Realm of Power

In July, Aaron entered the autumn season in the hinterland of the Dorok Mountains. Fallen leaves were flying and the chaotic leaves enveloped the entire city. Under a temporary wooden platform in the center of Aaron City,

Already densely packed with people, not only occupying the Guangping in front, but even the four connecting streets are full of people, most of whom are civilians from Aaron. They hold their heads high and look excitedly towards them. The heroes in their hearts let out bursts of warm cheers

The current General Affairs Minister of the Dorok Parliamentary Army General Affairs Department, Drake, finally straightened his collar, and then walked up to the wooden platform in front of the Aaron Grand Council amidst a burst of welcome from below, because Duo Zai, who was responsible for commanding the front line, Having taken away most of the speakers in the parliament, he is the supreme commander of the parliamentary army stationed in the base camp of Aaron.

Drake is tall, has good features, and is 41 years old. He is one of the hard-core representatives who advocated the declaration of war against the Falcon Empire. He has always been known for his strong, radical and inflammatory remarks.

Among those who knew him, half regarded him as an orator, while the other half regarded him as a sophist who was extremely feared.

Compared with Duo Ze, an old politician who has been tempered by the whirlpool of the situation, a young figure with radical words and who often talks about such exciting words as the Dao Rock Kingdom has attracted the attention of the Aaron people.

"Dear citizens, what is the purpose of our participation in this rally today?" Dragai habitually opened with his most skilled rhetorical question,

Seeing the flash of shock and confusion on the faces of the citizens of Aaron below, he continued, "Is it just to comfort those heroic souls who sacrificed their lives for their country on the front line? No, they are doing it to achieve freedom and peace in our Kingdom of Rock. , they sacrificed their precious lives. We are gathered here to prove the value of their sacrifice."

There was unquestionable confidence in his complacent eyes, and he paused in his voice and said, "What I'm talking about now is the value of this war, everyone. Life is precious, but their sacrifices tell us that there is something more important than individual lives." What is this thing that exists? It is our great Kingdom of Daluoke.

Their deaths are beautiful because they sacrificed themselves to practice righteousness. They are true brave men. They are all good fathers, good sons, and good lovers. They all have the right to live a happy life, but they all gave up this right. Everyone who went to the battlefield and swore to die to serve the country, I would like to ask, why did these 50,000 warriors die in battle?

"It's because this war should never have happened." Someone in the crowd muttered in a low voice. At that time, the Aaron people below were all holding their breath listening to Drake's speech. This sound seemed particularly loud. Everyone around him Everyone was astonished,

Drake's face changed slightly, and the ferocity in his eyes flashed away, and he said to himself, "Yes, the answer is what I just said, they sacrificed their lives and blood to protect our Daluoke.

"Isn't it worth dying for such a lofty ideal as Daluo Ke? You must think about it, if the tyrant's army is allowed to cross into the mountains, will we still have such freedom? Can we still gather here?

No, we will become the slaves of that cruel monarch. He will break your bones and suck out your marrow. He will dissolve the sacred parliament in our hearts.

Those who are still saying that war should not start, please wake up.

Your actions will only lead to one result, which is to weaken our own strength and become the lackeys of that cruel monarch. Therefore, we will never allow any opposition to occur, and you are too lax because of this. But the price of singing peace is quite high. "Yeah"

"If there is anything wrong with this war, it is because there is that cruel tyrant in the world who killed your friends, sons, relatives, and husbands

Let us unite together to defeat him. Those who oppose the jihad to overthrow that tyrant are the pests that endanger our Daluok. They are not qualified to be Daluok.

In order to protect this free society and to protect this our country, those who are not afraid of death and fight on the front line are the real people. Anyone who does not have this understanding is a shameless traitor and feels sorry for the great heroes who died.

Our country was founded by our ancestors. We all know the history. We all know that our ancestors fought for freedom with blood and sweat. You are the motherland with this great history. You are the only one we have to defend. Can we fight without it? ?Rise up and fight for your motherland. Long live the Rock. Long live the Parliament. Down with the Empire.

With Drake's passionate shouts, the citizens of Aaron gathering below gradually lost their rationality.

"Down with the Empire"

The surging blood boiled in the bodies of tens of thousands of people in the venue. Everyone stood up one after another and followed Drake in shouting "Long live the Great Roque, long live the Parliament, defeat the tyrant". Everyone clenched their fists, raised their arms, and raised their heads high. Waving hats and shouting wildly

Among these people, only one officer sat on a chair and watched coldly, his brown eyes looking directly at Drake on the podium, who was receiving enthusiastic responses from the audience with his hands.

Suddenly, his eyes fell on the officer's position. In an instant, his eyes sharpened and the corners of his mouth twitched displeasedly.

If this person was sitting in the back, he might not be able to see it, but he was sitting in the front row. In the warm atmosphere, such a guy appeared in front of him, which made Drakai itchy with hatred. Yes, he secretly winked at the subordinate standing by the stage.

"Military Palace, why don't you stand up?" the arrogant subordinate shouted knowingly

"Why should I stand up? I'm not from Dorok." The officer curled his lips in disdain. Only then did Dragai realize that the officer's accent was a bit strange. He didn't seem to be a native of Aaron.

"What are you talking about? You are not a Dorok? Then why are you here and sitting in such a prestigious position?"

"Aren't you a free country? Do you still want to interfere with other people's freedom to participate in assemblies?" The officer patted the dust on his clothes with his hand and said lightly, "Is your so-called freedom all fake?"

"What did you say, how dare you blaspheme our spirit of freedom"

The subordinate waved his hand menacingly with an ugly face, "Come here, I have the right to suspect that you are a spy sent by the tyrant to our side." Several guards who were maintaining the order of the scene were holding long-handled spears and axes in their hands. run over

"Me? Spy? Are you kidding me?" The officer smiled coldly, took out a document from his arms, raised it to his subordinates, and said in a somewhat contemptuous tone.

"See clearly, I am Baron Yagted from Asuo in the north. I represent the powerful Asuo and I am the ally you need most now.

Don’t forget that the so-called heroic warriors you call are still waiting for our reinforcements in the south. If Lord Asuo is angry because of your gaffe, you will stay in this mountainous area and wait to die."

Realizing that he had found an ally that he could not offend, Dragai quickly put on a peaceful face with the characteristics of a politician. He lowered his hands on the podium and gently made movements to calm the crowd. Then, the voice of the crowd The boiling has subsided and everything is calm again. Everyone sits back down.

"Everyone"

Drake on the stage spoke again. After a long speech and shouting, he felt his mouth was dry and his voice became extremely hoarse and difficult to hear.

"Right now, our frontline soldiers are still fighting against the tyrant's invasion. In front of them are a hundred thousand bloodthirsty falcon troops. They need more weapons and more food. What should we do?"

"Our most powerful weapon is our unified will. We are a free country. No matter how noble our goals are, we cannot force everyone to serve."

"So I can only plead with everyone here," Drakai paused, glanced at the agitated citizens below, and suddenly raised his voice and said, "Please support the war bill passed by the parliament. We need to gather more supplies. Soldiers are committed to this war that is vital to all Dorok people."

"Sacrifice the ego to achieve the country's freedom, but citizens with conscience are clear-minded. In order to obtain true freedom, we should give up our small selves and unite together to work hard for the common goal of all people..."

At this point, Drake suddenly closed his mouth. He didn't stop talking just to be dry, but he noticed that a young woman in white uniform was walking towards the podium through the crowded aisle in the middle.

This young girl has light brown hair. Judging from the way the men passing by her looked at her, she must be quite beautiful. With her footsteps, the crowd around them asked each other and asked uneasily. The scope is expanding

"Who is the woman? What is she going to do?

"Dear Minister of General Affairs, my name is Edes, and I am the wife of Captain Robert Lesley of the 5th Squadron of the 2nd Flag Regiment who died in the Southern Battle. I have 2 children, a 4-year-old boy. A little girl who is only 2 years old"

The woman's voice was deep. She stepped onto the podium and said, "My husband died for the country. This was his duty as a soldier, but I want to know what I will feed my children. There was no food at home three days ago." There is no food available, and there is no food available in the market. It is said that all of it was confiscated for free by the war bill of Congress. Just this morning, my youngest daughter finally completed her short life. Is this what the war bill brought? For us?"

"this……"

Even the eloquent Drake was speechless and could only say shamelessly, "I feel sorry for you, Madam, but..."

Dragai could not say anything. He subconsciously glanced at the vast venue and saw that tens of thousands of audience members were waiting for his reply in silence. Everyone held their breath and stared at the woman who had lost her husband.

"You don't have to comfort me, I just want to feed my children." Edes said calmly, which alleviated the embarrassing situation of Drake. He pretended to look sad and said, "You belong to the women in the rear. Model, we will definitely compensate you heavily for your losses." Edes seemed to be quite calm and said, "Thank you very much, I just want to ask a question now."

"Oh, what's the problem? I will try my best to answer you." Dragai looked obviously relaxed.

"May I ask where your child is?"

Drake blinked. Most of the audience didn't understand the purpose of this question. Everyone blinked.

"Huh? What did you say?"

"My husband went to the battlefield in order to defend the motherland. He is no longer alive. Minister of General Affairs, may I ask where your children were at that time? Where are you who praise death?"

"lady……"

Everyone could see that the body of General Affairs Minister Drake was trembling slightly, and a look of fear flashed in his eyes, as if he was standing in front of a ball of flames.

"Where is your family?" Edes looked at him closely and asked loudly without mercy, "My husband has already died for the country. Didn't you say that sacrifice is necessary? I Your child is no longer here, so where is your child?

As far as I know, a large banquet was held at the Lord's Mansion last night to celebrate. The three sons of the Minister of General Affairs were all there. Where are they now? The three sons of the Minister are secretly controlling the food. son"

"Guard" Drake looked around and shouted, "This lady is not normal, take her away, this woman is crazy"

Before the guard could make any move, Edes's wrist was suddenly grabbed by someone. She struggled and looked up, and found that this person turned out to be Baron Yagted, who claimed to be from Assuo in the north, and was watching with concern. she

"Let's go," the baron who called himself Yagted said in a low voice, "This is not the place you should come to." When the two walked side by side, the crowd turned to stare, but quickly returned their eyes to the podium. superior,

At this moment, Drakai, who was on the stage, said with passionate words, "O free people, we will never conquer."

"That's a bunch of self-righteous idiots." Edes vaguely heard the officer next to her say something disdainful. At a street corner, the young officer let go of Edes's wrist, with a serious look on his face, "I can only send you here. , there are following eyes behind you, you must leave immediately."

"Eyes?" Edes glanced back in surprise, and sure enough she saw several figures following evasively. "You mean, they will follow me and then kill me."

"And your child, you just reported your name, I'm afraid they have already started to investigate your home address." The young officer grinned and took out a bag of silver coins from his arms.

"Take the money and leave immediately. You have affected their interests, so they will not let you go. If you have the chance, leave Aaron and go to Airei in the north or there is still a chance to survive.

Edes's face turned slightly pale when she thought that her only remaining son was still waiting for her at home. She hesitantly took the bag of silver coins handed over by the officer, whispered "Thank you" before she staggered and disappeared into the street. At the other end, the officer turned around and used his body to block the path that the pursuer on the left needed to pass through. Several figures hesitated for a while, then turned around helplessly and left.

The officer looked at the time hanging on the pub opposite, turned and walked to the other side of the road.

There were far fewer pedestrians on the street. The occasional person walking on the street also had a worried look on his face. He was completely different from the excited and high-spirited rallies gathered in front of the parliament.

The wind blew up a fallen leaf on the street. Autumn in the mountains always comes earlier than in the plains. With this emotion, the officer stopped in front of the grocery store and looked at the long queue in front of him, with a flash of pain on his face. " I’m really helpless. Just because of that bullshit minister’s speech, I can only go hungry today.”

The store's facade is not big, but it still attracts many people to look forward, quietly hiding the baskets in their hands behind them, and their eyes wandering around in the queue.

This is someone trying to jump in line. Once they find such a person approaching, the people queuing nearby will become vigilant. They open their big eyes and stare hard at these people who do not follow the order, hoping to use their eyes to catch these people. Drive away the hateful guys like flies. Unfortunately, their efforts are obviously ineffective.

"Everything is for the front line." Under this slogan, the Dorok Parliament has just issued a decree prohibiting the trade of grains. The daily supply of grains has been compressed again. If you can't wait in line, the whole family may go hungry, so most of them Aaron civilians can only queue up early in the morning. Those who arrive first can gain some advantages.

Except for those fanatics, for most Aren people, the whole of June and July were extremely anxious days. In addition to hearing bad news from the front line every day, they also had to start preparing for the dwindling supplies. Material supplies began to worry, with the Falcon Empire With an embargo order, all roads leading to the outside world in the Dorok Mountains were blocked. At this time, the Yalu people really felt that the war was not as beautiful as the politicians said, and prices soared, already higher than before the war. Quite a few, especially food, which is in extremely short supply.

Because of the war, many farmlands were overgrown with weeds due to a lack of sufficient labor, and the volume of trade shrank significantly and the unemployed population reached the lowest point in a century. These are enough for people to spend all their energy outside of life. devote attention to the war

"Young Patriarch, good news, that idiot Asu'o conquered Hulanbei City, but Dicasti plotted against him before he died."

As soon as he walked into the door of the villa, an old housekeeper ran over excitedly, raised the secret letter in his hand and said

"As expected, with Di Casti's temperament, how could he hand over the position of three masters so easily?" The young officer hung the clothes on the hanger with an indifferent expression.

"It's really funny to say it. Who would have thought that before the city was destroyed, Di Casti, an old fox, actually sent people to secretly take the golden arrows representing the three masters of the past dynasties out of Hulanbei City. Now they have disappeared.

In other words, Asuo is the first three-part adult movie without a golden arrow in a century. It is simply a big joke." To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes for your support. , is my biggest motivation).t

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