As the sun set, Todd walked into the "Sisters Hotel" with anxiety, picked a table in the back, looked at Karin Forman who was approaching him, and smiled forcefully: "A glass of pomegranate juice, a cup of pomegranate juice. A seafood bibimbap."

　　 The girl glanced at him with a worried look, then turned and walked towards the bar.

　　 Five minutes later, Karin walked to Todd's table awkwardly under the push of Rachel.

　　 The latter looked at the girl's face but stopped talking, and asked strangely: "What's the matter?"

　　 "Sister Rachel asked me to put down the things in my hands and chat with you..."

　　 Todd was taken aback, and the nun who looked sideways towards the bar, winked at him.

Standing up, walking to the opposite side of the table, and gently pulling away the chair. When Todd did these actions unconsciously, he and Karin were both stunned. The two met by appointment and recalled the meal in Shouwang Town. .

　　 Watching the girl sit down, Todd sighed lightly and returned to his seat, not knowing how to speak for a while.

　　 There was an awkward silence.

　　 After a while, Todd gave a light cough and said, "Is it the living habits in the town?"

　　 Karin nodded slightly.

　　 Todd glanced at the girl with her chin resting on her chest and said, "You were a well-known star in the circus. Now you stay in a hotel. Don't you feel sad?"

Karin raised her head and said in a puzzled tone: "Why are you sad? Everything here is very good. You can see new things every day. As long as you work hard, you will always gain. And in the circus, Although I have no worries about food and clothing, people will applaud my performance, but I feel like a bird in a cage without freedom."

　　 Todd was a little surprised. He looked into the other person’s eyes and said, "You mean, Muxi Town is better than there?"

"Of course." Karin pressed her index finger to her chin, looked up, and said while recalling: "Uncle Harkins once said to me that he has found the meaning of living here, and there are some things he is willing to use. Protect life; Grandpa Aiden also told me that in the past, he was just a craftsman who was discriminated against. Now his work is respected, and his works appear in every part of the town; and he also brought us vegetables. Sassoon, he said whenever he met, there is no whip and no heavy taxes. His life is getting better and better every day..."

　　 The girl's words came in his ear, and Todd's heart slowly calmed down for some reason.

Karin talked about what she had seen and heard. The more she talked about it, the happier she became. From the sister hotel to the upcoming big market, from the night market to the town, a group of bards came, and from the seaside lighthouse to the fishing boat that had returned the day before yesterday. .

　　 Todd didn't interrupt her, he kept smiling and listening to the girl.

　　 "...People say that this place is like a warm home..."

　　 Hearing this, Todd's eyes lost focus, and he muttered, "Home...?"

"Snowing!"

　　 Someone walked in from outside the hotel, pointed at the door and shouted happily.

　　 Karin stopped talking and ran to the door happily.

　　 Todd also stood up and followed the girl out the door.

　　 Large swaths of snowflakes fluttered and fluttered in the wind, falling on the land of Muxi Town, dressing up this lively night. The children of every household rushed out of the house, ran in the snow, listening to the sound of shoes stepping on the snow, watching the snow particles fall on the tip of their tongues, laughing and playing together.

　　 Karin joined the children's team. She stretched out her hands, and the small crystal snowflakes fell on the palms of her hands, which looked like slices of transparent icing, slowly melting.

　　 Todd looked at the snow that was getting bigger and bigger, but his thoughts drifted towards the night when he first came to the alien world a year ago.

　　Heavy snow fell on his shoulders and top of his head for a long time, until someone patted him off the snow.

　　 He turned his head, Rachel rubbed his hands, smiled and asked him: "What are you thinking? You were motionless just now, like a sculpture."

　　 Todd looked a bit lonely, said nothing, and shook his head.

　　 Karin stood beside Rachel with sad eyes, and carefully grabbed his sleeves: "Todd, I don’t know why, I always feel that you are farther and farther..."

"Far?"

Karin lowered her head, the corners of her eyes were a little moist: "When you first met, you would grieve with us and laugh together. In this year, you are obviously by your side, but it feels that you are farther and farther away from us... People stay in the room for a long time without going out, and there is no smile on their faces anymore. Even if there is something, they always bear it alone..."

The girl kicked the snow group on the ground: "Uncle Harkins, Mr. Alfonso, Sister Richel, Grandpa Aiden, Edgar, Jerry... and many people, get together to talk The one who has the most is you. Everyone wants to help you, but they don’t know where to start..."

Rachel looked at Todd and gently brushed the snowflakes off his shoulders: “When a person’s shoulders are too heavy, even the hardest spine may break. Why not try to find someone else to be with yourself Should we provoke the burden together?"

　　 The latter stood in the heavy snow, although the cold wind was biting, but the heart was warm.

　　 "Rachel, I hope to have a meeting immediately tonight..."

　　 Snow, in this world, my heart is gentle and lonely.

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　　 That night, the worship hall of the church in Muxi Town.

　　 Todd, standing on the preaching stage, first glanced at the people who walked in one after another at the door, and then turned his attention back to the young deacon beside him.

　　 Tristan looked a little tired: "Commander, are you sure you want to do this?"

　　 Todd's eyes were firm, and he nodded and said, "Yes."

　　 The man sighed deeply: "Then it's useless for me to say anything, I think I will stay."

　　 Todd was a little surprised: "You won't go?"

　　 Tristan glanced at him: "If you don't leave, it means that my task is not completed. How can I leave first?"

　　 Todd nodded with some gratitude, and asked anxiously: "The knight in a skirt, are you sure he is reliable?"

　　 Tristan seemed to think of something, his face turned pale, and his blood faded: "I... confirm that he is a reliable person, and my master trusts him very much."

There were more and more people in the worship hall. Rachel, Karin, and Tristan arrived in the first batch because they lived close to the church; Cumberland, Huggins, Alfonso, and Mary walked in; come again It was Edgar and little Jerry; finally, it was Knight Dion.

　　 Looking at the people who are gradually seated in the hall, Todd's voice is low and firm: "Everyone, hastily summoned you here because Muxi Town has reached the point of life and death."

　　 Looking at the different expressions of the people in the audience, Todd continued: "When the spring starts next year, there will be three invading troops marching here at the same time."

　　 Listening to the discussions coming from his ears, Todd re-interpreted the latest news brought by Tristan to everyone.

　　 Unlike those who are not prepared for any mental preparation, the old knight Cumberland guessed the offensive in the spring next year, but did not expect that there would be three forces attacking Muxi Town, and the troops were divided into land and sea.

　　 The old man stood up and asked about one thing he cared about most: "So, when will the church's reinforcements arrive?"

　　 Todd and Tristan glanced at each other, shook their heads and said, "The church will not send any reinforcements. In this battle, Muxi Town will be isolated and helpless."

　　 Karin asked: "Maybe we can organize everyone in Muxi Town to get them out of here as soon as possible?"

Before Todd could speak, Hudgens who was sitting next to her explained: "It is winter now. Even if you want to organize the evacuation of residents, you have to wait until the beginning of spring and the ice and snow melt. Moreover, these unarmed old and weak in the town Women and children, the speed of the migration is very slow, and it is easy for the enemy's cavalry to spot and catch up."

Todd said at this time: "Now there is the biggest problem. The enemy is in the dark, and we are in the light. It is not difficult for the enemy to know the troop layout and military strength of Muxi Town. And the opponent's strength, commander, We don’t know the route of entry."

　　Rachel thought for a while and laughed: "If you want to know the army information of the barbarians and pirates, I can help."

　　 Watching everyone focus on her body, the woman slowly said: "Among the barbarians, I have many people I know, and they can provide us with a lot of useful information."

　　 Cumberland stroked his beard and said, "Speaking of which, I also have a lot of acquaintances in Silver Circle. Maybe it can help us understand something."

The knight Dion, who has remained silent, glanced at Tristan, and suddenly said: "Master Todd, regarding the war next spring, if the enemy and the enemy have a disparity in strength, or if the chance of victory is low, would you consider leaving the town? The people in China, take the Musi Knights to evacuate first?"

　　 Everyone in the hall, after hearing this speech, their expressions were stagnant, and their expressions were different.

Huggins glanced at Todd, his face full of worry; Alfonso's face flushed, as if he wanted to reprimand Dion's remarks; Cumberland's face was solemn, waiting for a reply from the preaching stage; Rachel Looking ahead attentively with Karin, UU Read www.uukanshu.com made no sound.

　　 "If the enemy and ourselves are disparity in strength and the odds of winning are not great, Muxi Town really needs someone to stay..."

　　 Hearing Todd's answer, Dion's eyes flashed with unspeakable disappointment and contempt.

　　 To the surprise of the latter, Todd put his finger on his forehead and said word by word: "I will let the people in the town evacuate first, and the one who stays will be me."

"what?!"

　　 Everyone present, except Tristan, exclaimed loudly.

Todd stretched out his hands, suppressed people’s voices, and continued: “When I came here, it was a deserted beach with only stones and gravel. After I wrote the first recruitment order, those who had been oppressed for a long time And the tortured people, in pursuit of freedom, with all their belongings and dreams, began to build this "land of miracles"."

Todd looked at the faces of the people in the audience, and recalled the bit by bit during the year: "Among these people, there are groups that have been excluded, there are good people who have been framed by others, and innocent people who are defined as heretics. Muxi Town is their only hope to live with freedom and dignity, and it is also the last paradise where they can realize their ideals and ambitions. If I escape, this will be the most ruthless betrayal to them!"

Todd looked at the town outside the window, clenched his fists, remembered a paragraph in his mind, and said loudly: "I, Todd Fischer, as the head of the Twilight Knights, choose to fight, maybe Just die like this; if you choose to escape, you may be able to survive year after year and end your life. But I would rather use those days of stubbornness in exchange for an opportunity, the only opportunity, to tell my enemy that you might be able to take me away. Life, but I can never trample on my freedom!"