The village of Kamayi is the closest human settlement to the Kulan Mountains, although it is the closest, but it is at least 50 kilometers away, this village is located at the junction of the three countries of Silofe, Monis, and Loma, and is geographically part of the territory of the Silo Fe Kingdom, and a northwest-southeast trending mountain range will cut off from the land trade routes of the other two countries, thus limiting the development of the village

The villagers mainly live a semi-closed life by grazing goats, and most of the villagers have never seen the world outside the village, so when a group of strange outsiders come to the village, everyone looks at them with curiosity

Although the villagers were closed, they at least knew what money was, so instead of driving these strange faces out of the village, they were very warmly entertained, and now Sophia and her group of seven people have been in the village for seven days, and they do not want to waste time in this poor country, but none of them plan to leave until the missing person is found

During the battle seven days ago, Leonard Green rushed into the horde alone, buying precious time for the retreat of the princess he swore to guard, but Leonard completely disappeared from the sight of his companions, and for the past six days, his companions have returned to the edge of the Coolan Mountains every day to search for Leonard's whereabouts, but have never found anything, everyone knows that the chances of being besieged by so many snakes, chickens, and beasts are extremely low - even though they have not given up the search

Although he has an age gap with others, although his revenge mentality is obnoxious, although he has hurt some of his companions, although he has stalked himself and shoehorned into the journey of his companions, he has explained with his actions what knightly loyalty is, and this admirable point alone is enough to erase the previous entanglements between him and his companions, not to mention that everyone has long been accustomed to the delicacies made by this man, and the food in the village is no longer the same taste

On the evening the sun was going down and about to set, as Leonard had left, and the sunset was tinged red all around, and all the companions returned to the village to meet each other, and from their dejected expressions it seemed that the day's efforts had been in vain

Sophia decides, and after a round of silence, Joika speaks to Sophia

Seven days ago, they had made the decision to walk to the Snowy Federation in a similar way

This...... Sophia looked around, and everyone looked at her eagerly

Sophia had always shirked her responsibilities as a decision-maker, which was one of the reasons why she gave up her hand-held throne, but now she had to face the responsibility of the decision-maker, whether to give up the search and continue the search, or to give up the search and continue the search - both of which were extremely difficult decisions, since Leonard was Sophia's retainer, it was certainly not appropriate to vote en masse, and the final decision had to be in Sophia's hands

She thought about it for a long time, and no one spoke, and time seemed to freeze, and Sophia felt invisible suffocation...... Finally, Sophia gritted her teeth and stood up, and everyone's eyes immediately focused on her

Everyone, don't waste any more time, let's go, Sophia paused for a few seconds, but I hope to make one last effort tomorrow and she will make her decision

The city of Paris, the capital of the Kingdom of Medin

The war has turned the once-drunken city into hell, and two-thirds of the Sealand army-controlled city on the west bank of the Corey River has been reduced to piles of decaying rubble, littered with the corpses of soldiers and innocent civilians on both sides of the battle...... and young children sitting on piles of corpses crying

White snowflakes fluttered down in the moonlight of the night

The soldiers walked in formation, and surrounded by them, a dozen officers dressed as Sealand soldiers each rode a war horse, and the first two came slowly, the first two on the left was a knight of the Guards in his 30s, and on the right was an old man in a black leather jacket

General, you have led us to three major victories in less than a month, and now the morale of the soldiers is very high, and everyone says that with the general's commander, taking this Paris City is just around the corner, and the guard knight said happily to the old man

The old man, however, turned a deaf ear to his words, and jumped off his horse, stepping on the broken bricks and rubble, and walked over the ruins of the building

Hey, General...... The knight of the guard, not knowing what to do, hurriedly dismounted and followed in the footsteps of the old man, and the officer behind him immediately dismounted, following closely behind

The old man came to the crying young child, she was a girl, she looked less than two years old, the hunger and cold made her howl, her lips and nails turned purple, and she suddenly felt the old man's warm embrace under the frightened, hungry and cold, and the girl quieted down a little

So many soldiers chose to turn a blind eye when they walked by, and the old man was a little dissatisfied

Belch...... The Guards Knight originally wanted to say that in such a cold weather, this child will die after a while, our soldiers can't even care about their own life and death, how can they take care of a child, but the Guards Knight couldn't say it, because he knew that this answer was definitely not in line with the old man's appetite, and after thinking for a while, he replied: When we were fighting with the Medidin army, this child's parents were killed by arrows, and I can't figure out which side of the arrow was released

The Knight of the Guards replied to the question and was suspected of exculpating himself, but the old man did not delve further

He gave an order that everyone did not expect: take the child back, feed and clothe him, and send an envoy to the army of Medin, and tomorrow he will send an envoy to the army of Maidin to negotiate with them, saying that we will hand over an orphan of war to them, and the two sides will have a temporary truce for a day

Everyone, including the Guards Knights, was dumbfounded, and anyone who had experienced the war would find this naïve decision ridiculous, and it was even more incredible from the mouth of a battle-hardened veteran, a young officer whispered: Is it worth it for a civilian child?

Although the voice was small, the old man's hearing was still sensitive, and he pulled away from the crowd and walked to the young officer, if she is your daughter, is it worth the old man's question

The young officer was a knight of the legion, and his armor was marked with his proud family mark, as if it were a sense of superiority deep in his heart, creating a distorted haughty character, and he was very unconvinced by the old man's questioning, and roared angrily: "Dare to talk to me like this, you poor atonement soldier, see clearly that I am the son of a great nobleman

The slap was quite loud, and the young officer's mouth was covered in blood, and it was the knight of the Guard, the highest-ranking of the Sealand soldiers present

Atonement soldier, you dare to say these three words again, believe it or not, I will put you to death on the spot, Hammerfield, why are you a mere viscount, why are you so presumptuous, do you know who the person standing in front of you is, the chief of the knights of the bow - 'Condor Eyes' General Aiden Finger, he is more noble than you even if he has a hair, and he is not quick to apologize to the general, and the insult of his subordinates to the old man makes the knight of the guard extremely angry

The Knight of the Guards walked up to the highest point of the ruins, looked around his subordinates solemnly, and ordered in an indisputable tone: "You all listen to me, although I, Mafudan Gao Ming, am the nominal Supreme Commander, as long as General Finger is here, his orders are the supreme orders, understand

Yes, the commander's subordinates replied loudly

Hammerfield walked up to Aiden and was about to apologize, and the old man waved his hand

What are you doing, go your own way, Mafudan understood what Aiden meant, and hurriedly reprimanded his subordinates

When a dozen officers heard the order, they immediately retreated, and one of them took the girl from the old man's arms, and they got on their mounts and left

checkmate

You have the same fiery personality as your father

Before he died, my father had a last word, telling me to obey your commands

I was a marquis of the kingdom when your father was my subordinate, and now that I am a prisoner who has been stripped of his noble household, do you still obey my orders?

It is a great honor for the general

To get back to business, you must have been puzzled by my decision just now

Yes, but what puzzles me is not the intention, but the feasibility, will the Medine side agree to give up a day of harassment in exchange for a civilian child

If their commander still believes in chivalry, he will definitely agree

But what is the use of us getting a mere day, and when the day is over, they will still attack

Time is not the point, you have to understand that war is not about who has braver knights, who has more soldiers, who has more weapons, there is one thing that is often overlooked, but it is this thing that determines the final direction of war

What is Mafudan couldn't wait to ask

But Aiden didn't answer him directly, and the old man patted Mafudan on the shoulder: "Please believe me as before, everything I did was to bring you lads home safely

Another day passed, and the final search was still fruitless, and even Sophia finally gave up

Sophia, let's go, Joyka urged

Maybe the night wasn't a good time to hurry, but everyone was worried that the decision would be shaken until tomorrow morning

Knowing that Sophia silently packed her bags, although her movements were very slow, there was always a time when the burden was ready

Sophia, Joyka, Ray, Cassius, Ischennova, Lyle, and Dani are finally leaving this remote village where they have lived for eight days, and although everyone is unwilling, reason tells them that this decision is the right one

They said goodbye to the patriarch and paid the accommodation fee, and when they walked to the entrance of the village, they suddenly heard several villagers shouting: Come on, people, there is a man in a tin suit fainting in the back mountain.