Lion City, inside the Royal Castle.The lion king is old, really old, the beard that originally symbolized majesty is completely gray and sparse, like a soil dog that has lost its hair, and its once tall and straight body is also rickety, as if it is carrying a thousand catties of burden.The old lion king was very afraid of the cold, and in the last winter, he had not left his conservatory, and now, the weather in July and August, it was hot like everyone's suppressed anger, but he still hid in his conservatory.The servants who served all felt suspicious of life, and the sweat on their faces kept dripping just by standing in the room, but the old lion king still felt cold.Some people say that this is the curse of the revenant, because the old lion king has killed too many people in his life, and he deserves to be killed by the revenant.Others say that this is the punishment of the gods for being too greedy and for not being religious.But these are just secret gossip, like a shadow that drifts in the middle of the night, and no one dares to mention it in front of the old lion, not even his favorite courtier.Because the old lion is more moody, more tyrannical and cruel, and more difficult to fathom.Outside his conservatory, at least a thousand elite warriors were stationed, and as long as he gave the order, the head of anyone in the city would be sent to him within an hourglass.And without his command, not even a single fly could fly into the room and reach him.But today, an exception has finally occurred."
Crunch!"
Without warning, the door was pushed open, and the old lion king on the chaise longue suddenly woke up, and he squinted to the light, and saw a young and tall figure enter the room."
It's Simba?"
The old lion king's voice was old, but it was still majestic, and he didn't seem to be surprised when he looked at the people who came.Simba lowered his head, looked at his toes, silently walked up to the old lion king, and said respectfully: "Father." ”"It's all this time, shouldn't you show your fangs?"
The old lion king looked at Simba and was actually laughing: "Can you tell me the thousand guards outside the door, how did you solve it?"
Suborn?
Or are they all killed?
”"It's the dove, I put poison in their food, and all but one of the centurs who returned to me are dead."
Speaking of this, Simba suddenly raised his head, could no longer suppress his emotions, and let out a low roar like a lion: "But why?
Father, tell me, why are you forcing us?
Isn't it good to have a steady handover of power?
With your prestige, father, no matter who we choose, we have no room for resistance, but why do you have to force us to fight to the death?
Trials, wars, intrigues, power, every time, you are forcing us to kill our own brothers.But father, they all say that tiger poison does not eat children, but you are making us bear sins that cannot be washed away!
”Simba's roar resounded through the empty conservatory, and there seemed to be an echo in his eyes, and he stared at his father, the king of the Lion City, with bitter hatred in his eyes."
Why?
Why, you ask me?
”The old lion king smiled weakly, laughing sadly, laughing bitterly, laughing as if there was an unforgettable pain, and he didn't know where the strength came from, he tried to arch his body to make himself appear taller: "If you want to know why, then I'll tell you!"
Because, the times don't allow it!
Because, in this coming era, the Lion City, there will never be a mediocre Lion King. ”Simba was stunned: "The coming era?
”"Since you're here, my time is running out, and you have the qualifications to know.Simba, what I say next, listen, don't be surprised, don't be suspicious. ”Finally running out of strength, the old lion king slumped on the recliner again, gasped for breath and calmed down for a long time before he said: "About a thousand years ago, a chaos broke out in the entire northern lands and even the entire continent, and no one can tell the source of that chaos.But as a result, most of the tribes on the entire continent were destroyed, and countless people fled, migrated, converged, merged, and under the leadership of one hero, opened up new homes and built cities.For example, in the final analysis, it is only our ancestors who led a group of people who could not survive to flee from the north to build this lion city.For example, the ancient Mongolian people were driven down from the ancient plateau by the snow-capped mountain monsters, and only then did they have the city of Kelmar on the banks of the Buro River.Another example is the group of frost giant bloodlines who like to live in isolation, learned to unite and built Winter Solstice City.There are many, many such cases, and it can even be said that more than half of today's cities are from that era.Simba, do you know what that means?
”"Huh?
Do you mean that someone wanted to force us to build a city, so they provoked a war?
But that's ridiculous, isn't it?
”"It's not the key to building a city, it's the concentration of people that's the point, boy, don't be so eager to question, learn to think about the roots.Let me ask you, how many people can be fed by a tribe or village?
How big can it be?
How many believers can be cultivated?
And what about a city?
Not to mention that there are hundreds of thousands of people, men, women, and children, if they are all believers in a certain god, how much faith can they provide?
”"Gather the population, build a city, multiply, grow, and believe!"
Simba is not a stupid person, he instinctively followed his father's train of thought and thought about it, and got a result: "You said all this, it's all" Simba couldn't continue, and didn't dare to say it anymore, he guessed a truth, but the truth was too terrifying.But the old lion king dared to say: "It is the gods, including the great lion god we believe in, who are driving this process."
Simba, you don't have to think about how much chaos this is, how many people will die, in the eyes of the gods, it's just a number, you just have to look at the results. ”Simba swallowed his saliva, only to feel that the three views had been greatly impacted, but he was still sharp enough: "This is a thing of the past after all, what does it have to do with the present?"
”"It's easy!"
The old lion king smiled again, and his smile seemed to see through everything: "After a thousand years of development, the scale of the city has reached its limit, with enough population, enough warriors, enough believers and a complete church system.We often say that mortals are not greedy enough, but in fact, the gods are no exception.The city is very big, and there are more believers, which are much stronger than the tribal villages of a thousand years ago, but from a higher perspective, they are too small and too few.So, now that the time is ripe and the preparations are in place, let's have a war that will sweep the continent just like a thousand years ago!
”The old lion king said, with longing and fear in his eyes: "This time, it is the plundering of the land, the annexation between cities, the war of believers, the struggle of the church, and the determination of the gods.This chapter is not finished, please click on the next page to continue reading, and there will be more exciting later!