The sky gradually darkened, and the snowflakes fell from the sky, wrapping everything on the earth in a layer of snow-white silver, and looking from the window, you could only see the little fires in the city outside, which reflected on the snow-white earth, bringing a few traces of flames' characteristic bright red, and the dim clouds in the sky set off each other, showing a silent landscape.

In the spacious room, the girl leaned lazily on the bright red velvet sofa, her graceful figure wrapped in a plain white robe, and not far from her, a roaring fire was burning in the fireplace, bringing warmth to the otherwise somewhat cold room.

The melodious sound of the piano echoed in the room, and Lydia lay on the sofa on her side, she reached out and picked up the letter in front of her, looking at the contents quietly, and then Lydia couldn't help but let out a chuckle. Although her voice was not loud, the sound of the piano stopped abruptly at this moment.

"Your Highness, what interesting things have you seen again?"

At Lydia's side, Garling sat cross-legged on the ground, holding the harp beside her with one hand, and raised her head with some curiosity to look at the archangel in front of her. Hearing Garling's inquiry, Lydia smiled lightly, then stretched out her hand, and with her movements, the letter paper that was originally mixed between the archangel's fingers flew over like wings, and it fluttered through the air, and then landed peacefully in Garling's hand. The black-haired girl glanced curiously at Lydia's slightly sly smile, lowered her head, and looked at the letter in front of her, and then the girl was slightly stunned.

“………… A report on the conflict with the Radiant Dragon Nation Investigation Mission? ”

"That's right."

Lydia's smile widened at Garling's answer, and she sat up straight with her hands crossed. Like a little girl who longs for a Christmas present, she looks at Jia Ling with anticipation and excitement.

"This is a report from Lord Glenbel, who and his men were attacked by the Land of Light Investigation Team on the ice field, and the two sides clashed, and this is the report submitted by Lord Glenber on this matter after that."

"Is that man again?"

Hearing Lydia's answer, Garling pursed her lips. She has always been indifferent, and she actually made a willful act like a child at this moment, but Lydia obviously didn't care, she just looked at Jia Ling with a smile, watching the other party interpret the content of the letter word by word. Then, Garling looked up and placed the letter in her hand on the table next to her.

"What are you going to do? Your Highness? ”

"Needless to say?"

In response to Garling's inquiry, Lydia smiled as brightly as the June sun.

"Although I have given the Koh-Quoi Investigative Team permission to enter the Principality of Moon, it would have been too much of a transgression to attack and attempt to arrest the Lord of the Duchy. The Nation of Light seems to really think that our Moon is a domain of their subordinates. Instead of an independent country, I would immediately protest against the Council of Light——— as for the investigation team that caused this conflict, I had to ask them to leave the country. ”

Hearing Lydia's answer, Garling just shook her head in silence, and she quietly watched as Lydia sat up, came to the desk next to her, and began to write hard until a moment later. The black-haired girl sighed.

"Did you really decide to do that? Your Highness? ”

"Of course, my sweet little Garling. Recently, the hand of the Land of Light has been stretched a little too long, and it will be the Dragon Soul Sacred Book soon, so the preparation work is also essential before the grand opening ceremony, right? Only the more well prepared, the more lively and exciting the banquet will be. The less likely it is to be forgotten. As she spoke, Lydia put down the quill in her hand, and then she sealed the envelope, and then Lydia stood up and clapped her hands. Soon. An angel of war opened the door and entered the room, respectfully approaching Lydia. Then, Lydia handed the letter in her hand.

"Let the Royal Mage Guard deliver this letter to the Council of Light overnight, and make sure that the Council Master personally receives ——— Huhuhu, I think this night will be a long one for them."

The War Angel took the letter from Lydia and quickly turned to leave. It was only then that Lydia walked slowly to the window with a soft smile, and through the huge floor-to-ceiling glass window, she quietly watched the snow outside the window.

"You see, Garling, nature is so wonderful, incomparable, it has a fiery side, and it has a gentle and gentle side, and the snow wraps everything in it gently, like a mother who is pregnant in October, waiting for her child to be born, to grow, to mature, and then to die......... But death is not the end of eternity, but the beginning of a new life. ”

"It's just snow, Your Highness."

In the face of Lydia's exclamation, Garling didn't seem to care, her fingers gently stroked the strings, plucked a crisp note, and then replied quietly. Immediately afterwards, the sound of the piano sounded again, and the sound of the piano flowed like clear flowing water, lingering, bringing a bit of poetry to the snow scene in front of you.

"What a beautiful sound, Garling..............."

Lydia closed her eyes and muttered to herself.

"At that time, it was also such a snowy night...............

In the sound of the piano, Lydia seemed to return to the night a few years ago, when the snow fell from the sky as if to tell all the sins and ugliness and cover up of the land. The flames of war, the smoke of gunpowder, the death, it was all covered in snow, and blood, red and dazzling blood dripped to the ground.

Lydia held her twin swords and quietly looked at the man in front of her, who had turned into a corpse and lost her original life. He is human, and the human desire for power will always cloud their sanity and make some crazy moves. He is eager to challenge tradition, challenge the rules, challenge himself. But in the end, he failed. Not only himself, but also his family.

"Jingle bells."

At this moment, a crisp bell rang, and Lydia turned her head to look, and soon she saw a black-haired girl of six or seven years old, holding a wooden toy harp in her arms. Slowly walking towards herself, her large, pure black eyes without the slightest impurity, the girl walked up to the man, stretched out her hand, and gently shook his shoulder, but alas. The man would not respond any more. It was only then that the girl raised her head and looked at the archangel in front of her.

"Is he dead?"

"Yes, he's dead."

Lydia nodded slightly, met the girl's gaze, and opened her mouth to answer. Hearing her answer, the girl lowered her head and looked at the man in front of her in silence, and after a moment, she raised her head again.

"It's you. Did you kill my dad? ”

Her voice was so ethereal, there was not a hint of hatred, anger, or fear mixed in there.

"Yes."

Lydia still nodded without hesitation, she didn't say anything, just looked at the girl in front of her, and at this time......... The girl smiled.

"So, starting today. Big sister, you're my master. ”

"It's been a long time since then..............."

The sound of the piano came to an end, and it was at this time. Lydia also opened her eyes again, and she turned her head to look at the dark-haired girl sitting on the ground with her hands on the harp. Sensing her gaze, Garling raised her head and smiled at Lydia. It was as pure as clear spring water. A beautiful smile.

"Your Highness doesn't need to worry about what happened at that time, this world is respected by the strong, and my father is the weak, he stupidly chose to challenge the strong, and finally failed. This is what happens to the weak. I have never sympathized with my father's stupid choice, he stubbornly chose the wrong path and got the fate he deserved. That day, that snowy night, when I saw your figure standing in front of my father's corpse, I had already made a decision. I like strong people, and as long as you remain a strong person, then I will always follow you, serve you, and give everything for you. ”

Hearing this, Lydia smiled playfully.

"So, as long as I'm defeated, you're going to leave me, right? Little Garling? ”

"This is a matter of course, Your Highness, your failure means that you will no longer have the strength to protect this country and its people, not even yourself, then, even if you are the archangel at that time, you are only a weakling......... When you are defeated and the country collapses, I will leave you, because I will not follow in the footsteps of the weak, who do not have the qualifications and do not have the ability. The weak are not used to follow, but to rule, and they do not have the qualifications to dominate and master this worldly realm, let alone this power. I obey the commands of the strong, not the prayers of the weak, and my mercy on them is only a forgiveness of sins and will have no effect in the slightest. ”

Jia Ling's expression did not change in the slightest, her tone was so sincere and fiery, and her smile was so crisp and sweet. Hearing her answer, Lydia stuck out her little tongue and then withdrew her gaze.

"It's really strict, little Jialing. Is this your answer as my friend, or as my subordinate? ”

“………… Your subordinates, Your Highness, of course. If I were a friend, I wouldn't want to see that day coming......... But if it does come to such a day, then before I leave you, I will grant you a wish, which is my answer as your friend. ”

"Thank you for your sincerity, little Jialing."

"You're welcome, Your Highness."

The snow was blowing heavily, and there was no intention of stopping, and everything fell silent. And at this moment, in the stronghold of the Land of Atonement, it is a different scene.

"The report has been handed over to Her Highness Lydia, do you really think it's good? Mr. Rhodes? ”

Lijie frowned, looking at Rod with some concern.

Soon after Rhodes returned, he told Marlene the whole story, and asked her to draw up a report in her own name to document the conflict in the shortest possible time and submit it to the royal family. Hearing that Rhodes actually confronted Lauren head-on, and even killed the people of the investigation team, this surprised Lijie a lot, although she was a member of the Moon royal family. Naturally, there is a lack of goodwill towards the Land of Light. But Lijie's nature is relatively peaceful. Although she was just as angry when she heard that the group of people from the Land of Light were trying to detain Rhodes and his men, Rhodes had already taught them enough lessons, and now he had to go one step further and do so............ Is it really good? Moreover, Lijie is also a little worried in her heart, in case Sister Lydia knows that they have a fight with the people of the Land of Light............ What would she think?

And in Rhodes's telling. He put all the blame on the Light Nation Investigation Team, and even listed several of their major crimes, first of all, surrounding and detaining his subordinates without authorization, and then even trying to do it to himself as a lord, etc............... Although the truth is the same, how does Lijie listen to it, how does it feel as if something is wrong?

"Of course, Lizzie. Do not worry. ”

Compared to Lijie's worries, Marlene obviously didn't care about it.

"Whatever Rhodes did to them, the Nation of Light Investigation Team is to blame. Moreover, Rohdes's approach is very sensible. Although it is said that they are rude first, but listening to Rod's story, these guys obviously suffer a lot. If they were to report first, it would probably be very bad for us. They could have concealed their rude behavior and only highlighted the fact that they were victims of Rhodes' atrocities. The Council of Light is likely to use this to put pressure on us, and in order to prevent this from happening, we must report the atrocities of the Investigation Team as soon as possible. In this way, we will be able to take the initiative and not be beaten passively. ”

"Marlene is right."

Hearing Marlene's answer, Rod nodded with satisfaction, but the truth is not only that, Rod submitted the report so quickly. The main reason for this is naturally to seize the opportunity, because Rod knows how shameless the group of people in the Land of Light are. They sent a team of investigators this time to disgust Moon and then take advantage of it. It's a good time for him to vent this time, but to be honest, Rhodes can be sure that this is also expected by the Council of Light. Because this investigation team is simply a bait thrown by the parliament to see if anyone bites. No one bites. They ran rampant in the Principality of Moon, disgusting the Moons to death. Someone bites, then they have a chance to fire on Moon............

Rod swallowed the bait in one gulp, but that didn't mean he would be willing to be hoisted ashore to make soup. So after returning to the fortress, he immediately asked Marlene to write a report, and then stamped his seal as Lord Glenbel. Teleported to the Golden City through magic teleportation, and handed over the report to Lydia. Rhodes didn't care about the rest of the matter, but he believed that with Lydia's ability, she should make a good judgment.

This is the main reason for Rhodes' report, and the secondary reason......... The so-called coming and not being rude, the Council of Light wants to disgust them, and Rhodes also wants to disgust the Council of Light, provoking infighting between them.

As a parliamentary country, the internal infighting within the Land of Light has always been very strong, even if Rhodes is not a player in the Land of Light, he has not seen many players in the Kingdom of Light belonging to various political forces, large and small consortia and military organizations arguing on the forum posts. Not to mention that many events in the game have such a shadow, the struggle for power and profit in the Council of Light has always been very serious, and this time seeing Lauren following the investigation team, and there are basically few pro-guards around him, Rod knew that this was the conflict between the military and the council that broke out again. This is actually a plan to kill two birds with one stone in the Council of Light, and if anyone can really sabotage the plans of the investigation team, then Lauren, who has the highest prestige and strength among the members of the investigation team, will definitely be responsible. And from the previous conflict, Rhodes could see that those in the investigation team didn't really buy Lauren. This is not surprising, as this is a tradition in the Land of Light.

Even from the perspective of the entire Dragon Soul Continent, the Land of Light is a relatively strange country, and in other countries, the powerful are all respected as they deserve, and most of them are in high positions. But in the Land of Light, it's a different story. The powerful may be able to occupy a high position, but as for respect............... Hehehe......... That's not a good way to say. In fact, in the country of light, although there are many strong people, their lives are basically not very easy. Because the Kingdom of Light believes that all men are created equal, they despise authority, and because of this, for those who are strong, they are wary of more worship, and the Kingdom of Light always has an argument that they have always claimed that although the strength of the strong is strong, they can't do without ordinary people at all. They may be able to destroy a town with one hand, but they are still alive people, they have families to live in this society and the world, and if no one else takes care of them, they will still not be able to move an inch in this world! And. What if he's strong? Their families can't be just as strong, they still have to live in this society, living with ordinary people!

Therefore, we do not need to fear the powerful, let alone those who have the power of power, without our help. Their strength is meaningless!

Of course, the essence of this statement is to keep people from succumbing to the fear and oppression of the powerful forces. But under the propaganda of the Council of Light, they began to distort. Especially after successfully mastering the Creation Dragon Soul, the Council of Light, and even the entire country's people's mentality, seems to have begun to twist and run towards the other extreme, in their opinion, even an existence like the Creation Dragon Soul cannot leave them, and must rely on them. So aren't those ordinary powerhouses the same? Gradually, they begin to feel more dignified than those who have the power to do so. Taller. Even the two archangels who guarded the soul of the Creation Dragon, the Nation of Light never took them seriously.

Therefore, in the Land of Light, those who have strong power need to be careful, because if they are not careful, they are likely to be accused of using their power to "oppress the weak", and then they will be suspected of trying to use their power to become a dictatorial tyrant who oppresses the people, and even their families will fall into this storm of accusations and criticism. Although it is not said that there are no strong people who choose to leave because they can't stand the anger of this group of fools in the Land of Light, most of them still have no choice but to stay. Because most of them are in high positions in the Land of Light, and they have a large number of families. It is not easy to say that leaving the Land of Light, let alone carrying infamy after leaving, which is intolerable for many people who value face more than life.

This is another factor in the tension between the Land of Light and the Duchy of Moon, which is determined by the difference in cultural backgrounds. The people of the Land of Light believe that they have "higher" values in this world where everyone is equal and no one is above anyone else. Naturally, he also sees himself as a "superior person" who fights for freedom, justice and fairness.

Then on the other hand, Lydia, who uses the power of the archangel to oppress the people, is a rightful tyrant. And those who faced Lydia's tyranny, but only survived and had no faith in resisting. Naturally, he is an "inferior slave". They lack the courage to revolution, they lack the courage to face death! But I don't know that without the death of countless people, freedom and justice will not come!!

That's a good point, it's not them who died anyway. In their opinion, it would be best if the Duchy of Moon could resist the anger of Lydia's "tyranny", and at the end of the day, there would be rivers of blood, heavy casualties, and the whole country would be littered with corpses, and there would be war and death everywhere, because only destruction can be reborn, and without the efforts and sacrifices of countless people now, how can you achieve true freedom and justice? Your death is worthy, noble, and respectable. We will be watching you from the audience with tears in our eyes and applauding and applauding your bravery!

Because of this background, Rhodes can be sure that this time the parliament will definitely blame Lauren for all the mistakes of the investigation team, and at the same time deal a blow to the arrogance of the military. And the military of the country of light is not a soft persimmon to pinch with others, they will definitely make a big trouble with the Council of Light, plus the position of the old council president is unstable this year, and there is a confrontation between the young Zhuang faction and the conservative faction, hehehe...............

The thought of the civil strife that might arise in the Council of Light made Rhodes cramp with laughter inside.

However, Lijie and Marlene couldn't see Rod's inner smile at the moment, looking at the silent Rod, they just glanced at each other curiously, but they didn't say anything. At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door, breaking the silence of the study, and then, Agame's voice was heard in the same unsubdued voice as ever.

"Report to the master, Miss Shanna has something to ask to see."

"Shanna?"

Hearing Agapy's report, Rhodes came back to his senses and couldn't help but feel a little strange. Shanna is in charge of the guild, and after Rhodes came back from Golden City and reorganized her powers, she basically became the person in charge of Rhodes' external reception and liaison work, but this job is a logistics housekeeping, and it stands to reason that there should be nothing to do on weekdays? It's so late now, but Shanna came to find herself, definitely not to drink tea and chat, so, what is it for?

"Let her in."

The door opened, and Shanna walked in.

This woman, who once led a mercenary group alone to make a living, has now undergone earth-shaking changes, she has taken off the leather armor on her body, replaced by a relatively comfortable and beautiful clothes, and her temperament has become softer. Because Shanna's current position is basically engaged in public relations, the requirements for her are not low. As one of Rhodes's external representatives, Shanna naturally inevitably dealt with many people. In this way, she will not be able to be an ordinary mercenary like before. But fortunately, as a woman, she was able to insist on leading a mercenary group for so many years, and Shanna still had a few brushes in this kind of communication, so she has been doing a good job. And Shanna is also very satisfied with this life, she doesn't have much ambition in the first place, but just hopes to be able to prove herself and then live. Now life is very comfortable, and there is no need to go out to die every day like a mercenary, and Shanna certainly doesn't have too many complaints about this.

Seeing Rod, Lijie and Marlene and the others, Shanna first saluted respectfully, and then raised her head.

"I'm sorry to disturb you all in your busy schedule, my lord."

"Nothing, what's the matter with you?"

"That's ..............."

Hearing Rod's inquiry, Shanna showed a somewhat helpless expression, and then spoke.

"You asked me to send someone to the young lady in Cole Plateau..............."

"Ann?"

Hearing this, Rhodes remembered the girl he had saved when he went to the Holy Spirit Monastery with Little Bubblegum and Canary before. Later, she recuperated here for a few days, and after her health improved, Rhodes sent someone to send her back to her home in Cole Plateau, and Rhodes also informed Ann's family that everything was normal at that time, and her family was still very grateful and excited about her daughter's safe return. But Rod didn't take this matter too seriously, he just asked Shanna to deal with it, and then left the girl behind, now it seems, is there something wrong on the way?

"Yes, that young lady she ..............."

Speaking of this, Shanna paused, looking at her expression, it seemed that she didn't know how to explain it, but at the end, she still said helplessly.

"That young lady, she............ It was sent back again. (To be continued.) )