A strange world

Chapter 1146 Section 68. The Origin of the Kingdom

Vaughn's chest stopped rising and falling, his eyes were full of cracks, and there was a trace of regret on his face.

"He's dead."

Samael Night Song said, even his soul dissipated.

In the end, they didn't get any useful information from the interrogation... except that the moon elf was still alive.

Annan didn't feel much pleasure from revenge. Vaughn didn't release hostility towards him, and he gave Annan a very contradictory feeling. It was as if... they didn't do these things to provoke a war.

But what else could a group of humans who were destroying the Elf King's Court and killing the Elf residents do? If it was revenge, they could have honestly revealed it instead of hiding it like this.

Even if the ideals are noble, killing innocent people is unacceptable.

In any case... although the clues were broken, they still had some insignificant gains.

Annan knew that Irilanze was still alive, and Elder Ares knew that the attackers were inseparable from the Kingdom of Paem, and that they were brewing a new conspiracy.

"I'll tell the elders." Elder Ares, with a gloomy face, left, ignoring Annan who was supposed to be standing in the cell and standing outside, which was considered as tacit approval of his actions.

The clue was broken, and Annan did not intend to stop.

Irelanze was still alive, but only temporarily. Even the summoning spell could not summon her back, and I think her condition would not be very good.

And if you want to understand the power behind Vaughn, you have to understand the Kingdom of Paem.

Annan only knew Prince Aidan, and as a member of the kingdom, he was also suspicious... But what reason did he have to do such a thing?

Could it be that the Kingdom of Paem was the real mastermind...

"I want to go back to the messenger village." Annan said, preparing to test Prince Aidan.

"I'll let Kael'thas escort you."

The elf team still followed Annan, but there was one more Kael'thas.

After setting off, Annan took the initiative to greet Kael'thas.

"Are you okay?" he asked.

"Do you like Leona?" If it were usual, Annan might be more tactful.

Leona, who was jumping in front, almost fell from the treetops. She widened her eyes and turned back to stare at Annan in shame.

"Uh... it's too early for me to like this kind of thing." Kael'thas said.

"Do you have a crush on me?"

This time Kael'thas did not deny it.

Annan took advantage of the victory and added some lies appropriately: "You should have heard the story of me and Irelanze, right? In fact... we are lovers. We originally planned to get married after the alliance, but unexpectedly something happened... So, don't let waiting become a regret."

"I know. After driving out all the attackers, I will propose to Leona." Kael'thas unexpectedly listened to the advice.

Leona was surprised and couldn't help thinking about it, when Annan's voice floated.

"There's no need to be so anxious..."

...

Samael Nightsong asked the elf team to follow Annan to protect him, so they didn't leave after returning to the Messenger Village. But the Messenger Village is probably the safest place in the royal court.

It's late at night, but Prince Aidan's wooden house is still lit. Annan placed them in his cabin, went to greet the Skeleton King first, and then came to Prince Aidan's cabin.

Knock knock knock --

After a while, Prince Aidan opened the door.

"Annan?" He asked in surprise.

"Did I disturb your rest?"

"No... I'm busy dealing with something." Prince Aidan stepped aside and invited Annan in.

Annan walked into the cabin, and there were some parchments on the tree table.

"Have you solved your problem?"

Prince Aidan closed the door behind him.

"Is it okay? We caught an attacker, he's from the kingdom."

Annan observed Prince Aidan's expression. He showed appropriate doubts, hiding his emotions and expressions very well, without a trace of leakage.

"But... he is a bad guy, but I feel very complicated."

"Complex?"

"For example, I am like a guard who catches criminals. I caught a gang leader who oppressed civilians. He is pure evil, and I have no pressure to send him to the gallows. A few days later, I caught another ordinary person who killed a noble. He should be hanged, but he did it because the noble oppressed his wife and daughter, occupied his farmland, and forced him to live."

"Do you think the murderer is a good person?"

"No, I just think... there is a story behind him." Annan raised his head, "So I came to you and wanted to ask you about the history of the kingdom."

Prince Aidan put away the pile of parchments and sat at the table: "The history of the kingdom... that was a thousand years ago."

The Kingdom of Paem was established in the harsh and cruel environment north of Wilhelm, surrounded by poor mountains and steep mountains, elves and orcs as neighbors, chaos and death as companions, and the barrier could not protect them. In this environment, the human beings at that time were rough in folk customs, and chaotic in disgrace.

At this time, a figure walked out of the warm and safe enchantment, leading the people who were still living in the form of tribes to find a shelter to settle down, teaching them how to survive in the wilderness, avoid blizzards and dangers, open up settlements, and establish strict rules and regulations.

He seemed to have no selfishness or emotions, and everything he did was for the continuation of mankind.

All the resources obtained were distributed to the residents instead of piling them up in the treasury, and the hard-earned spoils were sold for weapons to arm soldiers instead of building palaces for themselves.

But from another perspective, he is like a cold machine.

When a blizzard comes, he will drive everyone into the mines to mine enough coal to survive the cold. When the orcs attack, he forces all adult men to take up arms and go to the front to fight the enemy.

And everyone can understand, because everything he does is to allow people to survive in a cruel environment.

He gradually established a powerful force, stable order, and a stable kingdom in this barren land. Then he left.

No one knows whether he will come back, but under the leadership of his descendants, the kingdom is getting better and better. Chase the orcs, kill them all, and eliminate foreign threats; drive away the elves, reclaim the forest, and obtain fertile land; issue decrees, establish order, and keep barbarism and chaos away from the kingdom.

So far, everything is fine.

But the Kingdom of Paem stands on rules, and is also engulfed by rules...

The nobles attributed the great achievements of the kingdom to rules rather than people, so the kings and big men of all generations were keen to make various rules.

The rules of the kingdom are becoming more and more numerous, more and more detailed, more and more cumbersome, and more and more solidified.

The identity of each person in the kingdom is fixed, because solidification represents stability.

The identity of their descendants is also fixed, because desire will lead to turbulence.

Everyone only does things that are consistent with their identity, because change represents chaos.