When Fang Plover and Aleph entered the side hall, they unexpectedly found an 'acquaintance' waiting for him here.
The blond noble girl was wearing a traditional Istanian robe with gold patterns and a red background. She was looking at him coldly, but unlike when she was in Bein, now the earl's daughter had her hair tied up, looking more... Much more mature then. Ravalli said nothing, looked at him and Aleph, and then stretched out her hand to stop them.
The moment Fang Yu saw the earl's daughter, he subconsciously wanted to turn around - but the two knights of sand at the gate behind him were looking motionlessly in this direction. Even if he walked away, he might not be able to leave.
Lavalli raised the corner of her mouth and sneered: "We meet again, Mr. Great Alchemist."
Aleph was slightly startled when he saw this, looked at Lavalli, and then at Fang Plover. He obviously knew the earl's daughter, so he couldn't help but ask: "Lavalie, what are you doing here? Do you know Ed?"
But Lavalli only glanced at Aleph, and then returned to Fang Plover, looking at him intently. "You are so courageous. You dare to come to this place. I guess you must be here for the eldest princess. You are really loyal. But after all, you are the Dragon Alchemist of Elfendor, so you can understand."
It is not difficult to hear the cynicism in the girl's melodious voice.
Fang Plover froze.
The other party recognized himself.
But what he should have thought of earlier was that he thought that his reputation in Vanric had not spread to Istania, not to mention that the Istanian nobles did not care much about the Kaolin Kingdom in the north. Hasn't it only been two or three months? Where is the aloofness of the desert people that was promised?
Still careless.
Aleph didn't react for a while, and asked confusedly: "Lavalie, what are you talking about, what is the Dragon Alchemist?"
Lavalli looked indifferent and made a gesture towards Fang Plover.
"Of course it's the great hero behind you. You can ask him about his identity. Is he the Dragon Alchemist who 'saved' Vanric?"
Her emerald-like eyes narrowed slightly, flashing with a dangerous light, and she chuckled: "I don't know whether I should say you are brave and fearless, or stupid, Great Alchemist, you don't think no one recognized you back then. Well, you actually dare to come to see His Majesty the King of Sand?"
Fang Yu froze in place, but quickly calmed down.
It was because I didn't have the chance to think about it so much at the beginning - after all, from being captured by the mystic to holding the earl's daughter hostage, everything happened suddenly, so how could it be possible to think about everything? It was actually a stroke of luck that he was able to escape from Bein intact. But in retrospect, the plan that looked like a sieve seemed perfect at the time.
Besides, it would be useless to pursue this now.
In fact, it was not so much that he regretted his original negligence as that he did not expect to see the earl's daughter here.
After all, the other party was still in Bein a few weeks ago, but just after the dust storm, she had already appeared in Questac to participate in the celebration. This girl was the apple of Numan's eye. Now that she has arrived in Bein, then the Earl Of course it won't be far. That the other party would return to the royal capital at this time was indeed beyond his expectation.
He thought that the other party would continue to search Bein for a while. Even if someone returned to the royal capital, it would be the mystic and not the father and daughter. Since they appeared here at this time, it means that they should have almost set off with him. Could it be that he was wrong and that they didn't really care about Afifa?
He remained silent for a while without speaking.
Aleph seemed to have just reacted. He turned around and glanced at Fang Pulver in surprise: "Dragon Alchemist, is this your title, Ed?" This question left Fang Pulong speechless for a while, and he wanted to say something about himself. It's not Ed, it's called Char, but that name has been abandoned a long time ago. What's more, after thinking about it - since the other party already knows his identity, how can he not know his name?
Now is obviously not the time to dwell on this——
Aleph looked at the earl's daughter again: "Lavalie, do you know her?"
"More than just acquaintance," Ravalli gritted her teeth, but she glanced at Fang Plover coldly and changed her words: "Aleph, if I were you, I would take this person away immediately."
Aleph and Fang Plover were startled at the same time.
Fang Yu couldn't help but raise his head and looked at the other party in surprise.
Aleph was even more confused. "What are you talking about, LaVallee? Ed is the one whom Father wants to see by name. Why should I take him away?"
He seemed to have realized something again, looked at the girl and said: "Lavalie, if Ed has offended you, I will apologize to you on his behalf. But in this situation, you should get out of the way first. After all, if the father is to blame, I don’t want to implicate you.”
Lavalli only looked at Fang Plover without raising her eyelids, and said calmly: "Don't you say something, great alchemist?"
Fang Yu was looking at the earl's daughter in surprise, although he didn't quite understand why the other party said that - because as long as the earl's daughter shouted, guards would naturally come up to stop him. When the time comes for her and the Earl to confront him in front of the King of Sand, she will probably be finished.
However, the other party seemed to have other intentions. He didn't dare to think too much at the moment, but this seemed to be the only chance to escape from this predicament. He understood Lavalli's meaning very well. When he saw the King of Sand, he was probably going to implicate her. Loew's. Fang Yu looked at the two of them and didn't know if the earl's daughter let him go because of this relationship.
Does she have such a good relationship with Aleph?
After all, he was the one who kidnapped her, and there was nothing to reminisce between the gangster and the hostage. The other party's previous cynicism towards him was considered minor in his opinion. Fang Plover didn't have double standards, but if someone wanted to attack someone from the Seven Seas Brigade like this, he didn't care what the other person's reasons were, and he would arrest him first.
He pondered for a moment, and now he had to explain it to Aleph immediately without attracting other people's attention, so that he could escape.
But just as he was about to speak, a voice came from behind LaVallee: "LaVallee, what are you doing?"
That was the voice of a middle-aged man.
Fang Yu heard clearly, after all, it was only a week or two ago - that was Count Nuerman's voice.
He couldn't help but stiffen, and the face of the earl's daughter in front of him also changed, and he immediately lowered his voice and said to Aleph: "Aleph, if you don't want to get into trouble, take him away immediately."
She said this resolutely, but Aleph couldn't help but hesitate even though he didn't understand the situation anymore. He turned around and was about to ask Fang Plover for his opinion, but at that moment, someone came with the sound, and a figure flashed at the exit of the hall not far away. Governor Bein's tall figure had already appeared at that place.
He looked at his daughter with a serious face and said, "Your Majesty wants to see his guests. He has urged you several times. Lavalli, what are you delaying?"
In formal occasions, Ravalli did not dare to contradict her father. She only lowered her head and said, "I am talking to His Highness."
"There will be plenty of time after the celebration," Count Nurman shook his head: "Let His Highness Aleph take His Majesty's guests there first."
Fang Yu lowered his head and was so nervous that sweat appeared on his forehead. He stared at the floor intently, as if there was really something interesting to see there.
But it's just a blank marble floor.
Nuerman glanced at Fang Plover casually, but seemed not to recognize him. Without saying much, he turned around and walked silently towards the hall.
The three people here were also silent for a while.
Aleph finally noticed the abnormality and looked at Fang Plover and then at Lavalli. "Ed, is there any trouble... How about I find an excuse? After all, my father is just acting on a whim... Maybe he doesn't really want to see you."
But this time Ravali stopped him, shook her head and said: "Aleph, you heard what my father just said. Are you letting him go now because you want to lie in front of the King of Sand? You know my father's As a human being, he will definitely point it out, and His Majesty will not make it easy for you. And do you think that if you let him go now, he can still leave?"
"But……"
"She's right, Aleph," Fang Plover sighed. As soon as Numan spoke, he knew that he had missed the opportunity to escape. Although he didn't quite understand that the other party was trying to pretend that he didn't know him, he knew very well that as soon as he turned around, there might be guards rushing in from the door.
"Since your father wants to see me, take me there."
"Ed, have you met my father?"
Fang Yu shook his head.
Aleph looked at Lavalli beside him. "Then you have a problem with Count Nuerman?"
Fang Plover had a toothache: "So..."
"Ed, my friend, I'm sorry, I really didn't know..."
"It doesn't matter."
Fang Yu shook his head. To be honest, His Highness the Prince was actually willing to help him make excuses for a stranger, even when facing the King of Sand, which made him somewhat touched. He knew that as soon as he left, the other party would probably be unlucky. And if the other person is willing to go to any lengths for his friend, why should he be afraid?
He figured it out too.
Afifa's whereabouts should still be unknown, which is a bargaining chip for him. The earl did not break up with him, presumably for this reason.
After Fang Yu calmed down, he was no longer as panicked as he was at the beginning.
Besides, can Babartan, the King of Sand, be more terrifying than the Dark Dragon?
He didn't say much and took the initiative to move forward.
Seeing his action, Lavalli couldn't help but be slightly startled, and looked at him slightly surprised. However, the earl's daughter didn't say much. Only when Fang Plover passed her, she gritted her teeth and whispered: "I will remember your offense, Mr. Great Alchemist, and we will meet again next time when we have a chance." You count."
She didn't even let Aleph hear this whisper.
Fang Yu glanced at the earl's daughter and had nothing to say. Although there was a reason for the incident, she did not suffer unnecessarily in that incident. The ones who attacked him were mystics, at most Count Nurman and Barbartan, the King of Sand, and had nothing to do with the count's daughter, so it was completely reasonable for her to say so.
However, Fang Yu always had a feeling that if he sold Miss Naturalist, the noble daughter might immediately reconcile with them - of course, he only thought about this idea.
Aleph naturally did not hear the conversation between the two——
He also whispered to Fang Pliance that Governor Bein might not really want to cause trouble for him, and that he would act as a mediator for them in front of his father if he had the opportunity.
Fang Yu couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing this, and he was still a mediator - I hope Babartan, the king of sand, wouldn't get so angry that he would just pull him out and chop him down. Although he had a certain calculation in his mind, the plan could not keep up with the changes. Who knew what the temperament of the Sand King Babartan was like? What if the other party just wanted to kill him to vent his anger?
This is not entirely impossible.
Governor Bein walked in front without saying a word, which made it difficult to guess what he was thinking. Fang Yu felt a little depressed and thought it would be better to pronounce the sentence directly to save himself from being uneasy. Sometimes the bad news is not so distressing, but the seeming absence of hope is more despairing.
Before entering the hall, Fang Yu heard faint discussions coming from inside, but as soon as he entered the hall, the surrounding sounds suddenly stopped. In the splendid hall, one after another's eyes were looking in this direction, and those eyes were naturally mixed with a lot of curiosity, doubts and evaluations.
After all, King of Sand Babartan had previously ordered his eldest son to come forward, and everyone present could clearly hear what he said. On the one hand, they were naturally secretly trying to figure out the meaning of the king's words. On the other hand, they were already deeply curious about the 'friend' of His Royal Highness, the eldest son. At this moment, almost everyone's eyes in the entire hall were focused. come over.
In the silence, Fang Plover felt that it was as long as a century - although there was only a short distance from the entrance of the side hall to the center of the hall - the throne of the Sand King.
It was obviously only about ten steps, but he seemed to be walking on a hot iron.
However, there have been rumors about Cassandra Palace for a long time.
Fang Yu was also curious about this forbidden palace that was difficult for people without a certain identity to set foot in. Even in such a situation, he couldn't help but raise his head and take a look - the Kashan Palace was distributed vertically, with long corridors on both sides. The rows are arranged on the left and right sides of the hall, extending to the front. The golden carpet there has been submerged into the night ahead. Directly in front of the palace is a moon-white high platform.
The high platform was built in the center of the lake, far away from the square where the celebration was held.
As soon as Fang Plover raised his head, he happened to see the king in the center of the hall.
The other party's indifferent gaze was also sweeping in his direction. The gaze was calm, but it involuntarily made people's hearts tremble.
Fang Plover almost had a cold war before he realized who he was seeing - it was the owner of this land, the supreme leader of the Istanians, the current number one member of the Penelope royal family, the leader of the Sand Sea. King, Babartan-ibn-Hekaria-Penelope. Somehow, he almost thought he saw an eagle at first.
An eagle soaring in the desert is patrolling its territory with its sharp eyes. The king's gaze was extremely indifferent, but it was impossible to ignore, as if it was natural that he should be the supreme king in this land.
The other party had an old-fashioned magic furnace on hand.
Needless to say, it was the one he had repaired with his own hands.
Fang Yu lowered his head slightly, not because he didn't dare to look at her, but rather because he felt guilty subconsciously.
After Count Nurman entered the column, he didn't look in this direction again and looked away, as if he had nothing to do with him. As for what happened in Bein a few weeks ago, it seemed that the Governor had completely forgotten it. If Lavalie hadn't been standing next to the Earl, he might have actually believed it.
But right now, the plover will inevitably have random thoughts. What is the purpose of the other party? It seems that the matter of Afifa and the Bein Fortress cannot be discussed in public, right? Unless the King of Sand intends to disclose his relationship with the blind follower in public, Fang Pliong believes that he is not qualified enough to let the Supreme of the Sand Sea self-destruct with him.
But at least he knew the other person's secret... which made him feel a little more at ease.
But Babartan didn't seem to care about this at all.
He gently held the magic furnace with one hand, and at the same time raised his head to look at Fang Plover. After being silent for a while, he slowly said:
"Aleph, tell me, you repaired this magic furnace?"
Fang Plover was almost stunned.
He thought about a thousand possibilities, but he didn't expect that the other party would speak like this, which almost made his initial preparation come to naught. He was stunned for a moment before he realized what the other person was asking, and couldn't help but open his mouth - but for a moment he didn't know how to answer. There was a chuckle in the hall. Babartan looked in that direction, and the hall immediately became quiet.
Fang Yu finally reacted and nodded:
"yes."
"I like this gift very much, and I would like to thank you for helping Aleph -"
Aleph was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but feel happy.
Fang Plover was also stunned, but looked at the King of Istania blankly.
What is the other party doing?
Babartan turned around, looked at the magic furnace at hand with a reminiscing look, and said in a gentle tone:
"Young man, do you know what kind of magic furnace this is?"
Fang Yu was silent for a moment.
"Tower magic furnace."
But Babartan shook his head: "Not entirely right."
Fang Yu frowned slightly and said subconsciously: "This is the last type of tower magic furnace of Kingfisher Workshop. The tower magic furnace has flourished in the Oshu Empire for a long time, but in Kaolin-Isuli Ann is not that popular, so it is still rare, its model is..."
Babartan looked at him and asked: "What is the model?"
"'Kingfisher Feather'—377, Alpha Type."
"'Kingfisher Feather'—377, Alpha Type."
A rare smile appeared on the face of this king.
He nodded and affirmed: "I remember correctly, it's exactly the name."
He looked at Fang Plover again, frowned and said: "Young man, you did me a small favor. When we watch the ceremony later, you will stand next to Aleph. As for other secular things, Aleph obviously doesn't care either. No need - and he has always been generous to his friends, and he will not be stingy with your reward, so I will not bother you any more."
As soon as Babar said these words, a low voice immediately sounded in the hall.
Fang Yu still didn't understand what the other party meant, but from the looks of others, it was clear that the Sand King said something outrageous.
He couldn't help but look at Aleph on the side, who was also looking at him in shock - on the other side, Lavalli also looked confused. Only Count Nurman beside her remained expressionless, looking calmly ahead, as if everything in the hall had nothing to do with him.
"Ed..."
Aleph said in a daze: "My father asked you to be the first to receive the blessing later..."
"bless?"
Fang Yu was stunned.
What does this mean?
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