"Hey, old Galloit, come to the bar...... The nobles in the south don't do anything, and this month's supplies are a little late, but there's at least a little bit of good stuff in the cellar, right? At least they'll keep you warm up against Anstari. ”

"Keep it for me, I might need it when I come down from above."

Galoit pushed away the deerskin bag handed by his colleague, wiped a handful of frost from his beard, and raised his head to squint at the tall watchtower. The wooden watchtower resembles a lonely giant, perched atop the snow-covered rock, looking out over the dark forest in the distance.

The watchmen called these 'grey giants', and there were not just one, but along the borders of the forest, and a cordon had been erected during the long summer months to watch over the shadows beneath the Dragonroaring Mountains.

Galoit was a veteran, but he had never seen such a cold winter in twenty-five years, and the forest had not yet completely faded its autumn leaves, and the Breath of Anstali had blown from the north, and the cold was suddenly coming, and the wind and snow were coming. A thick layer of ice hung in the cellar the other day, something that had never been seen before.

He staggered up the creaking ladder, his thick clothing looming at this point, not to mention the heavy chain mail outside, a sword, a shield, and a bow.

However, the clumsy clothes did not warm him, and they seemed to be absent in the face of this strange wind, making him feel a deep chill from his soul.

He panted and threw his head up, the howling north wind as if it were tangible—the cold wind that the watchmen called Anstali's Breath swept the snow as if it had formed a substance to the south, and the whole watchtower whirred and crumbled in the wind.

The Lonely Mountain hangs gloomily over the horizon – it is the Longxiao Mountains, where legend has it that once the place where a giant dragon fell to his death, and before it died, it wailed and formed this gloomy mountain range. Now here is a terrible dragon and an army of its minions.

Galoit looked at the strange shape of the lonely mountain, like a pair of open dragon wings, and he always felt unstable in his heart. There is a legend in his hometown that dragon wings represent death, and that no one who has seen the shadow under the dragon's wings will return alive from the battlefield.

The northern sky was covered with dark clouds, and there was not a trace of light, but suddenly, the veteran suddenly found something in the sky in that direction. He blinked his eyes hard, and found that from between the passes of the lonely mountain, a dense mass of creatures was flying—

The creature was overwhelming, like tiny black dots covering the entire northern sky, and in just an instant, it had filled the former's eyes. "Ori is on top, ......!" Galloit's mouth was wide open, but twenty-five years of life and death compelled him to calm down, and he grasped the ladder with his hands, buried his head, and shouted to his colleagues:

"Quick, campfire!"

"What? Old Galloit, have you found something? The sound of the wind and snow drowned out his voice, and the man on one side put his hand to his mouth and shouted to him.

"Bonfire!" Galloit let go of a hand and gestured down vigorously, "Go, go and light the bonfire!" ”

And at that moment, the veteran suddenly heard a crisp sound, like the sound of something cracking. He only felt his hand loosen, and his whole body flew up as if he had lost his support, and fluttered-

In the midst of the whirlwind, he saw the stunned gazes of his colleagues, the broken wooden ladder, the 'gray giant' that was falling apart in the cold wind, the lonely mountain in the sky, and the shadow that opened like a dragon's wings......

"They also say it's reliable......"

"Those damn bastards must have cut corners......"

The thought crossed Galloit's mind.

Overnight, seventeen beacon fires lit up throughout the North.

……

The snow is getting heavier.

Fang Yu stretched out his hand to measure it, and a large snowflake fell in his palm and melted away. He looked up again, saw a column of black smoke rising into the northern sky through the window, and turned back and asked, "What is that?" ”

"It is said that a large army has appeared in the north, composed of crows and undead," Luo Hao replied without raising his head, a few pages of light floating in front of him, and he swiped lightly with his hand, quickly scanning the information on it. He had a habit of getting up every morning to read the news in the community, and Miss Tata was kneeling at a desk not far away, doing the same thing.

Only Nini was lying on her 'Papa' shoulder, and was happily reaching out her little hand to catch the snowflakes outside, but she couldn't reach that far. "The army?" Fang Yu asked a little surprised.

"Some people say that it is the army of the Dragon Witch, and as for where this army is going to attack at the moment, there is no information yet. In addition, a similar army has appeared in the west, advancing along the border of the Egunn Forest, this army is made up of dragon beasts," Luo Hao paused, "This should be the one we saw in Charter City not long ago. ”

Nicol Bolas's army?

Two armies?

Fang Yu didn't expect so many things to happen overnight, where was the dragon witch Nicol Bolas going to attack next? Is it Gula in the north, or Al Pakhin in the south?

He reached out and gently shook the ring that hung from his chest, and he couldn't figure out more and more in his heart what the other party was trying to do, was it to destroy the entire northern border? Where are you, Ms. Komisu?

"The whole northern border is moving," Luo Hao said, looking at the news in the community, "After the fall of Charter City, they set up a temporary long summer defense line along the Egunn Forest, and now this line is in danger everywhere, and the watchmen have crossed the traveler's swamp and begun to head north. ”

"Watchmen?"

"Elpahim and the army of the Silverwind Knights, they are watching the movement in the northern part of the Traveler Swamp, in the shadow of the Dragonroaring Mountains. This operation has been going on for more than half a year, and Elpahim is not completely without officials. ”

"Have they called out the adventurers?"

Luo Hao shook his head: "They have asked the Rainbow Alliance and the Descendants of Flor for help. ”

Fang Yu looked at the pillar of smoke in the sky, he was too powerless in such a situation, and he secretly sighed an eventful sentence. The disasters in the north have not subsided, and they have risen again and again, but I am afraid that the difficulties and sufferings will continue for a long time.

In the lobby of the inn, when he said that the supplies did not need to be sent back to the Seven Seas Traveler, and the caravan was not needed, Sky Blue's reaction was a bit exaggerated.

The poet lady let out a long-pitched 'Ah——? But she reacted, and hurriedly waved her hand again and explained:

"I'm not saying I don't want to help those poor people, Brother Ed. However, it will be difficult for us to procure enough supplies in Greyowl Town, and Miss Sylvede and I have struggled to put together these supplies. And we all agreed to that team, so it's not easy to explain at this point......"

"The matter of supplies can be slowed down a little longer," Fang Yu replied, "We may have to stay here for a while, as for the caravan, you have to explain, Tianlan, there won't be any problems, right?" ”

"Since Brother Ed said so, I have to reluctantly try it. For the sake of me being so cute and sincere, they shouldn't say much, right? If you really can't do it, you have to make up for it. Sky Blue replied pretending to be pitiful.

"Okay, no problem, compensation should also be made, but if the other party opens his mouth......

"Don't worry, I'll convince them."

Fang Yu looked at this little girl, and always felt that there was something wrong with the other party's words.

"That's good," but he still nodded, "Tianlan, then it's also troublesome to send this batch of supplies with you and the box, and Sand Night will send someone to pick you up." ”

"No problem, leave it to us, by the way," Tianlan's eyes rolled wildly, and asked, "Brother Ed, it's not that I'm too careful...... I'm just asking by the way, isn't that Miss Sand Night beautiful, ah-"

Before she could finish her sentence, she shuddered, grabbed her head and fled.

Fang Yu nodded to himself when he saw the box, knowing that he was very concerned about this matter, and he should be relieved to leave the work of escorting the supplies to him. Although the idea of the box is somewhat different from that of the average person, it is still much more reliable compared to the Paparals.

After Fang Yu said these words, he looked at Sylvid on the side. After all, she had promised the other party to go to the Second World as soon as possible to find her father's whereabouts, and they still had a lot to do in the First World, such as exploring the secrets of the Obelisk, which was also related to Sir Ma Wei's disappearance.

and finding a way to get tickets to the second world.

Instead of staying in this place and going to the relief of these refugees. The northern border is so large, and the refugees are not only this group outside Grey Owl Town, and they can't help everyone at all, just like he sighed before, the power of the individual is too thin in such a situation.

Miss Ship Officer must laugh at him again. If it were the other party, she would definitely look at the problem in a different way - from the source, not at the surface but to solve the problem. It's just that if you start from the source, the other party's suggestion must be to intervene in the royal family's dispute.

Indeed, only by settling this dispute will it be possible for Kaulin-Ishurian to calm the dilemma in both the north and the south.

But those things were things he was unwilling to meddle in, and there was always no right or wrong in the political struggle, and the aristocratic lady was accustomed to look at the matter with a gaze similar to that of the ruling class.

It doesn't matter who dies, what matters is that fewer people can die by doing so -

But what reassured Fang Yu was that the other party never insisted on his own opinion. is also willing to come with him, and always smiles, even if he knows that he has made a mistake, he never opposes him in the open, but he is always willing to help him clean up this mess.

Fang Yu didn't know all this, so he felt a little guilty. He sometimes wondered if he was too willful, and perhaps he should have followed some advice from the noble lady. But if he is to coldly ignore life and death, he can't do it.

"Sylvide, do you have a better suggestion?"

The ship's master officer smiled and shook her head, "On the contrary, I think the captain is doing the right thing. ”

Fang Yu looked at her in surprise, almost thinking that the other party was making fun of herself, and her usual answer should not be: "I don't know if it's right or wrong to do this, but the captain can try." ’

And then as for being right, she laughed it off, and when she was wrong, she also laughed as she helped clean up the mess.

And it was the first time that Fang Yu heard the other party directly affirm his own approach, and couldn't help but ask with some surprise: "Sylvide, you are not comforting me, do you, you must know that we are going to waste a lot of time in this place?" ”

"Wasted time is rewarding," Sylvid blinked, "it's a highly efficient strategy to win over the enemy's enemy. ”

"The enemy of the enemy?"

The noble lady smiled lightly: "Of course, we haven't made a public break with the Crowclaw Sanctuary yet, but it's unlikely that the Sanctuary will be able to look down on a force like us. When they threw an olive branch to the Rainbow Alliance and the Descendants of Flor, they were naturally on our other side. Captain, don't you see that there is an irreconcilable contradiction between the Free Chosen and the Alliance—"

Fang Yu was stunned: "Sylvide, do you see it like this?" ”

Sylvid smiled and nodded, "Otherwise? ”

"Okay, okay......"

Miss Ship Officer lowered her head and chuckled like a little fox.

……

"Sand Night?"

Momiji struggled to recall the information about the owner of the name: "I seem to remember that woman, who is the other side. I just remember that she was a little cold and even self-righteous, and I honestly hated her...... I can't believe that woman if I don't hear you talk about it...... She will make this choice on the sand night......"

"It shows that anyone can change." Fang Yu typed word by word.

He stopped, and he was slightly surprised in his heart, he was just going to confirm with Momiji about some things about Tapolis that Sand Night said, but he didn't expect to ask about some of the other party's original things.

But even such people are willing to take responsibility for a group of irrelevant people. Is this a change in mentality caused by different circumstances? Or is it because there is already kindness and warmth in people's hearts?

After a long time, Momiji typed:

"Does she need help?"

"Their situation is really difficult."

"Will you stay and help them, Ed?"

"I can only help as much as I can."

":)," Momiji said with a smiling expression, "I guess you'll answer like that, after all, you're the hero everyone expects." ”

"Don't make fun of me, Miss Momiji."

"I'm serious," Momiji paused, "do you need our help, Miss Eugudora is back in the North now." ”

"You're willing to help them, aren't you sworn enemies with them......?"

"What do you think of us, we left the North for a while, and we really didn't expect the situation to develop like this. We are at odds with them, we are not hostile, and Tapolis no longer exists...... Sand Night ...... Hearing you say that, I actually admire her ...... now."

"It would be great if you were willing to help," Fang Yu typed silently, "I can help you here, but these refugees are not the only ones in the north...... I can't comment on what the Ravental Sanctuary has done, after all, the North needs such a force to fight Nicol Bolas right now, but there are groups that claim to be civilized, but they are oblivious to the current catastrophe for their own little benefit—they could have done more. ”

Momiji was stunned, and when he heard what he said, he couldn't help asking, "Ed, what are you going to do?" ”

"I don't know, and I honestly can't count on those people, and I don't know what I can do...... It's just that I'm feeling a little uncomfortable, Miss Momiji. ”

"What's wrong?"

Fang Yu was silent for a moment, he had been thinking about this question since he was in the camp, but he had never received an answer.

“…… I see kind people taking on everything they shouldn't be doing, Momiji-sama, and really capable people are indifferent to it. Almost everything they have comes from the favor of the precursors, but what do they give back to the world? ”

"How much justice is left of what we thought we were supposed to be...... For us to splurge? ”

“…… Isn't what people are supporting supposed to be the glory of the Elect, but look at what those people are doing now, and are they still worthy of it? ”

He shook his head: "If I hadn't come to this world in person and seen this clearly, I really wouldn't have known that the back of the stargate had become what it is today......"

"......" Momiji was silent for a long time, and typed: "Ed, but you already know this." After the Dawn Star, you should know that there is a good side to this world. Besides, aren't there still us, and Miss Yugudora, and not all of them have become like that, in fact, even in those big guilds, there are people who are different from those people. ”

Fang Yu remembered Odin, remembered Ye Hua, remembered Lady Hades and Lady Leia, indeed, there are such people in the Great Guild.

But what does that change?

…… Besides, even these people are becoming fewer and fewer.

Fang Plover silently raised his head, only to realize that he had left the inn at some point, and walked to the square where the Ravental Knights had judged the Nicol Bolas Followers a few days earlier.

The knights did not remove the gallows of that day, it stood alone in the middle of the square, with snowflakes floating in the sky, and a thin layer fell on it.

The empty noose, like an open mouth, invisibly mocks this cold world.

He had made a promise with great confidence that he would build a great party of adventurers, even further than the Dawn Star, and that Miss Scarpe would see what he was capable of.

He wasn't even afraid to be an enemy of the Descendants of Flore, nor wanted by all the Grand Guilds, he wanted to become a legend like Loofah, and single-handedly resist pressure from across the Alliance - to prove that the spirit of the Free Chosen One is still alive and well.

But what does that change?

He asked Xiaokong not to give up pursuing his ideals, but he suddenly felt a little lost-

He sometimes had to admit that Sophie was right, and no matter how much he stood on the opposite side of the alliance, the other party was still there. He can get the other side in some trouble, but so what, he can take down one Jeffrey Redcoat, but there are many, many Jeffrey Redcoats.

Even the descendants of Flor.

There are also many, many Crowclaw Temples that will appear in this land, in league with the greedy. He can defeat the enemy, but not the greed in the heart.

Fang Yu silently closed the communication with the red leaves-

He looked at the few lines of text left in the other chat box, which was an email left by Su Changfeng in response to his question about the north a day ago:

'Only the Alliance can unite the power of most of the Chosen ones in this world. ’

You have to understand that it exists from an international consensus, not just an organization. It is not only its function itself that guarantees its existence – but also the checks and balances between countries and forces behind it. ’

Although it may be plain to say, it is because of this consensus that we can cooperate and dialogue with other countries on Stargate affairs. ’

'Little Plover, we have asked you to help investigate the Coalition because some of them are trying to meddle in the Kaulin-Ishurian political struggle, not only in violation of the norms of the Stargate Declaration, but also to the detriment of our interests. At the same time, this series of events involves the sensitive element of dark believers. ’

But that's all, you have to recognize that.

Yes, after all, it is impossible for him to dream of completely overturning the alliance, no matter what stage the Nanami Brigade has grown.

This is something that Loofah can't do, and he, naturally, can't do either.

As long as such a relationship exists, even if one dragon is defeated, it will only be another dragon.

But is that glorious history really just a dream?

At this time, there was a sudden unfamiliar password sound in front of him, and Fang Yu raised his head, only to find a team of knights wearing black and white robes on the side of the street. He'd seen a lot of those knights these days, and they were none other than the Grey Knights of the Ravental Temple.

But when the knights saw him, they suddenly changed direction and walked in this direction. Fang Plover turned his head for a moment, only to find that there was no one behind him, and the knights scattered left and right, and drew their weapons.

"It's him—"

"The people who are with the woman, the bishop wants to see them."

The knights shouted orders.

The long swords in their hands were a little calm in the cold wind.

Fang Yu was stunned when he saw this scene, feeling that these knights were coming at him, what was going on?

……

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