This is a border county close to forests and mountains. It has never had a large population. In addition, the terrain is strange and complex, with various large fissures, canyons, and forests densely covered in it. It is difficult to travel through it, so it is named Roundabout County.
A group of people wearing white cloaks were walking on the rugged mountain road, and they were leading horses for the road.
"Are we still far from the residence of His Highness, Lady Palinsha?" A woman wearing a white lining and a light brown vest asked.
"We should be there soon, I saw it described like this on the map." said the blond woman with a single ponytail. She was also wearing a hunting suit and had a slim figure.
There were about a dozen people in this group, both men and women, and several of them were former nobles of the West Wind. Palinsha was also the leader of these nobles.
Due to political considerations, the positions that the former West Wind nobles can currently hold are strictly limited, and they are not allowed to get involved in management positions such as policy. Nowadays, they are mostly assigned to some unimportant support departments. And Palinsha also has the highest position among them.
This time they were also ordered to come here to find a master who had been living in seclusion for a long time.
This man was once the president of the West Wind Royal Academy. He worked as an adventurer when he was young, and later served as the grand master and general of the Royal Knights. His talent and strength are top-notch.
However, these are all events that happened nearly 200 years ago. Whether they are still alive today is a question mark.
But since Crancia sent people to look for it, there is naturally a reason. This old man had reached the level of Sequence 9 before retiring. Now even though his strength has declined due to aging, his combat effectiveness is still indispensable. It is the current Crancia
What is lacking.
"It is said that a few years ago, when faced with a crisis, my father also sent someone to look for him. Unfortunately, the person did not show up. He just asked a letter bird to pass a message, expressing his unwillingness to come out, and then gave up." Palinsha recalled that time.
What I saw at the palace.
"Then this time, will His Highness agree to go out?" A Clancia staff member asked worriedly.
"It's hard to say, but at least you can give it a try. After all, Crancia is much better than Zeifeng today." Another scholar wearing glasses turned his head. He was the leader of the team and was currently in the Solander Library.
The curator is also a history expert and is currently on duty in Crancia, responsible for compiling the history of the West Wind.
He is wearing a white robe and a gold star book badge on his chest. It is said that this is a trend brought by the great sage Loland Hill. Nowadays, the educational and literary circles in Crancia like to wear white clothes.
"I have looked up the life of His Highness. In his early years, he had a flamboyant personality, loved freedom, and took risks all over the world. Later, he joined the Clancia army because he married the daughter of an earl."
"Soon he continued to advance through the ranks with his superhuman strength. After becoming Sequence 9, he became a guest of the West Wind royal family at that time and treated him with courtesy."
"In his hands, the noble children of the Royal Knights have suffered a lot. They are often dragged to various trainings. Sometimes they have to go to mountains and rivers to capture various magical beasts, divide into small teams to suppress bandits, etc. But it can be considered a benefit.
As a result, in those years, the morale of the West Wind Army was cleared up and greatly improved."
"Everyone should have heard of Sonia, the current leader of the Crancia intelligence agency. When she was in the Zephyr Army, a general discovered her talents and preserved and promoted her. And this general was
The student of this lord’s student.”
"Although West Wind is decaying, the situation in the army has still been barely maintained. The reason why it maintains a deterrent to surrounding countries lies in the existence of this group of people."
"I believe that His Highness still has feelings for this land. It is just because he was disappointed with West Wind that he did not come out again. So this time we have to try again and ask him to come out."
He was walking ahead and talking, and this time, considering the old relationship between this gentleman and Xifeng, he also specially asked Palinsha and others to come together.
In this way, the group traveled through the mountains for several days.
At first, they thought that this visit would take a lot of time to search and express their sincerity. But what they didn't expect was that things would turn around very quickly.
"Are you official from Crancia?"
A man and a woman jumped down from the tree and landed in front of them. Judging from their age, they should be young, about 17-18 years old.
"Yes." The leading scholar replied.
The two looked at each other and seemed proud of their discovery.
"Are you here to see Grandpa Feherang?"
"Yes, that's right. Who are you two?" Hearing the two children's questions, the leading scholar felt delighted.
"We are Grandpa Feheran's students, and now he is resting in his garden."
"Come with us. In fact, Grandpa Feheran also wants to meet the great sage of Crancia, but unfortunately he said that he has never found this lord."
In this way, the group of people followed the two people, wandering around here and there, and finally passed through a hidden crack where the horses could only be tied outside. The people walked sideways through this narrow crack in the stone wall.
After walking slowly for dozens of meters, a peaceful little world appeared before everyone's eyes.
The place is surrounded by high cliffs, and there are several large trees in between. Under the cover of their dozens of meters high canopy, only sporadic sunlight falls on the small courtyard below.
In addition to this small residence, the other side of the valley basin is an open and gentle area, where some wheat and vegetables are grown. As a few people move forward, they can also see a pool under a small hill, in which there are many
Deep cool pool water.
Seeing that everyone was curious about this, the young man in front spoke.
"The bottom of this pool is connected to the underground water, and Mr. Feherang asked his friends to set up a magic circle to divert the water up. It is continuously circulated, so it is always so clear."
After finishing speaking, the two of them continued walking in front. It could be seen that the boy among them was more cheerful and talkative, while the girl was shy and did not speak much.
"We're here, wait a moment, I'll go take a look. Grandpa Fehrang is probably still taking a nap right now." The boy walked in front, opened the door to the yard and went in, while the girl stayed outside.
Seeing the curious and knowledge-seeking eyes of the people in front of her, the girl felt a little embarrassed and had no choice but to say something.
"Grandpa Feheran's temper has improved a lot over the years. Generally speaking, as long as he doesn't mean to say bad things, he won't mind. Sometimes he also teaches us to keep a calm mind and not to get angry easily..."
The girl's voice became softer and softer as she spoke, and her face became redder and redder.
In the end, Palinsha came to the rescue.
"Thank you for the reminder. We will notice it. In fact, it is disturbing your life."
"No, no, it's nothing. In fact, Sailin wanted to go out a long time ago. It's because of you guys that he came this time..."
Before the girl could finish speaking, a hand patted her shoulder, making her startled and her body tremble.
"Greka is talking bad about me again." Young Sailin came out of the yard, and behind him, an old man wearing simple gray clothes appeared in front of everyone.
He has short, gray and slightly curly hair, gullies and wrinkles on his face, and his skin is slightly saggy. But even so, in the eyes of this group of visitors, this old man still exudes awe-inspiring majesty, and he is worthy of being a Sequence 9 existence.
In the outline of that face, one can vaguely see how handsome he was when he was young. He must have been a handsome man back then instead of the aging look he has now.
"Welcome, visitors from Crancia."
"Also, little niece Palinsha, whom I haven't seen for a long time. The last time I saw you, you were still an infant. At that time, your mother was worried that you would be weak and not live to be 9 years old, but now you have grown up healthily."