After the Battle of Rocky Mountain, Muller returned to the Mandu Plains where he had lived for a long time. After discussing with the deacons of the tribe, he secretly recalled the tribesmen who had served in Bio. Then, with the current territory of the tribe as the boundary, they announced that the tribe would break away from Bio's rule and become a country. The name of the country would be Xia.
Emperor Bio, Jiang Fei, was furious when he heard this. He sent troops to suppress them several times, but they were all repelled. Thus, he gathered an army once again to personally lead troops to destroy Xia Country. Unexpectedly, he died in the army.
After Jiang Fei's death, his three sons each roped in a group of civil and military officials to fight for the throne. The three forces did not give in to each other, causing the country to be in a foul mood and the people to be in dire straits. They divided the country into three countries, Biot, Lupin, and Domon. This caused many citizens and officials to defect to Xia Country. Muller's old subordinates, the Azure Dragon Knights, also took their families to their former master during this period. As a result, among the four countries that Bio had split into, Xia Country was the strongest. However, Mu Lei, the emperor of Xia Country, remembered that the other three kings were all descendants of Jiang Fei. The people of Xia Country were also originally subjects of Bio. They only strictly guarded the borders and never invaded an inch of the land of the three countries. Moreover, Jiang Fei's three sons had sent troops to attack China several times, but Mu Lei had only repelled them. Not only that, when the three countries were in danger, Mu Lei also secretly came forward to resolve it. The other countries all knew that the three countries had the support of the Xia Country behind them. Only the three monarchs did not appreciate it and instead thought that the Xia Country was weak. They often attacked the Xia Country in the name of avenging their father. They also imposed an economic blockade on China and plundered the supplies shipped to China many times.
More than ten years later, Muller died of illness and his eldest son, Mu Shun, succeeded to the throne. Mu Shun still followed Mu Lei's strategy in governing the country, but his attitude towards the three countries had changed greatly.
Not long after Mu Shun ascended the throne, Luo Bangguo detained a caravan of warhorses that Xia Country had bought from the orcs. Xia Country immediately made a big fuss about this matter. After many unsuccessful requests, China issued a statement ordering Luo Bangguo to return the seized items within a time limit. If they did not return it within the time limit, China would occupy the territory of Luo Bangguo that led to the beast race and open up a trade route.
Of course, Luo Bangguo ignored this statement.
However, this time, China did not act like it did in the past.
As time passed, the Xia Country's army crossed the border for the first time and entered Luo State's territory. In just five days, they occupied a piece of Luo State's territory that was between Xia Country and the beast race.
Of course, Luo Bangguo was unwilling to have his territory taken over. He hurriedly sent his army over, wanting to take back the lost territory, but they returned in defeat. He hurriedly contacted the other two countries. The three countries sent troops to attack together, but they were still defeated.
After being taught such a harsh lesson, the three emperors finally understood that in the past, it was Xia Country who gave in to them.
From then on, the three countries no longer dared to provoke Xia Country. Not only that, but they also began to slowly repair their relationship with China.
At this point, the continent finally regained its former peace. However, the seeds of disaster had already been planted.
The remnants of the goblins that were almost wiped out fled to some swamps or wastelands abandoned by humans to continue their survival. Because the local land was barren and the gnomes were not good at farming, the food they obtained could not meet their needs at all. At the same time, they had left in a hurry when they fled. Most of their resources had been abandoned, and they were unable to make tools to exchange for daily necessities. Their lives were very difficult. As a last resort, they could only rely on robbing caravans to survive. Even so, there were still many people who died of hunger and cold every year.
Compared to the gnomes, the orcs were in a better situation. After all, they had only lost a few people, lost some resources, and were chased out of the fertile areas. The roots of the tribe were still there, but compared to before, their lives were much more difficult. Fortunately, they could use domesticated animals to exchange for some of the supplies they needed, so the lack of supplies was not too serious. However, due to the high temperature in the North, there were not many good pastures. Every year, the various beast tribes would fight for good pastures, and large-scale bloody conflicts would occur. In winter, some of the tribe members would freeze to death. Therefore, the orcs always wanted to reclaim their lost land. Every spring, when the harvest was poor, they would also send people to the neighboring human countries to plunder.
Kimura sighed as he explained,""Although the matter has passed, the continent will never return to its former peace. For so many years, the various races on the continent had lived in such a chaotic environment. The people on the continent had long hoped to end this chaotic situation. They also fervently hoped that God's Chosen One would descend one day earlier and lead the various races on the continent to peace.”
When Lu Yunrui heard this, he fell silent.
" Child," Kimura said gently," it's not hard to see that you're very resistant to the identity of the Chosen One." Can you tell me why?"
After a while, Lu Yunrui sighed faintly."Uncle, please tell me, did the prophecy say that the Chosen One would leave this planet?”
Kimura thought for a moment and answered," The prophecy did not specify whether the Chosen One would leave. However, according to my personal speculation, the Chosen One will not leave and will remain on this planet. According to the prophecy, the aircraft he came in and the six humanoids he brought with him had always been on this continent. His descendants had also received a lot of help from them.”
Lu Yunrui's eyes looked aimlessly at the roof as he muttered,""I promised my comrades that I would bring them home and let their souls rest in peace. I promised them!"
As she spoke, Lu Yunrui stood up and strolled out of the house.
Kimura and Alice also stood up and followed behind Lu Yunrui with a few robots.
Alice wanted to stop Lu Yunrui, but she was stopped by Kimura's hand gesture.
Lu Yunrui came to the center of the square, stopped, and looked up at the sky.
In the sky, the bright moon cast a gentle light on the earth.
Gazing at the bright moon that resembled his hometown, Lu Yunrui felt extremely depressed. He felt as if something was blocking his chest, and he could not help but shout at the bright moon.
The high-pitched cries echoed in the night sky for a long time, waking up many villagers who had already rested. Many people walked out of their houses. When Kimura saw this, he hurriedly gestured for everyone to be quiet. The villagers stood far away, watching Lu Yunrui in the square.
After shouting, Lu Yunrui still felt a stifling feeling in his chest that he could not exhale. He wanted to find something to vent. Thus, he waved his arms and started practicing his fist techniques alone.
The violent fist wind made a "Hu Hu" sound as Lu Yunrui's arms danced.
Lu Yunrui also calmed down after finishing his fist technique.
Seeing that many villagers were startled by him, Lu Yunrui cupped his fists and made a bow."I'm really sorry for disturbing everyone. I hope everyone can forgive me!”
" It's alright now!" Kimura shouted from the side." Everyone, go back and rest!"”
When everyone heard this, they dispersed and returned home to rest. Lu Yunrui and the others returned to the Kimura family.
After sitting down again, Kimura looked at Lu Yunrui and said,""You value your commitment to your comrades very much, which makes me admire you very much! However, everything was up to fate. Nothing could be forced. I think it's better to do it this way: just do what you originally thought, do what you should do, and don't have any worries. Including you leaving this planet."
Lu Yunrui nodded, then turned to look at Kimura with some doubt,""Uncle, didn't you always say that I'm God's Chosen One? Aren't you afraid that I'll really leave?”
" I have never changed my mind about you being the Chosen One," Kimura said with a smile. Whether you want to leave or stay. Everything had its own rules, and everything had its own trajectory. No matter how strong a person was, he could not change the drive of fate. I won't stop you because I believe: You are God's Chosen One, and your fate has long been connected to this continent. Even if you want to leave, for some reason, you will still stay on this planet and take on the mission that fate has already arranged for you!”
Seeing Lu Yunrui deep in thought, Kimura added,""I believe you have your reasons for leaving, but there are some things that you can't do just because you want to. In fact, as long as a person could live in this world without guilt, that was enough!”
When Lu Yunrui heard this, he cupped his hands at Kimura and said,""Thank you for your teachings, uncle! Your words have made my heart a lot clearer!”
Kimura chuckled." I wouldn't dare to teach you!" Still, I am truly glad to see you looking so much more relaxed!”
"Uncle, let's get down to business!”Lu Yunrui smiled and changed the topic.""From what you said just now, the gnomes are proficient in machine making. I wonder if we can find them?”
" Ever since the goblins were severely injured by the humans, they have been hiding from the world," Kimura said." Their residence is very secluded and often changes." Unless they came out to rob caravans, they would leave some clues behind, making it difficult to find them. We elves and dwarves have also sent people to look for traces of the gnomes, but to no avail.”
"Can't we really get in touch with them?" Lu Yunrui asked.”
"I know why you are looking for the gnomes." Kimura smiled. "If you just want to find some gnome clansmen to help repair the spaceship, I think it's better to ask our merchant group to help and let them buy some gnome slaves from the human countries. This was much easier than finding the hidden gnomes.”
"I wonder how the transactions are conducted here?" Lu Yunrui frowned.”
"Usually, they are bought with money," Kimura said. Sometimes, they will exchange things for things."
As he spoke, he took out a small leather pouch. Opening it, he took out a few coins and placed them on the table.
Pointing at the coins, Kimura introduced them one by one,""This is a copper coin, the smallest coin. Above them were silver coins, gold coins, and purple crystal coins. Every coin was converted in hundreds.”
Lu Yunrui smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Uncle, tomorrow you should come with me to the spaceship warehouse to take a look. Let's see how much money the items there can be exchanged for.”
" Don't worry about buying gnome slaves," Kimura smiled." I'll handle it for you." I know you don't have money, so I'll pay for the slaves. Don't worry about money.”
"How can I let you spend money on my business!" Lu Yunrui said anxiously. Why don't you come with me to the ship tomorrow to see if there are any valuable things and exchange them for money?”
" What you gave me today is already priceless. I can't afford to accept it." Kimura's face darkened. In that case, let me return them to you first!”
"Uncle, don't be angry." Lu Yunrui quickly said. I'll do as you say. Isn't that enough?”
When Kimura heard this, his expression softened.""That's more like it!"
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