You and me under the world tree

However, he just ignored one point.

But this is not Siegfried's problem, because it is easy to ignore for people of the Volsung family like them.

"Whether it's Siegmund or you, or even Simfi Otley, you can easily overlook one point."

These people may have their own shortcomings, but they are almost unshakable in terms of will.

The advantages of Siegmund are naturally passed on to his children.

Keep promises, be brave and decisive...

I don't know if it's because they are all the protagonist's family, and Siegfried is the protagonist of the second large-scale expansion piece [Song of the Nibelungen] that is highlighted. Their advantages are particularly prominent.

"For you, as long as you make a decision and make preparations, it will definitely be completed, and you will not have any regrets or hesitation even in the face of life and death."

In fact, not only the people of Volsunger, but anyone who is enlightened and willing to pay for important people can actually do this.

"It is also because of this that you ignore the feelings and thoughts of those who are a little weaker."

To be precise, this should be the thinking of most normal people, just like those soldiers.

Why do generals and regiment commanders give speeches before setting off?

Because they want to boost morale.

Why boost morale?

Improving the individual quality of the soldiers is one aspect, but the real purpose is to ensure that the soldiers will not hesitate to fight and cause various problems.

"Preparing and actually facing are two different things after all, and this is different from a duel. The so-called duel and fighting inspire the will to survive."

Howard said calmly.

"After going to the battlefield, some people will become more and more courageous. This is not only the material rewards and the expectations of their families supporting them, but more importantly, they want to live, while the enemy wants to kill them. It's that simple."

Finally, the sage paused for a moment.

His eyes moved away from the young hero, and then turned to the scroll in his hand.

"However, Legney's situation is more special than these, because he is a 'suicide', not everyone has the awareness of 'suicide', because compared to killing the enemy, 'kill yourself', 'perish together' and so on It takes more courage."

"Is...is that so?"

Listening to what Huo De said, Siegfried always felt that his mind was in a daze.

Uncle Hodder's words sounded fine, but he always felt that something was wrong.

If it was in the past, he reckoned that his uncle would just get by like this.

But not now.

He has been a 'lord' for several months now, and although he is still not enthroned, he holds real power.

The life during this time allowed him to reduce the time to practice martial arts, but it sharpened his mind.

As the future king, although he has the courage to delegate power, he cannot be kept in the dark by his subordinates.

So soon, his brain reacted to it.

"No, Uncle, just because he didn't have the courage to set himself on fire, so...is he crazy?"

"Of course not, it's just that we chatted again later, that's all."

The point seems to be coming...

Siegfried sensed this.

But at this moment, he only felt that the doubts in his mind were getting deeper and deeper.

"Talk, and then go crazy? This..."

"Siegfried!"

Just when Siegfried was a little incoherent, dreaming back to the era of silly roe deer, a voice came from outside the gate.

It was Ragnar, and he walked in with his warriors.

"Siegfried! Are you all right!"

Chapter 54: He will come back like lightning for sure

Ragnar still upholds the attitude he once had.

Although in normal times, he has restrained himself as much as possible. After all, Siegfried is His Royal Highness and the future king, and he is the commander of the army he appointed and the commander of the abandoned city.

However, when he was in a hurry, he would still forget the status relationship between them on the surface.

After all, the relationship and friendship between them has never deteriorated in any way because of the change of identity.

This is of course a good thing, because Siegfried himself doesn't want to lose his former friends because of this kind of thing.

Sometimes, however, a little problem arises.

That is, when he was extremely anxious, he would directly bring the attitude of calling him by his name in private to the stage.

as it is now...

"Siegfried! Are you all right!"

Almost in the running posture of a quick march, Ragnar walked directly through the corridors, and he didn't slow down until he saw that Siegfried and the sage were safe and sound, and walked into the palace.

"call."

At this moment, he couldn't help taking a deep breath, and then relaxed.

He was indeed terrified before.

Not because of anything else, just because of the sounds that can be heard through the walls.

The grunting and irritable sounds of the monsters when they were hungry echoed one after another, which not only made the soldiers who stepped into the palace feel terrified, but even Ragnar himself felt a little bad.

Although he will not feel fear, the structure of the palace will inevitably make him feel uneasy.

Because none of the monsters here have been cleared, he subconsciously felt that something should have happened here.

This is fairly typical warrior thinking.

And it's not just Ragnar, even the previous Siegfried almost made a similar mistake.

But no matter what, now that he saw Siegfried in safety, he finally felt relieved.

"It's fine."

After taking a closer look and confirming that Siegfried was indeed not injured, Ragnar finally relaxed completely.

But in contrast, Siegfried also stepped down from the throne and looked at him carefully.

Compared to his relaxation, Siegfried was helpless.

"You appear to be seriously injured...or at least you were."

All the way from the capital's square, he came here with soldiers who still maintained their combat effectiveness. During this period of time, some of Ragnar's wounds were almost healed.

However, this 'almost' is limited to wound healing.

Because the armor hadn't been changed, Siegfried could see the scars under the armor through the blood stained on his body.

"After all, I was not very lucky, and I ran into a hard stubble."

Ragnar obviously didn't want to mention anything about the battle.

Siegfried knew that he was not the kind of person who liked to show off his combat achievements.

Even now, the more he lives in the comfortable sunshine, the more he hates the days when he had to raise a sword and fight for survival.

So he didn't ask too much.

"How's it going outside?"

"Hagen is dealing with the aftermath, and now thinking about it, the whole city should have been suppressed."

There is actually no suspense in this war, it is nothing more than sooner or later.

"How about the casualties?"

"It should be said to be an overwhelming victory, but because the heroic warriors still remain, their desperate counterattack caused a lot of trouble, so..."

Looking at Siegfried's not-so-good-looking complexion, Ragnar seemed hesitant when he finally answered these questions.

He is also a warrior and leads an army.

Moreover, because he is a friend, he knows more than ordinary fighters.

In fact, he hates casualties very much, so why didn't he treat those soldiers as friends after getting along with the soldiers at the bottom?

However, the truth must always be told.

"There are still casualties. Hagen is already counting the number of casualties."

"Calculate the number of deaths and injuries on both sides. This war should not have erupted in the first place."

At this moment, Siegfried suddenly lost interest.

He didn't continue to ask his uncle about Legney, but closed his eyes.

Then, he reached out and rubbed his temples.

"All fighters are... undeserving."

"It's not your problem, Siegfried..."

"Anyway, it's just a civil war in the Netherlands, so..."

So compensation should be given.

Perhaps because of staying in that seat for a long time, Siegfried subconsciously came up with this sentence in his heart.

After realizing this, he couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile.

How can these things be measured by material compensation.

So in the end, he swallowed the words that followed.

"Forget it, let's talk about it after the statistics come out."

"You go out first."

At this time, the sage also found an appropriate time to speak.

"Skywrath King City and its people are waiting for their king. It's impossible to just stay here without declaring victory."

Now that they have won the final victory, it is natural to declare.

"Go and declare your victory, and tell them that Siegmund's posthumous son, the descendant of Volsunger, has returned like lightning."

Even, they didn't just announce to Wangcheng, they had to pass the news on, after all, there were more than one battlefield.

"Send a messenger to convey this news to Hewale and Half, and let the soldiers who are still fighting stubbornly in the fortress surrender as soon as possible."

After sorting out his mood a bit, Siegfried gave such an order.

However, these words were just for Ragnar to hear in advance.

Then, he walked towards the door of the palace.

Just as he passed those soldiers who were obviously injured, he nodded slowly.

"Thank you for your hard work."

Then, these actions made these soldiers stand up straight subconsciously.

Even if the action caused them to pull their own wounds and had to grin their teeth, they were happy to do so.

Even if Siegfried consciously lowered his identity to communicate with these fighters.

But in their hearts, as the future king, it felt like a gift for him to speak to them, even to nod.

For them, as long as they are lucky enough to walk into the eyes of His Majesty the future king, their future will definitely be smooth.

However, Siegfried was too lazy to care about these small thoughts.

When he reached the door, he stopped suddenly.

The future His Majesty the King turned his head, and he stared at the sage who remained in place.

"Let's put the false king here for now, and I'll take him out later."