Chapter 139: To save or not to save
Roger said: "Forgive me for being disrespectful, Lord Xiao Chen has experienced a lot more than you. It's not surprising that you have the idea you have now, it's just that you've experienced too little. ”
Xiao Chen said: "It is undeniable that my knowledge in many places is not as good as yours, but because of this, I can say something more in line with my heart." I think that my will is not strong enough, and I am often shaken by this or that opinion, and when I do, I often lose my goal or deviate from the path I want to take. Your Xiao Chen is the same, after all, I am him, and I know what his heart is like. Coming to this world and experiencing a lot of things will definitely make him have thoughts of one kind or another, and it will shake something in his heart. Maybe he's just in a low point, maybe one day he'll figure it out that if he goes on like this, he'll deviate from what he's pursuing.
You've always referred to him as an adult, a title that is rare in our collective, and you must have stubbornly recognized a certain part of him to call him that.
Tell me, Roger, what was the most important thing that attracted you to work for him in the first place? If the key to changing this world is in the hands of a selfish, cowardly, and 'hero' who doesn't dare to save people in the face of basic safety. Do you think he's still trustworthy?"
Roger was a little angry, angry and a little funny at the same time, because the person in front of him was denying himself, "You can't say that, you haven't experienced those things, and our Lord Xiao Chen hasn't become a person like you." ”
"Of course, but I know very well that everyone can become that kind of person if they are not careful. Each of us has a well-spoken devil in our hearts who lures us to take that step with the most righteous and stern words. ”
Roger's voice lowered: "Maybe you're right. But even if these people were rescued by us, it was difficult for them to escape to safety on their own. And we don't have the time and ability to escort them. ”
Xiao Chen said: "We do our best, and we are just worthy of our hearts." It is better to give them a chance to escape than to suffer the pain of their families being ruined now. ”
While the two were arguing, the soldiers on the city wall were swearing in the direction of the stairs.
"Okay, don't talk about it, whether to do it or not to do it. Evelyn took the bow from her back, "I'd love to shoot those scumbags." ”
Roger stood up and drew the Thundermark Sword, "Do." ”
Without saying a word, Evelyn drew three arrows from her quiver, drew the string with her bow, and when she let go, three arrows flew out, followed by three, and the six arrows were shot at the soldiers at the head of the city in the darkness, and they fell to the ground before they could scream.
"Evelyn, you cover us and take out all the enemies on the towers of the wall, and I'll go and kill the convoy of goods at the gate, and it looks like there's someone there who should be their commander. As for you......" Roger looked at Xiao Chen, he was the one who issued orders in the past. But today, Roger had to take over the job.
"I listen to your command, I don't run around, I've got a little bit of experience with those attack spells, and I've found this. Xiao Chen shook the air pistol in his hand.
"Look at the gates, and if anyone comes out, greet them with magic. We fought steadily from outside the city. As he spoke, Roger rushed to the leader at the door, who was directing the soldiers to load the looted food.
Evelyn let out the arrows and killed the soldiers in the two sentry towers, and then said to Xiao Chen while guarding the surroundings: "I will tell Xiao Chen everything you just said, I feel that it should be very useful to him." The world is too complicated, and he often gets lost in one way or another. ”
"Do you think I'm right?"
"There are all kinds of people who do great things, and they can leave their mark in the history books, but they are very different for everyone who lived under their rule at that time. The Dark Elves will be willing to join you in the battle, and in addition to the crisis of the World Tree, it is your compassion for us that has touched many people.
I know what you're worried about, it's easy to act decisively and bully others, and it's easy to be calculating the gains and losses when it comes to being selective, but so what? A moment of fear can unite a group of people, a moment of snobbery can buy a group of people, but hidden resentment and greed can quickly tear it apart. There are many empires that have fallen one by one. We've seen too much as elves.
I can see Xiao Chen's wish, and I like it too, so you have to help him go down together. ”
Xiao Chen looked at her and said, "It turns out that you are a hidden orator, and you should have been asked to say it just now." ”
Roger's prediction of the enemy was very accurate, it was really a detachment of more than a hundred people, but the leader of the escort convoy, whose strength was slightly higher than Roger's expectation, was a warrior who had just reached the middle level. But for someone like Roger, who is close to the pinnacle of the high ranks, there is no difference. He effortlessly slew him along with the other miscellaneous soldiers.
After entering the city, the rabble who were blinded by the color of money were not the opponents of the three. Even Xiao Chen made several shots in succession and killed several enemies. It took them about an hour to clear the town, and half of the Imperial soldiers had died at their hands, except for those who had fled.
But in the end, they came a little late. Most of the families in the town have been ransacked. The baron had to be killed in his family.
However, what made Xiao Chen very resentful was that most of the people left behind by this group of imperial people were young and strong men and women, and they must be used as coolies with the army. They were not slave traders, and showed no mercy to troublesome and useless old men and children, and basically killed them on sight. In every house they broke into, there were basically the bodies of these poor people.
"This commander has gone too far. Roger couldn't help but say.
"I really want to pull him up and kill him again. Xiao Chen said.
Roger and Evelyn didn't understand what he was saying, but they could both feel the anger in his tone.
Xiao Chen gathered some of the survivors in the town into a small square in the center of the town. There was an atmosphere of great grief in the place, with almost everyone present having a family member die in the loot, soft sobs everywhere, and the occasional heart-rending wail from afar.
Xiao Chen knew that it was useless to talk to these people now, he simply instructed these people: "The imperial people have come in, the kingdom is in a civil war, no one can take care of you, only the Chinese are in Suero to provide protection to all those who go there." If you want to live, let's go!"
After explaining these things, the three of them hurriedly left here and headed south.
"I thought you were going to take them and protect them. Roger said.
Xiao Chen said: "I have compassion, but I'm not stupid. How much ability to do a lot of things. We've done our best.
And...... Walk with you for a while, and I'll probably be really sleepy. ”