You and me under the world tree

"When everyone has a hot blood, it is a symbol of youth. At that time, the blood is boiling, and you can do whatever you think of, without self-control. When the desire emerges in your heart, your body will be full of motivation."

Then, Hodder looked up at Legney, who was still hoarse and seemed to have a bug.

"He used to be like this. When the Hengding clan was at its weakest, he listened to the instigation of the Valkyrie and pre-emptively used bloody means to suppress the disputed clan. Whether it was a friend or an enemy, as long as they disagreed, then Will die tragically under his sharp sword, including leading the army later, his

Selfish desires allowed him to take the lead, which made him full of courage in the eyes of others. "

Hodder's words were extremely calm, but Siegfried knew his uncle after all, so from his words, the young hero even heard a trace of ridicule.

"Isn't it courage to lead the army and lead the way?"

"It's certainly not courage, boy."

At first, Hodder did veto this point, but then, he seemed to feel that his words were not safe, so he changed his words again.

"To be precise, this is not real courage, but a fiction, because it does not come from real inner strength, but from a kind of sustenance, and this kind of courage does not last long, because when it is lost After entrusting it, he didn't even have the courage to lift a sword."

What is the sustenance that supports Legney to where he is today?

It's obvious...

"Is it a Valkyrie?"

"To be precise, it should be the attention of the gods. Young people have this idea. They basically feel habitually that they are valued by the gods. The contact of the Valkyrie makes him feel that he has touched Ned. Lan's throne."

After hearing what Hodder said, Siegfried subconsciously opened his mouth slightly.

He actually wanted to say something, but couldn't make a sound.

It wasn't until the end that he smiled wryly.

"Actually, I'm not brave either, uncle. No one can be brave forever."

Then, he felt the gaze of his uncle's soul.

"Sinfi Otley?"

"That's different... After all, there are relatively few people like that."

When his uncle mentioned an exception, Siegfried coughed lightly.

"I'm just saying ... most people, most people including me."

"Ah."

Seeing that his uncle didn't continue to fight like this, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Siegfried let out a long sigh of relief, he seemed quite relaxed.

Then he got serious.

Through the gap in the helmet, he stared at Hodder's empty, chaotic eyes.

"During the few months in power, I have learned a lot, and the most important thing is probably... people's hearts. No one in this world is pure, and everyone's goals and actions are very complicated."

Hodder didn't continue to turn into a bully, and he didn't bother the young man. He just let Siegfried continue talking.

"It is impossible for a person to live in the world without purpose, and one must always have a goal."

Chapter 51: Throwing Items

The human heart is extremely complicated...

The more Ziegfei got in touch with those political strategies, the more he felt that this sentence was correct.

When dealing with the almost formed court team and soldiers, he could feel their ups and downs.

Not to mention those courtiers who are skilled in political strategy, just the soldiers in the army are also very complicated.

Loyalty...

Of course there are such things, and Siegfried knows that the image of a benevolent monarch he has always created is not without rewards.

The reason why he was able to stand here successfully, and the reason why there was such a big gap between the northern and southern armies of the Netherlands, was not unrelated to his benevolent government.

At least for most people, they hope that they can work under a benevolent and righteous king who is not stingy in the slightest and knows how to reward instead of searching and jealousy.

And more importantly, Siegfried knows how to delegate power, he does not hold all the power in his hands.

He gave his subordinates plenty of space to play, and at most they played a certain supervisory role.

From the beginning to the end, he kept in mind his uncle's teachings—like his father, what he controlled was not the right to speak in the court, but the army.

Until now, he has never set up any lord, nor has he given his subordinates the right to lead the army alone.

Lord of Armies Siegfried

He is the supreme commander of the entire Netherlands army. He has direct mobilization power over all legions, and figures such as Hagen, Half, and Hewerer are at most the commanders of the legions or commanders. Such a higher-level role.

At the beginning, he actually didn't understand why his uncle said that 'political power grows out of the barrel of a gun'.

But now, he has a deep understanding of this.

Because even if he didn't say anything and just sat there, Half and the others would take the initiative to report on the military strategy, while Hagen and the courtiers would ask him about the political strategy.

Not because of anything else, because controlling the army means that he has the greatest right to speak.

Without the army, they can do nothing.

On the contrary, as long as the army is under control, no one can stop Siegfried from doing whatever he wants.

In order to consolidate his right to speak in the army, he not only had to show himself in front of the soldiers and establish a reliable image of a monarch in front of them.

In addition, he will communicate with them.

From teaching martial arts to chatting about family affairs, he has been doing this for more than five months.

Although he has a noble blood, his childhood was very ordinary, and it can even be said to be too mediocre.

For a leader who doesn't care about his origin, having an ordinary childhood that is no different from ordinary civilians is not a disadvantage or a stain, but an advantage.

Because the soldiers in the army are not considered to be very rich in terms of origin, those who serve Siegfried in pursuit of some honor are after all a minority.

Most people come from mediocre or even poor backgrounds.

And Siegfried himself has no aristocratic accent, let alone class divisions, so he can easily mingle with rude warriors who don't pay much attention to politeness.

It was during this process that he learned about the family background and motivation of those fighters.

After a few sips of wine and a few coaxing words, those big men will tell about their past, and even cry like a child because of homesickness in the end.

"Looking at it now, honor or something is just a slogan after all. It can be used as a speech topic to encourage soldiers before the battle, but this is all false, otherwise there would be no need for eloquence."

Thinking of this, Siegfried couldn't help scratching the back of his head with his hand.

However, maybe it was because his head-scratching forward movement was too much like taking out a holy sword or a magic sword from behind.

At this moment, Legney, who has been in charge of the 'background music', couldn't help shouting even louder.

"Put down your sword!"

In the end, because of the dryness of his throat, he even coughed, looking rather pathetic.

However, his attitude did not make people feel sympathetic.

So Siegfried just stared at him.

"To shut up!"

His eyes are as sharp as a knife's edge.

Even, at this moment, because Siegfried himself was not in a very good mood, the anger emerging from the bottom of his heart made his gaze more inclined towards some kind of predator.

So soon, under the suppression of instinct, the crazy Legney quieted down.

"To be honest, the so-called courage, purpose, and even motivation are actually difficult to define. Some people are brave enough to join the army because they want to reduce the burden on their families. Some people are brave enough to kill the enemy. Promises on the material level, some people want to be drunk and dreamy, while some people think about it all day long

The finances are sent home for parents or wives to use. "

In the end, perhaps because he felt that his eloquence was too poor and his logic was very confusing, Siegfried couldn't help but smiled wryly.

He realized that he really couldn't summarize these things, so he just shook his head over there.

"During this time, that's all I have come into contact with and what I understand."

In the past, he watched civilian families from the perspective of an adventurer and a bystander.

But this time the perspective is different.

Because he is no longer an adventurer, but the current leader, the prince, and the future king.

Although it is the same thing, his experience and feelings are completely different.

"That's what I saw."

Looking at Siegfried's embarrassment and recollection from the beginning to the embarrassment now, Huo De didn't have any changes in expression.

He wasn't nervous, he was relaxed, and he even found it a little funny.

"People's hearts are complicated after all. There may be hundreds of reasons behind a goal, maybe it is the family environment, maybe it is inner prayer, or it may even be forced by life."

"Right, that is it."

After hearing what his uncle said, Siegfried seemed to have found some backbone.

He nodded seriously, and then continued his topic:

"The so-called courage is actually very complicated, because there are also many reasons for it, such as material stimulation, one's own desires and so on."

Finally, Siegfried set his sights on the throne.

At the moment when Siegfried's eyes swept over him, the insane old king couldn't help shaking.

Then the young hero walked towards him.

Step by step, he walked up the steps.

And when he saw the blond warrior walking towards him, the old king's 'horn' seemed to be turned on.

His sword hand began to tremble.

"Don't come here! Don't come here!"

"If it's a warrior, stand up and swing your sword at me!" Siegfried yelled

But Legney didn't seem to understand what he was saying.

In the state of insanity, he even forgot how to swing the sword, and instead threw the sword in his hand as a throwing tool.

'Ding'

The sharp blade hit Siegfried in the face.

It hurt a little, but it was nothing more than that, his skin bathed in dragon's blood didn't even break the defense.

And this scene made Legney panic even more.

"Monster...monster, go away!"

In the end, he threw another thing over.

But this time, Siegfried reached out and caught it.

Because that thing is a crown...

Chapter 52: Processing

In fact, Siegfried did not think of this.

He felt that he still underestimated the extent of Legney's breakdown.

Originally, he thought it was outrageous enough that the other party had forgotten how to use the sword and used it as a throwing tool.

But who would have thought that he would suddenly remember that there was a crown on his head in a hurry.

He even threw away his crown.

Siegfried didn't know whether his mind was still normal or not, and even how much this collapsed, insane king and the leader of the Hunting clan still remembered.

However, he can be sure of one thing:

This is something no responsible king would do.

In Midgard...