Chapter 43: The King's Entrustment
As Mednach said, the evil Raven Ghost Woman is mobilizing her men to wipe out the obstructive King of Luck once and for all.
The Oathbreakers are now scattered into many tribes, large and small, within the territory of Ruichi, and no one has ever been able to give an exact figure to their total population. In other words, the number of supporters on the side of Mednaqi is still limited, and the number of enemies they will face is completely unknown.
The complete unknown, not only does it not make it possible to compare the size intuitively, but it also means that the asymmetry of information can put the Mednage side at a natural disadvantage. Well, taking a step back, if they can barely be considered evenly matched in terms of quantity, then the quality of the two cannot be ignored - there is also the figure of the crow ghost woman behind the enemy.
The strength of the Crow Ghost Woman is great, but it is not so shocking, and the Crow Ghost Woman who died in front of me can already be counted in the palm of one hand - although none of them were killed by me myself. In the current context, the real tricky part of the Raven Ghost Woman lies in their interaction with King Didra, and the comrades-in-arms obtained the wild blood of Helsin from the Raven Ghost Woman, and since then they have a terrifying terrifying power.
But then again, after all, King Didra is not a cabbage seller, and not all kinds of orders will be accepted, and the premise for them to give strength is to offer a considerable sacrifice - the reason why the comrades-in-arms can obtain wild blood is more because of their special status. The oldest and most influential group of warriors in Skyrim, reneging on the faith of Shure. Choosing to hunt in the name of Helsing, and after death to go to the hunting grounds instead of the sleeping Pure Land Songgad, a radical subversion of the plan, is the vision that Helsing envisioned.
But not everyone has the capital of the comrade group, so the crow ghost woman has tailored a service with a lower threshold and more cost-effective for the oathbreakers. Those who are highly qualified and oath-breakers, as long as they can dedicate their hearts, can be infused with the right amount of Dedra's power into their bodies.
The Heart of Thorns, the Oathbreaker, with its far superior combat power, is the product of this transformation, and I see them in the camp of Mednaqi. While they were pleased to be willing to abandon the darkness and follow King Mednaki, they also conveyed the dismal news that more Oathbreaker Thornhearts, wallowing in the power of Dedra from the Raven Ghostwoman, refused to go to Mednaci, where they had "nothing".
The situation looks dire. With a worried face, I asked Mednaki about the details of the war.
"When will the war begin?"
"It's close." Spreading a deerskin with a map of Richie on the table, Mednach leaned over with his hands propped up and bent over to browse, "The countrymen who support me are coming from all directions, but on the other hand. The army of the Raven Ghost Woman must also be massively assembled. ”
"Is war really inevitable? After all, they are your compatriots. It's just that I'm blinded by the rhetoric of the crow ghost woman. ”
Mednach rolls the map up again. Straightened up and sighed with emotion, "They are indeed my compatriots, and I am reluctant to be their enemy. But when the brainwashed people attack us, the only way to wake them up is to defeat them completely. Inevitably, this will take a heavy toll on the line, but if the pursuit of light is given up for fear of fratricide, how long will the Oathbreakers continue to sink into the abyss of darkness? ”
My heart was heavy enough to hear Mednaqi's testimonials, and I wanted to say something to him, but a thousand words eventually came together into a seemingly useless sentence, "Good luck to you in this war." ”
"Thank you." Mednaci let out a long sigh, closed his eyes and nodded thoughtfully. Then he suddenly opened his eyes to meet my gaze and asked, "Messenger of Genares, will you help our poor children?" ”
Alas, it seems that Mednach is really anxious about the status quo. I remember when I was in prison he saw me as a witness sent by Ginalais, and told me to stay and watch; And now, under pressure, he has no choice but to make a heavy plea to me.
Should I accede to his request? Without thinking too much about it, the answer is yes, I have come this time at the oracle of the corrupt lady, and I should have gone with the flow. Since Mednach is in trouble, and I am inextricably linked to him at the moment, I should help him in all ways I can. By the way, speaking of the oracle of the Corrupt Lady...... Could it be that the Corrupt Lady is one of the driving forces behind the Rich's turmoil?
There is no evidence at hand, and an ambiguous oracle is enough to elicit all kinds of interpretations, and my guess is just chasing after the wind, and how can the thoughts of the gods be easily penetrated by mortals? So I turned my mind back to the question of Mednachi, "We've spent some time together in prison, and you should have some idea of what I'm capable of. So where do you think I can help? ”
"I don't know," said Mednach, shaking his head feebly, and handing me an insignia with a deer's head, "but you are the messenger of Ginareth, and I am sure you must have something to help us." Then you can take a good look in my kingdom, and I will give you enough permission. ”
"I hope so," I pinned the insignia to my chest and made my position clear to Mednachi, "I'll try my best, and emotionally I'd rather have the forsaken man take his fate into his own hands." But you'd better not bet your hole cards on me, I'm not a warrior who can fight a hundred enemies, nor am I a grand strategist who can turn the tide of the war, and I can't help you create miracles in domestic affairs, and I am afraid that my role is extremely limited. ”
"It's fine."
With a tired wave, Mednach leaned back in his chair as he pulled a small vial from his bosom - but he thought for a moment and plugged it back in.
“…… If there's really nothing you can do, you can help me refine Skuma. I have to do everything I can to maximize the effectiveness of my fighters. ”
Ay...... I'd love to tell Mednach that now that I'm out of prison, there's no need to get my hands on these things. But when I thought of the predicament that Mednaki was currently facing, I could only nod silently and leave with the door.
……
Riding a sturdy reindeer, I drove Flotra across the plains of the base to get more detailed information about the base.
"Florella, what do you think of this place?" I casually asked the girl who was sitting sideways in front of me.
"It's peaceful, it's busy, and there's a crisis lurking. It reminds me of my hometown of Caswysten," Flora sighed, "but unfortunately the town where I once lived has been completely destroyed." ”
When I heard Flotra's feelings, I remembered that her hometown had been destroyed at the hands of the Oathbreakers, and although the Oathbreakers belonged to the Raven Ghost Woman's faction, they always had the name of an Oathbreaker. What would Flora think of me now messing with the Oathbreaker? I looked into Florella's eyes to get into her heart, but her gaze was clear and melancholy, and there was no sign of hatred in it.
"Do you hate the oathbreakers? They have buried your old life with their own hands, and if you hadn't touched me, you would have been sacrificed to King Didra in a very cruel way. ”
"If I were not the prophet of the goddess Dibela, but an ordinary mortal, then I would hate ......," Florella's words finally showed some indignation, but suddenly she calmed her mind again, "But from the dream of the goddess Dibela, I foresaw their end. So when I saw Goddess Dibella's dream come true, I took it for granted, and I couldn't hate it. ”
According to Flotra's meaning, although the oath breaker destroyed her hometown, she had already foreseen the next tragedy from her dreams, so the oathbreaker was acting according to Di Bella's prophecy?
I looked down at Flotra and saw a tear oozing from the corner of her eye, only to evaporate without a trace in the breeze without a trace. Ay...... Although Lotra took all this lightly, it is impossible to say that there was no blow at all. Forget it, let's not talk about this sad story again, thinking that Florella is the prophet of Di Bella, I asked her, "Have you had any dreams lately?" ”
Florella lowered her head helplessly, "I don't know what the road is for, I haven't dreamed for many days, probably the goddess Dibella thinks that there is nothing worth paying attention to in my path." ”
Di Bella's dream is still a good reference, at least the carnival night I experienced when I first came to Ruichi, and the bloodshed disaster during the prison escape, Flotra's dream gave the right omen. Now that Flotra is not dreaming, that means ......
"That means some things are going to go on as usual and aren't going to make any big explosive news?"
"Well......" Flotra tilted her head and thought for a while, finally agreeing with my conjecture, "I guess that's what you mean." ”
It seems that Di Bella's view of this war is a "stalemate", which means that neither side can completely eliminate the other.
I wanted to ask for more information, but the thought that Flotra was just a little girl who had little experience in the world dispelled this unrealistic idea. The goddess Di Bella had enlightened her in her dreams, but it was only religious and human, and she certainly knew nothing about the realm of farming and warfare, and it was up to me to think about it in the end. (To be continued......)
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