Count Laval was walking quickly through the white courtyard of the Estonian people. He looked at the bare-armed gardener working hard among the pink dwarf rose bushes and felt a little disapproving.
At this time, he really had no intention of appreciating the Kashan Palace, which was known as the crown of the desert and the beloved home of Androma. Besides, the courtyard that Istanians are proud of is not worth mentioning in front of the grandeur of Grand Palace.
In the war that just passed, the Kaolin people sent troops at a critical moment to defeat the sand pirates and gained the friendship of this ancient kingdom. Together with everyone in the envoy, they also gained the status of heroes in Questaq. treatment.
But this caused him trouble——
Because in that battle, people in the regiment died.
The young knights in the regiment were all high-ranking officials. They participated in this mission to gain experience and gilding, and they must be protected by him, rather than being sent to the battlefield to die in cold blood. Of course, the young people are full of enthusiasm and no longer care about the gains and losses of the stars after accepting the flowers from the local girls, but the families behind them are not that easy to fool.
Maybe the country has already used titles like 'cold butcher' and 'ruthless killer' to call him.
The key is that he still has no way to explain to His Majesty and the Prime Minister, because he sent troops to capture the traitor's daughter, but the captured sand thief didn't know anything about it. No one knew where the poor girl died. In the chaos, he was taken away, missing or something else.
All this was to blame on that damn girl Florence, and he had no choice but to let that girl stay in the mansion. It was best not to go anywhere - order had not yet been fully restored on the streets outside, and he didn't want to cause any trouble again. What a mess.
The sky in the distance is slightly white. Against this background, the towers in the inner city are empty. The sound of clanging is heard from afar in the city. The Istanians are rebuilding their towers. Home, this gives people the feeling that order is being reshaped.
He withdrew his gaze and quickly walked through the corridor. After turning a few turns among the green shade, he saw the waiter who had been waiting there.
The waiter acted respectfully and said, "Dear Mr. Envoy, Your Majesty has been waiting at Kashan Palace for a long time."
"Take me there."
The two walked through the palm grove one after another, passed the zigzag covered bridge, walked over a bright lake, and stepped onto the high platform formed by the white rocks——
Not far away is the main hall of Kashan Palace.
…
There was silence in the Kashan Palace.
Aleph wore a silver-grey robe that represented the symbol of the King of Sand. He sat on the spot where his father once sat. His hands were naturally placed on the armrests of the throne, and he looked at his father's ministers on the left and right sides. At hand is a snow-white letter.
The letter was stamped with a silver stamp, with Thorin's Anvil and the Holy Sword of Dawn on it - the symbols of the Kaolin people. This was a decent, diplomatic letter, but the content made him a little unhappy. .
The right minister Sesher stood aside, his eyes lowered, and there was no expression on his face.
Aleph did not speak, and there was silence in the hall. After the death of Seniman and the death of the previous King of Sand, this was the first time that the ministers gathered here. It's just that although the crowd is silent, privately there is excitement.
Aleph naturally understands this. His throne is not stable, and he is far from the prestige of his father. Fortunately, his eldest sister, Her Royal Highness the Princess, has been supporting him from behind.
At this time, the light outside the main hall dimmed, and the waiter came in with Count Laval.
Raval first saluted and said hello to the newly promoted King of Sand: "Dear King of Istania, Master of the Desert, I bring the greetings of the Kaulin people and the congratulations of His Majesty our King."
His voice echoed through the hall.
Aleph also thanked him and asked the ambassador to send his message to the young king.
After the two sides exchanged greetings according to diplomatic etiquette, he got straight to the point: "Mr. Envoy, I know you have other intentions besides greetings, right?"
Count Laval raised his head, nodded, and said directly: "Your Majesty, we have received news that the daughter of a traitor has appeared in your kingdom."
He said loudly: "Miss Sylvide Albert, although she has not committed any crime, is related to the whereabouts of her father, Sir Mawei, so we must bring her back to the country."
"...I hope that the respected King of Sand can provide us with the whereabouts of this young lady."
Aleph's expression did not change and he denied: "But we have never seen such a lady, but if she is still in Questak, I can have someone help you find her whereabouts."
But before the young Sand King finished speaking, a sudden voice interrupted, "Your Majesty, actually we have met this young lady."
Aleph frowned and looked in that direction. He actually knew that someone would betray him - if someone hadn't tipped him off, how could the Kaolin people have come so quickly and so simply?
No one from the direction of the voice came forward and just continued: "Your Majesty may not recognize this young lady, but she was indeed in the Cassian Palace with us that day."
Aleph clenched his fists. These people knew who saved Questak, but he did not expect that as an Istanian, they could be so shameless.
He was about to stand up, but Secher stopped the young and impulsive King with his eyes. "Please be patient, Your Majesty." The old man said in a low voice.
Aleph had no choice but to sit back again, feeling unhappy.
Laval looked in that direction, then looked at the owner on the throne, and asked: "Your Majesty, can I hear this statement?"
Aleph nodded, indicating that he could help himself.
"Sir, although I don't know who you are," Laval faced in that direction, "but can you describe to me the image of this lady in detail?"
The voice did not hesitate and immediately described Sylvester's appearance. Although she later changed to silver hair, she had no disguise before that.
When LaVar heard this, he knew he had found the right person.
He turned back and gave the Istanian leader a meaningful look, "Your Majesty, is what he said true?"
"The Kashan Palace was in chaos that day, with a lot of people coming in and out, including people from the Holy Church and the Alchemy Association. I didn't notice everyone one by one," Aleph replied calmly, " Maybe it’s true, maybe it’s just a mistake, maybe it’s just two people who look very similar.”
"Excuse me, Your Majesty," Laval asked: "In other words, those people did not stay in the Kashan Palace in the end?"
"indeed so."
LaVar couldn't help but look in that direction again. But this time, there was no answer. Not many people knew where the Seven Seas Brigade went after leaving Questac.
The earl looked around the hall and realized that he could get nothing more here. He took a deep look at the man on the throne and then said:
"Your Majesty, I have got the answer I want. Please take your leave and leave -"
Aleph wanted to keep the other party, but he couldn't find a suitable reason for it. After all, he was not his subject. What's more, considering the strength comparison between the Kaulin Kingdom and Istania, he couldn't force the other party to stay.
He could only nod silently.
Seeing the Earl turn and leave, the temperature in the Cassian Palace seemed to suddenly drop several degrees.
The young Sand King's face turned cold, and he looked a bit like Babartan. Aleph looked at the corner of the hall, in the direction of the previous sound.
The owner of the voice probably realized that he could no longer hide it, so he simply separated from the crowd and walked out. Aleph looked at the leading people, and he had actually heard their identities from their voices before. They were still the princes and nobles who had always opposed him and his father.
In fact, in that battle that day, he should have eliminated these cowardly people, but he was compassionate at the time and did not want to let the Istanians bleed any more - but he did not expect that at this moment, they would use the sharp blades in their hands to kill them. To the savior of the Istanians.
"I hope you remember that Istanians hate traitors more than anything."
Aleph looked at these people and said coldly.
But these nobles showed no fear, and spoke to their colleagues in the hall as if they were delivering a speech: "Your Majesty, what we are doing now, you have also done before. Do you want to deny the achievements of your father and your grandfather?"
"Your grandfather once said that the Istanians and the Kaulins are one and the same. Only when the two countries unite can the Istanians have a bright future. And Count Laval also fought in that battle They have helped us, so should the Istanians be ungrateful?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of all the officials in the hall changed. Naturally, they could hear the subtext of these people - the Penelope royal family relied on the Kaolin people to rise to power in the past, and why couldn't others do the same?
Aleph was also furious, but when he was about to explode, Secher reached out and held him down. The young Sand King couldn't help but wake up suddenly when he looked at the old minister's calm eyes.
These people are so arrogant, there must be Kaolin people behind them to endorse them. If he really takes action, it will be equivalent to standing on the opposite side of Kaolin people. These people are deliberately irritating themselves so that they will lose the help of Kaolin.
But for this throne, will he betray his brother? Aleph gritted his teeth. He couldn't help but think to himself, if he were his father, what should he do in this position?
But while he was silent, there was a sound of footsteps outside the Kashan Palace.
In a moment, rows of guards appeared outside the main hall, fully clothed. Seeing this scene, the ministers thought that these people were so arrogant that they wanted to seize power with arms.
But in a blink of an eye, the few princes and nobles who came to power also looked shocked. The next moment, Princess Rupert, dressed in military uniform, stepped out from among the guards, held her sword in her hand, looked at those people, and shouted coldly:
"Get these traitors!"
"wait wait wait--"
Before the princes and nobles had time to figure out what was going on, the guards had already agreed in unison, rushed forward, cut these people's hands behind their backs, and pushed them to the ground.
How could these pampered princes have ever endured this? They howled like pigs for a while, and how could they still look decent before? However, they obviously still refused to admit defeat, complaining with snot and tears that Her Royal Highness the Princess did not follow the rules. At least in their hearts, there was still a glimmer of hope - hoping that the Kaolin people could deter the Princess.
But Princess Rupert didn't even look at them.
She only said directly to Aleph: "Don't worry about these people. Their previous collusion with the blind followers was enough to kill them ten times."
"What about the Corinthians?" Aleph asked.
"The Kaolin people have too much time to take care of themselves," Princess Rupert said calmly: "I just received the news that a full-scale rebellion broke out in the southern border of Kaolin. Starting from White City, thirteen towns have declared their independence. They can't take care of it now. We are here, the war between the North and the South is about to break out——"
There was silence in the hall.
No one thought that something like this would happen at this moment.
When the princes and nobles heard this, they immediately collapsed on the ground, their faces pale and trembling. The courage they had mustered up because of the Kaolin people was gone at this moment.
In the silence, Secher said: "Your Majesty, you must inform Ed and the others immediately."
Aleph turned back, and the old patriarch of the Oath Keepers clan spoke: "The Kaolin people came prepared. Although not many people know the whereabouts of Mr. Ed and the others, if Laval intends to investigate, I believe it won't be necessary." How long will it take before we know where the Seven Seas Brigade went that day——"
He just finished speaking.
A messenger hurriedly ran in from outside the door. As soon as he entered the hall and saw the situation in the hall, he couldn't help but be frightened and stood there at a loss.
Aleph glanced at the person, motioned for the person to come forward, and asked, "What happened?"
The messenger immediately lowered his voice and said: "Your Majesty, you asked me to monitor the movements of the Kaolin people. I found that their airship went south not long ago."
south--
Aleph turned around and looked at each other with his eldest sister, which was exactly the direction Tansnir was.
The Kaolin people moved so fast.
At this time, Secher was suddenly startled: "Your Highness, Your Majesty, no... If I remember correctly, because of the big dust storm not long ago, the Kaolin people have a fleet that is supplying supplies near Tansnir... "
"If they pass us by and give orders to the mystics..."
The expressions of Aleph and Rupert both changed.
…
Fang Plover put the lock on his locker and opened his locker. He raised his head and his eyes couldn't help but become a little softer. He looked from left to right one by one. In this small cabinet, there were several books, a dagger, and a knife. Glass jars filled with colorful sand and gravel, a few specimens, a gun, and some other miscellaneous things.
Under each item, there is a small note indicating their origin. The basic book was given to him by Hu Di, a basic textbook on alchemy. The colorful sand, collected from the coast south of Doliphon, is the work of the Papalar people.
The specimens came from beetles and mushrooms on Fenris Island, and were written by Miss Naturalist. The lion gun was the first gift given to him by Sylvester. In addition, there are alpha crystals, some souvenirs bought from Grande, a bunch of holly branches, and pebbles from the shore of the long lake.
What is recorded in it is full of memories of the Seven Seas Brigade from El Paxin to today. Every small thing carries the memory of a period of time. His eyes stayed on one of the boxes, where was a dusty crystal.
Fang Yu looked at the crystal for a moment and couldn't help but burst into laughter. This little girl Tianlan was really tired of teaching and couldn't learn the lesson. He shook his head slightly before placing the recording crystal in his hand and placing it next to it.
Then put a label on it that read: 'Documentary images of the Seven Seas Traveler'
Under the dusty crystal, there is also a line of small words on the label: 'Mr. Gray Rock's Recorded Image'
Fang Yu looked at the two crystals for a moment, then closed the cabinet again and locked it. He smiled again. Although these images cannot be disclosed to the public, for everyone in the Seven Seas Brigade, they may be regarded as a precious image memory in the future.
In some ways, Tianlan has done something useful. He decided to end the two-day ban on the other party before tonight's party.
He turned around and looked around his captain's cabin - the new captain's cabin was much more luxurious than the previous one. Not only was there a desk in the spacious room, but the floor was covered with thick, beautifully patterned carpets. hand-woven carpets and crystal chandeliers hanging from the ceiling.
On one side are a row of long bookcases and some specimen display stands - of course there is nothing on them yet. Behind the desk are rows of long windows with two curtains. Directly opposite is a star tracker. Of course, he won't use this thing. It is the "professional prop" of the ship officer.
The curtain was drawn on the other side, and behind it was his bed, a personal cabinet, and an exclusive bathroom.
Fang Yu looked at it for a moment, feeling a little satisfied - then he took his coat off the shelf and pushed the door open. Outside is his new alchemy workshop, which is similar to the original one, except that the magic furnace has been assembled and there are some additional magic devices that were not originally there.
On the other side was Sylvide's room, but when he glanced over there, he realized that the ship officer was not there.
His eyes couldn't help but fall on the workbench not far away, where there was a gray-white crystal, some parts, and an open letter next to it.
The letter was sent by Tang De - the crystal was what he and Karatu found for him, the last piece of the beta crystal puzzle. With this thing, it would be logical to replace the next generation of non-attribute crystals.
The rest is just time.
But as he expected, Karatu had left Istania and headed to the second world. Tang De did not say goodbye. He only said some things he wanted to pay attention to in the letter, but did not say where he went.
However, Fang Yu always felt that the other party should be tracking down the whereabouts of the murderer who killed his sister, the wanderer.
After saying goodbye now, I don’t know when the two parties will meet again next time.
His eyes paused on the work desk for a while before moving away again. The beta crystal has not been completed yet, but he has not had time to deal with matters here in the past few days. The Tansnir Craftsmen Association promised to send a magic cannon, and today should be the time to arrive——
And it just so happened that he had to go to the Artisans Association to apply for a batch of combat structures for his own use, which were specially allocated from Questac, and Her Royal Highness the Princess opened the back door for them.
He had been looking forward to these so-called 'gifts' for a long time.
Just holding his windbreaker on his arm, he walked out of the alchemy studio and onto the deck outside. Fang Plov met Alyssa in person as she hurried over.
Fang Yu subconsciously took a step back, fearing that the gossipy Miss Nightingale would come to pry into his privacy again, but he didn't expect that Alyssa didn't seem to be in the same mood.
She frowned and looked at him with a wink:
"Ed, something's not right out there."
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