Chapter Twenty-Three: Under the Land
Hal is seven years old this year, or rather, after today's birthday party, Hal will officially turn seven years old, and according to the agreement between Hal and his mother, after he is seven years old, he will be taught the power of a warlock, so on this day, little Hal deliberately behaved very well-behaved, for fear of provoking his mother, in case the mother was angry and then postponed this time. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
But to be honest, in this remote village, even if little Hal has infinite energy, it is not so easy to really get into trouble. It's not like in a big city, where a particularly valuable work of art can be broken if you're not careful.
But this can't be completely blamed on Little Hal, who made him born with divine powers? By the time Hal was five years old, no adult in the entire town had won a wrestling match against Howl, and the steel spears used to defend against the beasts were vulnerable to Hal's strange power, and he successfully bent a fine iron spear.
Of course, these weapons are no longer used by people, and the new standard wand has replaced them, so Hal can find these "toys" in an abandoned warehouse, and because of this, Hal does not have to pay much money for breaking the steel spears.
You must know that before the standard wand was popularized, these weapons were high-end goods that only lords could have, and a spear was worth half a gold coin!
But the keeper of that warehouse, well, if this hadn't happened, maybe everyone would have forgotten that there was a warehouse here, right? Even this caretaker doesn't remember, after all, this place was originally guarded by his father, and few people have come here since it was abandoned, so this caretaker is the first time to come here since inheriting this profession from his father.
To get back to the point, although the keeper of this warehouse did not ask for compensation from Little Hal's mother, his eyes still clearly told Little Hal's family that they could no longer live in this small town, and a young boy who was not yet a professional broke a fine iron spear, which was beyond the comprehension of the people in the small town, and in order to prevent trouble, Little Hal's mother left here with the family.
Since then, Hal has been following his mother all the time, leaving his family's footprints in small towns, big cities, villages, even the gathering places of the minotaurs or the natural villages of the elves.
But because Hal Jr. has not been able to control his strength well, they can't stay long no matter where they go, until today, according to Hal Jr.'s mother, after becoming a professional, Hal Jr. can start to control his power.
In fact, Hal initially wanted to control his power out of curiosity and fun, but two years of wandering gave Hal a new idea.
The development of the world exceeded everyone's expectations, the war did not end in a short time, but intensified, to this day, whether it is the six royal families or the legendary professionals who rebelled at the beginning, they can no longer restrain the battle of their subordinate armies, and the generals who have gained power dominate the continent, the original legend and Mijas signed a non-ending treaty instead limited the top combat power, no matter who it is, they dare not be the first to move, unless someone hits the door of the legendary powerhouses, everyone pretends not to see it.
After all, the battle of careerists didn't get in the way of the legends, did it? No matter who is in charge of the land, they will still get the support of the local legend as soon as possible, and as for how to get this support, it is self-evident.
But the civilians are different, the emergence of the standard wand and a series of subsequent new weapons has given civilians the opportunity to participate in the battlefield, the scale of the war is constantly expanding, originally only a few dozen people, at most a knight of hundreds of people plus a thousand auxiliary soldiers can be said to be a legion, after a war casualties may only be more than a hundred, but now it is different, magic bullets bombardment is the mainstream of the battlefield, even the weakest civilians, after a certain period of training, can also pick up the standard wand, Stand in the phalanx and throw out a magic bullet.
To put it simply, there were heavy casualties.
Even though fertility was constantly encouraged and food was so abundant that there was hardly a famine, the population of the continent grew slowly, and a large number of young and middle-aged people died in the war, and the most populous humans and minotaurs accounted for the majority.
More than once Hal saw that only old men, women and children were left in a small village, and even older children would be called up and sent to the front lines of the war, where they might survive or maybe die.
Ironically, it was precisely because so many men had died that small villages could no longer survive, so a large number of women and old people went into the towns, and these people could not afford to cultivate the farmland, so they had to run to the city to make a living, and the handicraft factories that did not require heavy physical strength were the best choice.
In this way, small towns have become big cities, big cities have become metropolises, new building materials are constantly appearing in front of everyone's eyes, and the bank building built by the royal family has long been not the tallest building on the continent of Arrow, although the war is still going on, but the city is becoming more and more prosperous.
Everyone has this tacit understanding, whether it is the original rebel army, or the "revolutionary army" that later became independent, even the "holy army" of the church and the "national army" that still has its last breath, will not destroy those prosperous big cities.
The Arrow Continent has become a pot of porridge, the original division of the country has long been inapplicable, and even the six royal families have announced the world, decided to abdicate, and no longer appear in the name of the "royal family", originally some people thought that this would bring peace to the Arrow Continent, but the final result proved that they still thought too much.
Qin lost his deer, it was precisely because of the abdication of the royal family that the war situation on the continent was detonated, and various small forces took turns to play, some were just short-lived, some became warlords, and even more, such as the "Holy Sect Army" led by Bishop Ivan, who split from the Nine Holy Churches, has now become a strong contender to dominate the Arrow Continent.
Little Hal didn't know if there were so many or not, he only knew that in his eyes, there were many, many people who died, and more people were sad because of the death of these people, and his mother often sighed because of this, and Little Hal didn't want to see this situation continue.
So little Hal wants to take control of his power.
Hal Jr. once asked his mother why she was so powerful, powerful enough to defeat an entire army, and not stop the outbreak of war. Obviously, my mother was very sad when she saw people dying in the war.
But his mother only touched little Hal's head and never explained anything, and little Hal was very puzzled about this.
However, he still believes that only with great strength can this situation be prevented from continuing or even worsening.
"Howl." The gentle female voice brought Hal back to his senses.
"Mom!" Hal was only seven years old, and the little boy was bouncing up and running to his mother.
"It's your birthday, do you want any gifts?" As a legendary warlock, it won't be too difficult for Havina to think that no matter what gift Hal Jr. wants.
Yes, Hal is the child of Havina and Mihas, so he has a physique and strength far beyond mortals, but Havina prefers Hal to become a warlock, every legend is confident in his profession, Havina is no exception, in her eyes, the warlock is the most powerful class.
"I don't want anything else, as long as mom you teach me how to become a professional!" Hal's eyes were clear, but the thirst for power proved that he had a dragon element in his blood.
Dragons, born with a thirst for power.
"Okay, okay, my mother promised you about this, and I won't cheat." Havina touched her son's cheek with pity, to be honest, Hal's desire for power was the strongest she had ever seen in her life, even if it was Mijas at the beginning, he only showed ease in dealing with all kinds of things, even in the face of the elemental king whose individual strength was still above him, he would not show this level of desire.
This is also the reason why Havina has never seen a young dragon, for young dragons whose minds are not yet mature, the instinct of the beast occupies most of their minds, and among them, the desire for power is deeply implanted in the blood, indelible, although Hal is a human form, but he is still the son recognized by Mihas, as long as the seal in the blood is unlocked, Hal is a pure-blooded red dragon, so he will pursue the strength of individual power so much.
"Mijas is right, mortals are no match for dragons in this regard." Havina only now intuitively felt the difference between the dragons, and couldn't help but sigh softly, this is not a talent reason, Havina now knows that the growth rate of dragons in their infancy is not faster than that of mortals, and the growth of biological levels takes a lot of time to accumulate, after all, the adult period of dragons takes a full thousand years.
But even so, the dragons are still countless times stronger than mortals, and Havena sees that Hal is constantly exercising himself because of his curiosity about his strength, even if no one asks him to do this, "training" is a kind of "game" in Howl's eyes, which is unimaginable for the mortal race.
"Mom, are you thinking about Dad again?" When Hal heard the name "Mijas", he looked up to see his mother's face.
In the past seven years, Havina has never seen Mihas, and can only see the continent of Arrow constantly falling into war, as Mijas predicted, whether it will finally be reborn from the ashes, or whether it will really be silent, no one can say.
"It's nothing, let's talk about your birthday today!" Havina's face is still beautiful, and the years can't do much harm to her, which is the direct reason why Alice was so anxious in the first place, the bloodline of the elements makes Havina's lifespan comparable to that of the elves. Seven years may be too long for ordinary people, but for Mijas and Havena, it may be just a small mood.