Chapter 47: The Grace of the King
"All the treasures are yours!?" Riel's eyes widened again.
"Surprised?" Ashley Hill glanced at him, "The victor of the war naturally has the right to take everything from the other side. ”
"Oh my god...... "Riel muttered, "how many battles are going to be won in that case......
"How many? This king is not interested in remembering such boring things. Ashley Hill scribbled in reply, ignoring them.
It's getting dark.
After walking a little further, they came to a relatively open area. The dwellings here are even more sparse.
"The place near here will be given to you to dwell in. Ashley Hill casually pointed to the ground and said, "Tomorrow the king will send someone to guide you in the construction of a new house, and will also inform each of you about the amount of wasteland that you are allowed to reclaim, and you will need to report your house, land, and personal information within three days." As for tonight, you can find a casual home to stay overnight, and no one will refuse. ”
With that, he turned around and was about to leave.
Several people were a little confused...... Ashley Hill's words seemed to be a gift to his people......
Remembering his commanding tone when he was in the Usin Mountains before, Alan suddenly became a little nervous.
"Wait a minute!" Alan quickly stopped him, "Uh, did you misunderstand something...... We don't plan to stay here for long!"
Ashley Hill froze in place when he heard this, and then slowly turned around.
"This king is not mistaken. He said lightly, "You can't leave here anymore." ”
"Can't leave again!?" Allen's heart tightened, "Why!?"
Ashley Hill's words startled the crowd.
"Because you know the secrets of the Dragon's Nest and the King......," he said, "there are enough people who come every year to disturb the dragons, and letting you go will only cause more trouble." ”
"But we broke in by accident!" argued Allen, "we are misled and victims!"
"Yes, the king knows that you are unintentional and victims. "But whether intentionally or not, the result is that you go in there and know all this......
Several people were speechless.
"This may seem to be an accident for inexplicable reasons, but in fact it may be something that is destined to happen...... "it is your ......destiny So you owe it to your fate. ”
"What...... Fate is not fate!" Rare didn't understand at all, and shouted, "It's just an excuse for you to keep us locked up here!"
"Huh...... Excuses?" Ashley Hill smiled contemptuously, "Do you need such an excuse to speak to you?"
At this point, Riel was completely speechless.
There was a moment of silence.
"Of course, you can't leave if you have to......," said Ashley Hill, pulling out a bottle and a few glasses.
He shook his finger and instructed the bottle to pour a few glasses of water and deliver it to the men.
"Drink it, and the king will let you go. Ashley Hill said coldly.
"What is this?" Alan asked.
If you only look at it with the naked eye, this cup is filled with some ordinary water, but when you put it in front of your nose and smell it, there is a strange smell wafting out.
"From the Fountain of Oblivion. Ashley Hill said, "I wasn't going to give it to you right now." ”
"Forgotten Spring?" Alan was stunned. I've never heard of it, but just hearing the name makes me feel extraordinary.
"When you drink it, you will forget all the memories you had...... Of course, all worries will also be left behind. ”
"What are you kidding!" Riel had planned to drink it in order to be able to leave, and immediately threw the cup on the ground when he heard this, "Doesn't that mean that we have been in vain for more than ten years before!?"
"That's right, in vain. Ashley Hill was expressionless, "But on the other hand, it also cleanses your soul and gives you a chance to be a new person." ”
Ashley Hill's words were not unreasonable, and everyone fell into deep thought.
"Actually, you may have noticed that there are many outsiders who live here......, in addition to my people who have followed me in the first place," said Ashley Hill, "and most of them have chosen to drink the Oblivion. ”
Hearing this, Alan looked around, and suddenly understood why the atmosphere here was so silent, and there was so little communication between people...... Because of memory loss, they don't have much to say to each other.
"Some of them have been left here because of family changes or many other misfortunes, and some of them are treasure hunters who have gone to the Dragon's Valley in search of treasure and have lived here since I rescued them. "Either way, they all chose the same way in order not to be bogged down by their troubles." ”
"For the sake of ...... Don't be bogged down by worries......" Alan muttered.
Ashley Hill's words did touch some sensitive places in his heart......
"Isn't man born to be happy?" said Ashley Hill, "and who wants to live in misery all day?"
Yes, people exist to pursue happiness...... Alan looked at the cup in his hand while reflecting on this sentence, and felt the urge to drink the cup of forgotten water in one go.
But he eventually held back. He could feel the mood of the men as they drank it......
No matter how much pain and misfortune a person has experienced in his memory, there will always be some sweetness, and these sweet memories will become his most precious things...... Once you drink this glass of water, your troubles will indeed disappear, but the most precious joys, those happy pasts, will also disappear with you......
This struggle before choosing to drink this glass of water may be a pain in itself.
"But...... Don't you think this is too cruel......" Alan hesitated for a moment and said, "Many of them have to choose this way because they can't leave here and don't want to endure the torture of missing their family and not being able to contact and see each other again......"
"Cruel?" Ashley Hill was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Did you make a mistake?"
Alan looked at him a little confused, and didn't say a word.
"You see, I didn't ask them to come here, and I didn't force them to drink the water...... It's all their own will. After finally laughing enough, Ashley Hill said lightly, "And I gave them a second life...... If I hadn't come to their rescue, their lives would have ended long ago. They owe their allegiance to me. ”
Alan was stunned...... Ashley Hill was right, it really didn't have much to do with him. Whether it is the refugees who emigrated here, or the treasure hunters who came to hunt for treasure and were eventually rescued by him, the path they took was up to them......
And the reason why Ashley Hill gave them this kind of advice may also be because he didn't want to see them immersed in the past and pain all day long.
"I don't need them to be grateful to me, I just want to see them live the rest of their lives here. "And this cup of forgotten water is the greatest gift this king can give them......
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