"How do you know so much?"
"Humph, you're the only ones who don't know anything. Many people in this town have already talked about these things."
"I guess you often don't study hard and sneak out to play, so you hear this kind of news. No wonder Sister Euryone always criticizes you."
"You, you." There was another burst of fighting sounds in the house.
"Alright, alright, stop arguing. Sister Euryone is gone this time, and we don't know when she'll be back." A child mediated between the two sides, and everyone's mood became depressed again.
"Will you come back, Sister Euryone?"
"Yes, if Sister Euryone doesn't come back, then I will join the army and find her on the battlefield."
"How brave! I heard battlefields are great for filming, with dead bodies everywhere."
"Uh, is it that scary? Don't scare me..."
"Yes." A child nodded solemnly, but he did not continue to describe.
Listening to the words of the children below, Kornos felt amused. These little guys thought a lot.
But that's true, children are like this, with many innocent ideas, sometimes particularly naive and simple.
Let’s go to the town and see what Miss Euryone has said.
The Angel Church in Iwane City.
The white church is surrounded by a circular low wall. In front of the church is a small square, and behind it is the cemetery of this small town, where many graves are buried.
It was afternoon, and there were few people in the church. An elderly priest was listening to Euryone's words.
"In other words, are you prepared to accept the emperor's call and go to the battlefield?"
"Yes." The girl nodded.
The old pastor sighed slowly and said, "Since you have made up your mind, I cannot stop you. However, this war is not as simple as the past ones."
"Although there have been uprisings and rebellions in the South before, they were all small-scale wars, and the enemy wouldn't kill you all. But this time..."
"The Salus family is renowned throughout the Empire for their bravery. Those knights, riding griffins and wielding spiral lightning spears, were experts in hunting dragons in ancient times. They demonstrated their formidable strength during the war with the Kingdom of Oz."
"The Griffin family has ruled the Western Territory for nearly a thousand years, almost as long as the Empire itself. Their accumulated strength is considerable. Furthermore, the Empire is now divided, and the Southern and Eastern Territories won't send reinforcements. Relying solely on the Central Territory to resist two armies is truly worrying."
"I know that you received the kindness and care of that general when you were young, so you immediately joined the army after graduation. But that general has now retired. Why did you still want to get involved in this chaotic and dangerous battlefield?"
"I don't think you're the kind of person who's vain. And relying on your own strength, you can live comfortably wherever you go."
"Is this a question?" Euryone looked out the window, running her fingers through her hair, and answered after a while.
"It's not that complicated, it's just about making sure the current order continues."
"The new emperor has established many schools, giving many children the opportunity to receive education. This has deeply touched me."
"I also came from a commoner background. I was able to achieve what I have today because the General helped my family when I was young. This allowed me to enter the school of Emenas and be exposed to the world's most advanced teaching and rich knowledge."
"If other children could escape the ignorance and poverty of the past like me, I think that would be a very happy thing."
After she finished speaking, she stopped and stood there quietly.
"Well, I can't refute such a reason. May the angel bless you and come back alive from the battlefield." The old priest touched his gray beard, shook his head helplessly, and then cast a blessing spell on Orone, and the effect was of course better than nothing.
"I still have some healing potions I make every day. They're not high-end, but maybe they can help you." After saying that, he slowly walked behind the angel statue, took out three small metal bottles from the secret compartment, and handed them to O'Rone.
"Take it. This is the rear area anyway, and we don't need much on a normal day."
"Thank you, Pastor Grandpa~"
Euryone accepted it, put it in the pocket at her waist, waved goodbye, and left the church.
After the golden-haired girl and the group of knights left, the old priest asked a scholar in the city to take over Euryone's work, and then came to the hillside outside the city, watching the sunset gradually setting in the distance.
"Another war, another war. After this, can the empire still exist? Sigh..."
After saying this, he leaned on his wooden stick and walked down the hillside, swaying step by step.
The afterglow of the sunset, like purple flames illuminating the sky, is exceptionally beautiful, yet so far away.
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