Chapter VIII

From deliberation to decision, it only took a short hour, Lancelot and Niel were selected as the natural candidates to enter the demon world, along with Izumi Sakura, as for Yuxue, who has always run errands with Lancelot, this time he was finally spared.

"There is no money to make in the demon world, there are no women to engage in, there is either garbage or beasts everywhere, I go to the demon world as a shepherd, do I go to the demon world as fodder, or do I participate in kind-hearted feeding activities?"

Yuyuki put forward such an argument, and no one was able to refute it.

"Forget it, if I want to be wiped out by the demons in the end, then I'd rather stay in the human world, at least there is no shortage of food and wine in Jixia City, I want to enjoy the last period of my life, don't be like Li Laoer, rush back from overseas in a hurry, and before I even have time to drink saliva, I was killed by Yin's Wang Ba. ”

The Sherts' argument gained a lot of acceptance, but as the leader, Lancelot did not get this kind of leisurely and beautiful treatment of his deathbed, and even at the last moment, he was obliged to find hope for everyone to survive.

Izumi Sakura became a member of the entourage, which was quite unexpected, because no matter how you look at it, Izumi Sakura's planning and organization skills can come in handy more than her martial arts, and if she stays in Jixia City, she will definitely be able to help Reynes in his current state of panic. It's just that Xiaocao has a different idea.

"The attack of the poisonous dragon group on Jixia may still happen, although Sister Izumi Sakura is mentally prepared and never says anything in front of us, but with her emotional personality, it is too cruel to ask her to stay here and face cannibalism among her kinds, so ...... She was a part of the Demon Realm. ”

Lancelot felt very reluctant, he and Xiaocao had been together for a while, and they were about to be separated again, and Xiaocao was still under the most risky grass, becoming the first target of the enemy's attack, which really made Lancelot very uneasy.

"If everybody stays under the grass, the result is not much different from waiting for death. Your departure is not to be happy, but to find the dawn of hope for us, so you don't have to feel sorry, because it is up to you whether we can find tomorrow. ”

Before parting, Xiaocao and Lancelot hugged goodbye, but compared to Xiaocao's enthusiasm and generosity, Feng'er seemed a lot more restrained, although Lancelot knew that she must be hiding in a nearby corner, but no matter what she called, Feng'er refused to show up and insisted on hiding in the shadows to protect the work.

β€œ...... It wasn't that hard to call before......"

With some regrets and sighs, Lancelot and his party arrived at West West Koga Island with Gengoro, preparing to go to the Demon Realm from the realm tunnel of Alcatraz Island. Before leaving, Gengoro smiled and handed the burden he had been holding in his hand to Nil, patted her on the shoulder, and talked with a smile.

"Take care, when you get to the Demon Realm, Miss Nill must be just as energetic!"

"Little Five...... Aren't you going with us?"

Nile was taken aback, because when she said that she was going to the Demon Realm, Gengoro kept talking about how to prepare when she arrived in the Demon Realm, and she also thought that Gengoro would accompany her, but she didn't expect that after coming to Alcatraz Island, Gengoro handed her the luggage.

"Miss Nier has grown up quite a bit, she is no longer a little girl, I accompany my milk to the demon world, and there is no way to help the milk, but in the human world, there are still some things I can do, and there are some things that only I can do. ”

This should be a clear refusal, but when Gengoro said these words, his expression seemed relaxed and free, which made Nier feel a little strange.

In fact, since the war between the capital, Gengoro has given Nile a strange feeling, obviously the same smile, but it seems to be far away, and because of this, some Nier has planned to find a chance to say something before, but has never found a chance to say it.

(You can't do this, when you go to the Demon Realm, you must say it.) οΌ‰

That's what she told herself, but Gengoro didn't follow the Demon Realm, which made Nier's expectations come to naught, and she suddenly panicked.

"But...... I want you to go with us, without you, a lot of things are inconvenient, don't you want to go with us so much?"

"No, actually, I'd love to go. ”

If you don't express it at any other time, it will have the opposite effect, Gengoro said frankly, in fact, he is not at all at ease about Niel's trip to the Demon Realm, thinking of the possible crisis there, he wants to set off with Nier. However, you can't send everyone to the Demon Realm, although no matter how many people are gathered in Jixia, they can't defeat Yin, but if even HΓΌlegΓΌ can break through Jixia, this is too exaggerated.

Based on various considerations, it is not so much that I want to stay, but that I have to stay. Although Reynes currently has many masters, but there are few people who have clear minds and the ability to plan, even if they are defeated military divisions, they are still a military advisor, and they are replaced by others...... It's not just a failure of the scheme, it may be a happy suicide by rushing into the enemy's trap, which is sad to say, but it is a fact that makes people hide their faces and sigh.

"Well, I think the words of the shemale military master make a lot of sense. ”

In a rational and pertinent tone, the one who agrees with Gengoro's thoughts is Hua Bianque, the current director of the Dark Magic Research Institute. Because she wanted to investigate the special geography of Alcatraz Island, she also came with the group and took on the task of opening the tunnel barrier, but when she spoke in a rare positive attitude and supported Gengoro's statement, all four people, including Gengoro, looked at her with a look of distrust.

"What's wrong?

"No, there's no wrong, thank you. ”

Gengoro nodded yes, but everyone didn't think so. Among the many masters of Reyns, Hua Bian Que is the one with the most unstable position, and he is also an excellent talent with high value in the eyes of the demons, even if the demons rule the human world, the major she studies will not be affected, and it is even possible to get more experimental opportunities, with this as the main premise, no one dares to guarantee whether this evil doctor will suddenly throw himself into the demons, and the reason why Gengoro decided to stay is more or less because of Hua Bian Que's existence, which made him realize that his foundation is not as stable as he imagined.

"Xiao Wu, be careful yourself, although you are now a third-rate military division, when I come back, you don't want to become a third-rate military corpse. ”

Nier parted very seriously, Gengoro could only smile bitterly, when the magic seal of the realm tunnel was opened, and the figures of the three Lancelot quickly disappeared into the darkness, Gengoro sighed softly, and suddenly had a strange feeling in his heart.

(Hmm, you can feel how Temujin felt back then...... οΌ‰

Half of Temujin's short life was spent working for Elsis to give her a better world, even after Elsis' death. Now Gengoro has the same thought, hoping that when Niel returns to the world, he can offer her a world that is intact.

However, from a practical point of view, the degree of difficulty he faced was even greater than that of Temujin's time, let alone building a better world, and just not giving people a breakthrough, this is a high challenge.

"Huhu, it doesn't matter, anyway, even if Jixia is broken, it doesn't mean that we will lose, the resilience of human beings always surprises the demons. ”

In any case, in order to achieve that ideal, Gengoro, who remained in the human world, had to start working hard. There is a lot of work that needs to be done, Gengoro wants to gather the possible comrades scattered all over the place, in addition to his own people, there are some hidden free elements, these are very important and valuable combat power, but before that, there is one place that must be visited first, that is, the Japanese archipelago floating from the bottom of the sea, Kunlun Mountain!

The information learned from the captive's mouth was only three words, Gengoro and Xiaocao were both professionals in the field of sorcerers, and they had extensive knowledge, so how could they not know the treasure of the root of this Western Queen Mother's family. But knowing that he knows, Gengoro doesn't understand what secrets are hidden in the immortal tree, and he will let the demons send troops to seize it.

According to the captive's confession, another group of poisonous dragons quietly flew to Japan when the poisonous dragon group attacked Jixia. In other words, the reason why the poisonous dragons attacked Jixia was because they were quite concerned about disturbing the enemy, attracting the attention of the Jishita side, and confusing the signals of the reconnaissance barrier, so they did not notice the other group of poisonous dragons flying to Japan.

This strategy has undoubtedly succeeded, according to the time, the enemy should have already succeeded, even if Gengoro rushes to Kunlun Mountain now, it will be too late, but even if the enemy captures the immortal tree, there may be some clues left in the same place, and it is better to observe on the spot than to know nothing.

"It's a pity that I didn't find the primary goal on this trip to Alcatraz. ”

One of the reasons why Gengoro came to Alcatraz Island was to meet Oda Ka. In the last stage of Bai Qi's life, Oda Xiang has always been by his side, the behind-the-scenes leader of the Bai family has almost never been defeated in his lifetime, and may have left some strategies or ideas against the demons, even if he didn't, just Oda Xiang itself is a very valuable combat power.

However, after Bai Qi's death, Oda Xiang never returned to Alcatraz Island, and asked about the Bai family on the island, and he didn't know where Oda Xiang was going, although Gengoro sensed that Oda Xiang had a shot in the Battle of Zhongdu, but he didn't know her whereabouts afterwards. I had expected to see her on Alcatraz Island, but I was disappointed.

Where Oda Xiang went, Gengoro didn't know for a while, so he could only leave this matter behind and rush to Japan with Jiuyao.

Japan has been floating from the bottom of the sea, and there are still signs of landing and sinking to the bottom of the sea for a long time, and although there are various wild grasses and wild flowers on the island, there are still few tall trees and animals...... Insects and birds have returned to the land, but there are still no larger animals, and it is believed that it will be a long time before they change.

In addition to the significant changes in biology, the landform of Japan has also changed as a result of intense geographical movements such as land sinking and ascending. The four main islands that make up the Japanese archipelago, the northernmost and southernmost islands, have each lost half of their size, and the two central islands have become longer and narrower, and the damage is evident.

Gengoro, who flew through the sky at high speed, clearly saw these surface changes, but he was secretly worried in his heart, not knowing if Kunlun Mountain would be affected.

(The device of the Genki Cave has been destroyed, and Bai Qi uses the method of reversing the flow of energy to forcibly make Japan float and channel the Heaven and Earth Genki back on the right track, but it is impossible to repair even the crystal device...... Hmm, I don't know what the situation is inside Kunlun Mountain?)

Jiuyao quickly pierced through the clouds and broke the sun, and Gengoro flew to the sky above the country of Izumo, only to see the majestic Kunlun Mountains lying in front of him, and it seemed that he had not suffered much damage, and his appearance was the same as that day, but he was missing the Western Queen Mother who lived in the mountain.

"The scenery is still the same, but the personnel are no longer right...... Huh?"

The Kunlun Mountains, which had just risen from the bottom of the sea, should not have been a large beast, but Gengoro saw the limbs of a large creature. To be correct, it was the stump of a large creature, and from that familiar feeling, Gengoro was sure that those fragmented flesh and blood were the same group of poisonous dragons that attacked Jixia Castle a few days ago.

Landing from the air, entering the interior of Kunlun Mountain, at the entrance found tragic traces of battle, everywhere are the claw marks of the poisonous dragon, the scorched black of the flame explosion, and the dead plants smoked by the poisonous smoke.

"This trace...... There were two people who were surrounded by the poisonous dragon group and attacked in the center, but only one person attacked, well, only this person, and annihilated the poisonous dragon group. ”

Gengoro looked around, and in the complex claw marks and scorch marks, he could vaguely see the trajectory of the battle and deduce the situation at that time.

The person who made the shot, the strength does not seem to be strong, but there is an extremely ingenious use of Tianxin, deliberately hiding the traces of the shot, from beginning to end did not attack, but the use of counterattack techniques, each counterattack left traces, are covered by the traces of the poisonous dragon attack, so that Gengoro looked at it for a while, still can't be sure that the enemy is using a fist? Is it a sword?

"Why do you want to be so secretive when you completely cover up your attacks with counterattacks? Also, it's not easy to do that. ”

It is not difficult to solve the problem of pure technology, but later in this tactic, when the enemy realizes that the strength of the two sides is different, he will abandon the battle and flee, and finally he will have to make a formal attack. If you want to implement this tactic, you must skillfully grasp the enemy's heart, while fighting, while showing weakness to lure the enemy, before the enemy notices the poor strength, the enemy counterattack and destroy.

There was only one thing that was strange, Gengoro's gaze glanced over the ground, and among the intricate footprints, he found two pairs of peculiar shoe marks. The marks of these two pairs of shoes were unusually shallow, and at first he thought it was the relationship of the best light work, but after squatting down and looking sideways, he finally affirmed this stunned fact.

"They're all children?

The exploration outside can only be explored to this point at most, and the rest of the part must enter the belly of the mountain to find something, but there is one fact that can be confirmed, that is, the batch of poisonous dragons sent by the demon clan to Kunlun Mountain has been completely wiped out, and there is not half of it left, so it is naturally impossible to touch the immortal tree.

This also answers a puzzle that Gengoro once had, when the poisonous dragon group came to Japan, it was another group sent to attack Jixia to distract attention, but once they went, why did the poisonous dragon group that went to Japan disappear when they returned? I had speculated before that there were two major reasons for detouring and moving quickly, but it seems that the real reason is this.

Unfolding Jiuyao's extreme speed, Gengoro flew and rushed into the belly of the mountain, and in the blink of an eye, he was already hundreds of feet deep, just as he drove straight in, as if entering a no-man's land, a cold and freezing intent that made his cold hair stand upright, made him stop and retreat for the first time, avoiding the ice blade sword qi that broke the mountain wall and slashed down.

Even though he avoided this sword, Gengoro still felt the coldness, which made his eyebrows instantly form a layer of frost, which was a wonderful use of the combination of peerless sword qi and icy cold true qi, and after the sword was released, a childish child's voice was also conveyed from the opposite black curtain.

"Where's the wild dog, get out of the hole for me!"

Although Reyns. The people of Tiren are rich, the national strength is not weak, and the resources in the territory are also rich, but it will still be difficult to intensively accommodate the surge of refugees who have come here in a short period of time.

The news that "the demons invaded Eltinor, won a brilliant victory in the first battle, and is about to sweep the human world again" made the entire territory of Eltino seem to explode. If the people who have previously moved to other countries because of their living conditions are refugee flows, then this wave of population movement is simply a great migration of ethnic groups, with a large number of people moving to the east, southeast and south borders, hoping to seek refuge in other countries.

"What are you kidding? If something happens, you hide in someone else's house, this is simply aggression!"

"We should not accept foreign refugees in an unlimited way. The rights and interests of its own citizens should be put first, and if the rights and interests of those who pay taxes are not protected first, who else would want to support such a country?"

"Shut the north gate and close the sky! Only in this way can we avoid the country being attacked by those hungry locusts!"

Similar voices are constantly being raised, and the voices calling for the refugee to enter the country are getting louder and louder on either side, and these are natural arguments for the people of their own country, but in the ears of the refugees, they are shocked, frightened, and secretly cursed.

Under the huge pressure, the Free City Alliance and Wu Lian have taken corresponding measures to raise the threshold for fleeing and entering the country, and they must pay how much security money they must pay, or excellent technical personnel are allowed to enter the country.

In terms of martial arts, if Wang Wu could still be in charge, he would definitely not sit idly by and watch this kind of thing happen, however, he was seriously injured in the decisive battle with Gong Jin, but he was still healing in the Xuan Ice and did not know about this change. However, even if he recovers from his injuries and appears, I am afraid it will be difficult to reverse the common decision of the thirty-six beast clans, originally the martial arts orcs did not get along with the humans on the Wind Continent, in the two thousand years after the end of the Kyushu War, the bloody conflict between humans and orcs has never been interrupted, and Al Tieno has repeatedly raised troops to martial arts, as the emperor's martial arts achievements, in such a historical background, there is really no reason to ask orcs to be friendly to humans.

"Is there a mistake? Now is not the time to remember old feuds, humans and orcs should work together to release their old suspicions and fight against the demons. ”

"Will you cooperate with someone who shakes hands on one side and holds a knife behind his back? Humans are all things that harbor evil intentions, martial arts are the world of orcs, humans were not welcome in the past, and now they are not welcome, we will rely on our own strength to protect martial arts, as long as the demons dare to come, we will all fight with them, and we don't need these things that you may defect to. ”

"You orcs don't be too rampant, feng shui takes turns, today you refuse to help humans, another day the demons will attack martial arts, and no one will rescue you, then you can only cry and be wiped out by the demons, regretting today's stupidity!"

"Oh, is it possible that if we cooperate with humans now, humans will be friendly to us in the future? During the Kyushu War, our ancestors also cooperated with humans, but they were kicked away immediately after the war, and they were driven to Wulian, do you think we will be stupid enough to be fooled a second time?"

"Bastard! The demons are coming, and none of you will die well!"

"Fuck you! That's after you're all dead and we're on the ground!"

The heated atmosphere of the dialogue was intensively staged on the border of martial arts, and when the frenzy of anger suddenly crossed the critical point, bloody clashes immediately broke out. The heavily armed orc army faced the refugees, and the victory or defeat was simply clear, and before the demon army arrived, the border of martial arts had already suffered countless casualties.

This is the long-standing grudge of the thirty-six beast clan against the human race, in the past, there was Wang Wu as a buffer, and the conflict has been eliminated and stopped, but after Wang Wu fell, the problem completely surfaced, and the racial hatred accumulated for two thousand years, now it is time to liquidate, even Wang Youjun, who has a high status in the beast clan, cannot stop it.

A similar situation is happening at the borders of the Free Metropolis. On the way to the Free City, it is difficult not to pass through Shangri-La, and Shangri-La has obtained the group agreement of the Free City Alliance, which is responsible for reviewing and collecting the entry fees of immigrants, so the way to Shangri-La has already been overwhelmed by dense crowds.

But for those who don't meet the qualifications and try to stir up, the Free City approach is also very professional, and when the crossbow bolts burst through the air, instantly nailing the mob to the ground, the surrounding uproar immediately became silent.

"The Alliance of Free Metropolises would like to express its deep sorrow for the unfortunate casualties of a small number of people, but the Alliance is a commercial organization, and everything is based on profit, for the sake of long-term interests and the well-being of citizens, and refuses to provide stupid and useless humanitarian assistance. ”

This brief official proclamation, if issued in peacetime, would have provoked rebuke from all sides, and was seen as evidence of the extreme cold-bloodedness, but in such a time of war, when the armed side has spoken so clearly, the "dignitaries" have no choice but to give in order to resist to the death.

It is not for nothing that Shangri-La deployed heavy weapons on the city tower, put on a conscious attitude, and did not hesitate to wash all the refugees outside the city with blood if necessary, and even threw a nuclear energy crossbow purchased by the Bai family.

Sadness, anger, helplessness, sorrow...... In the turmoil of the great era, countless impressive episodes have been added to the Wind Continent, some people laugh coldly at these tracks, and of course some people are sighing with sadness, and the most deeply touched person is in the North Gate Tianguan.

"Fenghua Niangniang, good news, the palace has just announced that at this time of crisis, human beings should not reject human beings, so compared to the period of the Kyushu War, there is no threshold, as long as it is a refugee who is exiled to Reyns, the North Gate Tianguan is all open to acceptance. ”

I don't know when the officials and people of the North Gate Tianguan began to use the honorific of "Niangniang" to call Fenghua, which once bothered her who was easy to deal with, but after knowing that this was Lancelot secretly pushing and deliberately pointing out her married status, Fenghua no longer resisted anything.

In recent days, Fenghua has also added a lot of worries to the refugee issue, and I don't know what measures Reins will take, but when she heard the officials come to report the good news like this, although she smiled and nodded in thanks, her worries have not diminished in the slightest.

If selfishness is a kind of human nature, then excessive generosity and generosity, contrary to human nature, are undoubtedly problematic.

"Compared with the period of the Kyushu War, there was no threshold, and all refugees in exile in Reyns were open to acceptance, and they could enter the country first for resettlement, and then slowly be processed for household registration. ”

The Reins court made such a declaration that when both the martial arts and the free city were strictly controlled to enter the country, the conceivable consequence would be that a large number of refugees would pour into Reins. Even though Reines adopts theocracy and power to govern the country, it can reasonably suppress the discontent in the country, but food and resources will not increase because of this, so many people will immediately have big problems when they enter the country, Xiaocao and Izumi Sakura are neither stupid nor blind philanthropists, Fenghua does not think that they will sit back and watch this situation occur.

So...... Instead of wondering how they are going to solve this problem, let's think about what they are doing with so many people.

The phrase "compared to the period of the Kyushu War" sounds full of mystery in Fenghua's ears. Some of the old things during the Kyushu War, will not be written into textbooks and textbooks, and are not known to the general public, the magic kingdom Reins in order to fight against the demons, has used many large-scale destruction magic, which are a large number of powerful spells that sacrifice human lives to cast, with the same extinction magic, to give the demons a lot of damage, even several princes of Xuan Ye have died on the battlefield.

Officially, these spells are recorded as being performed voluntarily by the people of a certain place, but anyone with the slightest sense will be skeptical of this claim, let alone ...... Reynes's brainwashing technology has always been the highest among all countries, depriving a large number of people of the ability to think at one time, how can anyone be involuntary?

These are the dark scenes of the Kyushu War, a dark page hidden in the glorious history of the war, Fenghua doesn't want these things to happen, but with her identity and ability, the part that can be affected is too little.

In fact, Fenghua himself knew that if it weren't for Lancelot's concubine, Reynes would not have been able to support her in doing good and free clinics here at the North Gate Tianguan, these materials, food, and medicines all cost money, and every good deed needs money to pile up.

(Little grass...... It's going to be stressful right now, right...... οΌ‰

Fenghua's heart drifted to the distance, but outside the wooden house where she lived, the footsteps of the messenger sounded.

"Fenghua Niangniang!"

The confidential emergency report from Reyns was opened by the maid who usually helped Fenghua read the letter, and read it to Fenghua. It stands to reason that it is only a civilian's grace and will not involve military secrets, but this time the situation is different.

"Well, the letter said that the demon side is actively seizing the secret of the undead tree, please be vigilant, it is best to send additional guards, or you can move to Jixia for temporary refuge, or...... Ahh

The handmaiden let out a rapid exclamation, and although Fenghua did not hear any of the third person's breathing or footsteps, she heard the sound of the handmaid slumping limply on the carpet.

"Or Fenghua Niangniang can consider going to Zhongdu with me, and Xiao Wang will be responsible for entertaining luxury trips, guiding the scenery of Bailu Cave and underground mansions. Of course, as long as you are willing to cooperate and tell us the truth about the undead tree, there will be no words like prison or torture on the itinerary. ”

Coming silently, appearing without a shadow, HΓΌlegΓΌ, who was named to work hard, began his first step out of the capital.