"So the Sand King is still investigating who was behind that attack."
"But if that's the case, why would he put his eldest daughter under house arrest?"
"That's exactly what I don't know."
"Maybe it's just that I don't want my daughter to get involved, maybe."
"But that doesn't require such an extreme method. He directly confinement of Princess Rupert in the palace. Can he really stop the determination of Her Royal Highness? The King of Sand, Babartan, will be even less understanding than outsiders. My daughter’s character?”
"So the Captain thinks he did this on purpose?"
"Perhaps, there are other reasons..."
The conversation between the two people was neither fast nor slow.
Soft sunlight was streaming through the crystal glass.
That dreamy ray of light fell on one side of Sylvide's face, making Miss Ship Officer look a little divine at this moment.
And she just listened quietly to what Fang Yu said, and then smiled softly.
But the conversation between the two about the Sand King and the eldest princess ended there.
In fact, in the final analysis, Fang Plover just needs a reason - since the confrontation between the Sand King and the eldest princess has not yet risen to the political level, then no matter which side he takes, it will not violate the "Stargate Declaration". Of course, he has made an agreement with Her Royal Highness the Princess, so he will still give priority to fulfilling the promise——
Finally, the ship was built smoothly and embarked on a new journey.
With the intelligence of Miss Ship Officer, she naturally understands this truth.
The two of them didn't need to communicate. They looked at each other and understood each other's meaning from their eyes.
"So about the elf holy objects..."
The noble daughter was more concerned about the notebook than Penelope's family affairs.
Because of Tianzhiqiao, that was exactly what her father was pursuing.
"What do Sylvester think?"
"I don't know much. My father just thinks they are related to the Sky Bridge..."
"But what is the secret behind the sacred object?" Fang Pultru couldn't help but said to himself. The last words Ye Hua told him were a bit ambiguous - but it was not that he deliberately concealed it.
It's just because the Southern Alliance may not know what's going on - the other party also inferred this from some scattered clues obtained from the ten major guilds.
"All the ten major guilds are actively participating in investigating everything related to the last war."
"The last war?"
"The Scourge of Essolin."
He remembered the conversation between the two,
But it is impossible to connect the secret of the sacred object with this.
Fortunately, he was even closer to the answer than the Confederacy, because the notebook was actually in their hands.
But of course he couldn't hand over the note, not because of anything else, but because of the note itself, and the fact that Her Highness the Princess only kept it with them temporarily. He is not the owner of the notes, so he certainly has no right to make the decision.
But once again, he thought of his uncle's notebook.
Why is there such a notebook on earth?
Fang Yu was confused when he suddenly heard Sylvide ask: "When does the captain plan to leave?"
Only then did he remember that he had another thing to do——
Go to Bein.
"As soon as possible."
Fang Plover only replied lightly.
The fastest time is set in two days.
In fact, in the past few days, magic communications have begun to resume gradually, but they are still unstable and intermittent. More news came from the 'Daoud' - including where they fell, the current situation they faced, etc. The people from the previously resurrected Lufu Shield contacted the rescue, but unfortunately the conditions were still very crude.
After all, the resurrected person was located in a small village, and the locals simply couldn't find decent manpower.
In the end, Count Nurman also came after hearing the news and organized a rescue team from the nearest Antuo. The two parties agreed to escort Afifa to Questac - Luo Hao and others would naturally follow suit - but This is nothing. After all, after Bein's matter comes to an end, no one will pursue anything further.
After this rare dust storm, everything seems to be back on track.
Communities are also beginning to recover.
Although the connection is still occasionally disconnected, there are already as many posts as snowflakes - even like revenge posts after a long period of silence, a huge amount of information comes in like a flood, all of which are about this 'big deal' 'Disconnect' discussion.
All kinds of conspiracy theories are rampant and flood the community. The official still can't give a reasonable explanation - the star gate is still closed, and almost everyone is asking - what happened in the past more than half a month.
Not to mention, many tourists have been stranded in Aitaria for four months, which is enough to cause panic.
But the other side of the world is still unreachable.
Fang Yu tried to contact Su Changfeng, but he didn't expect that the other party was actually in Aitaria.
The communication situation there is extremely poor. In fact, the magic communications in other places are not that good these days. They are full of serious interference-their communication with the 'Daoud' is almost a matter of guessing. Completed below, the severely distorted sound makes it almost difficult to express precise meaning.
Facing Fang Plover's question, Su Changfeng's distorted voice just smiled: "One good news and one bad news. You should be able to see the good news after a while. As for the bad news, wait until you cooperate with us." Let’s talk about it at a certain point.”
Fang Yu couldn't help but be speechless when he heard the rustling noise. Is it the same as not saying anything or not saying anything? However, he also understands that the other party can tell him that this is all benevolence and justice. Stargate Port must be preparing for some big event - there is no doubt that this plan should be kept strictly confidential for the time being.
"I apologize to your uncle and aunt," Su Changfeng replied, "but they should be able to go back soon."
"The star gate has been repaired?"
"It wasn't broken in the first place."
"No, what do you mean...?"
"There are some problems with the Star Gate," Su Changfeng replied: "But the problem is not necessarily a malfunction——"
Fang Yu was confused when he heard this, but Su Changfeng had already turned off the communicator and left only one sentence before leaving: "Be well prepared, Ed."
what to prepare?
He was even more stunned.
However, the restoration of the Stargate channel is good news anyway. Not long ago, many people in the community were worried that the Stargate had disappeared and they would be stranded in this world. Such words were not taken seriously at first, but as time went by, they were enough to create panic among the crowd.
And as soon as the Star Gate is restored, these panic-inducing remarks will naturally be self-defeating.
But then I thought about it, would Tang Xin and Ai Xiaoxiao have to leave this place?
Although the military said that the freedom of choice was in their hands when they were given the places to be selected - but after all, his cousin still has studies on earth, and Ai Xiaoxiao's family is here to travel, so they cannot stay forever. to this world.
Becoming a chosen one means that the best time in your life is bound to this world. Even if you return to Earth in the future, you are unlikely to work in other industries. After all, during the golden twenty years from the age of fourteen to thirty-five, when you leave your footprints on this world, others are also struggling for their dreams on the earth.
Twenty years will become a gap that separates the people of the two worlds - in fact, even if the chosen ones return to the earth, it will take a long time to reintegrate into life with the help of psychological counseling. , let alone other aspects?
Of course, for nearly half a century, Stargate itself has supported countless industries, and the jobs involved are countless.
Even if the chosen one retires, he will not end up like a veteran. Commercialization naturally brings benefits in all aspects.
But no one will decide their future path hastily——
In Fang Yu's impression, Tang Xin has always been not too cold about this world and super competition. Even if the choice is in her hands, her cousin may not stay, let alone her uncle and aunt. Will they support Tang Xin to stay?
Fang Yu imagined his own experience and felt that it was unlikely.
Ai Xiaoxiao's parents are considered successful people. They may not boycott the world of Aitalia, but they won't let their daughter become an 'adventurer' even if they think about it.
Due to deliberate publicity, the Chosen Ones have a very high reputation on Earth - especially the top Chosen Ones, who enjoy a very high reputation among ordinary people.
But in the eyes of the upper class, the Chosen are just a bunch of risk-takers—perhaps even put together with the gold diggers of the 19th century gold rush—gamblers, swindlers, and desperadoes. Ai Xiaoxiao's parents probably didn't want their daughter to become such a person. This was probably the reason why his uncle and aunt opposed his coming into this world.
Just the thought that the two of them might have to leave made Fang Piao feel a little regretful.
It has been almost half a year since the Battle of Vanrick. Over the past six months, the Seven Seas Brigade has gradually become accustomed to these two new members.
Tang Xin has helped Atila a lot in daily affairs, and recently she and Sylvide have not been so tit-for-tat. Instead, they have some tacit cooperation - her cousin has always been very good. , Fang Piao never doubted this, and Miss Ship Officer was no less generous. The two of them joined forces and rarely encountered anything that would make them feel troublesome.
As for Ai Xiaoxiao, although she 'has no ability' - this is the little girl's original words. But everyone likes her very much, and she has a good relationship with Tianlan. If such a person suddenly disappears from the team, everyone may suddenly feel a little too quiet.
It is a pity that the Seven Seas Brigade loses any member it recognizes.
This is probably how Fang Plover felt at the moment.
…
The time to return to Bein was actually much earlier than Fang Plover expected.
Probably because the dust storm had subsided, the journey he took back to this place from Questac felt much shorter than the last time.
This was not even just an illusion. He went to Bein with a caravan, and helped these people drive away a sand thief on the way. Fortunately, the other party was just a sand thief. If it were a real desert thief, Fang Plover would be worried. Maybe I will be folded in that place. Traveling in the desert is always full of unpredictable dangers, and natural disasters are just one of them.
The leader of the caravan told him that due to dust storms, caravans often choose roads close to oasis. But when they returned, the dust storm had subsided, and they no longer had to worry about getting lost in the sea of sand, so they could go straight through the sea of sand.
This saves a lot of time.
But at this moment, standing under the ancient gate of Bein, Fang Yu felt a little emotional for a while.
He looked up at the gate made of gray-white stone - the same color almost constituted the main color of the city, with gray-white towers, gray-white roofs, and even the gray-white fortress on the red cliff in the distance. group.
The last time he came to this place, he didn't even notice the 'color' of the city due to the dust storm. The meaning of bein in the Istanian language actually means 'grey'. This gray-white dye is extracted from the calcifications deposited in the sea under the weathered valley.
But among the white buildings, the most outstanding thing, apart from the main body of the fortress, is of course the pointed arch of the Andromeda Temple.
Not far from that pointed arch is another pointed arch——
Fang Plover was very familiar with that place, it was the temple of Malan.
The owner of that temple was a somewhat taciturn middle-aged knight. He had just left the city with the help of the other party not long ago.
But I didn't expect that less than half a month later, I would return to this place again...
But coming back this time is not to reminisce about old times.
Her Royal Highness the Princess asked him to come here to find someone. To be precise, the other person was an intelligence chief.
The man's name was Cameltoe, which was, of course, just like the Hummingbird of the Questac Woodpecker Brotherhood, which was just a meaningless code name.
Fang Yu even knew that Bein was a military fortress, not a diversified royal capital like Questac, with all kinds of forces. There is no room for the so-called brotherhood to survive in a place like this. What kind of intelligence dealer might be the intelligence leader - this person might be just the secret line left by Her Royal Highness in this place.
But fortunately, none of this has anything to do with him. He didn't even have to put in much effort to find someone in Bein. Her Royal Highness the Princess had already given him the method of contacting this person - he went to the largest bar in Bein not long ago, and met this person there. The informant from the 'Intelligence Chief' took over.
After getting the password correct, I came to this place to wait for someone the next day.
This is the old city gate of Bein.
It used to be the outer wall of Bein Fortress, but that was already a hundred or two hundred years ago. As Bein expanded, this is now the entrance to Bein's inner and outer city.
Fang Plover stood under the gate and immediately saw a mark drawn with chalk on the corner of the city gate. It was an abstract image of a gerbil. It was said that the gerbil was one of the guardian animals on the family emblem of Her Royal Highness the Princess's mother's side. Seeing this gerbil, Fang Plover confirmed the relationship between the other party and Her Royal Highness the Princess.
In fact, he didn't wait long before he saw a man with a scar on his face walking out of the corner of the city gate.
Looking at this man, Fang Plover instinctively felt that he had seen the real owner - but it was not his guess, it was the fact that the other man had an emblem with a gerbil pattern on his cloak.
To be honest, Fang Plover was slightly stunned. The other party asked him to meet at this place. He originally thought that this person would come out of the inner city, but he never expected that the other party seemed to be hiding in that corner early in the morning. It seems that he is just observing himself.
Fang Yu looked at the other party and asked straight to the point: "Mr. Cameltoe?"
But the man didn't answer, just looked at his hands. Fang Yu was startled for a moment before he realized something and quickly showed the token given to him by Her Highness the Princess.
It was just a brooch, as if it were the pattern of some kind of plant, but Fang Plover didn't recognize it. At that time, Princess Rupert did not give this thing directly to him, but asked Achilles to give it to him and told him to use this brooch to identify himself when he meets people.
Fang Yu didn't think too much. After showing the brooch at this moment, it seemed that it had indeed had an effect. The man with the scar on his face looked at the emblem, nodded and said, "Are you the 'messenger'?"
Fang Yu secretly sighed, thinking what an unlucky name this was.
But he also understood that Princess Rupert didn't know what the dispute was between him and the Dragon Worship Cult. The code name itself may be just chosen at random. Whether it is 'Messenger' or something else, it actually has no meaning.
He just nodded slightly.
The man raised his head and looked at him, with an unpredictable light shining in his eyes: "Your Highness, the Princess, has kept me here for so long, and finally remembers that I am a marginalized person?"
Fang Yu was slightly startled and looked at this guy. I didn't expect that the other party would say such words when he opened his mouth.
He originally thought that the other party was the secret agent placed here by Her Royal Highness the Princess, but he did not expect that it seemed to be a forgotten person. But in this case, the eldest princess actually asked him to find such a person at this moment? How could a marginalized person whom she had forgotten help her in such a situation?
He was almost surprised for a moment that he had thought it all wrong. Maybe Her Highness the Princess didn't want to get out of trouble at all?
But before he spoke, the man shook his head again: "Forget it, there's no point in talking to you, a useless person. You're late, someone has already taken you away."
"???"
Fang Yu looked at this person confused.
What's too late?
Who took whom away?
He was stunned for a while before he remembered what he was here to do. He took out a piece of letterhead from his arms and handed it to the other party. "I think you may have made some mistakes, friend," he took a breath, and then replied calmly: "I am just the person who came to deliver the letter. Her Royal Highness the Princess asked me to hand over this letter."
"Mr. Cameltoe?"
"letter?"
The man looked at him a little surprised.
He reluctantly accepted the letter with a suspicious expression, without opening it, and only looked at the mark on the envelope. But it was at this time that Fang Yu saw the other party raise his eyebrows slightly, and his expression obviously changed. But he still didn't open the letter, he just silently took it back and put it close to his body.
Then he raised his head again, looked at Fang Yu and said: "I see, okay, I understand. It seems that you are just a person responsible for delivering messages, so please help me reply to the princess."
"Tell her that I understand and reassure her. The favor I owe can be repaid at any time."
Fang Yu looked at the other party, although he was a little curious about what the favor was.
But he also understood that this person would never tell him, so he thought about it and just nodded.
The man glanced at him one last time, then turned and left, walked into the shadow of the city gate again, and soon disappeared.
Fang Yu watched this scene silently, but felt a little confused in his heart. Everything he originally thought seemed to be completely wrong - but this thought only flashed through his mind. He suddenly realized that his mission in Istania seemed to be over. After leaving this place, he might have nothing to do with everything that was happening in the Cassan Palace.
With this thought in mind, he glanced in that direction one last time before turning around and leaving silently.
Things looked smoother than he imagined.
He originally thought he was going to encounter some twists and turns.
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