You and me under the world tree

"I can't forgive myself at all, Wittig."

Whether it is responsibilities and obligations, or his personal feelings, this matter will not be exposed.

He is very tired.

The responsibilities of the royal family, the wishes of the living, and even the weight of the dead all rested on his shoulders.

If his character is a little selfish, maybe this incident will become a stepping stone for him and then turn the chapter, but he is not, so he has been stuck there.

But then again, if he was really the kind of selfish guy who only pursues personal interests like Gevarus, he wouldn't stay here to talk to him.

No, it should be said that Studas would not even come to Goth at all.

Maybe he would have clashed with his brother in Gitland and staged a normal power struggle?

But then again, with their father still alive, they shouldn't have developed to this point, right?

For a moment, Wittig couldn't control his own thoughts, and that weird "possibility" spread in his mind.

But those things, after all, didn't happen, and even far from reality.

The only thing that is certain is that Sead does not seem to back down on this kind of thing.

He has already made up his mind about this.

From a certain point of view, it should be quite lucky for the Kingdom of Gitland to have such an heir.

However, Sead has another identity besides the prince.

"Your Majesty... Do uncle and aunt know about this?"

Hearing this, the determination on Sead's face seemed to be showing signs of cracking, and his silence also revealed certain facts.

"That's it."

There was no need for him to answer any questions himself, Wittig finally sighed after getting some answers.

"You didn't say that?"

"..."

Sead didn't answer, he just tilted his head slightly.

"Forget it, after all, to some extent, it is more difficult to say such a thing than to do it."

Then Wittig pursed his lips.

"I'll help you."

He sighed.

Without waiting for any reaction from His Royal Highness, he turned around directly.

"But, I need you to promise me one thing."

"Say."

"Don't do it unless you have to."

"Um……"

Chapter 22: There is no turning back

Location: The Norwegian Army Camp on the border of Gitland

Ever since relying on the powerful Berserker Legion to completely tear apart the seemingly incomparably thick gate of the Giant Bear City, the Norwegian army has been stationed around and moved forward at a slow speed.

Of course the vanguard continued to move forward, but the battalion was still stationed in place without moving.

Of course, Gevarus, as the king, also stayed here, just looking at the ruins that made him lament every day.

As far as he is concerned, every time he sees the giant bear city that has become ruins, it will make him feel uncomfortable.

It's not that he sympathizes with those dead, it's just that the design structure of Giant Bear City itself is an extremely strong and huge fortress.

The city was expanded decades ago by King Niddard of Gitland.

At that time, he didn't believe that he would lose at all, so he started to build the city ahead of time.

Gevarus still remembers that at that time Niddard seemed to want to annex Norway to build a border fort, and finally built a giant bear city to deter Norway.

At that time, the biggest function of the city itself was to garrison the army, migrate the population, and even move the Norwegian royal family to live here and put them under house arrest.

This kind of thinking must be correct, because the royal city of Gitland itself is quite close to the northeastern border.

If all the Norwegian royal family and those lords are moved here, and troops are stationed outside for defense, this is completely equivalent to keeping these defeated people under their noses.

As long as the people and the legions are all disrupted again, resulting in a situation of "stranger strangers", then Norway is estimated to be pacified soon.

However, the problem with Nedard was that his ambitions were too inflated, and he didn't even pay attention to the newly appointed young king Angentir, so something happened.

When the twelve berserkers across the battlefield appeared in Norway, Niddard's Norwegian conquest plan was declared bankrupt in the middle of the war.

He had considered the situation after the collapse of Norway, but before he could push to Bergen, the harbor king city of Norway, the ambition in his heart was completely cut off by the Norwegian magic sword Tyrfing.

As for the Giant Bear City, it lost its original meaning of existence, and could only be used as a simple frontier fortress and city.

But even so, Gevarus himself was envious of the structure of the city.

Because it was originally decided to entertain and put those royal families under house arrest, this meant that the palace inside the Giant Bear City was by no means shabby, and could even be regarded as the standard of the royal family.

At the same time, because it was positioned as a fortress city, in addition to civilian residences, there were also a large number of defensive facilities in the city for the garrison of legions.

In other words, if they can capture Giant Bear City, they will have an extra springboard to attack.

At that time, whether it is simply living in it or using it as a transfer station for logistics will not be a problem.

It can even be used as a training camp for 'Berserkers'. Anyway, there must be enough space inside the Giant Bear City.

However, no matter what kind of idea it is, it cannot be done now.

"I can't control it at all..."

Thinking of the appearance of those 'berserkers' who went berserk and broke through the city, Gevarus still feels shuddering until now.

He was on the battlefield at that time, the king who was in charge of the king himself inspired his warriors.

It was also for this reason that the bloody and frenzied scene was deeply imprinted in his mind.

Anyway, no matter what, Giant Bear City was also destroyed, so it's useless to regret it.

Thinking of this, he who was standing on the edge of the camp could not help but glance at the afterimage of the ruins in the distance.

In fact, there are still people working there, those soldiers he sent out.

Because of Sead's hasty evacuation, in fact, there are still riches waiting to be excavated in the ruins, which can also make up for the loss of Norway and him to a certain extent.

As for other things...

"His Majesty!"

At this moment, a voice came from behind him.

When he looked back, he saw a man with a big smile on his face.

He seemed to be walking quietly, and the moment he heard his voice, Gevarus subconsciously felt his scalp go numb.

Although this man kept a smile on his face and called him His Majesty, there was nothing impolite in terms of etiquette.

However, Gervaros obviously does not take his respect completely seriously.

Because this seemingly extremely young man has a longer experience than him.

To be precise, his age is actually nothing in front of him. This age, which has already passed fifty years ago, may not even compare to the fraction of the so-called young people.

Because the two parties are not races or people of the same class at all.

He is not a human being, but comes from the aloof Asa protoss, and his name is Hermod, the envoy who conveys the will of the gods.

Thinking of this, Gevarus tried his best to pull out a smile.

"What's the matter, Mr. Helmold?"

He asked neither humble nor overbearing.

"Nothing, I just came to tell His Majesty something."

"what?"

"The great God King is not satisfied with your current progress..."

After hearing Hermod's words, Gevarus's hair stood on end.

A panic appeared subconsciously on the old king's face, but he clenched his fists soon.

And although Hermod took Gevarus' panic into his eyes, he didn't care at all.

"Don't worry so much."

He smiled.

"It's just that you have indeed stayed here long enough, it's been almost ten days, and you haven't done anything."

Ever since conquering the Giant Bear City, Gevarus has been staying here and has no intention of moving forward.

Even the vanguard army that set out first and advanced forward stood still under his orders.

As for the reason, it is actually very simple.

"I just wish to be more secure, Mr. Helmold."

But obviously, this kind of scene can't fool Helmold.

"This kind of 'safety' has no value at all. Your Majesty, I think you should understand that the reason why the great gods give favors is because they are optimistic about your development. You should have a better performance."

Perhaps, from a general point of view, the words of the envoy of God should be a kind of encouragement.

However, at this moment Gevarus felt a chill from the bottom of his heart.

"Ah... well, I understand."

Forcing himself to laugh, Gevarus responded humbly.

"I know, I will march as soon as possible."

"It's good that you understand, but if you continue to delay, you won't get any benefits."

After patting the king's shoulder lightly, the envoy left.

But the old king just stared at his back, and his whole spirit and temperament became sluggish.

"I can't get any benefits..."

He repeated the 'warning' that the envoy said, and bitterness spread in his heart.

"There was no way I could go back from the beginning."

Chapter 23: That kind of thing, going to happen again?

At this moment, Gevarus's bitter mind was full of thoughts.

He thought about a lot of things, such as his life as the son of a lord, after inheriting his father's territory.

At that time, he did not control a country like he does now, but as a new lord, he owned a small territory.

Before he could secure his position as the lord, the king who had made great military exploits and repelled foreign enemies launched a new round of war.

Then, something else happened, and the supposedly invincible king finally met an unexpected foreign enemy—the mighty warrior from the Netherlands.

Then, he didn't come back.

King Angentil and his brother got lost in the sea area shrouded in the cloud of death.

Then, followed by chaos within Norway.

The shame of being pierced by the Netherlands, coupled with the news that the twelve berserkers including the king were missing, instantly detonated hidden dangers within the kingdom.

Norway has thus become uncertain.

Of course, in fact, Norway can still stabilize.

Because Angentier's wife is a very capable woman, and Angentier is not without offspring.

At that time, she was already pregnant, and the child in her stomach did not know whether it was a boy or a girl.