only god

Chapter 505 This man is like a god (two in one)

Maxwell's arguments brought him nothing but the wrath of the king.

Today's Kolan royal family is quite afraid of the earl who once ruled the Helong Mountains. They have repeatedly tried to cut off various rights and interests in the Helong Mountains from Maxwell, and even designated this wealthy area as the royal family's direct control. , directly as their own.

Over the years, due to disputes over interests, the relationship between the royal family and the old earl has gradually become colder. Hudson III repeatedly cut Maxwell's garrison rights, mining rights, tax increases, and negotiated borders... And these were all opposed by the old earl, big or small. Anyone can see that the old earl who once served the former king and fought for the kingdom not only no longer received favor, but became a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh of the royal family.

In the palace, Maxwell's fierce words almost tore the last face. Hudson III publicly denounced the old earl's treachery, lost his loyalty to the kingdom, and repeatedly emphasized that Maxwell's role in this war Dereliction of duty in the middle - withdrawing from the Helong Mountains.

In the end, Hudson III made a decision. He ordered Maxwell's troops to be disbanded and incorporated into the royal army, and Maxwell was placed under house arrest in the Kara Palace, which was drafted by the justice of the kingdom. The charges, and tried one by one after the end of the war.

Everyone in the palace immediately focused their attention on the earl. They were sarcastic, sympathetic and pitiful, well-deserved, extremely happy...all kinds of different emotions were contained in the sights of the noble ministers. Everyone could see clearly, Maxwell You are finished. He lost his territory and his army, and became a bald nobleman with an empty earl title. And it won't be long before the chief judge will try his evidence. He and his family may not even have the original title. The title will also be lost.

Facing everyone's eyes and the king's anger, Maxwell calmed down instead. He looked up at Hudson and said in a pleading tone:

"My lord, no matter what you think of me, I have always been loyal to you and your father, and now, I only have one request, don't underestimate those dwarves, they are no longer what they used to be.

I seized some new machinery from them, namely a steam battering ram, a giant bed crossbow, and some knowledge about the path of divine creation. If possible, I hope you will pay attention to it and use it , otherwise, the God of Victory would not be on our side..."

Before he finished speaking, Maxwell just paused, and wanted to add a few words to emphasize the seriousness of the matter, but Hudson III interrupted him.

"Enough is enough, count, dwarves are still little dwarves, no matter what machinery they have, and you can't hide your incompetence, your cowardice.

In the name of Skadi, thank me, I will recover the lost land for you, conquer the dwarves myself, and lead your desperate army back to Helong, and you only need to wait for our success in the royal city.

If you want to serve in the next war, I'm sorry to tell you that at your age, you can't do it anymore. "

The king's indifferent and decisive words shattered Maxwell's fantasy. The old earl lost his mind for a moment, and then squeezed out a bitter smile in the eyes of everyone. His face was wrinkled and squeezed together, as if he had seen the king's face. ending.

"Well...well...may the gods do as you wish."

Finally, Maxwell bowed with all his strength and offered his sincere blessings to the king.

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The royal city held a grand ceremony for the king's expedition. Amidst the grand cheers, Hudson III led the mighty army towards the river after offering sacrifices to the god of winter Skadi and the god of victory. The Long Mountains set off.

The flag of the royal family of Golan, which is also the flag of the Kingdom of Golan, fluttered in the air, and the red winged tiger embroidered on it looked majestic. The army of this royal city was just like this flag, and everyone had great confidence in this war. Confidence, as if the dwarves they despised would run away at the sight of the banner.

300 years ago, due to the conquest of the orcs, the dwarves lost Helong, and they were repeatedly defeated by the orcs in the next 200 years. Ancestral hand.

Even though the dwarves have made a comeback and seized the Helong Mountains, Hudson III and the soldiers under his command did not take it seriously. They believed that since the Golan Kingdom could sweep the orcs, it would be impossible for the kingdom that was repeatedly defeated by the orcs to be defeated. The dwarves must not be enough to make an enemy of Golan.

Almost every soldier believed that this was an easy victory, and many nobles even expressed in letters to their homes that they were worried that they had not killed enough dwarves to merit a reward.

This army marched to the Helong Mountains with such confidence. Except for Maxwell and the people who experienced the fierce offensive of the dwarves, no one thought that the Golan Kingdom would lose this war.

So how is the old earl now?

The answer is obvious. According to the king's order, Maxwell and several sons were placed under house arrest in the Kara Palace, which is a side hall of the palace. Swell seems to have no intention of escaping, he calmly accepts his fate, and waits for the bad news from the front.

"I hope the outcome of the war is not so bad."

Maxwell said so.

The ministers staying in the royal city scoffed at Maxwell’s words. They laughed at the earl as old-eyed, incompetent, incompetent, and no longer as brave as before. Some people regarded the earl’s words as a curse and secretly recorded them, preparing to use them as evidence in the trial , to increase Maxwell's sentence.

It's just... What happened later was not as everyone wished, but instead confirmed Maxwell's words.

Nearly three months later, a news that shocked the whole country came back from the front line, and the entire royal city suddenly fell into huge political turmoil.

King Hudson III, along with his Dauphin, was captured by the king of Calrond.

The 9000 army that followed the king was defeated by the dwarves in just three months, with nearly 1 casualties and more than [-] captured. In the end, there were only [-] remnants left. return.

The bad news came so suddenly and so bizarre that it was unimaginable that before the nobles and ministers had time to block the news, the entire royal city fell into violent turmoil, and this turmoil moved towards the kingdom at an extremely fast speed. Spread everywhere.

What made Golan even worse was that after defeating Hudson III, the dwarves of Calrond did not stop their attack. They directly crossed the Helong Mountains and headed towards the hinterland of the kingdom, and wrote in the name of Hudson III. Letter, asking the princes all over the country to offer their cities and surrender.

The king was captured, the army returned in defeat, and the dwarves continued to attack... The successive bad news plunged the kingdom into chaos. Riots began to appear everywhere, and everyone was in danger for a while.

For the Golanese, this defeat brought unprecedented shock and humiliation to them.

As humans, the Golan people naturally looked down on the short dwarves, and the victory of the major wars since the founding of the Golan Kingdom brought them unparalleled pride and pride.

However, those dwarves who were despised by them easily defeated the proud and proud Golans, and even their king was captured and became a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.

The entire kingdom suddenly fell into a precarious situation. It seemed that Golan would become history and a place name soon, and the crisis would come at a certain moment and completely destroy Golan.

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Different from the Golan Kingdom's reaction, when the battle report from the front line was sent back to Calrond, the dwarves immediately fell into national celebration.

Countless people had tears in their eyes, excitedly shouting the name of Herris, and praising the great achievements of Kaf VI. Prince Mulla, who was temporarily in power, held a large celebration for this, and the dwarves rushed like a fish. Towards the Artisan Temple, the major taverns were packed to the brim, and there were crowds of celebrants everywhere. They cheered for the arrival of victory and immersed themselves in supreme joy. Even the gold and silver clans and steam artisans who were hostile to each other, It seems that at this moment, the contradictions that have always been forgotten.

Karl Lund seemed never to have been so prosperous.

In such a strong and festive atmosphere, an inconspicuous outsider stepped into the most prosperous city in Karrond.

There is no doubt that, judging from the appearance, it is a human being.

In addition to being the political center, the Royal City is also a major trading city for the entire kingdom. Here, foreigners from different races are not uncommon. They come either for trade, for travel, or for technical exchanges. .

So, why did this stranger come here?

no one could have imagined,

He came to stop the war.

Xi Lan calmly watched the scene in the royal city.

There are celebrations everywhere, praises everywhere... no matter who is addicted to the joy of victory.

However, those dwarves who celebrate the victory of the war today may cry for the defeat of the war tomorrow.

In the eyes of Sealand, who had ascended to the kingdom of heaven, the celebration and praise in front of him didn't mean much.

"They don't know what they're dealing with."

Zealand whispered to herself.

It seems that he has passed through the heavy curtain of time and peeked into a corner of fate.

The jubilant dwarves paid no attention to the outlander.

He is like an unknown lonely ghost, pacing aimlessly in the royal city.

Sealand walked past the glorious Artisan Temple, and went deep into an unremarkable alley where prostitutes and vagrants lived.

It was the first time he had set foot in Calrond, but he seemed to have lived here for many years, turning left and right in the alley familiarly, until he stopped in front of a small house door.

Raising her hand, Xi Lan politely knocked on the door six times.

After a while, an ordinary-looking female dwarf with a beard came out and looked at the intruder suspiciously.

"Who are you? Which whore brought you here? How do you know the code?"

The female dwarf's questions were like cannonballs.

She is the witch and herbal doctor here, and has been serving the local prostitutes.

"A few years ago, did you host a dwarf named... Belvan?"

Zealand asked gently.

The female dwarf Saren was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes widened in horror.

"how do you know?
who are you?Which god is it? "

Saren asked, trembling.

She doesn't want to be involved in the conspiracy of the gods, she wants to live longer.

"Of course I know.

As for who I am..."

Zealand smiled.
"No, no, I'm not a god, I'm just a person, a person who stops fighting."

After finishing speaking, Xi Lan leaned forward and stepped into the door with almost no hindrance.

When Saron waited until he entered the garden, she belatedly thought that she should prevent him from entering the house, why didn't she think of it just now.

It was as if... just now, the thought of preventing him from entering the house was forgotten.

The hermit-like person caused panic and fear in Sa Lun's heart.

This kind of emotion can only be compared to Saren when he first listened to Kabe's revelation.

"You...what do you want to do?"

Saron dared to ask.

"I want to learn something about Belvan from your mouth."

Siran paused, and added:
"I heard about him from a prophet."

Naturally, Saron would not know that the prophet that Sealand was talking about was the Archangel Silas.

When Xilan returned to the earth from heaven, he visited the archangel who discovered the way of divine creation, and the latter pointed him to a person he had been paying attention to for a long time, and that was Belfan.

In the current research on the path of divine creation, Belvan is the undoubted pioneer.

Saron swallowed her saliva, and she stroked her arm cautiously. The jumping spider, that is, the family of Kabe, was hiding in her sleeve, motionless as if dead.

Of course the jumping spider knew that the witch wanted to ask for help.

"Ask for help? What kind of help are you asking for? It's good that I didn't ask you for help."

thought the jumping spider, maintaining a motionless posture.

Saron would not know that it was more afraid of the uninvited guest than she was.

"Don't worry, I just want to ask you some simple questions."

Xi Lan said slowly.

Saren nodded with difficulty, the hermit's voice made one feel like a spring breeze.

After that, Sealand raised questions, such as how Saron knew Belvan; what kind of divination Belvan was going to have; what dream did he have; ; Does Saren understand the secrets behind Belvan.

Faced with so many questions, Saron almost answered every question. During the process, she realized that the hermit was not hostile, so she relaxed slowly and told as many details as possible.

After the question and answer, Xi Lan saluted very sincerely.

"Excuse me, may the Lord take care of you."

After speaking, Xi Lan's figure slowly left the small garden.

After the hermit left, Saron breathed a sigh of relief, and she fell to the ground.

The jumping spider no longer hid in its sleeve, and looked at the direction of Xi Lan's departure with lingering fear.

"Who is that person? He...who is he?!"

Seeing the jumping spider, Saren asked nervously.

The jumping spider shook its head and said:

"I don't know, I don't know, this is not something we should know..."

Sarah was taken aback.

Does this mean that the hermit has transcended the realm of mortals and stepped into the realm of gods.

if that's the case…

Saron said blankly:
"This man is really like a god..."

(End of this chapter)