I managed to find out about the Blood Princess, but it wasn't what I wanted to hear.
The Blood Princess had done a great deed. The terrifying impression she left on the Allied Army was still being passed down by word of mouth hundreds of years later. It's not that I haven't seen a single person wiping out an entire army single-handedly. Pandora was one of them, but looking at something from the perspective of a bystander and looking at it from the perspective of the party being wiped out is definitely different. Even though the shorter lifespans of the allied forces on the surface have never experienced the fifth war, you can still feel the horror on the faces of those uncouth soldiers when they mention the words' Blood Princess'. It's obvious how much that disastrous expedition had affected the people on the surface. If the Blood Princess wasn't imprisoned on the Dim Moon, she alone would have been able to deal a devastating blow to the Allied Army's morale. However, I still couldn't get the information I wanted to know. No one knew the origin of the Blood Princess, and no one knew if she had any other real name other than the 'Blood Princess'. The second-in-command of the Demons who was believed to have ruled the dark planet during the Dim Moon Lord's hibernation seemed to have suddenly appeared out of nowhere. There was no trace of her in any official history. After I returned, I flipped through the scriptures of the Goddess's religion and all the forbidden books that Icetis had "stolen", but I couldn't find this name. There wasn't even a suspected character.
In the official historical records, the Dim Moon Lord had always been the only commander of the Dim Moon's forces. The Blood Princess was like an evil shadow hiding behind the Dim Moon Lord. If it wasn't for the failed expedition organized by the people on the surface during the Fifth War, her name probably wouldn't even appear in the folklore.
The information that I heard from Joseph and Anna brought us a new confusion. The Blood Princess was a member of the 'Group of Four' from thousands of years ago. According to the old Pope and the Dragon Lady, she was one of the four who saved the world back then. Now, we guessed that the four of them had been carrying out some kind of plan ever since the end of the Fifth War. The purpose of this plan seemed to be to protect the world, but why did the deeds of the Blood Princess sound so wrong …
Icetis was also confused after hearing the information that I had gathered. Now, not only did we not understand the origins of the Blood Princess, but we also knew that she had 'deeds' that had nothing to do with the 'Savior'. The female rogue felt that there were only two possibilities for this situation. Either there was something shady about the Group of Four, and the conversation that we overheard between the old Pope and the Dragon Lady was only the tip of the iceberg. Or, the actual situation of the expedition during the Fifth War was still up for debate. Back then, only four soldiers survived, and three of them were crazy. All the knowledge that the people on the surface knew about the Blood Princess was based on the description of the only soldier who was half crazy, and the fact that no one survived except for the four of them. So, the rumors that were circulating among the people on the surface might not be true.
Other than that, we were also getting more and more curious about the situation of the Divine Equipment. Now, everyone was inclined to believe that the 'Divine Equipment' that the Dragon Lady and the old Pope mentioned was the Star Domain USB that we had been searching for all this time. In theory, it should only be a storage device, but we didn't expect that it would cause so many messy things to happen in this world. The Dragon Lady and the old Pope mentioned that the Divine Equipment had released some kind of 'Shadow of the Demon'. That kind of Shadow of the Demon seemed to be the culprit that caused the world to be in turmoil. When we thought about the state of the Dark Moon Demon, that Shadow of the Demon easily made people associate it with the 'Abyss'. However, after we used a limited number of probes and divine arts (we didn't dare to use a large-scale scanning device for fear of accidents), we didn't discover any signs of the Abyss on the Dark Moon. Thus, what exactly was the 'Shadow of the Demon' released from the Divine Equipment? It became a mystery.
In short, these messy matters caused everyone to discuss for the better part of the night. Icetis couldn't help but want to use "Omniscient Eye" on the Dark Moon, but in the end, Lin Xue and I joined hands to dissuade her from doing so. Small-scale divine arts were easy to deal with, but it was best not to use those that were used to scan the entire planet. Apart from the Goddess of Life's talent of using the native lifeforms to sense all things, any planet-wide scan could be detected by the Fallen Apostles. Those bastards' surveillance of this world had reached a level of insanity. Not only did they detect the intensity, they also detected the range. A scan with an effective range of more than five thousand kilometers would be detected by them regardless of whether it was psionic energy or divine arts. This was to prevent the Imperial Army from secretly setting up additional scanning stations and outposts in this "ungoverned world."
Of course, we didn't have much confidence to say that the Fallen Apostles were insane, because the Imperial Army's sensitivity to this "ungoverned world" was about the same level … The restrictions on our movements here were set according to the Imperial Army's alert level. As long as it was something that could be seen by our own people, it would definitely be seen by the enemy as well. As long as we persisted on this point, we wouldn't be wrong.
A day passed just like that. The Dragon Lady Sonya probably wouldn't wait for too long. Perhaps she would leave for the Dark Moon at any time. Thus, Icetis sent her last two lice demons to the Dark Moon's teleportation portal in the north to monitor it 24/7. They were just waiting for Sonya to make a move so that she could send us a signal.
But before that, an unexpected person suddenly came to visit.
This was our second day in Northern Fortress. Shallow Shallow had led Pandora and her sister to wander around the mountains early in the morning. They probably wouldn't be back until noon. Icetis and Lin Xue went shopping in the fortress. Although I didn't really understand what could be bought in a "town" that looked like a huge military camp, I couldn't be bothered to care about them. In the end, I was the only one left to look after the camp.
I set up a recliner in front of the tent and spread out my arms and legs to bask in the sun. Jingle woke up with a relatively normal biological clock, which was rare. The little one popped her head out of my pocket and ran circles around my chest as though she was doing morning exercises. All I had to do was look down and see this silly and adorable little one. My mood became increasingly relaxed and happy under the influence of this adorable little one. At that moment, I suddenly felt a slightly familiar aura approaching me. Considering that there were no other mercenaries around and that Dragon Lady Sonya had disappeared early in the morning, the aura approaching me was obviously coming for me.
I put Dingdang into my pocket and raised my head to look into the distance. In the morning light, a figure on a horse appeared. It was a tall and handsome man. He rode on the warhorse of the National Knight Regiment and was fully clothed. He looked like a knight who was ready to fight to the death against a demon king. The most eye-catching thing about this man wasn't his face that could be pulled to the Oscars, but his pointy elven ears. Wasn't this Joe, the only one in the Iron Knight Regiment who seemed to have a bit of integrity?
The well-trained military horse trotted to a stop in front of me. I raised my hand to greet the person on the horse. "Hey, Joe. Why are you out alone today? What's the matter? Let's make it clear that we're not taking over … "
I didn't finish my words because I noticed that the expression on the face of the handsome Elf in front of me wasn't quite right. There was a hint of urgency, as though he was unafraid of death, as though this Iron Knight was really going to fight the Demon King with his life.
"What's wrong?" I rolled up from the recliner. Joe wasn't curious about the strange-looking chair I was sitting on. He jumped off the horse and said urgently, "Where is the woman you said is going to find the Blood Princess?"
I blinked at the Elf soldier in front of me and suddenly had a bad premonition. "What do you want?"
"Just tell me where she is. It's very important." Joe came up to grab my arm. I quickly jumped back half a step. "Wait, don't be so agitated. I'm straight. If you don't tell me what you want, I definitely won't cooperate. Speaking of which, you can't possibly be thinking of asking that woman about going to the Dark Moon to find the Blood Princess, right? "
Yesterday, in order to ask Joseph and the other two about the Blood Princess, I casually revealed the matter of the Dragon Lady. Anyway, I only mentioned it casually. They didn't know who Sonya was, nor did they know about the matter that happened thousands of years ago. However, I didn't expect Joe to rush over in such a hurry today. Looking at his anxious expression, I could tell that … he was really going to fight to the death against the demon king!
Joe looked at me with a burning gaze. In the end, he seemed to feel that a 'newbie mercenary' wouldn't affect his plans. He nodded his head. "That's right. I'm going to find the Blood Princess."
I sized up this male Elf that I didn't know much about. I suddenly remembered that when I was talking to Joseph and the other two about the Blood Princess yesterday, he didn't say anything. I didn't pay attention to him at that time. Now that I thought about it, his behavior seemed a little off. "Do you have a grudge against the Blood Princess?"
"You are really weird. Most people wouldn't ask this first: They don't know what to say when they hear the name of the Blood Princess." Joe squeezed out a smile that looked like he was crying. "Just take it that I have a grudge against that monster. Anyway, going to the Dark Moon to find the clues of the expedition army is my life's biggest wish. I know this sounds a little crazy and you don't have to know the specific reason. In short, I see hope in you now … I know who the white-haired woman you are talking about is. If she really wants to find the Blood Princess, then she will definitely be able to do it. However, I don't know where to go to meet that Lord. Didn't you meet her before? Tell me where did you meet her? Why did that Lord talk to you? Did she tell you how she plans to go to the Dark Moon? "
I stared dumbfoundedly at this male elf who was speaking incoherently. I couldn't understand how he, as the lowest-level knight, knew so many things. He definitely didn't know the secrets of thousands of years ago, but he obviously guessed that the white-haired woman who was going to the Dark Moon to find the Blood Princess was the Dragon King. That Dragon Lady had lived in the human world incognito for so long. There might be others who knew her true identity other than the old pope, but theoretically, it shouldn't include an Iron Knight who couldn't advance for 15 years …
However, no matter what, my plan with Icetis didn't include bringing outsiders to the moon. Our trip was to completely settle the artifact, not to hitch a ride to the Dark Moon for seven days. Bringing Joe along would basically cause problems: I still have to send someone to protect him. Just as I was thinking about how to push this matter aside, a familiar voice came from the side. "You should tell him. That weakling usually looks quiet, but once he sets his mind on something, no one will be able to change his mind. Although I don't know why he is so sure that you can let him go to the Dark Moon. "
I looked towards the source of the voice and saw Joseph and Anna standing side by side not far away. Both of them were fully armed just like Joe. Their war horses were snorting beside them. The only difference between the two of them and Joe was that they didn't look as though they were ready to fight the Demon King to the death, but they looked as though they were ready to die.
"You guys …" Joe stared at his two companions with his eyes wide open. This action showed that he came out without telling Joseph and Anna.
"We have known each other for more than 20 years." Joseph came up and patted Joe's shoulder, "I am usually a rough person, but I can still know what a brother who has known for more than 20 years is thinking."
Joe couldn't help but feel touched by Joseph's words. Joseph couldn't help but say the second half of his words, "Of course, the most important thing is that you talk in your sleep at night. We're in the same dorm, and I've been listening to your plan since midnight. I've been listening to you for three whole hours, and you're talking in your sleep. Isn't that a little too detailed …"
Joe's face was as red as the sunset. Anna patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't worry, anyway, only Joseph knows about this. Also, do you know why no one except this idiot wants to be in the same dormitory with you?"
Seeing that the three of them were chatting happily, I finally couldn't help but jump and shout, "Wait a minute! Wait a minute! I haven't said anything yet! No one agreed to bring any of you to the moon. At least explain to me, why did Joe look for me? "
What I meant was, how did Joe know that the white-haired woman who was asking about the Blood Princess was the Dragon King, and how did he know that the Dragon King was looking for the Blood Princess? After all, our family's official identity here was' freelance mercenaries'. Joe's original goal was definitely not to find a group of mercenaries to change his fate. I was at most a springboard — at least, that was what he thought.
"Most people really don't know the background of this idiot." Joseph smiled mysteriously and patted Joe's back. The handsome Elf wasn't angry at being called an idiot. It was obvious that this was a nickname that the three of them were used to. "Joe knows a lot of things, and some of them can even be described as' top secret '."
I looked at Joseph with a probing gaze and gestured for him to continue.
"You already know about the Blood Princess and the expeditionary army, right?" Joseph looked at Joe's expression and seemed to have gotten a tacit approval before he continued, "At that time, the one who strongly supported and personally formed the expeditionary army was one of the commanders of the allied forces, the female elven General Angelie. After losing contact with the first batch of troops, General Angelie personally led the second batch of troops and later died in the hands of the Blood Princess along with the other soldiers. Joe is General Angelie's son. "
My eyes widened in surprise: Life can really be more dramatic than a drama.
"So, my greatest wish in this life is to go through that door in the opposite direction and go to the Dark Moon personally." Joe lowered his head and said in a low but firm tone, "I may also die in the hands of the Blood Princess or other Dark Moon Demons, but as long as there is a one in a million chance, I will find out what happened to the expeditionary army. Even if it's just to find the place where my mother died in battle."
"Joe has always felt that the total annihilation of the expeditionary army back then was very strange." Anna said vaguely, "He insisted that General Angelie would not make such a big mistake, and … he said that General Angelie told him very relaxed and confidently before she set off that she went to the Dark Moon not to fight, but to negotiate with someone … Joe thought that person was the Blood Princess. I know this sounds a bit sensational. Not to mention the other generals of the allied forces, even Joseph and I don't dare to believe it, so just listen to it. Anyway, you only need to know that Joe is the descendant of the first elven family. Although the family has declined, he still knows a lot of secrets, including the identity of the white-haired woman you met once. Haih, it's actually useless for me to tell you so much. You're probably even more confused. "
I had been staring at Joe for a long time at this time: Even if he doesn't want to go this time, I have to tie him to the moon!
The Blood Princess and the expeditionary army back then really have their own problems!
As for Joe, his story was indeed tortuous, but it was also very cliché. This was the story of a big family with deep hatred who painstakingly washed away the sins of their ancestors and longed to restore the glory of the family. Joe was born in the most prestigious military family of the elves. His parents were outstanding generals, and the latter was even more legendary: The female elf named Angelie was considered to be comparable to the legendary heroes of ancient times. At least when he was young, Joe lived a safe and comfortable life like all other similar noble children and received a strict noble education. As long as there were no accidents, he would become a soldier like most of the talented children in the family, and step by step to the position of a general: Just like his legendary mother. However, the fifth Dark Moon War and the disastrous expedition ruined everything.
The 50,000 most elite soldiers of the allied forces on the ground and the heroic generals who were revered by all races were completely annihilated in just a few days. Regardless of whether the formation of the expeditionary army was approved by the other generals or not, as the initial proponent of the expeditionary army, Angelie became the biggest "culprit". It seemed that people needed to vent their anger on someone who could no longer resist in order to slightly alleviate the fear that the Blood Princess brought to them. Therefore, General Angelie became the "commander who made the stupidest mistake" in the fifth Dark Moon War and was accused of as many as three digits of crimes. To this elven general, the only thing worth rejoicing was that she died on the moon with the other expeditionary army soldiers. This sacrifice at least relieved half of her crimes.
But from then on, her family was removed from the "honorary family" of the elves and quickly declined. After that, Joe's father was unable to recover, and the rest of the family also left the army (or rather, were expelled from the army). Until a few hundred years later, when the pain brought about by the fifth Dark Moon War slowly subsided, Joe was allowed to register as an elven civilian to join the army. Together with his two foreign travel companions, he became a knight of the Gondor Empire. The elves still refused to accept him, so he could only join the human Empire.
But although short-lived humans could forget hatred faster than elves, Joe's identity still brought him some trouble. The Iron Knight Trio was a famous trio of national knights. Among them, Joseph failed because he dropped the ball, Anna failed because she was simple-minded, and Joe failed because of historical problems …
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