Kyle walked silently after Commander Lane.

The commander in front didn't say a word, so he didn't dare to speak either.

Looking at the direction, Commander Ryan was going to take him to the south of the city. They avoided the East End bazaars and walked around the outer edges, leaving no one on their way.

Kyle walked as he thought about what had happened in the council chamber this afternoon. In fact, he had a lot of things to say in his heart, he wanted to ask what he had done wrong, he wanted to ask what chivalry was, but he didn't know how to say it.

Soon, they were at the gates of the city.

"Mr. Commander. ”

The guards at the gates stood up straight, with their right fist on their left chest as a sign of loyalty. Commander Ryan waved at the guards and walked over to the gate, looking south.

"Kyle, do you see anything?" Ryan asked, pointing to the south.

"The Great Wall..."Kyle looked south, and in the distance, the Great Wall in the dark night, "There are a lot of torches on the Great Wall, and the light is on..."

"The Great Wall has been under construction for decades. Commander Ryan sighed, "It's about your age." ”

"Yes. Kyle nodded, "For as long as I can remember, the Great Wall has been being built. I asked my dad what it was, and he told me it was a good weapon to avoid war. ”

"Kyle, the Great Wall is not a weapon, and it is not immune to war. Commander Ryan looked south, "War is like a cold winter, it may disappear in a few months, but it can never be avoided. ”

"Mr. Commander," Kyle plucked up courage to step forward, "what the hell is chivalry?"

"Chivalry, shouldn't you apprentice knights already know it by heart?"

"Justice, loyalty, courage. Kyle held his head high and proudly uttered these three words, "But, in the council chamber in the afternoon, I didn't realize it at all..."

"Fifteen years ago, I was the vanguard captain of the Knights of the Golden Armor of the Royal Guard of Tambery," Commander Ryan began to recall his youth, "and at that time, my son, Wright Starr, was also a member of the Vanguard. Whenever Ace is in trouble, we must be wearing gold armor and holding holy swords in our hands, rushing to the forefront. ”

"I want to be a great knight like you. Kyle listened with great enthusiasm.

"However, in the pursuit of a certain people, I lost my own children forever," Commander Lane said, with a growing sadness, "I was overwhelmed and persuaded General Andil Hart to unite with the Four Nations to wipe out this race from the world. ”

"You're killing the Hunters, right?"

Commander Ryan did not answer his question head-on, and continued his story,

"It took us three years to get there. I knelt down in front of my son's grave and said to him, 'Daddy has avenged you.'" But there is no trace of satisfaction in my heart. At that moment, I realized the true meaning of war. ”

Kyle could more or less feel the pain of his old father, but he didn't understand the meaning of war as deeply as the battle-hardened warrior.

"Peace gained by war is often fragile, and it is accompanied by oppression and slavery. The loser will become a lamb to the slaughter, and the winner will surely plunder from the loser to make up for his losses. Beneath the seemingly peaceful façade, there is a great deal of injustice and resentment, which will explode sooner or later. It's like it's summer, but winter will come sooner or later, and you can't avoid it. ”

"So, we can't be losers, can we?" Kyle asked.

Commander Ryan glanced back at Kyle with a hint of disappointment in his eyes. However, he could not ask a sixteen-year-old to be able to truly understand these words.

"Councillor Whiss is speaking in a more extreme way, I hope you can understand him..."Commander Ryan changed the subject and continued to talk to Kyle about what happened today.

"I don't care if he reprimands me or not, it's just that I disagree with his views. The grievances in Kyle's heart seemed to be mobilized again, "The four-nation agreement is sacrosanct, if the Gaoshan people don't abide by it, and we don't sanction it, then our two-country agreement, they will definitely tear it up, right?"

Commander Ryan understood the child's thoughts, and he looked back to the south, thinking about how to answer his question.

"Fifteen years ago, when the four kingdoms were secretly working together to wipe out the Hunter Clan, the general of the southern kingdom, Andil Hart, began to plot the construction of the Great Wall. Commander Ryan closed his eyes, "We should have done something better, but we chose the most brutal one. Once the seeds of evil thoughts sprout, they will grow rapidly. It is unsettling to the generals, so we need to do something to stop it from eroding our country. ”

"Evil thoughts, do you mean to purge the hunter clan?"

"To completely erase a race from the world is an extremely brutal idea. Unexpectedly, this evil idea could be unanimously supported by the four countries. We nurture evil thoughts along the way, but we grow more and more afraid of them. ”

"Maybe we would have had a better way. Kyle lowered his voice, as if to deny the decision he had made.

"Young man, what would you do if it were you?" Commander Ryan turned his head and looked at Kyle.

"I—" Kelden panicked, he didn't expect the Commander to ask him what he thought, "I don't know..."

"War is coming. You have to be aware of it in advance, you know?"

Seeing the Commander say this to himself with extreme seriousness, Kyle was very worried, he was just a trainee knight, why did Commander Ryan talk to him about this?

"Okay, I'm almost done telling you, aren't you going to share something with me?"

"I..."

"That kid is the one who gave you the gold medal. "Commander Lane gets straight to the point.

"It's... Yes. ”

"And he's still a wild man?"

"Yes... Mr. Commander. ”

Commander Ryan anticipates what is going on, much to Kyle's trepidation.

"I'm sorry, sir, I lied about the council chamber when I said he was dead..."

"Are you afraid that his identity as a savage will be exposed and he won't be able to stay in Valanger?"

Actually, that's not what Kyle is really worried about...

Seeing Kyle bow his head and not answer, General Lane felt that the question was not that simple.

"Where did he get his gold medal?"

"He told me... It was obtained from a magician. The magician told him to come to me and say I could help Kailin..."Kyle said these words truthfully, and while it sounded like he didn't believe it himself, it was what he knew.

"Magician—" Ryan said to himself, looking southeast, "That's the people of the Lorain Alliance..."

Kyle knew in his heart that he was going to stick to the agreement between himself and Aunt Fili and not let his mouth go wrong, so he tried to keep it as concise as possible.

"This kid is not an ordinary savage," Commander Ryan seemed to have a premonition, "he received the Gold Medal, it was destined by God. Kyle, he found you, and God arranged for it. ”

It sounded so familiar, and Kyle thought about it, as if someone had said exactly the same thing to him.

"Don't you want to share something with me?" Ryan approached Kyle, deliberately lowering his head, looking into his dodgy eyes.

"I... I don't know—" Commander Ryan stared at Kyle, his heart beating to his throat.

"Okay. Ryan no longer embarrassed Kyle, "Promise me that tomorrow the council chamber will accept your verdict, no matter what, okay?"

Kyle looked at the chief in front of him, and he seemed to hint at what unexpected outcome would be in tomorrow's verdict.

"Let's go back. Ryan patted Kyle on the shoulder, "Family is waiting for you." ”

"Yes, Mr. Commander. ”

And just like that, the night's conversation was over, and Kyle thought about it on his way home that Commander Ryan hadn't talked to him much, but he felt that he had learned a lot.

"Daddy, Locke, I'm back. Kyle returns to the blacksmith shop to find no one at home.

"Daddy, Locke, are you upstairs?" Kyle ran to the second floor and searched around, but still couldn't find it.

Where did they go?

Kyle suddenly thinks about the fact that Locke gave his dad three silver coins...

"It must have been a dashing run to the market!"

...

"Hey, Rondo, I'll have the money to enjoy your best wine today!" said Carey, proudly showing off in front of the tavern with one hand on Locke's shoulder and a silver coin in the other.

The owner of the store saw the silver coin in Kaili's hand, and instantly smiled.

"Yo, Mr. Carey, it's so early today!"

"Don't talk here, get the wine out!"

"No problem!"

As soon as Carey and Locke were seated, the wine was brought over.

"Little ghost, do you want to try it?"

"I don't drink it, Dad said it makes people impulsive. ”

"Haha," Carey quickly finished a bowl of wine and laughed happily, "Did your father tell you that this thing will make people happy?"

"This thing doesn't make people happy. Locke sat next to him expressionlessly, watching Carey drink bowl by bowl, "It only numbs the heart." ”

Carey listened to Locke's words, put down the bowl, and sighed,

"I've gotten into a drinking habit since Kyle's mother left," Carey's tone suddenly became low, "You're right, the things in the blacksmith can't resist the war at all, they're just little toys. And I'm just a hammer who makes hoes for people, and I will never become a craftsman who forges holy swords. ”

"No, you can," Locke grabbed Carey's forearm, "you just lack good materials." ”

Carey listened to Locke's comfort and was very grateful, and he touched Locke's little head,

"Thank you, little ghost. I'm not wrong, you're a likable kid. ”

Locke picked up Carey's bowl and drank the rest of the wine in the bowl,

"It doesn't taste good. ”

"Hahaha," Carey laughed again, "I promise you'll be drunk before you get home!"

"Then let's hurry up," Locke stood up and took Carrie's hand, "Otherwise, both of them will get drunk, and Kyle will be in a hurry." ”

"Don't worry! Let me have some more! Hey, Rondo!

Carey wanted to settle the account happily and vent his frustration at being dumped on credit before, but no one seemed to respond.

When they reached the tavern's door, they found that it was full of people.

"Why are you coming to meet me?"

Carey saw that everyone's eyes seemed to be indifferent, even a little disgusted.

"Your son is a deserter!"

"He killed the others, and he ran back on his own!"

"Coward!"

"Phew!"

...

Carey was tired of their words, he had heard them at the door of the blacksmith shop just now, and now he was coming again...

"You ignorant and stupid fellows, go home and pray that when the enemy comes, he will open up to you!"

He shouted at the crowd with the strength of his wine.

"Daddy, Locke!"

Kyle follows the sound of the argument and finds his dad confronting the residents.

"Kyle, you coward!"

"Kyle, you've killed all your comrades!"

...

"Stinky who can't even hold a hoe, shut your stinky mouth!" Carey scolded excitedly.

The people around him were still chattering and complaining, and the conflict seemed to be escalating.

"Enough!"

Kyle can't take it anymore and yells, and the crowd begins to fall silent.

"Tomorrow there will be a verdict in the chamber, and you will be satisfied. ”

All the men stopped talking, and they knew that the disposition announced directly by the council chamber was generally very severe.

"Let's go. Locke quietly shook Carey's hand and told the fat uncle, who had not yet lost his temper, to leave with Kyle.

"Let's go, son!" Carey patted Kyle on the shoulder, took Locke, and walked out of the crowd.

"Valange can't be my home. Locke muttered to himself as he walked.

"What?" Kyle asked, looking back.

"War is coming, and they can't resist. ”