Three Philosophical Questions for Travelers

Raya is in Stormwind Castle, a

"Lord Laya, you shouldn't have pity on him! Pity is reserved for people, and he is a vicious monster, or a cultist!"

The wheels were turning, the horses were snorting, and the man in the white shirt was roaring.The groom hummed a folk song, and there was some uneasiness in his voice.Raya sat on the edge of the car, listening to her subordinates whine.

"Harrison is right, Lord Laya." A woman with a crisp voice said, "Macho was not injured in the siege, but was bitten off by a bastard and lost his tongue. What's the matter? If you pamper them like this, the members of the White Clothes Society will not be able to gain a foothold in the future."

Laya didn't answer her, but just nodded silently. She wanted to wait until people's emotions had been vented before speaking - a debate with emotions would only turn into a quarrel or break up, which was not what she wanted to see.

The wagon shifted forward, the hard wheels rolled over the rough dirt road, and the bumpy passengers shook up and down.Laya has long been used to a hard life, but when she sat on the edge of the car, her thigh still hurt from being bumped.

"We should hire a better car." The woman with a crisp voice murmured, and as the weather got a little hot, she took off her headscarf and lifted up her skirt, revealing two white legs dangling beside the car .The man named Harrison took a big gulp from the water bag, then coughed angrily.

There were four people in the car.They are all members of the Judgment Army who came with her. Harrison has a quarter of orc blood, originally lived in the swamp, and slaughtered orcs as a profession; Aaron is a reliable veteran; She has beautiful long orange hair and freckles on her face. She was originally a prostitute and part-time thief.

Harrison and Eros sang together and complained for a while, but no one paid any attention to them. The two didn't dare to talk to Laia, so they asked another person. "Aaron, why don't you speak?"

Aaron was a veteran with deep scars carved into his face. He had fought in the last Reach Civil War and had served in Shrimp Cove for 12 years.Today, he is no longer a soldier of Xiawan, but a member of the Judgment Army of the White Clothes Club.

War changes people, but everyone changes in a different direction.Harrison has changed from a timid person to sensitive and irritable;

And Aaron became taciturn, with a numb expression—Laya had never seen him smile, nor had any other expressions.

Aaron glanced at Laya and said, "It's what the chairman says, and I have no problem."

No one answered, the topic was meaningless, the carriage was still bumping, the coachman was still humming a tune, but the people in the car fell silent.The car drove forward in silence, Laya looked at the boring scenery on both sides, and thought in her heart: Why do everyone look at that boy with such eyes?He did do something wrong two days ago, but that doesn't mean he's a monster.

In fact, the fact that "Fasnut is a monster" has been circulating for a long time.Laya wants to control, but she can't do it. She can change people's attitudes, but she can't change people's thoughts.The people in the bay area are like this, the fierce devil is the most sensitive nerve of people.

There is no direct evidence to prove that Fassnut is a monster, but people insist on thinking so.Laya felt that it was just because the blue-eyed boy was too good.

Yes, it’s just too good—it’s not human to be good.It doesn't look like a human, but it's a monster. This is the dualism of the Gulf people.Back then, some people in Mustang Land also said that Mr. Hai Wen was possessed by a fierce demon, but because of his high reputation, this rumor was self-defeating.

Possession - perhaps just an excuse people make to exclude others.

I have to do something when I get back.She thought to herself, I can't let an innocent person suffer this wrong.He has paid so much for us, this kind of thing will never be allowed.

Eros asked at this time: "My lord, after we finish going to Fenglei Castle, shall we go back to Bear Mountain?"

Laya was so hot that she didn't want to answer, but she still said weakly: "Yes."

"Stay in Xiongshan in the future, and work for that bald man?" She was lying in the carriage with her feet sticking out of the carriage.

Laya said: "It's not a part-time job. Master Haiwen and I have a long-term cooperative relationship. I trust him."

"Why?" Eros sat up abruptly, and the carriage shook for a while.Harrison scolded, "Are you fucking itchy again, bitch?" Eros made a face at him.

Laya said: "One is his high moral character and long-term vision, and the other is the prophecy—the prophecy I calculated three years ago, do you remember?"

Veteran Aaron said at this time: "You said that prophecy is a lie."

"But I used the method in the tree elf literature to divination. The prophecies of ancient civilizations always have some truth, and the rest of it has come true." Laya remembered the prophecy three years ago, when the white clothes The association was fairly united, so she borrowed the relics of the other two chairmen, and then entered the ancient secret realm to seek the truth.At that time, she used annual rings and sun and moon divination, and learned that there would be a big war in the future, and that——

"My lord, I remember the prophecy." The orc's words interrupted her memory, "The prophecy says you will be immortal."

Eros continued: "But the prophecy also says that the devil will take away your most important things."

Laya shook her head and said, "I don't have anything important for the devil to take away. I'm a monk and I don't care about anything."

"You're always going to die, and if the devil wants to take your life..."

"I will resist, or sacrifice." Laya stared at the road ahead, "Since ancient times, all saints have been like this. Saint Monk Limu 500 years ago prevented the massacre of the king of the Western Regions by self-immolation; Mina 300 years ago Bachelor Si traveled thousands of miles in order to stop the war, and the next year he was exhausted; 100 years ago, the northern knight Vince Lastor died for his country with blood, which made the old king give up his expedition; more than ten years ago, my mentor tried to stop Even the corpses were assassinated in the Reach, half of them were hung on the city wall, and half were inserted in the cesspit, she thought to herself, but her teacher succeeded, and there has been no war in Reach for ten years, "If I God is in trouble, then Ambside will inherit my will. We have a common goal, and I can't find a more suitable person in this world than him."

"Stop talking, I'm afraid." Eros whispered.

"Don't be afraid." Laya held her hand, "People are bound to die, sooner or later. If you can die for justice and peace, it is the highest honor for a mortal."

"But I don't want you to bleed! There are plenty of people in the world, why do you have to..." Eros choked up.Laya approached her, pressed a kiss on her forehead, and said, "I didn't say that I would definitely die, and the prophecy... might not be completely accurate." She felt that she had said something inconsistent, but she didn't know what to say. How to comfort Eros.

Three days later, they came to Stormwind Castle in the Gulflands.

As the name suggests, Stormwind Castle is built on the Lakasian highlands, next to the rough sea.Below the castle are cliffs and steep reefs.Every day, waves beat the ground at the foot of Fengleibao, eroding inwards one after another, turning that place into a precipitous cliff that juts out.

They got out of the car two miles away and looked there.

"Every time I look at this place, I feel so majestic." Harrison took off his hat, revealing a bald head, with two raised hard skins on it, which were originally his horns, the only orc mark on his body .However, he cut off that thing and dug out a large piece of the root. When someone asked him later, he said it was a tumor on his head.

"Is it grand?" Eloise smiled disdainfully, "It's just another place to eat people."

Harrison laughed and said, "How can you understand, little bitch? Stormwind Castle is a city of men. Storms, rocks, and ships. When I was a child, I dreamed of being a knight in it."

"The bitch doesn't understand, and neither does the hornless orc." Eros clearly knew how to piss Harrison off.

"What did you say?" Harrison's face sank, and he put on his fur hat.

Seeing that the atmosphere was not right, Laya said, "Okay, let's go."

Hearing her speak, the two of them nodded to her and said, "Yes, Lord Laya."

The four of them walked towards Fenglei Castle.They walked up the gentle slope, and under their feet was a piece of hard land, which could neither leave footprints nor grow crops.The surrounding area of ​​Fenglei Castle is like this, the ground is as hard as a rock.It takes someone stronger than a rock to survive here.

They walked up the gentle slope, and Laya saw that the gate of the city was full of people.Most of them are people in rags, all of them are disheveled and thin.Most of these people are refugees from the Reach. Since the beginning of the civil war, there have been more and more of these people, and they are no strangers to it.

But this time Raya saw something new.

When they approached the city gate, they saw a large flag.On the banner was the lightning banner of the Marquis of Eston, with a soldier underneath.Refugees and other poor people formed a long line here, scrambling to get ahead.The soldiers checked the bodies of these people one by one, questioned their backgrounds, and asked them to do some basic actions-such as jumping, running, chopping and so on.

Laya looked at it for a while, and found that it was a conscription.The poor can't afford to eat, so they will naturally join the army. Although wars are risky, at least they have food when they are not fighting.

Oh, conscription.Laya thought to herself, Fenglei Castle has a permanent garrison of [-], isn't that enough?Want to recruit the militia?When was the last time I saw Stormwind Castle conscription?

Thinking like this, she led people into the city gate, but she didn't expect the scene inside the city gate to surprise her even more.

Raya in Stormwind Castle, [-]

Raya in Stormwind Castle, [-]

Both sides of the main road in the city are covered with corpses.

Both sides of the street in Fengleibao were originally full of black pine and bluestone trees, it was a beautiful street.But now these trees are being used, and many tarred corpses are hung from the branches, shaking in the wind.Harrison whistled, and Aaron was unmoved, while Eros tugged on Laia's sleeve and urged her to leave.

But Raya wanted to know why these people were hanged here.

First they sat in the tavern and ordered four glasses of water and a glass of wine.Four glasses of water are their own, and a glass of wine is for the tavernkeeper to drink.Laya sat on the bar and chatted with the owner of the tavern: "Sir, how is the business?"

The owner of the tavern is a thin man with small eyes. He glanced at Laya and the others and narrowed his eyes: "What do you guys believe in?"

Laya glanced down at her white monastic robe, and said, "White clothes will."

The boss let out an "oh" and said, "Then I advise you to change your outfits as soon as possible. Recently, the wind and thunder castle has been very strict. I advise you not to wear these clothes to show your face in public."

Laya handed over the wine and asked, "What's going on?"

The boss put the wine back into the vat and said, "A few days ago something happened in Fenglei Castle. It is said that someone assassinated the marquis. The killer used magic, so the city is hunting for mages."

"There are no mages in the Gulflands," Raya said.

"But there are witch doctors, witches, and monsters." The boss lowered his head and wiped the wine glass, polishing the glass, "but the nobles can't tell the difference between these people, and all strange people are within their hunting range. They even hired witchers!"

Harrison whistled again, and said, "Witcher? Is there no suspicion of a witcher? I think those guys are more dangerous."

"How do I know what the nobles think? After all, they eat meat every day, and we always eat dirt."

Laya fell into deep thought, and veteran Aaron asked, "Boss, are they also arresting people from the Sea God Cult?"

"That can't be done! If people from the Sea God Sect are arrested, then everyone in Fenglei Castle will have to be arrested."

When Laya heard this, she vaguely guessed something.She drank the clear water in the glass, and then said to the three soldiers: "Let's go to the castle." So the four got up and left the table, and at the same time, a group of soldiers broke into the tavern.

The leader was a tall and slender man, wearing leather armor with lightning patterns, he looked like a member of the military.He came forward and said:

"You four! Where are you from? What do you believe in?"

Not even the Marquis himself said he had spoken to Raya in this way.Harrison was furious and shouted, "What are you?"

The soldier captain shouted: "I'm asking you! If you don't answer, I have the right to arrest you!"

Harrison yelled to draw the knife, but Laya held him down and said, "I am the chairman of the White Clothes Association, Laia. This is my wayfinding and identification." Laya took off her jumpsuit as she spoke. cap and handed over the file.

The man flipped through Laya's files, and then looked at Laya's face carefully.His eyes flicked back and forth across Laya's face, and then slid down his chin into the collar, as if he wanted to take off her clothes with his eyes.

Eros cried: "Your gaze is so insolent! Man!"

The man glared at Eros, and immediately burst out laughing: "Oh! Bitch! I've seen you, and I've fucking fucked you! Three dollars a time, three dollars a time!" He yelled exaggeratedly , and then the surrounding soldiers laughed too.Eros blushed angrily, pointed at him and cursed, but Laya held her back and said:

"Nuns shouldn't utter obscenities."

Eros looked at Laya aggrievedly, and said, "Then what should I do?"

Raya said, "You should."

She raised her hand and slapped the soldier.

"Crack!" The crisp sound echoed in the tavern. The soldier captain was taken aback for two seconds before he roared angrily, and the other soldiers immediately followed suit.The soldier captain rushed up and wanted to grab Laya's clothes, but Harrison kicked him away, and the man fell to the ground, knocking his head on the wooden table leg, and the wine glass on it fell off, just splashing him. Face.

The man lay on the ground and roared, calling for Laya and the others to be taken down.The other soldiers drew their swords one after another. At the same time, the veteran Aaron slashed on the table with a knife. With a "bang", the whole thick wooden table was split into two. Split.The soldiers were all frightened at this moment, Laya took advantage of this moment and said loudly:

"Irreverent! You openly slandered the nuns and insulted the reputation of the White Clothes Society. I should punish you according to the Islamic law. But since you are a soldier of the country, I will treat you according to the law of the nobles—slap ten times, and you will do it yourself." Or should I come?"

The man covered his face and shouted: "You bastards! I want to arrest you!"

"I don't think you have the power—you take us to see the Marquis of Mondalia! Let the Marquis judge!"

"You are not qualified to see the Marquis!"

Laya looked at the man, and said in a slow voice: "I have had dinner with the Marquis dozens of times, taught him books and chanted scriptures, and maintained his health—I think you are not qualified."

The man's face became very ugly, and then a short man walked up behind him quickly, and whispered a few words to him anxiously. After speaking, the captain's expression became even more ugly. Like a dead person.He looked at the four people on Laya's side, and at the soldiers behind him, then twisted his face and said, "You guys are lying! I don't believe it—someone, take them down! If you resist, They will be executed on the spot!"

Laya sighed—he obviously didn't want to admit his mistake, and he chose the most extreme way to deal with it.That being the case, Laya will not be polite to him.

"Do it," she said to the soldiers. "Try not to kill anyone."

Hearing this, Harrison and Aaron put away their swords and picked up tables, chairs and benches.At this time, Laya turned her head and shouted at the bar: "The things are recorded in the account of Bai Yi, and I will pay you back in a few days. I am very sorry, sir." The tavern owner poked his head from under the table, and then quickly He shrank back again.

Then the chaos began.Two warriors from the White Clothes Society waved tables, chairs and benches, causing a strong wind in the tavern.Their strength is too great. If they are hit, the person will immediately vomit blood and the chair will break.At first, there were two more daring ones who came up to fight them. Harrison swung his chair and hit one of them on the head.Another soldier slashed at Aaron with a sword, and the old soldier turned the round table sideways as a shield, and pushed the table against it.The man slashed his sword on the table with a "bang", smashing out a few sawdust, and then was hit by Aaron.Aaron was as strong as a bull. He pushed the man forward and pushed the three soldiers beside him out of the door.The three of them knocked down the door of the tavern with a "boom", and fell down on the street outside, groaning.

Aaron and Harrison are too powerful, so there is no such thing as Laia and Eros.The two girls watched from behind, occasionally dodging the flying wine glasses and pieces of wood.

These soldiers were not opponents of the two guards of the Judgment Army at all, so after a while, more than a dozen soldiers were all brought down.Laya ordered the soldiers to tie up these people and gather them together.After tying the rope, Harrison asked Raya, "What now, my lord?"

"Take these people with us to Fengleibao - I want to see if I have the qualifications to meet the Marquis of Eston." She said and glared at the captain of the guard, who suddenly became a pile of frightened men.

Raya in Thunderbolt, [-]

Raya in Thunderbolt, [-]

Two soldiers tied these people into a string with ropes, and then harnessed them up like a horse. One person led them in front, and the other yelled at the side, almost whipping them.

Laya and Eros walked in the front to open the way. Along the way, they met countless surprised eyes-two nuns tied up a large group of soldiers, this scene is quite new.A lot of people were watching, and some naughty children followed behind. Laya was kind and generous, and often gave free medical treatment to the poor, so most of the commoners in Fengleibao knew her, even if they hadn't seen her, they had heard of her.She waved to many familiar faces.A chunky cook brought her freshly baked bread and sweet jam, and Laya took a small piece as well, and blessed him; then a tailor girl presented her with a soft scarf, which Laya took and then kissed her face; some people just gave her silver coins for a blessing from her, Laya didn't take any money, but someone stuffed the money in her bag and left immediately so that she couldn't find it She had no choice but to give the money to beggars and orphans along the way.

This ordinary outing gradually turned into a parade that belonged to her.Eros walked behind her with small steps, and said excitedly: "My lord, you are amazing!" Laya just shook her head and said, "People love me, and I love them too."

After walking for a while, several town guards came to stop them, and the leading guard asked loudly: "What's going on?" The soldier captain behind Laya saw someone coming, and quickly shouted: "I am Lean at the gate! Help! These people..." Halfway through the sentence, Harrison slapped him on the head, knocking him unconscious.

Laya gave a salute to the guard at this time, and said, "My lord, I'm going to Fengleibao to do business."

The guard was a middle-aged man with beards. He looked at Laya, took off his hat and saluted quickly, and said, "So it's Miss Laya, welcome back!"

"Don't be too polite, Mr. Sasse." Laya remembered the person's name in due course.

The man was obviously very happy about this, he said with a smile: "I didn't expect Miss Laiya to remember me, that..." He glanced behind Laya, "What's wrong?"

Laya said: "The leader of the people slandered my sisters, and then they wanted to murder us openly. Now we will tie them to the Marquis, and Lord Eston will interrogate them."

The guard named Sas's face froze at first, and then he said in a terrified and exaggerated tone: "My God! This is really, really appalling! Let me escort you there, and these criminals must be brought to justice!"

The bound soldier captain yelled, "Sarth! You bastard!" So Sarth ran up and slapped him, telling him to shut up.

In this way, they led a large group of soldiers to the gate of Fenglei Castle.

There were two statue-like guards with spears standing at the gate of Fenglei Castle. The two stood straight and stared straight ahead. Their faces were tense like iron sheets, and they couldn't see the slightest expression—Laya brought so many people over, Their expressions didn't change, as if they didn't see it.

The two spear guards jabbed their weapons at the stone brick floor with a "dang" sound.One of them shouted: "Report your name, identity, and what's going on here!"

Laya said: "Laya, the chairman of the White Clothes Association, come to ask the Marquis Eston of Fengleibao to uphold justice."

Laya recognized the doorman, and the doorman also recognized Laya, but the procedure must be done. The doorman asked her for directions and identification, and Laya handed over the document with the red stamp on it. The two of them read it carefully. Then he said, "Come in, Miss Laya."

Raya walked through the gate of the castle with three warriors and a large group of prisoners.She asked these people to stay in the castle hall, and then went alone to meet the Marquis of Wind Thunder Castle--Eston Mondalia.