The line of sight returned to the dense darkness again, and then, a small and fuzzy point of light appeared in the center of the line of sight. It stretched out to both sides with its shimmer. There were two straight lines passing through the end of the line of sight from the left and right. The darkness was covered by
It is divided into two parts and pushed apart from top to bottom.
Aranza opened her eyes.
Although everything that caught my eye was still shrouded in thick darkness, I finally saw the scenery clearly. It was the layers of tree crowns that blocked the sun, and the branches of the trees were like snakes weaving among the dense and dense leaves.
"The damn forest!"
Aranza cursed in a low voice, then turned his eyes and saw Karu sitting next to him. The big man took off the wide hood on his head, revealing a pitch-black animal head. At this time, the darkness became a kind of
Disguise, at least no matter how Aranza stabilized her sight, she couldn't clearly see where the intersection line between Carew's head and the surrounding scenery was. Fortunately, Carew's two green eyes emitted weak fluorescence in the darkness, with a faint
The concern still shows that he is different from the darkness around him.
"Well, how long have I been unconscious?"
Aranza stood up, shook his head vigorously, and then stood up effortlessly. He twisted his limbs at will to make sure that the strength in his body had not lost too much.
"Ten minutes."
Kalu answered with a thick nasal tone. Not only his appearance, but his voice also smelled like a half-orc, or a humanoid type of holy beast. But no matter which kind, it is not welcomed by humans. This is why Kalu
Every time Lu appears in the public eye, Aranza will ask him to put on a hood and a cloak.
Aranza knows very well that his enemies will definitely seize any clue about him, and then show it and criticize him severely. Therefore, disguise is extremely necessary, and some disguises can occasionally bring some mystery, such as wearing a cloak.
After the hooded Carew appears beside Aranza many times, some rumors will slowly spread.
Coupled with Aranza's deliberate exaggeration, the rumored version became that there was a mysterious strongman from the sanctuary beside Aranza Tulip - it was still the same sentence, unknown things can cause more fear, at least for Alan.
People who are hostile to Sa must be more vigilant and guess.
Aranza's eyes wandered randomly around the woods, then turned to look at Carew. The big man didn't understand the situation at this time. He was still observing the surroundings vigilantly. Aranza chuckled twice, while carrying Silence on his back again.
Blade, while saying: "Well, big man, we are going back. There is no value for investigation here anymore."
Hearing this, Carew's eyes flashed with surprise, but when he saw Aranza walking in front of him, as casually as if he were walking in the courtyard of his home, the big man also put away his vigilance and followed Aranza slowly.
In fact, because the information came so suddenly, Aranza could not completely sort out the words scattered in her mind. But there are some things that you don’t need to know too much, as long as you know what the goal is. Just like some
The security guards in the city will not understand what mistakes their targets have made. As long as their superiors give orders, they will not hesitate to pounce on the vendors operating on the road. Of course, Aranza's thoughts are essentially the same as the behavior of these people.
The difference is that he has a direction.
Moreover, after returning from that damn darkness, Aranza suddenly couldn't help but feel happy. There is nothing happier than not having to feel sorry for herself!
In the blink of an eye, the two of them walked out of the woods.
Milok was actually waiting in front of the entrance of the woods. When he saw Aranza coming out, he immediately ran to Aranza diligently, not to mention that the silly smile on his face was incompatible with his strong back and waist.
In fact, it is completely contrary to his title of "bloodthirsty". It is obvious that Milok is not the type who is very good at flattering his master. His eyes passed over Aranza's solid silence suit, hesitating slightly, but still asked with concern:
"Your Highness, are you injured?"
"Well, I'm fine."
Aranza responded casually, not paying attention to Milok's mental retardation. A normal person could see that his body was intact and he was improving well.
Aranza turned her head and looked at the woods behind her, her attention falling on the layers of trees that looked rotten but never dried up. They were in one place, as dark as a dead cemetery.
He thought for a while and said to Milok: "Go back to Noland City and bring some manpower and some saplings. Well... I want you to build another forest outside this forest."
"Oh, no! Your Highness! You can't do this to me!"
After hearing Aranza's order, Milok let out a wailing cry, looking like he was unwilling to be killed.
"Well, what?"
Aranza looked at Miloc sideways. After leaving the woods, Aranza was still in a good mood and not angry.
"Your Highness the Prince! Please take me to the battlefield! My ax is already hungry and thirsty!"
Milok answered loudly, and suddenly pulled out the two axes from his waist. Without waiting for Aranza's consent, he waved them in front of Aranza in a decent manner.
Although Aranza didn't understand the use of double axes and combat skills, he was not blind. He could see that Milok's seemingly careless chops were definitely very expert in actual combat. If Aranza was placed with Milok,
In a duel at the same level, Aranza may not be sure of victory. Moreover, Milok's movements between starting and retracting the ax are extremely delicate, and the requirements for strength and agility are very strict. This is enough to make him "bloodthirsty"
He laid the foundation for his strength with the title of "The One".
But Aranza still didn't have the consciousness to change her mind, but said: "Well, that's good... but the task I give you is to plant trees!"
Milok almost cried, but he almost knelt down in front of Aranza. He wailed: "Oh my God! Your Highness! You can't be like this. I want to go to the battlefield, I want to fight, my big ax...
I am so hungry, Your Highness!"
Even Karu rarely let his voice out from under the hood that obscured his appearance, and argued for Milok: "He is very good."
An unknown smile suddenly appeared on Aranza's face, but her tone remained unchanged and she said, "Well, that's true, but the order I gave him is to plant trees!"
Just before Milok gave up completely, Aranza changed his words again and said: "Well, of course, if you complete this task and build a larger forest around this forest, I will transfer you to the battlefield.
.”
"No!"
Milok was not satisfied at all, and even retorted to Aranza: "How long will it take to plant this?! It will take several years for a sapling to grow into a decent tree!"
"Well, that's not necessary."
Aranza shook her head and said: "I will ask Old Follett to transfer a few natural magicians from the army. As long as the saplings are planted well, under the influence of the birth magic, it will not take long for a sapling to grow into a big tree.
sky."
"Okay, I'll do it now!"
Milok's heart became fierce and he gritted his teeth to answer. Then he turned around and ran towards the stable. Without any delay, he galloped towards the direction of Noland City.
At this time, watching Milok's back, Aranza turned to glance at Carew beside him and said, "Well, I'm very emotional, because his personality is exactly the same as yours before."
Aranza felt Karu's soul point visibly tremble, and then returned to normal.
The silence of the other party caused a trace of irresistible pain to penetrate the joy that was just born in Aranza's heart. The pale hair completely brought out the gloom on her face. Aranza did not intend to stop there, even if the expected opponent between the two people became
One-sided statement.
"Well, I regret it very much. Of course... I not only lost my woman, but also my brother. Now you... I have only recovered half of it."
Aranza's eyes suddenly met the darkness under Carew's hood and said, "This is my fault, and I apologize to you."
Carew was still standing blankly. What made Aranza find it even more unacceptable was that the emotion he felt from Carew's soul point, even if it was anger, was confusion.
He gave a self-deprecating smile and said: "Well, forget it. Mistakes are always inevitable, no matter in the past or now, even if we try to avoid them, there will still be the possibility of mistakes in the future... But we have become stronger, so
, there is always something we can do, such as... let Milok learn to be patient."
The topic returned to Milok, or in other words, Aranza deliberately changed the subject. He said: "It is impossible for Milok to have such an opportunity as you. It will take a lot of effort to train him... Well, even if he
If he has the same opportunity as you, I don’t want him to pay the same price as you, and I think you don’t want to either. The desire for power is to protect the one you love. If you lose the one you love to gain strength, then there is still power.
What’s the meaning?”
Carew stood behind him like a stiff stone statue, always speechless. Aranza knew that this was Carew's only way to deal with problems he couldn't understand, which was to remain silent.
When it got dark that day, Aranza and his party returned to Fortress Alice. After settling Cyril who had not yet woken up, Aranza went into the office next to the round table conference room without taking any time to rest.
Just as long as it took him to travel from Noland City to Alice Fortress, there were two more letters waiting for a reply on the desk in his office, with the word "urgent" written in red on them. They were both from
Letters delivered urgently from the magic teleportation array of miniature objects.
Aranza picked up one of the letters, and just from the handwriting on the cover, he guessed that it was a letter sent by old Follett. Aranza opened the envelope slowly and read it carefully. The content of the letter did not exceed Aranza's
As expected, it turned out to be doubts about Aranza's recruitment matters, especially the decision that if the nobles from various places who assisted in the recruitment failed to complete the task, their private armies would be used to make up the difference. Old Follett simply questioned this decision and spent a lot of money
Quite a lot of ink has been written explaining the disadvantages of this.
To sum up, there is no doubt that we are not worried about the defection of these nobles who have just sworn allegiance.
Aranza read the content of the letter again before putting it down again, and then opened another letter. It was from Kim Gates. The content was almost the same as that of old Follett's letter, but the words were much more euphemistic.
The payment time is just a little later than that of Old Foley.