When Yuna flew back to Peak City, she was greeted by the deafening cheers of the defenders on the city walls.

Every time the white crow sailed, it always brought victory after victory to Linfeng City, and every time he saw her, people's nervousness about the battle situation on the front line quietly calmed down.

Sure enough, the White Raven then fired a green flare in the air, indicating that the battle on the front line had been won.

Seeing this flare, Evelyn breathed a long sigh of relief and instructed the adjutant beside her: "The war is over, spread the news to the city lord's mansion, and tell everyone in the city the good news." ”

With that, she quickly assembled a force and went out of the city to meet the Knights.

On this side, Yuna landed in the courtyard of the workshop, and Aisha had been waiting for her for a long time, so she went up to help her unload Valkyrie's equipment, and said with a smile:

"Thank you for your hard work, is the battle still going well?"

"It went well." Yuna nodded, "Nolan, they're coming back soon, too." ”

"That's good." Aisha looked at the white raven mask on her face and couldn't help but sigh, "It always feels ...... You're all amazing. ”

She had been living in the peaceful upper town, and she had no idea how brutal the war was taking place outside the city.

But even so, she could feel from the panicked and stormy atmosphere in the city that Linfeng City was experiencing a huge existential crisis.

As an ordinary person, she is powerless to change the status quo of Linfeng City, and her personal strength and will are so fragile and small under the operation of the war machine and the turbulence of the general environment.

But Nolan and Yuna are different, they are also living individuals, even neighbors around her, and they can use their power to truly and powerfully change the environment and change the tide of battle.

The White Raven of Peak City...... To this day, her existence has spread to the streets and alleys, and she has become a well-known and worshiped "idol" during the war.

"May the white ravens take refuge in you."

Whenever the battle outside the city began, the people of the city would always say this with their hands folded and reverently, in order to bless the soldiers on the front line to return victorious, and their homes and relatives to be spared.

When we first met, she was a disabled girl with missing legs, but more than a month later, she was transformed into a beloved white raven, and her existence was as shining as Nolan.

Perhaps, this is also the reason why Nolan chose her in the first place.

She thought as she unfastened the shoulder straps of Yuna's Valkyrie's backpack.

And at that moment, Yuna reached over and gently placed it on the back of her hand.

Aisha raised her head in surprise and met the girl's clear blue eyes.

Unlike the previous impression of being taciturn, this time the girl spoke to her seriously:

"Thank you, Sister Aixia, for helping me so much during this time...... It's great to have you here. ”

From the beginning when she lost her legs, Aisha took care of her for a few days, and after becoming a white raven, Aisha always helped her put on her equipment and maintain her weapons.

Aisha has helped her too much, just like her own sister, although she does not shine with eye-catching light, but she is the most powerful support to support others forward.

The White Raven is not an individual hero, and without the silent efforts and support of Nolan, Rogen, Aisha, and countless craftsmen, this existence would not have been born.

It is also a symbol of the will of Linfeng City, and a banner of Linfeng City's resistance to aggression.

I'm just lucky enough to become an idol who was pushed to the front of the stage while completing my revenge, and it's not a big deal.

Now that her long-cherished wish has been fulfilled, all those who have helped her in the process deserve her most sincere gratitude.

Ai Xia was slightly stunned, and when she heard the girl call herself "sister", her eyes couldn't help but smile into a crooked crescent:

"Hmmm! If there is anything you need my help with in the future, please feel free to wrap it up with me! ”

Yes, everyone has their own things to do and their own direction to work towards.

There is no need to envy the bright moon, fireflies also have their own light.

……

It wasn't until nightfall that the Knights finally cleaned up the battlefield with the follow-up reinforcements and returned to the city together.

Once the fire is lit, it is equally difficult to extinguish, and after the remnants of the La Buses have been wiped out, the aftermath is also a time-consuming and laborious task.

And even if the flames are extinguished, the wounds inflicted on the grasslands by war will not heal easily.

It takes a long time for the scorched land to regain its vitality, and it takes a long time for the population lost in the war to recover.

How to rebuild Linfeng City after the war is still a long and arduous task for the City Lord's Mansion.

"However, this national war has finally come to an end today."

"Forget the rest of your worries for a while, it's worth a whole day of remembrance and celebration." ”

In the carriage escorted by the Knights sat Noren, Ryan, and Evelyn, who were also the three who held the highest power in Peak City at this time.

"I have already instructed the City Lord's Mansion to solemnly welcome the triumph of the Knights, and tomorrow there will be a ceremony to celebrate the victory in the city."

Evelyn admonished, "To make this ceremony even more grand, the White Raven needs to be there at that time, Nolan, don't forget it?" ”

The most striking figure in this war was the white raven, who even the general public who had never been to the battlefield in person had heard the legend of the white raven and seen her flying trail soaring high in the sky.

Her presence at the ceremony is believed to make everyone present excited.

At the same time, after the suicide procession, the City Lord's Mansion also urgently needed this victory to consolidate its prestige.

If the white raven can appear at this time, it will undoubtedly make the people think that the white raven also supports the city lord's mansion, and then turn the love for the white raven into trust in the city lord's mansion.

Nolan nodded, now that he is a member of the City Lord's Mansion, he naturally doesn't mind helping her with this little favor.

Evelyn added: "Of course, you are also a hero who defended Peak City, and when the time comes to participate in the parade, are you interested in standing next to me?" ”

Fundamentally, it was Nolen who had the greatest impact on the war.

The White Raven's equipment was created by Nolan, including the new magic cannon that was later used to defend the city walls and attack strongholds, and these epoch-making alchemical weapons turned the tide of the war completely since their invention.

Without Noren, it is two to say whether Linfeng City can defeat the steppe people in the end, let alone end the war in two months and completely destroy the enemy.

Nolan smiled and said casually: "No, just let the white raven do it, I won't be the conspicuous bag." ”

"As the greatest contributor to the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, you deserve the highest award."

Ryan smiled, "When the time comes, you will sit in the carriage for the ceremony, and when the ceremony is over, we will hold an award ceremony for you in the City Lord's Mansion, please look forward to it!" ”

In this war, the consumption of troops in Linfeng City is not small, and at the moment of civil strife in the empire, I don't know what dangers and challenges will await them in the future.

Therefore, even if the war ended, Noren was an indispensable presence in the City Lord's Mansion, and the strategic-level magic guide he created could make up for the lack of existing combat power in Peak City to a considerable extent.

And by giving him a promotion and knighthood and awarding honors, it is the easiest and most direct way to bind him to Linfeng City.

On the way back, the atmosphere was very relaxed, and when they arrived at Linfeng City, they were greeted by a large number of excited people singing and dancing.

Within a few hours, the news of the victory of the Anti-Japanese War quickly spread throughout Linfeng City, and people rushed out of their homes and onto the streets, pouring out their joy with their relatives and friends.

Among them, the most excited are the homeless refugees whose villages have been looted and burned, which means that they can not only rebuild their homes, but also finally get revenge.

The troops of the Order poured into the city, and on both sides of the road, some scattered flowers, some cheered, some applauded, some laughed, and some wept bitterly with excitement.

Nolan looked at the crowd celebrating in the middle of the carriage and was touched in his heart.

At first, his reason for joining the war was not complicated, it was nothing more than to fulfill the agreement with Yuna, not wanting the city where he lived to be bullied by foreign enemies, and at the same time he was profitable.

But at this moment, so many joyful faces appeared in front of him.

Looking at the flowers they offered to him, he finally had a sense of protecting the lives of thousands of people and accomplishing a great feat.

Correspondingly, there is a heavy responsibility that has never been felt before.

However, this feeling ...... Seems pretty good, too?

The longer he was suppressed, the more he relaxed and the more enthusiastic he became, and the whole city was already boiling, and in the midst of the noisy crowd, Nolan hurriedly got out of the carriage.

Back at the workshop, seeing the lights on in Yuna's bedroom, Nolan pushes the door open and sees her sitting on the bed in a daze.

Because she had returned earlier than Nolan, she had washed off her body of dust and sweat and changed into a set of clean and soft underwear and outer robes.

She didn't wear braids, her soft pale blonde mid-length hair was draped down, and the dim light softened her non-powdered features.

At first glance, it seems that what is sitting here at this time is not an invincible white raven on the battlefield, but just an ordinary girl who has just come out of the bath and is ready to rest.

"Thank you for your hard work today."

Noren got straight to the point, "Tomorrow morning I said that there will be a victory celebration, and then you will wear a white raven mask and fly around the gate of the City Lord's Mansion to cheer for that eldest lady." ”

"Hmm." Yuna nodded, her expression a little absent-minded.

"How." Nolan sat down next to him, "Something?" ”

"No, I just think...... Everything that is happening today is somewhat unreal. ”

Yuna whispered, "During this time, I dreamed about how to fight and how to get revenge. But today, when I finally killed him and avenged my family, I felt like I was ...... Not as happy as I thought it would be.

"When I calmed down, I felt like I was still lost, I felt empty in my heart, and it shouldn't be like this. Nolan, what's wrong with me? ”

"Unreal...... Is it? ”

Nolan sighed, "I also felt this way just now, and when I achieved a goal that was previously unattainable through my own efforts, that sense of unreality that I felt like a world away was indeed quite a novel experience.

"But I'm not confused, on the contrary, I feel very fulfilled, because I know that the results in front of me are just a scenery on my long journey.

"So, if you feel very empty inside, you might as well find another goal for yourself and think about what you want to do in the future, maybe you won't feel lost."

"...... future," Yuna muttered in a daze, momentarily in a trance.

Two months ago, when her family was killed and her legs were severed, the young knight named Yuna Askar was supposed to die that day.

But Noren saved her and gave her "revenge" as a reason to live, and since then, she has lived with all her heart and soul only for this goal.

And now, when the desire for revenge is achieved, she has lost her purpose in life and falls into a state of emptiness again.

The originally planned life plan of "going to the city lord's mansion to work and bringing the family to live together in the city" no longer exists.

She was ready to give everything, even the sacrifice, to defeat the steppe people, but she was still alive after the war.

Since you are alive, life has to go on.

But she couldn't imagine what her future life would be like, and she was even terrified of it.

What should I do?

Where do I go?

"Do you remember our previous agreement?" Nolan asked suddenly.

"Of course I do!" Yuna was afraid that he would be unhappy, so she hurriedly said, "We agreed that I would exchange everything I have for your chance to help me get revenge."

"I thank you, Nolan, really, thanks to you, I can take revenge with my own hands. You have helped me fulfill this wish, and I will definitely keep the promise......

"From now on, I will be your slave."

When the last sentence was spoken, her tone trembled a little.

Looking at her troubled eyes and listening to her slightly trembling voice, Nolan understood what she was afraid of.

During the time when her family was killed, her body was mutilated, and she waited for revenge, she lived a tormented life like hell.

But after the war ended and her revenge was avenged, she looked to the future, only to find that she would have to live a life of a slave in bondage in the future.

In the eyes of the public, slaves are not a good word, unlike free people who are hired by employers, slaves live without privacy, without pay, and are not allowed to live independently from their slave owners.

To put it bluntly, slaves are appendages of slave owners, and they have no free will to be born as human beings, and they can only be submissive in the future, regardless of whether they are abused or what they are subjected to.

From the modern point of view of Nolan, this is indeed tantamount to a hellish life.

In this way, Yuna is discovering that her future life is just going from one hell to another, so she feels empty and confused?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but fall silent.

After a while, he suddenly asked, "You...... Do you regret it? ”

Hearing this abrupt questioning, Yuna was slightly stunned, and knew that it was Nolan who would be wrong, so she quickly shook her head vigorously and said, "No, it's not like this, I-"

When the words came to her lips, she couldn't speak.

She is the head of the Knight Academy, she is the undefeated White Raven, and she is so shining and powerful in the eyes of outsiders.

But she knows better than anyone that she's not strong.

Her desire to be the chief was expected by her parents; Her motivation to continue living and avenge her family was given by Nolan.

Unlike Nolan, she was born with a lack of strong desires.

She is just a fragile shell, without the support and guidance of others, she is like a ghost, just floating in the world, not really alive.

And when the family that had been supporting her died, Nolan replaced her to fill the void in her heart.

During this time of revenge, Nolan became her only support, he was always firm and confident, and always guided her to do the right thing.

For a sixteen-year-old girl, it was he who took her through the most difficult period of her life, which made her gradually attracted and began to look forward to it.

But when she gradually realized the gap between herself and Nolan, she couldn't help but struggle and pain in her heart.

She is willing to be Nolan's slave because it is a promise.

At the same time, she knew that Enolon's character would not abuse her, and he had never forced her to do anything.

In fact, during the time she lived in the workshop, she lived well, and the status of "slave" was virtually non-existent.

Originally, she didn't care about the false names of identity, but now deep down she began to resist, not because it was humiliating, but because she had another unspeakable reason-

She liked him.

He was the one who got her to her feet, enlightened her when she was most helpless, and communicated with her soul when she first joined the battlefield and faced the enemy alone.

The time she enjoyed the most was when she was flying freely in the sky, with the whirring wind in her ears and the words he said to herself in her heart.

Every word he passed to himself in the soul link was quietly nourishing his parched mind, and his will was piling up and filling her empty container.

We can communicate with our souls, we have the same mind, and it is clear that I can be so close to you.

But I have never been able to touch you.

Because I am your slave, our relationship is not equal.

You can have me, but I can't have you to myself.

So you'll have a better choice, whether it's noble Evelyn or gentle Eshar.

They're all better suited to be your partner than I am.

When I realized this, I deliberately didn't think about it, and instead devoted all my energy to revenge.

But with the end of the war and the dust settled, I had to face the brutal truth again.

There is nothing left in my world, and only you are left in my world.

It's just you, Nolan.

You are the only desire I have in this life.

You are my unattainable lover.

You are my mirage in hell.

This is a chapter that was going to be updated yesterday, because it's important to stay up late and polish until now, and it's even late, sorry, there's another chapter tonight.

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