Alien Knights

The appearance of Boyle turned the entire barbarian camp into a sea of ​​joy. The men shouted his name loudly, and the children laughed and played behind him.

Handing the long sword in his hand to his entourage, Boyle bowed to the tribal shaman and saluted, then sat on the chair at the head.

"Is he the patriarch of Froststone?" Todd asked in a low voice.

Rachel nodded: "Yes, but at the same time he is also the leader of several other tribes."

A look of confusion crossed Todd's face.

At the same time as the patriarch of several tribes, why not integrate these tribes into one big tribe?

Todd was about to ask, but Boyle asked in a slightly jerky lingua franca: "Miss Rachel, why didn't you go to the agreed place? Instead, meet here instead?"

Rachel shrugged. "My ship was caught in a storm and had to change the meeting place."

Boyle moved his gaze, glanced up and down at Todd, who was sitting on the fourth chair, and finally fixed his gaze on the other's mutated right arm: "This is the important person who wants to go to the "Kingdom of Shadows"?"

Rachel gestured behind her back, signaling Todd not to speak: "That's right, will you do me this favor?"

"Don't be in such a rush, let's talk about the previous agreement first." Boyle reached out to Rachel with a serious face: "Where is the thing you promised to give me?"

"Together with the ship, sinking at the bottom of the sea."

"What?!" Boyle stood up from his chair, furious: "You mean the promised food, weapons and medicines are all gone?! And you came to see me empty-handed?!"

Shocked by Boyle's anger, the surrounding barbarians stopped speaking and moving, and the atmosphere in the venue suddenly became awkward.

Rachel lazily adjusted her sitting posture, and Todd's familiar smile appeared on her face again: "That's right, I came here empty-handed, asking for your help."

Boyle smiled angrily: "Do you think I'll agree?"

"I think you have no choice." Rachel looked at her nails by the light of the fire, stroked her hair again, and said to Boyle with a smile: "Fear of war, desertion, disobedience to military orders, and attacking friendly troops. Boyle, you have become a wanted criminal of the entire Northern Alliance. No one or force will help you. Your former friends and allies have all abandoned you. Maybe only me is your hope of survival..."

"Hope?! Rachel! Isn't your synonymous with bad luck? Every time you find me, something good will happen!" Boyle waved his arms vigorously, looking angry and hated: "That time on the Echo Grassland, that time on Watch Fort, and that time on North Rock Fortress! You will always be the one who benefits in the end! And I have been used by you all the time!"

Rachel seems to have a firm negative attitude towards this accusation: "Boyle, think about it. You want to establish the first kingdom among the southern tribes, and I have been assisting you! In order to avoid being hunted by the northern kingdom, you scattered these tribes that supported you. But, if there is no information about the alien species under me, do you think they can escape the search every time?!"

Boyle scowled, and slowly sat back in his chair.

"You said that I brought you bad luck, why don't you think about yourself ten years ago? At that time, you were just an unknown pawn who was captured into the army of the Ulster Kingdom. You endured the whipping of your master, and you didn't even know if you could see the sun tomorrow. But now! Look around you, you are already the leader of several tribes, and you have thousands of warriors under you. You call this bad luck?!"

Boyle closed his eyes and waved his hands: "Rachel, I can't say no to you, it's like this every time..."

Rachel paused for a moment, then gently took Todd's hand.

The latter was a little surprised, because she could feel the slight sweat stains in her hands due to nervousness.

"Boyle, I hope you will do me this favor for the sake of our friendship in the past. It is very important for me to let us rush to the Kingdom of Shadows in the shortest possible time..."

The barbarian leader suddenly interrupted the woman's words: "Do you know what the 'Land of Shadows' means? Hundreds of people walk into that Jedi every year, and very few come back. It's a journey without an end, you will be lost in the endless mist, and even your corpse will be forgotten by this world... Rachel, listen to my advice, turn back! Before it's too late!"

Rachel smiled and said, "You didn't say that in your letter."

Boyle grinned, and then laughed: "If I mention this, will you still send me supplies?"

Rachel laughed until she burst into tears, until the cough finally calmed her down, and she said softly, "I have to go..."

"Why?"

"This is related to my ideals and long-cherished wishes. Even if this is a road of no return, I can only grit my teeth and take every step..."

Listening to Rachel's words, Todd lowered his head and looked at the ground, not knowing the expression on his face, but he was holding the woman's hand more and more tightly.

Boyle looked at the starry sky above his head and sighed deeply.

"If this is the case... I don't think I have any reason to shirk, pack your bags, tomorrow! Tomorrow we will set off to that endless Jedi—the land of shadows!"

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Among the snow-capped mountains, two travelers left a series of deep footprints on the knee-thick snow.

"Give up the warm stove and delicious food, and I will agree to follow you to the damn north! I must be fucking crazy!" Under the heavy cloak, the hostess with a childish face said words that were completely out of line with her age.

Walking in front of her was a shambling man, ignoring the former's protest, pointing his finger to the north, and his voice was old and heavy: "Over this mountain, we can enter the land of Ulster."

Panting heavily, the girl stopped and said, "Why don't you go through the canyon? I can easily deal with those defenders."

"Because the purpose of coming this time is not those boring guys, we have a more important goal..."

"The king of Muxi Kingdom?" The girl glanced at the person in front of her, and said in a puzzled and questioning tone: "Clarence, don't blame me for being wordy, I think you are a little too attached to the young king. Besides, how did you know he would come here?"

Pulling off the hood of the cloak, Clarence's face seemed to be fifty years older than his previous face. Wrinkles are all over his face, age spots are all over his cheeks, few of his teeth are intact, and even his breathing has become full of death.

"Sabrina, soul link is a very wonderful thing, but Todd doesn't know much about it. After I and his soul link together, we can perceive the orientation and feel the emotion. But these are not the most important. When the soul collapsed last time, the moment I escaped from the space, correspondingly, I also got some memory fragments from him."

Clarence's eyes lit up, and his spirit seemed to return to him: "Although these fragments don't take more than a few minutes together, and they are blurry and difficult to identify. But unlike the dull and boring world under our feet, the "Kingdom of the Gods" that Todd originally lived in is unimaginably wonderful and wonderful..."

Sabrina found a big rock and sat down, resting her chin with her hands, with a look of doubt on her face: "Are you sure those memories are not illusions caused by the collapse of the soul?"

Seeing Clarence's angry face, Sabrina rolled her eyes: "Well, even if they are all true, how are you going to convince Todd to show you that world again? You know, the last time you wanted to do this, you almost lost your life!"

Clarence put on the hood again, and his voice was like a will-o'-the-wisp: "This time, I got some 'good things' to ensure that the king will submit to my power..."