brother wolf

Xiao Hei lay beside me, sleeping soundly.

I lay on the bed with my hands behind my head, looking at the picture on the ceiling about the movement of celestial bodies, and recalled everything on Azt Island.

The boss occupied a low hill on the opposite bank, and he ordered the soldiers to build a proposed barracks here.

The camp was busy, and the experienced soldiers began to dig trenches around the barracks and build fences according to their habits and orders. If the city battle is protracted, then this simple city wall will be continuously reinforced so as to effectively prevent attacks from local throwing weapons.

All kinds of siege weapons are ready one after another, including battering rams, siege towers, ladders, various trebuchets, catapults, and huge shield vehicles covered with thick leather.

I watched the boss and Golden Retriever busy, pointing on the map, discussing which attack point is the most suitable.

The boss was worried, because the castle fortress with its high walls was difficult to break through.

In my opinion, it is like what is said in the Art of War: the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the enemy, and the second is to attack the soldiers.Sending troops to attack the city, the method of attacking the city cannot be controlled by oneself.If both sides are fully prepared, the siege battle will be protracted and both sides will be exhausted, especially for the attacker, which is very unfavorable and will often lead to the failure of the overall battle situation.

In addition to the siege of the city to spread the famine in the city and force the opponent to surrender, in history, it is often possible to win some siege battles only through surprise attacks, bribery of rebels, or tricks like Trojan horses.

I told Golden Retriever and Boss these words, the Ross Empire has never been monolithic, and those vacillating dignitaries will open their doors. After all, what is the difference between Eastern Ross and Western Ross?The huge financial resources of the Tyrian Merchant Alliance, the promise of the title of Queen Lothia of Syros, the increasingly tense siege battles leading to chaos in the city, and a little threat of force can often achieve unexpected results.

And now, with the secret passage that Xiao Hei told me, I can almost be sure that Saint Rocco City is no longer a hard nut to crack.

After dawn, I went back to the place I had agreed with those two attendants. They were hiding in the grass and waiting for me.

I handed them a letter and asked them to take it back to Azt Island and hand it over to their commander, and then returned to the villa with Xiao Hei who followed him every step of the way.

I asked Xiao Hei to take me to find Little Bear.

Its black figure haunts the woods, as imperceptible as a shadow and blends in with the surroundings.

Although brown bears are huge in size, they are generally timid. I heard from Xiao Hei that since the little bear was frightened by the humans outside, he has never left this forest that can protect him. It often puts it in a semi-starved state, preferring to lick its paws and fall asleep.

The movement made by this guy quickly caused all the small animals in the forest to escape, and Xiao Hei could only go hungry because the brown bear's appetite is too big. Although the forest is wide enough, it is still quite enough to support two large carnivorous beasts. reluctantly.

I listened to Xiao Hei's nagging, carefully paying attention to the surrounding situation.

Finally, after a rustling sound, the little bear was found.

Maybe it can't be called a bear anymore.

I looked at the big guy in front of me, it was far from the round, smooth-haired cub in my impression.The brown bear in front of me was half standing in front of me, very thin, with dry and tangled fur, only the face was as naive as ever, looking a little pitiful.

It looked at me vigilantly, and after a while, it sniffed the smell in the air, raised its paws at Xiao Hei, roared threateningly, then turned around and left here swaggeringly.

It seemed to be doing well, which put me at ease.

We waited three days at the villa.

During these three days, Xiao Hei and I wandered around in the whole woods, it jumped and ran briskly in front, and I followed slowly behind, sitting down and resting for a while from time to time.

This is a bit similar to when the two of us hunted before. The only difference is that this time, it is the only one to hunt, and the prey is quite rare. Sometimes, for a whole day, our harvest is only one rabbit, which is not lucky. At that time, there was no prey to come across.

The boss brought a small group of soldiers dressed as ordinary Ross farmers and came here quietly by night.

He told me that they have already bought a few insiders in St. Roch City, and they can send these fighters into the city in batches, lurking, and when needed, they will cooperate with the army attacking the city outside to create chaos. If there is a chance, Capture the gates.

And I hope that this time will be as soon as possible. When I think of what humans will do without food, I will jump up even in my sleep.

We walked slowly along the dark, damp, musty-smelling secret passage. The secret passage was so short that we couldn't even stand upright, so we could only walk half-bent. When we got to the narrowest place, we could only kneel Crawl on the ground.

I don’t know how many years ago this secret passage was dug. From time to time, some places collapsed, so the soldiers brought by the boss first cleared the passage. There were not many collapsed places, and it took only one day to repair the passage. The boss walked along the secret road with a few soldiers, and he told me that the exit of the secret road is a dry well in a villa, which is relatively safe.

He figured out the terrain, determined the route, contacted the internal response, and after preparing everything, he announced that the infiltration operation would be carried out tonight.

At night, we walked into the secret passage in the dark.

After walking in the dark for an unknown amount of time, the soldiers in front stopped again, and the end point was reached.

At this time, the city of St. Roch has fallen into a deep sleep. In the tunnel, we can hear the orderly footsteps of the army marching on the stone road. It is the city guard patrolling all night.

The exit of the secret passage is located in a nobleman's villa, and our nephews happened to be not far from this villa. That day, they gathered together and had a small dinner. A few attendants quietly came to the garden and threw more than a dozen sets of clothes into the dry well.

These soldiers who put on their clothes and climbed out of the dry well pretended to be servants and followed Nei Ying back to his villa, where they hid in the basement of his home.

This infiltration process lasted for several days, and finally, a full hundred soldiers arrived in the city of Saint Rocco.

In the end, only me, the boss and Xiao Hei were left.

We hid in the secret road, looked at the narrow sky of the dry well, and waited for the arrival of the night.

Our destination is "Dionysus Paradise", where our old friend - the elephant "Big Man" and his son are waiting for us.

According to the news from Nei Ying, the "Dionysus' Paradise" still exists. Although the animals inside have been neglected, their lives are not in danger for the time being. Those hungry people have not yet turned their attention to this place. Perhaps it is the remaining majesty of the royal family. Stop them, maybe because they have never thought that there are many animals here, or maybe because they haven't run out of ammunition and food.

The area of ​​"Bacchanalia" is too large, and the current city of Saint Rocco has already concentrated all the manpower that can be mobilized on the city defense, so you can find a gap or climb over the high wall to enter.

It is still very beautiful here, and all kinds of beautiful scenery can be seen everywhere, such as mountains, forests, grasslands, lakes, deserts, Gobi, but there are also obvious signs of decay due to neglect.

Those waters began to dry up, the vegetation began to wither, and the animals were no longer so leisurely, but like frightened birds. I even saw a tiger chasing a group of deer, which was probably impossible before.

I walked in the direction I remembered, the boss who turned back into a wolf, and Xiao Hei who turned into a panther followed me, although it was strange that I didn't turn back into a wolf that was easy to move, but fortunately Yes, he didn't ask, probably in his opinion, it would be a good thing if he didn't have to endure the severe pain when transforming.

I didn't explain anything. This place is not as safe as it used to be. We must be careful not to cause commotion, but also to achieve our goals smoothly.

In the dark, there are many eyes staring at us, assessing our strength, and if we show any timidity, they will probably swarm us.

Xiao Hei threatened the darkness with claws and teeth, but the boss didn't care about them at all, perhaps because these beasts that had been kept in captivity for too long, even driven by the instinct of hunger, were far from their opponents.

When I passed a grass field, I stopped and circled the grass field three times. This is the burial place of "Little Golden Retriever".

Silently mourning the little golden retriever, I continued to run forward. Sure enough, not far away, I saw a few figures like hills, and the sound of "Yo Yo" sounded.

A small herd of elephants has formed here, and there are about ten elephants and elephants in total.

I walked up to the "big man", it was still so docile, and it looked calm as usual when I walked over. I stretched out my hand and touched its long nose and the ivory beside the nose.

With a "snap", it shook off my hand, sneezed, then put its nose on my shoulder, and finally rolled me up and put it on its head.

Great, the "big man" really is a "big man", it still remembers my friend on the prairie.

The "big man" even patted the boss on the back with his nose.

Xiao Hei was running around among the elephant herd. He was quite curious about these huge creatures, and was eager to fight them.

Instead of getting angry at his childish provocation, the docile elephants teased him by wagging their trunks around.

We had a great evening here.

The "big man" led the elephants to wander around the entire "Dionysus Paradise", looking for food. For the elephants, all the edible things nearby have already been eaten by them, even the flowers and plants are gone. let go.

I looked at the place where the elephants walked, and they were trampled badly.

I, the boss, and Xiao Hei followed them leisurely. I must protect them so that they can return to the prairie safely, although in this war-torn world, it is not easy to do this.

However, as long as we cooperate well, everything is possible. As I walked and thought, my pace slowed down.

The boss who was following me also stopped, it licked my hand, I recovered, smiled and said to it, "Boss, maybe we can do this."

If this is the case, the siege battle should be smoother.

This is destined to be a night that shines in the history books.

That night, Saint Rocco City was like a sleeping young woman, but in the middle of the night, it was awakened by a rude intruder.

The four Colosseums "Fate", "Victory", "God of War", and "Filty" ignited raging fires at the same time. The flames seemed to be ignited by the devil, emitting a pungent smell and billowing smoke. Smoke, even water can't stop.

As one of the igniters, of course I know that this is the oil I brought in specially from outside the city. I saw Bert, the owner of the "Fate" Colosseum, whose sallow face was morbidly red with excitement, and was waving his hands He cursed loudly at the fire-fighters, and scolded the slaves who were slow to bring water to put out the fire.

I saw the boss go around quietly and walk behind him.

Then he threw him to the ground with lightning speed, and before he could turn his head to see who the attacker was, the boss had already bit his neck tightly, blood gushing out, he twitched, The bloody and sinful hands finally hang down powerlessly.

The fire is getting bigger and bigger, spreading to the surrounding buildings, and half of Saint Loch City is plunged into the raging flames. Countless people are screaming, crying, struggling, and making noise. scene.

A stream of undercurrents scattered everywhere, and the remaining beasts and gladiator slaves in the Colosseum were released by unknown figures and began to run wild in Saint Rocco City.

Everything was in chaos, and the city guards tried their best to maintain order. However, the crowd, who were extremely disturbed by the pressure of the recent war, went crazy and completely out of control. Even the sharp swords of the city guards could not stop their crying.

At such a chaotic moment, the battered commander of the city guard discovered that even bigger troubles were yet to come.

The loud noise that shook even the ground came from a distance. With his efforts, the situation that was finally under control collapsed completely. Everyone was crying for their fathers and mothers and ran for their lives. He yelled at his subordinates desperately, Even if the civilians were to be bloodbathed, San Loch City must be quieted down.

But when he saw those things running towards him, he took a step back unconsciously, and then ordered the city guards to form a formation to stop the frenzied elephants, while he quietly retreated to the next room to hide.

I sat in the "big man" and directed the direction of the elephant herd. The city gate was in front of us, and we were unstoppable.

The soldiers who had already been lurking in the city were mixed with the crowd, and at this time they slowly surrounded the elephant herd, constantly attacking the soldiers of the city guard who were attracted by the elephant herd.

The elephants are wearing the battle armor that I specially made for them, which is soaked in thick leather and decorated with overlapping bronze or iron sheets, covering all the elephant legs, making the whole elephant a mobile The iron tower, the long hairs and arrows projected by the city guards have almost no lethality to the target group.

The city gate is right in front of you, and outside the city gate there is a thunderous charge, that is Jin Mao commanding the legion to carry out the siege battle.

The siege battle has lasted for a day and a night. At the time when everyone is most exhausted, the spears, arrows, rocks, boiling oil and other weapons used to defend the city of Saint Rocco have almost been used up. one strike.

The soldiers who were resting during the battle leaned against the corner of the wall, planning to seize the time to take a nap, but unexpectedly, they were stunned by the incredible scene in front of them.

The ten elephants slammed into the city gate one after another, and the strong city gate trembled heavily.

I ordered all the hidden warriors to stand up to protect these elephants, and to be clear about the targets threatening them all around, and the city gate finally slowly loosened under the continuous strong impact.

Perhaps after hundreds of times, the city gate finally slammed open a crack.

There was a burst of cheers outside the door, and almost immediately, a few huge iron rods stuck into the crack, blocking the exit, and the city gate was gradually opened. I saw all this, and immediately walked to the "big man", It rolled me up with its nose and put it on its back.

A long elephant cry sounded, and the elephants that were still knocking on the door stopped immediately and surrounded the "big man".

We retreated to a large villa next to it. The soldiers who opened the way in front had already temporarily "agreed" the owner of the villa to treat us as temporary guests. I placed the "big guys" here, waiting for the melee outside. the end.

Once the city gate is broken, it means that the last position of East Ross has been destroyed.

Golden Retriever led the alliance army to wipe out all the troops and forces in the city that were still resisting.

By the next morning, the whole battle was over.

The city is filled with the unique atmosphere of sadness and depression after the Great War, and unfinished fireworks can be vaguely seen everywhere in the city.

When I went to the street, I could see those women and children who were in pain, and traces of fierce fighting could be seen everywhere, even the stone pavement was marked by knives and swords.

And these are no longer my concern, even if part of their pain is caused by my plan.

The Ross Empire merged into one again, because it was a regime with two kings working together, so the newly established empire was renamed the Leeds Empire.

The politics of two kings has never lasted long, and I believe this time is no exception.

This strategic, flexible, and ambitious Princess Lodia cannot share power with others. Sooner or later, an internal struggle will occur, but it is too early when the regime is not stable.

I asked the boss to send the brown bear back to the snow mountain, and asked Leonard to send the "big man" and his elephants back to the grassland.

The journey is very long, and I can only wait patiently.

I calculated the time needed on the road, and thought about the time I had left. I was a little anxious, and I caught the boss or Leonard from time to time to ask about the situation.

Xiao Hei has always followed me in the shape of a leopard. I touched its soft fur, but I still couldn't make up my mind to take it away. If it stayed in the woods, at least it would be safe and sound, but it seemed to know something. Even when I was sleeping, I stayed close to me. Whenever there was a disturbance, I immediately raised my head and stared at me firmly with bright black eyes. I didn't even have the courage to look at it.

I'm guilty because I'm thinking about leaving it alone again.

In the end, I decided to have a talk with it, tell it all the pros and cons, and let it make its own decisions. As I expected, it didn't even listen to my words, so it held my hand firmly with its paws. He resolutely expressed his desire to follow.

I sighed and patted its head, "Okay, let's go together."

It shook its tail happily, and I looked at it and felt a little better.

If I use some poetic words to describe my current state, I should be able to use the sorrow of parting.

Recalling what the Chalt wizards said to me, when I lose my magic power, it means that I will never be able to become a human again. With the disappearance of my magic power, it will become more and more difficult for me to maintain human beings. until one day, I turned back into a wolf.

This day, not too long ago, I looked at my hands, which were covered with thick white hair.

In the past, for the wishes of the boss and the golden retriever, as long as they needed, I would be by their side no matter whether I was a human or a wolf.

And now, I decided not to push myself any more.

I don't want to be treated like a pet, and I don't want to struggle among humans and accept their teasing.

Beasts with human thinking are too sad.

I want to go back to the prairie.

Everything there allows me to feel the pulse of life, and I can almost smell the breath of freedom.

The golden retriever is in the new empire like a fish in water, I look at him triumphantly, just like the lion with the golden mane stretched up and proudly roaring towards the sky.

At this moment, he was walking towards me with a contrived smile on his face, and I looked at him expressionlessly.

His wild sunny face laughed, "How is it?"

"What—how?" I asked without knowing why.

He touched his face narcissistically, and said intoxicatedly, "Someone just said that my smile is very charming."

I said lightly, "That—the man—is blind."

The golden retriever stared wide-eyed, and looked at me with an incredulous expression, "Seles, what's wrong with you, this is not like you, you should turn your head and leave, but you actually—" His handsome face came closer, "I I know, you're obsessed with me."

I unceremoniously pushed his face away, turned and walked out the door.

The golden retriever shouted loudly behind me, "The person who sent that brown bear is back."

I stopped, and continued walking.

The boss was chatting with the dusty subordinate, and when he saw me coming, he waved, "I have arrived safely." He said.

I nodded and said to the squire, "Hard work—thank you."

The servant retreated in fear.

The boss grabbed my hand, and I shook his hand away almost reflexively, and then felt that this action was too much, so I pulled my sleeves to cover up.

The boss didn't care, just took my hand and put it on my shoulder, his dark brown eyes looked at me thoughtfully, "I think you seem to be hiding something from me , Seles, is it not?"

I shook my head, "No." I said.

He didn't pursue it, just lowered his head, touched my lips lightly, then turned his head away, coughed lightly, and I could see his fair face turning slightly red.

He even did more extreme things, but he would blush from such a light kiss.

I really don't know if the boss is innocent or stubborn and reserved in some respects.

Almost at the same time, Leonard sent to tell me that he had sent Big Man and the elephants back to the grassland.

I can finally leave with peace of mind.

It took a whole night to write two letters with scribbles and corrections. I thought I could write a thousand words, but in the end, I couldn't write any gorgeous rhetoric.Finally, by dawn, the parchment was blank and the ink had dried up.I poured some water into it and mixed some ink, dipped the quill pen into the ink, and began to write on the parchment.

In the simplest language, I explained the ins and outs of the matter, as well as my own decision, and expressed my apology.

Put these two letters into an envelope, seal the opening with wax paint, and write the names of the boss and the golden retriever respectively on it. I glanced at the room with nostalgia, and then I didn't turn my head back to the little black who had been waiting outside the door for a long time. go.

I took Xiao Hei on the boat back to the grassland that night.

Everything will end.

Or, this end is just another beginning.