"I want Aveena to join us," I finally said. "I want Aveena to join us."
Avina was a little embarrassed in front of everyone when I said that, but I could see that she was actually very happy.
The other people's attitude wasn't that strange. They also hoped that Avina could join the Demon Hunter's Blade.
"Alright, I agree to your request, but Avina must be willing. I can't force her to join," Hissed had a kind smile on his face.
In my mind, Old Hissed was always such a kind old man. No matter how terrible things were, he could always smile indifferently.
"I'm willing. I also want to join the mercenary group," Avina happily nodded and agreed.
Just like that, Avina and I officially became the new members of the Demon Hunter's Blade. We used the blood on our fingertips to make an oath in front of the God of All Things, Idya, and vowed to fight for truth and justice!
In the next few days, Old Hissed told me that due to the current situation, our mercenary group's base would be moved to the Bear Town in the Northern Province, where we would rebuild our mercenary group.
The place we were now in was the town of Boheep in the eastern part of the German Empire. Most of the people living here were Derman. They were the descendants of the ancient Derman Kingdom.
The Northern Province was originally the territory of the Northland natives, so it was also called the Northland Province. Old Hissed was a true Northland man, so it was reasonable for him to want to move the Brotherhood to the Northern Province.
Regarding the Northland natives, I had been in contact with Hissed for many years. They weren't like the Derman. They were bold and unrestrained, kind and tolerant, brave and good at fighting. They were willing to sacrifice themselves for their friends, and were willing to face death for their enemies.
After Old Hissed told the other members of the Brotherhood about his idea, they didn't have any objections. However, Kevin said that he couldn't stand the climate in the north, and Flants told him to wrap himself in bearskin. Kevin could only curse this rough knight in his heart.
After everyone reached a consensus, they began to prepare for the move.
During this time, Hissed asked me to go out with Natalia and the others to scout the situation. Flants, Natalia and I formed a three-man team and left the secret base to scout for information on the road to Ursa Town.
Avina wanted to come with us, but Old Hissed didn't allow her to. Avina had no choice but to practice the basic skills that a demon hunter should have in the base.
Flants, Natalia, and I left the secret base. We left Bohep Town and headed north. We saw many strange things along the way.
The world had begun to change, but we didn't know what it would become.
Since the Black Dragon Irdele, the Wing of Destruction, attacked the capital of Kelandil, the news of the death of the great King Theoden had spread throughout the German Empire. The Empire was in turmoil because it had no leader.
First, most of the nobles in the Northern Province had died at the hands of the Black Dragon along with King Theoden. Then, a large-scale armed rebellion broke out in the Northern Province.
This rebellion wasn't sudden, because it had a historical foundation. Since the young Theoden unified the four seas, the Northland people in the north had joined the German Empire. A large number of nobles trusted by King Theoden had come to the Northern Province, and these people had become the leaders of the Northland people. Since ancient times, there had been irreconcilable conflicts between the leaders and the people they led. These nobles had lived like princes in the North, and each of them only cared about their own interests. Therefore, the Northland people of the lower class complained.
But because of the greatness of Theoden The Great, the Northland people could only swallow their anger. Now that the news of King Theoden's death and a few of the Northland lords had died together with their king, the fear in the hearts of the Northland people had disappeared.
Moreover, after the arrival of the Black Dragon, natural disasters continued, demons appeared frequently, and famine was serious. However, the high taxes of the remaining nobles were still a heavy burden on the shoulders of the Northland people. At this time, the resentment of the Northland people was like a powder keg that was about to explode, and only a small spark was needed to explode.
And Gravel was this crucial spark. He completely vented the anger accumulated in the hearts of the Northland people.
Gravel was originally the leader of a small mercenary group, but he was bullied by the nobles. In the end, because of some things, he decided to join the Empire's resistance army.
This Black Dragon incident could be said to be a turning point, and allowed him to seize the opportunity to fan the flames of dissatisfaction to the highest point. In just a few days, his group expanded rapidly, and even many Northland troops joined his camp. He became the commander of the Northern Allied Army. He fought with the Empire's army under the banner of the Northland people, and he sang loudly all the way, so now the North was basically the world of Gravel's Northern Allied Army.
We also heard about this from the caravans that came and went, but we don't know the details of the situation.
The Empire's royal family was also in a mess. With the death of the king, only the young Prince Kaiser and Princess Isabelle were left. Princess Isabelle was the heir of the queen who had passed away. She was sent to the North when she was young, so on the day of the Black Dragon's attack, she was not in the capital of Kelandil, but in the Northern Province.
As for Prince Kaiser, for some unknown reason, after the Black Dragon's attack, he and his mother, Queen Darlina, miraculously survived unscathed.
The mother and daughter had no one to rely on, and became the chess pieces of the generals who now held military power in the Empire. These generals had now become the actual rulers of the Empire, and they committed crimes and set up a separatist force.
At this time, a brave general, Alonso, took the initiative to protect Prince Kaiser and his mother, and fought against the evil forces who wanted to split the Empire under the banner of defending the legitimate Derman's royal family.
However, the one who really played a decisive role was King Theoden's former magic adviser, the chief archmage, Morz. This powerful mage used various methods to assassinate all the generals who wanted to establish themselves as the king overnight. In this way, the Empire's situation began to stabilize.
Alonso was appointed as the Empire's marshal, in charge of all military power, and also served as the chief commander of the reconstruction of the capital of Kelandil.
Thanks to the support of Morz and Alonso, Darlina and Kaiser, the lonely mother and son, were able to live in peace.
The rebellion in the Northern Province provoked the Western Province. The Western Province was the territory of the Haruz. They were a nomadic people in the desert, and their living habits and appearance were very different from the Empire's people. Their skin was dark, and their language was also very different from the Empire's common language.
So soon, the Haruz's own ruler, Rohand, submitted an independence agreement to the Empire's royal family. Given the current situation, the Empire's royal family had to acquiesce to this agreement.
Right now, the stability of the Southern Province was the key, because this was the foundation of the Empire. As for the Northern Province, the Empire did not announce that they would give up the sovereignty of this area.
In the unfinished palace, looking at the bleak night moon, Darlina and Prince Kaiser, the poor mother and son, thought of the great King Theoden of the past, and could not help but shed tears of sorrow.
They did not know what to do next, and did not know the true purpose of the chief archmage, Morz.
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