Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

The little king put down his drink, stared at the glittering golden sky lake, and asked in a deep voice: "My lord, who do you think is the biggest threat to my throne?"

"Of course it is..." The prime minister hesitated to speak.

"Surely not the little trident, right?"

The prime minister nodded silently.

"Then we have more internal worries than external ones. In that case, we have to focus on internal worries." He tapped his finger on the table, "If the enemy breaks through the Heavenly Father Pass and comes to Yingtou City, do you know what it means? ?”

"It means the empire will fall," said the prime minister.

The king shook his head and said: "This means that the Great Knights and the Vulcan Cult are a bunch of idiots! It means that they have no strength to control this country! In the end, this country still depends on me!"

Hearing this, the prime minister couldn't help looking at the little king, he understood what the king meant.

The king continued: "For those sloppy nobles, this means a political signal. This signal is: neither the Vulcan Cult nor the Great Knights can protect you, they can't even guard the Heavenly Father, they just watched When the enemy came to the capital city, they were powerless. Now, only your king can defeat the Gulf people! This proves that I am stronger than those two guys. As long as I can beat the Gulf people, then I will ask the nobles for money When you want to be a soldier, no one dares to fart."

There is some truth in this, the Prime Minister thought to himself.

"Excuse me for being rude, Your Majesty, how do you defeat the Gulf people?"

The king sneered and said, "You will know when the time comes——Prime Minister, please do something for me."

"Your Majesty, please order."

"Hassan Heron, Exlid, these two guys have already noticed that I am going to attack them. Now they don't want to stay in Eagle Head City, they want to go to Sands Castle. If one of them really occupies the Sands Fort, then this matter will be very troublesome." The little king pinched a bunch of raised hair on the top of his head, and frowned, "I want you to go with Hassan Heron this time, your task is very simple: haha Sang Helen can fail, but he cannot die. The Grand Knight Council must not be without a commander now, otherwise the knight commanders everywhere will be in chaos, and Exlid may benefit from it."

"This scale is too difficult to control, Your Majesty." The prime minister said.

"I believe you—let him suffer a bit, but don't let him die. As long as he is defeated, I have a reason to disarm them, and the nobles will definitely support me. But the premise of all this It is he who lives!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The king nodded and said, "There is one more thing. You send someone to find out where my brother Fahn is. If I disappear, let him be the king."

"you……"

"I don't know how many people are looking forward to my death. It's normal for me to die suddenly one day." He laughed loudly, "I'm not afraid of death, Mr. Prime Minister. Since ancient times, kings have never had a good death. Anyway, I have had enough If you have played enough, you will die when you die, there is nothing to be reluctant about."

"But you are the king!"

"It's not good if you die." He poured a glass of juice, "What's the matter? Do you want to stay with me for a while or go home to sleep? I'm going to play the legendary 'Big Sweet Potato Stick Cream Cake' with the princess later, you want to come together ?"

"No, old minister... just leave!" The prime minister hurriedly got up and left.

It was getting late, and the setting sun fell below the horizon, and the prime minister's mood also sank:

Endless intrigues, the king plots against the general, the general plots against the ministers, the nobles play with the wind, and I am the only old man holding on.

Can we really win this war?The prime minister suddenly became suspicious of this matter.

Chapter 14: A New Haven, a

Chapter 14: A New Haven, a

The banner of the chitin warriors was flying on the tower, and people were coming and going on the pier.

Hai Wen and his team dragged their exhausted bodies to Xiawan, and they have been non-stop for the past few days.We had been on the road all night last night, and now everyone is very tired.

"Put the horse here." Hai Wen said, "You find a place to rest first, Ramon, Smiley Cat, you accompany me to see the Countess."

"Yes, my lord," said the attendants.

So Haven took Ramon to the castle in Shrimp Bay.As soon as they entered the door, they were led in, and the countess and her sister were sitting in the hall, as if waiting for them to come.

The countess looked fatter than last time, and the woman was still eating non-stop. "Sit down, my lord!" said the fat man. "I happened to be eating—oh, I've been eating. This lemon pie is delicious. Would you like some?"

"Thank you, my lord, but I don't feel like eating right now." After greeting her, Haiwen looked at Miss Yawen who was the real master of the house.The woman was wearing a dignified dress today, her hair was coiled on top of her head, and she was dressed like a lady.Seeing Haiwen's eyes, she said, "My lord, what's the matter? Have you figured it out?"

Hai Wen was noncommittal, "I'm not here today to talk about this."

"Regardless of your reason for coming, you are all honored guests of Shrimp Cove—please take a seat, my lords."

After everyone sat down, Smiley Cat picked up a piece of bread on the table and gnawed it, but Haiwen and Ramon didn't do anything.Haiwen said: "About...the matter of Xiongshan. Miss Yawen, have you heard about it?"

"I heard some rumors, and I couldn't believe it at first, but when I saw you coming, my lord, I had to believe it." She stroked the hair hanging from her temples with her fingers, "So, you are here Asylum?"

This word sounds irrelevant to people's face, but at this moment, Hai Wen doesn't care about those things anymore.He and Miss Yawen said: "Yes. As the rumors say, there was a rebellion on Bear Mountain. I was in Sands Castle at the time. After I came back, Bear Mountain had already changed hands."

The countess slammed the table, and the food on the plate flew up, "My sister said that the little trident is not trustworthy!" She said loudly like a man.

Hai Wen explained: "It's not the little trident, it's a member of the Sea God Cult. I heard from my subordinates that the Sea God Cult released a half murloc, and they called her a descendant of the Sea God. Now this 'Descendant of the Sea God' controls In addition to holding an army of tens of thousands of people, she also occupies Bear Mountain. Bear Mountain reserves a large number of weapons and siege equipment, presumably she wants to use Bear Mountain as a base to go to war with the northerners."

Yawen shook her head, she pushed away a pile of food on the table to make a space.After that, she laid out a pen and paper, brushed a few times and drew a map. "My lord, you have to know that if the Sea God Cult hadn't reached some kind of alliance with the little Trident, they would never dare to act like this." She drew a vertical line with a pen, "Sit down and watch."

So Haven and Ramon sat down, while the smiling cat was still eating where it was.Haiwen saw that she had drawn a simple map, with several circles and points marked on it, representing several important military locations.

The north and the bay are separated by huge mountains, and the mountain roads are very steep. Even porters who are familiar with mountain roads may stumble.And there is a group of very vicious "mountain people" living in the mountains.These people live like wild animals, they drink blood like fur, and live by hunting in the mountains.They are proficient in jungle warfare, their weapons are poisoned, and they are as territorial as beasts, so no one wants to mess with them.

To sum up, the mountain road between the north and the Gulf is impassable, and the only way to go is the three major checkpoints.According to the order from top to bottom and from north to south, they are Tianfu Pass, Lujiao Pass and Longyi Pass (or Longyi City).

Yawen circled the three major checkpoints and important castles, and pointed them to Haiwen. She said, "My lord, look at this. If the little trident wants to attack the Heavenly Father Pass, then the Antler Pass will inevitably be attacked by the enemy." Xiongshan is the backing of Lujiaoguan, unless Little Trident believes that the disciples of Sea God will help him fight, otherwise he will not easily give up this place to others."

Haiwen nodded and said, "Indeed."

"In this case, the Sea God Sect and the Little Trident are the same breed, and they are our enemies. My lord, let me ask you first, how much land do you actually control now? Where are the soldiers and horses?"

Haiwen pondered a little, and said: "I am still the Earl of Bear Mountain in name, but Bear Mountain City is no longer under my control. Little Trident promised Pinewood Castle to me and signed the contract. Mustang Land is still mine, where The people are very supportive of me."

Yawen nodded and said, "My lord, let me tell you this. The geographical location of Xiawan is very safe, so I don't intend to participate in this war."

No one would be willing to wade into muddy waters, Hai Wen thought to himself.

"But once the war is divided, Xiawan will definitely suffer." Haiwen said to her, "If the little trident wins, you will be liquidated; if the northerners win, then..."

"That's nothing more than changing the king." She interrupted Haiwen, "We are still vassals, and Xiawan is still at peace. It is better to raise taxes at most than to fight. Earl, you should know..."

"No!" The countess suddenly jumped up, "We must not be dogs to the northerners!"

Yawen was stunned for a moment, "Sister?" She looked at the countess and said, "What are you talking about?"

Soyana Dern showed the courage of the count at this moment. She said loudly: "Don't forget the advice of the ancestors, my sister! The northerners are wolf dogs and beasts! Even though the little trident is tyrannical, he is also a justifiable big brother!" The duke's son is the only king of the Gulf. Sister, I'm not as smart as you, but I swore to my ancestors, I want to protect my fiefdom and be loyal to my king--although Shrimp Bay is small, but Shrimp Bay's Children have bones."

Yawen was immediately dumbfounded by the countess, not only her, but also Haiwen and Ramon next to him were stunned.However, the Countess' words made Haiwen admire him very much. He said, "Then Miss Soyana wants to support the Little Trident's war?"

The countess shook her head and said, "I don't want to fight."

At this time, her sister said: "Then sister, you don't want to fight and don't want to seek peace. What are you going to do?"

"Let's wait and see," said the countess.

"Wait and see?" Haiwen asked her, "Do you mean to accumulate strength first?"

The countess nodded and said, "Little Trident didn't consider Xiawan here, because he underestimated our strength too much. But we can't give up on ourselves, dignity is earned by ourselves, not given by others, are you right? ,grown ups?"

New Haven, II

New Haven, II

At this time, Ramon looked at the map and said: "That's the reason. As Miss Yawen said, Xiawan is an inner port located in a safe place. Even if the enemy breaks through the Antler Pass, they will not come to Xiawan, but will go north." Fort Sands or the rich Reach Land to the east. Shrimp Bay has no military value--not just Shrimp Bay, but the surrounding lands, including Shrimp Bay Swamp, the west side of Pinewood Castle, and even Mustang Land. As long as we If we can deploy defenses along the complex waterways, then we can build a 'water city wall', and when the war burns to the Gulf, our areas can gain precious peace."

The countess looked at Ramon and asked, "What do you do?"

"I am..." He glanced at Haven, who said, "He is my subordinate, the mayor of Mustang Town, and the owner of Mustang Castle."

The Countess asked, "Isn't it the Baron?"

Hai Wen shook his head and said, "I don't want to do the old thing on my own territory."

The countess hugged her fat arms and said nothing. She lowered her head and thought, the flesh on her chin piled up like a tower.Yawen looked at Ramon and said, "I've heard about Lord Haiwen's reforms for a long time. Are you planning to continue doing that? Kill your vassals and landlords, steal their property, and then..." She After pondering for a while, Haiwen said at this time:

"I didn't kill anyone, I just punished the guilty; and I didn't take half of the land and property, everything belongs to my people."

Yawen fell silent, but the countess said: "You are a good man, but you are not a good nobleman."

"I don't consider myself a nobleman, Miss Soyana." He said to the countess.

"Okay, let's not talk about this for now." Yawen changed the subject, "Master Earl, what exactly do you want to do here today? What do you want? Tell us what you want to do, so that we can talk."

Haiwen also doesn't like the oblique talk, and everyone present probably knows his reason for coming. "I need Shrimp Bay's help. I need you to help me take back Pinewood Fort and even Bear Mountain. After that, I hope to reach a military alliance with you to fight against the Poseidon Cult and the northerners who may invade the Gulf."

Yawen couldn't help showing a subtle smile, "I've written to you a long time ago, my lord."

Hai Wen said solemnly: "I also replied, I don't plan to get married. Our alliance doesn't need to be reached in this way."

"You just can't let go of your wife." Yawen said.

"You just dislike me for being fat." Soyana said.

Haven didn't answer, but his embarrassed expression had already betrayed him.

The two sisters looked at each other and smiled, and then the countess said, "I don't like you yet! Baldhead!" After she finished speaking, she slapped the table and laughed.At this time, her sister said: "My lord, you must know that the family is the strongest alliance, and this method is also the most convincing to our servants. We can take a formality and hope you can let go of your prejudices."

It might be harmless to take a formality, but if Estelle heard the rumors, she would be so sad that she would die.Haven's mind was full of things about Estelle.He frowned, not knowing what to say for a while.At this moment, the countess suddenly said: "Don't mind me, sister! I don't want to marry this bald man! I want a young man! Young man, understand?" The flesh trembled.

At this moment, she saw Ramon standing behind Haven.

The moment their eyes met, the Countess showed a subtle smile on her face, and Ramon's face immediately turned green.

"Little brother, are you married?" the countess asked him.

Ramon glanced at Haiwen, Haiwen shook his head and didn't dare to speak.

The young bachelor's face was covered with cold sweat, he gave a chest salute, his movements were as stiff as a walking corpse. "My lord!" Ramon said very seriously, "I'm just an ordinary commoner, I have no title, and I'm not a knight. I think...you still have to find this person for the marriage..." He glanced at Haven, and then He spoke very quickly: "The exile, the king of wild horses, the murderer, the murderer, the man of truth, the cold-blooded judge, the guardian of Bear Castle..." He gasped, "Huh... Haven? Ambside!"

Miss Yawen was blushing with suppressed laughter, and the smiling cat was watching the excitement with its legs crossed.Haven and Ramon looked at each other, and there was a murderous look in each other's eyes.

At this moment, the countess said, "Ramon, don't underestimate yourself."

Ramon's eyes widened: "I, I'm not...I didn't!"

Yawen went on to say: "You own Mustang Land, no matter what Master Hai Wen says, in our opinion, you are the Baron of Mustang Land. Besides, during the war, the title was as cheap as dirt, and only those who actually controlled the land could be kings. If you If you can agree to this marriage, then you are the guardian of Shrimp Bay, equivalent to the Earl of Shrimp Bay. And we can also reach a cooperation with Earl Haven, which is a good thing that kills two birds with one stone."

Haven also said: "She is right, Ramon, you should cherish this opportunity. You are a talented person, and you need room to display it."

Hearing this, Ramon fell into thought, "Please give me a day to think about all this, my lords."

"We can wait." Yawen said.

So they stayed here in Xiawan first, and the countess did not treat them badly because of their distress, and still treated them as honored guests.About the third day of the stay, some refugees from Xiongshan and stragglers from the White Clothes Society came to Xiawan one after another.From these mouths, Haiwen learned a piece of news: a large-scale escape occurred in Xiongshan Prison, and many prisoners escaped.

"Tang De'en led people to rob the prison." A soldier from the White Clothes Society who escaped said to him, "Just in time for the heavy rain, most of the people ran away."

Haiwen was very pleasantly surprised when he learned about this incident, but he was also very disturbed. He asked those people about the movements of his relatives, but no one could give him an accurate answer.Some people said that all the female relatives were sold, some said that all the children were killed, and some said that everyone left Xiongshan Mountain in a carriage, but their whereabouts were unknown... The more Haiwen asked, the more disturbed he became. Almost sleepless nights.

Both Ramon and Smiley Cat persuaded him that since these people could escape, the others must be fine too.But Haiwen was thinking: They can escape because they are soldiers, but Hyacinth and Mirsalu are just ordinary girls, can they break out of prison?Can escape the pursuit of the descendants of the sea god?Can you cross this big water to reach Shrimp Bay?

Big water, yes, the heavy rain caused the surrounding rivers to surge, and the south of Bear Mountain flooded, and it is said that many people drowned.Natural disasters and man-made disasters appeared in turn, destroying these poor people together.

Haiwen's anxiety continued until the fourth day, when someone came to Xiawan and ended his anxiety.

The chairman of the White Club, Laya, arrived safely at Shrimp Bay.

new haven, three

new haven, three

When Laya came, she no longer had the dignity of a saint.

The corners of her skirt were soaked, her body was covered in muddy water, and her hair was twisted together.Several people walking with her were injured and exhausted.Aaron and Harrison were slashed three times in the shoulder, and the other was limped; the left side of Eros' cheek was so swollen that it was almost disfigured.

Hearing that Laya was coming, Haven was the first to go out to greet her.Laya didn't seem surprised to see Haven, her first words were: "At least I guessed right this time, my lord."

Haven didn't know what to say, so he had to let Laya go to rest first.The countess generously prepared clean rooms and food to receive the asylum seekers from Bear Mountain.After everyone settled down, Haiwen immediately found Laya and asked her about the escape.

Laya said to him: "Tang Deen did it, that's right. He harmed us and saved us."

"It's outrageous," Haven said. "He's doing contradictory things."

"Tang De'en is a contradictory person, my lord." Laya's eyes were tired, but she still cheered up and said, "Unless you meet him, you won't know the reason. I told you I wouldn't believe it in my heart."

Haiwen nodded, he didn't want to ask about Tang De'en anymore. "Where are my friends? Who escaped, and who..." He swallowed, unable to find a suitable wording.

Laya pondered for a while, and said: "The night of the prison break was full of wind and rain, lightning and thunder, and I couldn't see too much. I only know that I led people to flee south. We fought with the enemy several times on the way and were scattered. Tang Deen Driving the carriage loaded with female relatives, the small hammer is responsible for carrying the wounded, and my soldiers and I are leading the way or fighting the enemy. I and the soldiers have ordered them to gather at Shrimp Bay, because I I think you are most likely to go to Prawn Bay."

Hai Wen said: "Tang Deen didn't come here, neither did Little Hammer."