The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

Whether on the frontal battlefield or in the rear deployment, "breaking the whole into parts" is one of Selene's usual routines.

Just like letting the Falcon Legion send out some soldiers to ambush in the city, and organize a counterattack when the enemy goes to the next city, before the Frost-covered City completely fell, Selene drew a group of soldiers from the Guards, Let them go to the border with Talis and wait for orders.This is the only bargaining chip Selene currently has.

This guard regiment looks not much different from other Nord legions. It has a single type of arms and is mainly infantry. As Rene said, if all Nord's legions have the combat power of the Guards, even if the strength remains the same, she can continue to deal with Nagrand and will not be reduced to coming to the Talis Alliance for help alone.

However, in the eyes of Tallis, the benefits that this small army can bring are basically negligible.In terms of whether to help Selene, they will think more about whether this matter can contribute to their "freedom and equality" cause, and whether they can use this opportunity to deal heavy damage to Nagrand and Wilton.

Selene and Gu Yinuo both knew the answer to the previous question. Sending troops to help a fallen queen who was invaded by an enemy country and lost her throne is not only the justice that the Talis Council likes, but also the justice that all the people of Talis love to see. .

As for the latter question, no one dares to make a judgment with confidence.

The Talis Alliance, an emerging country that has developed rapidly within 300 years, has surpassed the limit of human cognition.They don't have the beliefs promoted by the whole country like the Wilton Holy Church, and they don't have the blessing of the God of Light and the power of racial talent, but they have even more incredible things, such as running on the street without being dragged by horses or any animals. Cars, such as night pearls that glow without needing to be injected with the power of faith, just need to be pressed into a fixed groove on the wall...

No matter how good warriors are at fighting, there are only a few; no matter how wonderful the magic is, it is only the privilege of the priests, but everything in the Talis Alliance, as long as you are a citizen of this country, you can buy them with money—and the price is completely It is acceptable to most people.

And this country has just been established for 300 years, what if it is given another 300 years?What if it was given the same amount of time as Wilton Holy Ecclesiastical State?

The Talis Alliance and the Holy Church of Wilton respectively represent the most prosperous emerging power on this continent and the old empire that has developed under the protection of the God of Light. The contradictions between them have not been pointed out, but has always existed.But in the current Tallis Council, few people would support the idea of ​​actively provoking Wilton. They believed that Tallis could not defeat Wilton at this stage and needed time to develop.

"I know that I have missed the best opportunity because of my ego." Selene watched Hecate's movements from the corner of her eyes. She silently drank the mead, as if she was not going to comment on it. "Either the war has just begun, or the war has long since ended. Talis will only step in to help Nord in both cases."

"The latter is obviously easier to achieve now." Gu Yinuo nodded thoughtfully, "Excuse me, if you can wait—"

Selene was about to fork the last piece of steak on the plate, but found that it had already entered Hecate's stomach, she put down the knife and fork, and looked at Gu Yinuo who was across the table with her chin: "Even if I can wait, Councilor Gu can Wait?"

Gu Yinuo laughed and finished the rest of the red wine in the glass: "It's getting late, do you want to stay with me?"

"No need."

"Then at nine o'clock tomorrow morning, you—or you, come to me first, and then I will take you into the parliament." Gu Yinuo slowly wiped the corners of his mouth with a napkin, "You don't need me to draw a map for you, you can find it Here?"

"To be honest, I'm really not very good at identifying roads in the city. But I think... Hecate, you should know how to get there? I mean, on the premise of not walking on the roof?"

Hecate looked up at the ceiling of Gu Yinuo's house, blinked her eyes, as if she was thinking, then she tilted her head and answered Selene: "Just follow me tomorrow."

In fact, there is no need to wait until tomorrow, if Hecate hadn't followed, Selene might have to trouble Gu Yinuo to take her back to the small hotel.

"It can't be my fault." Selene defended herself in a low voice, "The road here is really too complicated."

"I don't understand how a person with no sense of direction like you can become a commander. It's a miracle that we haven't been led astray by you." Hecate rarely found a chance to show off something other than force in front of Selene. , "This road is obviously easy to recognize. I know how to go from the roof once."

"How did you talk?" Selene raised her eyebrows, "Even if I'm not your sister, I'm still your monarch."

"I now have forty souls of your ancestors in my body, and one is your own mother." Hecate shook his head and smiled wryly, and tapped his forehead with the back of his hand, "Sometimes they interfere with my thoughts..."

Hecate stopped on the side of the road, closed his eyes, and tried to make those souls stay in the depths of his subconscious mind.The sky was completely dark, the street lamps on both sides of the street were turned on, and the soft light of the night pearl illuminated the night through the lampshade.

People on the street are in a hurry, but most of them have smiles on their faces. There are people waiting for them to go home in this city, or at least, there is a place for them to stay.

When Hecate was in Yoda, he occasionally ran out of the palace to see the scenery on the street.Many priests stood on the streets of Yoda City, and they recited the scriptures of light, saying to those who stopped to listen, "May the light illuminate your path."

There is an old priest with a beard and gray hair. Every time Hecate sneaks out, he can see him preaching the teachings of the God of Light in the same place, so Hecate, who has nowhere to go, often squats in the corner and listens to him The God of Light gives life to the barren land with divine power, listen to him recite the scriptures of light, and listen to him singing hymns devoutly with a trembling voice.

One evening, he approached Hecate who was squatting in a corner in a daze, smiled and drew a pentagram in the air, and said to her, "May the light illuminate your way forward."

Hecate hated the God of Light.But she likes some very cute Illuminati.Now, Hecate's view of the God of Light is no longer as narrow as before. She is more inclined to guess how many people's souls the God of Light swallowed to become a god—it must be more than forty, four A hundred or four thousand?

There are no smiling priests on the streets of Talis, but there are many performers and small vendors.They spread a piece of cloth in front of them, and on it were all kinds of gadgets, some of which were special products of Penglai. Selene dragged Hecate to a small stall, squatted down and rummaged through those things.

"Hecate, look at this." Selene picked up the small bell and shook it twice, "Is it the same as Gu Yinuo's?"

"It's a bell made by people from Penglai. It is said that it can control all kinds of beasts, but I shook it so much that my hand almost broke, and even the chickens at home refused to listen to me." The peddler scratched his head, "But this bell is from Penglai after all. It’s quite exquisite and beautiful, if you two like it, just give me a silver coin.”

Selene paid the silver coin and put the bell in the pocket of the cloak. When she got up, she found that Hecate was already standing by the bridge across the street, staring at the moon reflected in the artificial lake under the bridge.

Someone happened to be setting off fireworks on the other side of the lake, and the gorgeous light bloomed in the night sky. Amid the crackling sound of explosions, people's laughter and noise could be faintly heard.This peaceful life is far away from Selene. Since she passed the age of acting like a baby on her father's lap, she feels that she is living in a non-stop busy life, being overwhelmed by the entire Nord kingdom.

"Hecate..." Selene wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and asked in the sudden joy and sorrow, "If, I mean if, we fail, we can't go back to Frost City , Just stay here, okay? Wait here until I die, you can take my soul, and then use the power of the gods to replace me... No, take me back there."

"Selene, I have been away from my hometown for 15 years. I am not the real Hecate, but I have kept most of her memories and her emotions. I know how much she wants to go back, just like me. .In Yorda City, I didn’t hear any news about Nord, and all my understanding of Nord and Frost-covered City comes from a vague impression in my mind.”

The fireworks in the distance were extinguished, and the starry sky turned into a silent dark blue again. Hecate turned his back to the lake, leaned on the railing of the bridge, tilted his head back and forth, the hat of the cloak fell down, and then grew long A lot of blond hair also fell down, shaking gently with the night wind.

"I can only imagine the winter there. The cities and plains covered with ice and snow, occasionally hearing a wolf howl or two in the wilderness, people sitting around the fire, drinking hot mead... But I can't imagine other times , and I can’t even imagine what it would be like for me to live there.”

Hecate straightened up and stood up, took Selene's hand and placed it on his chest.

"I want to see the spring, summer and autumn of the Nord Kingdom. I want to live with you. So, you must take me back."

Someone's heart beat in the night, like the bell in the pocket of her cloak, shaking and tinkling.

Fortunately.Selene thought secretly in her heart.It's a good thing you're not my sister.