Chapter 2 Stories and decisions, the way forward and the future
"Seven years ago, my father was entrusted by the Corin-Ithurian royal family to officially go to find the Second Star Bridge."
"This is also the third attempt in the past two hundred years by Kaolin-Ithurian to send a large fleet to find the entrance to the Third World. It is also the most well-prepared one."
"So before leaving, my father took me to the place where he and my mother met, the Almeya Altar in El Pasin. At the edge of the forest, he pointed at his ship.
, confidently told me that it wouldn’t take long for him to bring back exciting news for everyone.”
"But no one expected that the ship group would be gone for seven years. After that, I was fostered in the home of a very knowledgeable lady. I learned the knowledge of the family and the nobility from her, and gradually grew up.
"
"When spring turned to winter, the aged King Abedian did not wait for my father's return and passed away soon after. Amidst the chaos in the center of the kingdom, a new king ascended the throne. And my father's strong supporter at the time was
, Prince Coleman, also in this incident, gradually moved away from the center of power."
"So people gradually forgot that somewhere in this kingdom, a little girl who was not so conspicuous had been waiting for her father's return. Perhaps her prayers day after day had an effect. One day, from the first
News of the return of her father's fleet came from the Second World..."
"Unfortunately, one of the four fleets that left Elpaxin after returning intact this time brought back some mixed news."
"Some of the sailors said that my father disappeared mysteriously with his first squadron shortly after arriving in the Muddy Realm. Before he disappeared, he mentioned to his deputy, Sir Royle, more than once that he had found the
There are clues about the Second Star Bridge."
"After my father disappeared, Sir Royle went to search for him several times to no avail. In the end, he could only lead the remaining three fleets back. But during the process of crossing the gate of the world, they encountered a rare black storm.
Sir Royle himself also disappeared into the storm together with the second and third fleets, and his whereabouts are still unknown."
"The survivors only brought back the notes left by Sir Royle, and those notes recorded all the research information about the obelisk that my father had during his travels. The conclusions he left behind can show that the obelisk is
The pictures and text on the tablet are a map leading to the Second Star Bridge, and maps like this are distributed all over the world."
"But this precious note cannot speak for itself, nor can it prove the ultimate success of my father's action. Instead, it has become an excuse for the new party to criticize Prince Coleman. The grand plan of mobilizing troops seven years ago has now only ended up like this.
As a result, we naturally cannot convince everyone."
"Its failure seems to reflect the incompetence of the leaders of this plan."
"The leader of this plan is obviously Prince Coleman, who used this as an excuse to jail a large number of His Majesty's cronies and even deprive them of their aristocratic status. At the same time, the Prime Minister, whom His Majesty trusts the most, imprisoned a large number of His Majesty's cronies. At the same time,
, he re-appointed my father’s nemesis, Sir Charles Charlemagne, and tried to use the notes left by my father to find the whereabouts of the Second Star Bridge.”
"In this way, he will glorify his own achievements."
"But there are still some flaws in this plan, that is, although the Albert family is in decline, my father at least has a daughter like me and many old subordinates who are loyal to him."
"So under the instruction of His Excellency the Prime Minister, a group of people embarked on a journey to the castle of the lady who supervised me. I was supposed to have 'disappeared' in an 'accidental' fire a year and a half ago.
"
"But unfortunately, I was secretly rescued by my father's old men, only with the life of the poor lady. I heard that the lady was taken away from her castle that night, and she never returned again.
No one has ever seen her."
Sylvide paused.
"When I was young, my father often jokingly told me that it was a pity that I was a girl. There was no precedent for female explorers in the history of Corrin-Ithurion, otherwise I could inherit his mantle."
"That day I realized that he was right. I was his only daughter, and no one was more qualified than me to prove all this on his behalf. So I made up my mind that as long as the royal family of Bicaurin-Ithurion
If we find the door to the third world first, people will never forget the honor of the Albert family, nor the achievements of my father."
"So from that moment on, I started formulating this plan."
After she said this, she looked at Fang Plover with bright eyes.
"My father is right. I am a girl, and I do not have an advantage among the male-dominated Corin-Ithurian navigators. But I also understand that compared to those people, I have my own advantages.
My own strengths are that I have known about my father’s research on obelisks since I was very young, and over the years, I have never given up on learning relevant knowledge and consulting the notes left by my father.”
"So at this moment in Kaolin-Ithulian, there should be no one who knows my father's research better than me. This is also my biggest advantage."
"At the same time, my father once told me something before he left," Sylvide replied: "At that time, he was very sorry that the design drawings of the Seven Seas Traveler had not yet been found to find a suitable candidate to start construction.
The design of this 'Great Ship' is a legendary idea passed down from my grandfather's generation."
She touched the suitcase placed next to the bed with her hand, and Fang Plover had actually seen the design of this ship more than once.
Sylvide continued: "That picture actually did not come from the Rose Workshop, but they got it by chance. The existence of the Fairy Dragon Knight has always been an unsolved mystery in people's minds."
"But my father told me before he left that the fairy dragon knight's crystal actually exists in this world."
Fang Yu asked: "...Is this why you found me?"
Sylvide nodded slightly.
But she smiled: "It is also a surprise for me to meet the captain."
"Actually, I went to Traveler's Rest just to meet a master craftsman who was hosting the competition at the time. He was once a craftsman on my father's ship. I hoped to get help from him."
"But he also told me clearly that it is unlikely that the Fairy Dragon Knight will exist, and the 'Seven Sea Traveler' will always be just a good wish."
"I am not surprised by this answer. I have approached many people before him, and the masters who were originally good friends with my father were unwilling to cooperate with me because of my status."
"Of course, it's not their fault. After all, they have their own families and careers, and those people didn't expose me to the royal family. I'm actually grateful enough in my heart."
"Actually, before I met the captain, I was desperate. I had made up my mind to make a desperate move. I planned to go to the second world alone. As for whether I could succeed, I actually didn't have much confidence in my heart..."
"And I never expected that I would meet my 'destined' person at this time, the Fairy Knight who only exists in the realm of possibility."
"Captain, you."
Sylvide only said softly.
Her expression was quiet and indifferent.
It was as if after countless searches, at the final moment, the gem found in the gravel shone brightly.
And more importantly, that big boy actually gave her a promise. Although at that time, she only believed that some promises in this world were as thin as paper and could be broken at the first prick.
But at this moment, the noble daughter looked at her captain, her eyes as blue and bright as the shallow sea seemed to be able to tolerate everything.
She continued:
"As for Mr. Kidd, it's another story. The notes left by my father indicate that there is an obelisk under the abyss of the sea outside Gula Port, and over the years, I have also found a way to get there."
"After narrowly escaping with my life, I began to quietly contact some old subordinates who had been loyal to my father, and anonymously recruited adventurers from the Adventurers General Guild. Of course, I did not expect at that time that among the many replies to the letters introducing myself,
There will be a reply from the Giant Tree Hill."
"Mr. Kidd came into my view at that time. This is not only because he is the only adventurer from Kaolin-Ithurion, or even outside the Cloud Sea area. More importantly, he
In his reply, he mentioned that he had seen a similar obelisk when he was young."
"That obelisk should be in the Giant Tree Hill area."
"For this reason, I asked him to join our team..."
"You found the obelisk under the abyss? What happened after that? Why did Kidd die in Traveler's Swamp, and his star..."
Sylvester shook her head.
"In fact, this is the second reason why I went to Traveler's Rest. Because the first cooperation went well, I made an appointment with Mr. Kidd and others to start a second adventure half a year later. And this time
The destination of adventure is actually Fenris Island."
"Actually, the reason why Princess Brianne appeared there was to repay a favor to my father and send us all to Fenris secretly. However, what I didn't expect was that someone would hire Mr. Kidd before me.
They went to the depths of Traveler Swamp..."
Fang Plover opened his mouth slightly.
"So, the rumor that there is an obelisk deep in the Traveler's Rest Swamp was not spread by you?"
"Of course not?"
Sylvide shook her head again: "Princess Brianne and I have been investigating this matter these days. We are not even sure whether there is really an obelisk in Traveler Swamp, and what the true intention of the spreader of this rumor is.
It’s just that I met you and Miss Attila not long after that.”
Fang Plover was quiet for a long time.
Then he asked: "Why are you telling me this all of a sudden?"
But Sylvester only smiled softly.
"Because stray boats always return to the fleet..."
"I have done some wrong things, and naturally I have to ask for forgiveness from this master, so can you let your ship officer return to the team, Captain?"
Her voice was soft, even pleading.
There is some noise in the hotel lobby
Fang Yu was still thinking about what Sylvide told him half a day ago, and his thoughts were a little mixed, even messy.
Sylvide said more than once that one day, she would tell him all her secrets. But he did not expect that this day would come so suddenly, nor did he expect that the other person's life experience would be so tortuous and bizarre.
For the team, this may be a good thing, because everyone hides too many secrets, which will one day take this 'ship' in an unpredictable direction.
But for him personally, this may not be good news. Taking in the daughter of a nobleman may mean conflict with the Kaulin-Ithurian royal family.
At least, it was a conflict with the prime minister's party.
He asked himself, was this his choice? For the sake of Sylvide alone, would other people be involved?
But Fang Yu also understood the sincerity in the other party's heart. Otherwise, with the temperament of a noble daughter, how could she speak like this? She really sincerely hopes to stay in this team.
If he refuses, she may really make a desperate move and embark on a road of no return.
And he asked himself the answer in his heart: Is he willing to see the other party embark on such a path destined to tragedy? In fact, the answer has already been determined.
It's just that he still needs to seek other people's opinions.
The owner of the hotel saw him leaning against the counter, staring blankly at the square outside the door. He couldn't help but put down the rag in his hand, picked up a cup and walked over, asking: "Are you looking at the statue outside, young man?
"
Fang Yu was startled. There was indeed a statue in the square, but it only had a base. It was impossible to tell what it was.
But the innkeeper had already put his chubby hand on his shoulder with a smile and introduced to him: "You have just come to Yunzhe Port not long ago, right? Young man, on that statue, there is a statue that saved all of us, including you."
hero."
He sighed: "It's a pity that he didn't come out in the end, otherwise we would have held a grand celebration party for him."
He put his arm around Fang Plover's shoulders and pushed a glass of ale in front of the latter: "Here, let's drink for our hero."
Fang Plover couldn't help but blush a little.
Not only because he doesn't know how to drink, but also because of what the other party said.
Fortunately, he had taken off his mask and no one around him could recognize him. He never thought that one day he would become a hero spread by people. He thought he would be somewhat complacent about it, but he touched it.
Touching his chest, his fingers felt the outline of a mask there, but his heart felt heavy.
People thought he was missing underground in the Black Holy City.
His communicator was also broken during his whereabouts at that time. People could not find his original communication ID, and his Chosen One ID had never been registered in the Stargate Port, so it was more likely that he disappeared from the world.
Same thing.
But this coincidence made him think of a possibility. Perhaps it would be a better choice to let his identity make him a hero in people's minds and sleep there forever.
It's not that he doesn't care about honor.
But because of Miya's words, it gave him a wake-up call.
His current identity is at the forefront. As the 'only' person who has seen the obelisk under the Black Holy City, and also one of the owners of the Hailin Crown, it is naturally impossible for the descendant of Flor to let go.
his.
And if he chooses not to cooperate with the latter, revenge will follow.
During the incident on Fenris Island, Fang Plover had actually realized one of his biggest problems.
That means the level is too low
Although the outcome of this incident was quite satisfactory, it was also thanks to the fact that this mission was underground in the Black Holy City, and it was the powerful myth-locked barrier of the Sinsas Snakemen that limited the strength of all parties.
Maybe in the eyes of the world, his performance is close to perfect. After all, what else can a level 15 (what others think) selector ask for? But the problem is, Fang Plover understands that his opponent will not be forever.
If you wait for yourself, you won't always be consistent with your own level.
In fact, if once the Jeffrit Red Team, Blood Oath and Night Lizard can send out a stronger opponent, it will not be level 15, but level 18, or level 19, or even level 20 or above...
…
The result will be completely different.
Selectors of level 20 and above are naturally different from monsters of level 20 and above. For example, on their way to Elpaxin, they had killed a leader-level monster that was much higher than them.
Rock shark.
But if that rock shark is replaced by a twenty-something selector, as long as the equipment is slightly better, it will be enough for them to lose their troops. As for keeping the opponent, don't even think about it.
As for the ancient hunter he killed underground through some means, if it were Miss Scarpet or Mr. Querod, who were of similar levels, they might have been able to hang ten of them up and beat them up.
And some elite players with higher levels, such as Qin Zhi who Dawn Star met at that time, under the right environment, one person can make it difficult for everyone, including Captain Scape and Quirod.
Not to mention that during the Fenris Island incident, there was a legendary dragon, Toragothos, who never came to an end personally.
In the final analysis, in Aitaria, hard power is the first decisive factor. Special environments like the Black Holy City are rare after all. As his level increases, the team's hard power grows. Facing Flo
The revenge of your descendants will naturally be much more leisurely.
So after thinking about it, he found that his disappearance this time might be just "just right". It might make Char's identity disappear temporarily, so that the people of Flo's descendants would not focus on him.
It is more in line with the current interests of the team to let them waste their energy on finding the 'missing' Char.
And they can just take this opportunity to make a fortune quietly and truly improve their strength.
After all, knowledge and experience are the hard currency of Aitaria.
And for the same reason, it seems that contact with the military can also be slowed down.
After all, that also means walking from behind the stage to the front. Even if he can change his identity, there is no guarantee that others will not guess some clues. After all, there may also be informants of descendants of Flor in Stargate Port.
Thinking of this, he raised his head.
In the direction of the port, a red sun is sinking below the sea level, and the sky is like a burning cloud, which seems to be dyed with a layer of bronze brilliance on the cloud island.
The disaster that occurred more than half a month ago can no longer be seen on this calm sea of sky. The terrifying side of the sea of clouds that once showed itself has long since returned to calm.
In the sailor's ballad, this 'goddess' embracing the sky is sometimes gentle and sometimes violent.
It's just that the scars left on the earth at that time have not faded away. The Dew Sea Gull was slightly tilted during that big earthquake. Outside the gate supported by wooden pillars, there was a road running across the square.
The gap has only been half filled so far.
Above the crack is the base of the statue.
Although Fang Plover didn't know how to drink, he still picked up the wine glass and took a sip while looking at his statue.
After finishing the drink, he wiped the foam from the corner of his mouth, raised his glass, and signaled to the other party.
The chubby boss laughed loudly when he saw this and patted him on the shoulder. He probably thought that Fang Yu was one of the many frustrated people who lost everything in this disaster, so he expressed his comfort.
But little did they know that when Fang Pliong put down his wine glass, he had already made his final decision in his heart.
The hotel was still very lively.
Under the light, Fang Plover saw several familiar faces. A forest elf lady full of wild vitality, wearing a tight-fitting leather armor, with her wheat-colored skin exposed on her neck and shoulders.
A tall lion man, wearing gorgeous armor, holding a pipe, carrying a large sword and a heavy shield, with a scepter on his waist, looking absent-minded.
Then there was a tall boy and two little girls behind him, and one of them waved to him excitedly: