"If possible, try to let a few comrades escape while on board, and tell the comrades of the revolutionary army outside about the situation here. We must not sit still, we must strive for hope, and strive to see tomorrow." Comrade Marseille said firmly.

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(In the Maro area, the war is still going on, the war between the extensive principality alliance and the Asekshan Kingdom is still going on, the war is ruthlessly taking people's lives, and the Maro land is staged time and time again. image...)

517 The Eve of the Empire

The Maro War had already lasted into its second year by this time, and the unprecedentedly fierce war had plunged the Maro region into turmoil.The powerful military strength of the Kingdom of Asaikeshan is difficult even for the Principality Alliance to fight together. During this period, two principalities were invaded and annexed by Asaikeshan. The precarious situation may be broken by Asekshan at any time, and the future of the Fifteen-Nation Alliance headed by Farub is bleak.

The two sides gradually increased their efforts in the war. The Kingdom of Aseksan gradually mobilized from an army of 25 at the beginning of the war to 40. It almost gave up all other developments and invested all the country's money and production forces in the war.Their entire country fell into an unprecedented war frenzy. The Aseksan royal family mobilized a powerful propaganda machine to spread desperately, injecting blood into their people so that the war could continue.

Faced with this situation, the Principality of Farub was naturally not to be outdone. The Grand Duke of Farub completely forgot the peasant uprising that had just been quelled not long ago, and brazenly continued to recruit troops to fight against the Asekshan Kingdom. The 15 army quickly became 20 and even continued to grow upwards, and it soon became a look that would not stop until the battle was won.Naturally, he has the confidence to do so. He has other principalities to help him, and those principalities have a total of only 20 troops. The average share of each principality is even less than [-]. Naturally, he has some spare money to give blood transfusions to the Principality of Faruber.

The war was unprecedentedly brutal, and countless people died in this war, thus losing their lives.Both sides used the magical power of the whole country to participate in the war, which further increased the intensity of the war.Especially with the infiltration of Yongdalim from the east, muskets and artillery began to be active on some small-scale battlefields. Interfere with Yondalim.

This high-intensity feud-like war continued until the Ossus Empire joined and began to heat up further. The Ossus Empire transferred the elite Northern Legion back to the front line, putting pressure on the Kingdom of Asekshan from the west.There are also rumors that Ossus is about to send surprise troops to attack the northern part of Asekshan, breaking through the northern mountains and preparing for a two-line attack.The entry of the Ossus Empire into the war gave the Union of Principalities a chance to prepare for counterattacks against Asekshan's aggressive offensive.

The Ossus Empire mobilized nearly half of the Northern Legion to return to participate in the Maro War, and sent another 20 Southern Legion to attack the western part of the Asekshan Kingdom with a huge force of 30.The war was unprecedentedly fierce, and the original Maro war quickly developed into a super-scale war, which made everyone in the war terrified.The front line is fighting, and all the materials in the rear are supplied to the front line. The war has reached the point of madness.

Even in Yongdalim, the intervention armies of these countries are not so harmonious.The intervening army of the Asakshan Kingdom has always been squeezed out by strange countries, and Faruber and other intervening armies of other countries don’t like the intervening army of the Ossus Empire very much, and they are also in a strange state of incongruity.The only thing that can force them to fight together is the endless treasure of Yongdalim.

Yongdalim has changed in the eyes of other countries. He has become a country that is developing rapidly and has begun to leave other countries behind.From ideology to the development of all walks of life, Yongdalim has exchanged extraordinary vitality.Ideologically, Yongdalim abandoned feudalism and began to move forward, gradually splitting into two major factions, Leszek and Demercott.In terms of military affairs, the war in Yongdalim has evolved to the point where cold weapons have been completely replaced, and muskets have been used routinely, leading other countries by more than one section.

The industrial revolution in the economy has allowed Yongdalim to advance rapidly. Large-scale factories and industrial manufacturing have made many expensive things cheap, and many convenient items that did not exist before have also begun to be produced.The emergence of signal stations allowed information to spread further and rapidly, and the mature use of steam engines greatly increased productivity.Except that the countryside is still the same, all aspects of Yongdalim have completely produced transcendental development.

The countries are still very active in the intervention of Yongdalim. For this reason, the countries have slightly reduced the intensity of the war and plan to wait for the development of the situation in Yongdalim.If Oleg wins, he may join their war and fall to either side, creating an overwhelming advantage for his camp.This is also the most tenacious reason why the Asekshan Intervention Army has been fighting. They must try their best to win this ally and increase their chances of winning the war.

However, the bad news came at this time. The Ossus and Farub armies were completely annihilated, and the Asekshan army lost one-third. Only the coalition forces of various countries were still intact.This is a very lucky thing for the small principalities, but for the three major countries in the war, there are joys, sorrows, ups and downs.

For the Ossus Empire, it was the most thunderous news. The [-] army was wiped out, either killed or captured, and there was not even a single regiment left behind.After this news reached the Ossus Empire, the Ossus Empire was desperately blocking the news, not wanting to expand the news.But how could the news be blocked so easily? The [-] army was wiped out, including nobles, old soldiers, soldiers and alchemists.Their family members searched for news of the war through various channels, but only got such a bad news, which inevitably caused a great shock.

The entire army of [-] was wiped out, not only the number of family members affected, but the impact on various circles of the Ossus Empire was even greater.The Ossus Empire suffered a huge shock when the news spread. The nobles were crying that their children or husbands had fallen into the hands of bandits, and the royal family was frightened by the fighting power of the revolutionary army.Many officials and emerging businessmen began to advocate the need to master steam knowledge. For many insightful people, they believed that the time for the Ossus revolution should come.

The Principality of Farub was slightly less affected, but it also led to lower morale and frequent internal discussions.The uprising that had been suppressed was about to start again, and Falu Boleszeker started to promote anti-war ideas and oppose the war between feudal imperialism.Even brutal suppression is of no avail. As the main force of the Anti-Arab Kingdom, the Principality of Farub is already exhausted even with blood transfusions from other principalities.

Only the Kingdom of Asakshan is the most excited, their troops have suffered the least losses, and there is still room for maneuver.Although the Ossus Empire has prohibited them from continuing to send intervention troops to interfere with Yondalim, the remaining [-] intervention troops may also have the opportunity to promote an alliance between the two countries.Especially the Kingdom of Asekshan is still being visited by a mysterious country. Perhaps, the establishment of a new alliance can break this deadlock...

It didn't take long for their excitement to end, because the Kingdom of Asekshan was alone, and Oleg was not very willing to form an alliance with Asekshan.On the contrary, Oleg prefers to form an alliance with the Principality Alliance led by Farub to jointly resist the threat from the north.This excitement quickly turned into great disappointment. If it wasn't for continuing to study science and technology and learn to build factories in Yongdalim, Aseksan would have withdrawn from the Intervention Army long ago and didn't bother to take care of Yongdalim's affairs.

The disastrous defeat suffered by the Intervention Army in Yongdalim, coupled with the continuous expansion and tension of the war, made the Maro countries feel exhausted. The intensity of requisitioning food is increasing, and the peasants have gradually intensified from the initial small-scale riots. .Under the influence of Les Zekers of various countries, the anti-war proposition has begun to receive attention from all walks of life, especially in the Ossus Empire. Another major defeat in the Maro War by Seuss would trigger a nationwide revolution.

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Looking north from the southern center of the Ossus Empire, looking to the far north to the boreal forest.The Ossus and Yondalim armies are jointly responsible for the defense here, the Yondalim army is responsible for the defense of the south, and the Ossus Empire is in charge of the west.The northern forest is beautiful and dangerous. The outbreak frequency of monsters here is higher than that of the Southern Cross Forest. However, most of the outbreaks of monsters are in the Ossus Empire, and the army of Yongdalim needs to fight relatively less. Some.

Welkner walked in the cold snow with difficulty. Panting for air, he carried the already emaciated Sansa on his back, and walked in the snow with his own bag.The destination of their trip is the military checkpoint on the edge of the northern forest. After recording the magical sights of the north here, they will continue to the east and prepare for the final journey.

The blizzard had just passed, erasing all traces of its direction and its location.Weikener could only continue walking as far as he could, and the northern forest was ahead. Maybe he could meet patrolling soldiers and get some rescue if he continued walking on the edge.

"We're here, Sansa." Weikener put down his bag and stood still, looking at the great northern forest in the distance and said to Sansa deeply.

"The Great Northern Forest, a magical place." Weikener continued.

"Countless pines and birches rise into the sky, and some trees with many branches only four or five meters high make the northern forest compact, like a huge black cloud. From my point of view, there are all kinds of trees under the trees It's endless darkness, it's hard to imagine what kind of monsters can live here, maybe because of the darkness of the environment, the monsters here will look more strange than the monsters in the Southern Cross Forest?" Wei Kener said again Get out a pen and paper and start writing.

Behind him, two fat black and white birds crawled over quietly. They aimed at Weikener's bag on the ground, made a strange movement with their clumsy fins, and continued to approach Weikener Na went.

518 The Banished Sinner

"The great northern forest contains countless mysterious monsters and precious medicinal materials. The two countries have only detected one-third of the northern forest, and more places are still in a cloud of fog. But only these three points One of the proven areas has provided the two countries with a large amount of magic crystal resources, precious mineral deposits and timber resources. If the situation in the northern forest can be fully ascertained, this place will become a huge treasure cave that will fascinate countless people. ’ continued Welkner.

When he finished writing, he was about to pick up his backpack and move forward, but the hand he stretched out was in vain.Wei Kener looked back in astonishment, two strange black and white chocobos were clumsily walking down the mound with his luggage in their mouths, looking funny...and hateful...

"Hey! That's not for food! That's my luggage!" Wei Kener hurried downhill with Sansa on his back.

"Stop! Stop!" cried Welkner.

The two 'chocobos' ran faster when they heard Wei Kener's shout, and they simply started to slide on the snow, leaving Wei Kener behind.No matter how strong Weikener was, he still had to carry Sansa on his back, and had to walk in the fifteen-centimeter-deep snow. It was naturally very difficult to chase these birds and monsters.But he was not discouraged either, the paths of these birds were very clear, as long as he followed their tracks, he would be able to find his luggage.

"I haven't even heard of this kind of monster before. I must catch up. Even if I want to get back my own geographical records, I have to observe these monsters carefully." Wei Kener thought while running.

He followed the trail of these two monsters all the way to the edge of the forest. After hesitating for a moment, he stepped up and chased them in.Such monsters dare not fight back or take the initiative to attack, so their danger level will not be so high there. It is estimated that they live on the edge of the forest, and they should not have to chase into the depths of the forest.

"But why do these monsters want to steal his bag again? Unless they have seen similar packages, or know what's in the package... Then..." Wei Kener suddenly felt something was wrong, Since these birds and monsters know how to steal bags, they either have done it before, or maybe someone taught them.

"Raise your hands!" A man holding a musket suddenly emerged from the snow in the forest and ordered.

Several birds and monsters of the previous kind came out, holding wooden sticks or crude muskets one after another, and the chirping of birds kept popping out from their beaks, which sounded like they were threatening Wei Ke. accept.

"What happened? Wei Kener?" Sansa barely woke up and asked Wei Kener.

"We were robbed." Wei Kener raised his hand helplessly.

"Aren't you a soldier?" The leader, the 'Mr.' who was dressed like a savage and had a rough beard, asked suspiciously when he saw Sansa behind Weikener.

"We are passengers and have nothing to do with soldiers." Wei Kener replied.

"My God, you guys are going to snatch packages from ordinary people! If old Borg and Kuhao know, he will definitely deal with you severely!" The 'Mr. The shouting birds and monsters cursed.

"Are these your pets, sir?" Sansa cheered up a little after seeing these cute birds and monsters, and asked the gentleman very curiously.

"No, it's not mine. I have a cooperative relationship with them." The 'sir' scratched his head and replied.

"You stupid guys! Hurry up! Take that bag back!" He turned back and waved his hands and shouted at the birds and monsters.

"I'm very sorry, they don't know what to do. These little guys have just walked out of the deep forest for a few years and haven't seen many people. They must not be able to distinguish soldiers from ordinary people." The gentleman said helplessly. shrugged and said.

"My name is Josephine, from Ossus. I'm really sorry to offend you. Originally, we only robbed the soldiers' muskets or weapons, but I didn't expect them to rob you too." Mr. Savage walked up to Wei Wei with a smile. Keana shook hands.

"Weikener, a Yongdalimian, a traveler." Weikener replied calmly with a sigh of relief.

"Then you must know Sun Boyang?" Josephine asked again hastily.

"Yes, I know, I have met him." Wei Kener replied.

"Ah! That's really offensive! I'm sorry sir, I didn't know you were a member of Leszek." Josephine apologized in surprise.

"No, I'm actually not. I'm just a traveler who draws maps. When I went to Zhongnan, I was lucky enough to meet him and talk to him a few times." Wei Kener replied a little embarrassed.

"Please come with me, Mr. Weikner, come sit with us for a while and have a rest." Josephine waved her hand to invite.

"Then respect is worse than obedience. My lover also needs to rest. The temperature in this place is too low, and she is still sick. She should take a good rest." Wei Kener turned his head and looked at Sansa with a smile Thank you later.

"Why do you live with these monsters?" Wei Kener asked Josephine curiously after touching the playful little guys beside them.

"Because they saved my life and rescued me from exile," replied Josephine, laughing.

"It was an afternoon that was no different from ordinary days. I was sentenced to exile by the empire for the crime of spreading illegal ideas. I probably confessed this in my whole life. I struggled with ice, snow, monsters, and hunger under high-intensity physical labor every day. I didn't expect that , the turning point came that afternoon." Josephine explained to Weikener.

"They attacked the exile station where I was held, using muskets, magic, and various traps. After I regained my freedom, I followed them and came to live on the edge of the forest. The road back to the south was extremely difficult, There are also checkpoints along the way, it is better to follow these penguins and live with them first."

"These monsters are called penguins? But they look far from geese." Wei Kena recalled the special roast duck and goose of old Bernard suspiciously. No matter how he thought about it, he felt that these monsters were not the kind of birds that Bernard roasted.

The penguins yelled in dissatisfaction, as if they were very dissatisfied with Weikener's statement.Josephine waved her hand angrily and booed them before they were honest.Wei Kener was surprised to find that these magical beasts called penguins seem to be very smart, and they must have at least the wisdom of children.

"I don't know, anyway, that's what Old Borg and Kuhua call themselves. To be honest, I was taken aback when I saw them. Talking monsters, this is the characteristic of super-level monsters According to common sense, living with two super-level monsters will definitely not be easy, and they will definitely treat me like a slave." Josephine gently pulled out a piece of dead grass, and Wei Kener and Sansa saw it. Immediately, it suddenly became clear, and they saw their destination: a huge valley.

This is a valley. The peculiar trees in the northern forest spread out their branches and almost cover the sky above the valley. Only those places in the middle of the valley still have a lot of sunlight through the middle because of the sparse branches.In this valley, a not-so-small village suddenly appeared in front of his eyes. He really didn't expect to see a village in this place where monsters were raging.

Seeing them slowly walking down the corridor, the village suddenly became lively again.There are human beings, and there are also penguin monsters with the same appearance.Wei Kener also saw a pure red flag planted in the middle of the village, and judging from Josephine's attitude towards him mentioning Sun Boyang, it is estimated that these people are also Les Zekers.

"That's amazing." Wei Kener couldn't help admiring.

"They can make everyone agree with their ideals regardless of country, nationality, or region. Even if the civil war fails, they will never disappear easily, and they will definitely burn again." Wei Kener He said to himself again.

"Not to mention they're still winning battles."

Weikener and the others walked down the corridor, and several "gentlemen" who were also dressed in rough and rough clothes came up to shake hands with Josephine.The penguins ran to the other side to have their party, and two slightly taller penguin monsters came out from the middle house of the village.According to Welkner's conjecture, this person is probably the so-called old Borg and Cool Bad.

"These people are all my comrades. We were all rescued by the penguins after being sentenced to exile by the empire. In the past two or three years, we have been here to learn knowledge and rescue other people. We actually sent some comrades I went to Yongdalim to participate in the war, but I couldn't contact them, and I don't know how they are doing now." Josephine introduced Weikener with a smile.

"Hello, Mr. Welkner, my name is Vadim, from Ossus, and Josephine is a heinous prisoner who was sentenced to exile by the empire." Vadim smiled and stretched out his hand.

"It's an honor to meet you." Weikner shook hands with Vadim, but his eyes were on the two 1.3-meter-high penguins, and he was very curious about these two 'super-order monsters'.Is this a super monster?There is no such oppressive force as the literati said?

"I saw a guest coming, it looks like this gentleman and lady?" The two big penguins came over and asked out of mouth.

Welkner expected to hear a very sharp voice, which may be similar to a parrot or a magpie, but he did not expect to hear a very gentle voice that sounded like an old scholar.This is really strange and shocking. For Welkner, who is curious about everything, everything is really novel.

"This is Mr. Borg, and that is Mr. Cool." Josephine quickly introduced.

"Hello, respectable gentlemen." Weikener bowed slightly to the two big penguins respectfully.

"You are honored, please come to the main hall to take a rest. For tourists, we cool people have always been welcome." The big penguin called Borg said with an anthropomorphic smile.

"It seems to me that your lover is still suffering from illness? Could it be that you came to look for medicinal materials and then strayed into our place?" Another big penguin called Ku Ran asked curiously.

After hearing the question, Wei Kener couldn't help feeling tense. Yes, Sansa is still ill. She is already terminally ill, and it is difficult for her to make it to the east.Thinking of this, Wei Kener couldn't help but feel sad again. Fate is too bad, and this may be the end of Sansa's journey.

519 So I Headed East Alone

Sansa's illness became more and more serious, and she was so weak now that she couldn't even walk, so she could only lie weakly on Wei Kener's back.Now she can't eat anymore, she can only drink some porridge or mush, and it is rare for her to be awake in a day.Her illness has reached the final stage. Although Weikener is working hard to walk towards the destination as soon as possible, it may still be too late.

"She's very sick." In the warm room, Sansa had already fallen asleep on the bed.She was so ill that she passed most of the day in coma.Borg groped Sansa's wrist and forehead carefully, then put down his fins and Sansa's skinny hand and said.

"Yes, her illness has reached the final stage." Weikener said in a low voice.

"Sir, you are a super monster. You must have a way to heal Sansa. If you are willing, I am willing to pay all possible prices in exchange for her health." Weikener pleaded to Borg and the two birds. .

"Who said we belong to super-order monsters?" Borg patted his right fin and asked Welkner.

"Please go to dinner first, how about we tell you about our origins in detail at the table?" Ku Ran stretched out his fins and said.

"I can't cure her, I can't sleep or eat well." Wei Kener lowered his head and said with a sigh.

"Humans always need to eat. The basis of living things is eating, whether it is plants or animals, birds or apes. Even creatures based on stones need to eat, but the food they eat is different." Ku Ran continued to show a comforting smile.

"The meal is ready. Many comrades have a good harvest today, and they hunted a wild boar." Josephine came over and said to Mr. Berger.

At this time, he changed into a clean military uniform, which made Weikner feel so much like a savage. After removing the camouflage and hunting clothes, he could see that Josephine was only in her twenties, with a fair face and a thick beard. It's a big handful.His face is very handsome. If he were placed in a civilized society, he would probably be a handsome scholar in a village. Unfortunately, he is in the forest now, where there is no attention to facial features. In the eyes of penguins, he is probably not as good-looking as a perch.

"It would be nice if I saw the wild boar that spits ice last time, but unfortunately, I haven't seen that kind of white wild boar since then." Ku Lan said regretfully.

"You say that you are not super-level monsters, so what are you? As far as I know, only super-level monsters can speak human words, use magic power to vibrate the air to mimic pronunciation, and speak human language." Wei Kener sat down He came down and picked up his rice bowl and continued to ask.

"That's just a way of pronunciation. In fact, there are many ways to make different species speak different languages." Borg replied by rolling up a skewer of iron skewers with his fins.

"Could it be that you are the legendary beasts of war?" Weikener asked casually.

"That's even more impossible. Probably only you primitive humans would understand this way." Mr. Kuhao also rolled up a skewer of grilled fish and said.

"Well, compared to super monsters that have a long lifespan and strong magical talent, human beings are indeed more primitive." Weikener thought to himself.

"We came to this forest about three years ago. At first we just wanted to look for some primitive species of the same kind. Unexpectedly, we ran into these cute little guys. Later we came to the edge of the forest and saw Joseph again. Fen and the others were exiled, so I couldn't help but help them, which made them free." Mr. Borg said with a smile.

"Mr. Bird and Mr. Cool are very smart scholars. They have taught us a lot and taught these little guys how to use tools. Although these penguins look clumsy, they are actually good hunters." Sephine said with a smile beside her.

"There are very few monsters who are so studious and close to people. Our griffin in Yongdalim is one of them, and the others are rare." Wei Kener nodded in admiration.

"Griffins have nothing to do with us, except that we are all birds. We actually don't have much contact with humans. This is our rule. According to the rules, we can't contact humans. But now the contact with other people is also It's broken, I guess I will continue to spend a few years with Josephine and the others." Mr. Kulan said with a smile.

"It turned out to be a group of monsters. No wonder they seem to be so elegant in conversation. They are probably very intelligent monsters. They have formed a tribe and have been hiding in existence. Maybe they have been living in a place further north? Or the west coast of the Ossus Empire? "Weikener thought about it.

"I checked your lover's physical condition. Her health can be described as very bad, and she will die soon. It is estimated that she will last for a month or two at most, and she will definitely die." Mr. Berg said slowly to Welkner. Said.

"Then you must have a way to save her, right? I heard from the magicians before that as long as there is a stable and high-purity source of magic power that is constantly supplied to Sansa with the magic essence that relieves the congenital problems in her body, she should be able to make her gradually I was rescued." Wei Kena hurriedly put down his job and pleaded again.

"I'm sorry, we have nothing to do, because we have said that, we are not monsters. There is nothing about magic power in what I have learned, so it is impossible to help him." Mr. Borg shook his head regretfully.

"Impossible, what are you guys if you are not monsters? You have already said that these little guys are also monsters!" Wei Kener shouted.

Borg and Kulan looked at each other and laughed awkwardly, but they didn't say anything in the end, they just changed the subject and continued chatting with Weikener.

"Her illness is very fatal, and in our eyes, it is also extremely difficult, or there is no hope at all. But if you really want to save his life, you can also try this." Kuhua said.

"There is a magical medicinal material called Hanyinghua in the northern forest. Using those medicines may slowly relieve her symptoms, but the probability is still very low. We can only try our best, because this is just our speculation , the probability of failure may still be as high as nearly a hundred." Kulan said calmly.

"The effect of this medicine is only derived from our speculation and observation of your lover's illness. Our observation of life forms is better than the so-called magic and mysterious elements. If you are really desperate, just give it a try. ’” Borg said.

......

In the middle of the night, Wei Kener lay beside Sansa and couldn't stop thinking.He didn't know whether to take this last chance and let Sansa stay in the face of a very high failure rate, or take Sansa to the east to have a look at the Eastern Mountain before she died.He was struggling, because what the two Mr. Penguins said was too vague, and whether the medicine would work was based on their speculations, not actual tests.It's like a person who has never seen a doctor randomly grabs a couple of medicines and tells him that they are effective, it is really hard for him to believe.

"Wickner." Sansa said softly suddenly.

"I'm here." Wei Kener said holding Sansa's hand tightly.

"Let me stay, Mr. Borg has come to look for me." Sansa forced a smile on her face and said to Weikener.

"Aren't you going to see the Eastern Mountain? That's your wish." Wei Kener felt a pain in his heart, and asked with an unchanged expression.

"Just go and see it for me. Remember to come back after reading it, plant a beautiful flower in front of my grave, and then tell about the scenery of the Eastern Mountain." Sansa said with an open-minded smile.

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