Old Bayard called out in the next room, and the thirteen- or fourteen-year-old girl lying on the wooden table responded, looking away from the candle that flickered on and off. Not far away, outside the window, the sky had been rising for days.
It was gloomy, with dark clouds in the sky, always intertwined with streaks of purple lightning. She raised her head and took a look at the bad weather, sighed, walked out and asked:
"Father, what's wrong?"
"Go get my cloak and pull out the carriage. We can't do any work in this weather. I'll send the farm tools to the city for Betos to repair." Old Bayard was putting on his shoes on his bench while
replied.
Qiao Shi stood by the door of her room and looked at the bad weather outside the living room door. She frowned and was worried. Her arms were folded in front of her apron under her rolled-up sleeves. "Do you want to go out in this weather?" She was a little worried.
He said reluctantly. Old Bayard heard the concern in his daughter's tone, glanced at the weather outside and said with a smile: "It's just gentle breeze and drizzle. It's just gentle breeze and drizzle. After a while, the weather will get worse. Then it will be bad."
It’s hard to go out.”
Qiao Shi sighed, wiped her hands on her apron, walked through the living room, took the cloak from the shelf, and put it on old Bayard, "Go and comfort Ansi and Arlo. They are still small, and the lightning must have frightened them."
." Old Bead narrowed his eyes, let his daughter's hands go around his neck to tie his cloak, enjoying the silent tenderness, while saying, "The road is very slippery, and the carriage must be difficult to drive."
Qiao Shi whispered.
"It's okay, my good boy, those bad things won't come out in this weather." Old Bead laughed.
Qiao Shi knew that her father's statement was to reassure her. Since the young lord began to improve public security in early summer, traces of goblins and bandits have been rarely seen in the countryside. She pursed her lips and said nothing. "Okay.
, go." Old Bead gently looked at his daughter's face, which looked more and more like his late wife, and ordered.
Qiao Shi nodded, turned around and went out, crossing the yard in the rain. The stable was behind the farm, and she pushed open the firewood door. The light in the short shed was very dark, and the two young mares looked restless in the weather. Qiao Shi
Shi stepped on the hay on the ground and walked to the mare named Ansi. He patted its neck gently with his hand and comforted it softly to calm down the mare. But today was a little different from the past. This gray horse
The furry mare stamped her feet vigorously, and her big moist eyes looked particularly bright in the darkness, containing a strong and uneasy light.
"What's wrong?" Qiao Shi frowned. She felt keenly that Ansi's fear did not come from the bright thunder and lightning in the sky, but from the ground.
She squatted down slightly and stared at the haystacks piled on the ground with bright eyes. In her sight, the straw trembled slightly. In just a moment, the girl understood: the ground was moving! An extremely bad premonition.
The thought came to Qiao Shi's mind. She immediately stood up and rushed to the wooden fence holding the horses. She gritted her teeth and dragged the iron bolt with both hands to pull it off the lock and threw it to the ground. Then she opened the wooden fence and released the two horses one after another.
After driving them out of the stable, there was only a moment's delay. The ground was already shaking obviously, and the puddles outside were already rippled. As soon as Qiao Shi ran outside the shed, she heard a strange buzzing sound.
The buzzing sound came from the north.
She stopped and turned around subconsciously. To the north, she saw the endless Anlaser Forest. At the top of the forest, it seemed as if a huge ball of light had risen. The ball of light penetrated the clouds, because it was too bright and dazzling.
It seemed that the world around it dimmed slightly. Then a deafening explosion that seemed to tear the air swept across like a shock wave. It brought up a few strands of hair - the buzzing in the ears turned into a loud rumble.
, gradually joined together to form a high-pitched and harsh scream, like a wave of waves, but gradually, the sound turned into a buzzing sound in the ears, like a murmur, and then formed another wave.
The higher waves submerged everything, the tree crowns were still turning, branches and leaves were flying all over the sky, lightning and thunder, wind and rain intertwined, but it seemed like a silent world all around.
In this silent world, Qiao Shi saw in horror that the ball of light was getting bigger, swallowing up the sky and clouds bit by bit. Its spherical appearance also began to collapse as it expanded, and the blazing white shell shattered in an instant.
Dazzling flames burst out from it, and the flames continued to spread in all directions like clouds. It started very slowly, as if they were far away in the horizon, but suddenly, she saw the fire clouds coming over Anlaser, and in an instant
The whole forest was swallowed up in a short time.
The towering fire wall continued to move forward. The pointed cedars, upright black pine, and rolling hills had already turned into a sea of fire. The scorching breath rushed towards her face. Her long hair almost fluttered wildly in the airflow.
As she danced, in the blink of an eye, the stable was shattered in front of her. Qiao Shi screamed before turning around and trying to run away.
But it's a pity it's a little late.
With a loud bang, the flames swept through the entire farm like a hurricane, turning everything into ashes.
"ah--!"
Qiao Shi opened her eyes with a pale face, her whole body already soaked in cold sweat. She stood up from the wooden table and realized that she had had that nightmare again. More than a month had passed since the terrible explosion, although she didn't know it until later.
She knew that the explosion occurred in the Dead Frost Forest in the north, and that the area of impact ultimately only reached the area north of Canque Mountain and east of Needle Hills. However, in her dreams, she dreamed of flames engulfing the Anlaser Forest more than once.
With the farm, the whole Lantoniland was a scene of hell and fire.
She raised her head and looked out the window at the road leading to Kekus. The forest beside the road was lush and quiet, and the sky above the forest canopy was as blue as the sea, with silky cotton wadding forming a white trail. Since the explosion, the weather has changed.
Every day gets better. Riders pass by on the road from time to time, in twos and threes. Some of them are knights in the vicinity under the banner of nobles, and some are simply adventurers traveling together.
These people have been appearing one after another since half a month ago. Although this month is a day when adventurers gather every year, it is rare to see such a scene in a small place like Burniche, not to mention they all
Or head towards the north.
"Qiao Shi!" someone shouted at this time.
Qiao Shi saw that the person who greeted her was a hunter who lived next door. He seemed to have gone to the city some time ago. "Uncle Becher, you are back from the city. Have you seen my father?" she asked quickly.
"Old Bayard, I met him once at the blacksmith's place, what's the matter?" the hunter replied.
"It's nothing, I'm just worried. Uncle Becher, do you know what's going on?" She glanced at the passing knights and then asked in a low voice.
"You mean those knight masters?" The hunter stood by the fence and looked at the noble knights in bright clothes and angry horses on the road. He shook his head: "They are looking for someone."
"Find someone?"
"Yeah, looking for someone."
…
Wallendenburg.
It had been no more than five weeks since the explosion. Eco, Yura, Macaro and Count Odin could all see that although Her Royal Highness the Princess remained calm on the outside, secretly she had become anxious day by day.
Get up. Fortunately, the negotiations with the Duke himself were relatively smooth. On the surface, Duke Viero was the sworn enemy of Count Denel. The two of them fought countless times on and off the stage. Now there is
If you have the opportunity to eliminate your enemies in one fell swoop, you will naturally not let this opportunity go easily.
But in fact, even a young boy like Eco could see that Grand Duke Viero was looking for an old relationship with the late king. The daughter of this Duke turned out to be the mother of His Royal Highness the Princess. When he saw that Griffith was in charge of the Duke
When the lord called grandpa, even the most senior members of the royal family present, such as Macaro and Overwell, stood dumbfounded. It was almost beyond everyone's expectation, as if they were reminded that this young lord the duke was young.
She is also charming and charming. She married an elf as her wife, but no one has ever seen the duchess. They also don’t know that there was a silver elf duchess in the Kingdom of Eruin.
However, while Macaro and others were frightened, they also slowly realized that the little girl who had obeyed them did not seem to be as well-behaved as they imagined. In fact, from the very beginning, Her Royal Highness the Princess had such a trait.
Backhand.
The marriage of Obergu VII was arranged by the royal family. Although the king married a half-elf, it would inevitably attract rumors, but in this matter, the old king showed his stubbornness as always. What's more, in this matter,
The queen of the kingdom is at least a human being, and the royal party is not willing to bring bad luck to Oberg VII in this trivial matter.
But unexpectedly, looking at it today, Macaro and others realized that what the stubborn old king was pursuing at the time was not some illusory love.
As for the Highland Knights, they didn't know what they were up to. They were so enthusiastic that it was almost incomprehensible. They originally said that the next war had nothing to do with them at all, but instead of sending formal troops including the Black Tower Wizard,
The envoys also swore that as long as Her Royal Highness the Princess went to war with Jean Denel, they would join the Princess's side. This gesture no longer looked like an alliance, it was simply like surrendering allegiance.
As a result, the royal party is a little confused. You must know that the highland knights have always been aloof from the political ecology of Eruin. Even in the era when the royal power was the most powerful, these knights and wizards were only in contact with the royal family.
It's just a relationship of mutual respect. When did you show such a condescending attitude?
You must know that at this time, theoretically speaking, they are the stronger side. After Her Royal Highness the Princess calmed down the situation in Ampelsel, she only relied on her own small territory and the help of the infamous Count Tonigel.
They have barely managed to get to this point. In fact, had Duke Viero not been willing to side with them, judging from the situation, His Royal Highness, the eldest son of the king in the north, would have had a better chance.
But the situation is advancing silently in such a puzzling development. Because of the precedent of the Highland Knights, even the envoy of the Archduke Golan-Elsen came to express his loyalty. It is not that surprising.
, because everyone understood that the Grand Duke had no ambitions in the first place. He was more of a hermit than a nobleman, and he did not care about external affairs at all. In fact, before the envoys of Grand Duke Golan-Elson arrived,
Some people also maliciously speculated that the Grand Duke could not be so well-informed, and that these envoys were mostly arranged by his staff and retainers.
Later it turned out that this guess was indeed correct. Of course, everyone tacitly understood these details and maintained a tacit understanding with each other.
But all kinds of details at least let people understand a little bit.
The royal power of Eruin will rise——
The smooth diplomacy could not hide the fact that Princess Griffin was becoming more and more uneasy day by day.
Buga and Overwell have returned to Lantonilan from the original route. After all, the explosion occurred at the junction of Lantonilan and Viero. Everyone wants to figure out what happened in the big explosion a month ago.
What exactly happened? And most of the news coming back from the front was disturbing. According to the scouts' reports, it seemed that the entire Dead Frost Forest had completely disappeared. In the area east of the Gunn Mountains and south of the Violet Castle, there was
A brand new dead magic area, the remaining energy proves that a shocking explosion occurred there before.
There is a lot of evidence pointing to a huge crater at the center of the explosion, but so far, no survivors have been found in the explosion.
In higher-level circles, especially the princess and the people around her understand better what this means.
The little prince has not come back yet.
Count Tonigel has also disappeared.
But what makes Macaro and Count Odin even more uneasy is that they know that the first heir of the Cruz people also disappeared in the explosion, as well as a huge aristocratic observation group of theirs, and their Blue Sky
The commander of the legion. In fact, Macaro and Count Odin have received news from their respective channels - the Cruz envoys have set off earlier, left the empire, and are on their way to Eruin.
This is definitely not a good sign.
But not until earlier this day.
An unexpected visitor arrives at Wallundenburg.
There is no doubt that this is a guest that Her Royal Highness Princess Griffin has been waiting for a long time.
Outside the window sill, the wisteria hanging from the city wall swayed in the shade. In the distance, the Jingfeng Forest and the Gunn Mountains were immersed in the blue background. The warm afternoon sunlight slowly climbed up the window pane, filtering through the leaves.
The veins spilled into the room, creating a golden warmth. In the room, behind the expensive black wood desk, Princess Griffin was sitting quietly on the red velvet cushion of the long-backed chair.
She deliberately tried to calm herself down, but she couldn't help but ask about the time several times. "It's almost there, she has already passed the corridor. Your Highness," the maid replied with a somewhat embarrassed smile.
Princess Griffin nodded and took a breath. At this time, there was finally a knock on the door. It seemed that the whole room was silent for a moment, and then she gently replied: "Please come in."
The door opened, and behind it was Freya, still wearing Eruin's military uniform. However, her calm aura was much better than before. Except for her face, which was still a little red, she almost looked like another Nimesis.
When she saw Princess Griffin, she was startled. She originally thought that the person to receive her would be Macaro or Count Odin. But she immediately made a knight's salute.
"your Highness."
"No need to be polite," the half-elf girl looked calm on the surface, but she took several breaths before she managed to speak calmly: "Earl...is the earl okay?"
"Your Highness, Brando...he is fine." Freya replied in a low voice, somewhat uneasily.
However, Princess Griffin didn't seem to notice this. She moved uneasily. Although her subtle expression was almost undetectable, she still asked eagerly: "Well, what about my brother?"
"His Royal Highness Haruze is fine. He and the Earl are both fine."
The half-elf girl let out a shallow breath. Although she tried her best to restrain herself from showing weakness and sullen face, her mind was a little confused. She sat there for a while, feeling both happy and a little disappointed, especially
It was for the senses of Count Tonigel that after a moment, she returned to being cold: "Why doesn't the count come here by himself?"
"Miss Nymesis and everyone are injured. The lord wants to send them back to Vlada or Fir Territory first."
Griffin lowered her eyelids, as if thinking. After a moment, she looked at Freya again, her silver eyes already clear: "Freya, this is an excuse, right?"
Freya's face turned red. This was indeed an excuse. The real reason was that Akane was missing. Brando was trying his best to find clues about the mountain girl. But it was not just that, there were some deeper ones.
The reason was, but there were outsiders here. She remembered what Brando told her, glanced at the maid next to Her Royal Highness, and nodded.
Griffin tilted his head slightly and said to his maid: "Go and tell the gentlemen of the Highland Knights that the Earl cannot come, but he is still alive and ask them what they think."
The maid nodded slightly and left immediately.
Then Her Royal Highness the Princess turned around and said, "What happened? And that explosion, I want to know what happened?"
Freya took a breath.
"That's it, Your Highness Princess..."
…
Port of Derdetal -
At dusk, a large carriage that seemed to be loaded with goods drove slowly and slowly toward the port along with the crowd. However, the crowd in front of the carriage was getting bigger and bigger, and something seemed to be happening on the road leading to the port.
.Not long after, the crowd was so crowded that even the carriage could not move forward. The carriage had to stop. The coachman turned around and asked something before jumping out of the carriage a man shrouded in a cloak; this man seemed to have arrived recently.
He had just been injured and seemed to have difficulty moving. He limped to the front of the carriage, looked at the situation outside, and then chatted with the coachman for a few words before returning to the carriage.
At this time, a voice came from the hood of the car: "What's the matter, Boymer?" The voice was a little dry, and sounded hoarse like an old man.
"It's good news, Babaan, we are saved." The former looked happy, came to the hood of the car, and whispered: "It's our envoys, they have just docked."
There was a moment of silence in the car hood.
Viscount Barbarn sat beside a pile of hay, his face pale, as if he had some terminal illness. Hearing his companion's words, he finally couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief, then climbed up with difficulty and opened the carriage with his hands.
The thing covered with black cloth in the inner corner is a whole piece of crystal. In the crystal, a red-haired girl is holding a spear tightly, her angry expression is still lifelike, she is so beautiful - but this time, Baba
What he was looking at was not Akane, but the silver halberd in the girl's hand.
He looked at it with fascination as if possessed.
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