Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

"A dead man can't be a ranger—do you understand? I wouldn't let a juggler venture out," said Razor.

Mirsalu panicked when she heard this, and she said, "I'm not prepared for this at all."

"There is no time for you to prepare on the battlefield!" After saying this, the flying knife fell down.Mirsalu lowered her waist in an instant, and then her upper body leaned back, her hair sticking to her calves.

"Beautiful!" Haven shouted from behind.

The flying knife flew over her, and then the knife in the sky fell down.Mirsalu was rolling on the ground, and the knife stuck to her clothes and poked on the masonry floor.Haiwen yelled in fright: "Razor, be more careful!"

"Not bad!" Razor raised his right hand, then twisted his face, "Go on, let me see your ability!"

The throwing knives gathered together and turned into an impenetrable wall, shooting at Mirsalu in unison.After evading the first hurdle, Mirsalu became more calm, and she moved more flexibly in the arena.She sprinted, rolled over, rolled, stopped suddenly, and turned sharply, and the flying knife couldn't catch her no matter what.Hai Wen was terrified and kept saying, "It's ok, I think it's ok, it's almost ok!" But the smiling cat laughed and said, "Razor, what do you think of my apprentice?"

Razor nodded in satisfaction, and said, "That's right, you are indeed a smiling ranger." After saying this, dozens of throwing knives hovered in the air, and Mirsalu also stopped. Panting, she asked: " Fassnut, is it over?"

"Footwork is acceptable, but I want to see your other skills." Razor said, "Nateway, control her feet!"

Netwig smiled, "Hey, you are too much." After saying that, she turned into a cloud of red mist.The red mist moved along the floor like a snake toward Mirsalu; as soon as the mist approached Mirsalu's body, it turned into hands and grabbed her ankles.Mirsalu exclaimed: "What is this?" She was fixed on the ground and could not move.

The throwing knife shot at her again.

Hai Wen shouted: "You are cheating!"

The smiling cat yelled, "Mir, draw the knife!"

Mirsalu pulled out the two longest double knives from her waist, and the two knives danced in her hands, becoming a barrier to protect her.The collision of the double knives and the flying knives made a crisp sound, which was as pleasant as music.Mirsalu swung the two knives in two fan shapes, and none of the flying knives could hurt her.

The razor was still reserved at the beginning, but two or three were used together. Seeing that Mirsalu was safe, he accelerated his attack. In the end, a dozen or so throwing knives fell like rain.

King of Beggars and Slaves, XVIII

King of Beggars and Slaves, XVIII

Seeing that the razor was merciless, the smiling cat yelled, "Boy, you are too much!"

Mirsalu also exclaimed. She brandished her double knives with all her strength, and the table knives were knocked down one after another. However, she was exhausted in the end. Protect your spine and protect all your vital points.

A few seconds later, the applause of metal prosthetics came from the opposite side.Then the red mist dissipated, and Mirsalu stood up.She rubbed her arms and shoulders, which didn't seem to hurt.

"Well done." Razor walked towards her, "Left shoulder, back waist, forearm, all three are not fatal, if you have high morale, you should be able to fight after this injury. In fact, you should have been killed by this round of attack Yes, I finally aimed at your vitals." Razor said, pointing at her heart, "But you are very smart, you turned around. You sacrificed your back to protect your chest, very good."

Razor looked her up and down, and then said: "You need to continue to exercise the muscles of your legs, especially your calves. Your jumping ability is too poor. Dig a hole and stand inside and outside for an hour a day. After jumping, shovel a little soil to come out." .Just practice like this. I'll give you some potion later, rub it on your legs after practice."

"Okay." Little Mir nodded.

"Well, you are doing well, but you still need to practice for a few years." Then Razor said to the smiling cat, "You should be strict with her, and don't be soft-hearted just because she is a girl."

Smiley Cat bowed his head in a rare way, and said, "You're right, Razor. I should let her practice her adaptability."

Razor has a serious face, and his serious look is scary.He walked around Mirsalu, and Mirza's body tensed up as if being stared at by a wild animal.Haven could tell that Mill was terrified of razors now.She has always been very courageous. Before this, this little girl had never been afraid of anyone.

Razor said to her: "You passed my test, of course, I want to give you some rewards."

"Reward?" The little girl's eyes lit up again.

"Reward." Razor repeated, "Now I will teach you something new - I will draw seven symbols for you to see next, you memorize the shapes of these symbols, you only have one chance. You can only use your mind to remember , let alone leave words, as much as you can write down.”

Mirsalu asked, "Huh? Can't I write it down?"

Razor shook his head: "The magic of alchemy is the most dangerous of all spells. This is the rune of the devil. It will corrupt you the second time you read it, and your mind will be occupied by it the third time. Read on again , you are crazy. So you only have one chance, print it in your mind - everyone else, you all turn away. It's not that I don't teach you, it's because your spirit has matured and you can no longer Learned. Looking at the symbols will only hurt your sanity."

Hai Wen just wanted to ask: Aren’t you an adult now?After thinking about it, he remembered that Fasnat was actually not much older than Mirsalu, and he was still a teenager.

However, his mature tone now doesn't look like a teenager at all.

I really don't know what he has experienced these days, he must have concealed something from me, and didn't tell me all the experiences.

So Haven and Smiley Cat turned around, and Razor began to teach Mirsalu the magic of refining demons.

It took only three seconds from when he said "start" to when Mirsalu shouted "Is this the end?" On average, it took less than half a second for one symbol.Razor said: "Okay, you can watch it."

Hai Wen asked, "Why don't you draw slower?"

"The clearer the magic rune of refining the demon, the greater the control over the mind. If I draw it completely, Mirsalu will be captured immediately."

Mirsalu said: "But you draw so fast, I don't even remember!"

"How much do you remember?"

"Four? Maybe three and a half? I... I'm a little confused." Mirsalu drew symbols in the air with her fingers from memory.

"Okay, let's try it now." Razor said, pointing to the table knives on the ground, "Let your brain be divided into two, the left brain can imagine symbols, and the right brain can direct those metals with thought power."

"What? The mind controls the metal?" Mirsalu said, staring at the knives.

"Concentrate and imagine picking them up with your hands."

Mirsalu said, "But my hands are not that long!"

Razor scolded: "I don't have hands yet! Just do it."

The smiling cat muttered, "This guy is stricter than me." Haiwen sighed, thinking: I hope this is a good thing for Mirsalu.

However, the matter of mind power is easy to say, but too difficult to do.Every inch of Mirsalu's skin seemed to be taut, and sweat was dripping from her head, but the throwing knife remained motionless.At this moment Knightway said: "You should think of the throwing knife as an extension of your body, Mirsalu."

This is also strange, as soon as Netway finished speaking, a flying knife moved.The knife jumped up to a height of more than one meter, and then fell to the ground with a snap.Mirsalu shouted in surprise: "Did I do this?"

"You did it," said Netway, looking at Razor with smiling eyes, as if showing off.Razor crossed his arms and glanced at her, then looked away.

Razor said to Mirsalu: "Don't remember the symbols anymore. What you remember now is all you have. Remember them. After practicing hard, generally speaking, you will be able to manipulate metal proficiently in three to five years. gone."

Mirsalu said: "This is so difficult! Fasnat, how long have you practiced?"

Razor thought for a while and replied: "I was born with this, but I forgot it later. So you ask me this, there is no reference value."

"I heard you practiced for eight days," said Knightway.

"Shut up!" Razor growled, "No one will think you are dumb if you don't talk!"

Mirsalu was silent for a moment and said, "I will practice hard."

Razor nodded and said, "I will teach you other things when I have a chance, Mir, by the way, I have something for you—Nateway, squeeze some blood for me."

Netway froze for a moment and said, "What?"

"Squeeze some blood for me," Razor took out a small glass bottle from his arms, "That's all, half a wine glass."

Netway frowned, "What is your request? In front of so many people, what do you think of me?"

"It doesn't need much, just squeeze a little bit."

"Squeeze casually..." The girl embraced her body with both hands, "Do you think I'm a cow?"

Razor said with a surprised face: "Cow? I didn't want to milk the cow, and you didn't—"

"Crack!" Netway slapped him. "Shut up!" the girl screamed.

"—tits." But Razor finished.

"Slap!" Another slap.

The Beggar and the Slave King, XIX

The Beggar and the Slave King, XIX

Haiwen and the others watched from the sidelines, feeling very embarrassed.Haiwen thought to himself: Should I go up and persuade the fight?But seeing them like this, I'm not too good to interrupt.

Razor let out a low growl, and he said: "Nateway, you give the blood to Mirsalu first, your blood can exorcise demons, and can help this girl."

"Give it to her first, then what? Will you give me back a bottle of blood?" Netway's words were full of gunpowder.

"Let's go out and talk about it in a minute—we're both going to bleed a little."

"I agree." The red mist around Netway faintly overflowed.

Haiwen wanted to go up to persuade him to fight, but the smiling cat stopped him and said, "This is a private matter, don't worry about it, my lord."

"But I see them..."

"Hey! How can these two people not quarrel one day? This kind of thing is commonplace for them."

At this time, Razor threw a small bottle over, "Mir! Keep this thing safe, Netwig's blood has powerful magic power, you can refine medicine, make amulets, or even drink it."

"Don't drink it!" Natway yelled, blushing.

Razor took one look at her, then made a "please" gesture.Netway looked up at him, with a smile in his eyes, and said, "Okay! Let's go."

Then the two bid farewell to Haiwen and left here temporarily.As for how they will resolve the conflict later, that is beyond the knowledge of outsiders.

Haiwen didn't care about these two people, he came to Mirsalu and said, "When and where do you want to go?"

"I want to go to the South or the Western Regions. In short, I want to go to faraway places."

Haiwen smiled bitterly and said, "Why are you like your mother?"

Mirzalu shrugged and smiled, "It's normal for a daughter to be like a mother."

"At least until you're an adult, okay?"

"That's quite a few years."

"You can hone your skills again in these years. The razor teaches you new things. You need to practice."

The smiling cat also said, "Yes, you need more training, Mir."

"Okay." She seemed more willing to listen to Smiley Cat than her father.

Since then, Mirsalu practiced more diligently.Haven also has the habit of doing morning exercises, but Mirsalu and Smiley Cat will get up an hour earlier than him.Razor made a very strict routine for her. She had to get up, eat and sleep at a fixed time, and Mirsalu was also very strict with herself.In Haiwen's impression, Mirsalu was lazy and playful, but this time she seemed to have made up her mind, and she was serious.

Mirsalu's self-esteem was obviously stimulated, and a girl with an independent personality would have more sensitive self-esteem than others.

Maybe she can really help me in the future, Haiwen thought to himself, who can say for sure?Fate is irrational.

In the next few days, while he was busy with the work at hand, he asked people to collect intelligence on the war in the north.In this era, intelligence lags behind, so Haiwen needs to build an intelligence network even more.

Based on the lack of intelligence, their people can only rely on guesswork to arrange strategies.Smiley Cat told him, "The Little Trident may be fighting Eaglehead." Razor believed more that they were fighting on the Plains.

However, to everyone's surprise, the intelligence that has been transmitted in the past few days is actually: Little Trident was defeated in the Double Acropolis, Baku Kahn was shot blind by Liu Ya, the luggage in the bay was burned, and the coalition forces were defeated. ...

Has Bowle Kahn already lost?Haiwen thought to himself, then this is too fast.For several days in succession, Hai Wen held a military meeting to analyze various intelligences.At first, all three people thought that there was a problem with the intelligence, because Bugu Kahn had been a war god who had swept the battlefield since he dominated.The two famous generals in the northern border, Hassan Heron Mullister and Bean Lastor were killed by him successively, and each time they won more with less, which fully proved that Bagu Kahn He is a brave and resourceful person.

After these two failures, the northerners were obviously terrified, and never dared to take the initiative to fight the overlord again.The rest of the people stick to the city and dare not move rashly.Under this premise, how could the little trident lose the battle?

The smiling cat said: "Information says that he didn't take down the Northern Guards. Maybe he was defeated when he attacked the city and lost morale. Once this invincible army loses once, its momentum will collapse very quickly.

Razor said: "There is no one who is invincible. No matter how strong a warrior is, he will be injured. When the arrows rain down, everyone will be shot into a hedgehog. I am no exception."

"So, the Little Trident really lost?" Haiwen thought about this question.

Haiwen compared the strength of the Gulf and the North, and suddenly found that the failure of the Little Trident was reasonable.Compared with the northern border, the Gulflands are far behind in terms of population and economy. The northern border is twice as large as the Gulflands, and the number of city-states is the same. There are only two densely populated cities in the Gulflands, namely Jinshanbao. Hefenglei Fort and White Bird City are cities of the same level, but because of their geographical location, they have not been able to develop.But how many big cities are there in the north?Eagle Head City, Eternal Night Castle, God's Grace Mountain City, Sword and Shield Castle, Northern Guards, Fire City, Wine City, Wolf City, Dragon Wing City...they are not at the same level at all.

Could it be that the first few victories of Little Trident gave us the illusion of invincibility?Haiwen thought to himself, in fact, according to the comparison of hard power, the failure of Bagu Kahn is inevitable.

Most importantly, the nobles of the Reach did not support the war.Since ancient times, the Reach has been the most fertile area in the Baylands.There are rivers and fertile land, and a sufficient population. The nobles here own more than half of the country's wealth.If the Reach doesn't participate in the battle, it means that the Little Trident is using half of the Reach to fight the North.

For a long time, the nobles of the River Bend have obeyed the orders of Fengleibao. Several months have passed since Fengleibao's coup. Now Fengleibao's youngest son succeeds the Duke, and Mrs. Alianmiao listens to the government behind the curtain.The woman said she wanted to support the war, but it was only in name, and none of the nobles in the Reach followed her.

The smiling cat analyzed: "I admit that Bagu Kahn is a strong general, but the war is not decided by one person. Unless he has an ally at the level of a duke, otherwise he alone is no match for the little king."

"But where's his ally?" said Razor. "I see the whole world is against him."

Haiwen nodded and said, "Assuming the Trident loses, how will the war develop? Will the northerners counterattack the Gulf?"

"It will definitely." The smiling cat said, "Northern people will not give up the power vacuum of Sand Castle. I suggest you make preparations in advance. I think you should go to the river bend. Red Harbor and Black Water City on the Second and Fourth Forks , Linwan, Hewan, and many other towns... They are against the Little Trident, but they may not necessarily be against you. I think it is beneficial for everyone to unite with them earlier."

"You're right." Haiwen thought to himself at this moment: the nobles in the River Bend are their own faction. When the little trident came, they opposed the little trident. When the northerners came, they opposed the northerners.If I can ally with them, then my power will be guaranteed.

Yes, I want to lay out the strategy of the River Bend in advance, and I should have a place in this troubled world.

Chapter 12: Warriors of the North, a

Chapter 12: Warriors of the North, a

A huge map covered the entire table, and the little king sat on a tall chair with his feet almost dangling in the air.

No one spoke in the hall, and the atmosphere was so serious that it was suffocating. The table was surrounded by ministers of the empire, and everyone lowered their heads, looking at their collars.