Chapter 42: A New Generation Replaces the Old
In this way, with the efforts of everyone to stop it, the coup d'état plan launched by the Ministry of Intelligence finally failed. General Morgan and Major Sid managed to clean up the chaos within the Kingdom Army, and the intelligence agents involved in the coup were arrested in various parts of the Kingdom.
For the week since, everyone has been busy. Dr. Russell, with Tita and the technicians who arrived urgently, worked day and night to analyze the primeval civilization in the ruins; Cassius cooperated with Sid and Morgan in the military headquarters to carry out rectification operations; Olivier was dragged away by Mura, who had arrived at the news, as soon as the incident was over, and he was not seen for a week; Arios, on the other hand, rushed back to Crossbell the day after the overall situation had been decided, and the Grand Duke of the Duchy of Remephilia sent a commission of nomination, and he had not seen his wife and children for a long time, and in his eyes the world was not as big as his wife and children; The guerrillas are even more busy, the queen's birthday is coming, there are too many people in the royal capital than usual, and there are more people and more things, fortunately at this moment there are 11 guerrillas in the royal capital in addition to Cassius, otherwise they will definitely not be busy.
Finally, the celebration of the 60th anniversary of the Queen's birth began, and Queen Alicia, accompanied by Colotia, Morgan, Sid, Yulia and others, passed through the aerial courtyard to meet the crowd, and the whole Grantelle was immersed in joy, and the dark clouds that shrouded Liber were swept away. However, Lane knew that this was only temporary, and that the storm directed by the association would begin to sweep from here, engulfing the entire continent of Semuria.
On the day of the celebration, the would-be guerrillas received a letter of recommendation from the last district, which meant that they could be promoted to full guerrillas. Estelle and Joshua immediately began the promotion ceremony, while Rien and Lixia were not yet able to be promoted because they were under the age of sixteen, and the two of them could perform the ceremony as soon as the New Year passed.
"Estelle Bright, and Joshua Bright. Now, in accordance with the regulations of the Guerrilla Association, the two of you are officially granted the qualifications of regular guerrillas. Cassius Bright, the only four S-class guerrillas of the Guerrilla Association who presided over the ceremony, and the father of the two, all the guerrillas from the royal capital area were present to watch the ceremony.
"In the name of the Goddess and the Guerrilla Insignia, the two of you are hereby appointed as regular guerrillas." Cassius changed his usual posture and showed the solemnity of an S-class guerrilla, and took out the square box containing the badge of a guerrilla, "You two, please accept the badge. ”
"Yes!" Estelle and Joshua replied crisply and firmly, taking the badge with both hands and holding it carefully on their chests, as if holding the most precious thing in the world. The applause was enthusiastic.
"Congratulations! Estelle, Joshua! Shelazadeh watched the two grow up, playing the role of sister and mother, and she was the happiest in the audience.
"Haha, the new badge, it looks like a perfect fit for you!" Kim touched his chin and laughed.
"Hmph, I'll make an exception this time to praise you for your 'well done'." Red hair, you must be tsundere, in fact, you are very happy in your heart, right?
"Oops, I'm so jealous, don't you see that my eyes are going to be on fire." Rien struggled to keep his eyes open, trying to make others see the bloodshot in his eyes.
"Well, so many guerrilla seniors came to attend the ceremony, we will definitely not be able to do it next year." Lixia was also joking on the side, but what she said was also true, this time it was a coincidence, and there would definitely be no one so close after the New Year.
"Hehe, thank you so much!" Estelle scratched the goofy hair on the top of her head and smiled naturally, just as she had pinned the badge to it.
"We are also thanks to everyone's help and support." Joshua's smile was just as pure, without the slightest impurity, and it was probably the last time he would smile so carefree.
"This is where the guerrilla's career begins, and don't forget that, you two." Cassius touched his child's head and spoke earnestly.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry to interrupt your conversation, but please leave the congratulations for later." Ainan interrupted such a beautiful atmosphere, "Taking advantage of the opportunity for everyone to gather together today, I must announce a very sorry thing to everyone. From this day onwards, Mr. Cassius Bright has officially decided to withdraw from our Guerrilla Association, and in the days to come, Mr. Cassius will return to the Kingdom Army. ”
“!” An exclamation point popped up in everyone's heads.
There is a deep reason why Cassius chose to return to the kingdom's military headquarters at this time. First, he loved the country deeply, and he was originally going to entrust the army to Richard and find another way out to protect the country, but unfortunately Richard did not follow the right path and went in. And there are many talents on that road, and wave after wave, he feels that he can be a soldier with peace of mind.
Second, Richard used a lot of shady means for the coup d'état, making the entire military department everyone in danger, and even a miasma, and he urgently needed someone who could calm the scene. General Morgan was under house arrest at the time, and the order to besiege the royal capital was nominally from him. Colonel Sid was forced to do a lot for Richard, and he was guilty of it. At this time, the only one who could come out to clean up the mess was Cassius, who had the unparalleled prestige of the Hundred Days War and the right name to solve this coup, so he was the best candidate.
"I think Brother Cassius really likes the work of a guerrilla." After the ceremony, Yanirath, Riene, and Lixia walked together, and Yanelas felt sorry for the elder brother's choice.
"Senior Krutz is the leader of your guerrilla path, and the senior brother is my guide, and from him I understand what a real guerrilla is." Li En looked in the direction where the Bright family had left, "Do you know the reason why Senior Brother abandoned his knife and used his stick?" ”
"Well, I heard my grandfather mention it, and he has been haunted by it for a long time." Janiras had never seen a grandfather like that, and was both angry and worried, until Cassius picked up the stick and broke out again. After all, what the Sword Immortal was afraid of was that this big disciple was drilling the tip of the bull's horns, and as for using a knife or a stick, Yun Kafayi really didn't care.
"For the senior brother back then, the knife was to kill, the stick was to guard, and abandoning the knife and using the stick was not only a retired guerrilla, but also a change in martial arts." Li En paused, thoughtful, "Senior brother who understands the true meaning of guarding will not be ashamed of the support armor no matter what he does, the tangible badge will be taken away, and the invisible belief will remain in his heart forever. ”
"That's right." Yaniras nodded, since the senior brother still uses a stick, then he will not give up the path of guarding, no matter where he is and what he does, he is still the pride of the Guerrilla Association.
"I think how to use weapons still depends on the person, the knife can still be protected, and the stick can also kill." Lixia smiled lightly, she was like this, the shadow or the light were all in a thought.
"You can see it." Li En's hand swiped across the scabbard, and a sigh came out from the bottom of his heart, although the avenue is three thousand, where is his own road? It's no wonder that when he crossed over to Rien, he was entangled in the road as he was in the original world.
"No, no, Lixia, you don't know our genre." Yaniras pulled out the knife on her waist, which was particularly dazzling in the sunlight, "For us Yaye Yidaoliu, the knife is the soul, and our beliefs and feelings are integrated into the knife to wield the strongest knife." ”
"Beliefs and feelings into the knife?" As if struck by a bolt of lightning, Lane realized that he had been ignoring a crucial point. It turns out that the Sword Emperor's mention has a deeper meaning, Levi, you are so interesting, I can't be uninteresting, there will be rewards in the future.
"It's all the Redhair's fault, but luckily Lysa took Tita away, so you'll be alone for the rest of your life, Ah G. Ter." Lee, who figured everything out, gritted his teeth. In fact, it's really not Agaté's fault, it's Dawn himself who made the common mistake of an eight-leaf man, drilling the horns of the bull. There is a battle in the empty rail FC, the red hair against the white hair, and the white hair once pointed out that the red hair is dominated by anger and swings the sword in order to fill the emptiness in his heart, so that he can neither rise to reason nor fall into Shura. Li En was deeply impressed by this, and was convinced of it, since he practiced the knife, he devoted himself to seeking the ethereal, but the result was only emptiness, but he ignored the more important spirit, all things have spirits, how can ruthlessness have spirits?
Awakened by Yaniras unintentionally today, he finally realized that being dominated by feelings and integrating feelings into the knife are completely different, the former is the sheep intestine path is getting narrower and narrower, and the latter is a broad road, leading to the peak of the martial arts. There is a legend on the earth that a sword leads to a god, and I am afraid that it is to let the sword recruit spirituality.
Li En, who drifted out of tens of thousands of miles unconsciously, subconsciously rubbed the scabbard, and the blade had brilliance circulating, but unfortunately there was a sheath to cover it, and no one noticed it.
Lixia and Yaniras sensed his wandering, so they silently stayed by their side, tacit understanding and harmony.