For the young people of the Griffin Legion, their fate was sealed from the moment they were born, and that was to protect the fortress. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

This is the oath that their fathers made to that mighty king, and it is the reincarnation fate that they are destined to not escape in this life.

What they have to do every day is simple, learn the art of fighting, learn a craft to make a living, and live in the fortress for the rest of their lives.

When they reach adulthood, they will receive armor and weapons from their parents, which means that they will inherit the legacy of the previous generation.

Mission means honor, blood, and everything for the older generation, but for the younger generation, they are still confused after all.

From time to time, young people sit on the fortress and dangle their feet, talking about topics that are considered taboo here, called life.

"Brother Ethan, are you back? Hunted such a big wild boar today? It's really amazing, I want to be as good as you when I grow up!"

Just as Ethan was dragging the half of the boar back, he met a boy of seven or eight years old, who was chasing and playing with another child.

"What's so great about a hunter like me, it's better to go to the outside world and be a teacher, or a doctor, and be respected. ”

Ethan touched the boy's head, and his companion rubbed a snowball and threw it over, and ran back giggling.

His mother called out to him from afar, and it was already dusk, when the children had all gone home and could no longer play outside.

"The outside world, doctors, teachers, sounds amazing, but my father said that I would have to stay here to defend the fortress in the future. ”

The boy's eyes flashed brightly when he heard Ethan talk about the outside world, but soon he thought of something, and it dimmed again.

"Defend the fortress? This is indeed a high-sounding reason, but Grandpa used to say that those old brothers had already sold their lives for Raymond all their lives, and had shed enough blood, so why should they let their children and grandchildren bear that heavy fate?"

Ethan recalls what the famous old drunkard in Griffon's Fortress had said, which he didn't quite understand as a child.

But when he gradually grew up to this age, he saw that immature faces were always looking at the sky in a daze, and he seemed to understand something in a trance.

"Brother Ethan, what are you talking about? I don't understand very well, but can I really go to the outside world one day to become a teacher or a doctor?"

The boy was ignorant of everything at this age, unable to understand the meaning of Ethan's words, and just tilted his head and looked at him curiously.

"Yes, as long as you want to do it, you will definitely be able to, go back quickly, come to my house to get wild boar in a while, so much I and Iren can't eat." ”

Ethan smiled and pressed the boy's head, and from this angle, he could see that many of the veterans were shivering in the corner.

Out of a sense of honor, they stubbornly refused to accept supplies and silver from the royal capital, and the Griffon Fortress produced nothing.

I can only earn some money to support my life by crafting, and for more than 20 years, the Griffon Fortress has been very poor, and the girls in the town are not willing to come at all.

This directly led to the imbalance of male and female ratios in the Griffon Fortress, with a large group of old singles leading a group of young singles, and a very aging population structure.

Because the Griffon Fortress is very resistant to outsiders, they nest in the mountains and do not come into contact with outsiders, and outsiders still know about them more than twenty years ago.

In fact, more than 20 years later, those old and old, sick, dead, disabled and disabled, the original establishment of 5,000 people.

Today, there are less than 1,500 people left, and the youngest of these 1,500 is in his forties.

Although this is still the prime of life, it has finally lost a lot of sharpness, because there are very few girls willing to come to Griffon Fortress.

After all, who wants to come here to live with a bunch of poor ghosts, men can live their lives with honor, but what about women?

As a result of this situation, less than a tenth of the old pawns of the Griffon Fortress ended up married, and less than a thousand young men of the second generation.

There is no denying that if a war breaks out, even the old soldiers who are over fifty years old can carry the axe, and it is completely possible to condense a force that should not be underestimated, and with the help of the terrain, it is enough to resist the strong enemy from the outside invasion.

But what about putting the axe down? They will be lonely old men again, silent in the wind and snow, and silent in their honor and glory.

"Brother Ethan, are you back? It's really hard for you today, I'm relieved to see that you're safe and sound, welcome home." ”

Just as Ethan was thinking in silence, someone called his name, and he looked up at the pale-faced girl and immediately greeted him.

"Yiren, why did you run out when you weren't at home to recuperate? It's so cold outside, and your health is not good, hurry back." ”

Ethan threw away the boar he had hunted, picked up his sister, and walked to the cabin where they lived.

There were two wooden houses in total, which he had built with the old drunkard, and although they were not pretty, they were very durable, even if they were in the snowstorm a while ago.

The two wooden houses were not crushed, and they were undoubtedly much better than the flashy houses in other places.

"I'm a little worried because I haven't seen you come back for a long time, but it's good to see you now. ”

Eren smiled softly, her body was very weak, she was not like this before, she was always bouncing and jumping like yesterday.

"What can I worry about, I have heard from the merchant that there is a doctor in the north who can cure you, and I plan to take you to the north after this winter. ”

Ethan helped his sister down to rest, he was ready to go north, and he would not give up even if there was even the slightest chance.

"I've heard that it's beautiful over there, and I wish I could make it to that point. Ilyun smiled, and smiled very beautifully.

She knows very well her physical condition, can her body really support that time?

"Elen, don't think about it, just take a good rest, and you'll be fine. ”

Ethan covered her with the quilt and comforted her, Eren nodded lightly, and soon fell asleep, she was too tired.

Even if she only walked a short distance, her physical strength was no longer enough to support the consumption.

"Ethan, are you there? Ethan. ”

Just then, someone outside called his name, and Ethan gently closed the door and walked out.

"Mondo, what's the matter with me so late?" Ethan recognized as Mondo, who was in charge of running errands in the fortress.

Generally, when there is an important meeting or something, it is Mondo who is responsible for delivering the message.

"The commander summoned us over for a meeting, as if there was some situation, go quickly, I'll go and inform the next one. ”

Mondo left in a hurry.

"What's the situation?" Ethan frowned, but decided to walk over and take a look.