"It's the uncle with the bucket." Although he didn't understand what the locals were saying, Jonah was still frightened by the flying bucket. He waved to the Easterners repeatedly: "Help me translate: I am a member of the five major guilds, astrology A fourth-level astrologer apprentice recognized by the Warlock Association. I ask you to let me and my companions out of this prison immediately."
Asai nodded and repeated the astrologer's apprentice's request in the common language of the Southern Continent. An angry reply came from outside the door. Judging from the series of short syllables and the red and white expressions on the Eastern people's faces, it must not be a good thing. "Well. The leader of the herdsmen said it's too late. If you have anything to do, we'll talk about it tomorrow morning. Please don't disturb their normal rest. Otherwise... something not so wonderful will happen." Asai tried to translate as euphemistically as possible. road.
The footsteps faded away. The herdsman uncle walked away with long strides. Jonah felt a little angry. "Don't these people have basic respect for strangers? How about we break this door and escape."
The Moonlight Elf excitedly added fuel to the fire and said: "Okay, okay. Fighting is the most fun. How about I use space magic to destroy the entire stone house. If you are in a good mood, it is not difficult to wipe out the entire town. .”
"...It's better not to give it up." The Oriental looked at them with a sad face. "After all, they are within Tocharian territory. If you accidentally become a wanted criminal, wouldn't it mean that you will be hunted by Tocharians wherever you go? Chase."
"It's okay. I can protect you." Yonahao suddenly became angry. He completely forgot who was knocked out by a large 40-liter wooden bucket on the spot.
"Tch~ Come on, brother Yona." Xiaoguai glanced at him. "Protect yourself first. With your strength, it's still too early for you to hang around on this continent... Besides, even if That guild badge can help you tide over the difficulties. What reason do you have to run around with this useless sissy."
"Well, let me interject." Asai raised his hand in a good-tempered manner. "I am not always so weak. There are always a few days every month when I am a little weaker. But the same thing, there are also a few days when I become a little stronger. .And I should be quite useful. For example, I can speak the five main languages spoken in the mainland. I can also speak a little bit of the obscure Elvish, Dragonic and Aboriginal languages. I can also do acupuncture, massage and dispensing medicine."
The elf stood on Jonah's shoulders and put his hands on his hips angrily: "What's so great about being able to speak five languages? I will learn more."
The astrologer's apprentice interrupted: "My dear, I don't know the common language of the Southern Continent. I need someone to help me."
When the green-haired elf heard this, he slapped him angrily. "You idiot. You have forgotten what I said. My space magic 'Language Transfer' can directly imprint a language. Into your little head full of paste, isn’t it the lingua franca of the Southern Continent? I’ll teach it to you now.”
"Really." Jonah covered his face and looked at his symbiotic partner in surprise.
"More real than the stars in the sky." Xiao Guai glanced at Asai triumphantly and raised his chin: "It won't take a few minutes. At most, it will take some energy from me. But this magic can only be used once on an object. .You are sure to learn this language.”
Jonah nodded and said: "That's right. As long as I can walk freely in the Tocharian Empire and find my partner, that's enough. With Elliot here, I don't have to worry about anything..." He suddenly slapped his forehead. Turning to the direction of Asai: "Don't think too much. It's not that you are useless. I just want it to be more convenient. You know..."
"Okay, okay. I understand. Don't worry." The Easterner smiled and waved his hand. "Go on."
The moonlight elf's mood seemed to be very high. It turned into green light and drew dazzling lines in the air. "Brother Yona, you have to concentrate. I will activate the 'Language Transfer' magic now. Project the syllables of the common language of the Southern Continent to In your brain, you have to imagine all the information about the language at the same time. Text, pronunciation, dialogue, anything. Don't think about anything else. Do you understand it? Just associate the fragments in memory with the projected syllables. . Only then can this language be imprinted on your soul.”
"I understand." The astrologer's apprentice nodded seriously. He sat on the haystack and closed his eyes.
"Then let's begin." Xiaoguai hovered in the air. His whole body was shrouded in dazzling magic light. The white color representing space magic gradually replaced the green magic light of the Moonlight Elf itself, making the whole room look like daylight. .Asai stood quietly and watched, with a look of admiration on his face.
The elf glanced at the Easterner arrogantly and activated the mysterious transfer magic.
At this time, Jonah was trying his best to imagine the memory fragments related to the common language of the Southern Continent. The roar of the shepherds, the excuses of the Orientals, the phrases that the Stewart brothers and sisters accidentally said... Only then did he realize that even though he came to the Southern Continent, It's been a long time, but the opportunities to come into contact with this language are very few. Xiaoguai must have thought that he had some understanding of the common language of the southern continent. Who knew that the astrologer's apprentice had stayed in "Bucktree" since he came to this continent? On "The Gale of Asia", I spend the day and night with two fellows from the Western Continent.
It was too late to stop at this time. Countless mysterious words and symbols appeared in his mind like a storm. Jonah screamed. His mind was filled with a sudden torrent of information. It seemed that it might explode at any time. He understood in an instant. The principle of this magic was revealed. What Xiaoguai passed on were the phonetic symbols of all the languages she knew. Only one language that is constantly triggered by memory can be mastered by the brain.
In the midst of the chaos, some mysterious letters began to be illuminated by memories. Jonah did not expect that this memory would be recalled involuntarily. In his mind, the underground secret room dug by an unknown monk on the back of the ghost Bahamas appeared. Twenty-four exquisite murals are filled with this ancient phonetic text. Now each letter appears vividly in front of the eyes, as if it is alive and jumping in the mind.
"Wait a minute. I don't want to learn this language..." the astrologer's apprentice thought feebly. But these memory fragments have mobilized the corresponding parts of the torrent of symbols. "...Ah." Suddenly there was a needling sensation in the head. The stinging pain. With each stinging pain, the writing and pronunciation of a letter were firmly engraved in his brain. It was more vivid than any knowledge he had mastered before. As the transfer magic progressed, the frequency of the stinging pain increased. Higher and higher, until it turned into a series of intensive pain pulses. Jonah wanted to cover his head, but his whole body could not move. He could only face the endless severe pain in an extremely awake state.
I don’t know how long it took. The last stinging pain disappeared. Yona regained control of his body. He held his head and groaned with an "ouch". The Moonlight Elf landed on his shoulder panting and wiped the sweat from his face. : "You are so stupid. I am so exhausted. Using such a difficult magic once will really shorten your life. Fortunately, I can only use it on you once... Wait. Now let's leave the big stupid beast. Yes. It’s not time to find a way to get rid of this guy and regain freedom... No. We have to find a strong guy to sign a new contract to completely lift the curse. Until we find a suitable scapegoat, we have to make do with this..." She struggled. He said to himself.
"Ahem. I can hear you, Miss Elf." A drop of cold sweat flowed from the Eastern man's forehead.
"Bah. I'm not allowed to comment when I heard it. When I first saw you, I felt that you had a very terrifying power. Then I looked carefully and there was no fart. You are such a weak guy." Xiao Guai glared at him fiercely.
Asai coughed twice and looked away.
At this time, Jonah suddenly raised his head and opened his eyes. The light of rebirth shone in his eyes. "It feels good to master a new language. Although the process is a bit painful, it feels very good after the pain is over. Right?" "The elf patted his head. "Quickly, show me a few words and listen."
The apprentice astrologer spoke calmly: "Māma Nāma Rānaj."
"...What." The Easterner said confused.
The little boy's sapphire blue eyes widened: "Try saying something again."
"Yoga?cittavrittinirodhah." Yona opened his mouth and said fluently.
"...What." Asai stretched out his fingers to dig at his ears.
Xiaoguai covered her small breasts. "The first sentence he said was 'My name is Jonah'. The second sentence he said was 'Yoga is a good medicine to suppress the desires in the heart.' It was very good. The pronunciation and grammar were perfect. Quite authentic.”
"...What." The Easterner's black eyebrows were almost knitted together. "Why can't I understand? Is there something wrong with my hearing?"
"Nonsense. Of course you don't understand. What this idiot speaks is not the lingua franca of the Southern Continent at all." The Moonlight Elf finally broke down and grabbed Yona's earlobe and yelled. "Why do you idiot have to learn Sanskrit? Say yes. What about the lingua franca of the Southern Continent? Are you kidding me on purpose? There is no point in learning Sanskrit that no two people know. Do you want to leave it to the grave to chat with the ghost of a thousand-year-old old man? You don’t even know Are the users of high-level magic being misunderstood? Do you dare to be a little weaker, brother..."
Yona grinned and explained: "My dear, please let go of my ears first. Ouch... I'm not the one who specializes in learning this rare language. I don't know why. The words on the mural just popped out by themselves. I also There's nothing I can do, oh oh yo..."
"Sanskrit." Asai was stunned. He stared thoughtfully at the 17-year-old boy who had failed to achieve anything but failed. He seemed to be thinking about something.
"Forget it." Xiaoguai let go of his paws and glanced at Yona with tears in his eyes. "I've been in that broken jar for so long. I didn't expect to be entrusted with such a complete loser like you for the rest of my life... …Don’t wake me up tomorrow. I’m going to sleep until I think about it.”
The moonlight elf flew back to the sealed glass bottle. The room suddenly became quiet. Yona touched the red and swollen earlobe and looked a little embarrassed: "Well, I really didn't mean it..."
"You gave me a reason to go with you." The Easterner suddenly said something without beginning or end.