Chapter 59: The Female Warrior

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Outside Longxiao City, a small house in a certain village.

"I haven't seen you for five years, Cohen, and dear Miranda, did Terry send you here?" In the dim room, the short-haired girl on the wooden bed, Croeshy Michael showed a complicated expression to them. But with a peaceful smile: "Seeing you now is really the best comfort."

"Thank you, Uncle Kaslan." The short-haired girl thanked Kaslan on the side with a blank expression.

Miranda frowned tightly.

Even as careless as Cohen, he couldn't help noticing that during the same period of time in the past, the girl from the North, Croath, had changed a lot.

Compared to the high-spirited Kroessie Michael five years ago, she is not only thinner, but also much darker. The determination that was once engraved on her round face like a seal has turned into bitterness and loss at some point .

Cohen's eyes shifted to her hands, and his breath suddenly stopped.

This girl who had a determined face in the tower, trained hard, and never gave up lightly...

Her right hand holding the sword...

It was tightly wrapped in bandages.

"Crowey..." Cohen tried his best to move his eyes away from her right hand, squeezed out an ugly smile, and said carefully and slowly, "Are you... okay?"

Are you ok?

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Cohen felt the urge to slap himself.

Croyce looked at him slowly, without any waves in his eyes.

"It's okay." The girl's empty eyes made Cohen feel a pain in his heart: "It's just that the right hand...can no longer touch the weapon."

silence.

Cohen was embarrassed and didn't know how to answer: Damn it, it would be great if Raphael was here at this time, comforting people has always been the strong point of the boy in white.

Sure enough, Miranda stepped forward and gave Cohen a blank stare.

Then, like so many times in the past, she stomped the innocent-looking Cohn hard and quietly.

"hiss--"

Just when Cohen was grinning in pain, Miranda sat on the edge of Croythe's bed, her expression remained unchanged, and she said decisively: "Who did it?"

Any consolation at this moment is useless - Miranda thought to herself: It's better to get straight to the point and let her stop thinking about those unnecessary things.

Caslan on the side coughed.

Facing Croaich, the old leader of the former White Blade Guard didn't have much to say.

He has seen this situation in too many retired soldiers.

Caslan sighed deeply in his heart.

And they—those soldiers will never know how lucky they are to be injured and retired.

Croythe came back to her senses and smiled ugly.

"I think you should all know some of the causes and consequences," Croathi said calmly, not sounding like a swordsman who had just lost hope of using a sword: "An officer named Hardy is lurking in the army of the Black Sand Territory. , almost assassinated your prince with a magic gun under the fortress."

Cohen nodded.

"I saw that scene on Broken Dragon Fortress, but I didn't see it clearly. I thought it was just a demonstration test." Miranda replied silently.

"By the way, Miranda, you are now the Kingdom of the Stars, and you are the able-bodied under the Flower of the Fortress, aren't you?" Croaish smiled at her former contemporaries, then glanced at her right hand, her face darkened. , spit out a few words:

"congratulations."

Miranda's expression was flat and she didn't speak. She just stretched out her hand silently and squeezed Croath's left hand tightly.

Feeling the temperature of Miranda's hand, Croise shivered slightly.

"that!"

Scratching his ears and cheeks aside, Cohen was about to speak, but was elbowed by Miranda blankly, knocking back all his words.

Cohen continued to bark his teeth silently with a face of grief and indignation, and at the same time continued to protest to Miranda with his eyes.

Croyce let out a chuckle.

This scene reminded her of the previous scene in the Tower of the End.

Caslan, who was crossing his arms, looked at Miranda approvingly—she was such a careful and considerate girl, who lifted Croaish's mood unconsciously.

The girl from the Arend family, it's just that her face is too cold, it would be better if she could smile more.

"According to the Grand Duke's instructions, we tracked down the munitions connector of Officer Hardy," Croesch continued with a smile that finally rose, "They removed Hardy from the army and should have destroyed the magic weapon that should have been destroyed." Gun parts, sold to the South and West. Hardy uses this in exchange for more funds, and then uses these funds back for troop training and human relations.”

"In a few years, maybe His Excellency the Grand Duke's magic gun team will be under the control of those people. Fortunately, we discovered it early and intercepted his linker in the underground arms trade."

"That officer... what information did you find about him?" Miranda said softly.

"Not much." Croyce said indifferently:

"Hardy comes from a small village further north, which is the territory of the Grand Duke of Lecco, the guard city. He was a witness to the war between Exeter and the stars eleven or two years ago, and he fought and defended in the tragic Broken Dragon Fortress. He survived the battle, but lost a hand and half of his face under the bombardment of the magic gun."

Miranda turned pale.

Another war from twelve years ago.

Cohen sighed, stepped forward, carefully avoided Miranda's unarmed attack range, and asked slowly: "Kingdom of Exeter, one of the two northern grand dukes, the Grand Duke of the guard city? The Lecco family ? So Grand Duke Lecco was behind the plot to murder Prince Xingchen with the help of the magic gun?"

Croeth shook his head: "It's not that simple. After the war, Hardy came to Heisha Territory and has been living there until now. He has never had any contact with anyone related to Jieshou City—so we can't be sure it's him."

"But there's one thing that makes us very skeptical."

"We interrogated Hardy's munitions connector and found that Hardy had mentioned once by chance that he had a daughter named Lucy."

Cohen's eyes lit up: "Have you found his daughter? Does she have a problem?"

"It's not just a problem." Croych pursed her lips and shook her head:

"It's that there is no such person at all."

"No... this person?" Cohen asked puzzled.

"Hardy has been celibate for more than forty years. This is what we confirmed from his neighbors—he doesn't even have a wife or lover, regardless of children." Croethy said quietly.

"We tracked down the name Lucy...and found that he mentioned the name Lucy to more than one person."

"From the arms black market in Heisha collar to the transportation team in Welland collar, when the clues reached Dragon Clouds City, we encountered an interception." The short-haired girl raised her head with a frightening expression: "A group of strange swordsmen appeared .”

Miranda frowned: "Sword of Disaster?"

Croythe lowered her eyelids and nodded.

"What are they like? How many are there?" Cohen's expression moved. He ignored Miranda's dissatisfied expression, and asked anxiously, "What kind of finishing power is used? How can you tell that they are the source of disaster?" of the sword?"

Caslan, who was listening quietly, frowned.

"There are a lot of them, their heads are covered, and it's dark night, so they can't see their shapes and appearances clearly. But their finishing power...is just like what Mr. Shatier described," Croaish said indifferently : "Indifference, violence, the power of the end is surging and never stops."

"I was the only one who escaped back."

Cohen froze.

But he immediately reacted: "Is there any more information? When and where did they appear? For example, how did they cast their swords..."

"I've told Uncle Kaslan about the specific information about their appearance," but Croesch just gritted his teeth and shook his head with bitter eyes: "Go and complete your mission, whether it's for the end of the tower or for you Star Prince."

Cohen wanted to ask again, but Miranda took his arm and shook her head.

"I'm tired." Croythe said slowly, turning over slowly, facing the wall: "I want to rest for a while."

Cohen and Miranda glanced at each other, then at Croathe, and finally said goodbye and left under Kaslan's gaze.

"Cohen."

Before leaving, Croaish suddenly stopped Xingchen's security officer.

Cohen turned around in astonishment.

She turned her head and raised her eyes with an inexplicable complex expression: "You..."

"Be careful."

Cohen froze for a moment, and then was pulled out of the room by Kaslan.

"You have seen her appearance... To be honest, based on my observations, I don't think she is really injured and can no longer use the sword, but an obstacle in her heart that prevents her from continuing to use the sword." Cass Lan said lightly.

"What do you mean? An obstacle in your heart?" Miranda asked with a frown.

"Crow Ash is the daughter of my old subordinate in the White Blade Guard." Caslan followed the two young people outside the house, looked at Dragon Cloud City in the distance, and shook his head: "You know her in the Tower of Ending, Then you should know that she has a high spirit - I guess it is also because of the indoctrination of you stars..."

"Hey!" Cohen protested, "What is the indoctrination of 'We Star People'? Krowash has always been..."

Kaslan ignored him and said to himself:

"She wanted to be strong since she was a child, and she always wanted to become a legendary female knight like 'Heart of the Rain' Lorraine."

"'Heart in the Rain' Lorraine, I heard that Master Shao and you are in the same period?" Cohen asked curiously: "Which mercenary was the banner leader in the war of succession to Humble in the Eastern Land?"

"Well," Kaslan paused in the recollection as if recalled, and then said with a smile: "There are always some women that you never dare to mess with in your life."

Immediately, the ground-shaking old man Kaslan sighed: "After undergoing the training in the Tower of Termination, Croeth became even more ambitious. When he came back, he even recommended himself for the assessment of the White Blade Guard, and wanted to join the White Blade Guard... "

Miranda raised her head with burning eyes: "But she didn't succeed?"

Kaslan raised his eyebrows: "The White Blade Guard rejected her—it was a big blow to her."

Miranda expressed doubts: "Strike? As far as I know, the selection criteria of the White Blade Guard are very high..."

"It wasn't the rejection that hit her," Kaslan interrupted, turning her head, "it was the reason for her rejection."

"The reason for the rejection?" Miranda looked at him firmly.

"What is it?"

Caslan took a breath, but didn't answer.

"I know." Just when Miranda was about to speak out, it was Cohen who answered.

The security officer sighed: "Because she is a woman, right?"

Kaslan gave Miranda a meaningful look and nodded, "That's right."

"Because she's a woman."

Miranda clenched her teeth unconsciously.

"Although many people say that we Northlanders are very tough, even women and children can pick up weapons when we are fierce," Kaslan sneered: "But according to my mother-in-law, most Northlanders still think that , Territory, politics, wars, noble inheritance, these are men's affairs, women should stay at home and wait for their husbands to return."

"In this way, Croeth took her sword and traveled to various lords, but hit a wall everywhere - a woman who has experienced the complete training of the Tower of the End, a super-level swordsman, but can't get a position with even an earl ..."

"There are a few viscounts and barons who are willing to take her in, on the condition that they marry them after the expiration of the term... There is no doubt that it is because her father is in the White Blade Guard."

Miranda lightly clenched the hilt of the sword at her waist.

Compared with my smooth sailing in the stars, my father's care, Sonia's care... Is this what Croaish faced in the Northland, what happened in Exeter?

"Hearing from her father...Crowash even considered going to the southwest, going to the Thornlands or the Dragon's Kiss Basin, or even the Great Desert, to become a mercenary."

"But in the end she went to Heisha Territory, and under her father's name, she went to my ineffective nephew, a viscount named Canbida, and got a job in his territory." Caslan sighed:

"I suspect it's one of Charmain Rumba's tricks to win me over, but looking at Croath..."

"Plus this time..."

Kaslan shook his head.

"So you know why, little girl from Arend." The old man raised his eyes and looked at Miranda: "A dress like yours, to be honest, is too eye-catching in the Northland."

Miranda said nothing, just staring at Longxiao City in the distance.

"When I was on the Western Front, there were some female soldiers there because of the occasional shortage of soldiers." Cohen said slowly:

"I joined the army for various reasons such as not being able to survive, ranging from death squads to serving in the military. Most of them are female mercenaries from the southwestern countries, but they... are often not welcome," Cohen said with flickering eyes:

"Inherently smaller than a man's strength and weight, special requirements for the upper body armor style, and an absolute disadvantage in height—this is often fatal when facing orcs, because you have to jump up to attack their vital points."

"And of course the monthly...you know."

"Their status in the military camp is very poor. Sometimes, they often rely on..." Cohen lowered his head, frowning: "...to please the chief and colleagues."

"And once they fall into the hands of the enemy, especially the skeleton man... the end is often much worse than that of men."

"So even I, when the commandos want to choose soldiers, I tend to avoid female soldiers."

Miranda still didn't speak.

"I guess this is almost also the consideration of the White Blade Guard," Caslan sighed: "It's one thing to learn swords in the Tower of Ending, but...women are not naturally suitable for the battlefield."

"Excuse."

Miranda raised her head abruptly, and snorted coldly: "You—men only see the disadvantages of female soldiers on the battlefield, and deliberately ignore their advantages."

"Advantage?" Kaslan frowned.

Cohen raised his eyebrows helplessly, and spread his hands towards Kaslan from an angle that Miranda could not see.

"Less consumption than men, endurance far exceeding men, flexibility and flexibility beyond imagination, fine and keen observation, calmness in times of crisis, these are the advantages of women," Miranda said angrily: "Even if It’s about strength and height—take Kingdom Wrath himself, I have witnessed with my own eyes that his height and strength are not comparable to Your Excellency Sonia! Besides, we still have the power to finish!”

"And I am also a woman," Miranda said coldly, "In the Tower of Terminator, I am stronger than you, than you, Raphael, Misadon, and each of you in the same period."

"Not to mention, there are legends of Valkyries like the "Heart of the Rain" Knight Lorraine thirty years ago!"

Cohen coughed awkwardly.

"Uncle also said just now that the battlefield is another matter...and you can't compare it with certain special people," the security officer spread his hands helplessly: "'Heart in the Rain' is a special case among special cases. Lord Sonia You are also a legend under the Duke of Star Lake. Miranda, you are the daughter of the Arend family, and you were born to be trained as a warrior, lord, and commander..."

As soon as Cohen finished saying this, Miranda's murderous gaze shot over, stabbing him to the core.

He also cut off the second half of his sentence in his throat.

"I think the Western Wilderness and the Northern Land are quite special," Caslan snorted, "The Western Wilderness is the front line where wars and turmoil are perennial, and the people of the Northern Land have a long-standing view of women..."

"I'm also from the Northland!" Miranda retorted with a cold face.

The old man Caslan led them to the stable, and the two men who looked like soldiers bowed to him.

"You are a northerner of the stars, and you are an Arend. You even allow female succession. As far as I remember, you even had a queen hundreds of years ago."

"And the Northland," Caslan sighed, "is far from accepting a female knight, female lord, or even a queen..."

"It's still far away."

No, even in Xingchen, female lords are still despised by others—Miranda said silently in her heart: Hundreds of years ago, the queen of Xingchen did not end well.

"There will be a day," Miranda raised her head with firm eyes, "On that day, female warriors, female swordsmen, female lords, and even queens will no longer be in the minority, and we will prove to the world that men can do it." .”

"Women do too."

Kaslan shrugged and went into the stable.

Cohen stuck out his tongue, thinking of the two demonic sisters in his family, and sighed helplessly.

Miranda...how could Raphael like her.

But when he thought of Raphael, his current position and the finishing power on him, Cohen felt heavy again.

"The army of Black Sand Territory is stopping in a village near Dragon Clouds City to escort the prince, and they will bring Croaish back." Kaslan led the two horses and looked at the two young nobles with swords. Soldier: "The next task will be left to you."

"Aren't you going?" Cohen raised his eyebrows.

"It's not a good idea for me to appear," Kaslan's expression darkened, "It will alarm too many people."

"Fortunately, I still know some people in Dragon Clouds City, some old acquaintances, they can provide you with information, but when it comes to specific investigations and inquiries, distinguish the sword of disaster from the sword of end," Kaslan said. Handed the reins to the two hands: "No one is more expert than you, the seeds of the Tower of the End, whether it is the noble's natural insight, the super-level combat power adapted to the battlefield, or the sense of the sword of disaster." .”

"Know some people in Dragon Clouds City?" Cohen showed a suspicious expression: "Uncle, haven't you opened a tavern in Heisha Ling for twenty years?"

"Ah, this." Kaslan rubbed his white hair in embarrassment, "At least I lived in Dragon Clouds City for many years."

"Twenty years later, the hands can still be used?" Cohen frowned.

"I've been keeping in touch..." Kaslan looked left and right, and then smiled: "Also, many old subordinates of the White Blade Guard have stayed in Dragon Clouds City after retiring. I have helped them a little ..."

"Ask for a living? Help?" Cohen's doubts grew.

"Well, when some retired soldiers are not easy to mess around with, I'll lead them in and find some work for them," Kaslan coughed unnaturally: "You know, there are always some jobs that need people who can fight go do..."

"You can just introduce them to gangsters," Miranda said with a look of contempt, "It's easier for us to understand."

Kaslan coughed loudly, overshadowing Miranda's words: "In the past ten years or so, your Xingchen's gangsters and fraternity gangs have made a lot of trouble, even doing business here. Some old friends always There is a shortage of manpower, and I want to introduce them to them, so..."

"What?" Cohen's eyes widened: "After a long time, uncle, you——are you actually the gang connector and introducer of Dragon Clouds City?"

Kaslan's coughing became louder and louder. Under the doubtful eyes of the two young people, he raised his head righteously and patted the two of them on the shoulder: "In short, regardless of the task of the Tower of Ending, it is still a matter of Croaish. Confession, or the truth about the assassination of your Star Prince, I will leave it to you!"

Miranda and Cohen, one showed contempt, and the other shook his head.

"Remember, your mission is just to investigate, not to die for an unconfirmed news." Before leaving, Kaslan became serious: "But you all have the ability to come into contact with the sword of disaster, and even survive from their hands .”

"As long as you don't meet swordsmen from the extreme realm... I believe in your strength."

The two looked at each other and nodded seriously.

"My people will help you...but if you make a big mess, remember to hide yourself...Although your prince is on a mission to Exeter, the tension between the two countries has been greatly reduced by his arrival Yes, but it is not a good thing for people of the stars, especially the dependents of the nobles of the stars, to reveal their identities rashly here."

"In addition, what you need to care about and worry about is not just a simple sword on the surface," Kaslan narrowed his eyes: "The sword of disaster is likely to be with a lord of Exeter—such as a certain No matter what, they deliberately joined forces with the lords and did something like assassinate Prince Xingchen, their purpose may not be simple."

"I see." Cohen took a breath and got on his horse: "We will find out their background and truth, whether it is to assassinate the prince or intend to harm the Tower of the End."

Miranda didn't say much, nodded slightly, and rode away directly.

Cohen followed suit.

Kaslan looked at the two leaving figures, and looked at Longxiao City in the distance, a trace of nostalgia flashed in his eyes.

Back then, I also stepped into Dragon Clouds City from here. (To be continued.)

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