Christine and her party of four fled to Vulture Castle, and finally chose to settle in a remote courtyard somewhere, hoping to repair themselves for a while.
At the same time, in a stone tower in Vulture Castle, an old man was sitting at his desk sketching, as if the work at hand was about to be completed.
Another middle-aged man was wearing armor, with a sharp sword on his waist and an eagle pattern imprinted on his cloak. But he didn't make any sound at the moment, just like an apprentice waiting for instructions from his mentor.
"It's done. This should be the most detailed map of the world today!" The old man suddenly raised the quill in his hand, and then transferred it to the other party as he spoke.
In addition to the outline of the territory occupied by various forces, this map also clarifies the distance difference in the entire world at a ratio of 1:1,000,000. From the main city to the mountains and streams, from the ore reserves to the approximate number of high-level professionals
, it can be said that this map is the embodiment of the Pava Federation after collecting a large amount of information, and it is also the invisible guide of its warships.
"Then send this map to Jackdaw City as soon as possible. I believe that this time we will be able to gain the friendship of the Treasurer. You must know that the number of our warships is still too small."
"By the way, in fact, I came here in person today for another reason. Since this map is difficult to surpass, in order to prevent other forces from obtaining it, you should die."
"Don't worry, your family will all move to Jackdaw City, and your descendants will definitely have hereditary noble status."
Reinhardt, the commander of the Pava Federation battleship. This time he came to Jackdaw City in person just for this world map that had been drawn for seven years. And if the old man had not yet completed it, then he would naturally be as kind as before to comfort him.
, but if it is completed, Reinhard will personally kill all the participants to prevent the map from falling into the hands of other forces.
"I know, this is my destiny. I hope that the eagle can finally soar in the sky of the ancient continent, and that the Pava Federation will never be destroyed!"
"My subordinates are all uninformed people who are only responsible for their own tasks, and most of them are ordinary people. Give their families more gold coins. It will be my last wish."
The old man put down his quill upon hearing this, and then spoke slowly. A moment later, the entire stone tower was filled with blood. It seemed that except for the map, nothing here had ever appeared before.
His men began to clean up the corpse, while Reinhard sat alone in the old man's previous seat, seemingly trapped in memories of the past and unable to extricate himself.
As the commander of the Pava Federation battleship, Reinhard has naturally come to Vulture Castle in person every once in a while over the years. On the surface, it is a routine business, but it is just to understand the old man's map drawing on a regular basis.
After years of exchanging letters, Reinhard and the old man actually became friends. From the initial mutual testing, to talking about the troubles in the family, to longing for the beautiful life in the ancient continent.
Reinhard, like the old man, is a native aborigine. Under the rule of the conqueror Paliogli, the two of them began to understand the unfamiliar area across the sea of Qin, and like most of the people of the Pahua Federation, they began to
He hates King Ogu, but at the same time he admires him endlessly.
In fact, long before Reinhard came to Vulture Castle this time, he had secretly written a letter to the old man, asking him to leave the map he drew and escape with his family quickly.
However, after Reinhardt stepped into the stone tower, he still saw his friend. But at this point, he could no longer help the other person. He could only try to kill him with one blow and reduce the other person's pain.
"It turns out that I have always understood why this thing is called a 'compasse', let alone what its use is."
"But through you, I know it is an indispensable tool for drawing maps. That seems to be our second letter."
Reinhard muttered to himself, and then picked up the copper compass on the table with his hand. It seemed that due to overuse, the two legs of this compass were no longer sharp, at least they could not pierce Reinhard's body.
Skin.
However, it is this inconspicuous compass that accurately measures the distance between the various forces, allowing the Pava Federation to have a good grasp of the situation.
"I also used the triangle board in Jackdaw City Academy in my early years. But most of the time I regarded it as a weapon and used it to beat those pretentious magicians."
"I didn't expect you to use this thing to draw a map of the world. Look at these straight ink lines. I guess even the instructors at Jackdaw City Academy can only do this."
Reinhard turned his attention to the second drawing tool, and then smiled somewhat self-deprecatingly. He originally disliked those pretentious magicians, but after meeting the old man, he changed his stubbornness little by little.<
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Although the old man is only a mid-level magician, and because he comes from a noble family, he has never really fought in his life. But the old man is a very smart person, and he seems to be exceptionally good at building space.
Therefore, the old man eventually became a senior mapping scholar. It was by chance that the conqueror Paliogli was shocked by the map of the Pava Federation drawn by the old man, so he ordered him to start mapping the world.
"I'm very impressed by this thing, parallel ruler, right?"
"I remember that day when I was shopping with my wife, there happened to be this thing in the window of a certain store. I didn't expect that you would actually use it."
It was an exquisite long wooden box, with a parallel ruler quietly placed inside. The scales on the surface were clear and clear, and the remaining ink marks seemed to exude a fragrance.
This was a 70th birthday gift that Reinhard gave to the old man many years ago, but as a Dou Qi professional, he did not know the specific use of this thing.
"This is our fate. If you die in my hands today, I will definitely die in the hands of others one day."
"You once asked me whether this is correct and whether the Pava Federation can become better. I can't answer this question because I can't influence anything."
"Although I have a prominent status now, if I had a choice, I would prefer that Jackdaw City never existed and that Lord Paliogle the Conqueror never set foot in the Coniferous Plains."
After speaking, Reinhard sighed, and in the end did not dare to look at the old man who had turned into a cold corpse again. He placed the three drawing tools neatly, and it seemed that the old man would walk into the room on time tomorrow and put the drawing tools into the room as usual.
The quill is filled with ink and draws a map of the world.
"We neither believe in the gods nor the old gods, so please rest in peace and let me protect your family from now on."
After speaking, Reinhard knocked on the table, and then the guards moved the old man's body out, and then more guards stood in the room.
"Let's go, we must return to Jackdaw City within three days. This world map is more important than all of our lives. It is a road sign that is enough to travel to every corner of Qinhai!"
As Reinhard spoke, he slowly rolled up the brown paper on the table. But a certain guard suddenly realized that the entire world map had been divided into more than ten large or small areas by ink lines, and the most
What's dazzling is the frozen continent marked by a red circle.
The guard then lowered his head silently and silently followed Reinhardt out of the stone tower. However, his steps became slower and slower, and finally disappeared into the crowd like a ghost, as if he had never appeared.