"Fresh vegetables and fruits are sold cheaply."

"Hey, the one over there, the one who looks strong, our engineering team is short of people, and the food is covered and the treatment is favorable, so I can't come."

"Hey, freshly baked bread, buy one get one free, which knight brother, knights are half price, do you want one? Good one, two copper coins. ”

"Tam? Your family is back! Great, just come back, just come back! Don't you plan to go again this time? ”

Walking through Donglan City, I saw the busy crowds, the flow of motorcades coming and going, and the construction sites under construction in various places, and I couldn't help but smile from the bottom of my heart on the corner of my mouth.

Rome was not built in a day, even if a large amount of money is invested regardless of returns, the current urban reconstruction project is still stuck in the cleaning and transformation of the old city, and the supply of materials has only slightly improved the living standards of the people, in fact, the improvement of living standards is not large, but what makes me happy is the spiritual outlook of the people that has begun to gradually improve.

The Principality of Donglan traveled all the way north, and after seeing enough of all kinds of suffering and misfortune, his mood became worse and worse.

I know that when a person has no expectations for the future, when he is sure that the days will only get worse and worse, no matter how strong that person is, the mental outlook will still get worse and worse, and even his own future is not settled, and he is naturally more and more indifferent to others.

Cause? Probably just this troubled country will suffer a new catastrophe.

That year, the land kingdom overturned, and they did not fall. Nearly 100 years since the loss of his homeland. They are not discrete. More than 200 years ago, Donglan was gradually encroached upon by the war of the neighbors, and they still insisted that more than 20 years ago, they lost the last mining area on which they depended, and they were still struggling, a year ago, when the old emperor died in battle. They risked their lives to follow the fourteen-year-old princess and won a miraculous victory.

They are not supermen of iron will, they are just mortals who miss their homeland, maybe this deserted northern land is just a useless wild land in the eyes of outsiders, but for those who have lived here for generations, this land has left too much nostalgia and reluctance.

Outsiders can't understand the nostalgia of these northerners for their homeland, perhaps they are as strong as the glaciers in the north, just because their roots are here, and the stubborn souls of northerners are hoping to stick to the homeland created by their ancestors.

"As long as you are hungry, you won't die. It's just that the flag didn't fall, and we were able to grit our teeth and survive. ”

But not so long ago. They finally couldn't stand it anymore, and in the year from the death of the old emperor to Renee's return with supplies, many people finally had no choice but to leave.

I know that they are not to blame, and they have not broken their oath.

The people of Arashi have never been afraid of sacrifice and war, they are only afraid that they will not see the future.

When the shadow of war fades, the devastated farmland and villages become desperate, the winter is approaching, the wolves look around, but the family does not even have rice food for the winter, when the familiar neighbors starve to death and freeze to death on the streets, when the life-saving food for this winter has not yet been found, even those who are optimistic will also consider their own way back.

"It doesn't matter if my life is rotten, but my child, he is not at fault."

No one can watch their children starve to death in front of them, and the people of Arashi who have left are completely unreproachful, even if Zhilu Dao leaves this time, I am afraid that they will never be able to return, and most of them will die on a dangerous road, they can still only choose to leave in three steps and one turn.

What is even more cruel and ironic is that the departure of these people has made the originally scarce disaster relief food play a greater role, and last winter was the least dead in recent years.

This cruel reality can't blame anyone.,If you insist on finding a black cauldron.,I'm afraid it can only be the royal family of Arashi who didn't take on the responsibility of guarding.,If it's going to be derived again.,Probably I can add my generation that buried hidden dangers back then.。

So, even though it had been guessed that Orlando had bad intentions, Renee, who was the last descendant of Arashi, did not even hold a ceremony to become queen, and still gritted her teeth and embarked on a journey, after all, if you don't do anything, you are dead, and as long as there is a glimmer of hope, you can fight for it.

Let's talk about the road of the endless world...... If I regain my body and return to the surface of the earth a year later, I am afraid that there will be no Duchy of Donglan by then, and if it were not for the aggressiveness of the Orlan Empire, I would not have met Renee.

At this time, after the lively and noisy Homecoming Day festival the day before yesterday, many things have changed, at least, there was less confusion in everyone's eyes, and more expectations for a better future.

"See? The old town to the west of the city has been converted into a military camp group, which is the legion of His Highness Roland. ”

"Back then, I was the first to rush to the recruiting site, but unfortunately I was just a little bit qualified."

"Blow, who doesn't know that although there are many legions and warbands that have begun to recruit soldiers, the threshold is actually very high, the first level is the physical fitness test, you can carry a few sandbags, thin and monkey-like, the first level has been brushed down, and it is almost blown?"

"If you know the Tao so clearly, are you too?"

"I made it to the third round at least! I'm not going to give up yet, as long as there is another legion to form a team, try again, it's really not good, it's okay to enter the city defense army as a big soldier! By the way, there's also the Church of the Law, and they recruit people as well. It is also said that combat skills are taught. ”

Obviously, it was brushed down, but the strong man Aiken showed off with pride, and the surrounding onlookers also let out bursts of exclamations, as if they had seen some great strongman.

The country is weak and the people are in danger, the people of the weak country are cheap, no nation understands this truth better than the devastated Lan people, even if the Church of the God of Law is the state religion, in a sense, Donglan has become a permanent neutral country, but everyone can understand the harsh reality, the northern orcs may go south at any time, and the neighboring countries around are ready to move, if you don't fight others, others will come to fight you.

In this world, where the law of the jungle is the mainstream, if you want to achieve neutrality in the true sense, you must have the powerful power to maintain independence and neutrality in the chaos.

Now every legion is established, and it will be a reason for all the people to rejoice, after all. This shows that the warriors who defend themselves are stronger. The country is also getting stronger. At the same time, these new legions can also give young people ample opportunities to develop.

Avalanche Defenders, Wind Riders, legendary names and professions have jumped out of history, and those legendary heroic deeds are attracting every young man, who also wants to make history with their own hands.

In the past, although he was very enthusiastic about being a soldier, he could only say that he was eating with his mouth, but now, it is on the premise of protecting his family and protecting the country. For a future, the enthusiasm of the two is completely incomparable.

And when the citizens are proud to be in the army, it is enough to prove their confidence in this country, of course, it is the confidence in me, the legendary paladin prince Roland.

This is not the most happy, the most impressive, I am afraid that the original departed Arashi people have begun to return to their homeland.

And when the news spreads that the legendary Prince Roland has returned with his legions, his homeland is revitalized, even if the situation remains uncertain. However, the people of Arashi still choose to return, and there are convoys and individuals returning to their homes every day.

Outside the city gates, there were already crowds of wagons and travelers of all shapes waiting to enter the city. The streets were filled with hard-working but happy returnees, "Are you okay, I'm finally back." "Coming back? It's good to be back, it's good to be back. The returning travelers were full of curiosity about every change, pointing at the banner of the legion, and it was not uncommon to catch acquaintances and ask in the end.

This is just the beginning, and now it is only the immigrants from the neighboring countries who have not gone far that they have time to return, and as the news spreads, I am afraid that the people of Arashi who have left this country in the past twenty or thirty years will consider whether to return, and with the raising of the battle flag of Arashi again, the people of Arashi, who have been divided and far away, will also be reunited.

And not far from me, a group of travelers who had just returned, some with thick cotton hats, others with light feather hats, apparently returning from different countries from their completely different dresses.

Originally, it was probably just people who had just returned home talking about their feelings in a foreign land, but in the end, it became a grievance meeting.

"Even if you are lucky enough not to encounter wild beasts and robbers, complete a long-distance migration, and are not pushed to the limit, who wants to leave their homeland. Is it nice to live a life in a foreign place in an unfamiliar language that you are not used to at all? Is it nice for you that the locals are always staring at you with the eyes of thieves and savages? The sense of isolation when you open your eyes and look at all foreigners and foreign languages is sometimes really confusing and makes you feel like you want to commit suicide. ”

It was a young man, but the dark bags under his eyes and his depressed face, his calloused hands and rough skin looked like an old man in his forties and fifties, and he was too hard and depressed to give him a sense of old age that was evidently beyond his actual age.

"When I was discriminated against and bullied because of my foreign accent, I didn't even dare to argue with reason, and who could understand the extreme annoyance. In the heavy livelihood, the lonely night of spending the hometown festival alone, missing the hometown and family and friends until the night can not sleep, the feeling of being torn apart between the ups and downs, who can understand. And as long as you show it, it's a more obvious outlier. ”

This middle-aged man who is in the prime of life and should be the most able to fight is also average, talking and talking, remembering those past events, he angrily slapped the wooden table with a wine glass.

"I finally made a new friend, and when I was chatting, I said something unintentional, 'Donglan? Oh, I know that the barbarian tribe is about to destroy the country, are you the legendary savage princess? The people next to him all laughed, and in order not to be isolated, they were obviously angry and wanted to fight with each other, but they only tried to laugh and pretend not to care. It's so aggrieved, it's so uncomfortable! ”

The indignant girl said the same, and judging from the angry appearance, she seemed to have suffered a lot of grievances.

After complaining, there was an inexplicable silence, and everyone suffered a lot, but after finding silence, I don't know who took the lead in raising the wine glass and facing the west of the city, which was the direction of the barracks.

"Thank you, Your Highness the Princess, who has held up this flag for so many years, at least, we are back, and there is still a place for us to come back under that flag. So, let's be happy, and cheers for our better life in the future. ”

Even though the burden of life has weighed on his waist, the young man's heart is not dead, and he is still looking forward to a better tomorrow.

"Thank you, Your Highness Roland, who has returned, for giving us a reason to return, no matter what happens after that, at least I can die in the land of my ancestors. Probably. We just need a reason to go home. ”

Middle-aged people are much more realistic. But the kind of consciousness that can be sacrificed. But it makes people feel extremely heavy and sad.

'Thanks'

It was obviously a word of gratitude, but the more the toast was spoken, the more sad it became, so some people couldn't stand it.

"Hey, don't say it's like going to the execution ground right away, didn't you see it at the Return Day Festival that day, His Royal Highness Roland's legions are super strong, and those undead knights are all elite soldiers in more than three hundred battles. They are all the heroic spirits of our Arashi no Country! Building a new legion with them as the core will be invincible, our country will only get stronger and stronger, and our days will only get better and better. ”

The one who suddenly interjected was not Aiken, who was still bragging about how he passed the test just now but unfortunately lost the election, at this time, he took the initiative to come over.

"You guys, think too much. Hehe, you don't know how powerful our new guardian is. The dragon knight's bone dragon was so big, bigger than the city wall. Do you know who that is? He is the most powerful dragon knight in our Arashi country, and the subordinate knights of His Royal Highness Roland are so powerful, he himself"

Aiken boasted of the Handover Day celebration and appearance, which was even more proud than his own glory, all kinds of rumors mixed with real information, all kinds of legends, and it was not long before I became a demigod monster with a waist of nine feet and nine wings that could breathe fire.

The returning traveler was already curious about what had happened these days, and even though Aiken's words contained obviously wrong boasting and nonsense, they still listened more and more vigorously.

Under the continuous questioning of the audience, Aiken became more and more energetic, and when he overspoke, some others interjected to correct him, you said, I said, the atmosphere in the tavern became more and more hot.

"You say! How difficult is this opportunity, so many ace knights have formed their own legions, and they are all taught by hand, you don't know that when Lu Dao was tested, the nobles and lords of the whole country came, but they were all brushed down. I'm Aiken, in fact, it's a little bit worse every time, maybe as long as I pass this level, I can also become a knight under His Royal Highness Roland. It will be not only my personal glory, but also the glory of my Edith family for generations, and if I can hear this news, I am afraid that my dead father will be happy to get up! ”

"Go and go, I've been unsuccessful so many times, and I still have a face to blow. I don't think you have any hope, go to the city defense army to be the head soldier. ”

"Hmph, wait and see, I won't stop as a knight! When I'm done with this, I'll try it at the newly formed Silver Cross Clan, do you dare to come along? ，”

"What don't you dare! Let's go! ”

Well, these guys said that they were red-faced, more and more excited, dancing with their hands, and almost rushed out of the city to sign up for the test on the spot.

"The Silver Cross Warband needs to learn to use elemental power. This guy has less than nine intelligence, so it's absolutely impossible to pass. ”

The Silver Cross Clan is the magic sword and magic spear wargroup that Findak and Lanny are preparing to build, and after my Silver Sword Wargroup was finally ruthlessly rejected by everyone, the emblem of the long sword and staff cross that represents the parallel magic and martial arts became the origin of the name of this warband.

I had long known the selection criteria of that battle group, and looked at the strong man Aiken who was still boasting in the crowd, shook his head, and while not optimistic that he would be selected, he smiled and left three copper coins on the table, ready to settle the bill and leave.

"Aiken? Let's write it down first, at least the mouth is very neat, but you can ask Kelly if there is a shortage of propaganda talents. ”

At this point, I swaggered around at will, but I didn't have to worry about being recognized.

"Uncle, a glass of fruit wine is only two copper coins."

"Tip you, I'm happy today."

Yes, that teenage brother actually called me big brother, but because of my appearance at the moment, he really looks like a middle-aged uncle.

The Ring of Time Twist, which changes the appearance and age, is the best disguise, but just changing the age, putting on a wig and a fake beard, I don't believe that anyone will associate a middle-aged knight with a beard and Prince Roland.

Of course I'm happy, how can the lovely people of Arashi in front of me be unhappy.

Walking through the streets, although it is not my task to observe the people's feelings, the thriving and positive spirit of the people in front of me has given me more confidence.

Even if the standard of living is still hard, even if there is a high possibility of war in the future, as long as the people believe that the future is bright. The country will be better. So. No matter how hard life is, I can face it with a smile, as long as they trust me, I am sure to take them out of the quagmire.

"Well, then let's have a private visit to Weifu by the way, it's definitely not to escape the endless paperwork and administrative work, damn it, the logistics of the legion and the farming in the coming year will let me see, do you plan to exhaust me?"

Calculate the time. Now the palace should have noticed that I had slipped away, and remembered that Kelly, who often "surprises", was mostly taking care of my endless official duties.

Considering that Kelly would most likely take the initiative to have some "fun" after burying herself in the sea of misery with resentment, I was thinking about the possibility of not returning home tonight.

"Well, I'm not a hands-off shopkeeper, but trust my subordinates to take the initiative to delegate power, go back and just say so, for the sake of safety, let's bring some desserts to coax, I remember there is a good cake shop near here."

Considering Kelly's unworthy nature, I think it's better to buy her a little. And according to the past record, she should like to eat sweets.

But next. Looking for a cake shop but seeing one first, of course, the mood was not bad, looking at the signboard in front of me, I didn't know what to say.

[The mercenary group of the Absolute Gentlemen Alliance directly under His Royal Highness Roland is recruiting, do you want to serve His Royal Highness Roland? Want to get a chance to be a priority candidate for the Royal Order? Welcome to the League of Gentlemen! We are His Highness's most trusted subordinate warband, and we can talk to His Highness directly! 】

Well, the mercenary group that was established at that time was not much in care of Difende, and once I quit management, then naturally it was the sad wind that took over as the deputy head of the group, looking at the three-story mercenary group headquarters and the situation of people coming and going, it is obvious that this inexplicable organization has been strengthened by it!

As for recruiting people under my banner, I don't have any opinion, after all, this mercenary group is indeed still in my hands, but I don't worry, but it's still

[As long as you can prove that you are also an absolute gentleman who understands true love, you can also become one of us directly without inspection.] 】

This notice makes people wonder how to vomit badly, don't they still think there are enough freaks and gentlemen, and when I walked in indignantly, I heard even more speechless crying.

"For what, for what? I'm a real giant. Milk control!! I am not tolerated by the world. ”

"Hmph, superficial, love just because of one characteristic? Isn't that just as long as you meet the characteristics, anyone can do it? Do you think a real gentleman is such a superficial thing? Your understanding of true love is too superficial! ”

Momo's anger reverberated back and forth in the hallway, but I felt the urge to turn around and run.

"As I heard, all appearances are false. If you see things that are not like each other, you will see them as they are. Young man, you have fallen into the devil, you have fallen into the picture, the real gentleman, you love the beauty in the false shell, we have abandoned the illusion and gone straight to the truth. But you have lost your heart because of that characteristic, and you have fallen behind. ”

Listening to the words of this monk, I immediately took a moment to straighten it out, but Casio's explanation had already reached my ears.

"Big brother means that you are just a fake gentleman who is paranoid about a certain characteristic. A true gentleman loves something only because he likes it from the bottom of his heart, not just for some temporary feature. True love comes from the heart, not from the outside. ”

Not to mention the audience in the room, I was stunned for a moment.

"In love, man is alone, alone in life, alone in death, bitter and happy, and there is no substitute. Go for it, I'm different! ”

"Big brother means that we live in this world, but our hearts are lonely, and what we desire is too special, because often our hearts are difficult to have a friend who can let us confide, but you are not our fellow believers, so please go."

Finally, I couldn't stand it anymore, is this and that? It's all about to become a gentleman's philosophy? If this continues, do you still want to engage in a cult that worships the sad wind?

"Speak to me!"

But as soon as I roared and rushed in, I immediately regretted it, and as soon as the door opened, Momo, who had been waiting for a long time, suddenly hugged me.

"Drink, little Luoluo, I know you're outside the door! I've been waiting for you for a long time. ”

I was holding off the entangled Dark Elf Knight, but I heard the fiery commentary that continued over there.

"Everything has a way, like a dream bubble. If dew is like electricity, it should be viewed as such! Good, I am not alone! ”

"What does the eldest brother mean, you look at Momo, she doesn't use her naked eyes at all, just by instinct, she can see through all the illusions, and she knows that the middle-aged man is her favorite Zhengtai under the surface! This is the gentleman who is in the making. Wait for Sister Momo's favorite Zhengtai, isn't that His Royal Highness Roland! ”

"The wind is howling!"

"What do you mean, big brother, run!"

Well, looking at these weak-hearted gentlemen, I have no possibility of killing them all, except for the female elf who has entangled me like an octopus, but it is the familiar figure.

"Roland!! Long time no see! ”

"Amira!"

"All laws are born because of fate, and all laws are destroyed by fate, Your Royal Highness Roland, this female colleague has been here with fate for a long time, and you were attracted by it. Great goodness! ”

"What do you mean, big brother, you're in big trouble"

This time, Casio's commentary was finally interrupted.

"Shut up!" "Shut up!" (To be continued......)