The dark-haired leader sitting at the top didn't say a word, and watched as everyone in the hall argued with each other.

"Fool, don't you take this opportunity to take down the Bow Hunters, and wait for them to take us in? After a long time, the brothers below slowly withdrew and went back to farming, hunting, etc., and we couldn't turn it over by ourselves alone. The bald man said with an angry expression.

"I don't mean that, I'm saying it's too hasty to do it now, and most civilians won't support it." Another also responded by retorting.

......

Both sides have their own opinions, but in general, one side thinks that they should respond immediately and take advantage of this to get more benefits in the future, while the other side believes that this is too risky and the time is not yet ripe.

Just as the argument between the two sides was getting louder and louder, the leader of the head finally spoke, and he slapped his palm on the table, and the whole table trembled, and there was a humming sound, and then the scene suddenly fell silent.

Everyone sat down again, looked at the leader, and waited quietly for him to speak.

"Have you ever heard of the country of Clancy?" He spoke slowly.

"Well, I know a little bit about it......"

Then everyone began to talk about some things they had seen, nothing more than that the country was in good order and had strong execution, but the number of transcendents was relatively small, and they were relatively poor.

"Do you think in the future, will Clencia be stronger, or will the Frost Rose be stronger?"

"Of course it's frost .......," said the strong man who replied, and slowly stopped, with some hesitation.

"Frost Rose's army is already equipped with golems, and there is a huge cluster of airships, and now the navy warships are also actively expanding. You've probably heard of that. ”

"Although the west wind in the past is decaying, there are not a lot of wealth and transcendents accumulated over hundreds of years, and there are even lightning knights with all members above the rank 5, who have always been the alliance leader of the Seven Kingdoms of Xuehua, don't you think it's strange?"

"Such a huge inheritance was unexpectedly destroyed overnight, and even the royal capital was captured by the rebel army, even if there was no Sequence 9 garrisoned, but with the background of the west wind, Sequence 8 must be there."

"How did they defeat Zephyr, didn't everyone think about the hidden insiders?"

The scene of "this ......." suddenly fell silent.

"Clencia is not as weak as it seems, and although the Frost Rose promises well, Clencia is closer to us."

"With the current situation of Clencia and Frost Rose secretly facing each other, it is impossible for them to allow the rear to be rebelled by Frost Rose."

"So until the situation is clear, I will not allow you to participate in the struggle between the two factions, if you still recognize me as the leader."

The black-haired leader slowly spoke his decision, his eyebrows furrowed, and his gaze swept sternly over the room.

After a moment of silence, the various mercenary captains below also began to express their positions.

"I respect the leader's decision."

"Me too."

...

"Alas...... Since Brother Mulong has spoken, I will also abide by it. The bald man lowered his arm with a little regret and nodded in agreement.

After the meeting, the crowd slowly dispersed in the carriage, and the coming winter became a little quieter.

After the people in the hall were finished, only Muron stood in front of the window, looking at the verdant mountains and lakes, and the gradually cold world drifting with scattered snowflakes.

The old wooden door creaked open, and a girl with short black hair entered, dressed in a slightly smarter dress and black trousers.

"Cena yet?" Mullon, who was dressed in steel armor, turned around and looked at his second daughter.

"Yes, Father." The girl nodded slightly, and then stood next to her father and looked at the world outside the window, and the communication between father and daughter has always been simple.

"How's Emenas doing?" Muron put his hand on Jiena's shoulder, caring for the first time in a long time.

"Very good, my classmates and teachers are very good to me." Jena thought back to those faces, a smile tugging at the corners of her mouth.

"That's good."

There was a moment of silence before Mu Long continued.

"I've been away all year round, and since you were a child, I haven't asked much, and sometimes I regret not spending much time with you."

"In the blink of an eye, you have also grown up, you have made a few more friends at school, and you can have one more place to stay when you go out in the future."

"Fathers are always inseparable from their profession." Jiena turned her head, looked at the weathered man, and said with a little helplessness.

"Haha, I can't change it." The man laughed a few times, and his expression softened a lot, no longer being cold in the hall just now.

Mu Long's rough hand touched the girl's head and sighed, "The world is changing. ”

"Clancy, Frost Rose, and the Verdant Empire, we have been running around all year round, so we can clearly feel the undercurrent in it, maybe there will be another big war in a few years, just like the 'Battle of the Broken Bow' back then, if we win, we will probably be able to be peaceful for a few hundred years, and if we lose, we will have to be conquered by the verdant."

"Under the nest, how can it be easily saved."

"When you're in school, you can try to get in touch with the verdant noble classmates, and if it really comes to that time, you can also have multiple back roads."

"Father......." Jie Na looked at this man in disbelief, it was really unexpected that her father, who had always been strong and strict in the past, would teach her like this.

"Nothing, I'm me, you're you. I still hope that you, as a girl, can live a relaxed and happy life. The man whispered as he looked into the distance.

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In late autumn, the long holidays in Emenas are coming to an end, and students who have traveled around the world are starting to return to school.

A small estate on the plains of Gaudan, with vine-covered trellises dotted along the banks of the river, and a windmill made of gray and white stone bricks stands on top of a hill.

Somewhere in the shade of a tree by the river, two maidens sat side by side, dressed in dresses and knitted hats because of the warm climate in the southern part of the empire.

The two rods were placed diagonally beside them, the ends of the rods pressed by the stones to prevent them from detaching, and the two of them leaned against the gray slate and chatted.

"Lily, time flies, the holidays are coming to an end, and I feel like I haven't had enough of it." Alena said as she nibbled on a green pear.

"Ah, why do you remind me, I still want to play in peace for a few days, woo." Lily covered her ears and said she wouldn't listen.

"When I go back to school, I have to prepare for the entrance exam, and I have a lot of subjects and courses to study."

"Don't listen, don't listen, don't speak, Alena~"

"However, it's not completely without good news, the winter festival party is about to start, and it is said that you can see the big competition of the senior students and the performances of various clubs, which is very exciting."

"Will there be a senior who is very good-looking and handsome, and will be super gorgeous?"

"Yes."

"Will there be a peerless prince who is domineering and handsome and only spoils me?"

"Yes."

"Okay~ Let's go back right away." Lily has finally found something to be happy about when she returns to school.