In October 998, the king of the beasts, Thunder, looked at the city of Windwind from the grassland.

"Lord Wang, the last obstacle to Windwind City has been cleared, and we can attack."

Catwoman bowed down to report to the handsome man, who she and the others called Thunder the Lord, but he was the true King of the Orcs—the previous king had died by his sword.

"Isn't there any news from the little princess?"

Thunder seems to care more about his little princess than the war.

"No, but we found the ring in the Morning Star Temple" Catwoman carefully took out her handkerchief, then lifted it and held it to Thunder.

A bright red ring is wrapped in the middle of the handkerchief.

Thunder frowned and grabbed the ring with his hand, then his body stiffened, and horror flashed in his eyes: "The power of terror." He hesitated for a moment, but put the ring on his hand and slowly closed his eyes.

I don't know how long it took, he opened his eyes again, and there was a little joy in his voice: "Order, let all the spies go to the slums of Jade City to search." ”

"Our little princess, right there!"

Catwoman was stunned for a moment, then her heart sank, and she bowed her head and left.

As soon as she left, the new Catwoman appeared again and knelt behind Thunder: "Lord Wang, then fight"

"Combat"

The prairie was foggy, Thunder looked up at the sky, the light of the stars was receding, and it was the darkest time before dawn.

"Inform the general that he can begin." As he said this, a purple aura flashed in his eyes: "But if the Church of Light sends an army to defend that city, just let the general slow down and take it in no more than two months." ”

"That's long enough time for us to figure out how the church fights."

The broad vision of the ruler determines the final strategic layout, and Thunder has figured out that the Emerald Empire is not to be afraid in just one month after coming to this world. However, the church is different, and if the beast clan fights against the Vermilion Bird Continent in the future, then the church that is spread all over the human kingdom and has faith will be a formidable opponent.

The branch of the Emerald Empire Church can just serve as a tool for the beasts to understand the church.

"Understood."

After Catwoman stepped back, Thunder raised her right hand, and he looked at the red ring on his finger: "Little princess, this is really the best name." ”

Red Face - A girl destined to become the king of the beasts, but her time is far from coming

The present era is a green wave

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Iron hoofs pick up lost glory, and long swords shatter the century-old imperial dream

Two men with legends to save the orcs

The god of war rises in vain

Thunder, the king of the sword

When they come into the world

ushered in the era of war, the era of the long sword

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In mid-October, Xia Han led the horse to a sea cliff with fallen leaves.

"That sea cliff, you can hear the mermaid's song."

He remembered the words of passers-by, and then tied his horse to the woods and walked to the sea cliff. This is a prominent corner of the coastline, and perhaps the end of the summer cold trip.

The two words of the shore and the song made him go to almost any seaside with a possible surname, but in the end he came to such an inconspicuous place.

The ocean as far as the eye can see, and the wind blowing cold has a slight salty taste. What Xia Han saw in front of him was such a vast sea and sky, but this was still a corner of the world, and mortals had no dignity in front of nature.

Xia Han stayed.

He stayed on the cliff for three days and three nights, but he did not hear the mermaid's song.

[Is it wrong again?] 】

Thinking like this, Xia Han led the horse away. He bought a cloak in the nearest village, and as he was about to leave, he casually asked about the sea cliff.

"That cliff used to be a place that many children loved to visit, but two years ago when they heard that a body had been left there, no one dared to go there."

The owner of the cloth shop counted the copper coins and replied with a smile: "In the past, the singing of mermaids was often heard there, but it has not appeared at all in the past two years. ”

Xia Han was stunned for a moment, and he returned to the sea cliff.

He tied his horse to the leafy woods, undressed by the sea, and dived into the icy water for days on end in search of the body.

And rightfully of it - he got nothing. He came to the village again and asked about the mermaid.

Mermaids are a mysterious race that lives in the ocean, they control many creatures in the sea, but they are very unfriendly to life on the ground. Some mermaids like to lure human boats and fishermen out to sea with their songs, and then kill and rob their belongings.

However, this mermaid of the sea cliff is not of this category. According to the villagers, there is no human temptation in the mermaid's singing, she just likes to show off her singing voice.

"Show off?" Xia Han was a little concerned about this word.

"Yes, even if someone hums a few words, she will hum the same song not to be outdone, like a vindictive child."

"But in the past two years, others have not seen her sing, so she may have been scared away."

"You'll be scared away by a corpse, that's a weird mermaid."

The villagers were smiling and talking about the mermaids.

Xia Han returned to the sea cliff again, this time he did not dive again, and began to sing.

The horse was tied in the woods, and he sang alone, repeating and quietly after another.

However, after a while, he did not catch mermaids, but he fished out some children. These children usually hide timidly in the woods, and every time he turns around, he scares them away.

Until one day, after Xia Han fed the horses, he sat on the ground to eat, and a girl with two buns and hairpins on her head walked out.

"Did you drop something?"

She asked, "What do you seem to be looking for?"

Xia Han looked at her in surprise, he didn't look for anything, this girl could actually find out his purpose - she was very smart.

"Well, I'm looking," he smiled, "I'm looking for a man's grave." ”

The girl's eyes widened: "Is your important person dead in the cemetery?" ”

Xia Han smiled bitterly: "Maybe it was once important, maybe it wasn't important anymore" He looked at the girl, and a certain persistent light flashed in his eyes: "But I want to find her grave, that's all"

He searches for a swordless graveyard.

Seeing her die two years ago, Xia Han was unable to witness Wujian's final destination because of his inner turmoil. Afterwards, he had been wondering where she had been buried, but Wujing had carved the address on the sword.

Xia Han didn't understand why he was obsessed with the location of a dead man's grave, but he couldn't let go and if he didn't look for it, Xia Han felt that he might be missing something for the rest of his life.

But maybe he's not for himself

The Wujian in his perception is an orphan without parents, and Xia Han is her only family and sustenance. If he doesn't look for her, then who else in this world will go to see her?

Isn't it sad that no one will look at her, and that girl can only wander alone in the underworld, and there is no evidence that she has ever lived?

"I see, you like her a lot!"

The bun girl clapped her hands with a look of sudden realization.

Xia Han was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "You are very smart, I like her very much"

He used to think that he only saw a shadow in Wujian, and even after her death, he often doubted that - 'no one will go to see her dead', Xia Han was obsessed with pursuing her graveyard, in fact, because he was very similar to Wujian. Although he is still alive, he is also unaccompanied.

But Xia Han is thinking about this, does it also prove that he likes no sword very much?

Even if the reason is just that memory has revealed more beautiful colors than reality in time, there is no doubt that Xia Han likes no sword at this moment.

She is the only one in this world who would make him work so hard to find it.

"Great, I like it too" The bun girl looked happy.

"Huh?"

Xia Han was puzzled, did she know Wujian? It's impossible

"Ahh

"I mean" she looked at Xia Han sitting on the ground, the golden autumn leaves surrounded him, and there was a noble feeling imprinted in her eyes: "I like you too, don't you have a princess?" ”

Xia Han's smile paused.

"You sing so beautifully, and you look so beautiful, you are Her Royal Highness the Princess, right?"

The girl asked again, her eyes sparkling.

Xia Han looked down at himself dressed in men's clothes, and his originally calm heart instantly roared: There is a mistake in the wood! Gentlemen will be treated like girls!!

This scene is even more excessive than a few years ago, other people's children are getting older and more temperamental, Xia Han is getting longer and more deviated from the way of the master In fact, it is not that he does not want to become a handsome elf, but Wujing's action of letting him go is too simple, Xia Han is worried that someone is secretly watching.

But now Xia Han has to find a way to dispel Bao Zizi's doubts - if she is sure of her identity, this neighborhood will be lively.

So he Shi Shiran stood up: "You wait a minute. ”

Xia Han walked behind the tree, only his shoulders were faintly exposed, and he didn't know what he had done.

"That's it."

After a while, he came back and asked the bun girl to walk over.

The girl bent behind the tree for some reason, and then let out an exclamation. "Yes, I'm sorry!" She apologized to Xia Han with a red face, and then ran away in a hurry with her face covered.

The matter was settled.

After that, although there were still children listening to the song in hiding, no one came out to say hello to Xia Han.

He proceeded to seduce the mermaid.

The Emerald Empire is in flames, but the prince sings on a remote sea cliff - an ironic scene.

Time flies

In November 998, the city fell, and in the same month, the Church of Light fell.

I don't know if the arrival of Xia Han caused a slight deviation in history, but the king and empress of the Emerald Empire issued an evacuation order in advance in October. As a result of this directive, the army's defenses were greatly shaken by confusion and suspicion, and in November, Windwind City fell and Xia Ming and Ji Yun died

At the same time, the imperial princess Xia Yun wakes up from a two-month slumber.