Orc Wasteland, an unknown barren mountain.
On a hillside hidden by woods, there is a small orc camp.
It is impossible to tell which orc tribe the camp originally belonged to, because there is no longer an orc in the entire camp, and the ones occupied by Magpie Nest Dove are the human soldiers of the 7th Squadron.
Silver-horned stags were grazed leisurely in a pen in a corner of the camp, while soldiers practiced martial arts in the open space in front of the camp. Even if it was just a short rest, Arthur did not relax the training of every warrior.
Arthur hugged his shoulders and stared at the movements of each soldier. Every punch and kick he threw now might be a life-saving move in the next battle.
"Would you like to go for a walk with me?" A pleasant voice sounded from behind.
"Is something wrong?" Arthur turned back, and Aaliyah's big watery eyes were looking at him.
"I feel a little uncomfortable, and I want to go for a walk." Aaliyah lowered her head, her face slightly red.
Although she has been running around fighting for days, Alia, as a priest of light, is still spotless, but her face is slightly pale.
Looking at the slightly haggard Aria, Arthur suddenly felt unbearable.
The days of breaking into the orc wasteland were indeed too hard. I slept in the open air all day long, couldn't take a shower for several days, sometimes couldn't eat a mouthful of hot food for several days, and couldn't completely relax even when I stopped to rest or even sleep. This is the territory of the orcs, and battles may break out at any time. Every soldier in the squadron must remain vigilant at all times.
After all, he and the soldiers were men, covered in sweat and blood, and fell asleep as if they had fallen to the ground. But Aaliyah is a girl, after all. Within a few days of entering the military camp, she risked her life and went deep into the orc wasteland with the 7th Squadron. This kind of suffering is not something a girl can bear.
Urinary problems that can be solved by a man as soon as he turns around are a big problem for Alia. For this reason, the girl rarely drinks water even during the day.
From the beginning to the end, Alia never complained. Every soldier saw her smiling face. The healing light ball on the battlefield fell on the soldiers almost immediately after they were injured. It is because of the presence of Alia in the team that the soldiers have the courage to fight the orcs 100%, because they know that as long as they are not hit by the orcs, Alia can save their lives.
If Arthur is the spiritual leader of all the soldiers of the 7th Squadron, Aaliyah is the spiritual support of the soldiers.
Arthur accompanied Aria as she walked silently along the mountain road. Aria lowered her head and Arthur did not speak.
Arthur had almost no experience being alone with girls. He held it in for a long time before he said, "You have been suffering recently."
Aaliyah nodded, and Arthur didn't know what to say next.
Aaliyah suddenly stopped and looked at Arthur silently.
Arthur's face turned red when he saw it, and he looked at the woods beside the road with evasive eyes.
Suddenly, a burst of uncontrollable evil laughter came from the woods.
"Who?"
"Captain, I, Monkey, am I checking the sentry, you two continue."
"Get away." Arthur cursed in annoyance, turned his head and met Aria's smiling eyes.
"You are really strange. You are so shy when you look at me, and you are so fierce when you look at those orcs. Which one is the real you?" Aria asked an inexplicable question.
Arthur thought seriously for a while, and then slowly said something that seemed completely unrelated, "Humanity has been debating a question for tens of thousands of years, but there has been no answer, that is, is human nature inherently evil or inherently good?"
Aliya blinked her big eyes, waiting for Arthur's answer.
"In my opinion, there is no distinction between good and evil in human nature. To survive and grow, people must obtain resources from the outside world. This is the nature of life, and nature should not be defined by good or evil. Humans and orcs hate each other, just because The hatred between the two tribes continues for generations as they compete for survival resources. I am one of them. My mother died in the massacre by the orcs. "
"What about the orcs? Do orcs have good and evil natures?" Aaliyah then asked another question.
Arthur was speechless for a moment and didn't know how to answer.
"We have killed so many orcs these days. I have never understood. Have the women and children of orcs killed our people? Some poor orcs are even more pitiful than the poor of our human race. They also compete with us for survival resources. ?"
Arthur thought for a longer time this time, and after a long time he said: "Orc women will give birth to orc warriors, and orc children will one day grow into orc warriors who invade our borders. We are saving the human race from future troubles."
"Can we really avoid future troubles? After tens of thousands of years of war, we have not been able to kill all the orcs. There are hundreds of millions of orcs in the orc wasteland. How many of them are actually invading the borders of the human race?"
Aliya's series of questions left Arthur speechless.
Arthur has considered the root cause of the war and hatred between the two races, but Arthur, who is himself wrapped up in hatred, has never thought about how to solve this problem in the end. Just like Arya asked, can all the orcs really be wiped out?
Aria said slowly: "The reason why I feel uncomfortable is that these days of killings go against what the God of Light has always taught me. As a priest of light, I have been taught since I was a child to spread the glory of the God of Light and let others The grace of the God of Light benefits all weak lives on the continent."
Arthur's expression became extremely solemn, "I have never thought about these questions you asked. Can you let me think about it? I will answer you after thinking about it."
"Is there one last question you haven't answered?"
"Um?"
"Why are you so shy when you look at me?"
Arthur's face turned redder.
"Answer me when you think about it!" Aaliyah ran away with a smile.
Nearly the same scene was playing out in a tribe hundreds of kilometers away.
"Exposing yourself to Elliot so early will make the road ahead more difficult for you." Xia La looked at Leon who was practicing his sword shirtless with worry. She would only expose herself in front of Leon in private. The soft, loving side.
Leon's hands kept moving, but he said slowly: "You don't really understand us orcs. Orcs only respect the strongest! Elliot used trickery to steal the heir position that belonged to my father. Many tribe leaders even There are people within the Golden Family who have always been dissatisfied. Although Elliot has ascended to the throne, he has not really won the recognition of the orcs. Why hasn't my uncle sent anyone to hunt me down? Because he is waiting for me to find him. Only by killing me in a head-on duel can he become the true Lion King."
"Does your mother really want you to embark on this difficult road of revenge?"
Leon stopped the sword in his hand, looked at Shayla and smiled, "Not only do you not understand the orcs, you don't even understand my mother."
"Joy regards me as a friend, but I always think that I am just Qiaoya's bodyguard. How can a bodyguard truly understand his master?"
"Revenge and regaining the title of Lion King of the Golden Family was just my grandfather's idea. Do you know why my mother put Arthur next to me back then?"
Charley shook her head gently.
"She hopes that I will understand the human race, not only to learn to fight with them, but also to understand their thoughts. My mother not only hopes that his son can return to the throne one day, she also hopes that I can lead the entire orc tribe from the human race one day. There to regain our lost land and glory!"
"Oh my God!" Xia La covered her mouth in disbelief.