With a cane in his right hand, Strong replied meaningfully, "Cleos is one of the seven heroes who fought against the god of law a thousand years ago. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 infoThe battle situation back then was extremely tragic, and he was the only one among the seven heroes who survived that war, and naturally became the king of the elven race.

However, a king like him has not been widely recognized by our elven race. So, in order to get rid of the constraints of our elven race, he moved the royal capital from Mahaya, near the port of Golitani, opposite Yarebes, to Lane, which is now the royal city of Klein, in the west of the continent, and declared that the country would be renamed the Republic of Vosfitta.

At the same time, he appointed his confidant and captain of the guard, Memphis, as the general of the First Army, and later became the marshal, and the human lord of Salonia, Winchester, swore allegiance to him and joined the Republic of Vosfita, giving him the current Dominion of Salonia.

In the end, Cleos bestowed on the ancestors of the Winchester family the hereditary title of duke, and also conferred the hereditary duke title on the ancestor of the human White family, the ancestor of the human White family, who had supported him with great financial resources at that time. At this point, he has established himself in our country.

Therefore, the old and decrepit Cleos can be said to be a big hero, but at the same time a big careerist. At that time, he was indeed extremely brave in fighting against the God of Law, which made the old man and even all the people of Farusion admire him. However, after the Demon God War, Cleos, who had obtained supreme power, began to be lustful for profit, and in order to consolidate the power in his hands, he even became able to do anything, such as allowing the Five Elements Chamber of Commerce to monopolize the market and indulge the White Group to do evil everywhere. ”

Leonard was not at all surprised by Strong's words, and interjected with a prickly voice: "Elder, after hearing you say so much, it shouldn't be the point." Is it true that Cleos's evil deeds are mainly because he violated the interests of the elves and fostered the human nobles to balance power?"

When Strong heard this, he coughed a few times in a row and continued: "Ahem... Ahem... What the old man is saying is that Cleost has changed, and it is no longer the same Cleos as before. He has been polluted by the world, and he is trapped in endless desires. He has taken on too many responsibilities that should not have been his, and exercised too many powers that should not have been exercised by him. He couldn't bear the pressure, he couldn't resist the temptation, but he thought he could manipulate everything by his own decision.

This led him to avoid his true feelings, to manifest his infinite greatness, to decide what the so-called perfect ideal of Datong was, and to do whatever it took to achieve it, by all means. In fact, he is completely deceiving himself, and he does not understand how small an individual is in the vast universe. The old man had advised Cleos these words, but he did not listen to them at all, and instead went his own way.

Therefore, in order to realize his own ambitions, he will abandon the Second Swordsman Regiment as pawns, and he will appoint corrupt nobles such as White to oppress the people, and he wants the three of you innocent people. Now, he wants to turn on a forbidden power and carry out an almost crazy plan to play with the world again. ”

Tina followed up and asked, "What kind of plan is this, and what is the forbidden power that is activated?"

Strong looked around at the faces of Leonard and his party with bright eyes, and replied earnestly: "For these two questions, the old man doesn't know enough now. But what is certain is that Cleos has ordered the Holy Swordsmen to be in charge of carrying out this plan, and unleashing the forbidden power will bring great disaster to the world.

Therefore, the old man hopes that you will unite the forces of all the nations and clans of Farousion, and you must stop the Holy Swordsman Order whenever you have the opportunity. Of course, the old man will also work with Elder Crosso to revoke the wanted notice for the three of you as much as possible, figure out the content of the plan and tell everyone, and stop Cleos from continuing the war. ”

Tina thought for a moment and agreed, "This... Since you have said so, Elder. For the sake of the continent of Farusion, for the sake of all the people, Lars will do his best to prevent Cleos from realizing his ambitions. ”

Next, Crotty echoed indifferently: "There is no need for my father, General Crosso, to say more. ”

He didn't hesitate to agree: "Although they don't necessarily listen to me." But I'm sure I'll help you. ”

Bran also stated: "For such a thing, as long as there is an opportunity and can play a role, the mercenary association will never sit idly by." ”

All Rossi can say at the moment is: "As long as we at Sark get through this crisis, we will definitely help everyone overcome the difficulties." ”

Leonard was unequivocal: "As for me, I will be at ease when I encounter it, and I will take care of it when I encounter it." ”

Li Ming followed Leonard and said: "I am also an idle person, since His Royal Highness the Prince has said so, he will naturally contribute his own strength." Only Hanks did not say anything on the side of the Great Swordsman at the scene, and Rett was silent. However, the middle-aged uncle obviously listened to Tina.

After another moment, Hanks leaned into Tina's ear and whispered a reminder and questioned, "Your Highness, don't you think Strong is using us?"

Tina explained in an extremely rational whisper: "Haven't we been being used all the time? With the current situation of our country, what we are afraid of is not being used, but not having any use value. ”

Seeing that his companions were all far away, Leiter approached Strong alone and asked, "Elder, I have a reluctant request. Is there a way you can get that person back to normal?"

Strong asked rhetorically, "Reiter, do you need strength? Do you want to be stronger?"

Leiter was speechless for a moment and fell into confusion: "This..."

Strong prompts: "What else do you need besides seeking revenge on that person?"

Reiter replied, "I..."

Strong asked again, "Do you want to get back to your old life?" and Reiter nodded hesitantly. A noble prince like him, who used to live a prosperous life and had a weak will, didn't want to get involved in troublesome and complicated events at all. Assuming that he can return to the comfortable and comfortable life he used to have, he will definitely have a hundred wishes in his heart.

Strong bluntly admonished, "But you can't go back to the past." The way to get that person back to normal, to be honest, the old decay doesn't know. But the old man is convinced that if you want to get rid of that person, you must become stronger and stronger than that person if you want to protect the world you are in and the people around you. Pessimistic and misanthropic and escapist ideas are destined to fail. ”

After receiving such a clear answer from Strong, Reiter finally abandoned his illusions and decided to break with his former self: "Elder, I understand. For the sake of Shela, for the sake of the whole world, and for the sake of my new life, I am determined to become stronger!

Strong continued to inspire Reiter like a life coach: "Yes. Defeating that person is only for the sake of your own desires, not for anything else. Please keep this in mind. Tomorrow the old man will take you to get the Holy Prayer Crystal, and then you will have a chance to become stronger. You should make the plan to stop the Holy Swordsmen as your goal in the next stage of your life. ”

Reitmouth suddenly expressed his gratitude: "Thank you very much for your sincere teaching. ”

Strong stroked his short gray beard, and looked very modest and self-deprecating: "The child can be taught." Young people, you don't have to be so polite. Old decay only lives a few more years. ”

In the blink of an eye, it was time for the afternoon meal. Leonard just wanted to buy a few more buns, but was stopped by Xuera: "The night of Luna Festival is the time to eat mooncakes and admire the moon, and it is the right thing to do to eat a few skewers of barbecue to deal with your stomach first." So, taking advantage of the twilight of dusk, the group wandered into a street full of night market stalls. I saw that the shouts of the vendors on both sides of this street were endless, and the pedestrians shuttling on the road were also endless, which was very lively.

Sister Yan and Shera ran to a barbecue stall with ease, bought several large handfuls of skewers, and distributed them to their partners at the scene: "Give..."...

There are two types of skewers they buy, one is grilled gluten and the other is grilled horse flour pufferfish. Grilled gluten is a brown and crispy brown brown gluten made from protein-rich white gluten made in a spiral shape, soaked in sesame oil, inserted on a wooden skewer, and grilled on a charcoal fire, then sprinkled with cumin powder and salt, and drizzled with seasoning sauce.

Cumin powder is a greenish-brown powdered seasoning made from grinding a variety of spices, which has no taste but smells good, neutralizing the fishy smell of food and making it taste less greasy.

Grilled horse noodle stew is a barbecue type snack that is made by peeling and deboning the horse noodle pufferfish, and then inserting the whole piece on a wooden skewer. The meat of the horse noodle pufferfish is white and delicate, delicious and nutritious, and it goes well with the grilled gluten that has no taste and has a unique flavor.

After nibbling on two skewers of barbecue in a row, Leonard accurately commented: "Although the taste of these two skewers is not as good, the buns and wontons we have eaten before, but they are also quite fragrant, and there is no big problem with them to deal with the stomach..."

The group held the skewers in their hands and began to eat and stroll around. Suddenly, the sound of cymbals rang out from a stall on the side of the road ahead. Qiang Qiang Qiang ... The shouts of the vendors followed: "Come and see, come and see, come and see..." Sister Yan and Xuera heard this, and their eyes lit up and they followed the sound. Seeing this, Leonard knew that there must be another folk artist preparing to perform a show, and hurriedly followed.

Sure enough, a large crowd of spectators had surrounded the stall where the sound of cymbals was coming from. I saw that this stall looked like a small theater, not only with the stage set below, but also with the ceiling and curtain above. From the back of the invisible stage, the hawker's voice continued: "Now we are going to perform the Demon God War, the Seven Heroes of the Ancient Ages vs. the God of Mourning..."

I saw that from the top of the ceiling, there were seven small figures made of different colors of dough and mud, with finely carved details, flexible joints, colorful colors and vivid images. Not only are the armor and costumes on these seven villains bright and fashionable, but the weapons they hold are also unambiguously exquisitely crafted. Look again, each villain still has a few silk threads attached to his body, and is hanging above the stage.

"Good yes..." "Let's get started..."I'm Cleos from Mahaya..."... As the audience cheered, the show began... I saw that in the process of the performance, many other characters and props appeared one after another.

These figures and props are all made of clay and delicately carved. And when the black-covered Mourning God, covered with tentacles like spider's legs, and with a huge head, came out, and from the back of the stage came a piece of music that played with simple instruments to enhance the terrifying atmosphere.

Leonard saw what was going on, and he didn't want to stand in the crowd any longer, so he broke away. Later, he found Tina, Hanks, Bran, and Howl gathering around another stall and hurried over.

"Hey, hey, hey... Bet, bet..."Before he could reach the stall, Leonard heard the sound of betting, and his eyes suddenly lit up and his energy brightened. But when he looked away at the two spectators standing in front of him, he was completely dumbfounded. I saw that there were many small wooden cages on the stall, and there was also a bamboo pole horizontally. On each end of the bamboo pole are two large black beetles, staring at each other.