The Lord of Ashes

"Compared to the war between the Likia Alliance in the Green Source Land and the two surrounding human countries, the war here on Qianba Coral Island is more intense and out of control."

"This has gone beyond the scope of the 'Kingdom War Plan' formulated by the Knights Hall."

"At least in the war between the Likian Alliance and the two surrounding human countries, we have not heard of large-scale massacres of civilians, and there are basically no vicious events such as plagues."

"Is it because the Knights Hall in charge of the nearby area has poor control, or is it because it is close to the Black Territory." Sitting on a tall horse, Thain pondered.

"Sir, are we going into the city?"

"Gaizes City doesn't seem to be planning to open the city gate." A strong man with a beard and also riding a horse approached Thain and asked carefully.

Thain was not alone at this time, there were twenty or thirty people gathered around him.

War is the process of the reshuffle of old forces and the rise of new forces.

The people following Thain were all the weaklings who started to follow Thain after he was accidentally involved in a small-scale war three days ago.

With his powerful strength, Thain's charisma has been raised to the limit.

Thain himself didn't do anything. These strong men in ragged clothes and with bloodstains on their bodies all followed him consciously.

In this chaotic and abnormal war, only by following the command of the strong can you have more ability to save your life.

The bearded man who was speaking in front of Thain at this time had the strength of a low-level knight attendant.

This strength is usually not considered weak, but in the melee of the Three Kingdoms at this level, he couldn't even make a splash.

Ever since he saw Thain cut a powerful high-level attendant in half with a single strike of his sword, Beard had strengthened his determination to follow Thain.

He didn't follow Thain to get promoted and get rich, but just to survive.

Before being forcibly drafted into the army, the bearded man was just a blacksmith.

The war that lasted for several years allowed the originally strong blacksmith to grow into a squad leader and low-level knight squire.

But the price he paid was the destruction of his homeland and the complete loss of one right eye.

This guy has no complaints about the hardships of the world, because he has never been out of here, and he doesn't know that the "mainland" he lives in is just an island, and he doesn't know what the outside world is like.

The people around are so miserable. Except for those noble lords, everyone lives a very hard life.

The bearded man was pretty good, at least he was still alive, and the strength of the low-level knight attendants at least ensured that he would rarely go hungry.

But those weaker than him were not so lucky.

Whether they die in battle, starve to death or are killed by plague, no one can control their own destiny.

Adult men are already in such hardship, let alone the situation of women and children...

The total area of ​​Chiba Coral Island is the top of the three Likia Leagues.

But the total population of the three kingdoms here is less than that of the Lycian Alliance.

And it has been more than two months since he came to Chiba Coral Island, and Thain has almost never seen ordinary people over the age of fifty.

There was nothing Thane could do about the situation.

Perhaps his strength can change a local war on Qianye Coral Island.

But there are many places like Chiba Coral Island in the central and northern areas of the Western Islands. How can he manage them?

Not only could Thain not be able to control it, but the nominal leader of the nearby area, the Star Sword Knights Hall, could not control it either.

This is a bad world, at least for ordinary humans on Qianye Coral Island.

Looking up at the stone city wall that he could climb over with a single leap, Thain did not immediately answer the bearded man.

Thain came to Gazes City not to search for his mentor's family with great fanfare.

I believe that Master Moses would not have done this when he was still alive.

Glancing sideways at the bearded man behind him, Thain said: "I have no intention of participating in this war, and I cannot give you more protection."

"People should rely more on themselves, rather than charity from others."

"Let's say goodbye here. If you want me to give you one piece of advice, it would be to become as strong as possible."

"When you are strong enough to influence the life and death of others, you naturally don't need to worry about your own life."

After saying that, Thane disappeared in an instant.

Not necessarily together with the war horse under him.

"Sir, you..." the bearded man said hurriedly, but before he could say anything, there was nothing left in front of him.

There was only one intermediate earth energy crystal, which fell to the ground with a clanking sound.

This is the reward for showing the way to Thain in the past three days.

"Brother, what should we do?" A young man with gray hair approached the bearded man and asked.

He also witnessed with his own eyes the sudden disappearance of Thain. Unlike others who were still in shock, this young man reacted extremely quickly.

When asked by the young man in front of him, the bearded man finally came to his senses.

Picking up the precious energy crystal on the ground, the fighting spirit that the bearded man cultivated happened to be earth fighting spirit.

Glancing at the city of Gazes in the distance, the bearded man pondered for a moment before replying: "We are all civilians living on the border of the Teutonic Kingdom and the Josephine Kingdom. The war has destroyed our homes, but at least we must Choose a place to stay.”

"Although the Kingdom of Joseph is more powerful, I heard that the Teutonic Kingdom is more friendly to us lower-class civilians."

"Go and call the city gate and tell them that we want to join the Teutonic Kingdom!" the bearded man ordered.

The bearded man and the group of young people around him were all the lower-class refugees who were scattered on the battlefield. Most of them were from the Teutonic Kingdom, and some were from the Maner Kingdom in the south.

The bearded man was originally from the Kingdom of Maner. As for why he was swept up and brought here, it can only be said that the war made people leave their homes.

Many of these people were originally soldiers of the Teutonic Kingdom, so there was no pressure to join the Teutonic Kingdom.

Only the bearded man, the young man beside him, and a handful of other people came from the Kingdom of Maner, so they were more closely united.

Considering that the Kingdom of Maner now has a harmonious relationship with the Teutonic Kingdom and is also a joint party in the war, it should not be a problem for the bearded man and others to join the Teutonic Kingdom.

Not to mention the stay and development of those low-level human ants, Thain himself soon discovered his goal after entering Gazes City.

Gazes City, as a border city of the Teutonic Kingdom, also has great nobles stationed here.

However, Thain did not go to find Earl Hank, the highest-ranking lord in Gazes City. Instead, he came to a baron's mansion.

The tall lintel and the heavily weathered stone carvings on both sides indicate that the Baron family named Snella had a glorious past.

At this time, Thane was holding a medal tightly in his hand. This was the magic medal he got from Moshe Duo when he first became his disciple, allowing him to freely enter and exit his residence.

The pattern on the surface of this magic medal is exactly the same as the emblem of the Snera family.

When Thain was an apprentice, he thought the patterns on the medal's surface were some magic patterns that he couldn't understand.

Now it seems that Master Moshe is still very affectionate towards his family.

Thane's first mentor, Moshedo's full name should be - Moshedo Snela.