Chapter 578 Brothers are like clothes, women are like siblings
Ulster, the royal city.
The military camp by the wall was filled with sorrow and grief, with wounded soldiers lying in all directions and a strong smell of blood everywhere. The dusty-faced heroes of the God Blood sat in the dim corners, many of whom were also injured and in urgent need of medical treatment.
Finn walked quickly through the military camp, while his son Ossian and grandson Oscar followed closely, each holding a basin of water.
Every time he saw a wounded soldier, Finn scooped up a handful of water from the basin, silently recited a few prayers, and then sprinkled the water on the wounded soldier's wounds.
After a while, the wounds of the wounded healed at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the dying body gradually regained vitality.
The warriors who received this miracle could not help but feel grateful to Finn and respect him as a god.
——"Water of Life", this is Finn's innate divine gift.
As a descendant of the deep-sea giants, he has a strong affinity for the ocean and life. No matter what kind of water it is, as long as he scoops it up with his hands, he can instantly kill the germs in it and turn it into water with restorative effects.
It is precisely because of his unique ability that the Fianna Legion has continued to expand in size despite repeated battles and has always obeyed his orders.
After all, not many people are willing to offend a magical doctor who can save their lives at a critical moment.
And now, the two major regiments, Fiona and Akagi, have just paid a heavy price to successfully evacuate from the battlefield and return to this fortress which is still safe because of the protection of the gods.
Although the main combat force was effectively preserved, it was undoubtedly a defeat.
Effective treatment and demonstration of the miracle of life will undoubtedly boost low morale.
Finally, after walking around the barracks inside and out and providing first aid to all the seriously injured, Finn breathed a sigh of relief and looked around.
However, after scanning the Fianna regiment's rest camp several times, he still did not find the two figures in his memory:
"Where are Princess and Diarmuid?"
"I didn't see it. Maybe he got into trouble."
Oscar, the outspoken grandson, answered directly.
Finn's face darkened when he heard this, and he immediately summoned the magic spear:
"I'll go check it out!"
Of the two, Diarmuid is okay. As a warrior, he should have been prepared to die on the battlefield. But Princess Granny is the most beloved daughter of the Supreme King Cormac, and she must not let anything go wrong in his hands.
Because the old boss was getting older and had not yet chosen a successor, he seemed to be training Princess Granny to take over the power of Ireland.
After all, with the precedent of Maeve becoming queen of Connaught, it was not impossible for a woman to succeed to the throne.
With his and the Fiona Legion's assistance, Princess Granny will definitely be able to complete the transition of power.
By then, he, the husband, would become half the king of Ireland, or even the noble king of the world in the Celtic Age of Gods.
You are the only one who talks too much!
Ossian glared at Oscar who was talking too much, and quickly called a few Fianna warriors who were still able to fight, and quickly followed his father Finn.
The coalition forces had just suffered a disastrous defeat, morale was low, and the situation outside was extremely chaotic. Going out of the city to look for someone at this time would be very risky.
Just as Oxiang was hesitating whether to speak up to dissuade them, a cheer came from the city gate:
"It's Princess Granny, Her Royal Highness is back!"
A beautiful girl in a water-green dress, her hands stained with blood, staggered into the city with the help of several Fianna soldiers.
Seeing this, Finn couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and hurried over to greet him:
"Your Highness, you are finally back. I have been worried about you."
Seeing the magic gun in Finn's hand and the posture of preparing to leave the city, Princess Granny couldn't help but change her opinion of this future fiancé and said in a deep voice:
"I'm fine. Diarmuid protected me."
Then she grabbed Finn's hands, her face anxious:
"But he just stayed behind to save me. Now his life or death is unknown. Please send reinforcements to pick him up as soon as possible!"
"Oscar, take a team of people to take a look outside the city."
Finn gave the order casually, then called two maids to take the princess back to her room.
Looking at his father accompanying Princess Granny away, Oxiang couldn't help but frown.
It turned out that they had mobilized so many troops and even risked their lives just to save this woman.
What about Diarmuid? Did my father forget about the Battle of Yamanashi Palace?
This story begins with an invasion of Ireland many years ago. King Lochlan led his army to attack Ireland, but was defeated by the Fianna warriors and the king himself died in the battle.
After the remnants of the army were defeated, Finn found Midak, a surviving son of the King of Lochlan, on the battlefield. The child was still young at the time, so Finn took him home to raise him and let him join the Fianna regiment. Because some people in the Fianna regiment opposed him staying, Midak later left the Arran Mountains where the Fianna was and settled in the pear woods north of the Shannon River.
Later, the grown-up child invited Finn and the Fianna to his home, but in fact he was secretly planning to kill them and offer their heads to the three kings of the Isle of Floods to avenge his father. The Fianna, who had no idea, sat down and found that they were trapped by magic. No one could stand up from their seats, and then they realized that they had been trapped. They sang a lament, and the song spread throughout Ireland. Everyone who heard it knew that the Fianna were facing a desperate situation. Other Fianna warriors came to rescue Finn and fought bravely against Midak's army, but unfortunately they were not strong enough.
Finally, Diarmuid arrived, killed Midak, chopped off the heads of the three kings, and spilled their blood on the ground, thus breaking the magic that trapped Finn and his companions.
It was this battle that established Diarmuid's position as the chief warrior in the Fianna Legion.
Finn, Ossien, Gale and others who were on the verge of death in the Yamanashi Palace back then also owed a life to Diarmuid and secretly kept this favor in their hearts.
The father is really foolish to ignore the safety of his right-hand man for the sake of beauty!
Ossian cursed in his heart, but Finn had already gone far away, so he could only ask Cu Chulainn to go with him and help plunder the enemy.
At night, the fruitless search team returned to the city and followed the guards' instructions to the Ulster Palace.
At this time, the hall was already filled with Ireland's divine blood heroes.
As Ossian and Cu Chulainn announced their search results, the atmosphere on the field inevitably became a little heavy.
If he is not found, it means that the chief warrior of the Fianna Legion will either be captured or killed.
All in all, the results won't be very good.
Hearing the noisy discussions in the hall, Finn, who was sitting on the first seat, felt a headache. After a moment of silence, he took the initiative to speak:
"I misjudged the situation in Ulster and underestimated the enemy. This is my responsibility. I am willing to resign as Grand Master and apologize to the gods."
"Winning and losing on the battlefield is common. We also lost before you came. Do we have to resign from our positions and apologize to the gods? Besides, we are not dead yet. If we really want to shoulder the responsibility, then we should win back what we lost on the battlefield!"
Cu Chulainn on the side immediately stood up to refute, and the other heroes of the Divine Blood also spoke up to defend Finn.
They still have faith in the character and ability of this great leader.
At the critical moment, if the Grand Master had not acted decisively, ordered a retreat, and personally took charge of covering the retreat, the losses of the Fianna Regiment and the Red Branch Knights would have been even more serious, and there might not have been many of the Divine Blood heroes present left.
"Well, when the war is over, I will double the compensation share to compensate the families of the victims and personally apologize to them."
Finn nodded his decision, then sat back in his chair quite naturally.
When I saw this, my brows inadvertently frowned even deeper.
No one knows his son better than his father, and no one knows his father better than his son.
As one of the few wise men in the Fianna legion, others might not be able to see it, but he understood that his father Finn was not really intending to resign, but was just trying to retreat in order to advance.
For some reason, as he grew older, the father became more and more fond of scheming, more and more obsessed with power politics, and gradually lost the sharpness and heroism of his youth.
But even so, Oxiang couldn't blame his father as a son, so he could only follow the topic and pondered:
"Well, everyone, let's talk about how to defeat this group of enemies."
Upon hearing the question, the God Blood heroes suddenly fell silent, and the atmosphere, which had been somewhat relaxed, became dull again.
This group of foreigners who came from nowhere were extremely powerful. They were able to suppress the two major Irish war groups combined and forced them to retreat to the Royal City of Ulster, becoming trapped beasts in a cage.
Faced with such an unfavorable situation, these divine blood heroes who were more skilled at chopping people than writing were naturally at a loss as to what to do.
However, this is exactly what Ossian wants.
Because at this time, it is time for the wise king to come out and take charge of the situation.
Oxiang looked at his father sitting on the first seat without leaving a trace, his eyes flickering secretly.
At the same time, Finn habitually put his thumb into his mouth and chewed it gently. The fragrance from the salmon fat filled his mouth, making his thoughts clear and his brain active:
"We must first find a way to resolve the thick fog outside. This thing seems to not only interfere with our perception and vision, but also cut off the connection between the human world and Sky Island! As long as we clear this obstacle, we can get help from the gods and regain the initiative."
Watching his father give the answer while biting his thumb, Oxiang nodded quietly.
According to legend, there is a wise salmon named Fetan in the holy well of Nekotan. It has superhuman wisdom because it eats the holy fruit in the holy well. It is said that whoever eats the meat of this salmon will gain all the knowledge in the world and superhuman wisdom, and be able to foresee the future.
While cooking the salmon for the Archdruid Fangus, Father Finn accidentally burned his hand and instinctively put his finger into his mouth to suck it. Thus, he obtained the essence of the wise salmon and possessed wisdom and vision beyond that of Superman.
I ask the questions myself, my father answers them, and the Fianna regiment is responsible for the execution.
After the success, the prestige and honor belonged to the far-sighted Grand Master Finn. This was a tacit monarch-subject model between father and son.
Right now, Captain Finn, who had just experienced a major defeat, needed a highlight to restore his image.
Upon hearing Finn's suggestion, Maeve sneered:
"It's easy to say, but do you think the fog outside is so easy to break? If there is a way, would we still be stuck in the royal city?"
"Since it is man-made, there should be ways to control it. I remember that there is a race of fairies that are very good at manipulating celestial phenomena. As the former Fairy Queen of Ireland, can you summon a group of them to help us solve the current problem?"
Finn asked, revealing Maeve's other identity.
Maeve, also known as Mab, is the former Irish fairy king who awakens the dark side of humans when they are asleep. Human emotions such as bribery, greed, war and sexual desire are all affected by her power.
The [King's Clan] among the six major fairy clans is her descendant.
However, for some reason, all the fairies in Ireland moved to the Misty Forest in Britain, rebuilt their homeland, elected the witch Morgan as their queen, and gradually lost contact with the Irish mainland.
"You know that was in the past. Now, even if I want to call some fairies to help, they may not obey my orders, especially when it comes to matters related to the Kingdom of Ulster."
Maeve snorted unhappily, then looked at her lover Fergus with a half-smile.
"As for the reason, we'll have to ask our King of Ulster."
Fergus looked embarrassed when he heard this.
The story begins with the curse of the goddess Macha (Morgaus).
Kurlandchu, a rich farmer in Ulster, found a mysterious pregnant woman in his house. She had fled here and needed a quiet environment to nurture her baby, so she begged the farmer to take her in.
The farmer Kulandchu saw that she was very beautiful and was willing to take care of the housework, do farm work and make the farmland bring a good harvest, so he agreed to take her in. From then on, this mysterious woman lived in the farmer's home, resting peacefully, and the two sides claimed to be a couple to the outside world.
In fact, this was Macha, the goddess from the underworld of Sky Island. She was pregnant with a divine fetus at the time and was in a weak period, so she asked for help from mortals.
One day, Cullandchu was going to attend a grand gathering held by the people of Ulster, where the then king, Conchieber Mac Nessa, the nephew of Fergus, would also attend. Macha sensed that something ominous was about to happen and hoped that the farmer would not go out, but Cullandchu insisted on attending.
Helplessly, Macha, who was indebted to the farmer, could only ask the adopter to promise her not to mention her at the gathering, otherwise disaster would befall her. Kulandchu agreed to her request.
At the rally, King Conchieber's two horses won all the horse races, and the audience cheered loudly, saying that nothing could be faster than these two horses. Kurandchu, who was standing by, said that his wife could beat them, and he had forgotten all the reminders before leaving. When the king heard this, he angrily detained Kurandchu and summoned Macha.
Macha was brought to the assembly, and Conchieber ordered her to race against his horses. Macha confessed that she was about to give birth, and begged the king and the audience to postpone the race, but no one paid any attention to her. Conchieber, in a rage, threatened to chop her and the farmer who took her in into pieces if she did not race, and the farmer, who was afraid of death, asked Macha to do so as a favor. Macha was bound by her oath and had to participate in the race, racing against the two horses and surpassing them.
But as a price, Macha's body suffered extremely serious damage, and the two children in her belly were born prematurely before the end.
As a goddess of fertility and fertility, Macha was furious at being treated like this. She broke her oath and cursed the entire Kingdom of Ulster:
"From this moment on, the shame you have brought upon me will cause every man in Ulster to suffer five days of excruciating pain, like a woman giving birth, when an enemy invades. This curse will last for nine generations."
Afterwards, she restored her true form and left the Kingdom of Ulster, taking most of the fairies in Ireland with her, and lived in seclusion in the misty forest of Britain.
As the Fairy Queen of Ireland, Maeve was the innocent victim and was inexplicably left alone. Naturally, she was unwilling to give up.
So, the Fairy Queen took the throne in Connaught, gathered an army, and launched a full-scale attack on Ulster.
At that time, all the men in Ulster were weak and incompetent due to the curse of the goddess Macha, and they were defeated in the first battle. Fergus himself was detained by his nephew who became a tyrant because of his advice.
Seeing that the whole of Ulster was about to be destroyed, Cu Chulainn, who had just returned from his studies, rushed into the royal city, united with the blood heroes of the Knights of the Red Branch, overthrew the rule of Conchearbur, put Fergus back on the throne, and sent the tyrant, the source of all evil, to Maeve to vent his anger.
After this incident, and the invasion of foreign tribes from the sea, Ulster and Connaught were forced to put aside their past grudges and unite against the enemy.
But no matter what, Maeve lost the ability to command the six fairy clans. She tried to revive several times but was driven back by the newly appointed Morgan sisters. She could only stay in Ireland and be her mortal queen.
As for the legendary goddess Macha, she didn't dare to cause trouble for her.
As the first of the three goddesses who dominate fate and war in Celtic mythology, Macha witnessed the rise and fall of the Tuatha de Danann several times.
According to legend, her first husband was Nimed, the leader of Scythia who had defeated the deep-sea giants. In that massive war between gods, Nimed died, and Macha was resurrected through reincarnation, and the god of war Nuada thus became her second husband.
Some people also say that the two were not husband and wife, but subordinates, and it was she who helped Nuada to the throne of the "First Throne" and created a new glory for the Tuatha de Danann.
Since then, Macha has experienced several reincarnations in successive invasions. She came to the human world as a pregnant woman and asked an Ulster farmer to take her in, which led to the subsequent troubles.
Although from the outside, the former goddess of fate and war has fallen into disgrace.
But facing such an unfathomable living fossil of the Age of Gods, Maeve did not have the courage to offend him.
Therefore, as Finn said, she would never borrow troops from the six major goblin clans or summon the remaining goblins in Ireland.
Seeing that Maeve was refusing to cooperate, Finn opened his mouth but no words came out in the end.
Compared to Maeve, he knows more inside information about this matter.
Macha descended from Sky Island to the human world and hid in a farmer's house because he took away an extremely important treasure of the Tuatha de Danann from Nuada.
That concerned the destiny of the entire Tuatha de Danann, and the two children in her belly were also conceived because of it.
Therefore, the goddess of war and fate, who once created the glory of the Tuatha de Danann, was targeted everywhere and eventually forced to race with the chariot with her big belly.
The sudden change in temperament of Conchearbur, King of Ulster who issued the order, after he came to power was probably related to this incident.
Finn does not know the final outcome of the story.
But there is no doubt that the Tuatha de Danann and the three from Avalon Island have completely torn their relations apart, and it would be extremely difficult to borrow the six fairy clans under their command.
Now it seems that they can only rely on themselves to break the impasse.
After pondering for a long time, Finn came up with a more prudent arrangement:
"Tomorrow I will lead the charge and try to hold back the barbarians on the sea. Ossian, you can sense the changes in the earth veins and be responsible for finding the locations of those foreign sorcerers. Finally, Cuchulainn, you, Maeve and Fergus will lead the assault together. We must solve these problems. Even if we cannot solve them, we must destroy their magic base!"
Everyone nodded and left the palace one after another to prepare for war.
Looking at the gradually emptying hall, Princess Granny bit her lip and finally stopped talking.
Considering the whole battle and the lives and deaths of tens of thousands of people, the weight of a chief knight of the Fianna regiment is still too light.
Therefore, no one mentioned Diarmuid's name during the meeting.
Right now, he could only hope that tomorrow's surprise attack would change the situation. Then he might be able to gain more initiative when negotiating with that person.
God bless you, all goes well.
Granny prayed sincerely, and her figure was gradually swallowed up by the darkness in the temple.
(End of this chapter)
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