Lizard Keeping Diary

"I...I see Chaos, Father."

When Shatz woke up, the tears were still wet on his face.The memory of his mother dying in front of him was a pain he couldn't bear, and even now that he's grown up, it's still hard for him to accept it all.

Badley held his shoulders, but he cared about another thing, "Your memory has been changed, and you didn't know it. Do you know what this means?"

Schatz's eyes widened in bewilderment.

"It shows how little control you have over yourself. You're always at the mercy of other wills."

Badre's fingertips lingered in black mist, spinning like a cosmic nebula, with a little gleam, and suddenly let go of his hand and flew towards Shatz. The moment it penetrated the skin, the pain was endless, causing Shatz to resist violently. , "No...Father, what did you do..."

"You are too weak, child, from birth." Badley straightened Shatz's face, "but you must be strong from now on."

Shatz bowed his head silently, and was shocked to find that things in his mind had changed.

If his thinking was originally pure, then he is now wearing thick armor and protected under a copper wall and iron wall.He can still think freely, but outsiders can't easily spy on it.

"The blessing of chaos has faded. Now I have applied a layer of protection to your mind. The mechanism is just the opposite of the blessing of chaos. If your memory is tampered with and your mind is manipulated, it means that your spiritual protection has been breached. You have to rise up against the attack from the outside, otherwise you will be tortured into a faint from pain."

what? !

Shatz's face turned pale, "Father, father...why..." Why do you want him to be tortured to faint?

"Don't be afraid, this is for your own good." Badley stroked his face, "Since you have experienced the horror of being manipulated...you should understand the value of free will. This pain is used to stimulate you potential that wakes you up when you fall."

There was real concern in Badre's tone, which made Schatz relax a little.

In a daze, he seemed to be able to understand what Badley meant. Although not all of them, it was true that creatures that did not feel pain died the fastest.

There are always things that bring pain and even kill the will to live, but if you want to forget, it is the person who is burdened with pain who chooses to forget, not someone else who chooses for him.

Manipulated by choice, there is no choice anymore.Life is manipulated... there is no life anymore.

"Thank you, Father," Schatz said weakly.

Badre didn't reply, and kissed a lock of red hair lightly.

In this world, the stories of Saktaren can stop children from crying at night.Ordinary people can't tell the difference between each Sactalon, they only hear that they are all evil black magicians, dancing spells that defy the sky, and blood flows everywhere they go.

That was a long time ago.But people enjoy it and pass it down from generation to generation.There are always conspiracy theories that the Saccharon family is active in the dark, manipulating the fate of the world.

No one would think about how a Saccharon gets along with his children.

Has he ever woken up in the middle of the night and found that the child was crying non-stop, so he tried his best, cuddling and changing diapers, and finally found that the child was hungry, so he hurriedly brewed milk powder to feed it.

Has he ever lingered at the entrance of the Conservatory of Music, hesitating how to get in and meet each other, when his child came from the street, playing with a classmate, living a happy and simple life, which made him suddenly realize that he should not go disturb.

Did he, like other fathers, make decisions that he thought were good for his children, whether or not that was the case?

He had sons and daughters, but they all disappeared with the passage of time, leaving him alone.Distant descendants either changed their names or started families of their own.He felt mentally old, and no one would love him at his knees anymore—until a child with green eyes was born.

Shatz is his youngest son, the new bloodline after an unknown number of years.

At that time, he wanted to be by Shatz's side, bring up the child, sum up his previous educational experience, and make no mistakes.

Really unfortunate.If it was just Patty who took Schatz, he could still get it back right away.Finding someone is no problem at all!But he missed his opportunity, because Chaos happened to send him on a long journey at that time.

It has been many years since he came back.

...Maybe this is fate.

Badre stared at the air, the study was so dull that a needle could be heard.Schatz had fallen asleep in the soft chair.The previous memory exploration had exhausted Schatz's physical strength, making him physically and mentally exhausted.

The temperature in the room is not high, and the child is only wearing a shirt, so it is easy to catch a cold after sleeping like this all afternoon.

Badre thought for a moment, then took a thin blanket and covered Schatz's body.

Schatz lay there quietly, unaware of it.Badre looked at it for a while, then brought another blanket, this time a little thicker, and put it on top of the thin blanket.

Then Badre left the study.The door was closed gently, like a mortise and tenon fitting just right, without any difficulty.

In the afternoon, the sun rarely penetrated into the manor, adding some warmth to the house.

Shatz woke up in a daze, sweating all over, and suddenly found that he was wrapped in two blankets, which were thicker than the quilt he had at night, plus the cushion that came with the soft chair, no wonder he slept extraordinarily this time warm.

He stood up, rubbed his eyes and walked to the window.

The crows outside have never flown by, they have been clinging to the branches, turning around from time to time, like a sentinel.Even if it disappears for a while, it will always come back.

Interesting.

Shatz's mood improved inexplicably.Maybe it's the sleep.Originally he was so desperate, immersed in the memory and unable to extricate himself, felt that the sky was about to fall.But now that he woke up, he thought differently again.

He thinks the past is over.Some problems do exist.But there's no need to dwell on the past.He's not a judge, he can't decide what is justice.

Badley loves him and is really doing his best.Standing in his position, only looking at the present moment, knowing this is enough.

After roughly tidying up his appearance, Shatz turned around and went out, and began to wander around the main house.

It was just before sunset, and some servants were walking up and down, doing endless chores.They would make way for Schatz, but not for unnecessary conversation.

Schatz recalled how delicious they cooked every meal, and couldn't help saying that they were simply the most satisfactory, worry-free and efficient servants.

However, such servants are definitely not easy to come by, whether they are living creatures or machines.

Schatz walked out of the house and went to the huts outside.He hadn't seen those places yet, but now he suddenly became interested in exploring them.

After entering the first hut, Schatz was shocked.There are a lot of dummies here, all of which are female appearances. They stand in several rows, their eyes are all blank, and they look very scary.

Schatz took a closer look at the dummies and found that they resembled the cooks in the main house.Moreover, these dummies are old items, with varying degrees of damage, some with dirty surfaces, some with missing arms, and some with faces that have melted for some reason...

Schatz took courage, pinched the skin of a dummy, and then had a sliver of realization.

The material seems to be clay...

Clay is a very cheap material, but the variety is very complex.In the past, the little friends in the village would collect scattered bread crumbs and other materials to make very rough clay for making small clay figurines.

These dummies are made of much better material than that.Still, they were inevitably damaged during use and ended up being sent in as a whole lot to be repaired or retired.

Schatz exited quietly and continued to the second hut.This time he didn't find the dummy, but he found Badley.

"Father!"

Schatz saw something in Badley's hand, and immediately ran over to check it out of curiosity.

"Are you... carving?"

"Um."

In front of Badre is a trestle holding an unfinished head sculpt.There are many tools on the table next to it, and there is a lamp that illuminates the workbench.

Shatz walked to the back of the head sculpt, looked around the internal environment, "Did you make those dummies in the manor, father?"

"Um."

"It must have been a lot of work. There are so many people just working. There are also many in the hut I went to just now... It looks like a discarded dummy..."

"Yes." Badley finally raised his head, "It was a long time ago. The cook is my prototype, and I made it more delicate. Then I copied the bunch of them in batches according to her. Now in the main house Menservants, I forgot who the prototype was."

"So only the prototype needs careful carving?"

"Hmm. Why don't you try it?"

Schatz readily accepted the invitation.

But I have to admit that, for him, sculpture is a completely unfamiliar field.

Schatz took the carving knife from Badley and stood in front of the head sculpt, feeling a little at a loss for the thick lump of clay.

Badley encouraged him, "It's okay, you are my son, you must have good carving talent. Go ahead with confidence."

That's right, since his father is good at carving portraits, he shouldn't be too bad.

Shatz felt that his heart was full of courage, and raising his arm was a cool wave——

——Crack.

The nose that had just been made was cut off, and after falling to the ground, it survived and rolled to Badley's feet.

"...I'm sorry, Father."

"It's okay." Badre was still kind, but his black face became a little pale, "Actually, you've done a good job. Most beginners...are...unable to be as complete as you."

There is a feeling that you are about to cry after your hard work is ruined, but you still try to praise him.

Shatz wiped his sweat secretly, and quickly returned the carving knife to Badre.

"It's better for you to come."

Badre started tinkering with the head sculpt.Schatz wanted to go out, but Badre said he could still help, and brought out a pot and asked him to make clay.

Schatz wouldn't do that either.But at least there is no loss in doing this.So Schatz messed around, with a bag of flour in his left hand and a bucket of plaster solution in his right, happily mixing up a mess of mud.

"Father, look at this. It's about the same as what you use now."

Badre took a look out of the corner of his eye, "Well, not bad."

"I'm helping my father."

"Yes."

Shatz kept trying, "Father, do you think I'm a good boy?"

Badre was slightly taken aback, not expecting Shatz to ask this question.Always feel a little abnormal.Badre thought for a moment, then replied, "You are a good boy."

"Then you let my partner go, okay?"

really.

Badley stared at the mutilated head sculpt, "No. As I said, he is an intruder. Sactalon Manor didn't invite him here, he broke in without authorization. This is also counted in the world. crime."

Schatz knew that his father had a set of fallacies, and there would be no good results in arguing, so he said, "If you don't plan to let him go, how are you going to deal with him?"

"I usually kill intruders. But you like that dragon, don't you?"

Shatz was stunned, and quickly answered, "Yes, I like him very much, so..."

He wanted to take the opportunity to intercede, but Badley immediately interrupted him, "Since you like it, I will keep it as a pet for you. However, that dragon should be wild and needs to be trained and disciplined. might be hurt by him."

Kuru?hurt him?Never possible!

Schatz became agitated. "He's my mate. Dad, don't you know what that means? He's not my pet!"

"Hehe, mate. You're too young to know what nonsense you're talking about. A dragon is not a human mate. If you really can't stand loneliness, you should also find a woman...man of the right kind, not an animal. This relationship."

"He's not an animal," Schatz argued. "An animal doesn't take human form. He...he's a magical creature. Aren't you a magician? Why do you look down on him?"

"In many worlds, animals and plants can become people, but they are still inferior."

"But it doesn't make sense."

"Why not." Badley turned around and said coldly, "The best among animals all want to become human beings and blend in with human society, no matter what they do. But the best among humans, If you don’t want to sharpen your head and want to integrate into the society of animals, isn’t that enough to show who is good and who is bad?”

"..."

Schatz was silently surprised.

If a human said in front of an orc that all orcs are inferior to humans, it would cause an uproar.

But when the object of discrimination becomes a dragon, the whole thing becomes a bit magical.In Badre's mouth, the strongest king on the mainland in the past was only worthy of being a pet, even a species inferior to humans.

Not to mention whether this makes sense...

"So what if it's really inferior?" Schatz thought of this, a little unconvinced, "It doesn't matter what he is, as long as I like it? Besides, I don't need your consent. I'm an adult and can choose for myself. the other half."

"That's according to the world's standards." Badre was suddenly annoyed. "This is my territory, so I naturally act according to my standards. If you want me to say, you are no different from a baby, because you are so ignorant. You are honey Cotton candy in a jar, lacking control over one's own power, having no plans for the future, holding fantasies of love from nowhere, easily coaxed by a dragon."

While Schatz was stunned, Badley came to the conclusion decisively, "So you simply don't have the ability to make truly important decisions for yourself. You can have a partner. But whoever the object is, you must listen to me!"

Schatz stared at him incredulously.

"Really? Then dare to ask you, respected father, what kind of partner do you think I should have?"

"A human being. The shape you like. But this human being must be strong enough to protect you and be loyal to you and obey you."

"You're describing a dog."

"Even a dog is better than your mate."

As soon as this ridicule came out, Shatz's face changed suddenly.

But he knows how big the gap between himself and Badre is.It is meaningless to confront him head-on, it will only make him realize his own weakness again.Perhaps Badre was right in part, but most of the rest were outright arrogant words.

Schatz clenched his fists, turned and went out, and dropped a word at the same time.

"I regret calling you father, Badre."

When he touched the doorknob, a cloud of black mist suddenly struck from behind, twisted around his wrists, and tied him up in the air.

"!" Schatz's limbs were restrained, struggling in the air was useless, and he was forced to face his father.

At this time, Badley's face was gloomy, but Schatz was not timid.He looked at his father resentfully, and straightened his chest forward, as if saying, what can you do to me?kill me?Beat me up?try it!

The kid is taking a risky bet.Badre was slightly displeased.Happened to be remanded.He really couldn't bear to hurt Schatz.Even though the child's character and ideas conflict with him, he knows that this child is gifted, otherwise Chaos would not be so generous to him.

What's more, he's just such a bloodline closest to him, it's just a matter of scaring him, how can he really do anything?

Even so, Badley still couldn't hold back his face, and just stood there, looking at each other fixedly with Schatz.No one moved.Time seemed to stand still.

For a long time, the black mist that had been waiting for the next order drifted around confusingly.

But Schatz, who was bound, reacted, "Sorry, Father, I don't really think so."

How many people can regain the lost love?He didn't think Badre was the kind of unreasonable person.Badre just developed a paranoid outlook on life through the years and the ice and fire.

He can oppose his father, he can leave angrily, but he can't deny the connection that blood is thicker than water.

Seeing that Shatz gave in, Badley put him back on the ground, but he turned around and turned his back to Shatz without saying a word.

"Father……"

Schatz quietly approached Badre from behind, suddenly jumped over and hugged Badre's body.The black man immediately froze, his whole body tensed, but he didn't push him away.

Schatz smiled secretly, put his face on Badre's back, and closed his eyes, "Don't be mad at me, okay, father?"

"..." Badre muffled, "I'm not mad at you."

"Really?"

"Hmm." Badley turned his head slightly, "I'm thinking, maybe it's because of me, I haven't dealt with young people for a long time, and I can't keep up with my thoughts. I don't know what's going on with you... with animals Is intercourse the latest fad?"

Schatz burst out laughing.How does it sound like a strange hobby of humans and beasts...

My father didn't really have any misunderstandings, did he?

"We are two ordinary people. Although we are of different races, we can understand each other." Schatz explained, "At first I helped him by chance, and he has been helping me since then."

"Is he nice to you?" Badre hesitated.

"He's been the best for me!" Schatz said, and then, catching a glimpse of Badre's face, added, "Just as good as you, Father."

"But I've seen dragons abuse humans before, don't you know?"

"Before...how long ago?"

"About 1000 years ago."

Schatz scratched his head, "At that time, dragons would bully all creatures that were weaker than themselves. Humans were just one of the victims. Now that the living environment has improved, dragons have also civilized accordingly, and it won't be like that anymore. Gollum told me so."

After a pause, Shatz looked into the dark purple eyes, "Father... you said before that my partner must be strong enough to protect me, and be loyal to me and obey me. Actually... that's how he is. of."

"He's not strong enough," Badre retorted.

"That's compared to you." Schatz smiled bitterly, "I don't know anyone who is stronger than you...except God."

These words were unintentional, but they were flattering.

Badre chuckled, "Yeah." So proud of his strength, he said, "Well, I can't give him a chance, but your partner better prove that he's worthy of you."

"He will." Schatz strikes while the iron is hot, "and he will be filial to you, like your son. Think about it, wouldn't one more child be more happy?"

Badre thought deeply, "Yes...children are the most precious thing in this world..."

Before he could finish speaking, there was a loud bang outside!The earth shakes and the mountains shake!

Schatz staggered, holding on to the table to stabilize himself.

At this moment a servant rushed in and reported in a dull voice, "It's not good. It's not good. My lord, the dragon's dungeon—"

"It's blown up." Badley answered, "I know. You go down first."

The servant took his leave.When the door was opened, a gust of wind blew in, and a huge air current was blown up on the flat ground, but the behemoth in the distance had just regained its freedom, violently lifted into the air, and hovered above the hut.

"Black Mage! Get out!"

The roar of the giant dragon was deafening, Shatz turned pale slightly, and confirmed that it was Kuru without a doubt.

"You coward hiding under a turtle shell! A thief behind your back! I see your true nature! Come out! Meet my challenge!! Despicable man! Don't be a coward! Get out! Suicide!! Your grandfather, I am here to challenge you!"

The shouting and cursing outside intensified, with arrogance rising to the sky.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the cabin was almost suffocating.

"He also said that he would be filial to me, like my son." Badre's face was extremely ugly, "Hehe."

"..." Schatz didn't dare to speak.

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