Part 1 A Promise Under the Stars 30 Let the dying be reborn and the sinful return home
30 Let the dying be born again, and the wicked return home
"How long did I sleep?" Melo finished drinking the water and asked.
"Three days." Wind Chime covered the quilt for Milo, "I think you still need to lie down for two days to recover." Do you need something to eat? ”
Melo shook her head, but then nodded vigorously. Feng Chime took some leftovers from the table next to him, "Let's eat first, I'll wait for someone to do it later, but it's the middle of the night, maybe no one will come." ”
"It's okay, just eat this." Milo took the food, "Tell me how you dealt with the Praetorian Guard, and what has happened in the past few days." ”
Late at night on the 17th, Melo left the council chamber like a walking corpse, and Parrett chased after him.
"Guys, I'm sorry, but what I just said was a lie." Wind Chime's words shocked the Viscount, Night Sparrow, and Snow Inu, but she immediately added, "If you want to deceive the enemy, you must first deceive your own people. ”
The other three people in the chamber were completely confused - who was the enemy? Who have you deceived? The Viscount motioned for the wind chimes to explain.
"The Praetorian Guard is easy to solve, but it is necessary to prevent Entekoman from committing suicide......"
"Milo is going to kill herself?" Night Sparrow shouted in surprise, and the Snow Dog also had an incredible expression.
The viscount motioned to the two of them: Go back and explain to you.
"It's not easy to stop Entekoman from committing suicide. But...... One detail I noticed was that he cared so much about his cloak that he even folded it when he was preparing to commit suicide. Hmph, it's ironic, a person who is about to give up his life, but he cares a lot about a piece of clothing, such a person must still love life. ”
The others nodded, and this detail was indeed very convincing.
"So I came up with this idea," the wind chime's voice became serious, and the three of them understood that she was very serious, only to see her take out a small bottle, "I lied to Entekoman that it was poison and would make him drink it when he approached the Praetorian Guard, but it was not poison at all-"
"—but a hallucinogen I concocted."
"Ah, I'm sorry to use the medicine locker here. After drinking it, Entekorman would see what he expected to see, such as being wounded or killed...... However, I will give him a psychological hint to have a good dream, so that he will gradually give up the idea of suicide—"
"—for example, psychological hints like 'like a man.'"
The Viscount, the Night Sparrow, and the Snow Dog were already dumbfounded when they heard this, they did not expect the Wind Chimes to have such a bold and imaginative plan. "Can you create dreams?" Nightsparrow couldn't help but ask.
"I can't, but someone can. But I just need to hint at it, so that Entekman's consciousness will struggle repeatedly in the dream, hoping that he will finally overcome his will to commit suicide and face reality-"
"—to be born again."
When the viscount heard this, he admired the person in front of him more and more, and he understood why his father believed so much that Wind Chimes could save Fengxing Town, but he also had doubts: "Then why did you let Milo go to the Praetorian Guard to turn himself in?" Just trick him into drinking hallucinogens. ”
"This is also something I have to consider, if it is just a psychological suggestion, I am afraid that it will not be effective in time, so I tricked Entekoman into going to the Praetorian Guard......"
"Liar?" Nightfinch was surprised when she heard this, "Didn't you negotiate with the Praetorian Guard?" ”
"Actually, I didn't negotiate with the Praetorian Guard, I believe that when Entekoman approaches the Praetorian Guard, the other party will definitely shoot or fire arrows, and at this time, Entekoman will be like you-"
Curiosity is not the same as saying yes, and curiosity is an important mental activity to prevent suicide. Of course, if he is 'unwilling' and 'unconvinced' in his heart, the effect of stopping suicide will be better. Moreover, doing so will also stabilize the position of the Praetorian Guard, so as not to disrupt my plans for the future...... Oh, and don't worry if he's shot or arrowed, I'll secretly protect him with defensive magic. ”
The three of them took a deep breath, and the theories they heard were unheard of before, but after thinking about it carefully, they felt that it made perfect sense—would a person who had the curiosity to explore the problem think about death? Will a reluctant person give up his life easily? And this fanciful plan, no matter how it sounds, it doesn't sound like people in this era can come up with it.
"Wind Chime, who the hell are you?" Viscount Psychologically.
"Y-You're such a monster!" Night Sparrow pointed to the wind chimes and said, but there was no insult in his words. Wind Chimes nodded slightly, as if very proud of this evaluation. The snow dog gestured with his hand and bowed to the wind chime. He said, "Nightfinch explained," he said, "and he admired your intelligence and composure for being able to think so well in such a dangerous situation. Wind Chimes smiled and thanked the Snow Dog for his compliment.
"Rest assured, I've used a similar method before, and although I don't have a very deep understanding of people's hearts (which everyone here thinks is a modest statement), I think there's a good chance of success and we can save Entkoman," he concluded. ”
The Viscount was heartily convinced, and he also focused on the real threat: "What about the Praetorian Guard?" Of course, it would be nice if it could be solved, but we also have to consider the severity of the consequences, if there are too many casualties......"
"Please rest assured, for the sake of Fengxing Town, I will not harm anyone to lift the siege of the Praetorian Guard." "Tomorrow morning, when the Praetorian Guards are assembled, you will be able to see what I do, so please rest now." ”
After saying that, Wind Chime put away the small bottle of hallucinogen, but thought to himself, "I'm afraid he won't drink it, but he won't."
On the morning of the 18th, Melo Entekoman was given hallucinogens, and with three gunshots, he thought he had been hit, collapsed, and fell unconscious. The Praetorian Guards began to march, and their target was Windwalk.
Seeing the infantry phalanx slowly approaching, the Viscount, the Night Sparrow, and the Snow Dog, all three of them turned their eyes to the wind chimes.
Wind Chime closed her eyes and began to chant the incantation gently, the voice was very small, drowned in the wind, but judging by her serious and tense expression, it was a very complex incantation, and there was no room for negligence.
"It seems to be a very large magic." Nightfinch said to herself, and so did her husband.
The advancing phalanx of infantry was about to trample over Milo's body, but almost at the same time, all of them slowed down - they all felt as if they were about to float!
The body became lighter, even when wearing heavy plate armor; There was a white light in front of him, even though it was now cloudy; The stones around me seem to be floating, even if I don't feel much wind now...... These strange sensations surrounded every soldier of the Praetorian Guard, even Duke Xia Fei felt them, and everyone began to notice that something was wrong with their bodies, but no one reacted in time......
The people on the walls noticed something strange about the Praetorian Guard, but they couldn't see the obvious problem from too far away, and just felt that they had suddenly slowed down...... At this time, the forehead and face of the wind chime were already dripping with sweat, and the spell in his mouth continued......
"How did they float!" Some of the militia began to shout, and many more confirmed the spectacle, and the infantry of the two phalanxes really floated, albeit at a limited height, with both feet off the ground...... Night Sparrow and Snow Dog looked at the wind chime again, and they realized that the wind chime's body was trembling slightly, her fists clenched, still insisting on chanting the incantation, her lips had turned purple, and her whole face was beginning to distort a little under the sweat...... Night Sparrow and Snow Dog couldn't help but be moved - what kind of magic is this?
The Janissaries were thrown into confusion, some of the soldiers began to shout loudly, and even the horses of the cavalry began to neigh, and their hooves lifted off the ground. Xia Fei was also at a loss, he wanted to give an order, but the sergeants around him were too busy to take care of themselves, swinging their arms, but they couldn't move at all. Floating with the Praetorian Guards, there were also some stones, sand, and ......
Finally, the Praetorian Guard's soldiers' horizons were filled with white light—
The people on the city walls exclaimed—
The huge Praetorian Guard legion vanished in an instant...... The sand and stones gently fell back to the ground...... It's over.
Wind Chimes opened her eyes and wiped the sweat from her forehead, her long flowing hair swaying in the wind. The purple of his lips quickly faded, and he returned to his original pale red appearance, ignoring the frightened crowd on the city wall, and walked back to the fortress. In a few moments, a warrior rode a fast horse towards the place where Milo had fallen—it was Parrett, and the wind chimes told him that the Praetorian Guards were no longer there, and told him to hurry and fetch Milo, and he immediately went into action.
"Teleportation magic in a large area, and you cast spells alone?" Milo asked in surprise.
"Yes, but I set up a teleportation array within the range of the Praetorian Guard's operations last night, which helped me increase the power and range of teleportation magic." Wind Chime replied, as if it were just an easy job.
"Where did you teleport the Praetorian Guard? No, it can't be in the snowy mountains, right? Misty Jungle? Melo still didn't recover from her surprise.
Wind Chime looked at him in surprise and said, "I won't do that stupid thing, the Viscount can ask me not to hurt the Praetorian Guard." I teleported them to the Great Plains south of the city of Ann Leice......"
"Ann Lester?! That's the capital of the Spreet Empire, and you've sent the Praetorian Guard home. "Milo exclaimed, even if a thunderbolt slammed into him, it wouldn't shock him so much." Wind Chime, who the hell are you? ”
Ignoring Milo's surprise and doubts, Wind Chime said to himself, "I didn't expect it to be the capital now...... Hmph, have I been in seclusion for too long? But soon, the wind chimes sank their faces, as if remembering something bad.
"Well," said Wind Chime in a low voice, "I forgot to tell you—"
"The Count is gone."