attentively, and he could no longer hear the sound of Blair thumping over there. He slowly walked behind Fukosi, "Furr, are you hungry?"

Fukes was shocked, he turned his head, glanced at Ivan, shook his head, "I'm not hungry."

Ivan leaned against the rock next to him, lowering his eyelids slightly. It is certain that Fukes is in a bad mood. At this time, he should go away and let him be alone for a while, but Ivan was worried that Fukes was going to make a fuss, so he thought about it. After a while, read slowly, "In the beginning when God created the heavens and earth..."

"Then God said, 'Let there be light.'"

"And then..."

In a calm and soft tone, Ivan slowly began to recite the Bible that every believer in the Temple of Light must read and memorize. From the creation of the gods, to the preaching of the believers, to the dusk of the gods, the ups and downs in the other world , The story of the magnificent battle of the gods and the struggle of human beings to survive in the battle of gods is narrated from Ivan's mouth, like a stream in early spring, slowly flowing out, bit by bit warming the empty and cold heart of Fukosi.

He listened quietly without saying a word. Ivan's orc lingua franca was not very proficient, and his daily conversations were fine, but he was a little powerless when describing these stories.

But even though his words were full of mistakes and stumbled, the redemption and hope, sacrifice and courage revealed from that story still made Fukosi intoxicated.

Ivan's mouth was dry, and when he finished the first battle of the gods, the sky outside gradually dimmed.

Fox looked up and looked at Ivan, "Does this... God of Light really represent salvation and mercy?"

Ivan sneered in his heart, but on the surface he still maintained a sacred expression and his eyes were sincere, "Fox, God is always ahead to guide us forward. We believe in God and get guidance, but we are the ones who really act."

He walked slowly to Fukes, half-kneeled down, stretched out his hands to hold Fukes' cheek, with a serious expression, "Focus, remember, God pities the world, but does not save people."

"The only ones who can save people are ourselves."

Fukes stared blankly at Ivan's silver eyes. At that moment, he seemed to see a bright flame. The light dazzled the eyes. Just looking at it seemed to be redeemed.

"...We ourselves..." Fukes came back to his senses, mocking with a smile, "When my youngest son died, I prayed countless times for the appearance of the Beast God..."

He stood up slowly and looked outside at the setting sun, "Did you know? Ivan, it is said that the sun on this continent is the eyes of the beast god. It is said in ancient times that the orc was reluctant to part with his people before he left, so He left one eye, watching his offspring forever..."

As the setting sun set, the afterglow reflected on Fukosi's face, and a faint golden purple appeared on his fair face, which made him feel a little more sacred out of thin air. He opened his hands, as if embracing the high beast god in the sky eyes, and murmured, "But when my tribe is in disaster... when my children die... when my people die one by one... my prayers are useless, the ancient The hymns are useless except for being pleasant to hear."

"Ivan, you are right. God pities the world, but God... will never save people." Fukes withdrew his hand, and he turned his back to the sunset, unable to see his expression clearly.

"Did the god in your mouth become like this in the end?"

The corners of Ivan's lips twitched, thinking of the God of Light he believed in but did not believe in, and his former boss, His Majesty the God of Light, who knew his thoughts clearly but still bestowed the title of Eternal Night, he couldn't help laughing.

The laughter was hearty.

"Maybe." Ivan said frankly, "But I still believe in him, because the beliefs he upholds are worthy of my maintenance and belief. Maybe he is a little hypocritical, but even so, the world still needs his hypocritical light. "

"So, what you believe in is that god's belief rather than his own?" Fukosi's expression was a little weird, and his eyes were almost sharp.

Ivan raised his chin and said in an almost arrogant tone, "Of course! I, Ivan, will always only believe in myself!"

Believe that you will succeed.

Believe that you will become a master.

Believe that you can become strong.

Believe in yourself, because Ivan has no one to trust but himself.

Focus stared blankly at Ivan who raised his head proudly, as if bewitched, he walked slowly in front of Ivan, half-knelt down, raised his head, with an almost pious expression.

"Ivan, if I believe in you, if I believe in you, will my prayer come true?"

"Can I choose to believe in you?"

Ivan blinked, and Fukosi's purple eyes looked at him fixedly, without blinking. Despair and hope were intertwined in it, and relief and sinking were intertwined. In an instant, Ivan suddenly understood why so many Everyone knows the indifference and ruthlessness of the gods, but they still choose to surrender their faith.

Because even if you know that the way forward is false and wrong, it can guide your life forward and live firmly and tenaciously.

And many times, we can face death calmly, but we can't find a reason to live.

Ivan looked quietly at Fukosi in front of him, and after a while, he said in a low voice, "I forgive, I accept, I am sure, and I give."

"Forgive your past sins, accept the faith you have delivered, determine your direction, and give you hope for the future."

Ivan put his hands on his chest and made a mysterious gesture with a solemn and solemn expression. As his words fell, the flames in his sea of ​​consciousness burned violently, expanding by one-third in an instant, and his power returned to that of a high-ranking knight. To the extent that he immerses his mind in the fire of the soul, he can clearly feel the pure faith and soul of Fox, and the power of faith overflows from Fox and enters the fire of Ivan's soul, nourishing With that flame.

The sudden huge light element overflowed his body, and the white light shrouded Ivan, as if the ancient gods stepped into the mortal world in a trance. in the soul.

When Fukes recalled that night many years later, he would never forget that the figure standing in the setting sun by the spring, amidst the smoke, became his guidance and the salvation of his soul.