Chapter 132 Brothers
After the collapse of the coalition, most of the nobles chose to return to Xueman City to rest and regroup temporarily.
According to Viscount John’s soldiers, there were many wounded and defeated soldiers outside Xueman City. Due to the lack of medical treatment and medicine, these people could only wait to die slowly, so that the screams continued day and night. , it is simply a living hell scene.
Of the more than 30 nobles from the five counties, less than 20 returned to Xueman City alive. Six nobles, including Romney, confirmed the death, but the bodies could not be recovered. There were eight more The nobles are in a state of disconnection and their life or death is uncertain.
Such tragic situations have caused most nobles to lose the courage to fight against the hand of death.
Some nobles proposed to return to their territories and evacuate to the rear to avoid being surrounded and annihilated by the Hand of Death; others wanted to use Snowrun City to conduct defensive operations, at least to stop the Death Hand's army outside Hippok County, otherwise All five counties will be corrupted.
Viscount Morgan is dead, and the remaining nobles are unable to convince the public in terms of reputation or title. This has led to the two sides arguing fiercely, but they have never been able to reach an accurate conclusion.
After hearing the news, Viscount John sighed heavily and ordered the troops to set off without saying anything.
On the other hand, the news of the defeat of the coalition forces and the death of Viscount Morgan spread, triggering a new wave of refugees. The refugees carried the news with them, and the news became more and more exaggerated.
By the time it reached the Eagle Territory, it had become "The God of Death sent a miracle, and five death decrees caused the entire coalition of the five northwest counties to be annihilated, and more than thirty nobles all turned into undead creatures." , preparing to return to his own territory and turn the five northwest counties into a kingdom of death.”
The news was placed on Vesdon's desk. The acting lord glanced at it and said sleepily: "I know."
In the more than a month since Raven left, various rumors have emerged one after another. , not much more outrageous than this.
Why, Raven is actually the holy son of the Order of the Hand of Death. He has been engaged to his holy daughter for a long time, and he came here to welcome his bride. The reason why no one in the Griffith family can live past forty is, Just because they are not really dead, but faked death and turned into undead creatures, and they are still working for the Death Hand Order.
At first, Vesdon was a little nervous, but after hearing more, he no longer cared, and repeated the old tune and ordered:
"Let Link pay more attention. , once we find someone instigating trouble, we will arrest and kill them on the spot according to my brother’s previous instructions without mercy.”
As the number of refugees increased, Link was sent to manage the refugees and maintain order. Now Vesdon's personal guard is a young soldier named "Humphrey".
He is only twenty years old this year, but his body is quite strong, and with his slightly thin face, he looks even more shrewd and capable.
"Understood, I'll go right away." Humphrey lowered his head, looked up at Vesdon, and asked with a smile: "Master Vesdon, are you going to call someone over tonight?" ?”
A trace of emotion appeared on Vesdon’s face, but he touched his neck. Then he shook his head and refused: "Forget it, let's talk about it in two days."
Just because two female technicians were called from the Pink Mansion last night, Weisidong worked all night, so he was beaten this morning. Denise scolded her head and shoulders. During the two-hour morning meeting, Denise scolded her for one and a half hours.
He just had to pull out the sword Raven left behind.
Looking back now, Vesdon was still a little scared: "Don't be stunned, go quickly."
Humphrey followed the order and left. As soon as he went out, the smile on his face disappeared. not see.
For the acting lord Vesdon, he really has no good impression at all. He is naive, childish, lustful and has no sense of responsibility!
During the time when Baron Raven was away, Weston first made several very unreliable suggestions, including but not limited to - forming an army of his own and opening a restaurant in Eagle Town. Hotel, select a group of women from the refugees, and build a club funded by Eagle Castle.
These whimsical proposals were refuted one after another, and Vesdon gave up his thoughts. He began to lay down on his back and make a head stamp every day, either enjoying himself or on the way to enjoy himself every day.
Then this morning happened.
Going to the stables to get the war horses, Humphrey just drove out of the city gate and saw the tall statue outside the castle.
Now this monument has a very good degree of completion. From the front and the side, you can see the heroic spirit of the Eagle Army fighting the enemy.
This is Humphrey's favorite building. Every time he passes by, he will stop here and stay for a while. This will make him feel that the comrades who once fought alongside him have not left.
"Humphrey!" Fiona, wrapped in a cotton robe, walked over: "Are you going to Goldshire?"
"Yes, Miss Fiona." Humphrey smiled. He looked at the other person with a trace of longing in his eyes, and his body unconsciously stood up straighter.
"That's just right. I ordered some things in Goldshire. You can bring them back for me." Fiona took out her purse and poured three silver coins out: "Go to the 'Goblin Ears' drug store. Mention my name and I’ll buy you a drink with the rest of the money.”
This is not the first time Fiona has made such a request. Humphrey knows that this ointment is for Mr. Gordon. My bones will hurt so much in the winter.
As usual, Humphrey blushed and waved away, but Fiona couldn't help but stuff the silver coins into his horse bag, turned around and left after that, and continued to supervise the work.
With a smile on his face, Humphrey rode towards Goldshire.
If you want to reach Goldsmith Town, you must pass through Eagle Town.
Today's Eagle Town is very different from half a year ago. No one throws dirt outside the door anymore. Instead, it is piled on the outside of the fields.
In a while, it will be time to open up wasteland, and everyone is preparing for that moment.
There are occasionally snowmen on the street. This is a sight that has never been seen in previous years. Most of the snowmen are shaped into the image of soldiers, holding branches used as weapons in their hands.
The children were running back and forth, having a snowball fight. One party was playing the role of the Eagle Army, and the other party was playing the role of the Horse Thief. His strength was so suppressed that he could not lift his head up.
After leaving Eagle Town, the state of Goldsmith Town was much worse. Due to the cutoff of trade routes, most taverns had lost customers and supplies and closed down. The few that were open also had poor business.
And due to the large number of refugees received, the environment on the street has become dirty and muddy. Every passerby has a vigilant look on his face when walking, and there are patrols crossing the streets and alleys from time to time. , maintaining law and order.
Soon, Humphrey arrived at the western outskirts of Goldsmith Town. This was the temporary stopping point for the refugees. There were many large and small tents and a row of open shacks, and there was constant heat and smoke. rise from it.
In the shack, "wheat porridge" with scattered wheat grains was being cooked. The refugees lined up, came up with broken bowls, filled them with a bowl of porridge with clear soup and little water, and received a piece of fist. Large and small gray bread, many people will eat it as soon as they get it, and then continue to line up at the end of the line.
With more than a dozen shacks and dozens of stalls, six to seven thousand refugees could queue up three or four times a day, not starving to death, but without any extra energy to do anything else.
If it were the nobles from the city, or the young people who were inexperienced and full of sympathy, they might criticize this treatment, but Humphrey was a little envious of them.
You know, in previous winters, it was difficult for residents of Eagle Town like him to have enough food and clothing every day.
Otherwise, these refugees would not have spontaneously begun to appreciate Baron Raven's kindness without anyone's initiative.
Link is sitting in the shack. As the only extraordinary person in the Eagle Territory today, he is the only one who can control the situation.
After giving Weston's order to Link, the two chatted some more, and then Humphrey said goodbye and left.
When he returned to the study on the third floor of Eagle Castle to resume his life, Vesdon was lying on the table catching up on his sleep.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Vesdon straightened up in a daze, wiped away the drool from his mouth, and looked at the sky outside: "Why did it take so long?"
"Bring Ms. Fiona some ointment for Mr. Gordon."
"Oh, okay, I understand." Vesdon stretched: "You can go down. , I also want to, uh... read a book for a while.”
Humphrey did not move, and asked in a low voice: "Lord Vesdon, do you really don't need to arrange anything tonight?"
This sentence immediately reminded Vesdon of the happiness last night, He smacked his lips and felt a little itchy: "But you also know what happened this morning. My mother almost drew her sword and chopped me down. If she knew..."
"We can go to Huishan Town quietly. It will never happen." Someone knows," Humphrey offered.
Grey Mountain Town, located at the junction of Ironforge Territory and Eagle Territory, is the territory of Baron Angel.
"This..." Vesdon sat up straight: "I am the acting lord after all. It would not be good to cross the border without authorization, and I heard that the consumption there is also very high."
"You don't have to worry about this." Humphrey said: "...In fact, Baron Angel has long wanted to meet with you privately, but he has never been able to find a suitable opportunity. This time Baron Angel will arrange the venue. , all entertainment expenses are provided by him.”
“Angel?” Wei Dong frowned: “Is there any conspiracy in this?” >"Don't worry, safety can definitely be guaranteed." Humphrey continued: "He has long heard that Lord Vesdon, I know that you have made great achievements in the battle against Heleti, and I admire you very much."
"And now that the Eagle Territory is becoming more and more prosperous, he. Also intends to ease the relationship with us, if It’s not that Baron Donald’s funeral is too unpleasant, he will definitely invite you personally.”
“I heard what they said, and it seems that they intend to learn from Viscount John and return the Eagle Beak Mountain and Thousand Needles Jungle.”
Weisidong's eyes lit up and he touched his chin: "I see, if I can get these two pieces of land back, my brother will definitely be impressed by me!"
"Well... very good, tonight , wait for the cooks to leave, you wait for me in the kitchen, we Let's go together!"
Humphrey lowered his head and saluted: "Yes, Lord Vesdon!"
The sun sets and the moon rises, the night gradually gets darker, and the last cook cleans up. The good kitchen cleaner left, and Humphrey's figure appeared in the kitchen.
He sat on a bench and stared at the ashes in the stove in a daze.
As time passed by, Humphrey began to feel more and more anxious.
At this moment, the door suddenly opened, and Humphrey stood up: "Wes...brother, why are you here?"
The person who came in was named Humphrey. One of the soldiers left behind by Raven, Humphrey's biological brother. "I'm hungry, let's get something to eat." Humpherson walked around his brother, walked to the shelf, grabbed two pieces of white bread, took out two pieces of bacon, and poked the ashes in the stove. On fire.
Find a clean pot and brush it with butter. Humpherson put the bread and bacon in and started frying. The aroma suddenly spread.
While turning the bread, Humphrey sighed: "It's better to follow Baron Raven!"
"Yes." Humphrey also sighed, crossed his arms and looked at the table: "Back then, when Donald When the baron ruled , we can’t eat white bread.”
With a bang, Humpherson placed the plate in front of his brother and sat across from him with his share: “Ha, it’s not dry at that time. We can't even eat bread "
"Do you still remember that incident? It seems to have been five years ago. It was also winter at this time. The two of us went to Thousand Needles Forest to work for a long time, trying to get something done. Light firewood and come back."
Humphrey smiled bitterly: "How could you not remember? At that time, we were both barefoot and wore all the clothes we had at home, but we were still shivering from the cold. My ears are about to freeze off.”
“Since I didn’t have an axe, I could only pick up some scattered branches in the forest. After working for a long time, I only had a bundle of firewood that was not enough to hold my arms. When I wanted to go back, I was caught in a snowstorm.”
“ The two of us ran into the cave to hide in the snow. Who knew it was a place where brown bears hibernated? We stayed with the bears for more than two hours. "
"You could escape alone at that time. "Humpherson looked deeply. The younger brother glanced at me: "I was so scared that my legs were weak and I couldn't move. I asked you to go, but you refused to go. I hit you with firewood, and you hit me in turn, almost waking up the bear!"
"Fortunately! That bear is sleeping fast, the two of us We all survived.”
At this point, Humpherson changed the topic: “Actually, for a long time after that, I was thinking about what if the bear really ate us. ”
Hearing his brother's words, Humphrey's expression became a little sad: "...Me too."
His thoughts seemed to have returned to that day.
The reason why the two brothers went to Thousand Needles Jungle was because their mother was ill and never recovered. They wanted to get some firewood and exchange some money to buy medicine for their mother.
After escaping from the bear's mouth, the two of them took the remaining firewood home. It was not much, only about fifty kilograms in total. But no one cared when they went there, and when they came back , but met the "forest ranger" who told them that they had to keep the firewood because it was the property of Baron Angel.
"That damn old thing!" Humphrey spat bitterly: "He has seen us a long time ago, and he is just waiting for us to help him collect firewood. He is simply a beast!"
At that time, they tried their best to say good things, but it was of no use. The two brothers had to return home empty-handed.
Then the two brothers saw a scene that they would never forget in their lives.
The door of their house was broken down, and blood was spilled all over the floor. Their mother’s arm was holding on to the door frame and was cut off by the roots. Her stiff body was dragged to the street. Her naked body was covered with mess and blood. , as well as the scars trampled by horse hooves.
Horse thieves are usually only active in the summer, but if they fail to save enough food for the winter in the summer, they will also attack villages and towns from the bloody highlands.
The two brothers were lucky enough to escape the horse thieves who came to rob them, but neither of them wanted this kind of luck. They wished they were at home at the time and could protect their mother.
Or, simply be eaten by the hibernating bear and meet their mother in another world.
Because of this, they enthusiastically joined the army when Raven recruited troops, and they never wavered in the expedition to the Bloody Highlands.
They want to avenge their mother with their own hands!
Led by Baron Raven, they succeeded.
Especially when the kidnapped women were rescued, the nightmare that had been lingering in their hearts finally subsided, and they finally had a reason to live.
Step out of the past and into the future.
"So...why?" Humpherson looked into his brother's eyes: "Why, do you want to betray Baron Raven?"
In fact, the moment his brother entered the room , Humphrey realized that he had been discovered, but when he heard this sentence, he immediately He raised his voice: "I didn't!"
"I have never, not now, and never will betray Lord Raven!"
Humpherson responded tit-for-tat: " Then why do you want Master Weston to meet Angel?”
"Because he is not Lord Raven!" Humphrey raised his voice: "Brother, when we came down from the bloody heights, you said that everything has passed, but that's not right. In my opinion, many things will never pass. !”
“I will never forget what that bastard Donald did!”
“If Donald hadn’t been so wasteful, the Eagle Army would not have been disbanded. Our mother would not have died; had he not given Angel the Thousand Needles , we don’t have to face difficulties from the ranger, and maybe we can protect our mother! If Goldsmith Town hadn’t been zoned out, we wouldn’t have had to pay the damn city gate tax, and we would have had money to buy medicine for our mother!”
Humpherson said loudly: "Don Nader is dead!"
"But Vesdon is still alive!" Humphrey stood up and stared at his brother: "Look at his appearance, look at his behavior, What’s the difference from the original Donald?”
"Since acting as the lord, all his decisions, apart from eating, drinking and having fun, all the right things he did were arranged by Lord Raven!"
"Sir Raven doesn't have any children yet, even if he does. , if Lord Raven dies first and leaves such an elder behind, it will be a disaster to the Griffith family! It’s better to kill him now!”
"And once Vesdon dies in Angel's hands, the Baron will have even more reason to take back Thousand Needles Jungle and Eagle Beak Mountain! Push the defense line to Eagle Beak Mountain instead of Eagle Town. Then Eagle Town will be I will never be harassed by horse thieves again!”
Hearing these words, Hanverson had a complicated expression in his eyes. It turned out that his brother had grown so much when he wasn’t paying attention.
But the more this happened, the more distressed he was: "Humphrey, couldn't the Baron have thought of the things you can think of?"
"The reason why I am here now is because Lord Baron has anticipated this moment. He said that whoever wants Master Weston to meet Angel and guarantee his safety is a traitor!"
< br>Humphrey looked startled, then slumped down on the chair, with a relaxed smile on his face: "Is that so... It turns out that's the case, then I have nothing to worry about.”
“Bow your head and confess your sins,” Humpherson said sadly, “My Lord Baron can even forgive you.”
But
Humphrey pulled out the enchanted sword at this time: "It's too late, brother."
"If the Baron has not left now, then I can indeed still live, but now the entire Nord province is in chaos. If I live, Vesdon's little majesty will be gone, and then the entire Eagle Everyone’s hearts will be filled with excitement.”
“ Therefore, I must die!"
Putting his sword on the ground, Humphrey stood up, raised the sword and pointed it at his brother: "Brother, I haven't been able to beat you since I was a child. Today, you can't. Don't show your cowardice!"
As he said that, he had already slashed forward with his sword.
Humphrey felt his brother's determination to die. He also drew the enchanted sword, and with just an upward move, Humphrey's sword flew away.
But when the blade of the sword was placed on his younger brother's shoulder, he couldn't move his hand anyway, so he could only throw the long sword to the ground with a clang.
Humphrey picked up the enchanted sword, walked to his brother, put the hilt of the sword into his brother's hand, and put his forehead to his forehead:
"Brother, I'm sorry..."
As he said that, he had already grasped Humpherson's hand, exerted great force, pushed the blade of the sword into his belly, and twisted it hard!
Hot blood splashed on Humphrey's hand. Humphrey's body collapsed and he leaned against his brother.
Humpherson stood there blankly, tears streaming down his eyes.
Until my brother’s palms began to become cold.
Ten minutes later, the kitchen door opened, and Humpherson walked into the hall in despair.
At this time, old Gordon, Denise, Weston and Link were all present. When they saw Humpherson covered in blood, they all understood what had happened. .
"Humpherson..." Vesdon's expression was complicated.
Although he was a young master, he had fought side by side with these people and developed deep feelings. It was because of his hard work that Humpherson was allowed to persuade Humphrey instead of arresting him directly.
"I'm sorry..." Humpherson's steps were shaky and his face was pale.
Visidong's pupils suddenly tightened: "Link, stop him!"
It's too late.
Humpherson suddenly turned the edge of the sword upside down, held the blade with both hands, pointed it at his lower abdomen, and knelt down straight.
"No——"
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(End of this chapter)