In the Blade

It's all about power, power is everything.

This is the most direct and simple logic.

The grassland people in Mobei believe in this logic. They feel that everything revolves around this logic. Power is everything, strength is the truth, and as long as you have power, you can have everything - if anyone dares to question this , then solve the problem together, and there will be no problems with this logic.

So they know better what it means to be strong.

Strong is not an identity, but a relative concept. Compared to an ordinary grassland boy, a serious soldier can be called a strong. Even if this soldier may only have one set of leather armor, A rogue horse, but when he pulled out his knife, he could still easily kill seven or eight prairie boys.

But is this warrior truly strong? Apparently not. Above the soldiers, there are more powerful warriors. They have more complete armor and ride horses that are not afraid of the cry of killing. When these warriors on horseback level their spears, even if No matter how beautifully those soldiers dance with their swords, they will be nailed to the ground by those sharp lances.

Compared with the soldiers, the soldiers are strong, and the ordinary soldiers are weak. But compared with the more ordinary grassland teenagers, these soldiers have become strong.

So, what determines who is strong and who is weak?

Is it a sword? Or a war horse? Is it armor? Or is it the merits of martial arts?

"Both and none."

All prairie people know very well that whether it is swords, war horses, armor or even martial arts, everything is just an external appearance.

The bottom line is, actually, it's still about who really holds the power of life and death.

Those who can control the life and death of others at will are truly strong.

Perhaps it was the biting cold wind that made them understand this truth, or maybe it was the harsh living environment that made them understand this rule. In short, most prairie people would not care about red tape like the Chen people in the south. They would take it for granted. They must comply with everything that the strong do - after all, they know very well that facing a being that is far stronger than themselves, it is already a great luck for them not to be killed on the spot.

Just like surviving the biting north wind, at least your life is still there, so what else do you want?

If the strong man does not kill them, it will already be a great honor. If the strong man is willing to take them to plunder, that is undoubtedly the best thing - in fact, this is also one of the problems of the theory of force alone, such as pure strength There was no way to conjure up food to fill the stomach, nor clothes to withstand the cold wind, but it didn't matter, the Chen people in the south had plenty of such things.

"All you need to do is sharpen the knife. If you need anything, just go to Chen and grab it."

This is the simple logic of many prairie warriors. They who devote all their body and mind to becoming stronger will definitely not be able to do business with those Chen people in the south - but it doesn't matter, as long as they don't plan to pay, then no one will You can trick them.

"It's best to capture some more Chen people to do the work, so that food and clothes can always be produced."

This is the thought of those grassland soldiers, who are much stronger than those ordinary soldiers. At least compared to those soldiers who only know how to plunder, these soldiers at least understand the difference between a full meal and a full meal.

However, just when everyone was celebrating the harvest, a voice came from mid-air.

"Keep no prisoners, kill them all."

"Ah this..."

The prairie soldiers who had been smiling just now choked on the spot.

"This, isn't this a bit..."

A group of grassland soldiers looked at me and I looked at you, but for a while no one could do this.

It definitely doesn't matter if you let them kill people. Everyone uses knives to make a living, and no one has carried a few lives - but the problem is to let them kill their own prisoners. This is a bit too much of a test for them, you know. These prisoners are all Chen people. Rounding it all off, they have a steady stream of food, clothes, and even all kinds of goods.

Isn't it a bit too... to kill him directly like this?

"Um?"

There was a sound in the air again.

"Do you have any opinions?"

"No! No! I don't dare! I don't dare!"

Listening to the words coming from the sky and feeling the cold tone, these prairie warriors quickly pulled out their bloody knives.

Forget it, just treat it as accumulating evil spirits. Although excessive accumulation of evil spirits is a bit burdensome, what can they do now that the gods are watching above their heads?

"Don't worry, you won't turn into monsters. This power is the reward you deserve."

The sound in the air fell again, which also made the bleeding hearts of the grassland soldiers feel a lot better.

Think about it, strength is everything, they are just a few prisoners, you can just catch them later.

As long as they can become stronger, what else can they not get?

"Yes, that's it..."

Looking at the tragic killings taking place at his feet, Huang Tian, ​​who was sitting high in the sky, nodded slowly.

Yes, this is what he wants. Although he may not be able to face the monster that is stronger than him at the moment, he can at least drive these monkeys to cut off the source of the monster's power - indeed, he had The method failed, and the huge effort that should have fallen on him actually made the monster invincible, but so what?

There is indeed no regret medicine in the world, but it can completely erase the source of that mental energy from the physical level.

Like it is now.

Those Chen people, those who had heard how powerful the monster was, have all turned into corpses, and their fear has turned into fear and resentment of death - and this fear and resentment is the so-called evil spirit. , will be carried on the backs of these monkeys on horses, making these monkeys on horses more domineering.

As his power becomes more tyrannical, these monkeys on horseback will worship and respect him more and more. They will treat him as a real god, and he himself will eventually be in this world among thousands of people. In the midst of praise, one becomes a true god.

With all this going on and on, how could that monster possibly defeat him? How could it be possible to win?

"Soon, soon."

The emperor high up in the sky was looking at the huge imperial city in the distance.

He has already felt that the monster has begun to weaken, and the mental strength that can make people invincible in the world is no longer as stable as before. With the charging of the monkeys on horseback at his feet, the originally majestic mental strength has begun to become more and more powerful. The ground became lighter.

If you can't even protect your own admirers, and even treat your own fans as if they are nothing, who would believe how powerful this kind of thing can be?

"So...why are you still not moving?"

Huang Tian's brows frowned slightly.

Something seems to be wrong. Everything is going so smoothly. The monster was already that strong before, but now he is being slaughtered by him as if he has no consciousness. This kind of thing is a bit too unbelievable, after all. That monster was already using his mental power to strengthen himself, so how could he ignore his actions?

But the fact was right in front of him, and the monster really didn't react at all.

"Is it to lure the enemy deeper?"

For safety reasons, Huang Tian's first reaction was that this was a trap.

There must be a reason for abnormal things. There is never any inexplicable good luck. The easy results often make people lose their minds. If they cannot withstand this temptation, they may die on the spot in the next moment.

After all, that monster is so terrifying...

"No, no."

Thinking of this, Huang Tian patted his head.

It started again, and the sequelae caused by that fear started again. Although he had eliminated the negative mentality caused by three failures, if he really faced the monster, he would still be gripped by the fear. Mentality - If you are afraid before taking action, it is naturally impossible to win in this state.

It was just to clear away the fear buried deep in his heart that he would face this monster head-on again.

Yes, if the previous return was just to reclaim the world, then now, this battle is somewhat personal.

"It's not necessarily to lure the enemy deeper, it could also be because those monkeys are really bad."

It was at this time that Huang Tian thought of another possibility.

He has come into contact with those monkeys in the south. Although those monkeys also know how to surrender to the strong, they still have to kill people with his own hands. In other words, those monkeys are just afraid of death. They are afraid of death. In fact, there is not much respect for the strong. Even if he suppressed these monkeys with cruel methods and killed them directly if they disobeyed, those monkeys did not really obey him completely.

Different from these simple-minded mounted monkeys who only know how to wield swords, those monkeys in the south have many thoughts and are prone to random thoughts. They may work under the monster's orders, but they may not be able to execute them well, like Now, those monkeys called Chen people are not without organized resistance, but so what?

They died anyway, meaninglessly, becoming the strength of the monkeys on horseback, and then his strength.

"No matter what the situation is, the advantage is indeed on my side."

Thinking this way, Huang Tian gradually calmed down.

His heart is full of panic about the enemy, and he may not be able to use 10% of his advantage, but when he can understand his situation clearly, this 100% advantage can also be used - just like now, Even if the monkeys on horseback don't need him to supervise the battle, they still know how to attack. No matter how powerful that monster is, how can it come back from such an extreme disadvantage?

What's more, long-term inaction will lead to resentment.

When the monster can't even protect the people who believe in him, that monster will completely move away from that monster.

"How can you not die when everyone hates you?"

Huang Tian raised his head and looked at the huge city in the distance again.

Looking across the space, he seemed to see the monster's eyes.

"This time, you're dead."

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"He's dead! It's all your fault!"

In the imperial dining room deep in the palace, Du Chengfeng, who was turning the rope, threw a kitchen knife and hit the young emperor on the head.

"Can't you just be quiet for a while? It just happened to be a critical moment... Do you know how vicious things you just did?"

"I...I mean, the prairie people are coming, right?"

Even though his head was red from being slapped, the young emperor got up immediately and looked at Du Chengfeng expectantly.

"The people from the grassland are coming. Do you need to prepare for war? You must be going to the war, right? Then can I study for my lessons on my own..."

"Oh, you're talking about this."

Du Chengfeng was immediately amused.

"There's no door. I won't go out."

Saying this, Du Chengfeng turned his head and looked at the old eunuch who rushed over to report the news.

"I understand what you mean, but we agreed before that I'm really not responsible for providing military support. It's your business to fight to the death."

"This..."

The old eunuch gritted his teeth.

"Please, Grand Master, for the sake of the people of the world..."

"No."

Du Chengfeng shook his head decisively.

"Who are the people of the world? Show me what they are called. You don't even know who they are, and you want me to give them face? This doesn't make sense. I don't accept this statement... In addition, don't say it's for the sake of Dachen. You know, I'm not from Chen."

"Ah, this..."

Seeing that Du Chengfeng refused to fight at all costs, the old eunuch was also scratching his head anxiously.

Although according to his previous idea, he only needed a master to sit in charge, and he could go out to fight, but the problem was that after seeing the real master, he had realized that his fighting power was okay for bullying ordinary people, but it was still not enough in front of the real master - in other words, even if he went out to fight, it was likely that he would not be able to solve any problems.

The one who could really make the final decision was a real master like Du Chengfeng, but the problem was here, Du Chengfeng was unwilling to move.

Or in other words, their price was not enough to invite this real master.

This was also the most troublesome part. This real master had no desire for anything, and it was almost impossible to get the other party to make a move by trading - if there must be any temptation, fighting with a master might be considered, but he just said that there was a master flying in the sky above the grassland people, but Du Chengfeng still didn't care.

"It's just flying in the sky, it can't really be considered a master. For this level, you can just think of a way yourself."

This was the answer given by Du Chengfeng.

"As for me, I still have important things to do... I haven't finished the tumbling rope just now, I'll do it again."

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