Chapter 68: The Story
Jiang Mo looked at Dracula with an interested expression, quietly waiting for him to tell his story.
And Dracula didn't care about him this time, wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, tidied up his neckline, and began to talk slowly.
"When I was young, I was a fellow villager with Nord, and at that time we were very innocent, and everyone's wish was to have a beautiful wife, and the family could occasionally eat meat."
As he spoke, Dracula grimaced with a nostalgic expression.
And as his words slowly fell, the surrounding environment also changed.
The table was still the same table, but the surrounding restaurants had turned back into a fog.
In the midst of the mist, two young men appeared.
They didn't seem to see, nor could they touch everything where Jiang Mo and the others were, they just walked around.
And the surrounding fog has also turned into a beautiful village.
With the appearance of the village, the figures of the two men condensed by the fog became clearer, and their movements became more fluid.
Jiang Mo looked over carefully, and one of them had facial features similar to Dracula, which was exactly what he looked like when he was young.
The other had blurred facial features and could only see a cloud of mist.
Don't think about it, it must be Nord himself.
Looking at everything around him like an ordinary 3D movie, Jiang Mo also felt novelty.
You can smell the flowers and hear the birds, and it's like you're there.
"But that day, the flames of war reached my homeland, and everything we had was plundered by the bandits"
As soon as the conversation turned, Dracula's voice took on a hint of heaviness.
And the surrounding area has also become a war-torn appearance.
Houses are burning, children are crying, and well-dressed soldiers are plundering the riches.
"After the war, looking at the burned hometown, each of us was unwilling to be enslaved, and under the leadership of Nord, we began to resist"
Then, the man who could not see his facial features walked to each of the burned villages and gave one speech after another.
And with his speech, the people behind him gathered more and more, and gradually became a large team.
Some of them had sticks in their hands, some of them had dung forks, and their clothes were patched.
However, Jiang Mo saw a firm belief in their eyes, and some light flashed in the eyes of each of them.
"In the process of rebellion, we were favored by a lord, who would later be my father-in-law"
"He admired our spirit, provided us with excellent equipment and money, and even had his servants join our ranks"
"With his support, our team began to grow larger, and all the people around us who were oppressed and exploited spontaneously joined us"
As he spoke, a richly dressed lord appeared before them.
Then they changed into fine armor, rode tall horses, and carried fine weapons in their hands.
Then, in the thick fog, they were joined by poorly dressed people.
Their ranks are also starting to grow.
"In this process, we shouted our own slogans, constantly gathered the team, and hoarded strength"
Once again, the fog transforms into a giant map.
The map resembles a giant peony, but with flags of various colors.
Soon, Jiang Mo found their flag in the lower right corner of the map.
That flag was similar to the flag of the Nord Empire that Jiang Mo knew, and it was recognizable at a glance.
"Gradually, some wandering magicians heard our story and began to join our team."
"With their joining, the strength of our team has grown rapidly, and we have the capital to compete with the best."
"We started to beat the weaker opponents in our neighborhood, absorbing everything from them and improving our strength"
On the map, Jiang Mo could clearly see that the flags of the Nord Empire were constantly replacing all kinds of other flags around him.
Entrenched in a large area, and at the same time, other forces are constantly being swallowed up.
In the end, there were only four or five flags left on the map to confront each other.
"In the end, when we had the strength to win, our development was at a bottleneck"
"The magic brought by mages is very useful, but their numbers are scarce, and we are the weakest of all the forces"
"We're back looking at the people who call themselves scientists."
"Their technology is really good, and it helped us break through that bottleneck."
"With their help, we got to the decisive battle"
The map changes again, and only two flags are left on the entire map.
A green eagle's banner splits the entire map with the Nord Empire's flag.
"It's a pity that we are close in strength, and it will be a bad win for either side"
"We tried to reconcile with each other, but they were rejected"
"In desperation, we had to seek new strength"
"Under the guidance of an old man, we found a god-like power in the depths of the sea"
The scene shifts to Dracula, who follows an old man and explores a ruin.
After many difficulties, they discovered a mysterious statue.
The statues are like gods, but they are full of evil.
But in their eyes, it looks like a treasure.
"With this force, we eliminated our opponents overnight and succeeded in unifying the country"
"But because of this, we discovered the horror of that power."
"The source of that power is intensely polluted, and their very bodies seem to be asleep"
"And our actions with the help of their power have also alarmed them, and this has also buried the root of the bane for future generations."
At this, Dracula let out a long sigh.
And the fog around it is constantly changing.
Nord led the people in the rituals, and seemed to be blessed by some special power.
Then, overnight, they were blessed and hit each other's base camp.
In the footage of that battle, the blessed soldiers seem to be possessed by gods.
Not only can it unleash all kinds of magic, but it is also completely immune to enemy magic.
In this way, overnight, Nord and they defeated their opponents.
Then the picture turned, and it was the scene of Nord's ascension to the throne.
Among them, singing and dancing are leveled, and everyone sings and dances.
However, what made Jiang Mo curious was that he didn't find the figures of those soldiers who had made great contributions in the final battle.
"After unifying the country, we tried our best to build the Nord Empire into the most powerful empire"
"But God doesn't fulfill people's wishes"
"Any power has a price"
"Change starts with me"
"I started to get lethargic gradually"
"I became increasingly indistinguishable from night and day"
"The body is starting to become dreamy, too"
"Visited countless famous doctors to no avail"
"Even the things around me have been assimilated"
"In the end, I became like this, and I could only live in a dream with everything around me"
"As for the future, I don't know"
After listening to his story, Jiang Mo showed a meaningful look.
"The story is well told"