Chapter 55: The Flying Cross Flag (I)
The morning breeze was blowing, and the warm light shone on the ancient and wild land of Hantu, and on the road between the mountains and forests, there was a team slowly advancing on this slightly wide road under the bright sun.
As the origin of civilization in the eastern part of the world of Turin, this land has always been an extremely closed world, but full of dangers - ancient hills, dense forests, swamps make this land difficult to survive, and the wild beasts and monsters that live in the wilderness make the people of this land in danger from beginning to end.
And in this land so barren and extremely difficult, there is still a desirable fertile land - the city of Hantu bordering the north to the east, and the green river valley bordering the south to the west, both are rich places, and they are also the only land that has received the civilization of Turin, and the Hantu hidden in the dense forests of mountains and rivers is still a land full of barbarism and blood.
Only one such road can cross the entire green valley and enter the real "Han Land". And at this moment, the convoy that is shuttling on this road is moving forward. A bright red red cross flag on a black background fluttered in the wind, and more than a dozen heavily armed knights led the way, protecting the safety of the entire convoy along the way.
In other words, to protect an extremely important "important person...... Marco Tasker, who was sitting in the carriage, held his chin and looked at the blonde girl at the front of the group with a tired expression.
Dressed in a military uniform, Allen, who was carrying a long sword, simply tied his long pale blonde hair into a ponytail, and his beautiful heroic posture was at the front of the entire queue from beginning to end, holding high the red cross flag on a black background in his hand to guide the direction of the entire team, so that the most elite knights in the team had to gather around her to protect the young lady's every move.
Although it seemed to the silver-haired wizard that this was simply adding to the chaos—the best place for the young lady to be in the safety of the carriage was rather than to walk in the front like a knight and many people had to delay their work to protect her, but I had to admit it. Marco did find a lot of "light" in Allen's body, and he vaguely understood why Edward attached so much importance to this woman.
There is really something very attractive about her, which makes people can't help but look up and take care of her. To cherish it, not because of how beautiful she is, but because of something that cannot be said directly - maybe this is the charm of a special woman, right?
Even just looking at her made the silver-haired wizard "ashamed of himself"—it was the person who saw the person who could only appear in the "Glorious Proverbs", standing so alive in front of him!
Just when he couldn't help but sigh a few words, the figure had suddenly rushed towards him, startling Marco, and quickly sat down, and saw Allen's expression blinking with excitement and blue eyes and saying, "Mr. Tasker." We're still a little short of the Green Valley Fortress, and it's been three days since we left the last town. ”
"Uh...... You don't have to use honorific titles on me, Miss Allen. Marco quickly waved his hand, and said with a smile on his face, "It shouldn't be far—because we have spared a long way, so it may be a little later than Lord Edward, but not too much, just walk along the river, and we will be able to see the watchtower of the fortress at noon today." You might even run into a patrolling cavalry!"
"That's good, that's good. He nodded sharply. Alan nodded to Marco with respect, and then rode back to the front of the group, an anxious look almost written on her face. Even just looking at it made the silver-haired wizard feel a little sour vinegar.
It's okay, I already have mine anyway, so there's nothing sad about it...... Marco had no choice but to comfort himself. But when he turned around, he saw the hostile eyes of a certain little maid, and the incessant muttering "When will I see Edward...... It's full of tears of jealousy.
But soon, the expression of the silver-haired wizard with a "tragic" face changed to a different one, especially when he remembered that he had come before. The "cold reception" he received when he passed through those towns made the smile on his lips much more playful, and the face under his pale face was full of strange expressions.
He was even more looking forward to seeing Edward Wetwood than Allen.
Along the ancient river, the procession of swallowtail flags held high finally saw the ancient fortress in the wilderness before evening, and the frustration that had been angry because of the fatigue along the way was immediately swept away, and cheered loudly.
As they passed through the wasteland, they were shocked by another scene—the whole wasteland was littered with corpses, and the blood that stained almost all the dead grass red—and anyone could see what a terrible battle had just taken place in this land.
Allen, who was already very urgent, immediately quickened the pace of the entire team, and when he arrived at the fortress of the Green River Valley, the city gate was actually opened!
The nervous Alan didn't even think about it anymore, and rushed into the gate of the fortress with his war horse, and before he could turn over from his war horse, he was hugged by a black shadow coming from behind!
"Let go of your hand!" The blonde girl who screamed almost instinctively put her right hand on the hilt of the sword at her waist, but she never wanted to be taken away directly by the other party, and the whole person was helplessly hugged by that guy, and couldn't move at all: "Let go, you damn ......"
Before Allen shouted out, the delicate red lips were directly blocked by the other party. At this time, the frightened blonde girl really saw clearly who the guy who was holding her was, and her originally angry face immediately flushed with pink, and she was so excited that she was even trembling all over her body, let alone moving.
"You damn bastard, don't hurry up and let me go. Although he was using an angry tone, Allen's voice was so subtle that only mosquitoes could hear it clearly, and the blonde girl who was already hot was already struggling, and even moving became a "luxury", and she didn't have the strength to resist this "damned" guy at all.
"Why do you have to leave alone, why do you have to leave me alone to worry about you. Have you, selfish and arrogant, ever really thought about anyone else, for me?!"
"Do you know how scared those knights are every day of not knowing your whereabout......s? It's so selfish to worry about you, Radiant Cross is on top, how can there be such a selfish guy as you?!"
Word by word, Alan kept babbling, as if he wanted to say all the words, and kept chattering all the time, but Edward's face was smiling calmly from beginning to end, and he quietly listened to Alan read out all the words she wanted to say, sentence by sentence.
But this kind of performance made his "little wife" ashamed: "Look at your self-righteous appearance, you are taking me for a fool again, aren't you? In your eyes, I am so funny, so that you can play tricks on ...... at will."
"Of course, there's nothing that makes me happier than teasing my lovely little wife. Edward laughed back with some sarcasm: "But in this world, it's just me...... It's only me who can do this, and no one but me can touch half a hair of dear Alan!"
"Of course, I can also promise you - we will never be separated, and from this day forward we will face the whole land together, face those terrible enemies, face our common future, and a new future. ”
"From now on—the inauguration ceremony of the new Battle Banner Regiment is about to begin!" )