Charan didn't know why Niniro was in Faan, she didn't know if she denied herself, and she didn't know the purpose of what she was saying to herself.

If his encounter with Niniro was a beautiful accident, then the invasion war launched by the Heather Empire at Kargeras against the borders of the Kingdom of Anglion is a harsh reality.

The news was told to Charan by Joanna when she returned from the farmer's fair.

Merchants are undoubtedly the most well-informed of the group, because an important piece of news can often determine the success or failure of their business, and when it comes to war, businessmen are sometimes more sensitive than even at the national level.

What does war mean?

Civilians see calamity, soldiers see glory, politicians see profits, businessmen see business.

Where there is war, there is business, and where there is business, there are merchants.

Greedy businessmen who have raised prices and made a fortune have existed since ancient times, and there are no exceptions to this day.

Xia Lan was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, and in the vague memory in his mind, he remembered that the incident of the Heather Empire's invasion of the Kingdom of Anglion should have occurred in the "Willanson Holy War" of the full-scale westward expedition twenty years later, and the two countries had maintained a peaceful posture before that, and had never heard of the Heather Empire having provoked a war on the border!

Did he make a mistake and omitted it? Or did the butterfly effect that it caused change the course of history?!

Thinking of this, a familiar name comes to mind.

Adelina –

No, the right one should call Him Garbod.

There was no reincarnation of Galbod in the original historical trajectory, and if it is said in game terms, Galbod's resurrection should be an epic hidden mission that Xia Lan inadvertently started, which led to a change in history.

As the object of worship of the "Subverting Fangs" faith, Garbod is undoubtedly the natural leader of "Subverting Fangs". With his crazy style in Elder Ragnarok, Xia Lan has reason to believe that after he sits in the position of "subverting the fangs", he will definitely control the Heather Empire to launch a new round of faith wars that will sweep the continent!

In just three years, I didn't expect the "Wilanson Holy War" to show its clues in advance.

He will not be unaware of the consequences of the "Willanson Holy War", which is a major event that affects the entire Eldran continent, and can even be regarded as the ending event of the game, basically more than ninety percent of the countries on the continent are involved in the protracted war quagmire of the "Willanson Holy War". For a time, chaos and darkness became the theme of the times.

Joanna and Guy in the store don't look very good, on the one hand, the group of black-hearted grain merchants who jointly raise prices, and on the other hand, they are uneasy about the shadow of the future war.

No normal person would like war, only madmen and paranoids would be keen on war.

"Boss lady, do you think the Heather Empire will call?" After finishing the unloading and handling of the goods, Guy, who couldn't hide his thoughts, looked a little worried and asked Joanna, who was keeping accounts at the counter.

Joanna put down the quill in her hand, shook her head and sighed softly: "I don't know, I chatted with Boss Grandbo about the battle ahead before, and he seems to be confident in the battle. I heard that he often has trade contacts with the border garrison, so he must know the strength of the border garrison better than we all know to be confident, and didn't we defeat the border invasion of the Heather Empire in the year of freezing rain? Maybe this time it will be the same. ”

"I remember!" Guy suddenly exclaimed excitedly. "Viscount Maxius, who defeated the Heather Empire on the border in the year of freezing rain, is in the town of Fa'an, and I have actually forgotten this noble lord! As long as he's there! We're sure we'll be able to defeat the Heather Empire again! ”

In fact, the townspeople of Faan, who were panicked when they heard about the Heather Empire's invasion of the border, many of them were as hindsighted as Guy and recalled Viscount Maxius, the low-key that the Viscount had managed to create was gone in an instant, but he didn't have to keep a low profile after the Heather Empire's invasion. At the beginning of the war, Maxius had already begun to recruit his knightly army. Always be ready to accept the king's command.

The mentality of the townspeople of Fay'an gradually changed from pessimism to optimism, as if they were convinced that Viscount Maxius would defeat the Heather Empire again.

Xia Lan could only scoff at this. Pinning your hopes on someone else is undoubtedly the most foolish.

He remembered that after the outbreak of the "Willanson Holy War", the Heather Empire conquered the rich land of Windsor Plains in only one month, directly cutting off the connection between the north and the south of the Anglion Kingdom. The head-to-head confrontation is not at all intimidating.

Under normal circumstances, it is impossible for the Kingdom of Anglion to be defeated so completely, the problem is that a large number of believers secretly lurking in the Windsor Plains of the "Subversion Fangs" collectively launched a rebellion, and the internal countermeasures and assassinations and other means continued one after another, which suddenly messed up the overall strategy arranged by the Kingdom of Angelion, and directly led to the defeat of the front-line army.

And the Ombudsman, once proud of the Kingdom of Anglion, has long allowed the "subversive fangs" to infiltrate. When the war broke out, it did not play its due role at all.

Xia Lan didn't know if the war would be the same as the early days of the "Wilanson's Holy War" in his previous life, maybe it would, maybe it wouldn't, so what? Because he has decided to leave the Kingdom of Angelion.

Before that, he will say goodbye to Joanna frankly.

Unexpectedly, Joanna had the same thoughts, and the invasion of the Heather Empire constituted the best opportunity for her showdown.

……

……

In the wee hours of the morning, Joanna, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened her eyes, she glanced at Nina who was sleeping sweetly by the pillow, and then crept up from the bed, reached out and took the coat hanging on the hanger, and quietly left the room like a thief.

Putting on her coat and walking down the stairs, she suddenly noticed that the living room was lit by faint candlelight.

"Brother Alan, why haven't you slept yet?"

Vigilant, she immediately cautiously probed into the living room, only to find out that it was a false alarm, and it turned out that the person who lit the candle in the living room was Alain who was sitting alone on the sofa.

Charan glanced at Joanna outside the door and raised her hand to the sofa opposite her.

Joanna was stunned, because Alain's actions were somewhat unexpected to her, and it seemed that Alain had something to say to her.

"Joanna, I'm leaving."

Before Joanna could sit down, a hoarse and ugly voice sounded in her ears, her eyes widened, staring at Xia Lan who was talking across from her, the expression on her face was temporarily frozen, and for a moment, she smiled bitterly, and the whole person leaned on the sofa as if relieved.

"Brother Alain, are you finally willing to speak?"

"I didn't want to deceive you, and if I could, I wouldn't want to speak again for the rest of my life." Xia Lan said calmly.

"Brother Aran, I have a question that has been buried in my heart, and now I want you to tell me honestly." Joanna bit her lip and looked at Xia Lan and said, "Why are you always by our side?" ”

"Repay the favor." Xia Lan said: "Maybe there is another reason, I want to live this life simply and calmly." ”

"That's why you've been with us?" Joanna said in disbelief.

Xia Lan nodded in reply.

"Alango, who are you?" After a long silence, Joanna asked faintly.

“……”

Who am I?

Killer? Assassin? Wanted?

Xia Lan asked himself in his heart, and then he realized that he didn't know who he was.

His silence was regarded by Joanna as unwilling to answer, so she did not pursue it, but continued to ask: "Brother Alain, thank you very much for your help to our mother and daughter in the past two years, is the departure you said just now to leave me and Nina?" ”

"Yes." Charland Road.

"Why?" Joanna said.

"Because the Kingdom of Anglion is no longer fit to stay." Xia Lan said indifferently: "The war will burn here sooner or later, today I decided to open my mouth to tell you to leave, and at the same time I want to tell you about it." ”

"Don't you believe that the kingdom can withstand the invasion of the Heather Empire, Alango?" Joanna was stunned.

"If you're willing to believe me, leave Fayan Town and go back to Galves, at least it's safe there." Charland Road.

He remembered that in the previous game, Gherves directly chose to surrender in the face of the invasion of the Heather Empire, mainly because the local ruling officials were all shadows of the "subversion fangs", so Ghelves was not disturbed, and the peace lasted for many years.

"I swore I wouldn't go back to Galves!" Speaking of this question, Joanna said resolutely.

"Are you willing to be displaced from the war with Nina?" Xia Lan asked.

Joanna hung her head and was silent for a long time.

"I'll leave tomorrow morning." Seeing this, Xia Lan shook her head and said.

"Brother Alain, are you willing to part with Nina? Are you willing to live with the ordinary life we once lived with? Joanna suddenly looked up at him.

Are you willing?

Again, Xia Lan asked herself.

Reluctant.

His heart gave the most honest answer.

But what if you don't give up? Sooner or later, he will leave their mother and daughter, and this farewell will be forever.

"Rango! Take me and Nina for a walk. Joanna said.

Xia Lan looked at her in a daze, and from her eyes, he saw expectation.

"Why?"

His voice was unusually dry.

"Because Nina and I both believe in you!" Joanna said.

Believe –

Huh——

It turns out that I will have people who believe it now.

He thought to himself.

Once upon a time someone believed in him, he attributed everything to the power he had, and if there was no power, would others still believe in him?

He didn't know, maybe he had, but in the end none of the people who believed in him ended well.

"Have you really decided?" Charland Road.

"Yes." Joanna said firmly.

"Pack your things and go early." (To be continued.) )