Chapter 1: A Week of Civil War (2-in-1)
"Alright, alright! We came from the direction of Keldik, and we had not eaten or drunk for a day and a night, and my youngest son had a fever for a long time......" a woman in tattered clothes and a mud-stained face was now screaming to the silver-haired boy who was walking in front of her. The latter seemed to have no reaction to the cry of blood and tears, and walked straight past the woman's kneeling and kowtowing to a frail old man beside her.
"Hmm...... The injury is almost healed. Then ask the nuns of the church to bring the medicine, drink it for a day or two and you should be fine. After that, you can rest in the shelter with your family. ”
"Hmm...... Thank you. The old man said weakly, and stood up with the help of the two hunters, with a hint of timidity and hesitation in his eyes, as if he wanted to say something, but did not dare to say it.
"I know...... But this is the rule, the elderly and children who do not have the ability and skills to work, and the disabled who have been injured in the war, are all only half a food ration. However, during the period of recuperation, this rule is not counted, after all, we do not want to make your injuries worsen by allowing you to suffer from long-term malnutrition, and consume more medical resources on it. The young man said with a pleasant face, "So you just need to recuperate in peace, and don't worry about that for the time being." ”
"Why-" The women on the side immediately began to cry loudly again when they saw the teenager's discrimination, and the sound made the surrounding medical staff and other staff members who were doing other work look sideways in unison.
"I've said it before—either take half of the ration honestly and stay in the shelter and don't cause trouble, or you go to work and get the rewards with your own hands—do you think I won't recognize you if you change your clothes and get mud on your face? Didn't you say three days ago that you were a refugee from the Orolos Plains? Why did you suddenly become a Keldick again? ”
"I'm ......," the woman was speechless for a moment, looking at the young man in astonishment.
"Why, I didn't expect that when this shelter is almost half full, can I remember exactly who everyone is?" The boy sneered, "The law is the law—I've already given you a chance." Since you are not willing to comply—then I have no choice but to ask you to leave. Alan. ”
"Young Master Hailiga, I'm here." A tall man on the side saw this scene in front of him, both regretful and helpless.
"Find this woman's children and kick them out now." Helliga said lightly, and then Alain and his two hunters faithfully carried out the order—dragging away the woman who was cursing loudly in front of them.
......A man and a woman who had just arrived from the corner of the street saw the scene in front of them with different expressions on their faces. The man is the famous A-class guerrilla, "Zero Drive" Tovar Landner, and the girl who is dressed plainly and plainly, but still can't hide her noble temperament, is the current royal daughter of the Erebonian Empire, Alfin Leezer Arnor.
"Your Highness the Princess." Tovar, who was on the side, saw the sad expression on Elfin's face and whispered.
"I understand...... I get it. Heligata, though he may seem cold and fierce, knows that this is one of the principles that sustains the whole asylum...... It's just that I didn't expect that the war ...... It's such a cruel thing. It's been less than a week, and it's a border town far from the center of the war...... Before me, I had no idea about war, and I didn't know anything about what could happen to the country......"
Tovar didn't speak. Yes, when did the princess of Elfin, who has always been pampered, fall so hard that she needs to hide incognito in this border town to escape the pursuit of the aristocratic faction? How could she have seen a real war? Now, the impact of the war on the surrounding area alone has taught this naïve young lady a good lesson.
"Even so...... Isn't it a little too harsh? Tovar thought to himself, how would His Highness Olibat feel if he saw this scene when he was a child?
"That...... Master Hailiga! A quick shout interrupted Tovar's thoughts. Alain, who had just been sent out by Heliga to carry out the order, ran back out of breath at this moment, "We found the woman's son, but ......"
"But what?" Heliga stopped asking about another old man and asked dissatisfiedly.
"But we checked...... That little boy is only three or four years old now, and he is indeed having a high fever...... "Alain looked embarrassed, "We also asked thoroughly, that woman was indeed from the vicinity of Keldik, but in the Warcraft riot caused by the war, her husband unfortunately died, and she originally wanted to go to the Orolos region to join relatives, but she was stopped by the blockade of the Cruchen State Confederate Army over there, tossing and turning......"
"So, it's true that she hasn't eaten for a day and a night?" Heliga frowned.
"Yes...... Because she said that her original profession was weaving, she didn't know anything else, and we didn't have a place where we needed her, so she ...... Stay in the shelter all the time. And because her son's illness was so severe, she put all the food in her hands, plus half of what her son was supposed to be rationed...... But it was still not enough, so she was excited for a while, and she ...... Just ......"
"Come and lie to me." Helriga calmly but firmly interrupted Alain's words, leaving the latter stunned.
The other refugees who heard this on the side of "......" also showed mixed expressions. Most were sympathetic and regretful, while a few were expressionless, and a few even had a gloating smile.
"That...... Master Heliga. If you really drive them away...... There is nowhere to go, no food, no medicine...... They're going to die in the wilderness. "Alain was almost pleading.
"We really don't have a place for her to work." "Even if she were allowed to stay, she would still be half-rationed as a laborless person — and if her son could not survive in the first place, it would continue to be like this." ”
"In that case...... Alain gritted his teeth, "how about giving her half of my ration until her son recovers?" ”
"Stop talking stupid." Heiliga reprimanded lightly, "You have to work with me all day every day, and if you don't have enough nutrition, how are you going to work?" ”
"I ...... In short, you will definitely not disappoint your expectations. Alain hesitated for a moment and said.
“…… If your sympathy is overflowing, regardless of the occasion and timing, then I think it's good to make you hungry for a day or two. Heliga sneered, "Okay, then—"
"Young Master!" Alan suddenly said loudly, his tone full of unwillingness, "How- I haven't seen you for a few years, how did you become like this-"
"Mr. Alain......" Several colleagues on the side immediately spoke out to comfort them.
"Alas......" Tovar, who was watching from the sidelines, also sighed helplessly, "These two ...... It's just that the ideas are different, but there are no mistakes...... It's just that reality and ideals sometimes do conflict in one way or another. ”
"Well, you two both pause. Alain, Helliga, is right, you're a bit of a delirious person. A faint female voice came from behind Heliga, and smacked him on the head by the way, "Alain, Heliga is right, in wartime, rations and other things are limited, and if you don't formulate effective and strict laws and regulations, you can't sustain them for a long time - you can't be unclear, right?" It's not that Heliga has become apathetic now, it's that he has to—because now he is the lord's agent. ”
"I ......" Alain stupefied.
"However, I still like what you did just now." The comer, a silver-haired petite girl dressed in cool clothes, showed a good-looking smile, "So although the law does have similar provisions, it doesn't say that you can't give up your share to others." ”
"Miss Fei, do you want to ......" Alan vaguely guessed what Fei meant—the lover that the young master had met after not seeing him for a long time seemed to be a chasseur, and it was hard to imagine that such a person would be able to win the love of the residents of the Vault so quickly, "No, don't you often patrol outside the town—"
"I take one day off a week." Fei slowly interrupted Alain's words, "And the day of the fold happens to be today." Heliga was right just now, Alain has to be busy with him every day, and he must not be delayed on the issue of nutrition, so you can't let it - and I, during the six-day mission a week, can't let it. But at least today, I'm resting in town, and I've had a rare nap—if the cost isn't that great, I think I'll be fine with at least a portion of dinner. ”
"It's Miss Fei." One of the soldiers next to Alain laughed, "I'm also on vacation tomorrow - in that case, I'll give up tomorrow's dinner to their mother and son." ”
"I'm every Monday—"
"I'm Friday—"
Immediately, there was a lot of talk about refugees who had the skills to work and therefore participated in the general work. They scrambled to express their willingness to give up half of their ration on their day off, so loudly that the mother, who had just been brought back, was so embarrassed that she was stunned when she heard Haliga's words, and her tears began to fall uncontrollably.
It took a long, long time for the gossip to subside. All of them looked at Hyliga who was speechless with a ceremonial look, waiting for his final decision. ”
He was the agent of the lord - according to the laws of the empire, the nobles had the right to interpret all local laws in the realm, only less than the constitution of the country that the royal family had helped to create, and if Haliga insisted on enforcing the laws that had preceded him, no one could stop him.
Fortunately, Heliga is not the kind of person who doesn't care about anything for the sake of his own face. He was not obsessed and willful, but showed a trace of helplessness, but smiled convincingly: "You have all talked about this, can I still say "no"? ”
Cheers immediately began to erupt all around.
"You can." Helliga approached Alain amid cheers and patted him lightly on the back.
"Young master, I'm sorry." Alain admits it honestly.
"Alas, it's okay, I also feel that Helriga has been tossed a little bit in the past few days, and his personality has basically changed completely...... You don't have to blame yourself too much. Fei also came over at this moment.
"Alas...... After the matter is over, I really want to find a chance to rest for him for a month or two. Heliga spread his hands helplessly, "Then, Alain, you go and arrange the affairs of that woman just now." Since it was your strong request......"
"Yes!" Alain said loudly.
"That's great." Elfin was genuinely glad to see this scene before her—even in the midst of a brutal war—and the thoughtfulness and understanding between the people was a cure for it.
It's just that...... I don't know if it's my own delusion. Just now, it seemed that there were other two people with very disgusted expressions......?
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"I see...... It seems that the end result of this matter should be very good. Helriga took a bite of the rice ball in his hand—it was a four-hour late lunch—and he was sitting with Fei on the large desk that had belonged to his father, "I just said that that woman's skills are useless here, and you immediately broke the sentence. ”
"Didn't you let us go yourself?" Fei was dissatisfied, "Go to the surrounding area to see if there are any other resources that can be used temporarily in addition to the previous logging site and medicinal herb field-this is your exact words." ”
"yes...... But I didn't expect you to find it. Heliga spread his hands, "Mr. Tovar is really an A-class guerrilla, this kind of thing can almost be considered all-powerful. ”
"It's a matter of time, if the winter problem is not solved."
"So what can I do? The problem of heating in the shelter - it's a shelter, it's not a holiday home, and some of them are good to live in. In a house with that kind of structure, there is a certain risk of poisoning when burning charcoal, and it is impossible to conduct heating or something...... I really didn't expect this to be Mr. Tovar. He's such a surprise maker - just like the waterways he'd prepared before, saving him a lot of trouble. ”
"So, when are you leaving?"
"I want to think about it...... Just tomorrow. Tomorrow afternoon, I think Mr. Tovar will be more than happy to help. ”
"Then it's decided." Faye nodded and turned to leave, but was stopped by Helriga.
"What's the matter?" Fei turned around and asked suspiciously, instinctively catching the rice balls thrown by Hailiga in his hand, "What does this mean?" ”
"You gave dinner to someone else, and I gave you a part." Heiliga laughed.
“…… A sucker. Fei whispered, quietly pinched the rice ball in her hand, and walked out of the room quickly.
"Alas...... It's only been a week. Heiliga smiled wryly and shook his head, "That's why so many problems have arisen...... What if it drags on and doesn't get the right time? ”
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