.Chapter 318 The hidden plot

The two-village defense battle finally ended, and it ended with the best result of simultaneous victory for both sides. However, although the result was good, everyone who participated in the Gruhar Village defense battle was not happy~

Facing the dead bodies of their companions lying on the ground, the dwarves lost the joy they used to have when they drank ale; when they saw the old village chief George, who was seriously injured and had yet to recover, the dwarves were no longer in a cheering mood; when they saw the old village chief George, who was stunned in place, even his weapons were missing.

Griffin had already fallen to the ground but didn't know it. The dwarves didn't have the ability to come forward to comfort and persuade...

Yes, they won, but the result was not what the dwarves wanted.

The heroic warrior died, the great and kind village chief was seriously injured and on the verge of death, and the young guard captain who had fought with everyone so far was about to face the most severe punishment.

No one can tell whether they won or lost elsewhere. All the dwarves know is that after this battle, nearly half of the strength of Gruhar Village was lost. If you count the previous deaths,

If two small groups of giant crocodile cavalry were involved, the losses would have been so heavy that no one could imagine.

However, among all of them, the one who faced the biggest blow was the old village chief George. Although he led his people to win a difficult victory, he had to be severely punished after the victory in order to give an explanation to his allies.

His own son's method is close to the death penalty...

For an old dwarf who is about to enter his old age, is there anything more difficult and painful than executing his only son with his own hands?

If it had been anyone else, I'm afraid no one would have had such courage. However, every dwarf resident in the village understood that if that person was Old George, the result would be self-evident...

"Uncle George, I...I'm sorry~" Liu Yifei walked up to Old George with the young assassin and Milan Knox, and said in a low voice.

"Oh? For what?" Old George raised his head slightly, showed a somewhat labored smile to Liu Yifei, waved to him, and then said slowly.

Seeing Old George's gesture, Liu Yifei knew that the other party didn't really blame him for anything, so he just sat down and was able to be like the old dwarf, saving the old dwarf from having to look up at him.

"For everything, everything ~ what has happened, what is happening, and what is about to happen."

After looking around, Liu Yifei said in a somewhat apologetic voice.

Everywhere there are dwarf residents who have opened their homes and are running around on the battlefield looking for their relatives. Some have lost their children, some have lost their husbands, some have lost their fathers...

The pain of farewell spreads on the battlefield after the war, and the wailing of women or children spreads. Just hearing it makes people feel heartbroken and sad. If you walk up to it again and watch the people fighting all over the place.

If you look at the uneven corpses, you may understand why their cries are so helpless and mournful.

Following Liu Yifei's gaze, Old George also slowly glanced around the surroundings. It could be seen that the sadness and reluctance in his eyes became heavier every time he looked at it, but he was obviously very sad in his heart. This man

The old dwarf still insisted on reading everything, then closed his eyes for a while and then opened them again.

However, when the old dwarf reopened his eyes, Liu Yifei did not find any traces of pain or sadness. What was there was determination, and what was there was just responsibility.

The determination to lead the villagers to a better life; the responsibility to prevent today's tragedy from happening again.

"Young man, you don't have to comfort me. Although I am old, my eyesight is still intact.

What you have done today is far more and better than me as the village chief.

In fact, except that my own strength is far higher than yours, I can't find anything better than you. You are so young and have such a foundation. I believe that in the near future, you will surpass me.

It's just a matter of time

Today, it seems to me that you have tried your best to defend our village of Gruhar. Without you, we would not have been able to survive at all. The vicious undead had already broken through the defense early in the morning, and now

By then, the village should have been left in ruins~

You have proven your friendliness and loyalty with your actual actions. Gruhar Village will always remember you, and you will always be our village’s most welcome friend and staunchest ally.”

Compared with the Great Elder Mok Moralai, Old George, the village chief, obviously has more rights in the actual administration of the village. The Great Elder can only confirm Liu Yifei's friendly reputation level, while Old George simply uses the title of village chief.

Zhi and Liu Yifei concluded an alliance agreement.

As soon as Old George finished speaking, Liu Yifei received a prompt from the system, saying that George was willing to conclude an alliance agreement between Gruhar Village and Plague City. Did Liu Yifei agree?

Isn't this in line with Liu Yifei's next plan? How can there be any reason to disagree~

And just after Liu Yifei chose to agree to conclude the alliance agreement, the system then prompted that Liu Yifei's reputation level in Gruhar Village had been upgraded to "respect", and his personal friendship with village chief George had been upgraded to "friend".

"I am very flattered by your recognition." Liu Yifei, who was secretly happy in his heart, did not forget to express his gratitude and quickly responded with wizard etiquette, "Unfortunately, too many innocent people still died in this battle. They

They were all brave warriors. They were not able to die on the battlefield, but died from the violence of monsters at home... This must be said to be a pity~"

"You are wrong, my young friend... The reason why our dwarves chose to leave the elven camp is precisely because we are tired of the boring life of charging into battle on the battlefield.

Compared to endless killing, we would rather rediscover the true meaning of peace in the harsh natural environment. After all, we dwarves are originally from the earth. As long as we do not leave the earth, we can live well wherever we go.

You don’t need to feel sad or sorry for those brave souls who passed away. In fact, for them, it was a great happiness for them to die heroically in the battle to defend their families and everyone’s home.

After all, their bravery can ensure that more people can live better. Maybe their families will be temporarily sad, but this sadness will eventually be diluted by the joy of life. When time heals all the trauma,

People will only remember their bravery and strength, and future generations will also grow up healthily in their memory~

For every brave warrior who defends his homeland, is there anything unsatisfactory if he can receive such a reward?"

Listening to the old dwarf's words, Liu Yifei seemed to have returned to the battlefield half an hour ago. He once again saw those brave and fearless elite dwarf warriors or ordinary dwarves who were attacking and attacking the terrifying god of death again and again.

warrior.

Indeed, Liu Yifei remembered that there was no anger or fear on their faces, but only determination and courage to move forward.

It turns out that the belief of this village has already penetrated into the hearts of everyone. Not only the old village chief has a strong desire to surround the village, but also every soldier values ​​the peace of the village more than his own life.

They have no fear or doubt about being able to die in this familiar homeland. This may be called the belief of guarding their homeland...

While the two were sighing, Balder suddenly ran over panting from the side, completely destroying the atmosphere created by the two of them.

"Qiao... Mayor George is in trouble, things are going wrong, something big has happened~" Balder could hardly breathe and kept saying.

"What happened again?" Old George asked calmly.

"Um... um..." While hesitating, Balder glanced towards Liu Yifei, as if to say, "There are outsiders present, so it's not convenient for me to talk."

"In that case, there's something going on in the village below me, so I'll leave first~"

Liu Yifei was not a fool. When he saw Balder's expression, he immediately understood. So he stood up decisively, patted the dust on his body and said.

"Wait a minute." Before Liu Yifei could lift his legs to leave, old George, who had been half lying on the ground, suddenly spoke solemnly, "Balder, we have known each other for a long time. I am not afraid to tell you that I have just signed a divorce agreement.

The territory under the name of Lord Cloud - Alliance Agreement of Plague City.

From now on, Lord Liuyun will be the most steadfast and loyal ally of our Gruhar Village. I will pass on this news in a while, so if there is anything else, you don’t have to avoid him, just tell him directly."

"Uh... Village Chief, it's not that... it's not about the village, it's about... your son, Captain Griffinin." Balder said nervously.

"Oh? About that stupid boy? There is no need to avoid little Liuyun. Tell me, what happened again? Could it be that that stupid boy ran into the mine?" Old George didn't care at all.

said.

"Yes...yes...in fact, we just discovered that Captain Griffin...he...he is missing." Balder finally said.

"Gone? What does missing mean? How can a living person just say he's gone and then disappear? Hurry up and send someone out to look for him. Maybe he ran away for a while?" Old George's expression could already be seen.

Looking anxious.

"We have searched all the places that can be found in the report. Just after they found out that Griffin disappeared because of the guard captain, they sent people to search everywhere. They made sure that nothing was found in the surrounding area." Balder also said with some depression.

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"Hey, this unsatisfactory boy, after all, he made the most wrong decision. Could it be that...could it be said...that it was really because of my inability to discipline him? Or that I made the wrong decision from the beginning and should not have stayed.

He studied knowledge in a large tribe, but he actually developed such a bad habit..." As if he remembered something extremely annoying, even though he was injured, the old dwarf couldn't help but beat his chest and stamp his feet.

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"Hey...Uncle George, please give me my condolences~ I won't say much else. I only know that the reason why we become 'us' is not what we have experienced, what we have learned, or what we know.

And then we become ourselves. What really matters is what choices we have made.

In the same encounter, different people will make completely different choices. The first step may be good, and the next step may be evil; the first step may be to help others, and the latter step may be to benefit oneself at the expense of others.

These many different choices are all made by ourselves, and ultimately constitute the most authentic self. These choices are the true portrayal of each of us~

It is true that Griffin is your son, but since he has made such a choice, he must firmly believe in the correctness of his actions, otherwise, he will not do it.

Since there is a problem in his consciousness in the first place, it is useless for us to think more about it. First of all, he does not feel that he has made any mistakes or needs improvement. What is the use of saying more?

Maybe this reality will hit you hard, but... you must hold on. You should always remember that behind you, there are countless villagers who need your leadership to lead them to a better place.

life, and to you, aren't they like your children in another sense?

Get through this difficulty, and then lead your people to move forward.

When you cheer up, I will come back. At that time, we can discuss the issues of cooperation and progress between the two parties. Right now, there are still many things to deal with in my village, so I will leave first.

Already."

Hearing that Liu Yifei and others were leaving, Village Chief Old George had somewhat recovered from the pain of losing his son, and quickly asked Balder to see Liu Yifei off on his behalf. In fact, even if Old George did not order so, Balder himself had planned to do so.

Did this.

"Lord Liuyun, I have to thank you no matter what this time. If it weren't for you, our village would have been wiped out by the vicious undead early in the morning." After walking out of the village, Balder looked back and saw that life was gradually coming back to life.

, the villagers who were in a chaotic and busy state spoke to Liu Yifei who was walking next to them.

"There is no need to say any more words of thanks. Uncle George has confirmed the alliance between us. Since we are allies, it is a matter of sharing weal and woe. Your business is my business. No matter what, I will do this.

Help.

Furthermore, my newly established village is at the foot of the hillside of your village. Once there is a major safety incident here, it will also have a considerable impact on the villages below us, so helping you is also helping myself.

No need to thank you anyway."
To be continued...