Chapter 501: World Border Journey (15)

10 days later
Accompanied by the faint sound of the sea tide, the desert is vast and dark in the middle of the night, but a towering city located in it is brightly lit and bustling.

This city is called "Minghai City". It is one of the very few large towns near the sea in the outer area of ​​​​the Yunzhong Desert. Just half a day ago, it was also the territory of the hero under the jurisdiction of the [Haidu] forces; Captain Fire Eagle Lesio.

"Hey, I just went out to receive some supplies, why is my house gone when I come back?"

Minghai soldier Romondan shook his head with a bitter look and sat alone in a corner among the cheering crowd, drinking alone.

He was 'originally' a captain of a thousand men in Minghai Castle. Three days ago, he was ordered by the castle lord, Lessio, to go to the seaside to receive supplies shipped from [Kaidu]. Unexpectedly, when he came back happily, he found that his house had been robbed!

Are there such ridiculous things in the world?
The more Romondan thought about it, the more depressed he became; this feeling was as speechless as when you went out to buy groceries and were about to go home to cook, only to find that your house had been smashed into ruins by a meteor from outer space.

"Okay, hiccup. How long are you going to be depressed?"

A rough and drunken voice suddenly sounded from the side.

The former captain of Baihua City, Jin Yong, who was obviously drunk, sat down beside Luo Mengdan and put a hand on his shoulder in a very affectionate manner. He said in a muffled voice: "It is your blessing to be able to serve under Lord Wang Yao. You should be grateful. Because from now on, you are free! You are no longer a walking corpse who can only numbly wait for the hero's orders and repeatedly kill and be killed, but a glorious soldier who can truly fight for the highest ideals!"

Luo Mengdan pushed the drunk man away with some disgust: "Stay away from me, you are not the one whose house was robbed!"

He still couldn't get used to getting along with this group of foreign soldiers. They were always full of passion, as if they had endless motivation and energy. This was very different from his lifeless comrades in Minghai City.

But why is there such a difference? Luo Mengdan still can't figure it out.
In fact, it can be said that the two soldiers, Jin Yong and Luo Mengdan, became acquainted with each other through fighting.

During the day, after Wang Yao defeated Captain Fire Eagle in one fell swoop, the troops successfully entered the Minghai City. Around dusk, Luo Mengdan returned with the supply team, and the person in charge of guarding the city gate was Jin Yong.

"Hey, open the door and tell Lord Lesio that Romondan has successfully returned with the supplies!"

"There is no Lord Lesio here, you are in the wrong place!"

"How can I make a mistake in my own home? I haven't seen you before, so you should open the door first! Are you deaf or don't understand what people say?"

"Haha, poor boy. How come you are blind at such a young age?"

These two simple conversations successfully caused the two hot-blooded people to fight each other on the spot. The two fought for half an hour and were evenly matched. It was not until Ling Jingsi and his five-member guard team showed up and explained to Luo Mengdan that the misunderstanding between the two sides was resolved.
Of course, the actual situation also hit Romondan hard. It was roughly like this: Wang Yao knocked on the door, Lecio taunted him, Wang Yao proposed a 5-on-50 battle, Lecio continued to taunt him, so Wang Yao proposed again that the outcome would be decided in one move, Lecio was successfully enraged, and then the great Fire Eagle Captain Lecio was killed in one move.
These are what Romondan later heard from the guards at the time. They sounded a bit weird, and even though the facts were right in front of him, he still thought there was an element of exaggeration in them.

He was well aware of Captain Fire Eagle's strength. A year ago, he came all the way from [Haidu] and easily killed 5000 soldiers who were responsible for defending the city by himself, and he only fired 46 shots in the whole process!
With such terrifying strength, how could he be killed instantly by that Wang Yao in just one move?
Looking at Jin Yong who was still drinking beside him, Luo Mengdan was silent for a moment, but finally couldn't help asking: "Is the Lord Wang Yao you mentioned really as powerful as you said? You seem to respect and adore him very much."

Even if Romondan denied it again, he had to admit that after this night, he truly felt the loyalty of these foreign soldiers to Wang Yao. So he was very curious. They were all heroes, so why had he never noticed that the soldiers of Minghai City had such a fanatical admiration for Fire Eagle Captain Lesio?

"You guys are so young, you have so little experience in life, and this is your first time meeting Lord Wang Yao, so of course you can't understand."

In a drunken state, Jin Yong proudly said, "Do you know what it means to 'establish a mind for the world, establish a destiny for the people, inherit the lost knowledge of the ancient sages, and create peace for all generations'? Lord Wang Yao is that! Do you know what it means to 'do not let those who carry firewood for the people freeze to death in the wind and snow. Do not let those who pave the way for freedom be trapped in thorns'? We are that!"

"I have little education, so don't lie to me." Luo Mengdan looked unconvinced, but in fact he didn't quite understand what Jin Yong meant.

"Oh! Otherwise, why do they say that if you don't work hard when you are young, you can only be a soldier in the canyon when you grow up." Jin Yong exhaled a large breath of alcohol, and then pretended to be an old teacher and talked eloquently: "From ancient times to the present, no hero has ever looked at us straight in the eye. In the eyes of those heroes, we are just a bunch of tools to realize their ambitions and ideals, cattle and horses, and livestock. If we die, we die. Whether to abandon them or not is always just a matter of thought. And we soldiers can only rely on them from birth to death, as if only in this way, our existence has value. So do you know what is the real greatness of Lord Wang Yao? It is that he respects each of us and respects every life!"

Jin Yong slowly got rid of the alcohol, and suddenly his eyes were filled with tears: "When we were trekking in the desert, he was a hero who was high above us, but he was always paying attention to us. No matter who it was, as long as he was attacked by the demons, he would immediately appear to save him! Although he didn't say much, he kept telling us with his actions, and also telling people all over the world that we soldiers are also lives, living people! We have never been tools, chess pieces, or cattle and horses! Every time he captured a city, he never forced anyone to be enslaved, and always properly arranged the daily life and diet of each of us. It was he who made me know that I was also a 'person', and it was also he who made us know that we can also be free people and do whatever we want! In short, we like to follow Lord Wang Yao, not because we are forced by his power, nor are we coerced, but because we like this kind of life! We like the feeling of finally finding the meaning of life!"

I have to admit that Jin Yong's confession of his heart is also the voice and yearning of all the soldiers in the world. Even though Luo Mengdan was a little excited, he still said arrogantly: "Don't talk nonsense! How come I have never heard of these things? These are just your self-congratulatory conclusions!" "Because these remarks are very dangerous, young man!" Jin Yong looked disappointed, with a red face and said seriously: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Do you think Lord Wang Yao would say these words himself? Let me put it this way, if he told us that he wanted to take us to liberate the tens of millions of enslaved soldiers in the desert and give them freedom, then we would not follow him, and Lord Wang Yao would also make enemies of heroes all over the world! Think about it, such an idea that there is no one before and no one after, does it harm the interests of most of the ruling class? Will those heroes who rely on billions of soldiers to stand on the top of the world agree?"

It can be said that Wang Yao is more about guiding the soldiers. After all, how can a person who doesn't have freedom want to bring freedom to another group of people? Only when they are truly free will they have an epiphany and be motivated to liberate another group of people imprisoned in cages!

Seeing Romondan's somewhat dazed look, Jin Yong nodded with satisfaction and continued, "I think these principles must have caused Lord Wang Yao to suffer a great loss, so he turned to action to prove everything. He wants us soldiers to understand and decide for ourselves, and find a belief that is willing to follow him and continue to fight. This is Lord Wang Yao. He is not like other heroes who just impose their own ideas on us soldiers and drive us like cattle and horses to help them achieve their strategic goals. In contrast, the 'things' that Lord Wang Yao gives us are the true meaning of 'freedom'!"

Under Jin Yong's earnest teachings, Luo Mengdan was deeply shocked! He remained silent for a long time, and vaguely understood the difference between this group of foreign soldiers and their Minghai City soldiers.

It was also at this moment that his dead heart seemed to feel a strange burning throbbing for the first time.
Jin Yongze looked at the soldier who was lost in thought, smiled, then raised the bowl in his hand and shouted to the noisy crowd around him: "Come on, brothers! Cheers to Lord Wang Yao, and to our great journey!"

This roar quickly received a fanatical response from the soldiers.

"Oh oh oh!!"

"Respectfully, Lord Wang Yao!"

"Cheers to our great journey!!"

Minghai Castle is becoming more and more lively.

the other side.

The deserted city wall contrasts sharply with the bustling scene in the city.

The silver-haired man with heterochromatic eyes stood alone in front of the battlement, looking deeply and silently into the dark distance. In the darkness, the sea breeze was cool and gentle, like a dreaming beauty passing through the shackles of space, gently touching his hair and clothes.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps behind me, which were obviously deliberately light.

Even without looking back, Wang Yao could sense through his breath that the person walking towards him was Su Lie, the calmest and most unyielding member of the Great Wall team.

In fact, Wang Yao had already realized that this sturdy soldier, who looked honest but was actually delicate in heart, had been secretly observing him for some time.

So Wang Yao took the initiative to say, "You seem to have wanted to talk to me for a long time."

Su Lie was stunned before he could speak, and then he smiled with relief: "You are really perceptive. It is hard to imagine how much you have experienced in the four years in Sanfendi to grow to such a terrifying level now."

Wang Yao responded with silence. Not wanting to make himself look bad, Su Lie continued, "It's clear that Mulan really cares about you. She always said that during the months you were on the road back to the Great Wall, you were like a walking corpse with a lost soul. But during this time, she saw that you were gradually willing to talk to your companions and became more energetic. Her appetite also improved a lot."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Yao interrupted and said, "Why don't we get straight to the point?"

"Haha, I always thought Kai was quite unromantic." Su Lie smiled bitterly unconsciously.

His companions all said that Wang Yao had changed a bit during this period of time, but only people as meticulous as him and Kai knew that this man had not changed at all from the beginning to the end, and was still as cold and rational as ever, which made people feel scared.

"So, do you mind if I know something about you? For example, where did you get the equipment for those soldiers? And what is your real purpose for coming to the border?"

Although everyone thought that Wang Yao returned to the Great Wall because of Hua Mulan's invitation, Su Lie did not think so. At least he always felt that Wang Yao must have other more important purposes for coming to the border, and even what Wang Yao was doing now should have other deeper meanings.
Wang Yao turned around and looked at Su Lie with a little admiration. He knew that the soldier in front of him not only had extraordinary defense, but also had outstanding wisdom that was equal to his tankiness.

(End of this chapter)