5 soothsayers

Captain Milo and the soldiers of his squad had breakfast, talked about the next arrangements and plans, and talked about the various things they had heard recently. Not far away, Charlie's squad was listening with relish to the captain and others telling about the thrilling and tragic battle. They didn't care what anyone else said about them, they had hidden themselves in the Djinn area for so long, and they had gone through too many terrifying, life-or-death moments, and they had long since turned a deaf ear to comments from the outside world—fair, biased, praised, mean-spirited. For these warriors who have passed by the Grim Reaper many times, they have been able to survive until now, not because of how strong their bodies are, how extraordinary their intelligence is, and how agile they are in their actions - these are useless in front of the djinn, but a little better luck than others. Of the more than 20,000 people who carried out the ice attack, they were the last survivors, escaping the killing of the djinn, enduring hunger, thirst and disease, and finally survived until the end of the war.

The "Turm City Undead" have done an excellent job on the southern front lines of the Empire, and they have also been ordered to go north to sweep away the remnants of the djinn. Along the way, as they passed through towns and villages, these soldiers who had been struggling on the death line for a long time began to eat and drink wildly, and flirted with local girls, completely ignoring the image of the Imperial army. The only exception in the squad was Captain Milo, who acquiesced in the soldiers' behavior, not only because they were comrades who were born and died together, but also because they had lived a precarious life together for a long time, and the fear that lasted for months crushed their spirits. Milo let his subordinates enjoy as much as he wanted, as long as he could complete his military tasks on time and not break the law, he didn't care about the rest. Even Milo felt guilty about his soldiers, who had never been promoted or rewarded for their achievements, and although the soldiers had gotten used to it and complained enough, he still felt ashamed of his comrades. So he has been watching his subordinates play and make trouble, and as the captain, he has always kept a clear head and does not make mistakes at the command level.

The soldiers at the camp were preparing their equipment and bags in the sun, while Melo looked east from time to time, the direction of their upcoming march. Before I knew it, it was noon, and Captain Charlie came to talk to Milo. Charlie didn't tell his soldiers about the "terrible secret" on Milo, but he was still very worried about the person in front of him, so he consulted with Milo: "When the assembly is completed, the matter of command will ......."

"Listen to you, Captain Charlie. Me and my soldiers are at your command. Milo knew what he was trying to do, and replied.

Captain Charlie's face relaxed, put down the scales in his heart, and said, "Thank you very much, let's cooperate well this time, so that the soldiers can go back alive." ”

"Captain! Look there. A soldier suddenly shouted, pointing south. The two hurriedly turned their heads and saw several figures on the loess in the distance, their armor reflecting the dazzling sunlight.

"The number of people is wrong!" Captain Charlie was keenly aware of this, and hurriedly beckoned his men to rush over, and Melo followed, and soon met with the new soldiers from the south.

"Oh, Captain Charlie!" A soldier who took the lead greeted him from a distance.

"Soldiers! What about Captain Hans Weir? Is it just you? Captain Charlie asked anxiously.

"Oh, we met a group of refugees on the way, the captain was afraid that they were in danger, so let's hurry first, he and the others escorted the refugees, and they will come soon." The soldier saw that Charlie was very anxious and hurriedly responded.

"That's good," Charlie relaxed, "let's go to the camp and rest." Milo, who was beside him, suddenly spoke: "It seems that we will have to wait for a while before we set off." ”

"Don't worry, it's too late to leave tomorrow morning as planned." Charlie added.

"Listen to you, Charlie." Milo responded, glancing at the east with a little disappointment, but his "listen to your command" seemed to reassure Charlie again.

The soldiers of the three squads repaired together in the camp, and the long journey made them all very tired, and it was the good wish of every soldier in the war to take advantage of the rare moment to sleep well. In the evening, Captain Hans escorted a group of refugees to the camp.

"Glory to Splitter. I'm sorry for being late. Captain Hans apologized and ordered his soldiers to hurry up and help the refugees rest in the camp. Milo and Charlie looked at Hans approvingly, exchanged a few pleasantries with him, and ordered his men to come to the aid of the refugees, but the soldiers of Milo's team were very inactive - there were no gourmet mulled wines and beautiful girls in the refugee ranks.

It's a refugee, but it's much better than it was a year or two ago, when the Djinn crisis was unstoppable, and millions of people were forced to flee and be displaced, wailing and crying all the way to the ground, and the refugee queues stretched for dozens of miles, crowding the main arteries of the Empire. The group of people in front of them, except for the slightly shabby sackcloth cloak on their bodies, were more like ordinary wanderers, they brought their own food and water, and they also peddled small goods to the soldiers in the camp, and played cards with them to gamble for money, and the camp was filled with a happy atmosphere.

Captain Hans and Charlie are old comrades-in-arms, and they are very happy to learn that Charles has the right to command, and they gladly accept the command. After deliberation, the three captains decided to start their journey again in the early morning, and they all rested separately.

"You're Domi?! That famous soothsayer?! A soldier suddenly called out excitedly, attracting the attention of all the soldiers around him. That Domi", "I heard that the divination is very accurate", "I have never miscalculated", "Hurry up and let him do the divination"...... More than 50 soldiers gathered around while talking, and saw a tall middle-aged man in a cloak sitting on a stone in the light of the campfire, his face was ordinary, but his eyes were bright, as if he could see through everything. Seeing that someone recognized him, Domi smiled and said slowly: "Friends, don't get excited, don't worry, if you want to divination, line up." For everyone's sake, for our sake, we don't take any money from you. The soldiers cheered, and quickly stood in line in the cold wind.

The three captains looked at each other, thinking that the soldiers' performance was very funny, and they could only shake their heads and smile. In a few moments, several soldiers had finished divination, and their behavior was different—chest-beating, smug, dejected, ecstatic...... From their performance, it can be seen what the soothsayer gave to their fate. A veteran approached the three of them: "Aren't the captains going to try?" Let him prophesy, and you'll be sure! ”

Milo had never heard of the soothsayer, so she asked, "Who is he?" Seems to be very famous."

"Hey," the veteran suddenly came to his senses, "He is the most well-known soothsayer in the mainland, he has predicted many major events, especially accurately, and he also predicted to the emperor of Obei, and directly said that the emperor would not live long, and sure enough, the emperor died in less than a year." After listening to the veteran's words, the three of them felt angry and funny, could it be that they queued up for a long time just to know their death date?

"How did he predict your fate?" Hans asked jokingly. The veteran replied, "Ah, he said that if I could return to the capital after the war, I would make a fortune." So I decided, as soon as the war was over, I would go back and move and live in the capital. ”

After hearing this, the three of them looked at each other again, and it seemed that the soothsayer still seemed to be a little interesting, and his heart was shaken a little. At this time, the veteran began to pout again: "Oh, go, go, go, sure." The three of them also consciously lined up at the end of the line, and divined with the mentality of giving it a try, anyway, they were idle and bored, and it was good to pass the time.

The line grew shorter and shorter, and finally it was the turn of the three of them. Charlie was the first, and without saying a few words to the soothsayer Domi, he looked at the two behind him with a look of distress and doubt, and left.

"It doesn't seem lucky." Hans quipped, and walked over to Domi. After a while, he became very excited, took out the money and insisted that Domi accept it, saying that he could not let the soothsayer give a prophecy to his soldiers, and Domi accepted it when he saw that he could not refuse. Hans turned back and grimaced at Milo and left.

In the long line, now only Milo was left, and he hesitated whether to sit in front of Domi, but he was pulled over by the soldiers to join in the fun, and he didn't believe in this kind of thing very much. Just as he hesitated—

"Milo," the man who called his name was the soothsayer Domi, "don't you have a question for me?" ”

The soothsayer, whom she had never met, suddenly called out her name, and Melo was very surprised, but she didn't show it on her face. His particular experience had allowed him to hide his emotions with ease, but there was a hint of confusion in his eyes. Without waiting for Milo to answer, Domi spoke again: "I'm a soothsayer, of course I know your name and what you want to ask. Come on. Milo approached Domi and said calmly, "Since you know what I want to ask, tell me the answer." ”

"Hahahaha......" Domi smiled, as if an old man had seen a curious child. He looked up at the starry sky, a deep blue sky with lush sparkling stars, and then said to Milo word by word:

"If one day, the star you always look up to wants to kill you, what are you going to do?"