Endless vast other world

Chapter 17

Early the next morning, Sora was awakened by a frenzied banging on the door.

After he woke up, he felt bad.I shouldn't have been drinking last night.He overslept.

He got up in a hurry, took a deep breath, and opened the door.

really.What greeted her was Fu Nuo who scolded her head and covered her face.

Kong Ma had no choice but to bow his head and apologize, then obediently followed Fu Nuo, left Helenburg, and walked towards the palace.

When he first entered the capital, Sorama was stunned by the magnificent palace just from afar.Now that it is really close, it is another kind of shock.

Come to the gate of the royal palace.Sora looked up and looked at this gigantic building shining with golden light.

Human beings are simply too small.And the world is too big.Therefore, people can't help but want to build giant statues and palaces to magnify themselves and show their greatness and extraordinaryness.That's the magic of architecture.

After receiving the notification, the two rows of guards stationed in front of the gate slowly opened the gate.

After Kongma walked into the palace, he felt it was an eye-opener.

It is almost the exact opposite of the practical design of Herringborg.The design of the palace seems to be for showing off.Exquisite gardening and the construction of carved beams and painted buildings reveal a unique style of the royal family everywhere.

In the huge palace, the guards patrolling back and forth, as well as the servants who come and go, show the power of power everywhere.

Kong Ma was dizzying along the way.Fu Nuo seems to be used to these scenes.

While walking, Fu Nuo introduced to Sora.

"At first, the palace was built by King Siegel. However, after the death of Siegel, in the past 1000 years, the human kingdom has gradually declined. The kings of all dynasties are far inferior to Siegel, and they can only barely survive. Even This royal palace also fell into disrepair for a long time, and was once gradually deserted."

"The palace was repaired again after King Buson ascended the throne. That's why the current palace is so gorgeous."

Sora couldn't help feeling: "Bouson is such a good king."

"That's right. After Siegel's death, the old devil saw that the kings of the past were useless, and gradually began to despise human beings again. 20 years ago, shortly after King Bussen came to the throne, the old devil began to gather the forces of the demons and wanted to take advantage of the situation. Take the kingdom of man."

"Fortunately. Under the leadership of the new King Busson, humans once again repelled the devil."

"It is precisely because of this that King Buson has become famous all of a sudden. After all, he is the only king who defeated the Demon King except for Siegel. Many people are impressed by his great achievements, and even compare him with Siegel. "

During the conversation.The two bypassed countless twists and turns, passed through layers of high platforms, and gradually penetrated into the interior of the palace.Sora clearly felt that the number of guards had gradually increased.

finally.The two came to an old wooden door.

"This is the king's office." Fu Nuo pointed.

"here?"

Kong Zhen looked at the old wooden door, and then thought about the bustling journey along the way just now, and felt a little overwhelmed for a while, as if he had been in a lifetime.

Fu Nuo understood his thoughts.

"Are you wondering why the palace is so luxurious, but the king's office is so simple?"

Before Sora could nod, Funo began to talk at length.

"Of course, this is another manifestation of King Buson's brilliance and prowess... People are saying that the reason why he chooses to work in such a simple place is to remind himself at all times to be prepared for danger in times of peace, in case the local demon army invades again. ..."

"Fu Nuo, are you outside?"

In the room, a powerful voice interrupted Fu Nuo's long speech.It's Captain Pleve.

Only then did Fu Nuo realize that it was getting late, so she hurriedly opened the door and entered.

Sora walked into the office.King Busson and Prive had been waiting for them.

As soon as he entered the door, Pulifu immediately reprimanded Fu Nuo.

"What's the matter with you? It's fine if you're late, what are you talking about outside the door!"

Fu Nuo was just about to open his mouth to defend, but immediately stopped talking.

Taking advantage of these few seconds, Sora quickly glanced at the office.

The whole office is extremely simple and elegant, forming a sharp contrast with the palace outside.The walls have not undergone any decoration or carving, and there are even some mottled ones.Tables and chairs are all made of wood.

It can be said that this kind of scene can't help but remind Sora of the dilapidated house when he was in the small town.

in the room.Prive still had that majestic look on his face.In contrast, King Busson seemed very amiable.

He was about fifty years old.Hair has turned gray.The clothes on his body are extremely luxurious.

The most striking thing, of course, is the crown on his head.

The crown was so golden that it must have been carved from pure gold.It is inlaid with six colorful gemstones.

Especially in the middle, the scarlet gem head is even more dazzling, always shining with dazzling light.

King Buson spoke.

"All right, all right, Pulifu, stop scolding Fu Nuo. She's just a child."

Pulifu immediately fell silent when he heard the king's order.

Bussen turned to Sora.

"Kongma, I appreciate your outstanding performance in the Linton Cup. You not only won the championship. More importantly, you saved the capital in times of crisis. The king will always remember you Contributed."

Sora was at a loss when he heard Buson's praise for him.Growing up, as a freak with strange ideas, he has hardly heard praise.People only mock and ridicule him.

now.The most honorable king even praised himself.Sora really didn't know what to do.

Besides, as a poor boy from a small town, he never learned the etiquette of high society.He felt as if he should bow to the king at this time.At the very least, one should also speak a set of polite official words.But he can't do anything.He could only stand there blankly, sweating profusely.

Seeing his embarrassment, Buson smiled and told him not to be nervous.

"Relax, kid, it's okay."

"Fu Nuo, it's none of your business, you go first." Pulev said.

Fu Nuo left the office.

"Kongma," said Pliff with an extremely serious expression,

"His Majesty the King summoned you today because there is actually something very important..."

"The story begins 17 years ago..."

17 years ago.

that day.The Wilfried War is finally over.

The old devil returned home in defeat.He took the remaining Demon King's army and left the border unwillingly.

Faced with a devastated homeland, human beings have no intention of cheering for victory.

In the human base camp.Pliff and Terry are discussing matters after the war.At this time, someone came to report that a little girl was found while cleaning up the battlefield.Still a human.

Pliff and Terry felt a little strange.However, out of humanitarian considerations, they still asked their subordinates to bring the child back from the battlefield and temporarily place him in the human army camp.

After the little girl was picked up, Pulifu and Terry went to visit her tent in person.

The little girl is all dirty.The dust left by gunpowder smoke was all over his body and face.A mess of hair obscured some of her face.

The girl remained silent.People ask her any questions, she doesn't answer.

The strange thing is.There was no look of panic on the girl's face.

Her eyes were empty, her expression was dull, as if her soul had been ripped out.

Pliff studied the little girl carefully.After checking again and again, Pulifu confirmed that the girl was not a demon, but a human.

He didn't pay too much attention to it either.I thought it was a little girl left behind by some family.

As for why the child looked dull, he didn't say a word.Pulev believes that she was dumbfounded by the horror of the battlefield.

Pulifu found some women and asked them to take good care of the little girl.A few more soldiers were recruited to form a search team to find the little girl's family.

I thought the matter was resolved.However, that night, Terry came to Pulifu's camp.

Although it was late at night, Pulev was still working.He was a little surprised to see Terry coming so late.

"I'm here to talk to you about that little girl."

Terry looked serious.After coming in, straight to the point and said.

"That little girl? Is that so?"

"Don't you think there's something wrong with that little girl?"

Trisso spoke up.

"Before the war started, we had obviously evacuated all the civilians on the border. After ensuring that people were safely evacuated, we started to fight back against the Demon King's army. There are no children in our army. So, this Where did you come from, little girl?"

Pulev guessed: "Perhaps, when the people were evacuated, the crowd was crowded, and this little girl got separated from her family?"

Terry said: "If this is the case, it will be even more strange. Don't you remember, when the subordinates reported that they found this little girl on the battlefield when they were cleaning the battlefield."

"The war took nine months. During these nine months, how did a child who was only five or six years old manage to survive alone on the battlefield where the two armies clashed?"

Hearing what Terry said, Pulife couldn't help thinking deeply.

yes.This child was found on the battlefield after the war.But how is this possible?How did a little girl survive for nine months on the cruel battlefield where humans and demons fought?
"You mean, there's something wrong with this little girl?" Pliff asked.

Terry said nothing.

"However," Pulev was still puzzled.

"We've all seen her. Isn't she a demon?"

"This is the key point." Terry frowned.

"If she is a demon, then there is nothing surprising. Do you still remember the suicide attack we encountered before?"

At the mention of that, even Prive couldn't help but tense up.That was the shadow in Pulifu's mind.

That happened not so long ago.

At that time, Pulifu had already led the human legion to defeat the mighty Demon King's army in Wilfrid.After that battle, the Demon King's army was at the end of its strength and was about to collapse across the board.

I thought victory was in sight.Unexpectedly, on the battlefield, there was an attack that horrified all human beings.

Early that morning.The sentries suddenly saw a large group of demon children appearing on the battlefield.

They lined up neatly in a horizontal line, rushed out from the camp of the Demon King's army, and headed straight for the human army.

Prive was puzzled at first.Although it is a demon.However, since the opponent was still a child, he ordered that the human army not attack yet.

It wasn't until the group of children arrived in front of the camp that Pulifu realized something was wrong.

I saw these children with dark complexions and strange expressions.If you look closely, you can see that there are dark clouds around your body, which is very frightening.

Pulifu secretly knew something was wrong, and ordered to retreat quickly.

But it was too late.

From the bodies of those children, terrible black magic was released quickly.

Some children were alienated in the blink of an eye and turned into hideous monsters.Some children released poison gas.Some children even exploded on the spot.

The human legion was unprepared and suffered heavy losses for a while.

After death, Pulifu learned after a detailed investigation.It turned out that in order to win the war, the dark and despicable people in the Demon King's Army did not hesitate to cast a curse on the child.

A terrible curse was attached to those demon children.They were sent before the human army to launch a suicide attack.

That attack cast an indelible shadow on the entire human army.They never expected that there would be someone in the Demon King's army who would be so insane that he would not hesitate to use children as weapons.

Afterwards, Pulife blamed himself very much.He felt that it was because of his wrong command that the human army suffered a severe setback.

but.He also knew it in his heart.In any case, at that time, it was very difficult for him to order people to kill those unarmed children.

This is the moral dilemma.

At the same time, Pulifu also learned that in addition to the children, the Demon King Army is still studying terrible magic, trying to resurrect the dead demons, forming an army of undead, and launching an attack.

fortunately.The so-called undead army hadn't been successfully formed yet, and the Demon King's army automatically retreated.Otherwise, mankind will definitely face another catastrophe.

"You brought up that suicide attack to tell me that this child might be left behind by the Demon King's army?" Pulev asked.

"That's right." Terry analyzed.

"Don't forget that nine months ago, when we rushed to the border, the Demon King's army had been raging here for a while. They invaded many villages and slaughtered countless civilians. Perhaps, it is possible , People with ulterior motives in the Demon King's army took the opportunity to capture some human children and tried to use them for research. This child may be one of them!"

"Then why didn't you take this child away when the Demon King's army retreated?"

"How would I know?" Terry shrugged.

"Maybe it was because the Demon King's army was too flustered when they retreated. Seeing that this child is useless, he just discarded it casually."

"If that's the case, this child is innocent after all!" Prive insisted.

"I'm here just to remind you," Terry said.

"In the Demon King's army, there are sinister and vicious people. You must be on guard."

After speaking, Terry went back.

Leaving Pulifu alone, he fell into thinking.

The next day Prive went to see the little girl again.

Unexpectedly, this time he was stunned.

Yesterday, after those women groomed her, the little girl seemed to be a completely different person.

No more dirty dust.She revealed her flawless face.After careful grooming, the hair is as smooth as willows immersed in water.

The women found a pure white dress from nowhere.After the child put it on, he looked like a holy angel.

In such a traumatic world after the war, it is hard to imagine such a delicate and innocent child.

The only thing that remains the same is her constant silence and that empty look in her eyes.

but.All this, on the contrary, aggravated Pulifu's doubts.

Could there be some unknown truth behind this child?

The search team sent out earlier came to report that they found nothing, and found no information about the child at all.

Seeing this, Pulifu had no choice but to let the child continue to live in the barracks.

At the same time, he ordered the search team to continue the investigation.

In a flash, more than ten days passed.

The human army has finished clearing the battlefield.Prepare to withdraw troops and return to the capital.

The scouting team reported again, saying they still found nothing.

after careful consideration.Pulev still decided to leave the child at the border and hand it over to the legion stationed here and the civilians who have returned to live one after another.

On his last day at the border, Pliff visited the little girl again.

Come to the girl's tent.She was sitting on the bed, facing the wall in a daze.

In the camp, the woman who took care of her told Prive.After so many days, the girl still didn't say a word.They even suspect that the girl is dumb.

Pliff walked up to the girl.

The girl looked up and looked at her.

Pulifu looked at the weak little girl in front of him, and couldn't help feeling a little pity in his heart.

He couldn't help thinking of his own children.

Before the expedition, his wife was just pregnant.Due to the urgency of the battle, he could not think too much, so he could only ride on his horse in a hurry and lead the battle.

Nine months have now passed.Come to think of it, my child should have been born.

if.If your own child is a girl.Will she be so beautiful when she is five or six years old?

Pulifu looked at the lovely and pitiful little girl.

He made a decision.

The next day, Pulifu assembled the army and officially returned.

On the way back, Terry asked him.

"That girl, how did you deal with it in the end?"

Prive said nothing.

Terry smiled.

"You don't have to hide it from me. I can guess that you must have brought her back to the capital, right?"

Knowing that he couldn't hide it, Pulev had no choice but to tell the truth.

"I also know that the little girl is very suspicious. But when I saw her, I couldn't help but think of my newborn child. The border was completely destroyed by the Demon King's army, and there was almost nothing left. I really can't bear to have this little girl stay there."

"So, I decided to bring her back to the capital. She should be treated better in the capital."

"I knew it," Terry said.

"However, let me remind you at the end. We still don't know anything about this little girl. We must be vigilant."

Pliff nodded.

The army continued to return to the capital.

Back to the capital.

King Buson received a group of meritorious officials with a grand ceremony.

Pliff mentioned the girl when he reported the whole battle to Buson.

After hearing this, Buson was also amazed at the girl's mysterious experience.

finally.Despite the objections of many people, Busson adopted the girl as his adopted daughter.

Since then, the girl has grown up in the palace, living the life of a princess.

but.Who would have thought.Just two months ago.Something appalling happened.

The princess was kidnapped by an evil dragon.

(End of this chapter)