Chapter 40: Letters from Home
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The firewood was burning, but Goron Wimbledon didn't feel much heat.
Although it was already a large tent made of cowhide, and the bottom circle was also tightly pressed with earth, and there should be no air leakage, he still felt cold all over, especially his toes, which were almost unconscious.
"This damn place, you can freeze even if you pee," he spat on, stood up, clasped his hands on both sides of the table, and lifted it vigorously, and the back of his hand suddenly burst into green tendons, and a six-foot-square solid wood square table left the ground alive.
Placing the table on the edge of the fire pit, Goron felt a lot more comfortable. He took off his shoes, threw his feet on the fire and baked, spread out a roll of paper in his hand, and continued to write the unfinished letter.
"To dear Livua. γ
"I've been in Hermes for over a month, and of course, the church guys prefer to call this the New Holy City. If it weren't for the Evil Moon Pact, I wouldn't want to stay here for a moment, I just want to go back to your cabin and share a warm bed with you. γ
"It's ironic that the army that watches over the church's every move has become an ally in support of them, isn't it? Speaking of the church, I have to admit that what they do is truly amazing. I remember the first time I came here, twenty years ago, Hermes had nothing but mountains and rocks. The towns where the church was founded were at the foot of the mountains. But now, not only have they created a road for horse-drawn carriages to go up the mountain, but they have also built a large fortress city on the top of the mountain. γ
"If it's summer, you should come with me to see what they call the New Holy City more majestic than the Grey Keep. Remember the theater in the Grey Keep? You and I went there to see the Prince's Revenge, and you marveled at how ingenious the theater was and how spacious the interior was. γ
"But if you look at the martial arts arena in the New Holy City, you will realize that the Gray Fort Theater is nothing. Calling it a building, I think it's more like a work of art. It is the size of five theaters, but there is not a single stone pillar to support it. Eight bones protruded from the outer wall, and the curved bones were connected with many branches and hemp ropes, hanging the entire roof in the air, like a boom. How did they come up with it?"
"And those bones, if they were peeled off the beast, I bet that guy would be over a hundred feet. Probably only in Hermes can you encounter such a monster. But don't worry, my dear, no matter how big the beast is, it is only a minion of the devil of hell. In the face of the Stone of Divine Punishment, no evil can escape God's sanction, whether it is an evil beast, a witch, or the devil himself, the end will only be ashes. γ
At this point, Goron Wimbledon put down his pen and shook his somewhat sour hand. Strange to say, holding a fifteen-pound two-handed sword can swing all day, and he feels tired from holding a pen to write such a word, he smiled self-deprecatingly, I am indeed suitable for some rough work.
"Speaking of the beasts, it occurred to me that my fourth brother had been assigned to a poor place like the border town, and he was afraid that he had fled into the fortress of Changsong with his tail between his legs, even though the beasts there were no match for those of the Hermes Line. He can't be blamed for this, and even if I get to that kind of place, I only have to take refuge. This shows how unfair my father was, just because my second brother had been extraordinarily clever since he was a child, he decided to let him inherit the throne, and my father forgot that he didn't win the throne of the Grey Keep by being smart. Ever since my mother died, it has been getting harder and harder for me to figure out what he was thinking. γ
The rest of the story made Goron hesitate, he didn't know whether to tell Livia his true intentions, and after a pause, he decided to write it down. If the plan goes well, he should have arrived at the Grey Keep Palace by the time the letter arrived.
"My dear, Master Aung is right, if I do nothing, the throne will definitely not belong to me in the end. He had observed this from the stars. "Apocalypse is moving away from the Blazing Sun, and it will be completely out of the Blazing Sun's orbit in four months at most. "The Bachelor told me that, apparently, there was not much time left, and I could not wait any longer. γ
"After today's battle, I will quietly return to the royal capital with my loyal warriors. The richness of Cold Wind Ridge is far inferior to that of Golden Harvest City, but there is no shortage of brave warriors here. Just throw some coins and promises, and they'll pounce on my target like hungry wolves. Of course, I don't want to do that. I just wanted to ask my father personally why he had issued such a child's will to fight for the king, and what made him forget that I was the one with the first inheritance. γ
"Maester Ang has already arranged everything for me, Livya, my love, wait a little longer. The day I become king will be when I marry you as queen. If I'm unfortunate enough to fail...... You don't want to go back to the royal capital and live a good life in the Cold Wind Ridge. γ
"Love you, Goron. γ
He carefully folded the letter and placed it in an envelope, which he sealed with wax. After several checks, he knocked on the table, and soon a pro-soldier walked outside the tent.
"Send this letter to the Rose of the Cold Wind Ridge. You don't have to travel day and night, you don't have to ride a horse, dress up as a normal traveler, and take a convoy of traders between the two places. There is only one thing you have to keep in mind, the letter must be delivered by hand. β
"Yes, Your Highness the Prince!"
"Very well, there you go. After swinging away the guards, Goron simply sat down on the table, his feet hanging from the fire pit together.
In this way, there is no way back.
He closed his eyes and remembered his childhood. At that time, I took my second brother and third sister to play hide and seek in the garden of Wangcheng, and the third sister fell down, and the two of them had to accompany her to fall once before giving up. When did the three of them gradually become as strange as they are now?
Goron shook his head, putting aside the confusion of thoughts, sentimentality was not for him, he thought that there would be an answer to these confusions after allβafter he sat on the throne.
Just then, a dull sound of trumpets came from outside the tent.
"Woo βββββββwoo woo
He jumped off the table and put on his shoes. Walking out of the tent, the whole camp was already moving. Running soldiers and flags converge into a torrent of torrents, converging on the preset battlefield. In the distance, a murky echo could be heard in the mountains, and it continued.
The trumpet sounds, and the beast attacks.
"Follow me!" he mounted his horse and trotted to the top of the wall.
Only by standing on the walls of the Holy City can one feel its grandeur - it is like an impassable moat, standing across the gap in the desperate mountains. The top is flat and wide, allowing dozens of people to pass side by side. It is surrounded by glacial cliffs in front and flat plateaus in the back.
That's why the church is desperate to build the new holy city on top of a hill.
Taking advantage of this terrain, they built a defensive line that was almost impossible to break through.
And Goron Wimbledon has a bigger picture. To be able to transport so much stone and timber from the foot of the mountain to the top of the mountain, and to build a city on Hermes in just twenty years, is an astonishing display of the Church's prowess.
However, no matter how much he dislikes these gods, there is one thing that Goron must admit is that if he does not support them to hold Hermes, all the countries on the continent will face a catastrophe. This was also the basis for the signing of the Evil Moon Pact.
When the Demon Moon falls, the four kingdoms bordering Hermes must send troops to support the Church and fight alongside the Church's Inquisitors.
The four-pole banner at the head of the city stands in the wind, the "Dawn" of the snake-body scepter, the "Wolf Heart" of the sword and shield crossed, and the "Eternal Winter" of the iceberg rose.
and the "Grey Castle" with a tall spear.
Looking at the black dots in the sky in the distance, Goron Wimbledon tightened his grip on his greatsword.
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