Chapter 25: Confluence
After a while, Ed told SΓΉ Dilia about the conclusion, and heard that the effect was average, and the other party was a little discouraged, and even smiled a little reluctantly, which made the honest teenager a little overwhelmed.
Qili glanced at the stammering Ed, and said comfortingly: "Sister Deliya, this light is still very powerful, you saved the lives of many ordinary people just now, how can you know how to kill and kill like this big villain, he has no blessing to enjoy! By the way, let's give it a name, it must be super powerful, and it will scare the enemy out of the air!"
The little girl clapped her hands, as if she was excited about her thoughts, and successfully changed the topic, making Di Liya slightly moved.
"How about that called Ragnarok, it's very domineering!" Ed said on a whim, and centuries later, many scholars have indeed called this night the beginning of Ragnarok, and it has gradually been recognized by people.
Kiri jumped up and flew over Ed's head with her little fist, but luckily the boy was quick to dodge.
"Stupid, my sister is the one who unleashed the magic Alas, what is it called Ragnarok, it will be miserable if the gods hear it!"
Delia smiled and pressed Qili, "It doesn't matter what it's called, my god is different from those gods in the world, and I don't care how the world evaluates it." β
She raised her head and looked up at the starry sky, and after imparting this power to her, the god seemed to feel that she had done enough, and the feeling that had gradually thinned out to her, maybe it was in the starry sky above her head, watching from afar how she would face the challenges in the future and what choices she would make.
"The road down to it has to go by itself!"
Di Liya vaguely had such an awareness, feeling that her heart was falling, she glanced at Qili and Ed, who were waiting for her name, "Fortunately, there are companions around me, and I won't be lonely!"
"It's better to call it the power of the stars, everyone is actually like the stars in the sky, all we need is to light them up. Delia blurted out that she hoped that her companions would be like stars, shining forever to show the way forward.
After dawn, they began to organize people to clean up the battlefield, and the camp was scattered around the corpses of many mercenaries killed by Ed, and the hellish scene made both civilians and captive mercenaries very afraid of Eddard, this good-looking teenager reminded them once again with bloody killings that the psionics were powerful, and everyone honestly obeyed his orders.
Ed's killing didn't make Delia angry with him, and the girl was still able to tell right from wrong, but after the war, she still pulled Ed and asked him to pray with her, using holy light to cleanse his heart and prevent his soul from falling into the abyss of killing.
Ed didn't refuse, he was very curious about the god in Deria's mouth, and he also tried to pray a few times like the child of the plane, but unfortunately he never got a response, it seems that he is not the material for being a priest.
According to the information that Ed asked from the captives, the leader of this mercenary army had previously broken up a team of more than 100 people and sent them out to continue to capture the people in the mountains, and the meeting place was at the ferry crossing in front of Ingir.
In other words, if Delia and they still want to completely eradicate these slave hunters, they can only find a way to attack the Ingier garrison, or follow them to the mountains to pursue everywhere, but that is obviously unrealistic, and the resettlement of the rescued civilians must be considered at the moment.
After discussing all this, Delia had to decide to take everyone back to join Andre, the enemy in this area is not something they can eliminate with their current strength, and now it is the limit of what they can do.
Ed readily agreed, but Kiri hesitated, she herself was willing to work with Delia and the others to hunt down the slave hunters.
For Di Liya's big wish to pacify the war and bring peace to the people, the little girl actually didn't think about it that far, but she was a little reluctant to Sister Di Liya, it seems that she can do some interesting things with the big bad guys, and ordinary people don't dare to rob the camp with only three people.
"Well, let's leave it at that, I still have some personal tasks that I haven't completed, and I can't help you now, big sister, but when I'm done with things here, I'll definitely go to you, and your reputation will definitely be very loud by then, sister!" After thinking for a while, Qili finally made a decision and reluctantly said goodbye to Deliya.
Delia touched her head, her lips moved, but she didn't say anything more, she had no reason to force her companions to stay with her to help her cause, the girl looked at Ed, there was something inexplicable in her eyes.
"Big villain, remember to protect Sister Delia, otherwise I won't spare you next time we meet!" said that, not forgetting to wave his little fist, Qili could be regarded as saying goodbye to Ed.
Without waiting for Ed to say anything more to stay, little Lori put her bags on her back, waved her hand back and quickly disappeared into the dense woods, perhaps because she was afraid that she would change her mind and stay if she stayed a little longer.
Ed and Delia glanced at each other, both a little stunned, they didn't expect the parting to come so quickly.
After sorting out the situation, the two of them still have a lot of things to do, the mercenaries have about two hundred people left after fighting, and they are driven by Ed to line up and rush to the way they came, Di Liya led a group of pro-soldiers to the palace, and there were some civilians in the middle, and they took the humble carriage transformed from a prisoner car, and turned back together and headed towards the area controlled by the Roland Kingdom.
The mercenary group that was defeated by Ed and the others was the largest armed force in this area, and the nominal territory of Roland had long been abandoned, and the actual rulers, the Ingir, did not know what they were busy with, and their control over the nearby area was reduced to the lowest point.
Ed and his party walked along the avenue for three days without danger, and neither of them had much military knowledge, although Ed knew from the engraved reminder that he should expel scouts to explore the way before and after in case he fell into an ambush, but there was really no one available in his hands.
The march of hundreds of people was no easier than that of a two-three-person adventuring team, and there were many minor problems along the way, but fortunately, the distance was not too long, and it was possible to catch up with Andrei's team in the agreed time.
In the middle of this, a few brave mercenaries escaped in the night, and Ed didn't care, such a little slave catcher couldn't become the climate, and then he would endanger the people, so he didn't bother to chase and kill again, and spent more time on exercising his spiritual energy and exchanging magic with Delia.
And Andrei's team of mercenaries tamed him a lot, and it would not be too far from the regular soldiers, and there were scouts from afar who discovered Ed and them, and when he heard the news, Andrei set up camp in advance and personally led dozens of people to meet them.
When the two teams met, many people found their acquaintances in each other's crowd, and many of the women and children who were rescued before cried and cried to find their husbands and fathers, and the scene of hugging and crying was particularly touching.
But more people can no longer find their relatives, they look around blankly, and when they find some similar figures, they rush up and grab each other, and then hang their arms even more disappointed.
Many of the mercenaries also knew each other, and Ed handed them over directly to Andre, and their camp still had to be separated from the civilians, otherwise the hatred of the other party would turn into anger and consume them.
Delia had to stay among the civilians, and without her and the group of guards, it would be difficult to control the agitated crowd. Ed said hello to Andre and slowly approached him.
"I can't see it, you're really a general, and you can subdue these people so quickly?"
Andre smiled, "It's just a small trick, they are actually ordinary people who beg for a living, it may not be enough for you to kill a psionic knight if they really go to the battlefield, tell me the truth, why did you kid suddenly become a psychic, I still don't believe it when I hear those people you brought." β
Ed was stunned, Andre was really good at inquiring about information, and he knew so quickly.
"At most, it's a pseudo-knight, and Charlotte is estimated to be different, but Di Liya has a new magic technique this time, called Star Spirit Power, and if you have a chance to take a look, it should be of great help to you!"
"Well, I've heard a little bit, she has surprised us, who would have thought that the original shepherdess would be a master of magic, Eddard, your vision is much better than mine, you can see it when we meet for the first time!" Andre still didn't believe what he had heard, making ordinary people as invulnerable as psionics, this was more powerful than he expected before, could he really get the power to be comparable to the psionic knights?
Ed smiled and punched him, "If that girl is here, she won't be able to spare you." β
"Well, I heard that she is gone, but there may be a chance to see her again in the future, what's the matter, our little love saint is reluctant to do so?"
Ed had to be defeated, his image was really ruined unconsciously, Qili's girl just left, and Andre didn't save face for him when Delia was not here, and often mentioned Charlotte's affairs.
The two laughed and quickly separated, Andre still had a lot of things to do, and it was not as easy to recruit this team as he had come out, but in terms of force, he knew that he was not as good as Ed, a crazy boy, so he had to spend a lot of effort on forming an army and intelligence detection, laying a solid foundation for the path that Delia chose.
Later, he will go to see Delia, and learn more about the power of the star spirit that Ed said, as early as Ameraburg, he saw a little clue when he followed the girl, but is it really so powerful that it can make ordinary people become like psionic knights?
Andre attributed all of Ed's changes to Delia's divine skills, after all, this kid has become stronger little by little, and he was just an ordinary kid in the village before, he must be with Dilia, and with the help of the magician, he will change so much, and he can't lag behind!
The place where the two teams converge is already within the strength of the Roland Kingdom, and some refugees can be seen on both sides of the road from time to time, and at the front intersection turn and walk southwest for another two days to reach the Hill Castle where Prince Charles is located, which is the base camp of the Roland Kingdom against the invasion of Ingier, and the city of Ovareh is already on the last line of defense.
According to the news that Andre heard, Ingier has achieved absolute superiority on the battlefield on the northern front of the frontal invasion, and has conquered a number of Roland defense lines in a row in recent years, and recently began to besiege the city of Ovareh on the last line of defense, so that the small village where Ed and his family are located has become a small stone on the attack route and was kicked away.
At the same time, the Ingiers also sent their navy to the rear of the Roland Kingdom, landing and marching from the south to attack on both sides.
What's even more terrifying is that after the death of the old King Roland, many lords expressed great doubts about the ability of Crown Prince Charles, and the young knights in many places were not willing to pay allegiance to this young man at all, these psionics were the most powerful armed forces in their respective territories, and they were also the local lords, they watched and waited for the war to be decided, and the victor between Roland and Ingier could get a qiΔ, and the loser had nothing.
Hearing this, Deria decides to immediately set out for Hill Castle, where she will find a way to gain the support of the crown prince and save the country from the war.
"I can't rush to the road for the time being, give me a day, integrate these mercenaries, with Eddard, a psionic knight, we are an army that supports the crown prince, so that we can have a greater chance of getting what you want." Andre looked directly at Deria, he had already put a lot of effort into these people, and it was impossible for him to walk away.
The ambitious girl looked at the sky and said, "Okay, but only half a day, Ed will provide you with the help you need, and I will also select some people from the civilian population to join the team, they are victims of war, and more than anyone else wants to end this unjust fight." β
Delia made a decision on the spot, and what Andre said was right, it was necessary to unite more forces to come in, but the time was more urgent, and it was not possible to be calm.
"There should be no problem on my side, for these ordinary people, my little psionic energy can completely suppress them, and they won't have any objections if they want to follow a psionic knight!" Ed agreed casually, but the interest was not very great.
Since discovering the huge gap in combat power between psionics and ordinary people, he has little interest in taking ordinary people as his subordinates, and like many knights born and raised in this continent, ordinary soldiers are nothing more than occupying land and serving knights in their eyes, and they don't deserve much attention.
"Hmm, maybe Di Liya's star spirit power will change the situation, it depends on the actual performance on the battlefield, and it is still unknown what the result of the blessed ordinary people will be on the psionic power. Ed found himself inevitably with some psionic pride, treating ordinary people as nothing, which was a side effect of great power.
When a person has far more power than his peers, he will naturally ignore the thoughts of others, and Ed warned himself in his heart that this is dangerous, he does not want to become a big demon who thinks he will play with everyone and applaud everyone, and finally be destroyed by the warriors who look down on him.
Andre had a bitter face on the side, Delia's request was not only urgent, but also to recruit people from those civilians who had been injured by mercenaries, the two sides were now on the same footing, and it was already difficult to non-aggression against each other along the way, and now it was a big problem for him to merge them into one armed force.
However, seeing Di Liya looking at him with a sincere face, he thought about it and had to nod and agree.
Seeing this, Di Liya exhaled lightly, bent down and thanked the two: "Thank you for believing in me, Di Liya will definitely work hard not to live up to your expectations!"
"Haha, what are you talking about, this little thing, we are companions, of course the companions who have fought together will not refuse if they can help, do you say?" Ed waved his hand heartily and slapped Andre on the back, in this world, he only believes in his companions, fortunately, with them, he is not lonely.
"Stinky boy, let's go! Time is so tight, come with me, there are still a lot of things, you can talk big when you're done!" Andre was almost stumbled by Ed's growing strength, but fortunately his foundation was not weak, he shook his body, and accepted Delia's thanks calmly with the same face, he knew that if he wanted to have a harvest, he had to pay now, and he might not be able to do it by himself several times like Ed, so he could only work hard in other aspects.
Seeing that it was not early, Andre quickly pulled Ed out of the tent and walked towards the mercenary team.
"Hey, don't pull my clothes, pay attention to the image, I'm also a lord-level now!"
Delia smiled and watched the two of them walk away, feeling very warm in her heart, without the support of her companions, she must have fallen a long time ago.
She held the rune on her chest and prayed, thanking the gods for guiding her to find a companion with whom she could walk.
Then Delia walked out of the camp, surrounded by more than fifty big men, all of whom had been by Diria's side that night and witnessed the miracle with their own eyes, and most of them, except for a few who had just found their relatives and said they were leaving, and most of them swore to the girl that they would always follow and protect her.
"Now we are going to find His Royal Highness Crown Prince Charles, and in his righteousness put an end to this senseless war, drive the invaders back to their own country, and make the people who started the war pay for the suffering of the civilians!" said Delia without hiding anything from those who claimed to be her own soldiers, and told her plan.
She was greeted by cheers of cheers, for the wounds of war have long left civilians bloodied, and no one hates war more than them.
The cheers drew the attention of more civilians around, and more people gathered to listen to what the girl had to say.
"God has given everyone the most powerful power, right in your hearts, now, I will lead you to let ordinary people personally end this damn war with both hands, we may shed blood, we may lose our lives, but when the power of ordinary people bursts out and knocks those shocked lords to the ground, everyone on this continent will know who is the real master!"