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Occasionally, a cool breeze blew in the depths of summer, and he sometimes sat on the school grounds to watch the soldiers practice basic spells, and sometimes watched the use of the mage's woodcut seals, and the civilians took a detour when they saw him again, as if they had forgotten the praise they had given him in the past. The mages of Deep Valley City were curious to observe his actions, trying to pry some secrets out of him.

The elder of the Maipu tribe, Basson-Wanda, reported to him from time to time on the movements of his people, and Odin knew that the Imperial cavalry had suffered a lot along the way, and that the Maipu had also killed many people.

When the arrogant Imperial army arrives at Paliva, it will be a mess.

Valley sent him several letters, one stating that the Imperial army had been attacked by the rebels and asking if it was Odin's plan, while the other informed him that the rebels in Deepdale were ready and waiting for Odin's letter.

Odin sent them a secret letter, and the mage pigeon flew into the jungle with the reply that the city of the Valley would attack immediately.

After doing all this, Odin sat in the study of the lord's mansion, squinting at the sky and sunlight in the depths of summer.

The sun was glaring, but when it penetrated the latticework, it became very soft, and the light fell on the stone walls, neither hot nor cold.

It's a good season, he thought. Before the fall, power in the country will change hands. And he lurks in the shadows, eating away at the power that supports the empire little by little.

Just then, there was a knock on the door, and Odin answered, and the wooden door was pulled open a crack.

It's a girl, a renegade named Jiaxi.

Like all Maipu people, she had darker skin than ordinary people, well-defined, a high nose, and large, bright eyes. They are naturally a little more stoic and persistent than ordinary people.

"Come in. Odin beckoned.

The girl opened the door and cautiously entered. Probably she had never walked in such a big house in her life. She had a small snack of the Maipu tribe in her hand, apparently to bribe the legendary phantom extinguisher.

"Come here. Odin asked her to walk to the desk and pulled out an oak chair for her to sit down: "What do you want to say to me?"

The girl silently pushed the snack in front of Odin, blinking her bright eyes, as if there were tears in them, and as if there was nothing.

"Merry is dead, and you feel sorry for her, don't you?" said Odin mildly.

"No, she is holy, she sacrificed for the truth. The girl's eyes widened, and she said resolutely, and at the end of the tears could not help but flow, and said softly, "I want to be like her." ”

"You have doubts in your heart. Odin stroked her slightly rough brown curls, "You're worried about the victory of the war, and you wonder if the phantom fire extinguishing is as magical as the rumors." You feel sad for your childhood friend, but you suppress your emotions with faith. ”

The girl wiped away a handful of tears, but the tears were more and more.

She choked and pushed the snack in front of Odin, sobbing, "Eat." ”

Odin was not polite, scooped up a spoonful of dessert and put it in his mouth - dense, soft and delicate, full of the aroma of cheese and the sweetness and sourness of jam, a food invented by the miraculous ingenuity of man, not only to fill the stomach, but also to bring a very pleasant feeling, bringing a hint of coolness in the late summer season.

I heard that this kind of dim sum is very troublesome to make, first with white fresh milk to form a sponge, then the cheese is also stirred to be smooth, delicate and particle-free, mixed with jam, and finally a kind of fish bladder mashed and dried powder as a coagulant, sealed and put into a cold water river to let it coagulate naturally, it takes a day and a night.

It is the complex production process that gives it an exceptional taste. The cool breeze of late summer blew in through the window lattice, mixed with the aroma of berries, which made Odin very happy.

"Your wishes will be fulfilled, and this is determined by the truth of the world. And I am only your guide, and I may not seem as great and holy as you think, and I am no different from ordinary people, but I swear that in the future your wish will be fulfilled - to overthrow the false gods, let the sinners be judged, and the Maipu people will never be oppressed again. ”

But the road to truth is often paved with fire and blood. People die eventually, the difference is that some people die worthless, while others give their lives for their beliefs. The latter is undoubtedly greater. ”

Odin looked at the little girl with obsidian eyes, her tears finally stopped, and she suddenly raised her voice: "Merry said when she was separated from me that she would become a fighter for the gods, and she would die for the truth. ”

"You are a mild, holy man, as the prayer says. I am willing to follow your lead. The little girl suddenly pulled something out of her waist and put it on the table, tears welled up again, and she turned sharply and ran out of the room.

Odin took a look, and it was a handful of brown-chestnut hair, apparently freshly cut.

Count Landau had already prepared, and the rebels he led had been in ambush in the middle of the Iron Mountain for three days, but the Imperial army was moving much slower than expected.

He was curious about how the rumored lord was delaying the Imperial army, and about the outcome of the war. Duke Fukaya has always been an investor, and it wasn't his style to be bold.

However, in any case, from the extermination of an entire family to the defeat of a country's main army, this span challenges the imagination of ordinary people. But the people who stand at the center of the chain of power often know much more than outsiders. This is why the core power has endured for thousands of years and is becoming more and more solid.

He was willing to take this fast carriage, and from then on, an unknown frontier lord, took a big step towards the imperial capital. It wasn't that the greater the risk, the greater the benefit, but that he knew that Duke Fukatani could find the most stable and safest path behind his seemingly sinister actions to get the maximum benefits.

It was not until the afternoon of the third day that the scouts reported that the Imperial Army was stationed not far away, and that they were acting in a very strange way.

According to the soldier, it was as if the Imperial army had entered some terrible hinterland, and went madly cutting down trees in order to create a wide and flat land. They planted torches all around the flat ground, as if they were afraid that others would not know where they were stationed.

Then, they sent a full twenty men to patrol and reconnoiter the vicinity, and the camp where they were stationed made of wood was sturdy with numerous fences and drapery. Soldiers were on duty at each tent on a rotational basis.

This is not the proper performance of a long march - the whole army seems to have been frightened by something, and has become cautious.

No wonder the Imperial Army was marching so slowly, Earl Landau couldn't help but sneer when he heard the letter.