The wind was favorable at this time, and the Star Chaser was moving very fast. It didn't take long for Wang and Elizabeth on the deck to see the smoke from the ferry.
The fire had obviously just started, and the smoke was not particularly thick.
There were galloping wolf cavalry on the shore. With Wang's current eyesight, it was impossible to see what they were doing. They were probably shooting at ships on the river.
Wang heard a "whooshing" sound above his head. He raised his head and saw Nini holding a bow, but the arrow was gone.
Looking at the team of wolf knights again, the leading wolf knight suddenly fell off the wolf's back and was nailed to the ground.
Nini fired the bow again. When she fired the bow with both hands, she only relied on her legs to maintain stability, as if she was glued to the observation deck at the top of the mast.
Another wolf rider was shot to the ground. The wolf lost the control of the knight and entered a state of madness. It actually bit the neck of the wolf next to it!
The other wolf cavalry looked confused. They formed a circle and guarded in all directions, apparently not realizing where the attack was coming from.
Nini continued to shoot, knocking down three more wolf riders in succession.
At this time, the orcs decided to run away, and the remaining wolf riders rushed downstream along the road along the river.
Wang turned to Xiaobai, who had just ran onto the deck with a half-eaten ham in his hand, and said, "Fly up! Follow the wolves and see where they come from."
Xiaobai turned into the usual bald eagle, grabbed the ham that had not yet begun to fall, and flew into the sky.
Elizabeth: "Does she have to bring a ham? When we were in Langdon City, she kept carrying a large ham after you turned into a dragon. We were all stunned at the time."
Wang: "The task must be done, but the ham cannot be lost."
At this time, the dwarf ran to the mage panting: "What happened?"
The dwarf was blocked by the side of the ship and could not see what was happening on the shore.
Wang: "The wolf cavalry has been defeated by Nini, about a thousand meters away. I really don't understand why she still needs to improve her archery skills. How strong is her teacher?"
Flint frowned: "We just heard yesterday from Border Bo that the new overlord fought by the orcs is about to start a war. Is the wolf rider who looted today so deep?"
Elizabeth: "Yesterday, I had a chat with the Count's little daughter at the banquet. At that time, there was a little boy who was fostered by the Baron's family and kept chattering to get the little girl's attention with these things."
Nobles often look to their superior lords to act as guardians for their children.
These children sent over will usually become the playmates of the next generation of heirs of the superior lord, so that when the children grow up and inherit their father's territory, they will have a closer relationship with each other.
The nobles consolidated their rule in this way.
Therefore, there are many children of lower-level nobles living in Border Bo's castle.
The little boy Elizabeth was talking about is probably one of them.
Elizabeth continued: "From what this child said, we can know that the current overlord unified all the tribes last autumn, but then winter came, and the grassland also had to survive the winter.
"There have been reports of wolf cavalry raids this spring. The wolf cavalry can feed their wolves with Monrovia's livestock and hunt, so they don't need supplies at all and keep marching straight in.
"And wolf cavalry is particularly effective against human cavalry, because war horses will be afraid of wargs when they see wolves, so for a long time humans have lacked effective means of countering wolf cavalry."
Wang: "That child knows so much."
Elizabeth shook her head: "No, the boy kept talking, but the key information was all added by the border uncle's little daughter. I always feel that this little girl can become something big in the future."
Wang: “I don’t like red uniforms, I like armed forces. There are also female generals in Monrovia’s history, and they even have a strong general in a wheelchair.
"The bard's poem says that he used his wheelchair to knock open the capitals of the confederate countries on the lower river. Since then, the countries on the river have never formed a confederacy."
Flint looked at the mage: "Your knowledge is almost as good as that of the bard, so do we really need to find a bard?"
Wang: "I only know the stories written in the bard's ballads, and our Mage Tower needs to collect those ballads. In fact, no one from our Mage Tower has come to study in this plane for a long time, and I am actually responsible for updating this plane."
I can get credits for interviewing intelligence tasks."
"Credits?" Flint shook his head, "The last time I heard this word, it was from the mouth of a mage from the Arcane Federation."
Elizabeth suddenly patted the king on the shoulder: "There is a group of cavalry on the river bank."
At this time, the rider leading the cavalry on the river bank shouted: "Is this the Star Chaser of Duchess Langdon? Thank you for repelling the wolf cavalry for me! I am the lord of this ferry, and it is convenient for us to come to my castle.
Would you like to have lunch? I want to solemnly express my gratitude."
Wang muttered in a low voice: "This is a drunkard who no longer cares about drinking. Do you want to go?"
Elizabeth shouted directly: "No need! I appreciate your kindness, but we have an urgent mission and cannot stop casually. Goodbye!"
Flint couldn't see the cavalry on the shore, but this didn't stop him from nagging: "You are too gentle. You should say, I am also a duke after all. Do you want to have dinner with me at any level?"
Elizabeth pretended not to hear what the dwarf said.
The man on the shore did not give up: "My father and mother are eagerly looking forward to your visit."
Elizabeth: "Say hello to both of you for me, and I will visit you again after the crisis is resolved."
After speaking, she raised her hands and waved.
Wang turned to the captain at the helm and said: "Full sail, full speed ahead. Keep the left rudder away from the shore."
"Okay!" The captain immediately turned the steering wheel, and the Star Chaser gradually left the shore.
The cavalry on the shore could only gradually slow down and watch the Star Chase go away.
Nearly two hours later, when the sun began to set in the west, the bald eagle transformed from Xiaobai flew back.
As soon as it flew closer, Wang asked: "Why did it take so long to come back?"
Xiaobai might have been in a hurry to reply, and turned back into a human before landing. He rolled around on the deck before standing up. He patted the dust on his body and replied: "The wolf riders ran very far. They have a man deep in the jungle."
Looting the camp, I didn’t come back until I saw the camp.”
King: "The orcs have built a camp in the heart of the human empire?"
Xiaobai nodded repeatedly.
At this time, Mr. Wang felt that something was missing from her body. After looking at it for a long time, he suddenly remembered and asked, "Where is your ham?"
Xiaobai: "Eat! The orcs were killing horses and cows for meat in the camp. I saw that I was hungry, so I transformed back into the tree nearby and ate the ham."
...You can still desert during the investigation!
Wang waved his hand and continued to ask, "Can you point out the location of the camp on the map?"
Xiaobai nodded.
Wang took out the map of Monrovia from the dimensional bag and unfolded it.
Xiaobai looked at the map and drew a place on it with his finger.
Wang: "So big? Do you know the scale of this map? You can draw at least two baronies in it now."
Xiaobai: "What is a scale?"
Okay, this guy doesn't know how to read a map at all, he just drew a range based on his rough impression!
Wang: "Don't use ham next time when you conduct reconnaissance. Use your free claws to drag Nini up to the sky. She is a ranger. She must know how to read maps and can accurately mark the enemy's positions."
The dwarf asked doubtfully: "Are we going to get involved in the invasion of the orcs? Didn't we follow the list you made, complete the things one by one after entering the city, and then continue to go down the Maxunya River?
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Wang: "I thought what if I could sell the emperor of Monrovia a favor?"
Elizabeth: "It's difficult for me to sell favors to an orc camp. Besides... we still have no idea whether we will see His Majesty."
Wang: "Theoretically, we should be able to see you. After all, your second brother is a strong competitor for the emperor of Kuosania. Your second brother is an emperor, and he is also an emperor. He should come to see you and say some polite words.
"But Flint is right. After we entered the city, we immediately completed the things according to the list. If there are clues, we will go straight to them. If there are no clues, we will continue south."
Just as Elizabeth was about to speak, her eyes were suddenly attracted by the huge city appearing on the horizon.
Minos City, the city that never fell. The tall white city walls are a legacy left by the civilization of the last century. It is said that before it was occupied by humans, it was already the nest of various monsters.
It took the ancestors of the Monrovian Empire a generation to fully occupy the ruins, and hundreds of years to rebuild everything except the city walls from scratch.
But even though humans in Monrovia have developed for hundreds of years, the most brilliant and eye-catching thing about Minoanism is the huge wall made of white granite.
There is also a city wall built by humans later to protect the new city outside the giant wall. Although humans have worked hard to build the wall into a majestic one, it still pales in comparison to the tall white wall.
Along with the giant wall, there are also tall towers left behind. It is said that it was once the mage tower of a great mage, so it towers into the sky.
The king looked at the white city from a distance and suddenly said: "I heard that no one can enter that high tower yet?"
Elizabeth: "It is said to be so. There are many rumors. It is said that the Emperor of Monrovia has found a way to get in, but the secret found inside is too important and can protect Monrovia for thousands of years, so it is announced that it cannot be entered.
"It is also said that the tower can actually be entered from the air, but everyone who enters remains silent and takes the secret to their graves."
Wang: "Yeah~"
Elizabeth: "You don't want to try to enter this tower, do you?"
Wang: "You're here! Besides, in order to defeat the cult that can send out seven-ring mages at any time to encircle and suppress us, we need the artifacts that may be in the tower!"
Flint also cheered: "It's an artifact! Don't you look forward to it, Your Highness?"
Elizabeth: "There is an artifact right now that makes my chest hurt, so I'm not very interested in the artifact anymore."
At this time, the captain on the poop behind him shouted: "On the left is Malianbao, the number one acropolis of Minos! If we don't lose this place, the Lainlan River and the Mashunya River will become the barrier of Minos! In front of us is the famous
The long bridge!”
When the captain finished speaking, everyone had already seen the long bridge that spanned the north and south.
Even people who are not familiar with architecture know that this damn bridge cannot be made by humans. It was either made by dwarves or made by some archmage using legendary magic.
By the way, many people also think that the tall tower in Baicheng was the work of legendary magic - legendary archmages often use legendary magic to build themselves mage towers.
Rather, being able to use magic to create a tower out of thin air on flat ground is a sign of becoming a legendary mage.
Not long after the legendary mage completes the creation of the mage tower, he will usually board a magic ship and visit other planets to prepare for leaving the crystal wall system or even his own plane.
Therefore, these mage towers are usually empty and will be occupied by newcomers who are less than legendary. This is how the towers of the Arcane Federation came to be.
Now everyone holds their heads high, looking at the bridge that is about to pass overhead.
The dwarf took out his pipe and said: "No matter how many times I see it, the Long Bridge is an amazing masterpiece. As a dwarf, I am willing to be inferior to it. To make a dwarf willing to be inferior to it shows how powerful this bridge is."
At this time, the shadow of the long bridge fell on everyone and covered the entire ship.
Wang: "I was wondering, is the bridge in Shuimen Town just like this one? It's just dozens of times smaller in scale."
Elizabeth: "If you say so...it's true. Even the fortress at the head of the bridge has been reproduced. Wait a minute, I see there are words on the bridge piers."
The dwarf smiled and said: "That word is very famous. Don't you know, Your Highness? Many people think it is a puzzle. Some people even associate it with the giant tower that cannot be opened in Baicheng, thinking that the two are man-made and on the bridge piers."
Words are the key to unlocking the giant tower."
Wang took out his telescope and observed the words on the bridge pier: "It looks like the words of the ancient Cyclops Empire, and the patterns on the bridge piers are also very similar to the patterns of the Cyclops Empire."
Xiaobai used his hands and feet to jump up on Wang's neck like a monkey, took the telescope and said, "Give me Kangkang!"
The mage who was robbed of his telescope held down Xiaobai's feet with his hands to prevent her from falling. After all, she did not have as terrible balance ability as Nini.
Elizabeth asked: "Do you know the writing of the Cyclops Empire?"
"Of course, the Cyclops once developed a glorious civilization. Their civilization was based on the extensive use of magic. As a mage, not knowing the Cyclops language is the same as not knowing dragon language. It is very unprofessional."
Elizabeth: "My teacher also told me about the Cyclops. He said that the Cyclops Empire was a created country. After all, the Cyclops are stupid and barbaric now. It doesn't look like they can create a glorious Cyclops civilization.
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"He also said that many people now think that some magic props and majestic ancient buildings were created by Cyclops, mainly because of this one-eyed symbol."
As she spoke, Elizabeth took the king's hand and drew a mark on his palm.
King: "The Eye of Horus, similar marks appear in many places in this plane. The Catalans believe that this is the unique symbol of their ancient dynasty. The Lizardman tribe often draws this on their totems.
"But this may be evidence of the prosperity of the Cyclops empire in ancient times. At that time, both humans and lizardmen were uncivilized primitive races. It was normal for the Cyclops, who had mastered the power to change the world, to be regarded as gods.
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"What's interesting is that this symbol appears not only in one plane, but also in other planes. My teacher brought back a necklace from another plane. The pendant of the necklace is an inverted pyramid, with the symbol of a one-eye on it.
"After my teacher wears this necklace, he will become very good at playing wizard cards, and he can always touch the key cards at critical moments. Moreover, when he wears this necklace and plays cards, his hairstyle will become very stylish."
At this time, the dwarf coughed: "I'm sorry to interrupt your lecture, Teacher Wang. What is the text on the bridge pier? Is it really related to the mystery of the White Tower?"
Wang: "What is written on the bridge pier is: The lack of an answer is also an answer."
Xiaobai, who was sitting on his neck, suddenly hit his head hard: "The Riddler, get out of here!"
Wang shouted aggrievedly: "It's not me! It's written like this!"
Elizabeth looked thoughtful: "What... does this mean?"
Wang: "Maybe it's just a proverb of Cyclops. Cyclops believes that creatures with fewer eyes are higher. Creatures without eyes are closest to gods. You see, this goes well with this sentence. Without eyes, the answer is missing. Then
Of course it’s also an answer.”
Elizabeth: "Then it's engraved here..."
Wang: "Maybe it's used to mark the water level. No matter, although we have included the tower in our to-do list, it is at the bottom, which means it is the least important.
"Others have been studying for so many years, but they haven't found a way to get in. It's normal that we can't find it.
"So I just pay attention to luck. If you can go in and get something good, it will be good. If you can't get it, don't force it."
At the same time as he said this, the captain's voice came from behind: "After crossing the long bridge, we will arrive at the port of Kanos in half an hour. There should be a pilot from the port coming by boat soon to guide us."
Wang made an "understanding" gesture.
At this time, Nini's voice floated overhead: "A galley flying the royal flag of Monrovia is heading towards us!"
The king and Elizabeth looked at each other.
Elizabeth: "You're not here to find me, are you?"
King: "That shouldn't be the case. Aren't they going to fight the orcs? Why are they coming to see you?"
By this time the galley was approaching.
In order to get as close as possible to the Star Chaser, the oars of the galley were all upright, and they were gliding towards the Star Chaser only by inertia.
There is a knight standing on the bow of the galley, wearing armor that shines in the sunset. The armor has the fleur-de-lis coat of arms of the Monrovian royal family.
The knight said loudly before the ship could even approach: "I am Audi Myhrvold, the third prince of Monrovia. I heard that the disciple of the legendary archmage is on this ship!"
Wang raised his right hand, and Xiaobai, who was riding on his neck, also raised the same hand: "I am!"
The third prince, Audi Myhrvold, exclaimed: "As expected, he is a disciple of the legendary Archmage. Even his magic pet is so unique!"
It seems that he regards Xiaobai as his demon pet.
The king's raven pet swooped down from the sky and hovered over the third prince's head. While circling, he shouted: "Fool, fool!"
In order to avoid embarrassment, Wang took the initiative and asked: "Excuse me, does the Third Prince have anything to do with me?"
Naturally, it was impossible for the third prince to come looking for him. Wang knew this very well. But he was just pretending to be stupid.
Audie Myhrvold did not beat around the bush: "Actually, it is my father, the Emperor of Monrovia, who is looking for you. He wants to entrust you to solve the mystery of the White City Tower. Please follow me to the inner city quickly. I will
Father and the auxiliary ministers are waiting for you!"