A subjugated princess will never die a vagabond

Seeing the boss being dunked, the remaining horned orcs instantly lost their fighting spirit.

According to Teriby's army, one weakest elf soldier can outperform five Sindor soldiers.And even if this number is expanded to fifty, as long as their leaders are killed with absolute violence, these guys who are timid and always count on their allies to charge forward will immediately surrender on their knees.

Five hundred, five thousand, fifty thousand, the ending will still not make much difference.

Arista glanced at the horned orcs in disappointment. These guys had already weakened their limbs under her spontaneous deterrence, and they couldn't even become the French soldiers before.

"Throw out this bunch of trash." Alista didn't bother to slaughter a few soft-legged shrimps, and turned around to return to the correctional facility.

Only then did people wake up like a dream, and surrounded the horned orcs and greeted them with old fists. There were also children holding stones and beating dogs in the water, turning the thin horned orcs into fat men with bruised noses and swollen faces.

In the end, everyone triumphantly lifted up a few crippled stray dogs, robbed them of all their belongings, stripped off their thick cotton clothes, and threw them out of the woods.

"Alista!" Cloris didn't bother to care about the ending of the horned orcs, she chased after Arista.

"How does it feel to kill someone with your own hands for the first time?" In the corridor of the reformatory, the nun asked the girl harshly.

"Uh, murder?"

"Hey, don't you think that you can be rescued after being pierced through the heart? Of course there is a way to bring the dead back to life in this world, but a Sindor who is a slave...?"

"That's it..." Cloris scratched her head, sighed, and said sadly, "It's the same as watching the explorer die with a cold eye. In fact, it doesn't feel like it. I don't think I did anything wrong... But sometimes I think, Would such a person be too cruel? I don't know... But Alista will definitely not have such superfluous thoughts, nor will she agree with such mediocre people..."

"No, Cloris," Arista stopped, looked into Cloris' eyes, and said slowly, "You did a good job. Keep thinking like this, don't delay great ideals because of kindness, and Don't live up to the simple original intention because of cold blood, human nature is the only thing we can give back to the void."

Is Alista complimenting herself?

Unlike the praise she gave when she beat up the bad boy, Cloris had never seen such a profound Arista, as if for a moment, she really possessed the philosophy of the star nun.

But as she stepped up the stairs with heavy steps and parted from Cloris, the girl felt that the feeling just now was just an illusion.

No matter what, the work has to continue. Now Cloris can be regarded as a little dean. The eighty or so children and the more than 200 refugees have to be assigned by her. The process is slightly tortuous, but it is moving towards a different The bad direction is moving forward steadily, and it is just around the corner to take over the poor reformatory by himself and replace Alista.

All thoughts came to an abrupt end with Mariana's arrival.

It was a day when gray snow was falling all over the sky, dimly lit crystals were floating, and people basically stopped going out for activities. The chef used the big black pot soaked in Cloris’s chimera ceremony to boil anti-radiation Ning thick soup, dozens of A dried black tentacles soaked in the soup.

The tentacles of the vine can be used as edible medicinal materials after treatment. The taste is unspeakably bitter, but it is better than no food. The chef uses the vine and anti-radiation Ning in stock to make soup. Sex, on the other hand, can also relieve the stress of food.

The "smoke" of war will increase the concentration of pollution in the air, therefore, anti-radiation is hard currency at any time.

Cloris basically doesn't need this kind of thing.

Extraordinary people can choose to absorb or repel external sources of force, unless the concentration of polluting source substances is high enough to adjust the threshold, they will usually not be affected - except for people who have undergone spiritual vein transplantation.

In the middle of the night, Marianne, wearing a gray cloak, entered the reformatory with more than a dozen personal guards.

When she appeared here, it meant that the French had lost all their positions in the town, but Mariana's resolute face showed no signs of defeat, and she was still calm and confident.

In the dean's office, several guards put a telegraph-like device on the ground and retreated outside the door, leaving only nuns, girls and women behind.

"As I said, I will only keep a private bedroom." Arista leaned back on the sofa, the stone bricks under her seat were dented by half an inch under the perennial pressure, forming a stark contrast with the surroundings.

"Your Excellency, don't make fun of me." Mariana smiled wryly.

"You don't look like a homeless dog."

"The strength of the empire's airships is far inferior to Teribi's. Being able to attract their main fleet for even a few days can greatly improve the efficiency of our invasion of the empire's mainland."

"Fighting on two fronts, you are not afraid of dying on the road."

"The interior of the empire is not monolithic. The only thing to worry about is that the United Fleet gave up the return aid and chose to form a pincer attack on the main force of our country in Portur Bay... Therefore, I let the troops sneak into the Black Forest. After a little reorganization, I waited for an opportunity to recapture the port. , There is also a medium-sized fleet docked there, as long as it is under our control, it will still have the power to fight."

Mariana wasn't worried about Arista leaking the news, no matter which faction of disciples of the Void, and the Church of the Sun were in an endless situation.During the 200 years when the Church of the Sun ruled the kingdom of heaven on earth, people often attributed the outbreak of the Void Disaster to the corruption of the Void Temple, and only a few people knew some buried unofficial histories—the author attributed half of the credit for the disaster to the Sun God on the head.

At the same time, the Church of the Sun did not stop for a moment to sweep away the remnants of the void.

"Sneak into the Black Forest... Heh, without supplies, it's questionable whether you can maintain your combat effectiveness."

"So," Mariana said, "what kind of conditions should I offer in order for Your Excellency to participate in our operation?"

"You don't have anything I need," Arista's eyes flickered under the flame of the oil lamp, "I allow you to stay here for a while, but please, please, don't trouble me."

Seems like a warning, like a threat.

Mariana nodded solemnly.

Alista threw a hat over and said, "Put on the hemp hat and shave off your unsightly hair. The reformatory does not support idlers. Starting tomorrow, you will work honestly for me."

34. Someone who wants to kidnap me?

Marianna was born in a poor noble family, spent her childhood in Jiadong Ke Island, far away from the mainland of France, and studied in a girls' school in the capital when she was in middle school.Although she is a noble lady, her family background does not allow her to enjoy the treatment of a noble lady. Besides, the capital is so rich, a country bumpkin nobleman who doesn't know where she came from can only eat more and dress warmer than ordinary people.

The woman went to college, and actively participated in the cause of improving the working environment of civilians during school. She advocated cutting unnecessary demigods and dismantling some of the spectacle of the country that cost people and money. She also came into contact with Chenxi Church during that time. On the recommendation of the bishop, he worked for a certain law firm.

If it wasn't for the fact that when she was 24 years old, a local war broke out between the kingdom of Farland and Tyreby, the woman responded to the church's call to become a clergyman with the army, and gathered the remnants of the army when the army was defeated. , I am afraid that he will not be discovered by the military marshal to start this military career.

Although Mariana looks like she is 25-[-], she is actually almost middle-aged.

She has sympathy for those who suffer, but she also knows that someone gains and someone loses. This is the iron law of the world, and it is difficult to reverse their status quo by relying on purely external forces.

What's more, these people are not French citizens, and Mariana still has tendencies in her heart.

Early the next morning, wearing a wide-brimmed hat, she observed these refugees. Her red hair had been shortened to an inch. Although she was a little regretful, the few strands of hair were nothing compared to the realization in her heart.

Suddenly, a bright light pink color came into view, and Marianne was startled, and the spirit veins in her body were excited and trembling.This trembling did not come from fear, but some kind of harbinger, some kind of unspeakable fanatical emotion, and there was only one inspiration left in my heart——

She is Chenxi, and she will belong to Chenxi; she is hope, and she will eventually bring hope.

The Church of Dawn has not yet determined the gods they believe in. They are only loyal to certain ideas, and they are looking for the existence that can symbolize this idea. They had the idea of ​​replacing the sun god with the king of Dharma, but found that he was by no means qualified.

All priests have a similar spiritual symbol, and whenever there is a candidate who is qualified to go to the great cause with them, the spiritual vein will send out a signal.

Marianne had received three like-minded people for the church, but never once, like this moment, it seemed that the soul was burning with passionate emotions.

This is very unusual.

This kind of signal is a mysterious characteristic of the soul. Generally speaking, only when the emotions and ideals of the person being guided resonate with the believers of Dawn, the spiritual pulse will show a signal of approval, which requires the person to have enough experience and maturity Mind, but the little guy in front of him is obviously only a little taller than the wheel...

Xia Xia and a refugee are distributing bread, water, and vine soup to others. The young ones don’t feel any clumsiness, and even the distribution ratios of adult men, women, and children seem to be carved out of the same mold, at the same level The share error is negligible.

"You..." Mariana walked over with enthusiastic eyes.

"Excuse me, can you line up at the back?" Xia Xia asked in a low voice.

"No, I'm not here to get the food." Mariana suppressed the instinctive urging of her spirit veins and tried her best to calm down. "Can you leave me for a while now? I have something very important to tell you."

Looking at the strange gaze of the woman in front of her, Xia Xia took two steps back timidly.

At this time, Cloris came over. Although she was busy working in the camp, she always paid attention to her good "daughter" and good sister.

"What are you looking for Xia Xia?" Cloris asked with a frown.

"I need other people to avoid me," Mariana said.

After pondering for a moment, Cloris tilted her head and instructed, "Xia Xia, come with me."

Only then did the little guy readily accept his order, and wrapped tightly around Cloris' arm so as not to get too far away.Cloris once told her that there are many human traffickers selling children in Faljar, maybe the beautiful woman in front of her is that!

The three of them walked to Cloris' bedroom, and the girl said to the woman who was looking at the environment: "What is so mysterious, you don't want to say that you are Xia Xia's long-lost relative, right?"

Cloris is wary of Mariana, and to be honest, she doesn't want to take this woman in. Both Fran and Shinra are the destroyers of Faljar.

Marianna leaned down and asked in a gentle voice: "Xia Xia...is that right? Xia Xia, do you want to live with me in the upper realm?"

As soon as the words were out of her mouth, Cloris was struck by lightning: "Wait, wait, wait! She won't go to the upper world with you, she won't go anywhere!"

Do these bastards who come from the upper realm like to kidnap children like the life in the upper realm as bait? !

"Don't you have the heart to let her grow up in such an environment?" Mariana asked back.

"Even if she's going to the upper world, it's not with you," Cloris said angrily, "Ilona said that I can take Xia Xia to Teribi, after she returns to Faljar!"

Marianne shook her head, "Leaving aside the status of the half-elf in Teribi, if Xia Xia went to that country, it would be very difficult for him to make a decent achievement."

"Following you will make you successful?" Cloris held Xia Xia's hand tightly, with a sneer on her face.

"She can realize herself in Faran and become a lawyer, a doctor, a soldier...any profession, and most importantly, she will become a priest of the Church of Dawn, bringing some hope to the unfair world—everyone of us The symbol of a person's spiritual pulse is the dawn, and when it recognizes a person, fate is given instructions."

"I was deceived by the lard so I brought Xia Xia to listen to your magic stick! She is only five years old, and you actually want her to join the army like you!!" Cloris was furious.The girl's heart was actually extremely calm, rather than being angry, it would be better to say that she felt a trace of cold fear——

From the moment she woke up from the touch of the void, Croiss had been avoiding the fact that it might be difficult for her to bring Xia Xia by her side.The girl wanted to let Xia Xia embark on the path of the extraordinary, but unfortunately, Wojty said that the little guy's spiritual potential was mediocre, and he was not compatible with the void and the stars, so he rashly chose the symbol of the spiritual vein for her in the way of a disciple of the void, Might not be right.Moreover, once you become a disciple of the void, it basically means being cut off from the rich and peaceful life in the upper world.

"She can make any choice, I'm just looking forward to some possibilities." Mariana's answer was very flat, like a glass of white water.

"Hello, if you want to go to the upper world, can Cloris and Xia Xia go together?" At this moment, the little guy made his voice softly.

"Your elder sister must not be willing to do this." Marianne seemed to have clear eyes that can see people's hearts. She said to Cloris, "I don't think you are willing to be an ordinary person in the upper world for the rest of your life. In the Kingdom of Farland, You're going to have a hard time getting promoted."

Cloris was silent.

No matter how much she said she was afraid of those inexplicable curses and pollution, the extraordinary power brought her a sense of security and at the same time a sense of authority.

This subtle taste first showed signs when the girl saw through the explorer's trick for the first time and broke the opponent's wrist, and when the Sindor soldier who had no chance of resisting was pierced through the heart with a dagger, the strong desire for power climbed up again. to new heights.

This is not contradictory to her idea of ​​being beautiful and beautiful. When everyone's life is at the mercy of applause, Cloris can of course hide behind the scenes with peace of mind.

Such a state of mind caused the girl to doubt herself for a while. She didn't know whether it was the void that changed her mind, or she was cruel and indifferent. That's why she raised such confusion in front of Arista.

With a mess of thoughts, Cloris took Xia Xia into her arms and said in a slightly trembling voice: "She will be with me, this is my promise."

35. Intermission

"She'll be with me, that's my promise."

Just listening to these words, Cloris's will was already shaken. Such an emphasis on commitment was nothing more than repeated self-hypnosis.At the same time, she never trusted the woman Mariana.

There is still a long time in the future, even for Xia Xia's consideration, she doesn't need to give up the little guy at this time.

Cloris has no ambitions—if she is just an orphan in a correctional institution, if she has never been exposed to extraordinary powers, she will have a great future if she can get a job as a maid in the upper world, even if it is just a maid.

Void is a huge vortex. No matter whether you know what the end point looks like or not, and what kind of existence you are following, when you are stared at by Void, no one can be alone.

Cloris knew that she was in a whirlpool, and she seemed to have no choice but to go deeper along the whirlpool.

For Cloris' refusal, Mariana was not reluctant.

"I know this looks like a whim, and it's hard for me to gain your trust for a while, but..." Mariana took out a red brooch from under the gray cloak and put it in Xia Xia's little hand, "You Maybe there is no better choice, the authority given by Chen Xi includes [Fate], He guides us the hope of this world."

"God stick." Cloris muttered.

"The [destiny] we see is the expectation of our dedication. We face the morning light, and we will only see the morning light. If He comes a little later, we are willing to tear up the curtain for him one after another, and welcome his arrival... …As for whether it is a god, a human, or other existence, we don’t care, no matter who it is, he will ultimately bring happiness to you, me, and the world.” Mariana smiled lightly and responded to Cloris’s question with riddles bias.

The Riddler was quickly kicked out of the bedroom by Cloris, and the girl emphasized to Xia Xia: "This kind of bastard who likes to use ambiguous terms to pack himself is either abducting people or cheating money and sex. When I meet such a guy in the future , you must hide as far away as possible! Find me, no, ask Alista to beat him to death!"

"Cloris..." Xia Xia asked, looking up at her small face with clear eyes, "Will Xia Xia become a burden if you are with Cloris?"

"No! Yes!" Cloris crossed her hands, and she was so serious that she looked fierce, "Don't ask this kind of question again!"

"Understood, I won't cause trouble for Cloris!"

With Xia Xia's promise, Cloris' restlessness calmed down a little.

There are a lot of things in these two days, material distribution, labor arrangement, dispute resolution...

The girl almost broke her legs because of these messes. After all, refugees are not data or resources for her to play games. They are full of emotions and can quarrel over trivial matters.

Fortunately, the current situation is not a simulator of troublesome people. People know the current affairs and express their demands within limits. Even if they are dissatisfied, they will not spread their complaints on the reformatory. Most of them can still figure it out.

After appeasing Xia Xia, she still has to keep an eye on the situation in the camp.Today, if two layers of cloth are stolen from a tent, or if a treasured salt jar goes missing tomorrow, Cloris has to deal with it herself, otherwise, when the "neighborhood" conflict expands, another pile of bad things will happen.

In addition, those horned orcs harassed the camp from time to time, and the things they stole and robbed made the girl very anxious——

The group that was driven away by Arista before probably died of freezing or starving to death in the woods. After all, they were stripped clean by so many people and scarred. It is difficult to survive in the current environment.Counting on kind people for relief?To put it bluntly, Alista is the most "truthful, kind and beautiful" kind-hearted person in Faljar.

But apart from that group of horned orcs, there are more servants who turned into bandits, threatening extortion, looting, burning and killing surrounding villages.

The Allied forces of the Empire have taken over Faljar, but the situation has not improved. When the residents of the town returned to their ruined homes with what was left of their property, the Empire graciously helped them rebuild.

Tens of thousands of men and women were conscripted, and less than half the ration of penitentiary food was exchanged for a full day's labor.Considering that the remnants of the French army have not been wiped out and bandits are rampant nearby, all residents must make property identification, and illegal properties that cannot provide detailed sources of property will be confiscated. Thousands of claimants were judged to be the remnants of the French army and executed on the spot. , In just one round, almost every soldier of the empire has recorded his military merits.

In the process of rebuilding Far Yar, there will inevitably be some loss of personnel, but it is harmless. As long as this channel is opened, Teribi can relocate hundreds of thousands of laborers from other colonial areas within half a year.

Naturally, the imperial coalition forces will not be so cruel that they will not leave even a blade of grass, and they will not really exchange tens of thousands of natives for military merits, otherwise they will wipe out tens of thousands of French regular troops in one battle... The military chiefs will definitely drag the idiot who came up with such a ghost idea Go out and shoot.

Allies have to pay attention to their image. Therefore, apart from repeated theft and robbery by unknown persons, the elves who are still in the territory of Far Yar are still safe, even if there are aboriginal women on the streets of the town at any time. , I have never heard of any elf female relatives being brutally murdered.

The imperial coalition forces with strict military discipline always protect the safety of their allies.

More and more refugees are hiding in the penitentiary for the poor, and the tragedies in the town are also spread through their mouths, which also makes the penitentiary in the southwestern corner more and more eye-catching.

The correctional school is indeed an institution under the name of the Star Church, and it also accepts funding and management from Teriby's Correctional School Committee, but Cloris doesn't think that the Star Church has more face than the elves in front of those vicious imperial people.

Everyone panicked, and the girl didn't know what Arista was planning.