"It's already noon, is it still early?"
He Wen was a little helpless. Annalin was not possessed by anyone at this time. She used her demonic power to temporarily materialize her spirit body, so her voice was her original voice.
Her voice was very pleasant, but it sounded a little lazy at the moment. This had to make He Wen guess, does the soul also need to sleep?
"You and Xiaoxia made so much noise last night, I didn't fall asleep at all..."
Hearing that Annalin's soul suddenly mentioned last night, He Wen's face suddenly turned red, and he coughed a few times.
"Ahem, okay, what happened yesterday, last night...wait! Did you see everything?!"
"Professor, I am just a spirit body. I have no choice about what to see or not to see. I am in your body. You were in a state of full power last night. Of course, I can only be forced to be infiltrated by your power. .”
"Don't, don't say something so weird! Okay, let's not talk about this topic for now!"
He Wen made up his mind that this soul must not stay in his body for a long time, otherwise it would be too shameful.
"Then you came to me with the intention of leaving for the Arcane Fountain in Vasata Forest?"
Seeing that He Wen really didn't want to talk about last night's topic, Annalin chuckled and raised a question. In fact, she was still very confused. According to her impression of Shalia, even among the team that defeated the Demon King, she was considered very powerful. The withdrawn type.
I didn't expect that I would fall in love with He Wen now. I don't know if it's the power of the devil or if this man really has some attractive qualities.
"No, put aside the matter of the Arcane Fountain. If you don't deal with the army that will arrive at any time from the human kingdom, even if the Arcane Fountain here is unsealed, it will eventually fall into the hands of humans."
He Wen brought the topic to a very serious direction, and Annalin's voice slowly became darker.
"You are right. In your body, I saw the battles you went through with the orcs. Professor, to be honest, I am increasingly doubting whether you are a demon or not."
"Whether I am a devil or a human, I will definitely do whatever I promise you. Now I am calling you out for another reason. Since you are in my body, you should be able to understand a little bit. Some ideas I have, you know what I’m going to do next?”
"Attack the town called Sandrake."
Annalin's words made He Wen a little confused at first. Why did she say that she didn't know that this town existed? But from Eric Darren's memory, He Wen learned that the history of Sandlake is only more than three hundred years old. , at that time, the elf princess no longer knew where she was being held.
So as a fragment of her soul, it was normal not to know about the town of Sandlake.
"But, what does this have to do with me? It's not that I don't want to help you, Professor, I'm just a spirit body, and even people other than you can't see what I look like now. You might discuss this matter with Xiaoxia Much more useful than me.”
He Wen shook his head.
"No, the key to the problem lies with you."
He Wen looked at the soul in front of him seriously. Even though there was no entity, He Wen could tell from the state of the soul that she was looking at him.
"I don't understand what you mean, professor. Please forgive me. I can't completely share your memory with you, but I'm grateful that you didn't absorb me..."
"Annalyn, let me ask you, if I find the Arcane Fountain, how will you unseal it? Can you do it in your current state?"
Annalin was silent for a long time. It seemed that she had already considered this issue, but she didn't really face it until He Wen raised it himself.
"No, I can't do it with my current body, I don't even have a physical body."
"So what are your plans?"
"With the help of the body of the girl named Shireen."
He Wen shook his head without a moment's hesitation, as if he knew Annalin would say these words. Seeing He Wen shake his head, Annalin's soul flickered slightly, seeming a little uneasy.
"Professor, apart from my own race, it is difficult for anyone to have a body that can bear the quality of my soul, even if it is fragmented...not the beast race, nor the human race."
"I won't let you touch Shireen's body again."
After all, when I was undergoing the soul stripping operation, a trace of Annalin's soul was integrated into Shirin's soul. Although there is no rejection reaction now, who knows what will happen if this happens more often. .
When two souls squeeze into one body, it is by no means as simple as splitting of personality. In serious cases, the two souls will merge and finally a new soul will be born.
He Wen doesn't do two-for-one transactions.
Whether it was Shireen or Annalynn, they were both independent individuals, so before Annalynn raised the question, he smiled, then looked at the group of souls and said.
"Yes, the key thing I want to tell you is this. I will help you find a body, a powerful body that can perfectly carry your soul."
Soul was speechless. She looked at He Wen, as if she wanted to know more information from He Wen.
"The attack on the town of Sancre is the key to this."
...
That night, Elder Huck gathered all the important personnel in his home in accordance with He Wen's request, which had already become their base for meetings.
At this time, the representatives of the orcs, Harudo, Hal, and Huck, the human representative Eve, the elf representative Shireen, and the demon representative Shalia have all arrived.
Everyone looks at me and I look at you, and they all feel incredible.
"...To be honest, the professor is really amazing. He can connect so many people of different races and let us all sit together like this without any barriers."
The speaker was Elder Huck, who could be regarded as He Wen's number one fan, and his respect for He Wen was as high as that of Harudo.
Shirin was the most scared one. Now that He Wen was gone, she only dared to hide behind Eve. After seeing this, Shalliya also smiled and said.
"Yes, a human princess and an elf girl can be so harmonious. The master is indeed amazing."
Then everyone looked at Shalia secretly, and complained in their hearts.
You are the weirdest one.
The door was pushed open and He Wen walked in. He glanced at everyone and nodded with a smile.
"Sorry, I'm late."
In fact, he was not late. There were still ten minutes left before the agreed time for the combat meeting. Everyone else could no longer contain their excitement and wanted to hear what He Wen would do next, so they came so early.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started."
He Wen didn't waste any time and directly spread out the map of Arnan County, then pointed to a city on the southern outskirts of the forest.
"I believe everyone should be very clear. Our goal is Sankere Town, and then use this place as an extension of the forest to open up the transportation route from Sankere Town to the forest. The villages and remote towns along the way must also be included. "
Eve frowned slightly when she heard He Wen say that the villages along the way would also be affected by the disaster.
"He Wen, there are a total of eight villages and three small towns on this road, covering a very wide area. Not to mention that we don't have enough manpower to guarantee that we can completely occupy these places and defend them from being taken back by other towns sending troops. Villages and small towns are mostly populated by unarmed villagers..."
Eve did not say any more, because she knew very well that she was the only one sitting here who was human, and everyone else belonged to a foreign race. People who are not from my race must have different hearts. How could she ask others to care about the life and death of foreign races when their lives were at stake? Woolen cloth.
But even so, her honor as a knight still made her say half of the sentence above.
Then He Wen filled in the second half of the sentence for her.
"Killing and surrendering is a taboo at all times. I will let some of the magic soldiers take charge of those villages and towns."
The reason why the demon soldiers are used is because they will absolutely carry out He Wen's mission. Even the orcs may say that they surrender at first and will not kill them, but there is no guarantee that they will not encounter resistance. By then, these orcs, which have been oppressed by humans for a long time, will It is very likely that he will be tempted to kill.
He Wen knew that during war, necessary sacrifices were unavoidable, but if possible, he hoped that such sacrifices would be limited to soldiers.
"If they take up arms, they are prepared to be killed."
Harudo said coldly. He Wen agreed with his statement, but he could not express his attitude now. This was a means. He could make the final decision, but he could not speak at will to guide the direction when two opinions collided.
"They may just be trying to defend their homes and loved ones, just like you are doing."
Eve said lightly that she was still a human being after all. In order to prevent the world from becoming more chaotic and cruel by the kingdom, she could help He Wen, but if she really had to watch so many innocent people die, she might still Somewhat unbearable.
"Then if they use weapons to kill us, shouldn't we resist? You said they are the same as us, but they are not the same. No one oppresses them, and no one exploits them. They even have weapons, but we Deprived of the dignity of being together, including as a human being.”
Hal asked, taking over his counting words.
Her words made He Wen somewhat appreciative. This girl who was relatively straightforward at the beginning has also begun to learn to see problems from a big perspective. If she is properly trained, she will not only have superior strength, but she should also be able to improve in leadership.
"Don't always look at things from a human perspective. Miss Eve, you are a human being, and we treat you as a friend, but what we are doing now is survival. We don't want to start a war, we just want to survive."
Finally, the dead elder Huck patted Eve on the shoulder and said.
Although he looks younger on the outside, he has indeed experienced a lot and is relatively calm.
This is why he is trusted by the villagers.
Eve nodded.
"Indeed...I shouldn't say that casually, but I still hope to minimize the casualties of innocent people."
"If all knights were as upright as you, maybe we and humans wouldn't be in such trouble."
Harudo said with a sigh.
It seemed that the debate was over. He Wen took a look at everyone. There was no such kind of Madonna sitting here, nor was there that kind of murderous villain. He maintained absolute neutrality and rationality when looking at any issue. He was very malleable. a group of people.
"We will take over the villages and provide villagers with protection. After the Sandrake incident is over, I will personally go to each village. Is this okay?"
He Wen glanced at everyone, as if asking for their opinions.
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
They understood the weight of He Wen's words.
Visiting every village in person means that He Wen will use his extraordinary medical skills to gain the villagers' trust and cooperation as much as possible.
Just like he did to the Orcs.
To live, just like Hal said, it is not only the beasts who want to live, but humans also have people who desperately struggle to live, and he has the ability and the right to restore the lives abandoned by the Holy Religion. Choose your chance to live.
"If this is really possible, then...it will be a huge benefit to them without any harm..."
There was a trace of gratitude in Eve's eyes when she looked at He Wen. He did not hate humans, but treated every life equally. As long as He Wen could always do this, Eve believed that she would follow him.
"...Have we discussed it?"
Shalia yawned, and then asked the most crucial question.
"When to set off?"
He Wen smiled, then raised his hand and pointed at the location of Sankre Town.
"Tomorrow evening."
