Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

His mind was full of self-deception.He sat up from the bed relying on his waist strength, the quilt slid aside and fell to the floor, but he had no hands to pick it up.

He thought for a while, then lay down again.

He really has nothing to do.

After lying down for about an hour, still no one came in.The corridor outside the door was very lively, with non-stop voices, it was like two worlds with his ward.After a while, he wanted to drink water.When he saw a glass of water on the bedside table, he took it and drank it first—it was the same as when he just woke up, he stretched out his hand, but his hands were missing.

Take it with your feet or with your mouth?he thought.

Fassnut is not a person who is content with the status quo, he is strong and even stubborn, so he wants to drink this glass of water by himself.He first held the cup with his feet, but he found that he couldn't pass the cup to his mouth, and a little water spilled out; Face.

If you don't drink water for a while, you can't die, he thought, and licked the water from his mouth.

So he went back to bed.

After a while, he wanted to go to the bathroom.The moment he had this feeling, Fasnat's cold sweat came down. He had never been so scared when he was fighting the ogre before.

He must not allow himself to be pissed by adults like a child.When he still had one hand before, he insisted on doing this kind of thing by himself.But now it's gone, he can't even take off his pants.

He has learned swordsmanship, archery, and horsemanship, but he has never learned how to take off his pants without using his hands.He really panicked.Should I call someone?He thought to himself, I'm going to yell out here: I want to pee?

"Hullo, come!" he called in a very small voice, as if afraid to be heard.

He couldn't speak.

He thought about it for a while, and decided to give it a try—the chamber pot was next to the bed, and he needed only to get his clothes off.He bent his body first, then lowered his head and bit his trouser belt with his mouth, but he couldn't reach it; then he rubbed it again with his half amputated arm, the wound suddenly hurt, and he gasped for air.He looked around for tools, when he noticed a broom standing in the corner.

There is a way.

He walked over, picked up the broom and put it next to the bed, one part was on the bed, the other part was outside the bed, he stepped on the part of the bed with one foot, and then stepped on the part outside the bed with the other foot—" "Crack", the wooden handle snapped.Then he held the top half in his mouth and borrowed the stick to take off his pants.

This is not an easy job.He has dexterous hands and feet, but his mouth is no different from that of ordinary people.He had to stick the point of the splinter into the inside of his trousers before he could get the clothes off.If you are good at this matter, it will be solved in a few seconds, but if you are good at it...

He tried for half an hour and was sweating profusely.He lost a lot of blood, his body was very weak, and he really couldn't bear such a toss.He was finally annoyed, he cursed, and then threw the half of the stick out.Well, that thing hit the chamber pot,

The filth splattered and stained the floor.

Damn.He thought angrily, this time I should think about how to clean without using my hands.

Just then someone pushed the door open.

"What are you doing?" It was a man in white clothes, who should be one of the many nurses.

Fassnut turned his head away, ignoring him.

The man was also very rough in appearance, with a big beard and wire-like hair on his forearms and legs.He looked around the room, then sniffled, frowned, and said, "What are you doing?"

I tried to go to the bathroom by myself but couldn't take off my pants and peed all over the floor - Fassnut chose to remain silent.

The man cursed in a low voice, and said, "Can't you save us people from worrying? Young master!" He picked up half of the broom and shook it at Fasnett, "There are so many of us who want to Take care, didn't you just lose an arm? And someone lost a fucking dick! Fuck!"

"I'm different from them!" Fasnat subconsciously shouted.

"Yes, you are different! You have killed a fierce demon, you are very capable." The man snorted, "But it's the same now, you can't move when you lie here, and you have to pee. on."

Fassnut turned his head to face the wall, his face contorted with intense rage.

But the man ignored him, and said to himself: "I am also unlucky. The Baiyi Association is not enough people now, so it will work in shifts; this week it is my turn to take care of you, young master, you have pity on me, save me Are you willing?"

I just want to cut off your head with a sword - if I still have hands.

Seeing that Fasnat ignored him, the man gave a disdainful "cut", and then began to clean the room.He wiped the floor, dropped the stick, and slammed the door.Seeing him go, Fasnat finally breathed a sigh of relief—now I can finally continue to practice life without hands.

He started to practice with the remaining half of the stick, and after another half an hour, he finally learned how to use the spikes of the stick to pull off his trousers.After he finished untying his hands, he spent another half an hour putting on his trousers—this time he learned to be smart. He first used his feet to move the bed and the cabinet a little distance away, and then inserted the wooden stick into the gap , and kicked the bed violently, and stuck the stick firmly between the two.In this way, he has one more thing to relay.He can use this wooden thorn to hang his clothes, and then move his body to slowly complete the process of putting on and taking off his clothes.

He is very satisfied with his little invention - I can put a few more nails in the house in the future, so I don't have to worry about changing clothes.

At this time, the nurse came in again, "What are you doing again?" he shouted.

"Go away!" Fassnat roared louder than him.

The man grimaced, then slammed the door and left.Fassnut lay back on the bed and decided to take a nap—too exhausting for someone who had just had surgery.

At this time, the door rang again, and Fassnat got angry and shouted: "I let you go!"

But the person who came in was not the nurse. "Fasnut, it's me." Haven stood at the door with an apologetic expression on his face, "I'm sorry for disturbing you."

"Ah, no, my lord... please come in." The blue-eyed boy raised his heart again.

Fassnut need no mercy, two

Fassnut need no mercy, two

Haven is the last person he wants to see now.

Haven sympathized with him and was considerate of him, but this was what Fasnat was most afraid of.

"Fasnat, you..." Haven looked at the room, "Are you trying rehabilitation training? But I suggest you stay in bed first, now your body needs to rest, and other things will be attended by nurses."

"I don't need a nurse!" Fassnut yelled.

Master Haiwen said earnestly: "Fasnat, I know you are very strong, but this kind of thing... you can't force it. Putting down your dignity for a while can also allow you to pick up your dignity earlier."

Fassnut shook his head and said, "It's not what you think, I really... don't need a nurse. At least I can't be such a nurse."

Haiwen's face turned cold, and he asked, "That person treats you badly?"

Fassnut is unwilling to speak ill of people behind their backs, and he prefers to solve the problem with a frontal duel.Although it was true that the nurse's attitude was arrogant, he didn't want to tell Haiwen.

But Haiwen obviously guessed something, he nodded, and said: "I know, I will let our own people take care of you in the future - just let King Kong come, he will definitely be willing."

"Don't!" Fasnat didn't want King Kong to see him like this.

"Can't you trust him?" Haiwen asked, "He's your apprentice, right? It's only natural to take care of you."

Fassnut pondered for a moment and said, "My lord, I have no face to see him."

"how to say?"

"He worshiped me as his teacher, but I didn't teach him anything."

"Didn't you teach him some basic skills? And horsemanship?"

Fassnat shook his head and said: "That's not counting. I wanted to pass on swordsmanship and archery to him. These are all skills that I realized by myself. My lord, in these two aspects, even Smiley Cat may not be able to do it." I'm amazing!" He couldn't help getting excited when he said this, "How to pair a one-handed sword with a shield, how to aim a bow and arrow, and, and..." He glanced at his empty arm, "Now I don't have both hands , and can’t teach King Kong anything.”

Haiwen's expression also became sad, "But he is still your apprentice." Haiwen said, "You shouldn't have an affair with him, or friends like us, we are all worried about you."

Fassnut said: "Don't worry about me, I will figure out my own affairs."

After Haiwen heard this, the expression on his face became more and more sad. "Fasnut, do you like reading?" He said suddenly.

Fassnut frowned and said, "I don't like it."

"Then is there anything else you like?"

"I like nothing, my lord."

"You have to have some hobbies..." Hai Wen lowered his head and said in a tone that seemed to be talking to himself.Fassnut asked him, "My lord, you don't need to worry about my future affairs. You should have more important things to do now."

Haven said to him: "The most important thing is to take care of you now."

"I don't need anyone to take care of me!" Fassnat said loudly, "My lord, I sacrificed my life for you because I saw hope in you. If you waste your energy on other places, you will live up to my sacrifice."

"I just want to see you cheer up." Haven said.

"Then you can tell me about the government affairs of the castle recently, I am willing to listen."

Haiwen didn't answer right away, but asked instead: "Are you interested in working in the Council Hall? Fasnat."

Fassnut was noncommittal, and said: "My lord, don't think about things so far away, let's talk about it when I can get out of bed and live."

"okay."

So Haven told him about his latest plan.

"You know, Xiongshan is short of money, so we have to find a place to get money. I called the judge of Xiongshan the day before yesterday and asked for all kinds of files from Xiongshan over the years. Among them, I arrested and sentenced the most heinous people, and then The property is confiscated; those who have room for maneuver, I invite them to the castle for a meal, and maybe after the meal is over, the problem will be solved."

Fassnat realized that he was going to repeat the old trick. After thinking for a moment, he said: "My lord, this matter will not be that simple. You are not stable now, and you still lack a popular foundation. Use violence directly against the little nobles and farmers If you say it, it will cause public outrage, and some people will even rebel. The Bear Mountain garrison is still owned by Brian Bear, you can’t command it, and you can’t incite the people to riot with you again. If this is the case, you will definitely be classified as a rebel of."

Haiwen looked at him with some surprise, and said: "Fasnat, I think you can really go to work in the Yizhengtang in the future - how old are you? 16 years old? You are more mature and experienced than your peers, and you can see problems thoroughly. You are not as good as Let's find Tang De'en with Ramon and learn some knowledge from him?"

Haven seemed to want to give him new hope, but Fasnat only felt more desolation. "I can neither hold a sword nor a pen," he said.

Haven said, "I will find someone to write for you."

"Needless to say, my lord, I have something I want to do—let's continue the topic just now."

Haiwen had no choice but to continue talking about the castle.He told Fassnut that he had asked Brian to order five hundred soldiers, and he planned to ask the rich man in Bear Mountain for money in a few days; he also said that he interrogated Lavidia from the Vulcan captives for hiding gold He will send people to search for treasure in a few days; he said that he sent away Isrit, Gerrit and Dreyer, and Laya will leave soon; he also said that King Kong wanted to repair a stone sculpture in Bear Mountain, Engraved all the heroes over the years - like his father, Red Brick.

Hearing this, Fassnut couldn't help saying: "Red Brick is just a reckless man, he is not a hero."

Hai Wen was taken aback when he heard this, and asked, "Why do you say that?"

"He killed four people and then died at the hands of the enemy. That's not a hero."

Haiwen smiled and asked, "Then what do you call a hero?"

"I'm a hero." Fassnat blurted out, "I killed ten people in that battle without being injured. I killed no less than 20 people in the last battle, and I killed a monster with my hands-I'm the hero. grown ups."

Haven shook his head at him and said, "I don't deny that you are a hero, Fassnut, but you shouldn't deny Red Brick—he sacrificed his life for us."

"No." Fassnat was unusually stubborn this time, and he didn't know why, "If you say that you can be a hero as long as you die in battle, then the heroes in this world are too cheap-the honor of a hero , should be given to those who have paid enough and contributed enough.”

"Then obviously we have different definitions of heroes."

"How do you define it?"

Haven said: "A man is a hero when he does something beyond his own ability for a noble purpose - the red brick is only a stonemason, but he charged forward and sacrificed his life, He was a hero; old Ramon was just an old man, but he took risks, he gave his life, and he was a hero ... and so were a lot of brave ordinary people, they were all."

"Then what am I, my lord? Am I no different from those fellows?"

Haiwen looked at him and asked, "Do you want to hear me say, are you nobler and greater than them?"

Fassnut looked into Haven's eyes and asked, "Isn't it?"

"No, Fassnut." Haven said, "Heroes do not distinguish between high and low. I respect you, appreciate you, and admire you, but I can't lift you up to those people—you are already great enough, so you don't have to. okay?"

"Not good!" He finally became willful, like an ordinary 16-year-old boy, "I want to be taller than them! Greater than them!"

"Unless you can overcome yourself, Fassnut - I believe it is the most difficult thing for you to accept the fact that you have lost your hands, but if you can overcome this difficulty, then you are a hero, even more than those people great."

You just want me to give up martial arts and follow literature, you just want me to be a useless person who can only study. "I'm tired, my lord." He closed his eyes. "Let's talk about it next time."

"I'm sorry, Fassnut." Haiwen saluted, turned and left, and gently closed the door.

Fassnut looked at the closed door, he clenched his long-absent right hand into a fist, and then slammed the bed—but the bed sheet didn't fluctuate at all, leaving only phantom limb pain.

Fassnut need no mercy, three

Fassnut need no mercy, three

He just lay like this all morning, he fell asleep and woke up and slept again, his hair was messed up, and he felt that his muscles and bones were all lumped together, which was very uncomfortable.Now he just wants to find an open place to run for a few laps, sweat and take a shower.

In the afternoon, Laya came to his room, checked his physical condition, and told him some things about the future.

"I will ask a craftsman to make you a set of prosthetics. What material do you want? Wood or copper?"

Bone and meat are best. "What's the difference?" he asked.

"The weight is different, and the appearance is different."

"Then I want the heavy one." It's no use anyway, he thought.

Laya took out the pen and parchment that she carried with her and recorded it. Fasnat looked at the pen. It was shiny and could store a lot of ink inside. Press the soft leather in the middle of the pen to spray ink. , much more convenient than ordinary quills.This is only available to Laya, and most of it is the work of a dungeon craftsman, and it is estimated to be expensive.

The nun in white knelt on one knee in front of the bedside table, and said while writing: "Fasnat, these days you can practice using prosthetic limbs and feet first. Human feet are very dexterous, and after getting used to it, you can do many things with your hands." unreachable things.”

"Can I hold a sword with my feet?" he asked.

Laya smiled and said, "You can turn the pages with your feet." She took out a novel from her arms, "You can read this to relieve boredom."

"Legendary Ranger - Old Mike"

He stared at the words on the cover and said, "I don't read this."

"I think you'd like this kind of story."

"Ordinary people like to watch rangers, but I'm not an ordinary person." These guys are not as good as me, why should I watch him?

"Then I'll leave the book here too, it's better than nothing." Laya smiled, "Xiong Castle has a collection of books, I can borrow them for you to read."