I woke up again in the morning, the sky was a touch of fish belly white, and there were faint purple clouds in the distance. I took a big breath, and the cool and slightly moist air entered my chest, which made me energetic.

I didn't go back to Ikoma's hut last night, nor did I bother anyone. Instead, I found a branch on a high ground that looked good and stayed for the night. Yesterday we spent another afternoon shopping. , but it can be seen that this is an era that is very lacking in fun, so a group of people went home early and turned off the lights and went to bed. I found a place with the best view and watched the stars and the Milky Way for a long time. When I was at Lingfeng, Xiao Ai was always watching it with me.

I touched the necklace Xiao Ai gave me in my clothes. Now I am convinced that life can be brought into different worlds through contact. So next time we meet, if they agree, I want to invite them. They come together. After all, Xiao Ai is a lonely ghost. It seems that I am the only friend.

"Um? What are they busy with?"

The view here can basically cover a large area of ​​the inn, but starting from this morning, everything seemed noisy, and the rare leisurely morning was ruined.

I jumped down from the tree and returned to the town. Today The expressions on many people's faces have changed a lot from what I saw two days ago.

"Is there really some kind of festival going on?"I said looking at the smiles on some people's faces around me.

"But shouldn’t everyone be happy at a festival?"

But the people I saw smiling along the way were mostly men, and they were all in their prime. Of course, there were also many very young faces.

"How are you preparing this time?"

"My chances are probably slim...."

"Yeah...I may be almost the same as you"

"well~"

"I guess we have no hope."

I listened to the conversation between the two middle-aged uncles at the door of the roadside vegetable stall, but halfway through the conversation, the slight smile on my face disappeared, leaving only helplessness and some loss.

And I continued to move forward.

"How are you?"

"do not worry! I will definitely be selected this time!"

"Um? He looks very confident!"

"of course!"

This was a conversation between two other young people, and from it I learned that this group of people behaved like this today entirely because they were going to participate in a certain selection for the same thing, so there are two types of people with joys and worries..

But I still only know that it is some kind of selection, and it is also a periodic event.

"What is it exactly?"

I thought about it, and then the next moment I slapped myself on the forehead.

"I'm used to eavesdropping. If you have any questions, just ask.....It's not like we're collecting information for assassination...."This is just learning to be stupid.

"what are you doing here?"When I was about to talk to someone, a somewhat familiar voice came from beside me.

"Oh, it's you, you were released?"

The person coming behind him was Ikoma who had been imprisoned for two days, and beside him was Zheng Sheng. The relationship between these two people seems to be very good.

Ikoma looks now, compared to the tired look on his face yesterday. Looks much better,

"It seems that I had a good rest yesterday."I said with a bit of a smirk.

"Um?....It's okay, it seems that I was let go because of Lord Acorus' intercession...."Ikoma unconsciously touched the back of his head. For some reason, when he heard the person in front of him mention yesterday, a place on the back of his head felt a little cold.

I saw Ikoma's action, and the place he touched was exactly where I hit him yesterday.

"What's wrong?"I expressed doubts on the surface, but in fact I almost laughed out loud.

"fine."Ikoma had an indescribable feeling when he looked at my face, a feeling like he had been cheated and still wanted to thank the other person.

"By the way, Yue, what are you doing here? You didn't go back to the workshop or the factory's accommodation area last night."Zhengsheng interrupted from one side.

"I found a tree and looked at the stars all night"

"Aha?"

"Don’t talk about me anymore, do you know what day today is compared to this?"I pointed to the crowd around me and asked why this happened.

"today...Yes, what day is it today?"Ikoma's eyes looked a little dull.

He had only been in there for two days and it felt like he had been there for two months. He couldn't even remember the day.

"well? do not you remember?"

"Well, I have been researching these days. How long have I been detained?"Ikoma pinched the bridge of his nose and asked Zhisheng.

"...."

"...."

How can you forget about food and sleep to this extent? Are all of you doing scientific research like this? It’s too hard!

"Alas~ You have been here for two days, today is the third day, and it is also the beginning of the month."Zhuasheng covered his face, and a helpless voice came from under his chubby palms.

"the beginning of the month....Isn't that..."

"That's right, the monthly samurai competition."Zhengsheng stretched out a finger and clicked

"Samurai contest?"I expressed my doubts as I am not familiar with this place.

"Yue, don’t you know this?"Ikoma said with surprise as he looked at the ignorant child.

I don't know, I'm really sorry!

"hold head high."Although I'm unhappy, I still have to endure it. There will be plenty of opportunities to get things back in the future."

"Um...Obviously, almost all other stations hold activities at the beginning of the month."Ikoma thought for a moment

"In fact, at the beginning of every month, the city lord of each inn will hold a samurai competition. Men and women who meet the age requirements in all inns can participate. As long as they are recognized at the conference, they can join the ranks of samurai."Zhengsheng explained

"As long as you become a samurai, your whole family's life will change!"

"You can eat good food and move from a thatched house to a wooden house."

"Although you may sometimes need to take a ride on Juncheng, and the mortality rate is quite high, the rewards are very generous, so many people want to try it."To be honest, Ikoma somewhat admires these people.

"But if you are particularly outstanding and can enter the guard directly under the city lord, that will be different!"

"Being able to live near the main city, and not having to take Juncheng out often, the treatment is also good."Zhengsheng said with his eyes closed, his face full of daydreaming expression.

After listening to it, I understood. To put it bluntly, new soldiers are added after the selection every month, and all the good ones will be protected by their own guards. themselves, and the rest will be assigned to areas with insufficient personnel.

"I understand, so if I see you like this, I want to participate."I nodded and looked at Zhisheng, who was still immersed in his dream, and said with a smile.

"Uh-huh, hehe, I just thought about it."Hearing my question, he screamed, his hands dropped weakly, his head tilted and his shoulders shrugged. It seemed that he had returned from a dream to reality.

"Okay, let’s not talk about this anymore. Are you two going back to the workshop?"I asked after seeing how many more drawings Ikoma had in the backpack than two days ago.

"Alas, I have thought of a lot of ways to improve it in the past two days, so now I am going to try them one by one!"

If you want to tell me this, then I will get excited. Immediately, Ikoma wanted to take out a lot of his drawings and said that if you want to listen, I can tell you the rhythm of three days and three nights from the beginning.

"no no! No need, you should go home and study it yourself!"I immediately said you'd better forget it.

"Ikoma, let’s go back first"

"That's right. It's better to go back and try them one by one before talking."Ikoma suddenly realized that what Zhisheng said made sense.

"No...What I mean is that you go back and take a rest first....."Zhisheng seemed to have thought of Ikoma's answer, but he was still helpless.

"Okay, let's go back quickly."

After that, I stood on the street and watched the two figures of Ikoma being dragged away by force and gradually disappeared into the crowd.

"Then I'll go and see what the so-called samurai competition is."

I wandered towards the direction where the crowd was gradually gathering, and soon I came to a vast arena.

Although a considerable crowd had gathered at this time, it was obvious that the scene was still being prepared, and most of the people were gathered around. There is no protection on the outside of the ring, except for two low steps on both sides. On the high platform in the distance there are several tables, chairs and a sunshade pavilion. I think that is where the city lord and others will be. Here we are

"But when does it start? Hahahaha~~"I sat on a branch nearby. The dense leaves that grew in summer covered most of my body. I was a little bored and yawned.

I looked at the arena in the distance where people were still bustling, and I admired them a little. Even though it was early summer, the density of the population was really unbearable when they were crowded together.

"Ouch~~"

The sound of falcons was heard in the sky

"It seems like it's almost time to start."I said, looking at a large number of figures approaching as the Falcon sounded.

The first one to arrive was the White Falcon, which hovered above the ring for two weeks before landing.

"Why can you find me accurately every time?"I said looking at Bai Falcon lying comfortably in my arms.

"Chirp~~"

I touched its feathers and it didn’t peck me today. It seemed to be in a good mood.

"Have you been having a tantrum these days?"I'm a little unsure

"It seems that I became like this after I came back from Lingfeng. At that time, it seemed that....ah."I touched Bai Falcon's hand and it froze.

"At that time, it seemed that I had indeed seen a goshawk before leaving...."

I looked at the white falcon in my hand uncertainly, and found that it was looking straight at me with its head tilted at some point.

"No, I only saw that occasionally when I was leaving."I said to Bai Falcon, but halfway through, Bai Falcon turned his head back and looked at the field.....What am I doing? Why are you telling a falcon this?

Sure enough, it was because he stayed alone in Lingfeng for a long time before meeting Xiao Ai? I'm so lonely now that I'm chatting with a falcon?...But when I look at this white falcon, I always feel like it can understand.

(To be continued)

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