Chapter 155: Longing and Sorrow
Since the end of the war that had been started by Kola last year, the Devil's Forest has expanded considerably, almost tripling as before, and the new trees are growing at an extraordinary rate, especially in the northern woods.
The north of the Devil's Forest was once the territory of Naboland, and after the fall of Nabolland, the land was divided between the northern regions of Geelland, Dulon, and the central region of Herilandi.
As a result, the area that now borders the north of the Devil's Forest has become the land of Herilandi.
The remnants of Naboland died, fled, and almost all the rest became slaves. After the occupation of the southern part of Naborand, Herilandi built a number of armory foundries there, and in a short period of one year, there was no decent arable land left on that land, almost all of which were pits and cracked riverbeds.
Only the Devil's Forest, which borders it, is quietly spreading to the north...... In that battle, the aliens who were shocked to appear mercilessly harvested the lives of 300,000 Sambiland soldiers.
Since then, the Devil's Forest has been supposed to be feared and distant, but the opposite is true.
Not long after the end of the war, another rumor about the Devil's Forest spread, spreading to almost all the surrounding areas.
It is said that there is a group of people who have lost their country in the Eastern Continent and created a new kingdom in the Devil's Forest, where there are no slaves and no nobles.
Desperate people who flee into the Devil's Forest can be sheltered by them, become inhabitants of the forest, and enjoy the same rights and status as their ancestors.
However, if anyone violates the social order there, they will be eaten by the aliens who inhabit the eastern woods...... This is the country of forests - Jianing.
Let's not mention the authenticity of the rumors themselves, but since some people doubt it, some people will inevitably believe it. This rumor was first spread by a group of Sambiland soldiers who had been to the Devil's Forest, most of them were soldiers who had been sent into the forest to look for aliens at that time, and were later lost in the fog and found by the Jianing people, and were lucky enough to survive.
After the war, some people simply moved their families to the Devil's Forest and settled there.
"Ah, tired, exhausted! I wish I had slept for three days and three nights in a row......" Kandy staggered through the door as she followed Nahi with a large stack of rosters.
"You dare to say that if you hadn't been lazy halfway, it would have been done a long time ago. Nahi, who was walking in front, held his head high and walked steadily.
Looking at Nahi's increasingly robust back, Kandy couldn't help but sigh to himself: Nahi, this guy, who used to be stupid and stupid, always hiding behind me and shivering, is now a copy of Lord Boluo, not only more and more preachy, but even counted me.
Alas, I really miss the Nahi of the past, at least I can still experience the feeling of being a hero before, and now I ......
"Lord Boluo, these are the rosters and materials of the residents who have recently settled in Jianing City, and they have been registered. Nahi placed the roster on the table, then turned back and took another stack of rosters from Kandy's hand, neatly arranging them together.
Hearing this, Modi Boluo, who was immersed in his writing, slowly raised his head, his expression was tired, his eyes were red, but he still smiled at them kindly, and said, "It looks like it's a lot more than last time." β
"yes, almost five times more. Nahi found that Lord Boro has been unusually busy lately, not that he wasn't busy before, but he has been working too hard lately, but even the erudite adults are so attentive, and he can't be lazy.
Nahi secretly whipped himself, and then said,
"When I went to register the number of new residents, someone even asked me: If I got lost in the forest and accidentally broke into the forbidden area in the east, would I be eaten by aliens?" Mo Di smiled again, but there was a trace of bitterness in his expression that could not be concealed, as if it was just to make people think that he was laughing: "It seems that the deterrent power of that rumor is stronger than any law." Kandy also came up and said, "Now almost every new resident will ask the alien if he eats or not. You have to make sure that you don't get eaten casually before you can live with peace of mind. I don't know who is so hateful to spread this rumor......"
"I made up the rumors on purpose. At this moment, a deep and powerful voice suddenly came from inside the door of the compartment.
This voice was very familiar to most of the people in Jianing City, and Kandy and Nahi's hearts suddenly rose to their throats, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.
The two of them looked at each other, and saw that the man was sitting in another room connected to him, meticulously wiping the weapon that became famous in the first battle, the sword of the king.
"Big, Adult......" This is the only honorific title in Jianing City that has not been named, but it is always evoked
The illusion of "Your Majesty". No one here knew what his last name was, but except for the few adults who were close to him, no one dared to call him by his first name.
Nashi suddenly felt his palms sweating, and couldn't help but ask nervously, "But, if the streamer knows, will he be unhappy?"
"It's okay," his gaze was still fixed on the sword of the king in his hand,
"There are so many rumors that the streamers carry are just one of them, and they never cared about these things. β
"That's right......" Nahi and Kandy nodded quickly and said in unison,
"Then don't bother the two adults, let's go out first. Before the words could be fully spoken, Kandy had already dragged Nahi out of the door quickly.
Looking at the two deserted backs outside, Mo Di couldn't help but shake his head and smile bitterly: "In the future, can't you smile occasionally?"
"What?" Mirai looked up suspiciously and asked,
"Haven't I laughed?"
"If you can smile from time to time, the children in the city won't hide when they see you. Murdi said.
"Does this happen often?" the future was quite unexpected.
"Didn't you find out for yourself?" Mo Di sighed helplessly, in fact, he was not in a position to accuse others of not laughing often...... So I quickly changed the subject,
"By the way, I didn't expect that rumor to be deliberately made up by you, why is that?"
"That kind of rumor, the streamers have been carrying it for more than a thousand years, and now I just borrowed it, and I guess they won't care. The future said indifferently.
"Of course I know they don't care about rumors, and they don't give any explanations. Murphy got up and sat down next to Future, then continued,
"I'm just wondering, why did you suddenly do something that goes against your nature, and why did you borrow this rumor?"
"I was thinking that since we had made up our minds that we would never conquer the world by force in the future, we could only create a new world that everyone longed to live in. Over time, people will naturally be conquered by peace and tranquility. At this point, Future paused thoughtfully before continuing,
"But in a short time, for some of the weak-minded who still have bad intentions, the deterrent effect of aliens is very necessary, after all, we do not yet have any laws and institutions that can effectively prevent people's criminal minds. However, the inhabitants of this forest will eventually realize the fact that the streamers do not eat people. As the number of people moving here continues to increase, this fact will become more and more known. At that point, all the rumors will be dispelled. β
"It turns out that you have already thought about such a long-term thing...... "Mo Di couldn't help but feel ashamed of himself,
"Heh, I used to feel that my ideological realm was far inferior to yours, but now it seems to be the same. I now understand why you deliberately made the eastern forest area a forbidden area, but you have always only paid lip service, without any penalties, and never really forbade anyone from trespassing into the restricted area. Surely you're just intentionally or unconsciously creating an opportunity for them to get up close and personal with the streamers, because that kind of rumor will increase people's curiosity and lead them to discover the truth for themselves, which is indeed more convincing than any words!"
"I hope that one day, people will be able to understand ......," Miku sighed softly. Afterwards, Mirai Sukaranna walked out of the palace with his sword in his hand.
Today, the actual size of the palace has been reduced considerably, as many of the houses on the periphery of the palace have been used as public storage.
As the population exploded, the city was changing at a rate that even he hadn't expected, and it was no longer possible to find them when they first arrived.
Mo Di is tirelessly realizing his ambitions, making full use of the knowledge he has accumulated, and pouring all his dreams of strengthening the country and enriching the people that he could not achieve in Asmara before into Jianing City.
Of course, the future also understands that a large part of the reason why Meddy has redoubled his efforts recently is to distract himself.
After all, Asmara had just fallen, and he learned that the males and children of his homeland had been almost slaughtered by the Dulongs, and he could not do anything about it.
Although that country, whether nobles or commoners, had treated him cruelly and mercilessly, the nostalgia for his homeland, which was both angry and sad, still made him feel painful day and night, right?
During this time, although Medit deliberately behaved as usual, he still unconsciously used all kinds of chores to keep himself busy with other things.
Seeing him so hard, others felt worried, but they didn't say anything, which was inconsolable.
But take a step back and think about it, maybe he is just using his own way to slowly relieve these pains, right?
The inhabitants of Jianing City have almost all become brave warriors now, which is the credit of Sang Wu. Future still clearly remembers that at the beginning of the encounter, Sang Wu had threatened to destroy all the hatred in the world, which was obviously an unattainable goal.
After all, the party is rooted in the soul of the Lepeilian people, and everyone has their own choices and beliefs, so how easy is it to eliminate hatred?
Yet, Sang is still forging ahead, constantly moving towards this seemingly unrealistic goal, even though he still suffers from the hatred buried deep in his soul.
Recently, the future has gradually begun to understand why Sang Wuyin is so obsessed with achieving an almost impossible goal.
Perhaps it was because he knew too much about the pain of losing his home and his old people that he didn't want the Jianing people to repeat the mistakes of the pastβto lose their homes and become slaves like himself, and then to bear the torment of hatred powerlessly.
Therefore, he desperately trained the Jianing people into powerful warriors, influencing all the people around him little by little in his own way, silently blocking that hatred from the door of the soul for the people in advance.
However, how many of us here can understand his good intentions and his greatness? Yan Shu and Kama are also fighting in their own way for this peaceful new world, and everyone is busy and fulfilled.
Mirai Sukarana thought about it and found that it seemed that only he was still unsettled in his heart. Obviously, everything is moving towards the goal that he had sworn to Mo Di at the beginning, but his heart is becoming more and more empty, and he has no sense of accomplishment.
However, on the other hand, it is not without gain, is it? The reasons for the decision to return to the Eastern Continent in the first place are actually very complicated.
At first, she may have just impulsively wanted to explore the truth of history, but on the eve of leaving the Western Continent, when asked about Shi Jiadi's wishes, she said that she wanted to travel freely to every corner of the world...... That's why he suddenly had a strong idea to create a peaceful new world, but at that time he had no idea what he really wanted.
It was only recently that a vague longing that had been hidden in the depths of his heart in the past began to become clearer, and he slowly realized what his heart really longed for......