Edge of the Apocalypse

Chapter 1077: Calamity And Hope

Sitting on a cart, Alan put Red King between his legs and looked at the street that had turned into a slaughterhouse. Soldiers disassembled Ice Wind's corpse on the streets. Ice Wind's scales and bones were good materials for high-grade armor, especially its bones. When the soldiers washed the bones with water, they could see blue threads wrapped around the bones. Inside the head that Alan had cut off, its skull was covered in blue crystals.

Unfortunately, at that time, Allen had used the Death Hymn to injure his body. Ice Wind had been invaded by a decaying force, and his bones had already deteriorated by a whole grade. Just think about how hard Tallinn Aisha's skull was when even Red King couldn't pierce through her brain. Moreover, if not for the fact that the Death Hymn had weakened Ice Wind's bones, Allen might not have been able to cut off its head smoothly.

Even so, the blacksmiths of Dragonspear Town were quite satisfied with the ice wind's bones and scales. Furthermore, Ice Wind's claws were high-quality materials for weapons, and its meat could be used to feed ferocious beasts. Even the blood that was released and stored in the jars could be sold for a good price. However, the most valuable thing was to take out more than a dozen Origin Energy cores from the Ice Wind's body. The largest one was nearly half a meter in diameter, and the smallest one was the size of a fist. These cores contained extremely pure frost origin energy. They were important materials for the production of armor for divine weapons, and they were also the most advanced materials for alchemy. It was no exaggeration to say that the value of these dozen or so cores exceeded the value of the rest of the Ice Wind Corpse combined.

Alan had already thought of how to distribute it. He planned to leave behind the ice wind core, whether it was for Lucy to make special bullets or for her to sell it, he would still be able to earn a lot of money. As for the rest of the Ice Wind, it was left to Dragon Spear Town to make up for their losses. Only damaged streets can be repaired and collapsed buildings can be rebuilt. But the people who died last night never came back, and Alan could not forget the images of the children crying and his wife calling when the families of the dead took back their corpses.

To him, those people might only be strangers that he had known for less than a day, but to those families, they were the pillars. Now that there were no pillars, their families were on the verge of collapse. Now Alan was wondering if the Neanderthals would attack the town if they had left yesterday.

"What are you thinking, Young Master Alan?"

When Father Miro sat down beside him, Alan said truthfully, "I was wondering if things would be different now if I had made another choice. Father, this was not supposed to be their war, and I brought disaster on them."

"So that's what happened." "Sometimes I wonder if Archimedes is your father," Father Miro squinted. "Because the two of you have very different personalities. If this happened to the man I know, he would say that these people owe me a lot. Otherwise, it wouldn't be as simple as dying." josei

"Of course, that bastard was originally an arrogant and selfish fellow."

Alan smiled.

"Young Master Alan, I often say that God is omnipotent. But in fact, I'm quite skeptical about this point. He made many prophecies, some fulfilled and some unfulfilled. So look, even the gods can't see what's going on in the next second, let alone you. There are always countless choices in life, and none of them are absolutely right, let alone absolutely wrong. "Father Miro stroked the cross on his chest." All we can do is listen to the voice in our hearts and make one of those choices. "

'"Just like what happened yesterday. That's right. Maybe if we choose to leave, the Neanderthals will bypass this small town and continue to chase us. But it's also possible that they attacked this small town by the way. Without our help, this small town will forever be history. However, this is still a hypothesis. As for which outcome will happen, even the gods are unable to give an answer." Father Miro looked at the townsfolk and said, "Now look, you chose to stay. Indeed, some people had died because of this, but at least this small town was still alive. At the very least, the children of the deceased survive, and they will suffer immensely, but the heroism of their fathers will be engraved in their hearts, and they will be encouraged to become men who, like their fathers, can sacrifice themselves to defend their homeland. Perhaps because of this, ten years from now, there will be a group of brave and fearless men in this town. They are the hope of continuing the town. "

"You brought disaster and planted hope. Whichever is more important is up to you." The priest patted Ellen on the shoulder and walked away with a smile.

Alan sat in the car for a while, then suddenly reached out and patted his face, then picked up Red King and jumped out of the car. Alan took the opportunity to tell him about Ice Wind's distribution. After saying that, Alan said, "I know this won't make up for your loss completely, but at least it will solve some of the problems before you."

The mayor sighed and said, "Since this has already happened, if we blame you now, the dead will not come back to life. Besides, even if it wasn't for what happened last night, it's still a question of whether our town can continue to exist."

"Why did the mayor say that?" Alan frowned when he heard what he said.

"Because the Marquis of Pierre ordered us to move not long ago, but did not compensate us for any land. The marquis warned us that if we did not do what he said, he would use force. It's impossible for us to move away. First, we came to this town. This land was given by the founding emperor back then, so that our Gao Cang Tribe could reproduce and live. Secondly, the heroes of our ancestors will rest on this land forever, so it is even more impossible for us to leave this place at once. "So it's only a matter of time before we clash with the Marquis. Even without the Neanderthals, it's still a question of whether our Dragon Spear Town can continue to exist."

"Is there such a thing?"

Petrov nodded and said, "Before Your Excellency arrives, we are actually going to send people to the capital to ask His Majesty Tangerio to uphold justice. However, we men rarely leave town and have been to Liquor Town as far away as possible. I heard that Your Excellency is going to the capital as well, so I wonder if it would be convenient to bring us along."

Alan nodded, "No problem." He sneered, "Marquis Pierre, Abel and the others set off before dark yesterday. As a result, there hasn't been a single reinforcements until now … Don't worry, I will help you deal with this matter. I can't guarantee success, but I'm sure that Marquis Pierre will definitely not feel better."

The mayor and Pyro were overjoyed, even though they had decided to ask God for an explanation. But in the end, they were just commoners. Whether they could see Emperor Tangerio was still unknown. Now that Allen, the viscount of the empire, had interfered, there was naturally more hope.

It wasn't until noon that Marquis Pierre's army slowly arrived at Dragon Spear Town. Furthermore, they arrived at the vanguard regiment of five hundred men. When Alan saw Abel and Mira, both of them had angry expressions on their faces. Abel said angrily, "My lord, that Marquis Pierre is too abominable." We sent your letter, but although he promised to send troops, he did not move. I rushed a few times and got the answer that the army was gathering. It wasn't until dawn that the five hundred vanguard regiment left the city. "Five hundred people, there are only five hundred people. To think that such a small number of people would have to gather for one night. What are we not perfunctory about?"

'"What does a commoner know? You are worthy of questioning the Marquis. Just this alone is enough to send you to the gallows!" Allen replied with a cold laugh.

Abel's face flushed red as he was about to argue. Alan put his hand on his shoulder and looked at the man. That was Pierre's general, Halley. He was in his prime, but his eyes were pouch-green, and his Origin Energy aura was weak. Not to mention that Alan's subordinates, Regis or Laura, could easily defeat him, even Haggers of the Border Land could defeat him steadily. Allen looked at the so-called commander and said indifferently, "I don't think Abel was wrong. Tell me, Captain Halley, why does it take an entire night to gather five hundred troops? If my commander does this, it will be enough for me to cut off his head for delaying the military aircraft!"

Commander Halley said slowly, "Your Excellency, there is something you do not know. The territory under the Marquis has always been peaceful. Soldiers are usually idle at home. In addition to the city, it is indeed difficult to gather together."

"So Commander Halley wants to tell me that Marquis Pierre's barracks doesn't even have five hundred troops?" Alan sneered.

Halley coughed dryly and did not reply. "Since Lord Allen's crisis has been resolved, then there is nothing we need to do here. If Lord Allen has no orders, then we shall take our leave first."

"Wait." Alan stopped him and said indifferently, "Please tell Marquis Pierre that I will ask for more information from Olis about what happened today."

Guild Leader Halley did not respond directly. He simply bowed and said, "I will bring the words of the Lord to you without missing a single word."

Then, with a cape, he left the town with ten guards.

Pierre's army came slowly but left quickly. Alan stood on the wall and watched them leave. He clenched his fist and lightly hammered on the wall. Marquis Pierre was clearly flattering him. He did not want to openly violate the empire's constitution, nor did he intend to support him sincerely. Therefore, he decided to make a big deal out of the timing of his dispatch of troops. He didn't know if Pierre's action was his own idea or if there was someone behind it.

Alan thought for a moment and asked Abel to call Edward. Pierre played along with him, and now Alan could not argue with him, but he could create some trouble for him.

"I hope you don't really only have 500 troops in your barracks." Alan muttered.