On the map of human power, between two countries that are insignificant in terms of land size and international influence, even if they are not marked in detail on the map, they are simply carried by a small arc into the hills.

Two men sat cross-legged by a stream, a game of chess in front of them, and a jar of liquor around them.

"Then again, even the nearest village is miles away, so how the hell did you find here?"

The man sitting on one side of the chessboard asked in confusion as he held the red child in his hand.

He wore a very simple set of regular clothes, and his hair was simply flat because it was convenient and neat.

But even this featureless regular clothes, and casual hairstyle, and then tidy up, with the man's angular face and old but still vigorous body, also looked as heroic as a knight who could step into battle at any time.

He is Robbie, one of the two people who is known as the god of war because of his rare defeats in his military career.

Sitting across from him was a beautiful man wearing a loose yukata, holding a wine glass, with his chest open, his hair tied up in a bunch, and a face that was not inferior to that of a woman.

And he is also the other of the two war gods, Esonia.

Esonia didn't speak, just drank and played chess there.

"If you just drink, you can't drink the atmosphere in this kind of place," Robbie said, looking at the scenery around him, "There are no mountains, no scenery, not even decent trees and flowers, and the only thing to say is this sour water, which is really disappointing." ”

As he spoke, he shook his head as if he was really disappointed, and then looked cautiously in the direction of Esonia, only to see Esonia, who was sitting across from him, holding a wine glass in one hand, and glancing casually at the stream he had spoken, but quickly turned his gaze back to the chessboard with disinterest.

Not a word was said from beginning to end.

"By the way, speaking of which, you really have the ability, obviously you were still fighting on the battlefield some time ago, but now you can escape the pursuit of the enemy, and it is really worth boasting of sitting here safely. ”

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"Ah, and, it's really unthinkable, the original domineering Koncadas Empire is gone, obviously this generation is also a rare Ming monarch, but as a result, not only the royal family was completely wiped out, but the country was also torn apart, which is really emotional!"

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"I forgot to say it just by drinking, in fact, I bought this wine in China, oops, I really didn't expect it, the wine made in this country is really good, this kind of wine is even the best wine of the elf clan, there must be few comparable ......"

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"I didn't expect you to play really well, this chess is also Chinese, although Qin has a similar one, but after all, it's still different, I didn't expect you to play this ...... too"

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"Speaking of which, do you know ......?"

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"If you're just here for a drink, get out of here! I told you, even the nearest village is far away, and it's very inconvenient to buy something!"

"You've really changed a lot. ”

When Robbie had already begun to give the eviction order, Esonia put down the wine glass in her hand and looked at him with a pair of drunken eyes half-open.

"Really?

In the face of the other party's unrelated conversation, Robbie didn't say anything, just picked up his wine glass and asked indifferently.

"Become ...... "Cowardly," he said, pouring wine from his glass, "you didn't go back and forth to tell me about such useless. ”

"Yes," he replied, still unhurriedly, "and what do you think I should look like?"

"You should ...... You should ......"

Esonia was already a little drunk, he stretched out his hand, holding a black figure in his hand, and said something slurred for a long time, but he didn't say anything.

"Should it be more ruthless?"

"No...... right"

"Or do you want to kill people without blinking?"

“…… Not right either. ”

"Or ......" he lowered his head, his hand resting on the board, and the expression on his face changed as he raised his head again, "is that so?"

It turns out that the appearance of Mr. Hao is gone, and now he looks as if he has returned to the style of a general who won the world and gave up who else he was in the battlefield of Rongma back then.

Essonia's eyes lit up at the sight of him, but they soon dimmed again.

I saw him pick up the wine glass, his mouth open and closed, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he couldn't say it, so he had to pour another glass into his mouth.

"Sure enough, isn't it?" seemed to anticipate the other party's behavior, he shook his head helplessly and said, "Obviously it didn't take long, but sure enough, a comfortable life for too long will really make people change." ”

He smiled self-deprecatingly, then picked up his glass and poured all the remaining liquor into his mouth.

The atmosphere of the scene fell silent, except for the sound of running water, only the sound of the chess pieces on the chessboard fell.

"So," said Robbie, looking up at him again, "what are you here for, I may not be able to help, but even if I only talk about my troubles, it will be much more comfortable." ”

"You've been so silent all the time, and it's not like you were the same as the gentleman you were at the beginning. ”

"I'm ......" Esonia also looked up, her eyes shining with a complicated light, but she still didn't say anything after all.

"Are you unwilling because you lost?" saw that the other party was not ready to speak, Robbie chuckled, one hand propped on his knee, and his eyes fixed on the eyes of Esonia on the locked chessboard.

"Well, you've always thought you were doing the right thing?"

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Esonia looked up and didn't answer, but from the renewed fire in his eyes, it was clear that his answer was yes.

"yes, but it doesn't seem to me like that, it's better to say ......"

"It seems to me that you're just a clown from beginning to end, performing simple, clever tricks. ”

"What are you talking about!" said Esonia, her eyes piercing as she struck down.

"Why? Could it be that you still want to refute something?" said Robbie, who heard him, as if he had heard a funny joke.

"In that case, there is absolutely no problem with my combat strategy!"

"Well, that's true," Robbie said, after making a chess move, "your strategy for every move is not perfect, but compared to the generals of the Koncadas Empire, there is a lot to be regarded. ”

After picking up the jar and drinking for himself, he picked up another chess piece, and while scanning the chess game in front of him, he said:

"Collecting, sorting, and transferring materials and civilians from the enemy-occupied areas in the future, which not only increases the supply pressure of the enemy's army, but also lays the foundation for future strategic counteroffensives. ”

"A harassment method that uses simple magic within the permitted range of the Ten Great Sects to change the climate and terrain of the battlefield, thereby hindering the enemy's advance and making it difficult for the enemy's army to rest. ”

"And the clever abandonment of a large force to concentrate superior forces in a head-on duel, and instead of a guerrilla and small force of sharp knife troops to attack, outflank, and block the enemy's blocking strategy. ”

"Even those who have been criticized for being greedy for life and afraid of death, ostensibly advocating the action of constantly dividing the command organs in order to prevent the enemy's decapitation operations, but in fact, it is a cover-up plan to prepare for the final decisive battle of the Imperial City with the Ten Great Sects in order to avoid the enemy's pervasive intelligence agencies. ”

"You can say that every step you take is carefully calculated. ”

"If it weren't for the light enemy of the last ten sects, I'm afraid this war would have continued with your strategic counteroffensive. ”

"It is precisely because of this that so far, among the surviving Koncadas Empire army, you still maintain a fairly high reputation. ”

"But," he sighed, and said in a disdainful tone, "you're a complete fool too." ”

"So, what do you think of war for?"

"What are you talking about!" Essonia's glass slammed on the chessboard, "What do you mean by that, don't you think even this is enough!"

"No, no, no, I didn't mean that," he said, shaking his head, "I mean, you're thinking of the word 'war' too simply. ”