Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Chapter 170 Four: The Last Judgment

So he temporarily became the king of Xiongshan. His speech was indeed convincing, and with the help of Tang Deen and others, people temporarily recognized him.

Haiwen finished arranging various matters that day, and he returned to his room at night.Mirsalu had already been picked up by Laya, his daughter cried and threw herself into his arms, and then Isrit hugged him.A family of three was reborn after the catastrophe, weeping together.

Laya had sent Mirsalu to Pinewood Castle earlier, and sent two kind nuns to take care of her, and kept her family affairs secret.Having said that, the little girl is not stupid, she has long felt that something is wrong.According to Laya's two nuns, Mir has been crying to go home recently.Since the situation in Xiongshan is temporarily stable today, I quickly took her over.

Isrit has not had time to be alone with Haiwen these two days.Haven is busy, and she is not easy. The servants in the castle asked her to arrange. She and Ramon are counting the bills, and Laya is treating the wounded. A month in prison can't do homework, but a witch's practice can't be short for a day.

They talked in the house and had dinner together, and the atmosphere gradually returned to its former peace.After the meal, Mirsalu volunteered to clean up and let her parents rest.Miller is ten years old this year, so he is no longer a child in the Bay Area.She has grown a lot taller this year, and because her nutrition has kept up, her body is not as thin as when she first came here, and she looks very healthy.Under the guidance of Estherite and Violet, she learned the etiquette of a lady, read many books, and learned some knowledge.Although in Haiwen's eyes, she was still a little girl, but her two godmothers were considering her future marriage.

Isrit said: "Mirsalu hasn't grown yet, and it will take three or four years before her appearance will be finalized. Gerrit said that little Mir should look better when she grows up."

"She's not ugly now," said Haven.He recalled the funeral two years ago in his mind, and he remembered Mirsalu in the heavy rain. At that time, Mir was a skinny little girl, barefoot, wearing thin clothes, and her face was covered with dirt. tears.She later became Haven's daughter, and without her, Smiley Cat might not have recovered so quickly.

"Tell me, what kind of family should I find for her? My lord, if you become powerful in the future, then Mirsalu will be the lady of the count's family. You can't just find anyone."

Haiwen smiled and asked: "Why do you think so? Even if I become a king, we are still the same mortals. Ordinary people should have mortal love. Mirsalu will marry whoever she likes. Estelle, when I married you, I never considered other things, I just love you."

"Me too, my lord." She leaned on Haiwen's shoulder with a happy smile on her face, and after a few minutes, Isrit suddenly said, "After I leave, you can find Hyacinth if you have anything to do." Well, just treat her as me. Hyacinth is almost 16 years old, not a child anymore."

Haiwen was startled and asked, "When are you leaving?"

"Leave in a few days."

"In such a hurry?"

She sighed, "Yes, the appointed day is coming soon. If I don't leave this time, I will have to wait a few years next time. My lord, the sooner I go, the sooner I will come back."

"I..." He swallowed.At this moment, there is no point in keeping her anymore.Haven subconsciously wanted to kiss her, but Estherite pushed him away and said, "Little Mir will be back in a while."

Haiwen let out a "hmm", let go of Isrit, and said to her: "A hyacinth is a hyacinth, you are you, this is different."

Isrit nodded silently, and asked, "What do you think of Hyacinth?"

"Hyacinth, she..." Haiwen thought of Hyacinth's sunny smile, her dark skin and her sincere confession.He didn't know how to answer this question for a while.

"You always tell us to be honest." Estherite said with a smile, "So?"

"So I like her, just like I like you." He bite the bullet and said, "I like her passionate sunshine, her innocence, her cute appearance and her smooth skin..." He bit Lower lip, "I also love your kindness and sincerity, your bravery and rationality, your tender care, and the smell of your hair. This is the truth, and I'm sorry if this offended you."

"I understand." She nodded silently, "You don't have to worry about my feelings, because I..." She stroked her temples, Fuer smiled, "Because I also like Hyacinth, she is indeed a very cute girl. If I were a man, I wouldn't be able to control myself. Sincere feelings can be shared, but what I can't bear is deception and betrayal."

"I'm so happy to have a wife like you." Hai Wen couldn't help saying.Even though this matter may seem reasonable in this era, for Heven, it is indeed a great favor for Heven to hold such a point of view.He was finally able to unload that burden.

At night Mirsalu went to sleep next door, and they finally had a night alone.They stayed awake until the middle of the night, and then fell asleep from exhaustion.The next morning, Haiwen felt very energetic, and he went to do morning exercises as usual.The early sun is warm, the morning breeze is pleasant, and it will be summer in a while.

He realizes that he is about to start a new life.Everything in the past has passed, and the future will be even more exciting.

No, it's not all over.

And one last thing.

last person.

He came to a hidden room in the corner of the first floor of the castle.

It was a dark, windowless house, cold and damp.It has never been inhabited by anyone but rats.The advantage here is that it is secluded, no one will come over.

This room was just right for him.

Haven pushed open the door, and saw his butler, Delaire Hanslock, sitting on the bed, holding a glass of wine.

"My lord, you are here." Dreyer stood up and saluted as usual.He was wrapped in bandages and plasters, and his body was thin and ugly.

He was the worst of the many prisoners.

He first betrayed Haven, but halfway he bit Lavidia back. During the month when Lavidia gained power, he tortured him severely.

Delaire was confused for a while, this time he was on the wrong team.

"Dreyer." Haven sighed, "What do you want to say at this moment?"

"I have nothing to say." The butler looked at Haiwen, they looked at each other, Haiwen's eyes were firm, but the butler's eyes were dull.Haiwen knew that sitting in front of him was a person who understood him best - better than himself.

"Judge me, my lord. I confess," said the steward to him.

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Chapter 170 Five: There is always a banquet in the world

Chapter 170 Five: There is always a banquet in the world

Haven is a judge, and the legal terms are clearly printed in his mind.But in memory there is something clearer than the law.He still remembers the details of the housekeeper and his daily life, he still remembers the housekeeper advising him, remembering the housekeeper blocking wine for him at the wine table, remembering the housekeeper taking his life to deliver letters for him, remembering the housekeeper helping him become the king of wild horses... Haven is not ungrateful.The butler betrayed him once, but helped him a lot.

But the trial must take place.

"Dreyer, you have suffered enough, I will not take you out for a public trial."

The steward looked at him and said, "You should put me on trial. A public trial will make the people in Xiongshan feel that you are unselfish, and it will also help to unite your people, especially those slave fighters. Those people are good at fighting. You put It's good for them to stay."

Haven remained silent, "But I can't bear that, Dreyer, I'm human too."

"Then I thank you, my lord."

"Dreyer Hanslock, you committed perjury. You gave perjury to the heretics who conspired to rebel, which was of a bad nature and had extremely bad influence; but considering the circumstances at the time, you were forced to commit crimes based on your survival instincts, so you can Mitigate some crimes." Haiwen's eyes drifted down, "You... Normally, the crime of perjury with serious circumstances should be sentenced to eight years in prison or exile, but considering your special situation, I betray you..." You gritted your teeth, "Four years in prison or exile. You choose."

"What do you say about the prison sentence, where do you go in exile?"

"The former means going to jail. I will give you a house in the underground prison of Bear Castle. After four years, you will come out and be a clean man; if you are exiled, I will send you out of the bay. If you want to go to the north alone to make a living, you will Becoming a refugee in a foreign country, I advise you not to choose this."

Delaire said with a wry smile: "I've had enough prison cells, so let's go into exile."

Hai Wen stared at him and said, "I can't send you to a big city like Eagle Head City. You can either go to the central desert, and then go to Wolf City or Wine City to make a living; or...you have to go to the cold north, With the red-skinned orcs."

"The wine city is not bad. I have long wanted to meet the nobles in the Hessen Valley. I heard that all the men there know witchcraft, and the women use menstrual blood to make Gu."

Haiwen said: "It's just a rumor, they also said that I have eight eggs. Delaire, you are also a refugee when you go to Wine City, the nobles will not receive you, the guards will expel you, and some people will even arrest you as a slave .You can only live in a small village - you might as well stay in Bear Castle, Dreyer. Four years is not a long time, during which time I will give you books, keep you healthy and safe, and... "

"My lord, you are too soft-hearted and too hard-headed. Don't talk about it, let me go out, and I will go to the Gro Desert."

Haiwen knows how difficult it is for ordinary people in this world to survive, especially a refugee with no way to guide him. "I..." he pondered, "I... okay." Haiwen quickly wrote down the document and signed it, "Depart within three days. According to the regulations, I must send someone to escort you. Then... He felt that he should say something more, but he didn't know how to say, "Then I should go."

"My lord, please wait." Dreyer said from behind, "I have something to tell you, are you willing to listen?"

Haiwen turned around and came back, "I'm all ears."

"Okay." Dreyer sat on the bed, stroked his beard, and looked pensive.After about a minute, he said, "After I leave, have you thought about who will take my place?"

"I haven't figured it out yet. But there is no shortage of smart people around me, and there is always someone who can do it."

"That's right, there is no shortage of smart people around you, but I'm afraid they are too smart." Delaire looked at the floor solemnly, advising Haven as usual, "My lord, listen to me. Little Hammer King Kong, including those slave fighters who fought with you, are all people who can be used with confidence. Little Ramon... It’s hard to say about this kid, let’s take a look first.”

"What happened to little Ramon?"

"Little Ramon has ambitions."

"It is good to be ambitious, but those who are not ambitious will not make progress."

Dreyer nodded silently, "Maybe you are right. I just mentioned this, you can refer to it."

Haiwen nodded and said, "What else?"

Dreyer continued: "Since Big Charles is here, he is stupid but not bad. He can be used, but he can't be entrusted with important tasks. He is a little clever, but he doesn't have great courage; Smiley Cat can be used, but he is very successful, proud and conceited, After being injured once, he is even more eager to prove himself, you have to persuade him not to let him act rashly; as for Fassnut, he—”

"He was injured, and he probably couldn't keep his arm."

"Oh, that's good." Dreyer said subconsciously, and then the two looked at each other, both surprised.Dreyer didn't hide it anymore, and said directly: "I have long thought he is a trouble, my lord, it's fine if he is abolished."

What he said annoyed Haiwen, "Where did you have the face to say that? Fasnat was born and died for me, but what do you say about him? It's okay to be abolished? Delaire, your heart is dirty, everyone is black .”

Dreyer sneered: "I never said that I have a clean heart, my lord, I have always been the one who does bad things by your side. Oh, speaking of this, I advise you to be careful of Laya and Tang Deen. After I left , there is no one who does bad things around you. My lord, it’s not that I look down on you, but that you are too rigid and upright, and you can’t lower them.”

Haiwen felt an evil fire in his heart, and thought to himself: Laya and Tang De'en and I have the grace to save our lives. One of them is strict in integrity, and the other is highly respected. What's wrong with these two people?

But most of what Dreyer said before was correct, and Haiwen still had a little rationality left in his anger. He remembered Dreyer's advice for the time being, and he didn't completely ignore it.

"I remember, who else do you think has a problem?"

Dreyer nodded and said: "Madam is the most reliable, needless to say; Lady Witch can also be trusted, but if she becomes crazy, she will probably cause trouble, just like Master Cat, don't entrust her with important tasks, her This kind of free-spirited person can't stand restraint, and can't take responsibility; Hyacinth, you marry when you marry, and sell violets if you want to sell them. If you can't, you can marry as you please. Sooner or later there will be an accident by my side. After I leave, it is best to let Van Deli take my place, let him out, and he will be locked up. And... Forget it. My opinion may not be right, if I expected Things are going on like a god, so will I still be put in prison? Forget it! My lord, you should still treat me as a fart."

Good advice is hard to hear but good to do—Haven decided to accept Delaire's last advice, of course he wouldn't accept it all, but he wouldn't treat him as fart either.Haiwen stood at the door, wanting to say a word of praise for the housekeeper as usual, but the words changed again when he reached his mouth - he realized that the relationship between them had changed.

"Thank you, Dreyer," he said.

Hearing this, Dreyer froze, and looked at Haven as if he wanted to say something.He was silent for a while with trembling lips, and finally said:

"You're welcome, Mr. Haven."

The last thank you is also the last farewell, because they are no longer master and servant.Haiwen didn't know when, where, and in what capacity he would meet this man next time.But he had a hunch that they would meet again.

Goodbye, my best friend, and I wish you the best of luck.

——Volume III, finished.

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Cast / Epilogue

List of participants in this volume:

Haven Ambleside: From the mayor to the earl (pseudo), the inspirational bald protagonist.

Israit: A qualified hostess, she has made up her mind to leave Haven and study art in the south.

Delair: Haven's steward, who betrayed Haven at the last minute and is now exiled.

Smiley Cat: Smiley Ranger has recovered and is another hero.

Gerrit: God of pigeons; failed to eat roast chicken.

Hyacinth: Haiwen's second wife, a southern girl from Caiyundi, longing to return to her hometown.

Violet: Continues to serve as Mirsalu's godmother and is a reliable maid.

Fassnut: Taller, handsomer and stronger; was severely injured by a fierce demon, and his life and death are uncertain.

Laya: Chairman of the White Clothes Association, his virtue is respectable, but he is also good at dancing.

Tang Deen: The most prestigious bachelor in Xiongling, he is 90 years old this year, and he just married a 19-year-old bride last year.

Rachel: Tondane's first?Ren's wife, 20 years old.

Old Ramon: A loyal elder who followed Haven out of Mustang Land; died of a high fever caused by wind and cold.

Little Ramon: The apprentice of the old Ramon, after the death of the old Ramon, he studied with Master Tang Deen.

Big Charles: The bully of Mustang Town; he brought mercenaries to rescue Haven during the Bear Mountain Mutiny, and now stays in Bear Castle.

Little Hammer: A young and promising craftsman.

King Kong: A brave mason; worshiped Fasnat as a teacher.

Mirsalu: Haven's adopted daughter, who is already ten years old.

Hollanger: Whoa whoa whoa whoa—!

Sean Lee: Druid, non-human, pale life without gender.It can transform into various animals and command herds of beasts.Provided by the reader @妇炎, and co-created with me, I would like to thank you.

0032: The enigmatic treant puppet, Sean's loyal partner; provided by reader @梨巨陵, hereby thanks.

Olanda: A mighty orc, a witcher, once defeated Fasnat, but was defeated by the smiling cat.

Mani Chris: The old Earl of Bear Mountain who was tortured by gout died at the hands of his second son Lavidia.

Wenkai Chris: The eldest son of Mani, the young master of the bear collar, the commander of the Bear Mountain garrison, was shot and killed by the vicious dog Jesse.

Lavidia Chris: It hurts!

Jesse: nicknamed Vicious Dog, seems to have a cooperative relationship with Lavidia; Smiley Cat's old enemy.He was shot in the head by Fassnut but is still alive, and can turn into a crow, obviously possessing a strange ability.

Bryan: Nicknamed Little Bear, Wen Kai's loyal lieutenant general, and now the chief general of the Xiongshan garrison.