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During the Second Term, the port of Carmelo was a military port of the Wyndas Empire, and its geographical location was extremely important. To the west, you can enter the continent of Dragon Island, and to the east, you can face the vast ocean.

The Psionic Pulse Engine turned on, and the dull sound startled the birds around them. The sun shines brightly on the sea, and the blue waves ripple in the blue sky.

This scene can only be described as the same color as the sea and the sky.

Watching the huge Port Carmelo fade away, the silver mirror lake, which is as sacred as the teardrops of the gods, disappears from view, bidding farewell to the green Lindbourme promenade. Once again, the fleet threw itself into the arms of the sea.

Wind Chimes left the Light through the Spirit Circle and returned to the Spirit, the supreme command ship of the Tree Country.

Codenamed 'Spirit', this battleship is a Glory-class battleship. Although it is inferior to the 'Light' in terms of displacement, it is not weaker than any warship in terms of firepower and speed.

Shukuni used this battleship as the supreme command warship of the Tree Country in Operation Thunder Island, also to prevent state secrets from falling into the hands of the Dragon Country. All the crew members of the Spirit are loyal soldiers of the Tree Country, and they are all elites with strong combat effectiveness.

In charge of the defense of the Spirit is the commander of the 3rd Corps of Operation Thunder Island in the Tree Country, Zax. Zax was in his early thirties, but he was already proficient in opening eleven veins, and his strength was no weaker than Mu Linsen, one of the thirteen strongest people in the Hall of Wisdom.

Zax's elite battle group is the most powerful of the 50,000 Tree Nation soldiers.

Including the team leader Zax, the elite combat team has a total of six people. Four people can open eleven veins, and two people can even open twelve veins.

With them, the Spirit could not have fallen.

Even in the face of the 200,000 army of the Dragon Kingdom, these six people were able to calmly escort General Fengchi away safely.

Immediately after the meeting, Zax threw himself into the command of the Spirit, and the other four corps commanders also returned to their ships.

The wind chime gave Mu Linsen a vacation, and the only two people who followed behind him were Hua Ze.

The two of them sat in the café of the Spirit, next to the window facing the sea. The soldiers of the Tree Country have set their sights here, not only because the legendary inheritor Hua Ze arouses the curiosity in people's hearts, but also to get a closer look at the prosperous face of the Wind Chime General.

But everyone is far away, suppressing the fanaticism in their hearts, and maintaining their respect for the chief with the final bottom line.

The wind chimes stirred the orange juice in the blue clear glass, took off the military hat, and the long rose-colored hair fluttered in the wind like petals flying in the wind, and the big blue eyes bloomed brightly.

The soldiers turned their heads one after another, greedily wanting to take one more look at the peerless beauty who had given up the Tree Princess.

The only person who can calm down is Hanazawa.

"Now you understand, beauty is also a mistake, and if you didn't know each other as a child, you would be like them. ”

“..... Hmm-that's too embarrassing!" Hanazawa lay in his position, without the slightest look of courtesy, "General Wind Chime, when was the last time we had tea with two of us?"

"Two months ago, in Shedu. ”

"yes! Time flies...... And so the action began—"

The wind chimes banged on the table, propped his head with his hands, and asked with a pout.

"What should I call you? Pu Chen, or Hua Ze?"

"People in the world only know Hua Ze, and no one knows Pu Chen. Hua Ze looked around with his spare eyes, he was already surrounded by all kinds of envious and jealous eyes, if it wasn't for the identity of the inheritor, I'm afraid that these café soldiers would have thrown themselves into the sea long ago.

"I'm really disappointed, you grew up with me, when I was a child, Pu Chen always loved to get sick, crying every day to eat sweets, and my grandfather had a headache in the morning. Every time I eat dessert, he always gives you more......."

At this moment, the scenes that had happened in the orphanage appeared in front of the two of them.

Memories are always short-lived.

Since the time when the wind chimes entered the army. From Pu Chen to Hua Ze, choose the bow of the phantom dragon bone and become the inheritor.

"General Wind Chime, if you can go back this time..... I want to meet them......"

This is his wish for many years, but he can't get out because of his identity as the inheritor.

If there's a chance this time.

If they remember themselves—

"No problem, they all remember us!"

Wind Chime's tone was weak, in stark contrast to the impassioned speech he had made at the strategy meeting before.

"General Wind Chime...... You...... The purpose of joining the army is to...... Is it the truth?"

Poof-

Smiles that bloom like flowers melt the snow of winter.

"Yes, that's the purpose of my existence - to become stronger, to join the army, to find the truth, and to continue with the legacy of the victims of the past. As a inheritor, you should understand the meaning of inheritance—"

“...... Hmm- sort of, but I didn't expect that you would be the real you. General Wind Chimes. You are the most soldier-like of all the generals in the Tree Country. But it's hard for me to see through your heart. ”

yes, which one is the real wind chime?

Hua Ze at the strategy meeting was very confused, was it the amiable Wind Chime Sister in the past, or the Wind Chime General whose eyes were full of stars and seas?

None of this matters.

"Hanazawa, if one day, I'm talking about if...... The war is coming...... Be sure to remember. Keep your thoughts to yourself. Be sure to remember my words. ”

Do you hide it in your heart?

Hanazawa nodded suspiciously.

"Yes, the war has begun, and this battle will not stop once it begins...... Whether or not Operation Thunder Island is successful, the split of the alliance has become a fact, and the war within the Seven Kingdoms, I am afraid, ......"

When he looked up, he saw that the wind chimes were looking at him like his own child.

"You...... Grew up. ”

"It turns out that the little boy with a crying nose is gone. ”

Is it?

Xie Du's café in the afternoon, the wind chimes rustling in front of the door, the memory always stays on that afternoon. Twenty-three children seemed to be with him all the time.

Wind chimes, silver pines, wide sleeves, and tranquility.

Feng He, Zhao Zihang, Luo Jian, Black Coffee.

Xiao Chaoyang, Deng Wen, Tao Tao, Luoyuntian, Jiujiu.

Ake, plain clothes, hyacinth.

Willow, plantain, Wu is wrong.

Pu Chen, Linlin, and Ning.

Not a single one was left behind.

"They've all grown up, haven't they?"

Hanazawa lifted his right arm, which was hidden by the white shawl, and put down the cup in his hand one last time.

"General Wind Chimes, this is the end of the old story. In three days, the fleet will enter the Yevan Islands. Inheritor Hanazawa, at your disposal. ”

He covered his heart with his right hand and said in a low voice.

"Give your heart to the tree country!"

In the silence of the café, only the sound of the wind blowing through the curtains.

All the Tree Country soldiers bowed their heads one after another, making the same movements as Hua Ze, and chanted silently.

"Dedicate your heart to the tree country. ”

At that moment, it felt like a long time had passed.

When he raised his head, the wind chime's eyes were as calm as a lake, without the slightest wave.

- Ah, that's the real you.

Wind chimes...... Sister.

At this moment, Hua Ze finally understood the female general of the tree country sitting in front of him. Abandoned everything, let go of everything, for the sake of only one truth.

The truth of the world.

This kind of loneliness that no one understands, Hanazawa can fully understand.

Whether it is in a high position or too powerful, the more different people are, the more lonely they are.

The indescribable loss in the eyes of the wind chimes was fleeting, and a new ray of sunlight shone like the table of a café.

She's back again, from the farthest reach.

"Your Excellency Hua Ze, this operation has a special order for you, and I need you to assist Qiu Fengyang to complete it. ”

"Oh, please—"

Although he had already guessed the general, he still asked.

"What's the mission?"

"Kill Ancient Monroe!"

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The Yefan Islands are the easternmost province of the Sacred Dragon Kingdom. It is composed of more than 20 large and small islands, forming a chain of five east-west divisions. During the Second Age of France, it was the most important fortress in the eastern part of the Vendas Empire. Because in that war-torn era, Dragon Island not only had to deal with the threat of the powerful empire of the Western Continent, but also needed to beware of the ThunderClan taking advantage of it.

There is a wide sea area between the first island chain of the Yefan Islands from the Port Calmero in Dumille City, and because it did not have a name, the people of the Dragon Kingdom regarded it as the 'Nameless Sea'. There is no dreamy color, but it attracts waves of poets to come and chant poetry. A hundred years ago, the bard Laplace wrote the century-old "Unicorn" here, and in addition, the great playwright Kada Yuu also used it as a source of inspiration in turn, integrating the scenes of the play "****" into the "Nameless Sea". The sentence 'parting under the moonlight and cold stars' has become a legendary story in the mouths of many teenagers and girls, and it was once very prosperous, and many infatuated people came here to martyr. If it weren't for the intervention of the Dragon Kingdom**, the lives buried under the Nameless Sea would probably exceed the deepest part of the Endless Sea.

The coalition fleet left Port Carmelo at 2 p.m. on December 18, and at the outset, all the warships were immediately put on alert, and the entire fleet changed into an attack formation and advanced towards the island of Ray. The Holy Alliance is like this, and the Hope Fleet is like a sharp blade that cuts through the ocean without the slightest pause, straight into the heart of the [Thunder Fang].

But as we get closer to Ray Island, everything around me seems to be changing.

The sun, warmer than summer, flickered and flickered, replaced by dark clouds and sparse drizzle. The windless sea, which was ideal for sailing, began to blow headwinds, and even small tornadoes appeared. There is also the fog that fills the sea in the morning, and even the best first mate can only judge the direction by experience and instrumentation.

Even more disturbing are the fish swimming in the sea.

The previously calm mirror-like sea that occasionally turned out to cross the water, but now they swam in the opposite direction of the fleet, as if fleeing from the direction of Ray Island. On several occasions, large fish from the bottom of the sea touched the boat, which discouraged the soldiers. However, fortunately, there is a super-scale defensive spirit array, and these basic physical collisions basically cannot have a serious impact on the hull.

But these irregularities have changed the illusionary soldiers.

Operation Thunder Island was no longer a petty child's play in their eyes, and the idea that they would be able to return to their hometown as soon as they set out was gradually replaced by the fear of death. The 250,000 allied troops were clouded. Even well-trained soldiers began to sigh.

This is normal. Presumably no one wants to die.

Life is so precious, especially for these soldiers. Most of them are either young people who dream of becoming famous novelists, innocent girls who have just accepted a boy's confession and will start a family with the person they love the most when they return home, or young people who have conceived their beloved wife with a second child......

In short, almost everyone has their own concerns, and it is difficult to get them to fight with their lives and death.

In this regard, the high-level military leaders of the Dragon Kingdom and the Tree Kingdom also gradually discovered the problem. When a well-trained soldier in peacetime is really faced with the risk of death, everything becomes pale and powerless, whether it is mission or honor, these irrelevant things are really so important?

When family members see the corpse of their loved one, do they care about the honor bestowed by the king, and will they be happy that there are fewer people to see every day for dinner?

Give your heart to the country and fight for the Union.

These loud slogans are not the mottos of all before they die.

General Bawen and General Wind Chime have long seen this.