Blood Dawn Eleventh

The meaning of the nineteenth guard

"It's worthy of Silas's warship. Although they have been taught their power, it is inevitable that they will be afraid of that level of power when they come to the battlefield."

Silo handed the telescope in her hand to loyd:

"No wonder the 'steel city' Welland defended by General Lawitz will eventually fall. Such a powerful artillery fire, even with the will of steel, the flesh and blood can't be resisted after all."

The Heland fortress city "Galanlov" in the telescope collapsed soon after being supported by the fire of the Silas warship. Under the fireworks, the whole city melted like a snowman under the scorching sun.

It took only 15 minutes in total, and a fortress was completely destroyed. Although he was caught off guard, after all, it was also a fortress painstakingly built by the enemy, and it was still vulnerable under the power of the warship..."

Loed put down the telescope and took a long breath:

"Did General Lawitz persist with such an enemy for two weeks? What an unimaginable miracle... It's really an ideal choice to have a truce with them. For whatever reason, I don't want to fight with this kind of enemy.

Xilu straightened her hair and seemed to be a little dissatisfied with her nose:

"The smell of gunfire seems to come here... It's really uncomfortable! Of course, after all, we are just mortals. How can we be enemies of that kind of powerful artillery? However, I didn't expect that Silas would really abandon his alliance with Heland and launch a raid. I really doubt whether they have ordinary people's thinking ability?

"The so-called national interest is probably this kind of almost nothingness! However, the so-called alliance is only a piece of paper and a few simple words. How can it have enough credibility... In a word, our alliance with Silas may suddenly collapse like the current situation at any time, which is really irreassuring..."

"That's what I said. It's just a ridiculous empty word to pray that the alliance agreement can last for a long time. As long as it is based on the interests of the country, many alliances can be torn into pieces and thrown into garbage at any time. Because the alliance is concluded, it will be taken lightly, and it is destined to disappear like today's Heland. For those firing muzzles, we must be careful that they will change direction at any time..."

"Of course, we didn't trust Silas from the beginning! Although they are indeed our alliance in their actions now. So, Your Majesty, may I ask our next plan?

"Since the day we decided to fight back, you seem to have been very impatient, Mr. Alvin? Is it because of eager revenge or greed for fame and merit?

Xilu's slightly reproachful smile made Alvin lower her head with some embarrassment:

"Please forgive my rudeness, Your Majesty. I don't mean to interfere with your decision, but I'm inexplicably worried about the war situation that has begun..."

"Why is there such a worry?"

"Please treat my worry as a mediocre disturbance, but on the battlefield, any situation will change in an instant. Whether it is a commander or an adjutant staff officer, you have the responsibility to predict what may happen in advance and make prevention or suggestions. Therefore, I want to get further confirmation from Your Majesty and think about whether I can make the necessary improvements to Your Majesty's decision..."

"Are these all the common sense that Lyon taught you?"

"Yes, when Lord Lyon was alive, he taught me everything he could teach me in detail. I also asked him why he was so tireless to play the role of a teacher. He always told me, 'Sooner or later, you will use this knowledge'..."

"That is to say... he has already had the prediction or awareness of martyrdom, and put all his ideals on you, right?"

"That's my pleasure..."

"That's just a fool!"

Sileu didn't want to let Alvin realize her mood, so she turned her head slightly sadly:

"Wither with that kind of awareness, why don't you find a way to survive first? After death, there is nothing left and nothing can be seen... And for Haier Milan, your existence is the most important!"

"Maybe Your Excellency Lyon wants to redeem his guilt from His Majesty through his death?"

"Do you feel guilty?"

Wake up from loyd's reminder, Xilu hummed helplessly:

"There is no need for that at all... What guilt is worth redeeming with his life!"

"But for a person, some things mean memories that can never be erased, and even become a shadow in a lifetime. I can understand Mr. Lyon very well."

Worried that such a conversation would cause unnecessary doubts, Xilu shook her head to signal Loide to stop the topic:

"Don't say this anymore, loyd, there is no need to mention these trivial things about the past for the deceased... Sir Alvin, is the army ready to attack?"

"At any time waiting for Your Majesty's dispatch, the soldiers are preparing to fight against the enemy!"

"Let the soldiers accumulate such enthusiasm. We are not at war with the enemy yet.

"What does Her Majesty mean...?"

"It's not the stage for us to perform now. The protagonist is Silas, Gustav. If we attack the enemy now, it is equivalent to acquiescing that we are the vassals of Sierras, but after all, we are just a so-called alliance. So as long as Sierra is on the front line of the battlefield, our army cannot easily step into the war situation.

"Can this practice... be understood that we are using Sierras?"

"This can't be said to be a wrong idea. From the beginning, we were just using each other, and we didn't sign an agreement to fight together, so Silas had no reason to blame us. However, for us, it is also a great result to take advantage of such an opportunity to maintain our strength. I guess that soon Heland will sit at the round table with Silas and start to argue about war, and then we can still watch a good play!"

"I think Her Majesty is right, and our battle will not really break out until we disperse from the round table. Before that, let's follow the Silas warship slowly.

"Since Lord Lord said so... then I will first order the soldiers to march slowly towards the city of Garanlov."

Alvin urged the mount to gallop towards the rear, and Loyde looked at his back and suddenly became a little melancholy:

"Although when I first met him, I always felt that he was a hot-blooded and impulsive hairy boy... Although he has grown amazingly now, it is still easy to calm down at the critical moment..."

"Such young people can easily die on the battlefield!"

Lina muttered, as if she didn't care about Alvin's performance like Loed:

"If you were a mercenary, you would have lost your life for some reason if you were as impulsive and lack of strength as him. Although I don't mean to curse him, it always makes people feel uneasy..."

"Your worries are not unreasonable, Lena, Xilu and I also have such worries, so on the battlefield, we have to pay some effort to protect this young man. Silu chose Gerald as his assistant because Gerrard will become calmer because of fear when he encounters a crisis, which can more or less help Alvin escape some deadly threats... In short, we can't take it lightly.

"So... Lena hates dealing with such a child the most!"

"Don't you often say that you are a child?"

Lena turned her head with a "hum":

"By the way, I don't seem to hear the gunfire of Silas. Is the battle over?"

Loide raised the telescope in his hand:

"There is no movement of gunfire... It seems that Garanlov has surrendered. It's an incredible result to capture a fortress in 20 minutes.

"So it's better to say that the warship weapon still exists in the legend... And Sierras has not used the dragon hidden in the warship! Loid ordered the army to arrive at Garanlov City within an hour.

"I see."

"Then we have to wait for the arrival of Heland's messenger... Lena, I'll ask you to work on security investigation."

"Understand!"

"By the way... I haven't seen Farnde since early in the morning. Do you know where he went, loyd?

"He should have rushed straight to Garanlov. He is not our subordinate in the first place, and he cooperates with us just to find the last ancient heritage. I really hope that he can achieve his beautiful long-cherished wish as soon as possible.

"It's also a tragic long-cherished wish! I made such a big sacrifice for my beloved... I belong to the same type as Lyon... They are all idiots!"

Xilu kicked the mount and ran forward alone. Lena put her head over curiously:

"Does Miss Xilu and Lyon have any past? Why does he become weird when it comes to him?

"There is indeed, but I can't tell you."

"What a nuisance!"

"Even if you are hated... there's nothing you can do."

Loed caught up with Xilu, and Lena followed him closely while shouting "hate and annoying".

"You're late, Your Majesty, Garanlov is already a territory belonging to Silas."

Gustav stood at the gate of the only intact city hall in the city to welcome the arrival of Xilu. This may be a place that was preserved to welcome the envoys of Heland from shelling. Xilu looked at the ruins and the dead and wounded soldiers around her and sighed sadly:

"I didn't expect to get any land of Heland... Every place of Heland is stained with the blood of the former king Durand, and I will feel indescribable sadness just standing on their ground. What's more, we just came to see your country's military strength this time, which is not too late.

"It is really an indifferent queen. I also admire her for her disdain for the land that all countries are striving for. However, in fact, I have never thought of occupying Heland's territory for a long time.

"You mean..."

"I don't know how much effort it took me just to cross your country to come to Heland, but now if you want to cross your country to rule the land of Heland, even a three-year-old child should understand how unwise it is, right? So as long as the other party makes conditions acceptable to me, I can return the territory to them.

"In this case... As long as our country is destroyed, can't we dominate the territory of Heland without scruples?"

"However, that's impossible! Don't say that I don't have the idea of destroying your country, even if I really have such a desire to become an enemy with a magical civilization that awes our country, weapons comparable to our warships, and the most important link - a kingdom with the power of Brenthoud. Although I don't deny that I'm more like an adventurer, I'm not a mediocre person after all..."

"Please forgive me for my blunt words, Mr. Gustav... I've been listening to you about the name Brunshud. Is Brunsud really as fearful as a god to you?"

"God? That's not the case. I have never believed in any of them. Even the goddess of war, who is regarded as the guardian of my country, I have never been to her temple to offer sacrifices. For me, Brunsud is not a god, just a mortal.

"In this case, why do you regard it as the most important part of the reason for unwillingness to invade our country? Is it based on the destructive power she has?

"If it is power, the result that Brenshud can bring is undoubtedly make me tremble. Even if it is just a past history, it can't stop my fear. However, the result of destruction is only destruction, or even destruction, which is not the ideal I long for. What I really expect is the 'correction' and 'balance' that Brensud brought to the mainland.

"Can you tell me more about the deep meaning?"

"With just a few words, I am not confident that I can make a convincing explanation to the Queen. After the Queen is fully awakened, she can personally experience the sanctity of my ideal... or arrogance. But I can at least tell the Queen that what I expect is not power over the mainland.

"From what you have done, I really can't believe this."

"I'm afraid no one but myself will believe that what I said is true! People's ambition is like an expanding balloon. Whenever it reaches the critical point of explosion, it will begin to carefully shrink its own strength. However, when I find that I can still break through this critical point, I will continue to expand desperately until the end, and I can no longer avoid a fragmented ending... If I can really With the supreme power of the mainland, what will happen next? I will not hesitate to extend my hands to the world outside the mainland! Isn't it an inevitable explosion that this endless ambition can bring to me in the end?

"What you said is indeed reasonable... The history of the mainland has always been written by ambitious powerful people. That's why today's mainland countries were born. However, it is only a luxury to eliminate the power dispute brought about by ambition. To what extent can you be confident?

"I just want to turn this beloved continent into a purer paradise."

"Does the so-called paradise... refer to Sierras, the country of glory and power thousands of years ago, or the paradise in the true meaning?"

"I don't know much about this before the result happens, so I want to see with my own eyes who will correct the wheels of the mainland, and who else can achieve this ideal for me besides Brent?"

"What a crazy ideal... Your Excellency. In this case, what is the reason and reason for your invasion of the former ally Heland?

"Because I want to find what I once lost in Heland. Maybe it's civilization, maybe history, or maybe just a few small books. However, I am convinced that behind all this is the existence that I really should pay attention to..."

"In the final analysis... you are stuck in the history of the past and trying to make the unfulmished wishes of the kings of Sierras be fulfilled."

Silo turned around and pulled out loyd's sword:

"The Sword of Loyalty... Herland's great ancestor Charilos waved it, creating the beginning of the Herland civilization and announcing the end of Silas's glory on the continent. Your country has changed from a dynasty that unified the mainland to a small state that is now located in the north. You should have always felt an inexplicable hatred for this, right?

"The sword of loyalty... is really the same as the legend."

Gustaf took the long sword from Xilu, looked at it carefully with appreciation and respect, and returned it to Lloyd:

"Guardian Knight and Sword of Loyalty... are really full of divineness. But will you feel a little uneasy when you wave it to guard your master?

"Your Majesty's so-called uneasiness..."

"Guard the master and fight to death."

"If this is the case, I would have been prepared enough to make an oath with Miss Xilu..."

"However, if you really die, your master... what will happen to Miss Xilu? The so-called Sword of Loyalty, whose alias is the same as the Blade of Death, will not only take away the enemy's life. It may also devour the soul of the holder, and I hope you will not be troubled by such a curse.

"Your Majesty's advice will be remembered in my heart."

Although Royde was still calm, Xilu's face changed slightly, because Gustav's words were piercing the thinnest source of fear in her heart.

Of course, she knows best that loyd will always wave a sword to protect herself. However, her reaction to this has always been only "this is taken for granted", and of course, she will also feel indescribably happy because "I am so important in loyd's heart"... But today, she suddenly found a problem that has been ignored intentionally or unintentionally:

What should I do if loyd dies for me?

Since he has made an oath, according to his temperament, he will not hesitate to stand in front of her in any crisis... Just like in the ruins, when the powerful boundary broke out, didn't he hold the sword of loyalty in front of him?

Speaking of... If it hadn't weakened the power of the outbreak with the sword of loyalty, maybe Loed would have been crushed under the powerful outbreak. At that time, I simply felt happy, but now I begin to feel fear more deeply.

If loyd dies...

I have lost Lyon... Can I bear such a blow again? At that time... will you pursue your loved one in the simplest way as you said before?

However, such an approach is not only an irresponsible betrayal, but also a meaningless escape. Let alone whether there is a soul after death. Even if you can really meet him in the way of a soul, you can't be as happy as when you were alive. Walking hand in hand with each other in the light wind forest or on the shore of Libianta Lake, and praying for the blessings of the gods in the Luna Mountains, all of which will become a simple bubble...

So, we should think about this problem when we are both alive.

Make yourself and loyd happy... This problem seems to be more necessary to care about than everything in front of you.

Because there is only one loyd in the world...

Xilu muttered in her heart and was also troubled by these messy thoughts. Such worries seemed to be revealed on her face, which made Deloyd approach her with some uneasiness:

"Your Majesty... You don't look very good, is it because you are not feeling well?"

It's because of you!

Xilu wanted to shout so loudly, but now is not the time to do such a thing... She can only reluctantly pretend to have a smile:

"Just because the air here is not comfortable..."

"No wonder, after all, it is the remnants of the battlefield after the artillery fire. If your majesty feels uncomfortable, can I help you to rest?"

"No, I'm not as weak as you think. I will be choked and fainted by such a little smoke!"

Xilu suddenly lost her temper, which made it difficult for loyd to say anything more. Gustav, who had been standing aside without saying a word, suddenly raised his head:

"The man in the cloak is a subordinate of the Queen, right? I remember seeing him a few days ago.

"Is it Fland?"

It was Fland who came in front of the two. He didn't seem to want to be identified by Gustav and dressed himself up with a cloak again. After saluteing Xilu, Farnde shook his head:

"It doesn't seem to be here."

"Is it possible that it was destroyed by gunfire?"

"That is by no means the existence that can be destroyed by mortal artillery."

"It seems that it's not here... Please don't care, maybe it will appear in the next place. After all, even you and your friends can't easily perceive the object of the position. It's not easy to find it."

I hope it will be as you said. Speaking of which, a small group of knights were just found in the distance outside the city. Judging from the flag, it should be the messenger of Heland. That's the matter of the two kings.

"Really... It came so fast. It's worthy of being a kingdom famous for horse riding. Your Majesty, it seems that we are going to perform a meaningless sword with those messengers on the round table.

"You're kidding. After all, the protagonist of this play is you. I just have to watch and applaud you. How you deal with the accusations made by Heland is what I look forward to most."

"Well, please watch it quietly. I, who is used to watching opera, suddenly became the protagonist in the play, which is really uncomfortable... However, I don't even want to sit down face to face with them for those rats who can only make me unhappy."

"Although you love the charm of opera, you are not a qualified actor."

"It's just because I don't like to deliberately hide myself behind the mask. Your Excellency, for me, as long as I can enjoy the fun of opera, I will be satisfied. As for actors, it will be played by the guy who is suitable for this responsibility."