Boyle's appearance turned the entire barbarian camp into a sea of joy. The men shouted his name loudly, and the children laughed and played behind him.
Handing the long sword to his entourage, Boyle bowed to the tribal shaman and then sat on the chair at the head.
"He is the leader of Froststone?" Todd asked softly.
Rachel nodded: "Yes, but he is also the leader of several other tribes."
A confused look appeared on Todd's face.
Since he is the leader of several tribes at the same time, why not integrate these tribes into one big tribe?
Todd was about to ask when Boyle asked in a slightly unfamiliar common language: "Miss Rachel, why didn't you go to the agreed place? Instead of meeting here?"
Rachel shrugged: "My ship encountered a storm and had to change the meeting place."
Boyle moved his gaze, glancing up and down at Todd, who was sitting on the fourth chair, and finally stopped at his mutated right arm: "Is this the important person who wants to go to the Kingdom of Shadows?"
Rachel made a gesture behind her to signal Todd not to speak: "Yes, you will do this for me, right?"
"Don't be so hasty, let's talk about the previous agreement first." Boyle stretched out his hand towards Rachel with a solemn expression on his face: "Where is the thing you promised me?"
"Together with the ship, it sank to the bottom of the sea."
"What?!" Boyle stood up from his chair and became furious: "You mean the promised food, weapons and medicines are gone?! And you actually came to see me empty-handed?!
"
The surrounding barbarians were shocked by Boyle's anger and stopped talking and moving. The atmosphere in the venue suddenly became awkward.
Rachel lazily adjusted her sitting posture, and Todd's familiar smile appeared on her face again: "Yes, I came here empty-handed and asked for your help."
Boyle laughed angrily: "Do you think I would agree?"
"I think you have no choice." Rachel looked at her nails by the firelight, smoothed her hair, and said to Boyle with a smile: "Afraid of war, deserting, disobeying military orders, and attacking friendly forces. Boyle
, you have become a wanted criminal in the entire Northern Alliance. No one or force will help you. Your past friends and allies have all abandoned you. Maybe I am the only hope for your survival..."
"Hope?! Rachel! Isn't your pronoun misfortune? Every time you come to me, nothing good will happen!" Boyle waved his arms vigorously, looking angry and hateful: "That's the place in Aike Prairie.
Times, that time at Fort Watch, and that time at North Stone Fortress! The person who gets the benefits in the end will always be you! And I have always been used by you!"
Rachel seemed to firmly deny this accusation: "Boyle, think about it. You want to establish the first kingdom among the southern tribes, but I have been assisting you! In order to avoid
The pursuit of the Northern Kingdom has scattered these tribes that support you. However, without the intelligence of my alien species, do you think they can just evade the search every time?!"
Boyle's face darkened and he slowly sat back in his chair.
"You said I brought you bad luck, why don't you think about yourself ten years ago? At that time, you were just a nobody who was captured in the King of Ulster's prison, enduring the whipping of your master, even tomorrow
I don’t know if I can even see the sun. And now! Look around you, you are already the leader of several tribes and have thousands of warriors under you. Do you call this bad luck?!"
Boyle closed his eyes and waved his hand: "Rachel, I can't defeat you, it's like this every time..."
Rachel paused for a moment and gently held Todd's hand.
The latter was a little surprised because he could feel the slight sweat stains in her hands due to nervousness.
"Boyle, I hope you will do me this favor for the sake of our past friendship. Let us rush to the Kingdom of Shadows in the shortest possible time. This is very important to me..."
The barbarian leader suddenly interrupted the woman: "Do you know what the Kingdom of Shadows means? Every year, hundreds of people walk into that deserted land, and only a few come back. It is a journey without an end, and you will be lost in the endless world.
In the mist of the world, even corpses will be forgotten by this world... Rachel, listen to my advice and turn back! Before it's too late!"
Rachel smiled and said, "You didn't say this in your letter."
Boyle grinned and laughed: "If I mention this, will you still send me supplies?"
Rachel laughed until she burst into tears, until her coughing finally made her calm down. After calming down, she said softly: "I have to go..."
"Why?"
"This is related to my ideals and long-cherished wishes. Even if this is a road of no return, I can only grit my teeth and walk through every step..."
Listening to Rachel's words, Todd lowered his head and looked at the ground. He didn't know the expression on his face, but he held the woman's hand tighter and tighter.
Boyle looked at the starry sky above his head and sighed deeply.
"If that's the case... I don't think I have any reason to shirk anymore. Pack your bags, tomorrow! Tomorrow we will set off to that endless Jedi - the Kingdom of Shadows!"
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Among the snow-capped mountains, two travelers left a series of deep footprints in the knee-thick snow.
"I would actually agree to give up the warm stove and delicious food and follow you to the damn north! I must be fucking crazy!" Under the heavy cloak, the hostess with a childish face said something different from her age.
Completely inconsistent words.
Walking in front of her was a staggering man. He ignored the former's protest and pointed to the north with his finger, his voice old and heavy: "Over this mountain, we can enter the land of Ulster."
While panting heavily, the girl stopped and said, "Why don't you walk through the canyon? I can easily deal with the defenders."
"Because the purpose of coming this time is not those boring guys, we have a more important goal..."
"The King of Muxi Kingdom?" The girl glanced at the person in front of her and said in a puzzled and questioning tone: "Clark Lawrence, don't blame me for being long-winded. I think you are a little too obsessed with that young king. Besides,
Well, how did you know he would come here?"
When he lifted the hood of his cloak, the face revealed by Clarence looked like he had aged fifty years compared to the face in the past. His face was covered with wrinkles, age spots were spread all over his cheeks, and his teeth were gone.
Few of them were intact, and even their breathing became full of death.
"Sabrina, soul link is a very wonderful thing, but Todd knows nothing about it. After my soul link with his, we can sense the direction and feel the emotions. But these are not the most important.
Yes, when my soul collapsed last time, the moment I escaped from the space, I also obtained some memory fragments from him."
Lawrence's eyes lit up, and his energy seemed to return to him: "Although these fragments do not add up to more than a few minutes, and are blurry and difficult to identify. But they are not like the dull and boring world under our feet.
The kingdom of gods that Todd was originally in was unimaginably wonderful and wonderful..."
Sabrina found a big rock and sat down, holding her chin with her hand, with a look of doubt on her face: "Are you sure those memories are not illusions caused by the collapse of the soul?"
Seeing Lawrence's angry face, Sabrina rolled her eyes: "Okay, even if they are true, how are you going to convince Todd to show you that world again? You know, last time you wanted to
When I did this, I almost lost my life!"
Lawrence put on his hood again, and his voice was like a will-o'-the-wisp in the netherworld: "This time, I got some good things, and I guarantee that the king will surrender under my power..."