Half a year had passed since then.

Soon, it was winter.

Perhaps it was because of the snow that fell a few days ago, but Arthur's body began to feel uncomfortable all over.

To be specific, he did not hate winter that much, but he was instinctively afraid of the cold weather. However, compared to when he was young, he was often sleepy and his heart ached from time to time. Now, he felt much better.

[If I can, I really want to find a thick blanket and walk around.]

Arthur could not help but sigh as he held his slightly leaky coat with one hand.

With the busy farming season and the weather getting colder, there were very few people in the town. Other than the Knights, who were always on the move, most people spent the difficult winter around the fire at home.

It was almost impossible for the people at the bottom to live peacefully. The feudal lord's exploitation took away most of the food, and the tattered clothes could not resist the cold. The external invasion did not reduce the internal worries of the country. Instead, it made it worse.

In places that he could not see, many people would die of hunger and cold the next day.

It was because of this that Arthur insisted on his belief and wanted to change this country.

Perhaps the horse accidentally kicked a stone hidden in the snow, but the horse shook its head uneasily. Enkidu skillfully patted its back, and it soon returned to normal.

Speaking of which, this was also the first half year that Enkidu stayed in this world.

With the help of an accident caused by the invasion of another race, Enkidu was no longer spiritualized, and he interacted with the people in the town as a human.

He stayed in Arthur's house and usually helped Aikto with some household matters to pay for the accommodation. Perhaps he was surprised that his adopted son finally made a friend, but Aikto's attitude towards Enkidu had always been very good.

"Master, there's a herd of deer in front."

In order to hide his heroic spirit physique, Enkidu also wore thick winter clothes.

His long green hair was not let down as usual. Instead, it was hidden under the clothes. As the clothes were a little too big, Enkidu's mouth was tightly covered, and only his eyes kept looking around.

There was no concept of "snow" in his hometown, and the knowledge imparted to him was different from reality. It was the first time Enkidu had seen snow.

At first, the clay figurine was not used to the outfit, but Arthur felt that it was much better than before. Looking at Enkidu's thin white shirt, even though he knew that Enkidu was not cold at all, he could not help but shiver on Enkidu's behalf.

"Okay, watch me."

Arthur appeared to be full of confidence.

The bowstring was pulled into a full arc. After giving up on the doe and the immature fawn, the arrow was firmly fixed on the strong male deer.

"Yo ~"

The herd of deer shook.

In winter, the smell of blood would not spread too far. The two quickly prepared the food for their family for the next few days. When the food had completely hardened, they carried it on their backs.

Even though Arthur's adoptive father, Aikto, was one of the top families in the area, it was difficult to get through the winter comfortably with the support of many horses. Most of the food was distributed by Aikto to the poor who could not survive. Arthur and Guy did not object, but the number of times they went out began to increase.

A single deer was not enough. Arthur and Enkidu's target was the wolves in the forest. Even though wolf meat was not very tasty, the hungry wolves in winter posed a great threat to humans. They had to be controlled to prevent their reproduction.

"I've prepared some wine. Do you want some to warm up?"

Walking in the silent forest, only the occasional noise of the branches being crushed by boots could be heard. The vast expanse of white seemed to spread to the horizon.

Before he made a contract with Enkidu, Arthur usually went here alone. Brother Kai was busy with the work of the Knights, so there was no difficulty. But with more people around, he wanted to talk more, so he did not feel so lonely.

Enkidu took the wineskin and took a sip. The taste of the ale was naturally not as good as the good wine he had tasted before, but it had a simple aftertaste.

"Enkidu looks very young. Have you drunk before?"

Arthur secretly measured his height. His familiar had a young baby face, but he was not short. He seemed to be half a head taller than him.

For some reason, he felt a little melancholy.

"If we're talking about age, I can be called Master's senior."

Enkidu firmly believed that he was not young.

Unfortunately, because of the characteristics of his body, he could not grow a beard. He hoped that his beard would be as long as his hair. Unfortunately, when his best friend found out about his wish, he laughed from day to night and said something like "only you can bring me so much happiness." He still could not understand his best friend's feelings at that time.

"If we're talking about wine, Uruk's wine is definitely not worse than the country where Master came from."

"So wine existed thousands of years ago?"

Arthur had already known Enkidu's identity and part of his past, but he was still amazed by the existence of "wine" in a country thousands of years ago.

"It's a gift from God to human beings."

In order to prevent the low-hanging branches from scratching Gozhu's face, Enkidu walked while pressing down the branches. There was no emotion in his tone, whether it was awe or disgust.

"God paid attention to pleasure, so wine appeared.

But the materials to make wine required plentiful food, high-quality fruit, and enough time.

In order to meet their requirements, they gave the recipe of wine to human beings, so that wine would appear in the annual sacrifice. "

His best friend naturally had good wine made by God, and he was never stingy to share it with Enkidu. Enkidu naturally knew how big the difference between God's wine and ordinary wine was. But God asked for wine as a sacrifice every year. If the quality was not good, they would refuse. They just wanted to satisfy the pleasure of human beings who constantly paid faith and awe for them.

It was no wonder that after killing the Bull of Heaven, Gill ordered the destruction of all temples.

"It's too wasteful."

Arthur's evaluation was also not high.

He did not experience the era of God, so he naturally did not have fanatical admiration. He could calmly analyze that if the grain output was the same as before, a large amount of grain would be used to make wine, and many people would starve to death.

"So when other city-states increased the tribute every year, Gill reduced the tribute of the temples."

Enkidu still remembered his friend's answer when he asked.

"It's not necessary."

On a sunny afternoon, standing high on the balcony, one could see the panoramic view of Uruk from a bird's eye view.

The king lazily held the cup in his hand and tasted the imperfect cloudy wine. Uruk had originally brewed wine for the gods, but after he found out about it, he had filled the king's wine vault and ordered that only those with extra food could carry out this activity.

"As long as the Uruk is a strong country, those Gods will not leave. On the contrary, they will find other reasons to praise the king's integrity."

Because they needed the faith of an excellent country. Destroying this country would cause them great losses.

Compared with this, even the most perfect enjoyment was just a play to pass the time.

"Your friend is really a wise king."

Arthur could not help but sigh, and Enkidu showed a soft smile.

"In my heart, he has always been the best king."

So Enkidu found that Gozhu, who was originally in high spirits, was in a rare low mood.

The two of them walked through more than half of the forest, but still did not find any traces of wild wolves. Enkidu often paid attention to Gozhu's movements, but he always lowered his head, and no one knew what he was thinking.

“Master？”

Arthur finally raised his eyes and looked at Enkidu in a daze.

Compared with his usual confidence, Gozhu now was cute enough.

"What are you thinking about?"

Arthur could not tell Enkidu the secret in his heart.

When his friend praised another person with a smile, the future king had a complicated feeling in his heart.

This kind of complicated feeling was indescribable. After all, he knew that in the near future, he would bear the responsibility.

Arthur did not know whether he could become a qualified king, whether he could bring a new future to Great Britain. This kind of uncertainty made Enkidu so anxious when he praised another person.

But after Enkidu spoke, Arthur strangely calmed down.

No matter what, the person in front of him would watch all of this.

"We've already walked so far?"

Arthur moved his sore arms and found that they were already deep in the forest.

"Today's prey is too little."

As if deliberately changing the topic, Arthur looked back in distress at the only prey that he had been busy with for the whole day.

"The spiritual power in the forest is a bit restless. Probably because of this, the animals have all hidden."

Enkidu suddenly stopped. He sensed that there was a person in front of him, who seemed to have noticed him and Gozhu and deliberately released his own breath.

"Splash …"

It was the sound of the lake water moving.

The sound of the swaying water formed a soft sound wave, floating close to their ears, and then there was the sound of girls playing. Enkidu stood in front of Arthur and looked solemnly at the front.

The trees that originally blocked the view moved to both sides, and the clear lake gradually revealed a beautiful corner.

A woman was sitting by the lakeside, softly humming an unknown folk song. She was surrounded by a faint mist, and her figure couldn't be seen clearly. Her long black curly hair was set off by her fair skin, making her look both enchanting and pure.

The mist dissipated.

The woman's eyes were dark green in the depths of the trees, and from another angle, they were unfathomable black. Her beauty was evil, but also had the ethereal spirit of an elf.

"I'm Vivian, the Fairy of the Lake."

She stared at Enkidu in confusion, and then showed a dazzling smile.