It is not about taking action for the sake of gratitude, but about being thanked for the action. Everyone's contribution will become the light of the world. People's lives will be helped in this way, and tomorrow will come as usual.
This is how the world works, leading to today.
Although the world already belongs to humans, humans are not the only ones who contribute to the world.
On the land that was desolate due to people’s departure, the roar of something unknown sounded from the dead earth and echoed in the silence.
Strange things were happening all around. With the forest river as the center, birds gathered and surrounded it, as if they were waiting.
The dogs were barking, the cats were standing in a row, and the crows were circling in the sky, and they all watched.
Finally, a mother wolf picked up the abandoned child and the animals scattered.
Yes, just like Romulus, Favia was initially fed by a she-wolf, and other animals came along as time went by.
"Well! I should go!"
So, when he was seven years old, Favia said goodbye to the animals that raised him, and walked on this familiar yet unfamiliar island, came to London, and used his small body to observe the city's woolen production and trade. In addition to the textile industry, there were also retail and shipbuilding industries. Sometimes he would use magic to make people think that he was an adult to participate.
After all, if you don’t experience these things personally, how can you see the many sides of this world? Living alone will always have limitations.
After living in the grassroots of London for about four years, Favia was discovered by a man who came to the slums to treat his illness and was invited by him:
I hope you can come to the Clock Tower if you have time. Although I can't teach you too much, I will help you as much as possible.
That man was just walking in the secular world, practicing medicine and saving lives. Relying on his unworldly skills and knowledge, he saved many poor lives. For a man who was a magician, this action was also beneficial to his research. Compared to being a magician, he could feel more deeply what it meant to be a "human" through his patients.
His name was von Holmhein Paracelsus, and at that time he was still the proud revivalist of his family, a genius that the magic world had high hopes for, and an extremely reliable teacher in the eyes of the students of the Clock Tower.
Back to the present day, the clock tower in 1515.
"Of course not. After all, I don't even have a goal."
In response to Paracelsus' question, Favia sighed and waved his hands, revealing a silver patterned carving hanging on his chest.
Favia has been carrying this thing since he was born. Although he doesn't know why this thing came with him, Favia has some guesses. The reason why he was called by this era is that he needs to find the remaining parts in this era and rebuild it.
However, Favia had no idea what this thing was, so he just tried his best to look for it.
"But let's put this aside for now. I still want to remind you that if you continue like this, sooner or later someone from the association will kill you. What do you think of this?"
How could Paracelsus not understand Favia's persuasion? It would be better to say that he understood what he was doing better than anyone else.
For a magician, running around and appealing for the unrelated lower-class people was already too conspicuous an act, but his compassion was not shaken by the warnings from his family and friends, and he persisted. He also left behind many medical works, the contents of which were as unreserved as when he taught his students.
In order to enlighten the people and realize true medical reform, he inevitably committed the cardinal taboo of a magician and mixed in all kinds of mysteries. As a result, he was killed for violating the first principle of the Clock Tower: "Mysteries should be hidden."
This is necessary, because even though the three nobles and El-Melloi are still fighting each other in the association, both sides can still clearly distinguish what the basics of the fight are.
"Really? Although I don't have many friends, I still have friends I can trust."
"You mean Da Vinci?"
"Although he has the support of the church, he can't walk very well at his age, so let's just forgive him."
"You're overthinking it. Although that guy was invited to Rome, the Vatican and the aristocracy were only interested in pleasure and liked magnificent art styles. Leonardo da Vinci did not cater to their tastes, so he was treated coldly everywhere and became the target of malicious slander. The research work he was engaged in was denounced by the Pope as 'witchcraft'. This is already a well-known fact in the association."
Favia did not hesitate to expose Leonardo's current predicament.
Paracelsus and Leonardo da Vinci were friends, and for this reason, Favia had met this omnipotent man several times. Unlike Paracelsus, Leonardo da Vinci wanted to take Favia as his apprentice, but Favia did not agree.
When Favia looked at Leonardo's current appearance and imagined that he would appear in the flesh as Mona Lisa in the future, he couldn't help laughing.
"Is that so? I didn't expect that Leonardo da Vinci is living such a bad life now. He even boasted in his letter that he was the most powerful man in Rome. Fortunately, I lent him money at that time... Then how about you, Favia? Although it may be irresponsible for me to say this, you are the only one left right now."
"Did you invite me to the Clock Tower just for this?" After seeing Paracelsus' usual spring-like smile, Favia couldn't help but sigh, "Okay, okay, if you really write it, then I'll reluctantly help you this time."
In Favia's view, there were still 1541 years until 26, when Paracelsus was executed by the association, which was plenty of time.
According to the time, the old man Leonardo da Vinci passed away due to illness in 1519.
"Thank you, Favia. May the blessing of the ether be with you." Paracelsus expressed his gratitude calmly and generously. "Oh, by the way, there is one more thing. Someone in Scotland contacted me and said that the hunters there are in some trouble. They are suspected of encountering fantasy species that can suck blood, or they may be Dead Apostles, so they hope that I can go there to deal with this incident."
"...Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I had agreed to it before, but now I'm grounded by the association, and you happened to come..."
Paracelsus rarely showed an embarrassed smile, "So this time, could you please, Favia, handle it for me?"
"I really admire you... Fine, considering that you are in a difficult situation right now, I will reluctantly agree."
"grateful."
The magician smiled faintly as he watched the boy leave.
Favia...My friend, if it were you, you might be able to accomplish something that I cannot.
Even though he has forgotten the cause today, he still remembers the words that came out of the boy's mouth four years ago:
"Magicians also need friends, because magicians are also human beings. Because they are human beings, they can grow and develop from children to adults."
That day, the man who practiced medicine and saved lives in the secular world seemed to realize it.
The boy in front of him, who was seven years younger than himself, no, all the children like him, the young children who were still troubled by death and suffering——
This is the true glory of ether.
Therefore, the man gave up the magician's only wish and the root of his fateful pursuit, and chose to save the world and the people, which was of no benefit to the magician's pursuit. Even though he understood better than anyone that he would die because of an irrelevant person, he still did not hesitate.
In this world, there will always be people who have fearless beliefs and promote social progress. No matter how small their contribution is, it will become the light of the world, and later people will be assisted in this way. This is how the world works and how tomorrow will be welcomed.
199: Crying Red-haired Fairy (2k5)
The midday sun floats over the Scottish Highlands.
The sea breeze here is like a never-ending song. The deep blue mountains are covered with a layer of purple sky, and the edge of the sky is inlaid with pink clouds, as if this layer of sky is a little smaller for the Scottish Highlands. From a distance, large pebbles pour down from the mountain tops and then rush into a dark green grassland. There are also Scottish lakes scattered everywhere, reflecting the changes in the sky from time to time.
In this heavenly scenery, an old hunter and a young boy are running around.
"This is it."
After arriving at the lake, the old hunter pointed to a very simple hunting lodge not far away and said to Favia beside him.
"Okay, please lead the way for me. I will handle this matter. Don't worry."
After agreeing to Paracelsus, Favia rushed to Scotland without stopping to solve the blood-sucking incident caused by unknown factors.
Scotland at present has not yet merged with England and is an independent kingdom. However, based on the marriage between the two countries decades ago, the relationship has gradually become friendly. Later, due to some problems, the bloodline of the English royal family became extinct, and the King of Scotland had to serve as the King of England concurrently. Based on this, the two countries finally merged into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707.
As the relationship between the two countries is on the rise, it is very common for residents of both sides to interact with each other, but this is only for the middle and upper classes. As for ordinary people, due to the complex terrain of the British Isles and the lack of a national map at the time, they either stay in their hometowns or go to London, which is talked about by people, to seek opportunities.
According to Paracelsus's news, Favia, who came to Scotland, soon saw the hunters who sought help from Paracelsus.
Therefore, Favia learned the causes and consequences of this blood-sucking incident from them.
Not long ago, four young hunters who had just harvested a lot of prey and exchanged for money were resting for the night in the hunter's cabin. When they started to say, "It would be nice to have a woman to accompany us," there was a knock on the door. When they opened the door in confusion, they found that blood was dripping from the ceiling of their house, and then there was a terrifying creature staring at their necks.
The frightened people immediately abandoned the property they had exchanged and fled on horseback. Before leaving, a hunter saw that the creature had hooves like a deer.
"Well, Lord Favia, do you really not need our help? Although we are no match for that kind of creature, we can still help you."
Behind Favia, the old hunter gave the young man in front of him an awkward salute and spoke sincerely.
As for the so-called mysterious creatures, those who hunt all year round still occasionally hear some rumors, and in some cases they actually see them.
Therefore, hunters also know that they can use what they hear as a joke, but if they see it, they will probably just have to admit defeat.
As for seeking help to solve it?
Don't even think about it. Those magicians are all arrogant guys and will never get involved in things they look down upon.
It was for this reason that the hunters in the English Highlands sought help from Paracelsus in England, because this magician who practiced medicine and saved lives in the secular world was an "outlier" in the magic world. He had also come to England to treat people here, and was therefore highly trusted.
So when the hunters saw Favia who came to replace him, their first reaction was not to look down on him because he was too young, but to think about whether they could help him. After all, they had received so much help, and the hunters in the English Highlands were extremely grateful.
"It's okay, it's okay. Please trust me. I am enough on my own." Favia turned around and shook his head. "It's just an animal with special abilities. It's easy."
"Is that so?" The old hunter scratched his head and sighed helplessly, "I'm so sorry, I didn't expect that treasure to have no effect, alas..."
The treasure the old hunter mentioned is a green piece of clothing that can conceal a person's breath. It was left behind by a man named 'Robin Hood' on the British Isles hundreds of years ago. You should know that the 'Robin Hood' in the Type-Moon world does not refer to just one person, but a group of people.
Due to various reasons, some of the "Robin Hoods" who were originally active in England came to Scotland and settled there within a few hundred years.
When Favia first arrived in the Scottish Highlands and found the old hunter, he happily gave Favia a treasure that had been passed down for hundreds of years, intending to let Favia use it. But in the end, for some reason, this treasure that had been passed down in the Scottish hunter organization for a long time was useless, as if the legend was false.
"It's okay. Maybe it's just that time has passed and it has slowly lost its previous function."
Favia naturally wouldn't think it was fake, after all, Robin Hood appeared as a Servant in the future, but he didn't quite understand why the existing 'Faceless King' had no effect on either magicians or ordinary people.
Perhaps it can only be used by 'Robin Hood'?
But this doesn't make sense, because the old hunter is the leader of the Scottish hunting organization, and one of the countless "Robin Hoods".
The old hunter who was comforted by Favia didn't say anything else. He just turned around and left with a lonely look.
Favia wanted to say more about this, but found that he couldn't.
No matter what, that was their "faith", and now it is directly shattered, which is very painful no matter how you think about it.
He could only sigh and then began to observe the hunter's cabin.
This area known as the English Highlands has a lot of unopened land, so it is also very beautiful. The endless highlands do not have endless forests like those in Northern Europe, nor are they barren deserts. Instead, they are covered with gently undulating low green grass and moss.
The low, sparse vegetation grew desolately, completely unlike the lush green of the English fields.
The exposed rocks and fresh air constantly remind visitors that this is a plateau on the island.
In such a beautiful environment, time passed quickly and it was night in the blink of an eye.
It was at this time that Favia saw the 'blood-sucking creature' that the old hunter had mentioned.
A red-haired humanoid creature with human appearance but deer hooves, wearing a tattered long skirt and jogging in a very anxious manner. This is its appearance.
She seemed to mind the fact that they were deer hooves, because that was where the patches were most numerous, as if she didn't want anyone to see them.
Favia thought that this fairy was really defenseless, and planned to kill it directly, but soon he saw a strange scene. The red-haired fairy first rushed into the hunter's hut and threw blood everywhere, but as if there was no one inside, it walked into the hut in a daze, and then sat at the door, looked at the moon and burst into tears.
...A fairy shouldn't cry like this.
Although he didn't quite understand what was going on, this made Favia slightly curious.
Therefore, the idea of destroying it directly was postponed. In the following days, according to Favia's inadvertent dropping of money to imitate the operation and observation of "being frightened by the scene in the house and running away directly and dropping money", this red-haired fairy seemed to be extremely happy as long as there was money, otherwise it would just stay at the door of the hut and cry...
Why do you want money so much? Is it just because of greed? I don't think so.
Forget it, this guy didn’t really kill anyone or suck blood, so just give her some small punishment to scare her, let her leave here and go back to the inside.
Having thought of a solution, Favia quickly took the sugar water and let a few hedgehogs drink it. He then took a turtle and walked into the hunter's hut and began the operation without any magic.
Favia believed that at night, the red-haired goblin would be frightened and would never dare to come here again.
In this way, the matter came to a perfect end.
So, the sudden rain that night, the sound of the rain bouncing on the ground and the sound of the treetops shaking instantly surrounded the dark world. In the quiet hustle and bustle, only the crying of the red-haired fairy seemed particularly harsh in the rainy night——
"The human world is so scary, so scary... I will never come here again..."
"But if I don't have money... everyone will bully me... and won't play with me..."
200: Bawan Xi (5k)
Ever since Bawanshi could remember, he had been bullied and insulted by other fairies because his legs were different from theirs.
She believed that despite this, everyone still took good care of her and did not abandon her.
"You're so weird."
"Why are you the only one so weird..."
"By the way, what's her name?"
"Bashi?"
"It's a red deer."
"No, no, her name is Bawanshi, at least that's what she said."
"That's right, but it's still weird."
"This is normal."
"Because Bhavan Shi is a monster."
