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It's been a tumultuous year, and it's been a tumultuous year. In the course of this year, it seems that because of the approaching crisis of some kind, the original stable situation has been broken again and again throughout the world.

In the northern region, the two turmoils that had been centered on the forces of the north and the south are gradually subsiding.

In the south, as the original old power, the Principality of Indeli defeated the coalition formed by the surrounding five enemy countries, the last resistance force in the south was cleared by it, the kings of the five principalities were forced to death by it one by one, and the south was completely pacified by it, and its influence began to radiate to the north.

With the fermentation of this influence, in the Northern Regions, countless small city-states that were originally neutral were forced to surrender one after another due to prestige, and the power of hegemony gradually became one.

And in the north, with the rise of Artis.

After raising troops to capture the two traditional city-states of the Northern Regions, Luoa and Barlow, tens of thousands of troops swept through the north, and many tribes in the northern desert seemed to be attached, and for a time the prestige was also not to be underestimated, almost comparable to the south.

And with the strong rise of these two forces, for a time, in the Northern Regions, the struggle for hegemony was at its most intense. In the end, there were very few city-states and principalities on display, and all of them were annexed, subjugated or slaughtered, and never again.

And most of the remaining city-states are in some remote corners, and they can't do anything about the hegemony in the Northern Regions.

By now, the situation in the Northern Regions is already very clear at this time, and a discerning person knows at a glance that the overlord of the Northern Regions will inevitably emerge among the two major forces of the North and the South. For a while, countless aristocratic knights seemed to be running, heading towards their favored camp, wanting to stand in line in advance.

And among them, most of them went to the south, after all, although the rise of Artis was very rapid, and even the momentum was not worse than that of the south for a while, but in the hearts of these accumulated nobles, it was not as safe as the old overlord of the south.

After all, the various policies in the territory of Artis can be regarded as infringing on their interests to a certain extent, and the age of Artis himself is also an important reason.

Seriously calculated, this year is only the second year of Artis's army, and Artis is now only seventeen, and he is not even a minor, and although it is admirable to be able to do such a thing today, it has also caused a serious sense of distrust.

After all, in the face of such a major event that often affects the life and death of the entire family, it is more trustworthy than a young man who has not yet reached adulthood.

However, while most people are anxious to go south, there are also a small number of people who choose to go north.

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On a desolate land.

A convoy was moving along a deserted ancient road, horses leaping and kicking up dust.

Several knights led the way, looking warily into the surrounding wilderness, as if they were alert to the danger that might arise suddenly.

And in the center of their guard, a middle-aged man with a calm face looked forward quietly.

"Father, is it really okay for us to go north to Yadixu like this?"

Beside him, there was a handsome young man, whose face was a little hesitant, and looked at him as he spoke.

"Dean, what are you thinking?" the middle-aged man replied with a smile as he looked back at the hesitant child beside him.

"It's just a little hard to figure it out. ”

Dean looked at him: "Obviously, the strength of the Duchy of Indeli is stronger, and the king is also strong and mighty, why should we separate from the family and go to the newly established Duchy of Adisus in the north?"

"Then why do you think so?" said the middle-aged man, shaking his head.

Hearing him say this, Dean hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"In my opinion, the first reason why you are doing this, Father, is that in the Duchy of Indeli, because of the establishment and inheritance of hundreds of years, although it is strong and has many outstanding talents, but because of this, the domestic nobles have been full, and the power has been tightly held by the original nobles, and it is unlikely that there will be opportunities for outsiders like us. ”

"In the Adish, although the king is also from the nobility, but the establishment of his principality has only been a few years, coupled with the suppression of the nobles who rebelled before, the power in the country is far from reaching the point of being monopolized, as long as we are willing to take refuge, we can get a much stronger position than the south. ”

He paused and slowly raised his head: "There is another reason, I'm afraid it's the family's decision." ”

"After all, at this time in the Northern Regions, the last overlord will definitely emerge from the two principalities, therefore, in order to avoid accidents, the family will decide to send our clan to the north, so that no matter what the final outcome is, our family can continue to survive. ”

That's what it means to bet on both sides. After all, as a nobleman who has survived for hundreds of years in this troubled world, he naturally understands the truth that eggs can't be put in one basket, so betting on both sides is also a proper meaning, and it is not a surprise to young people at all.

However, as he said this, his tone was still very puzzled: "It's just that what I can't understand is that with your position in the family, father, the patriarch shouldn't let us go to the north. ”

That's a matter of priority. Even if it's a two-sided bet, there is always a primary and secondary bet. Since they are optimistic about the south, the clansmen sent to the north should be some branches of the family that are not valued, and there is no need to send important members of the clan at all.

In front, hearing the young man say this, the man nodded with some relief, and looked at the young man's eyes more and more kindly.

"Dean, you're nice to think of that. ”

His face was complicated: "It's just that in addition to these reasons, the most important thing is that I am more optimistic about the Principality of Yadixu in the north than in the south, so I took the initiative to ask to bring someone over to take refuge." ”

Suddenly, Dean was shocked, his face was slightly stunned, and he wanted to speak.

It was just beside him that familiar voices continued to be heard.

"Have you felt any changes since you came to the north, Dean?"

"Change?" Dean wondered.

"It seems that in the wilderness here, there are a lot fewer demonic beasts, and the strange ghosts that occasionally haunt at night seem to be gradually decreasing. ”

He was stunned, as if he had a faint sense of something in his mind.

"Not only that, in addition to these, after arriving in the northern region, the countless savage tribes that were originally permeated in the wilderness, as well as those robber groups, were also scarce and pitiful. ”

The man rode his horse and made a voice: "Do you know? After the founding of the country, I studied everything about this country carefully, and even went there myself. ”

"Do you know what I found?"

He turned around and looked at his child, his face serious: "The demonic energy that was constantly eroding the sky has begun to disappear!"

"What!"

As soon as these words came out, Dean was shocked and looked at his father with a face full of disbelief.

"You should know that I have an unusual sense of being able to sense the demonic energy around me. But there, I clearly felt that the original demonic energy was gradually fading, and it was driven out by another force. ”

That power, which the sacrifice of Adisus called divine power, was the power of the god of nature that they believed in, and the king of Adisus, who claimed to be the reincarnation of the god of nature. ”

Speaking of this, his face gradually became serious: "If this is really the case, then the god of nature standing behind the Yadixu is very likely to be stronger than the ancestral god of the Principality of Indeli. ”

"If that's the case, then it's worth the gamble. ”