Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

The disciples of the Sea God Cult raised a lot of gold over the years, and the money was all for today.

"Master Tang Deen, that chair..." Bruce pointed at the Coral Throne, and the gold chain on his hand rattled, "Isn't it for ordinary people?"

"It's the position of the descendants of the Sea God." Tang De'en said.

The fat man exclaimed, "Oh! That lord is really coming?"

"It's coming soon - find a place to sit down first." Tang Deen said.

"Okay, Master."

Everyone is waiting for the descendants of the Sea God to come. 200 years ago, the northerners destroyed the Gulf Empire and killed Chauvin III and the leader of the Sea God Sect at that time.The leader left behind a child before his death. Legend has it that this child was born of the leader and a mermaid, and has the great magical power of calling the wind and rain and controlling the tide.Since then, the killers of the northerners have been looking for this child, and the northerners once claimed to have killed the child, and even staged an execution ceremony in a pretentious manner.However, Tang De'en knew that this child had been hiding in the sea of ​​people. He kept his name incognito, reproduced and accumulated strength... This Sea God's blood has endured for 200 years, and now his descendants have finally returned to the sun.

The setting sun shone on the Coral Throne through the skylight of the large tent, and people looked forward to it.

At this time, someone shouted outside the door: "Plain hunter, elder of three generations of Schild, father of black pine, viscount of Pinewood Castle, Lauren? Schild is here!"

"He's here." Tang De'en said and went to greet him at the door.

Viscount Childe is 73 years old, and he is already an old man.He could no longer ride a horse or even walk, and his servants pushed him in a wheelchair and sent him to the big tent.Old Childe sat in his wheelchair with his head bowed like a dead man.

Tang Deen stepped forward and said, "Lord Childe, I thought you weren't coming."

"Oh, Master." The old man raised his head and said, his voice sounded like there was a piece of broken glass in his throat, "I thought...you..." He coughed twice, "Master, you are nine years old. Ten, right? How did you do it?" He patted Tang Deen's thigh, and Tang Deen could hardly feel his strength.

Tang Deen said: "Don't envy me, Childe, although I can walk and jump, I have lived a very tired life these years."

The old man's eyeballs were cloudy, he nodded half-understood, and asked: "That...that who...that adult..."

"It will come when everyone is ready." Tang De'en said, "Master Viscount, please sit over there first."

"it is good."

Then came many people, including farmers, nobles, knights, and wizards, mercenaries and rangers, and many wizards and scholars.After a while, the big tent was full of people.People were facing the upper seat, looking at the empty chair, everyone was waiting for the descendant of the sea god to descend.

Outside the tent, the altar was already burning, and the smell of shark oil and ambergris filled the air.Painted dancers danced around the altar, and priests in blue preached to the congregation.There was silence inside the tent, and people were waiting for the return of the old god from a hundred years ago.

At this moment, a tall figure lifted the curtain and floated into the tent.

It was a tall, thin man with a strange goatee, a bald head, and huge eyes.Everyone looked at him, and many stood up.He looked around with those eyes, his eyes were so terrifying that no one dared to look at him.Tang Deen said: "Putin, I'm waiting for you."

The demon monk Putin nodded to him, and immediately walked towards the chair.

The monstrous monk's huge shadow enveloped these people. He staggered as he walked, exuding the cold air of the deep sea and the smell of salty wetness all over his body, like a sea monster crawling out of the tide.He came up to the chair and said:

"We've waited too long."

His hoarse voice seemed to be full of magic, which immediately aroused the sadness in Tang Deen's heart—yes, I have been waiting for this moment for too long.

The demon monk bowed down in front of the chair, kissed the back of the chair, and said, "Now, let the king of the sea come." After saying this, he stepped off the throne and stood in the center.At this time, Tang De'en came to the chair and said loudly: "Now, in the capacity of the ancestor to sacrifice wine, I announce the return of the descendants of the sea god! The old god of the sea has come to Xiongshan Mountain today!"

Although the old man was old, his spirit was still there. His voice was like a petrel soaring into the sky, rushing out of the tent and spreading throughout the sacrificial square.The singing and dancing outside the tent stopped, and people became noisy, and then guards shouted loudly to maintain order.About three seconds later, the curtain behind the large tent was gently lifted, and Tang Deen's young wife came out from behind.She and Tang Deen looked at each other and nodded, then walked towards the chair—

And sat down gently.

The demon monk Putin was the first to kneel down, shouting for the return of the old gods.Tang De'en was the second one, and he said loudly: "The blood is revived!" At this moment, the bewildered congregants knelt down and shouted.Two maids came out from behind the tent, put Rachel in a dark blue robe, wrapped her legs in sea-soaked canvas, and put on her a beautiful crown of driftwood, pearl and coral.Then, the young girl opened and closed her eyes, the whites of her eyes turned black, and the kernels of her eyes turned white.

"I, Lorelei Heine, have returned."

She lifted the canvas from her legs, and the legs were gone, replaced by a huge fish tail.

"That place is not up to you.", Four

"That place is not up to you.", Four

"It has been 200 years. It has been 200 years since my great-grandfather died under the knife of the northerners." The mermaid straightened her tail and stood up like a snake. Looking at it this way, she was already two meters tall. At this moment, the people below All like young children.People looked up at the tall Seagod descendant with awe in their eyes.

Lorelai twisted her lower body and crawled out of the tent, leaving a smooth trail of slime on the ground.When she walked to the door of the tent, the curtain was lifted automatically, and then she crawled under the sun and under the eyes of thousands of congregants.

Lorelei's scales glistened in the sun, and the worshipers joined together in exclamation.Some people chanted "the god of the sea is coming", while others admired her beauty.Tang De'en had been arranging this sacrificial ceremony half a year ago. With Hai Wen's acquiescence, he set a date in advance and let missionaries and ascetic monks go to preach and inform every household of believers.So this time the sacrifice attracted sea god believers from all over the country to pilgrimage. There were nearly ten thousand believers who appeared in Xiongshan Mountain today, and most of them were men.Moreover, in addition to many fanatics, there are also a large number of mercenaries, wandering mages, killers and rangers.This group of people seems to be a mob, but under the unified belief, they will explode a powerful fighting force.

The Sea God's daughter was very satisfied with all this, she nodded, and then winked at Putin.The demon monk saluted her, then walked up to the altar, and said loudly: "My believers, my warriors!" His voice echoed in the air, extremely thick, with a strange echo, and Tang Deen realized that he was using some kind of Demagogy.

People looked at Putin with straight eyes.The demon monk said loudly: "200 years ago, the northerners trampled on our land, slaughtered our compatriots, raped our women, and took away our property. We lost Tianfuguan, Wine City, and Ersichalu. The swamps in the south. Two hundred years have passed, and the northerners thought we had degenerated into slaves—these invaders, they don’t understand the soul of the son of the sea god!” Putin stomped on the wooden board, and the altar’s wooden board cracked instantly Section, "The sea ebbs and flows, and all they see is the ebb! And when the tide rises, the sea will drown these wretches, and their flesh will feed the fish, their bones will sink into the abyss of the sea, and their souls ! Will be shrunk in the prison of the Sea God forever!" He raised his arms and shouted, "My warriors—! The son of the Sea God will lead us to revenge, cry out with me: blood revival!"

"Blood recovery!"

Bewitched by the demon monk, the shouts of believers flooded the Bear Mountain, but 1 different people had the same crazy face. They shouted three times. At this time, Putin said to the daughter of Poseidon: "Lo Your Highness Lelei, please guide us!"

Lorelai nodded to him, and then raised her finger towards the east - in the direction her index finger pointed, it was the towering Bear Mountain City.

Tang De'en looked at the city, only to see that the gate had already been closed.The soldiers of the Xiongshan garrison and the White Clothes Society were all standing on the city wall, and Brian the bear glared at him, as if his eyes were about to burst into flames.

Tang De'en suddenly felt that this scene seemed familiar. Thinking of this, he smiled wryly.

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The air fell silent.

Haiwen couldn't confirm whether Lan Yu was deceiving him or this guy really had some kind of conspiracy. There are a thousand garrison troops in Xiongshan City, and Laya's people are stationed in the castle; and Haiwen has already asked Brian to transport the siege equipment into the city. In the process, disassemble it into parts and lock it firmly—the last time Tang Deen and others attacked the city of Lavidia, they had a siege engine, and they suffered heavy casualties. This time without the siege engine, they have no way to capture castle.Both Brian and Smiley Cat have said that Xiongshan City can withstand ten times the army, and if it resists the militia, it can resist twenty times or even thirty times.

Logically speaking, nothing will happen in just a dozen days.Even though Tang De'en has great abilities, he can't chew down a stone castle.

Unless he can do magic.

Thinking of this, Haiwen said to Lan Yu: "Xiongshan City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and I have left elite troops, Mr. Prime Minister, don't lie to me with such words."

Lan Zuo didn't answer him immediately, but took down a thick ancient book from the shelf.The cover of the book has turned yellow and the pages are uneven, it looks old.Lan Zuo put on a monocle, and then flipped through the bibliography, Haiwen couldn't help wondering - what is he going to do?

After a while, Lan Zuo suddenly said: "My lord, do you know who built the Xiong Castle?"

"All I know is that it was built 200 years ago."

"Two hundred years ago, the leader of the Sea God Sect paid for the renovation of Bear Castle, in order to make the defense of Antler Pass stronger, and also to fight against the legendary dragon knight."

Haiwen felt a little uneasy, and he asked, "So what?"

"How?" Lan Zuo sneered, "Every castle has back doors and secret passages, and these hidden secrets are only known to the original builders."

Haiwen remembered the bed crossbow hidden in the castle, which even Earl Mani didn't know about. "The leader of the Sea God has been dead for 200 years, so what if he knows?" Hai Wen said to him.

"The leader is dead, but his descendants are here. Master Haiwen, the sea god has returned to his place, and the sacred blood has been revived." Lan Yu closed the heavy history book with a "bang". The dust drifted into the air again.

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"Tang De'en! You perfidious dog!" On the city wall, Brian the bear was shouting at him, "I thought you were a really generous elder, but I didn't expect you... long ago..."

"It's been a long time ago!" Tang Deen's former student and current clerk Myrick continued. The bachelor was wearing a white battle robe, holding a sword and shield, and stood on the city wall.He pointed at Tang De'en and cursed, and said, "You kept saying that it was for the ancestors and the Gulf, so why did you rebel and lead people to besiege the castle of a legitimate nobleman?"

Under the coercion of Putin and Lorelei, the army was as quiet as if it didn't exist.Everyone in the bay knows that the demon monk is vicious, but the mermaid standing under the sun is even more frightening.

At this moment, there are five thousand troops besieging Xiongshan, and tens of thousands of believers and mercenaries have come to Xiongshan these days.Tang Deen temporarily organized these people, assigned them to the generals of the various mercenary regiments, and distributed weapons—the weapons came from the Sternier family, who were once ordered to make weapons for the army of the Little Trident. Neil kept some of it for future use.

Unsurprisingly, his actions stimulated the Xiongshan garrison and the White Clothes Society's judging army. After negotiating to no avail, these people stationed in Xiongshan.Now Bear Mountain Castle has become an iron wall, if they attack the city, they will definitely suffer heavy losses.

However, Tang De'en didn't intend to attack the city at the beginning, he would not face his compatriots with the butcher's knife, this was his bottom line.

"That place is not up to you.", [-]

"That place is not up to you.", [-]

Haiwen stared at the people in front of him, and said: "You are the prime minister of the kingdom, but now you allow the thugs to trample on the laws of the kingdom. If you do this kind of thing, the Gulf will become a completely lawless zone; the officials of the empire openly support letting the Doesn’t it sound funny that a group of believers wantonly invaded the fiefdoms of nobles?” Hai Wen protested, “This kind of evil behavior will be cast aside by the people of the world.”

Lan Zuo smiled calmly and said, "Your Excellency Haiwen, you may have misunderstood. What the Sea God Cult did to Xiongshan City is reasonable and legal, and we have no choice but to support it."

Hai Wen questioned him: "Why is it reasonable and legal?"

"Have you forgotten what I just said? Bear Castle was built by the first generation of church masters. It was his Heine family who paid for the repair of the castle. After that, he rented the castle to the king for free, and the king gave it to the ministers. However, The lease has a time limit, and the original time limit was 100 years." He raised a finger, "The lease of the castle was already 200 years ago, that is to say, the current Bear Mountain nobles are overdue for a full 100 years. My lord Ah, it would be good not to let you pay interest, what more do you want?"

Only at this moment did Haiwen realize that he had been deceived. From the moment he became the Earl of Bear Mountain, and from the moment Tang Deen proposed to be the sacrificial wine of Bear Mountain, he had already stepped into this deception.Dreyer's advice echoed in his ears again: My lord, these guys are all spirits, you can't beat them.

"That's why Bear Mountain City wasn't yours in the first place, my lord, you have to know that this place is not yours to decide."

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Under the city wall, Tang De'en is trying to negotiate with the defenders: "My Rick, my disciple, I don't want to let the bear mountain ignite the flames of war, what I need is a negotiation."

Myrick shouted loudly: "Negotiation? You first ask the army to withdraw for ten miles, and then come to the castle alone to negotiate with us!"

"Myrick, let me repeat, we are not here to fight. These people are devout believers, and the weapons in their hands are not prepared for you. My compatriots are inside and outside the castle, and I will not fight with you .”

At this time, Brian stepped on the battlements and cursed loudly: "You old dog! You called five thousand people to surround the castle, and you said it wasn't a war? It wasn't a war, did you still come to drink soup?"

"We are here to get back our own things!" Tang Deen took out an ancient parchment from his arms, "Bear Mountain Castle is the legal territory of the Sea God Cult, and it is the private property of the Heine family."

Bryan shouted: "Nonsense! Bear Mountain City was named Chris before, but now it is Amberside! This is a fief granted by the Duke, and you are trampling on this land and the laws of the kingdom!"

Putin sneered, and Lorelai whispered, "Tang Deen, let me talk to them."

"No, Your Highness, let me try again."

Tang De'en took out an ancient parchment scroll from his arms, held it high, and said loudly: "Xiong Mountain has been the property of the Sea God Sect from the beginning, and this is a contract in black and white!"

Myrick said: "Bear Mountain is a fief granted to Haven Ambleside by the Duke!"

Tang Deen unfolded the parchment and said: "200 years ago, the Hierarch of Sea God paid for the construction of the castle, which has always been owned by the Heine family! After that, he lent the castle to the nobles for 100 years! It has been more than 200 years now, Sea God The sons want to take back his property. This land deed is signed by the king of the year, which is fair and legal."

The people on the city wall became silent. Tang Deen struck while the iron was hot, and he continued: "I don't want to embarrass you! You are all loyal and brave fighters, and you are my compatriots! If we want to defeat the northerners, we need to fight side by side - give up Castle, no one will blame you."

"All I know is Haven Ambleside's castle!" Brian the Bear shouted, "No one has the right to trade this castle except him. If you want to fight, the Bear Mountain garrison will fight to the death! Look!" See if your sword is sharp, or my bones are hard!"

Tang De'en frowned and said: "Your king is now negotiating with the king in Jinsha Castle. I believe His Majesty the King can persuade him to cooperate with us. We will wait here for ten days, and after ten days, Hewen Amber Said will return. If he comes back with the prime minister's blue feather crown, then he will still be the king of Bear Mountain, and we will become comrades-in-arms; if he returns empty-handed..." Tang De'en sighed, "The son of the Sea God We will forcibly take back this property, as for you, you can do it yourself."

"Anytime!" Brian snapped.

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"Do you still need to think about this? Haven? Ambleside." The prime minister in white held a quill in one hand and pressed the parchment with the other, "You nod, and I will write you the letter. Then you go back to Xiongshan will still be the glamorous Earl of Xiongshan, and you will also become an honorary priest of the Sea God Sect, oh, it is simply a supreme honor."

"But I will also be a puppet." Haven said, staring at his quill, "a puppet of war. From now on, I will not be able to protect my people, nor can I exercise my power on my land."

The prime minister tapped his fingers and said slowly: "Oh, my lord, do you think you have lost a lot? No, no, think about it carefully. At first you were just a commoner, and later you became a judge, mayor, Even the Earl..." He clasped his hands together, "You've got enough, now you don't have much to lose, right?"

"Not much to lose? I've lost Bear Mountain Castle, and my friends are at stake—"

"No, don't worry, those people are fine. We have already talked with the people from the Sea God Cult. During this period of time, they will only besiege Xiongshan City, but they will not really attack the city. As long as you can Give up the castle, and no one will be harmed."

"It is impossible for me to support your war actions." Haven said to him.

"We don't need your support, as long as you are an obedient and good earl. After that, you will have meat and wine every day, and you can accompany your wife and children, and enjoy the fun of ordinary people..." He sighed, " Think about this life, stress-free, relaxed and comfortable! I envy you."

Haiwen asked him: "Does the little Trident think so too? Is this his decision?"

"No, this is my personal decision." Lan Zuo said to him.

"Well, let me see the king."

"Okay, I'll let you see, but I don't care whether you can go back alive - come with me." Lan Zuo said and walked towards the door, followed by Haiwen.

"That place is not up to you.", Six

"That place is not up to you.", Six

Hai Wen followed Lan Zuo out of the small meeting room, and they walked up the spiral staircase, crossed the double castle suspension bridge, and came to the king's hall.The killing atmosphere in the king's hall was heavier than that outside. The armored giant was sitting on the majestic steel throne, polishing a sword gently.

The little trident was far stronger than Haiwen expected.He was sitting on the throne like a lion, and when he looked up at Haiwen, Haiwen couldn't help but feel horrified.So far, no one has been able to intimidate him with his eyes like the little trident.It shouldn't be like this, he thought in his heart, I have witnessed the most tragic death, I am not even afraid of death, so what should I be afraid of?

No one in this world should be able to scare me.

He mustered up the courage to meet the giant's gaze, but fear hit his heart.Bugu Kahn's face was as cold as iron, but his eyes were as hot as flames.When Haiwen saw him, he felt that the little beast had seen the tiger, and the instinctive fear immediately swallowed him up.

At this time, Ba Gu said, "Earl of Xiongshan, many nobles have come here these days, and you are the only one who dares to look me in the eye."

"Your gaze is terrifying, Your Majesty." Hai Wen said.

Hearing this, Ba Gu's eyes became kind, and he said, "If I'm not scary, my enemies won't be afraid of me."

Hai Wen raised his head and said to him, "I am not your enemy, but your vassal."

"Yes, so I'm treating you politely—someone, bring a chair!" he exclaimed.

Then a strong servant came in carrying a chair. It was a rough iron chair, which looked similar to the Iron Throne under the little trident's butt.Haiwen sat on it, feeling cold and uncomfortable.

At this time, Bagu said to him: "You are my vassal, so you should listen to me. Now I want to fight the northerners, why don't you support me?"

Hai Wen said: "Your Majesty, the war will make people lose their lives. I can't bear to see the people in the Gulf and the north suffer."