Blood Dragon

42 Relics

If Thomas can go back, he will definitely get the title of duke when he is rewarded for his merits.In addition to the title of duke, he was bound to acquire a series of hereditary privileges.Since he has no children, he cannot truly achieve "hereditary", so I am afraid that the princess will generously give him some rare privileges, such as coinage rights, tax exemption rights, and so on.In short, everything that a king can reward his subjects, Thomas is entitled to.

However, all worldly rewards are meaningless at this moment.Thomas has been unable to return to his homeland, unable to hold a parade and receive cheers from the crowd.In fact, Thomas already felt the call of death at this moment.He is going to die.

"It's such a beautiful scenery. I don't know why those Paro people are so stupid, they don't enjoy such a beautiful land, and they want to go to Cassilos to start a war." Looking at the sunset, Thomas whispered to himself.

"They have already been punished as they should." Leo replied in as gentle and calm a tone as possible.But anyone could tell that this tone was faked.

"But this war is thanks to you. Otherwise, it would have been impossible to end so quickly. Ash Rufat, Leo, you have done a good job, better than anyone else. And William Daly... ...but I will be able to thank him later.”

"Lord Thomas...I'm sorry...I couldn't...can..." Ashuruffat suddenly couldn't control his emotions, and knelt down in front of Thomas.

"Don't be sad, kid. You've tried your best...Leo has already told me..." Thomas put his skinny hand on Ashuruffat's head, and stroked it gently.When he said "child", some kind of liquid uncontrollably dropped from Ashrufat's eyes.

"I've lived for so many years, and I can be regarded as an old man. I really have nothing to fear about death. I will meet this day sooner or later. It is really a blessing to die on such a beautiful evening. things."

Thomas stared at the distant sunset for a few more seconds.

"I have a few gifts for you, I don't know if you are willing to accept them." He looked at the two of them.

"This is the key to my vault, which is in the basement under my castle. Here are my private deposit receipts from the four chambers of commerce... You can take one each."

Neither Ashrufat nor Leo moved.

"I have no children, so my inheritance can only be handed over to you. In fact, in my original plan, you two, William Daly, and Ryan, each of these four lists. And my treasury is Give it to our little princess. But the plan hasn't changed quickly." Thomas said with a faint smile.He stuffed the vault key into Leo's hand, and put the four slips into Ashrufat's hand.

"And this, here's my wine cellar key. It was reserved for that guy William Daly, but he doesn't look like he needs this anymore. Leo, I remember you said you were going to get married when you got back. Have a wedding For the banquet, those wines will definitely come in handy." He also put the second key into Leo's hand.

"And this." Thomas took out a book and placed it in front of Ashrufat. "This is what I recorded when I was bored. Some messy things can be regarded as representing my feelings and experience for a period of time. Aishuruffat, if you have the ambition to lead the army, this thing should give you some insights .”

Seeing Ashrufat pick up the book, Thomas had a smile on his face.

"Actually, until now, I didn't realize that I made a big mistake in the past. I wrote a book of war, and then expected someone to read it and understand my intention and wisdom. But this approach is completely wrong. Every general will naturally have different views on the same thing because of his differences in nature and experience, even if it is a small difference. It is impossible for anyone to have the same nature and experience as me, so I want to It's just a joke to use military books to teach others my experience and lessons. Ashrufat, I want to thank you. It was through you that I realized that I made such a mistake. It's a bit late, but it's better than ignorance It's better to die in a daze."

He looked at the faces of the two people, smiled and said with relief: "Don't be sad. Why be sad? People have to die. Like me, dying at the top of glory and reputation, isn't it the best result? Get my violin."

Leo took Thomas' lyre and handed it to Thomas.The latter slowly began to adjust the strings with trembling hands.

"Okay, you go away. Leave me alone for a while."

The two walked back for a while, and then heard Thomas's singing accompanied by the sound of the piano floating in the sunset.

"... sharp teeth and sharp claws and knives flashing, comrades fall to the ground and bones are cold... when the body is exhausted and the body is broken, sometimes the broken halberds and broken swords are scattered all over the battlefield... the blood flows all over the earth, the hands and feet gradually condense into the iron clothes, and the sea of ​​blood and corpses look up to the sky and laugh , our heroes will never grow old...the sky is ruthless and there are many disasters, our generation has gone through the vicissitudes of life with the sword, the spirit is unswerving, the glory has been accompanied by loneliness since ancient times..."

His piano and singing stopped suddenly, leaving only the last lingering sound, which lingered for a long time.

……

Irina jumped off the back of Pegasus with excitement and a bit of exhaustion.

Riding a Pegasus is truly a rare treat.Pegasus and ordinary horses are two completely different creatures. Cavaliers rarely ride those tame horses, because tame horses are inferior to fierce horses in terms of speed and explosive power.Therefore, an important indicator to measure the quality of a horse is whether its character is strong enough.Among the horses that Irina has ridden, there are very few horses that are obedient and follow the owner's wishes as soon as they are ridden.Especially during the time when she was fleeing after being chased by the gray dogs, she almost had a psychological shadow while riding a horse.

But Pegasus is completely different.In addition to possessing strength and speed far exceeding that of ordinary horses, Pegasus is also an animal that is extremely docile to its master.They communicate with their masters, Irina only needs a little movement, and the Pegasus will obey immediately, flying across the sky or galloping across the ground at a speed that ordinary horses can't match.

Sitting on the back of a flying horse and feeling the strong wind blowing over your face at high speed is really a fascinating feeling.The only pity is that she never had the chance to enjoy this pleasure until now.

Two maids handed her moist towels (heated with hot stones) and a glass of cider at just the right temperature.After enjoying these refreshing treats, Irina walked with an easy step around her palace.This is her palace and everything belongs to her.The maid followed closely behind her, ready to call at any time, and the mighty guards on guard saluted as soon as they saw her.Here, she is the supreme ruler.

Not just this mere palace.In this country, she is the supreme ruler.All the people have to respect her and obey her orders.It hadn't been too long since she'd experienced this feeling, but really, this sense of mastery was more intoxicating than riding a Pegasus.

A courier, accompanied by guards, was waiting quietly at the corner of the corridor.When she arrived, the messenger respectfully delivered a battle report from the front line.Every day is a good news followed by the next good news.Thomas, her great general, beat up the Paro people in the misty grassland, and beheaded the enemy's chief general, a prince of Paro.And other battlefields also reported frequent success.Today's letter is one of them.Another frontier castle fell to her army.Due to the famine, the defenders of Paro, who were already unable to fight, were forced to surrender.

After a cursory reading, she handed the letter to one of the clerks and filed it away.

"Your Highness, your ministers are already waiting for you in the meeting room." A maid reminded softly.

"Well, I see." In fact, it doesn't matter, she is the monarch, and it is natural for the courtiers to wait.

"His Royal Highness!" A voice came, and a woman appeared in the corridor.The speaker was a young maiden, about the same age as Irina, a very beautiful and slender woman.

"Rowling?" Irina was very happy to see this female companion of the same age.This woman is the daughter of Countess Rowling, who is in charge of the court. She is called Little Rowling and has the right to enter and leave the palace at will.She was a very pleasant girl, slim and laughing, and was now Irina's best female companion at the palace, or at least one of them.

"Your Highness, where are you going so busy?" She looked at Irina's entourage with flickering eyes, and her expression clearly hinted that she had something interesting to tell Irina.

"A big meeting," Irina replied. "Rowling, wait for me to come back. Today's meeting won't be too long."

She walked down the long hallway and out of the living area of ​​the palace.When she entered the meeting room, her ministers stood up and saluted him.Today's meeting was relatively large, and almost all the important officials attended.

The most important issue today is about the situation at the front—in fact, during war, it will always be the most important issue.The Paro people can hardly hold the border castle line.Their backup was cut off, and their supplies were exhausted. At this moment, they could only reluctantly procrastinate for a hungry meal.Yet Thomas' victory rendered all their persistence futile.It can now be confirmed that General Thomas has won brilliant victories along the way, annihilating nearly [-] troops in Paro, and beating the Paro people so dizzy that they couldn't even find North.

"Your Highness, how do you plan to end this war?" someone asked.

"Avenge my father!" Irina replied decisively. "I want to destroy Paro!"

She noticed that her ministers did not respond.Did she say something wrong?

"Your Highness... we all understand your desire to avenge your parents and your elder brother, but the problem now is..."

"Question? Can't we beat Paro?" Irina asked with some doubts.Thomas had wiped out the main force of the Paro people.And the Paro army in the border castle area will soon be finished.In other words, the battle has been won.

"Of course we can beat Paro. San Jean has the power!" After a long time, someone finally spoke. "General Thomas has destroyed the main body of Paro's army. We have won. The problem is... other countries..."

"If our goal is to regain Casilos and take back the land you should have, naturally there is no problem. But if we try to annex Paro, then... other countries will join in. Even the seven central and yang countries may intervene One kick. Lord Landwin, who was on an envoy to Kur, has sent a message back. Kur has begun to gather troops, and it is very likely that he will make some moves."