"Do you know about the highland city in the southern border of the kingdom?" Seeing this boy from Pixar on his way, Liu Yifei smiled and explained the idea that had just occurred to him.
"The City of Highlands? Isn't that the southernmost city in the kingdom? It is said to be bordering Bracada in the south of the mainland. It is also the largest large-scale settlement with the highest geographical location in Erathia... What, is there trouble there?" Pixar was a little confused.
, I don’t understand why Geralt suddenly mentioned a completely unrelated city at this moment.
"The thing is like this... Do you still remember what I told you before about my experience before joining the army? I was working as a helper with the business group and running around without a fixed place~"
"Ah!! You also promised to tell me about the things you encountered when you traveled to the kingdom. Now that you mention it, I remembered it!"
"..." Liu Yifei felt helpless~
Should I say that all children really like to listen to stories? Although Pixar is extremely talented and powerful...but he is still only a 14-year-old "child" after all! He has always been obsessed with those "stories" in his past, which made Liu Yifei
They are all a little numb.
You know, he doesn't dare to make up more things about the "past", for fear that the more he talks about, the more mistakes he will make. If someone really catches him in the future, it might be a big trouble.
"Well... let's talk about the story later when we have a chance. Let's get down to business now.
I was under the jurisdiction of Highland City at that time...well...I can't remember the specific place. In short, it was on the territory of Highland City that I met a friend named "Lengfeng Passing".
Just before I officially signed up to join the army in Mingyue City, I unexpectedly received a letter from her, which mentioned her hometown, a small town in the southern border of the kingdom named Biye. For some reason, outbreaks broke out everywhere in the kingdom.
A serious security incident involving terrible undead infestation of the village.
It is a pity that the local officials did not act and did not investigate the truth of the incident in time, nor did they pursue the undead disaster that was spreading like a plague in the wild.
Fortunately, they seem to have found a way to temporarily curb the intrusion of the undead...
In short, during their secret investigation, they discovered that the undead infestation that broke out under the rule of the Highland City was far more than just their hometown town. It seemed that a series of similar things broke out in various places at that time!
From this point of view, the undead incidents that broke out at almost the same time and in different places were a bit too tacit, so they continued to investigate... In the end, they seemed to have discovered something, and felt that there was someone secretly manipulating behind all this, and it might be related.
There may not necessarily be a bigger and terrifying conspiracy..."
"Then what?"
Although he was only talking about "his" real life, Liu Yifei knew that at this time, he had to make full use of Chunqiu's brushwork, and he was vague in all the details. However, even so, he still made people around him, including Pixar, "robber"
"Sardard and the other soldiers who were waiting inside listened with great interest~
After all, the Guards recruit young military rookies with good talents. Most of these recruits have joined the army not long ago. They are genuine "recruits" in the military regions where they originally belonged. A few of them are even like Liu Yifei.
A pure recruit who just joined the army back then!
Although young people are all arrogant and arrogant, they are short-sighted at a young age and have never seen any real people. When Liu Yifei talks about the mysterious and strange things in the place, don't they all get excited? Especially...
The "new news" thousands of miles away, some people even breathed lightly unconsciously, it felt like listening to a book.
It's a pity that Liu Yifei suddenly became silent as soon as he heard this. How can this make people less anxious? Especially as Pixar, as a "suspected party", he has always been thinking about "what" the local people need from him.
He asked for help immediately.
"Ah? What's behind?" Liu Yifei also pretended to have a puzzled expression and looked back at Pixar with wide eyes, as if he didn't understand what the other party was asking.
"What about that friend of yours who discovered that there seems to be a bigger conspiracy behind all this? Have you found out the truth about everything?"
"Hey~ You are overthinking, how could she find out?" After hearing this, Liu Yifei seemed to understand, but he shrugged helplessly and continued.
"She is just a girl after all, and to be honest, in my impression, she didn't have much ability before. Unlike me who has been trained since she was a child and insisted on exercising, she is just a very ordinary girl...well...except for being more independent.
Other than that, at least in my impression, she doesn't have any fighting talent.
In fact, this matter had nothing to do with her, but she said in the letter that it seemed that a friend who had given her great help was accidentally involved in the undead invasion, and... it seemed that he was still dead...
That's why she vowed to find out the truth behind the incident, at least so that her friend could have a clear death, and also make the person who planned all this pay the due price...
However, it seems that the local official forces did not dig into the matter in depth due to unknown considerations.
Their subsequent actions were nothing more than spontaneous organizations of civilians, lacking money and support from powerful people, so they had to end hastily...
But she also revealed a piece of information to me, well... I think it's a little serious, but I haven't gone through a real investigation, so I don't know if I should say it..."
"Oh~ Boss! We are all our own people here, what is there to hesitate about? Besides, everyone is just listening. Even if there are any omissions, will anyone hold them accountable? Boss, please stop showing off, don't worry.
Speak boldly!”
Serad Bailey (the robber) was really a qualified compliment at the moment. When he saw Liu Yifei's hesitant expression, he immediately jumped out and patted his chest and said, and at the same time he viciously shouted at the other people around who were also quietly eavesdropping.
The new recruits glared around, acting like Liu Yifei's loyal lackeys.
Although Serad Bailey doesn't have much reputation among the recruits, others don't take his "threat" to heart at all...but the meaning of the name "Geralt" now is very different from what it was a month ago.
Got it!
Everyone listened with great interest, so except for a few people who rolled their eyes or snorted to express their disdain for Serad, the rest of the people also acquiesced in the robber's words and only hoped that Geralt could continue to tell the "story"
"Go on."
"Well... Okay~ Since everyone wants to hear it... But I have to make a point here! I only learned about it casually from correspondence with my friends. I even lost the letter itself, and I only have a little bit on hand.
There is no evidence, so I just say it casually. Just listen to it, but don't find fault with me!
Lengfeng Chuanjing said... During their private investigation, they found that in the area under the jurisdiction of the Alpine City alone, the number of civilians who died due to that series of events at the end of last year exceeded a thousand! And the situation seems to be heading toward the northern Baishi City.
The spreading trend..."
Hiss~~~
Thousands of people died???
Suddenly hearing such an exaggerated number, all the recruits who were carefully "eavesdropping" around them gasped subconsciously!
Although in today's context, the life and death of the lowest and most humble people of all ethnic groups and countries are not a big deal. Even when you go out and walk on the road, you can see people on the roadside due to various reasons.
The bodies left behind...
But there is a big difference between seeing one or two corpses and a number like "a thousand lives"!
Suddenly, they heard that just in a short period of time at the end of last year, so many abnormal deaths had occurred in the jurisdiction of the mountain city. The recruits, who were still young after all, were all in disbelief.
Pixar, who has always been gentle and kind-hearted, suddenly jumped up in shock when he heard such heavy casualties!
"What??!! Thousands of people died because of this? The situation is still spreading further?? How... is this possible? Don't the local lords and the army care about it?
Where are the lords of the mountain city? The kingdom’s regular border troops are guarding there, so don’t they care?!”
Although he has not yet learned about it in detail, Liu Yifei estimates that Pixar's background should be pretty good. He is also a native of the Royal Capital of Standwick. He may have been accustomed to the prosperity and orderliness of the Royal Capital area in the past.
Suddenly I heard about the bitter cold land at the southern end of the kingdom. It was unimaginable that more than a thousand people died in a short period of time~
Even if a thousand people stood together, it would be a large group, let alone if they were all knocked down and turned into corpses spread out on the ground... it would take up a large area!
Such a scene is really too scary for a young boy who has not experienced the cruel baptism of war...
But in response to the young man's surprise and disbelief, Liu Yifei waved his hands indifferently and said: "I don't know, I don't know~ I said, I don't know the truth of the matter, all this is just what my friend told me in the letter.
of.
Although in my impression, she is a good, honest and fair girl... But after all, we haven't seen each other for many years, and the things involved here are not trivial, and I dare not vouch for her easily...
But Pixar, I have something to tell you.
Based on my personal experience of traveling around the world in the early years, Standwick is a king's land, prosperous and enlightened, and all walks of life are well-regulated, but it cannot avoid the shadows hidden under the mighty light... Where?
There is filth everywhere, and there is tragedy everywhere~
The farther this is from the royal capital, it’s hard to say...the greater the power that the consuls in various places have! But not everyone will care about the people under their rule like the king cares about his own people. If this really happens
Some disregard for the life and death of the poor at the bottom, but it is not too unusual..."
Of course, some of the "geniuses" recruited by the Guards came from wealthy families from all over the country, including many nobles, but a considerable part also came from the poorer lower-class society in the kingdom.
After hearing Liu Yifei's somewhat "treasonous" accusation, everyone fell silent~
Yes, even with their past personal experiences, how could they not know the hardships and dangers of the lives of the people at the bottom?
It may be an exaggeration to say that a person's life is not as bad as that of an ant... but to say that a person's name is not as good as that of a pig, cow, horse, etc., in certain places and times, is not an understatement...
Whether it was a child from a poor family or a genius from some aristocratic family, they had never seen or heard about similar situations, so although everyone was silent, no one stood up to refute Liu Yifei's statement.
It's a pity that all this is a bit too shocking for the genius Pixar, who is too young, has experienced, and has seen far behind his own strength: "But...but after all, that is more than a thousand lives! How could they possibly
...How could you not know? As a superior, you should provide protection to the people under your rule, how could they turn a blind eye?!"
"So~ that's why I said they might need your help...
Pixar, you have to understand that in the land far away from the gaze of the wise and wise King, the shadow of darkness not only lurks in the wild and unexplored mountains and forests, but also lurks in the hearts of people who are constantly changing and unpredictable!
The lord of the land is under one person and above ten thousand people!
If he has any selfish intentions, he can even become a real emperor of the country, with an army of self-respect! As long as he can tolerate a few other people around him who can supervise him to a certain extent and threaten his existence, he can keep everything under control.
Seal it firmly on your 'own territory' and prevent outsiders from knowing~
It is even difficult for His Majesty to know the truth of certain things...
At this time, an 'outsider' who suddenly appears with a public official status is likely to break the original 'silence' in the local area!
If you can go to the high mountains, especially around the town of Biye, I think you can easily find some clues...
Of course, this is just my personal suggestion~
Emotionally, I very much hope that all this is just a bad joke played on me by my old friend who I haven't seen for a long time for some reason...
But Pixar, I'm just afraid of what might happen!
What if all this is true?
What if thousands of innocent lives were silently destroyed in the Kingdom at the end of last year... How tragic would that be?
For outsiders, let alone avenging them, it is even difficult to determine whether the incident itself happened~
So...if I can have this opportunity, I actually want to go there and take a look. Even if everything turns out to be empty and nothing is found, at most I can get some psychological comfort, right?
It's a pity that our recruits can't leave the camp for the time being. If we want to have reasonable and legal time to go out, I'm afraid we will have to endure it for more than a year~
By that time, I'm afraid it will be too late!
Why……"
At the end, Liu Yifei, the drama star, even shook his head silently and seriously, as if he was really lamenting that one year was too long and that he could no longer find the truth for the buried dead...
This wave of voice and emotion can be called the pinnacle of acting skills. I decided to be stunned!!!
