The Shadow of the Crown of Snow [Western Fantasy]

"It should be a tough battle." Selene took a sip of the mead and slowly put down the cup in her hand.

Gu Yinuo raised his head and looked at the door of the military tent: "Uh... Where are the Hecates?"

"I'm in confinement." Selene unfolded a topographic map on the desktop nonchalantly, "Fortunately, even if we think in the worst direction, our army is really cornered by the half-orcs, then we can still There is one last option left."

"Set fire?" Gu Yinuo guessed, "I think even if half-orcs are not afraid of fire, this trick must be very effective. The jungle will make the flames spread quickly...to the extent that we can't contain it."

"Yes. So I said, that was the last option left when we were cornered. I wouldn't have made such a desperate assumption, but the opposing commander was Gerrard, and everything was open to discussion. .”

The half-orcs are far superior to humans in terms of physical strength. When facing them, the greatest advantage humans can use is their own minds.

Selene believes that her command ability can make up for the gap in strength between human soldiers and half-orc soldiers, and then gradually develop a slight advantage. She, Gerald, and Lampas relied on this weak advantage back then. advantage, severely hit the half-orcs in the Kingdom of Nord once.

And now, the half-orcs have a commander with a human mind, Gerald.

In the battle between humans and half-orcs, humans have always used their wisdom to win a weak advantage from their powerful opponents. This balance is very fragile, and even a straw can be easily broken.

Gerrard was the straw that broke the balance.

"There is only one supreme commander, but it is one of the decisive factors affecting the situation of the battle." Seeing Gu Yinuo's obviously skeptical expression, Selene explained to her, "Look, if you don't know anything about command-in fact No need if, there is no difference between you and nothing - I will give you a team of soldiers, all well-trained and well-equipped, and they are all willing to obey your command, let you round up a - a huge monster, dare you ?"

"Of course I dare."

"Of course you dare, even if I tell you that monster can kill you with one claw, you still dare, because you know that you are much smarter than it. The ancestors of human beings used this kind of intelligence to hunt and find Meat that can fill one's stomach, no need to eat carrion."

"Yes, this is the reason. I think I should understand what you mean... On the contrary, even if you send me a small team from your Guards to hunt down Hecate, I will flatly refuse of."

"Are you admitting that Hecate is smarter than you?" Selene teased her with a smile. "To be honest, I didn't expect her to be so smart at first."

"No, I think she is much scarier than a monster. You who can lock her in confinement are even scarier." Gu Yinuo sneezed, got up and got a coat to put on, "It's really cold here. Fortunately, It's spring now, otherwise Talis' soldiers would never be able to adapt to the climate of the Nord Kingdom, but the group of half-orcs hiding in the woods who can attack us at any time can."

"If you are willing to study hard, you should become a very good commander. You discovered earlier than those idiots in Nagrand that the most powerful weapon in the Nord Kingdom is actually winter." Selene said very Seriously expressed his praise, "If it was winter now, I would not choose to lead troops to the battlefield with the half-orcs immediately, even if I wandered away from the border until spring, I would not be able to directly Winter attack. Their commander, Gerald, is more familiar with how to trick the enemy around in the ice and snow, just like me. However, considering his age and suffering in the half-orc territory these years, he His physical strength is definitely not as good as before..."

"Experience hasn't increased much." Gu Yinuo continued, "He lives among a group of half-orcs, living a life of eating raw meat and worrying about them suddenly killing him in a fierce manner, and his brain is not rusted. Just be lucky."

"I'm just worried that sometimes people will grow in this desperate situation. In this regard, Hecate is an excellent example."

"What do you think Hecate would have been like if he had grown up in his own country?"

"I used to think that she would be completely different from now, but when I think about it later, it's hard to say, it may be the exact opposite, or it may be exactly the same."

This is the answer given to Gu Yinuo on the surface.And Selene didn't have a clear answer in her heart. If her own sister, the real Hecate, hadn't been sent to the Nagrand Empire in the first place, then she wouldn't have died, and Selene would have died. I will never meet the current Hecate.

They share names, identities, souls and memories. To some extent, they are the same person, but sometimes, Selene prefers to treat them as two independent individuals, each with its own thoughts.

"Come with me, I'm afraid that Hecate will tear down the entire military tent in a hurry to take advantage of the order not to go out."

When Gu Yinuo walked into the military tent with Selene, he happened to see Hecate lying bored on the felt on the ground, playing with a small bell in his hand.

"Where did the bell come from?" She went up and held out her hand to Hecate, "Can you show me?"

Hecate graciously placed the bell in her hand, then continued to toss and turn on the ground, glancing at Selene now and then.Selene pretended that she didn't feel her gaze, and patted Gu Yinuo who was looking at the bell carefully: "Did you see any way? The mysterious Penglai people?"

"This is the animal control bell, I probably didn't miss it." Gu Yinuo raised the bell to his ear and shook it slightly, "Or, I probably didn't miss it."

"The peddler who sold us the bell said the same thing, but when Hecate returned to the hotel, he shook the bell at the sparrows on the tree outside the window for a long time, and none of them obeyed."

In fact, Selene still has some expectations in her heart. Although seeing is believing, she still believes in the bottom of her heart that the Penglai people are a race that can always bring miracles. After she knew that the Penglai people regarded the creation of gods as commonplace, her thoughts became even stronger. It's ingrained and can't be shaken.

"Do you know why Penglai people dare to bring similar things on merchant ships and sell them in large quantities? Because most of the Penglai creations cannot be deconstructed and imitated, and some of them can only be used by Penglai people, and this... ...Only Penglai people who know Taoism can use it, and when others ring it, it is just an ordinary bell."

Hecate suddenly sat up straight from the ground, with a look of relief: "So my money is not wasted?"

"Hecate, this bell costs my money."

"It's all the same, isn't your money my money?"

Selene gave up arguing with Hecate, turned her head and continued to ask Gu Yinuo: "Only Penglai people who know Taoism can use it? Do you know Taoism—or I want to ask, Penglai people of mixed race are considered Penglai person?"

"At least the current group of Penglai survivors are still Penglai people." Gu Yinuo rang the bell again, "I know a little bit of Taoism, but it's very limited."

Selene also heard a little legend about Penglai Daoism.Whether it is divine art or the magic created by Hussein later, they all have one thing in common, that is, they rely on the power of faith, and the power of faith cannot be produced by itself, nor can it be achieved by one person alone. Form a cycle, if you want to use magic or magic, you must believe in the God of Light—or believe in Hussein.

Compared with magic and divine art, Penglai Taoism is not only widely used, but also has one of the biggest advantages: the spiritual power used in Taoism can be produced by humans in the body, without relying on any external force, it can form a cycle.

The highest honor for a great priest is to ascend to the Kingdom of God after death and become a servant of the god, while the highest honor for a Taoist practitioner in Penglai is to become a god while alive.

Generally speaking, Selene has never wondered why the Penglai country in the Far East is so attractive, so that Gu Yinuo, a native of Penglai who has never been to his hometown, yearns for it.

Gu Yinuo's hand didn't shake, but the bell that she hung by the rope in her hand shook by itself, making the same crisp sound as ordinary bells.

"Does it work?" Selene asked.

"I don't know." Gu Yinuo shook his head honestly, "I have to try."

Selene whistled, and Xiaoyin and Xiaobai, who were resting not far from the military tent, ran over and lingered at the door.Gu Yinuo went out and raised the animal control bell towards them.

After the bell rang, the movements of Tianma and Snow Wolf froze in place. Gu Yinuo tried to make them follow the trajectory he expected on the snow, and then found that it was effortless, and he didn't even need to inject much spiritual energy. Even a person like her who has only learned the basics of Taoism can easily control it.

"Then the question now is whether it can also work on half-orcs." Selene lowered her head and thought, "They do look more like animals, but that doesn't mean that the beast bell will be effective on them. Works too."

"I'll follow in the next battle, and then confirm directly in front of the battle?" Gu Yinuo suggested.

"That's too risky." Selene murmured softly, "There must be a safer way..."

"Catch a half-orc directly and try it?" Hecate confidently proposed a plan.

"Hecate, that's more risky—no, if it's you, then this is a good idea." Selene blinked and clapped her hands violently, "Yes, this is a good idea."