Chapter 116 The Threat of Giants
Prince Edward nodded, "This is what happened. In this forest, a giant came. He could eat a cow, a pig, and a sheep in one meal. If the food was not satisfied, he would attack the nearby villages. The nearby villagers paid tribute to him to ensure that he would not be harassed. Fortunately, he only ate one meal a week, and the villagers could barely support it.
However, this year, the country was cursed by a witch and the land was facing drought and could no longer grow food. The villagers could not eat enough, so naturally there was not enough tribute to the giant. So they hoped that the giant could reduce some tributes, but the giant not only refused, but also said that if there were no cattle and sheep, the villagers would be used as food.
And I happened to have traveled here and heard about this. As a noble prince and a brave knight, I naturally could not stand by and watch, so I volunteered to come and attack the giant."
Chu Ge was surprised after hearing this, "Why don't you find more people? For example, if you hire some mercenaries, it's okay to ask the villagers to send some militias to assist in the war."
Prince Edward said in surprise, "How is this possible, let the greedy mercenaries and useless peasants separate my glory? Besides, as a prince and a knight, it is my duty to defeat evil. My destiny, and each of my brothers has fought for glory. Now it is finally my turn. How can I miss such an opportunity?"
Although Prince Edward was a little pretentious, he was very familiar or had no scheming at all. After a few conversations, the three of them revealed their details. In fact, Chu Ge felt that it was not a cliché at all, but a relationship that Prince Edward liked to show off.
"As the seventh son in the family, every brother of mine has done amazing deeds and has been praised by the world.
My elder brother once killed a giant dragon, rescued a beautiful princess in the castle protected by the giant dragon, and became king because of this.
My second brother went to fight against another giant dragon, but he was burned to death, but his achievements are still remembered by the world.
My third brother did not go to attack the dragon, but to attack a witch, but was turned into a toad by the witch and crushed to death by a merchant's carriage.
My fourth brother fell to death while climbing a tower. Poor guy, I really don’t know what’s wrong with him. His deeds are also the worst in my family.
My fifth brother was transformed into a stone statue by the wizard's curse and still stands outside the gate of the wizard's castle. It is said that only the kiss of true love can save him from the curse. Every year, many girls go where to try to kiss his stone statue. Unfortunately, there is no result so far. Well, at least he still has hope to continue his adventure.
My sixth brother went to the country next door and kissed the king's only daughter who was unconscious due to curses. As a result, after the king died, he became the new king of the country, a lucky bastard, and he didn't know how to come back to see it on Christmas.
You see, as a prince, I have to have my own deeds and do something. I hope to become a king one day, but the unconscious princess is not something I can meet every day, so I have to attack something. This giant is the most suitable one. It is not as dangerous as a dragon, and it is not as difficult as an ordinary robber to show my courage."
When he said this, a hint of longing suddenly appeared on his face, "And according to my experience, it is very likely that a princess was locked in the giant's dungeon waiting for me to rescue him."
Chu Ge was speechless when he heard this. The world view of this world is so terrifying. And Prince Edward, who are the family?
"But if you ask us for help, will you not share your glory?"
"Of course not. You are from other worlds. I don't need to introduce you too much in my poems. At most, I will add annotation to you, 'Prince Edward'. When it comes to poetry, please allow me to introduce it - Alan, you can come out."
Not far away, a young man rode a donkey out from not far away. He was wearing a scholar's robe and carrying a large package, stuffed with parchment paper and a parchment scroll, and also holding a carbon pen and a notebook in his hand.
"This is Allen, the bard, and this time he will record my achievements."
The poet Alan bowed his head to the two, and then read while writing, "It was a bright morning. Prince Edward came to the giant's forest. He would go alone to attack the giant's Anfeng. On the edge of the forest, Prince Edward was already ready. His armor emitted dazzling golden light in the dawn sun, just like his brilliant blonde hair.
His sword was eager to drink the blood of the giant, but the battle would inevitably be cruel and fierce. Prince Edward had no chance of winning whether he could complete this siege alive, but for the sake of the people and glory, he had no hesitation.]
This girl is really stylish. She even brought a poet when she came out to fight. Chu Ge glanced at Vera, but the other party looked strange.
Edward looked at Alan with satisfaction and recorded his heroic posture, "Okay, the giant's camp is in the forest in front. You guys are here to wait a moment, I'll go and investigate first."
When Prince Edward left, Brad Vera next to him suddenly patted Chu Ge on the shoulder, "This is how people from the distant country look. Just get used to it, but don't be nervous. I guess there should be no danger this time."
Chu Geqi said, "Why do you say that?"
"Because people in distant countries generally have a very strange trait, which makes them very easy to predict in battle. Whether it is monsters or witches, even seemingly terrifying dragons are often not as fatal as they look. I can't explain clearly what's going on, you'll know soon.
Chu Ge nodded. Although he had not entered the battle yet, he seemed to have some idea.
He was very curious about other worlds, including the world of the woman in front of him. The brief experience in the Monastery of Silent Light struck him deeply.
"That Ms. Brad"
"Just call me Vera, we Akalam people don't have that much attention."
"Villa, I've seen your summoning talisman before, in the Monastery of Silent Light."
"Is that so great honor." Vera sighed unanimously, "I still remember that place of the Monastery of Silent Light."
"Can you tell me what's going on there?"
"What else can it be, Akalam's daily life, people believe that God can protect them, and God failed people and eventually created a tragedy, which will happen forever and will never end."
Chu Ge heard some self-deprecation and helplessness from Vera's tone. He had no desire to ask, and the air suddenly became quiet.
"Or tell me, your world is really a ball?"
"This is a long way to say."
“Anyway, we have time.”
Seeing Vera so serious, Chu Gexin said that this is something you must ask, cleared his throat, "If you must know what's going on, then I'll explain it to you. All this starts with the relationship between the sun, the moon, and the earth..."
Chu Ge spent ten minutes explaining to Vera the relationship between stars, planets, and satellites, how to determine the earth is arc through the ocean and sails, how to make telescopes to observe the moon, and how gravity works to keep people on the surface of the planet.
The more Vera listened, the more surprised she became. When Chu Ge finished speaking, she thought about it carefully, but still shook her head, "I don't believe it."
(Okay, that's all.)
"What you said seems to make sense, but if the world is really a spherical shape, why haven't so many scholars, theologians, prophets, and astrologists in our world discovered it?"
"Because they are all part of tradition, people are accustomed to submitting to tradition, following the masses, and are afraid of being rebellious and maverick, so even if someone discovers the truth, they dare not tell it easily, just like you, if you think these are true and intend to make it public, what kind of resistance will you encounter?"
"They will kill me, burn me to ashes as a witch, and then bury me under the feet of the statue to suppress it, or spill it directly into the cesspool."
"So, I guess no one wants to be treated like this, and I think you have a lot to go before a group of martyrs willing to sacrifice everything for the truth."
"Why is it a bunch instead of one?"
"Haha, dear Vera, you can't do such things alone."
Vera nodded thoughtfully, "Thank you, Chu Ge on Earth, your words have given me a lot of inspiration. Look, Edward is back."
"Come on, I have found the giant's camp." Prince Edward suddenly emerged from the front and said excitedly.
Chapter completed!