After arriving at the City Lord's Mansion, the City Lord of Haydn first asked the Spirit to arrange a room for me and Liya, and then invited me to the hall for discussion.

On the way to the hall, Psychic told me about the specific problems facing Marina City.

It turned out that there was a lake near Marina City, known locally as the Sacred Lake, which was the main source of water for the residents of Marina City. On the west shore of the sacred lake there is a road leading to the middle of the lake, where there is a small island. Both the Pig-People and the Fish-People wanted to live on that island, and for this reason, the two tribes often fought.

But no matter which tribe lives there, when they occupy the holy lake, they will cut off the canal to Marina City, which is not allowed in Marina City. So Marina City sent troops to drive it away many times.

Therefore, in fact, a three-way melee.

When we came to the hall, Haydn was already sitting in the front of the hall, and the spirit walked over to Haydn and stood still, and I went to the side of the hall with Lea and sat down.

Haydn said to me:

"Lord Hero, the reason why I let the Spirit Illusion come to the royal capital is that the two clans are strong, and my coastal city is at a disadvantage. I also hope that the adults will spare no effort to solve problems for the people in the city. ”

"Lord of the city, it is our duty as heroes to bring benefits to the people, and I will do my best. I just don't know, what are the characteristics of this pig tribe and the fish people, and how strong are they or not? ”

Haydn looked to the side of the psyche.

"Lingfan, you are familiar with the situation of the two clans, so tell the hero in detail."

"Yes, father."

The Phantom bowed to Haydn and then turned to salute me.

"Lord Hero, the pig-people have a strong physique, much more powerful than human soldiers, and can also transform into ......"

"Oh? Will the pig-people still transform? ”

"Yes, the transformed pigmen will be more powerful, and they will attack people when they see them like crazy, even if they are friends or foes, and they are not afraid of life and death."

"So, are pigmen a kind of monster?"

The Phantom was silent for a moment, as if in thought. Then he said in an uncertain tone:

"Probably not."

"Oh, alas!"

If it's a monster, you can also gain experience and level up by destroying the pigmen.

After all these years of fighting, I have come to realize that Hero XP seems to only be gained from monsters or heroes, and killing normal animals or humans does not increase experience.

"Huh?" Phantom looked at me with wide eyes, obviously not understanding why I was saying pity.

"Oh, nothing...... What are the characteristics of the Fish-People? ”

She frowned slightly, but continued to answer my questions.

She said:

"The Fish-People are not as robust as the Pig-Peoples, and are about the same as regular human soldiers, but they are very agile......"

"Flexible? On land? ”

I was surprised, I thought that the Fish-People would be slow on land, and even have a hard time moving. After all, the name sounds reminiscent of a fish on land.

Could it be that the fish-people also have long legs?

"Yes," the psychic explained, presumably guessing what I was thinking:

"The Fish-People also have hands and feet and are able to use weapons. If they are in the water, they will be more agile and almost invincible. But as far as I know, they don't seem to have good eyesight, and they can't see things far away. ”

......

I looked at Haydn and asked:

"How does the lord want me to solve this problem?"

Before Haydn could speak, the spirit on his side spoke first, and said with resentment:

"Of course, it's ...... killing"

"Psychic Illusion!"

Haydn interrupted her and rebuked:

"Girls' families don't just know how to shout, fight, and kill, I should have insisted on not letting you enter the army in the first place."

His brows furrowed slightly, but his voice was well controlled.

Turning his head, he looked at me.

"Please also ask the heroes to find a way to get them to promise to give up the battle for the sacred lake."

"Okay." I agreed.

Haydn said:

"If they wish, they are more than welcome to settle in the city."

The Spirit, who had been hanging his head to the side, suddenly looked up at Haydn, his brows furrowed.

"Settle in the city? Father, they are enemies......"

"Phantom, you're wrong."

Psyche looked puzzled.

After a moment, Haydn continued:

"They were enemies and are enemies, but that doesn't mean they will still be enemies."

"If we can turn hostility into friendship and live in peace with each other, wouldn't everyone live and work in peace and contentment, and the world will be peaceful? And why let the blood continue to flow? ”

"And what about our soldiers who died in battle? Did they die in vain? Don't you avenge them? ”

Is it to avenge the sacrifices of the soldiers, or to turn enemies into friends and coexist peacefully?

Maybe you can get different answers from different angles.

I don't know who's right and who's wrong on this issue. So I sat quietly and watched the argument between father and daughter and didn't interject.

Hearing the questioning raised by the Spirit, the city lord of Haydn sighed and said:

"For the soldiers who died, I will give them a pension and give preferential treatment to their families."

"As for revenge...... Psychically, war is accompanied by sacrifice, and we cannot sacrifice more soldiers for revenge and tear more families apart. ”

......

After resting for the night in the City Lord's Mansion, early the next morning, I followed the spirit to the military camp that was still some distance away from the Holy Lake.

"Your Excellency!"

As soon as they entered the tent, several soldiers dressed in captain's attire gave a military salute to the spirit. They all had injuries on their bodies.

Psychic introduced to several people:

"This is Chen Yingying, who was sent by His Majesty to support us."

"Ah, it's the legendary hero."

"Now you can avenge your brothers!"

Hearing the introduction of the spirit, several people first looked at each other, sighed in a low voice, and then saluted me at the same time.

I nodded in response.

Psychic continued:

"From now on, you will obey Chen Yingying's command."

"Yes!"

Subsequently, one of the captains briefed me on the current situation in the three parties.

From his mouth, he learned that it was the Fish-People who were currently occupying the Holy Lake, and that the Primorsky City army had attacked some time ago, but without success. The Pig People are stationed on the north shore of the Holy Lake, and we are located on the west shore of the Holy Lake.

One of the captains asked:

"Hero, what are we going to do next?"

"Retreat ten miles one after another, and then stand still."

"Huh?" The soldier captain was stunned.

I continued:

"Everyone take care of your injuries, don't take the initiative without my orders."

Several captains clasped their fists at me at the same time and said in unison:

"Hero, we can fight again. This injury will not affect our ...... fighting."

I raised my hand to stop them from continuing, explaining:

"The lord doesn't want to see more sacrifices, and he wants to subdue both clans, so try to avoid deepening the hatred......"

"But......" The other captain looked at me, then at the Spirit.

"Lord Spirit, is it possible that the revenge of the brothers will not be avenged?"

Lingphantom was silent for a long time, but finally gritted his teeth and shouted:

"Listen to him."

"I'm going to get everyone ready to set up camp." One of the captains hung his head and went out of the tent listlessly.

Immediately afterwards, several other captains also found reasons to leave.

Only me, Ria, Psyche, and Angus, the leader of the kingdom's cavalry, were left in the tent.

Psychic asked with a frown:

"Chen Yingying, what are you going to do next?"

"How about negotiating with the two clans first?"

"Impossible." Psychic sneered:

"It's impossible for those guys of the Fish-People to leave the Holy Lake, and the Pig-People are even more arrogant and unreasonable, and they can't communicate at all."

"Then force them to sit down and communicate?"

"That's even more unlikely. It's not that I look down on the heroes, it's just that those two barbarians are too arrogant. Without bloodshed, it is simply impossible to force them to sit down and talk well. ”

"It's okay, I'll figure it out."

After a phantom speech, I continued:

"Also, there's something I'd like to ask for Lord Psyche."

"What's the matter?"

I pulled a small bag out of my bosom and handed it to her.

She looked at the bag and asked:

"What is this?"

"A small bag of diamonds, and please exchange them for gold coins and distribute them to the families of the fallen soldiers."

"What does this mean? Do you think that our City Lord's Mansion will not treat the families of the fallen soldiers well? ”

"No, I know that the City Lord's Mansion will treat their families preferentially. However, I gave the order that prevented the army from taking the initiative to attack, so that no one would avenge their revenge. I don't mean anything else, this bag of diamonds is just to buy peace of mind. ”

She looked at me in a daze for a long time, and was silent for a long time.

I don't know what she's thinking.

Eventually, she silently took the bag.

In the afternoon, after the Marina Army was re-stationed, the Psychic took me around the lake.

The sacred lake is not particularly large, but all the way around, I feel that the shape of this sacred lake is very regular. If you look down from the air, it should be in the shape of a heart, not at all like a naturally formed lake.

Arriving on the north shore, I saw the so-called pig-people from afar.

It was a race with a pig's head on a human body.

Suddenly, the spirit reined in his horse and looked at me.

"What are you going to do to force them?"

"I'll think about it tonight."

"Hope you can think of it."

I thought for a moment, and then said to her:

"As a commander of an army, you must not only be sympathetic to your subordinates, but also have a sense of the overall situation."

She raised her eyebrows slightly and asked:

"You think I'm not worthy to command an army?"

"No, I just don't think you can be too emotional sometimes."

She bowed her head in silence, and after a moment she said:

"At that time, I didn't know that the consequences of being injured by a zombie wolf would be so serious...... I killed him. ”

She was still thinking about it, and it seemed that she was really remorseful.

"I can't blame you entirely for that time, I am also responsible, if I insisted on cutting off his hand at that time, I could have saved his life...... However, I don't mean the big picture. ”

She looked up at me, "Huh? "Yes.

"I want to say that the Castle Lord's decision is justified. One must not be blinded by hatred, otherwise there will be no future in sight. ”

She bowed her head again and fell silent.

After a long time, she finally said:

"I see."