The moment he walked out of the room, the tension in Fang Plover's heart also reached its peak. The knights of Bein outside had already made way for them under Numan's order, but in this narrow passage, the two sides were destined to be different.
If the distance is too far, this is still the best time for the opponent to take action.
Everyone was watching the movements of everyone's hands with vigilance, and Fang Plover also put his sword on Afifa's neck. He asked the other party to line up in a row, and did not allow people to cover them in case they were in front of him.
What kind of tricks were they doing behind their backs? The other party did as they were told, and the governor stood at the last position in the queue and silently watched them pass by.
This was the first time that Fang Plover had a real face-to-face encounter with the owner of Bein instead of observing through the clockwork goblin. The other party's calm and solemn gaze left a deep impression on him.
However, the team slowly moved forward and finally passed through the narrow passage smoothly. The opponent did not choose to take action, which made Fang Plover breath a little relieved.
"The road to the rooftop is in this direction," Count Nurman said with an expressionless face, holding the pendant on his chest robe with his hand, which was a golden kingfisher, the emblem of the Emoiben family.
: "I can find someone to take you there."
Fang Plover's eyes were naturally attracted to the movements of the other party's hands, and he calmly pointed out: "Please put your hands down."
Count Nurman raised his eyelids and glanced at him, his expression noncommittal and silent, but he put his hand down as he was told.
Seeing this scene, Fang Yu didn't care whether he was too nervous or allergic, but it was understandable that he was allergic at this time. He thought of the other party's proposal and realized that none of them knew how to get to the rooftop.
Yes, Afifah is just a guest here.
Although it might be a scam, he still had to accept it. However, Fang Pliance would not accept it completely. He changed his mind and replied: "Yes, but we must decide the candidate."
Count Nurman didn't even raise his eyelids. "Okay."
Fang Yu thought for a while and felt that he had thought of a perfect solution, so he replied: "Then let's take your daughter and let Miss Lavalli come."
He learned early on that the other party was just a standard rich lady, and her fighting ability was probably not as good as Afifa's. Even if the other party had any plans, it would be difficult for such a person to implement them.
Moreover, this is also a kind of hostage in disguise. He just wants to make the Governor-General surrender.
Count Nurman raised his brows slightly, but the mystics on the side immediately looked over eagerly, asking him to close his eyelids again and just nodded. His voice was low: "Go find Ms. Rand and Lavalli
bring it on."
The knights of Bein quickly followed his words.
While waiting, Jita suddenly turned around and whispered: "Brother Ed."
Fang Plover looked around cautiously, and then replied: "What's wrong?"
"Just now I felt a slight etheric disturbance."
It turned out that before leaving the room, Fang Yu had told her, Xiang Xiang and Luo Yu to pay attention to using detection magic to observe their surroundings. This is an ability shared by all spellcasters. In today's harsh weather, although it is seriously disturbed and distorted by the sandstorm outside
, but it’s better to be prepared than not to know anything about your surroundings.
Unexpectedly, it actually worked, and Jita noticed something abnormal.
"when?"
"Just when the Governor-General made a move on his hands just now."
"You mean the pendant on his chest is a magic charm?"
A warning sign suddenly arose in Fang Plover's heart.
But Jita shook her head: "That's not the case, Brother Ed, the ether disturbance does not come from the Governor."
"What?" Fang Yu was startled, and his voice couldn't help but lower a little lower: "Who is it?"
Jita shook her head again: "I didn't see it clearly either. When you asked the Governor to put down his hands, all of our eyes were focused on him. The ether disturbance came from another direction, but I looked in that direction.
When I went there, there was no movement."
Only then did Fang Plover feel troubled.
Sure enough, the other party made some small moves, but this was what he expected. But what makes people feel a little uneasy now is that he doesn't know what the other party's little moves are.
As for this subtle ether disturbance, it was only noticed by Jita, and Luo Yu and the box had no reaction. This is actually reasonable. Among the elementalists, magicians and naturalists, the latter two are the most sensitive to ether changes.
A sensitive profession, but the box is only half-toned, and the naturalist is particularly good at analyzing spells.
In fact, Miss Tata also noticed it, but the latter was only sensitive to the ether as a dragon soul, and the information she had was not as detailed as Miss Naturalist.
Fang Yu raised his head and glanced in the direction of the Bein people. He didn't know if it was because he was suspicious. The more he looked, the more suspicious he became. He always felt that the other party had some conspiracy. There seemed to be something wrong, but when he looked carefully, Bein
The knights were leaning against the wall on the left and right sides, neatly arranged, not a few of them, but motionless.
Moreover, the two were far apart at this moment, almost ten meters apart, and they were located at both ends of the corridor. The other party did not look like it could pose a threat to them, unless the other party did not care about the safety of the hostages at all.
Time passes minute by minute.
It seemed like the days passed like years, but in fact it didn't take long, because Ms. Rand and the earl's daughter were not too far away, and they arrived at this place very quickly.
After hearing his request, Ms. Rande looked incredulous and murmured nervously: "But, how can I let Miss Lavalli be in danger? Why don't you let me go..."
But she also knew that this was just her wishful thinking, and it was impossible for the 'gangsters' to agree to her request.
However, Lavalli was not afraid at all. She just snorted coldly and walked over without hesitation, passed through them, and came to the front of the team. Fang Yu suddenly felt that letting this eldest lady come over was a wrong decision, and the other party had already
Walking to him and standing next to Jita, she took Jita's hand and replied in a cold voice:
"I'll take you there."
Although he was a little helpless, Fang Yu could only accept that the matter had come to this. The count's daughter led the way and talked to Jita in a low voice from time to time. The voice was very low, and he could not hear clearly from behind. He only saw some of Jita's emotions.
He looked reluctant and turned red from his neck to his ears.
Lavalli came a little closer, which made Jita jump away in fright. Fang Pulver finally couldn't stand it any longer, and then reminded her: "Miss Lavalli."
"None of your business," Ravalli looked at him and said, "You are such a lenient captain. Miss Jita is my history teacher. I have questions to ask her."
"What?"
Fang Plover looked at Jita.
Jita blushed and shook her head.
However, the small episode here did not affect the speed of the team, and Fang Plover would not allow the other party to use any tricks on it. The earl's daughter seemed to be aware of this, and did not do anything in a direction that made everyone nervous.
The movement. It was just that Bein's knights followed suit and hung far behind. The two sides maintained a visible distance at all times. The Governor could no longer see his shadow, but Fang Plover believed that the other party would not be too far away.
Not long after, they arrived at the exit of the rooftop. Fang Lu signaled Luo Hao to open the door, and a strong wind mixed with sand rushed in. They had seen how violent the sandstorm was on the city wall below, but at this moment
The wind on the rooftop actually got a little stronger, and everyone was caught off guard and was blown back a few steps.
But even though they retreated, everyone was still on guard. Fang Plover narrowed his eyes and protected Afifa with his hands. Of course, in the eyes of outsiders, this was more of a hijacking action. Those Bein knights indeed took this opportunity to move forward.
He took a few steps, but seeing that they were not panicked, he stopped again.
The strong wind made Ravalli's long golden hair bloom like a cosmos. She turned around, took off her coat, covered Jita, and protected her with her hands. It's a bit funny, this count's daughter may still be strong.
Far inferior to Jita, she was shivering in the wind, but she remained motionless.
Jita's face turned a little red.
Fang Yu glanced at her, and Ravalli immediately stared back: "What are you looking at? Can't I protect my teacher?"
Fang Yu was too lazy to argue with this inexplicable eldest lady. He looked at the Bein knights again, but under his intense gaze, they stepped back again.
Wu Xiaopang was spitting out the sand in his mouth, and Fang Lu turned around again. He pulled down his goggles and saw the situation outside the rooftop - this is the top floor of the fortress, but of course it is not a platform like a modern building.
The roof actually arches from the middle to form a dome, which looks like a huge hemisphere from the outside.
The passage around the hemisphere is similar to a zigzag corridor. The wind is howling outside, and black gravel flows like a river in the sky. From time to time, you can see sheds, cloth strips and palm leaves being swept from the sky.
It blew from somewhere and swept across the rooftop.
Extending his gaze to the distance, he could vaguely see the shadow of the 'Daoud' on the other side. The huge airship was rising and falling in the strong wind, but it would not fly away from the platform - because it could be seen from this direction.
The airship was fixed to the rooftop by several iron chains, which swayed and jingled in the strong wind.
This is just the tip of the iceberg. There are obviously more fixed anchor chains at the other end. The mystics have obviously made thorough preparations to park the airship in this place.
Fang Yu couldn't help but frown when he saw this scene. He realized that he had taken it for granted, as if he could leave this place just by boarding the airship - but how could he release the airship from the platform in such bad weather?
, and finding a way to make it move is not an easy task in itself.
How big is the Daoud? How many sailors are needed to operate it? How to navigate it?
He found that he had not considered this issue at all.
But this is normal. After all, although they are called the Seven Seas Brigade, in fact, except for the journey from El Paxin to Grande, it can be said that they have never left the land. Without relevant experience, in such an urgent situation, there is no way
It’s natural to think about so many things.
However, Fang Plover did not panic and quickly calmed down. It doesn't actually matter how many sailors it takes to control the Daoud. Controlling and flying are two different things - if you really can't let it drift with the wind, just let it drift with the wind.
With such a strong wind, it can fly no matter what. As for which direction it will fly, that is really not something he can decide.
What's more, even if they have sailors, can they control the course of the 'Daoud' in such weather? It is obviously impossible.
He then turned around and told everyone about the situation outside: "Luo Yu, Wu Xiaopang, you each take people to untie the anchor chain. I will handle it here."
The situation was urgent now, and the two of them did not dare to delay any longer. They nodded quickly, each took one person with them, and turned around to dive into the storm.
As soon as the four people left, only half of the people left here were suddenly left. Afifa also sensed the danger and subconsciously leaned closer to Fang Plover. Fang Plover couldn't help but feel dumbfounded for a moment. There was a 'hostage' who was too self-conscious.
It is also a wonderful experience. Although it is convenient, it still feels a bit weird.
Fortunately, the two of them were standing behind Luo Hao's big shield, and the Bein knight over there couldn't see the scene clearly. Otherwise, he might have suspected that Fang Yu and the others had used some kind of mental spell on the 'hostages'.
"Miss Lavalli," Fang Pliong said, "you can go back now."
Although the other party can be regarded as a hostage, he always feels a little uneasy if he has this eldest lady around. In fact, he is already a bit nervous now and feels uneasy about everything. Moreover, it is time to show some kindness to the other party.
The people at Bein must believe that they will eventually keep their promises.
Rather than a bunch of real outlaws.
Lavalli glanced at them, and then at Jita beside her. Although she was a little reluctant to leave, she still made a decision. She left her coat on her 'history teacher', then decisively turned around and walked back.
.
This made Fang Yu glance at the earl's daughter. He was really afraid that the other party would pester him at this time. Even though they had Afifa as a hostage, he couldn't really kill these two ladies, right? Okay.
This rich young lady may have inherited some of her father's qualities, acting decisively and without any hesitation.
But while Fang Yu breathed a sigh of relief, he also had some doubts in his heart. From before to now, there seemed to be nothing wrong with the other party. The question was, where did the uneasy feeling in his heart come from? He looked at those people from a distance.
Knight Bein felt something was wrong anyway, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.
Fang Yu thought about it carefully and felt that his doubts still came from the previous scene. What did the other party do to cause the ether disturbance? Generally speaking, it was casting a spell, or using some magic device or magic item, but in such a tense situation
, the opponent will definitely not cast spells or use magic devices for no reason.
What exactly are the Bein hiding behind their backs?
Before he could think clearly, the Bein Knight over there asked first: "When do you plan to return Miss Afifah to us?"
Fang Yu was startled, then came to his senses immediately. The doubts in his heart did not show on his face at all, and he just replied loudly: "I am right here, what do you have to worry about? I will let my people solve it first."
The anchor chain on the Daoud, after others board the ship, I will naturally hand over Miss Afifah to you."
The knights over there were silent for a moment, but Fang Yu knew that the other party was actually seeking the opinion of the governor. Sure enough, after a while, the knights said again:
"How do you plan to settle the deal with us? We need to understand these details clearly?"
Fang Plover looked back at the rooftop.
Not far from the platform, there was a tower faintly visible in the wind and sand, and the place opposite the tower was exactly the center line of the rooftop. Seeing this, he turned around and said to the knights: "I will take her to that place later.
It is bounded by the center line of the rooftop, and I will let go at that place. But before that, you must keep the current distance from us."
The knights fell silent again, but this time they did not ask the governor for his opinion, because they seemed to acquiesce to Fang Plover's proposal.
The whole process went smoothly beyond Fang Plover's expectations——
Before that, he might have been paranoid for a while, but now he was on the verge of success, and by that time, the other party seemed to have no way to keep them. The half-court distance was enough for him to escape to the ship, and on the rooftop
It's not safe. The knights must give priority to protecting Afifah.
As for long-range attacks, how can they be used in such a huge sandstorm? There's no way magic can locate them.
Only then did he feel relieved and thanked Afifa beside him: "Miss Afifa, this time it all depends on you. If there is a chance, we will definitely repay the favor."
He said this sincerely. After all, if it weren't for Afifah, they would have been in bad luck when they made that mistake.
Afifah only blushed and nodded.
And soon, Wu Xiaopang and others returned.
The little fat man said to him out of breath: "Boss, the anchor chain has almost been untied. You can board the ship first."
Fang Plover nodded. With the current weather conditions, he definitely couldn't wait for all the anchor chains to be untied before boarding the ship. Once the anchor chains were untied, the 'Daoud' might not even know where it had flown to. But he
He had already considered the order of boarding the ship, so he just pointed at the others and said: "Luo Yu, Xiang Xiang and Jita board the ship first, and then your people."
"...As for Luo Hao and I, we will board the ship last."
"Wait a minute, I'm afraid it might be dangerous to board the ship in the end." Wu Xiaopang said hesitantly: "The wind is too strong right now, I don't know what will happen once the anchor chain is untied."
"Don't worry," Fang Plover said confidently: "You go and record the location of the teleportation scroll first, and then have someone bring it back."
Wu Xiaopang couldn't help but his eyes lit up when he heard that. Yes, they still have this thing. Even if they can't board the ship, they can still teleport up. Although the positioning teleportation scroll records fixed coordinates, the error of a few seconds is not enough to put people in danger.