"It doesn't matter whether it's intentional or not. Master Taimora has contacted me through the contact mirror a long time ago, and I have also directly exchanged information with Ailas many times using the messenger bird. In addition, your identity is not difficult to find out.
, so if these are not known, it would be abnormal." Prince Justin replied with a smile.
"That's right." Angelet nodded. "How much do you know about my mother?".
The prince pondered for a moment, "The information we have may be a little outdated, but it should be of some help to you."
He paused and continued: "Your mother Qilian, because of the way she appeared, the detailed description of her life, and the jealous beauty of her appearance. We initially determined that she should be a dryad. She came from the forest.
Fairies of the earth and wind, dryads are fairies that live with ancient trees all year round. They often like to seduce beautiful and powerful humans as a way to reproduce offspring. When the time comes to give birth to children, they will quietly leave with the children and return to the forest.
.We don’t know much about their legends. This race has always been extremely mysterious.”
A trace of thought appeared on Angelet's face.
After a moment, he slowly spoke out.
"So, my mother is not a human being. She took my brother away just to continue the race, and I was probably left behind for other reasons?"
The prince nodded: "That's almost it."
"Can this race be found?" Angelet asked.
"I'm afraid it's unlikely." The prince shook his head. "In ancient times, because of their beautiful appearance, these dryads were often captured and sold as slaves by humans with ulterior motives. As a result, they basically don't have much contact with humans now. And it's possible
They are part of a wandering race that keeps wandering around. We suspect they have left here long ago."
Angelet lowered his eyelids and did not answer, seeming to be deep in thought.
After a while, he spoke again.
"Forget it then. The wandering race has always traveled around and will not live in one place all year round. Now that we have left, there is no need to spend time looking for it."
"We learned so much information because the Prince of the Dryad Clan once proposed trading supplies to the alliance. Although there was only one transaction, both of us got a lot of complementary benefits, so we...hehe
, you also know. After all, it was too late, they moved away immediately after the transaction. They couldn't find it."
"Human beings have always been greedy. This is normal." Angelet nodded. "Title the secret text. How long ago did this happen?"
"Five years ago," the prince replied.
"Forget it." Angelet knew that five years is enough to erase a lot of information. And a race like the tree demons, which probably has its own inherited energy system, would not be able to erase its own traces.
means.
"Okay. I'll go back to the carriage first. If anything happens, you can ask the guards to notify me." The prince said with a smile.
"Thank you for your explanation. Excuse me." Angelet nodded politely.
The prince took his daughter out of the carriage and returned to the other Ethan carriage in the middle.
Angelet sat by the car window, crossed his knees, slowly closed his eyes, and fell into meditation.
The sky gradually darkened, and the carriage became darker and darker.
I don't know how long it took before Angelet opened his eyes again.
He took out the crystal clock he carried with him from the package and checked the time.
'19:54'
It was almost dark. This crystal clock was originally bought at the Maruya Port. The last winding lasted a long time. Angelet wound the clock again and put it back into the package.
The carriage had stopped, and outside there were the sounds of soldiers moving and shouting, as if they were making arrangements to set up camp.
Angelet pushed open the carriage with a crash, and the grass and woods outside became very dim. The soldiers had already lit a bonfire, and several cavalrymen were leading the horses to feed beans and other feed. Two knights sat on the fire
At the edge of the pile, he was carefully wiping the weapons and armor, applying maintenance oil one by one, and wrapping a hand strap around the handle of the weapon.
In the gaps in the woods in the distance, groups of soldiers can be faintly seen patrolling the woods.
"Are you awake, sir?" A knight rode over and quickly dismounted. "It's getting late. We have to set up camp. The broth has already started cooking over there. The afternoon dishes are omelets and beef and potatoes.
Soup, and some fruits on the carriage. I hope you don't mind."
Angelet shook his head slightly: "It doesn't matter, it's beyond my expectation to be so rich." His eyes fell on the knight's right hand, which was holding a brown wooden block.
"What are you doing?"
The knight noticed his gaze, smiled, picked up the wooden block and spread his hands. "This is my habit in my hometown. I have liked to carve something with a knife since I was a child, just to take a rest. Now after so many years in the army, I have
It has become a habit and makes you laugh."
Angelet looked at the wood carving in his hand. It was a half-carved statue of a girl. It looked familiar. "Is it Isabel?"
The knight's face turned red and he retracted his hand awkwardly. "No...no, I haven't finished carving yet."
Angelet looked at the young knight and showed a gentle smile. "How many years have you been with the prince?"
The knight replied in a low voice: "11 years...it's been 11 years."
"I can feel the purity and persistence in your heart. In the past 11 years, you have watched Isabel grow up, right? This brotherly love is mixed with the love between a man and a woman. I believe you will be willing to take care of her for a lifetime." Ange.
Lie smiled faintly. "Do you need me to propose marriage for you? I believe His Excellency the Prince will give me this face."
The knight was stunned for a moment, his cheeks and neck were flushed red, he opened his mouth, but couldn't speak.
"Don't you need it? Then I'll go back and rest." Angelet gestured to leave.
"Please...please!!" Suddenly, the knight's sudden bravery came from behind.
The corners of Angelet's mouth also curled up slightly, and the gloomy mood originally caused by Maggie was gradually dissipated.
After setting up camp and resting for a night, Angelet took the initiative to get on the prince's carriage the next day and recommended the knight he had tested with chips and witchcraft to the prince. The prince had already noticed this of the knight's daughter.
They had just been waiting for the knight to take the initiative to propose their feelings. Now that Angelet proposed it on his behalf, both parties were naturally happy.
"Buddy has been with me for 11 years, and I have always known that he likes Isabel." The prince held a bowl of mushroom soup that he had just cooked in the morning, and surrounded his daughter with spoonfuls."
"If it weren't for this relationship, Buddy would have been sent out to fight long ago. With his strength, it would be easy to obtain the knighthood. He is the knight under me who has the best chance of attacking the great knight."
Angelet also held a bowl of mushroom soup and drank it slowly. "I brought it up to you this time. Didn't I just follow your wishes? I followed the convoy to see this Buddy carving your daughter's head every day.
Wood carving, I don't know how many wood carvings he has carved for your daughter over the years. His movements have become so proficient that I am speechless."
As the motorcade moved forward slowly, the prince smiled and was about to speak.
Suddenly, an awkward voice in Rudin came from the front. It seemed to be asking something. Someone should be talking to the cavalry who was opening the way.
The motorcade stopped for a moment and then continued to move forward.
Soon, Angelet and the prince saw a large row of off-white carriages parked on the side of the road from the side window, one after another, with large packages of goods behind them.
"It should be the caravan." The prince whispered.
All the caravans were parked on the roadside. The merchants parked their horses on the side of the driveway, got off the bus and stood on one side, quietly watching the prince's motorcade pass by.
An aristocratic businessman in black clothes stood on the roadside. When the car window passed him, he took off the black hat on his head, smiled and bent down to salute.
"They are cargo caravans heading to Ayras and Simbak City. Dozens of such caravans enter and leave the two cities every day." The prince explained calmly.
"Dozens? I think I can probably imagine the prosperity and size of Ailas." Angelet was slightly surprised.
"Of course, that's the largest city in our alliance."
After chatting in the prince's carriage for a while, Angelet returned to his carriage.
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Half a month later....noon
Heartland of the Andean Federation.
In a large sea of green trees, a huge semicircular city is tightly surrounded by a tall black stone brick wall. Inside the city are densely packed residential buildings and various colorful buildings.
A wide gray carriageway connects straight to the entrance to the city.
On the driveway, a convoy of horse-drawn carriages was slowly approaching the city. All the people on the horse-drawn carriages in front of the convoy approaching them avoided parking on the side of the road, waiting for the convoy to move forward.
Pedestrians bent down and saluted as the motorcade passed by.
The convoy slowly drove into the entrance of the city, which was a lane between two black cliffs. On the high cliffs on both sides, sentry towers and arrow towers were built. A black iron-colored wooden fence was hung high in the air. On both sides
It is fixed with more than ten ropes and can be lowered at any time to cut off the entrance and exit.
The convoy slowly drove into the entrance. There were vertical black stone walls on both sides, with two rows of guards holding crossbows standing on them.
In the motorcade, on one of the carriages, a pair of bright eyes in the carriage window were quietly observing the defense here.
The owner of the eyes is a young man with long brown hair shawl, slightly mixed with white hair. His eyes are extremely sharp, he is wearing a black robe, and his skin is pale and slightly glowing with silver, giving people a sense of indifference.
The feeling of blood.
This person was Angelet who was invited to the capital.
He stuck his head out, glanced at the archers above, and nodded slightly.
"The defense here is really strong..." Angelet murmured and returned to the carriage.
"The crossbowmen defending on both sides discovered a knight-level master every ten meters, and they were all knight-level masters who used bows and arrows. Although they are not at the peak level of knights, they can use knight-level masters just for defense.
It is clear that Ciudad Ayras of the Andean Confederation is truly worthy of being the capital city."