"So long?" "Well, tell me what happened to you, the demise of such a powerful nation, must have been like an epic," Froud exclaimed. ”

"Epic? As you say, nobleman. Skinskin lowered his head and continued to tell the story of the past: "According to word of mouth, the kingdom established by the Koding people has flourished for more than three hundred years. During this time, the whole nation was controlled by sectarian forces, and they told their subjects that if they worked hard and became God's favor, they would take the qualified ones to the temple, promote them, and bring them to God's side. They tricked all the Kouding people with this lie, until an explorer accidentally discovered it, and the deception was exposed. ”

Froud asked, "Explorers?" Were there explorers at that time? ”

"The nobleman, according to legend, the discoverer, is the descendant of a large family who likes to wander around and dig for treasures. I don't know how to describe him, but it seems that the word explorer is quite apt. Skinskin touched his chin and explained.

"It sounds more like me, maybe he's an archaeologist too. So, what did he find? ”

"Hmm..." Porpoise hesitated, and then, with a serious attitude, said solemnly: "Noble, don't be surprised by what I say next, after all, legends are legends, especially this kind of word of mouth, well, you know, sometimes there are some exaggerations and distortions. ”

"I'm a scholar, especially a folklore scholar, so I'm not surprised that things are weird." Froude motioned for the other to continue.

"Ruins, ancient ruins. In the southernmost part of the kingdom, in a cave, there are the remains of an ancient city beyond imagination. It is rumored that the city's longevity is an underestimation to depict it in terms of more than 10,000 years. ”

"Hmm, city ruins? Who is it for? Our humans, or the demons of today? ”

"The explorer called the builders of the city 'the Eternals'. It's been so long that even the bodies in the city have been reduced to stones. It is said that even in this ancient age, the cities built by these 'Ancients', and the technology within them, far surpassed those of Coding. ”

"Well, then, you said, they made a surprising discovery, didn't you?"

"Rather, they've discovered the truth." Dolphin was silent for a few seconds, and said in a deep voice: "Most of the documents in the city have disappeared, but fortunately, some of the stone carvings have been preserved. In addition, in what appeared to be an academy, they found some stone murals used to teach young children, and under those patterns, there were corresponding inscriptions, which allowed them to roughly decipher the few surviving stone carvings. ”

"To their surprise, the gods worshipped by the 'Ancients' are the same as our Kodins. And they also have an elevation ceremony. Like us Kodins, once a suitable 'Ascender' is found, they will be taken to the Temple Headquarters in the north. What disturbs the explorer is that the later the material, the more crazy it is when the 'Eternals' is inscribed. Whether it's what is written, or how it's written. At the end of the day, they don't write anything but 'give everything to God.' ”

The explorer was so uneasy that he hid the ruins and the information he had obtained during the period. After that, he begins to secretly investigate the kingdom's darkest secrets. In the process, he was helped by an archmage of the kingdom. It is said that the archmage, he was originally a suitable person who could be promoted, but because of his brotherly love, he gave up the opportunity to his younger brother, and since then the news has been cut off. Because of the suspicious behavior in the sect, he was also suspicious. Later, during a secret investigation, he met an explorer who had also come to investigate. ”

"After a period of investigation, the cruel truth about the kingdom and the church, and the sad fate of the Kodin, have finally been revealed by them." Porpoise sighed in grief, "We're just the fat dolphins raised by that evil god!" A fat dolphin that you eat when you grow up! Its help, not selfless! Its promises are not real! The elevation ceremony does not exist! The chosen ones are simply eaten by it! Ha, 'with God~' is really with it, but in its belly! ”

The sound of the dolphin skin grew louder and louder, which alarmed the Karp guards outside the door, and he walked in the door, looked at Frode and said, "Sir, has something happened?" ”

"Uh, no, sorry, Price." Flod turned his head and apologized.

"That's good, oh, by the way, time is running out, you still have three minutes~ Please note."

"Okay, thanks, it's over soon on my side."

Seeing that the prison guard had left the room, Froude hurriedly urged: "Then what about after that?" Pork skin~I want to know what's going on behind the scenes~! ”

"The explorer and the archmage united the families of some of the victims of the ascension ceremony. After their continuous investigation, they discovered the location of the evil god and its weakness. And finally found an opportunity and successfully sealed the evil god. ”

"Is that so? Sounds like a good ending, but does it have anything to do with the fall of your kingdom of the Kodins? Froude stretched out his hand towards the skin.

"Of course, nobleman. After sealing the evil gods, all the church members died, the upper echelons of the kingdom were also killed and wounded, and many high-ranking samurai and a large number of mages also died at the same time, and the whole country was immediately plunged into turmoil. ”

"How did you die? Oh, is it because after exposing the truth, being liquidated by the families of the angry victims? ”

"No, nobleman," Dolphin shook his head, "the legend makes this very clear, and at the same time that the evil god was sealed, those people also died, almost at the same time. ”

After that, the kingdom's power declined severely, and many remote areas, especially those near the south, began to spiral out of control. Humanity has discovered our weakness, and they continue to harass our territory. And we, after being freed from the control of the evil gods, also slowly began to lose power. The carapace we wear is no longer light and tough, it has become heavy and fragile, and it can no longer stop the sword and gun. Our eight arms have not only lost the spikes that pierce iron armor, but they have also become so weak that they can no longer hold powerful and heavy weapons. At the same time, we have lost our great power, and we used to be able to release a fireball the size of a bathtub with a single thought, but now we may only be able to put a small flame, and we may not even be able to light a firewood. ”

After that, the ancestors at that time made a decision that they regretted for the rest of their lives and harmed future generations for thousands of years. They armed the slaves of the eight tribes against the humans. Eventually, while defending the capital, the slaves joined forces with the Maharaja of Men and captured the capital of the Kodins, --- Lomo. Dolphin sighed, "Hundreds of years of brilliant civilization have been destroyed, and the kingdom has perished. After the humans crushed us, they turned against the Eight Tribes and drove them to the tundra of the north. ”

"My ancestor was plundered to the frozen ground by the Eight Tribes, and I don't know whether to say that he was lucky, because the Koding people who stayed in the southern continent were all wiped out, and it took hundreds of years for humans to wipe out us. Even a scholar like you doesn't know the past of our Kodins. ”

Flot was a little shocked and was about to speak, when Karp entered the door again: "Sorry, your time is up. ”

"Wait a minute, just one question~" Froud gestured to Karp, then turned his head to look at the dolphin: "Have you ever regretted it?" I mean, do you regret betraying that evil god? ”

"Regrets? For what? Freedom? Dolphin smiled.

Naples. Poliba was checking the report in the office, the training of the new gentleman was on the right track, the veterans aside, the new soldiers quickly accepted the new steam gun, which was simplified in many steps, as well as the matching individual chest bag and ammunition belt, which greatly facilitated the actual combat operation of the soldiers. After removing the heavy steam generation chamber and pre-loaded magic stones, and the weight of the current guns has also been reduced a lot, the actual weight of the soldiers is only about thirty-four catties. A lot of the weight is also distributed to the chest and waist. As a result, the training of soldiers is much less difficult. Napoli estimated that in another month, the new monarch would be able to preliminarily practice.

While he was imagining the future, the guards told him that the minister was waiting for him in the reception room. Naples could only put down what he was doing and get up and rush to the reception room.

As soon as he entered the door, before he could say hello, the minister of the monarchy signaled him to silence, and then pulled him down to a corner of the room, and whispered: "Young man, I have a difficult task to explain to you, and you have to do it for me." ”

"Is it a formal mission?" Napoli was a little confused, he had the impression that the minister in front of him had always been a model of integrity, and today he would suddenly come to the door and assign private work.

"Stinky boy! I know what's going on in your head! You can rest assured that what I have told you to do is a formal task. Well, of course, not now, it won't be official until a few days later, when His Majesty officially publishes it. Groni explained to Naples a little angry, but a little embarrassed.

"Lord Gronnie, I can't understand what you mean." "Tsk, turn your head and look over there~"

The minister pointed to the other corner of the parlor, and Naples followed the direction, where a young girl sat quietly.

"That one is ... Bernard's daughter? Naples felt familiar.

"It's her, alas~" Groni sighed, "This mission is because she~ She is going to enlist in the army to avenge her father." Before, she went to His Majesty, and His Majesty pushed the matter to me again, saying that as long as I agreed, His Majesty would agree. Since last week, she has been bothering me and making me go into hiding! As a result, she was fine, blocking my door day and night! I really can't hold it anymore, plus my youngest son runs to me every day to talk about this and that, it's really terrible, I can only agree to bring her over to see you. Rest assured, Your Majesty's approval will come down in two days. ”