Rody carried Muse on his back and walked on the grassland for two days, both during the day and at night. In the evening, he heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance. Rody immediately put down Muse, and the two of them lay down in the grass. I saw a group of Roland Knights, about a hundred people in bright armor, running over from a distance.
Both of them did not dare to breathe out. They watched the pair of cavalry pass by and walk away before slowly breathing out.
Muse has always relied on his terrifying strength, how could he ever be so angry? I couldn't help but said: "Aren't you very powerful? That day, all two hundred of my knights were killed by you alone. Why are you so scared now that there are only a hundred of them?"
Rody gave her a strange look and said nothing, but he said in his heart: "Last time, there was a life-saving gem that old Mark gave me, which gave me infinite fighting spirit. But now there is nothing. With my strength as a fourth-level warrior at most, I don’t have the strength to fight against more than a hundred heavily armored cavalry alone without even a stick in my hand. Do I want to commit suicide?”
At night, I finally saw a small grassland tribe from a distance, with only about a dozen tents and a simple village surrounded by wooden fences. Dozens of cattle and sheep were enclosed in a fence on the side. Several horses were tied outside each tent.
The tribe was peaceful in the night, with not a single figure or guard around.
Roddy left Muse in the grass and ran off to steal the horse at night. Muse saw Roddy bending down and touching it through the cover of the dense grass, and felt a strange feeling in her heart - given her status, she had never thought that one day she would be reduced to accompanying others as horse thieves.
After waiting for a long time with sweat in my hands, I suddenly heard a dog barking in the tribe in the distance, and then there was a noise and lights turned on in several tents. Then I saw Rody riding a horse and rushing out of the tribe, rushing to the side of Muse without stopping. Under the night, I saw Rody looking embarrassed, with a string of dried meat hanging around his neck, and he threw it on the ground. He picked up Miao and placed it in front of him.
The noise in the tribe behind them was even louder, people were shouting and horses were screaming, and some tough herdsmen had already rushed out of the wooden fence and chased us from a distance. The two of them galloped away, and they didn't know how long it took, but they both breathed a sigh of relief when there was no more sound of pursuit behind them.
Muse couldn't help but scolded in a low voice: "I thought you were so capable that even stealing a horse would be noticed by others."
Roddy didn't say anything. He took off the string of dried meat hanging from his neck and hung it on the saddle. Then he took out something from his arms and stuffed it into Muse's hand. Without looking back, he said, "It's nothing." , just seeing this, I ventured into a tent and was discovered.”
Muse squeezed her hand hard, frowned and said, "What is it?"
Rody smiled faintly: "Prairie people's wound medicine. We captured many wounded soldiers from the Big Moon Kingdom in the battle at Watt Fortress. They all had this thing on them, so I recognized it at a glance and went back to get this thing." Break it into pieces and mix it with water and apply it on the wound." He paused and added: "I heard that this medicine will be very painful when applied, but the effect is good. You should be patient when using it."
Muse held the piece in her hand and felt warm in her tentacles. She knew that it was the body temperature of the tulip duke. Her heart felt hot and her mind was at a loss.
The two rode south for three days, but fortunately they did not encounter any pursuers. The grassland is vast and sparsely populated, saving a lot of trouble. Seeing him heading south day by day, Rody was worried about the situation at Watt Fortress and accelerated his pace. Muse was at a loss, but she couldn't help but follow Rody.
She had tried several methods, but the earth-shattering magic seemed to have disappeared without a trace. There were no magic tools around her, and she had no way to use the magic knowledge in her head.
She was originally an arrogant and indifferent person, but that arrogance and indifference were all based on her original terrifying strength. Now she has become a weak ordinary woman, but she also doesn’t know much about simple common sense about human relations (why did she need to worry about such things in the past?). She has been on the run these days. At the beginning, she was still stubborn with Rody. They bickered, but later on they had to rely on Rody for everything. The two of them didn't dare to reveal their traces along the way, and the food they used was stolen or robbed, all relying on Rody, a skilled warrior.
Not only could Muse not be of any help, but he also made a lot of jokes because he didn't understand a lot of common sense. At first, Roddy gave the future food to Muse, but later he discovered that this woman could not even make a fire without magic. An occasional hare taught her that even the hair would not be removed, not to mention disemboweling the rabbit. Rody could only smile bitterly and sigh, taking everything into consideration. He just opened his mouth and couldn't help but call the muse "idiot".
Muse retorted at first, but gradually realized that he really knew nothing about many of the simplest things. The facts were before his eyes, and he understood in his heart that he had no magic. If he left this Tulip Duke, he might not be able to survive in this vast grassland. I can't survive every day. The indifference and arrogance in my heart diminished day by day, and she faintly revealed a bit of a woman's natural weakness. The abominable Tulip Duke called himself "idiot" and kept silent.
It's just that she is the black-veiled saint of the Roland Continent Temple. Who wouldn't be respectful to see her on weekdays? He, who is known as the most outstanding saint in the Roland continent for hundreds of years, was actually treated as an "idiot" like an ignorant little girl in front of the Tulip Duke. He couldn't refute, but his heart was so angry that his intestines were blue. .
That day, the two of them met a caravan from a distance. After checking carefully for a long time, Rody confirmed that there were no soldiers from the Big Moon Kingdom among them. He reluctantly gathered his energy and rode up to inquire about the news. By this time, he had already changed into stolen herdsman clothes, and even Muse had changed into a prairie herdsman woman's dress, but Rody forcibly smeared grass ash on her face to cover up her beauty. The two of them rode a horse together and faced the caravan head-on.
Rody didn't speak the language of the Big Moon Kingdom, but Muse was extremely proficient in it. He pretended to want to buy the other party's goods and started talking to the caravan man.
On the grassland, although the large and small tribes are self-sufficient, there are also some caravans wandering on the grassland, selling various goods sold from the Empire of Light to these foreign herders, which are nothing more than some daily necessities and mainland specialties. Then exchange them for some grassland furs and the like and transport them back to the Kingdom of Light. Reuenthar never banned these caravans. After all, he also bought a lot of mineral iron and stone that was lacking in the grassland through these caravans to make swords and tools.
Although the two countries are at war at the moment, the Dayue Kingdom is located in the grassland and has no borders at all. As for banning trade, it is even more of a joke.
The two of them pretended to be buying goods and asked for information from wandering merchants, only to find out that because of the commotion between the two groups of people from the Light Empire, Reuenthar had already led his troops to withdraw from the Great Moon Kingdom. Although Loulan Fort Trier The forts and other occupied fortresses were still guarded by troops, but the king of the Dayue Kingdom was furious after the big fuss and blamed Reuenthar for his ineffective use of troops. At this moment, there was endless noise in the Longtai Golden Tent, and those who couldn't understand Luo Yanta were The tribal leaders in Er's grasslands were all opposed to him continuing to lead troops. Songtsan, the second prince of Dayue Kingdom, who had the support of a large number of tribes, took the opportunity to seize power, and the war had temporarily stopped.
As for the Empire of Light, Watt Fortress is still heavily guarded, and the tulip war flags flying above the city have not been heard of any other news.
Rody was convinced that Gordon Zigg and the others must be still waiting for him to return, wishing they could immediately put on their wings and fly back to Watt Fortress.
During the rest of the day, Muse sat aside with a gloomy look on his face. Rody smiled slightly and said, "Hey, idiot, what's wrong? What are you thinking about?"
The two have been running away together these days, relying on each other for life. Although they are rivals, they have already established a layer of intimacy invisibly.
Muse no longer spoke sarcastically to Rody, and pretended not to hear the words "idiot". He just said lightly: "Your Excellency, you want to take me back to Watt Fortress, but have you thought about how to deal with me?"
Rody shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about it well, but I can't let you go. You, Roland Continent, must have some conspiracy to intervene in our war with the Big Moon Kingdom this time. How can I feel at ease if I don't figure it out?" ?”
Muse closed her eyes and thought for a moment, then sighed and said calmly: "What's so strange about this? If you want to know anything, just ask. I'll tell you what I can tell you."
As soon as these words came out, Rody was a little surprised: "Are you willing to say it?"
There was a trace of confusion on Muse's face, and he whispered: "The King is determined to get rid of me, so why should I be loyal to him anymore... It's just that as a saint of the temple, there are some things that I can't say."
Rody nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "To be honest, I don't know much about the situation in Roland Continent. If you want to go against the Empire of Light, why don't you just cross the sea from the north?"
Muse smiled, but there was a hint of boredom in the smile: "Are we going to fight with you? We will definitely not be able to defeat you..."
Before Rody could speak, Muse smiled and continued:
"We are different from you. Here, the entire continent is the territory of the Light Empire. Your Bright Empire has a vast territory and owns the entire continent. It has sufficient resources and a dense population. Everything on this continent belongs to your Bright Empire. And in our case There are more than a dozen countries in the Roland continent. Each country has its own military king. Although everyone is nominally a believer in the temple, the king's succession must be recognized by the temple, but after all, they are not of the same mind. There are many people every year. If we fight openly and secretly, we will most likely lose."
"The country I am in is the Kingdom of Sauron, the largest country in the continent of Roland. Although there are more than a dozen countries in the continent of Roland, the Kingdom of Sauron is the largest. Both in terms of military territory and population, it occupies half of the entire continent of Roland! The others The twelve countries combined are not as big as the Kingdom of Sauron, but at the same time, the Kingdom of Sauron is also the most helpless country... Although Sauron is known as the strongest country in the Roland continent, it is also the only country in the south that faces the sea. The Thunder Strait is closely connected to your powerful Empire of Light. For hundreds of years, every time your Empire of Light becomes stronger, it will cross the sea to attack us. We need to mobilize the power of all the countries in Roland Continent to attack us. Retreat! But once you retreat, the Roland Continent will immediately become divided again, and the thirteen countries will fight against each other. Your empire owns the entire Bright Continent and is powerful. How can we, the Sauron Kingdom on the Roland Continent, fight against each other? The only time we fought across the sea was when you were in civil strife, but in the end..." At this point, Muse glanced at Rody and whispered: "In the end, you were defeated by your ancestor, Duke Tulip."
Rody's face turned red. He, the fake Duke, couldn't help but feel a little weird when he heard others praise his "ancestor".
Muse did not pay attention to Rody's expression and just continued: "So although our Kingdom of Sauron is known as the strongest in the Roland Continent, and the Roland Knights are extremely brave, it is the most dangerous because it is close to your Bright Continent. Sauron It is like a solid barrier, blocking the powerful Empire of Light from developing northward. At the same time, the other twelve countries in Roland Continent are hiding far behind us, but enjoying peace. "
Rody raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but said: "Then since your Kingdom of Sauron is known as the strongest in Roland Continent, why don't you simply destroy those twelve small countries and then unify the continent? Then won't you be able to compete with the Empire of Light? "
A hint of helplessness flashed in Muse's eyes, and he whispered: "You don't understand this. Roland Continent believes in the temple. Under the temple, everyone, regardless of kings, nobles, knights and civilians, are believers in the temple. If the Kingdom of Sauron wants To unify the continent, the first thing is that the temple does not agree. As long as the bishop of the temple issues an edict, everyone on the continent will oppose the war, and even King Sauron will step down. Is it impossible to launch a war? "
Rody sneered: "Hmph, it seems that your temple has no good intentions! The unification of the continent and the emergence of a powerful empire will weaken the authority of the temple! Of course, that is what the temple does not want to see! If I were the temple's The leader will also try his best to organize any country to unify Roland Continent! Being the supreme spiritual leader above the kings of various small countries is much more enjoyable than struggling to survive under a powerful imperial power... "
Muse shook his head, obviously not taking the Tulip Duke's nonsense to heart, and said slowly: "The temple is the spiritual leader of the Roland continent, and naturally has strong strength. It has 200,000 powerful holy knights scattered around In each kingdom on the mainland, under the temple, each country has a saint assigned by the temple to manage the religious place and assist the king in governing the country. In some small countries, the power of the saint in our temple is even greater than that of the king. ...and...and don't insult the existence of the temple! The temple is the highest palace to serve the great god! All people in Roland Continent must be under the protection of God! It's not...that despicable as you said!"
Hearing this, Rody had a sneer on his face: "No wonder you can't beat our Bright Empire! Without a powerful central government, it is completely scattered."
Muse just smiled faintly: "It's just that King Sauron of this generation seems to have the same idea as you. After he came to power, he tried many ways to weaken the influence of the temple religious center in the Kingdom of Sauron. This time he sent envoys and Big Moon The kingdom has made an alliance to secretly support Dayue Kingdom in fighting against you. Otherwise, where do you think Reuenthar got so much food and military equipment? I don’t know anything else, but I know that fighting is a waste of money and food!”
"Hmph." Rody sneered, and then said: "What about you? Are you the special envoy sent? To assist Reuenthar?"
Muse nodded: "Although King Sauron has dissatisfaction with the temple, it is always good for the Roland continent to find ways to weaken your Empire of Light. This is recognized by the temple. Because we can't defeat you head-on. I can only hope that there will be internal fighting within the Guangming Continent. If the Big Moon Kingdom fights with you, even if Luo Yantar is not able to defeat you, it will still be able to hold you back for a few years... or even longer... Roland Continent can. Get a period of peace. So... So although the temple is not at peace with King Sauron, it still decided to support him this time. It is also to support Reuenthar in fighting with you, and also to show that the temple is interested in him. take things seriously.”
Rody thought for a while and said, "I know the matter, but why do they want to plot against you?"
Muse sneered and said: "I am the black veil saint of the temple. After I finish my training next year, I will officially serve as the temple's special envoy and religious leader in the Kingdom of Sauron. King Sauron wants to be dictatorial, so naturally he does not want to be around him. There is a religious leader who can compete with his power, so it is normal to send people to assassinate me. If I die here, as long as the responsibility is passed to your Bright Empire, the temple will have nothing to say. And the tradition of the temple, every day. It takes several years for a saint to practice. If I die, the temple will send another saint to the Kingdom of Sauron. I am afraid that it will not be able to send anyone within a few years. "
Rody sighed: "That King Sauron is a very scheming person. If he kills you, it will take a few years for the temple to send another saint. But within these few years, he can use his methods to make a big difference." Weaken the influence of your temple in the Kingdom of Sauron. By the time the temple sends people there in a few years, he will already have great power."
At this point, Rody's heart suddenly moved and he couldn't help but ask: "Are your so-called temples the same as the gods believed in by our Empire of Light?"
Muse suddenly changed color, her pretty face immediately turned cold, and said coldly: "Of course not! What your Bright Empire believes in is the devil! Only what our Roland Continent Temple believes in is the truly great god! What you believe in , is nothing more than the scum of a god who degenerated into a devil during the war between gods and demons in the mythical age thousands of years ago!”
Rody was very curious: "What? Why is this happening? What kind of war between gods and demons in the mythical era thousands of years ago?"