Raise Your Sword Chapter 3: Choose

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　　 "Merlin, you said you would help me!"

　　 As the voice fell, the world seemed to become quiet. Snowflake hit her shoulders with wet marks, and Merlin looked at Kate's hopeful gaze, and didn't know what to say for a while.

　　The flames flickered before my eyes, bringing the silence back to reality.

　　 "Kate." Merlin finally spoke bitterly: "You are my best friend, of course I am willing to help you." Kate's eyes lit up, as if she had seen hope for the first time in despair. But then Merlin said: "It's just...this is the town's business, she shouldn't be involved."

　　"Should not?" Kate's eyes shrank suddenly, his face suddenly changed, his arms looked a little stiff, and he slowly raised up and pointed at the people around him and asked: "Who should be here? Who wants Standing here, should I be? Merlin, I saved your life!

　　 "Enough!" The old man Xiuyi yelled, Kate stopped, and the voice of the surrounding discussion also gradually calmed down. The old man was silent for a while, then suddenly asked Merlin: "You saved that woman, why didn't you bring her here?"

　　 "She has nothing to do with this." Merlin said, looking straight into the old man's eyes.

　　 "No, that's not right!" Hearing these words, the old man stared at Merlin and shouted: "Bekal is about to go down the mountain. Does it care whether a person belongs to the town? It concerns everyone! "The old man suddenly turned his head and said to the hunter beside him: "Khufu, read the rules to everyone again!"

　　 The tall hunter next to 　　 strode forward, stood up in front of everyone, and exclaimed in full, "One, everyone in the town must stand here and accept the choice! Two, all leave Those who have lost the town are deemed to have given up all the property in the town! Third, those who violate the above agreement will be directly selected and dedicated to Bekal!"

　　 Elder Xiuyi walked to the bonfire again and stared at Kate and said: "Have you heard? According to the agreement, we can only decide who to dedicate to Bekal after a lottery, no matter who she is and where she comes from! "

　　 Kate shook his body after hearing that, he stepped back a few steps, staring bitterly at the old man.

　　 The old man ignored him and suddenly turned to Merlin and said solemnly: "But now that this woman has come to town, she must stand here and accept the choice...because she became safe because of this. Among the people, she will also include herself!" (The underlying meaning: to enjoy the peace that is brought about by this, you have the obligation to stand here and bear the risk of being selected)

　　 He waved his hand to Merlin and said, "As for you, Merlin, although he knew all the rules, he still deliberately helped her to hide it!"

　　 Merlin's face turned pale, he seemed to know what the old man was about to say.

　　 "So, you are the one who violated the agreement!"

　　 There was a loud noise around the square, and everyone didn't seem to have expected such a turning point. After all, Kate was chosen just now, but now it is astonishingly Merlin. But at the same time, some people nodded, and slowly, someone shouted from the corner: ‘That’s right, he broke the agreement! ’

　　 "Yes, I should choose him!" someone shouted again.

　　 "That's right, it should be him!"

　　 At first, the voice was just whispering in various corners of the crowd. As time went by, more and more people shouted, and the focus of the crowd became more and more focused on Merlin.

　　 The old man waved his hand, and everyone fell silent again. The eyes on the snow were on the figure holding the bow and arrow. On the side, Kate seemed to be stunned by the turn. He pursed his lips as if to say What, but couldn't say anything, and finally stood there.

　　 "Is this a violation of the agreement..." Merlin gritted her teeth and slowly swept across the crowd and finally froze on Kate.

　　 "Actually, when I rescued her, I didn’t think so much..." The bow and arrow in his hand became tighter and tighter, "... I just felt She doesn't belong here... don't need..."

　　The old man interrupted Merlin directly: "This is not a reason!"

　　"But, pushing out his companion cruelly, just watching him be eaten...Is this correct?! I hate this kind of lottery! Why can't we work together to bring the shells together? Carl is killed!" Merlin yelled to the surroundings, and the voice spread far from the square, echoing in the snow and being heard by everyone.

　　 "Good to say!" An old woman interrupted him and shouted angrily: "If you have the ability to kill, so many people have already died. Haven't you seen those destroyed houses? Is that how my son died! This is just an excuse you made to save yourself!"

　　 "Yes, this is your excuse, you violated the agreement, you are the one who should be selected!"

　　 "That's right, let him kill Bekal alone!" The clamor once again rang from every corner, and finally evolved into waves of cries, as if with great power!

　　 "Shut up—I said shut up!" Merlin suddenly shouted to everyone around him. The people on the square slowly calmed down as the old man Xiuyi waved his hand. The night was shrouded in the small square. The bonfire looked a little dim as the firewood burned out. Everything around was so shadowy, and people were hiding in the dark. Looked at him ghostly.

　　Merlin glanced around slowly, remembering this scene earnestly, and continued: "Choosing someone who violates the agreement is better than choosing a hapless ghost to make life easier, right, isn't it?"

　　 No one answered him.

　　 "I understand." Merlin glanced at the tall hunters who surrounded him faintly, and said word by word: "Actually, it's useless to say anything. Everyone has made a decision. "

　　 "I will...I will kill Bekal...how about it is as you wish!?" He shouted, suddenly thinking of something to look at To Kate. Kate didn't dare to look at him, struggling to flash a complicated look in her eyes, but finally slowly avoided Merlin and slipped aside, not knowing what she was thinking.

　　 "I used to thank you very much for saving me, Kate··········I have always wanted to help you······

　　 "I helped you, so from now on, I—I don’t owe you anymore!" Merlin screamed out these words decisively, and strode out of the square, but didn’t look at him when he passed Kate. At a glance.

　　 "No need to tie me, I will go by myself!"

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　　 Soon after, some people stood outside the yard. Mei Lin glanced at the people behind him coldly, and then walked home.

　　 opened the door, and the cold wind turned and brought a few pieces of snowflakes to the home, which melted into crystal water droplets in a blink of an eye. Merlin stomped her feet, shaking away the chill. The home is still so warm, and the outside seems to be two worlds. Jenny was sitting in front of the fireplace, with the fire shining on her soft face, and she was slowly rubbing an inconspicuous ring on her right index finger.

　　 "You're back." Jenny turned her head and looked at Merlin and smiled. Her lips looked delicate and gorgeous under the light of the fire, and with that cold temperament and exquisite black robe, they were indeed very beautiful.

　　Merlin rarely sees her smiling, and for a while, she can't help but stop. After a while, he said: "Well, I'm done." He put his bow and arrow on the table and sat down, watching the oil lamp beating slightly in the room, standing on the wall in the shadow of the two people for a long time. .

　　 "Jenny, where is your home, do you want to go back?" Merlin asked suddenly.

　　 "Ask what this does."

　　 "I'm going out for a while, I may not live here for a long time."

　　 "Okay, I will leave by myself." The girl replied very simply, and the ring in her hand flashed with a bronze glow under the light of the fire, which looked a little special.

　　 Merlin stood up, he felt a little heavy, since the girl didn't want to say more, he didn't plan to say anything. On one side of the hut was a compartment. There was a well-packed shelf. Merlin placed his father's belongings in it. Inside it was a hunting knife he treasured and some arrows made by his father. Merlin walked over and took a look.

　　The shelf is empty?

　　 "I remember it was placed here." Merlin flipped through the cubicle and couldn't find it. He felt that the depression might have made his reflection a little slow. He returned to the front room and looked around, searching slowly. Memories, it's impossible to put them in random.

　　 "Are you looking for this?" Jenny said suddenly while sitting at the table. She took out a cloth package that Merlin was familiar with from under the table, and put it on the table.

　　 "Yes!" Merlin stepped forward to check it, and asked, "Why are you here?" This is the weapon he used to bring with his father during this trip~IndoMTL.com~Although Merlin Knowing that Bekal is invincible, but giving up is not his style, he must at least give it a good look.

　　 "I wiped it for you." Jenny looked at Merlin carefully through the dim light of the oil lamp, and said: "Try it."

　　 opened the package, and the cold light flashing from the blade light made Meilin's eyes light up instantly. It is a hunting knife that looks very heavy. The blade is thick and has a hint of blood and sharpness. The strong and sharp blade seems to be able to feel the powerful cutting ability, and the handle is simply wrapped with a dry rope. At the same time, the whole knife is integrated, the texture is extraordinary, and there are a few sharp arrows with sharp edges and corners beside it.

　　 Merlin looked at the sharp hunting knife and the incredibly sharp arrow in shock, completely speechless. He grabbed the hunting knife and suddenly waved to the corner of the table, but he could not feel any obstacle and cut the corner of the table out.

　　 "Is this... really my father's hunting knife?" Although it looks exactly like my father's relic on the outside, the cold texture is completely beyond the ability of the hunting knife before.

　　 "It's too sharp...not to mention the wooden table in front of you, even the tip of a spear made of steel can be cut off!" This thought flashed through Merlin's mind and turned to look at the girl. : "Jenny, how did you do it?" He felt that the girl's figure shrouded in the black robe at the moment looked so mysterious.

　　 "It's just polished, I hope it's easier to use." Jenny seemed to smile after she finished.

　　 polished? Merlin looked at the blade carefully. He didn't know how to sharpen a knife into what it is now. At this time, some coughing sounds came from outside the door. Merlin glanced out the window. Those people seemed to be unable to wait. He could only touch the handle of the familiar but unfamiliar knife, took a deep breath and finally said:

　　 "Thank you, Jenny!"