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Text 102 Chapter 102
Text 102 Chapter 102
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As some people jumped up and down, the rumors soon spread among the city dwellers who had been nervous.
It was like an infectious disease, but within a few hours, almost everyone in the city knew about it.
The archon took the other officials and escaped!
The soldiers protected the officials and escaped!
They were abandoned!
How can this be-
Although it was late at night, the city was already in chaos.
Because of the attack by the pirates, hiding in the room tremblingly all afternoon, the mentality of the distraught citizens was completely overwhelmed by this last straw.
Fear, anger, disappointment and other turbulent emotions overwhelmed their reason. Under the encouragement of some people, they burst out of their brains, and they gathered together like thousands of streams to form a terrible force.
Thousands of city residents rushed to the streets and gathered in front of the executive government in the center of the city from all sides.
"Let the Archon come out!"
"Let the officials come out!"
"Where are our soldiers—?"
Before the government took office, the previously empty large square was now densely packed with people.
Everyone was shouting loudly, and everyone's face was full of anger.
Some were screaming hysterically, while others were waving their fists in anger and roaring loudly.
Human beings are the most susceptible to being affected by their surroundings.
Even those who just wanted to come to see the situation can't help being affected by this environment, being involved in the waves and getting excited.
"How can you run away? What should we do?"
"You actually want to leave us behind and run away, you cowards!"
Hundreds of soldiers who were responsible for guarding the ruling government struggled to stand at the gate of the ruling government, putting their long guns horizontally in front of them to block the crowded citizens in front of them.
Their figures are like a solid wall, blocking the turbulent crowd firmly and preventing them from rushing in.
And their blockade angered these already angry people more and more.
"Leave us! Leave us alone! Things that are inferior to you pigs and dogs!"
"You running dogs!"
"Go away, we want to see the Archon! You damned running dogs, get out of us—"
Someone screamed insults at the soldiers who stopped them with disheveled hair.
Someone stretched out their hands, trying to take away the long|guns from the soldiers.
Once someone takes the lead, many people will follow.
A hand reached out and tore at the soldier's hair and clothes.
There was also a hand stretched out and hit the soldiers heavily, and even scratched their faces and arms with nails.
"You guys who are helping to abuse!"
"You must not die!"
"The Archon! Let him come out and come out to see us!"
The blue veins on the faces of the soldiers who had been cursed and insulted were stretched out. They gritted their teeth and made no sound with their stern faces.
But they still stood there, blocking the turbulent crowd with their bodies.
When Gallan hurriedly ran out of the side door with Kaihus and a few generals, he saw this situation.
Unexpectedly, the scene had reached such an uncontrollable situation, everyone was stunned, and they were speechless for a long while.
In the dark night, saw thousands of citizens crowded in the square, shouting to see the consul.
At this moment, with a sudden sigh, the originally dark square lit up.
All of the torches surrounding the square connected by the special organs were ignited at once.
In an instant, the light became brilliant.
The brightest place is the high platform that extends out in front of the executive government's tall buildings.
The front of the high platform faces the square, while the back is a hemispherical shape surrounding the high platform.
The huge torch illuminates the high platform.
That is the bulletin board of the ruling government.
Whenever there is a major event, or when a grand sacrifice is held, the citizens of the city will be summoned to the square, and the consul will stand on the bulletin board and speak to the crowd.
After craftsmen's special and ingenious design, the voice of the speaker can be amplified on the bulletin board.
As long as the square is quiet enough, speaking loudly here can spread throughout the square for everyone to hear.
The noisy square quieted down the moment the torch on the bulletin board was lit.
Everyone looked up, only to see a man wearing the costume of a navy general appeared on the high platform.
"Captain Seth?"
"It's Captain Seth."
"Yes, it's him!"
Many citizens recognized this person at a glance.
Seth's appearance made them begin to whisper to the people around them.
"Citizens of Tozes, please listen to me—"
Thanks to the special feature of the bulletin board, Seth's voice sounded throughout the square.
"You are not abandoned."
He says,
"We are still here, the army is still there, please believe us! We are soldiers of Aaron Landis, no matter what happens, we will not leave you behind!"
"So don't be afraid, please go back safely."
Seth shouted,
"We will guard this city, we will definitely protect you!"
Captain Seth has always been known for his integrity in Tozes City, and his words made everyone a little quieter.
The anger in the heart weakened a bit. Everyone looked at each other. Although no one moved yet, everyone was still standing on the square, but many people's faces showed hesitation.
Those who were affected by the fierce environment and lost control of their emotions also began to calm down, and a very small number of sober people have begun to persuade relatives and friends who came with them to leave here.
Seth breathed a sigh of relief.
But at this moment, a loud shout suddenly sounded from the quiet crowd.
"Good point! Who knows if you are lying to us!"
Everyone was startled for a moment, and they hadn't realized who was the one who called this out, and similar doubts sounded one after another.
"Yes! Just a few words just want us to believe you, how can it be!"
"Yes, you are just a captain. What qualifications do you have to say such things?"
"Don't be fooled by him!"
"Let the Archon out! We have to see him with our own eyes and listen to him with our ears—"
These doubts came from different places in the crowd, and suddenly made the quiet and hesitant people uneasy again.
The flame was ignited again, and they shouted in response to those voices.
"Yes! Coming out of the Archon!"
"You're just a captain, what's the point of what you say?"
"Where is the Archon? Why hasn't he come out yet?"
"It must have really ran away. Look. Except for Captain Seth, none of the officials have seen it. They must have all ran away, leaving this person to coax us—"
"We want to see the Archon!"
"We won't believe any of your nonsense until we meet the Archon!"
In an instant, the crowds raged again, and people shouted hoarsely together.
They rushed forward, trying to break through the soldiers' blockade and rush into the government.
Their heads were stunned by the anger, their eyes were red, and their expressions were ferocious.
They seem to want to vent their panic, anger, and fear at this moment.
Seth yelled from the bulletin board, yelling anxiously, but it was useless and never believed his words anymore.
The line of defense made up of soldiers is already shaky, even if they are soldiers, they can't compete with so many crazy people.
The scene has completely lost control.
Several generals standing at the side door looked at everything in front of them with ginger faces.
Kayjos frowned deeply.
Seeing the uncontrollable situation in front of him, Gallan stood quietly.
He slowly closed his eyes, and the fine blond hair was scattered on the slender eyelashes, as if he had dyed a little golden light on his eyelashes.
The deafening shouts echoed in his ears like a mountain whistling a tsunami.
But in this violent square, for some reason, only the place where he was standing was unusually quiet.
Garlan stood there for a long time.
Then he opened his eyes.
The flames burning around the square seemed to fall into his golden eyes at the moment he opened his eyes.
He turned around suddenly, without greeting anyone, and walked quickly from the side door back to the government hall.
When he left, Kaihus was ordering something to the guards beside him.
The knight ordered: "Arrange people to get into the crowd immediately, and control the few guys who made a fuss and agitate others just now, and don't let others find out."
After speaking, he turned his head and saw that Garlan's figure was about to disappear in the door.
He was taken aback, his face suddenly changed, and he hurried to chase after him.
"Prince!"
In the empty hall, only the sound of footsteps echoed.
Kaihus yelled, but Garlan didn't look back.
He walked across the hall, quickly walked across the corridor inside the government, and walked to the other side.
That was the position in the middle of the ruling government. A door was open, and inside the door, the spiral stone steps lead directly to the top.
Seth's anxious but futile cry came from the top of the spiral stone steps.
Go up from here, that's the bulletin board.
Garlan raised his foot.
However, as soon as he took a step forward, the blond knight who was chasing him grabbed his hand.
The boy turned his head, he stood on the steps, looking down at his knight.
Kayhus clasped his wrists and looked up at him.
"No, Your Highness."
The knight said his voice was suppressed at this moment.
His pupils shrank vigorously.
"Can not."
If you just sit invisible behind the scenes, no one will know that the prince is still in the city except those generals.
This is why he has always been calm and never persuaded the prince to leave Tozes City.
He had already thought about it, and once everything was ruined, he would force the prince to break through and leave.
He has this confidence.
However, if the prince shows up in front of everyone now...
Kaihus gripped Garlan's wrist tightly.
At this moment, he felt that his breathing was a little bit difficult.
"His Royal Highness."
Kayjos said softly.
His voice was very soft, as if he was afraid that a little louder would make something irreparable.
"This time, as long as this time, you must listen to me this time."
He says,
"Please... don't go."
do not go.
If you go.
Once you show up in front of everyone, you cut off all your retreat.
Standing on the stone steps, the young golden eyes looked down at Kaihuos.
He did not answer.
He just looked at Kehos and smiled.
A little silence, a little silence.
The knight clasped the boy's fingers and loosened it slowly and hard.
He stood downstairs and watched Garlan turn and leave.
The light-colored cloak that flew up when the boy turned around passed his eyes.
There was a deep shadow in the emerald green eyes of his malachite.
The knight stood there, watching his prince disappear into the spiral stone steps.
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Seth stared at the noisy crowd below, his voice was already dumb, but it didn't work.
At this moment, he suddenly felt exhausted.
Before the enemy came in, the city of Tozes was about to collapse from within.
How ironic.
They desperately tried to defend the city, but the city people who didn't know who was instigated didn't believe them. They believed that they were going to abandon themselves and yelled at them.
Even if he was as tough as Seth, he was a little frustrated for a while.
Just when he was helpless, suddenly there were footsteps.
When he looked at the familiar figure, his eyes widened.
"Prince?"
He shouted out the identity of the person.
The surprise at the visitor made Seth forget that he was on the bulletin board at the moment, and his voice was amplified when he shouted.
In the square, that special name suddenly rang in their ears, making many people startled and staring at each other.
"Prince?"
"What is he saying?"
"How is it possible? You got it wrong, right?"
They talked a lot, and couldn't help but look up.
"How are you—"
Kaijos' plan had already been revealed to Seth.
Seth was very in favor of Kehos's idea, and told the generals that they would not disclose the prince's still in the city.
When Garlan came up here, he suddenly became anxious and wanted to persuade Garlan to go down.
"Seth, you step back."
With a word of Gallan, all Seth's words got stuck in his throat.
With a deep sigh from the bottom of his heart, he lowered his head.
He said: "Yes, Your Royal Highness."
He bowed his head and stepped aside.
When answering, he was still standing at the center point of the high platform, and his voice was expanded again.
Everyone heard the name again.
"Yes, he was talking about the prince."
"Is it really..."
"Impossible, the prince has such a noble status, which is much more noble than the archon. The archon has escaped. How could he still be there?"
"But he clearly yelled..."
"Yeah, I heard it just now."
The people who were still excited just now all quieted down for a moment, and all of them stared at the brightly lit bulletin board with wide eyes.
They held their breath and waited.
They saw Captain Seth step back and kneel down.
A teenager appeared in their sight.
The light of the huge torch illuminates the boy's face, as well as the long golden hair that was blown by the wind.
Who is... Your Royal Highness?
The citizens of Tozes looked at the young man in awe and awe. The inborn awe of the supreme royal family made them shut their mouths and dared not make any more noises.
After all, that's a prince.
No matter how anger dazzled their heads and gave them great courage, they would not dare to be presumptuous to the noble prince.
"The citizens of Tozes."
Under the gaze of the thousands of citizens, Gallan spoke.
"I am the prince of Aaron Landis, Garland."
It's really His Royal Highness!
Everyone's hearts were beating violently, and they were lifted up high.
But the next second, their high-lifted hearts fell heavily in an instant.
Gallan said: "As you know, the consul of Tozes and most of the officials have fled."
"!"
Seth looked up sharply.
They tried their best to conceal this matter, but the prince said it directly.
He opened his mouth to say something, but he couldn't say a word.
Gallan's words were like a bolt from the blue, which immediately stunned the citizens of the entire square.
They stood there blankly, with their mouths open but they couldn't make any sound.
Confirming the fact that they were abandoned, their anger instantly burned their eyes. At this moment, their fear and despair even overwhelmed their awe of the prince. Some people opened their mouths and wanted to shout.
However, before they yelled, Gallan had already spoken a step ahead of them.
"Everyone who wants to escape has already escaped. They have escaped."
Gallan said.
He raised his hand and pointed to his side, the kneeling Seth.
Then, down again, pointing to the crowd, pointing to the soldiers who prevented the citizens from being pushed and bumped by them.
"So those who stay here now are all those who refuse to follow the consul and flee together, want to protect you, and are determined to coexist and die with Tozes City."
Just a few words of understatement, they suffocated the roar that everyone was about to break out.
The square once again presented a strange and quiet situation.
Gallan said: "Citymen of Tozes, do you plan to continue to insult the soldiers who stayed to protect you?"
Everyone was at a loss for a while.
But, perhaps intentionally or unintentionally, those who ran into the soldiers involuntarily stepped back a bit.
The square became quiet, and everyone was relatively speechless.
The rumor that the Archon fleeing made them extremely angry.
However, when they confirmed that the rumors were true, they lost the mood to continue to be angry.
The heart was empty, and the terrible reality left their minds blank.
Kaihus, who was standing on the side of the square, looked up and looked at his prince.
His guards have secretly arrested a dozen people who had taken the lead in the crowd just now, and brought them back for interrogation.
"My wise people of Tozes City."
On the high platform, the prince's voice spread out high in the sky.
"Don't let the anger and panic go to your heads, think about it, no matter whether the officials fled or not, you will be useless when you come here."
He was not angry because of the turmoil in the city.
His voice was peaceful, just like his calm look at the moment.
"My people, Solga, the god of wisdom, has bestowed wisdom on mankind, so now, calm down and use your mind to think."
He says,
"Think about who will be the winner after Tozes City is in chaos."
"Calmly think about it, do you have to continue."
This time, without those who were constantly making troubles with the rhythm, the city residents began to calm down in the silence.
The fine rain began to fall again.
Being showered by the cold rain, the head dazzled by anger and fear became a little sober.
What did they do?
Thinking of what they were doing just now, many people's faces paled, and they still felt like dreaming.
They didn't even figure out how they did that kind of thing.
It felt like being swept into the trend all of a sudden, and involuntarily followed the blood rush and yelled.
At this moment, everyone was silent, and the square was terribly quiet.
Only the sound of the wind whizzing by.
Soon, a sob broke the deathly silence.
Someone was sobbing.
"Prince, I am scared."
She said in a crying voice, "I'm really scared."
"Please tell us, can we survive?"
She sobbed, speaking out the common aspirations of everyone present.
"Please tell us, what should we do?"
In the silent square, the voice seemed unusually clear.
Almost everyone heard it.
Subconsciously, as if it was a resonance, everyone looked at Garlan.
Everyone looked at Garlan with complicated gazes.
On the one hand, they wanted to hear from the prince ‘I will protect everyone’, ‘Torzes City will be safe’, ‘Everyone will live well,’ and so on to appease them, even if it is a lie.
On the other hand, they felt that if the prince really said the same things as Captain Seth, then they would be coaxing them and perfunctory.
This kind of ambivalence even felt dazed by themselves.
They didn't even know what kind of answer they wanted to hear from the prince.
They can only look up and wait silently for the prince's answer.
Garlan looked down at the thousands of people below who were watching him.
"I have no idea."
He says,
"I don't know if I can hold Tozes, or if we can survive."
The light in everyone's eyes dimmed.
The prince did not lie to them.
On the one hand they felt a little comforted inexplicably, but on the other hand they became more and more desperate.
"But, my people."
On the high platform, the young prince looked down at his people.
Gallan said: "Even if it is death, I will be with you."
The howling wind spread his words all over this quiet land.
Everyone stared at the top in a daze.
Their prince is standing on the high platform.
Everyone could not see his face, but they could hear his voice.
There is no glamorous promise.
There is no passionate agitation.
It's simpler than anything... even cruel words.
But it happened to be such cruel language. For some reason, at this moment, they inexplicably calmed down their frightened heart.
Some people bow their heads and clasp their hands as if praying.
Someone was crying silently, covering their face.
Someone knelt down and fell to the ground.
Someone squatted down and hugged his young child tightly.
Someone raised his hand and silently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
The city of Tozes in the dark, drizzle falling, and the night is quiet.
………………
I don't know how it will turn out.
But my people.
Do not be afraid.
Even if it is death, I will be with you.Fupin Chinese
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