It was the first time for Hao Ren and his gang to come to this city. Even Izaks, who liked to wander around, had never really stepped into Cadessa—he was delayed when he came to the Cadesius plane for sightseeing. . So now this group of people see everything new in the city, even if they still remember that they have business to do, they can't help but stop frequently at the exotic scenery around them. After entering the city, they just visit along the way.
Everyone didn't plan to enter the inner city today, so they searched for a suitable hotel in the outer city. According to general experience, this kind of hotel should be opened around the main road of the city, so the group walked along the main road, and finally came naturally In the square at the end of the avenue.
This is a semi-circular square, paved with neat white stone bricks, decorative lampposts and stone carvings can be seen around the square, everything is new, obviously the square was built after the end of the ten-year war.
The most noticeable thing on the square is a tall sculpture. A group of people were attracted by this sculpture and couldn't help but stop in front of it.
Different from the hero sculptures seen in other places, the protagonist of this sculpture is obviously an ordinary soldier. He does not have a cloak or an insignia symbolizing the status of an officer. He is just wearing an ordinary soldier's armor. He leans forward and wears a The legs are raised in the air, the long sword in the hand is pointing forward, it seems that it is jumping out of the bunker to meet the enemy, the sculpture is lifelike, with an imposing manner that is hard to forget at a glance - going forward without hesitation.
There is a nameplate under the sculpture. Unlike those hero biographies with thousands of words, there are only two short lines of text on this nameplate:
Private, Kevin Holder, was killed early in the Ten Years' War.
Brave brother, thank you for the courage you brought us. When you jumped out of the trenches, we finally knew why we came here.
Hao Ren felt that the sculpture was very expressive, and guessed which hero in the sculpture was the owner of the year, but he didn't think much about it. It was when he was about to leave that he noticed that Yzaks was standing silently. Show a thoughtful expression in front of the sculpture.
"This human. I have an impression," Y'zaks nodded at the sculpture. "Well, it seems his countrymen have not forgotten him."
Hao Ren immediately realized that there was a story behind this, and everyone else showed curiosity, so La Nina replaced Yizaks and talked about the situation back then.
That was the beginning of the ten-year war, and it was also the end of the centuries-long invincible battle of the Demon King's army in the human world. This battle broke out on the red soil plain in front of the city of Kadesa.
At that time, the Demon King's army had already swept across most of the world, including. It has almost unified and suppressed all the demons, and has almost defeated the armies of all human races outside. It is extremely powerful and unstoppable. In such a situation, Y'zaks made the decision to attack the Cadhus plane - occupying this "world center" means that the unified war will enter the final stage, and this space center that can directly restrain all races Control it, and the whole world will officially fall under the rule of the Demon King Army.
It was also at such a critical moment that seven powerful warriors called the "Seven Heroes" appeared in the world. They are the last remaining army chiefs of the world's seven major races, human and elf. Dwarves, orcs. Dark elves, halflings, and spirit races—under the contact of the human pope and the saint, the seven heroes reached a consensus and formed a coalition army. Those races that were almost completely defeated by the demon king's army finally united at the last moment and separated their only ones. The last cards saved were all bet on the battle of Card Hughes.
The Demon King's Army and the Allied Forces of the Holy See fought a decisive battle on the great plain in front of the city of Cadessa—determining the final direction of the world.
But at the beginning, this battle was almost like every previous battle, ending with the overwhelming victory of the Demon King Army.
"The king's army has swept the world for hundreds of years, and what they have accumulated is an aura that is difficult for ordinary people to resist." La Nina looked at the sculptures on the square with complicated eyes. "When the army of demons approached the human line of defense, the latter's soldiers were trembling and did not dare to fight. Even if they were the bravest fighters selected by various races, it would be difficult to fight back against the fear accumulated over hundreds of years."
"Then a soldier jumped out," Y'zaks pointed to the sculpture, "an ordinary soldier who jumped out when everyone else was afraid to move, that's the human being."
"Although the victory or defeat of the Armageddon cannot be attributed to the heroic leadership of a single human being, the actions of this human being have indeed reversed many things, at least the fate of that line of defense—maybe the fate of the entire world," La Nina said. Sighing, "If he hadn't jumped out, maybe the demon army would have driven straight in, but after he took the lead, the entire human camp started to fight back."
Y'zaks nodded: "My army was defeated for the first time."
Hao Ren didn't know how to react after hearing this story, but Lily next to him was always thinking strangely: "Then this human being made great achievements and became a big man later, right?"
"No, in fact, he died within ten minutes after jumping out of the bunker. He was one of the first ordinary soldiers killed in the ten-year war." La Nina shook her head, "This human has never killed an enemy. It was investigated, and it was even his first time on the battlefield that day. His combat career only lasted ten minutes, but this did not prevent him from becoming one of the most important heroes of the Ten Years War."
Hao Ren and the others were silent, but at this moment, a sound of footsteps came from behind them.
Hao Ren looked back and saw a girl in plain dress. This girl looked about seventeen or eighteen years old, her appearance was plain, and her clothes seemed to be of civilian origin. Holding the bouquet in her hand, she nodded slightly as she passed by Hao Ren and the others, and then solemnly placed the bouquet at the foot of the statue.
After the girl put down the bouquet, she put her hands on her chest and lowered her head to speak softly. Her voice was very low, but Hao Ren and the others could still hear it clearly: "Dad, this is the last time I will see you this year. I have already obtained permission from the teacher, and I will go to the demon plane with the next rotation of troops... "
"Are you his daughter?" Lily immediately called out, and Hao Ren couldn't help covering her.
The girl raised her head, looked at the group of strangers curiously, and nodded slightly: "Yes, many people here know me."
Her voice was flat, not out of pride, nor to promote her status as a "hero's daughter", but just to explain the situation to outsiders.
Hao Ren suddenly felt that the situation was a little delicate, while Yzaks looked at the girl quietly for a while, and suddenly asked, "What's your name?"
"Vanessa Hoddle." The girl replied politely, not showing any strange expression because of Y'zaks' terrifying appearance.
"Have you joined the army?" Y'zaks asked casually as if meeting an orphan of an old man, with no expression on his face, making it impossible to see what he was thinking.
Vanessa nodded, and then shook her head slightly: "I can't be a soldier, I'm going to be a clerk. Dad always hoped that there would be a learned person in the family."
Y'zaks and the girl faced each other silently for a while, and the latter gradually showed a puzzled look on his face, as if he was about to leave, but at this moment, Y'zaks suddenly took out a small amulet from his bag and handed it over: "Hold this, the demon plane is not suitable for human beings to survive. Your physique can't last for a few months. This amulet can help you adapt to the environment there faster."
Vanessa hurriedly refused, but Y'zaks forced the amulet into the opponent's hand: "Take it—I know your father."
Only then did Vanessa take the amulet in surprise and suspicion, bowed her head in thanks, and then left.
"Son," Y'zaks called after Vanessa, "your father was a good soldier!"
After the girl left, the atmosphere at the scene seemed a bit awkward, and it was obviously inappropriate for anyone to say anything. Y'zaks was also silent for a long time, then he looked at Hao Ren and pointed to himself: "Am I wrong?"
Hao Ren shook his head: "No."
Y'zaks pointed at the sculpture of Private Kevin again: "Is he wrong?"
"nor."
"So this is war."
Y'zaks put those words aside and turned away from the sculpture of the soldier.
Hao Ren shrugged and led the others to follow, while the voice of the data terminal sounded in his mind: "So this is the life of an inspector." (To be continued~^~)