Lorraine Hill was currently riding on a tall black horse, advancing with the army.
Under the sunny sky, there is a yellow-green wilderness, with sparse green grass growing on the dry land. The rhizomes of these plants grow almost close to the ground, and the leaves are also very narrow. They seem to be specially adapted to the local dry and hot environment.
become.
As the army advanced southward, it began to regain the previously fallen territory, and the Falcon troops that originally attacked also retreated early. It was already the end of April, and the weather was getting warmer and even a little hot.
There is a smell of dry grass seeds in the air, mixed with the blowing south wind, which makes people's noses slightly itchy.
Lorraine Hill was wearing a black robe, with only a few silver hair on her chest, floating slightly in the wind. She raised her white palm, placed it in front of her forehead, and looked at the group of people standing in the distance.
The winged clan on the side of the road.
These people, both men and women, looked at the walking team under the scorching sun, seemingly looking for a certain figure. And when Lorraine Hill looked at them, one of the girls pointed over.
"That big sister~" Her voice was childish and full of joy. It was hard to imagine why such a young child would appear here.
After hearing this cry, the group of winged tribes turned their eyes. When they saw the silver hair exposed from the hood, a burst of surprise flashed in their eyes. Then they took a few steps forward and knelt down on one knee.
Come down.
A knight wearing porcelain white heavy armor rode his horse and approached. He was a member of the Knights of the Iron Sun.
"Your Highness Lorraine Hill, they want to see you." Although they have not communicated with each other for thousands of years, the Rabbit Ear Clan and the Wing Clan are both branches of the Beast Clan, and their languages are basically the same, so they can understand what these people say. Nothing more.
It means worship, prayer, surrender and so on.
They had encountered such scenes many times during their march, and the knights around the silver-haired girl were not surprised.
"Find a quiet and open place. It seems that they have come from a far away hometown. I also have some questions to ask them." Lorraine Hill nodded. Compared with the past, military life during this period is actually quite pleasant.
Her fearful character has improved a lot.
More than ten minutes later, we found ourselves at the foot of a hillside not far from the marching road.
Under a large tree with lush foliage, Lorraine Hill took off the hood on his head and stood there, with about 30 Wing Clan in front of him.
"Are you here to find me?" There was curiosity in the light blue transparent eyes.
"Yes, the supreme Archangel of Wind, the great Lord of the sky." All the Winged Clan knelt on their knees and chanted prayers.
Lorraine Hill tilted his head slightly in confusion. This title was getting longer and longer, and it was getting more and more outrageous.
"You don't have to do this, you should stand up first." She said in a soft and pleasant voice.
"His Royal Highness Xie Luoran Hill." Everyone then stood up slowly.
"Why do you have to come all the way from your hometown just to see me?" Lorraine Hill didn't think he had such great charm.
"Because I heard the call coming from the wind." said a girl with admiring eyes.
"Because I witnessed the miracle that came to the sky." This is a soldier who experienced that battle.
"Because I want to see such a legendary existence."
Everyone was talking about their thoughts, and finally an old man with a white beard walked out slowly, and everyone gradually stopped. It can be seen that this old man's status in the crowd is not low.
"Let me tell you, His Highness Lorraine Hill." The old man used his crutches and tried to stand up straight.
"Perhaps the world knows from some ancient books that our orc clan once accepted part of the inheritance from the Giant Royal Court, which also includes some records of past history." His voice was old and rhythmic.
Then the old man began to slowly tell the history buried in the years.
"At that time, the sun in the sky is majestic and eternal, and the silver moon in the darkness is also bright and cold."
"The people who follow the sun and the people who follow the moon have been enemies from time to time. They fight in every corner of the world, chase dusk and dawn, soar in the sky and swim under the sea."
"The Royal Court of Giants is the people chasing the sun, and the opposite is the giant dragon embracing the moon."
"Although the giant clan has been destroyed, the legend about the sun has been passed down and is taught by shamans orally."
"On the throne where the four holy pillars stand, the sun rises slowly." When the old man said this, Lorraine Hill inevitably thought of the Throne of God plan in the Twilight Era.
"And the four holy pillars also rose into the sky with the sun, and turned into four winged beings in the light of the sun."
"They hold up the sun and are also its spokespersons and messengers..."
"And among them, the archangel of the sky and wind, the pronunciation of his name is very similar to yours. Therefore, in that miracle, everyone regarded you as his incarnation in the world." As a person who has not suffered.
The internal history of the Yi clan, which has gone through the catastrophe, is much more complete than that of the Gufea grassland.
Is this so, Lorraine Hill thought in his mind, if according to the plan of the Throne of God, as the Original Four, he is indeed the closest being to the Sun Crown, and it is very likely that he will be given power.
It's a pity that this is an extremely distant past. After I woke up, I didn't have any strength, let alone Sequence 10, not even the original Sequence 1. Such glory did not bring real strength. Now if I face a
I'm afraid she can't even beat Sequence 8.
"Perhaps you have too much expectations and admiration for me. In fact, I am not that great and sacred." She shook her head slightly, her silver hair fluttering in the wind, and then she was held down by white fingers and rearranged.
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She didn't want to admit this kind of name. There were too many things behind it, and she didn't know if it would arouse any hostile presence. After all, the battle between the sun and the moon was said to not be completely clear in the end.
Instead, it ends with both of them falling.
"You go back first. Since the Falcon ceased fighting, don't participate in the subsequent killings." Lorraine Hill said this, and the group of people seemed to have accepted the oracle and left with satisfaction.
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The Black Rock Principality, since the orc reinforcements captured Fengyan City, has continued to sweep away the remnants of the Halberd Sect in the territory.
In a canyon in the mountains.
A simple wooden fence blocked the way for a group of people to move forward. The sergeants in black scale armor and the defenders in leather armor fought with each other.
Although the sergeants in black scale armor had the equipment advantage, the other side relied on the favorable location and the assistance of bows and arrows to still hold off this group of enemies.
"Idiots! You bunch of idiots from the bow hunting sect!" the leader of the black-clothed and scaled men shouted loudly, quite angrily.
"How long has it been and you are still against us? Get out of the way quickly, the orcs behind are coming to kill you. Do you want to watch your compatriots be killed by the enemy?"
Unfortunately, what responded to him was a dense rain of arrows. Nearly a hundred crossbowmen kept shooting on the mountainside. The arrows hit the armor and made a clanking sound. Several of them penetrated through the gaps and shot into the armor.
bodies and several soldiers fell into the weeds and rocks.
Seeing that the remnants of the black-clad and scaly-armored army were gradually dying out, a young officer wearing brown leather armor stood out from the crowd.
"Of course I know that there are orcs chasing you behind you, so I set up a card here."
"You mean compatriots? Sorry, I don't have such cruel compatriots."
"Do you still remember how many villages you burned down, how many people you dragged into this war, and how many families and lives you caused were destroyed and lost?"
"In addition, I also want to tell you that the one standing in front of you now is not the bow-hunting sect, but the sword-making sect." As he said this, he raised the purple-shirted longbow in his hand and placed the arrow on the bowstring.
, with the strength of the waist and arms, the bow string was easily pulled open, and a powerful arrow shot out, piercing the scales of an enemy.
"Sword-making sect, what is that?" The leader of the halberd sect asked doubtfully, waving his long sword to block the incoming arrows. He thought this was some new force created within the bow-hunting sect.
"That is the faction that does not agree with the styles of the two factions and hopes to establish a new order. We will turn swords into plowshares and cultivate a new country."
Another girl with long black hair walked out of the crowd. She was wearing a short leather skirt, holding a long sheathed knife in her hand, a fitted leather vest on her upper body, and a short sword and a bayonet tied to her legs.
"Big sister!" When this girl appeared, some young people around her shouted excitedly. It was obvious that this girl had a high status in everyone's hearts.
After experiencing the civil strife in the past two years, Jenna is much more mature and tough than before. Even her figure is taller, showing a sassy and vigorous temperament.
When the girl appeared, she looked at the sword-wielding leader in the valley and said, "Long time no see, maybe you still remember who I am."
The leader of the Halberd Faction in the valley frowned, looked at the girl, and asked speculatively: "Jena?"
"That's right, in Fengyan City at that time, you used very strong methods to force my father to join."
"And did you ever think that today would happen!?" When she said the last few words, her figure suddenly moved, and her body rushed down the mountainside like a gray shadow.
Several rays of silver light flashed, and a dozen soldiers of the Halberd Sect were directly chopped open, and the sharp long knife in his hand carried a dangerous cold light and slashed directly towards the leader's neck.
when--
The long metallic reverberation echoed in the valley, and the leader of the opponent held the long sword tightly to block its blade.
A flicker of light flashed in Jina's eyes, and then her body shape changed again, and then the two sides started a fierce battle in the valley.
Although the swordsman opposite has the job title of War Sequence 5 Magnetic Swordsman, Jena is not bad now. After two years of growth, she has also reached the level of Sequence 5. Even if she is not in Emenas,
I didn't learn much new knowledge, but relying on some of my past experience and knowledge was enough to defeat these ordinary existences.
His long knife danced in the air, and his body continued to draw straight lines around the opponent as the center of the circle, slashing at the enemy from all angles. Violent sparks flashed one after another in the valley.
"You!——" The swordsman was surprised and unsure, not wanting this time to pass and the girl to become so powerful that she could almost crush him in all aspects.
And just when he was about to beg for mercy and surrender, Jenna's figure flashed across her face again.
[The art of splitting shadows with a knife]
The blades transformed and connected together, like silver snow pouring down, directly drowning the enemy. Then Jenna stood still and slowly put away the blade.
Behind him, the magnetic pole swordsman fell down with blood all over his body and made no sound again.
When the surrounding soldiers saw their leader fall, they immediately collapsed and fled in all directions.
"Chase!" The sword-making sect on the mountainside chased them one after another, deep into the grass.
"Sister Jena is really amazing!" Several young people holding bows, arrows and swords gathered around and praised her one after another.
The girl with black hair and blue eyes shook her head slightly, saying that she was still far away from those big shots. Not to mention, even several of her peers in the school at that time were far above her.
I wonder who will be the school’s champion this year? Bumansha or Lorraine? She hasn’t been back to school for a long time.
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After the incident in the Falcon Kingdom, the Starlight Alliance began to shrink its defenses, and Lorraine Hill also returned to Solander.
In an open-air courtyard of the palace.
Lorraine Hill put on a soft pure white dress and was sitting under the grape trellis, enjoying the cool air and taking a nap.
His arms were leaning on the light-colored wooden chair, and his head was resting on his arms, letting his silky hair float slightly in the air.
Waves of warm wind blew up, lifting some of the white skirt, revealing the smooth and white calves, and then the skirt stuck to the calves again, outlining the slender shape.
A neatly dressed maid walked slowly from the corridor of the courtyard and stopped when she came to the grape arbor. Looking at the girl who was taking a nap with her body rising and falling slightly, she hesitated for a while, then she didn't speak, but continued to stand where she was.
Waiting for this girl to wake up.
The cicadas on the trees chirped happily, and the bright sunlight shone on the bright leaves, reflecting the colors of green and gamboge. The breeze blew from time to time, and the leaves also made a rustling sound.
A brief moment of peace amidst the protracted war.
After a long time, the girl's eyelashes under the grape trellis trembled slightly, and then slowly opened her eyes. She simply shook her head to wake herself up, and then slightly arranged her bent hair.
At this time, the maid on the side came forward to ask.
"Good afternoon, Lord Lorraine Hill." She leaned over gently.
"Palinsa, you have something to ask me." Lorraine Hill raised his head and looked at the maid. Her beautiful face and black and white uniform looked mottled on the grape trellis, giving her a sense of old-time beauty.
"Yes, not long ago, news came from the legions in the Black Rock Principality, asking what to do next."
"Should we directly occupy and conquer it, or should we make other plans?"
Palinsha took out the documents and letters in her arms.
"What do other people in Congress say?" Lorraine Hill took the document.
"Most people said that we should conquer directly and avoid future troubles forever, but Mr. Pullman did not express his position. Instead, he said that we should put it aside for now and let me ask your opinion later."
"That's it..." The girl slowly flipped through the thick battle report, which described the current situation in the Black Rock.
Since Fengyan City was captured, the Long Halberd Sect within it fled in all directions and wandered around the country. Most of them were captured and imprisoned, while a few went deep into the mountains.
In addition, the Bow Hunting Faction is also becoming increasingly rare, and currently it is said that it has been replaced by a new faction called the 'Sword Forging Faction'. The leader and information of the 'Sword Forging Faction' have been revealed in documents.
"Jena?" Lorraine Hill looked at the familiar name above in surprise, then lowered his gaze and flipped through the information about it.
Born in Emenas, the daughter of a mercenary leader, her age and weapons were all right. I didn't expect it to be her, this former classmate.
"It seems that she has made a decision." Reading through the series of recent actions of Jina, improving the system, establishing a new order in the mountain villages, etc., Lorraine Hill seemed to feel something.
"That's good." She pondered for a while.
"The war has not yet ended. Our direct rule of Black Rock will cause a lot of conflicts, and subsequent problems will not be easy to solve."
"Why don't we support factions with similar ideas to ours, leave enough soldiers to help the 'Sword Forging Sect' establish a new order, and appease the residents and environment in Black Rock."
"Then we will send out craftsmen to deliver supplies and food to rescue families and residents who were injured in the war, and at the same time provide work in exchange for relief, allowing them to be restored and constructed. This will bring them closer to each other and alleviate the previous conflicts and discord."
"After the war is over, representatives of the people will be guided to vote to decide whether to annex Crancia."
"At that time, there will be a lot less trouble and there will be no historical baggage."
Unknowingly, Lorraine Hill has become a mature national ruler.
"Yes, Your Highness Lorraine Hill." Palinsha looked at the silver-haired girl who was younger than herself with admiration, quickly recorded her suggestions, and then went to report.
Watching Palinsha leave, Lorraine Hill moved her body and slowly stood up from the chair. She stretched out her left hand and looked at the sun in the blue sky through the gaps between her fingers.
Time flies so fast, and I have actually adapted to my current status.
Once upon a time, she was not just a girl living alone in the forest, but now she is at the center of a power vortex, affecting the lives of thousands of people.
This is a great honor and a great responsibility, so she has to be careful.
Maybe I am still not suitable to be a leader. I always want to hide in a quiet place with few people, live a leisurely life, sleep until I wake up naturally, fish in the summer, have a fireplace in the winter, and live a quiet life.
But that kind of life is not possible yet.
Lorraine Hill said to herself in her heart, she walked out of the grape trellis, walked slowly on the hillside of the palace, and then came to a high ground.
Looking down from the vast field of view ahead, you can see the uneven Chu-colored houses on the high ground, with thousands of families and people in sight.
Infinite distances and countless people are all related to me.
You cannot immerse yourself in illusory dreams and escape from this real and vast world. If it is not beautiful, then you must make it beautiful. Only in this way can you sleep peacefully and have a good dream.