Summoning the Holy Sword

For Rhodes, this is just an episode. For him, it is not uncommon to meet a certain unlucky tribe in Casablanca, but the other party does have a reason to hate him. Defiat is The legendary powerhouse of the Light Council is rare. As a result, Rhodes said that the waste was abolished. Although it was not his own hands, the situation in the Light Council looked similar. Thinking of this, Rhodes could not help but sigh that the world is really wonderful. There are two legends of the Light Council, two of which are planted in his own hands. Needless to say, the sword master of Lan, the blue goshawk has also been ashamed, Although it is said that the relationship between the other party and the Council of Light is at odds, in the face of foreign enemies, anyway, they have a common position.

Although it experienced a small storm, the following people's itinerary was still smooth. In the end, everyone returned to the palace safely. This trip was a great benefit for them, and for Rhodes, Said that his purpose can be considered to have been achieved. It seems that they have begun to seriously consider and face the current situation, as well as the country of light ... After a day of traveling abroad, everyone can be regarded as fulfilling their wishes and began to concentrate on preparing the Dragon Sacred Canon. Although they say that as the representative of the Principality of Munn, they only need to do their own thing during the ceremony, but everyone knows that the Dragon Sacred Canon is not a trivial matter. Just in case, it is better to make some preparations. . Even Marin also took Li Jie and Anila for etiquette training, especially Annie. After all, the Dragon Sacred Sacred Code is an important ritual to meet the Dragon Soul of Light, noble and complicated etiquette is necessary. It is indispensable that if Annie stays in a natural way without telling her clearly in advance, God knows what she will do during the ceremony, just in case, it is better to prepare early. Everyone is busy, only Rhode is still in a state of idleness. In fact, he is not very excited and nervous about seeing the Dragon Soul of Light, so he does not value this ceremony as much as others, but the so-called custom of entering the countryside Of course, Rhodes would not be stupid enough to show up in front of Li Jie and Marlene. She simply found an excuse to slip out, and by the way escaped Marin ’s rigorous etiquette training—this kind of thing made Anne and Li Jie, let's take it.

Lydia's palace is located on the mountainside of the Temple of Light Dragon Soul. As one of the three archangels, although she is not a permanent archangel here, Lydia still has her own palace. However, there is no one to use in this palace, only when Lydia occasionally goes to the kingdom of light. But even so, this palace is still full of luxurious and comfortable decoration like Gold City. Whether it is white and smooth floors or soft and heavy carpets, and the beautiful and expensive murals on the wall, it looks full of this. The sanctuary seemed to be out of place—but who cares if Lydia doesn't care?

"call……………"

Rhodes is lying on a stone chair in the garden leisurely and enjoying the beautiful scenery in front of him. Looking down from here, he can see the whole view of Casablanca City. Under the sun, Casablanca City presents a This kind of soft, gentle white, as if it itself is holy and beautiful in the light, from this point, the reputation of the holy city of Casablanca is well-deserved. But ... this is just a false prosperity after all.

Thinking of this, Rhodes could not help but raise his mouth slightly. He once again thought of Casablanca in his memory, the city that had been completely sunk in the flames of war. In the game, the Dragon Kingdom of the night was like an attacking and tormenting light country. It is unspeakable, especially after losing the Dragon Spirit of Light, the shelter of Dragon Spirit also disappeared at the same time, and the Kingdom of Light covered by chaos has become a **** on earth. At that time, even if he or the night dragon did not invade the kingdom of light, the country would end up in a self-destructive end, but Rhodes still decided to do it himself. After all, if he did n’t destroy the country himself, but It would be too cheap for them to let themselves decline and perish.

"rustle."

And while Rhodes was immersed in the memories of the decline and demise of Casablanca, suddenly a sound came from the grass, Rhodes turned curiously, and soon he saw a petite figure Stepped out of the grass.

It was a girl in her teens. Her small face and exquisite facial features perfectly matched her. She was a very cute girl. Her long blond hair was like a waterfall, reflecting the brightness of the sun. A dazzling beauty. The girl was wearing a relatively simple white robe with a pattern stitched with gold thread on it. The girl was obviously very surprised to see Rhodes here. She subconsciously stopped and stared, somewhat puzzled. Staring at Rhodes. After a while, the girl asked timidly.

"Who are you ...? Why are you here?"

"This is my question, Miss."

Rhodes shrugged, but he got up from the stone chair and waved at the girl.

"I am a guest here-one of the subordinates of His Royal Highness Lydia, my name is Rhode Elante, the lord of Glenbell, may I ask you ..."

"what……………"

Upon hearing Rhode's inquiries, the girl seemed to understand something. She nodded slowly, and the squirrel's body, which was as tight as the sight of a natural enemy, gradually relaxed a lot. Then the girl looked up, looked at Rhodes, and hesitated for a moment before she said.

"I ......... I ......... My name ... You can call me ... Li. I'm here ...... here ...... that ... yes, it's the people here."

Li?

When he heard the name, Rhodes raised his eyebrow, but instead of delving into it, he nodded at the girl and made an invitation gesture to the girl. "So, Li, did you come here to enjoy the scenery?"

"Yes, this gentleman."

Upon hearing Rhode's inquiries, Li nodded, and she hesitated to look at Rhode's invitation. The gesture was as if Little Red Riding Hood knew the grandma posing as a wolf, but didn't know if she should enter. But in the end, the girl approached Rhodes step by step carefully, then she raised her head curiously, looked at Rhodes's face carefully, and then sat quietly on the other side of the stone chair. Looking at the girl's performance, Rod rolled his eyes helplessly, but instead of saying much, he shrugged his shoulders and sat on the stone chair.

Looking at the scene in front of her, the girl rested her hands on her cheeks and stared at the scene in front of her, then she muttered to herself.

"I like the scenery here. Every time I stand here, overlooking the scenery below, I feel peaceful and peaceful. Looking at it this way, everyone is very happy and live a happy life happily ... no one Pain, no one is hurt, no one will cry. A happy city, a happy country ... "

"what."

Hearing the girl's words, Rhodes could not help but let go and gave a soft sneer. Although destroying the children's dream is not something he likes, listening to the girl actually thinks that Casablanca is a beautiful and happy city, Rhodes is still Instinctively felt a little funny. And when he heard his laughter, the girl turned back abruptly and looked at him dissatisfied.

"What's wrong? This gentleman? Do you think what I said is interesting?"

"No no no." "

In the face of the girl's bulging inquiries, Rhodes waved his hands expressionlessly.

"I didn't say anything, Li, but you heard it wrong."

"No, I heard it right."

The girl pursed her mouth and looked at Rhode in dissatisfaction.

"Don't be a kid, I can feel your thoughts, sir. Do you think I'm just a naive, stupid, dreaming little girl, don't you?"

"……………………"

Rhodes did not speak, but apparently, he did not intend to deny it. I do n’t know why, at the first glance at this girl, Rhode felt a little strange, as if there was somewhere in his body that was particularly close to the girl, and it felt as if a foreign country had met his acquaintance. A feeling of kindness and nostalgia. But Rhodes is really weird why he feels this way. Because no matter how you look at it, this girl and herself are absolutely unfamiliar. He has never seen this girl before, and her figure does not overlap with people she knows. If it is a person born in the eastern Yamahara like Gaya, It is not wrong to say that you have a sense of familiarity. But this girl ......... has never seen her before? Why did she not feel at all what she should feel when facing a stranger when talking to her?

"I'm just telling the truth, Li, this world is not as peaceful as you think."

With that, Rhodes pouted and looked at Casablanca in front of him.

"Especially this city, I don't think it is beautiful at all. On the contrary, I hate this place."

Upon hearing Rhode's answer, the girl's eyes widened in surprise, and she stared straight at Rhode, as if he had just said something that subverted the truth of the world.

"Why? Sir? This is Casablanca, the city sheltered by the Dragon of Light. Under this holy light, isn't it natural for people to live happily? Why do you hate this place?"

"Because here, I have only seen ugly and useless struggles."

Rhodes shrugged and answered the girl's question lightly. Although he knew very well that this was not what he should say to such a small child, but he didn't know why. In the face of this girl, Rhodes felt intuitively that it didn't matter even if he said it.

"Here it is, on the surface, sheltered by the Dragon Soul of Light, but what is the truth? People in power attack each other in order to consolidate their power, scold each other in order to expand their power, stir up hatred, and cover up everything with lies. People here Living in false dreams under lies, they think they are the center of the world, but in fact, nothing is here "

Speaking of which, Rhode reached out and pointed to a spot in front of the city of Casablanca.

"Have you been there? Li?"

"Yes, it's a long church, a beautiful and quiet place."

Although she didn't know why Rhode asked this question suddenly, the girl quickly answered. Facing her answer, Rhodes shrugged and pointed to another place.

"So where is it?"

"There is ......... Ah, Liberty Square, of course I have been there."

"So, where is it?"

This time, Rhodes pointed her finger to a white area west of Casablanca, but this time, the girl didn't answer immediately. She frowned, carefully stared at Rhodes' direction, and tried hard to remember, but after a moment , The girl still shook her head helplessly.

"No ... sir, I have never been there, where is it?"

"It's called 'Darkest', and it's the largest slum in Casablanca."

"Civilians cry?"

The girl repeated Rod's speech in confusion, but looking at her blank expression she knew that the girl didn't understand the meaning of the word at all.

"It's where the poor live. They don't cover themselves, they are so poor, they don't even eat a full meal. There, people can kill people for a piece of bread, and no one dares to walk on the street with money. , Because they will be robbed the next moment, in the dark corners of the alley are skinny, thugs with sharp weapons, they open their greedy eyes, look at every prey outside, they may be very lucky to A person drags into the alley and kills his belongings, but may not be able to see the gold coins in it and will be killed by others. But even so, they can only do so in order to continue in this Live in the city. "

Having said that, Rhode glanced at the girl next to her. The girl seemed completely frightened by Rhode's words at this moment. She opened her eyes wide and couldn't believe looking at the direction of Rhode's finger, murmured in her mouth.

"It's impossible, why is this ... why are there these people ... why are they so poor ..."

"There are many reasons for poverty. Some people are kicked out by their employers because they have lost their ability to work. They are physically disabled and cannot find work. They can only live on this way. Some people live there when they are born. They I don't know if there is any other way to help them survive. Some people are because of bad luck. They may be ordinary people because they accidentally lost their property and family, and eventually end up here. Of course, also Some people are just lazy, anyway ... these people are everywhere, the difference is that some are more and some are less. "

Speaking of which, Rhode thought of Gold City again. The Principality of Moon is strictly forbidden to move freely, so there is no such slum in the Principality of Moon. But similar places still exist. Poverty and richness are like twin brothers. There are poor people who have the rich, and the poor have no way to buy their own houses and have no place in this big city. So they must gather. This is unavoidable everywhere. Even the legends and beliefs of people also have the shadow of slums. Hell is designed to receive such people.

"I ......... I don't believe ........."

The girl was pale, her hands tightly covering her mouth, her eyes full of panic.

"I don't believe ......... this is not true ........."

"You do n’t need to be so surprised. Li, you do n’t need to think too much. This is the world. There must be ugliness when there is beauty. This is just a normal thing. Not everyone can live a happy life. Most people can live like this, and that's enough. "

"……………………"

After hearing Rhode's words, the girl fell silent, and after a moment, she opened her mouth with trembling.

"Sir ... you mean, as long as there are a hundred people living well, can we not care about a poor person?"

"I just said, don't try to forget their existence."

Facing the girl's inquiry, Rhodes spread his hands.

"There are indeed many people who need help, but the manpower is always limited, but this is better than covering your eyes with your hands and pretending to turn a blind eye. Li, do n’t you encounter it when you go out? Ever been similar? "

"……………………"

This time, the girl fell silent, and finally, she bowed her head. At this moment, she seemed ambivalent and confused, as if everything Rhode had told her had completely subverted the girl's thoughts all the time. Her eyes were bewildered, disturbed, and more panic and doubtful. Seeing the girl's expression at the moment, Rhodes began to wonder if he was saying too much? The other party is just a little girl, and it is not yet time to touch the social reality ... But looking at the girl in front of him, Rhodes lowered his face ... If it is facing her, then these words are only available now The opportunity came out.

"I don't believe that ... the light should cover everything, be equal, protect everything tenderly, everyone lives in happiness ... but ... I know ... I ... ......... "

Speaking of which, the girl seemed to make up her mind. She bit her lip, raised her head, and looked at Rhodes.

"I, I don't believe what you say. If you want to prove that what you say is true, then take me to take a look!"

(To be continued)