Volume 2 Before the Disaster Chapter 37: The Fernan Era
Sheen lived up to the title of first aid master, and he looked not only like a blacksmith, but also a doctor.
Soon, he completed the treatment on Marvin's ankle.
Although Marvin still has to walk with a cane, he is expected to recover in two or three days.
Such a result is already very good. In many cases, if bone injuries are not cured fundamentally, there will be sequelae.
In this regard, the powerful side of the Night Walker organization was revealed.
Although there are only eighteen people left, Sheen, as the former leader, still has a lot of good things.
Includes some magic scrolls and some secret medicines.
These medicines were very expensive, but he used them on Marvin without hesitation.
Judging from these actions, he has decided to take Marvin as his apprentice.
Yes, apprentice.
After completing the first test, Marvin learned from Sheen that the process of becoming a Night Walker was far more complicated than he knew.
Currently he is still an apprentice, and only after completing a one-year test can he officially advance to a night walker!
One year is too long for Marvin!
This was something he had not expected at all!
If he had known that the apprenticeship period for a Night Walker was one year, he would never have advanced in this direction.
However, Sheen seemed to notice Marvin's anxiety and spoke to comfort him.
After listening to Sheen's explanation, Marvin breathed a sigh of relief.
So that's how it is.
…
For the next two days, Marvin rested in the blacksmith's shop. During this time, he met the old blacksmith's daughter Jane, who apologized to him very embarrassedly.
"So you really came to see my father. I thought..."
The girl said shyly.
"It doesn't matter. It's a good thing for girls to be more vigilant. By the way, the oatmeal you cooked is delicious."
Marvin said with a smile.
Jane blushed and found an excuse to get away. Marvin didn't care, he wasn't here to pick up girls, just wanted to learn Sheen's skills.
But then again, it seems that the territory is still lacking a skilled seamstress, right?
…
Two days later, with the help of various secret medicines from the Night Walker Organization, Marvin recovered completely.
He regained his health and was full of energy again.
Seeing this, Sheen nodded at Marvin, signaling him to get ready.
Because the test of the second ring is about to come.
late at night.
The backyard of the blacksmith shop.
"I didn't expect there was a basement here."
Marvin followed the old blacksmith Sheen into the basement.
The tunnel was a spiral staircase with flickering candles on both sides. The atmosphere was very gloomy.
It was as if someone was humming ancient songs in the distance.
"Night Walkers is a secret organization, and not many people know of our existence." Old Sheen's answer was blunt.
"Including your daughter?" Marvin asked.
"Boy, if you dare to mention anything about the Night Walker in front of Jane, believe me, even though most of my abilities have been destroyed now, I can still crush you to death several times." The old blacksmith snorted coldly.
Marvin shrugged, showing no fear of the old blacksmith's threat: "Jane is not a fool, on the contrary, she is very smart. You can't hide it from him."
The old blacksmith was silent for a while and shook his head: "I just don't want her to be involved in too much trouble ."
"It would be nice for a girl like her to live a peaceful life."
Marvin sighed and said, “It’s hard.”
"Tell me the truth, what did you see?" The old blacksmith couldn't help but ask, "Hathaway saw destruction, what about you?"
"It's a catastrophe." Marvin said bluntly: "No one is immune. If you want Jane to live a peaceful life, I'm afraid Oak Town is not a place to live for a long time."
Xien looked at Marvin suspiciously, and finally said:
"arrive."
…
It has indeed arrived.
At the end of the stairs is a small, narrow room.
In one corner of the room was a dark mural.
The content on the mural is very monotonous, with only a pair of eyes and a faint glow under the eyes.
In the light, there are countless skeletons, and the people on the skeletons are struggling and wailing.
Although it was just a very simple painting, it had a great impact on Marvin's vision!
"This is……"
"This is the scene of people struggling in the eternal night in ancient times." Sheen said solemnly: "The King of the Night walked out of the darkness to protect the lives of Fenan from monsters and outsiders."
"Ancient times?" Marvin was stunned.
He actually never knew much about the Night King. There was very little information about him in the game, and it seemed that it was something that would only be revealed in the next few expansion packs.
At least when Marvin traveled through time, the true form of the Night King had not yet appeared.
As far as Marvin knows, the history of Fenan's civilization is roughly composed of four eras.
The First Age, the Age of Chaos. Before the advent of Lance, the God of Wizards, Fenan’s magic was overflowing, and the power of order and the power of chaos overlapped, giving birth to life.
During the Chaos Era, day and night would often be reversed for a long time. For example, it would be night for four or five consecutive years.
This is the legendary eternal night.
The Night King seems to be a character that appeared in this era. Some say he is a demon from the abyss, while others say he is one of the incarnations of Lance, the wizard god.
But in fact, the records about the Night King seem to be earlier than the Wizard God Lance.
The Age of Chaos ended with the advent of Lance, the God of Wizards.
Lance created the Holy Grail and built the Cosmic Magic Pool, making the entire world tend towards order.
At this time, the first natural god was born in Fenan - the Elf Ancient God, whose name was Wo. Wo was one of the high elves in Fenan. He became the Elf Ancient God through some unknown means, and he had a very good relationship with Lance.
At that time, Lance seemed to be busy fighting some monsters from other dimensions who coveted Fenan. He temporarily handed Fenan over to Wo.
Then the high elves rose up and dominated everything. This was the glorious Second Age. Except for the elves, the rest were inferior races.
The ancient elven god did not like this situation, so he left Fenan, helped Lance resist foreign enemies, and then fell into a deep sleep.
After that, the High Elves left and the Third Age began, when many heroes competed for supremacy. It was also during this era that three consecutive Slates of Destiny appeared in Fenan.
Whoever obtained a fragment of the tablet became a god.
Except for some natural gods, that is, the first generation of ancient gods, most of the gods in the divine world were formed in the Third Age with the power of the Stone Tablet of Destiny.
Afterwards, Lance, the God of Wizards, returned to Fenan, established the order of wizards, and mankind rose.
In the Fourth Age, the God of Wizards left again, and this time, he seemed to leave completely.
The gods that rose in the Third Age began to become restless.
Because it was predicted that the fourth stone tablet of destiny was inside the cosmic magic pool. Only by breaking it would it appear on Fenan.
Thus, the bloody end of the Fourth Epoch slowly began.
…
These memories slowly passed through Marvin's mind.
The pair of deep eyes in front of me seemed to become more vivid .
"Let's go. It's a one-year apprenticeship, I hope you can endure it."
"I can tell you clearly that the name of this level is patience!"
Sheen placed one hand on one of his eyes and motioned for Marvin to do the same.
Then he began to mutter a spell that Marvin could not understand at all.
This spell was very complicated and took a full three minutes to recite.
Suddenly, Marvin felt his palms getting warm and a strong attraction came from his eyes!
His entire body was sucked into the mural!
…
It was pitch black.
Marvin has dark vision, but here, he can't see anything!
This is [Eternal Night Paradise]! The demiplane that belongs to the Night King!
That’s right, Marvin must spend the next year of apprenticeship in this demiplane!
The only good news is that the time of Eternal Night Paradise is different from that of Fenan.
One year here is equivalent to one day in Fernando!
It was for this reason that Marvin decided to continue his Night Walker advancement. Otherwise, he would have to go back to the Three Rings Tower to resolve the Holy Grail battle.
But even so, this year was very difficult.
Because time keeps passing for Marvin.
"What do I need to do?" Marvin asked.
Sheen's voice came from a distance: "You are my apprentice, so of course you have to do whatever I do."
"What are you doing?" Marvin was a little confused.
Clank, clank!
There was a crisp sound of metal in the distance.
"I am a blacksmith," Sheen replied:
"Come on, young man. You will be with the stove and the hammer for the next year!"
