I'm not that kind of orc

"So far no one has come up with a perfect solution. It's not your fault, Your Highness." I told the truth.

I'm the same now, helpless.

Princess Alisa was silent for a long time, as if she had made up her mind to confess something, she looked at me and said, "Classmate Bullock, actually, I have imagined what it would be like to be a hostage myself..."

"Huh?" I didn't expect this conversation to go.

"It's just an imagination. The queen mother will never agree." Princess Alyssa smiled wryly as if she had expected my reaction, "The status of a princess is not only a responsibility, but also a country's stage. I know it well. But I still don't think I was born superior. The soldiers stationed here, they also have their own parents, they have their own families, and on the soil of this country, there are family members and friends who care about them. They died in battle Some people will be sad. Even if they are alone, they should have their own meaning in life... Maybe they will meet some important people in the future, or they may have the opportunity to fulfill their wishes, but once they die, these may Sex is gone."

I froze for a moment.

When a person dies, someone will be sad, and many possibilities for the future will be lost.

This is a question that I have almost never seriously thought about. I have always been instilled with the idea of ​​fighting for glory and dying for glory. I always think about the value of death habitually, but I have never seriously considered it. The meaning of life severed by death.

"So, sometimes, I think, rather than directly sending thousands of people to the battlefield, betting on my life first - it should be worth such a risk." Princess Alyssa said these words Sometimes the eyes seem to be looking into the distance.

"Then...haven't you considered the possibility that the other party will tear up the agreement? In that case, your life will be used to threaten this country instead." I managed to squeeze out my voice.

"Of course I don't want my mother to be controlled by others because of me. If that kind of thing really happened..." Alisa's eyes became serious, "I should die for my country, so that my compatriots can resist desperately."

An honorable death.

If it were me, I would probably do the same.

But I can clearly feel that I don't want Princess Alyssa to do that. Just by imagining it, I feel a faint pain in my heart, as if a piece has been involved.

A dead person cannot be resurrected, Princess Alyssa—if the girl in front of me who has reached out to me time and time again and healed me with a smile dies, I will also be very sad.

And after the war started, this kind of sad thing will happen thousands of times, not only the elves, but also the orcs, even if every soldier on the battlefield voluntarily dies in a glorious way—I Never really thought about the sentimentality issue.

"But this is just an imagination. Regardless of whether this approach is correct or not, I can't even do this now..." Princess Alyssa suddenly laughed at herself.

Her smile was reflected in my eyes, which made my heart tightened all of a sudden.

It was that smile that looked like a dead leaf again, as if squeezed out from layers of pain.

"The queen mother told me not to care about anything, not to do anything. But I still ran here on my own, thinking that if I face this matter myself, I might be able to change something..." She continued on.

"Okay, Your Highness..." I tried to end the topic.

"But in the end, I still couldn't accomplish anything."

"No, Your Highness, I said it's not your fault."

"Even if you insist on staying and fighting with everyone, it will only cause you a lot of trouble... Indeed, the queen mother is right, she is a real leader."

"Your Highness, enough is enough, I understand."

"I don't know what I can do, I just can't imagine, if so many people die, but I don't do anything..."

"Okay, that's fine." I sighed and said in an almost pleading tone, "Please don't say any more."

Don't continue with that forced smile that looks like you're going to cry at any moment.

"Student Bullock, I..." In the end, Princess Alyssa still lowered her head, "What should I do?"

Princess Alisa, she has always been very responsible, always treated others as equals, and always put herself in other people's shoes... But now, these virtues of hers have become poison when she is powerless to change the reality, and become her The shackles became her psychological burden.

I finally realized that the princess is just her title. The person in front of me is still just a slender girl. She was pushed to the forefront in this conflict. She thinks she has the responsibility to participate in this matter, but she has not changed. capacity in this country-level situation.She still can't bear the burden of leadership, she can't harden her heart to face thousands of sacrifices.

She clearly knew what she had to face, but the truth was too cruel for her.

You shouldn't watch her go on in such pain, you have to do something—a voice in your heart said.

After a long time, I said, "Your Highness, please look this way."

She looked up.

But then I didn't speak immediately, but Ping raised his right arm and clenched his fist.After that, he punched his chest and heart with that fist, then raised that fist high and let out a loud roar.

"B, classmate Brock?" Princess Alisa blinked in surprise, "What are you doing?"

"Swear. This is the way we orcs swear, use your own life..." I pointed to the position of my heart with my idle left finger, and then pointed to the sky, "Swear to the heroic spirit of the ancestors."

Black Cloud Overwhelms the City (9)

"Swear?" She still didn't respond.

"Well, I, Brock, here, I swear to the heroic spirits of my ancestors, on the premise of not violating the honor, I will definitely fulfill Princess Alisa's wish with all my strength!" I declared to the sky with a serious face , and then looked at Princess Alisa's face again, "I'm sorry Your Highness, at present, I can only make verbal oaths... But I hope you can understand that your coming here is not meaningless I was always at a loss before, but after I saw you, I woke up and realized what I should really do. Please don’t forget that no matter what happens, I’m always by your side.”

Princess Alisa folded her hands in front of her chest and looked at me motionlessly.

Looking at those jeweled eyes, I felt a twinge of nervousness and wondered if it made any sense.

Can a vague oath, not even a decent guarantee, really make her feel at ease?

If she just smiled politely and said "thank you" and took it over, or shook her head sadly and said "you can't do it", I would probably be able to put my hand down in disgrace and walk away in disgrace.

The rustling leaves blown by the night wind, the ripples flowing on the surface of the pool reflecting the spar lights, the faint shadows of swimming fish reflected on the edge of the pool, everything has been slowed down, and the time has never been so long.

After a long time, she said cautiously, "Can I... believe you?"

"Of course, just leave it to me." I didn't dare to hesitate, and spoke like a conditioned reflex.

She suddenly smiled as if relieved: "Well, you have never broken your promise to me. So I believe you."

As if infected by her relief, I also breathed a sigh of relief.

Princess Alisa put her hand on the skirt and lifted it up gently: "Please, Classmate Bullock, please help me to stop this dispute."

Even if there is no basis, she chose to bet her hope on my oath, betting that I can win.

What reason should I not try my best?

"I see." I nodded solemnly and grinned, "The orcs are a race that will never go back on their vows."

"Thank you, Bullock, thank you." Alisa gave the princess a much better look, "I won't let you bear this responsibility alone, I will work hard together... Eh?" She said As he spoke, he suddenly looked different.

"what happened?"

Her "ah" came out of nowhere, and I couldn't help being confused.

"No that..." Her eyes flickered, and she hesitated to speak.

"What the hell—"

Just as I was asking, I suddenly heard the sound of something pressing on the ground behind me—very soft, but very close, as if it was against my back.

What creature is standing behind me!

The fighting instinct made me reflexively turn around and stretch out my hand, sweeping my arm to catch the "assailant" who suddenly appeared behind me, and grabbed the opponent's wrist with one hand, twisting and pressing on her On the back, the other hand is wrapped around the opponent's neck and imprisoned by the arm.

Then I froze.

"Student Bullock!?" Princess Alyssa on the opposite side covered her mouth and exclaimed.

"Awful! I, I surrender! Mr. Bullock, I was wrong! Let me go! Arm! The arm is going to be broken!" The person in his arms screamed for mercy.

"Alsena?" I stared down at the head with long chestnut hair in my arms, quickly let go, and asked her dumbfoundedly, "Why did you sneak behind me?"

"I'm just going to yell loudly to scare you...just kidding! Woo...it hurts!" Arsena rubbed her shoulder joint with an aggrieved expression.

"If you really yell, you might get an elbow from me..." I sighed, "Don't make such a joke with an orc warrior, we can easily overreact to a sneak attack from behind."

After all, the beasts in the Wild of Behemoths like to sneak up on their prey from behind.

After I finished speaking, I realized something, and quickly looked around: "That knight commander who has been following you..."

"Oh, Mr. Wikas is busy." Arsena replied carelessly.

Thankfully, the werewolf knight commander isn't here.

This girl came from the path behind me. I can imagine how she just approached me on tiptoe while smiling smirkingly and winking at Princess Alyssa who was facing her to keep her quiet. Shouting behind me startled me.

No wonder Princess Alisa's reaction was so weird just now.

"Didn't you contact your father?" I looked at Arsena and asked.

"Father hasn't woken up at this time, I just told the matter to the court mage who passed the order first, and he will report it to the father after dawn in a few hours, I just didn't see Sister Alisa after I went back , came out to look for her." Arsena smiled.

"Ah, I'm sorry, I ran out secretly and made you worry." Princess Alyssa bowed her head cautiously.

"I'm fine, but the knights Lulan and Betley who looked down upon you are really crazy." Alsena tilted her head, "Now they are already being trained, why don't you hurry up If you go back and explain, they will be taken to confinement by Mr. Wikas."

"Eh? That, that really has to be done quickly..." Princess Alyssa immediately became anxious, and walked quickly with her skirt lifted.

When she passed me, she stopped and gave me a salute: "Good night, Brock, that..." She suddenly smiled again, "Thank you."

"Well, it's okay, you can go back and rest." I nodded.

Princess Alisa walked quickly towards the camp, but Arsena did not follow immediately.

"Mr. Bullock," she called me suddenly.

"Why?" I turned my gaze to her and saw her smiling at me.

"You can trust me too." She looked into my eyes seriously.

I froze suddenly.

Did she hear what she said just now?

She suddenly clenched her fist and stretched it out, gently pressing on the position of my chest and heart: "Please don't forget, no matter what happens, I will always stand by your side."

Her tone of voice is so light, but it seems that she is passing through this hand with a heavy weight, like the closest and most reliable comrade-in-arms, holding a weapon in one hand and pressing your shoulder with the other, saying to you that you will rest assured Give it to me, from now on you don't have to worry about being attacked, and you can move forward bravely.

After she finished speaking, she withdrew her hand, and smiled strangely at me: "Then, good night!"

Before I could react, she turned around and quickly chased after Princess Alyssa.

I watched the backs of the two princesses gradually drifting away on the brightly lit path.

There was another night wind blowing, and I heard the sound of breaking the water surface and a "gudong" in the pool behind me. It seemed that a silver fish jumped out of the water in the waves.

Second Negotiation (1)

The shamans in robes sang ancient eulogies, and they all put their long staffs on the ground together. With the rumbling sound, a hole was opened in the earth. The city wall in the distance stretched straight past.

This time, the city wall was finally defeated in front of the violent earth element, and a big gap was left in the collapse.

"Follow me! Go up to me! Don't let the comrades in front die in vain!" The orc warrior who looked like a commander raised his huge warblade shining with a blood-red coat of arms, and shouted in a high-pitched voice.

The orc queue that was still advancing neatly towards the city wall rushed towards the gap opened, and the elf guards on the city wall also concentrated there.Arrows rained down, most of them landing on the huge wooden shield held aloft by the orcs.At this time, an elf mage with long silver hair suddenly raised his hand on the city wall, and a huge fireball fell like a meteorite. In the dazzling flames, the soldiers were blown away by the explosion, and a gap appeared in the charging team. It was quickly replaced by the wave-like orc army behind.The silver-haired elf mage summoned a red translucent barrier in the gap, and the orc warriors rushing to the front slashed with their weapons and charged with their bodies, but they still couldn't break through the barrier.