Knight and Wand

Chapter 159: Return of the Deathclaw (Happy National Day! Please give me a monthly ticket~)

As soon as the day began to dawn, Leon woke up on time due to his regular biological clock.

Ever since he embarked on the path of practicing magic and martial arts and gained his current knight's body that is far superior to that of an ordinary person, he needs much less sleep.

As long as he didn't go through the kind of magic training that drained away his energy, the situation in his previous life where even ten hours of sleep was not enough would never happen again.

Now, with more than eight hours of ample rest time every day, Leon spends three to four hours lying in bed practicing the Lorelit Meditation taught in the magic book, which controls the mental state and regulates the activity of magic element circulation.

He actually only needs four hours of real sleep a night to fully restore his energy.

Of course, recently, sometimes I sleep less than usual and it’s not just because of “meditation”.
After opening his eyes, Leon turned his cheek and gently rubbed Olivia's hair.

Sure enough, he still slept soundly hugging his lover's soft body.

Last night, I carried the sleepy Lina back to the maids' big room.

When he returned to the bedroom, racking his brains for what story to tell Olivia, he saw the girl rolling up her sleeves, fetching a bucket of water and washing up in the house.

".Father and those sisters should have gone to bed. I was afraid that after listening to the story, I would go back and knock on the door and disturb everyone."

Hearing the girl's clumsy excuse, Leon understood the implication.

But in his joy, he did not break his promise when he really got into bed and hugged the girl in his arms.

After a little thought, Leon took into account the girl's interests and hobbies, and seriously told Olivia a story that would appeal to her.

Different from the bizarre stitching that was done when coaxing Lina.

Leon worked hard to translate the well-known historical legends of the previous life into the cognition and context of Feru culture for Olivia, telling this epic called "Three Kingdoms".

Although it is impossible to retell every plot, the classic scenes are engraved in Leon's soul. Naturally, he will not make any big mistakes. He compiles and reorganizes it based on this context, and a Three Kingdoms epic with a local cultural background unfolds.
Olivia thought that her lover would use the strange legend he had told to coax children to deal with her.

But soon, she unexpectedly discovered that the story he told was so exciting that she was almost instantly immersed in the distant legend he told.

In the last years of the Dongalik Empire, the emperor was corrupt, treacherous officials were in chaos, and the Yellow God Church rose up in rebellion, and troubled times came.
The three sworn brothers of Rose Garden are the kind and generous Knight Welty, the loyal and brave Knight Bader, and the brave and heroic Knight Strong.
The 18 lords' coalition forces defeated the traitorous Knight Dimonbad and killed him with warm wine.
The story ends with the battle of the river port between Prime Minister Majors and General Honor.

With the seal and gold sealed, Bad escorted the lord's wife, passed five forts and killed six generals, and went to find his master.

Olivia was so absorbed in listening that her eyes sparkled and her fists clenched. She was so excited at the thrilling parts that she wished she could enter the story and walk with her sword in hand to escort the loyal and brave Knight Bard.

When Bard found his adopted brother Strong in the country castle, a misunderstanding occurred.
Leon stopped talking and helplessly found the girl lying beside him, holding her chin, listening to the story, her two little feet unconsciously raised and dangling, and she was obviously getting more and more energetic.

He knew that if he continued talking, Olivia might not want to sleep all night.

Although with her and my physical strength, even if we stay up all night, it won’t have much impact on tomorrow.

But Leon changed his mind.

With this story attracting him, wouldn't he be able to trick the girl into staying with him and warming his bed every day?

I have finished talking about this in one breath. What should I do tomorrow? What should I do the day after tomorrow?
I haven't watched Red Mansions.

With the limited cultural knowledge of Water Margin, it is definitely impossible to translate its literary quality into the story of Ferru. Besides, Olivia probably doesn't like those "heroes" who do as much evil as the Kantadar thugs.

It’s hard to say how much appeal Journey to the West has for Olivia.

After waking up, holding the precious magic weapon in his hand, he immediately said that if you want to know what happens next, please listen to the next chapter.

As it is late at night, I will end the chapter here.

Amid Olivia's resentful sobs, the midnight storytelling session ended regardless of the girl's pleas and protests.
Feeling the beautiful morning with his lover in his arms, Leon couldn't hold back his temper and started to touch her with his hands.
Soon, Olivia slowly woke up because of the other party's "evil deeds".

Bending down and kissing the girl's forehead, Leon raised his eyebrows with a greasy expression and greeted: "Good morning."

".Hmm~"

Olivia rubbed her sleepy eyes and arched her body upwards.

She opened her eyes, snuggled up to her lover and put her arms around his neck, her voice soft but with a hint of unpleasant complaints.

".You bastard, you scare me even in my dreams."

"What do you mean?" Leon was puzzled.

Olivia muttered angrily, "I dreamed that I became Knight Bader, and finally resolved the misunderstanding with Knight Strong who had the face of Lohak, and together we found General Verti who had your face, but you suddenly hugged me and touched me randomly, which scared me awake."

Ah? I became Liu Bei? And I was hugging and touching the Second Master? That scene was really horrifying.

Leon didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "But it was obviously your dream, can you blame me for this?"

"Hmph! When you're pretending to be innocent, at least stop your hands. No wonder you have this kind of 'nightmare'." Olivia frowned and said in a low voice: "No matter what, I must continue to tell you tonight."

The girl was looking forward to the rest of the story, but she felt depressed as if she had been scratched by a cat.

"Okay, okay, there's still a lot more to come." Leon nodded repeatedly with a smile, thanking Mr. Luo Guanzhong for his help across time and space.

It seems that Olivia was reluctant to go home and sleep until she had finished listening to the Three Kingdoms.

But Leon was also worried. This little girl liked the Second Master so much. When she heard about the defeat in the future, she would be so angry that she would cry, right?
After spending some time together, the two got up and started a new day in Selva.

Maybe it was because of the hatred for being cut off, but during the early morning sparring, Olivia's attack was much heavier than before, making Leon exhausted from defending.

In the backyard, swords clashed with each other, and time passed extremely quickly while practicing martial arts.

Soon it was morning and the sun was rising, and on time a melodious horn sounded from the north slope sentry tower.

After a few more rounds of fighting, the two men put down their swords and replaced them with long weapons as usual.

Olivia was rarely playful while practicing martial arts, as if she was fascinated by last night's story. She changed her usual spear and took out a long-handled broadsword from the warehouse. Then she tried to use the long spear in the same way, and wielded the weapon in her hand like a "Guandao" with great vigor.

Thinking about the moves suitable for the long-handled knife, she and Leon fought back and forth with the spear in their hands.

Unfortunately, after just a few tries, Olivia put down the weapon with a regretful expression.

The girl, who was proficient in all kinds of martial arts, immediately understood the performance limit of the long-handled sword after just one try.

"What? You don't want to fight anymore?" Leon asked puzzledly as he looked at the girl who had stopped.

"This weapon is still usable on foot, but I think it will be far less effective than a spear or lance if used on horseback."

Olivia said helplessly: "I really don't know how Knight Bard used the 'Green Dragon Crescent' to defeat the enemy in the army."

Leon laughed. It was a novel after all. The Second Master in his previous life probably had never seen a "Guandao" in his life. The opponent was on horseback, so naturally he was using a cavalry spear like everyone else.

Olivia, who had had enough fun, put the long-handled knife aside and found the spear again.

Leon took a stance, ready to continue to meet the opponent's attack.

But just as Olivia was about to draw her spear, she suddenly paused, opened her eyes wide, and looked towards the distant sky.

"What is that? A bird? An eagle? No, it's a griffin!?"

"?" Leon also followed the girl's gaze.

His excellent eyesight allowed him to see from afar a tiny outline passing by on the sky.

Although he couldn't make out the details, he could still estimate from the height that the bird was much larger than an ordinary bird.

"Can you see it clearly?" Leon asked in surprise, turning his head.

"Well, I can barely see that it has limbs, large wings, and a large tail. It should be the same creature as your 'friend'."

Olivia said this, recalling the illustrations of other similar monsters in Leon's magic book, but whether it was the Hippogriff, Pegasus, or Longhorn Beetle, none of them were so huge.

Griffin, is that it? Leon's first reaction was the big guy that he named "Death Claw" without authorization.

But thinking about it carefully, he couldn't guarantee it. After all, there was more than one griffin in the world. Maybe it was just passing by and was attracted by the horn?

Fortunately, regardless of whether it is the Death Claw or not, at least repeated contacts have proved that the "Griffins" in this world generally do not actively attack humans.

According to the records in the magic book.

This is a highly intelligent chimeric monster created by another Lorelit King, the Creator "Holamond".

At least in the long era when Lorelit still existed, it was once raised in large numbers by the ancient wizard civilization as a companion species to humans.

Ever since they were born in the hands of the Dharma King, they have been engraved with affinity for humans in their blood.

This is probably why, after thousands of years of natural reproduction and numerous generations, this carnivorous giant, a top predator, remains friendly to humans.

After all, even if the Lorelit civilization on Earth has disappeared, other humans still belong to the same species as the Lorelits.

Leon thought that these fat chicks who had lost their former masters should instinctively give face to the "relatives" of their former creator.
Taking a few steps back, Leon tried to wave towards the distant sky, and then shouted towards the distance.

"——Hey——!! Big guy——! Look here!! Is that you?!!!"

Leon called out to the sky as loudly as possible, not worrying that the griffin would not notice him.

This sky overlord created by an ancient magical civilization has terrifyingly good eyesight. Even at that height, it can clearly see a green bean on the ground.

If the other party doesn't want to pay attention to me, it only means that the griffin that appeared is really not the Death Claw.

Soon after Leon called out in the yard, the small silhouette flew across the clouds and actually grew bigger and bigger.

Leon knew that unless the passing griffin was too curious, this must be his friend!

As it gradually lowered its altitude, Leon could clearly see the color and pattern of the other party's feathers.

Especially when seeing the scars left by Atias's magic crossbow on the opponent's chest and abdomen, who else could it be but the Death Claw?

A joyful eagle cry came from the sky, revealing the identity of the big guy.

After not seeing this majestic "big fat bird" for several months, Leon felt a little excited.

But he did not forget his business, and quickly turned around and said, "Olivia, go ask Corvis to bring Little Goethe down."

"Yes." The girl nodded, threw down the spear she was holding tightly, and ran back into the house.

Soon, the huge griffin had flown to a low altitude.

On the village road in the early morning, the early-rising residents looked up at the shadows passing by in the sky and the eagle's cry, followed by bursts of frightened screams from the villagers.

The women and girls who had the good fortune to see the griffin were fine. Although they couldn't help but feel a chill down their spines and tremble with fear, they knew in the end that this huge monster that had saved the village would not hurt anyone.

But those young and strong men who were not in the village at the time and did not witness the arrival of the griffin were really scared.

The men dragged their wives, daughters and neighbors back into their houses, locking the doors and windows tightly, for fear of being targeted by the terrifying monster they had never seen before.

Even though they had experienced the bloody battle of Longka, facing the huge monsters that ordinary people could not defeat, even veterans found it difficult to remain calm in the horror.

Early in the morning, Selva suddenly cried out in surprise.
In the lord's mansion, the howling wind made Leon's black hair fly.

The griffin flapped its huge wings and landed heavily on the open space in the yard.

Dust was raised, and the shaking of the ground even knocked over the long-handled sword leaning against the wall.

The griffin lowered its eagle head and let out a series of clear, low howls.

As if to say again, long time no see.

When they met again, Leon was no longer as reserved as he was the first time.

Looking at this cool fat chick with shiny and smooth fur, he went straight up to it, hugged its big head and rubbed it hard: "Haha~ I miss you so much! Big guy~"

The griffin's throat made a gentle tremor, and it folded its huge wings, and lay down with its elegant and majestic body. It flicked its lion's tail, narrowed its huge eyes, and nodded its eagle head at the "friend" who had rescued it.

Even though it was just an intimate greeting, the beast's head still pushed Leon back repeatedly before he could steady himself.

Having no choice but to let go of his arms, Leon rubbed the big guy's feathers and said with emotion: "I wonder where you have been these days. You haven't come to see us for so long, I thought you were gone forever."

Of course, he was just asking this question to himself, and he didn't expect the griffin, which couldn't speak, to answer him.

Although the magic book says that the intelligence of the griffin is such that it can fully understand human language and communicate with humans using the rhythm of its calls.
But that requires someone to teach it from a young age.

Just like you can't expect a savage who has lived in the forest since birth to communicate with people in civilized society using standard language without learning.

".Sir? We."

Zabron and others stood by with expressions of surprise and helplessness, not knowing how to deal with this legendary beast.

When the guards saw the griffin flying over, they rushed to Leon nervously. Although they were afraid, they also drew their weapons loyally.

Fortunately, Hawke, who had seen this giant beast before, stopped everyone's overreaction in time.

"It's okay, don't be nervous, put your weapons away, I'm not in danger, if you don't hurt it, this big guy will never hurt you"

Leon kept stroking the griffin's thick feathers while comforting the frightened guards.

At this time, Corvis' voice came from the mansion.

"My Lord, here I come."

The blond boy carefully carried the furry little fat bird and ran into the backyard.

The griffin cub curled up in Corvis' arms was obviously not awake yet. Even though its little head was shaking from running, it didn't want to open its eyes.

Corvis looked at the astonishingly large beast in the courtyard. Even though he was well-informed about the Eastern Continent, he instinctively slowed down his pace as he was approaching this mighty beast.

And just as the griffin's eyes moved away from Leon and saw what was in the blond boy's arms.

Its huge body, which was lying on the ground, suddenly stood up with a bang. The violent reaction even caused its sharp claws to dig into the ground.

(End of this chapter)