"I'm sorry, I'm thinking too much. I know there's no point in dwelling over what to be born right now. So......" Zhao Yu pursed his mouth, accompanied by a gentle action of scratching the root behind his ear, "I hope I can follow you to do things!"

"Huh?" Shen Mengting tilted her eyebrows in confusion, "You said you want to follow me to do things?"

"That's right! ”

"Hehe, how can I, Shen Mengting, let you take refuge. Shen Mengting put her hands behind her back and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

"Wow! You really don't know, or are you pretending to be stupid! You have the aura bonus of the two top professions!" Zhao Yu's eyes widened, his emotions were slightly excited, you ran out and casually reported the names of 'Shen Haiteng' and 'Yang Jiening', who dares not to be impressed by you!

I thought that Shen Mengting would care about something, but who knew that there was only a sigh that was almost mournful.

"Zhao Yu, you are thinking too much about things. I confess that the two names you have spoken of are well-known in the kingdom of Saran. Shen Mengting's gaze seemed to be gradually blurred.

In fact, not only in Saran, but even if you look at the entire Sailos, the names of 'Shen Haiteng' and 'Yang Jiening' can be shocking.

Needless to say, Yang Jiening is one of the most powerful magicians in Cellos.

And Shen Haiteng, he also has a pivotal position among the swordsmen. In the current popular swordsman rankings, Shen Haiteng's name has always been in the top five.

It is precisely with these two predecessors that in Saran, a country with a small territory, it can also be respected by other countries and races.

However, all this became clear with the death of these two people one after another.

After Shen Haiteng died of illness, Yang Jiening barely supported the last glory of the Saran Kingdom. However, now that even Yang Jiening is dead, who else in this country can stand up to resist the invasion?

Shen Mengting's heart was becoming more and more uneasy. The iron hooves of the Sauron Empire are close at hand, ready to cross the border and charge towards their Saran kingdom at any moment. But this time, who will be able to resist?

'Father, Uncle Yang Jiening!' Shen Mengting corresponded to these two names in her heart, over and over again.

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Zhao Yu bent down and observed Shen Mengting, who was already confused.

Shen Mengting came back to her senses, and she turned around to deal with Zhao Yu with her back. However, after a short snort, Shen Mengting was able to turn around again.

"Although our family is quite wealthy, it has never been the kind of person who can reach the point of power. My father was indeed the supreme commander of the army. However, there is one thing you have to keep in mind. The supreme rulers of Saran are all the regents of Kiyose Castle. Besides, there is a king above the regent. So, even though I enjoy a lot of treatment that others don't enjoy, it's not as happy as you think. ”

Zhao Yu understood what Shen Mengting meant, there were even higher levels on the top of the upper level. Every class has an indescribable bitterness. Once, Zhao Yu had heard about the mayor of their Vortex Town.

said that he didn't want to look at the mayor of the town in the scenery of Vortex Town, but when he went out, he was just an ordinary sesame mung bean petty official. There are big officials outside who can suppress the mayor.

However, Zhao Yu still thinks that it is good to have an official to do it, at least there is no need to go hungry.

"In fact, for our country, for some historical reasons, the hardliners have not been recognized by the public. Fortunately, with the joint efforts of my father and Uncle Yang Jiening, I have barely managed to maintain a balance for many years. But...... It doesn't make sense anymore. They were all dead. Alas......"

"Isn't there another regent?"

"He's also weak now, and he's too busy to take care of himself. ”

Zhao Yu casually reversed the word 'oh'. Then, he let out a rising 'en'.

"By the way, I have a question that I haven't been able to understand. Even as you've said before, the compromisers like to compromise because they're afraid of the Sauron Empire. But ......" Zhao Yu scratched his head, "the Sauron Empire has clearly invaded us, why do those compromisers turn a blind eye and still fantasize about being able to exchange compromise for peace?"

Shen Mengting suddenly pulled out, and she glared viciously ahead. It was also extremely chilling under the night sky.

"That's because they like to deceive themselves. If you want to describe it, they are like ostriches burying their heads deep in the ground. Thinking that if you can't see things, they won't happen. ”

"And what about the people? Are they, like those high-level people, turn a blind eye to the impending invasion in order to preserve their existing interests?" Zhao Yu asked, "If that's the case, it's strange." There is no interest for the people. If they don't resist the Sauron Empire, won't they be ruthlessly killed? I remember you said earlier that the hardliners are not remembered in the country. Why is this happening? Shouldn't it be the other way around, that the compromisers should be untouched in the country?"

Shen Mengting listened to Zhao Yu's long list of questions and gradually lowered her head.

"That's because ......" Shen Mengting's appearance was slightly sad, "the people have also been deceived." ”

"Ah, the people were deceived, what were the people deceived, who deceived the people, was it the compromisers?"

"No, it's not!" Shen Mengting took a step forward, and this step happened to step on the remnants of the leaves scattered all over the ground, forming a crisp 'click' sound. She lowered her head again and brushed away the leaves that had fallen around her with her feet, "It was the Sauron Empire that deceived the people of our country. ”

"What? The Sauron Empire deceived the people of our country? How did they deceive it?" Zhao Yu asked one step further, "I am the people of the Saran Kingdom! How come I have not been deceived! Besides, I don't think that country can deceive me about anything? Even if my mind is not clear, I can know how evil the Sauron Empire is! How can I be deceived by them?"

"Zhao Yu, do you know what banner the Sauron Empire has been flying all along?" Shen Mengting looked at Zhao Yu, not to mention how sad her expression was, as if she was telling a very sad thing.

Zhao Yu didn't understand why she was like this, so she wiped her mouth with her hand. "Hungry! If you suddenly ask me this, I'll ...... I don't know, really. ”

"If you want to understand this, I think it will take a very long time. Can you calm down and listen to me?"

"Ahh

Shen Mengting was immediately ready to tell Zhao Yu about the history.

"The Sauron Empire has always preached a belief that they want to revive the entire human race. Shen Mengting's eyes narrowed rapidly. When her eyes were about to close, her eyes widened suddenly, "They keep proclaiming that they are the greatest human beings, so as to resonate with other countries around them that are also human beings." Then, they invade under the banner of human co-prosperity. ”

Zhao Yu listened quietly, and he seemed to only feel the voice made by Shen Mengting. As for the others, such as the chirping of the breeze and insects, they all seem so insignificant.

"Cellos is a multi-ethnic, multi-national world. Among them, there is no lack of glorious aspects of our human history. But in the last few hundred years, it has been overtaken by other races. Don't say anything about elves and giants. Now even the trolls and gnomes, and even the orcs, have a greater presence than us humans. ”

So it is in this context that many human beings are desperately thinking about rise and revival. The rulers of the Sauron Empire took advantage of this, constantly fooling and exploiting it, and engaged in bloody things in other human countries. Speaking of this, Shen Mengting's fists clenched, "Similarly, the Sauron Empire is targeting us Saran this time, and I'm afraid that many people in Saran are ready to surrender." ”

"Hungry, does that really have to be?"

"In the past twenty years since the failure of the invasion of our Saran country, the people of the Sauron Empire have corrupted and infiltrated our Saran officials through bribery and lobbying. This is what I told you about the fact that seventy percent of the officials were compromisers of the Sauron Empire. Shen Mengting lowered her gaze as she spoke.

After a long time, she tilted her neck, and a bitter smile appeared on her face at an inopportune time.

"As for the people, they were also paralyzed by the people of the Sauron Empire. They are gullible to believe that the Sauron Empire will really revive humanity and make them rich and powerful. Therefore, many of them hoped to join the Sauron Empire. ”

"What......? Anyway, the Sauron Empire has invaded us, killing many of the people of Saran. Why...... Why do they think that the Sauron Empire is very positive?"

"You're wrong, Zhao Yu. People don't think as much as you do. Although the Sauron Empire has killed the civilians of our Saran. However, there are many more Sarans who have yet to be killed. And then the ones who weren't killed would think, 'Ah, I'm so lucky! But why should we be killed by the kingdom of Sauron? ”

"Hungry!, but, after being merged by the Sauron Kingdom, won't they be Saranites?" Zhao Yu only felt a tightness in his chest.

"So what? To them, they're still human. It's just a change of country, a change of government rule. Besides, the Sauron Empire is indeed the most powerful nation in Cellos. If you can be a human being in this country, you will be much more nourished than in a small country like Saran. I'm afraid many people think that way. ”

Due to the amount of terrible information poured into his brain, Zhao Yu could no longer think about anything. It was as if the nerves were blocked, and he couldn't speak.

As a result, the groups within the population that were inclined to compromise gradually grew. Shen Mengting didn't forget to sigh after speaking.

Zhao Yu was silent for a long time. Shen Mengting's remarks were very clear, once there was a conflict between the Sauron Empire and Saran, there might be many Saran civilians who would rush to surrender.

Zhao Yu only felt cold sweat break out on his forehead, and he tried to wipe it with the back of his hand. However, no matter how much he wiped his forehead dry, there would be a constant stream of sweat.

"Furthermore, Zhao Yu. You must also keep one thing in mind. The strength of the Sauron Empire is really very strong. Not to mention that in our human nation, even if we compare it with other races, Sauron is the most powerful. In other words, the Sauron Empire was the most powerful nation in Cellos. ”

"And what about it...... How powerful is it?" Zhao Yu suddenly hiccuped. Realizing his gaffe, he quickly beat his chest and stomped up, only to calm down the panic in his heart.

Shen Mengting didn't answer immediately, her eyes slanted towards Zhao Yu, and then she looked up to the sky in amazement. "Let's just say that, where do you think the sign of a country's strength is?"

Zhao Yu was dumbfounded by the question, he actually didn't know this.

Seeing that Zhao Yu was silent, Shen Mengting knew that he would not come to answer the question. So, she answered to herself.

"The population of our country in Salan is basically maintained at more than 5 million, and the army we hold is also about 50,000 all year round. ”

Fifty thousand? Zhao Yu's eyebrows raised. To say that the figure of 50,000 is definitely not a small number, he marveled at the number of soldiers in their country.

"Don't be surprised. I'm going to tell you about the number of armies held by the Sauron Empire. After a slight pause, Shen Mengting reached out and stroked the trees next to her. The rough skin on the trunk of the tree made her palm a little uncomfortable, but she still rubbed her hand on it until her face showed a slight unpleasantness, "The Sauron Empire has a population of 70 million, and it has an army of more than 700,000. And that's just an indefinite number. Exactly how many soldiers, how many generals and weapons there are in this country has never been revealed to the public. Some people in other countries have predicted that the number of mercenaries in Sauron may exceed a million. ”

Zhao Yu gasped when he heard this. No matter how bad he is at math, he can understand the difference between 50,000 and more than 700,000. Even, this number of 700,000 is still not exact.

"How is it? Are you surprised now?" Shen Mengting's mouth hooked, and she began to vigorously stir up the rough bark, "Actually, there is one thing I haven't said, that is, with the population base of the Sauron Empire, you can casually pull out an army of hundreds of thousands. When the time comes, it will be almost invincible. There are very few countries that can fight it, let alone our Saran. ”

"That'...... So what to do?"

"How do I know?" Shen Mengting picked off a large piece of bark at this time. She put the bark in front of her eyes and looked at it, then threw it to the side, "All I can do now is to remind the rulers of Saran to be prepared in time." As for whether I can guard against it, to be honest, I don't know anything about it. ”

Shen Mengting continued to pick up the bark in frustration, and it seemed that if there was nothing to do in her hands at the moment, she would be extremely uneasy.

"So that means there is no hope for our country at all?"

"Not really. More than twenty years ago, the Sauron Empire invaded us once. But at that time, our country withstood the wave attack. However, it should be emphasized that at that time, our country had a large number of outstanding talents such as my father and Uncle Yang Jiening. But now......" Shen Mengting shook her head helplessly.

Zhao Yu's heart felt like an arrow had been shot again, and he covered his chest miserably, feeling his 'thump' heart.

"I don't have any prejudice against the young people of the moment, but you have also seen some things!" Shen Mengting immediately glanced at Zhao Yu, "Take your Vortex Town as an example, how many young people in your town are decadent?"

At first, Zhao Yu didn't understand what Shen Mengting was talking about, and Shen Mengting quickly added.

"How many percent of the young people in your town can pass the primary assessment of the trial ground?"

Zhao Yu suddenly felt dizzy, as if he felt that the ground he was stepping on was shaking. In a few moments, his legs went limp, as if he had fallen into a bottomless pit. He almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, there was a tree next to him to support him, and he was able to barely stand on his feet.

"Actually, you should know it in your heart! There are almost no people in your town who have passed the primary examination. Of course, that includes who you used to be. If you can't pass the primary assessment, it means that you can't even be a minimum ordinary soldier. In that case, how can we defend the country?"

Zhao Yu only felt that a thorn was stabbing his chest, and he lowered his head in shame.

"This is not just happening in your town, but in many towns in Saran. Young people are not enterprising, they have no dreams, they are lazy and unwilling to endure hardships. So much so that even basic primary occupations cannot be passed. ”

Shen Mengting suddenly stopped pulling the bark. However, she did not let go of her hand at the first time, but rested her hand on the bark. Her expression looked very sad, and from a distance it looked like a statue.

"Therefore, we in Saran have always been on the verge of destruction. Not to mention the face of a powerful enemy, he is also rapidly degenerating. I estimate that this trend has been going on for more than a decade. Shen Mengting leaned her forehead against the trunk of the tree, "Moreover, the ruler of our country can't think of any way to improve, so he just wants to compromise and bet that the other party will not show his fangs." This way of escaping by covering your ears and stealing the bell will one day face retribution. ”

Shen Mengting slowly closed her eyes, the Saran she knew was already a country that had been boiled frogs in warm water and was about to completely rot from its roots. It won't be long before the water will be boiled dry by other countries, and the Sarans will face their greatest nightmare.

Zhao Yu was slowly approaching Shen Mengting, and he wanted to reach out to pat Shen Mengting's back, but he gave up because of timidity. However, he had a sentence in his heart.

'A terrible thought'.

Zhao Yu took a deep breath, and finally asked the words in his heart, "So...... I would like to ask a question. If one day the Sauron Empire does annex our country, will they keep their promise?"

"Fulfill the promise?" Shen Mengting straightened up, her brows furrowed tightly, "What promise to fulfill?"

"You said it before. The Sauron Empire invaded in the name of reviving humanity. Then if we really swallow our Saran one day. Will they treat us as if we were people of a nation, and will they really fulfill their mission to rejuvenate humanity and treat the civilians of every human nation kindly?"

The corners of Shen Mengting's mouth hooked defiantly, and she squinted her eyes to look at Zhao Yu, "Do you think they might be able to cash in?"

"Hungry! If you don't make it, it's ......"

"They don't even treat the people of their own country well, do you still expect them to be good to you in Saran? Zhao Yu, are you also moving closer to the direction of the compromise faction in your heart!Or have you forgotten your mother's hatred!" Shen Mengting shook her head with a little disgust.

"I didn't. I'm just thinking that when two countries are at war, they will always be civilians. If our country is inevitably annexed, the crisis should be minimized. If the Sauron Empire could really treat us Saran civilians well, then at least there would be no very big sequelae. ”

"Hmph, Zhao Yu, you're still too naïve. Shen Mengting's two dark chaotic pupils reflected a sharp gaze, "It seems that it is necessary for me to tell you about the history of the Sauron Empire." ”

"Huh?" Zhao Yu habitually leaned forward.

But Shen Mengting showed a look of knowing everything by heart.