The hangover made his brain feel like it was about to explode, and it felt like the world was spinning with a slight shake.

Natalie gave him a disgruntled snort, and it was the first time she had seen Philip sleep until this time, so she was worried about coming in to have a look.

Philip finally struggled to sit up, recognizing that this was not his room.

The whole room is very large, but it is very tidy, in addition to all kinds of warm little decorations everywhere, there is also a good smell on the quilt, which is much more comfortable than the room that old Ivan arranged for him before.

With Natalie's help, he staggered to his feet, and found that the clothes on his body were unfamiliar, and he could be sure that it was not his own, but someone had kindly changed it for him.

But why is there some red spots on the skin in several places on the body, and there is a bit of hot pain.

His mind was still in a state of confusion, and he didn't notice that there was a small picture frame on the bedside shelf, and inside was a pair of young children, one of them was furry, and the other was a beautiful little girl looking at the camera with a sweet smile.

Holding Natalie, he easily walked outside the house and saw old Ivan chopping firewood not far away.

"Did you sleep well last night?" Old Ivan greeted warmly, still looking kind and kind, but I don't know why Philip always felt something else under Old Ivan's smile.

He didn't care, there was already some cold air outside that made him feel a lot more energetic, and replied: "I slept well, thank you for changing my clothes for me." ”

Old Ivan made an unfathomable expression, shook his head and denied: "I didn't change it for you." ”

After saying that, he walked away with a large stack of firewood, leaving Philip confused.

He turned to go back to the room he had been in, but he hadn't taken two steps before he suddenly realized something and turned around.

I saw that Alie was squatting on the roof of the house and staring straight at him, his mouth baring out his fangs as if demonstratively.

And he recognized that the room he had just walked out of belonged to Aphlora, no wonder he always felt that there was a bit of a girlish atmosphere inside.

What did I do last night?

He grabbed his hair and tried to remember, but last night he had drunk the fragment completely, and his memory was blank, and he couldn't remember it at all.

The last impression is that he drank a full glass of spirits with Victor in front of everyone, and then completely lost consciousness.

At that moment, Aphrola came over, called Alel down from the roof, and said to him, "I have boiled wheat porridge, drink a little to warm my stomach." ”

The voice was soft and pleasant, and there was no dissatisfaction at all, which reassured Philip a little.

And looking at Afu's walking posture, there is nothing unusual, but the physique of this world is very good, even Yun'er didn't have much reaction the next day, and she will soon be able to continue fighting, and it is quite wild, who knows.

Philip cautiously asked, "Are you alright?"

Afu's face changed slightly, and a few pieces of red glow climbed up her cheeks, and she hesitated for a long time before saying, "You are drunk, I don't blame you." ”

With that, he took a few big strides away, leaving Philip alone in the wind.

She swore that it was definitely because of the soiled clothes and room that she had wiped a little harshly last night, not because someone had called another girl's name.

Philip looked at the somewhat flustered back, and looked down in amazement, "What did I really do?"

People who came and went greeted him warmly, and unlike before, they all had undisguised closeness on their faces, not like guests, but more like their own people or "sons-in-law".

Philip came to the place where he was eating, and Chand and the others had finished eating, and they were gathering in a heap to tease Julian.

They had also been drunk last night, but Julian was the only one who carried the girl back to the room.

As for the other showy Duke, although some girls came to talk to him, he was scared away by his increasingly mature cold face, and he couldn't tell that this was still a lover, and he was as protective as a jade to Jasmine who was far away in Luoma Town, or that Jasmine was well trained.

Philip's arrival made the crowd even more lively, and Chand looked at him smiling maliciously, and two older ones gave him a thumbs up, which made him even more confused.

The wheat porridge is very fragrant, with a lot of dried fruits and nuts added to it, and it tastes fragrant and glutinous, which is very suitable for warming the stomach after a hangover.

Ah Fu seemed to be avoiding him, and several times he wanted to find a chance to chat, but he was perfunctory, and he couldn't even find a figure all afternoon.

At the same time, it was in that hall that the chiefs of all the tribes gathered again to discuss the matter of sending troops to help.

This time, eleven of the twelve major tribes were in favor of sending troops, and only the patriarch of the Baifeng tribe abstained.

And by the way, they agreed on the plan and preliminary battle plan for sending troops, and in the remaining days, they will return to their tribe to deploy troops.

When old Ivan told Philip the good news, he almost jumped for joy.

With the help of these strongest warriors in the jungle, they not only have hope of returning home, but also have a chance to deal a hard blow to those steppe wolves.

To his surprise, he was told by old Ivan that in addition to the army led by the tribal chiefs themselves, they would also assemble a team of 100 outstanding young men to join his escort and follow his footsteps into the world.

This gift is a bit too heavy, and Philip promises that he will protect these seeds and never fail to live up to the trust and trust of the patriarchs.

At the same time, Philip was also involved in their battle plan and prepared for the return trip.

In this battle plan, it is roughly divided into two steps, or two strategic objectives must be achieved.

The first step is to destroy the passage of the steppe people across the mountain moat, or at least to block the route for their further reinforcements.

The second step is to close the door and fight the wolves on the basis of the first step, to eliminate the main force of the attacking wolf bandits to the greatest extent, and at least slow down their offensive speed to reduce the pressure on the southern defense line of the Wardsman Empire.

In comparison, the first strategic objective is more difficult, and you can imagine how heavily guarded the steppe people should be in that moat.

Philip spread out the military map on the table, discussed it with several of the patriarchs who remained here, and checked the terrain information on it one by one.

"There are too many steppe people, and the gap is a bit narrow, so they don't reinforce relatively quickly.

The complex terrain of the mountains also did not allow them to spread their forces too far apart, and a large number of troops and livestock also needed a lot of water, so they could only travel through these two mountain routes.

One is along the Sorens River to the west and the Blackwater River to the east, eventually converging at this location.

We suspect that this must be one of their rallying points, but it is unclear if there is another location, and we are not familiar with the terrain. Old Ivan said.

Philip's brow, which had been frowning, relaxed, he already had the perfect candidate to lead the way, and he was also an excellent scout, that is, Murphy and the others.

He was confident that he would select two or three hundred warriors from among the able-bodied warriors of the Lunbo tribe to be the vanguard of the path.

But the top priority is to solve that gap first and completely block the endless forces of the steppe people, otherwise everything will be empty talk.

But if you want to solve this gap, you have to be afraid of the steppe army that is slowly reinforcing from the gap.

It's like the chicken or the egg, and things seem to be stuck in a dead loop from the start.

"What's the upper reaches of the Blackwater River?" asked Philip, pointing to the map, although the military map of Gokan City was detailed, he couldn't guarantee that nothing would change after all these years.

Old Ivan soon sensed his intentions, and asked, "Are you going to attack the water? I'm afraid it's going to be difficult, and now that the water has entered a dry season, the edge of Lake Fuchaga upstream has begun to freeze on a large scale, and the amount of water in the Heishui River will only decrease until next spring." ”

"The woods around Lake Fuchaga aren't four-colored birches, are they?"

"That's not it, it's all black cypress and snow maple. ”

"That's going to be easy, Uncle Ivan, why don't we have a big game this time. Philip slapped his palm on the map and looked at the patriarchs with blazing eyes.

After hearing Philip's grand plan, several patriarchs looked at the young man with wide eyes, shocked by his unbridled imagination and audacity.

However, after carefully studying the specific steps, they found that this was indeed highly feasible, so they quickly passed the letter with the other patriarch Eagle Feather and adjusted the plan for the build-up of troops accordingly.

And Philip finally found an opportunity to follow Aphrola to the sacred tree again, and have a good talk with the woman who was destined to entangle him by fate.

"Haven't figured out what the hell is that allows you to enter my atrium?" Philip stood two meters away from Afu, and the tall figure of the girl still made him a little uncomfortable with being looked down on.

Afu seemed to have guessed his thoughts, and sat on the stone very understandingly, which made Philip feel a lot less stressed, and smiled embarrassedly to relieve the embarrassment.

I saw that she hesitated for a moment, and took out a black thin rope from under her slender neck, and at the end of the rope hung a diamond-shaped green pendant.

The pendant is crystal clear, like the finest emerald gemstone, gently shaking as if it can pour water from the inside.

She held the pendant in the palm of her hand, looked into Philip's eyes and explained, "This is what Uncle Ivan held in my hand when he found me and my brother.

The reason why I was able to heal without compromising my origin was because of it.

I think it must be our mother protecting us.

Come to think of it, this is the only possible reason. ”

Philip tentatively touched it with his hand with the girl's acquiescence, the texture was hard, and it still had the girl's body temperature on it, but nothing unusual happened with his touch.

However, from the shape and color, it can be seen that this is a naturally formed natural treasure, just like the legendary holy objects buried under the altar of the temple.

Philip is still unsure whether this thing will still have an effect if it leaves the range of the Divine Tree, and if Afu is far away from himself before it leaves its range of effect, this needs to be tried little by little.

However, if it was really because of the Divine Tree as some kind of medium, he would have to return here with Afu in person before each attack.

Or, if he had no reason to take Afu at all, it would be a better choice for her and Alie to live peacefully in this backward but simple tribe.

Philip rarely had a clumsy tongue, but this time he opened his mouth a few times, but he didn't speak.

The last time he confessed impulsively, it could be regarded as a confession, but after calming down and thinking about it carefully, he seemed to have lost his courage again.

Whether it was the girl's future help to him, or the affair that he couldn't remember at all that night, he didn't know how to express his inner thoughts, and in the end it only turned into a simple sentence.

"Thank you, I'll do my best to protect you. Again, he made a solemn promise.

But Afu didn't nod in agreement, but stood up, walked to Philip's side, and said, "We don't need your protection, on the contrary, we should protect you."

I believe there is a reason for all this, a mission that Mother has assigned to us. ”

Philip was about to explain something, but found that the girl in front of him suddenly punched the trunk of the tree next to him.

The speed was so fast that Philip didn't have time to react before he heard a click, and the hard trunk as thick as a thigh was broken in two by Afu's fluttering punch, and it fell down with a bang.

What surprised Philip even more was that during the whole process, he didn't feel any awakening fluctuations in the girl's body.

In other words, Afu did this entirely with the power of her physical body, not her enhanced ability at all.

And in the case of Philip, he can naturally do it, but if he hadn't turned on the madness, he would never have been able to do it so lightly.

No, even with the madness turned on, he couldn't do it so easily without charging up at all.

"Lend me your sword. Afu said again.

Philip drew his broadsword and handed it to the maiden in an upside down.

In his exclamation, Afu did not hesitate to slash a sword on his white arm.

To his surprise, the sharp blade of the rare-grade weapon left only a shallow blood mark on that arm, and the piercing blood oozed out little by little.

What surprised him even more happened, only to see that the shallow blood mark soon stopped oozing blood, and after a dozen breaths, Afu gently wiped the wound, which was as smooth as ever, as if the previous blood mark was just his illusion.

Philip was deeply shocked, the two siblings have a good physique and special talent, which is absolutely rare in the world.

As if only to prove that she was capable of protecting him and herself, Afu returned the sword to him, and then ignored Philip and went to the bottom of the sacred tree, and put her hands on the trunk to pray.

Philip leaned over in embarrassment, knowing that he had picked up a treasure and that for the first time after eighteen years of rebirth, he had the illusion that he was the protagonist.

He put these miscellaneous thoughts aside, followed the example of Afu, put his hands on the trunk of the tree, and silently thanked the goddess full of kindness.

As his pious words rang out, the pendant that had been put back under his clothes flashed brightly, from dark to light, and the frequency became faster and faster.

The first to notice something strange was Afu, who just felt a little hot in her chest, stopped praying, and took out her necklace to check it.

But he found that the soft but bright green light instantly illuminated the world a lot, and the whole sacred tree seemed to come to life, trembling slightly, and the leaves rustled, as if expressing its joyful mood.

Philip, who had kept his hands on the trunk of the tree, was unaware of it, and his whole body froze there, ignoring the call from Aph.

At this moment, Philip fell into a strange illusion and couldn't extricate himself.

Everything was the same as when he had awakened in the temple of Gaokan City, only this time he clearly saw the divine power around him.

The entire sacred tree was not as if it were physical, but made up of surging divine power, with different shades of green lines framing the trunk, branches, and leaves, as well as the unknown liquid that flowed along the texture of the trunk.

Philip himself became transparent, and the life energy and spiritual power in his body were clearly displayed in front of him as they were from the epiphany two years ago.

The life energy flowed down his palm to the Divine Tree, and after a cycle, it returned to his body from the Divine Tree, making him unconsciously feel a little more in his body.

And the divine power that outlined the outline of the divine tree was also swaying slightly, attracting his spiritual power to reflect with it.

This time, there was no green whip of light, no hostile prying eyes, only a sense of calm and affinity lingering in this space.

Almost without any resistance, Philip's two spirit cores completely opened their respective spirit membranes, and accelerated with the fluctuations of this divine power.

Under the shadow of death, after two years of persistent training, those lines on his spiritual core had long been infused with spiritual power, and several large nodes were almost saturated, just a little short of being able to light up again.

Originally, he thought that this process would take at least half a year, and he would have to wait until he turned eighteen years old, but under the attraction of the Divine Tree, the speed of his spiritual power and the speed of climbing on the grain road were dozens of times faster.

Soon, several larger nodes above the innate abilities were lit up, and some nodes in other places also showed a hint of saturation.

Afu looked at Philip's appearance and realized that she did not disturb him, but guarded him to prevent him from being disturbed.

The old Ivan, who was alarmed by the changes in the sacred tree, was stopped by her from the rope, and could only wait there with complicated eyes, watching this amazing and gorgeous young man create a miracle again.

It took about half an hour for Philip to recover from this state of resonance, and he bowed deeply as he looked at the tall and green sacred tree in front of him.

Today's harvest is really great, he didn't expect that he could awaken for the second time so soon, and he still has three months to reach the age of 18.