Blood Dragon

Section 180 VIII Offenses

"You know... you know the information about the North?" The little girl opened her eyes wide. "Did you secretly send out a private spy?"

"I know a lot of things." Ashuruffat replied. "Because magicians and good spies...the two have almost no intersection. Scouts and spies also have to pass messages through magic messenger scrolls."

The little girl couldn't understand what Ashuruffat was implying at all, but she was not interested in caring about these minutiae for the time being. "You just said, a big situation?"

"The last barbarian invasion...the civil strife in Gruene...Byron's suicide...wait, maybe it's all part of a bigger picture, as if secretly manipulated by an invisible hand. To For example, it is like chess pieces on a chessboard. Although they seem to be scattered and have nothing to do with each other at present. But since they are on the same chessboard and placed on the chessboard by the same chess player, they cannot Look at it in isolation. As I said, I already know some things... Although it is only some broken information, it should all be a very big layout. Even Byron is one of the pawns. If I don't If you make a mistake," Ashuruffat said. "You will soon receive the news that the castle in the north has fallen... No, if I were that chess player, would the fall of the castle happen in a short while? On the contrary, it should be that the castle is impenetrable, and the barbarians cannot break it for a while. kind of news."

"Does this... have anything to do with us, the matter of Fornoros City...?"

"Someone...or certain beings have already written a script, a script about Gruney's demise."

"This script...how is it going to be staged?" The little girl found that her voice was trembling.Speaking of which, hearing what Ashurfat said was inconceivable, inexplicable, and completely deviated from the logic of common sense, she should have jumped up and loudly refuted and denied it, but she just found that she believed what Ashurfat said. talk.

"I won't say much about what has happened so far. If my estimation is correct, first of all, the northern border is stable, and the barbarian army is trapped under the fortified city, unable to advance an inch. And that weird' plague curse ', the things that the church feared and worried about will suddenly disappear. Maybe it won't disappear, but it is certain that this force will not be placed on the main battlefield, but will be used to disturb the interior of Gruni, or to deal with some small but strong , but it is not a particularly important castle. We will have plenty of time to mobilize our troops... Like all invasions that have ever happened, the king will have plenty of time to mobilize a large army to prepare for a counterattack."

"Well...and then what?"

"Then, reinforcements set out to drive the barbarians back into the wilderness. However, this war that everyone thought would be victorious has many factors that we don't know about, and the possibility of failure is very high."

"Why did it fail?"

"I don't know...but there should be absolute certainty, maybe it's the traitor who has infiltrated the army long ago - this is not even an accident. Maybe they were able to break through all those 'unbreakable' cities in an instant before the decisive battle, This greatly boosted morale. Maybe some... has been hidden combat power as a hole card. Maybe before the war, the curse of the plague will turn the entire army into a sick person, or before the war, our army has already been affected by domestic Rebellions arose and morale was low, and soldiers lost confidence in victory," Ashuruffat said. "However, I believe that the last point is the most likely, because other things are difficult. Only the last move is the simplest and most practical, especially if it can be used in conjunction with any other moves to have a greater effect. And the last move , at least I have been able to confirm that the city of Fornoros is an important arrangement, if it is not the core. All the elements of a large-scale rebellion have been gathered here... a group of people full of anger and hatred, a hidden flag , a group of external forces that seem to surrender, but can respond at any time. This is like a powder keg, which can explode with only one spark."

"You can imagine, if you gather all your troops to the north to fight against the barbarians... at this time... a large-scale and completely uncontrollable rebellion suddenly broke out in the south... what will happen What kind of impact? It's like having a snake stuffed inside your body...no one knows what kind of damage it will cause."

The two looked at each other and remained motionless for several seconds.

"You..." The little girl suddenly shook her body. "This kind of thing...is it possible?"

Ashurfat slowly took off his helmet, revealing his original face.Because of the cover and angle of the helmet visor, the little girl hadn't seen his expression before, but now she realized that Ashuruffat was actually smiling.

It was a sad smile.

"Of course it's taboo." Ashuruffat said.

"Can I object?"

"Yes. A man wants to jump on the fire, that is his own business. A man has a red adder bite his own neck, and it is his own business. A man can sit naked on a thornbush, and then It is also his own business to insist that he is not in pain at all. It is also his own business that a king wants to destroy his own country. However," Ashuruffat said. "You must remove me from my post and deprive me of my title. Otherwise, I will still do this."

"...Give me a little more time, let me think about it..." Seeing Ashuruffat's smile, the little girl suddenly felt an indescribable heartache.

Ashrufa nodded.

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The candlelight flickered by the desk, reflecting the long dark night outside the tent.It was quite quiet outside at this time, only faint human voices could be heard, which were the sounds of patrols and sentries.

Because at this time, there was an extra guest in his private bedroom, a guest who came uninvited, refused to reveal his true identity, and could not be taken lightly.To be honest, there was really no place for such a guest other than his own tent.Because if he arranges a residence independently, it will definitely attract the attention of others.

Like all generals, Ashuruffat's private tent was larger and much better furnished (ordinary soldiers usually don't have furniture), which even included a bed.

Right now, the little girl is sitting on the bed, playing with the candle holders boredly.Ashuruffat had just received an emergency and left the tent.But not very far away.

The little girl has known for a long time that Ashrufat has extraordinary dark vision (this ability should be obtained through strict training), but she didn't expect that he really didn't have the habit of lighting lights at night.Because the candlestick placed in the tent seems to have not been used at all, and even the candles inserted in the candlestick are covered with a layer of dust.Ashurfat never handles any military affairs at night?Or was he able to read in the dark effortlessly?

At this moment, there are only Ashuruffat and the little girl living in this tent.There should have been a Lalia, but Lalia refused to be with the little girl.She would rather sleep alone in the wild than spend the night in Ashuruffat's tent.When she was in Falcon City in the past, the little girl noticed that there seemed to be some kind of special relationship between Lalia and Ashuruffat, but this time she really confirmed it.

Lalia is afraid of Ash Rufat.The Lalia known as the "Blood Rose", the Lalia who is regarded as a legend in Falcon City and feared by everyone, the Lalia who witnessed the ruthless slaughter of dozens of gangsters in the warehouse with her own eyes. Ya, I was so afraid of Ashurfat, so afraid that I didn't even dare to approach Ashurfat—even if the two sides could be said to be on the same front at this time.

Is Ashurfat really that scary?The little girl still remembers what happened when they first met.At that time, Ashuruffat didn't know her true identity.However, although he has a bad attitude, he is not vicious.And no matter how you say it, there is a little chivalry who draws his sword to help when he sees injustice, and takes the initiative to help the little girl who is in trouble.On the contrary, seeing Laria for the first time is scary.In that warehouse, Lalia's sword light was like snow, and every human body was shattered under her sword light, almost leaving a lifetime of psychological shadow on the little girl.But now, when the two are together, she absolutely does not feel "scared", because she knows that the two are standing together.Being an enemy is terrible, but being a companion is very reliable. This is the so-called issue of position.

But why is Lalia afraid of Ash Rufat?The little girl thought about this strange question.When she was thinking this way, she was surprised that Ashuruffat had come to her side at some point.

"How...how...how?"

Ashurfat shook his head lightly.He didn't speak, but his demeanor said it all.

This is the agreement between the little girl and him, that is, to find the two grandsons of Byron who are hiding as soon as possible within two days.They are just ordinary helpless children for the time being, but as long as they are placed in the right position, they will become a flag that no one can ignore-no matter who is in the hand of this flag.

Ashurfat was sitting in front of the candlestick, his back was slightly arched back, his head was drooping, he looked a bit like an old man, a bit ridiculous.If the environment were changed, the little girl might laugh out loud.

But the little girl found that she couldn't laugh at all.Suddenly, she found that she understood Laria somewhat.Ashurfate in front of her is the kind of murderer who can turn a bustling market town into a bloody hell without hesitation.No matter how burdened he looks, he'll do it anyway.This is... The little girl can't tell what it feels like, but although he looks heavy at the moment, he is a complete murderer.

"Ashrufat...have you...thought of being forgiven?"

"How could that kind of thing be forgiven?" Ashuruffat replied softly. "No one else can feel the feeling of having tens of thousands of innocent people's blood on their hands! Even if I can lie to others, can I also lie to myself?"

He paused, the weak tone just now disappeared, and became cold and cruel. "But this is necessary! Because, in order to allow more people to survive, there must be someone who chooses the path of Shura that is beyond redemption!"

He suddenly found that the little girl grabbed his hand and squeezed his hand tightly with the greatest strength she could achieve.

"You don't have to bear so much, let me..."

"No, the queen must have a pair of clean hands." Ashuruffat gently pushed the little girl's hand away. "I am a soldier. Although I don't remember my past achievements, I think I should have killed many people, some with my own hands, and some with my orders. Since my hands have long been stained with blood , It doesn't matter if you stick a little more." He chuckled slightly. "Remember the records in the books? It is written in all the books that the orders to massacre and plunder were issued by Garunas, not King Mark Remiz. I think... this is because of these The plan was conceived by Galunas. King Mark Remiz can't do this kind of thing. Give me a little final dignity, I don't want to commit any crime, but use reasons that I don't believe in to justify."

"Besides, I still have one last trick, maybe things aren't that bad."