How to wear a goddess statue
Chapter 024 The Signal of Parting
The time is pulled back to the day before the festival.
After Eleuil made the arrangements, he sat at the table and fed fresh meat to the golden eagle sisters, and when he saw which head was turning towards Rhodes, he handed pieces of meat to whichever mouth, trying to catch them with food Eyes, don't reach out to Rhodes to touch them.
Luo Dasi's attention was all on his own thinking, completely unaware of the dark tide turbulent beside him.
After a long time, she finally said to the little princess: "It only takes a miracle, and the crime that Qiang An gave you will be cleared up. Why didn't you mention it to me?"
Aleuil turned his head and looked intently at the incarnation of the gods in the world: "Are you going to perform a miracle for me?"
Rhodes: "As long as you want."
The little princess couldn't help curling her lips: "It's better not to, otherwise it will appear that I am so proud of being favored."
Rhodes pursed his lips slightly: "No."
"With your words, I am very happy." Eleuil said easily, "Tomorrow is the moon god, I still want to see your festival, it will be better."
Saying so, there was an undisguised yearning in her eyes.
The ceremony of the river goddess will have to wait for more than a year, and before that, Rhodes probably won't be with the little princess anymore.
Subconsciously, she didn't look at Aleuil's bright eyes, and said softly, "Tomorrow is the most suitable time."
How could Eleuil not know?
The changes at tomorrow's festival will naturally arouse the associations of those present. They don't care what the motives of those two people planning to destroy the festival are, they will just treat it as another topic.
In the after-dinner chat, those two people will be called ungodly and bold, but the part about Eleuil may not be so friendly, it will still be the "unlucky princess bleeding the blood of sinners" .
At this time, a miracle is enough to set the tone of the rumors.
"In the human world, what I can do is relatively limited. It is said to be a miracle, but in fact it cannot reach that level." Lotus's fingertips were a little empty in the air, "I will send the blue heron to come, choose the right time, and send My token is in your hands."
"Miss Messenger?"
"Well, Miss Messenger."
The deity of the gods has already mentioned this point, so there is no reason to refuse, and Aleuil readily accepts.
——That's why there was this scene under the moonlight.
The blue heron retracted its wings and lowered its slender neck in front of the princess. The flower it held in its mouth went to the other party's hand, and it was held in the palm of his hand with great care.
The flowering period of Xuetu is only in spring and summer, but this flower is clearly in full bloom, each petal is white and attractive, fresh and elegant.
Not only flowers, but also the blue heron, who is regarded as the messenger of the river goddess, should not appear in the city of Digbia in winter. It should have migrated with the ethnic group to warmer watersheds, rather than staying in the cold frontier.
Does the messenger and symbolic flower that appear against the law of the season mean the favor of the river goddess?
Everyone couldn't be sure, they could only see that at this moment, the black-haired girl's golden eyes were shining like stars, her slender fingers were stroking the down feathers on the back of the blue heron's neck, and she was whispering something with a smile.
The proud birds, who have never been close to humans, lowered their heads, and were unbelievably docile. The light of the moon and the lamps reflected the white wings, as if they had been coated with a layer of light gold.
Many poets and painters participated in the Luna Ceremony. They originally came to praise the Moon God, but they couldn't help being deeply attracted by the picture in front of them. However, no language or brushwork seems to be able to restore one percent of the mystery and magnificence of the scene. with shock.
Even so, they still tried their best to record it. The paintings can only be preserved for the powerful, but the poems have been widely spread along with the bards. This may be the beginning of countless legends about the Queen of Destiny——
However, reality is often not as good as imagined.
The little princess is indeed smiling and whispering, but the content of the words is not suitable for outsiders to hear:
"Thank you, Miss Messenger, I miss you after a long time. Is your master nearby? I haven't seen Rhodes since the ceremony started..."
The beautiful blue heron, who is the messenger of Rhodes, is indeed bowing her head docilely, but what she thinks in her heart is:
I often touch the head of the little princess, and it feels a little subtle to be touched by the neck feathers in turn.In other words, is the highlight moment enough now, can I fly away?
After staying for more than ten seconds, Luotus felt that the momentum was complete, so he spread his wings and flew away, turning into a disguised human figure in a secluded place outside the square, calmly blending in with the crowd watching the ceremony.
The blue heron left, and the scene remained silent for a moment, until the city lord Hefet took a deep look at Aleuil, and motioned to the high priest: "Continue with the Luna ceremony first."
The high priest cleared his throat and announced: "The ceremony will continue, glorious goddess Amira, your loyal servant will offer you a generous sacrifice..."
Eleuil's attention has been completely removed from the ceremony, her eyes were busy wandering around the crowd, and finally found the figure of Rhodes in a place with relatively dim light.
It's very easy, Luo Dasi, even in a crowd of people, has a cold and alienated aura, as if he is in two worlds with other people, and he may turn around and disappear at any time.
The little princess winked at her.
Rhodes laughed, and the sense of alienation faded a little.
Eleuil was very satisfied with the effect he had caused.
After a series of lengthy ceremonies, the Moon God Ceremony finally came to an end. The chief priest was old, and he was a bit powerless to preside over a whole set.
He turned to City Lord Hefeet, and said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, those two people who disrespected the Moon God will be entrusted to you. Please strictly follow the law and deal with them."
Heffett said briefly, "I will."
The chief priest saluted: "May the benevolent goddess Amira bless you."
Leaning on his cane, he walked aside and urged the young and strong priests to place the fragrant wood on the float.
Hefeet walked to the other side and stopped in front of the little princess.
"I agree to your request. After a few days, I will send someone to take you to the barracks," he said.
"Thank you, Lord Hefeet."
"You don't need to thank me, this is the right you have won for yourself." Hefett somehow thought of something, sighed, and looked at the little princess with more gentle eyes, "If the former king is still alive, he will also be proud of you."
Eleuil: "However, before we leave, I have one more thing to discuss with you."
Heffet was taken aback: "What?"
Eleuil stopped talking, and looked around in a circle.
Hefet reacted: "This is indeed not a place to talk, please come with me."
Eleuil handed over to Hefeet all the crimes against the law and greed of Lord Cadella over the years.
It also includes the evidence that the Lord Cadella colluded with several merchants. They conspired to earn more money through illegal means, suppressed competitors with power, and even forced people to death.
Coincidentally, in the long list of collusion, the name of the Caravan caravan is impressively listed—yes, it is the businessman who tried to destroy the festival.
Hefet received the evidence, and his face was fine at the beginning, but his expression became darker later on. As an upright city lord himself, he couldn't bear such a pest in the area under his jurisdiction.
"You collected all of these?" Heftet took a deep breath and asked.
To be precise, it was given to her by Rhodes, but this cannot be said for sure.Aleuil said solemnly: "I have tried it too, but unfortunately I don't have that ability yet. The evidence was handed to me by a nobleman in Kadela. Bring him down."
Heffett: "I see."
He looked through the evidence again, and noticed more details than the first time, and couldn't help but bristle: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will punish him as soon as possible."
"How do you plan to punish?"
"Such a person is not worthy of being the lord of a city." Hefeet paused, and asked the staff beside him, "What does the law say?"
Staff: "Article [-] of the Military and Political Chapter of the Law, as officials colluding with businessmen, embezzlement and bribery, if the crime is serious, they should be deprived of their positions and noble status, and pretend to be civilians."
Hefet waited for a long time, but did not wait for the second sentence: "Only this one charge?"
The staff said helplessly: "This guy is very cautious. Although he is domineering, most of the scourges are poor people and slaves. Even if he used means to kill people, he didn't do it himself. At most, he pushed behind his back. According to the law It can’t be counted on him.”
Hefet: "...Forget it, this one is enough."
Aleuil listened quietly for a while, then suddenly interrupted: "What if you add the assassination of the royal family?"
"He also assassinated you?!"
"Yes, but it didn't work." Eleuil said briskly.
Hefet and his staff looked at each other and said in unison: "Death crime."
In the era of Gusoran, there was no concept of centralization.
The position of the city lord of the main city continues from generation to generation in the royal family or in-law families. What the king does is to choose which one of their descendants should inherit. Unless the wrong person is caught, the seat of the city lord will be taken back from the family. .
Within the jurisdiction of the main city, the city lord holds considerable power, including the appointment and dismissal of officials in the secondary city.
As soon as Hefeet's order was issued, it caused a storm in Digbia and all its sub-cities. His methods were resolute, and the forces that colluded with the Lord Cadillac were dragged into the sun and liquidated one by one.
The owners of the other sub-cities are at risk. As nobles, they were born to stand in the power and wealth field. How many of them have never done bribery?The only difference is more or less.
Some people still thought about interceding for the Lord Cadillac, so that no one would help them speak when it was their turn in the future. However, when the crime of this person was placed in front of all the nobles, they could only remain silent.
Too much and too greedy.
This person has always behaved with a broad mind, a fat body, and a good temper. Who would have thought that he would do so many feats in private?
Ashamed of themselves, they are ashamed of themselves.
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In the Kadella Temple, the priestess still recited praises in front of the statue. She was not the only one in the sacrificial room, but also her daughter Rhea.
Just now, the priest mother and daughter received a letter from the city of Tigbia, which was written by the princess herself.
She said in the letter: I have been allowed to enter the army, everything is fine, Lord Hefeet will clean up the silverfish in Kadela, and Kadela under the protection of Goddess Rhodes will return to harmony.
The messenger also brought back the news about Eleuil at the Moon God Ceremony, about how she found out the merchants and priests who intended to destroy the festival, and about how the messenger of the River Goddess came to the scene and presented the princess with snow tea in full bloom. .
The priestess reassured: "Your Highness will not be willing to stay in the temple forever, I knew it from the first time we met."
But she didn't expect that this child would grow up so fast, and the small temple could no longer provide her with shelter, so she could only pray that she would go further and further and achieve her wish smoothly.
Ruiya raised her head and said softly, "Mother, what else can we do?"
The stern face of the priestess rarely showed warmth: "My whole life is destined to stay in the temple of Kadela. This is my beginning and my destination. But Rhea, you are different."
"Huh? But I..."
"The goddess Rhodes chose you, and you are destined to be her priest. Kadella is too young. If you want to obey the will of the goddess, you must go further."
Ruiya bit her lip unconsciously, with apprehension in her eyes.
Although she was no longer the little girl who stuttered when she spoke, it was inevitable that she lacked confidence at this time.
The priestess raised her head, stared into the eyes of the god statue blue chalcedony, and said slowly: "Our family has guarded Cadella since the birth of Solancia, and the belief remains unchanged from generation to generation. To be promoted to a higher-level main city or even a temple in the royal city...these are never in accordance with the wishes of the goddess, but out of our own persistence."
"And now it's time to take that step. Can you, Rhea."
The little priest's timidity gradually dissipated with his mother's words, and was replaced by a firm look. He might still be confused about the way forward, but he was nothing before absolute piety.
She solemnly said: "I will do it."
Rui Ya was born in the temple and grew up in the temple. The first word he could speak was not even "mother", but the name of the river goddess Rhodes. The belief in gods had long been rooted in his blood.
She has no ambitions, and if anything drives her upwards it is constant piety.
The city of Kadela was precarious under the investigation from the main city, and only the temple stood out from the secular world and remained quiet.
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Inside the City Lord's Mansion.
The lord of Cadillac had long since lost his former magnanimous attitude. He tugged at the corner of the man in front of him and begged humbly: "Help me, please help me tell the adults, as long as Heffit can't kill him I……"
The man's face was hidden under the hood, and he said coldly: "You are not careful in doing things yourself, and you still want to drag adults into the water?"
"How could it be like this, I obviously—I obviously obeyed your orders—"
The man smiled instead, and said softly, "What do you listen to us?"
The city lord shivered for a moment, the words stuck in his throat, and he didn't dare to spit it out.
"Listen, if my lord is involved in the incident you caused, I guarantee you will regret not going on the road." The man patted the castellan on the shoulder, "By the way, if I remember correctly, you seem to have a daughter? "
Cheng twitched the corners of his mouth, remained silent for a long time, his expression fluctuated, and then he let go of his hand in a slumped manner as if exhausted.
"...Talsa is still young, she is not guilty."
"Don't worry, we'll settle down."
The man turned around and walked out of the room without hesitation.
This wide-ranging liquidation lasted until the beginning of the second year. The position and noble status of the lord of Kadella were deprived, and his family members were treated as civilians. He was escorted to the city of Digbia. His execution will be in Do it here.
Also executed on the same day was the owner of the Kara caravan. He was punished for the two crimes of impiety and collusion with officials in bribery.
The senior priest who conspired with him had already been secretly executed after the incident last year. As a priest, he did not respect the gods, and his crime was aggravated. The people in the temple did not want him to live longer.
Let the Yilu River send his dead soul upstream, and see how Death will judge this sinful soul.
This time, the execution of the merchant and the castellan of Cadillac was made public.
The owner of Kadella is fine, no one in Digbia city knows him, and the businessman indulged his son to run amok, and there are countless people who hate him. At this time, they are all standing outside the execution ground, with the pleasure of revenge Onlookers, waiting for the execution to end, will rush forward and trample on the businessman's body.
People who have nothing to do with themselves are just watching the fun and talking about the rumors they have heard by the way.
"The Caravan Caravan has always been fearless, what happened this time, don't provoke any nobles."
"Your news is too late. This person tried to sabotage last year's Moon God Ceremony and tried to blame others, but he was exposed on the spot! If he hadn't been involved in the matter of Cadillac, he would have died last year. Wait until now."
"Oh, it was revealed by the princess, as if someone told me about it."
"The daughter of the sinner Serena? She is the wearer herself, so she can go to the ceremony?"
After a brief silence.
"What nonsense are you talking about, how could the darling of the Goddess of the Yilu River be a sinner—"
"You must have heard that the messenger of Goddess Rhodes gave her a snow tea flower in public. It is winter, and it is a miracle of the goddess!"
"I was just outside the square, let me tell you..."
Among the crowd, the red-haired boy stared blankly at all this.
He couldn't understand why things had changed so drastically in just two months?
His father was arrested, and there was no money left. Those who had supported him dispersed overnight, and even the personal servant who had been with him since he was a child left without hesitation.
When he left, he still didn't forget to scold him: "I don't want to stay with you for a long time to attract people's hatred. If it weren't for the deed of prostitution in your father's hands, who would want to be treated as a punching bag by you every day and treated as a running dog by others? The retribution is still to come, I Waiting to see you fend for yourself, little master!"
Thinking of this, the red-haired boy shivered.
Yes, those untouchables saw that something happened to his family, and they would not miss the opportunity.
He had to hide himself first, and wait for him to form a large caravan like his father in the future, and then come back and beat all these people to death!
The red-haired boy pulled down his hood and quickly left the noisy crowd, but his red hair was too conspicuous, and a few bits were exposed, making it difficult to ignore.
In the crowd of onlookers, several civilians with eyes full of hatred waved to each other and followed silently.
What happened in the city of Digbia, Rhodes did not continue to pay attention, at this time she had already entered the barracks with Aleuil.
Even Aleuil had to start from the bottom when joining the military camp, but in the end it was because of her status as a princess, which meant that she was given the position of a small captain.
Under such circumstances, ordinary scribes could not continue to follow the princess, so Rhodes transformed into a female cavalry soldier in the royal guard.
Even though he was sitting on horseback, Luotus's cold and indifferent temperament did not change at all, even the horse was brought up steadily, and the long ponytail hung solemnly behind him, and he didn't even shake it.
She didn't learn equestrianism before crossing, but when she saw a horse, she rolled onto the horse's back naturally, as if her body had a memory.
When Luotus rode the horse for the first time, Eleuil looked at it curiously: "So you can ride a horse. Are there any heavenly horses in the kingdom of the gods?"
In fact, Luotus, who had never been to the Kingdom of God, did not change his face: "Yes, but it is not a mount of God."
"What is the god's mount?" Eleuil thought of the description in the mythical classics, and paused suspiciously, "Oh, your ride is a giant fish in the Illu River."
Rhodes: "..."
Rhodes kept smiling: "Yes."
The largest freshwater fish in the world lives in the Ilu River. The Solan people call them giant fish. They are two meters long before they grow up.
The fish rarely surface, and no one knows where the upper limit of their size is.
Outsiders regard them as water monsters hidden in the deep water, but the Solan people think they are the embodiment of the spirit of the river, the mount of the river goddess, and even the goddess herself can change into the appearance of a giant fish and dive in the water.
In this regard, the goddess of the river refused.
However, Aleuil misunderstood her silence, and imagining the picture of the goddess riding a fish leisurely forward in the clear blue river as flat as a mirror, it seems that there is nothing contrary to it, but it adds a certain fantasy and sacred beauty.
So the little princess said sincerely, "You look great riding a giant fish."
... Rhodes didn't want to know what the child had imagined.
When Rhodes dismounted, the gray horse happily came up to lick her hand.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mortis immediately put his arms around the horse's neck affectionately, ignored the gray horse's struggling neighing, and pulled the rein to lead it away.As he walked, he said, "Tsk tsk, horse, I am saving you."
"Motis, what are you mumbling about here?"
A hearty female voice approached from a distance.
A female cavalry soldier in leather armor came here with big strides. She had a beautiful face, her long chestnut hair was coiled behind her head, but her figure was tall and stalwart. Style, handy.
This female cavalry soldier is the only daughter of the city lord Hefeet, named Lena. She joined the defenders when she was just an adult. Ten years later, she has been promoted to the deputy commander of the third frontier army.
Compared with other countries, women in Solancia have a high status. Women can join the army, but due to the constraints of the times, promotion is always more difficult than men.
Against this background, Lena was able to step up to the present step by step without relying on her father's influence. It is conceivable how strong her ability is.
Lena walked up to several people, looked at Mortis who was hugging the gray horse's neck alone, and then looked at Eleuil who was holding Rhodes' arm, and raised her brows in a heroic manner: "Your Highness, are you... ...Practice riding skills?"
Aleuil immediately denied: "No, Mortis was exchanging feelings with the horse, and my teacher and I happened to pass by."
Mortis was dumbfounded: "No, this horse and I— let go!"
Before he could finish speaking, the gray horse lowered his head, and happily chewed his hair.
Lena shook her head sympathetically, "It's a good state of mind to be so happy at such an age."
Mortis salvaged his hair back and complained, "I'm only 38, Deputy Captain Lena, and you're only ten years younger than me."
Lena rolled her eyes: "I was wrong, your tone sounds like you are only eight years old."
Mortis and Lena are not easy to deal with.
It's not that the rivalry between Huanxi and Enemy can spark sparks, but that they really don't like each other. Mortis feels that the other party has robbed the position of the trusted elder of His Royal Highness, Lena thinks that the other party is just bluffing, and the rest are really not good. Reliable, it is better to let the virtuous.
Once they come and go, the beams are formed, and every time they meet, they must stab each other first.
Aleuil watched the battle indifferently, and then smiled broadly when looking at Rhodes: "Let's go, teacher."
Rhodes: "Yes."
The truly only reliable river goddess was also used to such scenes, and couldn't help but feel worried.
The adults around the little princess don't seem to be trustworthy. Is it really okay after she leaves?
At this time, Lena's mind jumped out of the childish sarcastic dialogue, and she recovered to the level before Mortis dragged her to the low-age frequency band, and said calmly: "Your Highness, today's routine legion discussions are over."
When it came to business, Ailuil's smile settled down, and he said solemnly: "How is it?"
"They decided to send someone to ask for more troops." Lena said, "The situation is indeed unusual. Although the Sanur people have never been safe, they jumped too high this time."
The Sanur tribe is a nomadic people living on the plateau in the northwest of Solancia. Due to the fact that power is too scattered, it cannot even be called a country, at most it is a tribal union.
In stark contrast to the loose system is the strong fighting power of this nation.
The Sanur people are burly, warlike and cruel. They were born in the alpine and barren wasteland, coveting the rich land and products of the Solan people, and they would plunder at the border from time to time.
When Solancia's national power was prosperous and its people rich and its army strong, Sanur migrated to the depths of the wilderness to curb the pace of plundering, so as not to confront Soran's army head-on.
And when Solan's national power weakened a little, they would rush there again, loot wantonly, and sometimes try to occupy the city and invade the interior, which was faster than vultures smelling blood.
But no matter whether Solan is strong or weak, their plundering actions will never be completely stopped, especially in the cold winter——
From a certain point of view, this is also a helpless move. If they do not plunder supplies, the Sanur people will die in the winter. When the food is extremely poor, they can even use the low-status members of the same clan as meat reserves.
Such a nation that has preserved many primitive customs is the enemy that the border guards of the city of Digbia face all the year round.
Right now is the turn of winter and spring.
It stands to reason that Sanur's looting operations should gradually decrease by this time, but they did not. Their actions gradually became presumptuous, as if they were testing the reaction of the border guards.
Lena sighed: "I have been guarding here for ten years, and this is the first time I have seen such a situation. I heard that this means that the Sanur people feel that we are easier to bully now."
"They will soon realize that they came early." Eleuil said, without further elaborating on what he had to say.
Horst is indeed not as good as his father, but he is not considered a fool. Solancia's foundation is still there. If Sanur wants to attack at this time, there will be no other result except returning without success.
After a brief chat, Lena bid farewell and left, and Mortis had to leave after a while. This was the female warrior's camp, and he might be beaten if he stayed.
As the sky was getting darker, the soldiers who were out on drills returned to their tents one after another, and the simple and practical tents were dimly lit with dim candlelight
In one of the camps, which looked inconspicuous from the outside, Rhodes was holding a small earthen pot, carefully applying medicine to Eleuil.
Eleuil buried his face on the pillow, unwilling to look up.
On the exposed honey-colored skin, blue and purple bruises can be seen everywhere, and some places are broken, especially one on the back, wrapped in gauze, making the little princess look miserable and pitiful.
The reason why Ailuil didn't spend time on martial arts training today is because the injuries all over his body were left from the sparring with others when he first came to the barracks.
The feeling of the barracks and the ordinary training ground is completely different. When the little princess meets an evenly matched opponent, she has a strange and crazy energy of exchanging injuries for injuries, and it becomes more obvious here.
The result is that one piece is blue and purple, and the back is red.
During the fight, he didn't say a word, as if he didn't feel the pain, but when he saw Rhodes after the fight, he started to moan, as if he couldn't stand the slightest bit of pain, which didn't make Rhodes angry or laugh.
"You also told me that you have grown up." Rhodes pressed down on a certain bruise, ruthlessly ignoring the muffled voice of the little princess, "Are you so sensible?"
Because her face was buried in the pillow, the little princess's voice was muffled: "There are always accidents in everything."
"That's right, it's an accident that the doctor accompanying the army will advise you to take a good rest."
"..." Muttering.
Rhodes didn't think so, so he had to reflect on himself.
Give the believer an oracle, and the believer will even talk back. This god is too majestic.
Unable to hear Rotas speak, Eleuil panicked, worried that she was really angry, and immediately said with a correct attitude: "Be careful next time."
Rhodes sighed.
Next time it will definitely be equivalent to knowing it, but will you pay attention next time?unknown.
After applying the medicine, the little princess was still lying prone on the bunk, motionless.
When the heat on her face subsided, she sat up, covered her chest with her clothes, and looked at Luotus quietly.
Although I don't understand why my face turns red and my ears heat up and my heart beats faster when I am smeared with medicine, but I always feel that it is better not to let the other party know about this kind of thing.
After all, I have never heard of anyone who would blush and heartbeat because of devout faith.
After the injury was healed, Eleuil officially started daily training.
She kept her promise of "be careful next time", and she was occasionally injured during duel practice, but she never got hurt to the extent of last time.
Life in the military camp is more tempering than imagined.
When she was in the Cadella Temple, Eleuil's strict control of time was already quite close to militarized management, but she was here for a month, far more than her own training for three months.
Until one day, the little princess's team was about to set off to attack and kill the Sanur people who looted nearby villages and towns. When everyone was ready to go, the army chief's staff found her.
"Your Highness, I don't recommend you to participate in the raid." The staff discussed with her politely, "Swords don't have eyes on the battlefield, and you have a noble status. If something happens to you—"
Eleuil: "Is this an order from the legion commander?"
The staff paused: "No, it's just my personal opinion."
Eleuil: "Sorry, as long as it's not a military order, I must go."
Staff have no choice.
He thought, at best, arrange other soldiers to watch her, lest something really happen, and when this little girl has really experienced the battlefield filled with blood and death, she will stop making trouble.
However, that night, the legion commander finished reading the military merits reported in the newspaper below, remained silent for a while, and handed the thin piece of paper to his staff to read.
The name of the princess suddenly appeared on the paper, and her achievements were attached below.
A hundred meters away, an arrow pierced the enemy's head's throat.
Even though the opponent was just a Sanurian army looting nearby cottages, even though it didn't even qualify as a battle, her record was still enough to make anyone look up.
This is only the first time the princess has set foot on the battlefield.
The staff were speechless.
The head of the legion shook his head: "It seems that we all underestimate this princess."
"Then what should we do in the future? Do we still want to prevent her from going to the battlefield?"
The head of the legion turned his face and refused: "What are you talking about, when did we stop it? Such a good seedling, whoever stops him will be blind."
Staff: "..."
I suspect you are implicating me.
At the same moment, in the tent at the other end of the camp, Eleuil also said to Rhodes: "No one will stop me from now on."
The golden-like light flashed in those eyes, and she murmured in a trance: "I don't like the battlefield, and I don't hate..."—but she enjoyed the moment of killing the enemy.
When the arrow tip pierced the enemy's throat, she actually wanted to get closer, the light and shadow swayed, fissioned, and the spewing bright red also ignited her own blood, but her mind remained calm and clear.
This is not normal, and it is not suitable for the eternally pure river goddess to know.
The little princess leaned on Luotus' lap, took a deep breath, and the fragrance of snow tea flowers immediately filled her breath, her restless mind was soothed, and her messy thoughts were sorted out and put into order.
Rotas stroked her hair, and accidentally touched her ear hidden under the hair.
The little princess, who was still immersed in bloody thoughts just now, and who was about to turn in a strange direction, suddenly jumped up.
Rhodes: "?"
Aleuil covered his ears, froze in place, coughed uncomfortably after a while: "It's nothing, don't worry about it."
Rhodes didn't care, she looked at the little princess with complicated eyes, as if she saw a cat whose ears flicked when touched, ah, not only flicked its ears, but also jumped up suddenly like a cat.
Sure enough, from childhood to adulthood, only the fact that I look like a cat has not changed much.
Following this attack and killing, Eleuil took part in several small battles, and once went to another camp as a reinforcement, making repeated military exploits.
In a sense, she was born for the battlefield.
There is only one thing that makes the queen not very happy.
No matter how noble Eleuil's status is on the surface, she is still only a small captain in the army, not as high as Mortis, who is the squadron leader. If Sanur really wants to attack at this time, she can only The ten-man squad that can lead the legion to himself obeys the command.
The little princess can learn to obey, but she doesn't like being ordered.
So, even if it's just to make herself more comfortable, she has to seize every opportunity to climb up.
With the accumulation of military merits, Eleuil was successfully promoted to the squadron leader, with 100 men under his command, equal to Mortis.
Mortis: "I have a hunch that I'm about to be surpassed."
Lena disagreed: "Your Highness is very powerful, but it will take some time to be promoted again. It took me three full years from the squadron to the brigade."
Mortis said deeply: "You don't understand. The only experience I have learned during this period is that you should not use common sense to judge Your Highness."
In the early summer of that year, Eleuil led a squadron of [-] people, taking advantage of the terrain and a sudden rainstorm to besiege and kill nearly a thousand Sanurians.
A few Sanur people escaped by chance, and one of them turned around while running. Under the dense rain, that figure, which was extremely petite and slender compared with the people around him, came into view.
She drew the bow and set the arrow, aiming in the direction where she was.
——This is the last picture that the deserter of Sanur saw before his death.
In the winter of that year, the head of the legion personally handed over the token of the captain to Eleuil.
"As far as I know, His Royal Highness came to join the army in order to accumulate enough military merits so that he can return to Akht." The legion commander counted on his fingers and clapped his hands suddenly, "Military merits are already enough for the standard of exile's atonement, then , do you have any plans to go back?"
Eleuil smiled without saying a word.
Nearly a year of fighting on the battlefield has made her temperament show a sharpness that cannot be concealed, but this sharpness is not enough at all, and needs more polishing, dipping and sharpening over and over again, until she becomes a more restrained and more dangerous strength.
She didn't speak, but the legion commander, as if he had received an answer, pinched his beard and left with satisfaction.
After being promoted, he was supposed to get a long vacation for the soldiers to go home to visit their relatives, but Eleuil kept this vacation until the second year.
"In the early spring of next year, ice
After Eleuil made the arrangements, he sat at the table and fed fresh meat to the golden eagle sisters, and when he saw which head was turning towards Rhodes, he handed pieces of meat to whichever mouth, trying to catch them with food Eyes, don't reach out to Rhodes to touch them.
Luo Dasi's attention was all on his own thinking, completely unaware of the dark tide turbulent beside him.
After a long time, she finally said to the little princess: "It only takes a miracle, and the crime that Qiang An gave you will be cleared up. Why didn't you mention it to me?"
Aleuil turned his head and looked intently at the incarnation of the gods in the world: "Are you going to perform a miracle for me?"
Rhodes: "As long as you want."
The little princess couldn't help curling her lips: "It's better not to, otherwise it will appear that I am so proud of being favored."
Rhodes pursed his lips slightly: "No."
"With your words, I am very happy." Eleuil said easily, "Tomorrow is the moon god, I still want to see your festival, it will be better."
Saying so, there was an undisguised yearning in her eyes.
The ceremony of the river goddess will have to wait for more than a year, and before that, Rhodes probably won't be with the little princess anymore.
Subconsciously, she didn't look at Aleuil's bright eyes, and said softly, "Tomorrow is the most suitable time."
How could Eleuil not know?
The changes at tomorrow's festival will naturally arouse the associations of those present. They don't care what the motives of those two people planning to destroy the festival are, they will just treat it as another topic.
In the after-dinner chat, those two people will be called ungodly and bold, but the part about Eleuil may not be so friendly, it will still be the "unlucky princess bleeding the blood of sinners" .
At this time, a miracle is enough to set the tone of the rumors.
"In the human world, what I can do is relatively limited. It is said to be a miracle, but in fact it cannot reach that level." Lotus's fingertips were a little empty in the air, "I will send the blue heron to come, choose the right time, and send My token is in your hands."
"Miss Messenger?"
"Well, Miss Messenger."
The deity of the gods has already mentioned this point, so there is no reason to refuse, and Aleuil readily accepts.
——That's why there was this scene under the moonlight.
The blue heron retracted its wings and lowered its slender neck in front of the princess. The flower it held in its mouth went to the other party's hand, and it was held in the palm of his hand with great care.
The flowering period of Xuetu is only in spring and summer, but this flower is clearly in full bloom, each petal is white and attractive, fresh and elegant.
Not only flowers, but also the blue heron, who is regarded as the messenger of the river goddess, should not appear in the city of Digbia in winter. It should have migrated with the ethnic group to warmer watersheds, rather than staying in the cold frontier.
Does the messenger and symbolic flower that appear against the law of the season mean the favor of the river goddess?
Everyone couldn't be sure, they could only see that at this moment, the black-haired girl's golden eyes were shining like stars, her slender fingers were stroking the down feathers on the back of the blue heron's neck, and she was whispering something with a smile.
The proud birds, who have never been close to humans, lowered their heads, and were unbelievably docile. The light of the moon and the lamps reflected the white wings, as if they had been coated with a layer of light gold.
Many poets and painters participated in the Luna Ceremony. They originally came to praise the Moon God, but they couldn't help being deeply attracted by the picture in front of them. However, no language or brushwork seems to be able to restore one percent of the mystery and magnificence of the scene. with shock.
Even so, they still tried their best to record it. The paintings can only be preserved for the powerful, but the poems have been widely spread along with the bards. This may be the beginning of countless legends about the Queen of Destiny——
However, reality is often not as good as imagined.
The little princess is indeed smiling and whispering, but the content of the words is not suitable for outsiders to hear:
"Thank you, Miss Messenger, I miss you after a long time. Is your master nearby? I haven't seen Rhodes since the ceremony started..."
The beautiful blue heron, who is the messenger of Rhodes, is indeed bowing her head docilely, but what she thinks in her heart is:
I often touch the head of the little princess, and it feels a little subtle to be touched by the neck feathers in turn.In other words, is the highlight moment enough now, can I fly away?
After staying for more than ten seconds, Luotus felt that the momentum was complete, so he spread his wings and flew away, turning into a disguised human figure in a secluded place outside the square, calmly blending in with the crowd watching the ceremony.
The blue heron left, and the scene remained silent for a moment, until the city lord Hefet took a deep look at Aleuil, and motioned to the high priest: "Continue with the Luna ceremony first."
The high priest cleared his throat and announced: "The ceremony will continue, glorious goddess Amira, your loyal servant will offer you a generous sacrifice..."
Eleuil's attention has been completely removed from the ceremony, her eyes were busy wandering around the crowd, and finally found the figure of Rhodes in a place with relatively dim light.
It's very easy, Luo Dasi, even in a crowd of people, has a cold and alienated aura, as if he is in two worlds with other people, and he may turn around and disappear at any time.
The little princess winked at her.
Rhodes laughed, and the sense of alienation faded a little.
Eleuil was very satisfied with the effect he had caused.
After a series of lengthy ceremonies, the Moon God Ceremony finally came to an end. The chief priest was old, and he was a bit powerless to preside over a whole set.
He turned to City Lord Hefeet, and said in a hoarse voice: "My lord, those two people who disrespected the Moon God will be entrusted to you. Please strictly follow the law and deal with them."
Heffett said briefly, "I will."
The chief priest saluted: "May the benevolent goddess Amira bless you."
Leaning on his cane, he walked aside and urged the young and strong priests to place the fragrant wood on the float.
Hefeet walked to the other side and stopped in front of the little princess.
"I agree to your request. After a few days, I will send someone to take you to the barracks," he said.
"Thank you, Lord Hefeet."
"You don't need to thank me, this is the right you have won for yourself." Hefett somehow thought of something, sighed, and looked at the little princess with more gentle eyes, "If the former king is still alive, he will also be proud of you."
Eleuil: "However, before we leave, I have one more thing to discuss with you."
Heffet was taken aback: "What?"
Eleuil stopped talking, and looked around in a circle.
Hefet reacted: "This is indeed not a place to talk, please come with me."
Eleuil handed over to Hefeet all the crimes against the law and greed of Lord Cadella over the years.
It also includes the evidence that the Lord Cadella colluded with several merchants. They conspired to earn more money through illegal means, suppressed competitors with power, and even forced people to death.
Coincidentally, in the long list of collusion, the name of the Caravan caravan is impressively listed—yes, it is the businessman who tried to destroy the festival.
Hefet received the evidence, and his face was fine at the beginning, but his expression became darker later on. As an upright city lord himself, he couldn't bear such a pest in the area under his jurisdiction.
"You collected all of these?" Heftet took a deep breath and asked.
To be precise, it was given to her by Rhodes, but this cannot be said for sure.Aleuil said solemnly: "I have tried it too, but unfortunately I don't have that ability yet. The evidence was handed to me by a nobleman in Kadela. Bring him down."
Heffett: "I see."
He looked through the evidence again, and noticed more details than the first time, and couldn't help but bristle: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I will punish him as soon as possible."
"How do you plan to punish?"
"Such a person is not worthy of being the lord of a city." Hefeet paused, and asked the staff beside him, "What does the law say?"
Staff: "Article [-] of the Military and Political Chapter of the Law, as officials colluding with businessmen, embezzlement and bribery, if the crime is serious, they should be deprived of their positions and noble status, and pretend to be civilians."
Hefet waited for a long time, but did not wait for the second sentence: "Only this one charge?"
The staff said helplessly: "This guy is very cautious. Although he is domineering, most of the scourges are poor people and slaves. Even if he used means to kill people, he didn't do it himself. At most, he pushed behind his back. According to the law It can’t be counted on him.”
Hefet: "...Forget it, this one is enough."
Aleuil listened quietly for a while, then suddenly interrupted: "What if you add the assassination of the royal family?"
"He also assassinated you?!"
"Yes, but it didn't work." Eleuil said briskly.
Hefet and his staff looked at each other and said in unison: "Death crime."
In the era of Gusoran, there was no concept of centralization.
The position of the city lord of the main city continues from generation to generation in the royal family or in-law families. What the king does is to choose which one of their descendants should inherit. Unless the wrong person is caught, the seat of the city lord will be taken back from the family. .
Within the jurisdiction of the main city, the city lord holds considerable power, including the appointment and dismissal of officials in the secondary city.
As soon as Hefeet's order was issued, it caused a storm in Digbia and all its sub-cities. His methods were resolute, and the forces that colluded with the Lord Cadillac were dragged into the sun and liquidated one by one.
The owners of the other sub-cities are at risk. As nobles, they were born to stand in the power and wealth field. How many of them have never done bribery?The only difference is more or less.
Some people still thought about interceding for the Lord Cadillac, so that no one would help them speak when it was their turn in the future. However, when the crime of this person was placed in front of all the nobles, they could only remain silent.
Too much and too greedy.
This person has always behaved with a broad mind, a fat body, and a good temper. Who would have thought that he would do so many feats in private?
Ashamed of themselves, they are ashamed of themselves.
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In the Kadella Temple, the priestess still recited praises in front of the statue. She was not the only one in the sacrificial room, but also her daughter Rhea.
Just now, the priest mother and daughter received a letter from the city of Tigbia, which was written by the princess herself.
She said in the letter: I have been allowed to enter the army, everything is fine, Lord Hefeet will clean up the silverfish in Kadela, and Kadela under the protection of Goddess Rhodes will return to harmony.
The messenger also brought back the news about Eleuil at the Moon God Ceremony, about how she found out the merchants and priests who intended to destroy the festival, and about how the messenger of the River Goddess came to the scene and presented the princess with snow tea in full bloom. .
The priestess reassured: "Your Highness will not be willing to stay in the temple forever, I knew it from the first time we met."
But she didn't expect that this child would grow up so fast, and the small temple could no longer provide her with shelter, so she could only pray that she would go further and further and achieve her wish smoothly.
Ruiya raised her head and said softly, "Mother, what else can we do?"
The stern face of the priestess rarely showed warmth: "My whole life is destined to stay in the temple of Kadela. This is my beginning and my destination. But Rhea, you are different."
"Huh? But I..."
"The goddess Rhodes chose you, and you are destined to be her priest. Kadella is too young. If you want to obey the will of the goddess, you must go further."
Ruiya bit her lip unconsciously, with apprehension in her eyes.
Although she was no longer the little girl who stuttered when she spoke, it was inevitable that she lacked confidence at this time.
The priestess raised her head, stared into the eyes of the god statue blue chalcedony, and said slowly: "Our family has guarded Cadella since the birth of Solancia, and the belief remains unchanged from generation to generation. To be promoted to a higher-level main city or even a temple in the royal city...these are never in accordance with the wishes of the goddess, but out of our own persistence."
"And now it's time to take that step. Can you, Rhea."
The little priest's timidity gradually dissipated with his mother's words, and was replaced by a firm look. He might still be confused about the way forward, but he was nothing before absolute piety.
She solemnly said: "I will do it."
Rui Ya was born in the temple and grew up in the temple. The first word he could speak was not even "mother", but the name of the river goddess Rhodes. The belief in gods had long been rooted in his blood.
She has no ambitions, and if anything drives her upwards it is constant piety.
The city of Kadela was precarious under the investigation from the main city, and only the temple stood out from the secular world and remained quiet.
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Inside the City Lord's Mansion.
The lord of Cadillac had long since lost his former magnanimous attitude. He tugged at the corner of the man in front of him and begged humbly: "Help me, please help me tell the adults, as long as Heffit can't kill him I……"
The man's face was hidden under the hood, and he said coldly: "You are not careful in doing things yourself, and you still want to drag adults into the water?"
"How could it be like this, I obviously—I obviously obeyed your orders—"
The man smiled instead, and said softly, "What do you listen to us?"
The city lord shivered for a moment, the words stuck in his throat, and he didn't dare to spit it out.
"Listen, if my lord is involved in the incident you caused, I guarantee you will regret not going on the road." The man patted the castellan on the shoulder, "By the way, if I remember correctly, you seem to have a daughter? "
Cheng twitched the corners of his mouth, remained silent for a long time, his expression fluctuated, and then he let go of his hand in a slumped manner as if exhausted.
"...Talsa is still young, she is not guilty."
"Don't worry, we'll settle down."
The man turned around and walked out of the room without hesitation.
This wide-ranging liquidation lasted until the beginning of the second year. The position and noble status of the lord of Kadella were deprived, and his family members were treated as civilians. He was escorted to the city of Digbia. His execution will be in Do it here.
Also executed on the same day was the owner of the Kara caravan. He was punished for the two crimes of impiety and collusion with officials in bribery.
The senior priest who conspired with him had already been secretly executed after the incident last year. As a priest, he did not respect the gods, and his crime was aggravated. The people in the temple did not want him to live longer.
Let the Yilu River send his dead soul upstream, and see how Death will judge this sinful soul.
This time, the execution of the merchant and the castellan of Cadillac was made public.
The owner of Kadella is fine, no one in Digbia city knows him, and the businessman indulged his son to run amok, and there are countless people who hate him. At this time, they are all standing outside the execution ground, with the pleasure of revenge Onlookers, waiting for the execution to end, will rush forward and trample on the businessman's body.
People who have nothing to do with themselves are just watching the fun and talking about the rumors they have heard by the way.
"The Caravan Caravan has always been fearless, what happened this time, don't provoke any nobles."
"Your news is too late. This person tried to sabotage last year's Moon God Ceremony and tried to blame others, but he was exposed on the spot! If he hadn't been involved in the matter of Cadillac, he would have died last year. Wait until now."
"Oh, it was revealed by the princess, as if someone told me about it."
"The daughter of the sinner Serena? She is the wearer herself, so she can go to the ceremony?"
After a brief silence.
"What nonsense are you talking about, how could the darling of the Goddess of the Yilu River be a sinner—"
"You must have heard that the messenger of Goddess Rhodes gave her a snow tea flower in public. It is winter, and it is a miracle of the goddess!"
"I was just outside the square, let me tell you..."
Among the crowd, the red-haired boy stared blankly at all this.
He couldn't understand why things had changed so drastically in just two months?
His father was arrested, and there was no money left. Those who had supported him dispersed overnight, and even the personal servant who had been with him since he was a child left without hesitation.
When he left, he still didn't forget to scold him: "I don't want to stay with you for a long time to attract people's hatred. If it weren't for the deed of prostitution in your father's hands, who would want to be treated as a punching bag by you every day and treated as a running dog by others? The retribution is still to come, I Waiting to see you fend for yourself, little master!"
Thinking of this, the red-haired boy shivered.
Yes, those untouchables saw that something happened to his family, and they would not miss the opportunity.
He had to hide himself first, and wait for him to form a large caravan like his father in the future, and then come back and beat all these people to death!
The red-haired boy pulled down his hood and quickly left the noisy crowd, but his red hair was too conspicuous, and a few bits were exposed, making it difficult to ignore.
In the crowd of onlookers, several civilians with eyes full of hatred waved to each other and followed silently.
What happened in the city of Digbia, Rhodes did not continue to pay attention, at this time she had already entered the barracks with Aleuil.
Even Aleuil had to start from the bottom when joining the military camp, but in the end it was because of her status as a princess, which meant that she was given the position of a small captain.
Under such circumstances, ordinary scribes could not continue to follow the princess, so Rhodes transformed into a female cavalry soldier in the royal guard.
Even though he was sitting on horseback, Luotus's cold and indifferent temperament did not change at all, even the horse was brought up steadily, and the long ponytail hung solemnly behind him, and he didn't even shake it.
She didn't learn equestrianism before crossing, but when she saw a horse, she rolled onto the horse's back naturally, as if her body had a memory.
When Luotus rode the horse for the first time, Eleuil looked at it curiously: "So you can ride a horse. Are there any heavenly horses in the kingdom of the gods?"
In fact, Luotus, who had never been to the Kingdom of God, did not change his face: "Yes, but it is not a mount of God."
"What is the god's mount?" Eleuil thought of the description in the mythical classics, and paused suspiciously, "Oh, your ride is a giant fish in the Illu River."
Rhodes: "..."
Rhodes kept smiling: "Yes."
The largest freshwater fish in the world lives in the Ilu River. The Solan people call them giant fish. They are two meters long before they grow up.
The fish rarely surface, and no one knows where the upper limit of their size is.
Outsiders regard them as water monsters hidden in the deep water, but the Solan people think they are the embodiment of the spirit of the river, the mount of the river goddess, and even the goddess herself can change into the appearance of a giant fish and dive in the water.
In this regard, the goddess of the river refused.
However, Aleuil misunderstood her silence, and imagining the picture of the goddess riding a fish leisurely forward in the clear blue river as flat as a mirror, it seems that there is nothing contrary to it, but it adds a certain fantasy and sacred beauty.
So the little princess said sincerely, "You look great riding a giant fish."
... Rhodes didn't want to know what the child had imagined.
When Rhodes dismounted, the gray horse happily came up to lick her hand.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Mortis immediately put his arms around the horse's neck affectionately, ignored the gray horse's struggling neighing, and pulled the rein to lead it away.As he walked, he said, "Tsk tsk, horse, I am saving you."
"Motis, what are you mumbling about here?"
A hearty female voice approached from a distance.
A female cavalry soldier in leather armor came here with big strides. She had a beautiful face, her long chestnut hair was coiled behind her head, but her figure was tall and stalwart. Style, handy.
This female cavalry soldier is the only daughter of the city lord Hefeet, named Lena. She joined the defenders when she was just an adult. Ten years later, she has been promoted to the deputy commander of the third frontier army.
Compared with other countries, women in Solancia have a high status. Women can join the army, but due to the constraints of the times, promotion is always more difficult than men.
Against this background, Lena was able to step up to the present step by step without relying on her father's influence. It is conceivable how strong her ability is.
Lena walked up to several people, looked at Mortis who was hugging the gray horse's neck alone, and then looked at Eleuil who was holding Rhodes' arm, and raised her brows in a heroic manner: "Your Highness, are you... ...Practice riding skills?"
Aleuil immediately denied: "No, Mortis was exchanging feelings with the horse, and my teacher and I happened to pass by."
Mortis was dumbfounded: "No, this horse and I— let go!"
Before he could finish speaking, the gray horse lowered his head, and happily chewed his hair.
Lena shook her head sympathetically, "It's a good state of mind to be so happy at such an age."
Mortis salvaged his hair back and complained, "I'm only 38, Deputy Captain Lena, and you're only ten years younger than me."
Lena rolled her eyes: "I was wrong, your tone sounds like you are only eight years old."
Mortis and Lena are not easy to deal with.
It's not that the rivalry between Huanxi and Enemy can spark sparks, but that they really don't like each other. Mortis feels that the other party has robbed the position of the trusted elder of His Royal Highness, Lena thinks that the other party is just bluffing, and the rest are really not good. Reliable, it is better to let the virtuous.
Once they come and go, the beams are formed, and every time they meet, they must stab each other first.
Aleuil watched the battle indifferently, and then smiled broadly when looking at Rhodes: "Let's go, teacher."
Rhodes: "Yes."
The truly only reliable river goddess was also used to such scenes, and couldn't help but feel worried.
The adults around the little princess don't seem to be trustworthy. Is it really okay after she leaves?
At this time, Lena's mind jumped out of the childish sarcastic dialogue, and she recovered to the level before Mortis dragged her to the low-age frequency band, and said calmly: "Your Highness, today's routine legion discussions are over."
When it came to business, Ailuil's smile settled down, and he said solemnly: "How is it?"
"They decided to send someone to ask for more troops." Lena said, "The situation is indeed unusual. Although the Sanur people have never been safe, they jumped too high this time."
The Sanur tribe is a nomadic people living on the plateau in the northwest of Solancia. Due to the fact that power is too scattered, it cannot even be called a country, at most it is a tribal union.
In stark contrast to the loose system is the strong fighting power of this nation.
The Sanur people are burly, warlike and cruel. They were born in the alpine and barren wasteland, coveting the rich land and products of the Solan people, and they would plunder at the border from time to time.
When Solancia's national power was prosperous and its people rich and its army strong, Sanur migrated to the depths of the wilderness to curb the pace of plundering, so as not to confront Soran's army head-on.
And when Solan's national power weakened a little, they would rush there again, loot wantonly, and sometimes try to occupy the city and invade the interior, which was faster than vultures smelling blood.
But no matter whether Solan is strong or weak, their plundering actions will never be completely stopped, especially in the cold winter——
From a certain point of view, this is also a helpless move. If they do not plunder supplies, the Sanur people will die in the winter. When the food is extremely poor, they can even use the low-status members of the same clan as meat reserves.
Such a nation that has preserved many primitive customs is the enemy that the border guards of the city of Digbia face all the year round.
Right now is the turn of winter and spring.
It stands to reason that Sanur's looting operations should gradually decrease by this time, but they did not. Their actions gradually became presumptuous, as if they were testing the reaction of the border guards.
Lena sighed: "I have been guarding here for ten years, and this is the first time I have seen such a situation. I heard that this means that the Sanur people feel that we are easier to bully now."
"They will soon realize that they came early." Eleuil said, without further elaborating on what he had to say.
Horst is indeed not as good as his father, but he is not considered a fool. Solancia's foundation is still there. If Sanur wants to attack at this time, there will be no other result except returning without success.
After a brief chat, Lena bid farewell and left, and Mortis had to leave after a while. This was the female warrior's camp, and he might be beaten if he stayed.
As the sky was getting darker, the soldiers who were out on drills returned to their tents one after another, and the simple and practical tents were dimly lit with dim candlelight
In one of the camps, which looked inconspicuous from the outside, Rhodes was holding a small earthen pot, carefully applying medicine to Eleuil.
Eleuil buried his face on the pillow, unwilling to look up.
On the exposed honey-colored skin, blue and purple bruises can be seen everywhere, and some places are broken, especially one on the back, wrapped in gauze, making the little princess look miserable and pitiful.
The reason why Ailuil didn't spend time on martial arts training today is because the injuries all over his body were left from the sparring with others when he first came to the barracks.
The feeling of the barracks and the ordinary training ground is completely different. When the little princess meets an evenly matched opponent, she has a strange and crazy energy of exchanging injuries for injuries, and it becomes more obvious here.
The result is that one piece is blue and purple, and the back is red.
During the fight, he didn't say a word, as if he didn't feel the pain, but when he saw Rhodes after the fight, he started to moan, as if he couldn't stand the slightest bit of pain, which didn't make Rhodes angry or laugh.
"You also told me that you have grown up." Rhodes pressed down on a certain bruise, ruthlessly ignoring the muffled voice of the little princess, "Are you so sensible?"
Because her face was buried in the pillow, the little princess's voice was muffled: "There are always accidents in everything."
"That's right, it's an accident that the doctor accompanying the army will advise you to take a good rest."
"..." Muttering.
Rhodes didn't think so, so he had to reflect on himself.
Give the believer an oracle, and the believer will even talk back. This god is too majestic.
Unable to hear Rotas speak, Eleuil panicked, worried that she was really angry, and immediately said with a correct attitude: "Be careful next time."
Rhodes sighed.
Next time it will definitely be equivalent to knowing it, but will you pay attention next time?unknown.
After applying the medicine, the little princess was still lying prone on the bunk, motionless.
When the heat on her face subsided, she sat up, covered her chest with her clothes, and looked at Luotus quietly.
Although I don't understand why my face turns red and my ears heat up and my heart beats faster when I am smeared with medicine, but I always feel that it is better not to let the other party know about this kind of thing.
After all, I have never heard of anyone who would blush and heartbeat because of devout faith.
After the injury was healed, Eleuil officially started daily training.
She kept her promise of "be careful next time", and she was occasionally injured during duel practice, but she never got hurt to the extent of last time.
Life in the military camp is more tempering than imagined.
When she was in the Cadella Temple, Eleuil's strict control of time was already quite close to militarized management, but she was here for a month, far more than her own training for three months.
Until one day, the little princess's team was about to set off to attack and kill the Sanur people who looted nearby villages and towns. When everyone was ready to go, the army chief's staff found her.
"Your Highness, I don't recommend you to participate in the raid." The staff discussed with her politely, "Swords don't have eyes on the battlefield, and you have a noble status. If something happens to you—"
Eleuil: "Is this an order from the legion commander?"
The staff paused: "No, it's just my personal opinion."
Eleuil: "Sorry, as long as it's not a military order, I must go."
Staff have no choice.
He thought, at best, arrange other soldiers to watch her, lest something really happen, and when this little girl has really experienced the battlefield filled with blood and death, she will stop making trouble.
However, that night, the legion commander finished reading the military merits reported in the newspaper below, remained silent for a while, and handed the thin piece of paper to his staff to read.
The name of the princess suddenly appeared on the paper, and her achievements were attached below.
A hundred meters away, an arrow pierced the enemy's head's throat.
Even though the opponent was just a Sanurian army looting nearby cottages, even though it didn't even qualify as a battle, her record was still enough to make anyone look up.
This is only the first time the princess has set foot on the battlefield.
The staff were speechless.
The head of the legion shook his head: "It seems that we all underestimate this princess."
"Then what should we do in the future? Do we still want to prevent her from going to the battlefield?"
The head of the legion turned his face and refused: "What are you talking about, when did we stop it? Such a good seedling, whoever stops him will be blind."
Staff: "..."
I suspect you are implicating me.
At the same moment, in the tent at the other end of the camp, Eleuil also said to Rhodes: "No one will stop me from now on."
The golden-like light flashed in those eyes, and she murmured in a trance: "I don't like the battlefield, and I don't hate..."—but she enjoyed the moment of killing the enemy.
When the arrow tip pierced the enemy's throat, she actually wanted to get closer, the light and shadow swayed, fissioned, and the spewing bright red also ignited her own blood, but her mind remained calm and clear.
This is not normal, and it is not suitable for the eternally pure river goddess to know.
The little princess leaned on Luotus' lap, took a deep breath, and the fragrance of snow tea flowers immediately filled her breath, her restless mind was soothed, and her messy thoughts were sorted out and put into order.
Rotas stroked her hair, and accidentally touched her ear hidden under the hair.
The little princess, who was still immersed in bloody thoughts just now, and who was about to turn in a strange direction, suddenly jumped up.
Rhodes: "?"
Aleuil covered his ears, froze in place, coughed uncomfortably after a while: "It's nothing, don't worry about it."
Rhodes didn't care, she looked at the little princess with complicated eyes, as if she saw a cat whose ears flicked when touched, ah, not only flicked its ears, but also jumped up suddenly like a cat.
Sure enough, from childhood to adulthood, only the fact that I look like a cat has not changed much.
Following this attack and killing, Eleuil took part in several small battles, and once went to another camp as a reinforcement, making repeated military exploits.
In a sense, she was born for the battlefield.
There is only one thing that makes the queen not very happy.
No matter how noble Eleuil's status is on the surface, she is still only a small captain in the army, not as high as Mortis, who is the squadron leader. If Sanur really wants to attack at this time, she can only The ten-man squad that can lead the legion to himself obeys the command.
The little princess can learn to obey, but she doesn't like being ordered.
So, even if it's just to make herself more comfortable, she has to seize every opportunity to climb up.
With the accumulation of military merits, Eleuil was successfully promoted to the squadron leader, with 100 men under his command, equal to Mortis.
Mortis: "I have a hunch that I'm about to be surpassed."
Lena disagreed: "Your Highness is very powerful, but it will take some time to be promoted again. It took me three full years from the squadron to the brigade."
Mortis said deeply: "You don't understand. The only experience I have learned during this period is that you should not use common sense to judge Your Highness."
In the early summer of that year, Eleuil led a squadron of [-] people, taking advantage of the terrain and a sudden rainstorm to besiege and kill nearly a thousand Sanurians.
A few Sanur people escaped by chance, and one of them turned around while running. Under the dense rain, that figure, which was extremely petite and slender compared with the people around him, came into view.
She drew the bow and set the arrow, aiming in the direction where she was.
——This is the last picture that the deserter of Sanur saw before his death.
In the winter of that year, the head of the legion personally handed over the token of the captain to Eleuil.
"As far as I know, His Royal Highness came to join the army in order to accumulate enough military merits so that he can return to Akht." The legion commander counted on his fingers and clapped his hands suddenly, "Military merits are already enough for the standard of exile's atonement, then , do you have any plans to go back?"
Eleuil smiled without saying a word.
Nearly a year of fighting on the battlefield has made her temperament show a sharpness that cannot be concealed, but this sharpness is not enough at all, and needs more polishing, dipping and sharpening over and over again, until she becomes a more restrained and more dangerous strength.
She didn't speak, but the legion commander, as if he had received an answer, pinched his beard and left with satisfaction.
After being promoted, he was supposed to get a long vacation for the soldiers to go home to visit their relatives, but Eleuil kept this vacation until the second year.
"In the early spring of next year, ice
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