In the main building of the Helis family, Melu, who had passed out in a cabinet, was finally found by the guards. By this time, the artillery fire outside the city had stopped, and the two sides in the city gradually stopped fighting, each retreating to their own headquarters.
In the distance of the sky, a piece of white gradually appeared, and then gradually turned into light blue. Occasionally, birds flew from the cliffs and forests outside the city, and from time to time, the chirping of birds could be heard.
The streets of Hopeland are full of desolation, scattered sawdust, debris, bloodstains, broken gun shafts, broken sword hilts, and some charcoal fires still remain in some braziers, burning quietly, but there is no one around to look after them.
Already.
A small number of logistics personnel began to drag the dead bodies, and both sides took away their own personnel in silence without saying a word.
After a fierce battle at night, once the nerves relax, a strong fatigue begins to come over. Walking in the open space inside the chamber of commerce, you can see many people leaning directly on the debris or in the corner, falling asleep, and snoring one after another.
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Large iron pots were set up one after another, with firewood burning underneath. Someone was constantly fanning one side to let the thick smoke roll to the other side. Then they poured in water and cooked some food, including meat and vegetables. Another pot next to it was
While the wheat porridge is being cooked, attendants are constantly stirring it to prevent the bottom of the pot from sticking and becoming mushy. The aroma of the food fills the square along with the smoke from the firewood, making people particularly appetizing after a night of exercise.
After the noise outside gradually disappeared, some people slowly appeared on the street, but today's morning in Hopeland was especially quiet than in the past. Even if there were scattered acquaintances meeting on the road, they just nodded to each other and did not dare to speak loudly for fear of disturbing.
This rare peace.
The streets were full of charred ashes and scattered debris. Many shops were not open. Only a few hotels and restaurants were open, revealing a little smoke. It is hard to imagine that before nightfall yesterday, there was still a lively festival here.
The city is bustling, and tourists and residents are looking forward to the wonderful festival.
But after just one night, everything changed. On the cold streets, some people never came back. Walking through some houses, you could even hear some slight sobs.
At the Helis house, Melu squatted in front of a white cloth. Tears slowly ran down her cheeks and dripped on the ground, moistening some dust. There was a body lying under the white cloth, and her face had been covered, so she couldn't see clearly.
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Melu naturally knew that the person lying here was the head maid who had taken care of her since she was a child. If this mother-like existence had not risked his life to protect her, I am afraid that she herself would have been lying under this layer of white cloth.
Jelder stood behind Melu, looking at his cousin. He wanted to comfort him, but he felt that his identity was inappropriate and he didn't know what to say. He could only sigh and stand quietly.
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And in the square where the two of them were, looking up, they saw a sheet of white, covered with cold bodies. The Helis family lost many lives in this battle, and so did other families.
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Lorraine Hill walked in the square inside the Chamber of Commerce, and many people saluted her and said hello. Thanks to the potion she had prepared before, although many people in the Carites Chamber of Commerce were seriously injured, most of them were still injured as long as they did not die on the spot.
After being rescued, and since they were conducting defensive operations, it was convenient for the wounded to be placed nearby.
But even so, she still felt a little guilty in her heart. If only she could have been promoted earlier, she could have stopped it in time without so many casualties.
But who could have predicted such a thing? The Tisiphone family suddenly launched an attack on their own initiative. Because they failed to save the lives of these people, they took the blame for the killing on themselves. This is not a kind of self-moral kidnapping.
As she walked into the Chamber of Commerce's [Tick Novel www.mt1988.com] meeting room, all the current top management of Carites, the captain and the captain of the guard were already gathered here.
After hearing the casualty report, Lorraine Hill felt a little heavy. In her previous life, she lived in a stable and stable society, and the country she was in could be said to have the best security in the world. The loss of any one or two lives
It will attract social attention, but in this world it seems to be just an ordinary number.
Some of the stewards below were still praising the alchemy potion given by the family master. With only this number of casualties, it seemed like something very remarkable.
But she couldn't be happy, maybe because the values of the two worlds are different. Ivar's world is just like the ancient times, most people are still struggling to have enough food and clothing, hunger, disease, injury, natural disasters, and monster attacks will all lead to death.
Even if angel-sequence churches were established across the continent thousands of years ago, they could only barely increase the average life expectancy to 40-50 years old. This is a figure obtained by excluding children who died before they were younger.
The situation is even worse for newborns. On average, one out of three children will die in infancy. It’s no wonder that the Helis family has a flourishing branch. There are only two direct descendants of the main family in this generation, and the Anemii family has only one. It is said that Feng Na
He also had an older brother in his early years, but unfortunately he died when he was 5 years old. This is why Noyce doted on Fengno so much.
"Lord Lacey, there is a messenger from outside reporting that Tisiphone has invited you and other heads of the large chamber of commerce to have peace talks."
An attendant came in to report. After listening, everyone in the hall waited quietly for Lacey's instructions.
"I understand, but the peace talks will be scheduled for three days. We, Carites, now have to accomodate the wounded and deal with other matters."
"Yes, Miss." The two stewards followed the attendants out to talk to the envoy outside.
After the messenger attendant went out, Lorraine Hill seemed to have remembered something and asked.
"How is the cargo on the fleet now? Has it been unloaded?"
The captains and fleet leaders below were a little surprised as to why they suddenly cared about this, but they still answered.
"We don't have enough manpower at the moment, not yet."
"Well, let everyone have a good rest first, and then send someone to unload the goods in the afternoon."
Lorraine Hill blinked his blue eyes, looked at the progress bar on the system that was gradually filling up, and made a decision in his heart. A faint brilliance began to flow in his eyes.
As dusk approached, on the hills outside Hopeland, a carriage convoy of several hundred people slowly approached. Some of the carriages were loaded with various goods, while others were beautifully decorated, and vague figures could be seen inside.
Looking at the city full of ruins and wreckage on the hillside, the riders in front were very surprised. After quickly reporting to the person in charge in the carriage, several riders began to approach the city on horseback, wanting to go in first to inquire about the situation, while the rest of the people
Then it stopped quietly in its place.
The sun sets in the west, and the afterglow of the setting sun reflects on the carriage, which has the logo of olives and shells.