Chapter 72: The Invisible Battlefield (3)
"You say, will the Essis really call?"
Looking at his mother's worried face in front of him, Sauron was a little heavy, but nodded helplessly. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"That... So how can this be? Mrs. Foster suddenly spun around in a hurry, "Or... Sauron, get out! β
"Run?" Sauron was stunned, then sighed, "Where to escape?" Did you escape? β
"Isn't there a forest to the east of the village? You go hide in the forest for a while. Wait until the war is over and you'll come back! In short, you definitely can't stay at home anymore! β
"Mother!" Sauron shook his head and said helplessly: "I'm afraid this war won't end so soon. Even His Majesty George VI and Prince Renard were defeated at the hands of the Essis, and this time, I am afraid that there will be a big trouble. β
"Is it really that serious?" Mrs. Foster asked incredulously. For peasants like them, the most they experienced were skirmishes of hundreds of men between their lords, with usually no more than double digits of deaths and only three or five days.
Now the war between Essis and Rollin has long since expanded to a situation where the forces of the country are fighting against each other, and it is not at all a noble struggle in their conception.
"And my father hasn't come home yet, what will you do if I leave?" Sauron continued, "So I'll take a look at the situation first. Only they know what is going on among the nobles, maybe tomorrow the war will stop? β
"Heyγγγγγ May the Holy Light bless your father for a safe return. Mrs. Foster could only sigh and silently pray for the safety of her family.
The crack in the door closed quietly, and neither Sauron nor his mother noticed that Irelia, who was supposed to go back to the room, was listening to their conversation.
Undisturbed by her mother and brother, Irelia slowly walked back to her bed and buried herself under the covers.
The next day, Irelia drove her flock to the pasture outside the village. Looking at the baating sheep grazing leisurely, Irelia sat annoyed by a large tree, her hands folded around her knees, and her head buried in the crook of her arms.
The birds on their heads walked through the treetops, chirping. Normally, Irelia would have looked up curiously, but today Irelia was in a bad mood and didn't want to move at all.
My father didn't know where, but my brother was leaving the house because of the war, and the war was a bad thing!
Jingle bell ~ jingle bell ~
The familiar bell rang in her ears, and Irelia moved her ears and jerked her head up. Sure enough, the caravan that passed by yesterday appeared in Irelia's sight again!
And this time, Irelia seemed to have learned the lesson of yesterday, and did not slack off at all, quickly getting up from the ground and running towards the caravan. Irelia's furious gesture fell into the eyes of the caravan, and one of the leaders stopped to wait for her when he saw Irelia running towards them.
Looking at the familiar dress, Irelia gasped and asked, "You... You are from Essis ... Is it coming? β
The leader was slightly stunned for a moment, and then lifted the hood on his head, revealing a young face, which was the newly appointed Minister of Propaganda - Joseph!
Joseph glanced at the vigilant guards behind him before he smiled and said to Irelia, "Yes, little girl, what's wrong?" β
Receiving Joseph's affirmative answer, Irelia suddenly felt a surge of anger in her heart and shouted at Joseph, "How can you Essians do this! Why invade our homeland, why destroy my life! β
"Little girl, did anyone in your family go to war?"
Irelia stared at Joseph indignantly, pouting and not speaking, but tears slowly accumulated in her eyes, and she wanted to weep.
Seeing this, Joseph was stunned, and then waved his hand to the guard behind him, and only after the guard walked a little farther away did Joseph speak, "What's your name?" β
βγγγγγγ Irelia. β
"So little Irelia, was your family drafted before we Aessis came?"
Irelia was stunned for a moment, nodded a little reluctantly, and then retorted, "But that's only a few days, and neither father nor brother is in danger!" β
"Really?!" Joseph asked heavily, startling Irelia.
"Is there really not? Irelia, from the moment you dared to come to me today, I knew that you were not an ordinary peasant boy, and that you knew the dangers of war. That's why you're scared. Am I right? β
Irelia didn't speak, but she didn't contradict Joseph's words either.
"War, big or small, no matter who the enemy is. It's always dangerous, and for all these years, even if your father and your brother were safe and sound, haven't you seen anyone else die in the war? β
That's right, Joseph was right. In the frequent struggles between the nobility, although the casualties in each war were not high. But over the years, there are always some people who unfortunately die in battle. Irelia is well aware that she also often encounters families who have lost their husbands and sons. What's more, those who were lucky enough not to die without missing arms and legs, even though they were disabled, still had to do the hard work every day, and had to work as coolies when the nobles were called up.
Irelia saw all this, so she was also very afraid that his family would leave so suddenly one day.
Looking at Irelia's aggrieved look, Joseph bent down and touched Irelia's head and said, "Dear little Irelia, do you know? The world is so chaotic. The aristocrats talk about ethereal honors, but in fact they are just their faces. How many wars have arisen from frivolous battles between nobles? And how many people died because of the war?
I tell you, in our Essis, every citizen is protected by the law, and even nobles cannot infringe on the fundamental rights of a citizen. There were nobles who did not take the lead, and as a result, they all subdued the law under the hands of our duke. This is what we are most proud of!
Now, the reason why I have come to your hometown to preach our laws, our situation. In order to bring civilization to you, so that you will no longer be oppressed by the nobles! β
"But! You also started a war, so what's the difference between you and those noble lords! Irelia retorted, "As long as it's a war, it's going to die!" It's all evil! β
"You're wrong, Irelia! There is no distinction between good and evil in war, and it is we humans who decide good and evil. The nobles went to war because of their selfish desires. And we are for the thousands of people who are exploited and oppressed by the aristocracy! The nobles can say that we are evil, but you can't! You are all gainers, you are not qualified! β
(To be continued.) )