The capital of the Dark Province - Dark City.

The sky is sunny and the cool breeze is gentle.

In the small living room in the backyard of the Governor's Palace, the three wives of the Governor were entertaining a scholar from the Holy Capital. Two well-dressed teenagers crouched under the window outside, listening carefully to the conversation of several people inside.

“...... So that's how you offended Zuo Xiang! Dean Lorenzo, it's really surprising!" After listening to the words of the former president of the Royal Academy of the Holy Capital, Lady Flora smiled and said to the guest, "Zuo Xiang's strength is too small. ”

"Ladies Filin, frankly, I know that I am an old stubborn. Dean Lorenzo's voice sounded quite helpless: "But I just can't change it, and when I see things that are not in line with etiquette, I will always blame myself and blame myself...... It is very likely that it will offend you later for this reason. ”

"How so, Dean Lorenzo. It used to be because we didn't know about you, but now we know it's a great thing about you!" said Lady Kelly Rhona, who seemed to have a straightforward personality.

"Thank you, Lady Kelly. The dean said, "I hope I don't lose my life again by angering someone with this merit." ”

"No, Mr. Dean. Cohen: When he's angry, the most he's going to say out loud is to say a few words to you. Lady Winsley whispered, "As you will understand over time, Cohen never hides what he likes and dislikes, but that's about it. Trust me, he won't do anything to you. ”

Under the window outside the small living room, a black-haired young man snorted coldly in his heart.

"I hope so. ”

"That's right, Dean Lorenzo. Madame Felin said, "May I ask you a question?"

Maybe you're the only one in the entire Dark Province who can answer me. “

"Madame Filin, may you ask!" Dean Ben's eyes lit up when he looked a little tired. The whole person immediately became emotional: "Answering people's questions - this is the value of my life in the world!"

"Then forgive me for taking the plunge. Please ask Dean Lorenzo. Philene hesitated: "You know, a man can marry several women at the same time...... What's more, while also paying attention to other women. Do you think that's reasonable?"

The two young men under the window glanced at each other, and both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

"Ma'am, please give me a moment to think. The dean said: "This question is more complicated, and it is divided into several parts...... Right away, right away!"

"It's okay, you think slowly. Madame Winsley stood up and poured Dean Lorenzo's glass with red wine.

"Before that. Let me start by saying that I have only one wife. Finally, the dean spoke: "I will try to evaluate this matter fairly." ”

The three ladies nodded slightly, not interrupting the dean's words.

"First of all, let's start with the reality. As far as the entire continent is concerned, at present, because of the brutal war and famine...... In particular, the population of the war has plummeted, and the number of people who participated in the war and labor was all men, and a large number of people who died in these activities were also men, and the cumulative number of women over the years has created a reality that far outnumbered men. The dean paused at this point, as if he had taken a sip of red wine: "So, who will feed these extra women?"

Obviously, the empires can't do it. Therefore, the law and customs allow and even encourage men to marry more wives. As long as a man has the ability to support them, he can marry as many women as he wants. “

Under the window, the dark-haired young man gave a thumbs up to another young man.

"Let's put that aside and talk about it from the perspective of men and women. What makes a good man, what makes a good woman?" The dean of the Royal Academy is not for nothing, everything is said in one set: "The standard of a good man is to be loyal to his family and his beliefs, and if he is also a noble official, he must be loyal to the empire and the emperor...... It can be seen that a good man carries too many responsibilities. And being a good woman is not so complicated, and the responsibility of women is only to sacrifice a little sense of self to do their best to help their husband do his duty......"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Dean, but I'm interrupting you. Madame Felin frowned slightly: "Why should women sacrifice themselves?

"Yes, of course women have souls, and we never deny that. Note, however, that self-awareness is not the same as the soul. The dean did not express any dissatisfaction because his words were interrupted: "Not to mention that it is not only women who are sacrificed, men have to pay much more than women! He has to serve his family, even his wives, and he has to be loyal to the empire and the emperor, and in between, men may still pay the price of their lives! Isn't this a sacrifice? In the face of such sacrifices, do women still have the right to demand that men spend their whole lives and energy watching and caring for themselves? Obviously, this is very unreasonable......

"But...... Women and men do not sacrifice exactly the same thing. Madame Fillen retorted: "It is not entirely reasonable for you to say so. ”

"Okay, let's use the relationship between women and men now. The dean was speechless, and he had the posture of making any move you wanted: "A woman's sacrifice is only for her husband, while a man's sacrifice is to ensure that his wives and their children are fed, and to protect them from harm." Comparatively speaking, it is still men who pay more. ”

"Why do women have to sacrifice for men, and not the other way around?" asked Lady Kelly.

"It seems that I didn't explain it clearly, in fact no one forces a woman to sacrifice anything for a man, but a wife must sacrifice for her husband. The dean said, "If a woman is not willing to sacrifice for her husband, then it is better not to be his wife." Now that she has become his wife, she has this responsibility. ”

"What about love?" said Lady Winsley, who had been listening quietly, "Is it true that after becoming husband and wife, there is only responsibility and sacrifice, and no love?"

"Of course there is love, and a true gentleman will grasp the scale of love very skillfully. The dean laughed: "He will determine the status of every wife by the scale of love, so that she does not have to be oppressed by other wives." It is precisely because of love that a gentleman is still trying his best to take care of each one of them when he has multiple wives - and managing the relationship between all wives is also part of a husband's sacrifice...... If you see a gentleman's house looks like a colosseum. That would make sure he had no love for his wives at all. He is not qualified to call himself a qualified gentleman!"

Including the two people outside the window. Everyone was stunned by Dean Lorenzo's words, and there was no reaction for a long time.

"Is that so?" sighed Madame Felin, "but you are still very unwilling! Do you think that the gentlemen of the present day really understand what you are saying?"

"I'm not sure, ma'am. At least I didn't think I could have a good relationship between two wives, so I only had one wife. "And in this morally corrupt environment, we can't afford to demand that men follow the rules. Any truth can be abused by fallen men to disguise their pleasure-loving nature in a high-sounding way. ”

"Really......"

"As far as I can see, it is no longer necessary for men to marry multiple wives for the sake of passing on their children or to relax their tired body and mind. The dean shook his head and said, "They will even coerce and snatch beautiful women at will." It is shameless to use all kinds of methods to discard them after they have possessed and enjoyed them!"

"Mr. Dean, we don't say anything else. Filine asked, "What did you just say about passing on the heirs......

I think I can understand, but what is it to relax the tired body and mind?"

"I'm sorry, I didn't explain it clearly. The dean said apologetically: "That's right, although the more beautiful and beautiful a man is, the better, but the more important thing is that he likes it." Imagine when a tired man comes home, he sees beautiful things, hears soft sounds, and touches ...... Oh. Forgive me for my carelessness......

In this way, will his tired body and mind be able to recover better and faster?"

The three ladies were silent.

"In fact, these women behind should no longer use wives. Instead, it should be called a concubine. The dean said, "Except for the love of their husbands, they are only higher than the maids and inferior to the wives." I explain it like this, do the three ladies understand?"

"It's terrible!" said Lady Winsley, "is this love?"

Yes, this is not only in the category of love but also in the system. As with an empire, a relationship between two or more people requires a system to sustain it. The dean said: "If this is not the case, a cruel fate awaits the women, and this system, which has been handed down since ancient times, naturally has its own reasonableness." ”

"Understood, thank you, Mr. Dean. Mrs. Fehrin decided to interrupt the conversation, and she felt that it would only hurt to listen to it any longer, at least Winsley and Kelly had been confused by the dean's words: "Thank you very much for being here......

Hearing that the three ladies began to see off the guests, the two young men under the window immediately crept away, and from their nimble and skillful movements, it seemed that they had done this kind of eavesdropping on a regular basis.

The Sibia Empire is located in the mildest climate on the entire continent, so it will not feel cold during the winter, and many Sibian citizens will not understand how it can "snow" in other places throughout their lives

This kind of thing.

And so the New Year passed.

These days, the Dark City has been much more lively. The townspeople could see the army training every day, and they had been training it since the Governor had returned, in a strange way and with a lot of officers. In one corner of the city, black smoke rises from the weapons workshops of the dwarven craftsmen, and the sound of striking metal is heard from morning to night. And the tallest building in the Doge's Palace, the magic lights on it were almost inextinguished......

After a month of going on like this, it finally stopped. On the first of February, the citizens were surprised to find that the army had stopped training. All the soldiers were dressed in uniforms that they had never seen before, and they lined up neatly on both sides of the avenue leading from the governor's palace to the city gates before dawn, and no officer scolded them as they had done in their previous training, but the soldiers stood in a neat and dignified manner...... Even the most unserious wingman soldiers in the citizens' impressions stood upright one by one.

The gates of the Doge's Palace opened, one white and one black, and the two handsome horses at the front appeared with broken steps.

The man on the white horse was clinging to a helmet, wearing a silver armor, a long sword at his waist, and a special rune on the gilded scabbard...... Beneath the blonde hair is a smiling face that radiates brilliance. This is one of the two god-like knights of the Sbia Empire. His Royal Highness Prince Fichette.

Accompanying Prince Fichette was a dark horse. The knight above was dressed in black, black armor, and a black cape. Although he pulled down the visor from his helmet to hide himself, the black iron knife on his back still revealed his identity - he was another god knight of the Empire, the Governor of the Dark Province, Cohen Kaida.

They seemed to have something on their minds, and paid no attention to the long list of officials who followed them, and the two of them put their heads together and whispered something to themselves, and the Governor did not even pay attention to his three wives.

Except for these two. The whole team remained silent and walked all the way to the city gates.

"Stop!" Governor Cohen raised his hand upwards, "Stop!"

"Are you idle today?" he turned to the officials behind him and said, "It's okay for such a big province to let you do it? Get out, get back to work for me!"

The officials in the back blinked, not understanding why the Governor was angry again. However, no one dared to disobey the governor's order, and everyone immediately turned around and ran...... They were afraid that the odd-tempered governor might really have to "roll" all the way back to work if he slowed down a little bit.

"I said brother, let's go our separate ways here!" Cohen Al Al said to Fichette beside him, "Crow is going to the Holy Capital, and Baiyun is going to the Coalition Army." We're not on the way!"

"Okay! Be careful when you get to the coalition forces, at least stay alive and come back to me. His Highness Fichette said, "This is what you promised me. ”

"Got it! You're so verbose right now. Like a woman!" Cohen Kaida waved his hand, "But Crow, I'll miss you, hehe!"

As soon as I arrived in the Holy Capital, I told my father that I wanted to choose a concubine. His Royal Highness Fichette shook his head again and again: "Baiyun, don't think about me anymore......"

"I say two," said Philine Rhona on one side, smiling, "are you friends or lovers?" ”

"Alright, alright!" Cohen Cada snapped his helmet, "That's it!"

I'm relieved to have three dear wives to look after ......."

"Take care all the way!"

"Remember to choose a beautiful concubine!"

"Cohen, you're not allowed to look at other women on the road!"

......

Under the dark city gates, with this ordinary farewell, a history of turmoil begins.

Its ending is unexpected even by gods and demons. No, it should be that even the gods and demons dare not think about it......

Hailt!"

"Yes!"

"How long will it take to get to the Divine Coalition headquarters?" I looked up at the dim sky, "It's getting dark!"

"According to the map given to us by the coalition forces," Helt pointed ahead, "there should be a military station at the foot of the hill not far ahead, and a little further there is the coalition military headquarters, which will arrive tonight!"

"Okay, you take a few people to the military station to prepare first. I nodded and said, "The horses need to rest, and after drinking the water, we'll go to the military headquarters." 」

"Yes!" Helt saluted me, leading a dozen men on horseback.

My luck has not been very good these days, and it started to rain as soon as I left the country. Because it was spring, the rain was not heavy but it was endless, and the officers who accompanied them had to wear cold and wet clothes every day, but fortunately they had been tested for a long time when they were still soldiers, and no one complained along the way. The mud of the road was even more terrible, and the horses had to use a little effort to pull their hooves out of the mud.

I was wearing the black armor that Princess Lirita had given me - the one that came with my own cape, and it was strange that it wouldn't get wet from the rain. And no matter what I do with it, this suit of armor and cape is neither dirty nor bad. In order to test the performance of this set of armor, I even threw it into the fire to roast it, and the result was that the armor was fine, but the fire was inexplicably extinguished┅┅I had never heard that armor could be used to extinguish fires, and I didn't understand what it was, so I used fire to roast it every day for ten days or so, and the result was still the same. No matter how much fire I use, it looks like a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water. Helt said that the armor became darker the more it was baked, but I didn't think it really changed.

By the time they entered the station, Helt and the others had already built a warm bonfire, and after a long march in such ghostly weather, there was nothing more enjoyable than sitting and drinking a sip of hot soup.

The officers were ordered to hand over their horses to the soldiers in charge of the horses in the barracks, and then sat down by the campfire in an orderly manner, joking with each other and resting with water.

I led a few men around the campfire. It's said to be a patrol, but it's just a pat on the head of this and a kick on the ass of that ┅┅ is the so-called pat full of vitality, and a kick is a hundred times more energetic!

At first, I did it for some fun, but then these guys got hooked. In particular, there are a few addicts who will find all kinds of excuses to dangle around me if I forget to kick them one day, and they will look uncomfortable. As soon as I go over and "snap" twice, they will be normal in no time.

In the eyes of others, we can say that it is a very peculiar team, all more than a thousand people are officers and not a single soldier. Although these guys were small soldiers not long ago, they are now real officers, and their names are written on the officer roster of the Imperial Military Department of Spia!

It can be said that these more than 1,000 officers are a force that I should be proud of, and they are the essence of the entire dark army. Naturally, the command of combat skills is first-class, but the most valuable point is that the thinking is more inclined to my model. As my subordinate, it is especially important to understand my intentions and work well with me. It's just that they are very different in shape.

From what I've observed along the way, the composition of the officers in the other units is basically all human, and the officers of different races are only a tiny minority. Like my troops, almost half of the officers are of different races. For other high-ranking generals, it was difficult to let these alien officers command the battle, or to let them stay quietly in the camp and not fight.

So we went all the way, and almost no one wanted to walk with us, as if we were crawling with lice. That's fine, if they want to go with me, I'm too troublesome!

"Sir!" a winged lieutenant came running over, "The horses are all drunk, should you leave for duty now?"

"Let's go!" I nodded and said, "Go to the military headquarters early, maybe you can find a bed or something┅┅"

"Yes! He turned to the star officer.

In any respect, the military headquarters is a very pompous place, and the people in it are also very stinky. And I promised Fichette that I would not mess around in the coalition forces, so I only brought a dozen officers with me to report for duty.

Less than an hour from the station, we saw a manor house surrounded by large tents, which was the temporary office of the Allied Army Headquarters. I heard that in a large city near the boundary between gods and demons, there is a larger military headquarters under construction. (To be continued......)