"So, Lord Richard has entrusted you with the task of managing the territory...... What are you going to do, Will?"

“...... Anyway, can you tell me about the current situation?"

The next day, when Richard left with Cohen, Ink Shadow went to the room Cohen had left for Will.

Ink Shadow took a deep breath, he carefully calculated the information he had gathered yesterday, looked at Will, and slowly spoke.

"When winter came, because of Lord Richard's warning, Lord Cohen gathered most of the Holy Clans stationed in the Warcraft Forest very early, leaving only some people there to keep the camp running at a minimum. Counting the Holy Clans who withdrew from there, there were a total of 37,271 people in Deya City, and when those who came from their homeland were more than 10,000, there were almost 50,000 people in our territory. ”

"We didn't have much food to stock up on for this harsh winter. In addition, before leaving, Lord Richard instructed us not to deliberately control the food ration in the early stage, in case others would contact us about this harsh winter. Therefore, after those Holy Clans from the old homeland came to Ivey Province, we only had half of the food left!"

"As for now...... Last night I took my men to the granary...... I found that there was not much food left, and even if it was distributed at a minimum, it would only be enough for the next three days...... This was still after Lord Cohen led his men to the Forest of Warcraft and hunted some Warcraft in the cold wind...... Otherwise, ten days before we return, I'm afraid that there will be a starvation death in Deya City......"

Ink Shadow was talking heavily, while Will was looking down in thought, when suddenly he raised his head and asked with some confusion.

"Wait, in the previous seven years, I remember every year, a batch of grain was stored, that ......"

"Didn't the grain be stored, Will, it was the Council of Elders who took it...... Master Richard was afraid that you would be angry, and he never told you these things. ”

Before Moying could finish speaking, Will stood up with a gloomy face.

"Greedy maggots!"

"Calm down!Will! What we need to do now is to find a way to keep the people from starving to death as much as possible! and, moreover, to maintain order here...... You know, Lord Richard was very tolerant of his people, and that led to that, there were a lot of ...... Well, Master Cohen has punished a lot of people before. ”

Murray tried her best to comfort Will, and after seeing him calm down, she began to resume her statement...... He always felt that Will had changed a little...... But he couldn't say it.

"In short, we only have three days of food left. ”

“...... Is there any other way to do that, for example, to hunt in the Beast Forest...... In winter, most of those Warcraft are hibernating, and Warcraft Forest should be relatively safer, we just need to find some sleeping Warcraft there...... Moreover, aren't there fish in Deya Freshwater Lake?"

"But Master Cohen has tried all those methods before! And have you forgotten how strong the wind was to return to camp! It was precisely because of the lack of food supplies that Master Richard and Master Cohen went south to collect food! Will, what's wrong with you? I feel like you're out of shape today!"

“...... I know...... I'm sorry, Ink Shadow...... I was just...... In short, my uncle is my uncle, I am me...... After a while, I will personally take people to the Warcraft Forest to collect food. ”

“...... I hope you come to your senses soon, Will, you're ...... right now It's not like you used to be! Those people will be killed when they are killed! Lord Richard, he is at fault, and we will ...... for him Forget it, I'm leaving...... I am always waiting for your orders...... Oh, and yes, there's ...... We don't have much fuel for heating......"

Ink Shadow couldn't hold back in the end, and in his eyes, Will was surprisingly absent-minded today.

Eventually, Ink Shadow left, leaving Will sitting by the fire for warmth, while Chiyo Hattori, as usual, waited by his side.

Chiyo Hattori's beautiful eyes were full of worry. She knew why Will was like this...... The decision to execute those Saints who came out of Alder's head was Will's decision, but neither Hattori Chiyo nor Mokage objected.

Chiyo Hattori is because of his special relationship with Will and his father Richard - if it were their order, Chiyo Hattori would not even hesitate to aim his katana at the family that once belonged to him!

And Mo Ying is even more extreme, like Cui Ming, he is also an orphan who lost his family under the conspiracy of the Council of Elders. He didn't have any affection for the Council of Elders from an early age, and growing up in the slums of his old homeland, he was naturally wary of people.

Therefore, for the execution of those who violated the order, he could not only say that he did not persuade Will, but after learning of all this, he tried his best to instigate it!

However, after Will had done all of that, it was he who was alone in the confrontation with his father's ideas......

Thinking of this, Hattori Chiyo felt distressed for a while.

Will, who had never disobeyed his father's orders, was obviously a little ...... this time Alas......

Chiyo Hattori sighed silently, and just stood silently by Will's side, guarding him - this was the only thing Chiyo Hattori could do.

Will looked down in a gloomy mood as he thought back to the ...... he had done But in the end, his eyes were replaced by firmness!

He was convinced that he was doing the right thing! If he had to choose again, he would still choose to kill Alder, and then get rid of those people who wanted to stand up for him!

For no other reason, as he had said to his father before, he now valued the lives of his family and the people he cherished!

But no matter what......

Will hung his head again, his expression looking a little frustrated......

At all costs...... Father he was angry......

Suddenly, Will felt a feeling that was both familiar and unfamiliar, filling the space around him!

The world seemed to be quiet suddenly, the "crackling" sound of the flame licking the firewood was gone, Hattori Chiyo was cautious, but the breathing sound heard by Will was gone, and the "whirring" sound of the cold wind blowing violently through Deya City outside was gone!

Will looked down suspiciously, he looked at the fire in front of him, but was surprised to find that the flames on the fire were still......

Yes, the flame was still burning, but it didn't continue to emit heat.

Will found that he was now moving very hard...... It's as if something is pressing on you.

But he was barely able to move.

At this moment, a crisp and pleasant laughter suddenly sounded in his ears!

That kind of laughter...... It's familiar, and it's strange...... It's as if I heard it many years ago......

Will turned his head stiffly and saw ...... The girl who once appeared in her dreams...... The girl who once prevented herself from killing the barbarian prophet Basso Natu - Hydra!

It's still the long dark green hair, and it's still the ancient and elegant dress...... Hydra, with the same quiet smile she had seen when she first saw him, was behind Will, looking at him!

"Long time no see...... Will!"

"Good...... Long...... I don't see ......."

Will subconsciously spoke, but he had a hard time speaking.

Seeing Will like this, Hydra came to him with some distress, and then stretched out a slender finger and gently touched Will's lips.

"Okay, don't talk...... Whatever you want to say, just say it in your heart, I can hear it. ”

Speaking in your heart?

Will was in a trance, and he seemed to recall that when he first met Hydra, he and her seemed to communicate with each other through souls...... And then it was the same......

It's just that he can act now!

"You...... Who the hell are you? Can you tell me?"

"I'm Hydra. ”

“...... That, you...... This is the third time you've come to me, what is your purpose?"

"Oh, Will, am I so scheming in you?"

“......”

Will stopped talking, he perfectly inherited the belly black from his father, but his father's belly black is only used by foreigners, and Will himself has no taboos, this may be the legend, blue out of blue, and better than blue, right?

However, in the face of the girl named Hydra in front of him, who was looking at him with a narrow face, Will put away all his thoughts and was a little ...... Nervous.

"Ah, I see, I see!"

Hydra suddenly covered her mouth and snickered, and then, she leaned over and kissed Will's lips as she sat on the stool.

Well, it's still the kind with a faint scent...... Flavor.

It's cold and soft.

Well, Will was defeated, he let go of all his guards, and all his doubts over the years, and looked at Hydra, and gradually became gentle.

On the side, Chiyo Hattori, who was stationary, was still motionless, watching the kissing of the two when time stopped flowing.

"Hey...... Now, is it enough?"

"Well, it's okay...... Why don't you do it again?"

Hydra covered her mouth and looked at Will in great surprise, as if she couldn't believe that Will would say such a thing!

"Okay, let's do it again!"

The girl leaned over again and gave Will's mouth another gentle peck. Then, she looked up with a blush on her face.

"Well, now, are you satisfied?"

"Hmm...... Otherwise......"

"There's no next time!"

"Okay......"

“...... By the way, Will, can you tell me...... Why do you have such an expression......"

Well, again...... Chiyo Hattori's eyes...... Two people kissed appeared.

The girl asked curiously, and Will was silent for a moment, but only hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"My father...... My father and I had an argument. ”

"Huh, your father...... I want to think about it...... Is it Richard......? Is it Uncle Richard?"

“...... Well, yes. ”

"Why, although I haven't met him, I feel that you usually respect him......"

"Yes...... Wait, what do you mean by usual?"

Will replied without a match, and suddenly he realized that something was wrong with the girl's words.

"Uh, that's it...... Anyway, you told me. ”

"Hmm...... I don't know what you're talking about, but ...... It's okay too. ”

"So, can you tell me the reason for your dispute?"

"This ...... Forget it, tell you, it shouldn't be a ......."

So, Will told Hydra everything that had happened before.

From seven years of preparation, at the beginning of this year, he went to Rome with a legion composed of holy clans to help the Roman Emperor Caligula suppress the rebellion, to later meeting Caesar, and finally learning what happened to his brother in the Black Thorn Castle...... It wasn't until in extreme anger that he kicked Alder in the head, and finally ordered Mokage and Hattori Chiyo to execute the Holy warriors who tried to persecute his father in the Gorge of Guillotine......

"I can't believe you've been through so much in just seven years, Will......"

"yes...... Isn't seven years a short time, though?"

“...... How to say it, it's not too long, it's not short...... In short, I don't think there is anything wrong with you and your uncle, you are essentially for the good of your people...... It's just that Uncle is very forgiving, and you are a little more far-sighted......"

"Visionary?"

"That's right, Will...... Blind kindness will indeed allow the growth of human desires, as you have just said...... You are right, you discovered the hidden danger that your father inadvertently left behind...... Still, I think you should apologize to your uncle...... Just like you...... It's like me...... As my friend told me, there is nothing that you can't sit down and talk about as a family. ”

Will pondered for a long time, and finally, nodded......

On the way, I saw my father, who was so tired and haggard because of Li Meng's incident...... Will would do that to the Holy warriors who still want to cause chaos.

But...... As Hydra said, a family, there is nothing to do, you can't sit down and talk about it.

Will decided that when he saw his father again, he would apologize......

"Thank you...... I think you're right. ”

"Look, I'll just say it! Then, when my uncle comes back, you can talk to him properly, and tell him what you think, and there will always be a solution." ”

"Well, okay...... That's right...... I still have a question, what are you here for? Whether it was seven years ago or now, as long as you appear, I can clearly feel that the time and space around me will stop flowing...... And, to this day, I still don't understand what ...... you appeared."

"Don't think so much, Will, you'll understand later...... Try to make your Polya Hitomi go further, and only then will we have the next chance to meet. Oh yes, I almost forgot, I'm here to bring you a gift!"

"......Gifts? Now when I hear about the gifts, I feel uneasy......"

Will remembered the gifts he had received from Anne at Blackbra Castle, and then his brother Lemon ......

Forget it, this happened before that...... Will shook his head, pushing that thought out of his mind.

Seeing Will's dull appearance, Hydra patted him lightly with some unhappiness.

"Hey, I know what you think! don't worry, this gift...... How to say that...... It's news, though, and it pops into my mind......"

"Oh, what's the news?"

"It's an artifact news......"

"Artifact?"

"That's right...... To be precise, it's not an artifact, but its existence is almost the same as that of an artifact...... It is the heart of Hyperion. ”

The Heart of Humperion? and so on...... Where do you seem to have heard of the name Hyperion?

Will frowned, he pondered for a long time, but he still didn't have a clue, and when his eyes inadvertently glanced at Hydra, his face suddenly changed!

"Are you talking about, one of the Twelve Titans?"

"That's right, Will, you know so much!"

Hydra looked approvingly at Will, who was looking down in thought.

Hyperion, one of the twelve Titans of ancient times, also known as the Sky Traveler, was the sun god before the advent of the Greek gods. At the same time, he is also the father of Helios (the sun), Selene (the moon) and Eos (the dawn)!

Of course, this is just an ancient myth. When Will had read about Humperion before, he didn't believe that there really was a sun, moon, and the so-called dawn.

Isn't it the dawn that the sun brings?

However, these memories were gradually forgotten as he grew up.

Will shook his head, looked at Hydra in front of him, and spoke with some confusion.

"Hyperion...... What's the use of Humperion's heart?"

"Of course it works...... And, for you, it's even greater...... I know what you just thought...... Have you forgotten who you are, Hyperion?"

"Isn't he one of the Twelve Titans...... Wait, you're talking about him......"

"That's right, I'm talking about his identity as the father of Helios (the sun)!Although the legend is too old for anyone to know what happened before the Age of Titans, whether it is the previous Titans or the later gods, their titles are related to their own characteristics, and Caperion, before Apollo, was the god who ruled the sky!"

"So, his heart ......"

Will's face changed dramatically, and then there was a burst of ecstasy!, and Hydra looked at him quietly, smiling and not speaking.

"Will, his heart, is in the depths of the Beast Forest...... Previously, his appearance was just an inconspicuous boulder, but after this harsh winter, due to the cold weather, it gradually revealed its original appearance...... It emits a scorching light and heat like the sun, allowing those magical beasts in the depths of the Monster Forest to survive this harsh winter......"

"That'...... I just need to bring it back from the forest, that'......"

"That's right, Will...... Until now, Capperion has been dead for more than 10,000 years...... Its heart was the one that fell here in the battle in which your saints participated before the Greek gods ruled the world. I have dreamed of its existence under the tree, and over time, it has developed its own consciousness. And this harsh winter is the opportunity to wake it up. ”

"Got it, can you tell me exactly where it is? Also, you said it was a boulder...... Anyway, I need to think about how many people to bring to find it!"

"It's in the depths of the Beast Forest...... Use your Polya Pupil to look deep into the forest and make your way to where the monsters gathered...... As for how many people to bring...... Will, I suggest you don't bring too many people, otherwise, the strong smell produced by the gathering of humans will cause a beast tide in the Forest of Warcraft! Moreover, after you find the heart of Hypperion, you only need to give in to its internal consciousness to let it attach to you...... Don't forget, the nature of the artifact is that it can be fused with the owner's soul!"

After saying this, Hydra noticed that Will was a little dull, so she couldn't help but ask with some weakness.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing...... Either way, whatever your purpose for telling me this, I want to thank you...... My people. If we can find the Heart of Caporion, if it really works like you said, then my people will definitely survive this harsh winter!"

"Nothing, Will......"

“...... So, are you leaving now?"

“...... Hmmm......"

The atmosphere fell into a brief dullness, and Will finally showed some reluctance in his eyes as he looked at Hydra...... Just like it used to be.

"So, when is the next time we'll meet?"

“...... I don't know...... In short, Will you have to keep growing and getting stronger...... Our destiny will definitely change. ”

"Hmm...... I know...... Although, I don't know ...... either."

Will said ambiguously, but the two people present both knew the meaning of Will's words.

Suddenly, Hydra turned her head, and she looked at Chiyo Hattori, who was standing beside Will like a sculpture......

Will suddenly shuddered, he didn't know why, a warning suddenly rose in his heart, and that warning sign appeared for no reason, but it brought him an extremely dangerous feeling!

Will subconsciously looked at Hydra, and when he saw the girl's eyes gradually narrowing, he realized!

"Will?"

“...... Huh?"

"As soon as I came in, I wanted to ask...... Who is this girl?"

"Oh...... She, she was rescued from my father's old home...... Her name is Hattori Chiyo, and what happened to her in the past was quite tragic, Chiyo's father was assassinated by several of his brothers because he was too good...... Luckily, my father brought her out......"

“...... Chiyo?"

“...... Trust me, I just see her as a sister!"

“...... Oh!"

Hydra seemed to accept Will's words, but the warning signs in Will's heart still did not subside......

After thinking hard for a while, Will barely managed to squeeze a flattering smile out of his face—a smile like this for the first time.

Will felt a little wet on his head...... He was sure that he was sweating...... Well, of course, he was a little scared of what Hydra would look like right now.

The girl's current appearance is very dangerous, like a puppy guarding food, she circles around Hattori Chiyo several times, and from time to time puts her nose on her to sniff to see if there is any smell of Will on it.

Suddenly, the girl spoke!

"Okay...... I'm leaving, Will!"

"Ahh......hhhh Uh......"

After subconsciously answering, Will knew that he had said the wrong thing, and at the same time, he felt a burst of eyes full of murderous intent......

Hydra looked at Will murderously, and Will swallowed his saliva, finding his mouth dry and terrible......

Will didn't know why he was scared because Hydra was angry...... He didn't have the heart to think about those ......

"Humph!"

Hydra snorted dissatisfied, then walked over to Will in two or three steps, lowered her head and kissed him on the lips again.

Then, without waiting for Will to reminisce, he quickly left.

Well...... Third ......

Hydra gave Hattori Chiyo a meaningful look, then "snorted" again in dissatisfaction and disappeared......

......

The flames flickered again.

Outside, too, there was a loud noise.

Hattori Chiyo's eyes suddenly moved, and she blinked in confusion, because she suddenly had a very uncomfortable feeling.

Only...... I don't know how to describe it.

Chiyo Hattori looked at Will, only to find Will sitting on a stool gasping for air.

What's going on? Will he suddenly ......

Chiyo Hattori couldn't hold back the worry in his heart, but he still came to Will's side and spoke with concern.

"Will, what's wrong with you?

“...... No, there is no ......"

Will was taken aback by Chiyo Hattori's sudden move, but still waved his hand to indicate that he was fine...... There was some confusion in his eyes...... Because he knew that Hydra was really gone.

Suddenly, the door of the house was pushed open, and a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, quite tall, with pure black eyes, but yellow hair, and a little trace of Richard and Will on his appearance, walked in excitedly.

"Big brother, you're back!"

"Huh, Vicky!"

That's right, the person who came was none other than Richard's second child, the son born to Fiona, and Vera's twin brother, Levich!

Will stood up happily, he patted Vicky's head lightly, and couldn't help but sigh: "I haven't seen you for two years, and you have grown a lot taller...... Aunt Fiona, are you back with you too?"

Two years ago, Fiona took Vich and lobbied the nobles in the Kingdom League to keep peace with the Holy Family led by Richard.

"No, no, Mother, she's still in the Kingdom League, and the Holy See still has something to do with her. Not caring about Will's address to his mother, Vicky replied with a smile.

Suddenly, he saw Chiyo Hattori on the side, and immediately, there was more surprise in his eyes.

"Well, Sister Chiyo is here too?haha, I learned that you just came back, so I brought two fur hats from the cobbler, well, here. Be sure to protect your ears, otherwise the cold wind will easily blow your ears out......"

The fur hat Will took was black, and it warmed up quickly when he put it on, just enough to protect his ears.

As for Hattori Chiyo......

She looked at the green leather hat in her hand, and there was always an indescribable weirdness......