readx; "You know how they would describe us: He died in a place he shouldn't have been, fighting a war he didn't understand, in a country that meant nothing to him." - Unnamed servant Soldier, epitaph.
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Among the many literary works on the West Coast and many other civilized areas that were ignited by Lamanite culture, any work that involves war or the magnificent historical torrent will definitely have a certain outstanding hero who can turn the tide. exist.
These people are representatives of personal heroism. They are so powerful that they can turn things around by themselves. People yearn for such heroes, people praise such heroes; writers and poets sing about them, and the precious paintings hanging on the walls of the luxurious mansions of nobles and wealthy businessmen are often remarkable. heroes and their magnificent deeds in life.
Not only literary works, but the names of some great figures who actually existed in the history of various countries have also become famous throughout the ages because of this longing for heroes. Until now, many people still talk about it - national heroes, great people Generals, even gods in heaven or heroic angels. Young children who grew up under the influence of the culture of the Laman system always believe that their own powerful heroism is enough to change the invisible and huge destiny. This kind of powerful faith and church that was born from the dazzling empire. They exist together to this day - but what we want to mention here is the culture of the north that is completely different from the mainstream society of the entire Rigal world.
The beliefs born in the four cold northern islands are very different from those in the prosperous and fertile south. Perhaps the barren land and frequent tsunamis gave them their national character. Although the name of the Sijing pirates is still heard by many people today. Their expressions changed. These tall warriors from the four northern islands actually belonged to a pessimistic, silent and introverted nation.
Among their stories, you rarely see a hero truly achieve immortality.
Among the Suomi people who fled further north after their homeland was conquered by the Laman Empire, there was a legendary leader who led the remaining tribe through the rough and cold North Sea and the discovery of these islands. Erik Helvi Erikning, the legendary figure who can be described as the founding hero of the four northern islands, died on the bed due to cold and diarrhea and dehydration very aggrievedly after achieving such a feat.
They came from a perishing country early on, and after escaping, they fought the cold wind and the giant amphibious beasts on the barren land. Later, they also had internal struggles within the nation. This series of events shaped their perseverance. Their character and silent nature also make their stories and legends very different from most of the rest of Rigar.
The stories of northerners mostly depict the powerlessness of human beings in the context of the times, and how confused and helpless an individual feels during a battle or war.
A great swordsman, the most handsome young man in the village, a tall, handsome and elegant man that all the girls admired. Perhaps he had just stepped onto the battlefield when he was shot in the back by an arrow accidentally shot by one of his own.
The life of the civilians and soldiers at the bottom is bitter. Even a noble often only follows the orders of higher-level nobles without knowing what he is fighting for.
In civilized society, whether it is Padrosi, Otolo or Rumanato, the three great empires, there are always scholars who ridicule that this is because the northerners are ignorant, barbaric and have no faith. The stories and legends of the northerners are so popular on the west coast. The audience in many kingdoms is also extremely narrow. People are disgusted with their pessimism and hate to see those beautiful people die inexplicably - but this is not the case, because this is the reality of this world.
King and country, nation and faith, justice and glory.
People yearn for those simple and beautiful stories and legends, precisely because in reality, everything will eventually be benefited.
What justice is - it is a relative concept, corresponding to evil.
So what is evil? Who defines it?
To this question, even the knights of the White Vatican Protectorate Knights, who have the most steadfast faith, may be embarrassed and unable to give you a clear answer.
The church's holy book says that the evil that walks in the darkness is what they should fight against - any inhuman monster that feeds on humans should be eradicated and defended by these warriors of the glory of God. Prosperity and peace; in addition, there are those heretics who smear the glory of God, and they are also the targets of evil that must be punished with the hammer - but are the evils of the two equal?
What kind of justice do you pursue?
Just follow the rules in a certain book, follow the instructions of a certain big shot, and firmly believe that what you are doing is right, then that's it, okay?
When everything becomes an empty slogan, some kind of rule, some kind of restraint, some kind of excuse, used by those in power to openly use violence to achieve their own goals, then following the other party's command, they firmly believe that they are How different are the soldiers who act for justice and kill indiscriminately and the mercenaries who die in a foreign country and die in a war that does not belong to them for money.
Perhaps the latter is actually a more realistic life.
Be it religion or national sentiment; be it honor, justice, or faith. Once these things are used and instigated by others, the results can be said to be earth-shaking - but then again, does honor and justice in the true sense ever exist?
Throughout history, I am afraid the answer has always been no.
Every time someone starts shouting a slogan and raising the banner of justice and glory, it is often the beginning of a bloody storm. And if you follow the clues and dig behind them, you can always find traces of benefits.
Many creatures in the violent storm caused by the person behind a certain incident died meaninglessly for that illusory name. They firmly believe that they are serving a larger goal, and they firmly believe that what they do is just, but in the end, they are just like those objects representing "evil" who were killed inexplicably, and they are just in the dark. A confused and lonely individual who knows nothing about this huge background.
The justice they believe in is superficial; it is recorded in books; it is spoken by others; it is mixed with the vested interests of the leaders from above, the great nobles, archbishops and even big businessmen.
Most soldiers will become mature after experiencing many battlefields. In the world of Pan-Rigar, you can rarely see a veteran who still believes in this thing even though he is much older - in this world There are many people in the world who have forgotten the original appearance of dreams over the long years. They do not remember what true beauty looks like. What poets and writers sing about is the justice in fantasy and the personal heroism that turns the tide. , that distorted beauty that deliberately abstracts away from the bitter reality and rewrites everything is loved by people but not true.
——But when the whole world is trapped in this state of emptiness and confusion, there are two people.
Just two, neither those writers and poets who have never experienced many bitter realities, nor those who are confused and don't know how to think for themselves.
Still on their journey.
What justice is may not need to be proven by fighting evil. The more ancient meaning it represents is still held in the hearts of some people to this day, which is the act of not accepting the world as it is and trying to transform it into "the way it should be."
Even though he is powerless and insignificant, he still sticks to his true intention.
The two people, older and younger, were trying to escape the growing storm behind them.
But their behavior is like a pebble thrown into a pond. Even if the body has left, the impact on those who have come into contact with this beautiful soul will reverberate like ripples for a long time.
Many hidden civilians in the forests of the Five Kingdoms region are struggling to rebuild their lives; the red-haired swordsman who threw the ashes into the sea turned around and walked towards the north; the young knight with platinum-blond hair Hidden Face traveled across the sea to the far east. Their thoughts have all experienced changes to a certain extent, and certain seeds have been planted, destined to thrive in the subsequent wind and rain.
The storm finally officially arrived at the end of July, and it was far more massive than the previous one. In a church somewhere in the Thoradin region, the skinny and bald bishop disappeared in the violent storm, and the people under his command swore that a black shadow flashed past. At the same time, many senior personnel who had been replaced inexplicably disappeared from the dungeon. The stubborn old-school conservatives at the top of the church were further reduced in size, and more young people and those from poor families were not taken seriously or were even dismissed. The face of discrimination takes the place of their former superiors.
The situation was laid out, the flags were in place, and the church launched a comprehensive operation at an alarming speed.
After the storm swept through in August, the church dispatched a large number of troops in the name of aiding reconstruction. They quickly covered a series of surrounding areas like a fishing net. Local personnel transfers continued day and night. The blacksmiths and cobblers in northern Thoradin and Carpenters were gathered in large numbers and the workshops were in continuous operation all day long. The nobles of northern Laman origin began to frequent the headquarters of the White Holy See on the west coast, and the sight of their soldiers holding the flags of various families and marching together led by the guardian knights was also witnessed by many local people.
The knights who expanded in the name of aid approached the surrounding countries. After expanding to the entire north, they moved towards the area at the foot of the Tambur Mountains in the central and western regions. Many nobles and kings in the Midwest, where the influence of the church was not strong, began to feel anxious because of the well-equipped and well-trained soldiers appearing on the borders. They discussed forming an alliance, but the interests could not be achieved. As there are a large number of believers in the country, they cannot really react in any way.
The nobles who once simply enjoyed the benefits brought by the church, when the White Church's course of action began to change, for the first time they understood the meaning of the word troublesome.
They could not refuse these heavily armed soldiers who came under the pretense of helping with reconstruction, and they did not have the ability to fight against them. Even if they desperately wanted to maintain their own interests and influence, they could only suffer a loss in the end. Watch those people enter their territory.
Certain irreversible changes are underway.
It all started with a demonic appearance in April and lasted until mid-August. Thoratin and the residents of the Midwest, who had always faced a difficult life after storms in previous years, suddenly found that their living standards had improved after the storm in July. A large amount of free food was distributed by the church and they provided With the employment opportunities and the inexplicable disappearance of tariffs on the borders of neighboring countries, the people and businessmen at the bottom were happy, but the nobles at the top were all frowning.
On the surface, everything is prosperous, but only a few people realize that the territory controlled by the White Church is forming a unified area. This series of huge changes cannot escape the eyes of other countries, but on the west coast, which is lagging behind due to lack of communication methods, by the time Avenella and Silvalier learned everything about Thoradin, it was already nine The beginning of the month.
It was at this time that the remaining independent countries in the Thoradin Highlands, including Corey Conrad, the mercenary kingdom, realized that a superpower had appeared within easy reach of them, and they began to be wary of all those with gods. Hui's people stationed troops around to prevent themselves from being annexed, which made the embarrassing atmosphere expand again and again. A new round of conflict seemed to be coming, but it was at this time that they stopped. He made a 180-degree turn and headed towards the back.
In the year 1330 of the Divine Calendar, on September 7 of the Year 192 of the Avenela Calendar, the White Church's mighty troops began to advance towards the Lidela Wetland area in the north.
Their actions caught Corey Conrad and many Thoradin countries in the south by surprise, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
But if the sage, who has left here since July, hears the news, he will feel that everything is as it should be. From the day he saw and deduced the series of things that changed the power behind the White Church on the day Emmanica died, Henry knew that all this would definitely happen in the future.
The pursuit and interception that caught him off guard was not just a test of the abilities of the guardian knights. If they had not understood his past and truly understood what Henry Meyer was, the other party would not have taken such action at all.
It was completely directed at him. It was a reminder, a warning, a test, and a question. Test whether his sword is still sharp, and also question where he stands.
The real person behind the scenes knows everything about him. He or she is deliberately testing the sage and wants to get an answer through a series of operations. Under such a premise, Henry chose to continue heading south. In addition to avoiding all the unfriendly things out of survival considerations, he also had an idea that needed to be verified.
As for his position, he had already chosen it when he decided to help Edward. Even if that wasn't the case, because of the incident with Emonica, he was determined not to stand on the same side as the person who raised the question.
This may seem a bit narrow-minded to those people. After all, what they often mention is that those who see the larger situation becoming a big issue are not obsessed with trivial matters - but I'm sorry, his justice is such a narrow-minded thing.
A wider range of turbulence is coming. If they want to survive in the future, both he and Mira can only swallow the negative emotions in their hearts at this moment and become stronger.
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Volume 2, Part 1, end. (To be continued.)
