Her Royal Highness's thunderous rage came suddenly, and the lingering sound echoed among the pillars of the hall for a long time.
Achilles only bowed slightly and lowered his head.
"I'm sorry, Your Highness."
"I don't want to defend myself, I just want to explain the situation to you."
"I'll give you a chance to explain, Achilles." Princess Rupert pressed her hand on the piece of paper with a cold tone.
"This is the investigation that His Highness had someone conduct a month ago. The letter should have been sent by the informant over there."
Princess Rupert's face turned pale as if she had been hit by an arrow.
She widened her eyes and looked at him with an incredible expression: "Achilles, are you crazy?"
Achilles just lowered his head and said nothing.
The former was distraught, looked at the letter in his hand, and murmured to himself: "No, it will never be my father... He... would not do such a thing." His tone turned stern and cold again: "Execute These people who are investigating... they must have problems, Achilles... I, I need you to do a favor..."
"I'm here, Your Highness."
"Screen out those with ulterior motives from among these people...and then investigate their problems carefully, but don't allow any leakage, and..." Rupert's fingertips were cold, and he could barely notice the weight of the letter.
But for a moment, the letter seemed to become a little burning again, causing her fingertips to shrink slightly, as if to avoid some venomous snake and beast.
"I don't know who is behind it, but I will never allow anyone to sow discord. Those people must pay the price."
Achilles sighed: "This is my dereliction of duty, Your Highness."
"No," Rupert's voice softened a little: "You do have a part of the responsibility, Achilles. But the fault is not yours..."
She replied in a hoarse voice: "You still need to do the next thing..."
She put her hand back on the letter paper again, and said carefully, as if walking on thin ice: "Remember, no news of this matter can be leaked, and all the people involved must be screened one by one. At least in this six months, the same people cannot appear again. Any mission..."
"I understand," Achilles whispered, "I will take care of it."
"It's not enough to do it well," Rupert interrupted: "It has to be perfect."
The latter nodded slightly.
He turned around to leave, but before leaving, he suddenly looked at the letter and asked: "There is a backup of these materials over there, should they be destroyed first?"
"certainly--"
Her Royal Highness nodded subconsciously.
But suddenly, she hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, and shook her head decisively this time: "No, keep them as evidence. First... put them in a safe enough place, but remember... I don't want to No second person sees these things until they are destroyed."
Achilles stopped and looked at his princess silently, seeming to notice something in his deep eyes.
He nodded in the end, but before leaving, he asked silently: "Does this matter...do we still need to continue investigating?"
The sound was very small.
But it was like a devil's whisper.
Princess Rupert trembled all over, as if she heard something terrible lingering in her ears. She was silent for a long time before she nodded laboriously. "Go on... No matter what, we must investigate clearly... Although these things are absolutely impossible to be true, we cannot let them continue to spread."
Achilles glanced at her.
As if he understood something, he nodded slightly and walked out of the hall quietly without saying anything.
The eldest princess looked at his leaving figure and sat down as if she was exhausted. She let go of her hand and looked at the letter pressed there. She couldn't help but feel dizzy for a moment.
But how did things become like this?
…
Fang Yu did not expect that the place where Nuerman arranged for him to meet Ye Hua would be the same wine shop where he met Aleph last time.
It seems that this place is quite popular among the upper class nobles of Questac.
It's just that the location has changed slightly from last time. On the other side of the courtyard, Fang Plover saw a green grapevine hanging on rows of shelves in the inner courtyard last time, but this time he saw a small bay. There was a small pond with a few water lilies floating on the surface. The dust storm had just passed, but the courtyard had been cleaned spotlessly.
Ye Hua arrived before him.
The Ranger King has not changed much from the last time we saw him, except that there is some green stubble on his chin, and a scarf is wrapped around his neck to protect him from the wind and sand. He looks a bit dusty - it seems that he has been in recent times. There are many activities on this sea of sand.
He watched Fang Plover take his seat and smiled slightly: "Long time no see, Ed."
It’s been a long time indeed.
Except for Bein's chance encounter not long ago where they didn't meet each other. Calculating carefully, it has been almost half a year since the turmoil in Dulon, and in the blink of an eye another year has passed. Although Istania is still in the middle of summer, once the autumn in the north has passed, Corin-Ithurian's The winter festival is actually not far away.
Ye Hua smiled lightly and pushed a plate in front of Fang Plover. The brown-red plate held a golden fruit and vegetable in a pointed shape.
“This is a local specialty and it’s hard to see it after this season.”
Fang Yu watched this scene silently.
"I heard that what happened last time caused you a lot of trouble," Ye Hua replied very frankly: "Luo Lin is indeed a young man I like, and the letter of recommendation also hopes that he can enter the Elfendor Council. ——You should be aware of the relationship between the Southern Alliance and the Parliament." But he shook his head slightly: "I took it for granted, and I didn't expect that the letter would be used in that situation."
"I didn't even expect that the matter of Count Xilin-Spika..."
He smiled helplessly.
"That's all in the past, Master Ye Hua," Fang Yu sat down and replied silently. At that moment, he felt a slight change in his mentality. Facing his former idol, he no longer seemed so happy and excited. But this does not mean that he has any prejudice against the other party, or rather - it is more like a kind of growth.
Ye Hua seemed to notice this change and glanced at him in surprise. But what flashed through the slender Danfeng's eyes was not a hint of surprise, but rather a look of admiration.
Although Fang Plover was emotionally dissatisfied with what happened to Vanrick, he understood intellectually that it was just an accident. If he hadn't been there, the letter would have been nothing.
But what he is more concerned about right now is not this trivial matter.
Ye Hua then took the initiative to ask: "Ed, you want to see us, there must be something going on, right?"
Fang Plover nodded. "Master Ye Hua, have we met in Bein?"
Ye Hua was not surprised and nodded.
Not only that, he asked instead:
"You want to know why the Southern Alliance is there, right?"
Fang Plover looked at the other party in surprise.
The frankness of the Ranger King caught him off guard for a moment. But after a moment of silence, he nodded.
Ye Hua smiled.
"I guessed that this time, you must have come to see me with questions. As compensation for Van Rik's incident, I will tell you everything I know. But only this time." Ye Hua looked at him, He replied: "In addition, the Southern Alliance owes you a favor. You can ask me to help you with something. However, in principle, the "Stargate Declaration" cannot be violated."
The first thing Fang Yu was surprised about was not the other party's answer, but a small detail in the answer - the Southern Alliance was indeed divided - since Ye Hua mentioned the "Stargate Declaration", this shows that they will never Will support the separatists.
He secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling relieved, and then thought about the other party's promise - Ye Hua represented almost half of the Southern Alliance, and his promise to help him do something was equivalent to half A support from the Southern Alliance. Although the Southern Alliance has been disbanded, its influence still exists. Otherwise, there would not be many troubles in the Southern Territory.
Even if only half of the people will support the Ranger King, he is still a force that cannot be underestimated. What's more, Fang Yu knew that more than half of the people in the old alliance supported Ye Hua.
The other party has spoken of Bino, so how to make the most of this benefit is something worth thinking about.
Just this thought passed by for a moment, and he quickly changed his mind and realized that this was not the first thing he should pay attention to right now.
Ye Hua seemed to see what he was thinking.
"Put Van Rick's matter aside for now. Let's talk about Bein's matter first."
"Ed should be aware of what happened in Baicheng not long ago, and may understand that we have encountered some internal troubles..."
Fang Plover nodded again.
Ye Hua answered bluntly: "There are people behind the Baicheng incident that are fueling the flames, but this does not mean that the Southern Alliance itself does not have this idea... The alliance is a complex complex of interests, and I am still able to unify the views of most people." But in the past six months, the alliance has suffered huge setbacks, and naturally people within the alliance have been unstable..."
"...And that matter cannot simply be regarded as the operation of external forces. In fact, it also represents, in a sense, the internal meaning of the alliance. As far as I know, it is not only the electors, but also the members of the Elfendor Council. Approval..."
"Things got out of hand after Baicheng. Suppression at this time is meaningless, but this does not mean that others agree with the matter. Internal disagreements have always been loud."
Fang Yu suddenly asked: "But Master Ye Hua doesn't want the alliance to split?"
"Call me Ye Hua," Ye Hua smiled helplessly: "I can't really be considered a great person like this."
He nodded: "The alliance is a responsibility entrusted to me by the previous president and its founders. What is happening now is considered a dereliction of duty on my part. Of course, I cannot just watch it split."
More importantly, once the alliance is divided, BBK will take advantage of it.
The Southern Alliance is already in a difficult situation. Once it loses its justice, it will no longer have a foothold in Kaolin-Ithulian. BBK's move was obviously very vicious, hitting the alliance within seven inches. No one expected that the other party would incite the separatists in the alliance to revolt at this critical moment.
Using an ingenious strategy of retreating to advance, the crisis was reversed——
Ye Hua did not say these words.
But Fang Plover didn't expose it either.
"Master Ye Hua wants to find a solution from the outside?"
Ye Hua nodded lightly.
"Does it have anything to do with Istania?" Fang Pliong asked again.
Ye Hua then turned to ask: "What has Ed been doing recently?"
"Complete a commission."
"Is it related to the eldest princess?"
Fang Yu looked at the other party a little surprised, but then he thought about it. With the alliance between the other party and the governor, he knew that all this was natural.
He didn't nod, but he didn't deny it either.
Ye Hua followed these words and continued:
"Then does Ed know that the attack ten years ago was actually related to a notebook?"
"notes?"
In an instant, the appearance of that ancient notebook appeared in Fang Piao's mind——
It is two palms long and less than fifteen centimeters wide. It has very few pages and is only a thin volume - but it is well preserved. There are no gaps on the edges, but the pages are slightly curled and yellowed.
There was not even a title page on the brittle pages, only a blank page with Princess Juanxiu's words on it. It's a pity that no one can decipher the shorthand text on it so far.
"We know that the notebook existed," Ye Hua replied quietly, "but we don't know where it ended up, but all the key clues may be related to it."
The notebook is on him.
But to be precise, stay in Tansnier.
But of course Fang Yu would not say that, and just asked: "Is there anything unusual about that notebook?"
"The princess's brother's name is Gayasi Arjuhan Raziz. Does Ed recognize this name?"
Fang Plover had never heard of this name not long ago. "That was the Istanian's greatest explorer."
Ye Hua nodded lightly: "The notebook should have been transferred to the princess through Gayasi, but it is not yet confirmed whether it was left by the former himself. Unfortunately, when we learned this, Mr. Gayasi had already left. There is no way to verify it in this world.”
"What exactly is that note?" Fang Yu couldn't help but asked softly.
"Sacred object."
Ye Hua's answer was only two words.
"The secret of the sacred object is recorded in the notebook."
"Holy object?" Fang Yu was stunned and immediately reacted: "Master Ye Hua, you mean...?"
"Yes, the holy relics of the elves - although the note came from unknown sources, it should contain the secrets about the holy relics of the elves... the Hailin Crown, the Holy Sword of Morning Light, the Hand of Truth and the Eternal Emblem... and According to legend, the most precious treasure left by the elves is the Holy Grail."
He didn't wait for Fang Plover to speak, then asked again: "Does Ed know that there is news about Tianzhiqiao?"
"What!?" Fang Yu was shocked.
The so-called Sky Bridge is the continental bridge, the door to the next world.
The land bridge between the first world and the second world has been rediscovered for more than a century, so naturally there is no news about it. There is information about the land bridge between the second world and the third world, which is the gateway to the third world. He knew that Sylvide's father, Sir Mawei, had disappeared because of this, but he didn't know that there was news about such an important matter in Tianzhiqiao.
Ye Hua looked at him and replied softly: "No need to get excited, there are just some sporadic rumors."
"After Sir Ma Wei's fleet returned, although the exploration failed, and even Sir Ma Wei himself failed to return. However, the fleet brought back some important clues, one of which pointed to the door of the third world - —Maybe it has something to do with holy objects.”
"Ed, the major guilds you saw returning to the first world, Aitaria, are actually just an appearance. What's more important, in fact, is that the competition for sacred objects has already entered a feverish state secretly."
"You personally experienced the Changxia War last year, during which the Dawn Star incident also occurred, but you may not yet know what the war was for..."
Fang Plover opened his mouth slightly.
This wasn't the first time he heard this.
But he still didn't expect that this matter would eventually be related to Sylvide's father. And how could I not know what the Changxia War was for?
He couldn't help but subconsciously press the back of his right hand.
The heartfelt conversation from the past came to mind again:
"More and more large guilds are returning to the first world from the second world. This is not a good sign, Ed..."
"You haven't experienced the Battle of Bain thirteen years ago. You will understand then."
Holy relic emblem——
Ye Hua was not aware of Fang Plover's subtle psychological activities.
He only continued: "So no matter how hard the Super Competitive Alliance suppresses it, as long as the alliance itself develops and grows, it will be invincible. And once they have such confidence, most people in the alliance will We will not support those who violate the Stargate Declaration. Presumably, the people in the Elfendor Council will also see this..."
"So...this is why Master Ye Hua comes here?"
For that notebook.
"You can almost say that," Ye Hua replied: "The deceased is dead. Some people want to find the real murderer, and some people want to complete revenge, but we just want to recover this notebook. For this reason, We will have a common purpose with Babartan, the King of Sand, and this is why we can become allies."
"And Barbartan?"
Ye Hua shook his head.
"Maybe it's to find the real murderer, maybe it's for revenge, but the king has his own ideas, and we can't figure it out."
"However," he paused slightly and then said in a slightly more solemn tone: "Ed, the matter of sacred objects may not be as simple as you think..."
…
When Fang Yu walked out of the wine room, he just felt the crystal on his chest heat up slightly.
He seemed to be still immersed in the previous conversation and did not react for a while. But in an instant, an unexpected look of surprise appeared on his expression - and before that, Miss Tata's quiet reminder had already come:
"Mr. Knight, communication has been restored."
Of course Fang Plover has noticed this.
He stood silently and took out the dark black crystal from his arms, which was flashing with a dark red light. But he didn't get through the call at the first moment. Instead, he was distracted for a while, and the words that the Ranger King said to him a moment ago seemed to reappear in his mind -
"After the Fenris incident, the fact that the Aitaria continental group has accelerated its decline has actually been known to all countries."
"The search for the Third Continental Bridge has reached a point where it cannot be more urgent..."
"People even speculate that the Numerin elves left Aitaria early because of this..."
"They may have already found the entrance to the Third World."
"Holy objects may be the answers left to mortals by the elves..."
"It's just what they mean, although we don't have a precise understanding yet. But they may be far from being a legacy, something as simple as that..."
Fang Yu sighed silently, then picked up the communication crystal and pressed it gently. After a while, Tianlan's hurried voice came from there:
"Brother Ed, we have contacted Luo Yu and the others!"
…
Miaoshuwu
