Home of the Brave

After a rest in the campsite for one night, the team set off the next day to continue to Dragon's Nest, and arrived at the foot of the destination mountain near noon.

The Dragon Nest of Frost Snow Silver Emperor is located in the Cuiyu Valley with the best scenery in the Frost Mountains. It is included in the Dragon Nest from the foot of the valley. Except for the creatures allowed by the silver emperor Frost and Snow, no matter whether it is a human or a monster, the result of setting foot in the dragon's nest casually is only a dead end, so this can also be said to be a forbidden area for strangers not to approach. In the team carrying the tribute, Dai Yang, as the negotiation representative of Lanlos Town, was the only person allowed to enter the Cuiyu Valley.

Under normal circumstances, the guards would stay at the foot of the mountain, and then he would transport the tribute to the Dragon Nest alone, but today's situation is a bit special.

"Xia Luwei, sit down too."

Before leaving, Dai Yang unexpectedly invited the female knight to ride in the carriage. His decision not only surprised the guards, but also confused Xia Luwei. But in the end, Dai Yang persuaded Xia Luwei with the reason of "needing a guard", and at the same time received Dean's support. Seeing the captain standing on Dai Yang's side, the guards had to agree with the dark-haired youth's adventurous decision. In this way, Dai Yang drove a carriage, carrying tributes to the dragon and the female knight who defeated the dragon, and embarked on the road leading to the dragon's nest.

Although Dai Yang took Xia Luwei into the carriage on the grounds of "needing a guard", in fact, there were no monsters in the Cuiyu Valley. No matter it is a low-intelligence ogre, or a completely ignorant slime, they will never approach this place full of the terrifying aura of dragons. In the frosty mountains where monsters are rampant, it can be said that there is no safer place than the Jade Valley.

"Then... why are you bringing me up?"

After listening to Dai Yang's explanation, Xia Luwei had a natural question.

At this time, the two were sitting on the carriage and proceeded along the mountain road towards the Cuiyu Valley. Dai Yang and Xia Luwei sat in the driver's seat side by side, hearing her question, and taking out the answers they had prepared.

"Because I have something to tell you."

"Yes...some things are..."

The female knight's face suddenly reddened, and her words were hesitant. It seemed that her thoughts seemed to drift in a strange direction.

"Well, where should I start..."

Dai Yang didn't notice her performance, but frowned in distress, as if thinking about how to organize the language. Xia Luwei looked at him strangely, and after about a minute, Dai Yang said as if finally thinking about it.

"Speaking of, you should already know Xia Luwei? The forest we passed through was called Chengyue Forest. It used to be the territory of elves."

"Yes, I know." Xia Luwei nodded. When entering the forest yesterday, Dai Yang told her about the origin of Chengyue Forest, but he didn't know the purpose of mentioning it now.

"Well, don't you think that we can go to and from the forest without incident, but in fact, before the arrival of the silver dragon, this kind of thing is simply unimaginable."

"what?"

"The elves regard Chengyue Forest as their own territory, and humans are not allowed to set foot. Don't say that going through the forest like this, even logging or hunting at the edge of the forest is absolutely forbidden. Almost every year because of similar behaviors. The incident caused conflicts between the elves and Lanlos Town, and sometimes people died... Dean’s father was shot to death with an arrow by the elves when he fell trees."

When Dai Yang told the secret information about Lanlos Town, Xia Luwei was shocked.

"Will the elves...do this kind of thing?"

"In fact, in addition to the elves of Chengyue Forest, there is an Iron Rock Mountain in the northeast of Lanlos Town. The dwarf tribe there has fought several wars with the Kingdom Army in the past." Dai Yang changed the subject again. "Because the Iron Rock Mountain has very rich iron ore resources, Gulambel wanted to send people to mine, and even built a temporary town there. However, the dwarf tribe did not allow humans to enter their territory, so the two sides fought. As a result, the dwarves suffered heavy casualties, but the newly built town was also razed by the dwarves."

"Yes...Is that so..."

"Of course, there are wingmen and orcs, etc., examples like this used to be as many as there are." Dai Yang said. "But now, the Lanlos people can log and hunt at the edge of the Chengmoon Forest, or they can go to Iron Rock Mountain to commission dwarves to build farm tools and weapons. Of course, elves and dwarves often come to Lanlos Town to buy what they need. Races that originally hated each other are now communicating harmoniously with each other like this. Do you know why?"

"Huh?" Unexpectedly, when asked like this, Xia Luwei showed a dazed expression, but the answer naturally appeared in her heart. "Because of... the dragon?"

"Exactly." Dai Yang nodded. "Because of the advent of the Silver Emperor Frost and Snow, the entire Frost Mountain Range has been designated as a dragon's territory. In the face of the absolute power of the dragon, the territories divided by other races no longer have meaning. Either elves, dwarves, humans, monsters Fortunately, they are just "leaders" living in the territory ruled by the dragon."

"That, what you want to say is..." Xia Luwei frowned, she seemed to understand what Dai Yang meant.

"The silver dragon's choice to build a nest in the Frost Mountains is probably only accidental, but as a result, it has brought a brand new order to the residents of the Frost Mountains." Dai Yang stared at Xia Luwei and asked in an almost cold tone. "Xia Luwei, I ask you, do you want to disrupt this order?"

"Destroy..." The black-haired young man asked coldly and sharply, completely cutting off Xia Luwei's retreat. The female knight could only look at him with a nervous look, and could not say anything.

"Silver Emperor Frost and Snow is the builder of this order and the only power to maintain this order. Your goal is to defeat the Silver Dragon, but have you ever thought about it? What will happen after you successfully defeat the Silver Dragon." Dai Yang's voice was cold, but there was a trembling breath in his indifference.

"Let me help you figure it out... Assuming you successfully eliminate the Silver Dragon, the order of the Frost Mountains will no longer exist. The Gulambel Kingdom will definitely send an army to recover Lanlos Town in the first place. The Kingdom has long denied Lan. The residents of Los Township are natives, so I am afraid that Lanlos Town will receive the same treatment as other occupied areas, right? If you think about it a little bit badly, in order to make up for the losses in the 30 years, the taxation of Lanlos Town will be higher than before. How many times, plus the presence of the Kingdom Army, Lanlos Town may never be able to return to its former peaceful life."

"Then the dwarves. The Gulambel Kingdom has always looked at the Iron Rock Mountain of the dwarves, but because of the arrival of the silver dragon, it had to give up its ambitions. But after successfully regaining the town of Lanlos? Maybe the kingdom will officially declare war on the dwarves. Occupy the veins of Tieyan Mountain, use it as a base to forge weapons, and then attack the Oberstein Empire on the other side of the Frost Mountain."

"The Oberstein Empire and the Gulambel Kingdom have been at war for nearly a hundred years, but the conflicts are mostly concentrated on the western battlefield. Because the eastern front is blocked by the Chengyue Forest, so far the two countries are still in peace. However, if the kingdom gets the base of Tieyan Mountain, it will never let go of the opportunity to cross the Chengmoon Forest and attack the hinterland of the empire. In the process of avoiding forest passages, the elven tribe may also follow the same fate as the dwarves Bar?"

"Once the battlefield on the Eastern Front is opened up, the conflict between the two countries will continue to escalate, and the scale of the war will never be the same as it is now. Although I don't know how it will end in the end, I am afraid that the number of dead and injured will exceed tens of millions before then. Right? But for you knights, it's a good opportunity to make contributions..."

When Dai Yang said such words in an almost cruel tone, Xia Luwei finally couldn't help but scream.

"Stop talking! Please... please stop talking!"

For the female knight who came with a pure sense of justice and the obsession of reviving the family, Dai Yang's words were tantamount to pushing her to the extreme of injustice. Xia Luwei had never thought that her own actions against the dragon would have such serious consequences. This is because humans have long been accustomed to interpreting things from a perspective that is beneficial to them, and this kind of interpretation with serious subjective bias often blinds the real facts. The Gulambel Kingdom called the silver dragon that descended on the Frost Mountains a vicious invader, but for the residents of the Frost Mountains, the Frost Snow Silver Emperor was an important existence that allowed them to live and work in peace.

Before coming to Lanlos Town, Xia Luwei had never considered from such a perspective, but now hearing Dai Yang's speech, she was naturally greatly impacted.

Seeing the female knight showing a pitiful look at a loss, Dai Yang couldn't help but feel sympathy, but if he stopped here, it would be a failure, so he hardened his heart and further forced Xia Luwei.

"What are you going to do? Xia Luwei, cruel down on Emperor Frost and Snow and destroy the peace in the Frost Mountains?"

"No...I don't know, I really don't know..." Xia Luwei looked like she was about to cry. "I...I never thought of destroying the peace here, but...I also have the vow to revive the family. If the dragon cannot be defeated, the Isher family...I never thought that such a thing would happen at all. I don’t know... I don’t know what to do..."

"...Aside from the crusade against the Silver Emperor Frost and Snow, is there no other way to revive your family?" Dai Yang tried to put forward another opinion. "For example, participating in a war or something. On the battlefield of the Western Front of the Kingdom and the Oberstein Empire, wouldn't there be many opportunities for meritorious service?"

"No way... I have applied many times, but they have all been rejected... I am not an official knight, and I am still a daughter. Even if I go to the battlefield, I won't have the opportunity to make merit..."

From Xia Luwei's intermittent voice, one can imagine the ostracism and grievance she suffered in the Royal Academy as a downright nobleman. While Dai Yang felt pity in his heart, he couldn't help but admire the girl's tenacity and hard work. He tried to slow down and speak his thoughts in a whisper-like voice.

"I said, can't you just give up the idea of ​​reviving the family?"

"what?"

"Living as an ordinary girl, falling in love, getting married, having children like ordinary girls... Compared to things like the Fuxing family, I think this is the real happiness for you."