Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

The cold wind remains.The cold air came in through the gap between the blanket and the coat, wrapping around him like a cold snake.Cade's thoughts drifted back to the hut in Sky Lake.

I might as well run away like my brother, he thought to himself.

But he knew that this was impossible. His brother was able to run away not only because he was "Fane Timnard", but also because some nobles wanted him to run away.

The two princes, the southern nobles supported Faen, and the northerners supported Cade.Fine gave up the throne under the bewitchment of the northerners.But now Cade can't leave, the kingdom will collapse if he leaves.Those people won't let him go.

When is the head?He thought to himself, can't the king resign?

Cade knew he couldn't escape this vortex, and he even knew he was dying.Even if he can defeat the little trident, his country will be hit hard.And now the North is an old ship in a storm. Everyone wants to tear the wood off and escape alone, but no one wants to maintain the glory of this big ship.Once the big ship is about to fall, the crew will dismantle the deck and mast and make small boats to escape individually.

It may take a long time for Ah Nan to come out, so Cade decided to sleep for a while.However, not long after he lay down, the coachman called him, "Your Majesty, that man has come out."

Cade got out of the car and asked him, "Did you ask all the questions?"

Ah Nan quickly said: "Report to Your Majesty, I have done everything."

Cade asked, "How did he answer?"

Ah Nan replied: "The first question, you asked me to ask him who he is loyal to? Kan Zhuien replied..." Ah Nan hesitated to speak.

"say what?"

Ah Nan said, "Now he doesn't want to be loyal to anyone."

What?The little king frowned, and asked in a deep voice, "Are you telling the truth?"

Ah Nan bowed and said, "I am a clean and honest gentleman, and I never tell lies."

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The Little King and the Great Knight, III

The Little King and the Great Knight, III

Could it be that I overestimated Can Zhuen's will?How could he say such things, thought the king?Even if he loses faith in the king, he still has family and faith.No, it shouldn't be like this, if Cantrun falls, then who do I rely on to fight the little trident?

"What about the second question?" asked the king.

The businessman replied: "You let me ask him, is he still able to fight in the battlefield? How is it compared with before? He replied: I am stronger than before, but I don't want to fight in the battlefield."

The king's face became more and more gloomy, "Where is the last one?"

"The bard is in the tavern, of course—he said so."

The king sighed, and said, "Thank you, and drive home, my friend."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ah Nan saluted.

The big knight's answer disappointed the little king.Maybe my ideas are too unrealistic, Cade thought, I shouldn't pin my hopes on a knight who has been imprisoned for ten years.

But Cade was still not reconciled, he decided to meet the knight himself.So he walked into the Tongtian Tower alone.

The inside of the tower is made of gray walls and blue bricks. There is no extra decoration here, but it is very clean.He walked up the spiral staircase, and after walking five floors, he felt exhausted.My health is too bad, he thought, can I really go to war like this?

By the time he reached the ninth floor, he was already sweating profusely.

The temperature on the ninth floor was significantly higher, and Cade felt that the fire of God in Tongtian Tower was burning.

At this moment, the black iron gate stood in front of him like a giant.

The door was as high as three Kades, and if he paid for it, Cade felt that he was a real "little king".There are patterns of various monsters on the gate, and those legendary monsters are all hideous on it.He saw giant whales, fire dragons, three-eyed giants, and the corrupt king of flesh and blood... Every monster was firmly trapped by the chains of Seraphim, struggling in pain.

The ferocious face of the monster, and the inviolable majesty of the flames of the Seraphim, Cade stared at this picture, and couldn't help feeling awed.Sure enough, I am not fit to be a king, he thought to himself, the king should not be afraid, others should be afraid of the king.

He didn't know whether to knock or push the door, and within three heartbeats, his hand changed positions three times.Finally, he decided to push the door slowly with both hands.

The black iron door was pushed open by him, and a gust of hot wind rushed in.

Even in the southern country in midsummer, he had never felt such a hot wind.He looked in through the crack of the door, and saw molten iron flowing in the ditch, and the red light illuminated the whole room.In the center of the hall stands the statue of Seraphim, surrounded by slowly flowing hot molten iron, and the hot water forms symbols of ancient languages ​​in the ditches.

A man kneeling in the center of these symbols, with his back to Cade, appears to be praying.This man was naked, with only a bandage around his lower body.The firelight roasted his skin red, and sweat flowed down his muscular lines.

Camtrane Lastor, Cade thought, was the same as he was ten years ago.

Can Zhuen did not speak, and the little king continued to remain silent.The heat wave hit again, Cade breathed, hot and dry air rushed into the trachea, and he coughed violently.

Hearing the sound of coughing, the man stood up from the ground and said, "Your Majesty, you are here."

Cade caught his breath and said, "Camtrion Lastor, I'm here to see you."

The paladin Cantrane turned around.

This knight has dragon-like eyes.When looking at him, Cade didn't dare to look at him.Camtram is a dragon-slaying warrior, and a king is just a king.

Cade stared at his forehead, trying not to meet his eyes. "My warrior," Cade said, "we haven't seen each other for a long time."

"I don't think it's been long, Your Majesty. There's no difference between ten years and three days." He smiled.Sweat dripped down the high bridge of the nose and dripped to the ground.

Cade asked him, "What are you doing?"

"Bath in the blood of the real dragon." He reached out to pick up a handful of hot molten iron.Cade opened his mouth wide in surprise when he saw this scene, and saw the red hot metal hissing and steaming in his hand, but there was no expression of pain on Can Zhuien's face.In the end, the molten iron flowed down his palm and returned to the ditch.Can Zhuen's hand just turned red a little, and he was not hurt in any way.

The king frowned and said, "Who told you to do this? You can't leave the Tower of Babel, and no one can bring things in for you."

The left corner of Kan Zhuien's mouth curled up, and he said, "The real dragon flew over and voluntarily let me bleed."

Cade said, "You lied."

"You're lying too, and you never tell the truth." Camtrane took two steps back, and sat down in the biggest ditch.He soaked his body in hot molten iron like a bath, and the molten iron was on the ground, making a terrible hissing sound.

Cade knew that ten years ago, this dragon-slaying knight was already a saint beyond mortals.But what kind of supernatural powers he has, Cade is not clear.Cade has only heard his legends: such as slaying dragons, suppressing disasters, driving away blizzards, etc...

Mortals must be afraid of him, Cade thought, and that's probably why the old king locked him up.

Cade asked him, "Is the Seraphim still protecting you? Candine."

Can Zhuien sat in the hot molten iron with a contented expression on his face, "Of course, Your Majesty. Didn't the Seraphim protect you?"

He would never have spoken to a king like that before; he had been a proper knight. "Now I'm the honorary Pope of the Vulcan Cult," Cade said. "I don't think the Seraphim will protect the heathen."

"Exlid, what is he now?" Cantrane asked a strange question.

"The highest priest of Vulcanism is also the actual Pope."

"No, I'm not asking about his position, I'm asking: Is Exlid still a man?"

Is Exlid still human? "I can't answer you," Cade told him.Having said this, Cade realized that he knew as little about Exlid as a flower in winter.

"You don't know." Cantrane said, "If you don't know, just say you don't know. We can be honest. Your Majesty, as long as you don't lie to me, then I will never lie to you."

"Presumptuous!" the Knight of the Small Kingdom Dynasty shouted.

The knight's face remained calm. "You are not a king here, Cade Heworth, this is my domain." The molten iron was boiling, and clouds of white smoke came out of Cameron's body.His face is serious, and the lines of his face are as tough as sculpture. "I am ordered to guard the holy flame of the Tongtian Tower. I have the right to kill anyone who offends the Holy Land—the king is no exception."

The little king was frightened, he realized that Candine was no longer that loyal dog, and now he is a crazy beast. "Why don't they lock you up!" Cade yelled.

"There is no lock in this world that can trap me, Your Majesty." He stood up, hot molten iron dripping down his body, "I'm still here because I don't want to go out—I don't want to see you, see Any of you, do you understand?"

The Little King and the Great Knight, Four

The Little King and the Great Knight, Four

No one had ever dared to speak to a king like that, but unexpectedly Cade was not angry.He doesn't have the majesty and arrogance of a king at all.

"But you can't live here forever, Kan Zhuen, you are the dragon slaying knight, your admirers, your subordinates, and those who are guarded by the seraphim all need you to save." Cade opened his eyes and said nonsense, He himself didn't believe it.

"You're lying again, Your Majesty. It's not them who need me, but you who need me." He walked towards the little king, and the molten iron flowed down his body on the ground, hissing hot air, like molten magma on a demon from hell, " Let me guess, who is threatening your throne? The nobles? The Southerners? Hassan Heron or Exlid?"

The tall Dragon Slaying Knight looked down at the little king, and Cade bravely faced the scorching steam and said, "It's from the Gulf." This time he looked into Candine's eyes, "Son of the Grand Duke of the Trident, Baba Bone Karn, he has made himself king. Hassan Heron has been defeated, so I killed him."

There was surprise in Kanzhuen's eyes, and then the surprise turned into seriousness. "He defeated Hassan Heron in a frontal battle?" Kan Zhuen asked.

"Yes."

"No wonder you are so worried, Your Majesty." The knight smiled, "But all of this has nothing to do with me, I think the noble Heworth family and Exlid, blessed by the true god, will surely settle those stupid and reckless Gulf people ’” he said, bowing.

This guy... Cade's face was tense, and he said, "Knight, I know I don't want to fight for me anymore, but when the Gulf people come in, you won't be spared either."

"If they come, I will surrender." The glorious dragon-slaying knight said words that terrified Cade, "I haven't killed half of the people in the Gulf, I think I can make friends with Bone Kahn. "

Cade stared at him and said, "Little Trident doesn't want to be friends with you. I guess he regards you as a valuable opponent. He wants to fight you on the battlefield."

These words made Candine silent for a while. "No matter what you say, I will not go to fight for you, Your Majesty. If you are not happy, you can kill me."

That would give you a chance to rebel against the northern border instead, the king thought to himself, ten years later, the reputation of Dragon Slaying Knight is still the same.The Grand Knights still worship him as a demigod.It took me a lot of effort to bring down the Grand Cavaliers, and if he raises his arms, those bereaved dogs will unite again—united to bite me.

"It's not for me, but for those who still believe in you." Cade searched for the knight's weakness with sharp words and threatening eyes, "Grand Knights, the Lastor family, those in the army People who regard you as a hero... and your hometown, the people of the far north." He paused, observing the expression of Kan Zhuen.However, the knight looked calm, neither sad nor happy.

"Once the little trident defeats us, then he will occupy the entire northern border. At that time, nine cities and seven places will become battlefields, and the people of the northern border will struggle in the raging fire. Kan Zhuen, you don't have to fight for the nobles, But you should also think about those who are loyal to you and who believe in you. In the past ten years, the people who have been willing for you have never been cut off. For these people, for your country, you should also—”

"Your Majesty, what you said is very shameless." He interrupted the king. "You imprisoned me for treason, and now you make me serve my country? What king would appoint a former traitor to fight for him? Woolen cloth?"

"I can clear your name," he said.

Kan Zhuien sneered and said, "You can say all of this, Your Majesty, it seems that the situation has reached a very serious point."

"No, you're wrong, Cantrun. I planned to cleanse you from the beginning." This time I had the upper hand, Cade thought to himself, "I don't want to admit the trial of the old king and the old nobles , I need fairness and justice, that's why..." He sighed, "Kam Zhuen, give me, the young king, a chance."

Kan Zhuien said coldly, "What did you do ten years ago?"

"Ten years ago, I didn't succeed to the throne."

"But you didn't succeed today!"

The king roared: "It took more than a day for them to fabricate the accusation! You can turn the world around when I talk about it? If I can use a sentence or two to make the nobles and believers obedient, then I will hug you!" Let the girls go home and go to bed! Do I still have to talk to you here?"

"You really don't look like a king. Kings only give orders, and kings don't explain."

"I understand the truth, but it doesn't work for you." Cade wiped his sweat, "Also, can you make this place cooler?"

Kan Zhuien pressed a switch, and the water in the pool stopped boiling immediately.However, the air was still hot and dry, and the room was filled with white smoke.When the molten iron sank, the color immediately changed from bright red to dark red like blood.The king asked him, "What is this thing?"

"Your Majesty, I told you that it is the blood of a real dragon."

"Where did it come from?"

"In the veins of dragons."

"I'm asking you..." The king sighed again, "Forget it, you won't tell." I don't look like a king at all in this place.He looks more like me than I do.When he was thinking like this, Cade suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and he asked Kan Zhuin, "Why do you want to soak in dragon's blood?"

"Because I..." The man like a bronze statue blinked, "Because I like this temperature."

"Isn't dragon blood able to cleanse your bones and strengthen your magic power?" The king stared at him, this time Can Zhuen's gaze lost its lethality, "I know about dragon blood, Can Zhuen, dragon blood is a warrior The holy oil of God strengthens the muscles and strengthens the mind."

"So what?"

"If you don't want to fight anymore, then why do you still want to bathe in dragon's blood? Can Zhuen, you are still cultivating hard and getting stronger, so what is your purpose?" Cade endured the high temperature, he took a step He approached Can Zhuen step by step, "What exactly are you longing for?"

Campbell stood like a bronze statue, "I'm waiting..." he pondered.

"what are you waiting for?"

"I don't know," he said.

"You are confused, Dragon Slaying Knight, you are confused." Cade realized that he was about to break through his defense line, "You want revenge, you want to clear yourself up, but you are afraid. You are afraid of war."

"Why am I afraid of war?" He asked with a smile.

Cade stared at him and said, "Of course you are not afraid. You are a paladin and you are a god of war. But you are afraid of the destruction brought about by war, Candine. When I was young, I liked to read epics with you as the main character. Watching you All the writers say, you’re good, you love peace, you love civilians, you love your homeland. You’re afraid that the war you started will ruin it all, so you’ve been waiting, am I right?”

The Little King and the Great Knight, V

The Little King and the Great Knight, V

The knight fell into a long silence.The air gradually cooled down, and the cold wind of severe winter rushed in, sweeping away the temperature of the dragon's blood.The little king coughed again.

"You're right," said the knight.Then the liquid behind him flared up again.

"I am indeed waiting for an opportunity. I will not only punish the wicked, but also protect the innocent people. I am a knight, I swear, I will be a knight until I die." He repeated the word, "So you are Did you come to give me this chance?"