You and me under the world tree

In the end, everything was peaceful.

Chapter 87: Am I lucky?

All was quiet, and Walter himself closed his eyes.

He didn't deny anything.

Even though Ilmin's words were so blunt, the meaning he expressed was so harsh.

However, this is the truth.

As the new lord of the Grimes region, he seemed to be directly pushed to the forefront by the people, but he was actually the biggest and only beneficiary.

Because now, his position as the new lord is actually a bit embarrassing.

He was too ostentatious and conspicuous in order to facilitate the round of storm against Elmrich set off by Mr. Wittig, and also for the entire frontier army that had been betrayed.

Even from beginning to end, he jumped out too fast.

Although as the illegitimate son of Grimes' former lord, he has always had legitimacy derived from blood and legal principles.

But it was Elmrich who was the first to admit and appoint him as lord.

So this will inevitably give people a feeling of 'breach of faith'.

There are even folk rumors that Walter from Vasgenstein is just a selfish and despicable villain who pays attention to his own interests.

It seems that he has completely forgotten the fact that he was a member of the Frontier Legion and fought bloody battles on the border to the end.

Who sent these messages?

There is no doubt about that.

A wise man should think carefully and understand that this is the revenge of Elmrich and those under him.

But it's never the source that matters in this kind of thing.

It's the ultimate influence.

Because no matter what, even groundless rumors have the characteristics of being popular, and it is not uncommon for three people to become tigers.

Because people's own abilities are limited, they cannot fully know the source.

And more importantly, they don't care about it.

Just like the time of the palace coup, most people didn't care about the specific truth.

What they need is just a kind of talk, the more exciting and interesting the better.

Even, it is best to go to extremes, attract people's attention, and arouse other people's inner emotions.

Because only in this way can it be regarded as an excellent conversation material to pass the time.

Therefore, what Walter and the others need is not clarifications that are based on empty words, but practical actions.

And now, this opportunity is right in front of his eyes.

When the public subconsciously pinned their hopes on him as a young man, this gave him a 'step up'.

As long as he is willing to take the place of the people and speak to His Highness in the City of Heaven, then the so-called rumors among the people will naturally dissipate.

Under the mainstream thought of 'Welcome back Princess Dietrich', Jinyan will now put on a solid armor for him to petition for the people.

And more importantly, it's all driven by someone.

From the flow of folk speech to the current point, there is an invisible hand pushing and controlling the general direction of rumors.

In other words, the self-willed attitude shown by the person in the City of Godsend is also fake.

Her refusal was really just giving a certain young lord a chance.

To fully integrate into Princess Dietrich's command, this kind of thing is not as simple as simply surrendering.

He needs a simpler, more down-to-earth reason.

And this reason is of great benefit to himself.

Even Walter himself wanted to do this.

However, he wanted to do this entirely from the depths of his heart.

He wanted to do something for the oppressed but powerless.

However, when he realized that there were countless pushers and profit-level calculations behind this matter, his initial thoughts could not help but deteriorate.

At least in his own opinion, this kind of thing obviously reveals a strange meaning.

"It's almost like I'm looking for people's fat and people's anointing, using their pain as my own capital."

After a long silence, Walter suddenly spoke.

"For this kind of thing, I..."

It may be that he couldn't find any adjectives for a while, so he couldn't help elongating his tone.

He scratched his head, breathing gradually becoming short of breath.

In the end, his body was completely reclined, and his whole body was completely spread out on the magnificent seat covered with animal skins.

"I'm uneasy."

Seeing Walter's appearance, Irmin couldn't help curling his lips.

"Should I say you are kind, or should I say you are hypocritical?"

Then, Walter didn't respond.

He just pulled out an extremely ugly smile.

"To be honest, Irmin, I regret it a little."

"what?"

"I feel like this seat is not for me at all."

He looked up and looked at his friend.

These words were not joking, Irmin could tell that he meant it.

"At the beginning, the reason why we had this kind of plan was actually for revenge."

Because no matter what, Limstein, the lord of the Grimes region, cut off the supply line and had a blood feud with the entire frontier army.

Later, when my mother was seriously ill, she died of illness because she couldn't afford medicine.

This is the second hate.

Under the overlap, Walter would angrily start killing in the palace in Imst, the city of lords.

However, hatred is only the first element.

The second element is actually still related to the Frontier Legion.

"We had planned to give a home to a soldier who was abandoned but still remained in the Legion."

Walter said in a low voice.

"It is for this reason that we began to plan for the position of the lord of the Grimes region."

"We've already done that."

With his expression unchanged, Ilmin whispered.

But at this moment, what he said made Walter dumbfounded.

"Correct."

His expression was weird.

"We have indeed done it. Now the surviving soldiers, the soldiers of the Frontier Legion are all in our territory, and I am capable enough to arrange the rest of their lives for them."

Some people long for a quiet place to live, he gave secluded estates.

There are those who desire riches, and he rewards them in considerable measure.

Some people crave status, and now he's serving in the military.

He gave everything he could, and he never treated his former comrades badly.

And even those comrades-in-arms who did not wait until he became the lord, he gave the highest standard of etiquette and rich burial.

"After I finished these, I found that I didn't have so many thoughts about this position."

"..."

Facing Walter's inexplicable exclamation, Ilmin didn't say anything.

Finally, he just reached out and patted him on the shoulder.

"Here is the righteousness, Walter, there has never been so much freedom in this world, and compared to other people, you are indeed much luckier."

"Am I... lucky?"

When Ilmin said that, Walter couldn't help but have nothing to say.

At the same time, his heart was even filled with uneasiness.

"I... lucky?"

A nameless anger welled up in my heart.

There are waves surging in my mind, tearing up all my sanity like huge waves.

Anger surged like a tsunami, engulfing people in it, making it hard to breathe.

struggle!

"Ahhh!"

'boom'

Perhaps to vent, or perhaps to escape from the oppression that was hard to breathe, Walter suddenly overturned the desk in front of him.

"How lucky am I..."

He was hunched over, holding his hair with his hands.

"Irmin, looking back, there is no one left, and my mother is also dead."

Chapter 88: Bad Check

"There's nobody here anymore, Ilmin."

Walter said in a low voice.

His voice was weak, and it didn't sound like a normal young man's voice at all.

The hoarse voice sounded more like a patient.

However, he was not sick, at least not physically traumatized.

But he is by no means healthy. All the experiences so far are like clouds in his mind and become his heart disease.

Having said that, when did this state start?

Staring at Walter, Ilmin couldn't help thinking for a moment.

It is not difficult to find these by combining his mind with past memories.

In fact, from the moment the Frontier Corps was cut off from food and supplies, my friend lived in anxiety.

Ilmin knew his friend well, but he had no ambitions at first.

Why Join Frontier Corps?

In fact, from the beginning, I heard that the salary is good, and there are subsidies for the family members and a salary higher than that of the guards.

This is an interest level reason.

On the other hand, he is also a young man.

The legion guards the frontier, slaying enemies and invaders with the sword in their hands, so as to defend the land they live in and so on.

This is something that most young people think about.