Summoning the Holy Sword

Marlene stood at the window, staring at the beautiful, shining city in front of her eyes. But at this moment, the girl's thoughts floated to the far south coast. She still remembered that the sun was shining on the blue water with a smell of smell. There were no clouds in the sky, and the huge magic fleet moved slowly. It blocked the sunlight from the sky. In the cities under the sight, a few rays of light smoke can be seen rising up in the harbour city, and the faint sound of mourning and mourning from a distance can be heard faintly.

The fight is over.

This farce, which has been going on for almost half a year, is finally coming to an end in the late autumn. When the winter's breath is coming, it is like the dead leaves that withered and fell on the ground, and it is completely over. The reformist reading is like a farce, and now this farce is finally coming to an end. After the President of the Southern Parliament served the drug and committed suicide, the reformers finally broke down completely. After losing their backbone, the reformers were completely panic and didn't know what to do. And civil strife began to emerge at this time-after the Royal Fleet blocked the southern seaport, the entire southern region was almost completely paralyzed, and the Southern Parliament finally felt unprecedented fear and pressure. The old Parliament died, and he It's easy to walk, just shake your hand and go on the road alone, no matter what, anyway, it can be considered to avoid the fate of being hanged in the Golden City. But other people have no such good luck. The southern seaport is blocked and no ships can enter and leave. At present, the front line is tense and the rear is unstable. Those barbarians are almost going to penetrate the southern hinterland. For a time, the core members of the reformists had a personal heartfelt. There was no way out of the deadlock, and the advent of the magic guided fleet also marked their desperation for the possible surname of the Council of Light to send someone to help themselves. So now either they choose to surrender, or they rush to the territories of the barbarians, or cross the boundary and enter the dark dragon kingdom.

But for reformists, all three options are dead.

They know how cruel and rude Lydia is, and in this respect you ca n’t see that she should be a kind, fair and glorious archangel. In fact, many people's evaluation of Lydia is very correct, and that is Li Tia does have the "tyrant" factor. She is eager to enjoy, likes a grand and lively banquet, and will take an iron-handed and **** repression against anyone who dares to resist herself. It is ruthless, even humans may be difficult to achieve this step. , But Lydia did it.

This is why these reformers would rather grit their teeth and struggle to die than give up. They know that once they surrender, the only thing waiting for them is to go on the gallows. Of course, Lydia would n’t have a “man-made copy” like some ancient kings, but she would also not have a “just catch the main offender, never commit it”, do n’t worry, everyone has a share .

Because of their understanding of Lydia, the core members of the reformists will not agree to surrender if they are killed.

But the other two options are still dead for them.

The barren wasteland is where the order is not yet shrouded. The people there are the same. They are barbaric and ferocious. They only recognize strength. In addition to that, they don't care about anything. No matter how high your status and wealth are in Munn, for them, It ’s meaningless, not to mention that the power of order there is very weak, just like Rhodes ’Atonement, only because the order near the border of Dragon Soul has begun to become very unstable, even day and night are chaotic. of. And those places where the order has not been shrouded are even more terrible. It is impossible for ordinary people to survive in that kind of place.

And the Dark Dragon Kingdom is not a good choice.

As we all know, there is the kingdom of the undead, and the status of the living there is very low, although the existence of the "master" Garcia among the four demon generals has improved the status of humankind. But that is only limited to some human beings. In the Dark Dragon Kingdom, most human beings are either slaves or blood. So even if they cross the border safely, they will not get better.

What makes the reformists even more desperate is that although the relationship between the Dragon Kingdom of the Night and the Dragon Kingdom of the Light is very poor, their relationship with the Principality of Munn is still good. At that time, if Lydia asks the Dragon Kingdom of the Night to hand over people If they come out, there is no guarantee they will not be sent back!

Either they become corpses, or they become slaves first and then wait to become corpses. It is just the difference between the death penalty and the reprieve. For the reformists, the difference is not big-because they have no possible surname for appeal at all.

So at the moment they can only drag, day after day.

But they forgot one thing, that is, people ’s surnames are selfish. They can die for one more day without caring about the lives of others. Naturally, other people also care about their lives for their lives.

Within the reformists, the core members are minorities, after all, most people are not willing to accompany them to die. Before the old parliamentary president was there, they did not dare to be too presumptuous. But now, the old parliamentarian took poison and committed suicide, and these people suddenly became tough. They even felt that the choice of suicide by the old parliamentarian had meant that all this had ended completely, and they had no hope of victory! If you don't choose to surrender right now, then there really is only a dead end!

Because of this, eventually, civil strife broke out within the reformists.

"A handful of stubborn resistance cores" did not play any role in the face of "the sea of ​​the people", and not only that, those "selling teammates" were even good at advocating for the release of the South originally held by the reformists The former head of the legion, and until this time, the reformist so-called southern reading force also completely came to an end.

There is nothing to say about the next thing. The Southern Army stationed in Callenster began to become confused after hearing the news of the old president's suicide. At this opportunity, the Wang Dangjun suddenly bypassed from behind After reaching Karenst and re-cutting Karenst's supply line, this also made the Southern Army completely a stubborn strike. After three consecutive breakout failures, the Karenst garrison announced its surrender, and then the King ’s army raised the flag south. The reformists, already exhausted, this time did not even resist the symbolic surname, so they surrendered their hands directly.

Marin now remembers everything she saw when she walked into the southern harbor. She had also been to the southern harbor before. At that time, in the impression of Marin, it was a clean, tidy and beautiful city. Pedestrians on the street, dressed in bright clothes, whispered softly and politely, raised their heads proudly and proudly, as if full of endless hope for tomorrow and the future. I have to say that at that time those southerners were indeed qualified to despise those northerners who came from the bitter cold regions of the north and wore clothes made of rough fur and spoke loudly.

But this time, she saw a completely different scene.

The originally clean and tidy streets became dirty, and there were corpses of people and animals everywhere, and odors from the streets were uploaded from the streets and alleys. Even on the beautiful, blue bay side, many blisters were seen. Dead body. And those people who are dressed in bright clothes are now in ragged clothes, hiding in their homes with thin skin and yellow eyes, secretly watching the King ’s army enter their city through the cracks in the doors. Those originally neat and beautiful houses were also because no one was there. Taking care of it, plus the previous **, makes an originally beautiful city look like a beggar nest.

What a tragedy.

Thinking of this, Marin closed her eyes and swept out those unpleasant scenes in her mind. If it was Li Jie, she might sympathize with those poor people. But Marlene doesn't. She doesn't think those people are worthy of sympathy. This is their choice, and they also paid a price for it. As for whether the price is a bit high, then it is not within the range that Marlene needs to pay attention to. .

After that, Lydia also showed a strong side, in just two days, she captured all the core figures of the reformists and locked them in dungeon, waiting for trial and execution. In addition, in the face of these rebels this time, Lydia ’s punishment is extremely severe. She confiscated the property and wealth of all reformists and returned them to civilian status. In addition to the poor worms that are determined to be hanged, other people will also have different degrees of punishment. Some people will make a difference, the punishment will be lighter, and some people will be heavier. Of course, this weight is only relatively speaking.

For reformers, Lydia ’s hand is not vicious enough, because this time almost all the nobles and businessmen who participated in the rebellion, they all have a large industry and wealth in the south, otherwise these people Nor can there be courage to oppose the king.

And Lydia did this, and almost emptied the entire southern business and aristocracy. This is already a bottom-up for reformers, because it also means that they will not have enough energy and Come and compete with the Wang Dang for strength.

If it was changed from Ping Yue, this method of Lydia will definitely cause many people to oppose and protest, because Lydia ’s method is not just harvesting the foundation of the reformists. So many industries, chambers of commerce But some people took care of it. Now all these are taken over by the Wang Party, which means that those who work for the reformist industries will also be affected. If it is normal, I am afraid that it has already begun to protest.

But now, after Lydia made this decision, those southerners who had always stood up to their feet, accepted the arrangement silently like a defeated cock. They are like flowers in a greenhouse. Now, when Lydia breaks the glass of the greenhouse, she exposes these pampered flowers to the wind and rain. After the storm, these originally blooming flowers are finally 蔫Already. The harsh reality broke their romance on war, and made them understand clearly that war is not only the glory and cry of freedom in imagination, but the road of death and destruction. And they, foolishly, chose such a path.

"Miss Maureen."

Just when Marin was out of her mind, a voice came from behind her, which made Marin quickly converge her thoughts. She turned around, and then saw her next maid standing behind her. He looked at her respectfully.

"It's almost time for the party ..."

"I see. I'll get dressed now."

After saying this, Marin glanced again at the peaceful, peaceful and serene scenery of the Golden City outside the window, then she turned without hesitation and entered the room.

Rhode stepped out of the carriage and stared at the tall, majestic, shining golden castle, before whistling.

After awakening Grace Hill and Madaras, Rhodes was not able to return to the Atonement immediately, because at this time, Qilian told him that the royal family sent an invitation letter to invite Rhodes to join the upcoming gold Grand banquet held in the city. Although Rhodes had been busy with two daggers before, and did not pay too much attention to the battle between the royal party and the reformists, when he heard the news, Rhodes had determined that the reformists were completely finished. In fact, it really looks like Rhodes expected.

The so-called tyrants split the fields. Now that the local tyrants are finished, it is natural to divide the fields. Lydia has hollowed out the foundations of the entire South, but that is the location of hundreds of nobles and chambers of commerce, not to mention that after this battle, the Southern Army and the Sea Fleet will be cleaned and rebuilt on a large scale. In front of everyone, it is impossible to say that no one is moving. And Rhodes is also very clear that this time Lydia held a grand banquet, on the surface, it seems to celebrate the victory of the reformist civil war. In fact, it is too meaningless to share the cake.

Because of this, after leaving the Elven Forest, Rhodes took Anne and Li Jie directly to the gold city to join the victory feast. But this time, there was an unexpected visitor beside him.

"This is Gold City ..."

Collina got out of the carriage, her eyes were slightly rounded, she looked at the majestic castle in front of her in surprise, and whispered to herself.

Hearing what Corinna was saying, Rhodes didn't say anything. He just turned his head and looked at Corinna, and then quickly looked back.

Corinna's joining was totally an accident for Rhodes. In fact, when he resigned to Her Majesty the Queen, the Elven Queen would actually ask him to let Corina go to the Atonement and travel there. Frankly, when Rhodes heard this request from the Elven Queen, he was very surprised.

Of course, Rhodes knew that young elves would travel abroad, and sometimes they also assumed some obligations. For example, Collina was in the Solagang Mountains before, and she was the representative of the country of law. Naturally there will be no posts. But Rhodes did not expect that the Elven Queen would want to send Corina to the Atonement!

Of course, on the surface, the reason given by the elven queen is that she wants to take a close look at the impact that remains after the death of the devil, but Rhodes knows that this can only be used to coax a child, if he really wants to observe the death of the devil Influence, why did n’t she send her over before, but she ran a trip to the Elven Forest by herself? Rhodes didn't know why the Elven Queen made this decision, but he was in favor of this decision because Rhodes knew that it wouldn't be long before the war between the kingdom of the night dragon and the kingdom of light would begin, The place of Atonement is definitely one of the front lines. At that time, there was Corinna helping in the fortress, and maybe she could also pull the kingdom of the law into the water, which not only strengthened her strength, but also let the enemy cast a rodent. This is so good. How could Rhode let go of things? What's more, Rhodes is very aware of Corinna's talents. It is a precise mobile firepower turret. With Corinna's help, he will obviously be easier to defend the fort.

In fact, strictly speaking, it is not a good thing to let Corinna follow her. Rhodes is very clear that her style of conduct and the culture of the elves are incompatible. If Corinna can accept her own approach, it is a hell. But at the moment he is too lazy to bother with so much. Anyway, it takes no more than a year, the real war will begin, as long as you don't make too much of it before Corina is dissatisfied-anyway, Rod is very good at disguising, and Not once or twice.

But now, Rhode didn't pay attention to Collina next to him. Instead, he turned his head and looked at the Golden Castle in front of him, but involuntarily thought of someone who hadn't seen him for a long time --- Marin.

Strictly speaking, Marlene was the first woman Rhodes had after coming to this world (canary can't be counted as a matter of course). They all said that first love was unforgettable, but in fact the first night was almost the same. It is naturally impossible for Rhodes to forget Marin, not to mention that the other party has not been with him for a long time, but it has not played a smaller role in the development of the Starlight Guild than Rhodes. It can be said that without Marin, I am afraid The current Starlight Guild cannot develop in a well-organized manner.

But Rhodes knew it was impossible for Marlene to stay at the Starlight Guild as her deputy. She is the sole heir of the Xenia family, and in this civil war, compared to herself who has been playing soy sauce except for attacking the enemy's rear, Marin ’s performance can be said to be very eye-catching, she not only led her The magic guided troops resisted the reformers' offensive one after another. Even in the late battle surrounding Carronst, Marin made a considerable effort in cooperating with the siege to prevent the Karenst garrison from breaking out. Contribution—Of course, this is not to say how high Marin's military abilities and tactical literacy are, but in these days when she acted with Rhodes, the girl's understanding and mastery of magic has indeed made rapid progress It is for this reason that Marin was able to perform so well in this civil war.

And also because of her outstanding performance, now Marin has removed the hat of "a magic genius rare in a century" and has been officially recognized by many as a "young and powerful mage". It can be said that she worked hard for so many years and finally turned right.

On the way to Gold City, Rhodes also heard a lot of rumors about Marlene, especially this time she performed well, and there are many rumors surrounding this outstanding girl. There are rumors that she will join the court mage guard, become the deputy of arch mage amond, and may even become the head of the next court mage. There are also rumors that she may acquire a new territory and have an honorable and noble title.

These Rhodes are very clear. Marin is also sufficiently qualified to get these. She is different from herself. She is famous and has always been people's attention. So it is not surprising to have such a natural result now. Because everyone knows that she is the heir of the Xenia family. The magic genius that is rare in a century is laid here. As long as Marin works hard, she will have results. But he is different, no matter how dazzling he is, after all, he suddenly appeared in front of everyone within a short period of time. Therefore, the aristocrats have a little more caution and doubt about themselves than to Marin. It was as if Lydia had given him the title before, and it was because of this consideration that Rhodes was given the lowest rank of nobility. If I change Marin, I am afraid that at least the earl can't run away.

But Rhodes was still reluctant.

Maybe Marin's feelings for her will not change, but who knows this? When she leaves the guild, the time for the two sides to meet will decrease, and the distance is the enemy of love. According to Rod's experience, even if Marin still likes herself. But after that, because the two sides have difficulty meeting each other for a variety of reasons, the relationship will become dull. Not to mention that Rhodes is not short of women. Most of the end results are a plain separation between the two sides. Marlene may find someone who is the right person to marry to continue the family, or she may not marry. In any case, it has nothing to do with Rhodes.

The thought of this very likely future made Rhodes very upset. He has been robbing women with others and has never lost ......... Is this the rhythm to lose?

Rhodes himself did not know what mood he was in. In all fairness, he was happy for Malin's growth and achievements, but the thought of Marin leaving Starlight and leaving herself, the two might meet rarely in the future. Then he is not so happy.

It's just that ... thinking of this, Rhodes sighed helplessly and put this annoying thing behind his head.

Don't think about this unpleasant future, at least for now, he will see Marin soon.

(To be continued)