Chapter 43 The so-called fate
Nearly half of the rangers in the First World War on Drop Island were killed or wounded, and if it weren't for the timely arrival of "Blue Enchantress" Aretha, this time they might even be wiped out.
Four Varnage-level rangers died in battle, but Tuttle, who had half of his shoulder broken, survived, but almost half of his cultivation was lost.
The remorseful Tuttle did not dare to hide anything in front of Aretha and told the whole truth, and the truth made the surviving rangers hate and anger.
It turned out that Tuttle had long known that there was a ninth-level Neptune dragon inhabiting Water Drop Island, but he was not capable of hunting it by himself. And Tuttle is now in the best period of attacking the generals, and if he does not break through the battle barrier during the peak period of the two decades, the hope for the future will be even slimmer. So Tuttle came up with this plan to gather nearby rangers for a concentrated hunt, and the real purpose was naturally to use the power of other rangers to help him hunt Neptunesaurus.
The rangers admired by the world also have their own selfish desires, and once people can't control their desires, the final result is to be swallowed by desires.
Aretha did not punish Tuttle further, but only withdrew his Ranger token, and the Alliance no longer recognized him as a Ranger. And this is even more death for the ranger who has been wandering all his life, and he will live in regret for the rest of his life.
This time, the harvest of Water Drop Island will be handled by the Ranger Alliance, except for the surviving rangers who can get their fair share, most of them will be used as a pension for the rangers who died in battle, and the alliance will send people to transfer them to their families.
Aretha was in no hurry to leave Jianjiao Fishing Village, because there was a young man who called her Shi Niang who had been waiting for him.
Arthur looked earnestly at the beautiful woman in front of him. Long blue hair, a pair of apricot eyes with autumn water on her melon seed face, a tight-fitting carved leather armor highlights her tall and fiery figure, although she is over forty years old, but her smile is still enchanting and moving, the word "Enchantress" is by no means a false name, no wonder Keynes was not afraid to be ridiculed by fans and used her nickname to name the mercenary group?
"Tell me, how did Keynes die?" said Aretha first.
"You got it?"
There was no excessive sadness on Aretha's face, she just nodded faintly, "When I saw the Starfall Sword in your hand, I probably guessed it. ”
So Arthur told Aretha in detail about the events of that year.
"I'm glad that Keynes has an apprentice like you, and I'm relieved that his revenge has been avenged. ”
This time Arthur was really surprised, Aretha was not as sad as expected, but more like listening to a story that was related to herself. Could it be wishful thinking that Keynes was so affectionate towards her back then?
Arthur suddenly remembered that Randall had told him to resolve the misunderstanding between Keynes and Aretha by the way, but he didn't say anything about the misunderstanding.
So Arthur said tentatively: "I came to the Norman Kingdom to find you this time, mainly because Uncle Randall entrusted you to tell you the death of Captain Keynes, and also to resolve the misunderstanding between the two of you?"
Aretha smiled bitterly, "Misunderstanding? There is no misunderstanding between us, he has his family, his woman and his brother, and I also have my family and alliance, everyone just takes what they want." ”
"What family and women?" said Arthur, who was a little confused.
"Don't you know that Keynes is from the Sillow family, one of the four great lords of the Isaac Kingdom?"
"I found out later, the regimental commander also lent me his family name, but I later returned the surname to the Sillo family, I have never heard him mention the family in all these years in the mercenary group, but then I heard that he seems to have a bad relationship with the family, as for what woman has never heard of at all?" Arthur seemed to find the source of some misunderstanding.
Aretha was stunned for a moment, and then immediately asked, "Then what is the attitude of the Hirlo family and Lofetith towards Keynes's death?"
"The Shirlo family already knew about Keynes's murder, but no one approached me about the head of Cairns, and I heard how they reacted to it? ”
"Didn't Randall ever mention it, didn't he end up with Lofetis?"
Arthur shook his head blankly.
"How so? Did I misunderstand him?" Aretha froze, then her eyes began to moisten, and she got up and ran out just as the tears were about to burst out of her eyes.
Arthur waited in the house for a long time and didn't see Aretha come back.
When Arthur thought she would never be back tonight, the "Blue Enchantress" pushed the door and walked in, her eyes no longer tearing, but the marks of crying could still be seen in the circles of her eyes.
Aretha put a large jar of wine on the table, "I almost forgot about that man, but you came all the way to uncover that scar, and I will tell you the story of our time." ”
"Keynes is the second son of the Grand Duke of Shillo, although he was bohemian when he was young, he was the best of the sons of the Shilore family in terms of character and martial arts talent, and became the youngest division commander of the Wind and Snow Legion at a young age. It was rumored that Grand Duke Hirlo wanted Keynes to train in the Blizzard Legion for a few years, and then return to his family to take over as the commander of the Blazing Legion, and even the title was passed on to Keynes instead of his eldest brother. ”
"My father is the leader of the Norman Kingdom Ranger Alliance, Nolando, my father is busy with the affairs of the alliance all day, I have been a wild girl who no one cares about since I was a child, and my ideal is to become a ranger like my father. ”
"Keynes and I are two worlds that should not have crossed paths. But fate is so magical, the two of us not only met, but also had a good impression of each other. He led the Breeze, and I roamed the Isaac frontier so that he could see me whenever he patrolled with his troops. Aretha had not taken a sip of the bowl she was holding for a long time, and her face unconsciously glowed with happiness as she recalled these experiences with Keynes.
Keynes later retired from the Blizzard Army after he was disheartened by the fact that the Division of the First World War in Sigh Canyon was almost completely wiped out, and he was seriously wounded. In order to give the soldiers who retired with him a way to make a living, and also to recuperate from injuries and stay away from political strife, we came to the border and set up a mercenary group, and that guy even named the mercenary group 'Blue Enchantress'."
"The first time in Juaurez City was also the happiest for both of us, until Cairns' fiancée came straight to the door. ”
"Fiancée?" Arthur couldn't help but interrupt Aretha's narration.
"It's Lofetis, daughter of the Marquis of Ancient Lauland. Lofetis not only brought with him the marriage contract that had been signed between the two families, but also a handwritten letter from Archduke Hillow asking Keynes to return to the family to complete the marriage. Aretha smiled wryly, "I'm so stupid, how could Archduke Syllo agree to his son, the future captain of the Blazing Legion, marrying a ranger's daughter, a wild girl in the eyes of a nobleman?
Arthur hurriedly asked, "And then?"
Keynes then left a letter and took Lofetius back to the royal city. ”
In the later ending, there is no need for Aretha to say that Arthur had guessed it, and Aretha returned to Norman as soon as she was angry, in fact, Keynes did not marry Lofetis, and fell out with the family. As for what happened, I'm afraid only the people of the Sillo family and that Lofetith know now.
Arthur still had a doubt, "Since it was a misunderstanding, could Keynes have come to the Norman Kingdom to find you later?"
Aretha's eyes moistened again, and she shook her head in pain, "I don't know, maybe I did, but I've been at sea for more than a year because of emotional loss." ”
The so-called fate, presumably so, when the fate comes, look at each other and smile for life, and when the fate goes, pass by and the end of the world......