"The wind direction that day was from the southeast. We might be able to search the Antuo area."
"You can also issue some commissions in the Adventurer's Guild in Tansnir. This is definitely not the only ship that disappeared in the dust storm. The rescue may have already begun... Your people responded very quickly in this regard... and Whether they are chosen people or indigenous people, they treat them equally.”
The aristocratic lady wore crystal glasses with gold rims and held them up with her hand, giving her an intellectual aura. She looked at the map and pointed out several locations on it with her fingertips - roughly drawing a line between Tansnir and Bein, and said to everyone.
"Indeed." Baggins looked at the place and nodded, "'You'... are quite prestigious in this area and have a good reputation among those who make a living at sea."
"As for Istania's reaction, there is no need to look forward to it. Even if the eldest princess will help, the princes and nobles will only shirk their responsibilities. Istania... No, Corin-Ithurian does not have such a tradition. ... Unless the royal fleet has disappeared, what do these merchant ships have to do with them?"
"But is this really reliable?" Fang Yu asked, looking at the map spread out on the desk.
Sylvide only nodded slightly.
"They still have a chance to resurrect. Even if they encounter the most dangerous situation, they will definitely come back. From Tansnir to Bein, from Bein to Antuo, every inch of the land has been explored by adventurers. There is no such thing as What undiscovered dead zone. Without the dead zone, they must be safe——"
"So we just have to wait?"
"Maybe wait until communications are restored."
"But what if communications can't be restored?"
The noble lady looked at him curiously, not quite sure whether her captain's question was a joke.
Fang was stunned for a moment and looked at Ms. Erna aside.
But Ms. Elna was also curious: "Ed, what are you talking about? The etheric sea will not continue to be disturbed, and it will eventually calm down."
Fang Yu was startled when he heard this and couldn't help but cough slightly. He had over-remembered before and subconsciously asked about his worries.
Only then did Sylvide understand something, smiled, and replied: "If the communication cannot be restored, wait until they return to Tansnir, or there will always be news from the Adventure Guild."
"I said, the communication will not fail to be restored. Ed must have lost his mind." Ms. Erna protested that she was ignored.
"Okay, okay," Fang Plover said sheepishly, "We're just discussing the worst case scenario."
"The worst case scenario is unlikely to happen," Elna said: "Then why don't we discuss the situation of Kaolin-Ithulian meeting Lu Chen?"
Sometimes it is really a headache to meet a lady who is serious.
Fang Yu rubbed his eyebrows and sighed. But after Sylvide said that, he did feel relieved a lot.
In fact, it was not that he had never thought about this himself, but when Sylvester said this, he felt inexplicably at ease. It seemed that he had become so dependent on this noble daughter without even realizing it.
But I have to admit that the other party is much more reliable than myself.
The room was quiet for a moment.
After reuniting after a long absence, everyone seemed to have endless things to say - except for the Papalar people who were already horrified by the number of 7.14 million - the latter has not yet reacted and has been in a petrified state.
But there were so many words, I didn’t know how to express them for a while.
Tianlan wanted to talk about her experiences and interesting things during this period, but because she was too excited, she talked incoherently. Alyssa is not very good at speaking on such occasions and just likes to be a quiet listener. Ai Xiaoxiao would occasionally interject, but as a newbie, most of the time he was always obedient.
Baggins was concise and to the point, rarely talking nonsense. Siesta was only responsible for bringing the tea and placing it in front of everyone. Fang Pliance thanked the maid, who only looked at him - not suspicious at all, but still cold - no Do you know if this is considered a significant increase in salary?
From precaution to insignificance?
Pasha is not here, but even if he is, he probably won't speak. In addition, nearly half of the members are still floating in the sky at this moment.
But there was always a moment when Tianlan finished speaking, so no one in the hut spoke for a while.
Tata held her own small teacup - the one given by Fang Plover. Water mist curled up on the teacup. She looked calm and said nothing. Nini was watching this scene curiously, blinking her big eyes.
Fang Yu thought for a moment before breaking the silence: "Do you have any thoughts about the King of Sand, Earl Numan and the Southern Alliance?"
He asked about Sylvide.
The noble daughter adjusted her glasses, looked at him, and asked curiously: "What about the King of Sand, Earl Numan and the Southern Alliance?"
"That's what I said before, their plan."
Sylvide thought for a moment before reacting. She pondered for a moment and then asked: "Then what do you think, Captain?"
"Honestly," Fang Plover frowned, "I'm a little clueless."
The ship officer lady was extremely smart and always hit the point when she spoke, inspiring him. Therefore, at this time, the first thing that Fang Plover thought of was whether the other party could bring him some ideas.
Sylvide smiled slightly, obviously enjoying such trust.
"Then let me tell you my opinion," she said with a smile. "Generally speaking, when I feel unsustainable when investigating something, I will think from another angle."
"Think about it from another angle?"
"Whether it is the mystics, Count Numan, the King of Sand, the eldest princess, or even the Southern Alliance. No matter how they act, they can never escape a 'motive.' It all has a purpose.”
"Of course I understand this," Fang Yu is not stupid. Of course he has thought of this before: "But without clues, it is equally difficult to confirm what their respective purposes are."
"Their motives may be various," Sylvester smiled slightly, her eyes bright: "But there will always be a common interest."
Common interests.
Fang Plover's eyes lit up.
Yes, without common interests, an alliance will not be born.
The reason why the mystics are loyal to the King of Sand is because they want to use the power of the King of Sand to regain everything they lost in the last religious power struggle.
As for why Earl Nurman sided with the King of Sand, it was because the two had the same interests. Where did the status of the Amoyben family come from? It was built on the trust of the King of Sand.
The Oathkeepers also took refuge in Babartan, but they were naturally at odds with the cultists, so their attitude was a bit subtle - but perhaps it was for this reason that the Sand King had such trust in them.
The interests of the indigenous people are very clear and clear, almost at a glance, but why the Southern Alliance got involved is a big question mark. However, this question mark in Fang Yu's heart at this moment does not represent the unknown, but a series of clues that he could not see in the past are surfacing.
He may not be able to see where the interests of the Southern Alliance and the Sand King have in common. But he knows where the interests of the Southern Alliance itself lie - after BBK entered the Southern Territory, the old alliance has become a noun of the past - although privately, this alliance actually still exists, but it lacks explicit constraints. , there are also concerns about division at the moment.
Fang Yu had heard about everything that happened in Baicheng not long ago——
Ye Hua, the older generation of selectors, will never support separatist activities in the southern border. Therefore, all that is happening now can only illustrate one problem - that is, there are different voices within the old Southern Alliance.
This is normal. Although the reputation of the Super Competitive Alliance was greatly damaged during the Battle of Van Reich and was even investigated by the military, as long as the current international order does not change, the alliance will one day make a comeback. BBK's takeover of the southern border has almost become a certain fact. When there is no hope, it is natural for some people to take risks.
Of course, it’s hard to say whether there was any instigation from someone with a deliberate intention.
But on the other side, Ye Hua and other former establishment members of the Southern Alliance would certainly not watch this happen. Because they are not unaware that what is happening in Baicheng will not only not save the Southern Alliance, but will push everything they currently insist on into the abyss.
Before the riots broke out, the alliance at least had a moral advantage, but once they violated the "Stargate Declaration", they would lose their last stand.
But Ye Hua and others cannot stand up and call for giving up resistance.
Because with his influence, once he comes out to do this, there are only two results. First, it greatly damaged the morale of the former Southern Alliance's underground resistance. Second, it was regarded as a kind of betrayal. Especially in this desperate moment, it is easy to feel disillusioned.
This Ranger Ten Kings can be said to be a flag of the Southern Alliance. Once the flag is lowered, the blow to the resistance movement can be imagined.
Therefore, they will definitely think of other ways to save everything.
But what can be done?
Fang Plover had a vague feeling at this moment that perhaps the activities of the Southern Alliance in Istania were related to this plan.
However, Istania has always been outside the political circle of Corrin-Ithurion. How can everything that happens on this land on the sandy sea affect the southern border of the kingdom?
This sounds a bit fanciful, but 'fantasy' is not a bad thing in this situation, because anomalies mean that there are few possibilities - maybe even only one or two.
As long as he finds a few clues, he can analyze the reasons, instead of having to mess with things like now. There are many clues, but none of them are useful. After thinking about this, Fang Yu looked at his ship officer lady with a slightly different look. If it hadn't been in front of everyone, he would have just picked her up and kissed her hard.
Sylvester felt his gaze and couldn't help but smile lightly.
No one else noticed this small interaction between the two - except for Siesta who looked at this side with intense eyes.
Miss Nightingale, the king of gossip, was on the side and naturally caught this detail. She looked at the two of them very interestingly and asked funnyly: "The captain has an idea."
Fang Yu felt the maid's gaze, like a sharp sword, sweeping towards him - she felt guilty and nodded quickly.
"This matter actually has little to do with us," he replied, "but because of Her Royal Highness's matter, I always feel that something is not appropriate."
"The captain is worried about getting involved in the conflict between the royal family?"
Alyssa asked again.
Fang Plover nodded.
But at this time, Sylvide said: "Actually, I think it's convenient and you don't need to worry too much."
"What?" Fang Yu was stunned when he heard this.
"We have been exploring this news recently, and we still got some useful information."
"The King of Sand only restricted the movements of his eldest daughter, but she still lived in his palace and her treatment was still the same as before. Most of the news was blocked in the palace, and even most of the courtiers did not know about it. thing, so I think the King of Sand may not intend to depose the eldest princess."
"this means?"
"It means there is no royal dispute."
"What is the Sand King's move?"
"It's just to restrict his eldest daughter's movements."
Movement restrictions? Fang Yu was a little surprised when he heard this: Is it because the eldest princess's investigation of the blind followers hindered the Sand King's planned plan?
But the Sand King did not intend to punish his daughter, he just refused to let her leave the Kashan Palace. This means that he still has feelings for his daughters, but he just doesn't want them to be involved in this incident? Or is it for some other reason?
But he still had a question, did the Sand King underestimate his daughter too much?
Sylvide seemed to see what he was thinking, and asked again: "Master Captain, do you think Her Royal Highness the Princess will not settle for this?"
Not so restless as to be restless.
But Fang Yu had personally met Her Royal Highness the Princess in the Forbidden Palace and understood that not only would she not give up, but she even had the ability to achieve it.
After all, if he were in that position, he would do the same thing, and it would be related to the death of his biological mother. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but be startled. Parents were already a quite distant term to him.
"Captain?" Sylvide's eyes were clear and clear, and she could see that Fang Plover was a little distracted.
"It's nothing." Fang Yu shook his head slightly and replied: "After all, it is related to the death of her mother. How could the eldest princess give up?"
Sylvide asked again: "So the captain thinks that the eldest princess is capable of leaving Kashan Palace?"
"She asked me to go to Bein to look for someone. It shouldn't be without purpose."
"So, Captain, are you going to help?"
Fang Yu looked at the noble daughter's bright eyes and suddenly remembered Count Nuerman's words.
'Some things are not necessarily correct when you see them...'
'...Istania's tranquility and peace have lasted for many years, and I'm sure many people hope it can continue...'
'...I'm not asking for anything, I just hope that Mr. Ed will act with his heart in mind before acting...'
'...I believe that the savior of Dolifen and the hero of Vanric will not understand what is truly worth protecting. '
So what is right?
What on earth is this Earl alluding to? It is implied that the Sand King's actions are correct. Are they protecting the tranquility of Istania? But what does the death of Her Royal Highness’s mother have to do with all this?
He understood what Sylvester meant. The person Princess Rupert asked him to find in Bein must be a secret chess move by her. She must be using this chess piece now to get out of trouble. After getting out of trouble, of course she wanted to continue the investigation, because apart from this, Fang Yu couldn't think of any reason for Babartan to put his daughter under house arrest.
If I go to Bein to find that person, will it intensify the conflict between the eldest princess and the King of Sand?
But on the other hand, is the King of Sand necessarily correct?
Fang Yu immediately recalled the Seineman whom he had met at the celebration not long ago. The other party was one of the four "servers" of the blind followers. He later specifically asked Sesher, the leader of the Oath Keepers clan, about this matter. Seineman's status in Istania at this moment was roughly equivalent to that of a national advisor, ranking as the left minister.
There are two ministers on the left and right in Istania, who share the power of the prime minister of a country. The people of the desert respect the right, so the left minister can be said to be inferior to the two and superior to ten thousand people. And there are two people left, one is the King of Sand, and the other is Sesher, the right minister.
The left and right ministers were restraining each other. Fang Lu understood that this was probably the arrangement of the King of Sand. Inside, Sesher, the right minister, was restraining him, and outside, Count Numan was leading the troops. Therefore, he could confidently and boldly hand over the position of left minister to the blind follower. "Server", using this respected position to win over blind followers.
Otherwise, why would a blind follower believe in a King of Sand?
But Fang Plover believes in the old saying - Those who play with fire will burn themselves. The Sand King may have the right purpose, but wrong methods lead to tragic consequences. He has seen a lot of them along the way south, and he still vividly remembers them.
Sometimes being too confident is not necessarily a good thing, because some things don't go according to the script.
What's more, people's hearts are complicated.
No matter what the Sand King is planning, Fang Plover always feels that it is not so safe.
On the other hand, the eldest princess's persistence is reasonable. What's wrong with investigating the death of her mother? Besides, compared to the Sand King, the other party's methods are quite mild. Everyone has the right to know the truth, especially since the truth is closely related to her. There is nothing unreasonable in this request.
But what should he do?
Sylvide also asked exactly this——
"What do you plan to do, Captain?"
For a moment, Fang Yu couldn't help but think of everything discussed before.
He also thought of what Bishop Farris told him not long ago. Those words made him feel confused before, but at this moment, he felt as if he could see the sun through the clouds.
He was silent for a moment, then slowly said:
“Instead of assuming, it’s better to prove.”
He already had an idea in his mind at this moment.
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