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My head memorizes the documents I read not long ago, including the large increase in suspicious people coming in and out of the door, the rain protection measures in a few days, and the reinforcement of the watchtower guards, etc.

As early as when the highest authority representative of the Shadow Mercenary Corps, reading reports has long been a very familiar action, and it is only a trivial matter to adjust one's reading speed to create extra free time.

Of course, even if you secretly go to the street to rest, you still have to carefully estimate the time and then return to the village chief's office, so that the messenger who carries the next batch of documents will not find that the people in the office have already run away.

"Is it almost evening?"

After simulating how to deal with the executives of different departments, Kano looked up at the sun that was gradually descending and showing orange light.

He took a deep breath like enjoying this free air, and showed a hard-working but happy smile, but then he thought of the price in exchange for this, and the smile immediately deteriorated.

Turned into a wry smile containing sadness, helplessness and worry.

"Ahem, I'm sorry, are you the village chief?"

A heavy and old voice came from behind, Kano turned around following the source of the voice, and looked suspiciously at the old man under her eyes.

The worker's clothes on his body were covered with lime powder and mud, and there were still shoe prints of the old man when he walked on the street. His cheeks were also covered with dust from work, his bright green eyes looked tired and weak, and his hair was white. The old man's age is further highlighted by his long hair and severe hunchback.

"Yes, is there anything I can do for you?"

Contrary to this old man who is obviously doing construction work, Kano is wearing a white shirt with no stains on his face and light blue trousers that are close to his body. There is a small silver stand near his chest with the words "Village" engraved on it. "Long" in big characters.

The whole person is clean and tidy without any pollution, and there is a huge gap with the old man face to face, but even so, Kano doesn't have the slightest disdain or concern on his face, and automatically regards the old man in front of him as an object in need of service.

"Cough, I hope to invite the village head to my house for dinner."

"Well, it might be a bit busy recently, why don't you go to the old gentleman's house in person when I have time?"

With a wry smile on his fair face, he rejected "the kindness of the villagers who often appear."

"Ahem, I'm sorry, I forgot that the village chief still has a lot of work to do, but please come to my house by all means, the family members in my house have always wanted to meet you in person, and thank you very much."

"Please don't worry about it, because as long as everyone works hard to support themselves, this is my greatest thanks."

"Cough, cough, our original village was burned and killed because of the war, it was the village chief who gave us hope, we sincerely want to entertain you, cough, I also understand the hard work of the village chief, so as long as Just meet once, please be sure to fulfill us.”

I saw the old and wrinkled hands stretched out to hold Kano's right hand tightly and kept begging.

Thinking about the panic of his subordinates when they found out that he was missing, he immediately burst into a charming and beautiful smile.

"If it's just a meeting, then of course there's no problem."

Understanding that his request was accepted by the village chief, the old man nodded vigorously with his green eyes widened and his eye sockets flushed.

"Ah, good, good, actually my home is not far away, and I will arrive soon!"

"OK."

As a mercenary, Kano knows how precious the hope is when she loses everything and is finally reborn by accident, so Kano understands how heavy this thank you is, better than anyone else.

Not explicitly refusing for this, in order to allow these villagers to quickly let go of the idea of ​​"insisting on thanking" and devote themselves to their own lives. This is the fastest and easiest way.

"I don't know what to call you sir?"

"Cough, my name is Fengyue, the village chief can just call me old man."

"No, since I know your name, I shouldn't call you Mr. Fengyue. Please allow me to call you Mr. Fengyue."

"Ah, ah, really, it's not bad to live to such an advanced age, to have the young and beautiful village chief say that, ahem."

"Hehe, thank you for your compliment. In fact, I used to be someone who dared not get close to me."

"Cough, how could it be? The village chief is so kind and kind."

Hearing such compliments, Kano immediately put on a wry smile.

"Maybe I was too strict in the past? Everyone has a certain respect for me, and it still remains the same."

"Cough, cough, strictness is a good thing, otherwise how could there be such a thriving village?"

"Yes, this village is everything to me now, and I will definitely work hard to protect it."

Even in the state of walking, Kano's bright yellow eyes would still gently lift up from time to time to look at the night sky that is gradually darkening and twinkling with stars.

"Oh? The village chief has been looking at the starry sky. Could it be that something happened?"

"I'm sorry, I just recalled the memory of going to the night sky a lot, so I'll see if I can find the stars I used to see."

"Hey, this should be a great memory, right?"

"Huh? Why do you say that?"

"Because you showed a happy expression."

"It's... like this, maybe it's true, the memories that were normal in the past, but now seem nostalgic. I'm sorry, I said something strange."

"Hey, don't say that, I'm very interested in listening, and I'd be happy to be an observer if I wanted to."

"Well, it's actually very common, but it's just because when I watched the night sky before, I went to see it with a child."

"child?"

"Well, a well-behaved but clumsy child, if possible, I really hope he can live happily for himself."

"Hehe, a child who receives such care from the village chief will surely live happily."

"...If possible, I hope so too."

After turning a corner and after a few tens of meters, Mr. Fengyue quickly walked to one of the single-person houses.

"Here, this is my home."

The appearance is simple and clean, there is no dust on the door and windows, and there is no paint peeling or erosion in front of the door and on the wall due to the climate. It is a new house that has just been built.

It means that this old man is a villager who joined in the middle of the establishment of this village.

Click.

Fengyue skillfully opened the door of her house, allowing Kano to see the simple single bed and small wooden table inside the room.

"Where is your family?"

"Ah, actually, because we don't have enough funds, I came to live in a cheaper place, but they are very close to here, and please ask the village chief to go in and wait for a while. I will bring my family here soon."

As if accepting such content, Kano slowly took a step forward.

tread.

Just one step into the door, Kano suddenly stopped and looked at Fengyue with a smile on her face.

"Mr. Fengyue, there is actually one thing I should say right from the start."

"I don't mind, it's okay to say it now."

"Well, actually, besides your request, the reason why I came here is that I seem to have a very familiar feeling of intimacy with you."

"...Sorry, I think this is the first time we've met."

"Hehe, maybe I recognized the wrong person? Then can I sit by the bed?"

"OK."

Step, click.

Just as Jianai's feet stepped onto the hard concrete floor, Fengyue behind her closed the wooden door naturally.

call out--

At the same time, a bright silver light suddenly shone from the "position covered by the wooden door" next to it, making a sharp sound piercing the air.

Clang!

The rapier on Kano's waist was only half drawn, and she used the hilt to hold against the opponent's swinging wrist, so that the attacking weapon could only stop a few centimeters above her.

"As expected, the kingdom of swords once recognized the existence of swordsmen beyond the dragon."

Accompanied by the steady and deep male voice slowly spreading from the dark place in the room, the huge and thick long sword was also put away on its own initiative.

Hearing the "familiar voice", Kano put away the rapier on her waist with a blank expression.

Tread.

The man hiding in the shadows walked to a relatively empty part of the single room. He leaned his back against the wall and folded his hands on his chest. Like a giant mountain, the explosive and strong muscle lines emerged clearly through the tights.

Gives people a forever great power, unrivaled oppression—in Kingdom of Swords, only one family has such an aura.

"Cough, really, didn't you say you want to have a good talk? Why did you attack all of a sudden?"

Fengyue, who was in charge of seducing Kano, didn't seem to notice the dignified atmosphere, she automatically passed through the confronting two people, and sat on the corner of the bed directly.

"This village welcomes anyone, whether they are helpless refugees or those who want to come here to survive. I welcome them warmly, but if it is just to destroy this place, I will swing my rapier and kill the intruders."

Contrary to the appearance of walking on the sidewalk, Kano's orange eyes released a cold and sharp gaze at this moment.

"I'm just a civilian, I accidentally swung my weapon, I'm sorry."

"I'm willing to forgive you, but if you use this place as the training ground of the kingdom of swords, I won't forgive you easily, even you, the monarch of Ozazakoro, no, it's the former monarch."

He didn't show any reaction when his identity was revealed, his rock-like hard face was neither smiling nor sad, and he looked at "Kingdom of Sword Dangerous Criminal Kano" expressionlessly.

"Seeing the beautiful scenery and bustling scenery of this village, I think of the days when I planned to establish the capital of the Kingdom of Swords with the former leader, but there is a fatal difference. People of different races are mixed here, which I have never imagined in the past A picture that I dare not even think about."

"I take that as a compliment."

"The village is close to the outside of the Gathering God Forest, and this is a basin terrain. Are you afraid that it will be destroyed by monsters one day?"

"The hillside of this village is often irrigated by the nearby lake at high tide. The substance contained in the lake will emit a natural smell that monsters hate. If you want to enter the forest, you can also go to the nearby lake to fish and dry it to make powder to drive away the monsters in the forest. monster."

"This is a remote and fuzzy area of ​​the three countries. No country is willing to send troops to manage this remote place. But if your village can develop smoothly, then there will inevitably be countries that will come to manage and squeeze all the resources here."

"We will apply to the highest representatives of the three countries at the same time in the future, declaring that this village and the surrounding territory will not belong to any country."

There is obviously a problem with this answer, because "this large area with almost no end in sight" is a total of three countries, and the territory must also be divided. In fact, including the Jushen Forest, which no one dares to enter casually, it is also divided into three countries. Three equal parts.

The woman in front of me said that if she did not belong to any country, such words would be tantamount to challenging the power and strength of the three countries.

"Why?"

"force."

"Hehe, it sounds really exaggerated, but ah, I am also willing to believe this village chief."

Fengyue, the only one who didn't look serious, let out a weak and relaxed laugh, but it didn't have any buffering effect on the atmosphere.

The former monarch of Ouza Sakoro spoke again.

"The news that this place will be captured should have spread to the whole village. You should let Jieshi escape."

"Why do you want to escape?"

"The two countries simulated their strategy, and Jieshi could not have survived."

"Then, as long as we win."

"madness."

"You are just as stubborn as your appearance."

Falling into the troublesome situation of confrontation again, Fengyue sighed deeply.

"I'm sorry to interrupt you, but I don't want the situation to never progress, so I hope to conduct intelligence transactions with you. In order to show my sincerity, please open the closet."

"I don't have any information to tell you."

"The wounds on your body should still be troublesome, right? If the two countries attack the recently massacred villages from the rear, do you still have to face the enemy with wounds? I don't think this is a clear choice."

"..."

I can't understand what Fengyue's words mean, but this is a fact for Kano, and it is also one of the things that worries me. Because the time for the so-called jihad is too urgent, Kano has no time to heal her wounds.

Under dubious conditions, Kano kept staring at the former monarch in front of him, slowly moved to the closet, and looked inside from the corner of his eyes.

"what?"

However, the printed items made Kano focus her eyes on the inside of the closet as if she forgot to be alert, and made a weak sound of astonishment.

Seeing Kano's expression, the former monarch frowned suspiciously, and when he saw Kano taking out the items inside, he immediately glared at Fengyue.

"You actually borrowed this divine sword from the leader."

Kano is holding the emerald-green Excalibur, the second-ranked Excalibur, which has an uncommon title like "Tung Leaf Excalibur"—it is also the strongest weapon for immortality.

"The methods I used were all through normal procedures, so there shouldn't be any problem with that."

"That's not what I mean, I mean why you don't hesitate to lend the criminal this sword, but also want to get the information you want."

"for the future."

"..."

"Hehe, well, Mr. Village Chief, I have already given you the best magic medicine in the world, please use it well."

Kano put the divine sword on her waist, held the divine sword gently in the most familiar position, and quietly closed her eyes.

"..."

"..."

Several seconds passed and nothing happened.

"..."

"..."

For nearly half a centimeter, there was still only silence permeating the room.

"It seems that a swordsman with the title of genius is not worthy of using this sword after being ravaged by the magic sword."

"No, that's not the case."

"Lord Empiri, did you find something?"

"Sitno Kano, she is prying into the full potential of this sword... and now, I am afraid that she is instilling her own beliefs to make the sword recognize her."

call.

When Fengyue finished speaking, there was a faint sound of exhaling from the room.

wave.

Green light particles emerge from every corner of the room, illuminating the dark room with green light.

wave, wave.

Grain after grain of light slowly floated in the air, and it didn't take long to form several finer green light grains like bubbles bursting.

Bobo, bobo.

Broken and condensed, light particles that repeat the same process gradually fill the entire room.

The other two didn't speak at the moment, they were deeply shocked by the picture in front of them.

It's just not because of the ability of the emerald green divine sword. They have witnessed the true power contained in this divine sword several times with their eyes.

To their surprise, in this world of green and green bubbles, the tung leaf tree sword that should have been the source of supply has not yet shone.

It is not so much that the Excalibur passes through the strong belief in Kano's heart, it is more like Kano is "conquering" the Excalibur.

While the two were astonished, their orange eyes opened slightly, and a tear trail suddenly fell within the emerald green radiance, and the reflected light was imprinted in every bubble-like light particle.

The slightly pale lips moved weakly.

"As a sinner... I regret that I pushed my own brother into hell with my own hands, so guarding this village is the only thing I can do. It is not the meaning of my life nor is it for atonement... It's just very simple, I want to Protect the sprouts of world peace for my cute, idiot brother a little bit.”

Wave!

At the same time, all the light particles suddenly broke and disappeared, and the room full of light became dim again. The divine sword on Kano's waist remained the same as it was at the beginning—the huge wound and traces on Kano's body were unknown. All disappeared unconsciously.

"Hehe, this divine sword actually agrees with you so much, so you should keep it until the end of the holy war."

"The meaning of the divine sword is the symbol of justice in the kingdom of swords, but you want to give it to her?"

"For the information, I think it's all worth it."

"..."

Not intending to continue the dispute, the former monarch of Ouza Sakoro remained dignified and silent.

It's just that Kano at the side didn't intend to cooperate with these two obediently.

"Is it justice? Indeed, because justice represents victory, infinite power, and perseverance, so the paulownia tree sword represents the justice of the kingdom of swords, which is why the hostage team of the kingdom of swords Will the captain hold this sword?"

"What are you trying to sarcastic about?"

"The ex-lord of Oshazakoro, since I, who once held the magic sword, can use this sword, does that mean that even me is a brave person?"

"Naturally, it is impossible, because the crime of betraying the kingdom of swords and abandoning the honor of a swordsman cannot be pardoned."

"Then what is this jihad? Using the name of jihad and taking all the innocent lives in this village as hostages is justice?"

"...I'm no longer a monarch and can't judge the right or wrong of this matter, but from the current leader's point of view, defeating the Demon King is indeed the most important thing."

"Ex-lord of Ozazakoro, you avoided my question."

He didn't feel annoyed yelling, he just kept his mouth shut and chose to remain silent.

In response to such a reaction, Kano continued with a sharp tone.

"With the change of the leader, the strategy for dealing with the people has changed, but in my opinion, nothing has changed at all. The victor will always represent justice."

"With regard to the jihad carried out by the current chief, I will not deny it, but I will not give it affirmation either."

"No? In my opinion, the problem is not the leader at all... you know? The reason why he is so persistent in wanting to deal with the Demon King as soon as possible is mainly because he is afraid that his status will be shaken, whether it is for his own life or for the future of the kingdom of swords." Worry, no matter what it is, is afraid of the existence of Sit Nojashi.”

"No one will allow the threat to continue."

"That's right, so in addition to the leader, the subordinates around him will also be worried, and it will gradually spread to the outside world, and even the magic country, which is the enemy country, will be afraid, and finally spread to the whole world to have fear of this demon king, it is this fear The "atmosphere" makes people's original fear infinitely inflated, and in the end, the two countries that have fought countless wars in the past have chosen to cooperate because of this atmosphere, hoping to eradicate this atmosphere implanted in their hearts."

"The atmosphere that guides countless people to fear, this central point is the Demon King."

"Yeah, and then there is the old-fashioned story. These people turned into heroes, justice defeated the devil, and ushered in a beautiful story of "re-establishing the position we had before"... In the end, there is still no change."

After Kano finished speaking, her eyes moved to Fengyue.

"I think the information Mr. Fengyue wants is probably what I said?"

Fengyue nodded honestly.

"That's right, I want to know what you plan to do next after reaching conclusions in this world."

Quietly listening to this question, Sitternokana pondered for a few seconds and finally shook his head.

"About the next plan, I'm sorry, but I still don't intend to tell you."

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, I just need to confirm one thing, and then it can be regarded as the completion of the information transaction."

"What do you want to ask Mr. Fengyue?"

"About the reason why you can't disclose, is it because you can't disclose, or is it the same as not telling?"

"...I believe he will survive this crusade."

"Ahaha! Cough cough! So that's it, I understand everything in this way. It's because of the outrageous and ridiculous content that I don't want to disclose it?"

"If you want to laugh, I won't stop you."

"It's not like that, it's just admiration, it's a sincere admiration, in fact, I also think that Sitno Jieshi can survive this siege, otherwise I wouldn't be here now... Yeah, that's it, maybe it's just It’s because such the stupidest answer is the only way to break out of the cycle of this world.”

Click.

Ousha Sakoro on the side knocked on the furniture beside him to interrupt the conversation between the two.

"I can't understand what conclusions and plans you have, but regarding the jihad, I can't agree with Sit Nojashi to go to fight. You should let him escape, the farther the better."

For a former monarch of the Kingdom of Swords to say "ask criminals to escape", it is almost like betraying the will of the country.

"As the former monarch of the Kingdom of Swords, isn't he afraid of being reprimanded by the leader if he said such a thing?"

"I'm just an ordinary person now, besides, I only enshrine the former leader, and I only obey the orders and will of the former leader."

The former leader was a fearsome representative with strong courage and oppressive skills. He was a person who thoroughly used strength and power to control the country, which was obviously different from the ruling method adopted by the current leader.

The biggest gap is the perception of Jieshi.

"The will of the previous leader, protect Jieshi?"

"Yes."

"Is this also the reason for letting Osha Sacrodon inherit the throne?"

"He has his own choice. What is missing is filled by himself. I don't intend to interfere with him."

Although the words are like this, the action is to quickly abdicate and let his son who "has been friends with Jieshi since childhood" inherit the family.

And even going against the will of the current leader and secretly coming to persuade Jieshi to quit, all for the sake of the former leader's behest.

Just a solid old rock.

"It's really a courtier through and through."

"Don't talk too much nonsense, I just want him to leave."

"You know that he didn't confront the soldiers who were attacking, what would those soldiers do?"

Kano asked the question in turn, the other party's resolute face fell into silence, and then he spoke slowly.

"Continue to simulate the next step of encirclement and suppression. In the future, Jieshi must be killed to complete this glorious holy war."

"Not only that, this time Jieshi escaped, they have already spent time, food and physical strength, it is impossible for them to leave like this obediently, at least they have to dig enough price, such as identifying this village as an accomplice to Jieshi , massacred the people of this village, and robbed resources to make up for the loss of coming here this time.”

"Even so, as long as Jieshi escapes, it's all worth it."

The other party didn't hesitate at all, and took Jieshi's life as a matter of course over thousands or tens of thousands of lives.

"In the past, many people were sacrificed because of the war in the Magic Kingdom. You can still say that."

"There is no other choice, do you really think he can match alone?"

"Can."

"Defeat the armies of two countries by one person? Defeat hundreds of thousands of troops by one person? As a sister, you are really cold-blooded."

Kano lowered her head slightly, speaking only in the tone she heard.

"I have long been ineligible to be his sister, and he will never lose, because he is the magic sword, and he has to sacrifice everything in exchange for the result, so he won't just fail like this."

"What are you talking about?"

Taking a deep breath, Kano looked up at the other party.

"Previous monarch, have you ever thought about what world peace is?"

"The prosperity of the kingdom of swords is the peace I hope for."

"Did some price be sacrificed to achieve the Kingdom of Swords today?"

"Sacrifice is the only way to progress."

"Then, how many lives do you think have been sacrificed in the emergence and growth of this village containing people from three countries?"

"...Say it straight, what exactly do you want to express?"

"Rather than letting Jieshi escape for the rest of his life, it is better to let him achieve the fruits of victory with his limited life."

"You mean victory? It's a pity that I only care about the will of the former leader."

"Scitno's blood has never been qualified to expect the word "alive"."

"You're just using him."

"That's right."

There was no reaction or struggle, but the quick answer and firm gaze caused the former monarch to appear astonished.

What kind of environment would create such a distorted mentality of achieving goals even at sacrifices?

"This is exactly the fate of Citron. If Jieshi chooses to be the evil existence of the world, then I must play the role of the world's hope."

"I thought that you who lost the magic sword would turn back to the same you as before, but now I know very well that even without the magic sword, you are still a complete lunatic."

Crazy, crazy, these and other words lingered in Kano's mind countless times, words that have long been tired of hearing.

Inadvertently thinking of the "normal" scene of the strong showing distortion, panic, and anger, and constantly burning and killing the weak, Kano faintly evoked a wry smile.

"Yeah, this world is too normal. It is because of this that I, a lunatic, want to hold my head up and try to change, and jihad is the time to change."

"Even if I'm crazy, I still hope to keep Jieshi."

"The former monarch, who do you think will win the battle between your son and the current Jieshi?"

"War is never a child's play alone."

"It's really not a child's play, it's more a drama."

tread.

After speaking, Kano walked towards the door.

"It's a pleasure to talk to friends from the past, but I have business, bye."

Seeing the slender figure leaving just like that, the former monarch frowned hard.

"I'm not finished yet."

"No, I've finished talking. The gears of the world have already turned. It's beyond the reach of you and me. No one can stop it."

Click.

Leaving this sentence, Kano didn't hesitate for a moment, walked out and closed the wooden door.