One Hundred and Twenty-Nine: The Battle of Olg (5)
"Looks like we don't have to guess the lines?" Tifa was a little disappointed, but it was still fun to guess based on the context, although sometimes there would be an argument over "hahaha!" instead of "hehe!"
"Don't say it... The little hooves look a bit like the husband's father-in-law. Emma reached out and rubbed her chin, not knowing who she had learned from.
"It's a little bit, but I think Heidi is much better-looking. Moon rubbed his chin as well.
"Is it because Heidi is shorter than you?"
β...... Come here and see if I can kill you. β
"Rommel, oh, while I can still call you that, I have to seize the opportunity. Garon's attitude was very free, and there was nothing unusual in his expression.
"Your Majesty, you know, I personally have no prejudice against you. Rommel, on the other hand, showed respect for Garon.
"So, you're following ancient rituals and challenging for royal power, all for the sake of the flames?"
"Exactly. β
"That's good. Garon nodded and said, "In that case, I would like to hear what you will do if you are in power."
"Your Majesty, I just said it in the Elemental Ring..."
"Elemental Ring?" Garon was stunned, "What are you doing there?"
Apparently, Rommel didn't know if Garon was pretending not to know.
Garon touched the rattle at hand, and the guards who answered the call called the ceremonial officer into the main hall.
"Who told you to take Count Rommel to the Elemental Ring?"
"Your Majesty, no one has given any orders, but in the middle of the ceremony, the elders of the Elemental Ring suddenly sent someone to summon Count Rommel. β
"Huh. Garon nodded, "I see, you have done a good job, come forward, I have a reward." β
The three ceremonial officers bowed their heads and took a few steps, and then the three heads rolled to the ground. Garon also put the sword back on the low table.
"Nosy. β
"Your Majesty doesn't have to be like this. β
"Oh, it doesn't matter, even if I say it has nothing to do with me, you won't believe it. Besides, I'm in this position, how can it have nothing to do with me. β
Moon still admires this Garon's character, that's right, since he is in the position of king, there are some things that even if he didn't do it, it wasn't something he ordered, it couldn't have nothing to do with him, for no other reason, he was the king, that's all.
"So Rommel, since you launched a royal challenge, do you think you will do better than us?"
"Exactly. β
"Well, then I'm going to ask for advice. How?"
Rommel was not impatient, but calmly sat down and explained to Galleon the direction and method of his reform. To sum it up, it's actually similar to what the previous shaman with the same elemental ring said.
Politically, the king's selection abolished the Zen concession system, and instead determined a comprehensive consideration plan based on talent, morality, martial arts, and intelligence. It can not only get rid of the various drawbacks of the lion and tiger tribes in controlling the country for a long time, but also stimulate the spirit of other ethnic groups to work hard, to strive for and to fight. At the same time, the privileges of the nobility were abolished, and the treatment was determined by contribution to the state.
It is unbelievable that the fixed currency is designated by the national credit, the development of foreign trade, the introduction of advanced production technology, and the fact that the traditional dependence on nature is not survivable, such as the powerful Minotaur warriors, who still need the cultivation technology of the rabbit people to support.
Open the shamanic establishment, popularize the ascendant and the vast body warriors, increase the means of confrontation magic and the basic quality of the troops, and train professional off-duty soldiers.
In short, Rommel's reforms involved political, military, economic and other aspects ... No matter how big or small, it involves a wide range of things.
"Hmm..."Garon kept his original posture and listened carefully to Rommel's various ideas, but..."Rommel, I personally feel that if we carry out a thorough reform according to your method, our Fury should become stronger in the near future. β
"Your Majesty, then, if you can, why don't you push for reform?"
"Hmm...," Garon thought for a moment, shook his head, and said, "No." β
"Why?"
"For the flames. For the sake of the orcs. β
β...... If this continues, our shamans will fall, our warriors will fall, and everything will go astray for us!"
"There's no way around that. Garon sighed and said, "Although some traditions are simply rubbish, we have to let him go, and even wait for some kind of outcome. Every person, organization, country, has its own mission and responsibility, and we can't resist that. β
"Your Majesty, what mission and responsibility are more important than the future of Fury?"
"There are some things you don't know. But it's good not to know... You can understand that for the sake of the continuation of the race?"
Rommel was laughed at by Garon, a polite person, covering his eyes and laughing wildly, and his laughter was full of mockery.
"At this point, you can still tell me such a reason? I was wrong..."Rommel stroked his robe, and his whole temperament changed instantly, "I shouldn't have told you so much, come on." The final level of the Throne Challenge. β
Garon's face was a little complicated, but he didn't hesitate to raise his broadsword.
"Rommel, it's useless to talk too much, just fight for their own beliefs. β
With the sword and shield in hand, Bone Dance found that Garon did not seem to regard his gang as an opponent as before, but actually fought with Rommel.
Rommel's fighting style had never been seen before, and it was only now that Moon and the others had seen it clearly.
One red and one blue two-handed hammer, which can be used as both a melee weapon and a spell-casting aid, Rommel is actually a shaman who is proficient in enhancement, elemental, and healing talents!?
The fox man who incarnated in the form of the ascending man hardened the tiger king with completely unequal body proportions and did not fall behind at all. Heidi watched intently as the battle took place in the past, imprinting her father's figure in her mind.
Garon's massive body was knocked backwards, passing through Heidi... It turned out to be an illusion instead of an entity.
Rommel, who had recovered himself, stared in Heidi's direction, Garon to be precise, and a smile tugged at the corner of his mouth. At the same time as the totem was inserted, it turned into a rising one again, and at the same time as the twin hammers were electrified, a fire element and an earth element appeared in the palace, and the trinity chased after Garon.
Garon naturally has his calm confidence and ability, and after adjusting his body, the big sword flies, and he does not fall behind with one enemy and three enemies.
The more the battle stalemate, the more puzzled Moon and Heidi became, it seems that Rommel is not weak, even stronger than Garon, why is Heidi's family relegated to slavery in the end?
Tifa and Emma looked at each other for a while, then ran to the side to whisper, and Bone Dance was also carefully observing the battle situation, and at the same time wondering what she would do if she faced Rommel.
Liviasan and Heidi are the most serious, and Liviasan used to not look at their neighbors at all, for no other reason, they were too weak and unnecessary. But now Rommel gives her the feeling that she is an opponent who needs to be faced.
Heidi is much simpler, she's learning.
The battle stopped at a certain moment.
Rommel and Garon were separated on both sides of the hall, and at this time they had long lost their original demeanor and demeanor, and Rommel's robe was tattered and covered in wounds. Garon was not much better, his naked upper body, his chest hair was burnt, and his hair was turned upside down by electricity, which was quite miserable.
Rommel looked up and sighed, and when he looked at Garon again, his eyes were resolute, and his slightly thin body burst out.
Garon laughed and raised his sword in both hands to meet Rommel.
Heidi has been standing in the battle circle, and the position she is in at this time happens to be the point where the two are about to fight.
Bone Dance rushed forward with a giant shield in his hand and pulled Heidi behind him, and between the lightning and flint, Garon's phantom shattered, and a leon appeared from behind the phantom, slashing at the giant shield of autumn water with both hands.
"Huh?" Tifa saw Bone Dance take two steps back, and the leonin leaped backwards with his strength.
"It's Simba's bastard!?" Tifa was furious!
The phantom of Rommel and Garon dissipated instantly, and Simba followed Garon's example, his upper body was naked, and he put his big axe on the ground with both hands, and his expression was quite relaxed when he looked at Moon and the others.
"Your Excellency, I haven't seen you for a long time since Walmar said goodbye. Simba said, taking a few steps back and sitting on the throne before Garon.
"His Royal Highness the Ninth Prince, I haven't seen you for a while, and you're getting more and more, um... Wild. Moon smiled as he had seen him at the slave market, and took a few steps forward to protect Heidi behind him, took a small horse from his bag, and sat opposite Simba.
"In a sense, it's our tradition. Simba laughed and asked, "How's it going, dear Dawa, oh no, it's time to call you Heidi?"
"Huh. Heidi sat on the horse, straightened her legs and smiled, "Moved? Why? He's just working hard for his beliefs and choices, what does it have to do with me." β
"Well, indeed... But you were trying to bring us down and bring down the flames. β
"It's not a conflict, my choice is based on what happened to my family. β
"But what happened to your family is precisely because of what your father did. β
"So, sometimes communication isn't necessary. Heidi sighed, "That's his business, and I don't think he's done anything wrong." What happened to the family is another matter, it's Fury's choice, that's why I'm going to bring down Fury. β
"Hmm... Got it. Simba picked up the glass from the low table and poured it down. "So you don't hate him?"
"I should still hate him before, but if I hadn't had the experience after that, how would I have met him?" said Heidi, looking at Moon, in her eyes... Hey, it's greasy, it's too greasy.
"Hahaha, I can think about it. But what do you think of His Excellency Earl's reform proposal?"
"Nothing. β
"Oh, I see, it seems that everyone thinks the same thing. Simba cocked Erlang's legs and continued with interest: "Too ideal, too naΓ―ve. β
Heidi didn't pay attention to Simba, and Simba didn't care, and said to herself: "Well, except for the abolition of the Zen concession system, I agree with it, everything else is." β
"Who will consider the selection of rulers based on talent, morality, martial arts, and wisdom? How to ensure that the overseers do not degenerate and become corrupt? How often do rulers change? How can we ensure the continuity of policies after they are changed? If there is no continuity in policies, how can we make the country strong if the order is changed overnight?"
"Abolish the privileges of the aristocracy? This is even more of a joke, from the king downwards, where is the anger burning, and where is not controlled by the aristocracy? The direct consequence of the abolition of the privileges of the nobility is a civil war, and there is no need to think about it, even if there is a way to suppress all opposition forces, then there will inevitably be a new privileged class, perhaps not the aristocracy, but the capitalists? What after that? Another civil war?"
"The furious flame itself is not rich in production, and only sells some resources for foreign trade, and its value and volume are not enough to occupy a dominant position, and it is not without trying, the furious flame once sold the flame ore to the dwarves, and the result is that after the dwarves processed and forged the ore, it turned it into attribute armor, and then sold it back to the furious flame, not only swept away a lot of goods from the furious flame, but also did not even pay any price. β
"You're also a power holder in Quesas, so I don't need to say more about the consequences of opening up the privileged shamanic formation, right?
"So, the bunch your father said, all of them, all of them, are the cries of naΓ―ve idealists, which are meaningless, but he is very strong, and he can challenge the royal power. β
"He looked down on the traditional flames. But if he didn't have the support of tradition, how could he challenge the royal power? Won the challenge. β
"Won?" As Heidi and Moon guessed, Rommel wasn't necessarily going to lose in the previous situation, and then...
"Yes, he won. Simba smirked, "Garon is an admirable fighter. He accepted your father's challenge to kingship, against all dissent, but he lost. Though he lost, your father died. β
"......," Heidi said.
"You guessed it, it's simple. Garon is in that position, there are too many interest groups involved, what will happen if he steps down? What will happen if your father comes to power?" Simba pulled his right hand in front of him, like pulling the curtain on the stage.
The scene in the palace changed, and Garon fell to one knee with his sword in both hands. Rommel stood proudly in the center of the temple.
"You won..." Garon's face showed no remorse, he was just inferior to others.
"Iβ" Rommel had clearly not yet recovered from the result of the victory, shock, joy, an incredibly complex of emotions.
"Grass!" Garon suddenly burst out, his two-handed sword raised high above the top, and slashed at Rommel behind him with unparalleled momentum.
It's just that... Rommel, who was immersed in a complicated mood, felt the murderous aura of the other party, and subconsciously counterattacked with all his strength, and the double hammer hit Garon's defenseless face without hindrance, and at the same time looked down at his chest in shock.
Garon's sword fell limply to the ground, and his muscular body collapsed to the ground like soft mud. Rommel looked down at his chest, the blade of a sharp sword, with bright red blood, as if mocking him.
"Teacher, don't come unharmed. "It's the same fox clan, a fox clan that makes Heidi gnash her teeth.
"Ford, Hui!" Heidi roared like an angry lion.
The phantom dissipated... Simba is as calm as ever.
"Hahaha, how is it, didn't you expect it? It's your father's beloved apprentice, Ford Hui!" Simba laughed, unfazed by the angry Heidi, and continued, "Want to know what happened after that?"
"Well, it looks like I want to know. Simba shifted his posture and lifted Erlang's legs, "After that, the authorities announced that your father's challenge had failed, concealed the news of Garon's death, and then sent a mission to raid your family on the charge that your father was instigated by foreign forces to subvert the reign of Fury. β
"After that, you should have guessed. In the name of Garon being seriously injured in the challenge and dying, he ceded the throne to the heir of the Leon Clan. β
"It's as simple as that, boring for a series of things. β
"What is Garon's mouth, that my father doesn't know?" asked Heidi.
Simba slapped his palms three times and said, "He is worthy of being the current Chief of Staff Officer of the Quezas Staff and the head of MI9." Always find the key to the matter. β
"What do you think of Garon?" asked Simba.
"Open-minded, upright. β
"He rejected your father's offer for the sake of the orc's continuation. Your father is also trying to keep the orcs alive. Don't you think it's strange?"
"A little. β
"I have a small question, with your ingenuity, look, you must have gained something from this experience of your father. β
"Huh. Heidi didn't answer.
"Hahaha. Simba laughed, "Then you have the same doubts as before." β
"Become the bait for the continuation of the orcs!" Simba slapped the armrest with his big hand, and a door of flame appeared out of thin air at Heidi's feet, and the elemental palm full of fire power stretched out from the door and headed straight for Heidi.
The entire hall was lit red by the firelight, and the flame giant instantly retracted into the door after grabbing the target.
It's just that when Simba looked at the center of the hall, his comfortable expression gradually changed to flat, helpless, disgusted, and bored.
Heidi is still in the hall, but Moon is gone...
Liviasan looked at the place where the fire gate had disappeared, a little worried.
"Moon Black... Hey, every time, every time, always always, how come it's always his bad thing, really..."
Bone Dance no longer gave him a chance to talk nonsense, the Ash Messenger slashed down with a mortal flame, and Liviasan also adjusted his mood, now is not the time to worry, it is the right thing to deal with Simba, who has been prepared.
Simba's axe dodged as he dodged and retreated until it clinged to the walls of the palace, and after he smashed a stone vase, a group of heavily armed orc warriors stormed the main hall.
"Just kidding, I don't want to be one of those stupid bosses who get killed, and only after death do I understand that I should work as a team. I don't want to be carried!" Simba laughed.
"You want to know if I've gained something?" Heidi withdrew her gaze from where the fire gate had disappeared, "It seems that you care about this matter, so let you have a number." β
"Oh? tsk, I said that you are not angry with your father, but you are angry when a man is swept away to protect you? It seems that I can't have a daughter in the future, this elbow is too far out. β
Heidi stretched out her hand to the throne in the main hall, her eyes slightly closed, and her mouth was full of words. To Simba's surprise, the throne was trembling!
In the explosion, the throne rose into the sky, and there was a faint red at the pedestal, and a basket of flashes appeared.
"Huh?" Simba wondered. "Hammer of Doom?"
"Destruction?" Heidi looked directly at Simba, who was hiding behind the guards, "No, repentance. β
"What's the difference?" Simba reacted to the homonyms, and he wasn't reading a book by himself.
Heidi's petite body was completely ethereal, and when she reappeared, she was the Ascender with the Hammer of Repentance... Floating in mid-air, Heidi's body was surrounded by electric light, the water was rushing, and the eyes of the two elemental guards, one fire and one earth, were bloodthirsty and cruel.
"Heh, don't tell me you've communicated with Rommel's apparition!?" Simba is a little incredible, how can it be? This is just a simple time rewind, not a trip to the past? Heidi can still communicate with Rommel?
If not... How did she find the pair of warhammers that Rommel had used? As for the promotion to the Ascendant, this was the result that Simba expected, but he didn't expect to be interfered with by Moon's plans.
"Why do I always feel like he wants to run?" Tifa held his staff, and saw Simba retreat a little, quite ready to retreat.
"I think you're right. Emma nodded, "Rush! Don't run away from the Thief Chief!"
Thereupon... Bone Dance, Emma, and Heidi lead the charge, with only Tifa and Liviasan in the back row supporting with magic.
"Cut, the old lady's god platform is broken!Otherwise..."
At the same time, in a certain world of flames.
"Humble orcs, how dare you lie to me. A disembodied shadow floated in front of Moon, and judging by the look in its eyes, it should want to devour Moon alive.
"Hmm. Illusion?" Moon looked at the lava flow beneath his feet, feeling like he was in the time of the Neptron Illusion.
"Oh, Elf, you still have some experience, who are you?"
"What are you?"
"Something? I'm not something. β
β... Yes, you're not a thing. β
"Hmph, I'm the right-hand man of the Great Fire Demon King, the Flame Demon Spirit-Punish El!"
"So... What are you doing here, Great Flame Spirit?"
"Hmm... It doesn't hurt to tell you, I've been ordered to bring tribute to the Fire Demon King. β
"Tribute?"
"Yes, tribute!"
"Then I shouldn't be, right?"
"You? how could you be, you're full of the sour smell of males, and I'm waiting for an orc, well, a woman. β
"So, how can I go back?"
"Go back?"
"Yes, since it was an accident, everyone should treat it as if they didn't see each other, and say goodbye to each other. β
"Yes, yes, but... I haven't seen a living person for a long time, you can chat with me for a while, and when the tribute comes, I'll let you go back, what's the matter?"
"Oh, so I can still go back?"
"Of course, as long as... Well, I can't tell you, so I don't have to run away first. β
"So... What does your Fire Demon King want to pay tribute for?"
"Ha, have you elves lived in the forest for a long time, and their heads have turned to wood?
"Oh~~~ So this is not the present world?" Moon thought.