You and me under the world tree

It may sound ridiculous, but it is the truth.

After all, who didn't have dreams when they were young?

Dreaming of holding a sword in your hand, using your own personal force to defend the peace of one side, and gaining glory and praise.

This kind of unreliable sounding thing did exist in the heart of this young man.

But later, with the battle after battle, he began to transform in the battle.

In fact, Walter and Ilmin are not the same.

Ilmin usually looks a bit taciturn, so his friends are quite limited.

But Walter was different.

He is cheerful and talkative, and he is the kind of person who can't rest in the army.

As long as he is given time, a team of about 20 fighters can become his friend.

Moreover, he is not the kind of person who likes to have both ways and interests first.

He doesn't make friends for the so-called 'road', but just to have a friend who can talk and talk heart-to-heart.

But in reality, there are no fairy tales sung by bards after all, and Walter himself is not a legendary hero.

During the war, his friends became fewer and fewer.

The more friends he knew, the more he felt the pain.

Originally, he was looking for friends and wanting to talk to others because he was afraid of being alone.

But later, he himself seemed to give up this idea.

And the friends I know seem to be the only one left.

Thinking of this, Irmin couldn't help but feel a little regretful.

Although he can indeed go back and connect the original things now, and carefully analyze the things about Walter.

However, this analysis is like an afterthought.

Because everything is too late.

Presumably from that time on, Walter's inner persistence was only left with the identity of 'Frontier Legionnaire'.

At least at that time, no matter how great the sacrifice was, it was worth it.

They are fighting for the land they live in and for the families behind them.

Immediately afterwards, supplies and food were cut off.

This backstabbing is bewildering and misses the point.

Thinking of this, that figure couldn't help appearing in Irmin's mind.

Wittig, the ex-Excalibur warrior and head of the Frontier Legion.

He is the only guide for the frontier fighters who have lost their goal and almost collapsed.

It is precisely because of his existence that the legion can maintain its combat effectiveness.

Although not everyone trusted him, and some people chose to leave the legion in the end, almost all of the remaining people were headed by him.

Among them, of course, is Walter.

But it is different now, the Frontier Corps has completed its mission, and the lucky ones who survived have been properly settled.

Then, the problem arises.

All along, the pain in his heart has never been appeased, but replaced by one thing after another.

But after all these things were done, the 'big brother' who advised them at the beginning also chose to live in seclusion.

He suddenly lost his target.

"I don't value the position at all."

Staring at his best friend now, Walter said in a low voice.

"But I don't know who to give it to."

Although he had been in contact with the lord's work for a while, he had even fought as Lord Grimes before.

However, he himself did not have this desire after all.

Without desire, you will naturally feel uneasy and confused.

After all, the current Walter is still that young warrior.

And for him, the cruelest thing is when someone stabs a knife in the back when he goes out to fight.

After finally returning home, he found that he couldn't even see his mother for the last time.

"I don't know what to do now, Ilmin."

he said in a low voice.

Then, wondering if he was infected by this pessimistic atmosphere, Irmin couldn't help but sighed.

He is preparing his words.

And after Walter calmed down a little, he spoke slowly:

"As I said before, Walter, there has never been any freedom in this world."

Yes, this is the way the world is.

"Life has always been a multiple-choice question, not a fill-in-the-blank question. Due to practical reasons, there are quite few choices."

Having said that, Irmin paused for a moment.

He looked up:

"But my opinion remains the same, you are lucky and I am also lucky because we are all sitting here safe and sound."

"but……"

"Nothing but, Walter, the world is so cruel."

"..."

Walter then remained silent about it.

"At least we still have the ability, Walter, at least we survived and can make up for the previous losses."

"make up……"

"Yes, make it up, Walter, if you feel that you deserve it, then do your best to make it up to them, and try your best to make those who have suffered from hardships live a better life."

In fact, strictly speaking, this is nothing more than a blank promise, because there is no plan at all.

However, this empty check gave Walter's originally confused eyes a glimmer of light.

He seemed to have found something.

"Perhaps, you are right."

he opened his mouth to speak.

Then, he clenched his fists.

"I understand, just follow what I said before. No matter what, Elmrich is not suitable to lead Gothic."

Then he picked up his quill, soaked it in ink, and began to write the letter.

A week later, something went viral.

It is said that Walter, the young lord of Grimes, pleaded for the people and begged Her Royal Highness to send troops to recover the lost land and make Gothic return to integrity.

Let those suffering people who were oppressed by the false king return to their former lives.

"it's time."

In the City of Heaven, Her Royal Highness the Princess opened her eyes.

Those scarlet eyes seemed to tear apart the distant scenery.

"I'm back, Ravenna."

Chapter 89: A Prayer for Peace

Location: Kingdom of the West Netherlands, Atrium World

It seems that there has not been a so-called war here for a long time.

Although in fact, the war of restoring the country that swept the entire kingdom did not last long.

Moreover, the Netherlands launched a war of annihilation against Burgundy nearly two years ago. When the Gothic Kingdom launched a war against Denmark, the Netherlands also participated.

Although it does not take the form of direct military support, it provides a large amount of labor to help the Goths with planting work, and there is also the delivery of food.

All this proves that the outside is not safe.

However, life here is indeed much more comfortable than outside.

Since a large-scale plague broke out before, even natural disasters have decreased a lot.

Under the various policies promulgated by Siegfried, Lord of Armies, the life of the people is getting better and better day by day.

Domestic and foreign are completely two worlds.

So not only does it look comfortable here, but the pace of life in some small towns is much slower.

Take, for example, the town of Strath.

As a small town on the border, it used to need to be taken care of, and there were a lot of forts not far from it.

That's because the Hengding family was extremely weak and ceded all the border natural barriers including the Jura Mountains to the Goths at that time, but they were afraid that the strong and tyrannical princess would attack again.

So another line of defense was built around here, which was actually useless.

After all, the terrain around here can be said to be flat, and the only things that can be called "dangerous places" are probably the various tributaries of the Rhine.

Therefore, for a long time, a disturbing and chilling atmosphere spread in the small town of Strath.

In addition to the residents who originally lived here, the families of some frontier soldiers also live here.

Every day, they worry about threats from outside.

But now it's different.

The ruined city on the Rhine was established to completely block possible invaders from the north, and the Jura Mountains returned by the Goths also established a new line of defense.

In this case, the former 'frontier town' of Strath is not worthy of its name.

Although the composition of the personnel has basically not changed much, the daily life has undergone great changes.

The word 'casual' has become the mainstream here.

After the day's work, almost all adults go to the pub to relax with a drink.

And the drinks provided in the tavern are not inferior drinks.

Because of the trade, and because the huge abandoned city is not far from here, and it is more convenient to buy goods, some drinks that should only appear on the tables of the rich are sold here to the families of the soldiers at a low cost. .

While drinking high-end wine, while listening to the music and stories of the bards, the perfect first half of the night passed.

And now, in the taverns of this small town, the poets who came here were narrating the things of a certain lord from outside the kingdom.

"Even though he was in a high position, he was born as a commoner, but he never forgot what he had experienced. He didn't want more suffering in this world, so he begged Her Royal Highness Princess Dietrich to fulfill his obligations as a royal family and defeat the false king. , to restore the glory of the ancestors."

Lord Walter of the Grimes region.

Because of the series of events before, his reputation became more and more famous.

And the previous matter of "pleading for the people's life" has become a good talk.

However, the residents in the tavern have different opinions on this kind of matter.

In fact, they didn't pay too much attention to the grievances suffered by Princess Dietrich, nor did they pay attention to Walter, the new lord of Grimes.

As civilians, their focus has always been on those people.

"Life abroad is really difficult."

"The war thing never went away."