Chapter 46: The Last Night
"How are you, Savos," Faisal walked over to me and handed me a can of date juice. "You don't look very happy."
"Yes, Faisal," I looked down at myself reflected in the date juice, looking uninterested. "I can't be happy," I said, "I know we did drive them out of the desert, but my heart will hurt whenever I think of those comrades who were buried in the desert."
"And Macar is still alive," I sipped the date juice and sighed. "If he dies, we can be considered a victory this time, but unfortunately he is still alive."
"At least the people in the desert are safe, Savos," Faisal and I clinked their glasses, "this is also the goal I have fought for all my life."
"When it comes to Makar," his face became serious, "you have to be careful, Savos, I don't think he will let you go easily."
"I understand." I nodded. Makar's sect killed many necromancers in this battle, and half of the casualties were caused by me. Just thinking about it this way can tell how much he hated me.
"No matter what, when you need it, please come back to the Great Desert. The people of Isaben will always be your best friend, and we will provide you with shelter."
"Thank you, Faisal."
"Luheil is here! Don't be dead anymore, Savos!" Faisal looked at me angrily, "Today is a day of celebration, you have to laugh! Smile!"
I didn't want to let him down, nor did I want to disturb others' interest because I was, so I smiled at him, "I'll listen to you."
"It's almost the same," Faisal patted my shoulder with satisfaction. "Now, let me go back to the square of the village and go to the celebration with the others!"
I nodded and walked back to the square with him.
"Ah! Savos!" As soon as I returned to the square, Christo and Hicklad appeared, "You finally showed up, I'm ready to find you."
"Look for me?" I looked at Christo with some confusion, "Why are you looking for me?"
"Why?" Christo made an exaggerated expression, "You are our great hero. You should be the first to speak on this night of celebrating victory."
"I? The first to speak?" I pointed to myself in surprise, "What's this..."
"Stop talking," Christo waved impatiently and interrupted me, "You are our great hero, and all the hunters and Carac warriors agree with this, so you have to be the first to speak."
"Is what he said true, Faisal?"
"It's true," Faisal nodded with a smile, while raising his right hand, "I swear in my father's name."
"All right."
"It's almost the same," Christo nodded with satisfaction, reached out to make up my clothes, "Prepare well, there are still many Carac girls in the square tonight."
"I'm not that kind of person!"
I waved my fist at Christo who was away with some anger, who laughed a few times, then walked further and further.
After Christo left, Faisal and I focused again on the ongoing celebration party. There were no waiters or cumbersome rules, so Faisal and I found a relatively remote seat and sat down.
"Wait and see," Faisal sat in his seat, and said to me in a low voice. "Mum Kamilla will appear soon, and then there will be the most ceremonial ceremony of our Karaks, the bonfire party."
"Usually, after Madam Camilla's speech is finished, you, the most respected guest whom everyone present considers, will come on the stage to speak and then ignite our bonfire with your own hands."
"So," he turned his head and looked at me with a little pity, "With the time left, you have to write something you can say on it quickly, and it's OK to think it out, if you have a good memory."
"You underestimate me too much, Faisal," I waved my hand disdainfully, "I'm a Norman."
For the Normans, a speech that is not too long, with a passionate and emotional appeal is just a piece of cake. Before Madam Camilla came on stage, I had almost completed my speech.
A melodious sound of trumpet suddenly sounded, and then a red carpet was spread out quickly. At the far end of the carpet, Madam Camilla was walking towards the bonfire step by step, step by step, with her staff.
The staff hit the carpet, making a dull tick sound. As Madam Camilla kept approaching, the tick sound became clearer and denser, until it finally came to an abrupt end.
"My friends from other villages, and the Karak people from other tribes," she said loudly, but her old voice was extremely powerful. "Thank you for helping us and saving this desert together. In you, the outsiders called hunters, I have seen many shortcomings, but I have also seen more advantages."
"I want to say," she paused her staff vigorously, which, according to Faisal, was a sign of a big deal to be announced.
"Your efforts have won you special qualifications. From now on, you will be all the most respected guests of Isaben and can freely enter and exit Isaben."
"Thank you very much, Madam Camilla," Christo stood up happily. I knew why he was happy. It was likely that the Great Desert Division, which had not been able to be developed, was finally about to be built.
"Also," Madam Camilla waved, "you will never be attacked in the desert again, as long as you hang this flag."
"I really thank you so much for your generosity, Madam Camilla."
"Of course, we can't forget our protagonist tonight, the greatest hero in fighting the necromancer," Madam Camilla turned to look at me, "I remember the advice you gave me, Savos, come on," she waved to me, "Come on, come on."
Everyone's eyes were on me, and Faisal was the first to applaud, and the others quickly followed him and thunderous applause surrounded me.
I looked at the hunters around me and the Karak warriors. The hard work of kindness may be the most suitable word for this moment.
"Okay," I stood up and walked slowly into the middle, "For the sake of Madam Camilla and Faisal, I will say a few words."
"First of all, I want to thank everyone for their efforts. Without you sprinkling blood, we will definitely not be able to defeat the Necromancers or their evil accomplices. I am extremely sure of this."
"Secondly, I hope to remember all the warriors who sacrificed their lives in this war. They were great and brave. They risked their resurrection after death and fought gloriously with the evil demons that invaded this desert. When the last moment of their lives came, they bravely chose to die."
With this call from me, the smiles on everyone's faces had been curled away. I secretly complained in my heart, and I knew I would disturb everyone's interest!
But if you ask me to choose again, I will say these words without hesitation. Those who died in the war need someone to remember them.
"The last thing, the war is over, let's celebrate the victory," I clapped hard, "for the great desert! for all the Karaks!"
"For the Great Desert!" The smile returned to everyone's faces, and everyone raised their cups together and shouted loudly as I was.
"Okay," Madam Camilla laughed loudly, "Light the bonfire, respected Savos! Make Is Aben a sea of joy."
"My pleasure."
The waiter who had been waiting for a long time immediately handed over the torch in his hand that had been prepared for a long time. I took the torch and threw it into the extremely huge bonfire in the middle of the square with everyone's expectant eyes.
Perhaps because of the addition of combustion aids, the huge bonfire was completely ignited in an instant, and the rising flames almost illuminated half of the sky.
Everyone present cheered, and the dishes full of Karaoke style were brought to each table one by one. Many people rushed into the square in the middle and began to dance around the bonfire.
I found Faisal who was drinking the wine and patted him hard on the shoulder.
"What's wrong, Savos?" He looked at me with a blurred look, and raised the wine glass in his hand high, "You're welcome, just have a party!"
"I'm here to ask you something, Faisal!" I shouted in his ear with the biggest voice.
"What's up?"
"Do you have a Rutchen?"
"What? Luteqin? Of course there is, waiter! waiter!"
A girl equipped with waiter ran over quickly. Faisal ordered her in Karak quickly, and pointed at me again. The waiter glanced at me, nodded, and ran away quickly.
After a while, she ran back to me with a Rutty box in her arms, "You want Rutty, Mr. Savos."
"Thank you very much," I nodded at her and took the Rut box.
After opening the box, I was very familiar with the lute. I picked it up skillfully, gently plucked the strings, and tried to play a few notes.
As a result, I nodded with satisfaction. This lute piano was well maintained. I just needed to simply tune the notes to play moving music.
I was very happy to see that when I joined the dancing crowd with Rutchen in my arms, the atmosphere in the entire square was pushed to the highest point. At the warm request of everyone, I began to sing the ballads of celebration one after another. At the end of each song, there were thunderous applause in the venue, which made me very happy.
Since... I don't know when, when I think about it carefully, I suddenly realized that I haven't laughed so happily from the bottom of my heart for a long time, except when I was with Erin.
"Mr. Savos," Madam Camilla walked up to me with a stick and handed me a necklace, "I heard from Faisal that those necromancers might retaliate against you, so I decided to give you this necklace, which can effectively prevent the attack of the curse."
"What?" I hurriedly jumped off the table and quickly pushed Madam Camilla's hand back. "This is too expensive, Madam Camilla, I can't accept it."
"Just treat it as a reward for your performance in this war, my child," Madam Camilla pushed her hand back slowly and firmly. "This is just an ordinary necklace, you don't have to be too nervous. Its only function is to provide a certain amount of curse resistance."
"So that's the case," I nodded, "Then I'll accept it."
"That's right," Madam Camilla laughed, "You guys enjoy the night. I'm old and I'm going to go back and rest first."
"Good night, Madam Camilla."
"Madam Camilla is really extraordinary to you," I just returned to my seat and heard Faisal next to me say with emotion, "She actually gave you this necklace."
When I heard what Faisal said, even if I was a fool, I realized that something was wrong. Judging from his expression, this necklace was definitely not just an ordinary necklace like Madam Camilla said.
"Don't you know?" Faisal asked in surprise when he saw the expression on my face, and then he nodded again, "Yes, Madam Camilla will definitely not tell you the truth. I know your personality, Savos, if you know what this necklace is, you will definitely not accept it."
“What is this necklace?”
"The Heart of the Ancients, one of the advanced magical instruments of our Karak Shamanism."
After hearing his words, I almost threw out the necklace in my hand. Who would have thought that such a necklace that looked no different from an ordinary necklace strung with bone teeth was actually one of their high-level magical tools of the shamanism.
"Are you serious?" I asked in surprise, "Is this really a high-level magic weapon?"
"Otherwise," Faisal gave me a blank look, "I saw it in the temple when I was a kid, those bone teeth," he pointed to the necklace in my hand, "it is said to be the teeth of the dragon."
"What does this necklace do?"
"Reduce the effect of vicious magic," Faisal said, "for example, curses, interfering spells, or frost spells, but the damage is not reduced."
“How strong is the effect?”
"It's very strong, I think it can at least weaken the effect of Makal's curse by 70% or 80%."
I took a breath. If even Makar's curse had only two or three percent of the effect, wouldn't the curse of ordinary necromancers have no effect on me?
"Taize is on top, this is too expensive," I shook my head, "I can't accept it, I'll just take it..."
"Please take it," Faisal interrupted me, "I understand Madam Camilla, she is a stubborn old woman, and there is no reason to take back what she gave."
"But this..."
"No, Savos," Faisal waved his hand, "Mum Camilla likes you, so do I, so we don't want to see you die."
"Don't let our hearts be in vain."
Chapter completed!