Longmen Memoirs

"Delusion!"

"Huh... look, you can't even take the first step, because... because we make you feel unbelievable, or because our ideas are contrary to yours. In Ursus, many people's ideas, such as civilians, People, such as the nobles, their ideas are also contrary to yours, and you have to change them, because if you want to change this country, you have to do that. "

Tallulah fell silent.

Her silence seemed like she couldn't refute.

It is indeed impossible to refute, and the inner guard's words do make some sense.

"...That's enough. Just because I don't oppose your doctrine, you think you agree with it. It's just arrogance." The patriot suddenly spoke and looked at the inner guard and asked.

"Have you also enjoyed this kind of power? This kind of wantonness, assuming that everything you do is serving the power of a better era? Who gave you the power to flaunt the entire Ursus, and how can you boast about it? glory?"

"So, how can you win the approval of the majority if you fight for a few people?" The internal guard asked: "You fight for the infected. How is it justice? How much have the infected people paid for this country, so that you think that you are Should it be recognized by most people?"

He looked at the patriot and nodded slightly.

"I trust you to give an intelligent answer, Wendigo."

"..."

"..."

"What does justice have to do with the number of people?" the patriot asked: "Guard, I only want to ask you one question. How many people loved your majesty at that time? Is it more or less?"

"……call……"

The inner guard breathed a sigh of relief. He did not answer immediately because he had already guessed what the Patriot wanted to ask.

It’s an answer that doesn’t require a question. If only a few people loved the late emperor, why would the late emperor’s era be so fondly remembered and why would it achieve such brilliance?

But the late emperor died suddenly and unexpectedly. If the late emperor was just, why did the late emperor die suddenly and suddenly?

"Is His Majesty's death related to you?"

"If I answer, it has nothing to do with us..." In the end, the inner guard stopped talking: "It seems that we can't untie this knot."

If the number of people can represent justice, then why is the death of the late emperor closely related to the internal guards? Why is the order in Ursus still not collapsed after the death of the former emperor, and the emperor's internal guards are still performing their duties.

The answer is of course no, and the one who negates this answer is the inner guard himself.

The Wendigo's answer may make the inside defender a little self-inflicted [@*

"No matter what, my Majesty is dead, Ursus is in the hands of others, and there is only one idea left that I follow now." The patriot said, looking at Tallulah under his protection.

"Hers."

he added, his voice steady and strong.

He let go of the black halberd under the pestle in his hand and helped Tallulah up, as if Tallulah was also her relative at this moment, as if she would always be until the day he lost her.

He has experienced loss and separation countless times, and maybe it will be the same this time, but he will not stop moving forward just because he is afraid of losing.

"...Why her?"

The inner guard finally asked the confusion in his heart.

"Because I already know her well."

"Not long ago, someone told me that the war in Kazdaele was over. I migrated here with my tribe because of my youth and vigour, and abandoned my hometown. I thought I was disappointed, but now I understand that at that time, I I just don’t want to continue to bear the responsibility. I regard Ursus as my motherland. Similarly, after the death of His Majesty the late Emperor, my motherland also left me."

"Maybe what you described is indeed another good road for Ursus, and maybe the infected can indeed gain a place in the Ursus you described, but this round, I have already made a choice, I have chosen Infected people.”

The Patriots regained their grip on the Black Halberd.

He slowly raised his hand and looked in the direction of the inner guard.

"Soldiers serve their country and faith, not its rule. Therefore, I will try to destroy the current empire and launch a just war."

"Bozokasti, we also need the support of the infected. Our cause is equally just." The inner guard replied, looking at the weapons raised by the patriots, his words suddenly paused for a moment.

"So, what is your reason for rejecting us?" He asked: "Do you think the path you are taking now will be better than innovation and unity? More efficient? Or will it be less harmful to the people of Ursus?" .”

"No, Wendigo, that's not right. It will only be more difficult, more unlikely, and more damaging to Ursus. We shouldn't be enemies."

"It already is."

The patriot replied solemnly: "Because this war has begun, and I want to see the war end."

"Even the benevolent Majesty I serve has not accepted the infected. Now I will only regard similar promises as lies. The infected will fight for themselves, and what the infected want should be fought for by themselves. If it is a war, Then war, and if it's death, then death."

He looked at the inner guard not far away.

"If one day you can really unite the infected, if you really want Ursus to take the right path, then there will be no war, and we will not become enemies because of this."

"..."

"We hope that infected people can rally around you, Wendigo, and we can do this together, even if it's in your way. We have a reason to stand side by side."

"It seems you didn't understand what I said. If you really want to unite them, you don't need me, yourselves, or anyone else." The patriot replied.It seems that he no longer wants to continue talking.

"Enough, guardsmen, the road you speak of has been traveled so long that I cannot believe in any better alternative."

"Those who claim to have foresight have just not been played by fate. One day you will understand, just like the more than 20 internal guards who died in the Sunset Canyon, they died in the North Plains and died in the battle. It would be better to die in the hands of alien species than to die in the hands of compatriots."

"But I am a traitor to the empire. Guardsmen, there is no possibility for us to reconcile, let alone any reason to be able to work together."

Chapter 49 Death and Life Together ([-]): The Remnants of the Black Wall

[Someone once asked me, if I escape, will I still be the same person after I escape?

I keep telling myself, of course, I am still me, before and after.

But I can't deny it. What I can't deny is that if it were me before, if it was the innocent and ridiculous kid in Longmen, what would he think?

Even though I guessed his thoughts in countless ways, even though I knew how he would view everything I encountered from his perspective.

But I have to admit that he and I are two completely different people. The person who rises from hell has the same name and the same appearance, but he will no longer be naive and will not place his hope on anything. People will no longer live by their own fantasies.

It's all fake from start to finish. 】

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Wendigo's words fell slowly along with the biting cold wind in the snowfield.

His words were as cold as the wind and snow.

The traitor of the Empire, he used this term to call himself, a legend who once swore allegiance to the Empire, but now believed that he had betrayed the Empire.

But the inner guard doesn't see it that way.

If even Wendigo betrayed Ursus, there must be something wrong within Ursus.

"A declaration is just a declaration." Neiwei said: "But even if you think so, Wendigo, what about the people behind you? Will they trust her as much as you do, even if you admit that you have betrayed the empire?

The inner guard looked at Tallulah in front of the Wendigo and asked.

"Even if you admit this, how can you be sure that they are not worshiping your force and integrity? How can you guarantee that they are not worshiping a powerful idol?"

Neiwei said, and then continued to ask: "Is it better for them to follow an evil idol who is powerful and can protect them, or a noble idol who is allowed to be slaughtered?"

"I hope you won't use the former as a metaphor for someone I respect."

The patriot replied, for example, the late emperor was indeed an idol who could protect his subjects. He single-handedly created the image of Ursus as a powerful and honorable person, but he could not be said to be noble and upright.

"But the reality is colder than the wind and snow in the northwest tundra, Wendigo." The inner guard stretched out his hand, followed by the snowflakes falling on his palm: "Without power, you can only be slaughtered by others, and you may not be the first to strike." Not your enemy."

"You know this truth better than I do. When you are unable to protect the infected people who follow you, you will be ruthlessly abandoned. With the favor given by the empire, you will encounter betrayal, and you are unable to avoid this betrayal. This is Reality."

The inner guard said: "Before you are determined to confront the entire Ursus, you will be destroyed first. The overwhelming battle may not be able to destroy your will, but they cannot. The difficult situation cannot stop you, but they cannot avoid it. , you expect them to share the joys and sorrows with you, no, Wendigo, their will is too fragile, they can’t even be called warriors.”

"Maybe they don't know who Cosiche is, but they know the Duke and they know that the Duke's daughter will be the next Duke."

The inner guard deliberately raised his voice, the snowflakes in his palms were gently crushed, and he looked at Tallulah.

"The person next to you is not what you see. Her strength will grow enough to resist you, her resourcefulness will rival yours, and her cunning will surpass yours."

"Are you praising her?" Patriot asked.

"Praise? No, Wendigo." The inner guard shook his head slightly: "You haven't been an Ursus long enough, and you still can't understand Kosiche."

Of course the patriot knew who Koscich was, and even after hearing that Tallulah was the daughter of the Duke, he had the idea of ​​killing her in advance, but he did not do so after all.For so long, Patriot never expressed any opinion about Tallulah. He was thinking about what kind of person Tallulah really was.

Unfortunately, so far, he still hasn't gotten a satisfactory answer.

With the emergence of the inner guard and the exposure of Tallulah's identity, she needs a voice that firmly supports her, and in the entire camp, only the Patriot has this ability.

"Inheriting corrupted knowledge does not mean that it will be corrupted along with it. The footprints she left on the snowfield have proven that she will not end up like that old snake."

Perhaps while saying this, Wendigo was also telling himself.

"hiss……"

"...I've heard many times that you care for young people very much. It's closer to doting than caring."

The inner guard said, as if he had seen through the Wendigo's true thoughts.

"Those who are truly worthy of respect, even if I have seen them grow old and die since they were young, I still respect them." The patriot raised his black halberd and waited for the inner guard who wanted to continue arguing.

They are indeed good at bewitching, and they are also good at using words to weaken the enemy's fighting spirit, but the patriots have no intention of continuing to argue with them.

It doesn't matter who wins.

"leave!"

"Bozokasti..."

"Now, leave!" Wendigo repeated in a cold voice: "I will not hold you accountable for harming our soldiers for the time being, or we will kill you now, and we will wait for the inner guards to collect your bodies, and then we will destroy each other until both sides One side will die! "

"Even if this side is us."

As the patriots finished speaking, the shield guards raised their large shields. The inner guards watched them form a military formation and were ready to charge.

"call……"

"Wendigo...I can't tell any more secrets." The inner guard stopped arguing, and there was visible regret in his words: "Our warning is not a rhetoric, Bodrokasti, we can only do it for You mourn."

In the eyes of the inner guard, the empire's last Wendigo chose the wrong path, and he would be buried under Cosiche's conspiracy. This was undoubtedly a heavy loss for Ursus.

"When we are enemies, I should mourn on your behalf."

The inner guard turned and left, Wendigo's answer rang in his ears, and he finally looked back at the last legend of the empire.

"That day won't come, Wendigo, that day won't come."

The inner guard said that just like when he first met Wendigo, he turned around and gave the Wendigo the most honorable courtesy in the Imperial Army, as if to commemorate the contribution he had made.

Sadly, even the legend of the former empire will eventually die in a shameful assassination.

"Farewell, Patriot, today's result only makes us regretful." The inner guard put down his hands and looked at Tallulah: "And you, Tallulah... We look forward to further changes on your part. I retract my preamble, you should You are the best person to lead them."

In the drifting light snow, the figures of the inner guards gradually moved away until they completely disappeared from sight.

Tallulah finally let out a breath.

The heavy pressure brought by the inner guards almost made her breathless, but what was worse was not the strength of the inner guards, but their words.

Without the support of patriots, they can imagine what she will face after today. Even if she never considers herself a leader, she will lose the trust of the infected.

She didn't blame the infected people, because after all, she was the one who hid them. If there were no internal guards, she might have kept hiding them.

She didn't admit that she was the old black snake's daughter, never had been.

"Thank you for your intervention, Mr. Patriot."

"It's not me you should be grateful to, Tallulah. I recognize your status as a leader, but that doesn't mean I recognize all your ideas. You should understand this."

"Yes, I understand, but no matter what, I should thank you."

"If you can be a good leader, it will be my duty to clear your name. Why do you need to say thank you? If you can't, even if you say thank you, you won't be able to prove anything."

Tallulah wanted to say something else, but there was a shout from behind the camp. They looked over and saw two snow monsters running eagerly in this direction.

They were too panicked. Maybe they went back to the camp first and came here after finding nothing in the camp.

Tallulah could even see the snow monster named Yang Ge dragging Chen Mo's weapon in his hand. He and Chen Mo had always had a good relationship.Tallulah knew.

She thought of the inner guards and the snow monsters out on patrol. At that moment, Tallulah seemed to suddenly realize something.

"Hurry!? Tallulah... Tallulah, Big Daddy, Big Sister... Big Sister and Chen, they are being attacked, hurry!"

The roaring sound broke out at this moment.