Chapter 84 - Unable to Settle the Situation
Bane couldn't believe that his sister had given up her hatred for that man after just a few days, and he was even starting to get confused.
No! It's not like that! It's just that she's too small, she's too small, to understand the weight of hatred!
Bane, who had followed Anna closely, gritted his teeth, and the burning anger burned his nerves. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info Suddenly, he smashed the transparent witchcraft ball that was said to be only visible to a few people, and a stick insect wrapped in three young leaves with a strange image fell to the ground as if it was tied to a parachute.
"Since you won't help me, then I'll have to rely on myself!"
Bane, who had already eaten a closed door at his sister's place, finally chose to follow the old wizard's arrangement and release the worm directly.
Although the process would be more tortuous that way, and he would not be able to directly vent his hatred, it was the only way to do it at the moment!
Looking back at the wriggling little thing on the ground, a trace of struggle flashed in Bane's eyes, compared to his sister's "innocence" and "ruthlessness", his sister Sigrid's words obviously touched him much more deeply-
"Bane, I can't promise you!"
"The town of Changhu has only just gained a short period of peace, and it cannot afford another upheaval, which will only cause more innocent people to suffer as much as we do. Bane, is that really what you want?"
"I advise you to give up that unrealistic plan, it's rare that you really want to trust a wizard of unknown origin than the reality that can be seen in front of you? No matter how bad and damn that man is, he can't have an accident now, because he is already the mayor of Changhu Town! Even if we take 10,000 steps back, maybe we can choose someone more suitable than him to be the mayor after that, but for now, we really need to rely on his strength!"
"Do you know how much everyone has paid to get the stability in front of you?"
"Bane, wake up, don't get carried away by hatred!"
"No matter how much wrong he has made and how many sins he has committed, now he is the only savior in Changhu Town!"
"Bane, can you imagine what the most humble wish of an ordinary person is? It's never about revenge or regaining lost honor, they just want to live in peace! All they want is to live!"
"In the past few days, I have met countless people like this. Some of them have lost their fathers, some have lost their children, and some have lost more. And the wizard mayor of Changhu Town, Changhu Town, has indeed brought them new hope to live!"
"Bane, I know you've been having a hard time lately, we're all the same, even the man you hate, and the people you hate, everyone is having a hard time in times like this. ”
"In your eyes, some people may be flattering and deceitful, some people may be old and dizzy, but in other places, they are also the parents and children of others. They also have their own responsibilities and obligations, and they are actually doing the right thing, but like you and me, they want to get more and better opportunities to live. In order to survive... They're really doing nothing wrong!"
"Bane, everyone can resent those who look down on them and bully them, they can also hate that man unconditionally, and they can even do anything to get revenge, but we can't, have you forgotten your father's lifelong wish, dedication and earnest teachings!"
"If Father were still alive, would he allow you to do that! This is not revenge, this is to take away everyone's chance to live!"
"Brother, promise me, don't do anything stupid. Revenge is okay, but not now. ”
Bane was half a step behind, and moved his foot to the fat bug, no more than half a foot away, and could crush this strange but fragile little creature with one foot.
He struggled for a moment, and found that Anna and the other servant woman had gone far away, and had no intention of waiting for him, and suddenly this foot was as heavy as Mount Tai, and could not fall any way.
What kind of people are you giving up the chance for revenge?
"Hope for Long Lake?"
"No, he's not!"
"Sister, I'm sorry, we're not the same anymore! My father died. ”
Bane muttered to himself, removed his raised right leg, and let the worm crawl farther and farther away...
Outside Changhu Town, the gray-robed wizard stood on the hill, looking at the lonely mountain to the north with a worried face, and after a while, he began to listen to the sound of the wind, which brought the whispers of the townspeople of Changhu.
In those countless whispers, Gandalf could hear the ardent expectations of many and the helpless complaints of some, he could distinguish the difference between sincerity and falsehood from those almost unanimous praises, and he could also perceive the turbulent reality beneath the apparent calm.
Being able to forcibly twist the power of Changhu Town into one in a short period of time, some people's abilities are indeed amazing, but it is a pity that he did not use this ability on the right path, and the Tao is not the same!
He is the representative of justice, and he will never allow anyone to destroy the good situation of fighting evil under any pretext, even if it is a false revenge. But if the subject is no longer human, or even a native being, then...
"Everyone has the right to live, but that doesn't include those who sell their souls to demons. ”
Gandalf muttered to himself, took a whistle from his bosom, put it to his mouth and blew it gently, and immediately a birdsong echoed in the distance.
He knew he still had a lot to do, otherwise even if the variables were eliminated, history would not be back on track. And no amount of seed can take root without a spring to water it, even if he has done anything to expel the evil that is more terrible and better disguised than Sauron, he is still the Gandalf of the Holy White Council, there is no doubt about it!
Frost Moon, the ninth.
This is already the ninth day since the day of Turin, since three days ago the lord took the initiative to repel several groups of savage vanguard troops approaching the town of Long Lake, the invaders in the east have also died down in the past few days, just like the group in the north, and the vigorous formation has disappeared without a trace.
Of course, those Orientals who can survive in the poor mountains and bad rivers cannot be beaten away so easily.
The latest information from the secret sentinel sent by Ling Qi showed that this group of wild men had retreated to the Hongshui River, and the separated legions were united in one place, as if they were waiting for something, maybe it was reinforcements from a distance, maybe it was some kind of order that ordinary people couldn't hear!
Having lost the opportunity to defeat the other party one by one, Ling Qi was not annoyed, because after the repeated battles that day, even those witch guards who had never known what fatigue was, were a little unbearable, and the damage to their weapons and equipment was very serious, and the retreat was inevitable. And the next day, the enemies gathered together, and they seemed to have seen through the reality of Changhu Town's strong performance. Ling Qi even began to suspect that the group of wild men also had spies lurking in the town, but that was obviously impossible.
No one will cooperate with the forces of evil, and the forces of evil will not cooperate with anyone.
Ling Qi knew that this was just an instinct of the other party, just like in the face of unknown threats, humans always like to be together, which shows that the evil also has feelings and knows how to be in awe, not with some righteous representatives of Middle-earth, all the creations of Morgoth or those who rebel against the evil camp are all puppets whose souls have been taken away.
As for some kind of unified dispatch order, Ling Qi wasn't sure if it existed, but with his soul nature that was far stronger than ordinary people, he hadn't noticed any invisible anomalies yet, including Sauron's gaze.
In short, relying on the power of five fingers curled up together to bombard, Long Lake Town gained a brief period of peace.
In the past three days, in addition to more spies being sprinkled in all directions, Ling Qi has also made many unknown attempts, as well as more preparations for the big battle.
The townsfolk could only feel that under the increasingly powerful "magic" of the "wizard", their bodies became stronger and stronger, their minds became more and more dull, and Ling Qi gave them a feeling of getting closer and closer.
Such a change fell in the eyes of those who care, which made them secretly frightened.
If even an old woman in her fifties can pick up a knife and cut off the head of a straw man with one blow, then is there really any point in ordinary training, just ask a wizard to cast some magical spells.
The changes in the townspeople of Long Lake are not amazing, and the progress of those warriors known as the Witch Guards is exaggerated.
If three days ago they were just a bunch of crazy bulls, now they are a united group of lions.
Ling Qi's blood was not shed in vain, and the day after drinking the blood wine, the demon warriors' bodies changed again, and this time the change was more violent than the last one!
There were only sixty-six witch guards left, and in the new round of "growth", nearly one-third of them died one after another.
Of course, the official version is that these people died in the external investigation, and they are all heroes!
In fact, these people died horribly, and they died worthlessly, almost all of them helplessly turned into a pile of carbohydrates that no one recognizes in their sleep or during training!
There is only one real cause of their death, and that is - genetic collapse!
Their death is a pity, and it is also a creep for the living!
If it weren't for the fact that the "newborn" warriors were more fearful and loyal to Ling Qi than before, even if they were intimidated by the majesty of their superiors, they would not be without the possibility of rebellion, after all, the end of the failure of evolution was too miserable.
Of course, the fighters who survived got the gifts they deserved.
After a very short period of adaptation, on the basis of their original strength, they quickly mastered some of the newly acquired abilities!
They become quicker and more adept at attacking techniques!
They even know how to cooperate in battle, especially for Ling Qi's orders, they can do what they want, instead of rushing up and stabbing indiscriminately. The only fly in the ointment is that the Achilles heel on their bodies, in addition to the brain, has an additional central core, which is roughly located in the center of the heart, so it is simply named the heart core by Ling Qi.
Compared to the huge changes in the Wu Wei of less than fifty people, the ordinary townspeople and refugees who were incorporated into the militia team by Ling Qi suddenly had abundant energy and a body that seemed to have regained their youth, but it was really nothing, of course, the loyalty of these people was not high, and they were not of great use.
Those who fled from outside were okay, a few of them were extremely grateful to Ling Qishang, and others, if not so grateful, at least they would not hate him for no reason, and more than half of the townsfolk who refused to join the city guard reserve did have undisguised hatred for him.
And even these people were strengthened by witchcraft, which made outsiders think of Ling Qi even higher. Some people think that he treats his people equally and is a good lord. Of course, there are also people who use this to promote some unfavorable remarks against him, such as the fact that this kind of reinforcement has extremely strong side effects at all, but fortunately it is only circulated by a few people in private. These people did not purge them at such a critical moment, and let them be the first to rush to the battlefield when the time came.
Anyway, so far, no one has expressed dissatisfaction with Ling Qi's insistence on forcibly putting everyone in the battle queue.
Extraordinary times and extraordinary things, Ling Qi underestimated the painful lessons that people had learned during the dark period of Middle-earth's history. In the face of the evil frenzy, everyone must take up arms and fight for survival! All the people are soldiers not to talk about it, but to really go to the battlefield except for infants and young children and people lying in bed, even the old and weak, women and children, and everyone must fight for their own survival at that time, and if they do not fight, they will die!
This kind of awareness, even if it is a person who hates Ling Qi, as long as he is not completely crazy, he will definitely have it.