What kind of concept does Horno mean by "soulless"? Although everyone including Mira can understand it, they are not sure that they can really understand it.
"What is the soul?" - This is a question that even the best philosophers or even a sage may not be able to give a convincing answer to everyone.
It’s not because it’s too rare or profound and weird, although in a sense that’s true, but there are so many explanations for the soul that people can’t get a unified answer. In fact, it’s because it’s too common.
Except for a few good-looking teenagers and young people who have not grown up, most people will humbly listen to the words of experts and veterans in this field when it comes to things they do not own or have ever touched. Instead of rushing to make a point and playing tricks on others.
The gap between experience and cognition is applied in human society, so that from state affairs to family affairs, from primitive villages to entire kingdoms and empires, people will instinctively trust those elders.
Because they have experienced many things that young people have not experienced and experienced more things that they have not experienced before, they have more say.
In the popular adventure novels of Padrosi's upper class, any character who appears as a sage must be an older man with a long white beard. This is a stereotype that is extended from this idea.
A long, white beard represents age, and age represents knowledge. It is natural that it is used to portray a wise character - but just as it is described in those adventure novels, people Respect those with more experience because they can always give a reliable answer based on their rich experience on things they don't know and are unfamiliar with.
How to win a war? How to make a great weapon? How and where to find amazing treasures?
These things are out of reach of ordinary people, so they can only believe the person who claims it, whether it is correct or not.
But the soul is not like that.
Early polytheistic beliefs in various places and even the word "elf" are related to this. Before the rise of the church, the beliefs of people everywhere were pantheism. The saying "there is a god three feet above the head" still exists in Laman language today. Although the meaning has been tampered with by the church, it originally originated from people's belief that all things have spirits. If they do not treat everything in the world well, they will The thought of retribution.
Because all living things in this world, all humans, elves, dwarves, dwarfs, and orcs; all dragons, hybrid dragons, dragon lizards, and reptiles; all birds and fish, all beasts and insects; all you and me , all have their own souls.
Our thinking is related to our soul, our emotions, our character, and all our emotions are related to our soul. People cannot do without it every day. If someone jumps out and says that his own profound understanding of the soul is the absolute authority, we quote the ridicule of a Laman scholar, and people will definitely reply like this:
"Will your next article be about the authoritative air breathing method?"
Just because everyone has it and experiences it every day, people have different opinions about it. Even a huge religion like the White Church, which has an ambiguous relationship with the soul at the level of belief, evades the importance when it comes to this issue. It only mentions that "the souls of those who do good things for others will enter the kingdom of heaven after death, and live together with God and truth, goodness and beauty day by day." and those who do many unjust things will fall into hell and face eternal torment from which they will never escape."
The writer of the canon was obviously a scumbag, and the quarrels caused by these ambiguities were the cause of the schism in the White Church - but let's get back to where we are.
Everyone thinks they understand what kind of existence the soul, at least their own soul, is.
Everyone can feel their own self, their own existence, everything in the world, the warmth of other people's kindness, and the coldness of malice. These things, which we collectively call souls, do have their own reasons.
But what kind of existence is the soul itself?
If it is related to the self, thoughts and emotions, then can people still be alive without these?
"She is the enemy of all living things."
Horno's words echoed in everyone's hearts.
The witch has no soul, but she is indeed able to move, at least she is "alive" in the eyes of outsiders.
If this is the case, then what exactly is life? Soul, what is it?
——Mira stopped and did not continue thinking.
Rational people would choose to stop here, especially if they have faith.
Although she is only in her teens, our Luoan girl has seen a lot. In many places, she has given up on the spirit of a child to break the pot and ask for the truth. Instead, she has learned to compromise and avoid talking that only adults know.
In this regard, it seems a bit ironic. Many interpersonal relationships in human society and even the existence of entire classes. Things that you once thought must be unbreakable if they have existed for such a long time are actually maintained by a delicate balance.
The seemingly close alliance is just because one of them has a handle on the other. Once this layer of window paper is pierced, it will cause huge turmoil and even war. And because it was profitable, they maintained such superficial peace and friendship and kept it secret in a tacit agreement.
People who talk too much and talk sense every day as if they know everything are not true wise men. Knowing how to read the atmosphere, knowing when to speak and when not to speak, and having self-control is what a smart person should do.
Although it is not a bad thing to be less smart and impulsive sometimes, in this situation, Mira felt that it was better not to continue to delve deeper.
One is because there are a large number of White Church believers in the team. As an elf and a foreigner with a completely different culture, Horno raised this question and already made them react violently. If anyone else touches this reverse scale, it will obviously This will only lead to aggravation of conflicts within the team.
The last thing they need now is another internal fight when there is a potential threat. Another reason is because the girl feels that she cannot understand this problem.
It is her consistent principle not to think about things that cannot be understood, because she does not have so much free time and has to work hard for life every day.
If you waste too much time on things that have nothing to do with the present, you will only fail to do what you should do.
The war horse moved forward step by step, withdrawing his mind from the random thoughts that were still a little confused because he had just woken up. Mira began to exercise her responsibility to observe the surrounding environment and become vigilant. And to her left front, our sage said nothing, just calmly holding the reins.
Henry took off the waist hanger and scabbard that he had attached to the long sword. The Padrosian sword hanger is as well designed as the armor. The sword hanging fixed with two complex knots can not only be freely adjusted according to the size of the scabbard, but can also be adjusted in length by the position of the front and rear hanging straps on the belt, thereby changing the angle at which the sword hangs diagonally on the waist.
This method allows the belt part of the sword hanger to be used as a belt for clothing and armor. At the same time, a sword hanger can also be used for various types of swords from one-handed swords to long swords.
The angle at which the long sword is hung on the waist is very important. Cavalrymen usually make the second hanging strap longer so that the scabbard is vertical when riding on horseback, making it easier to pull out. Mira and Henry both did this, while Moreau and his group of lower-level mercenaries who walked all year round would adjust it to be shorter and pull up the lower half of the scabbard so that the entire sword would hang on the waist. Show a certain angle.
This not only prevents the scabbard from hitting the ground or other things, but also makes it easier to pull out while walking because of the bevel.
The removed belt and scabbard were thrown on the carriage. Even though the sword itself was scrapped, the price of a good scabbard was already one-fifth to one-third of the price of the sword. As pragmatists, the scabbards used by Henry and Mira will naturally not have any carvings or decorations, but if they return to Parnilla later, they can still recover some of the cost by selling the sheaths back to the blacksmith shop.
After all, weapons and armor are only consumables. No matter how well-made ordinary steel weapons and armor are, most of them can only be replaced after a high-intensity battle.
This may sound silly, but there are actually many lower-level mercenaries on the entire east and west coast who are careful when using their weapons because they feel sorry for their own weapons. In the end, they lost their lives because they were afraid to move forward, a small gain at a loss.
It's not difficult to understand when you think about it. After all, for them, they need to save at least three months' wages before they can afford a satisfactory weapon. Even though they demand high-priced and high-quality weapons and armor because their lives depend on them, in the end they feel distressed and reluctant to use them because they are expensive. This is also human nature.
Many older mercenary equipment are patchwork, ugly and old-fashioned in appearance, but they are simple and reliable. After Filippo chopped Moreau's sword to pieces before, it was no joke that the middle-aged mercenary asked him to pay for one after returning to the main city. Although his sword looked inferior to that of the noble youth, it was still with him. Reliable guy over 10 years old.
Use it carefully and try not to create too big a gap. If you can polish it yourself, you can polish it yourself - the only one who can use a sword as a tool to break the wall decisively and without any concern like Henry is the only one who is not short of money.
The impression our Mr. Sage and Little Mira had on Moreau and his group was roughly the same. With their sophisticated armors and weapons, and their blue card levels, they all looked like mainstay-level people.
Human beings always judge people by their appearance, and when Henry took off the empty scabbard and sling, adjusted the length of the chest strap, and finally carried Claymore, who was still wrapped in linen, on his back, under the influence of Moreau and Filippo, etc. In people's eyes, the sage seems to have changed again.
There are many people who like huge weapons.
In addition to professional hunting mercenaries who need strong inertia to stop prey, there are many amateurs who simply think they are handsome and want to show off their huge weapons in the market to satisfy their vanity.
Henry did not belong to either of these ranks. After becoming more or less familiar with him, both the mercenaries and the noble youths understood that this man was beyond the ranks of this level.
Qualified people will be exposed to many types of weapons as novices, and gradually understand what kind of weapons are suitable for them based on a series of factors such as their height, weight, reaction, explosive power and endurance.
And Henry is standing at the end of this road.
The long sword purchased in Parnilla didn't have much of a presence when it was hung on his waist, it just felt like that. At this moment, even though Kramer's upper body was still wrapped in linen, everyone looked at it and had the same thoughts in their minds.
"It's natural"
The size and outline of the sword that vaguely stood out under the linen cloth and the sage's height and arm length were as if they were tailor-made for each other. Even a layman could see that seamless temperament.
This had an immediate effect in the current situation.
Humans are creatures that fear the unknown, and even Horno, an elf, can only give a rough idea of the existence of the so-called witch. Although the vastness of Ba'ao Forest did not necessarily mean that they would actually encounter it, it still made everyone feel a little unsure.
In such a situation, the sense of calmness and reliability given to everyone by the tall and calm Henry paired with the sword unknowingly affected many people around him.
Humans are social animals.
If one person in the group starts to lose his temper for no reason, it will inevitably affect the others and cause everyone's mood to fluctuate. And if a person remains calm all the time, other people will restrain themselves relatively if they see him doing this, whether it is for good face or other reasons.
He always keeps himself to avoid being affected by the current environment, coupled with his fighting power that looks very strong even from the appearance, unknowingly, everyone in the team begins to regard him as the backbone.
All three women in the team noticed these details.
Even though the things they saw were the same, the perceptions that Mira, Marguerite and Horno had were completely different.
Our Luoan girl is thinking carefully about the benefits of calmness, and has once again confirmed the advantages of her teacher's philosophy of life.
The noble lady focused on the sage who looked very calm about becoming the invisible backbone of the team, as if he had been used to it for a long time, and cast a thoughtful look every few minutes.
Finally, there was Horno, who was observing the human reaction with great interest - this elf girl decided to go with the team for a short time after last night. Although it remains to be determined whether she is trustworthy, but there is a guide for the team. Also a good thing. At this moment, Horno was riding in Henry's flat carriage, sitting next to Margaret.
The bald man with brown skin who fell asleep was restrained and placed in the pile of goods at the back.
"Bang bang——"
The wheels rolled over a stone slab lifted up by the grass.
"Uh-" The bald man opened his eyes and stared.
"Stop! He's awake." Margaret raised her hand and shouted, and everyone slowed down and looked this way.
"" The bald man looked around, and finally met Horno's emerald eyes.
"Are you awake?" The elf girl looked a little happy. She breathed a sigh of relief, and then continued: "Do you feel okay?"
"Mr. Barrow."
