Monarch of Evernight: A seed of hope

bsp;With the overall situation of Floating Continent decided, Qianye decided to leave and return to a neutral place, leaving Song Zining behind to deal with the aftermath.

Song Zining also learned about Lin Shuai's death at this time. He looked at Qianye who had regained his composure and could not see anything strange on the surface. He just sighed. The two of them were relatively silent, not even a word of conversation.

Words have never been as empty and useless as at this moment, and there is some pain that even a touch is unbearable.

When Dark Fire came, it formed a mighty and huge fleet, but when it came back, it was very empty. Most of the troop transport ships were empty, and some ships even lacked crew members and could not find anyone to sail them.

Song Zining and Qianye discussed and simply sold many transport ships to the empire. After this battle, although Yongye suffered heavy losses, the empire also saw the benefits of large-scale airborne operations by transport ships. Although the transport ships in the neutral ground are old and worn-out, they are reliable, strong, easy to repair, and suitable for military use.

There are so many corpses of mercenaries and Zhao Clan's private army that it is difficult to distinguish them from the dark races. It is impossible to pick them apart one by one and identify them. Some of those who died in the Hall of Valor have been buried in the void.

Following common practice, the empire put away all the warrior nameplates it could find, then incinerated the bodies, buried the ashes, and erected a high monument on the old site of Baicheng.

After the simple but grand ceremony, Qianye took the surviving veterans of Dark Fire and set off back.

The fleet has a battle cruiser as its flagship, frigates on guard on both wings, and a huge transport fleet in the center. Almost every ship of this fleet was injured and moving slowly. Qianye asked the Hall of Heroes to return to the Hokuriku first to rest and repair equipment. In addition, the mild environment of Hokuriku is also good for Carol's injury.

The journey was calm and the fleet slowly sailed towards the neutral ground. Although the journey was slow, after a few days, the neutral ground was still in sight.

Qianye stood at the porthole of the bridge and looked forward. At the end of the void, the Neutral Land is already looming. Looking from a distance, it is a scattered mass of land mass, wrapped in a circle of mist. Only by looking from a distance can one vaguely see the traces of the fall of Xugu Star.

The neutral ground gradually approached, and the captain repositioned his route. With the battle cruiser as the leader, the huge fleet quietly turned an angle and sailed towards the neutral ground.

From the perspective of outsiders, there are land masses ahead, and only Qianye can see the hazy layer of fog. When the battle cruiser rushed into the fog, a subtle sizzling sound was heard throughout the ship, many instrument pointers jumped sharply, and some instruments were even spraying sparks.

"Damn, it's happening again!" The captain cursed, then released the force, protected the cockpit, and shouted: "Why are you still standing there, why don't you repair it quickly? Replace the broken one and take a look. Are there any spare parts? By the way, I’m looking for older models, the older the better!”

The crew quickly started working, and the captain urged him a few more times, then came to Qianye and said worriedly: "Sir, a batch of parts have been replaced when I came here, but it still doesn't look good now. Just changing it like this will affect the performance of this ship."

"The neutral ground is like this. It doesn't matter. Your opponents here are also old antiques. In addition, I will find a suitable place for you to park the ship." Qianye said.

The captain looked a little better and said: "Sir, I'm not complaining, but just looking at her makes me feel bad."

After that, the captain left the bridge and inspected the entire ship.

This battlecruiser is the most cutting-edge battleship in the empire, and the darling of every captain. Although it had been modified once before coming to the Neutral Land, the shipyard obviously underestimated the harsh environment of the Neutral Land. The layer of fog that Qianye sensed contained an obvious aura of corrosion and destruction, and was also mixed with the force of the void. Ordinary materials used to construct the force array simply could not withstand its corrosion.

What happened on the battle cruiser was just a small episode. The fleet passed between two land masses, and an extraordinarily large land mass appeared in front of it, which was the East China Sea.

At this point, every mercenary can find their way back. The fleet headed straight for Nan Qingcheng. The landmass gradually expanded in front of the eyes. Through a cloud, the outline of a city appeared on the distant horizon.

A mercenary general next to Qianye couldn't help but look happy and said: "I'm finally back!"

Qianye sighed deep in his heart and said, "Yes, I'm back."

An officer loudly said: "Come back this time, Master Qianye, you really have to lead us to have a good fucking!"

Qianye was woken up by this sound. Looking back, the mercenaries in the bridge were very excited, and their faces were all filled with joy. Each of these mercenaries exudes extraordinary momentum. In addition to a few generals, there are several who have a faint tendency to break through the generals.

Qianye didn't expect him to say this. At a glance, most of the surviving mercenaries' eyes shone and they looked at him eagerly. The people who are still with Qianye are all survivors of the Battle of Baicheng. After the catastrophe, many showed signs of breakthrough.

Qianye originally thought that nine out of ten Dark Fire mercenaries died in this battle, and those who were still alive should be heartbroken. Even if they did not plan to completely quit the mercenary group, they should want to stay away from the battlefield. But unexpectedly, after a big battle, these people seemed to be completely ignited.

"So many of our brothers died this time. I originally thought that you would want to rest for a while before making plans." Qianye said.

The mercenaries looked at me and I looked at you, and finally pushed out a general in his early thirties.

This general was originally the leader of a small mercenary group. Later, under Ji Tianqing's threats and inducements, he led the entire mercenary group to join the Dark Fire. Among the original dark fire generals, he was not that outstanding, but miraculously survived the Battle of White City. Among the surviving mercenaries, he originally had the highest position and the strongest combat power, so he was pushed out.

He bowed to Qianye first, and then said: "Sir Qianye, we mercenaries have been living a life of licking blood from the edge of a knife. Who will have a good death? Death on the battlefield is not a bad ending. The most fearful thing is to He is old and injured, and cannot go to the battlefield or do heavy work. It can be said that life is worse than death. In the past, the mercenary group took care of everyone, but it was just to prevent everyone from starving to death, but it was not much better."

Qianye nodded, this is the most common ending for mercenaries in neutral lands. According to Song Zining, this is also a natural rule. In order to survive, the human race in the neutral land has greatly improved their fertility and their individual strength has also improved faster. But the neutral land cannot support so many people, so brutal war is the way to reduce the population.

Mercenary groups, large and small, are all born to fight. Either they are hired to fight with others, or they fight with each other. In short, they have to fight and kill people, otherwise no one can survive.

What is even more cruel than this is the Evernight Continent, which is located at the bottom of the world, with even poorer resources. Even if you are young and strong and cannot get out of the garbage dump, you still live like a beast.

The general paused and continued: "In the final analysis, this **** battle is just the fate of people like us, it's no big deal. But this time is different from the past. Those brothers who died in the battle, At least they died with dignity. At least their wives and families didn't have to rely on others to be bullied. You and Master Zining took us to fight in this battle, letting us understand that we mercenaries can also die with dignity and without worries. ."

Qianye didn’t expect this at all.

The empire will provide pensions to the mercenaries who died in Baicheng this time in accordance with the standards of the regular army, which was also one of the conditions for participating in the war. Qianye didn't expect that there would be a monument after his death, which would mean so much to these mercenaries.

In addition, the empire's standard pension is also of great significance to the mercenaries in neutral lands. Their families can at least live with peace of mind. In the past, many mercenary groups were disbanded because they could not pay pensions. Once a mercenary died in battle, it would be a disaster for the family, and it was not uncommon for wives and daughters to become prostitutes.

The general looked back at his companions and said: "Sir, in fact, we have discussed it before. Only with you and Master Zining did we know that our mercenaries are also human beings. So we will not leave, and I want to continue to follow you and create a new world! ”

Before Qianye spoke, another elderly general said again: "Sir Qianye, this pension is divided into three parts. Just give out one part, and the remaining two parts should be kept in the dark fire." When the fire develops, you will never forget us."

Qianye smiled bitterly, "You trust me so much..."

"When you were in Baicheng, you were always in the most dangerous place."

"Yes, Master Zining is like that too."

"I am standing here alive because you pulled me out from under the claws of that werewolf!"

The mercenary generals were talking non-stop.

The general at the head raised his hand and pressed it gently. When everyone was quiet, he said: "Sir, although we mercenaries are nothing, we can tell who is the real hero and who is worthy of our sincere following! You don't want to No matter what we need from now on, we just need to give you an order! Even if we fight another battle like Baicheng, we won’t have to say anything!”

Looking at these mercenaries who have survived a hundred calamities, Qianye couldn't help but sigh.

The mercenaries live a precarious life just for money. The empire has always provided generous pensions to soldiers, and the standards are completely astronomical for mercenaries from neutral lands. These mercenaries are willing to give up more than half of their pension, which shows their determination to follow Qianye and rebuild Dark Fire.

One of the oldest mercenaries said: "Sir Qianye, that's it. The pension we leave is much higher than that of other mercenary groups. I believe that as long as you take us for a day, you will not let those The families of the brothers who died in the war were wronged.”

Having reached this point, Qianye suddenly felt a heavy weight on his shoulders. If you agree to this sentence, you will not only be responsible for the surviving mercenaries in front of you, but also responsible for the families of those mercenaries who died in the battle, which is more than 100,000 people.

The general at the head said solemnly: "Lord Qianye, as long as you are willing, the initial reconstruction is not a problem. Many of the descendants of those brothers who died in the battle have grown up. In our neutral land, after ten Even if they are adults, if you give them a gun, they will definitely be good on the battlefield!"

Qianye finally nodded and said: "Okay! From now on, you should follow me carefully, and I will take you to conquer a big world!"

During the battle patrol, a burst of cheers like a mountain roar and a tsunami suddenly broke out!

A seed is planted.

The fleet came all the way, the weather was calm, and there was no one who wanted to rob them. Even the most vicious outer space pirates would put away all their inappropriate thoughts and retreat quietly after seeing the battle cruiser.

A frigate first sailed towards Nan Qingcheng and hovered over the city for several weeks. Only after seeing nothing unusual did it send out a signal. The huge fleet sailed towards Nan Qingcheng and landed at the landing field one by one.

Ji Rui, the nominal city lord of Nanqing, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Qianye walking towards the battle patrol, he immediately greeted him with a smile on his face and loudly said from a distance: "It is really gratifying to come back from a great victory. ! ”

Qianye shook his head and said calmly: "Nearly all the brothers died in the battle, what is there to celebrate?"

Ji Rui was surprised, "They all died in the battle? No way? There should be...50,000 people when you went there, right?"

"These are the ones coming back." Qianye pointed behind him.

The surviving mercenaries who got off the battle cruiser were only a few hundred, and they all looked thin in front of the huge battle cruiser, let alone compared to the entire fleet.

Ji Rui looked at the surviving mercenaries carefully and suddenly said: "They are all talents!"