Chapter 116: The Giant's Menace
Prince Edward nodded, "Here's how it happened, in this forest, I don't know when a giant came, he could eat a cow, a pig, and a sheep at a meal, if the food was not satisfied, he would attack the nearby villages, and the nearby villagers paid him tribute to ensure that he would not be harassed, but fortunately he only ate one meal a week, and the villagers could barely support it."
But this year, due to the curse of a witch, the land is facing a drought, and there is no food anymore, and the villagers themselves can't eat enough, so naturally there is not enough tribute to the giant, so they hope that the giant can reduce some tribute, but the giant not only does not agree, but also says that if there are no cattle and sheep, the villagers will be used as food.
And I happened to have traveled here, and when I heard about it, as a noble prince and a brave knight, I could not stand idly by, so I volunteered to come and fight against the giants. β
Chu Ge was surprised when he heard this, "Why don't you find more people?" For example, if you hire some mercenaries or something, you really can't let those villagers send some militia to help in the war. β
Prince Edward was surprised, "How is it possible to let the greedy mercenaries and useless peasants share the glory that belongs to me, besides, as a prince and a knight, it is my duty and my destiny to defeat evil, and every one of my brothers has fought for glory, and now that it is finally my turn, how can I let go of such an opportunity." β
Although this Prince Edward is a bit pretentious, he is a self-acquaintance, or there is no city government at all, and the three of them only chatted a few words, and they revealed all their details, in fact, Chu Ge felt that it was not a clichΓ© at all, but a relationship that Prince Edward loved to show.
"As the seventh son in my family, each of my brothers has done amazing deeds that have been recited by the world.
My eldest brother once slew a dragon and became king after rescuing a beautiful princess in a castle guarded by the dragon.
My second brother went on a crusade against another dragon and was burned to death, but his exploits are still remembered by the world.
Instead of a dragon, my third brother went on a crusade against a witch, only to be turned into a toad by the witch and crushed to death by a merchant's carriage.
My fourth brother fell to his death while climbing a tower, poor fellow, I don't know what was wrong, and his deeds were the worst in my family.
My fifth brother was turned into a stone statue by the wizard's curse when he was crusading against a wizard, and it still stands outside the gate of that wizard's castle, it is said that only the kiss of true love can save him from the curse, and every year many young girls go to try to kiss the stone statue that woke him up, but unfortunately it has not come of it so far, well, at least he still has hope to continue his adventure.
My sixth brother went to the country next door and kissed the only daughter of the king who was unconscious because of the curse, and as a result, the king died and passed the throne to him, and he became the new king of that country, a bastard of shit luck, and he didn't know how to come back for Christmas.
You see, as a prince, I have to have my own deeds, I have to do something, I hope to be a king one day, but unconscious princesses are not encountered every day, so I have to go to crusade against something, and this giant is perfectly suitable, it is not as dangerous as a dragon, and it is not as difficult to show my courage as an ordinary robber. β
"And in my experience, there's a good chance that there's a princess in that giant's dungeon waiting for me to rescue him." β
Chu Ge was speechless for a while, the worldview of this world is so fucking weird, and this Prince Edward, what kind of people are in the family.
"But won't you share your glory if you ask us for help?"
"Of course not, you are from other worlds, I don't need to introduce you too much in my poems, at most I will add a note to you, 'Prince Edward's companions', and when it comes to poetry, please allow me to introduce you - Alan, you can come out."
Not far away, a young man rode out on a donkey, dressed in a scholar's robe, carrying a large package stuffed with parchment and parchment scrolls, and a charcoal pen and a notebook in his hand.
"This is the bard Allen, and this time it will be up to him to record my exploits."
The poet Alan bowed his head to the two of them, and then wrote as he read it: "It is a bright morning, Prince Edward has come to the Giant's Forest, and he will go alone to defeat the Giant Anfeng, at the edge of the forest, Prince Edward is ready, his armor shining with dazzling golden light in the dawn sun, just like his brilliant blonde hair.
His sword was eager to drink the blood of the giants, but the battle was bound to be cruel and fierce, and Prince Edward had no chance of winning the crusade alive, but he did not hesitate to do so for the sake of the people and the glory. γ
This girl is really stylish, she came out to fight and brought a poet, Chu Ge glanced at Vera, but the other party was not surprised.
Edward watched with satisfaction as Alan recorded his heroic posture, "Alright, the giant's camp is in the forest ahead, you wait here, I'll go and scout first." β
As soon as Prince Edward left, Brad Vera next to him suddenly patted Chu Ge on the shoulder, "People in distant countries are like this, it's good to get used to it, but don't be nervous, I guess there shouldn't be any danger this time." β
Chu Geqi said, "Why do you say that? β
"Because people in distant lands generally have a very strange trait, which makes them very predictable in battle, whether it is monsters, witches, even seemingly terrifying dragons, they are often not as deadly as they seem, I can't tell what is going on, but soon you will know.
Chu Ge nodded, although he hadn't entered the battle yet, he already seemed to have some ideas.
He was curious about the rest of the world, including the world of the woman in front of him, and he was impressed by his brief experience in the Silent Light Monastery.
"That Ms. Bled"
"Just call me Vera, we Akarams don't have that much to do."
"Vera, I've seen your summoning charm before, in the Silent Light Monastery."
"yes, that's an honor." Vera sighed noncommittally, "Monastery of Silent Light, I still remember that place. β
"Can you tell me what's going on there?"
"What else could it be, the daily life of Akalam, where people believed that God could protect them, and God failed people, and eventually caused a tragedy, which always happens and never ends."
Chu Ge heard some self-deprecation and helplessness from Vera's tone, he was embarrassed to ask, and the air suddenly quieted down.
"Or do you really mean that your world is really a ball?"
"That's a long story."
"We have time anyway."
Seeing that Vera was so serious, Chu Gexin said that this is what you must ask, and cleared his throat, "If you must know what is going on, then I will explain it to you, it all starts with the relationship between the sun, the moon, and the earthγγγγγγγ β
Chu Ge spent ten minutes explaining to Vera the relationship between stars, planets, and moons, how to determine that the earth was arcing through the ocean and sails, how to build a telescope to observe the moon, and how gravity worked to keep people on the planet's surface.
The more Vera listened, the more surprised she became, and when Chu Ge finished speaking, she thought about it carefully, but she still shook her head, "I don't believe it." β
(Well, in vain.) οΌ
"There seems to be some truth to what you say, but if the world is really a sphere, why haven't so many scholars, theologians, prophets, and astrologers in our world discovered it?"
"Because they're all part of tradition, people are used to being subservient to tradition, following the masses, and they're afraid of apostasy, so even if someone finds out the truth, they don't dare to say it easily, like you, if you think it's true and you're going to make it public, what kind of resistance will you encounter?"
"They'll kill me, burn me to ashes as a witch, bury me under the feet of the idol, and suppress me, or sprinkle it right into the dunghole."
"So, I guess no one wants to be treated like this, and I think you still have a long way to go before there is a group of martyrs who are willing to sacrifice everything for the truth."
"Why a group and not one?"
"Hehe, dear Vera, you can't do this kind of thing alone."
Navera nodded thoughtfully, "Thank you Chu Ge of the Earth, your words have inspired me a lot, lo and behold, Edward is back." β
"Come on, I've found the giant's camp." Prince Edward suddenly appeared from the front and said excitedly.