Alien Knights

The shaman Minnie stretched out her hand and signaled Randall to move forward. She closed the door while retreating and said, "Young man, remember my words. Before God, everything we see and think is gone. It's no longer a secret."

Randall looked at the black dragon in the open square, swallowed nervously, and walked forward with trembling steps.

The golden pupil of the black dragon looked at the humans below, and the first words he spoke surprised Randall: "Come closer, don't be afraid, I won't eat you."

Randall smiled. He stood under the black dragon, raised his head and said, "You rescued me from the battlefield full of gunpowder smoke and artillery fire. If it was just for food, it would be too wasteful."

The black dragon stared at Randall's cheek, narrowed his eyes slightly, and said, "Answer my question."

Randall nodded and said, "You saved my life. As long as there is no betrayal or conspiracy involved, I will try my best to answer your questions."

The black dragon's head was lowered a little, and while carefully observing Randall's every move, he asked, "You had the opportunity to leave the dead place of Lone Rock City, why did you choose to stay?"

Randall opened his mouth, just about to speak.

Heilong then said: "You don't need to tell me reasons such as buying time and waiting for reinforcements. You should understand in your heart that those are just excuses to cover up."

Randall froze in place, lowered his head and fell into thought.

The black dragon said slowly in a rather strange tone: "You and your mother were expelled from Guyan City. The residents of the city did some very bad things to you because of your alien status. Say, you should hate that city, hate everyone there. Why? Why stay and help them?"

Randall recalled the painful pictures and sounds of the past, his face was pale and he was shaking.

"When I was young, my mother once took me to the circus..." Randall said slowly with a trembling voice: "I saw a huge animal from the south there—elephants. They are So tall and so strong, but the animal trainers only use a stake and a hemp rope to tie them in one place and prevent them from escaping."

"I asked my mother at that time, these elephants have such great strength, why don't they roll up the stakes with their trunks and run out of the circus?" Randall shook his head and said, "My mother told me that they I tried that, but it failed. In the end, instead of escaping, they were beaten and starved."

"When they grew up, they thought about trying to escape again. But the painful memory of the past prompted these elephants to choose the most conservative and safest way - to stay in place."

After saying these words, Randall took a long breath: "When I was in Lone Rock City, I think the biggest reason I stayed was to prove that pulling out the stake is not a terrible thing."

The black dragon looked at Randall and said calmly: "However, when you pulled out the stake, you also paid a heavy price."

Randall lowered his head, speechless for a long time.

The black dragon asked again: "If you knew in advance that the price of pulling out the stake is the life of your loved one, would you still make the same choice?"

Hesitation and struggle appeared on Randall's face: "I...I don't know."

The black dragon paused for a moment, then said again: "Randall, take a good rest in Froststone City, the things you care about will have a result."

Randall looked up at the black dragon, bowed in disinterest, and disappeared into the gate at the end along the original road.

Evie, the Valkyrie wearing leather armor and a dagger on her waist, came out of the woods behind the square, stood beside the black dragon, and asked, "He still seems to be living in confusion, do you really think so?" Is that young man up to the task?"

"Not only him, but the nature of all human beings should be like this." The black dragon waved its dragon claws, and condensed some light blue particles in the air in his hands: "How to reconcile the balance between aliens and humans, Randall may not be the only one. The best option, but at least a starting point."

"Todd, I have a question."

The black dragon looked down at Evie, and asked, "What?"

"How do you plan to deal with Twilight City?"

Todd looked at Evie in silence for a while, then said softly, "I understand what you mean."

Evie continued: "Twilight City and Froststone City are like two carriages driving on different roads. As the roads fork, they have become farther and farther apart. Have you ever thought about driving them back to Together?"

Todd shook his head: "In the short term, I will not deliberately change the status of these two cities, you can regard them as two different experiments..."

Evie approached Todd, stroked the dragon scale and asked, "There is one more thing... related to you."

Todd guessed what the other party was going to say next, and said helplessly: "Evie, as I said before, although I can transform into a human form in a short period of time, my body fluids have completely separated from the human body. They may be highly poisonous, and may cause unpredictable consequences, and if combined rashly, they may cause harm to the partner."

"I don't care." Evie said with her neck straightened out, "In the history of the gods, the gods often took human form and mate with other races to produce offspring..."

Todd said with a headache: "That's myths and legends and market rumors. You don't know the real consequences at all. Well, about this matter, I will ask someone who knows the inside story when I have the opportunity. After I have the answer I'll tell you again."

After saying this, Todd ignored Evie, directly opened the soul space, and pulled all levels of officials from Muxi City into the conference room of the research institute.

In the soul space, Todd, who appeared in human form, sat at the conference table, looked at the table full of Muxi city officials, and said: "Continuing the last topic, let's talk about the follow-up of the battle in Lone Rock City. "

Emerson held a stack of manuscripts and said to Todd: "According to your Majesty's instructions, we transported a group of craftsmen and labor into the ruins of Lone Rock City, and began to rebuild the city defenses and fortifications. The citizens of Lone Rock City who fled their homes originally, They also returned to the city and began to help rebuild the city."

Putting down the manuscript in his hand, Emerson rubbed his brows and said, "But there are several thorny issues that need to be resolved urgently. The first is the eleven-year-old queen in Lone Rock City. How should we deal with her? I want to remind you in advance Let me tell you, if this matter is not handled properly, it may cause criticism from other countries.”

Todd shifted his gaze to the other participants: "What do you think?"

Terrence suggested: "The queen came here for refuge after all, why not find a place to settle her in the city, and return to Lone Rock City when she becomes an adult?"

For some unknown reason, Cumberland, who was in a bad mood, snorted twice: "There are not many living people in Lone Rock City. Let me tell you, tell that queen not to go back, and serve her with delicious food and drink. The Muxi Knights directly garrison Lone Rock City! If any bastard has any objections, let him lead his own troops to resist the southerners next time!"

Emerson tugged on La Cumberland's coat under the table, motioning him to shut up.

The old knight's anger caused all the officials present to show embarrassment, and no one spoke again.

Todd looked around at the faces of the people around him, and suggested: "Well, let the queen of Lone Rock City live in Muxi City temporarily. Wait for the situation in Lone Rock City to stabilize before asking her opinion."

Emerson nodded, and said: "About Lone Rock City, the second thing is related to armaments. During this battle, the Muxi Knights captured a large number of muskets and artillery, and also captured some enemy logistics personnel. All of these will greatly help Muxi City to develop and utilize firearms and equipment. But it will require a lot of investment in capital and manpower. I wonder if Your Majesty agrees to the relevant research and development work?"

"Firearms and artillery are indeed useful to us, but they also require a large number of soldiers to play their role. Compared with the south, Muxi City has a smaller population and fewer troops available for combat. Our most important task at the moment is to effectively protect Every soldier who fights. Therefore, the research and development and production of firearms can be carried out in a restrained manner, but to control the investment within a certain range, the kingdom's resources should still be given priority to the development of alien protective equipment and capabilities."

Emerson remembered Todd's order, cleared his throat, and continued, "Your Majesty, I have one more thing to do about this battle in Lone Rock City."

"explain."

Emerson took a deep breath and said calmly: "I propose to remove the current Prime Minister of Muxi City and re-elect."