Chapter Seven Naroka(1/2)
After leaving the old tavern, Lumian stood on the rammed earth road, hesitating about where to go.
The morning sun shines, with a little coolness.
At this moment, Raymond Clegg came from the side:
"I'm just about to find you."
"Is there anything?" Lumian asked deliberately after returning to normal.
Raymond looked surprised:
"Did you forget? Today we are going to ask the old man who is about the same age as my grandfather and is still alive about the wizard legend."
Lumian raised his hand and pressed his head, looking in pain:
"Is that so? Why don't I remember, or you're hallucinating?"
Raymond was shocked and scared, and was about to recall the details to confirm whether yesterday's incident was fantasized by himself when he suddenly saw a smile appearing on Lumian's face.
"You bastard, you are playing tricks again!" Raymond couldn't help but curse.
"The scolding is really weak." Lumian sighed, "Ava is better than you."
Ava Lizier is a beautiful girl in Kordu Village, and now she is the "Goose-herding Girl".
Her father Guillaume Lizier was a shoemaker, who was good at making leather shoes using leather provided by shepherds. He was famous in several surrounding villages.
"Ava..." Raymond's expression changed.
He then looked at Lumian:
"Awa is our friend, right?"
"Yes." Lumian nodded with a smile.
The three of them, plus Guillaume of Berry's family, Ava's cousin Azema Lizier, are young people who often play together.
"Why don't Awa participate in our investigation of the legendary truth?" Raymond suggested, "You know, his father always said, 'Why should a woman get married, and how many good families are lost?', which made her very uneasy. If she could get some treasures or rewards in the investigation, she would be relieved."
"I heard the male owners of several families in the village say similar things, including the priests of this church. They wish that their brothers would always be at home, even if they got married, they would not go out alone to establish a family. They would need to share their worthy property." Lumian smiled and looked at Raymond and said casually, "So many families tend to let one of the children be a shepherd, so that he will not get married, and he will have a certain income, and he can support himself most of the time."
Raymond's face gradually became gloomy.
He really never thought about this question.
This is also the reason why he likes to be with Lumian. Although most people in the village say that this guy has a bad personality and likes to cheat and play pranks, his knowledge is really beyond everyone of his age. He doesn't know much like himself, and he is confused all day long and can only obey the arrangements at home.
It would be great if I knew... Lumian said intimately, bringing the topic back on track:
"It's too late now. We have to hurry up and ask people. Let's go to Awa tomorrow. Well, you can also let Guillaume and Azema participate in it later. In addition to the possible gains, this is also an interesting activity that can exercise our abilities."
"Let Guillaume and Azema join?" Raymond was a little reluctant.
The more people you give the reward, the fewer you get.
And the most important thing is that in that way, I will not find the opportunity to please Awa.
Lumian looked at this guy with a little more kindness and compassion:
Silly child, do you think Awa can look down on you? She has high eyebrows and just wants to marry into a good family. She obviously has a certain good impression of me, a "bad person", and can control herself...
In the Dalége region, "high eyebrows" means high vision and despise ordinary people.
"My sister said that there are many people and great powers." Lumian explained briefly, "Who are there old people who need to visit?"
"You didn't go to investigate?" Raymond asked in surprise.
I didn't have the energy to ask about the "Scepter" card... Lumian smiled and said:
"Of course I investigated, and now I want to test your ability to collect intelligence."
Raymond had no doubts:
"There are still alive in the village. There are nine elderly people who are about the same age as my grandfather, or a little older, respectively..."
Six women, three men, and ladies really live longer... After listening quietly, Lumian thought for a while and said:
"The last two don't need to visit. They are from other villages and are married here.
"Uh... let's ask Naroka first, she is the oldest and she may have been adult when the wizard happened."
Naroka's real name is not this, this is a respectful title for her.
In Leston Province, married women with prominent families or actual parents have the right to receive the title of "Madam". Specifically, adding a "a" to the end of the name to indicate a woman, and at the same time, the name is "Na", which means "Madam" and "Madam".
Mrs. Pualis was one because her family had been in decline for a long time, and the other was that she had to obey the words of the administrator Beoster at home, so she could not be called "Na" and "a". She could only be called "Madam" alone.
Naroka's husband died early and took on the entire family. Even when his two sons became adults, got married, had children, and grew old, they still held the financial power of the family.
This phenomenon is quite rare in the village of Kordu. In most cases, men are the dominant ones. A family without a father will naturally take back the power to manage the entire family from the mother.
"Okay." Raymond had no doubts.
After walking around several buildings, Lumian saw four old women sitting in front of a two-story house, basking in the sun while chatting casually.
At the same time, they sat very close to each other and caught lice on each other, which seemed quite leisurely.
——In the countryside of the Republic of Intis, catching lice from each other is a entertainment activity that brings closer relationships and shows intimacy.
"Now ask?" Raymond hesitated.
He was afraid that the two of them would spread the truth about their pursuit of the legend.
"Wait a little longer." Lumian clenched his head.
As far as he knows, many rumors in the village were generated and spread layer by layer through such gatherings.
After a while, the other three old women left one after another because they had work at home.
"Good morning, Naroka." Lumian walked over immediately.
Naroka is already gray-haired and her eyes are slightly cloudy. She is wearing a dark long skirt made of coarse cloth, her hands seem to be covered with chicken skin, and her face has obvious patches.
"When will Ollol come out to party? Many people in the village are thinking of her." Naroka looked at Lumian and asked with a smile.
Many men aren't it? Lumian entered the way you said you, I said my state, and said curiously:
"Naroka, I heard that I have seen a real wizard? The one who can't even pull the coffin even if the nine cows are."
Naroka's expression changed slightly:
"Who told you?"
"His grandpa came back at night and told him." Lumian began to talk nonsense.
Naroka was stunned:
"Can the soul really go home..."
"It was my father who told me that my grandfather told me when he was alive." Raymond couldn't stand Lumian lied to the old man.
Naroka was a little disappointed, and after a while, he said:
"Before that man died, none of us knew he was a wizard, and he acted normally."
Just like you didn't know that Orol was a wizard... Lumian replied in his heart.
"Until he suddenly died, the owl flew over..." Naroka fell into memories.
What she said later is basically the same as the legend.
Lumian further said:
"Where did that wizard live at that time?"
Naroka glanced at him:
“It’s where you and Orol live now.
"After the wizard was buried, the priest of the church took away valuable things and burned the house. For twenty or thirty years, no one dared to get close to it. Later, this matter was gradually forgotten. Later, Ollol came, bought the land, and rebuilt the house."
It's our family? Lumian was shocked.
This answer was completely beyond his expectations!
In a blink of an eye, he thought of some questions he usually overlooked:
With Auror's ability to make money and her extraordinary ability, why did she settle in a countryside like Kordu Village?
Whether it is the provincial capital Bigore, the textile center Sucht, or the capital Trier, they are better choices. Even if you want to choose places with good environment and good air, those metropolis have certain areas to choose from.
Ollor once said that the best hidden thing is to hide in a big city... Lumian's thoughts are rolling and it is difficult to calm down.
He only learned today that the land chosen by Orol and the land where the house was built once belonged to a wizard...
"Where was that wizard buried?" Raymond next to him couldn't help asking.
There is no hope for the property in the house, it can only be seen whether the wizard's body is special.
Naroka said funny:
"That big thing will definitely alarm the priest of this church.
"At that time, everyone used nine cows to pull the coffin into the cemetery next to the church. The priest of the church held a ceremony and purified it. Finally, the body was burned to ashes and dug a hole to bury it."
To be continued...