You and Me Under The World Tree

Location: Jura Mountains, Guards Front
About a week has passed since the Prince's Guards stationed in the God-Given City arrived at the foot of the Jura Mountains. During this period, the Prince's troops had blocked the only entrance and exit of the mountains, and there were also surrounding areas. A large number of soldiers are patrolling.
To be honest, this was actually the first time Siegfried had seen such a grand scene. Although some people in the army were laughing and laughing in twos and threes, the overall atmosphere was filled with a solemn atmosphere.
 This is the army...
No matter how many times he saw it, when Siegfried woke up from his tent after completing the night patrol and saw the soldiers who were still sleeping soundly on the animal skin beds but waiting for danger, such a sigh could not help but emerge in his heart.
Completely different from the lazy guards in the Netherlands, these soldiers were clearly exercising and were obviously in light sleep. Siegfried had just turned over and landed on the ground when he woke up a man near him. 
 "Huh? Siegfried?" He yawned
After all, it has been a week here. Even if Siegfried is a shy person, he should have become familiar with the 'comrades' in the next bed, not to mention that Siegfried is not the kind of extremely lonely autistic child. Not to mention becoming a close friend, but he is indeed a very cheerful person.
 "Well, it's very safe here. Just have a good rest."
"I think so, but this is the front line after all. Even if there are princes and Master Hildebrand sitting here..." He rubbed his eyes and changed his position to lie down again, "We as soldiers also We can't just relax."
 So this is completely incomparable...
Although the soldier who was taking a nap looked lazy, he was like that only after returning from patrol at night. He was completely different from the kind of guy from Netherlands who would be lazy when guarding the gate of the royal city.
Although Midgard is a place that emphasizes personal bravery, the overall quality of the country's soldiers and warriors can undoubtedly determine the outcome of a battlefield. Although it cannot be generalized, but based on Siegfried's current feelings He said that he really felt that the Netherlands was not unjustly defeated. Even with the support of the Valkyries, it was natural for the Netherlands to be defeated by the current Gothic Kingdom.
"Huh..." After putting on his protective gear, he picked up the sword and shield that Regin gave him, and hung them on his waist and back. Siegfried finally walked to the corner of the soldiers' camp. Another guy was sleeping, and he was a dwarf that was shorter than ordinary humans.
 Regin…
Completely different from Siegfried who has developed an almost soldier-like routine, Regin is obviously the lazy kind of person.
Compared to those soldiers who woke up when startled, the old dwarf slept soundly. Even though Siegfried had walked in front of him at this time, he still had no consciousness, even if the metal boots made click, click when they stepped on the ground. These sounds entered his ears, but the old dwarf only frowned slightly, showing no sign of being awake at all.
In the end, Siegfried also gave up the idea of ​​waking up Regin. He just walked out of the tent, and then walked directly to the tent in the center of the forward position, where His Royal Highness the Prince was.
Speaking of which, in the past week, he has gradually become accustomed to this kind of work and rest that is similar to his military career. Although he has no identity and no military rank among His Royal Highness the Prince's Guards, he will take the initiative every day. Go on some reconnaissance missions.
This kind of behavior seemed to be inferior to others, but Siegfried didn't care about this. Maybe Hoder himself didn't know it. He listened to what Siegfried said before without missing a word, and This is exactly what he did after careful consideration - he needs the trust of others, and if he stays here and does nothing, then he is just a burden.
However, the only fly in the ointment is that his uncle is not here at the moment...
 "Alas..." Thinking of this, Siegfried couldn't help but sigh.
His pace couldn't help but slow down a lot, and his eyes moved from His Royal Highness's tent in the center to the entrance of the wooden fence.
In fact, the day after they arrived in Bern City, his Uncle Hoder disappeared without any warning. No one saw him leaving. According to speculation, he probably left in the middle of the night, and The method is quite mysterious.
 In this regard, Regin's evaluation is: young birds need to spread their wings and learn to fly on their own.
In Siegfried's own view, this is also a fact. His previous series of unwary behaviors made his uncle realize that as long as he is around, he will have a psychological dependence on him, and only if he leaves, Only then will he really be vigilant as he said and use his own eyes to observe the surroundings.
However, a week has passed. During this period, His Royal Highness the Prince's Guards has sent out scouts to search more than half of the areas. Apart from the steep forest areas that are obviously not climbable by humans, other places have also been searched. Seven, seven, eight, eight.
After all, Goth is other people's country, and Siegfried, Regin and Hoder have made it clear that they are 'foreigners'. His Royal Highness's patience is limited after all...
After all, Hoder had just said before that he had a grudge to settle with the giant in the Jura Mountains, but now he disappeared. It was a great honor that His Highness, who led the army stationed here, did not fall out.
Then, just as he was thinking this and subconsciously stopped to look into the distance, he saw a figure, wearing a well-maintained frontier armor and a rune sword on his back.
 "uncle!"
After seeing the figure gradually approaching, Siegfried ran over.
At the same time, Hoder himself was in a state of confusion. He asked his wife to take him to play the epic difficulty dungeon early in the morning. As a result, he was confused when he ran the dungeon alone to complete the task. , because this opening is completely different.
Originally, according to the process of the dungeon, the player played the role of a soldier in the Prince's Guards. The opening scene should have appeared in front of the giant village between the mountains, and then entered the Jura Mountains with His Highness the Prince, and completed three battles. The boss ends the battle directly, it's so simple and crude.
But now, he appeared in front of the Guards camp, and at the same time, Siegfried's call lingered in his ears.
 "uncle!"
"Okay, special plot..." Looking at the young warrior running towards him, Hoder couldn't help but sigh.
"Uncle, you are finally here. His Royal Highness has almost turned the entire mountain range upside down during this period of time."
"It's just a week. He will check the eastern mountains at most. The northwest is not a place for people to walk at all." In response to Siegfried's obviously exaggerated words, Hoder just began to carefully look at the young man in front of him.
 He already has those qualities in him...
It wasn't just the battle. Although Hoder didn't know how long it had passed, this period of time had gradually made Siegfried's rough jade shine. Moreover, it seemed that the guards had done nothing to stop him before. He was in this frontline position. It was a pretty good win.
"Time waits for no one, go find His Highness the Prince." He said, "We can just attack the inside of the mountain range. During this time, I have visited the mountain range by myself."
 And these words inevitably made Siegfried stunned for a while...
 "Awesome..." After a while, he could only say this.
 This efficiency is completely faster than His Royal Highness's army...