Chapter 16 Phoenix Star, Lum City

The northern border of the Delman Empire, Lum City, a major military town.

In the morning, before the sun rose, the milky haze surrounded and steamed, blurring the low round mountains, the slowly flowing rivers, the flat and vast fields, and the tall forests in the distance.

Lum City stands majestically on the Great Plain of Onora. The gray-brown wall is thick and tall. From afar, it looks like an indomitable giant, majestic and majestic. However, close, you can clearly see that the walls are full of uneven and deep marks of old and new. These are the scars accumulated by wars, faithfully recording tragedy, heavyness, sadness, and countless blood and tears, making the city of Lum show a deep desolate and unbearable fatigue.

It is late autumn, and the Onola continent has just passed a harvest season. At the same time, it shows that soldiers from all over the world have enough food to cover their stomachs, and a new round of war is about to begin.

At the checkpoint in front of the moat suspension bridge of Lum City, a group of soldiers are checking the pedestrians entering the city. It's still early, and there are not many people entering and leaving the city. The soldiers are obviously a little depressed, and sometimes some people yawn twice.

At this time, most of the farmers around Lum City entered the city. Everyone was dressed in quite rags, dragging their children and daughters carrying a large number of bags, just like refugees fleeing from the famine. Compared with the tiredness of the soldiers, their expressions were tense and anxious, and they couldn't wait to enter the city.

In recent decades, it has been the most chaotic era in the history of Onola. Year after year, continuous war has destroyed a country, towns and villages, killing, hunger, famine, disease and plague, making people die like fallen leaves ruthlessly swept away by the autumn wind in the wilderness. No one knows when the war will end. People's hearts are full of pessimism and despair. It seems that there is only the instinct to support them.

A ray of sunlight shines on the spire of the temple bell tower, the tallest building in Lum City, reflecting golden light and dispelling the thick fog, adding a bright color to the deserted Lum City.

The sun came out, and the number of people on the road outside the city gradually increased, slowly becoming noisy, showing some chaotic vitality. Several gray turtledoves chirled, fluttered their wings into the warm sunshine, and began to look for food in the field.

The thick fog in the distance has not yet dissipated, and there is a tall and straight figure coming slowly at the other end of the road. This is a young man with a handsome and resolute face and a rigid and rough outline like a knife and axe. His clothes are simple but neat and fit, which is in sharp contrast to the farmers with their clothes around him are too old to cover and their faces are sad.

This must be a great nobleman. Look, the long knife he carries on his body, the decoration on the scabbard is so exquisite and beautiful, which is simply more eye-catching than the family emblem of a low-level aristocrat. None of the nearby lords and knights can have such a knife. The farmers secretly stared at the young man with awe, whispered in twos and threes, consciously distanced themselves, and dared not get too close. Several approaching children began to laugh and fight, and were immediately dragged back by their parents in panic, slapped them twice, and scolded and scolded in a low voice.

This young man was Di Changli. Seeing this scene, he couldn't tell what it was like in his heart. He shook his head and sighed, and walked forward silently.

"Head, head, there is a situation." At the checkpoint, a soldier ran to the captain with his eyes closed and basking in the sun and said nervously.

"Is there a fart situation early in the morning?" The captain raised his eyelids dissatisfiedly and yawned, "Isn't it Monley's bastards calling? Just after the truce yesterday, even if they wanted to fight, they didn't come so fast.

Bordering the northern part of the Delman Empire is the Monli Empire, which is the sworn enemies of generations of war. Most of the Monli Empire is located on the Onok Plain. Its products are relatively barren, and half of the people still rely on nomadic life. The Delman Empire is bordered by the sea in the west, with many lakes and rivers, and the land is very fertile and prosperous. In terms of comprehensive national strength, it is much stronger than the former. However, the people of the Monli Empire are brave, and in terms of the combat effectiveness of the army, it is much higher than the former. Therefore, after so many years of fighting, the two countries have their own winners and defeats, and no one can do anything about it.

"No, no." The soldier said urgently, "Head, look at the man over there."

Following his hand, the captain was also stunned: "Is he a nobleman? No, there is going to be a war with Montgomery soon, and the farmers are rushing into the city one after another. How can there be nobles staying outside the city at this time? Could it be the spy sent by Monley... That's not right. What kind of spy would be so stupid that he didn't dress up at all and swagger to inquire about the military situation?"

Seeing that Di Changli was about to walk to the checkpoint, the soldier quickly reminded him, "Head, no matter who he is, it will be clear if you ask?"

Yes, the captain jumped up and trotted all the way to Di Changli. He looked carefully and immediately found that the other party's long knife handle was engraved with a beautiful turkey-leaf clover pattern. He couldn't help but change his face. He immediately bent down and bowed and said respectfully, "The saint is coming. The villain is far away to welcome him. Please the saints. Forgive me."

Saints? The soldiers behind tightened their hands and straightened their chests with the weapons, and also saluted Di Changli very respectfully.

In the Delman Empire, the clover was the totem of the goddess of nature. Except for the temple, no one, including the royal family, was allowed to use its logo. The weapon engraved with clover is also a magic weapon possessed by the Protoss. Cutting iron like mud is by no means created by Phoenix. Only believers of the goddess of nature who have made a particularly significant contribution to the temple can receive this honor as a reward of the temple and is respected as a saint by the world.

Di Changli can't hear the language spoken by the captain at all, but it doesn't matter. The microtranslator placed in his ear can immediately express the original meaning of the other party's words in federal language. After waving his hand, Di Changli said, "It doesn't matter. Is this Lum City?

When he said his words, the captain was stunned. His eyes were round, and his mouth was open to stuff seventeen eggs. After a while, he stammered, "You are not a saint, you, you are a proto-be, a divine envoy... Oh, my God, you are a divine envoy! Oh, my God..."

After shouting incoherently for a while, the captain suddenly woke up, knelt down with great excitement and fear, touched the ground with his forehead, and said in a trembling voice, "God of omnipotent, your humble and devout servants worship and praise you, and pray for your guidance, protection and blessing, Hallelujah."

God, Protoss! Everyone was stunned. Both soldiers and farmers who entered the city knelt on their knees with great excitement and prayed in unison: "All-potent God, your humble and pious servants worship and praise you, and pray for your guidance, protection and blessings, Hallelujah."

Looking at the crowd kneeling all over the ground, Di Changli was also shocked. He didn't expect that the awe of the natives on Phoenix Star had been devout to the point of almost ignorance.

As human beings who can think spiritually, it is a good thing to have faith, but how sad is it if the so-called gods they worship are false gods created maliciously?

Di Changli's chest seemed to be blocked by a large stone, which was so heavy that it was almost difficult to breathe. He couldn't wait to shout: "Your gods are fake, they are all fake. They are all dog things made by some damn beasts."

But can he expose all this... Obviously, he can't, and he can't, and he doesn't have the courage to ruthlessly break the hopes of these natives. Even false gods, after people have placed infinite piety and all hope, what is the difference between true and false?

suppressing the deep sadness and pity in his heart, Di Changli motioned the captain to stand up and said briefly, "Take me to the temple."

Although the captain can't understand the federal language, he can also understand what he means and said in fear, "Great envoy, your humble servant is very honored to serve you... Do you want to take a car or ride in?"

Di Changli frowned and made a walking gesture, "Go in. I want to see the style of Lum City."

The captain was stunned and nodded quickly and said, "Yes, please come with the villain."

After Di Changli walked out for a long time, the people kneeling on the ground stood up, full of excitement and hope, covered their hearts and looked in the direction of the temple, and muttered and prayed in a low voice.

After entering Lum City, I walked all the way. Most of the two sides of the main street were stone bungalows. As for those narrow side streets and alleys, there are many low and simple wooden houses with dirty and wooden houses. Dirty garbage is piled up everywhere. From time to time, you can also see the feces excreted by livestock, and the rotten smell is extremely unpleasant. People who come and go are busy walking, talking loudly like noise, and the appearance of the whole city is very messy and dilapidated.

Comp compared with here, the slums of Rome can be called heaven, and Di Changli sighed infinitely.

After approaching the center of the city, the street slowly became tidy, and there were more big houses on both sides of the road. The further you go, the more magnificent the houses along the way were built. There were doormen standing outside the spacious and beautiful gate. Horse carriages galloped around on the street, and few people in civilian costumes were seen walking. Obviously, only the nobles of Lum City are eligible to live in the center of the city.

In front of a wide bluestone square, Di Changli finally saw the whole picture of the temple. Compared with what was seen along the way, this gorgeous building can only be described as luxury. Of course, words such as solemnity, sacredness, grandeur, magnificence and holiness can also be added.

Seeing that Di Changli stopped to watch, the captain who led the way also stopped and stood aside respectfully.

At this time, a beautiful and gorgeous carriage galloped over. Although it saw Di Changli standing in front of them, it did not slow down. The driver raised his whip and shouted harshly, "Get out of here."

How dare anyone be so disrespectful to God? The captain was stunned.